Chapter 36 – Gal and Swimsuit
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“Ahhh, the ocean!”
We arrived at the sand beach. The same place where Chiyu and I ended up on the first day.
Shouko was bouncing around while being overjoyed. As for me, I was pondering a bit. This time I wanted to take back seaweed and sand in addition to ocean water. I can store the water after filling a barrel with it, but the other two won’t be that simple.
“Oh, right, Shouko, can Mashiro swim?”
“How is it, Mashiro? Hmm, I see, I see. He’s saying ofc, it’s totally alrighty.”
“The only one using that expression is you.”
“He simply resembles his owner!”
“Ugh, I can’t deny it since there’s a small chance it’s true.”
Either way, it’s a good thing if he can swim.
“Anyway, let’s take a dip, Sousuke!”
“Please wait a moment. Let me collect some water first. …Ah, I’m going to give you your swimsuit already, so feel free to change in the meantime.”
“Swimsuit! A bikini would be best!”
Shouko took off the top of her uniform, revealing the shirt underneath. Did she recall the size measurement I mentioned when we were talking about the pajamas?
“S-Sure, got it…”
I created a swimsuit made out of linen while feeling my heart race, and deployed it into Shouko’s hand.
“As expected of you, Sousuke! But, isn’t the fabric around my chest area a bit too skimpy? I-It’s super erotic! You perv!”
She looked at me with her cheeks blushing in embarrassment.
“Oh…Let me fix it for you.”
Given that Shouko didn’t lose out to Chiyu when it came to breast size, it might not be able to contain her chest, if I make her clothes ordinarily.
“Nah, it’s all good. I’m going to wear what you like as thanks for making the swimsuit for me.”
“I-I see.”
I created a changing room for Shouko by deploying partitioning screens on the beach.
“…You’re really a tactful guy, Sousuke. You took those out before I could even ask myself.”
“Well, a man can change clothes in the shade of a tree, but the same wouldn’t work for a woman, right?”
“Ehehe, thanks!”
Probably being excited due to the ocean, Shouko disappeared behind the screens while giggling like a child.
“Now then. Mashiro, I need your help for a bit. If you agree, I’ll promise to create a situation where Shouko rides you while wearing her bikini.”
Mashiro’s breathing became rough as if he was telling me to ask for anything.
I created a wooden box and placed it on the sand beach while toppled sideways. It was the same sort of wooden box that would be used to smuggle weapons or paintings in Western movies.
“I’d like you to kick the beach with your hind legs so that the sand quickly collects in the box.”
Mashiro nodded and went to work right away.
“Oh! This is much better than using a shovel! Nothing less of a mythical beast.”
In the meanwhile, I lowered a barrel in the ocean, securing some water. Once I finished that, I casually took off my clothes on the beach, created linen trunks, and put them on. Since they’d slide down if I kept them like this, I had added holes to pass a string through them, allowing me to firmly affix them to my waist by pulling the ends and tying them together in front. After storing away the clothes I took off, I was done with my preparations.
“Sorry for making you wait~”
At that point Shouko also came out. Seeing her, I froze on the spot. Even though she was wearing a simple white bikini, she looked extremely attractive. Coupled with her embarrassingly smiling expression, she was cute enough to make my heart skip.
“S-Say something!”
“W-Well, it suits you incredibly well. You have a great figure, so a bikini looks perfect on you.”
“Oh, so I’m attractive to you?”
“Y-Yeah.”
But, just as she said, the fabric might be a bit skimpy. It looked like the boobs might accidentally pop out at any moment.
“Okay, then let’s go swimming right away!”
“Let’s warm up first before entering the water.”
“You’re so serious! But, you’re correct!”
When Mashiro saw Shouko and I doing warm-up exercises, he also tilted his body. It looked like he was imitating us. As far as I’m concerned I was quite interested in Shouko’s boobs bouncing around each time she moved, but I made an effort to not stare at it. Since she had the rare opportunity to play at the beach, I didn’t want to spoil it with the lewd ogling of a guy.
“Alright! Sousuke, isn’t this enough now!?”
“Aye. Let’s go in.”
We played around at the shallows for a while afterwards. We splashed each other with water, swam for a bit, and tried to look for fish with our eyes because the water was so clear. I also suggested to Shouko to get on Mashiro’s back in the ocean to keep my promise with him.
“Ah, this is such a blast. We should come here with everyone next time,” Shouko suggested while floating on the surface.
