Well, gotta thank the moon that i'm still able to see where i'm going, what with the lights being dead and all

But to be totally honest...i would rather be walking blind right now...

As after our little...'chat'

Even though i and Saeko were walking next to each other, neither of us had said a thing...

Not out loud at least...

(I'm here if you need me?

When the fuck did i even...

...Ughhh i must be stupid...

Nahh scratch that

I am stupid...

Not to mention that i probably just triggered every single death flag in existence...

But hey...it could have been worse

At least she didn't respond with a 'Don't worry i have Komuro' or something

...

Yep...definitely could have been worse...

...Huh...

Here i am, preparing to dive headfirst into a giant ass horde...

And what keeps replaying in my head is the chat i had with Saeko a couple of minutes ago...

...Priorities still anything but straight i see, ey self...)

As we arrived at estate's front gate i saw the yard illuminated by the same liquid candles that Souichiro's men used in the anime

(Hopefully, they ain't gonna start a forest fire this time around)

"So, where do we go from here?" Saeko asks after we stopped by the estate's entrance

"They must keep all the firepower around here...somewhere

sooo...an...armory?...I got no idea where it might be at though...

Hm...give me a second" I say as is turn away from her

And walk up to the guard that was standing next to the front gate

"Excuse me, does the estate have an armory or a building used to store ammo inside?

A friend of mine should be there, waiting for us with an...order"

The guard turns to look at me

And grins...

"We go no armory...

But we do have a warehouse with most of our ammo and guns inside...

Keep walking straight and you will see it, it's the only building that isn't connected to the main house

It's...straight and slightly to the left from here"

After the guard was done speaking i turn around to return to Saeko only to see her behind me,

Before i could speak she nods at me

I turn to the guard again and nod as well...

The moment we passed the gates the guard shouts

"Oh, and good luck!"

I turn to the guard without stopping only to see him trying to hold himself off from laughing as he slightly hunched his head forward, all the while keeping one hand over his mouth

(...I have...a bad feeling about this)

After that, it did not take too long for us to find the structure that the guard mentioned

And...why he found the whole situation so...funny...

...I could see Kohta...waving at us energetically

Next to him...a giant pile of multi-colored wooden crates, stacked up in the form of a pyramid ...

(..You...gotta be kidding me...)

And i mean GIANT

i could easily fit inside along with two or three more people if the insides of the pile were hollow...

(...Why did i leave our gun nut unsupervised in an ammo warehouse again?

And how the hell did he even manage to stack the boxes like that anyway?)

The moment we got close

"Hey so, what are we going to move first

The shotguns shells you asked for are in the red boxes

We also have slugs but the crates are the same color as the normal buckshot, so i don't know exactly which box has what, what i do know is that we have five crates of buckshot and two crates of slugs

We can start with them if you want

Though i recommend that we start with the 7.62 mm's in the green boxes...or you want to get the 5.56mm's first?

They are in the green boxes that have a darker shade of green

As we have only one gun that uses that type of ammo

I took only four crates

The orange ones have all types of handgun ammo

...Oh and the blue ones have 50 bmg's"

Kohta was practically drooling as he barraged us with words

"Kohta...we don't have.."

"The yellow ones have rockets" He cuts me off

(Rockets...wait...Souichiro has rockets?...)

"Kohta...in relative size...Show me how big is the Humvee..." I say as i stare at the pile of crates

"Ohh no worries, we can tie them up on the outside of the car

I have it all calculated

No need to worry"

(Ok...letting Kohta do this unattended...was a bad...idea...)

"Kohta we are not going to tie anything on the outside of the car

Being it crates, or people

...Also...three crates of 5.56?"

"Four" Saeko cuts me off

"How many bullets can a crate fit in anyway?" I ask

Kohta puts his hand under his chin

"As these are old type wooden boxes i would say...hmmm

One thousand two hundred rounds?

They are bigger than the normal metal ammo box and these usually can hold up to

about eight hundred if i remember correctly " I just tilt my head slightly

"So you are telling me you want to take...

