Chapter 301: Chapter 299: Concerns About the Invisible
"Beach barbecue!!? We have to go! We can’t miss this!"
"Awesome, we actually caught this event~ Shirakawa, let’s head out!"
"Uh... just to confirm, we can enter for free, right?"
"Yes, it’s a perk for VIP customers."
Feeling satisfied with the confirmation, the lazy girl said happily, "Great~ Shirakawa, let’s go to the barbecue together!"
At this point, Shirakawa Sawahei didn’t want to dampen the girls’ excitement and nodded, "Alright, let’s go... but don’t wander off."
"What are you saying, Shirakawa? Do I look like a three-year-old to you?"
The lazy girl puffed out her chest, as if to emphasize her maturity: "Please, Shirakawa, take a good look, I’m already an adult~"
Black Hearted Lolita’s killer gaze immediately shot towards Ise Yu, surrounding him with an abyss-like dark aura...
Here we go again, this person looks innocent, but is secretly a wolf in sheep’s clothing... I used to think you were just an innocent person and treated you like a friend... didn’t expect you were so wicked...
Greedy... the cancer of the earth... It’s people like you who ruin the world...
"What does having a large chest have to do with being an adult?" Shirakawa Sawahei said irritably, "True maturity doesn’t need these outward things to prove it."
"I think so too."
Black Hearted Lolita immediately echoed Shirakawa Sawahei’s point of view, urging, "Stop talking so much, let’s hurry, or the delicious seafood will run out..."
"That’s true... charge, charge, charge! Since we’re at the beach, I’ve got to eat until I’m exhausted to be satisfied!"
"Don’t make it sound so scary... Shirakawa! Let’s hurry and grab a nice spot to barbecue for ourselves!"
The four of them left the Sea House Restaurant and headed straight for the beach, where a long line of BBQ grills appeared before them. The staff from "Seafood House" were busy grilling seafood, and some of the stalls were reserved for customers to grill on their own. Some tourists ate, some grilled, while others danced around a bonfire on the beach.
The melody of music accompanied by cheerful laughter rang through the beach’s night sky. From afar, it looked very lively. Upon seeing this, the lazy girl and Whispering Demon ran joyfully ahead, while turning back to urge the others to walk faster.
"Master Shirakawa~ I want grilled oysters!"
"Here, here! Shirakawa, I want grilled squid!"
"Then I’ll have shrimp!"
"I-I’ll help you, Shirakawa."
As soon as they got there, the three girls unreservedly handed the responsibility of being the BBQ master to Shirakawa Sawahei, without treating themselves as outsiders at all. Shirakawa Sawahei was equally unreserved in rejecting their request.
"Do it yourself, provide for yourself."
"What! Shirakawa, let’s check out the fun over there first... just help us out~"
"Yeah, Shirakawa! If there’s someone you want to chat up, just tell us, we’ll guarantee to get their contact info for you!"
"Eh? Wait a minute, speaking of which, if Shirakawa isn’t with us, a lot of people might come to chat you up, right?"
"No worries~ I’m good at rejecting advances... it’s just unfortunate there’s only one Shirakawa... he’s hard to divide..."
"What do you mean, hard to divide? Are we going to split him into four equal parts?"
"No, I mean, with only one Shirakawa, he’s only fit to be one person’s boyfriend."
"What’s the big deal?" Black Hearted Lolita said nonchalantly, "Hasn’t Shirakawa already said publicly today that he’s hanging out with his girlfriends?"
Little Transparency: ?
Lazy Girl: ???
"Well... right, I suppose..."
Seemingly recalling the awkward situation on Reef Island earlier, Whispering Demon blushed and stammered, "Then... let’s just let Shirakawa continue to shine till he can’t anymore..."
"..."
"All right, all right, you all go ahead, come back later."
Fearing that the lazy girl’s curiosity would lead her to ask endless questions, Shirakawa Sawahei quickly interrupted, "Just remember to come back and eat later."
"Alright~ we’ll be playing by the bonfire over there, Shirakawa you can see us!" Whispering Demon pointed to the distance and said, "If we run into some very troublesome people chatting us up, Shirakawa, remember to come over."
"Okay."
After Whispering Demon said that, she joyfully ran to the bonfire with the lazy girl and Black Hearted Lolita, while Miss Tachibana stayed behind, standing obediently as if waiting for Shirakawa Sawahei’s instructions.
"What does Tachibana want to eat?"
As Shirakawa Sawahei picked up the BBQ tongs, he said, "Let’s eat now, don’t mind them."
"I’m fine with anything..." Little Transparency said softly, "What would Shirakawa like?"
"In that case, let’s start with the most ordinary fish."
"Okay... I’ll get the ingredients..."
"No need, I’ll go, and grab some drinks while I’m at it. You can start by cleaning up a bit."
Upon hearing this, Miss Tachibana obediently halted, and started preparing for the BBQ, including mixing the sauces, as per Shirakawa Sawahei’s instructions.
Even though he said not to bother with those three, Shirakawa Sawahei still picked up the ingredients they wanted and grabbed a few beers. As he was carrying everything back, he suddenly remembered that in Neon, it’s illegal for minors to drink...
But... who cares, I’m not wearing a school uniform now, who would know I’m a high school minor? Would the Sea House owner report me?
A barbecue, of course, needs beer to be enjoyable. Naturally, as someone from Huaxia who crossed over, this didn’t occur to him much, but thinking about it, Shirakawa Sawahei went back to grab some non-alcoholic drinks and juices.
Not sure what’s up with those little girls, if they don’t drink, then that’s their problem.
"Sorry for the wait, Tachibana."
"N-not really... just a moment... shall we start now?"
"Mm."
Saying this, Shirakawa Sawahei took the BBQ tongs from Little Transparency’s hand, began processing the ingredients he brought and slowly placed them on the grill. Miss Tachibana assisted him from the side, and with their teamwork, they successfully finished the first fragrant grilled fish.
"Try it."
The girl blew softly a couple of times, took a bite, and didn’t say anything further, but her face lit up with a satisfied smile, expressing everything without words.
Shirakawa Sawahei opened a beer, took a sip, noticing the low alcohol content, he couldn’t help but lift the can to check the alcohol percentage... Miss Tachibana glanced over curiously.
"Tachibana, do you want beer or a juice drink?"
Shirakawa Sawahei asked tentatively, but the obedient Miss Tachibana hesitated only briefly before taking the beer from his hand, gazing at him with her clear, pure eyes.
"Sure."
"..."
Hmm? Why do I feel like I’m enticing a good girl into doing something bad... What’s this strange sense of guilt?
How low is this girl’s guard anyway?
"What’s your alcohol tolerance? If you’ve never drunk before, maybe you shouldn’t."
"Never had it..."
"..."
Turns out, she’s really a good girl. Am I the only Huaxia crossover who thinks it’s okay to have a bit with barbecue?
Neon laws do prohibit minors from drinking, but where there are people, there are always loopholes. Miss Tachibana was aware that even some of her classmates had drinks with alcohol content, so Shirakawa Sawahei’s inquiry wasn’t entirely unexpected...
It’s just...
Shirakawa asking me to drink with him, what if I get drunk and do something embarrassing... what should I do...