〖 Ding! Energy Points +10! 〗
〖 Total Energy Points: 800! 〗
Having easily dealt with the approaching "Them", he gained another 450 Energy Points.
After confirming it was safe, Ryuji let the girls off the bus.
When everyone saw the Humvee M1025 in the garage, they cried out in surprise.
{T/N: Humvee is short for 'High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle'.}
"Wow… it's actually a Hummer H1…" A girl who knew a lot about cars exclaimed in admiration, "Look… it's like a tank…"
Shizuka wore a proud expression, as if the car belonged to her.
"What kind of friend is this? It's even the military version." Saya looked at the SUV in the garage and pushed up her glasses, "No matter how good the Hummer is, it's useless. We have too many people, and driving it would only split us up."
Ryuji crossed his arms and immediately decided not to use it.
After all, in novels, unexpected events often prevent two vehicles from reuniting, and he didn't want to run into that situation.
"'Them' can't climb, so we should be able to sleep peacefully."
Following Rei's words, everyone pulled their eyes away from the Hummer H1 and walked into the small villa.
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[The government has convened an emergency countermeasure meeting, but regarding the issue of deploying the Self-Defense Forces to maintain public order, the number of victims in Saitama City has already exceeded fifty thousand…]
{T/N: Saitama is a real city in Japan, not a reference.}
"Ah… hurry up…"
"Hey… don't push…"
"Oh my… hurry up. I can't wait to take a bath. I'm covered in sweat — this is so uncomfortable."
Ryuji lay lazily on the living room sofa, watching the news on TV and listening to several girls fooling around in the changing room.
There were more than ten girls. Even though Rika's bathroom was large, it couldn't fit them all at once, so they decided to go in three batches of five.
Bang!!!
Just then, a police officer on the news fired at a corpse that had sat up, instantly drawing everyone's attention in the living room.
"Ah… they're shooting!"
"Finally the police are starting to shoot!"
[Ah… ah… what… what is this? Help!!!]
The camera spun wildly. When it finally stabilized, Ryuji realized the lens was now filming from ground level.
In the shot, all he could see was the female reporter's fleeing back and the surrounding passersby being knocked down by "Them". Then the screen turned to static, and when it cleared again, it returned to the anchor desk.
"Why are they only reporting this much? The entire city has practically fallen…" Rei said, indignant.
"Probably because they're afraid of causing panic…" Saya analyzed calmly, "Terror creates chaos, and chaos makes order collapse. When order completely collapses, the darkness of human nature is infinitely magnified. By then, everyone will be too busy looking after themselves — how can humanity fight walking corpses?"
Her analysis left the girls silent, their eyes filled with confusion.
"How can this be? Just this morning…"
"So what should we do from now on?"
One girl's question made all of them turn to Ryuji with expectant eyes, as if looking at hope.
"Wait. Let me think."
With everyone watching him so intently, Ryuji didn't delay. He began thinking about where to establish a shelter.
First was safety. The shelter had to be somewhere "Them" couldn't reach, while also preventing intrusion by others. Second was food. Although he could rely on his Personal Space to collect supplies, for the long term, the shelter needed to be large enough for farming and livestock.
Ryuji mentally opened the world map provided by the Reincarnation Space and began searching for a suitable location.
The girls watched him and didn't disturb him, waiting quietly in anticipation.
Soon, Ryuji found a good place: an abandoned prison on an isolated island several hundred meters off the coast east of Tokonosu City. It had been built by the USA after the war to detain Japanese war criminals, so it was extremely solid. Over time, it had naturally been abandoned.
From the detailed information on the map, he also discovered that the prison's walls, over five meters high, surrounded the entire island. Inside was a complete sewer system and water purification system, so water wouldn't be a concern.
As for electricity, they could grab a batch of solar panels to solve the power issue. And since the island had only one landing point, it would be easy to prevent others from getting in.
Having chosen the shelter location, Ryuji immediately asked Shizuka, "Shizuka-sensei, do you have a map here?"
"Eh?!! I think so. Let me check."
Shizuka tilted her head, thought for a moment, then twisted her voluptuous body and ran toward the study.
A short while later, she returned with a city map.
Ryuji placed it on the coffee table, pointed to a small island on the eastern edge, and explained his plan to the girls step by step.
"It really is a good place." Saya was the first to approve.
When everyone nodded, Ryuji finalized the plan, "Then it's decided. Tomorrow we'll go to the nearby Takagi Estate to pick up Saya-chan's mother, then we'll pick up Rei's mother, then we'll find a port and take a yacht to the island."
"Don't add '-chan' after my name!" Saya crossed her arms over her chest, displeased, and turned her head away.
The girls all smiled in relief.
Click!
Just then, five girls stepped out of the bathroom, each holding a towel over their three vital areas. They immediately drew everyone's attention in the living room.
Though they weren't as striking as the main girls like Saeko, the skin exposed above the towels was still alluring. Water droplets clung to their fair skin and slid down as they moved, some disappearing into unfathomable depths, others into lush grass.
With Ryuji's dynamic vision, he could even make out their slender legs as they walked, their firm buttocks on full display, and a faint glimpse of a pink crevice between their thighs.
Soon, he sensed several sharp gazes on him. Then those eyes drifted downward, staring at his crotch.
Even though it wasn't listed in his character information, the recoil-control skill Ryuji had developed from years alone should have been something he could still use.
But he quickly realized it was useless right now. The bulge in his crotch was far too obvious in the girls' eyes.
"I… I'll go upstairs to see if there's anything we need for tomorrow." Feeling their increasingly piercing stares, Ryuji made an excuse and hurried to the second floor.