Four thousand eight hundred bullets...

For one weapon..." I just stared at Kohta like an idiot

"Hmm...yea you are right..." Kohta nods

I was about to take a breath relief when

"Might not be enough"

I ended up choking instead

"Ghhh.n..no stap, Kohta just...ughh" I take a deep breath as i clear my throat

"Three boxes" I say as i look at him

"Hmm, are you sure? i mean...you are a relatively good shot...as long you fire on semi-auto...then i guess..."

"No Kohta...we are taking three boxes...in total"

Kohta looks at me like a just said a bad joke

Until he realized i was not joking

"What! you can't be serious! we will run out of ammo in no time!" He shouts back at me

"We are not aiming to start a war here Kohta

...Rockets?...50 cals?

Where are we even going to find weapons that use that kind of firepower?" I say as i fold my arms

"But...we need to be prepared...

You never know, we might find some...out...there..."

Judging by how he stopped shouting and looked at the ground...

I guess even he knew how ridiculous that sounded

"Uh...

We will take..one box of handgun ammo

One box of rifle ammo

And one box of shotgun ammo

The handgun box will be 9×19mm Parabellum bullets, as we have two guns that use that

The only gun we have that uses another type, is the Smith & Wesson M37 which uses .38, so we either leave that gun with whatever it has inside or see if we can change it for another p220 that uses 9x19mm's"

Before i could finish a man in a white tank top that had several black stains on it, along with overalls that he was wearing like normal pants came up to us

While not as bad as his shirt his face also had several black stains on it

Other than that he was shaved and his hair was tied to a small bun on the back of his head

"I can do exactly that if you want, we have several p220's in the warehouse

I don't see the trouble giving you one for the m37 as we have ammo for that as well"

The man spoke as he cleaned his hands with a rag before stuffing it in his pocket

I nod to the man and look at Kohta

He just sighs

"Just...let me go get it..." He says with a dejected tone as he starts dragging his feet towards the armory

"It's alright, once you go to pick your weapons for good i will change it for ya" The man in the tank top turns to Kohta has he speaks

I just looked at him while tilting my head

The man turns to me and upon noticing that i was looking at him with my head being almost sideways now, he chuckled

"Your friend brought a couple of guns here some time ago

Figured he was going to give them to me to put them in the warehouse, but he instead asks me for several cleaning kits along with all these boxes you see here"

The man turns to Kohta

"But i have to admit, after seeing him work

Your friend over here knows his shit

Especially for a kid"

He then turns back to me again

I just nod before speaking up

"Alright...also

Take this as well" I take off the type 89 and toss it to the man

Much to Kohta's dismay

"All of our guns use 7.62 mm's

No reason to cut our ammo supply in half for one gun"

I say as i look at Kohta...who just frowned as he stared at the gun that was now on the man's hands

I think i could see tears forming in his eyes...

The man looks at Kohta...then back at me

"Uhh...wait here for a sec" He says as he walks back to the building with the gun in his hands

"Do we really have to give it away Naier?...

We could have used it you know..." Kohta says as he stares at me

"I got the shotgun and p220

You have the AR-10

Saya has the luger

I can give the one p220 to Takashi

The other one will go to Saeko" I say as i point at her with my thumb

"That would be unnecessary

I don't need a gun

As i don't even know how to use them" Saeko adds right after me

I turn my head to her

"I don't mean to look down on your skill as a swordsman...

I personally know how good you are with a sword

But you always need to have a plan B

A gun...is your plan B..

Just have it on you, even if you won't use it

If need be i or Kohta will show how to shoot" I say at Saeko as i look at her

She just stares at me

"Uhh..fine...i will hold on to your gun for now

Until you change your mind"

She just nods before shifting her eyes towards the warehouse ahead of us, turning her whole head shortly after

The...uhh...Tank top man was walking towards us...in his hands...

"Holy shit is that a Scar-H?!

This is used by the JGSDF!

How did you even get that?!"

Kohta being himself instantly comes out of his temporary depression the moment he saw the new gun

"Naier right?

