Besides this pink twin-tailed girl, many other people were following behind, appearing to be a group of gathered survivors.
"Sister Shizuka! Saeko!"
The moment she spotted Marikawa Shizuka and Busujima Saeko, Inaba Tsukiyo dashed towards Marikawa Shizuka.
Marikawa Shizuka looked at Inaba Tsukiyo with some surprise, tears welling up in her eyes as she rushed towards Inaba Tsukiyo.
Just as Marikawa Shizuka was about to embrace Inaba Tsukiyo, Inaba Tsukiyo shifted to the side, dodging Marikawa Shizuka's hug, and ran towards the back of the group.
There, several zombies had appeared at some point and were slowly lunging towards them.
"Clang! Clang!"
Everyone only heard a few sounds of weapons being drawn, and turning around, they saw Inaba Tsukiyo dealing with all the zombies that had appeared behind them.
Besides these zombies, a large number of additional zombies were continuously appearing and rushing towards their location.
For now, she couldn't take these people with her to fight the zombies. She could only find a safe place to rest first and let these guys understand what was happening.
Busujima Saeko led the way, while Inaba Tsukiyo followed closely behind. She was not a student of this school and didn't know its layout.
Soon, the group arrived at the teachers' office. Except for Inaba Tsukiyo and Busujima Saeko, everyone was breathing heavily.
"Tsukiyo-chan, why are you back at school? Weren't you staying at home?"
After they were safe, Marikawa Shizuka couldn't help but hug Inaba Tsukiyo and ask.
"Hmm! While I was at home, I heard some commotion outside. I found out many people were eating others, and I thought Sister Shizuka might be in danger, so I came to check."
Perhaps the zombies entered Fujimi Academy later, so when she arrived, the zombies had just entered the school.
Breaking free from Marikawa Shizuka's embrace, Inaba Tsukiyo looked at the others who had followed them to the office.
"Saeko, who are they? Are they your classmates too?"
"Oh, them? I met them when I went to the infirmary to find Sister Shizuka. I just brought them along. You guys introduce yourselves first."
Busujima Saeko said to the others.
"I'm Komuro Takashi from Class 2-B."
"Miyamoto Rei from the Spear Arts Club."
"Takagi Saya from Class 2-B."
"I am Hirano Toda from Class 2-B. Hello, everyone."
The four of them introduced themselves one by one. They hadn't fully recovered yet, and it seemed they still couldn't quite accept the disaster that had erupted.
"Inaba Tsukiyo... is not a student at this school. I rushed over because I was worried about Sister Shizuka's safety."
"Ah, I know you. There have long been rumors at school that Teacher Marikawa from the infirmary once brought a very cute Little Girl to visit, and this Little Girl was wearing a miko outfit."
Miyamoto Rei recalled the rumors circulating about Marikawa Shizuka a while ago, which mostly centered on Marikawa Shizuka bringing a very cute Little Girl to school.
Many people were speculating about the identity of this Little Girl.
"What exactly is going on now? Why is this happening? Why did everyone suddenly turn like this?"
"It might be due to a virus leak, or it might be the end of the world. You can accept any excuse you want. It mainly depends on which explanation you find more acceptable."
"What do you mean? Do you know the reason why this happened?"
Komuro Takashi looked at Inaba Tsukiyo, who was next to Marikawa Shizuka, and couldn't help but ask.
"I don't know, and that's not what we should be concerned about right now. If you think there's something wrong with what I said, then tell me, aren't you just trying to find an excuse to make yourself feel better?"
With that, before Komuro Takashi could answer, Inaba Tsukiyo raised her pinky finger and said,
"As ordinary high school students, who have never encountered any major events outside of school, the first thing you think of is seeking help from adults, because this is not something you students can solve."
Then, Inaba Tsukiyo raised her ring finger and continued,
"Next, you try to find a way to accept the current situation. To stabilize your mental state, you must find a way to convince yourselves and adapt to the current circumstances."
"However, as the only two Boys here, do you have less resolve than the Girls?"
Saying this, Inaba Tsukiyo pointed at Komuro Takashi and Hirano Toda, then pointed at the three people on her side, and said seriously.
Inaba Tsukiyo's words calmed Komuro Takashi down. He glanced at Miyamoto Rei next to him and took a deep breath.
That's right, as a Boy, he couldn't appear so fragile. He still needed to take care of Miyamoto Rei and absolutely couldn't collapse like this.
"Calmed down? It seems to have some effect. But the other one doesn't have such resolve. Haven't you accepted the situation yet?"
The only Boy besides Komuro Takashi was Hirano Toda, the somewhat chubby otaku.
This guy had been holding a nail gun from the beginning, so he shouldn't be an ordinary otaku, but rather a more advanced tech-savvy one.
However, from the moment he entered until now, he hadn't fully recovered, and even when he introduced himself just now, he stammered a bit.
Noticing that everyone's eyes were on him, Hirano Toda took a deep breath and forced a strained smile.
"I-I'm sorry. I know I'm being pathetic right now, but I'm still scared. I really can't calm down."
Having never encountered such a thing, and never imagining such a thing would happen in the real world, Hirano Toda's reaction was understandable.
The others didn't say anything either. Komuro Takashi reached out and patted his shoulder, nodding to signal him not to worry too much.
Hirano Toda nodded, went to a chair, and sat down, preparing to regain his strength.
"Staying here to rest isn't a solution. We should try to figure out what's going on. Since earlier, calls to the police have been busy. Has the crisis already spread beyond this area?"
Takagi Saya was a bit worried. If the disaster only affected a small area, it wouldn't matter, but if the area was too large, it was very possible that even the police had been overrun.
Suddenly, Takagi Saya noticed a television in the office. With a 'just in case' attitude, she turned on the TV.
The TV still worked, but no matter how she changed channels, every channel was broadcasting the same program. To achieve this, it meant the country had already intervened in this matter.
However... the things being broadcast were not the information she needed.
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