Safe Haven

The group took Hayashi's hand, each of them taking a finger on his hand as he stuffed the book into his pocket then looked at the zombies and put his hand out to them reflexively, the words coming out of his mouth before he could even think to say them.

"Harvest Materials."

The moment his words slipped out the corpses began to glow and turn into dust, glowing orbs flew over to his hand, a bright light flashed in his palm as he closed it, the light dimming until there was no light, the others seemed amazed as they could see this ability, Tetsu looking back felt a bit stupid, but went back to the serious note.

"Are you all ready?"

Tetsu asked them as he helped Saito up while putting Sato on his back, she seemed to still be sleeping peacefully.

"Mhm,"

Chiba and the rest of the group answered with determination in their eyes.

"Well, I'll be damned...Alright, team just stay close to me while I take out the zombies who choose to get in our way!"

Tetsu smiled before hearing a pinging noise as he looked at the system window once again this time as it appeared over his slingshot, the second skill of his production class had just met its requirements as he read the notification to himself.

"Would you like to upgrade [Hornet Emperor] (string) using the ability [Create Arms]? I need to get away from everyone...I can't do this right now!"

The doors burst open as he made the signal to run they would all run towards the main building and only a small amount of zombies came out from behind trees and bushes and even the flower bed he shoots them all by locking onto them and putting all of them down with a headshot. The rest kept running towards the main building, but there was one thing they weren't expecting, the rest of the kids in the main building had been barricaded to their disappointment.

Sugimoto had yelled out to Tetsu. "Hey! the door's locked from the inside!"

"Well you know, this is the apocalypse right?"

Tetsu yelled back to him while coming over after defeating and harvesting the zombies.

Sato responded to Tetsu "What does that have to do with anything?"

Tetsu smiled. "It means the rules no longer apply to us", he grinned while loading and aiming his slingshot at the window before shooting at the middle of the frame shattering the whole thing.

"Your one crazy dude...I gotta admit it, you really had no hesitation to break the window...I like your style!"

He seemed to have a smile on his face as he climbed through the window, the rest also climbed through the window, Tetsu was the last and he jumps through, the other students look at them, and an awkward silence filled the air.

"Well hello to all of you!"

Hayashi said to the rest of the dumbfounded students as they look all of them up and down before everyone starts getting up and getting a bit close as the new group backs up.

"What's going on guys? Why are you getting so close?" Tetsu backs up awkwardly

One kid speaks up. "Maybe they have food!"

Another speaks up "Kick them out they could be infected!"

After those two students spoke up the rest looked at them with different faces now, multiple boys came up front as well as a few girls, instead of protecting them, they tried to separate them, one tried to take Hayashi's bookbag.

"Hey! I got his bag! maybe it has food in it!" A purple-haired delinquent-looking student had a hand on his bag while Tetsu was wearing it.

"Hands off!" Tetsu shouted, this time arming the slingshot with a dome-like round, and shot his hand as the student let go.

"Go and lick your wounds!"

"Eww, maybe they're infected! we should get rid of them." A few girls had grabbed Saito and Ishioka by the hair, legs and arms, and even clothes until one student recognized Tetsu as his mask was ripped off his face.

"HEY!! LET GO OF HIM!!"

A giant's voice bellows suddenly scaring most of the students.

"I'm sure the Student Council President would deal with you appropriately." The gentle giant spoke as he had two smaller kids than him in his hand, gently dragging them.

"Are you all ok?" Takao held his hand out as they all got up.

"What took you so long big guy?" Hayashi asked as he grinned

"I couldn't recognize you with the mask on, sorry Hayashi-san"

"It's alright ya big lug, how's apocalypse life going for ya?" Hayashi smiled a bit

"Uhh sorry to cut you off but...do you know this giant among men?" Doi looked at Haruto

"Of course I do, everyone should know his name by now" Hayashi pointed his finger at Doi

"This guy is my Best Friend!"Tetsu remarked proudly

"I'm Takao Haruto, nice to meet you."

Haruto put a giant hand forward as the rest of the students looked at them

"I honestly wonder how you could be so casual despite nearly getting ambushed, it always surprises me."

A female voice blared from the stairs as everyone now focused their attention on her.

"Student Council President..." Takao noticed her standing as if she were a general commanding her army.

"If there was anyone who could make the toughest guys cry for their mommies... it's her...Baisho Akari... " Sato whispered to Hayashi

"Onee-san.." Baisho mumbled under his breath

Akari noticed her brother and then looked at Hayashi "You must have saved my brother, Akihito, along with the others, as student council president, I thank you"

"It's no problemo it's just my thing"

"However! you chose to risk all their lives to get here."

Tetsu moved back.

"Sure, they may have gotten here safely but could you take responsibility should anyone have died? Would it haunt you, could you sleep knowing one died in your grand ploy!?"

Akari looked down at Tetsu as everyone had suddenly become quiet and Tetsu looked at them.

{"Damned traitors where was all that spunk you all had a minute ago!?"}, before he just sighs.