I heard what you did for us at the barricade

I also heard that you all are leaving and the young miss will go with you

So take this as thank you...and as a seal to a promise that you will keep her safe

As for where i got it...should you really wonder that when we have enough weapons to fit a small army here?

Let's just say...Mister Souichiro is a very...talented man"

He extends the arm that was holding the gun, offering it to me

I just nod and take the Scar-H

The moment i got in my hands, i started checking it out

(Hmm...other than that the fact that it has an

Uh...Aimpoint

Can't really tell which version though

And...i think this is the same three-way sling i had on the type89

The rest of the gun looks unmodified)

I look through the sights only for the man to speak up

"It didn't have any batteries in it

Could be its saving grace though, as it might work if you add new ones

Before you ask, i don't have any, i would have tested it my self otherwise"

I lift my head as the man speaks and nod at him

"None the less, thank you

This cuts our problems to a simple

Three boxes with three different types of ammo

Shotgun shells

9x 19 mm's

And

7.62 mm's" I turn to Kohta as i speak

He was just nodded while he kept staring at my new gun

I just shake my head and look back at the tank top man

"Sorry sir but it looks like you pulled this mountain of ammo out here for no reason

We will be taking only one red crate with buckshot

Along with one green crate and one orange crate...

Well...Mister Souichiro needs us to be ready as fast as we can...

...but...seeing as this is partly my fault...want us to help gather the crates for a short while?" I say as i look at the man

Only to see him shake his head

"Ughh...i won't lie...it will take me a lot of time to put everything back inside

But i'll probably just wait for somebody to come over and drag him into helping me

Then blame you if he asks why he has to help" The man snickers as he speaks

"Because as you said, the big Boss is waiting for you

And if you end up being late because of me

He is going to have my ass on a plate...and for good reason too

So it's fine

I appreciate the gesture, but take your boxes and go"

I nod at the man and move to the colorful heap of crates

After going to where the red crates were stacked i kneel down and open a random one

Shotgun shells were neatly organized inside

And...honestly, i don't think i have ever seen so much ammo in one place...

I pick one shell and look at it

(Hmm slugs usually have the top part of the shell open right?

These here have a plastic cover on the top

So i guess they are buckshot ammo

...Though it makes me wonder

If buckshot can do so much damage here...

what can a slug do?...demolish a whole building just by touching it?)

As i closed the crate i open another red one next to it and pick one the shells from inside

That one did indeed have the top part open

I then pocket the shell

"I will take one slug...just in case somebody pisses me off beyond belief " I say with a snicker

"Alright, so how we do this?

One person carrying a crate is as retarded as it sounds so...

We all three carry one?" I ask

Kohta nods as he moves to me

"We take the shotgun one first?" He asks

"Fine by me" I respond as i get up and grab the rope handle

Before Kohta could react Saeko moved next to me and grasped the handle that was on my side as well

(...Should i be this happy because she just did this?

...I need to stop getting excited over every single little thing...)

Kohta moves to the other side and takes hold of the other handle

And with the count of three, we lift the crate

The way we picked it up

Me and Saeko would be moving backward

While Kohta moved forward

So, while still holding the crate's handle with one hand, I turn around

That way i could walk forward as well

Saeko glanced at me before doing the same thing

"Alright, let's get this over with" I say as i start moving

"Just don't go too fast guys!" Kohta shouts from behind

Saeko turns to look at Kohta with one eye while she kept moving forward

"And girls..." He adds right after...

And so, our first trip began

We walked past the estate's yard and into the street

Following the same road we used to come here...not that there were many roads to pick from in the first place though

And again...nobody was saying a thing

Not that it mattered though...as there was something else on my mind right now

(...You know...i wonder

Did Saya's dad have all this firepower in the anime too?

He did use dynamites...so i guess he could have decided to use that instead of rockets...

And...most of the 'guards' in the anime did have guns yet i don't remember them ever saying anything about conserving ammo...

so i guess they...might have had a lot of it stocked?

Also...uhh...

I expected this to be harder...

