"s organization members but…………..as expected, there is a limit if I am the only one.""Plan B, you say."
"……………..aah, by fighting together in the same team, from the unity of you and those girls, it"s a plan where you increase your relations.h.i.+p."
"In the same team……………I wonder will those two quietly team up together……….."
"…………………well, I have an idea for that. Just look."
After having such a conversation, s.h.i.+dou and the others reached the magnificent beach volleyball court constructed on the beach.
After that, Reine leaned her body over and took a tube-like object that was leaning against the pole.
"……………….now then, let"s decide the team separation. 3 people in one team. Please pull a lot."
"Mu?"
Starting from Tohka, the tube entrance was pointed towards her and she pulled a rod that was inside it. s.h.i.+dou hit his hands as if he got it. There was no mistake that those lots were most probably set up so that Kaguya, Yuzuru and s.h.i.+dou would be in the same team.
"…………..well, s.h.i.+n too."
"Ah, yes."
Being told that, he pulled one out from the remaining two.
And then, he brought his eyes towards the tip of the lot and——s.h.i.+dou, [heh?] made a stupid look.
That"s because, on it was not a symbol or a number, but a drawing of an overly exaggerated man.
"…………………well then, the people that pulled out Gregor, Jackson, and Spenser come over here, while those who pulled Alexander, Abraham and Anthony, please go to the other side of the court."
"Reine, this one is who?"
"This is?"
Tohka and Origami showed their lots to Reine as if they were troubled.
"……………..aah, this one is Gregor. That one is Spenser."
Next Kaguya and Yuzuru did the same thing and showed theirs to Reine similar to before.
"……………..you two are Alexander and Abraham. Please go around to the other side."
"……………………"
He looked at the exaggerated man (most probably Anthony) once more with half his eyes closed. …………..he could not tell the difference from Tohka"s and the others.
Team A…………..Kaguya, Yuzuru and s.h.i.+dou.
Team B…………...Tohka, Origami and Reine.
Kaguya, Yuzuru, Tohka and Origami. 4 people of 6 were not satisfied with the team organization originally but, just by one word [I will tell the winning team a secret about s.h.i.+dou that he would never want to be found out by someone else] from Reine, the match started. s.h.i.+dou"s protest with his almost crying face was not accepted.
"Okay! Let"s do it!"
Tohka raised a cheerful shout, and released the service shot from the edge of the opposite court.
But——
"Wha!?"
Bohyuuuuuu! The ball easily penetrated the net together with that sound, and progressed like a bullet. s.h.i.+dou immediately moved his body towards the side.
After the ball pierced to the spot where s.h.i.+dou was just now, GyaGyaGyaGyaGyaGyaa! It danced on the beach like a coma before finally stopping.
"Reine! How many points was that!"
"………………0 points."
"Muu, technical skill points were not added huh…………."
"……………..most probably, but I think you are mistaking this with another sport."
Probably after looking at Tohka"s attack, Kaguya raised a low laugh.
"Kuku…………….not bad. It looks like I have to get serious too——"
"No, you don"t have to. You don"t have to!"
If it was going to be exchanges of those types of b.a.l.l.s then, even if he had multiple lives, they wouldn"t be enough. s.h.i.+dou shook his head.
"Fuun, boring. Well whatever, next is our service right?"
With that said, Kaguya stretched her hands towards the ball that was dug into the ground.
And with an unexpectedly beautiful form, she shot the ball towards the opposing court.
"Oou, it"s coming!"
"Don"t disturb."
Stopping Tohka"s movement with her voice, Origami received the ball.
Reine who was standing behind her when that happened, made a beautiful toss. During that occasion, Reine"s b.r.e.a.s.t.s which were proud of their tremendous ma.s.s, bounced up and down and s.h.i.+dou"s eyes were unintentionally pinned onto them.
"Warning. It"s dangerous."
"Haa………….!"
Being told that by Yuzuru, he immediately opened his eyes wide. By the time he realized it; in front of him was Tohka who had made an energetic jump high enough to cross the net.
