Bus pickup and drop off with 送迎

生徒:

「せめてバズで送迎(そうげい)してくれれば…」

“If only they’d at least provide a bus to pick us up and drop us off”

生徒:

「徒歩(とほ)圏内(けんない)だからねぇ」

“It's within walking distance, after all.”

Key Points

1. 送迎(そうげい) = transportation that both picks people up and takes them back

   • In this scene, 送迎(そうげい)する means providing transportation rather than just “sending” someone one-way.

2. せめて + 〜てくれれば expresses a frustrated minimum request

   • せめて means “at least” or “if nothing else”, so the speaker is lowering the bar to the minimum they think would still be reasonable.

   • 「バズで送迎(そうげい)してくれれば…」 means “if they would at least shuttle us by bus…” and trails off to imply dissatisfaction.

3. Reply line: 徒歩圏内(とほけんない)だからねぇ softens the pushback

   • 徒歩圏内(とほけんない) means “within walking distance”, so the reply is giving the reason bus transportation is not being provided.

   • だから marks the reason, and ねぇ adds a conversational, slightly drawn-out tone like “you know” or “after all”.

   • In effect, the second speaker is saying: “Well, it is within walking distance, after all.”