Running in the corridors, before climbing several stairs, Takashi did the opposite way he had done in order to warn his friends. And, after a minute, the small group found themselves on the roof of the school, exactly where Takashi had met Luffy and Franky. The pirates were already waiting for them, when the trio joined them. Glancing around, Takashi suddenly saw a body lying on the ground. Belonging to a woman's, it now had a good part of its head crushed like a watermelon. Noting that the corpse was wearing the same clothes as Ms. Kyoko's, he asked.

" What ... What happened ? "

" Luffy saved this woman but she ended up dying from her injury before turning into a monster. " Franky explained to him. " Apparently, you can only kill them by crushing their heads. "

" How could you kill her? " Cried the boy. " It was a woman! A human being, damn it. "

" They are no longer humans. " Franky retorted. " At least, as long as they don't die! Once their brains restart, they wake up as the living dead! Their goal is then to kill us to transform us in turn! You saw it earlier, didn't you? If Luffy hadn't intervened, your friend would have been bitten! What do you think would have happened next? "

Having no answer, Takashi preferred to remain silent. He could admit that these two had just saved his friend's life, but there was no way he could let them kill everyone they met.

" Uh, I think we have a big problem. " Rei told them, walking over to the edge of the roof.

She then pointed at them one of the many columns of smoke that surmounted the city, as if several people had organized, a giant barbecue, at the same time. Fires could be seen all over town.

" What is this joke? " Wanted to know Takashi. " Earlier, I saw nothing! And there, I have the impression that there has been a huge fire. "

" It's been like that since earlier. " Luffy informed him, jumping over the security fence.

Reaching his side, Takashi looked again at the landscape he was observing, moping up. Even if a quarter of an hour had passed, the landscape was completely unrecognizable. The small group could see houses on fire here and there, as well as a hydrocarbon factory; Huge traffic jams had formed on the roads, while the carcasses of overturned cars blocked them ... But the worst was surely to see, around the school, a whole group of undead moving in their direction, as baited by the food that was there.

" They didn't just take control of the court. " Hisashi corrected, his gaze blank. " They've taken control of the whole city. "

" And the carnage has only just begun. " Franky agreed.

Hearing them say this, Rei was about to retort when a powerful gust of wind, caused by a flying object, interrupted her. Shielding their faces, they heard a loud noise, coming from the engines of the five helicopters which flew over them. Opening their eyes, they noticed that they were real helicopters of war of brown and green color.

" Wow, what is that ? " Franky wanted to know, his eyes widening.

" Unbelievable ! " Cried Luffy, following them with his eyes. " How do they manage to fly? "

" They are black alls. " Hisashi recognized them, preferring to ignore them. " Would it be the US military? "

" No, it must be the self-defense troops. " Takashi retorted. " However, there is no base nearby. "

" Would that be the navy ? " Franky wanted to know.

" Navy ? " Hisashi wondered.

Takashi was about to slap his forehead, when Rei suddenly raised her arms in the air in an attempt to get their attention by waving at them.

" Oh hey! Help us ! We are still alive. "

" Forget about it ! " Hisashi advised him, watching the machines go off in the distance, before peering into the yard. " If there really is no base around, then someone must have called them here for some momentous mission! The lives of three high school students like us must be really insignificant compared to what they will do to try to save the city! The proof, they did nothing by flying over it. "

He suddenly pointed at a young girl in the yard, trying to throw off four zombies that were surrounding him. Running towards the goal net, she jumped onto the net of this latter in order to get up. However, one of her attackers managed to grab one of her legs and knock her to the ground. The poor high school student barely had time to understand what was happening to her when the zombies began to bite her.

Not far from her, a boy was, meanwhile, leaning against a wall while other living dead prevented him from escaping.

" Get out! " He ordered, throwing his cell phone in the face of one of them. " Get out or I'll kill you. "

Walking towards him, the one who had received his cell phone in the face, was about to make him regret his affront. However, he eventually felt the boy grab him by his clothes before slamming him as hard as possible against the wall. Flattening himself, head first, against the wall, the zombie ended up collapsing to the ground, under the gaze of the high school student who began to display a silly smile.

" So, did you see? Approach if you dare. "

The other undead did not pray and, within seconds, the high school student finally disappeared under a huge pile of bodies. No one could even hear him scream.