"Haa!"
Together with a loud shout filled with energy, Tohka hit the ball with the palm of her hand. Standing there blankly, s.h.i.+dou was grazed on his cheeks by the bullet-like attack coming from that.
"Uwah!?"
"Kuh, Don"t daze away, s.h.i.+dou!"
"Agree. You"re hindering."
Kaguya and Yuzuru"s voices echoed from behind. It would seem, they made a slide in order to get the ball.
However, since they reached the same spot at the same time, both of them *Bam* knocked each other on the head and fell down on the spot. During that time, the ball bounced inside the court and *roll**roll**roll* rolled on top of the sand.
"Kuhaa! Wha,what are you doing Yuzuru!"
"Objection. That is my line. Please do not disturb me."
Kaguya and Yuzuru pressed on their foreheads while glaring at each other.
"……………….Okay Tohka, that was one point."
"Oou! Really!"
In regards, the other side of the court was lively. Tohka and Reine *clap*, made a high five. Although Origami looked like she ignored it but, her hand was taken by Reine and was forced to partic.i.p.ate.
However, not stopping to bother about that, Kaguya and Yuzuru continued their quarrel with each other.
"That was my territory no matter how much you think about it. Don"t do anything extra!"
"Objection. I thought that the simpleton Kaguya would not make it in time."
"Wha, What did you say you b.a.s.t.a.r.d!"
"Return fire. What is it."
"O,Oi, both of you calm down……………."
And, at the same time when s.h.i.+dou went between the both them to separate them, Reine from the opposite court, whispered something into Tohka and Origami"s ears. When she did that,
"——Hou, I get it now."
"……………..I will definitely get the promised thing later."
While saying things like that, Tohka and Origami arrogantly looked down at Kaguya and Yuzuru.
"Fuu, what, Kaguya and Yuzuru aren"t that much of a big deal!"
"A let-down. To challenge me when you are at that level, you don"t know your place."
""……………!""
Towards those obvious provocations, Kaguya and Yuzuru responded with a twitch.
And once more, Reine softly whispered into Tohka and Origami"s ears. Although a little……………[more foul languages. You are supposed to do it like that when the time comes] he felt that he heard something like this.
"Kaguya is a weak bug and Yuzuru is hopeless! Both of you two joined together are useless!"
"You x.x.xXX"s. x.x.xx.x.xXX should just x.x.xx.x.xX. This is suitable for loser sons of a b.i.t.c.h."
An excessively childish insult and an excessively bland abuse were falling over from the other side of the court.
""………………………""
Towards those two"s agitation, Kaguya and Yuzuru quietly narrowed their eyes.
"………………hey Yuzuru."
"Reply. Is there anything?"
"………………wanna do it?"
"Agree. Let"s do it."
Both of them mixed their sights together with a glance.
But having the next service, after Origami took the ball with her hands in an extremely calm manner, she shot it towards the corner of the court with a beautiful form.
"Yuzuru!"
"Reply. I know."
However, Yuzuru slid by the time she was almost finished and received the perfectly close service.
She then hit up to Kaguya, who returned it back to the opposite court just like that. It was a beautiful combination play, enough to think that the shameful sight from before was a lie.
But the opposing team was not losing. Origami hit up the approaching ball.
"Teacher Murasame."
"………….Aah, I know."
The next thing after that, Reine *ton* lightly toss the ball. It was the exact same pattern from just now. When somehow managing to brace himself in order to avoid being preoccupied by her b.r.e.a.s.t.s, he saw Tohka once again jumping high up.
"Oooh!"
She shouted, and released a sharp attack from far away in the distant sky.
"s.h.i.+dou, stop it!"
Kaguya"s shout echoed. s.h.i.+dou joined his hands while in panic, and prepared for Tohka"s attack.
But, after the ball pierced straight towards his face instead of his hands, it then made a violent bounce high up into the sky just like that. The intense impact attacked his head and made his sight dance with glittering stars.
"Gueeh!?"
