Before transmigrating to the comprehensive anime world, Shiraishi Kawa naturally had a driver's license, but he hadn't touched a car in so many years, and he was driving a school bus at that.
Being able to reach the destination smoothly was already quite good.
After all, the goal was to attract the zombies around the street. Utilizing the zombies' sensitivity to sound, he kept the horn pressed at its loudest throughout the journey.
Attracting all the zombies wandering the streets.
This action also broke the tranquility of the night. Many houses where survivors lived turned on their lights, wanting to scold him.
But
When the survivors saw the countless zombies attracted by the school bus horn, following behind, their annoyance at being disturbed instantly vanished.
More than that, there was gratitude.
"Reputation +1"
Shiraishi Kawa didn't drive fast, to prevent the zombies behind from losing their target. With the windows open, the cool night breeze constantly brushed his face.
Sitting in the passenger seat
was Busujima Saeko, wearing her Fujimi Academy school uniform. If they were in a shelter, even if she wore clothes that barely covered her body, she wouldn't mind at all in front of the person she liked.
But if they were going out... Busujima Saeko had no such thoughts. She wanted to show all her tenderness to Shiraishi Kawa. She hadn't brought any weapons when they left.
No need at all.
Through the rearview mirror of the school bus, countless corpses could be seen, with even more rushing out from the surrounding streets and alleys.
"…"
The road, which wasn't particularly wide to begin with, had some vehicles that had collided and caught fire, to some extent obstructing traffic.
However… looking at Shiraishi Kawa's composed expression, there was an infinite sense of security.
With the swaying caused by the vehicle turning, and Busujima Saeko's personally measured large chest, Shiraishi Kawa had no time to care about such things.
Having initially unlocked the Student profession, his driving was gradually becoming proficient.
"Detected that the skill 'Driving' is currently available for learning. Would you like to learn it?"
"…"
Shiraishi Kawa, who had originally intended to use the zombies' sensitivity to sound to farm monsters before leaving, hadn't expected such a pleasant surprise.
A skill popped up from the proficiency panel.
It seemed a bit out of place for the "Student" profession, but upon closer thought, it made sense—who said a driving school student wasn't a student?
"Learn!"
"…"
With the "Driving" skill successfully mastered, Shiraishi Kawa could clearly feel his control over the school bus, which he had only barely managed to drive before, significantly improve.
The destination for attracting the corpses this time was a city park passed on the way from Fujimi Academy to Minami Rika's home.
There weren't many shelters around, allowing the attraction to be maximized.
The area was easily accessible from all directions.
The school bus horn could attract the corpses to the greatest extent.
"I don't know why… Shiraishi-kun's driving skills are improving so quickly." Busujima Saeko, sitting in the passenger seat, felt it most distinctly.
Watching the vehicle charge up the bicycle lane.
She knew clearly.
They had reached the final destination.
Shiraishi Kawa propped the steering wheel's horn with a wooden stick, the continuous noise so deafening that even Busujima Saeko felt it. She then exited the passenger seat.
Although she hadn't experienced doing that in the school bus.
She also knew that the serious business was most important.
Stepping onto the ground again.
She looked at the zombies continuously running towards them and asked, "Shiraishi-kun, what should we do now? The zombies are all coming."
"Find a relatively safe place, and then we wait."
Zombies have no vision, only sensitive hearing. Each time he recovered full Mana, it took 30 minutes, so he definitely had to maximize its effect.
Go big!
Facing the tide-like surge of corpses, Shiraishi Kawa had no intention of dealing with them individually. To Busujima Saeko's surprise, he embraced the girl.
Using his powerful physique, enhanced by Mana Release, he looked towards the signal tower three hundred meters ahead and decisively moved forward.
"…"
What did it feel like to be held in his arms?
Busujima Saeko only felt her heart racing madly. The romance she had once fantasized about was probably like this, feeling the whistling wind by her ears.
Her vision changed rapidly.
In a brief moment of distraction.
They were already on top of the nearly fifty-meter-high signal tower, where a narrow platform with handrails was set up for maintenance workers.
They were very close.
The wind at high altitude was cool at night, blowing Busujima Saeko's hair and even gently lifting her green ultra-short pleated skirt.
She could feel the warmth radiating from Shiraishi Kawa's body.
"…"
Busujima Saeko briefly surveyed the surroundings, which were all unlit buildings. Unable to suppress the stirring in her heart, she Actively lift the skirt.
The skirt was empty underneath.
With her hands on the railing, she simply looked back at the man who had captured her heart, not speaking, but the girl's blush surpassed all love words in the world.
"What kind of strange exhibitionist play is this?"
"…"
Although Busujima Saeko was a third-year senior, Shiraishi Kawa, who held the "Student" profession and had consistently ranked first in the general affairs for seniors, was very confident in completing this fill-in-the-blank question!
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Time passed without knowing how long.
Looking at Busujima Saeko, who refused to give up, her legs weak and kneeling on the platform cushioned by her pleated skirt, and Shiraishi Kawa, who understood the principle of slow and steady, he turned his gaze to the distance.
The school bus's amplified horn had maximized its attraction, and the corpses were squeezed together, completely surrounding the vehicle.
The exact number was hard to say.
But at least 3,000 to 4,000 zombies, now in Shiraishi Kawa's eyes, were simply a perfect experience package!
Carrying Megumin's staff with him.
He decisively activated the skill.
The ultimate offensive magic from the konosuba world, a continuous stream of Mana poured into the staff, and the red orb glowed.
The pure Mana Release was amplified.
It transformed into a Mana vortex gathering above the target bus, even changing the color of the dark night sky, completely draining all his Mana.
Shiraishi Kawa didn't hesitate and decisively detonated it!
"Explosion!"
The instantly detonated powerful Mana vortex, with its soaring flames, completely lit up the night sky, and the shockwave shattered the windows of houses around the park.
The terrifying explosion brought a unique experience to the sleeping survivors in the night.
"You successfully killed a corpse, gaining experience +50."
"You successfully killed a corpse, gaining experience +50."
…"Current level increased: Lv4→Lv5"
"Archmage Lv4 (Breakthrough possible)"
"Basic Skill: Explosion Magic Lv5 (Max)"
"Skill Points gained: 1"
"Evolution Points gained: 1"
…"Profession 3: Holy Sword User current level increased: Lv5→Lv6"
"Skill Points gained: 1"
"Evolution Points gained: 1"
"Good harvest."
Feeling the power of Explosion Magic, a faint smile hung on Shiraishi Kawa's face. The reputation gained from attracting and clearing zombies for the surrounding survivors finally had a use.
And when the "Archmage" profession reached its maximum level, the prompt on the proficiency panel reappeared.
"Profession 'Archmage' has reached its maximum level, blank profession panel has been activated!"