Smoke curls ...... The three of them sat down next to the pool and started today's dinner......

"Today's meal is really hearty that I haven't seen in a long time! Sen-chan. Yuri said as she gulped down the rice covered with fish floss.

"Hmmm! Yes. "Qianhu is also gobbling it up.

"After all, there are new companions from today!" The boy said as he stroked Nuko, who was lying on his lap.

“nu？ …… New companion ......" Nuko said in confusion as she devoured the bullet set that the boy had prepared for her, a bullet sprinkled with a little gem jerky powder.

"Yes! From now on, we'll be traveling together! The boy said with a smile.

"Nuko doesn't know what his companion means!" Chito said, swallowing the food in his mouth.

"Huh? Chi-chan doesn't understand............" Yuri said vaguely, with food in her mouth.

“………… Swallow what is in your mouth! Really, you can still talk with food in your mouth! Qianhu said speechlessly.

"Grind grind grind~~ (swallow), isn't there a saying that says: Walking on the same road with different destinations can only be peers, and those who are on the same road and the same destination are companions!" Yuri swallowed her food and said with a stern finger.

“………… It makes sense, but who said that? Why haven't I heard of it............" Qianhu asked suspiciously.

"Humph! …… Oh, I said it! Yuri said proudly with her hands on her chest.

“…… Yuri always says something like that! It's hard to believe............" the boy sighed Qian.

"It's just once in a while! Occasionally............" Qianhu said with some unhappiness.

"Well! Being able to say the right thing at the right time is a great skill in itself, isn't it? The boy said as he fed the vegetables on his plate to Nuko on his lap.

"Look, Fubo-chan said so!" Yuri said with a smile.

"Well! There's nothing wrong with being able to come in handy when it's critical............" Chito said as she thought about Yuri's actions along the way.

"Hey............ It's the first time I've been told like this, and I feel a little embarrassed............" Yuri said embarrassedly as she scratched her cheeks with a red face.

The three of them constantly discuss the people and things they meet along the way, both for Nuko and for their memories of the journey.

Kanazawa, who uses drawing a map as the meaning of his life.

Build your own plane, eager to fly out of the city and gain freedom from Ishii.

and a robot that has its own pursuit and longs to survive with the fish for a long time.

These people and events constitute their journey, and they also constitute their memories, and these people who have not given up their beliefs at any moment have become the last shining point in this world that is facing the end.

"Then again, our journey should be unstoppable!" Yuri, who had finished eating, said as she looked at the water in the pool that was wrinkled by the breeze.

"Well! There should be no way down! Qianhu said as he recalled the spiral passage that had become impassable since he came up.

"Then the chances of us meeting someone we met before are very small!" Yuri continued.

"Ishii should have already arrived in another city, so it's unlikely that he will encounter it. Kanazawa's words...... I guess there is little hope! Senho said after sitting next to Yuri, picking up a bullet casing from the ground and throwing it into the pool.

“………… That's right! ”

“………… You~~" Chido is trying to comfort his companions.

"Well! As long as they live in our hearts, it's fine! Yuri said with a sudden look of resignation.

“………… Really! All said, don't think they're dead! Qianhu complained.

"But............ The people we never meet again are no different from death............ Pain, pain, pain! Yuri said as she felt her cheeks suddenly stretched.

"Although we may never meet again, we must continue to walk with the heart of blessing them! If you forget the memories you have with them, it would be disrespectful to them! Chito said helplessly putting down the hands that were pinching Yuri's cheeks.

“………… I'm sorry! Yuri rubbed her cheek and apologized.

"Hey! Chino, Yuri doesn't seem to be able to move forward today, so why don't we rest in that hidden room for the night! I went to check it when I went to clean the dishes just now, and it felt pretty good. The boy came over with the cleaned cutlery and kitchen utensils.

"So be it! I'm tired after moving things for a day today! Qianhu shook his somewhat sore arm and said.

“………… I don't want to walk anymore! Yuri, who had always been lively, also became weak.

After making their decision, the trio took Nuko in the car and drove under a gun emplacement, southeast of the pothole.

"It's hard to spot this room if you don't look closely!" Yuri said as she looked at the base of the turret, which was about sixteen meters high.

