Chapter 51: Random Whispers

Some time passed and the two groups were ready for a sortie.

Shiro has already prepared, taking everything he needs. Namely, by taking “Tihar”.

He doesn’t need anything else right now… Well, except for the armor he made, but he rarely takes it off.

Shiro calmly walked through the camp with a “Quiet Man” on his back towards their “garage”, which consisted of five cars.

While he was actually walking, the people saw him, greeted him violently and whispered.

– Good morning Shirou-sama! two men carrying some materials shouted

– Morning. – he answered calmly with a smile and went on to his goal.

– I’ve seen how healthy he is! one whispered to the other.

– Yeah. I’m sure he can carry this bandura that we carry alone. And with one hand! –

– Of course it can. Haven’t you heard how he crumbles these creatures? No one can get away from him! When they meet him, they turn from a hunter into prey. –

– Yeah. I would have such power…–

– Are you kidding? At least we have a norm to carry such heavy loads, and you’re talking about his strength. – the worker grunted.

– Yes, who knew that there would be this fucking apocalypse! I’m just an ordinary clerk, not adapted to such loads. – he answered with resentment and irritation.

– Quiet! Don’t push it! At least we’re alive and well fed. We live under a roof and are protected from monsters. Believe me, now, in this “new” world, this is an unacceptable luxury. –

– Maybe you’re right…–

– Did you hear how our head annealed at night? –

– I heard. You can’t hear shit like that, even if you want to. Eh. Morikawa-san…–

– What are you doing? Did you like her or something? –

– And who didn’t like her? Have you seen her? Beautiful, kind, a little rustic, but it’s even good. – he said dreamily.

– You better forget it. Don’t even think about her now if you want to live. Yesterday, the whole camp heard that she was now under the protection of the boss. – a friend quickly brought him back to earth. –

– Yes, I understand. It’s just that she deserves more than just being someone’s mistress. –

– Hah! And, in my opinion, she just achieved what she wanted. Our boss is handsome, smart, strong and has a lot of power and as we found out f******ck lover. – he spoke to his friend without any emotion, but he just kept silent.

– The world has changed, my friend, the old rules have returned, the weak obey the strong. Even earlier, women mostly chose respectable men, what to say about the current time. – he said, sighing.

– Yes, I know, I know. – he said bitterly.

– And you don’t know, you remember. – .

Meanwhile, Shiro went on to his goal and did not listen to the whispers of people, as his thoughts were busy with other things.

After a short time, he met three women carrying the same materials as the men earlier.

– Hello Shirou-sama. – they shouted violently with smiles on their faces and eyes “shooting” at him.

– Good morning. – with a warmer smile, he replied and walked on.

– How handsome and courageous he is! – she whispered, looking at the hero’s back.

– Yeah. I wish I was under his “protection”. –

–Dreaming is harmless, Minami. To get to it, you need to go through Saeko-san. –

– What are you talking about anyway? Do you want to be his fifth or sixth mistress? The young girl said irritably.

– And what? a middle–aged woman asked her.

– Like what? Hanako, don’t you have any pride at all!? But what about love, feelings?! – she exclaimed.

– My dear, what feelings, especially now, when we have to work hard just for food. And I like him. In general, I think it will be difficult to find a woman who will not like him. Hanako just said.

– You’re right. I don’t remember ever having to work so hard. And about the women next to him. Didn’t you hear last night? I think he’s doing a great job with them. – a middle-aged woman noticed with rosy cheeks, which confused her “colleagues”.

– Why do I have to do such hard work at all! I didn’t study for this for so many years! I’m a woman after all! The blushing girl flared up and almost dropped the materials.

– Aiko, quiet! Don’t drop it! Stop whining, nothing will change from this! You went to work here yourself. –

– Of course she went! And where can I go! All senior positions are already occupied! Everything is occupied! You can’t even become a cook! And there’s also this fucking rule, the distribution of provisions! Aiko cried angrily.

– What did you think? Competition…. And about the rule… It is certainly harsh, but fair. Yoshiko said sadly, sighing.

– HA-a-a! Where do you see him fair! –

– Don’t shout Aiko. Yoshiko is right. As the rule says: “As much as I worked, so much I got.” –

– But this is stupid! A woman is weaker than a man! It’s not my fault! Why don’t we use time-based pay instead of piecework! Aiko continued to be indignant.

– The whole world is unfair. You yourself should understand that time-based payment is not available to us now. Also among men there are both strong and weak, many women are also stronger than them. There’s nothing you can do about it. Nature itself is unfair and cruel. I’m just afraid that it might get even worse soon. Yoshiko said calmly.

– That is? Aiko asked, frowning.

– Can’t you see? Look around and you will see that there are noticeably fewer men than women. And almost all the losses fall on them. So soon we will have to do even harder work, and most likely go to kill zombies. Yoshiko said sadly.

– It can’t be, it’s not that bad… I… I definitely won’t be able to go into battle… I’m going to die. Aiko said, her eyes watering.

– Come on, they feed you as much as you want for that. Hanako said a little teasingly.

Aiko gave Hanako an irritated look and said nothing. And so their conversation ended.

Meanwhile, Shiro reached a group of four men waiting for him. They were going to move around in a hummer that they borrowed from Ricky.

Yuriko and Saya were also standing near this group. – Good morning. Do you have business with me? –

– Hello Shiro. I brought Saya here to help. Yuriko said with a smile, pushing her daughter forward. Saya, in turn, looked at Shiro with a storm of emotions.

– I don’t think she is able to help us, and I think it will be dangerous. – the hero calmly replied.

– You see, Mom, Shiro thinks so too. – Saya turned to her mother, answering.

– Oh, come on. She will be useful, I assure you. – Yuriko said with a smile and looked into her daughter’s eyes with a “special” look that said: “Don’t you dare resist, otherwise I’ll eat you whole.”

– OK. There’s still room. Shiro replied, seeing that not everything is so simple here.

– That’s great! She does an excellent job with guidance and analysis. The elder Takagi said with a bright smile, pushing Sayu forward.

Soon they got into the car and drove out.

Yuriko looked at the departing car with an anxious look. – “You’ll see, girl, you’ll thank me again.”