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Splash.
Water splashed everywhere.
Amamiya Natsuki turned his head to look at Fujiwara Chika, who had emerged from the sea.
Her two-piece swimsuit had a seashell pattern, making her look like a mermaid girl. Her pink hair was tied into two bun-like pigtails, which trembled adorably.
Tiny water droplets slid from Fujiwara Chika's body, glistening in the rising sun. The girl's snow-white skin seemed to have been soaked in milk, dazzlingly white.
There's no harm without comparison. At this moment, Fujiwara Chika and the Sheltered Ojou-sama stood together, and a dimensionality reduction strike instantly occurred.
One was like a lotus bud just peeking out.
The other was round and full, with prominent peaks, not even qualified to compete on the same stage.
Although they were high school girls of the same age, the difference between people was so vast. This is life, indeed.
"Liar!"
"Big liar!"
The Sheltered Ojou-sama bit her lower lip, her pink cheeks puffing up uncontrollably.
"Just now you were saying 'the world's number one cute,' and now your eyes are practically popping out!"
"It's just useless fat, what's so attractive about it? Besides being soft when you touch it, there's no other feeling, right!"
"..."
Shinomiya Kaguya had indeed touched it, and not just once.
After they became good friends, Fujiwara Chika often came over to her house to play. Sometimes, if it was late, she would stay overnight and sleep with Kaguya, naturally experiencing the sensation.
In Shinomiya Kaguya's opinion, the feel of fat was nothing special. She completely didn't understand why boys would like it.
"Hahahahaha! Surprise attack score!"
Fujiwara Chika put her right hand on her hip, her laughter bright. Facing the boy's gaze, she was generous and unashamed, saying, "You guys hurry down and swim. I'm so bored by myself."
Amamiya Natsuki said,
"Did you do warm-up exercises before swimming?"
"That..."
Fujiwara Chika stammered, averting her gaze.
Amamiya Natsuki straightened his face: "So you didn't?"
"Eh heh." Fujiwara Chika stuck out her pink tongue and lightly tapped her head with her right fist. "It's summer now, so it's not actually that cold."
"By the time you feel cold, it's already too late." Amamiya Natsuki turned his head to look at the Sheltered Ojou-sama. "Before swimming, you must do warm-up exercises. It would be terrible if you got a cramp."
Shinomiya Kaguya crossed her right arm over her chest and nodded gently: "I understand."
"I was wrong." Fujiwara Chika pitifully admitted her mistake, walked out of the sea, and said seriously, "I'll make up for it now."
Making up for it is fine.
The problem is with the jumping jacks for warm-up exercises. A swimsuit isn't a leotard; when exercising, the little bunnies really will bounce and jump.
As is well known, the larger the object, the stronger the gravity.
The mermaid girl at this moment was precisely like that.
Amamiya Natsuki truly felt the existence of universal gravitation; his gaze was difficult to move away.
"Natsuki-kun, you have other things to do, right?"
The Sheltered Ojou-sama crossed her arms over her chest, tilted her head, and smiled as she looked over.
Her smile was super beautiful.
It was just inexplicably full of danger.
Amamiya Natsuki subconsciously said, "I'm fine."
The Sheltered Ojou-sama smiled and interrupted: "You go get busy first."
"..."
Amamiya Natsuki silently said, "I remember now, I do have something to do."
"Eh, what does Natsuki have to do?"
Fujiwara Chika asked curiously, completely oblivious to the surging killing intent around her.
"A matter of life and death."
Amamiya Natsuki silently retracted his gaze and walked to the side, his eyes falling on the Spy Maid.
Their eyes met.
Hayasaka Ai's expression was calm; she said nothing, nor did she show any signs of shyness.
Hayasaka Ai in her Maid form was quite steady and calm, always mindful of her duties.
"As expected, there's nothing."
Amamiya Natsuki's gaze shifted down a dozen centimeters, sweeping over the Maid Hayasaka's chest, and then he visibly sighed.
After putting on a swimsuit, she naturally couldn't disguise it anymore; her development was clear at a glance.
When she was disguised as Hanamori, she looked quite curvaceous. Now that he thought about it, she must have stuffed a lot of things in there!
"..."
A hermit crab slowly crawling past Hayasaka Ai's feet seemed to sense a fleeting killing intent in the air and quickly changed its route, scurrying away.
"Calm down, don't be angry, you must endure..."
Hayasaka Ai crossed her arms over her chest, her expression calm, seemingly indifferent.
"No, I can't calm down at all!"
The little devil in the Spy Maid's heart began to stomp its feet incessantly.
"What's the meaning of that sighing expression?!"
"If we're talking about being approachable, Juju is clearly flatter, so why does he only sigh at me?"