“That might be a nice idea. I think we can try to have a barbecue here as well.”
“Oh! That sounds great!”
“Okay, let’s talk it over with the others after we get back. …Ah, Shouko, feel free to go out first. I’m going to dive for a bit, trying to get some seaweed.”
Since Mashiro is going to save me in the worst case, I can feel at ease.
“Eh? I’m going to help you with that,” Shouko said as if it was normal.
“I see. Then let’s do it together.”
Both of us dove into the ocean, grabbed the seaweed we found, and immediately surfaced. Given that I put our haul into my Inventory each time, our load didn’t increase at all. Halfway through, I discovered something that was clinging to a rock and collected this as well.
“Puhaaa! Sousuke, what did you get?”
“A sea sponge. It can be used as a natural sponge.”
“Huh? A living creature as a sponge…?”
“Yep. You can also use it when washing your body.”
“Ah, that sounds neat! 『NoLess』, 『NoLess』!” (T/N: It’s an abbreviation of that typical “as expected of” or “nothing less of you.” It’s a running gag in this novel, so I decided to go with NoLess for the abbreviation)
That damn Chiyu. Because she says it every so often, Shouko has started to copy her now. Oh well, whatever.
Both of us went back to the beach.
“Phew. Hey, is it okay to rest for a bit? Mashiro seems to be exhausted as well.”
Mashiro helped with the search while carrying us. And then he always watched over us so that we wouldn’t drown after playing with us. Considering that we’d also be depending on him on the way back, I agree that it’s better to take a break here.
“Sure, why not.”
Probably because we had decided to take a rest, Mashiro sat down on the sand and immediately fell asleep. Shouko and I went to the shade of a tree and sat down there next to each other after I laid out two mats.
“Want some water?”
I took a water jug out of my Inventory and passed it to her.
“Thanks, great thinking of you.”
Shouko immediately gulped down the water. My eyes were drawn to the movements of her throat.
“Puhaaaa! That hit the spot…!”
I drank some water too. And sure, the sensation of moistening my dry throat felt nice.
“Right. Water is great at times like this, but I’d like to get my hands on flavored drinks soon.”
“Oh yeah, I totally get you.”
Come to think of it, we had sheep’s milk, didn’t we?
“If we find some fruits, we could make juice.”
“You think this island got coffee beans or such?”
“Somehow I don’t feel like they’re going to make something that’s known by everyone available at the early stage, you know?”
Then again, basic knowledge is something that changes depending on the region and era.
“That’s just what I thought! I’m not really familiar with akebia. If apples or similar grew around here, it’d be easy to tell them apart.”
“No kidding.”
It’s just a guess, but I can totally see them using the reason that it wouldn’t be any fun to observe us if it’s too easy. Though I can’t tell what the mysterious blackboard is thinking or planning.
At that point, our conversation came to a halt and both of us gazed at the ocean for some time. The waves crashed against the beach, just for the water to pull back right after. Just watching this cycle to continuously repeat itself never gets boring.
“……S-Sousuke.”
“Hmm?”
“Today you didn’t stare much at my chest, did you?”
For some reason her voice sounded depressed.
“…Ah, I didn’t want to get in your way of having fun for the first time in a while.”
“I see. Then…it’s not like you lost interest.”
“Well, you got a cleavage attractive enough for me to keep stealing so many glances that you started calling me a perv. Even now I’m highly interested in them.”
I tried saying that while thinking of it as a joke.”
“Okay, do you want…to take a look then?”
…But it seems that’s not the mood here.
“You okay with it?”
“Yep.”
I faced her. Her huge breasts, which were covered by nothing more than small pieces of cloth, were exposed to my eyes. The fabric which was soaked with water, her youthful skin sporadically covered by droplets of water, and her boobs which immediately wobbled as soon as she stirred slightly.
“S-Sousuke…somehow your trunks are swelling up.”
Shouko looked at my nether region, her face bright red.
“S-Sorry.”
“I-I mean, it became like this because of me.”
“Yeah, well, forgive me…”
“No need to apologize. R-Rather than that…”
Shouko stared at me with moist eyes.
“W-Want me to do it?”
I swallowed hard.
“…Yeah,” I answered, nodding.
Shouko revealed an expression full of various emotions such as relief, happiness, and embarrassment, before opening her mouth and saying, “Okay, I’m fine with that.”
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