Preservation

*Kiyoko Sasaki's POV*

//April 13, 2040//Friday//

"Oooh, So Hyakuzawa was the name of that war freak from earlier huh."

Raku has been asking me a lot of questions while we are finding a place to preserve Shinsuke's body.

He asked me who was the guy who punched the green-haired student earlier in the face.

"You really don't know any of those students we just met earlier?" I asked.

"Well, I have been focusing on composing, and writing music for a long time you know. I never had the time to check things about other people."

"Yeah, looks like it."

"But, you really are amazing, Sasaki. You know a lot about these people. Are you a stalker?"

"Shut up! If we are not carrying something right now, I have punched you in the gut for what you said."

"Yikes! You're scary…"

Seriously this guy! He is a calm person but at the same time, he does not care about what he is saying at all!

"Hey Sasaki, maybe we can place the body in that room?"

Raku pointed at a room labeled laboratory outside. We entered inside and saw a lot of advanced technologies used for experiments. The two of us looked for a machine that can reach a temperature to absolute zero, and luckily we found one. We placed Shinsuke's body inside the capsule and started the machine.

"Geez, my arms, and shoulders hurt with all that carrying."

"You have the guts to complain to a girl who is weaker than you."

"Oh, you're right. My bad, princess."

*SMACK*

I punched Raku in the gut as a punishment because of what he said.

"Ouch, what was that for?"

"That is for what you said right now, and earlier."

"Geez… Sorry."

We watched as Shinsuke's body was covered in ice because of the temperature drop inside the capsule.

I tried exploring for a bit to see what was inside this laboratory.

Thinking about it, the girl with Rabbit Ears is knowledgeable in the field of Biotechnology, and Medicine. If she started participating in fighting against Ichi, this might be useful not only for her but for us as well.

"Let's go."

I left the room, and Raku followed me outside.

"So, Sasaki, where are we going exactly?" Raku asked.

"The first thing we need to do is find everyone else."

"Huh, Isn't it dangerous to find the others? We are fighting to the death against each other, right?"

Raku has a point, even if he looks like a person who doesn't care at all about this whole situation, he is still a person who can't help but think about things that can cost his own life.

Just like the others, he is also afraid that if he starts to trust someone, they might kill him.

"Then if they are dangerous, why are you following me? You are trusting me too easily. What if I tried to kill you when your guard is down?"

"Well I mean, you could. But, Sasaki, you are a nice person."

"That is my point, I also want to reach out to them. They are also talented individuals, together we can fight back against Ichi. I am sure some of them are having those same thoughts but they just do not have the initiative to take action."

"Once again, you are right, Sasaki. Also, there is one more reason you can't kill me."

"And that is?"

"I am stronger than you, and you even admitted that yourself."

*SMACK*

"Ouch! That hurts... It's just a joke, Sasaki. Geez."

"Really, what is it with you? Anyway, we need to find the others, and I have a guess where they are."

It is exactly 12:00 pm in the afternoon right now. People just like me, are hungry at this time of the day.

I opened my phone to check the map that Ichi gave us to search for the location of the cafeteria with the assumption that there is a place where we can eat here inside this school.

The cafeteria is located one floor lower from where we are right now. I told Raku to go with me together into the cafeteria because there is a high chance that they are in there.

"Cafeteria? Are you sure they are in there? Besides, does Ichi have food provided for us to begin with?"

"If Ichi intends to lock us here in this place, it is most likely that he will also provide food for us. There is also a very high chance that all of them are in the cafeteria right now since that is the only place where we can get food."

"Well, you have a point."

Both of us walked to where the cafeteria is, and then suddenly, we heard a loud scream of a girl inside the cafeteria.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!"

******** TO BE CONTINUED ********