CH. 20: Confession

The school bus moved through roads raging with chaos.

Everywhere in Japan.

No, in the entire world.

The people scurried on the streets, yelling, pleading to God to grant them mercy.

This earned them nothing.

No one dared to fight the overwhelming odds.

Among them, only a few bothered to protect their family; otherwise, none cared for their loved ones getting chewed alive by them.

The Undead.

The fierce creatures destined to cause massacre everywhere, yet they came into existence for the sake of strengthening me.

My nourishment, XP.

This carnage was within my estimation, but watching the chaos unfold from the front seat left me bitter.

Brushing away the hesitation, I turned to Shizuka driving rather shakily. The sight of her knockers jiggling with every turn of steering made me smile.

"Aa-kun, why are you grinning like a fool?" She glanced my way and asked.

"If admiring my beautiful nee-san makes me a fool, then I might be the biggest fool in the world."

*Ding!*

[—Shizuka Mirakawa: Affection +4]

That was easy.

"Mou, don't sweet-talk your older sister," She lightly scolded, but the corners of her lips arched up.

"But I only told the truth. Nee-san is the prettiest woman in the world."

*Ding!*

[—Shizuka Mirakawa: Affection +3]

*Screech*

I grasped the steering before the bus fell crashed.

"Aa-kun, stop it. Let me drive in peace."

She restarted the bus.

"All right. Nee-san, tell me if you find any strong undead blocking the way." I got off the seat and brushed her cheeks. "I know you are nervous about parents and Rika. So first drive to her house."

"But Rika is on her duty at the airport."

"We can check it out to be fully assured."

Her eyes still seemed unconvinced. "What about the parents of others?"

"For me, nee-san's wishes will always come first. Understood?"

"Aa-kun…"

*Ding!*

[—Shizuka Mirakawa: Affection +2]

I gave a pinch on her soft cheeks and whirled around. They all had shocked expressions except the group of Kazu Ishii, Komuro, Kohta, Saya, and Busujima sisters sitting on the front side. Rei, on the other hand, stared at Aimi with stars in her eyes as though looking at her idol.

Well, it wasn't strange considering what the shit teacher did to her. He held her back one year for the deal he made with his father, who wanted to humiliate Rei's father.

Putting that aside, there was the sexiest girl in the Fujimi Academy, Miku Yuuki, staring at me with eyes similar to a beast. The same girl who indulged in orgy inside this same bus.

She is one girl I'd rather distance myself from. Women like her were all over me when I was a young master. They were only after my favor, my wealth, or after my looks.

The type I hated the most.

"Does anyone here have questions?"

"Me, I got a question!" Miku raised her hand. "Marikawa-san, are you single?"

"For someone like you, I won't ever be single. Next?"

Miku's face cramped from my unintended jab. Girls like her were the ones who made my life living hell. Even my family did nothing when the ones asking about me were the heirs of other families.

"I wanted to ask where are we going?" asked Kazu Ishii as he adjusted his glasses.

"Now we are talking. We will go to the apartment of my nee-san's friend. It's nice and cozy and undead won't be able to disturb us there."

"What about our families?"

"What will we do now?"

The voice came from the right side of the bus. A girl with dark blue hair, glasses, and a cute face. Sitting on her side was a redhead with hazel brown eyes.

I should know them from the series…

Wait! They are the bisexual duo from the series.

"Look at the streets. The thing we can do now is focus on surviving. Until we get some suitable weapons, we will not go out of our way to help anyone."

"Why did she kill Shido-sensei?" Miku questioned in a sharp tone.

"Ask her yourself." I shrugged and sat beside Saya.

"How are your wounds now?"

My question earned a "hmph!" from the tsundere. I sighed before shaking my head.

"Never thought Takagi's household daughter would be this ungracious."

"W-Who is being ungrateful you bastard?" She turned to the window. "Thanks…"

A small heart flew above her head.

*Ding!*

[—Saya Takagi: Affection +3]

I grinned where she wasn't able to see. It's really fun messing with a tsundere, although their curses get on my nerves sometimes.

"Now, was it that hard thanking someone who saved your life?"

She faced me again, her sharp fiery orange eyes locked with mine.

"What do you want? My power or my family's influence…"

"It seems I'm mistaken here. I don't want the girl from the Takagi household, not the girl wielding an absurd power." I reached out and patted her head. "What I want is you, the girl known as Saya."

"Wha!"

Saya's confused voice echoed on the bus. I kept rubbing the head when she lost herself in confusion. Her face turned red, the blush even reached her ears, turning them beet-red.

A cute heart floated above her head.

*Ding!*

[—Saya Takagi: Affection +13]

"S-Stupid asshole, people dying out there and you are trying to... propose a woman here?!"

Stopping the head pats, I leaned on the comfy seat and folded my arms.

"Then it gives me more reasons to confess to the girl I like, isn't it? You never know what will happen tomorrow, so am I wrong to achieve a bit of happiness before something bad transpires in this post-apocalyptic world?"

Only the bus vroom and undead groans in the distance answered me.

Saya would most likely reject me, but I still went ahead and did it. After all, she had a crush on Komuro in the series.

"You can take your time if you want… But I only have two or three days before we separate."

"... What is that supposed to mean?"

"I will go around the world to clear the undead. That's what the Goddess told me." I turned to her and smiled. "Please answer before that, if you can."

It seemed like I forced her to accept my confession. But it was the only way to interact with a tsundere like her.

I had to be more direct or she will take forever to come face to face with her feelings.

"AA-KUN!!! Some people are blocking the path ahead!"

"Coming!"

I rushed over to the driving seat and through the front windshield, the true face of humanity came into my view…