Tetsuya ran down the stairs, killing every zombie that appeared in front of him, when a chat group notification suddenly popped up.
[Ding! Livestreaming function has been added!]
[March 7th: Live stream? Tetsuya! Hurry and start streaming!]
[Tetsuya Hiratsuji has started a livestream!]
[March 7th has joined thelive stream!]
[Tsunade Senju has joined the livestream!]
[Boa Hancock has joined the livestream!]
…
Instantly, the three of them saw the scene from a third-person perspective.
A building corridor filled with pale, lifeless corpses, blood everywhere, a suffocating sense of tension, and a handsome blond-haired man running forward while swinging a sword in his hand.
After activating the live stream, Tetsuya didn't stop. Saeko was still waiting, and her location was on the first floor. He had to get down there quickly.
[March 7th: Eek! Are these zombies? They look terrifying!]
[Tsunade Senju: Indeed. They truly look like walking corpses.]
[Boa Hancock: Tetsuya Hiratsuji… you're a man?!]
[Tsunade Senju: ???]
[March 7th: ???]
[Saeko Busujima: ???]
Tsunade and March 7th were shocked and confused as to why Hancock was so focused on Tetsuya's gender. I mean, wasn't it obvious just from his name? And why was she reacting so strongly?
Saeko, who was also watching Tetsuya's live stream, was equally confused, though she had a few guesses in her mind.
Meanwhile, Tetsuya, who knew about Hancock's issues with men because of her past, was neither surprised nor confused. He decapitated another zombie while continuing forward.
[Tetsuya Hiratsuji: I know about your problem, but right now I need to get to Saeko-senpai. And don't lump me together with those Celestial Dragons.]
[Boa Hancock: …]
[Tsunade Senju: Wow…]
[March 7th: Uh… is there something going on here?]
[Saeko Busujima: Thank you, Tetsuya-kun.]
…
Tetsuya had already killed dozens of zombies. It turned out that killing zombies also granted points, 1 point per zombie. Even though it wasn't much, it was still something. He killed every zombie he encountered without leaving any behind.
Soon, Tetsuya reached the first floor and immediately ran toward Saeko's location.
Inside an empty classroom, Saeko and several others were gathered. One of them had long blonde hair, a pair of massive breasts, a silly expression on her beautiful face, and a plump figure.
Her name was Shizuka Marikawa, the school nurse of Fujimi High School.
The second was a high school girl with long pink hair tied into twin tails, a slim and ideal body, sharp orange eyes, and pointed teeth, Saya Takagi. The third was Rei Miyamoto, who had shoulder-length orange-brown hair, reddish-brown eyes, and a slender yet curvy figure.
Meanwhile, Saeko Busujima looked like a refined young woman, with long straight purple hair, a slim yet voluptuous body, and blue eyes. She was holding a katana stained with blood, clearly having cut down several zombies before coming here.
"Saeko-san, is your friend really coming? Where is he?" Shizuka asked her.
Saeko looked at her calmly and said, "He's close."
"But… will he be okay?" Rei asked anxiously.
Saya stepped forward and said, "Honestly, this doesn't make sense. There are so many zombies outside, it's extremely dangerous. Why would your friend come here instead of saving himself?"
Saeko looked at Saya calmly. At that moment, the classroom door suddenly opened, and a man's voice came from outside.
"Because I care."
The three women startled and turned toward the door, seeing a handsome blond-haired man holding a bloodstained iron sword. His clothes were splattered with blood, making it obvious that he had killed many zombies on his way here.
Saeko gave him a faint smile. "Tetsuya-kun."
Tetsuya walked toward them and gave a small nod, scanning everyone present before slightly frowning. "Saeko-senpai, are you the only survivors?"
"I don't know. I only found the three of them," Saeko shook her head.
Tetsuya fell into brief thought. Here were only Saeko, Shizuka, Rei, and Saya. There was no Komuro Takashi, no Kohta Hirano, and no Hisashi Igou.
Well, the last one had died early on, but where was Komuro Takashi?
"What's wrong, Tetsuya-kun?" Saeko noticed his expression and asked.
"It's nothing," Tetsuya shook his head.
"Haii haii~ Tetsuya-kun! Nice to meet you! My name is Shizuka Marikawa-sensei!" Shizuka suddenly stepped forward and introduced herself cheerfully. Even in such a terrifying situation, she was still as airheaded as ever.
Saya brushed her hair aside. "My name is Saya Takagi. Since you're Saeko-senpai's friend, it's nice to meet you."
"Hello, my name is Rei Miyamoto," Rei said, bowing slightly.
Tetsuya nodded lightly at them. "My name is Tetsuya Hiratsuji. I'm Saeko-senpai's friend."
"For now, we need to leave this place and find somewhere safer. Do you have a vehicle?"
"Yes!" Shizuka raised her hand, holding a set of car keys.
Tetsuya nodded. "Good. Let's go to the parking lot!"
"Okay!"
They quickly left the classroom and moved down the corridor, with Tetsuya and Saeko at the front, clearing out any zombies that came their way.
Saeko was amazed by Tetsuya's swordsmanship. Every movement was precise, striking the zombies' heads perfectly and destroying them instantly, with just the right amount of force and accuracy.
That was because in his previous life, Tetsuya had been a genius, and swordsmanship was one of his specialties.
After exiting the school building, Saeko took the rear position to guard their back.
Shizuka then pointed toward where her vehicle was parked. Tetsuya and the others rushed over and found a school bus surrounded by thousands of zombies.
Group Chat Live Stream:
[March 7th: Oh my god! This is way too scary! There are so many zombies! Tetsuya! Saeko! Are you guys okay?!]
[Tsunade Senju: This is bad. There are far too many of them for just two people to handle.]
[Boa Hancock: Hmph! Brainless creatures. No wonder this is an apocalypse.]
Tetsuya and Saeko quickly cleared the zombies around the bus while the women boarded it. Tetsuya continued cutting down every zombie that approached.
Shizuka started the engine, and Saeko shouted, "Tetsuya-kun! Hurry!"
"Wait!"
A voice came from afar. A man in a suit and several male students in school uniforms came running toward them. Naturally, the zombies that had been drawn to the sound of the bus engine and Saeko's shout immediately turned their attention in that direction, toward Koichi Shido's group.
Tetsuya looked over and was shocked to see that the actual protagonist, Komuro Takashi, was among them.
Hey, this didn't make sense. Why was the protagonist with this guy?
However, Tetsuya didn't care. He boarded the bus and said to Shizuka, "Drive."
"Eh? O-Okay…" Shizuka nodded and was about to step on the accelerator.
But suddenly, Rei shouted, "Wait! Tetsuya-san, let one of them get on! He's my friend!"
Tetsuya looked at her. He understood immediately, it had to be Komuro Takashi. After all, they were childhood friends. Even though Komuro hadn't known how to help or had done nothing when Rei was oppressed by Koichi Shido, he was still her friend.