Is it because Saeko is unnaturally strong...

Or i just don't wanna end up looking like a loser next to her?

Heh...guess even i ain't immune to that bullcrap)

By the time we reached the Humvee

Saya was there with Rei and Takashi, their backs turned to us

"Hey! You all done there?" I shout, causing them to turn around

Saya says something to Takashi before he nods and runs up to us grabbing the box from Kohta's side

"Thank's man" Kohta replied to the gesture

"Don't mention it, and no we still have one more box to go" Takashi replies

"I see, we have two more left" I say as i look at the two metal boxes next to Saya's feet

And no, i was looking at the boxes

Not Saya's legs...Mostly...

"...Alright...

I will be going for the next ammo crate as well

As there is something i need to ask the one that manages the armory..."

While i spoke we reached the Humvee and loaded the crate inside, then we gathered a few meters away from the Humvee

"And that question would be?" Saeko asks

"A camouflage net" I answer as i turn to her

"Huh...why would we need that?

...also...did your gun change color?...i am pretty sure it was not this orange before" Rei, asks as she joins in

"No, i changed the gun i had for this one, has the same type of ammo as with our other guns"

and concerning the net, think about it

We have a military-grade, and more importantly, working vehicle

Packed to the brim with things that a lot of people out there would now kill for

The last thing we want is to have it out in the open for every single idiot to see

For example, we would be better off hiding the car with the camo net inside a small cluster of woods if we need to stop somewhere"

Kohta, who was still staring at my gun spoke up next

"I think i saw some camo nets inside the building they use an armory

Multiple colors too

Sooo...ehh...If you're going back to the armory...

Do you want me to...eheheh...make sure the Scar is in working order?"

To be honest...Kohta's smile...was...way too creepy right now...not to mention he was slowly creeping WAY too close

"Please don't do anything weird to my gun" I say as i sigh and undo the sling before giving the Scar-H to Kohta

Who upon taking it in his hands, runs off to the back seats of the Humvee...

Hugging it like a golum that just found its precious...

(And...he just bailed on carrying the ammo...

Uhh...whatever...)

I turn around and start walking away

"If somebody else is coming to the armory, then come along

I am not crazy enough to try and carry these things by my self" I say as i stop a few meters away and look back

Saeko nods at me and starts moving towards me

"I'll go for the last dynamite box in a bit

I want to take a short break first" Takashi answers as he moved towards the nearest door that led into a house yard

Rei following behind him shortly after without saying a word...

(Hmm..I should change Rei's name to Zeke number two the way she just follows Takashi around

Also...did they just walk into the house...alone...

Are they...

...Nahh i probably just have a fucked up mind)

Saya was now the only one by the car

"Keep Kohta away from the handbrake, please...

Don't want to find this place overrun upon returning..." I say as i look at Saya

She nods at me...with a surprisingly serious expression before moving towards the Humvee's back seats

(Huh...Does she really believe Kohta can be that clumsy?

I understand Shizuka...but ehh...

Whatever better safe than sorry)

And so, i turn around and start walking towards the armory with Saeko next to me

And again...guess what...no talking

So, about midway on our trip, i decided to change that

"Hey, mind if i ask you something?" Saeko turned to me with a questioning 'Hmm'

"Where exactly did you get that sword...?" I ask as turn to her and point at the Katana

She looks at the hilt of the blade before returning her gaze back to me

"Mister Takagi gifted it to me

From what he informed me, my own father used to train him

He gave me the sword as payment...for my father's lessons"

I just kept nodding as she spoke

(Seems the reason stayed the same)

"I see...

Heh...i'm starting to feel sorry for whoever will be stupid enough to get in your way now..."

Saeko just moved her hand over her mouth as she giggled

"I'm pretty sure you would be as fearsome with a blade" She responds

I tilt my head slightly

"Really?" I ask

"Yea...