"Okay! s.h.i.+dou will be taken to this team since the ball hit him, right?"
"………………no, I did not hear of such a rule before."
He could hear things like that from the enemy court. It looked like that was the reason why Tohka"s ball had been aimed at s.h.i.+dou.
"Praise. Nice."
However, it was Yuzuru"s voice that he heard inside his hazy consciousness.
"Establish. Kaguya."
"Okay!"
Yuzuru kneeled down on that spot and joined both her hands together and made the palm of her hands face upwards. And at the same time with the running Kaguya stepping on it with one leg, Yuzuru lightly threw Kaguya"s body up to the sky.
"Wha………….!"
"……………….!"
He could hear Tohka and Origami"s voice coming from the opposing court. The next moment——
"——Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"
Kaguya, that had jumped high up into the sky, hit down the airborne ball——it pierced towards the enemy court like an attack from an arrow. It was a really splendid attack.
"Okay! Same point! Did you see that b.a.s.t.a.r.dS!"
In a manner as if she had forgotten her usual tone, Kaguya made a guts pose midair.
And after landing and standing on the ground, she exchanged a high five with Yuzuru in an extremely natural way,
"Yahoooooo!"
"Excited. Yahoo."
"Yaa! That was perfect Yuzuru. Byuun It went up Byuun!"
"Positive. That was a magnificent attack. As expected from Kaguya"
"Nono, that was Yuzuru"s——"
And, both of them twitched their shoulders at that point, and *fuun* averted their eyes away.
"Fuun…………..don"t get conceited you lowlife. Think of it as an honor to be stepped by my foot."
"Unpleasant. The smell has sticked onto my hands. It stinks. It smells like dried mackerel, natto[5D 1] and surstromming[5D 2] mixed together."
"I, it doesn"t stink like that!"
And, they started quarreling as if they remembered. It was not a strange aspect at all.
However, s.h.i.+dou did not have the pleasure to carefully observe them right now. While hearing shouts like [s.h.i.+dou! Are you okay!?] echoing inside his head, the remainder of his consciousness sank into the darkness.
Part 4"Ouch Ouch……….."
s.h.i.+dou was rubbing the b.u.mp made on his head while walking sluggishly towards the toilet established at the beachside.
Incidentally, the moment when s.h.i.+dou said he was going to the toilet, there were a few of them saying that it was dangerous for him to go since he was out-cold just now, so they said "I will follow" and tried to help him but, he vigorously refused by politely rubbing his head against the sandy beach.
"……………..Are you alright, s.h.i.+n?"
And thus, he heard Reine"s voice coming from his right ear. s.h.i.+dou opened his mouth while making a wry smile as if he were tired.
"Well………..somehow. How is it on the other end?"
"…………honestly, I still can"t say anything. What"s left is to agitate their opposition as much as possible but——"
And, Reine suddenly cut off her words.
"Reine-san? What"s wrong?"
He asked while raising his eyebrows but, he immediately found the reason out.
It was because right after Reine shortened her words, Kaguya popped her face out from the side of the toilet.
"Kaguya……….? What are you doing here? Weren"t you supposed to be waiting where the others are?"
"Kuku…………I who holds the divine protection of the hurricane, that kind of distance has no meaning to me."
"……………well that might be true. I was asking about the reason though……………."
When he spoke until there, s.h.i.+dou immediately was taken aback. He slouched forward while shouting.
"I, I told you I don"t need any help!?"
"Huh……………..?"
Kaguya"s face turned red right after she went blank for an instant.
"Wha, I said that following the flow at the time! Don"t take it seriously!"
"I, is that so…………?"
"Isn"t that obvious!? Wh, why must I, your………..errr…….."
Kaguya hang her head in shame at that point and shortened her words.
"Aa! Anyway, I am here for another matter!"
"O,ou…………!"
He nodded unintentionally. s.h.i.+dou then lowered his voice and sent his question towards the Incam.
"Reine-san, is this an instruction from your side?"
"……………..no, I have not said anything."