"So annoying!"
"I can't stand it. I'll go back and change my identity; I must beat him up to vent my anger!"
"..."
As they spoke, Juju and Komi, who had changed into their swimsuits, walked out from behind the reef.
Amamiya Natsuki had already seen the little cabbage's swimsuit in the changing room earlier, so he didn't find his gaze lingering.
However, when Juju and Komi stood together, the contrast immediately became apparent.
Whether it was height, figure, development, or temperament, one sentence could easily differentiate them:
"You wouldn't want your daughter to be bullied, would you?"
"..."
Noticing Amamiya Natsuki's gaze, Komi's steps became slower and slower. One hand covered her chest, the other covered her lower abdomen, and the blush on her face grew more and more, dazzlingly beautiful in the gradually rising sun.
"What are you looking at?"
Juju-sama put her hands on her hips and stepped forward, trying to block Amamiya Natsuki's line of sight, but unfortunately, she was a bit too short and couldn't block him completely.
"Why are you standing on the shore instead of swimming?"
Amamiya Natsuki used Kaguya's reason: "The seawater is too cold."
Juju-sama pointed with her hand:
"Chika and Kaguya-san don't say the water is cold, but you say it's cold?"
Amamiya Natsuki turned his head to look and saw that the Sheltered Ojou-sama had already walked into the sea and was swimming with Chika.
"Alright, I admit it." Amamiya Natsuki raised both hands. "What I said just now was a lie."
Juju-sama frowned slightly, a little unhappy: "Then what's the truth?"
That day, he personally said he would never lie to me, but today he lied.
Amamiya Natsuki looked down at Juju and said seriously,
"The truth is that Juju-sama is too cute, and I want to look at her for a little longer."
"You you you you you..."
Juju-sama took half a step back, her little face quickly flushed red, completely unable to defend against such an attack. She turned to look at Komi beside her and couldn't help but exclaim, "What are you talking about!"
"I said Juju-sama's swimsuit is super cute." Amamiya Natsuki said without changing his expression, "Even in front of Komi, I have to tell the truth."
Komi, that little gourd with a sawed-off mouth, even if he said it in front of her, he wouldn't have to worry about her telling tales at all.
"Don't, don't say it!"
Juju-sama turned her little face away, took small steps with her short legs, and ran towards the sea. "I'm going to swim!"
"Do warm-up exercises first."
"Got it!"
"..."
Seeing her little friend escape, Komi dared not stay alone any longer. She quickly looked down at her toes, carefully walked around Amamiya Natsuki, and followed her.
Amamiya Natsuki didn't bully the little cabbage. He walked to the sea, did some simple warm-up exercises, and started swimming.
It was still early, and the sun had only just risen a little. The seawater was indeed a bit cold, but after all, it was summer, and he quickly adapted.
Water splashed.
A pink-haired, bun-headed secretary emerged from the sea, appearing beside Amamiya Natsuki.
"Natsuki-kun, want to race?"
Fujiwara Chika's voice was clear and crisp.
Amamiya Natsuki was floating on his back, casually saying, "Go race Kaguya-chan."
"I asked, and none of them will race me." Fujiwara Chika moved agilely, swimming around Amamiya Natsuki like a fish. "It's so boring to swim slowly when we've come all the way to the sea."
Amamiya Natsuki was unmoved: "Slow swimming is the correct way to swim; too much vigorous movement is dangerous."
"We won't swim far, just to that small Island ahead." Fujiwara Chika pointed with her hand, "The loser has to grant the winner one wish."
Though called a small Island, it was actually just a rocky outcrop in the sea a few hundred meters away, only a few tens of square meters in area, with jagged rocks covering it.
"It's a deal." Amamiya Natsuki instantly perked up. "Since I can make a request, I'm not sleepy anymore."
"Eh, wait!"
Fujiwara Chika reacted, quickly saying, "You're not allowed to ask for chocolate sticks!"
"Why not?"
"It's just not allowed!"
Amamiya Natsuki looked at the secretary, blinked, and then suddenly said:
"So you're scared."
"Eh?"
"You're afraid of losing to me, that's why you don't dare accept the challenge."
"I am not!"
Fujiwara Chika puffed out her pink cheeks in rebuttal.
"Then why aren't you brave enough to eat a chocolate stick?" Amamiya Natsuki continued, "If you're confident you can win, any request should be fine, right?"
Fujiwara Chika stammered: "That's because..."
Amamiya Natsuki said: "Because you're scared."
"I won't fall for such a simple taunt!"
"You're feeling guilty."
"..."
The secretary took a deep breath, puffing out her cheeks indignantly:
"I'll race!"
"I just tried, and my swimming speed is much faster than before. You just wait to lose."
