Then a dozen minutes later.
The Nishino men arrived safely at City Hall.
(Wow...)
The first thing I noticed was a giant barricade.
To surround the city hall, they gather cars, chairs, tables, etc., and they are made from soil.
High enough.
Besides, isn't digging built everywhere?
Even a monster opponent would act as a defense enough.
(I don't care how you look at it, it's impossible just for people's hands...)
It's only been five days since it became a world full of monsters.
Even if we got our hands on it from day one, it wouldn't be possible to build a brilliant defense so far.
If so, there is one possibility.
(Did you make it with some skill...)
Nishino remembers the twins, the brother and sister of Chairman Fifty Storms.
They had the skills to create flames and rocks out of their hands.
Likewise, it is not surprising that some people possessed the skills to manipulate the soil.
"Hey, we're back."
Fujita waves leading the way.
Then I saw someone waving on the roof of the hall.
Looks like he's sending some kind of signal.
All right, let's go inside.
This is going to be bigger than expected.
With that in mind, Nishino and the others stepped into City Hall.
Through the barricade, the parking lot was wide open.
However, there is not a single car, and instead a number of temporary tents and temporary toilets are built.
At the edge of his sight, he also saw men with weapons patrolling.
"All right, if we get this far, we'll be fine now."
Fujita says as she lights a cigarette.
As a signal, the men who were around him entered the scene nagging.
"Oh, I'm tired." "I can't do this anymore. I'm really tired." "Really, when I get old, I'm going to bat fast." "Are you going to leave this overtime?" "You can't leave, horse deer." "That's right, ha ha."
We laugh at each other as we chat, but I guess they're pretty tired too.
There was a sense of fatigue on his face.
Well, that's the same thing as the Nishino guys.
To tell the truth, standing is also a state of finally.
The two behind us - Shibata and Goshogawara would be the same.
As for Goshogawara, he no longer whines with a pale face, "Ha... ha... Maruta..." It could suck a little differently.
(Though, that's not a distracting situation yet...)
Even though he was helped, Nishino still didn't trust them.
Plus I have to rendezvous with the other guys, and I have to get in touch with Rokka.
(Contact your buddies on 'Email' first, no, check their names on the email list first? I have to contact Rokka and I have a lot to do... Oh, shit, no. I can't think together......)
Fatigue and tension make my thoughts not work properly.
I can voyage my vision, and if I fall like this, I'm going to fall asleep.
Thinking like that, I saw someone coming this way from the entrance.
She's a secretary-style woman in a suit and glasses.
I had the impression that the original face was beautiful, but the bears under my eyes and the drifting fatigue were dispelling it.
"Oh, Shimizu, you're tired"
A woman called Shimizu quickly smiles, even as she flaunts Fujita, who sprays smoke for a moment.
"Good luck, Fujita. How was it, what was the outcome of this one?
"I defeated the monster. Twelve ant monsters. And there were three goblins and five zombies. I picked up all the demon stones properly and they're in this bag. And that backpack over there contains food and household items. I loaned it to you because I had some unspoiled convenience stores and shops."
"Thanks. Well, I'll get you a trolley later. And tell me which convenience store it is. I'll have someone else go later."
That said, she gets a convenience store bag with demon stones.
The food seems to be carried together later.
Seeing the demonic stone in the bag, she deepens her grin.
"... quite a bit. Really good job. Then I'll give this to the mayor. Maybe this will take us to the next level."
"Oh, please. That would broaden the scope, and other facilities might be available. What about the other guys we've been exploring?
"Ikeda and Ota are back already, but Kamocha - Erjo's group hasn't come back yet. He said he was going to see the coast. Well, I don't think you have to worry about her..."
"Oh well. I'm sorry, come and ask for a lot of things early."
"That's our line. We're the ones who pushed him, and we can do anything we can to help.... Oh? With that said, what about those kids over there?
So her gaze turns to the Nishino's.
Looks like I finally noticed their presence.
Nishino and the others get up for a moment.
Seeing that, Fujita smiled bitterly.
"As you can see, it's students and old men. I protected him on his way here."
"Yes... you had a tough time. You did your best to survive. It's all right now."
Shimizu approached Nishino and gently stroked his head to work.
"Ah..."
Nishino and Shibata were unwittingly thrilled by the trick.
Shimizu's is not a back-hearted effort like Chairman Fifty Storms, but a sincere act.
I guess that passed on.
My face turns red.
They're also high school kids with a lot of adolescence.
The motherhood characteristic of older women melted their brains easily.
"... hey it's nice to be young..."
Yaro Goshogawara (55 years old), Osama, who stares at those two as smudges.
His theory is that 'women after forty'.
"By the way, Mr. Shimizu, they all have proper skills, don't they?
"What, is it true?
"Uh, no, well... yes"
Nishino nods.
I don't have to hide anything here.
Then he was grabbed on the shoulder by gassy fresh water.
Huh? What? And I get up for a moment.
"……… securing a new workforce"
Huh? What did you just say about this guy?
I'm a little scared of my eyes.
"You're welcome. Welcome to City Hall."
"Ah, yes..."
I nodded for now.
"Well, what are we talking about here? In the meantime, let's go inside, huh? We have to explain to them exactly what kind of place this is."
"Right."
All three of you, follow us.
Fujita, led by Shimizu, Nishino and the others enter City Hall.
Inside was more neat than expected.
The people I see were also vibrant and felt much more controlled than the school.
"Sit down, please."
Passed to the reception room, Nishino and the others sit down on the couch.
"I really wish I could serve tea. This is the situation. Be patient with me."
"No, I don't mind."
Drinking water is precious.
Nishino and the others know enough not to waste it.
"That would help if you said so"
"You're a solid kid for what you look like," Shimizu muttered, "You just told me to go home," Nishino grinned bitterly.
After that, when we finished introducing ourselves to each other again, Fujita cut the point.
"Well, I'd like to ask you straight to Nishino-kun, Shibata-kun, and Goshogawara. Aren't you going to act with us?
The inquiry was almost as expected of Nishino.
So Nishino also returns the answers he had available.
"Of course it is. You've helped us out, and if we can act with strong people like Fujita and the others, I'm comfortable with you."
"Well, that's good"
"It's just... I've strayed from my people on my way here. I'd like you to help me search them if I can..."
"Oh, even if that's for sure. It's better to have a lot of people over here."
"Thank you"
Nishino bows his head.
While stopping it by hand, Fujita lights a cigarette.
I would also recommend it to Gokogawahara, but he refused to smoke.
"Well, I don't know what to start with... right, I'll start with the most important thing for now"
Phew, spit out the smoke, Fujita tells.
"I'll tell you first. Monsters don't attack here."
"... Huh?
For a moment, Nishino didn't know what the word meant.
"... what does that mean?
So I asked the question honestly.
"It means exactly what you say. This is -" City Hall, "the" Safe Zone "where the monsters don't attack."
To the words, Nishino and the others solidified for plenty of ten seconds or so, and simultaneously raised their voices of surprise.