And, while s.h.i.+dou and Reine were having a conversation, Kaguya called out to him as if she had gotten irritated.
"Hey, don"t ignore me."
"Aah, my bad."
After s.h.i.+dou returned his posture back to normal, in panic, he then faced back towards Kaguya. But………speaking of which, there was one thing that he was wondering about. He stared at Kaguya"s face while scratching his cheeks.
"By the way………..are you going to continue using that tone?"
"Ah."
Kaguya made an "Oh no face".
She then made a cough and cleared her throat awkwardly and took a cool pose.
"Kuku…………….you have been deceived by my antics. I find you dancing on the palm of my hands very humorous."
"……………………."
"………….what is with those eyes."
Kaguya made her lips go *buu* in displeasure. s.h.i.+dou made a powerless wry smile while scratching his cheeks.
"No……….I was thinking about why you would especially force yourself to use that tone……………."
"I did not force myself! This is normal!"
"It"s back it"s back."
"Hah…………..!"
After he said that, Kaguya made a shocked face, she then made a sigh and muttered softly.
"………..that"s because, it"s that. Since I am a Spirit. Aren"t I like super powerful? Then there should be some dignity similar to that, isn"t something like that needed?"
"…………is it something like that."
s.h.i.+dou brought his eyebrows together and *u,un* groaned. He had met many Spirits until now but, he felt as if there were no such girls before.
"Well isn"t it obvious. Since I have a cool origin of birth and, I have tragic circ.u.mstances prepared you know? Then I have to have a personality around that level."
"Well…………..if Kaguya is okay with it then it"s okay. So? What"s the matter?"
When s.h.i.+dou said that, Kaguya [ahh] nodded before continuing.
"It"s kind of troublesome so I"m going to continue like this, right now me and Yuzuru, are having a battle for you right? So, it"s about tomorrow"s conclusion."
"Aah……..I guess so. Wait, you, don"t tell me. As expected isn"t that kind of sneaky?"
He frowned, thinking that Kaguya was here to set a groundwork for herself.
——but Kaguya, spit out a totally unexpected line.
"——s.h.i.+dou. Tomorrow——choose Yuzuru."
"......Heh?"
Towards those words that were not in his a.s.sumptions, he blankly opened his eyes wide.
"Don"t, heh."
Kaguya shrugged her shoulders while continuing.
"There isn"t any point to worry about, right? That"s because, she is super cute. Although she is a little unsociable but, she"s obedient, her b.r.e.a.s.t.s are big, and she is like a super Moe-like character shaped from guys delusions, isn"t she? And what"s more, if you choose her, she would most likely give you lots of services, right? There is nothing worth not choosing. That"s why——"
"Wa, wait a second!"
s.h.i.+dou was sorting out his confused head while stopping Kaguya"s words. He couldn"t understand what she was saying. No, he could understand the contents of those words. But, choosing Yuzuru tomorrow would mean——
"Kaguya, you……….said that the winner of this match would become Yamai"s main personality right."
"Un, I said that."
"………. You said the loser, would be consumed by the winner and be erased right."
"Un, yeah."
"Then, why——"
When s.h.i.+dou said that as if he were squeezing it out from his throat, Kaguya scratched her head while making a troubled smile.
"Hmm………well, even I don"t want to disappear. But, more than that——I, want Yuzuru to live. I want her to see even more things, and go all out and have fun in this world."
"……………uh, you."
Although s.h.i.+dou groaned painfully, Kaguya did not bother about it and continued her words.
"Rather, everything would have been solved if you had not barged in at that time. I was going to make a flashy clash and I would [Get defeated] get downed and everything was supposed to end."
Kaguya pointed her fingers at s.h.i.+dou while saying that.
s.h.i.+dou"s face distorted. A detestable pain as if his heart was being pulled out, was swirling around his chest.
"Th,then, the first one to make me fall for them is the winner is——"
"Aah, that? Well that, isn"t it obvious, Yuzuru is the cuter one. With this match, there should be no mistaking that Yuzuru would win, right?"
