Traveling back thirty years to Conan, intercepting Princess Eri

Chapter 377 Understood, Miss!
"Who knows," Tomoko waved her hand dismissively. "Maybe Kaori also wants to try out the style of a dark-skinned sporty girl. Okay, hurry up and apply it for me."

As she spoke, she turned over, revealing her smooth back.

"Understood, Miss!"

Saki Toda squeezed out a large dollop of sunscreen into her palm and couldn't help but joke.

"I feel like I'm about to become your maid."

Her fingers gently applied the ointment to Tomoko's back, her movements as practiced as if she had done it countless times before.

"It's just applying sunscreen, it's not that big of a deal," Tomoko said, squinting her eyes comfortably. "I'll apply it for you later, you know."

Seeing her nonchalant attitude, Saki Toda shook her head helplessly.

After finally helping Tomoko apply sunscreen, Saki Toda had just lain down when Shizuka, who was not far away, suddenly beckoned Tomoko over.

"Wait a minute, Saki," Tomoko said, then walked towards the beach, leaving Saki standing there, holding her sunscreen.

The girl sighed helplessly and could only pour the sunscreen into her hand and apply it to herself.

She was wearing a bikini, and it was easy to wipe down the rest of her clothes, but it was a bit difficult in the back.

Just as she reached out to touch her back, a gentle voice suddenly said, "If you don't mind, I can help you."

Saki Toda was startled and turned around to see that it was Shiro Suzuki who was speaking.

He stood in the sunlight, a shy smile on his face.

"Sorry, I was too talkative," Suzuki Shiro said awkwardly, scratching his head as he prepared to leave when he saw that Toda Saki remained silent.

"Wait!" Toda Saki hurriedly called out to him, "That's not what I meant... Thank you."

The girl thanked her softly, then lay down on the recliner.

Her cheeks flushed slightly, and a hint of shyness flashed in her eyes.

Perhaps to make it easier for Suzuki Shiro to apply the product, Toda Saki even untied the back of her bikini top, a bold move that made her ears turn bright red.

“I’m starting to apply it,” Suzuki Shiro said, pressing his sunscreen-covered hand against Toda Saki’s back. “By the way, Ms. Toda, I wonder…”

Upon hearing Suzuki Shiro begin asking about Tomoko's preferences, Toda Saki immediately realized that he was only approaching her to learn about her so that he could pursue her more easily.

Her heart suddenly sank, as if she had been doused with a bucket of cold water.

Saki Toda was confident that in terms of looks, she was in no way inferior to Tomoko, and as for personality, she was much better than Tomoko's spoiled princess temperament.

The biggest difference between the two is their family background.

This realization filled her with a bitter feeling.

Although she was unhappy, Toda Saki dared not offend Suzuki Shiro because of his status, and quietly told him everything she knew.

Her answer was calm and composed, with only her clenched fists betraying her inner emotions.

"Onii-chan, here, and here..."

Lingzi, like a restless little monkey, twisted and turned on the recliner.

"Okay," Lin Xiuyi affectionately pinched her younger sister's nose, rubbing her sunscreen-covered skin with her fingers.

Lingzi's skin was as white and delicate as milk, making people afraid to use force.

"Hahaha, it tickles!" The little girl giggled, kicking her little feet wildly in the air.

On the nearby lounge chairs, Chikage Tomizawa and Midori Orikasa were helping each other apply sunscreen. Akane Koizumi, meanwhile, sat on a small stool, sipping a glass of chilled juice and occasionally casting disdainful glances at everyone.

After applying sunscreen to Lingzi, Lin Xiuyi looked at the girl drinking juice and was about to ask a question.

"What are you looking at?" Noticing Lin Xiuyi's gaze, Koizumi Akane immediately bristled like a cat, chewing on the straw with a crunching sound. "I don't want you to take advantage of me!"

"Aren't you afraid of getting a tan if you don't wear sunscreen?" Lin Xiuyi's gaze fell on the girl's fair arms.

“Hmph, I have something better,” Akane Koizumi said smugly, taking a sip of her juice. “I could stay here in the sun for a month and it would be fine.”

Lin Xiuyi guessed that she had most likely used some kind of magic again, so he turned to look at Tomizawa Chikage and Orikasa Midori.

At this moment, Chikage Tomizawa was lying on a recliner, with Midori Orikasa helping her apply sunscreen.

Compared to Eri Kisaki and Yukiko, Chikage Tomizawa, who often works as a phantom thief, has a much more athletic physique.

Seemingly noticing Lin Xiuyi's gaze, Tomizawa Chikage suddenly turned her head and asked with a smile, "What, want to help me wipe it off?"

Lin Xiu was about to nod subconsciously when she suddenly realized something was wrong. How could Tomizawa Chikage be so generous and kind!
By the way, Eri and the other two are still here. She's obviously trying to make a fool of me!

Thinking of this, Lin Xiu instantly came to her senses and quickly shook her head: "I didn't think that way."

"Hmph, you're smart," Tomizawa Chikage curled her lip, turned her head to the other side, and muttered under her breath, "Coward."

The others didn't hear this, but Midori Orikasa, who was standing right next to her, heard it clearly. She pursed her lips and forced herself not to laugh out loud.

"stop looking!"

Seeing that Lin Xiuyi's gaze was still on Tomizawa Chikage, Kisaki Eri pushed her childhood friend unhappily, the force so great that he staggered a few steps.

"Let's go play in the water, Shuichi!" Yukiko grabbed Shuichi's arm and started to run into the sea.

"Onii-chan!" Reiko grabbed Hayashi Shuichi's other hand, her little face full of anticipation.

The four of them came to the shallows, where the waves gently caressed their ankles, bringing a refreshing coolness.

The cool seawater quickly relieved the heat of the weather.

After a while, Chikage Tomizawa and Midori Orikasa joined in after applying sunscreen, while Akane Koizumi remained huddled under the parasol with her juice.

"Koizumi-senpai said she doesn't like getting her hair wet," Midori Orikasa explained helplessly.

Although Lingzi was young and could swim, Lin Xiuyi was worried about her safety, so he found a rubber duck for the little girl to sit on while he pushed her from behind.

Eri and Yukiko, for some reason, started arguing again and finally decided to settle the matter with a swimming competition, and even asked Chikage Tomizawa and Midori Orikasa to be their referees.

The two girls swam vigorously in the water, splashing up white sprays.

Lin Xiuyi and Lingzi watched the commotion from the sidelines.

The little girl, who was hugging the rubber duck, suddenly pointed to a spot not far away and exclaimed with admiration, "Onii-chan, that lady is so amazing! She swims so well!"

Lin Xiuyi looked in the direction she pointed and saw one of the twins from the Dongda Tennis Club swimming swiftly in the waves like a mermaid.

Judging from her hairstyle and skin color, she should be the girl named He Xiangde, who is wearing a Buddha image on her chest.

Compared to her, Eri and Yukiko, who were swimming in a race on the sidelines, were as slow as two clumsy ducks.

The difference is too obvious... Lin Xiuyi couldn't help but laugh out loud.

(End of this chapter)