"That's right! Without Nuko to lead the way, we'd basically ignore the barely noticeable cracks in the door, let alone open them. Chido fumbled around the door of the hidden room for a while, pressed a switch, and said.

I heard a sound of exhaust air coming from inside the door, and then the door slowly opened. The trio drove the car in and stuck the door with a stone to prevent the lack of oxygen from being in a confined space for a long time. This hidden room appears to be used to store military supplies, such as guns and ammunition, as well as some medical items.

"It's a pity that there is no military rations!" Yuri said, looking at the boxes stacked on the side of the room.

"But these medical items are still very useful." The boy said as he put some disinfectant, dressing gauze, and some small canisters that looked like trauma spray in his backpack.

"You can't eat these." Yuri said.

"These can come in handy if you get injured unexpectedly!" The boy said, holding up the trauma spray on his hand.

"That's true, after all, this city is already a bit tattered, and God knows what will fall on us............" Qianhu nodded and said.

"But aren't we already wearing helmets?" Yuri said strangely.

"But we still have limbs and torsos!" Qianhu was speechless.

"That's it! Because it can be cold at night, we have to make a campfire and luckily some of the crates are made of wood, so that means we don't have to go out and gather fuel! The boy said as he carried over a box containing a gun.

"But there's something in there............" Chiho reminded.

"Some worthless firearms............ the boy said, walking to the corner of the room, dumping the guns in the box on the ground, letting the ground be stained with the protective oil on the gun.

"Look! A very good combustible, because of the residual protective oil on it, we don't even have to waste fuel for ignition! The boy said with a smile.

"I'm coming, I'm coming!" Yuri excitedly ran to the place where the supply boxes were stacked, and emptied boxes of munitions as the teenager did, just to satisfy the lighting and heating of the three of them and Nuko tonight.

"This should be enough for us tonight!" Yuri said, looking at the fragments of the wooden crate piled up next to the car.

"Whew~~~ I think it should be more than enough!" The boy who smashed the box in order to reduce the volume of the combustible material exhaled a little tiredly.

With fuel to make a campfire, there was soon a warm fire in the room.

“………… We met in a huge hole that we don't know how many wars we have experienced............ We named the new partner nuko............ "Yuri recorded the events of the day in her precious diary as always, and because there were many things encountered, the time to write a diary was extraordinarily long.

"It seems like this has happened before............" Yuri said.

"That's right! That time you burned Kappa! Qianhu glanced at her and said.

“………… I'm sorry......" Yuri said awkwardly.

“………… Never mind! I've forgiven you, too. ”

“nu？” Nuko, who had already eaten the protective oil attached to the gun, walked up to the boy sitting in front of the fire and was cooking something, and looked curiously.

“………… Almost! Add some honey and a dash of rum............ Well! It's time to get out of the pot............" The boy poured the liquid from the pot into three cups and handed them to Yuri and Chino.

"What is this? It tastes sweet......" Yuri said, taking the cup and sniffing it.

"It's the first time I've smelled like this...... Chinohe said.

"It's honey liqueur, and it's a good way to warm up when you drink it...... the boy explained.

"Wine? I remember a book that said that you can't drink alcohol under the age of twenty............," Senhu asked.

"Don't worry! This is a mixture of boiling water with a small amount of wine and honey, which has long since evaporated due to the high temperature...... So this can only be regarded as a drink! The boy explained.

"I see............ "Chido listened and took a sip of honey liqueur.

"Ahh This feeling and that seem to be ...... It's the bottle we found before...... The one with a beautiful color! Yuri's astonishing palate soon discovered that she had actually drunk something similar.

"That's it............ I remember having a hard time the day after drinking it! Chito also remembered.

“………… Actually, it's called beer......" the boy said helplessly.

"Beer?" Yuri repeated.

"So we've already drunk.................."

"I thought you knew what it was!" The boy said.

".................." Qianhu was embarrassed and speechless.

"Well! Isn't it delicious? It's called beer. Although this is not bad, my body will warm up after drinking it. Yuri said and took another sip.

"That's right...... I think you have to have a little more experience in everything! Chiho blushed and took another sip of sweet wine.

After drinking the sweet wine, the three of them got into their sleeping bags and fell asleep............