I’m In A World Infested By Zombies… But I Have Special Perks As A Formerly Isekai’d Person!

Chapter 10: Contact with Kirigaoka Agricultural High School

Hayato, having descended from the roof, took out a salt bag from among the military supplies.

“Agricultural high schools can grow crops, but they probably can’t prepare salt.”.

The necessary salt intake for humans is said to be between 0.5 and 1.5 grams per day, so if we take the middle ground and say 1 gram, a group of 300 people would need 300 grams per day.

Salt cannot be sufficiently obtained from vegetables and fruits, so it is unavailable at the agricultural high school. Thus, it has value as one of the supplies Hayato can provide.

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The rations from another world are too suspicious, but salt is the same, and it has no expiration date.

Thinking this, Hayato opened the salt bag and checked the contents.

Inside, he found the same salt as on Earth.

Although Earth and the other world are different planets, if the super civilization installed a transfer device to connect them, it’s not strange that the planetary environments would be similar.

Did they connect places that were already similar, or did they create them specifically?

The purpose is unknown, but if it’s for environmental experiments, humans are doing the same.

Perhaps that’s why the salt is the same.

Hayato put the salt bag into his backpack, intending to use it for negotiations.

Once he finished packing the salt bag, he shouldered his backpack.

Then, he began walking slowly towards the agricultural high school.

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I wonder if they worked hard to build the barricades before the collapse of civilization.

The agricultural high school’s grounds were surrounded by a wall that seemed to have been there since its construction.

This was probably to prevent the escape of the cows and other animals being raised at the school.

They had added wood to increase the height and connected it with reinforcement metal to create a high barricade.

“If it’s this well-built, it should be able to prevent zombies from entering.”

Hayato could probably destroy it with his strength, but ordinary humans with little strength and no proper tools would find it difficult to break through.

Hayato, gaining momentum in front of the main gate, jumped onto the wall beside it.

As he surveyed the school grounds, he made eye contact with two female students walking inside the school.

They were wearing uniforms that seemed to belong to Kirigaoka Agricultural High School, and their age appeared to be around high school level.

They were surprised and opened their eyes wide at Hayato’s sudden appearance.

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They’re probably students from Kirigaoka.

It’s not that strange for people to take refuge in their alma mater if they can’t stay at home.

These students would know that there is water and food at the agricultural high school.

Also, if the students take refuge, the school side will also have to protect them.

Hayato seemed to understand this, but the two girls were confused.

The wall was almost three meters high, so it was unexpected for someone to jump onto it. The suspicious person who suddenly jumped over the school wall was Hayato.

However, since the world was filled with zombies, they wouldn’t think it was just a thief.

It would be more reasonable to think that they were refugees who had come to take shelter.

However, Hayato was not a refugee.

“I’m sorry, but I want to negotiate. Is the teacher in charge here? I’d like you to call them for me.”

When Hayato called out, the two girls looked at each other.

Then the girl with long hair gave instructions to the petite girl with a bob haircut.

“Mia-chan, go call the teacher.”

The petite girl nodded and hurriedly ran towards the school building.

After seeing her off, Hayato jumped down from the wall, and the remaining girl trembled her body but did not try to escape.

Impressed by her bravery, Hayato added, “I didn’t want to stand out on the wall and attract zombies. I’m sorry if I scared you.”

“Y-yes.”

The remaining girl with long hair seemed to calm herself down and nodded in agreement with Hayato’s explanation.

“What kind of negotiation?”

“Well, never mind.”

Hayato thought that a high school girl wouldn’t have the knowledge of car battery replacement.

Therefore, even if he talked to her, he wouldn’t gain the knowledge he desired.

However, she remained there, either out of a sense of responsibility or to keep an eye on the suspicious person.

It would be awkward to wait in silence until the teacher arrived, and there was no harm in her knowing, so Hayato decided to explain.

“I came here to learn how to replace a car battery. In exchange for teaching me, I plan to offer some supplies. That’s the negotiation.”

“Car battery?”

“Yes. The supplies in the city are running out soon. I want to drive to a place where I can get water stably, but the battery is dead and it won’t move.”

After explaining his motives in detail, she finally seemed to calm down and turned her attention to Hayato’s words.

“Where is a place where you can get water stably, for example?”

“It’s probably somewhere upstream in the mountains.”

Hayato hadn’t decided on a specific location, so he said it casually.

She raised her eyes slightly in surprise.

“If it’s upstream water, there might be bacteria or parasites, so you can’t drink it.”

“Guh, is that so?”

