Volume 2 Chapter 11 (1/2)

Other than the sound of water, there didn’t seem to be any other noise for a while.

Food was taken out of the bag. There were three teenagers who had their eyes glued to the food. Including a boy who stood up to get it.

At first, I handed out an energy bar, and the three of them shared it. Then I took out some canned food and a plastic bottle.

I took out a bottle of tea and opened the canned mackerel simmered in miso, teriyaki chicken, and canned tuna.

The three of them started to stare at the canned food intensely while biting on their bar. The three of them finished it as I broke my chopsticks and wolfed down the food.

Yuusuke looked at his food with the feeling of a starving stray cat asking for food. After he finished the first can of food, the girl from the group of three hesitated to eat from the second can of food. The other two were already almost finished eating the second can of food with no sense of guilt. The girl finally began to eat in peace after I took out a heap of canned food from the bag.

The girl picked up a piece of food that one of the boys dropped. Although they were hungry, I ate while watching the girl take care of the boys.

When we finished our meal, we all sighed in relief.

While Yuusuke beated the bag lightly, he says,

“Was that enough? How was it?”

“Yes, it was good. Thank you for the meal!”

The girl sat straight and lowered her head. I was tempted to do the same when the boys beside me also lowered their heads. They seemed to be well-disciplined.

“Is there any chance that the S.O.S. outside was yours’?”

“Oh.. no. But it seemed like it was right?”

I was about to answer when suddenly they started to tell their stories..

Their group of people were attacked by a group of zombies on their way to the refuge and escaped into this supermarket. At that time, they were separated from their parents.

At the beginning, they were holding out in the supermarket, but as the food supply decreased, people went out to look for food. n.o.body ever came back. Since the girl had two younger brothers, she was not able to go anywhere.

Yuusuke continued to listen silently as she explained her story.

Her statements were very logical. She was also a pretty girl. She seemed like the cla.s.s representative of an honor cla.s.s. She was an impressive girl.

When she finished talking,

“I see.. it must have been very hard.”

Yuusuke said with a serious tone.

“Umm…. Yeah..”

I remembered that I didn’t tell the girl my name.

“I forgot to mention, I am Yuusuke Takemura, and you are?”

“Oh.. thank you. My name is Mitsuki Fujino. This is the second eldest out of the family, my brother Takas.h.i.+.

“Thank you. My best regards to you.”

It seemed like a very well disciplined family to exchange names with. When Yuusuke bowed, the two brothers did the same. Mizuki let out a smile. When the introductions were over, Mizuki was a feeling a little shy.

“Is Mr. Takemura here to help..?”