" Throughout the school, it must be the same scene everywhere. " Hisashi continued.

" No, but what's wrong with these guys? " Luffy asked, trying to spot some people who still haven't been bitten. " Are they cannibals? "

" Simple cannibals wouldn't do that. " Franky remarked. " My god, it's even worse than the zombies of Moria. "

" You have already crossed ? " Rei wondered.

" Yeah, but they weren't eating people! They were just in the service of a man. "

" He stole the shadows of others and put them in corpses to revive them. " Cried Luffy. " He even took my shadow from me and put it in the body of a giant. "

He barely had time to finish speaking when he felt Takashi grab him by the top and scream.

" Well, what is the delirium at the end? First you appear I don't know how, then you present yourself as people from another world and, as luck would have it, these monsters appeared right after! You are the cause of it all, aren't you? Admit! "

Hardening his gaze at his hard, Luffy told him.

" I have no idea what's going on here! Just like you, I have the impression that I hear a madman talking every time I hear you speak! But, seeing everything around us, I guess it is we who are out of place here! Still, we don't mean any harm to you. "

He suddenly released his grip before asserting.

" But if you don't want us, we can very well leave! he declared! We just came back here to shelter you. "

Turning then, he turned around to walk back to the door leading to the roof. Seeing him do it, Franky asked him.

" Hey, wait, Luffy! Are you kidding me? We are not going to leave them there! They won't stand a chance on their own. "

" If they don't want us, I won't insist on staying. " Retorted his captain. " And then, we must always find the others! We still have no idea where they are. "

" Ah yes, I had completely forgotten them with all that. " Confessed the cyborg. " But wait ! "

At that moment, part of his arm opened and revealed a small cavity. Showing one of his mechanical hands, he plunged it into the cavity to make a sort of big snail come out.

" I can communicate with Nami if she has hers with her. "

" Communicate ? " Hisashi wondered, pointing at the snail. " With that ? "

" Yeah ! " Replied the cyborg. " You don't use den-den mushi to communicate, do you? "

" No. " Takashi retorted, showing him his cell phone. " We communicate with the help of this object called a cell phone. "

Before even making a move, Franky managed to grab it from him and took off his sunglasses to examine him closely.

" Oh, not bad! It's light, given the shape it should fit easily into pockets and it seems to me that it doesn't need to be fed! How many different people can you call with that? "

" An unlimited number across the planet. "

" No kidding ? For us, you can only call one person with most den den mushi! And their range is barely twenty kilometers for many of them! Is the technology of your world higher than ours? "

" Say, is your snail alive? " Rei asked him.

" Yeah! He does us a favor when we need to call and, in return, we feed him! It's give-and-take. "

Pulling out a den-den mushi in turn from his pants pocket, Luffy began to call someone.

" Hey, Zoro! You hear me ? Hey, Zoro? "

There was no response.

" Zoro! Come on, answer. " Luffy insisted.

Finally, after ten seconds, the five people could hear a male voice at the other end of the device.

" Yeah, who is it? Is that Luffy ? "

Then there was a yawn before the man added.

"I slept really well ! "

He then gave a cry of surprise before asking.

"Hey but where am I ? Where's the Sunny ? Hey, Luffy, where are we ? "

" Zoro! " Rejoices the young man. " I'm so glad to hear from you! You're okay ? "

" Yeah, let's say that. "

For his part, Franky slapped his forehead before saying.

" Ah, this guy is a phenomenon! I'm sure he had been sleeping for a while. "

As if he wanted to prove it, Zoro was then heard screaming.

"Hey, there are a lot of weird guys where I am ! They are eating corpses. "

" Watch out for them. " His captain advised him. " If they bite you, you'll turn into monsters. "

" Huh? As a monster ? "

Taking the den-den mushi out of Luffy's hands, Franky wanted to know.

" Where are you ? "

" No idea. " Confessed the man. " All I can tell you is, it's really creepy here! Hey, they're coming to me. "

" Don't attack them. " Then advised the cyborg. " A single bite can kill you! Avoid fighting with them. "

" Why ? " The man asked him with a sneer. " If they are enemies, I would beat them all without getting bitten. "

" No, Zoro." Franky insisted.

