Chapter 296: Chapter 294: The Real Swimwear Store Perks!
"Hey... honey... look at those people over there... wait... those three over there look so weird... hugging so tightly... are they a couple?"
"A three-person couple? That’s too much... maybe one of them is a sister?"
"Maybe it’s a daughter, who knows..."
"What a harmonious family of three... the dad looks so young... how old were they when they had kids?"
Shirakawa Sawahei: "..."
"Darn those lovey-dovey couples! Bringing a sister and a girlfriend to the beach! And why is that girl holding onto him so tightly! Are they flaunting their relationship on purpose! Damn it!!"
"All these happy couples should just explode! This world is so annoying! Let’s destroy it!"
"Hey, hey, you’re speaking so scarily now, don’t you plan on getting a girlfriend?"
"Don’t you know? The essence of humanity is double standards, of course, when I have a girlfriend, I’ll bring her to the beach too~"
Shirakawa Sawahei: "..."
"Did you guys hear that." He said helplessly to the nearby whimpering monster and Black Hearted Lolita, "Hugging so tightly, others might think you’re showing off your love."
"Do-don’t talk!"
Tsukimi Sakurazawa nervously glanced around, tightening her grip a bit more, as if trying to merge herself and Shirakawa Sawahei into one...
Hmm? That sounds a bit strange...
"I say... why are you holding on so tightly, they didn’t even notice."
"Who says! I just felt so many people staring at us... front left... bottom right... and that corner we just passed! Everyone seems to be looking at us... Shirakawa... have we been found out..."
"I’m pretty sure, no... Also, Asano, if you’re scared, you can cry, but you don’t need to strangle my neck to express your anxiety."
"I... I didn’t... Little Bai... can you hurry up! I feel like everyone’s looking at me... is it because you exposed us somehow..."
"No... no... not at all..." Shirakawa Sawahei sighed, thinking you two are exposing yourselves just by being there.
The little Lolita was clinging so tightly, and the whimpering monster was taking his arm as a shield, practically hanging on Shirakawa Sawahei while walking sideways. With such a strange posture, how could others not notice!
Honestly, it’s actually okay being hugged by the whimpering monster, at least there’s some cushioning with all that softness... The Black Hearted Lolita side was worse, the little girl’s undeveloped frame gave a sharp feel to his back. He suddenly regretted, regretting not having Tsukimi on his back, with the little Lolita clinging beside him for cover.
At the very least this way, his neck and back wouldn’t suffer... and there might even be some perks to enjoy...
What a disaster...
"Almost... almost there..." Tsukimi Sakurazawa looked at the coastline ahead, with a barely contained urge to jump around in excitement.
"Why don’t you call Ise Yu over?" Shirakawa Sawahei suggested, "If you hold her, it might be a bit better."
"No! We’ll get exposed! Shirakawa, don’t think about ditching me!"
"..."
The girl’s strange sense of shame kept the three of them in this odd position, moving slowly yet steadily towards the coastline.
"Shirakawa~ Sakurazawa~ why are you so slow... has the winner been announced?"
The lazy girl waved her hand from a distance and shouted, "Who won? Did Kaori and I win?"
Shirakawa Sawahei: "..."
Exhausted, he successfully escorted the two hangers-on to the shore, yet this silly girl was still thinking about her team-up with Black Hearted Lolita against the whimpering monster earlier.
"Huh? What’s going on... Sakurazawa and Kaori’s faces are so red... and why are you both holding Shirakawa..."
"Sunburned."
Upon hearing this, Ise Yu Yuzhijin was startled and thought, "Thank goodness I didn’t go over, I didn’t expect the UV near the reefs to be so strong... Hmm? Why would UV rays only tan the face..."
"Wait a minute... President... your swimsuit??? Hmm... hmmm..."
A keen-eyed lazy girl, true to her former manga artist profession, immediately noticed something odd about the whimpering monster’s clothes before having a chance to express her surprise, she was swiftly silenced as Shirakawa Sawahei covered her mouth skillfully.
"Shh~ speak less, protect your voice... Tsukimi, you take her to the changing room, I’ll go talk to Tachibana and then take Asano over."
The whimpering monster quickly covered the lazy girl’s mouth, nodded, and ran towards the changing room while holding her. Shirakawa Sawahei turned, meeting the eyes of the approaching Tachibana Tomoku.
"Shirakawa... did Asano get hurt?"
"No... it’s a bit complicated, I’ll take her to the changing room first, you pack up and meet us there."
"O-okay, I’ll head over now."
Miss Tachibana hurriedly replied, turned around, and walked towards the beach chair. Black Hearted Lolita snorted, squirmed a bit on Shirakawa Sawahei’s waist, and whispered angrily, "Pretty boy, why did you have to tell her, isn’t my safety more important than flirting?"
"What could happen if I tell her? You’re safe now, right."
Shirakawa Sawahei glanced at her, the girl’s angelic face was right there, her clear eyes reflected his image, he could even feel Asano Nazuki’s sweet breath on his face.
He paused for a moment, instinctively staring at the Black Hearted Lolita for a while.
"Why are you getting so close?"
"I... I didn’t know you were going to turn! And, hey pretty boy, were you just about to turn your head! I’m this cute and you still want to avoid me!"
"So what do you want me to do, kiss you?"
"Heh... dream on... but, even though I’m not that easy to appease... you could think about it."
"Then never mind, clearly that’s more of a loss for me."
"Loss? I’m so cute, a kiss is a big perk, alright! Giving it away so easily would be embarrassing for me."
"I’d get killed by your dad."
"Humph, at least you have some sense... but don’t worry, pretty boy, as long as you stick with me and don’t go chasing after Black Hearted women, I might just consider you... After all... there are times when you’re surprisingly reliable..."
Asano Nazuki then smugly said, "If possible, it would be best if you rejected the Black Hearted woman to her face, so she knows how much better I am. And, oh, your attitude when you asked me to change at the beach was bad, I didn’t like it, change that in the future, be more gentle... You scared me into thinking you were up to something weird..."
Shirakawa Sawahei: "..."
So what you’re saying is... as long as I’m more gentle in the future... you’d obediently undress?
No... can’t think like that... 404 warning!
Shirakawa Sawahei lightly shook his head, pushing away those miscellaneous thoughts, and interrupted the little Lolita, "I say, are you going to buy a swimsuit and go back in the water later?"
"If so, after I take you to the changing room, should I buy it for you and bring it over?"
The Black Hearted Lolita, tilting her head in thought, decisively rejected his offer.
"No!"
"Once I’m changed! You’re coming with me to buy a swimsuit!"