And i would like to believe that my judgment on the matter has some weight too"

She says as she grabs the katana by the hilt and shakes it lightly

"Well...for now...i guess i will have to stick...to the stick"

I say as i point at the bokken on the side of my bag with my thumb

Saeko looks at the bokken before looking back at me

"I would rather you not call it a stick Naier

It's more than just a stick

The process of crafting a bokken is..."

(Ohh crap...now i've done it

she's about to go Kohta mode on me?)

"I know, my bad, didn't mean to sound disrespectful to whoever spent the time and skill crafting this

Let's just say...wrong wording used to try and lighten the mood"

Saeko stops talking and stares at me

"Why would you need to lighten the mood?

Do you...feel uneasy around me?" She slightly leans towards me as she asks

And...well, even with no street lights...

(...Purple bra...

ughh

...Eyes on the face Naier)

I lift my sight to see Saeko staring at me with a slight smile

(I swear...this girl...)

"...This is a trap question and i refrain from answering"

I fold my arms as i speak

Saeko just leans back to a normal posture and laughs through her nose

"A trap?...how?" She asks

"Because no matter what i answer

We would still end up with an embarrassing moment...for me

And i had enough of these moments for today" I say as i turn to look forward

Saeko just giggled before turning to look ahead as well

With that, we kept moving towards the estate

And as we knew where the armory was this time around, we arrived there way faster compared to last time

Once there I asked Saeko to wait for me by the pile while i spoke with the...uhh Tank top guy

(What's this guy's name away, i keep calling him Tank top guy)

Upon entering the front door i am greeted by a relatively narrow room

Deeper inside i could see a large metal fence that surrounded the inside of the building like a second structure, the fence itself started a meter or so after the corridor like room ended

Our guns were also in the room i was in right now on a table to my right

Along with several open cleaning kits

(Hmm all of our guns are here...didn't expect Kohta to just leave'em

Does he trust this dude so much?

Or did his brain got filled with dancing Scar-Hs?)

I enter the main building to find the tank top guy looking inside some orange-colored boxes, straight ahead and to my left in a metal shelve row that had a big '2' painted on its side

The building itself looked like a normal warehouse...except for...you know, it was full of military stuff

I also spotted a couple of the nets that i needed to my right hanging on the side of the row that had a '5' painted on it

The nets were right under the number itself

(Seriously, where did Souichiro find all this crap?

I won't be surprised if they have a god-dam WII tank stashed in here somewhere

Still...looking at all this...is leaving really such a good idea?

uhh...no...there is nothing i can do about that now, we need to deal with that horde and fast)

I shake my head and walk up to the tank top guy

"Mind if i bother ya for a second?"

The man turns his head to me and motions me to continue with his head

"We will start taking our weapons on the next two runs

And i also have to ask whether we can take a camouflage net for the Humvee" I point at the rolled-up nets that i saw earlier

The man closes the box and moves away from the shelves as he comes up to me and leans to see where i am pointing at

"Huh good thinking, you will be like a walking candy bag out there with all that stuff

Take the ones you need

I also took the liberty and changed the gun you mentioned, left the p220 on the desk with the other guns if you didn't notice"

With that, he turns around and goes back to the orange crates

I nod and move towards the nets

Once there

(Let's see

One with shades of gray

And one with shades of green and brown

I would prefer to go under some trees as they provide additional cover

But it won't hurt to have an extra urban camouflage, just in case)

I grab the two nets and move back to the corridor room

The moment reached the room i head to the table and pick the two rifles before strapping them on me

Then take the second p220, make sure the safety is on before shoving it in my pocket

I also grab two cleaning kits that looked to have the most extras inside before going outside

Saeko was still waiting by the boxes, her arms folded under her chest as she looked at the people in the distance

"Orange or green!" I shout as i walk towards her

She turns to me with a confused look

"...Green?" She replies

"Alright, grab one of the light green crates and open it up for a sec!"

