The next day, according to her usual habit, Inaba Tsukiyo cleared out some of the zombies gathered outside the school and returned to the School Living Club.
"Ah, Tsukiyo-chan, you're back. I just finished making breakfast, come and eat together."
Seeing Sakura Megumi appear at the entrance of the School Living Club, Sakura Megumi smiled and urged Inaba Tsukiyo to come over and eat.
Inaba Tsukiyo nodded. Today's breakfast was different from usual. In addition to the original members, there were also Shitodo Kei and Naoki Miki.
Shitodo Kei and Naoki Miki sat very obediently in their seats. Besides their status as second-year students, it was also because they enjoyed this atmosphere.
Apart from the fact that they had a survival team at the beginning, they had been living alone in other worlds.
Now that there were so many people together, although they hadn't been rescued yet, they were no longer confined to a small warehouse like before. They were already very satisfied.
During the meal, everyone smiled and talked about various topics, and the topic-generating machine, Takenouchi Yuki, made this breakfast much more enjoyable.
During the meal, Inaba Tsukiyo and Wakasa Yuri did not join their conversation. Wakasa Yuri glanced at Inaba Tsukiyo opposite her.
Seeming to notice Wakasa Yuri's gaze, Inaba Tsukiyo nodded, indicating that she knew what she had to do.
"Sister Megumi, please prepare the vaccines later. Yuri and I may be leaving the school today. You must protect everyone, Kurumi."
Inaba Tsukiyo wanted to be well prepared before heading to Nishikowa Elementary School, as she didn't know what would happen there.
In order to prevent Wakasa Yuri and Kouru from being bitten, the vaccines were necessary. After all, they didn't want to be without them when they needed them.
"What? You're going out again? Tsukiyo-chan."
Kurumi looked at Inaba Tsukiyo in surprise. They had just obtained so many supplies, so why was Inaba Tsukiyo going out again?
Based on their current voluntary calculations, they could stay in the school for a long time without going out.
But why was she going out just one day after arriving? And it was to Nishikowa Elementary School, which was located quite far away?
Not only Kurumi, but the other girls who didn't know the details also focused their attention on Inaba Tsukiyo.
"Hmm, this time I'm going with Yuri to Nishikowa Elementary School to look for supplies. And I also have a very important matter to attend to there."
Her hand tightened slightly on mikazuki munechika, she understood that many people wouldn't understand why she had to do this, but she was very clear that this matter had to be done.
"As for supplies, aren't there many convenience stores and supermarkets near the school? Even if the things in the convenience stores have been taken by other survivors, we can still go to the previous supermarket. Why do we have to go so far?"
Naoki Miki asked somewhat agitatedly. Although only one day had passed, Naoki Miki could essentially see that Inaba Tsukiyo was the core figure of this team.
From yesterday when she returned until night, she accidentally saw that Inaba Tsukiyo could actually appear outside the school to deal with the zombies gathered outside the school.
She didn't tell anyone that she had done such a dangerous thing. Even when she returned, she just quietly went to the Rooftop alone to wipe the blood from the blade of her beloved sword.
She was such an important person, why would she do something so incomprehensible? Didn't she understand her importance to this team?
"Why? Because this is something that must be done."
Inaba Tsukiyo looked at Wakasa Yuri. Wakasa Yuri, receiving a nod, fell silent for a moment before telling everyone about her younger sister.
After listening to Wakasa Yuri's narration, all the girls fell silent. This time, no one thought Inaba Tsukiyo's actions were irrational, but… why was it always an unrefutable reason this time? This feeling was really annoying, even though they really didn't want Inaba Tsukiyo to go out and take risks.
Inaba Tsukiyo had already done too much for them, but it was always like this; every time her actions were aimed at helping everyone.
Although Inaba Tsukiyo wanted to leave last time for an unknown reason, she was persuaded to stay, but they knew they couldn't keep Inaba Tsukiyo here forever.
This time too, the reason Inaba Tsukiyo had to go to Nishikowa Elementary School was because she cared about Wakasa Yuri. Although she never showed caring emotions, she didn't need to show it; she would only express it through actions.
So, this time they had no way to stop Inaba Tsukiyo.
"I understand, I'll prepare the vaccines. But, promise Teacher. You must be careful, okay?"
Sakura Megumi hugged Wakasa Yuri and Inaba Tsukiyo separately, constantly reminding them of various precautions.
"I will protect everyone well, Tsukiyo-chan. I've been diligently learning everything you taught me."
"Oh? Although I taught you, you are not a successor of Pill Self-Manifestation Style. After all, a shovel cannot be used as a sword."
Reaching out to pat Kurumi's hand, Inaba Tsukiyo had actually thought about teaching Kurumi the sword techniques of Pill Self-Manifestation Style, but not to mention her age, the weapon itself was a huge problem.