The girls looked at one another, then burst out laughing.
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On the third floor, Ryuji quickly found the cabinet where Rika kept her guns.
He pried it open with ease and loaded all the firearms and ammunition into his nearly depleted Personal Space.
Ryuji had no intention of using guns. They drew too much attention. These "Them" weren't like the slow shufflers from the original story. A single shot could easily bring a huge horde.
He would be fine, but if the others were surrounded, it would be disastrous.
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When night fell, in the misty bathroom, Ryuji lay in the tub, squinting comfortably through the rising steam.
"Ah… no wonder Japanese people love taking baths. This is really comfortable."
The bathroom still held the girls' sweet fragrance, and he soaked lazily, his mood growing even lighter.
Click!
Just as Ryuji was about to get up and scrub himself, the bathroom door suddenly opened. He looked toward the sound and saw Saeko step inside, her face flushed, a bath towel wrapped around her.
Clack!
The door closed again.
At the sight of Saeko's exposed skin, Ryuji swallowed.
Because she was so tall and voluptuous, the towel could not fully cover her pressed-together breasts. Her pale chest was exposed, and with each small movement, her ample buttocks and round thighs lifted the fabric.
From Ryuji's angle, he could vaguely glimpse the mystery between her legs.
"Ahem… Saeko, what's this about?" He averted his gaze awkwardly and cleared his throat.
After all, he had been single before, and he had never seen a woman's body up close. Even though the two had been intimate before, he still could not face such an alluring Saeko calmly.
"Husband, I've come to fulfill my wifely duties."
"Huh?!!"
After saying something so shocking, Saeko inevitably felt embarrassed too.
She did not dare meet Ryuji's eyes, standing there awkwardly.
What had to come would come. Saeko had already worked up the courage to enter the bathroom. Did she need to take the initiative for everything else too?
If that was the case, then he should not be timid. When it was time to act, he would act, and show the responsibility a man should have.
"Hiss… huff…" After taking a few deep breaths and steadying himself, Ryuji stood.
As he approached, Saeko stayed where she was, her nervous heart pounding.
She had mustered the greatest courage of her life, lifting her head to look at him.
But the moment she saw how aroused he was, those blue eyes turned misty with desire. Her expression faltered, her cheeks red as apples, making her look even more captivating.
Ryuji wrapped an arm around Saeko's slender waist and pulled her into his embrace. His arousal pressed against her towel-wrapped lower abdomen, indenting her belly slightly.
"Husband, I was thinking… mmph…"
Saeko seemed to understand something and started to speak, but Ryuji lowered his head and sealed her lips.
"Mmph…"
Saeko, still trying to say something, felt her tongue teased by Ryuji's practiced movements.
The sounds of their kissing echoed in the quiet bathroom.
Saeko's heart raced. Breathing grew difficult, her head dizzy as she let Ryuji chase her delicate tongue. His large hands slid from her waist to her round, firm buttocks, kneading them into different shapes.
"Mmm…"
It was the first time Saeko's buttocks had been touched like that. The strange, tingling sensation left her mind reeling.
Only when she had gone completely limp in Ryuji's arms did they finally separate. Crystalline strands linked their lips, proof of just how intense the kiss had been.
"Husband…"
Saeko leaned against his shoulder, panting. His large hands still misbehaved on her buttocks, and the tingling surged to her heart again.
Realizing Ryuji had misunderstood, Saeko felt the hardness pressing against her abdomen and stopped trying to explain. She laid a slender hand on his chest, slowly sliding downward until she grasped his manhood.
"Hiss!" The slightly cool, slender hand gripped him, and Ryuji could not help but draw a sharp breath.
Saeko was startled by the heat in her palm. Although she had never seen one before, she had heard about such things.
Ryuji's member was clearly larger and more robust than what she had heard, and she found herself wondering whether she could handle it.
She held him gently and moved her hand up and down. A sharp pleasure surged through Ryuji's body, and his hands tightened involuntarily, his fingers sinking deep into Saeko's flesh.
The sudden increase in pressure made Saeko let out a sound that seemed both pained and sweet. She gave him a coquettish sidelong glance through misty eyes.
Ryuji chuckled and pulled the bath towel from Saeko's body, their skin pressing together at once. Without the towel in the way, he could clearly feel the softness and warmth of her delicate body in his arms.
Unable to resist, he reached out to cup her breasts. He found his large hand could cover only about half of one peak, pale, firm flesh spilling between his fingers.
"Husband…"
Saeko's eyes were filled with desire. Feeling him knead her full breasts, along with the real heat pressing against her abdomen, she exhaled in ragged, fragrant breaths, her body growing even softer.
She rested her delicate chin on Ryuji's left shoulder, eyes hazy as she gasped. His large hands roamed over her body. Though her skin was not as pampered and fair as Saya's, it was still remarkably smooth, without a single flaw.
Ryuji caressed her, and it felt like touching silk — cool and smooth. In his hands, her peaks felt like water balloons, soft yet springy, changing shape with each movement.
Saeko seemed to sense something, her slender legs tightening slightly.
Feeling it as their skin pressed together, Ryuji's other hand slid down from her back. It reached her firm, rounded buttocks, kneaded them for a moment, then traced along the cleft and into her pussy.
"Mm… husband…" Saeko felt the warm hand touch that place, untouched for eighteen years.
At the same time, Ryuji felt his fingers reach her glistening, tightly closed folds. Seeing the silvery, viscous strands on his hand, the last thread of clarity inside him snapped, and he pressed Saeko down onto the bath towel.
With her pliant cooperation, that proud heat slowly entered the valley that had been closed for eighteen years.
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