Saeko just nods and does what i asked

After i walk up to her i look at the bullets inside the box

Then take off the magazine of the Ar-10 with one hand and look at the bullets, making sure that they were the correct ones

"Alright, we're good

Let's take this to the Humvee"

Saeko nods and moves to the front of the crate before picking it up

I leave the cleaning kits on the box and grab the other side after pushing the shotgun along with the other two guns that i had strapped on me to my back,

And once again, we headed towards the Humvee

The trip was relatively uneventful this time around

Until halfway there at least, where we saw Takashi, Rei and Kohta walking towards us

The Scar-H still in Kohta's hands

Once they got close

"Only the orange one left?" Kohta asks

"Yea the 9x19 mm's" I answer

"Alright we will get the last crate, as we are finished with the dynamites" Takashi speaks up right after

I just nod before we started moving again

(Did i really that that long inside the warehouse

for them to pass us?)

And after reaching the Humvee, Saya who was there along with Shizuka and Alice helped us put the crate inside the trunk

I then took off the guns and left them in the trunk as well

Leaving only the shotgun and Handgun on me

Before i could even manage to even think of taking a breath though

"Are you all set?"

I turn to the voice to see Saya's mother

"No, we still need one last crate, after that, we will leave" Saya replies

"I...see..."

Yuriko glanced at her daughter before turning around to 'look' for something...

I just shifted my sight between Saya and her mother a few time before letting out a sigh under my breath

(...I'm never taking that frigging break huh..)

I shake my head and walk up to our chundere

"Saya" I whisper to her

"Go talk to your mother properly..."

She turns to me and starts staring

Yet, she does nothing...she just averts her eyes as she starts looking around

(Ohh for fuck's sake, this is not the time to be acting like this ya stupid idiot)

I take a deep breath

"...You can thank me later"

"Huh, wha..."

...Ok...to be honest... i was not really thinking anymore

I just...didn't want to see these two split up like...this...

So i ended up carrying Saya to her mother...After picking her up bridal style

"WHA, WHAT ARE YOU DOING!

PUT ME DOWN!

PUT ME DOWN YOU PERVBRT...

Ow..."

Saya amidst her own shouting ended up biting her own tongue

Putting her hand over her mouth as she finally stopped screaming

I carry Saya over to her mother and put her down

Then turn around and start walking away

"Ohh...one last thing" I say as i stop and turn my head slightly to the left

"This is...

A see you soon...

Not a goodbye..."

I then start walking again...and

I guess...my words...weighted heavier than i though

As seconds later, i could hear sniffing

Don't know if it was Saya..or her mother...or both

But by the time i returned to the Humvee and turned around

They were already hugging

(And mission complete)

I turn to see Shizuka staring at me

"Not...a...word...out of you" I say as i look at her

She just gave me a wide smile as she tilted her head and closed her eyes

I sit on the open trunk and just watch the whole event unfold

The horde that was growling an arm's length away from me...i honestly could not even hear it right now

And then...i felt something tugging my pants

(God damn it dog, way to ruin the mo...ohh?)

I look down...but there was no dog there

Instead, it was Alice that was tugging my pants

"I'm...sorry for calling you evil..." I just patted her head as she spoke

"And what makes you think i ain't evil shorty?" I ask as i look at her

"Because...Saya is happy now..."

She answers bluntly as she stares at my face

(Oh crud...

Uhhh nope,

Hold it in...

You are an evil overlord

Guts, blood and shiny meat bicycles...

You do NOT get emotional)

I just kept looking around without speaking

Until my eyes fell on Saeko who had moved away from the group and was standing by her self on the far right corner of the barricade

The moment she saw me looking at her, she just looked down on the street by her feet

And while she was no longer looking at me...

Her facial expression...was pretty clear

(Huh...why does she look so...sad?

I would understand if she was...jealous...if she does indeed...like me...

But...sad?

No...something...is not right here)

While i was thinking

Takashi, Rei and Kohta arrived as well

Along with Souichiro

While...Saya and her mother...they did not seem to really give a single fuck about what was going on around them

As everybody was pretty much staring at them now

Hell...even Souichiro was staring

At least before he turned to look at...me?

...Rei, Takashi and Kohta also turned to stare at me a few seconds later

(Huh...what gives?)

