Chapter 30 Dead by Midnigh (1/2)

Day 1: 11:50 P.M.

Kirishima High School - Underground Bunker

Duration of the Night Rage: 7 hours and 10 minutes left

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Souichi and the rest of the ragtag group are resting in the spare beds. Sena is tending on Miyuki who is still unconscious. Chie is looking on some charts of the books about human anatomy and a few books on Physics and Advance Chemistry. Nanami is still tinkering on the laptop as she tries to connect to Kyosei who is not yet able to catch up with them. Nejima is sleeping soundly after the attacks of the undead. Souichi is groaning as he keep on staring on the person who let them inside the bunker. He is neat looking middle aged man and looks more clean than them. He is still not yet believing when he knows what everything this guy is spouting earlier.

(Earlier)

The middle age man walk cautiously around him as if looking for his faults.

”You are?”

”I... I'm Souichi Tsukishima, Second Year Class A sir,” Souichi said politely. He is afraid on whatever status this guy have.

”Ho, so you are Souichi huh? You really look like one that Kyosei has described on. I see, interesting,” the middle aged man stroke his beard.

”Uh...excuse me for my intrusion but who are you sir?” Souichi asked, still vigilant.

”I see, many people did not see me anymore after some years. Of course I will be forgotten, excuse me for not being so abrupt on giving my name,” the middle aged man looks at him.

”I am Yao Lei, I am a Chinese but I decided to stay in Japan after many years of settling down here with my family after having a conflict in my homeland. I am the founder of Kirishima High School,” the middle aged man said.

”W..what? The founder?” Souichi was stunned.

He already heard in the past that the founder of the school is a Chinese and named the school Kirishima in the memory of his deceased wife, Yao Kirishima who is a half Chinese and half Japanese. It was said that the founder disappeared without a trace and nobody knows his whereabouts. But who would have thought that the founder is living underground of the school?

”Surprised eh? Of course you would. Many speculated that I returned to my homeland but the truth is I stayed here. I have still many impending things that are trying to look me bad in China so I decided to live here for now but now I will stay here for good.

” What is this place?!” Souichi asked as he looked around him.

”Before I answer your question, you should let your comrades in first. I know that it is not safe in the surface so get in,” Yao Lei said in a gentle tone.

Souichi is speechless but he decided to stop dawdling and he returned to the elevator lift and pulls the lever on the side so that the elevator will return to the surface.

A while later, the group he left earlier arrived underground.

”Is it safe?” Sena asked as she anxious and readies her weapon.

”Yeah, no problems here,” Souichi nodded as he readjusts his glasses.

Souichi leads the way since it is dark in the hallway and his phone is the only source of light. In just a matter of steps, they arrive once more to the area where Souichi met Yao Lei. Yao Lei is currently cleaning the place.

”I apologize for the mess around here. Its been a while since somebody visited me underground,” Yao Lei smiled.

Nanami got curious on the man.

”Brother, who is this?” Nanami asked.

”This is Yao Lei, the founder of the school,” Souichi said.

Yao Lei beckons them over as he prepared a bunker bed with two decks of bed.

”Lay down the girl here, she should be taken care immediately,” Yao Lei said as he grab the nearby medkit.

The girls helped Yao Lei redress the bandage on Miyuki's head that got injured earlier. She is still unconscious and gives no signs of waking up yet.

”Is she okay sir?” Chie asked.

”She is still in good condition. She didn't suffer much but she will need to rest for a while,” Yao Lei said as he checked the pulse of Miyuki.

Everyone sighed as the heavy burden that worries them is lifted.

”You guys are somewhat lucky to survive. I never expected that everyone is alive,” Yao Lei said as he grab some mugs and put them in a tray alongside with coffee and milk.

Nanami perked up.