"But, that"s………….."
When s.h.i.+dou was about to finish, Kaguya moved in front of s.h.i.+dou in an instance and used her index finger to block s.h.i.+dou"s lips.
"I did not really ask for s.h.i.+dou"s opinion. All you have to do for tomorrow is say Yuzuru is much cuter, lovely lovely Yuzuru-tan hahaha. ………..if not, I will blast this island away together with all your friends."
Kaguya narrowed her eyes in the middle of her words and said it in a low voice.
s.h.i.+dou *gulp* gulped. The threat that he had forgotten until now, was revived by that sight and words.
When s.h.i.+dou was standing there nervously without moving, *Fuu* Kaguya loosen her expression and pulled her legs away.
And then *turn* she turned her body facing direction and took on an excessively cool pose.
"Kuku……………well then, I"m off human. The exchange right now was a blood pact. Know, your body will be scorched by the Flame of purgatoryFeegefoia franme right down to your medulla if you fail to keep the pact!"
She said that, and Kaguya ran away.
s.h.i.+dou could only stand still on that spot.
"…………….s.h.i.+n."
After a while. He twitched his shoulders from Reine"s voice echoing through his right ear.
"Reine-san, that was——"
"………aah, I heard. This has……..turned out into something difficult. If those were Kaguya"s true feelings instead of a strategy…………….then tomorrow, there might be a chance Kaguya would not react to the kiss even if you stir her up. ——in order to let Yuzuru win."
"……….guh……."
s.h.i.+dou clutched his fist.
It"s true there"s that. It is a grave situation.
But, more than that.
Kaguya"s determination to let herself die in order to let Yuzuru live——was heavily hanging onto s.h.i.+dou"s heart.
However, he couldn"t let himself continue getting dumbfounded here. s.h.i.+dou started walking by dragging his heavy legs. If he were to stay missing any longer, Tohka, Origami and more importantly Yuzuru would get suspicious——
"Stop. s.h.i.+dou, please stop."
"…………………..!?"
Suddenly a voice came from his back, and s.h.i.+dou twitched his shoulders.
That was unmistakably Yuzuru"s voice. For an instant, he thought that it was an auditory hallucination but……….that was wrong. Wondering since when she was there, Yuzuru was standing right behind him.
"Yu,Yuzuru………………?"
"Reply. Yes, is what Yuzuru replied."
With a voice that had no accent. In a calm behavior. In an extremely calm manner, Yuzuru nodded.
"Wha,whats wrong?"
When s.h.i.+dou asked her while having sweat flowing from his forehead, *Fuu* Yuzuru turned her face towards the direction Kaguya ran off to and quietly opened her mouth.
"Question. ——with Kaguya, what did you two talk about?"
"……………..!"
s.h.i.+dou gasped. His heartbeat that had calmed down was once again throbbing roughly.
"What did………….errr."
And, when s.h.i.+dou was being immersed in his thoughts, Yuzuru made a small shrug with her shoulders while sighing.
"Take back. No, as expected, it"s okay. Yuzuru could guess pretty much."
"uh, I,is…….that so?"
"Affirmative. Most likely——in the occasion for tomorrow"s selection, she said to choose her, right?"
"No…….that is."
When s.h.i.+dou was about to release his words, Yuzuru used the palm of her hands and stopped him.
"Question. Although Yuzuru doesn"t care about that but, did Kaguya do anything during that time?"
"What………….as in?"
"Example. Yuzuru is asking whether, for example, hugging s.h.i.+dou and crawling her tongue around s.h.i.+dou"s nape, or putting s.h.i.+dou"s face in between her chest, or putting her hands into s.h.i.+dou"s swimsuit and touching your groin."
"Sh, she did not do something like that!"
Towards those unexpected words, s.h.i.+dou shouted unintentionally. Yuzuru *good grief* shook her head as if she had given up.
"Disappointment. Kaguya, that"s not good. You are too naïve. If Kaguya were to seduce properly, you would easily drop s.h.i.+dou to the level of a monkey in mating season."