I dart my head around to see Shizuka who was now sitting next to me...Pointing her fingers at me...With both hands...

(Ohh, fer fucks sake)

I grab both her hands and lower them

Only of her to lift them again the moment i let her go

I just shook my head and turned to look at the four that were staring at me

...You know...i do know...that Souichiro does indeed love his daughter

But seeing him smile like that as he watched them

I knew it was something...i would never see again

Souichiro then loudly 'clears' his throat

"Are we ready?" He asks

Saya and Yuriko finally let go after getting the hint

"Yes, once we get the crate that these three have over there in the car, we will be ready to start" I say as i get off the trunk

And point at the crate that Takashi Rei and Kohtwa were holding

Souichiro just nods affirmatively

The three then walked up to the Humvee and load the last crate

While Saya walked up to her father

I saw him moving his mouth, but i could not really hear what he was saying

Saya responded with a nod and turned to us

(Ok...so, all this stuff is, in reality, his...so

I should at the very least thank him)

I walked up Souichiro as Saya turned around to look at me

"Thank you for all your help...

Until we meet again, good luck" I say as i bow

"This was not a favor Naier

This was...forward payment..." He said as he looked at me

(Jee, even now, you gotta act like a total hardass...)

I just nodded before turning to Saya

"You got the notebook?

God knows we are going to need it from now on

Oh and a lighter...for the dynamites" I say to point at the Humvee

"The textbook is in the car

And no...i don't have a lighter...why would i have a lighter?" She replies

(For the dynamites?)

Souichiro then extended his arm towards me

An expensive-looking Zippo lighter in his hand

I nod and take the lighter

"Alright...let's go...no more time left to waste" I turn around and head towards the car

By the time i was in it the whole group other than Saya were already inside as well

Saya her self entered a few seconds after me

I look at the group as i open up a box of dynamite

"You all ready to see how it feels to be part of a really stupid plan?" I say as i wave the dynamite stick at their faces

They all just...stared

"Not a very good thing to say for a pep talk right before we dive into a horde Naier" Takashi responds

I just chuckled as i moved to the roof by climbing out the open hatch

"Story of my life" I say under my breath

And a few seconds later

"Thow the dynamites!"

I hear Souichiro shout

At first, i thought he was talking to me

But then i saw some guards appear in the building to our left

They then tossed a couple of dynamites to the left part of the street where the horde was located at

(Huh when did these guys get there?)

And Seconds later

A loud explosion

Followed by a chain of other, equally loud explosions

Each one lighting up the dark road while bodies got sent flying and flames swallowed whole parts of the horde

And soon after

The horde started gathering to the left as the right part of the road slowly started to clear out

But...as more of horde gathered, they also started pushing against the left side of the barricade

(We got to hurry...before the barricade collapses)

"Again!"

Souichiro shouts

And moments later a second batch of dynamites gets sent flying towards the amassing horde

Frankly speaking with the number of corpses that got sent flying by the explosion, i thought about getting back inside the Humvee

Lest a flying corpse ended up in my face

(How retarded would it be if i got bitten by a flying head?)

Yet my thought got interrupted shortly after when

"GO! GO!" Takashi started shouting

I turn to look at the right part of the street to see it clear

And seconds later

The wheels of the Humvee screech

And with a violent shake, the Humvee moves forward after grinding its sides against the barricade blocks

I grab the open hatch door to keep my self steady...

The moment i regained my footing

I let go of the door and flip the lighter's top cover

And with a flick of the wrist, i light up the dynamite before pulling my arm back

"YOU DON'T DIE TODAY! YOU DIE EVERYDAY!" I shout as i throw the dynamite to my left

Seconds later a loud explosion sends even more corpses flying

I turn back to see that the corpses by the barricade were also starting to slowly turn around and crawl towards us

(It's working)

I look back inside the Humvee

"Don't mean to bother but.."

Before i could finish Kohta had already shoved a dynamite to my face

"You, just got promoted" I say as i grab the dynamite and look back out

I light the dynamite up and throw it to the left again

Seconds later, another explosion

I turn to pick another dynamite

Yet the moment i got it in my hands

"Slow down!"

