Outbreak Chronicles: Dead Pandemic

Chapter 251 - Master of the Deadly Katana
Day 12: 2:00 P.M

Osaka Streets

Melee: Brass Knuckles, Wakizashi, Kitchen Cleaver(Repaired and Enhanced), Piyavka Sickle

Guns: AR15(Scope and Suppressor attached) Colt 45, Beretta M9 Pistol, Hunting Shotgun

Explosives: Molotov C.o.c.ktails: 15 pieces

(Kyosei’s View)

Due to Nanami’s urgent demand to bring Aika to the base, I left the school much earlier so that I can get in there sooner. It looks like Nanami had some idea about the Fujiwara family as she was startled hearing that family name. I tried racking up my brains on who the hell are these guys but there is nothing that comes up to my mind while trying to remember if there is something I know about them.

Aika is currently unconscious but she is not in danger. She is just undergoing too much stress plus lack of sleep with the additional burden she got after killing her former comrades. She needed some good sleep and maybe some additional rehabilitation sessions as this might develop traumas that are very nasty in case of meeting a certain event that might cause to trigger it. I have to ask MIyuki about this as she is much knowledgeable about the workings in the medbay.

Back on the streets, there are occasional burst of gunfire somewhere. I can’t determine where these gunfires are coming from as the sounds of them are just echoing around the streets and it is loud enough that you might think it was just nearby. Also, one thing I noticed is the low amount of Juggernauts on the streets. I occassionally spot at least one or two of these infected guys but for some reason, they are limited and I don’t see any of them.

Due to the less amount of special infected that manifested on the streets right now, the ride was smooth and there are no special infected that tries to mess up the road while I am driving allowing the journey back to the tower a less taxing one.

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It didn’t take me too long to arrive and for once, the walls outside the base have managed to finally take a breather after seeing them without any kind of horde trying to break in for once. The lookout this time around are Izayoi, Sena and Kaito who occasionally shoot the undead trailing behind my back by using their sniper rifles. I rolled over the car window and peek outside to allow them to confirm it is me. Kaito is using binoculars to determine me while the other two went to aim mode as they are ready to shoot if they find me another hostile.

”OPEN THE GATES!” Kaito shouted.

Soon the metal door is opening, allowing the vehicle from entering the premises of the tower. The three just nod me off before going back to the post which means Nanami is already there and already informed them.

Opening the door of the car, Nanami welcomed me this time alongside with 4 people behind her, whom the two are the combat medics and the two others are Cindy and Miyuki. They carry a stretcher which means Nanami already asked the people in the medbay to procure a stretcher for Aika. I have no idea why she is so adamant in taking her in despite being a total stranger. It seems she knows something I have no idea about.

”Good job to you for securing someone from the Fujiwara Clan. Miyuki-chan, CIndy-chan, please carry her to the infirmary please,” Nanami said.

”No need to command us, Nanami-chan, we will help this woman and ensure she will definitely live,” Miyuki smiled before setting the stretcher.

Miyuki also smiled at me before she finishes setting up the stretcher. On the other hand, Cindy is totally sleepy and drowsy already as she keeps on yawning before she helped on the stretcher. She would throw in additional glances at me at some time but due to the drowsiness, it seems she have to keep on drowsing for a little bit before going back to her serious mode.

The two combat medic helped me take Aika out the car then into the stretcher. MIyuki pulls out the stethoscope and examined the heartbeat of Aika before she put it back again on her shoulders.

”She is fine and her breathing is stable and calm but according to what Kyosei said, she suffered a shock which caused her to collapse and go unconscious. It will be bad if we ignore this fact that is why we will have to isolate her from the noises to avoid disturbing her rest and also to lessen her chance of developing a trauma or worse, a phobia though we can’t prevent it if it is too much and developed much earlier.”

”Do what is needed, a life is at stake here and if she didn’t get proper medication, things might escalate,” Nanami said.

Once everything is done, the four carried Aika. Nanami then beckons me to follow her.

Following her, we have eventually arrived to the cafeteria of the tower.

”I know you haven’t gone to eat your dinner yet so while we are discussing the incident, you also need to eat.”

She ordered food and I waited on the table. I didn’t expect the cafeteria of the tower will still be functioning despite most people are outside killing the undead. Well, it should not be that surprising but it is for me because this is my first time in the cafeteria. I usually ate the canned foods alone from the things I looted before and eating a few amount is enough for me which is why I did not go to this particular place.

Nanami arrived on our table carrying a tray of food and put it down, revealing that she ordered a hot ramen made out of instant noodles. Despite that, it was clear that it doesn’t look like instant noodles due to the way it was properly cooked rather than following the normal procedures and the seasonings and other ingredients also helped out too.

I clapped my hands together before giving thanks for the food.

”Itadakimasu.”

And without waiting for it to cool down, I started eating the food.

”Looks like you are indeed deprived with normal food as always, Kyosei. Eat slowly, we will have to discuss a little bit longer than usual that is why I asked you to eat with me.”

”I can guess that you just wanted some late night snack that is why you proposed to eat food with me on your free time and discuss what I wanted to ask to kill two birds in one stone.”

”You can put it that way but that is not the point here. Anyways, you can start asking.”

”This is the first time you are really intent on rescuing someone. You never asked for any kind of work that involves the rescue of a certain individual. Just what are the Fujiwara family really for you to immediately asked for her safety?”

”Straight to the point I see. Well, THAT is the reason why I hastened her rescue because she is from the Fujiwara family. According to the stories, people from the Fujiwara family has the ability to master swordsmanship in a very young age, allowing them to wield katanas and fight despite being children. If she is indeed from the Fujiwara family, it would be a real good way to recruit her in our group as someone from the Fujiwara family to increase our fighting chance and if she is willing, she might even give us some pointers on how to use the katana.”

”The Fujiwara family are a family of katana users? Is their surname that famous? How come this is the first time I heard about this?”

”Of course they are famous. Many are trying to replicate the mastery of the people in katanas but only from the Fujiwara family can fully execute the swordsmanship in a perfect form. Unless you get to receive training from someone in Fujiwara family, that might be the only way for you to learn it.”

No wonder Aika is very skillful in the form of using the wakizashi as she is able to fight against multiple tentacles in a single slice and defending herself from the horde is already enough. She even exhibited the way of using it to kill that guy earlier. Slicing limb by limb without moving much but only the arm and the sword, it is understandable that she has indeed the skills.

”I can understand why you want to rescue her but most of us in here using guns now to obliterate the undead and training in katanas is not that much seen of use unless you are really good at slicing things and fighting in melee weapons like me, the training using the katana would not be a good idea.”

”No, that is not the only reason why since I know how impractical it was. It was due to the video sent by the Fujiwara family on the internet despite the amount of people who are less using it anymore. It contains for everyone to help the descendants of the Fujiwara family around Japan and helped them overcome the challenges. Once we are able to do so, we will be rewarded handsomely.”