Chapter 117 – Academy Apocalypse (27)
“Oh, hello.”
Hirano blushed at her.
Because Asami was so cute.
On the other hand, Takagi asked her without any change in her expression.
“I was in a hurry yesterday and forgot to ask. Policewoman. Did you organize this place?”
“No. Hey, Asami… Not. Not the main building, but Matsushima-senpai who guided me…”
“… Who is that senior?”
“Yes! Since we have confirmed the safety of this place, we will send support from this book… I left yesterday afternoon!”
“…”
Takagi and Hirano exchanged glances.
Seeing their disbelief expressions, Asami hurriedly added an explanation.
“Hey, don’t worry! Matsushima-senpai is Asa practicing… Bo, unlike the main building, he is a veteran who has received commendations several times! I will definitely call in reinforcements!”
When you’re talking like that.
Someone in her called her.
“Hey, police officer sister! It’s almost time for today’s meeting.”
“Ah, yes yes! Go now!”
Takagi, who was looking at the back of Asami who left like that, touched her chin.
She seemed to be deep in thought.
“Takagi.”
Her komuro approached her.
He had just been looking around the mall with Aris.
“All entrances, including the front door, are properly sealed. You did a pretty good job. It looks like you handled it well because you have a veteran officer. I think it’s possible to hold out for a while.”
However.
He continued.
“About hiding the gun.”
“Komuro. The people here are not as well governed as Dad and his men.”
“Well, I understand. Because no one knows what will happen if they find out they have a gun. If you take one wrong step…”
“Of course you will have to use a gun. If you do that, no matter how many bullets you have, it won’t be enough.”
While the two are talking.
Hirano asked Aris who came with Komuro.
“Did you change your clothes?”
“Huh. I was sitting in the car and it got dirty. I couldn’t even take a bath.”
“Hirano.”
“Huh? What’s the matter?”
“Wait here. This is not a story for a child to tell.”
The three put their heads together.
“The way I see it, this place won’t last long.”
“I have ingredients and something to drink, but will it go bankrupt that easily?”
“Isn’t the infrastructure dead? The sanitary environment will soon become the worst. Some of the fresh food has already started to rot.”
“Uh, let’s use the camp toilet on a rooftop or something, and for living water, we can spread a plastic sheet on the roof and catch rainwater…”
“Whoops! But are there too many people here? I know all about Aris. You can’t even take a shower without running water, and if it’s dirty you’ll get sick!”
“…”
The three eyes looked down.
Aris, who had been listening to the conversation under them, was shining in her eyes.
“Why are you here?”
“Yeah, Saya’s voice was so loud that I could hear everything.”
“This! Call me Saya, not Saya!”
“Eh! Resurrected ah… !”
As Saya pulled Aris’ cheek, she said to the two of them.
“Anyway, you guys somehow get what you need! Please don’t provoke the people who came before you as much as possible!”
“You?”
“I can’t wear fluttering things like this anymore. I will change with him.”
“Okay. Okay. Let’s go, Hirano.”
***
Tumble.
Hirano and Komuro wandered around the mall.
In the meantime, I found Seo-joon.
“June.”
“Ah, you guys.”
“What are you doing here?”
“I was checking the atmosphere for a moment.”
Seo-joon’s gaze flashes and scans the people passing by.
Seeing that, Hirano and Komuro grinned. I had a lot of worries until just now, but when I saw Seo-joon’s face, it quickly disappeared.
It also seemed like a good thing to follow him.
“What are you doing?”
“Ah, I got a request from Takagi.”
“Ask?”
The two relayed what they had talked about with Takagi.
Hearing that, Seojun nodded his head.
“That is understandable enough. Okay. I’ll pass it on to the other kids too.”
“Thank you. Then we go back…”
Komuro, who continued to speak, closed his mouth.
Because there was a sudden noise.
“How long do I have to stay here!!”
A booming voice.
Hearing that, the three turned to each other.
Then, both you and I moved in the direction of the sound at the same time.
***
A furniture store on the second floor of a shopping mall.
The place decorated like a living room was their conference room.
“You said you’d come to the rescue right away, but the monsters outside are only increasing! Besides, let alone the electricity, even the cell phone has gone bad!”
A bald man with eccentric fashion opened fire.
The people gathered there said.
“I-I don’t care anyway! But her wife needs a blood transfusion once a week. Can you take her to the hospital?”
