I'm eating! - 24

Abydos High School Countermeasures Committee.

 

 

 

Abydos Autonomous District where desertification is steadily progressing.

Students and residents are leaving.

The debt shows no signs of decreasing.

 

 

 

To revive Abydos High School, a school in a state of total chaos, they will continue to live their lives diligently today.

 

 

 

"Wow~♤ Long time no see, Nito-chan~♧"

 

 

 

"Uh-huh... Hello, Nonomi."

 

 

 

The entire Countermeasures Committee gathered in the clubroom.

 

 

 

"Senior? Who is this kid?"

 

 

 

Sensei went out to buy sushi with Shiroko, so now it's just me and them.

 

 

 

And Serika?

I'm older than you, you know?

 

 

 

"Serika-chan, you shouldn't treat her like a child~☆"

 

 

 

Ah, wait a minute.

Could it be...?

 

 

 

"Why?"

 

 

 

"She asked me to~♧"

 

 

 

I couldn't lift my face.

 

 

 

Why are you bringing that up now...?

 

 

 

"Really...? She looks like a kid no matter how you look at her... Is she older than she looks...?"

 

 

 

"Nope~ She'll be in high school next year~♧ Her name's Nito, and she came to school today for a tour~♤"

 

 

 

"Uuuuu..."

 

 

 

"Hmm~."

 

 

 

What is it?

Why are you looking at me like that?

 

 

 

"Nito, do you want to enroll in Abydos?"

 

 

 

"Huh...?"

 

 

 

Suddenly, Serika started trying to recruit me to Abydos.

 

 

 

Nonomi and Ayane sighed and looked on, but they didn't stop her.

 

 

 

What's Hoshino doing?

She's sleeping, of course.

 

 

 

"It's not such a bad place!"

 

 

 

It wouldn't be such a bad place.

Maybe in about five years.

 

 

 

"Hmm... I'll think about it."

 

 

 

"Okay! And... Oh, that reminds me, I haven't introduced myself yet. I'm Kuromi Serika."

 

 

 

Yeah, I knew that.

 

 

 

"I-I'm Okusora Ayane! Nice to meet you!"

 

 

 

Ayane squeezed in and introduced herself too.

 

 

 

"I'm Aoi Nito..."

 

 

 

"Yeah! Nito! Do you want to call me Senior?"

 

 

 

Serika seems determined to get me to enroll.

 

 

 

"That's a bit..."

 

 

 

 

"Ugh... Then at least use polite language! We're older than you!"

 

 

 

 

That's... true for now...

 

 

 

 

"Yes..."

 

 

 

 

There, are honorifics.

 

 

 

 

"Yeah!"

 

 

 

Serika is very happy.

She's cute.

 

 

 

 

If she wasn't taller than me, that is.

 

 

 

 

"Hehe... Then..."

 

 

 

 

Creak-

Thud-!

 

 

 

 

"I'm back, Nito!"

 

 

 

 

"Welcome back."

 

 

 

 

Just as Serika was about to say something, Sensei and Shiroko returned.

 

 

 

 

"Shiroko-senpai? Who's that next to you...?"

 

 

 

 

"Just a normal adult. They said they're a guest at school."

 

 

 

 

Compared to Shiroko's madness, Sensei's specs seem pretty normal too.

 

 

 

 

"A guest at school?"

 

 

 

 

 

"Hmm..."

 

 

 

 

 

"Nice to meet you~."

 

 

 

 

 

Sensei greets cheerfully.

He wasn't mistaken for a corpse like in the main story.

 

 

 

 

 

I could've really buried him...

 

 

 

 

 

"Wow- I'm surprised. It's been a while since a guest visited our school."

 

 

 

 

 

"R-right... Were there any guests who would visit our school...?"

 

 

 

 

 

Ayane, you wrote the letter, didn't you?

Do you have selective amnesia?

 

 

 

 

 

"I'm the teacher in charge from Schale. Please take care of me."

 

 

 

 

 

You're just a parachute hire, aren't you?

Aren't you being too pretentious?

 

 

 

 

"Oh, wow?! No way?!"

 

 

 

 

"What?! He was the teacher from the Federal Investigation Club Schale?!"

 

 

 

 

 

"Wow~☆ Our request for support has been accepted! I'm glad, Ayane-chan!"

 

 

 

 

 

"Yes! Finally... we can receive ammunition and supplies."

 

 

 

 

 

Seeing them so happy makes me feel strange.

 

 

 

 

Sensei can be a source of hope for these kids.

He only makes me feel uncomfortable, though.

 

 

 

 

Still, that's that, and,

 

 

 

 

"...Sushi."

 

 

 

 

"Oh, here."

 

 

 

 

 

"Hehe..."

 

 

 

 

 

Sushi is sushi.

 

 

 

 

 

Yum-

 

 

 

 

 

I went to the corner of the desk and started eating sushi.

 

 

 

 

 

I was worried that the high temperature of Abydos would make the sushi taste weird, but it was in great condition.

 

 

 

 

 

"That reminds me, Nito-chan, you're wearing a school uniform?"

 

 

 

 

 

"Where's that school uniform from?"

 

 

 

 

 

My mood soured again.

 

 

 

 

 

I was eating well, why are you suddenly bringing up the school uniform?