It felt like he was somehow being insulted but, more importantly s.h.i.+dou felt Yuzuru"s way of speaking was out of place.
That"s because, Yuzuru"s words were as if——
"Appeal. Yuzuru has a request for s.h.i.+dou."
And, as if to interrupt s.h.i.+dou"s thoughts, Yuzuru let out her voice.
"Request……….?"
Hearing a word like that, there were chills running up s.h.i.+dou"s spine. He unintentionally swallowed his saliva.
His throat hurt and his heart started to pump faster. *bab.u.mp* *bab.u.mp*. His blood vessels quickly expanded, and the feeling was like his whole body was being poured with blood vigorously.
However s.h.i.+dou"s mind was contrastively, as if intoxicated, getting hazy. But inside that, there was only one——the words he heard just a few minutes ago, were vividly brought back into his mind.
"Consent. That is correct."
After Yuzuru made a deep nod and continued her words without getting enthusiastic.
"Appeal. s.h.i.+dou, this match, please by all means choose Kaguya."
"———"
His voice did not come out.
Most likely, at the time Yuzuru appeared, he could already somehow predict this outcome.
Looking at s.h.i.+dou"s reaction, Yuzuru tilted her head in doubt.
"Question. Yuzuru feels that s.h.i.+dou"s reaction is out of place."
"uh, no, nothing at all……………"
"Request. More importantly, please. Tomorrow, s.h.i.+dou must pick Kaguya. It"s a promise."
"Wh-why…………..something like that."
"Explanation. Kaguya is much more superior to Yuzuru. There is no room for worrying. Even s.h.i.+dou should also know about Kaguya"s cuteness. Although Kaguya somewhat pretends to be tough, she is earnest, and has a fragile body that looks like it would break when touched and the feeling when hugging it could only be described as heavenly. Most likely, if s.h.i.+dou chooses Kaguya, Kaguya would do a lot of things for you. By all means, Kaguya——"
"But, if Kaguya wins, then Yuzuru will——"
When s.h.i.+dou said that, Yuzuru cast her eyes downwards and nodded. s.h.i.+dou only used words that he carefully thought over and over again.
"Kaguya is the spirit most fit to be the true Yamai. Even s.h.i.+dou clearly knows that after this one day, right? Kaguya is very charming. There is no reason not to choose her."
"Tha,that"s because, both of you, were so compet.i.tive…………"
"Explanation. Although Kaguya looks like that, she is a shy girl. Unless Kaguya were stirred up, she wouldn"t appeal to you like that."
"………………….."
When s.h.i.+dou became silent, Yuzuru walked closer to s.h.i.+dou and whispered towards his ears.
"Reminder. Tomorrow, please say s.h.i.+dou would choose Kaguya. If not, misfortune will be brought to s.h.i.+dou"s friends."
After leaving threatening words similar to Kaguya"s, Yuzuru ran off.
Part 5"……………….."
Reaching gathering time, Ellen, who was finally dug out from the sand pit, was sitting along the coast on the floor, grasping her knees while viewing the sea.
The target had already come over to this side of the coast and had gone to the changing room in order to change her clothes. She had also pa.s.sed by Ellen who just now was buried in the sand (The part of the body made by sand was changed and improved into the shape of a body builder), and unmistakably should have laughed while holding her stomach.
Incidentally, the boy Tonomachi who was dug out one step earlier than her, extended his hands in a respectful manner, but since it was irritating, Ellen threw him into the hole she was dug in, and filled it up once again with sand.
"…………….Miss executive officer, errr."
Coming from the Incam, the awkward voice of the operator echoed.
"……………….I"m okay. Don"t worry. This is nothing. I"ll use my favored method during the night. There is no problem. I will catch her properly in the hotel."
"I,I guess so……………"
The voice of the kind operator was somehow the one that sounded tired.
Part 6That day, the dinner didn"t taste like anything.
It was not like the hotel chef took too much consideration on the guest"s health or s.h.i.+dou"s sense of taste being dull. It was just simply because his mind was wandering off somewhere.