Even a clay figure has some temper, she couldn't stand being called scared all the time!
Agreeing to the race, she might not necessarily win, but if she didn't agree, she would definitely lose.
Eating a chocolate stick... it wasn't like she hadn't eaten one before, at most she'd just eat one again.
"I'll count to three, and we'll start from here together." Fujiwara Chika said, "Whoever reaches that small Island first wins."
Amamiya Natsuki nodded: "No problem, tomorrow at noon, remember to come to the school rooftop for lunch."
"I'm not necessarily going to lose." Fujiwara Chika lifted her chin, "...Three!"
As her voice fell, Fujiwara Chika immediately shot forward, her body like an arrow released from a bow, swimming away at high speed.
"She's really fast."
Amamiya Natsuki was surprised to find that Fujiwara Chika wasn't lying; her swimming speed was quite fast, much faster than in the school swimming pool.
Taking a deep breath, Amamiya Natsuki exerted himself and began to chase, quickly realizing that his own swimming speed had also greatly improved. After a moment's thought, he understood.
This was the physical enhancement brought by the increase in basic attributes. Usually, it was added little by little, seemingly not a significant increase, but now with a full burst, he realized his physical fitness had completely surpassed that of ordinary people.
The two swam towards the Island one after another. Before long, Amamiya Natsuki caught up with the secretary, and they were swimming side by side.
Gurgle gurgle.
Fujiwara Chika blew a string of bubbles and continued to accelerate, trying to shake him off.
Amamiya Natsuki also began to burst into acceleration, slowly overtaking the secretary.
Just as they were a few tens of meters from the rocky Island, Amamiya Natsuki was about to make a final push and accelerate to shore when a panicked cry suddenly came from behind him:
"Help! Help! Help!"
"Hmm?"
Amamiya Natsuki heard the cry for help, stopped, and turned his head to look, only to see Fujiwara Chika smugly snort and swim past him quickly.
"You actually tricked me."
Amamiya Natsuki's eyelid twitched slightly.
"This is a race, isn't it normal to use some tactics during a race?"
Fujiwara Chika said self-righteously.
She's even getting smug now! Just wait until tomorrow noon when we have lunch on the rooftop, let's see if you can still be smug!
Amamiya Natsuki continued to burst into acceleration, quickly closing in on Fujiwara Chika.
"Impossible, you're swimming so fast?"
Fujiwara Chika immediately became nervous, struggling forward.
But it was useless.
There was already a difference in physical fitness between males and females, and Amamiya Natsuki's enhanced physical fitness was even greater than Chika's.
"Eh eh eh?"
Fujiwara Chika's cry of surprise rang out again.
"Help! Help! Help!"
"..."
Amamiya Natsuki ignored her, not even turning his head.
The same trick, used twice in a short period, only an idiot would fall for it.
It wasn't until he swam next to the rocky Island that Amamiya Natsuki realized the area around the Island was steep and slippery, making it difficult to get on.
But it didn't matter; he had already won the race the moment he touched the Island.
"I won."
Amamiya Natsuki turned his head, surprised to find that Fujiwara Chika had actually stopped a dozen meters away.
"Come here quickly." Fujiwara Chika buried her face in the water, "My swimsuit fell off!"
"I don't believe it."
Amamiya Natsuki slowly swam back.
"It really fell off." Fujiwara Chika's voice was aggrieved, "Maybe I swam too fast, and my swimsuit disappeared."
"You just tricked me." Amamiya Natsuki swam back to Chika's side, "To make me believe you, you'll have to let me see."
"I won't let you see!"
Fujiwara Chika puffed out her cheeks, "If you don't believe me, then call Kaguya-chan over."
"Hmm?"
Amamiya Natsuki raised an eyebrow slightly. Could her swimsuit really have fallen off?
With that thought, Amamiya Natsuki dove into the water and was surprised to find Fujiwara Chika's body completely bare. Because she had to float, she could only use one hand to cover herself, looking quite strained.
Amamiya Natsuki looked left and right, and indeed, there was no swimsuit to be found.
"Where's your swimsuit?"
Amamiya Natsuki emerged from the water.
"I don't know." Fujiwara Chika shook her head, "But as soon as my swimsuit came off, I stopped."
"Then it should still be nearby." Amamiya Natsuki said, "I'll look for it."
Taking a deep breath, Amamiya Natsuki dove into the water, beginning to search for the washed-away swimsuit.
He initially thought he wouldn't find it, but before long, Amamiya Natsuki saw a swimsuit floating in the sea. He swam over, grabbed it, and surfaced, saying:
"Is this it?"
"That's it!" Fujiwara Chika's eyes lit up, and she quickly said, "Give it to me quickly."
"..."
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