Chapter 255 - The Dead, the Human Survivors, and the Gangs Part 2

Day 312: 12:25 P.M

(Kyosei's View)

Right now, the kitchen is getting crowded with the members of SDF as well as my companions before we merged with the former SDF. To avoid losing any kind of surveillance outside, our defensive outposts, the guards all shift on eating lunch. It's also a good idea to avoid overcrowding the kitchen.

The current waitresses serving food are the girls, Sakura, Chihaya, Mirai, and Penelope. They were quick with their jobs, quickly adapting to the job. Since they can't fight against the dead and has barely any training, they are contributing their parts by assisting the kitchen staff. I was going to return the tray of dishes when I heard the loud voice of Mr.Tanaka.

"Hey, you dipshits, stop crowding on the counter and get a move on! I know that you guys are all attracted to these girls but be mindful that the people on the line are also getting hungry! Stop dawdling you all and move once you get the food already!"

"Tch, I wanted to look at the pretty girls from time to time only to see a gorilla."

"I can hear you, you bastard! Do you want to experience pain again? HUH? CADET!?" Mr. Tanaka showed his menacing look.

"HIIIIIEEEEE! I'm so sorry Commander! Please! Anything but those!"

I shook my head and put the dishes back to the counter and left. As always, the kitchen is quite lively and even though our future is quite bleak, at least everyone can still laugh and enjoy a good meal with everyone, though I don't think I will laugh.

...

After the lunch break, everyone returned to their respective work and duties. That included me. Since I am only acting as a vice leader as Haru takes over the work of leading the forces, I have a much more easy time doing fieldwork at best and that is a much better job for me than to stare at papers conducting plans and doing many things to complete our defenses.

Into the armory, I saw Shu carrying a box of tools like screwdrivers and wrenches.

"Hey, there Kyosei. How is the work right now?"

"Same as always."

"Good. Anyways, I already checked your car and have already done some minor repairs on the damages that were inflicted on it last time. It was wreckage and it took me quite a bit of time to replace some of its parts."

"Is it going to be usable now?"

"Yep. Though I suggest you avoid using it as a bumper car as the bumper that was attached to it is not as tough as the first bumper that got smashed. Minimize doing so to keep the car's bumper last a little bit longer."

"I can't guarantee to do so but I will try to do it."

"Maybe you should just let those guys you called Big Man Joe and his group repair this sh*t and refit it to lessen the damage of the car and get more compatible to be used against the dead and bumping it everywhere."

Big Man Joe. Indeed, his help might get to help lessen the damage to the car's exterior. With all the dead and mutated creatures appearing, this would indeed help a lot. Maybe I will have to visit him sometime.

"I will keep that in mind."

Shu left as he has still some work to finish and he doesn't want to delay it, leaving me on the armory.

I picked up the case of the Piyavka Machete that I specifically requested on the Bang Gunstore to avoid other soldiers taking it since many of the soldiers just grab any weapon they can find and taking this would have been trouble for me.

Equipping the Piyavka Machete, I also grab my one favorite weapon that managed to last until now and has already taken much undead life though it no longer retains its silver color as it is now tinge with the red color of Piyavka added to it to make the kills using it against the dead more efficient than ever.

These two are my melee weapons and nothing more than that. Of course, I also picked up the guns. For these past months, using the guns in many encounters allowed me to slowly progress in getting proficient in shooting rifles and pistols without missing though it is not always accurate as I can mostly do headshots once it is just a few meters away. A lot farther than that would require immense luck to land it to where I wanted it to land.

My main choice of weapon is the AR15 as always as it is more balanced and much easier to control compared to the other rifles in our arsenal. I can also do a shotgun but I don't want to bring more than what I can bring like I used to because it is indeed quite troublesome.

As for the pistols, the Beretta pistol is always my trusty gun. It is also balanced and quite easy to use compared to the others like the Colt revolver.

I also checked the grappling hook if it is still functional and also stocked up throwing knives that were created by Kaito as he is an expert with it. It is also not that bad to use as it can be lethal and easy to hide and pull out, allowing for me to do quick attacks using it. I also wanted to have the hidden blade that I gave to Kaito last time but unfortunately, the Bang Gunstore no longer plans to use it as it is troublesome to create and takes a long time to create.

Once geared out and ready to go, I went out to the garage and saw my usual team, already geared out and no longer wears their usual uniforms of Kirishima High School.

"The heck are you wearing Kyosei? Do you still like to wear that student uniform of yours? Isn't it time for you to let it rest?" Souichi asked as he looked at my uniform from top to bottom.

"Don't judge my clothing. This uniform is much easier to move and perform my tasks than the normal civilian clothes."

"Just give it up Souichi, since Kyosei likes to wear that uniform, you should just let him be," Sena nonchalantly said while chewing some bubble gum.

"Now, now. Since it doesn't hinder our operations, there is no need to stop Kyosei from wearing what he wanted to wear. Besides, he is much more able to do his job well if he is comfortable with the clothes," Miyuki said smiling.

"There you go again, trying to defend and do reasons for him to do what he wants."

Souichi wanted to bicker more when Sgt. Tamaki arrived.

"Souichi, that's enough. I did not assign you to Kyosei's group to complain about the fashion sense of your leader. Anyways, the mission this time is to investigate the radio transmissions detected around the Shinsaibashi area. Due to this radio transmission, we detected multiple hordes of undead crowding on it. We want you to investigate it and if possible, clear out the dead trying to converge in there. Retreat if things are bleak and dangerous. It's alright to abandon the mission if it is impossible to do so. That's all, may you guys be safe on your way and return also safely. Goodluck."