"Be careful, Classmate Inaba. If it's really not possible, come back, we still have a chance. Don't do anything foolish."
Before leaving, Sakura Megumi worriedly instructed.
"Yes, don't worry, Sister Megumi. I won't do anything foolish, and I'm very confident, so just leave it to me."
"If I could be at ease, I wouldn't be so nervous. Honestly, as a teacher, I'm actually relying on a student, I'm really an unqualified teacher."
Shaking her head with a wry smile, Sakura Megumi realized that she was starting to rely on Inaba Tsukiyo. She was supposed to be the one everyone relied on, but now it had become Inaba Tsukiyo.
Letting her student bear the pressure for her, she really was an incompetent teacher.
Sakura Megumi reached out and hugged Inaba Tsukiyo in her full embrace, reaching out to stroke her soft hair.
Being so petite, Inaba Tsukiyo had to do such a dangerous thing. Sakura Megumi felt very guilty, but there was nothing she could do, because she was just an ordinary teacher.
The only thing she could do was to give her a little comfort like this.
Wakasa Yuri, Takenouchi Yuki, and Kurumi exchanged glances, learning from Sakura Megumi to hug Inaba Tsukiyo.
"This is really... warm. Hehe~ This feeling isn't too bad."
How to describe this feeling? The world is cold, only oppai can give me a little warmth?
Seriously... why did I suddenly think of such strange words? Could it be that I've been alone for too long, have I turned bad?
After chasing away the strange thoughts, Inaba Tsukiyo took Kurumi together to prepare to leave.
Kurumi held an iron shovel found on the Rooftop in both hands, her expression serious, giving people a feeling of sacrificing herself to blow up the bunker.
Although she couldn't see Kurumi's expression, she could feel her nervous emotions from Kurumi's heartbeat.
She patted Kurumi's shoulder, comforting her.
"Don't be so nervous, Kurumi. Most of the zombies are concentrated on the playground. There shouldn't be many zombies in the school building. Just solve the zombies in the school building, gradually solve the zombies outside, and then get the key to the iron gate."
The plan sounded very simple, just like one plus one equals two, but actually doing it wasn't that simple.
Even if she couldn't get the key to the iron gate, she still had a backup plan to use in the end.
Everyone could see Kurumi's nervous emotions, her tense body already showing her emotions.
"I understand. I'll do my best."
Nodding, Kurumi took a deep breath and said seriously.
After receiving Kurumi's response, Inaba Tsukiyo hung mikazuki munechika on the belt around her waist, waved to the others, and pulled Inaba Tsukiyo together to walk downstairs.
"Sister Megumi... Classmate Inaba and the others... are they really okay?"
Wakasa Yuri put her hands in front of her, looking worriedly at the backs of the two leaving.
Those were man-eating zombies, just the two of them, and they were still girls, could they really complete this mission?
Sakura Megumi shook her head. She also didn't know if Inaba Tsukiyo and Kurumi could complete it. There were no examples of this kind of thing at all, and there was no object that could be referred to.
"I believe in Classmate Inaba. We'll watch the situation outside from above. We just need to wait here for them to come back."
"Yes, I understand."
As soon as Inaba Tsukiyo and Kurumi went downstairs, they saw several zombies wandering in the corridor on the third floor.
The two easily solved these zombies and cautiously walked towards the second floor.
These zombies came in from outside last night. They originally thought there were only a few, but they didn't expect there to be nearly ten. Last night's actions had no effect at all.
In order to wait for the school bell to ring, Inaba Tsukiyo waited for several hours after getting up in the morning. She didn't expect that in this short period of time, these zombies had occupied the school building.
A large amount of noise entered her ears. This chaotic sound made Inaba Tsukiyo a little irritable. Neither the situation inside nor the situation outside was very good.
While cleaning up the zombies, Inaba Tsukiyo and the other came to the classroom office, where they found the classroom key.
In order to prevent the zombies from entering the classroom according to their subconscious habits, they prepared to lock all the classroom doors.
In the ensuing battle, Inaba Tsukiyo took the lead, with Kurumi assisting her.
The first strike of Inaba Tsukiyo's Un'yō was dubbed the "Invisible Demonic Sword," but that effect was limited to only the first strike; subsequent attacks wouldn't have it.
During the fight, Inaba Tsukiyo and Kurumi noticed that the zombies were very sensitive to sound.
Whenever Inaba Tsukiyo detected zombies inside a classroom, she would make some noise outside to attract them, then let Kurumi deal with them.
This wasn't out of laziness, but to cultivate Kurumi's combat abilities.
Compared to Inaba Tsukiyo, Kurumi had no combat experience, so Inaba Tsukiyo planned to nurture Kurumi's battle experience before formal training.
Although Inaba Tsukiyo's plan was good, she forgot a crucial issue: stamina.
Though Kurumi had previously been a member of the school's track and field club and had much better stamina than the average girl, her stamina quickly depleted.