After finis.h.i.+ng his meal without exchanging any conversations with the others, he was immersing himself in his thoughts absentmindedly while sluggishly walking in the hotel corridor.
The words that Kaguya and Yuzuru spewed out during daytime were still swirling inside his head.
——In order to let their other-self live, they chose to eliminate themselves.
The moment s.h.i.+dou heard that, he was unable to understand those girls in an instant.
But, for example.
If s.h.i.+dou would not sacrifice his life, his sister Kotori would die.
Most definitely——he would respond to that by shaking his head without hesitating.
It was not like those types of narcissistic motives, like self-sacrificing or devotion.
But simply, without consideration, that was the only choice.
There wouldn"t even be any options to choose from, his head would simply make its own judgment.
"——dou."
So, he painfully understood Yuzuru"s feelings for wanting Kaguya to keep on living, just as well as Kaguya"s wish for Yuzuru to survive.
"s.h.i.+dou."
No, not only that. Rather——s.h.i.+dou might even be happy knowing that Kaguya and Yuzuru think of each other to this extend. But——
"Oi, s.h.i.+dou!"
"uh!?"
A loud voice was released at his ears and s.h.i.+dou immediately opened his eyes wide.
"Seriously, you finally realized s.h.i.+dou?"
Saying that, not knowing since when she was there, Tohka, wearing a yukata, *Puff* bulged her cheeks.
"To,Tohka…………how long were you there?"
"I have been walking beside you for quite a while."
When s.h.i.+dou said that, Tohka stared at s.h.i.+dou"s face.
"Wha………….what?"
"Nothing."
After Tohka *Fuu* averted her sight, she made a small smile with her lips and held s.h.i.+dou"s hand tightly.
"s.h.i.+dou, if it is okay, why don"t we go outside for a little?"
"Eh…………….?"
"The sea in the night——I want to see."
She said that and pulled s.h.i.+dou"s hand.
"Ah, wai, wait a sec………….."
s.h.i.+dou braced his legs in panic and stopped Tohka"s progress.
"No, isn"t it bad going outside on our own accord. The teachers should be coming to patrol about now too…………….."
When he did that, Tohka stuck out her lips while *Haa* sighing.
"…………sorry, s.h.i.+dou. I said a small lie."
"Eh?"
"That is…………how to put it, even though we came to the school trip, but for some reason……….we haven"t been talking with each other, right? That"s why——together with s.h.i.+dou, I wanted the both of us to talk."
"…………………uh"
"I am……….not allowed?"
After saying that, she made an upward glance while looking at s.h.i.+dou.
"………………..no, that, is."
If there were a guy that could say no after that, by all means he wanted to meet him. In the next instant, s.h.i.+dou was pulled by Tohka who had a smile on her face.
"Haai! It is everyone"s long awaited Trump tiiiiiiiiiiiiiime!..............and, aree?"
Ai who jumped into the room while shouting, looked around the room"s interior while tilting her head.
Inside the room were only Mai and Mii.
"Aree, where"s Tohka-chan? And Kaguya-chan too."
When she asked, Mai who was lying down and flipping through the travel guide and Mii who was having a boxing match with the string coming down from the light, faced towards her direction.
"Un——, if it is Tohka-chan then she was together with Itsuka-kun. Isn"t she getting cozy with him?"
"I also saw Kaguya-chan. She was hiding behind the walls and looking at them."
Towards both of their words, Ai [HoHoo…….] patted her chin.
"You"re kidding; don"t tell me it"s a love triangle? Kyaa——it somehow smells like an afternoon drama."
After Ai made a mischievous smile, she then dropped her sights towards the trump on her hands.
"But well, if that is the case then we don"t have enough people. I was thinking of playing Daifugou [5D 3] though."
When Ai said that while shrugging her shoulders, both of them *ahaha* laughed.
"If that is the case then we need 5 people."
"How about calling Yuzuru-chan?"
"No, I did head towards her roo