Honkai: Man(Sludge) From Future

Was Noldrei a benevolent person?

Indeed, some people would think so. That was because the Overseer had lowered the bar too much.

But most of the students who had been abducted didn't think so.

How many high schools were there in the Far East?

More than five thousand. If each class had 40 students, then each grade would have six to eight classes.

There were about four million high school students in the Far East alone. This didn't even include some higher vocational schools, higher vocational colleges, junior colleges, and other schools.

Hachiman Hikigaya felt that being able to find so many qualified people in such a short period of time...

'What's going on? Why are there so many girls with cheap perfume and disgusting heavy makeup here?'

He didn't know which batch of relocated people he belonged to, but seeing such a smooth immigration scene still made him feel frightened.

There were people leading the way who were specifically explaining things to these students.

Hachiman Hikigaya noticed that some people who tried to escape would quickly be caught back. These people were even forced to remove their makeup, shave their hair, and have their blood samples taken.

It looked like a collective, closed-off management system, which made Hachiman Hikigaya suspect that the Far East was preparing to recruit people for war?

It was obvious that there were quite a few high school students who had similar thoughts.

But at the same time, there was another group of high school students who seemed to be different from these students who had been temporarily gathered to make up the numbers.

They had special cars to pick them up, and there were special men in black who served them tea and water. There were even teachers who were specially guiding and taking care of them.

These teachers also looked more like elite teachers. Just by looking at their clothes, you could tell that these people's identities were unusual.

'Even when completing the quota, they have to do this kind of differential treatment?!'

Although Hachiman was cursing in his heart, his years of dark history had long helped him get used to this kind of treatment.

He didn't know what was going on. Why was he being tricked into going to Nagazora City, while other people were being picked up by cars?

Was the difference between people really that great?

"As long as you go to school there, you will be assigned part-time work, you will be given physical treatment, and you will have better school buildings and dormitories. It's just that the time you spend at home every day will be slightly less. By the way, our country is doing its best to crack down on the sinful phenomenon of shrine maiden girls, escaping to internet cafes, and sleeping in out-of-the-way places. In order to give you a chance to reform, I hope you won't let down our expectations!"

Hachiman Hikigaya's blood pressure was rising as he listened. He really wanted to rush onto the stage and grab the person who was speaking and ask him.

Which of those things had he committed?

But he soon realized which one he had committed.

"Of course, some smart students have also noticed that secretly testing state secrets also requires temporary education! We have no choice but to temporarily detain you. This is a necessary measure for the sake of the country's future!"

"I know that you are very heartbroken about your momentary curiosity. I am the same. I hope that you can graduate soon and become a useful talent for society."

'What the hell is the connection between the beginning and the end of that?!'

Hachiman Hikigaya couldn't help but complain. He suspected that these people were simply using an excuse to send them to Nagazora City.

"The residents of Nagazora City will also gradually return. Complete school apartments have also been built for you. You will go there to adapt for the next few months and do some temporary work to subsidize yourselves before you start school."

"The work isn't too difficult. It's just that the school needs some assistants for some experiments."

'Did you just say experiment assistants?! It must be experiment assistants, right?! Tell me, is the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant okay? What about the Tokai No. 2 Nuclear Power Plant? You have to tell me the truth!'

Hachiman Hikigaya was afraid that these people would cause some trouble again. He was really scared.

Maybe Hachiman Hikigaya would understand what would happen to the two nuclear power plants closest to Tokyo in ten years.

For now, they should... probably... maybe... be operating well?

Hachiman Hikigaya wanted to run away.

That's what he thought, and that's what other students thought.

A girl let out a desperate cry of "Mom!" and started running wildly towards the outside of the crowd.

With a "bang," the girl was directly shot.

A row of armed people quickly appeared and controlled the situation. They directly took a cart that looked like a loading cart and threw the girl onto it and pushed her away.

Hachiman Hikigaya was dumbfounded. He had always thought that the Self-Defense Forces who clocked in and out in Tokyo were useless.

It turned out that it wasn't the Self-Defense Forces who were useless, but those soldiers of the Great Far Eastern Empire who didn't have much pay.

Now, all the students were obedient.

Those young masters and young ladies who were being well taken care of seemed to be looking at this group of commoners with ridicule.

They pointed and talked on the periphery, and you could even occasionally hear some harsh laughter.

Hachiman Hikigaya lowered his head and recorded all of this in his heart. He believed that none of the boys and girls present would forget this scene.

How had a good country become like this?

When the cart carrying the girl passed by him, Hachiman saw that the girl didn't have a bloody bullet hole on her body. Instead, it was a dart that looked like a syringe.

He even saw a riot control net launcher on the person pushing the cart.

'They had prepared the suppression weapons long ago? How could these people in a peaceful society have imagined that these people would be so insane?'

Although Hachiman Hikigaya had also had fantasies of picking up a JK shrine maiden girl, he had never had any expectations for these women. He was just occasionally venting the "passion" that he should have had in his youth. [JK is a Japanese slang term for a high school girl.]

But now, seeing so many "shrine maiden girls," he not only didn't feel any passion, but he even felt the strangeness of this world.

These women would instinctively approach the men who made them feel safe at this time.

Even someone as inconspicuous as Hachiman Hikigaya was no exception.

But he seemed to have expected this situation long ago. He had already obediently hidden in the corner of the group of boys, trying his best not to be targeted by this group of shrine maiden girls.

Hachiman Hikigaya knew that he wasn't a warm-hearted person. He might even hesitate for a long time before helping someone.

The reason why he had chosen this was because he knew in his heart...

These shrine maiden girls were precisely the source of the insecurity.

The sound of the car's engine revving reminded him that the future had already slid into an immeasurable abyss.

These people in positions of power didn't have any sympathy or pity for these students. They were filled with an indescribable and oppressive indifference.

Hachiman Hikigaya wanted to turn back and ask his parents for help, but the warmth of a family was so weak and powerless in the face of this organized power.

He could feel it.

Behind Nagazora City, there was a dark and evil force that he couldn't see, subverting everything in his daily life.