"Yes, I can take responsibility, and willing to take responsibility!" His eyes shine as the light coming through the windows made his face visible but the moment the light only shines on his eyes, the atmosphere becomes heavy and silent, it felt as if there was a forest of red eyes only showing his intent and will which scared many students and instilled a sense of fear.

"Alright, I've seen what you're made of, so I wish to ask you a favor, not just you Hayashi Tetsu but for the ones willing to fight."

She dropped a bundle of wooden Kendo swords tied by a single long piece of fabric, as they clunked onto the ground, the fabric becoming undone

"I ask you to help me fight...I can't believe I'm saying this...The Zombie Apocalypse"

"You've finally swallowed your pride as president, I appreciate it, I will help you fight" Tetsu stepped up and picked up one of the swords and spins it before gripping it.

"I too will fight. I can't leave my savior alone..and do nothing!" Feuki picked up a sword. "Let's do it."

As those two picked up the swords, a few more students started to pick up the wooden swords saying that they would join this fight then another girl speaks up, it seemed to be Saito this time awake as she had found some bows from the Archery team room

"I-I found some more weapons!"

The pink-haired girl stuttered as she dropped the bows gently and put down some quivers as she was only able to pick up 3 quivers and had 8 bows in her arms, the Archery team had run over to her and picked up the bows and quivers, each member then bows to Saito.

"Now we can join in this fight!" The Archery team yelled as Saito smiled

"Alright then!, Now that the Combat Team has assembled themselves, Architectural team you are with me, I want all hands on deck!"

The Architectural class as well as most of the athletes, jocks, and fraternity groups follow the student council President.

"Combat Team! You are with me!"

Tetsu along with the Archery and Kendo teams went out the doors of the front quietly, The Kendo team along with Tetsu played the vanguard while the Archery Team covered their flank Tetsu seemed to be getting most of the kills but compared to the combat team, it didn't seem to be that many as most of them had gotten 2 or 3 zombies Tetsu had already managed to immediately take down 5 all while helping his allies.

"This guy is good..." One Kendo student said

"Yeah..assaulting them with his slingshot as if it were a dagger and even shooting the ones we couldn't take down in one strike. He fights as if he were a soldier..." The moment he said that Hayashi snapped out of his trance. "Don't be silly, a soldier would never use a slingshot as a weapon."

Hayashi said as he could only think

{"Is this guy another Regressor like me? No don't overthink things it may be because I did something unnatural, keep it cool Hayashi"}

"Who knows you could be the first haha," the kid said jokingly

"Heh, funny, [Harvest]!" He raised his hand towards the closest zombie corpse as it began to turn into dust as a glowing orb floats above it and goes into Hayashi's hand, the other zombie corpses reacted the same way as multiple glowing orbs made their way into his hand as the combat team noticed the corpses disappearing they became tense and stood shoulder to shoulder with each other.

"There's no need to be on guard all I did was harvest them, that's normal!"

"O-Okay..." Fueki spoke on behalf of the Kendo team. "is there anything helpful to anyone here? resources of any sort?" she asked.

"Let me check...System!, umm...Inventory?" Hayashi wasn't really sure how it worked still besides using his abilities.

"PING!" The system followed through with his commands and shows him everything he's collected from the zombies he's slain and harvested so far, The rest

"Ok, there may be a few resources 5 planks of wood and scrap metal as well as 6 cloth that's all I've got.."

He looked at an additional item, Zombie Fangs as he looked at them, he was prepared to throw them away before shaking his head "Everything in the apocalypse has a use, let's go back!".

Once he shouted the order the combat team smiled and laughed in celebration before picking up the arrows.

"WHOHOO!!" The team shouted as they went back into the school, meanwhile, the council president was trying her best as she organized the architectural team, ordering them to make do with the supplies they had making more defenses for the building they were all hiding in as the Combat team returned on the inside, the Kendo team took off their armor and the Archery team put down their bows and arrows.

"Great, your all back...We need as many hands-on decks as we can get!"

One girl was getting annoyed "Ugh..why is she barking orders? she's not the president anymore, why are we even listening to her?"

"Hey stop it...Without her we wouldn't be here, we would still be hiding...and afraid not knowing what to do, be grateful!" Another female student retorted to her

"What do you know!?" as the two were about to fight, Hayashi stepped between the two.

"Please, if you can, refrain from violent acts, thank you"

The two girls glared at each other before leaving "Hmph!" both pouted as they went their separate ways.

"Why must women be so harsh to other women?" Tetsu sighed.

"Well, women aren't the only cruel ones. Suzuki and his thugs have taken over the lunch room..." Doi seemed to be scratching his head.

Tetsu smiled, a wide grin plastered across his face. "You guys made my life hell last time, let's consider this as payback! I look forward to my revenge!"

"They must have done something pretty messed up if you gonna take revenge despite how...steely you are.."

"Those guys bullied me to an extent..before the apocalypse...but now they wish to steal what everyone else has been guarding. I'll pay them back twofold, no, a hundredfold!!"

Tetsu said now going to the cafeteria but the doors were guarded by some of Suzuki's thugs.

"Let me pass.." Hayashi said to the two.

"Hey, don't you understand? The lunch room belongs to us! get lost!" He pushed Tetsu back as he caught himself.