 

 

 

 

 

I stood up, holding my sushi.

 

 

 

 

 

I should eat alone in another empty classroom.

 

 

 

 

 

"Ah, she's gone..."

 

 

 

 

 

"Did we say something wrong?"

 

 

 

 

 

"Haha..."

 

 

 

 

 

Only Sensei, who knew the reason, laughed awkwardly.

 

 

 

 

 

ㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡ

 

 

 

 

 

Nito left.

She's probably still in the school, though.

 

 

 

 

 

I guess she got uncomfortable when we started talking about the school uniform and left.

 

 

 

 

 

Judging by the fact that she dropped out and her reaction, she clearly doesn't have very good memories of her alma mater.

 

 

 

 

 

I was looking at the door that Nito had gone through...

 

 

 

 

 

Bang Bang Bang Bang Bang Bang-!

 

 

 

"G-Gunshots?!"

 

 

 

 

 

Noisy sounds and gunshots rang out loudly from outside.

 

 

 

 

 

"Wah?! A large number of armed personnel are approaching the school! I think it's the Helmet Gang!"

 

 

 

 

"These guys...! They're coming again."

 

 

 

How can an armed group's name be Helmet Gang...?

 

 

 

 

"I brought Hoshino-senpai! Senpai, wake up! Wake up already!"

 

 

 

 

"Ugh... It's not time to wake up yet."

 

 

 

 

How can she sleep so peacefully when it's this noisy?

 

 

 

 

 

"Hoshino-senpai! The Helmet Gang is attacking again! And this person is a teacher from Schale."

 

 

 

 

 

"Oh my~ That's a big deal... Ugh. And nice to meet you, Teacher."

 

 

 

 

 

"Wake up, Senpai! It's an emergency! Get your gear! We have to protect the school!"

 

 

 

 

 

"Yaaawn... Ugh. Geez, these Helmet Gang guys are bothering me when I'm trying to sleep."

 

 

 

 

Naps are important, that's true.

Nito also slept a lot until a month ago.

 

 

 

 

Wait, Nito?

 

 

 

 

"Nito! We have to get Nito!"

 

 

 

 

"Nito...? Why is she here...?"

 

 

 

 

Everyone was shocked, except Hoshino, who had been asleep and hadn't grasped the situation properly.

 

 

 

 

Clank-

 

 

 

 

"Let's charge straight ahead. We don't have to worry about ammo and supplies with the Sensei's visit."

 

 

 

 

"Yeah, let's all rescue Nito-chan together ☆"

 

 

 

 

"I'll take charge of the situation. Teacher, please support us from here!"

 

 

 

 

So, we set off to rescue Nito, who was probably trembling alone.

 

 

 

 

The Helmet Gang, true to their casually named group, fell like autumn leaves in the wind.

 

 

 

 

But then we accidentally let one escape,

 

 

 

 

And she went into a classroom,

 

 

 

 

"Don't move! I'll shoot if you move!"

 

 

 

 

"Hiiik?!"

 

 

 

 

Nito, who was in the classroom, was taken hostage.

 

 

 

 

"W-Wait a minute! Calm down!"

 

 

 

 

"I-I said I'll shoot if you move!"

 

 

 

 

"Teacher, she's the last one! But..."

 

 

 

 

"Eek!"

 

 

 

 

"Huek?!"

 

 

 

 

The last one was so excited that it was impossible to reason with her.

 

 

 

 

Nito trembled every time she made a threat, as she was extremely scared.

 

 

 

 

Just when the standoff seemed like it would never end,

 

 

 

 

Boo hoo...

 

 

 

 

"Huh?"

 

 

 

 

"Eh?"

 

 

 

 

"W-Wait-"

 

 

 

 

"Hueeng! Hwaaang! Hueeeng!"

 

 

 

 

Nito got so scared that she started crying.

 

 

 

 

"H-huh?"

 

 

 

 

"She cried!"

 

 

 

 

When Nito cried loudly, it was the Helmet Gang member who was flustered instead.

 

 

 

 

"Wow... she's crying..."

 

 

 

 

"I-I'm sorry! Don't cry!"

 

 

 

 

"Hwaaeeh!"

 

 

 

 

The girl tried to comfort Nito, who was sobbing sadly, but it was no use.

 

 

 

 

"Hwaeeh!"

 

 

 

 

"C-Calm down-"

 

 

 

 

Thwack-!

 

 

 

 

Thud.

 

 

 

 

Shiroko knocked out the girl, who had turned her back to comfort Nito.

 

 

 

 

Nonomi took Nito out of the classroom to comfort her, who was still crying.

 

 

 

 

So, despite the crisis, the incident was resolved.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡ

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Sniff..."

 

 

 

 

 

"There, there, it's okay now, Nito-chan~."

 

 

 

 

 

"Sniff..."

 

 

 

 

Why are you doing this to me when I was just eating...?

I couldn't even eat properly because of you guys!

 

 

 

 

I resented the Helmet Gang in my heart.

 

 

 

 

I couldn't even eat my sushi properly because of you!

I ended up crying in front of them!

 

 

 

 

And... I'm too weak...

 

 

 

 

I resented myself.

 

 

 

 

What a shitty life...