Volume 2 Chapter 13 (1/2)

Chapter 13 “Request”

The next day, Yuusuke runs around town cleaning three supermarkets and a small shop.

The minivan didn’t have enough room, so I transferred to a medium-sized dump truck I found at the small factory. It was a white Isuzu.

“Uwaa… So many switches that I’ve never seen before. I don’t know if this is safe…”

Then I messed around with the air conditioner, confirming that it works. It hit the end, but it didn’t get stuck. Phew.

I had a few problems with the vehicle; I wasn’t used to the cars clutch. I read the manual, but eventually I managed to start up the truck. The drivers seat was pretty impressive, as you are seated higher than normal cars. There were curtains in the car along with accessories like a sleeping bag.

When I got used to the feel, I turned off the engine. Exiting out of the truck, I begin loading garbage bags into the truck.

Today I feel like a Janitor.

(TL: Originally it said cleaning merchant… but Janitor sounds more… better :P)

When I finished loading the bags, I make my way to the mountain.

Because there were many obstacles blocking paths on the road, I had to go through detours to avoid them. Occasionally there would be zombies that would  block my path and I would just run them over.

“Is it this way?”

I turn right to the entrance of the mountain, using a navigational device to help me.

Over the guardrail of the mountain, I was able to view the whole town. Because there would be no active cars on the road, my only problem would be the idle cars on the road. On low speed, I would turn to view the town.

“Huh? Who is that..”

On the other side of the town, a black figure was spotted moving.

Looking closely, it was a helicopter flying. I immediately lost sight of it after it hid itself in the clouds.

“……?”

Because it was far and moving so quickly, I couldn’t quite tell what their goals were.

Yuusuke looked back onto the road, thinking about what had just happened.

On the way up, I unexpectedly found something.

It was an outdoor activity center. Looking at the sign, it was surprisingly wide. It was was a log cabin on camp grounds with a dining room and a bathroom next to the gym.

“Was there such a place…”

Though it was in the city, I didn’t know such a place existed. Because I had no reason to go to the mountain, it was expected.

If the gas runs out, then I can bring some charcoal near the brook. There’s a generator in the mountain hut too. It would be best if there were solar powered generators to power up the city. I hope that there’s a water filter that still works, but that might be asking for too much. I pa.s.sed through the center and go deeper into the mountain. There was a cliff, so I decided to throw the garbage off the cliff side. I pulled the lever and the garbage bags start to fall out.

“This is quite interesting…”

After emptying the contents in the truck, Yuusuke made a .

“That sure was tiring… community service work seems to be quite fun.”

In the town, Yuusuke is able to do anything he wants. He is able to drive any cars without the need of a license, and there are no problems if he were to break them.

“This is a real . Maybe I could find a tow truck and clean the roads too, but the question is.. can I drive them?”

For the time being, the problem with the rotting in the supermarket is solved, food shouldn’t be a problem. It’s possible to supply my resources whenever I want. Before it gets late, I can try to smoke some meat too.

“Time to move more food. I have to make more room for the food…oh.”

I then realized that I have forgotten Mizuki.