Thinking about it, it would surely be hilarious if Kurumi held a shovel and struck the [Dragonfly] stance.
"Don't put too much pressure on yourself, share the burden with everyone appropriately. Even though I won't be here, you must also protect yourself well."
Inaba Tsukiyo whispered into Kurumi's ear. This time, she might be gone for about a day, and she didn't want anything major to happen during her absence.
She quietly told Kurumi some things to pay attention to. Naoki Miki, who joined this time, was considered a strategic asset.
So, Kurumi only needed to fulfill her role as a warrior. According to Takenouchi Yuki, Kurumi had a warrior's brain.
Hehe~ It's quite funny to say, but the most tomboyish Kurumi's dream was actually to become a beautiful bride or something.
But when Kurumi stated this dream, Takenouchi Yuki said she couldn't imagine such a scene, then called her a tomboy, stupid, and so rough, asking if she was going to marry her shovel then.
Finally, Inaba Tsukiyo and Wakasa Yuri got into the car with Sakura Megumi and left the school. To prevent the car from running out of gas, everyone siphoned some fuel from other cars at the school and added it in.
The bodies of the zombies that had gathered at the school earlier had all been incinerated with gasoline. This was to prevent diseases from spreading if the bodies were left for too long.
To prevent any unexpected situations, it was better to be a little careful.
Since last night when she said she was going to Nishikowa Elementary School to look for Kouru, Wakasa Yuri hadn't slept, which resulted in her appearing before everyone this morning with big dark circles under her eyes.
Although she was very worried about Wakasa Yuri's condition, Inaba Tsukiyo knew that Wakasa Yuri was worried about her sister, so she couldn't be saved from that state.
However, if she didn't find Kouru in this state, the blow to her would be immense. To distract Wakasa Yuri, she could only let her drive.
The distance between Nishikowa Elementary School and Kyonohoka Academy was not very far, but the roads were impassable due to various accidents. They had to take a detour because zombies were gathered there.
When they were almost at their destination, Inaba Tsukiyo didn't let Wakasa Yuri park the car near Nishikowa Elementary School. Instead, she found a relatively secluded spot and parked the car there.
"Tsukiyo-chan, how is it? The situation at the school."
Wakasa Yuri, with a backpack on, kept asking about the school after getting out of the car.
Wakasa Yuri believed that Inaba Tsukiyo could hear the situation inside the school. Even though they were outside the school, she should still be able to hear it.
Inaba Tsukiyo first cleared out all the zombies in the vicinity that had been attracted by the car's engine sound.
Perhaps because they were near Nishikowa Elementary School, all the zombies that appeared before them were small zombies. Judging by their clothes, they should all be Elementary School Students.
Inaba Tsukiyo had no psychological burden in killing these zombies. Anyway, they could no longer be considered humans, and they didn't have time to get entangled with them.
Moreover, lowering their guard against these zombies just because they were Elementary School Students would simply be a suicidal method.
These types of zombies merely used their appearance to deceive other survivors, making those who weren't strong enough reluctant to kill them.
Inaba Tsukiyo put a hand to her mouth, signaling Wakasa Yuri not to make a sound and to follow her quietly.
The two advanced little by little along the wall. Their position would not allow the people at Nishikowa Elementary School to discover them. They also followed the wall little by little until they reached the school gate.
As they approached the gate, Inaba Tsukiyo pulled back Wakasa Yuri, who was about to enter. Under Wakasa Yuri's puzzled gaze, she pointed to the obstacles blocking the school gate.
Under Inaba Tsukiyo's direction, Wakasa Yuri saw the obstacles at the main gate and a large amount of congealed blood.
The blood was terrifyingly thick. It was obvious that a large number of deaths had occurred here. However, there were roadblocks here, and these roadblocks were new, which meant someone had checked them.
This was good news, at least it indicated that there were survivors inside Nishikowa Elementary School. As long as there were survivors, the chances of Wakasa Yuri's sister surviving were very high.
However… compared to Wakasa Yuri's happiness, Inaba Tsukiyo somehow couldn't feel happy.
No one likes others to invade their territory, especially in this apocalyptic environment. The addition of strangers means a reduction in food and the deterioration of living conditions.
If the survivors at Nishikowa Elementary School were a group of unfriendly individuals, then they were very likely to clash.
However, if they were a friendly group, then it might be easy to take Kouru away, after all, no one would refuse to lighten their burden, even if it was just an Elementary School Student.
But… was it really that simple? Inaba Tsukiyo listened to the sounds coming from inside Nishikowa Elementary School.
The situation at this elementary school seemed to be not as simple as they imagined.