Kurumi's breathing became ragged, and after the zombies on the third floor were dealt with, Kurumi's body was barely holding up.
'Am I reaching my limit? I could still push myself, but there would be significant repercussions afterward, so it's better to rest first.'
Balancing work and rest was important; Inaba Tsukiyo didn't want Kurumi to run out of energy before they even started dealing with the zombies on the First floor.
Kurumi was just an ordinary person, and an ordinary girl at that; pushing her too hard would go against her original purpose.
"Conserve your stamina, Kurumi. From now on, you can just watch from behind. Save all your energy for the very end."
"But... letting you do everything alone, this..."
"Are you underestimating me, Kurumi? Don't let my appearance fool you; my stamina is actually incredibly strong, perhaps even stronger than yours."
She wasn't the original Inaba Tsukiyo; while her past self had experienced periods of weakness, subsequent training had made her stamina incomparable to before.
Moreover, alaya seemed to have enhanced her physical fitness, making her stamina even more extraordinary than before.
Inaba Tsukiyo's words made Kurumi realize that, from the beginning until now, she hadn't seen Inaba Tsukiyo showing any signs of breathlessness.
'Do all people who train in Kendo have such good stamina?'
She looked so small, yet her stamina was so exaggerated. This both relieved Kurumi and left her somewhat disbelieving.
"Okay, I understand, Tsukiyo-chan."
She swallowed, feeling her throat dry, and looked at Inaba Tsukiyo with serious eyes.
Kurumi knew Inaba Tsukiyo was saying this out of consideration for her situation, so she naturally had no objections.
While speaking, Inaba Tsukiyo and Kurumi had already reached the stairs and were heading towards the second floor.
The zombies on the second floor were far more numerous than on the third, and Inaba Tsukiyo, bearing the brunt of the offense, lost count of how many strikes she delivered.
From the initial draws of her sword to the subsequent slashes, she utilized Un'yō's unique footwork to weave back and forth through the zombies, constantly reaping their lives.
There were zombies not only on the stairs but also a large number along the second-floor corridor.
She truly didn't understand. They had seen so many zombies gathered on the playground when they first came down, so why were there so many zombies inside the school building?
Although she wanted to figure out this question, now was not the time to think about it; all the zombies on the second floor had to be cleared out.
"Tsukiyo-chan."
Kurumi, standing behind, clearly noticed that the force and frequency of Inaba Tsukiyo's sword swings were continuously decreasing, a sign of her stamina dropping.
She really wanted to help, but Inaba Tsukiyo had told her to save her strength for the zombies below and not to act rashly.
Inaba Tsukiyo didn't stop to catch her breath. After an unknown number of slashes, she retreated in front of Kurumi and sheathed mikazuki munechika.
With this opening, the zombies on the second floor furiously charged at Inaba Tsukiyo and Kurumi, intending to tear them apart.
The so-called 'sword draw' of the Pill Self-Manifestation Style Iaijutsu is lauded as the "Instantaneous Slash."
It is said that a master of this style could consecutively strike a falling drop of water three times before it left the eaves.
"Three Slashes in an Instant"
"Cloud Radiance: Instant Light"
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Moving at a speed completely imperceptible to the human eye, Inaba Tsukiyo passed through the zombie horde in the blink of an eye, appearing behind them.
mikazuki munechika in her hand remained in a raised position, while the attacking zombies all sported massive wounds.
The zombies in the middle even had three huge cuts, their bodies sliced open and falling to the ground.
"Phew~ It's much more convenient to just go all out and take care of them all at once, rather than dealing with them one by one."
She let out a long sigh of relief, forcefully swung her sword to flick the blood off the blade, then walked over to the dumbfounded Kurumi and patted her shoulder.
"There are still zombies in the classrooms to deal with. Don't space out; that creates an opening, and you could easily be attacked."
"Oh... Oh! Oh!!!"
Snapping out of her daze, Kurumi nodded blankly, a shiver running through her as she looked at the bloody flesh lying on the ground.
So many zombies, all dealt with in just the blink of an eye? This was too terrifying.
She hadn't expected such a petite Inaba Tsukiyo to possess such terrifying combat power.
It took Inaba Tsukiyo about five minutes to clear out all the zombies in the classrooms.
The two didn't immediately go downstairs but rested by the stairs.
The second and third floors were now safe. Before going downstairs, Inaba Tsukiyo hadn't heard any strange sounds, so she could pretty much confirm that the zombies on these two floors had been cleared.
Now, the most important thing was the zombies on the First floor.
Although she didn't know how many zombies were on the First floor, having to find the key within the horde while dealing with them was indeed a difficult challenge.
"How much time until the bell rings, Kurumi?"
"Ten... ten minutes, Tsukiyo-chan."
Ten minutes left. Once the bell rang, no one knew what would happen.
"Let's go, Kurumi. Just a little more, and we'll be done."
"Mhm! Together."