The husband of an elderly couple hugged his wife, who seemed to be struggling.
A bald office worker who agrees with that opinion.
“Me too! We must contact the head office as soon as possible!”
Asami began to intercede, sweating profusely at their blood.
“But, over there. Therefore. Senior… Superintendent Matsushima told me to wait here until rescue comes! So Asa… Hey, the main building invites you…”
“We have no right to tie our feet to you! All we have is an obligation to help us!”
“Hee!”
Seojun, who was watching the scene, murmured.
“It’s completely messed up. Not everyone is cooperative.”
“… I agree.”
“Is it a division?”
“If that’s the case, it’s still fine. Groups have a purpose. And while there is a purpose, the group is as united as possible. But those people don’t have that. I was just clinging to the authority of the police.”
“But they’re all blaming her.”
“I realized that relying on it was useless. Even the last remaining purpose of waiting for rescue has disappeared, so he is harassing the poor policewoman.”
Fuu, Hirano sighed and continued.
“Hey, I know we can’t afford to be saving others. But…”
“That is no fun. So let’s have fun.”
Seojun accepted his words.
At that, Hirano and Komuro smiled playfully.
***
“Say something!”
Officer, do something about the monster outside!”
Intensifying meeting.
Tears welled up in Asami’s eyes as she was exposed to the arrows of criticism that rained down on her.
“Ha, but the main building… Asami had bad grades at the police academy and was a girl. She alone, how could she do such a monster…”
As she wept, she continued her words.
“Excuse me.”
“To?”
Seojun suddenly stuck his head in.
“What are you again?! I’m talking about something important, so the students are out!”
“Shut up the bald man.”
“What, what?”
“Come on, I just came to pick up the lost items and give them to the police officer’s sister.”
“Eh? Boo, an alter ego?”
“Tada, this is it.”
What Seojun took out.
It was the pistol used by the police.
The faces of the people who saw it hardened.
Whether she knew it or not, Asami held it with her bright face.
“Wow, that’s right! S&W M37 Airweight! It is without a doubt the standard pistol of the prefectural police!”
“… Heck, that’s good! If you defeat the monster with it… !”
“That is impossible. They’ll come in droves when the gunshots ring out, so it’s best to avoid using them as much as possible. Besides, the number of bullets is only equal to the ‘number of people’ here.”
“… !!”
The faces hardened even more at those words.
Seo-joon, who made the food and the mockery, continued.
“In addition, shouldn’t the policeman’s gun be held by the policeman? Even if people who don’t even know how to use it hold it, it’s like a pearl necklace around a pig’s neck.”
Seojun looked back at Asami.
Then he gave a light salute.
“Then I told you clearly.”
“Yes! Thank you for your cooperation!”
Asami also gave a nice salute as if to reciprocate.
She was different than before, how to say, her confidence oozing out of her.
Seeing this, Seo-jun was relieved and returned to the party.
“Did you tell me well?”
“Of course. I gave you a moderate amount of fear, so I will act more cautiously than now.”
“Hehe, in order to maintain a group, a moderate level of fear is also necessary. They will definitely act better now than they are now to avoid looking bad at the female policewoman.”
Hirano put on an evil expression.
It fit very well
“Aren’t you guys acting too easily?”
“Should I buy it?”
After changing from a dress to a tank top and hot pants, Takagi approached them.
“Because those people are so incredibly cornered? Besides, can that policewoman shoot a gun?”
“Since you’re a police officer, you must have received the minimum training, and the reason you handed it over wasn’t whether you actually shoot or not, but a device to prevent those people from acting rudely any more.”
“Doesn’t that sound like a very comfortable idea? Things will only get worse if they find out, like we did, that the policewoman may not be able to shoot.”
Well, it would be better if that didn’t happen.
Takagi added that.
“Hey, Saya.”
“Call me sister!”
“Ehh.”
Aris opened her mouth even as her cheeks pulled.
“Hey, where is Shizuka-sensei?”
“Teacher?”
Right at that moment.
“Ah ah ah ahhhhh !!!
Shizuka’s scream echoed inside the mall.
“What?”
“What is this…”
Frustrated couples.
Leaving them behind, Seo-joon ran out first.
“I’ll go first.”
“Uh? Ugh! Go first!”
After seeing Seo-jun’s face with a beast-like expression, the party belatedly came to their senses and followed him.
Nikaoka Asami