" DRAGON… "

Communication cut at the same time that a kind of cyclone appeared at the other end of the school.

" But what ...? " Hisashi wondered, seeing the bodies of several zombies flying in the air, while being cut.

" He never listens to what he is told, that one. " Franky sighed, still showing a smile.

" Is it your friend who did that ? " Wanted to know Rei.

As if to answer his question, Luffy then left the roof and ran up the stairs, to get to where the tornado had just been created.

" Zoro! " He cried.

Getting ready to follow him, Franky turned to the three high school students:

" Come on, are you coming? If you want to get out of it, you have to follow this idiot! He doesn't sound trustworthy like that, but I know he'll help you out in times of danger. "

Reading the reliability in his eyes, Hisashi finally declared to the other two.

" Better to follow them. "

" Huh? Takashi wondered! Why ? "

" Because they are stronger than us! his friend simply replied! I'm ashamed to admit it but we are weak compared to them! And then, I am convinced that we can trust them! What do you say, Rei ? "

" I find them very strange. " She confessed. " But you would be dead if they weren't there! So, yes, I think we can give them a chance. "

" Franky! " Suddenly called his friend, down the stairs.

" So, what are you doing? " The cyborg asked them, about to join his captain.

Seeing that all eyes were on him, Takashi looked once again at the carnage that was going on in the city. Then it was finally mumbling that he approved of the fact.

" If I have to choose, I much prefer their company rather than that of these monsters! And then … "

He then displayed a smile before declaring.

" Someone has to tell you where the cola is, right? Ok, I'm first to follow you. "

" GREAT ! " Cried the robot. " So let's go. "

" By the way, with his power, Luffy could easily have passed over the walls of the school, just now. " Takashi remarked, following him. " So why did you decide to go inside high school? "

" It was Luffy himself who decided not to leave. " Franky taught him. " In fact, when we understood the dangerousness of these zombies, he decided to find you in order to take you to safety. "

He smiled before declaring.

" It's like that Luffy! He pays as much attention to his friends as he does to people he has just met! He doesn't have the physique and even less the character of a true pirate! Yet, in my eyes, he's the best captain. "

Looking at him in surprise, Takashi couldn't help but notice that he had judged the two men a little too quickly.

Advancing cautiously, a high school student was looking left to right before crossing a hallway. Arriving at the corner of the latter, he was discreet, seeing a zombie, motionless, a few meters from him. Standing with his face up to the ceiling, he seemed to be waiting for something to happen.

Starting to swallow, he was on all fours that the high school student decided to go behind his back. Quiet as a ninja, he stopped whenever the zombie groaned or made the slightest move. Eventually he got up, once he was sure he had put a good distance between them.

" Awesome. " He rejoices. " In the end, these guys are really stupid. "

He was about to leave, when he saw a figure in front of him. The boy was about to cry out in fear, when the figure put a hand in front of his mouth.

" Shhh ! " A second high school student ordered him.

Noting that he was human, the first high school student declared.

" Idiot, you scared me. "

" Speak for yourself. " Declared the second high school student, with a broom in his hands. " I thought you were a zombie at the start! I almost hit with that. "

The first high school student smiled before saying.

" Glad to see another survivor! My name is Morita! And you ? "

" Kazu Ichii! " The high school student presented himself with a broom. " Say, where were you going to go? "

" In the teachers' room, to get a car key! And you ? "

" I was waiting to meet someone to tell me what to do. " Ichii confessed to him. " In fact, I'm not really the type to come up with ideas! I'm more of a follower! In fact, do you mind if…? "

" No, you can come with me. " Morita assured him, before the boy had time to finish his sentence. " I wouldn't say no to a little company. "

A deafening noise was suddenly heard.

" What is that ? " Ichii wanted to know, feeling the building shake.

Looking out a window, Morita then saw a sort of tornado appear at the other end of the school. Caught between its sharp winds, dozens of zombies were being cut off without being able to do anything. Seconds later, the tornado disappeared as quickly as it had appeared.

" You ... Did you see that ? " Morita wanted to know.