"If that's how it is...Can't say I didn't ask nicely!" He chose to attack the two guarding the door despite being outnumbered as he started to scuffle with them.

"Get back loser!" The other guard tried to punch Hayashi in the face

"Too slow! Hee hee!" Hayashi pulled a Michael Jackson and avoided the punch making the second guard punch the first guard in the face.

"Hahahahaha!" Tetsu laughed as the two guards looked at each other.

"Hey! Careful where you punch!" The first guard reprimanded the second guard

"Sorry! This dude is slippery!" The second guard complained

All while the two guards squabbled, in another comical moment, ties their shoelaces together and attempted to enter the lunch room only to be stopped again.

"Hey, we said the Lunchroom belongs to us!" Guard 1 tells Hayashi while pushing him with one hand only to suddenly realize he was falling Hayashi only backed up even more as Guard 1 fell on his face only for guard 2 to trip over him.

"Hey!, Get over here! And get offa me!" Guard 2 tried to push guard 1 off him

Guard 1 pushes his hands on the floor making an attempt to get up, flinging himself onto his back, making Guard 2 groan and scream in pain and irritation.

"What are you doing ya, idiot!?"

"He-he tied our shoes together!"

"That bastard when I get my hands on hi-AUGH!"

"Sorry but I gotta deal with your boss..." Hayashi had a wicked smile on his face, his eyes radiated bloodlust as he successfully entered the lunchroom, while walking on the two guards.

"Hey, is a Suzuki here?" The moment he would ask that question he feels a solid blow to the side of his face.

"What the!?" Hayashi dropped but used his foot to slide as far as he could. Opening his eyes he saw a distinguishable male and female as well as multiple brutes as he got up and looked around.

"Pffft what's this Idiot doing? Did we punch him so hard he lost all common sense" the distinguishable male laughed out.

"But to answer your question, I am Suzuki, Chisuke Suzuki"

"Oh my God babe, you're so bad!~"

the female compliments her boyfriend, Hayashi recognized her from before, she was one of the girls who were about to fight during the time the Architectural team was making basic defenses Hayashi took out his slingshot as it eerily glows again.

"PING" The system gave Hayashi a notification as he mumbled the words to himself

"Would you like to...[Hornet Emperor]'s (String)...Yes.."

"Don't ignore me! Get him!"

Suzuki yelled out to his team and they all ran at him as the Makeshift Rubber String that was attached to the slingshot became a [Refined Makeshift Paracord Band] while Hayashi ran away from the group trying to harm him.

"I'm not having this!" Hayashi said as he made use of his passive skill [Hunter's Physique] to outrun and outmaneuver his opponents, using his leg to trip them or shooting at them with his slingshot while Suzuki observed.

"That Slingshot has some sort of mysterious power...I want it... Get it for me you fools! He's only one person!"

Suzuki yelled at his followers as most of them were out of breath even if Hayashi was out of breath it wasn't as bad as the henchmen who were already tired out from Hayashi's strategy as he took advantage of his window of opportunity.

"Eye of the Hunter! Strong Shot!"

He called out the moves as he instantly locked on to each of the henchmen and shot them each in the head with non-lethal rounds only knocking out three of the seven henchmen.

"Anyone ever tells you that you are persistent?" Hayashi remarked at Suzuki and his henchmen

"Hahaha! As much as you've been avoiding us, you sure talk a lot"

One of the security guards panted as Hayashi shot another one right in the head with non-lethal "Shattering Dome rounds", the force of it shattering was enough to knock out most people if it made solid contact, however, this guard didn't faint he only laughed.

"Ha! Did you think some kids' toy would be able to do any damage to me!?"

"You're a tough cookie huh? Let's see how long till you CRACK!"

Hayashi shot another round as the rest stepped back to protect Suzuki as well as the girl sitting with him. The shot connected and the marble shattered as the Henchman only stepped up to Hayashi with every shot that he tanked.

"Fall Already! Strong Shot!" Another strengthened shot came from Slingshot, Connecting with the guy again as he steps up to the tired Hayashi.

"I hate tough guys like you! Fall!"

Another shot is fired from the slingshot as they are finally facing to face now the henchman had a red and purple bruise from all the shots to the head that he tanked, however, Hayashi put his slingshot away and faced him head-on.

"Hey..what's your name?"

"Heh, you want to know now?"

"I only remember those who have given me troubles or treated me well"

"I'm Minoru Masaru,"

The crazed, durable male said as another female would enter the room, it wasn't an enemy but rather an ally as all the attention was now focused on her as Hayashi jumped back, this time in a protective stance.

"She has nothing to do with our fight! Leave her out of this!" Hayashi snarled at Suzuki

"Sorry but you are in no position to negotiate! Get her!" He pointed at her

"Please..do not worry about me. I came prepared.." The girl took out a wooden sword and then whispered into his ear "And reinforcements so please allow me to fight beside you."

"Permission granted!" Hayashi smiled as he directly charged Minoru.

"Let's see which lasts longer! My Stamina! or your Defense!"

TO BE CONTINUED...