Hayato groaned at the high school girl’s point, but he realized that she was more knowledgeable about these things than him.

“What should I do?”

“If filtering is impossible, you should go to a place where you know there’s clean spring water from the beginning.”

“So spring water is good?”

“If it’s been tested for drinking water and found to be safe, it’s okay.”

“That was very helpful. Thank you very much.”

“You’re welcome.”

Hayato, who was stunned and thanked her, responded with a worried look in his eyes.

Then, having gained a mental advantage, she no longer showed any fear and asked him casually.

“Where are you living now?”

“I’m a citizen of Kirigaoka, and my home is about three kilometers from Kirigaoka Station.”

“Why haven’t you evacuated?”

“Large-scale communities are too restrictive and difficult to live in.”

Hayato thought that a girl belonging to a community wouldn’t understand, but to his surprise, she showed empathy.

“Yes, it’s difficult.”

Surprised by her unexpected reaction, Hayato was about to speak when the girl who had run away earlier returned with a group of adults who seemed to be teachers from a distance.

The teachers were running in groups of ten, carrying blunt weapons.

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One person against many is probably excessive, right?

Hayato muttered to himself.

It’s possible that they made a big fuss because visitors were rare.

Students also gathered slowly, having heard about the visitor.

Eventually, the adults reached Hayato, and an elderly man among them asked him.

“I heard you wanted to negotiate?”

“Yes. I came here to learn how to replace a car battery. In exchange, I can offer salt and other supplies.”

Hayato shook his backpack, which he was carrying, and the elderly man nodded.

“I understand. Let’s talk inside.”

At this point, Hayato had brought the supplies here, proving that it was possible.

As for the request to teach car battery replacement, it was not impossible for one of the adults to do it, given that there were dozens of them.

The negotiation had a high chance of success.

The elderly man turned his heel and headed towards the school building.

Hayato followed him, and the adults, who were still on their guard, followed behind.

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By the way, I have the physical strength of a brown bear.

A brown bear would probably defeat ten adults with blunt weapons.

As he imagined a brown bear rampage in retaliation for being surrounded, Hayato walked on.

Hayato was led to the guest reception room.

There was a luxurious sofa with leather upholstery and a table that seemed to be part of a set.

Certificates were displayed on the wall, and the awardees were ministers of agriculture, forestry, and fisheries.

Hayato bowed slightly and sat down on the sofa. The middle-aged man who had guided him sat opposite, and the adults who had come with him stood by the wall.

Although there were many people, it was a negotiation.

If the main characters were gathered, it would save them from having to do it twice.

Hayato seemed to understand this, and the middle-aged man, Oomori, opened his mouth.

“I am the vice principal of Kirigaoka Agricultural High School. My name is Oomori.”

Oomori spoke to Hayato while looking him straight in the eye.

He probably didn’t use polite language because Hayato was too young.

Hayato was currently 21 years old, but he didn’t look old, and it was easy to imagine that there were many high school boys of the same age as Hayato at the agricultural high school.

If the person in charge of managing the teachers who taught the students used polite language with the students, the teachers might be looked down upon by the students.

Moreover, in a world where zombies were rampant and collective guidance was required, Hayato didn’t mind.

Hayato also introduced himself.

“I’m Hayato Kumakura. I’m a citizen of Kirigaoka, and I graduated from Kirigaoka High School three years ago. I came here because I heard from a classmate from middle school who attended Kirigaoka Agricultural High School that it was a place where you could be self-sufficient.”

“What do you mean by self-sufficient?”

“I mean that there is an environment where you can be self-sufficient. That’s why I thought someone might be here, so I came to learn how to replace a car battery. I thought salt couldn’t be produced here.”

Hayato, having said this, placed his backpack on the table and opened it.

Inside was a woolen fabric bag that occupied half the space, and when he took it out and opened it, there was a white powder that looked like salt inside.

The capacity of the backpack Hayato used was 20 liters, so half of that would be 10 liters, which would be about 10 kilograms of salt.

Assuming the agricultural high school consumed 300 grams per day, it would be more than enough for a month.

However, it was not certain that 300 people were there, and if they worked in the fields, the amount of salt they needed would increase, so a month was just a guess.

“That’s a lot. Wasn’t it heavy?”

“I actually came all the way here, so it’s fine.”

Hayato had the physical ability of a brown bear, used space storage, and could heal even if he was bitten, so he was safe in three ways.

Seeing Hayato’s relaxed expression, Oomori sighed deeply and looked up at the ceiling, as if he was thinking.