" Yeah and that doesn't mean anything to me. "

" On the contrary. " Retorted the high school student. " It was not natural! I am convinced that it is a man who has just created it! If so, then that means there is a survivor nearby. "

" Huh? Do you really think a normal person can do that? " Asked Ichii. " And then who tells us we can trust him? "

" In any case, it is better to know what it is. " Morita remarked. " At least there should be no zombies in the place. "

He then began to run, followed by Ichii, who was chasing him almost against his will. He was not at all, but then not at all reassured by what was happening. He therefore hoped with all his heart that he would not have a bad encounter.

But by the time the two high school students had almost reached their goal, they passed a classroom with the door open. Raising its arms through the opening, a zombie suddenly grabs Ichii's head before pulling it closer to him.

" Huh? " The boy wondered.

Too surprised, he didn't even have the reflex to use his broom, when he felt the pair of jaws bite him at the neck.

" AHHHHHH! MORITA! " He scared, reaching for a hand at the boy.

" Ichii! " The boy horrified, running towards him.

Suddenly appearing in front of him, other zombies burst into the hallway. Beginning to shake, the poor high school student fell on his buttocks, as the number of the living dead increased second by second. Falling to the ground, Ichii was still getting bitten on the neck by the zombie that had just captured him, while others began to join in the feast. Seeing the scene, Morita felt her teeth chatter, as fear kept her from moving.

"I'm going ... I'm going to die?" "

But as the zombies approached him, footsteps were heard behind his back.

" Definitely, these monsters are everywhere! " Someone pityed. " Even if kills a hundred, there are always some who come back. "

Entering his field of vision, Morita saw a man with green hair, covered by a bandana. Shirtless, while he had rolled up his top like a belt, he showed a muscular abdomen though crossed by a huge scar. On his right side, he wore three sheaths at his belt. Despite the gravity of the situation, he wore an evil smile that, along with the scar on his eye, made the boy shiver.

" Well, I'll give you three seconds to get out of my way. " The man suddenly warned, starting to pull his sabers out of their scabbards.

Far from being impressed by his weapons, the zombies continued to advance towards him and Morita. Running on all fours, the boy took refuge behind the swordsman in the hope that he could protect him. Barely noticing his presence, Zoro ends up brandishing a sword in each of his hands, before placing the last one in his mouth. When it was done, he remained perfectly still, in an attack position.

" What … ? " Morita began, seeing him freeze.

He fell silent then, feeling a demonic aura coming from the man. He was human and yet, without knowing why, he saw each of his blades being covered with a black envelope.

" BUSOSHOKU HAKI ! " The man whispered.

Beginning to move, he wielded his sabers back, before the muscles in his forearms tripled in size in an instant.

" 108… "

" Pay attention. " Morita frightened, seeing the corpses about to grab her.

" KLESHA SLASH ! "

In an instant, almost all of the zombies in the hall were thrown back, while being cut up on all sides. Stunned by what he saw, Morita remained paralyzed despite the bloodbath that was unfolding. A simple movement. The man had only stirred air, and yet he had managed to create a sharp current of air, which had cut through the corpses from a distance.

The superman, seeing the zombies all fallen to the ground, inert, ends up putting away his sabers before removing his bandana.

" What a bunch of weak. "

Glancing behind his back, Zoro gave Morita a look before asking her.

" Where are we ? "

Still afraid of the power of man, the high school student could not utter a word. Crouching beside him, the swordsman asked him the question again while frowning.

" Where am I ? "

This time, the man's head horrified Morita. Before his mean eyes and angry face, he looked like a real gangster. This guy had the build to be an unscrupulous murderer.

" Sc ... Sch ... School Fu… Fujimi. " Finally articulated the high school student.

We are on the Grand Line? "

" Uh… Grand Line? No, we… You are in Tokyo, Japan. "

" Japan? " Repeated the man.

Zoro sighed before scratching the back of his head.

" Damn but where am I? And where can the others be? I swear, every time it's the same! I take my eyes off them for a second and they disappear without a trace. "

Seeing him talking to himself, without giving him any more importance, Morita discreetly began to step back, preparing to run like a rabbit. However, the instant he was about to flee, one of the windows of a classroom exploded beside them and a zombie came out.

" AHHHHHHHH. " Cried Morita.

Taking out one of his sabers, the swordsman was about to cut up this new enemy, when a figure appeared from nowhere, smashing the latter's skull. Falling on Morita, the zombie was found dead, even before touching the ground.

