Third person POV
Later, Asato, Gen, and Reina arrived at Gen's lab building.
"We're back," Asato greeted.
Kiyona, who was reading pieces of newspaper for the news about the outbreak, then greeted, "Welcome back, guys."
But she saw that there's another survivor with them. "Who's that person?"
Gen then glanced at Reina, before glancing at Kiyona. "He's a fellow survivor. He needs a place to stay for a while. Is that okay?"
"Yes, the more, the merrier," Kiyona agreed with him.
She then walked towards Reina. "Well, hello there, what's your name?"
"I'm Reina Aoki," Reina responded with a bit of shyness. "I am a biracial."
The others are surprised to hear that.
"Woah, a biracial?"
"Wow, that's amazing," Kiyona delightfully replied back in liking him. "What is your lineage?"
"It's...It's Spanish," Reina slowly responded. "I'm a half-Spanish. My mother is from Spain."
"Nice, that's cool," Asato commented.
"You think so?" Reina looked at him.
Asato then nodded. "Yes, I liked meeting people of different ethnic backgrounds."
He did this through his part-time job in the convenience store.
"I see." Reina drooped a bit. "Sorry, I'm just a lonely college student. That's all. I don't know how to socialize."
Hearing that, Asato and Gen think about this for a while.
Eventually, Asato suggested to him, "I know. We can be your friends if you don't mind."
Reina then looked at him. "Really? Is that okay?"
"Yes, we'll be friends so you could be less lonely."
"You can do things with us, too," Gen added.
"We will be with you," Kiyona responded happily.
Now seeing that he had friends, for the first time in his life, Reina agreed with them, and he joined their team.
Gen named this team the Ruby Group. Their goal is to survive the outbreak until the end, and even after that one is over, they will remain friends no matter what.
Later, Reina eats up a lot because he barely ate for the last few weeks. Gen went back to his lab to figure out the cure for the virus. But, he hides something about his former fiancée, a thing that would threaten to destroy their friendship.