I hear Saya shout

Seconds later Shizuka hits on the brakes

Hard...

And...guess who was not holding on something...

Yea

Me

I ended up sliding over the roof and on to the car's hood

While i was on my little sliding trip, i looked over the hood to see that part of the horde had moved back to the right side of the road

The moment my boots touched the hood i light up the dynamite, take a step and toss it forward and slightly to the left

Then i turn around and jump back on to the roof

And see Kohta who had almost climbed up on the roof himself

"Are you ok?!" He shouts

"We need a second person to throw dynamites to open the road while we still keep tossing dynamites to the left to make the horde come after us" I say as i kneel down

"I got the left side!" He shouts...right to my face, as he tosses me another dynamite

I nod and turn to see the horde that was still blocking the road

"Would you kindly...move the fuck out of my way!"

I light up the dynamite in my hand and once again toss it forward and to my left

The explosion that followed some seconds later caused the horde that blocked the way to thin out even more

Seconds later i heard a second explosion to my left

I turn around to see Kohta ducked down into the car

He pop-ups a second later and passes me another dynamite

The moment it was in my hands, i light it up and throw it to the same spot i threw the last two

And finally after the following explosion

I could see the road ahead

I slap my arm on the roof and shout

"Step on it!

We are getting out of here, now!"

And the car starts picking up speed, heading straight towards the opening

Kohta threw one more dynamite before we finally managed to break through the horde

He then ducked back inside the car again

The moment he got out i wave at him to get his attention

"After this one tell Shizuka to use the horn and not to drive too fast, we still need to bait the horde away from the estate

We will use a stick of dynamite again when we want to get rid of the horde" I say as i look back at the corpses

Kohta nods before turning to throw the last dynamite with a grin

I then turn to look at the road ahead

Needless to say...

Every single corpse in the surrounding area was walking towards us

(Hmm the corpses that are heading towards us will probably end up bumping into the horde that is following us

I suspect the moment they do that they will turn around and become part of it

But just to be safe)

I slide to the center of the roof and look inside through the open hatch

While Kohta was telling Shizuka to use the horn

"On first chance, also take a turn away from the road that leads to the barricade

That way we won't make the corpses that are in front of us walk towards the barricade

They would probably just assimilate to the horde and change direction...but i don't want to take any chances"

Shizuka just nods as she keeps looking ahead

I nod and pull my self up again

And turn to look at the horde that was following us

I could also see several light sources behind the horde itself, over the barricade

There was a new structure that was being erected where the hole used to be at

(We...did it...

...I...did it...

The estate still stands and we are moving away...)

I found my self smiling as i looked at the barricade that started to fade away behind all the corpses that were slowly taking the street back

I then turn around and stare ahead at the road that was illuminated only by the Humvee's lights

(It doesn't look like it will get much darker than this...)

I nod to my self as i slide towards the hatch

(Still...there is something else that is bothering me now...

...If i know anything about this world...

Is that it will use whatever reason it has to follow the anime...

All that dynamite would be the perfect excuse to try and block us off while we try to head to the mall...

Then again...we got the Humvee and not that flimsy six-wheeled...thing

And dynamite...Lots of dynamite)

With that out of my mind, i enter the car

After taking a seat next to the left-back door window i turn to the group

"Everybody still in one piece?" I ask

"Yea we are all fine" Takashi replies

I nod do him and turn to look out of the window

(From now on..all i can do i hope that the estate won't fall while we are not present...

Still...it took a god damn E.M.P blast along with a bus crashing into the barricade to make the estate fall

Now that we are past the initial E.M.P

The chance that the estate survives is much higher

As it won't be caught with its pants down)

And...so

The moment i accepted that whatever happens to the estate is now beyond my reach...and that we left it in a much better state considering the anime and manga...

I felt all my energy drain out of me

"If you all don't mind...i think i will take that break now..."

I say as i lean my head against the window frame and close my eyes

(Because...we are far from over...

And i need that god damn break...)