" But what ... What is ...? " The boy horrified.

As for him, hissing, the swordsman wore a smile on his face when he saw the one who had just killed this undead. Her long purple hair showed that it was a girl while her uniform consisting of a white and green top and a long skirt proved that she was a high school student. Yet in her hand she had a wooden sword covered in blood. But what interested Zoro surely was his gaze. The schoolgirl showed no fear or remorse about what she had just done.

" Oh ! " He cried, quite impressed by her entry. " So there are people who know how to fight here. "

Looking at the many bodies lying on the ground, the young girl ends up examining Zoro from head to toe before noticing.

" You don't seem to be a simple teacher, sir with three sabers. "

" And you, you seem to me to be much more impressive than a simple girl. " The man retorted, continuing to smile.

Caught between the two parties, Morita was about to say something, when he saw one of the corpses rise. Having avoided the murderous attack by staying on the ground, the new enemy was none other than the corpse of Ichii, come back to life.

Growling, he walked slowly over to the girl, reaching out to reach for her. The latter immediately swung the tip of her wooden sword in his direction, before asserting.

" No matter what student you were, I would deliver you from the evil that gnaws at you. "

" No wait. " Wanted to stop him Morita.

Too late. The young girl had dashed in a flash on the zombie, before slitting his skull mercilessly. The body immediately fell at her feet, as she turned to the swordsman, who had remained motionless.

" Who are you, triple blades? "

" Roronoa Zoro! What about you, girl with a saber? "

" Saeko Busujima! " She told him, holding his gaze.

"But they're a crazy bunch ! " Morita thought, not knowing what to do with them. "

" Move out of my way or I'll kill you. " Someone shouted.

" Don't approach me! Don't come near me. " A person panicked.

These sentences, pronounced by the students who passed in front of them, running, Saya could not stop hearing them. Still, the cries of panic began to fade, as the zombies took over the school, killing anyone they encountered.

"Dead people eating people ? " " She wondered, seeing some of them eating the body of a high school girl. " It's a bad joke, my word. "

" Damn it. " Kohta frightened, turning his head in all directions. " We can't go anywhere without meeting one of these monsters! Impossible to go on the roof or in the courtyard. "

Starting to run, while thinking, Saya ends up teaching him.

" In any case, even by going on the roof or in the courtyard, we will be trapped by those who are already there! The only way out is to quit high school. "

" And how do you plan to proceed? "

" If I knew, I wouldn't be here yet. " Retorted the young girl.

" In that case, if we want to find a safe place, we might as well find refuge in the teachers' room, right? "

" But are you an idiot, or what? " Asked Saya. " It won't change anything! The teachers are like us! They have no idea how to fight this invasion. "

" What? " Kohta scared. " But it's impossible. "

Saya suddenly stopped, and her forehead nearly met Kohta's nose, who braked in time.

" Hey, what's the matter with you? " He wanted to know.

" Look over there? " She advised him, pointing at something.

Looking towards one of the windows in the corridor where they were, the two high school students saw the part of the school, which was in front of them, on the other side of the courtyard. Right in front

From them, a floor below, they saw a group of high school students, consisting of five boys and two girls, knocking on a door.

" They are in front of the teachers' room. " Kohta remarked.

" Exact ! They had the same bad idea as you. "

As if to prove it, one of the high school students who punched the door saw the door pulverize, as if someone had just destroyed it, from inside. Coming out of the room, zombie-like teachers walked over to the remaining students and grabbed the one closest to them.

" No no ! " He begged, feeling their teeth biting him all over the place.

Realizing that their two friends were already doomed, the other five then took the

tangent, leaving them to their sad fate.

" Those they want to die think like you, Kohta. " The young girl assured him. " But those they want to live, like me, use their brains to be able to intelligently get out of this mess! That's the biggest difference between you and me. "

" Maybe but …

" What do you want to do ? " The young girl cut him off suddenly. " Do you want to die or live? "

" Uh… live. " Kohta stammered. " Obviously. "

" So, use your head, idiot. "

With these words, the young girl sprinted again, under the astonished gaze of the boy.

"No need to ask who's giving the orders. " He noticed, following her.