My childhood sweetheart is Nishimiya Glass

Chapter 282 Swimming Pool
"Let's go, finish this quickly so we can get some rest." Takagi emerged from the shadows, holding a long-handled brush.

Although Nanase-sensei didn't set a time limit for them, her thoughts were similar to Tsuna's.

Tsuna casually rolled up his trouser legs to his knees, the hem of his trousers hanging loosely at the base of his thighs.

The light reflected off the stainless steel rod bounced across the glass's calves.

Because it was a last-minute notice, none of them brought the swimsuits provided by the school to school; instead, they went directly to the pool in their summer school uniforms.

Seeing that he was about to get started, Nishikata followed suit, grabbing his cleaning tools and keeping up with him.

I had just stepped out of the shade into the sunlight when I quickly shrank back in. "It's only a little past two o'clock. Aren't you afraid of getting heatstroke in this sun?"

At first, when Ayumi Ajitani said they could skip class and go swimming together, he was quite happy, since he could be with Takagi-san...

"How about we go change into our gym clothes?" Tsuna glanced back at him and suggested.

His suggestion was quickly agreed upon by everyone present, since cleaning the pool would inevitably get their school uniforms wet, and their gymnastics uniforms were just right.

In about five minutes, the seven people regrouped in the shade, and Ayumi Ajitani didn't forget to share the sunscreen she brought with everyone present.

"No, thank you."

Seeing that Tsuna had refused, Nishikata refused without even thinking.

However, Tsuna had only taken a few steps when Shoko forcibly pulled him back, saying, "Tsuna, let me help you apply it."

"..." Nishikata regrets it.

"Let's go, let's get this done quickly so we can get some rest." After applying sunscreen, Tsuna walked to the pool hose: "Class monitor, I'm curious, how did you manage to get this opportunity?"

"When Ms. Nanase was in the teachers' office, she was wondering who to arrange to do the cleaning, and I happened to be there, and then you know what happened."

Ayumi Azumi narrowed her eyes and flashed a big smile, waiting for them to praise her for seizing such a rare opportunity.

"..."

Tsuna turned on the water pipe, and the icy water jet sprayed onto Ayumi Ajitani's calves.

As the girl screamed and jumped up, her flip-flops flew into the pool, and her white socks splattered on the wet tiles: "Miyamura, did you do that on purpose?"

"Ayumi-chan, this is divine punishment for taking on the task of cleaning the pool." Takagi suddenly said playfully, her long-handled brush precisely catching Nishikata's collar as he was about to slip.

"I'm sorry, I didn't expect the water pressure to be so strong," Tsuna said sincerely, clasping his hands together.

He didn't intend to press Ayumi Ajitani about the fact that she was still wearing white socks even though they were about to start cleaning the pool.

He had never even considered using Ayumi Azumi's white socks to make tea.

Sunlight rippled across the bottom of the pool, and Shoko squatted by the edge, sweeping away fallen leaves with a bamboo broom. Her nose wrinkled slightly as water droplets splashed on it.

Nishikata thanked Takagi, his face flushed as he reached for the floating slippers, only to see Ayumi Ajitani suddenly grab a spare hose.

"watch out!"

The moment the water exploded in the air, Tsuna grabbed Shoko and hid behind the metal ladder, while Takagi, as if anticipating this, spread out a plastic sheet used for cleaning as a shield.

Only the unfortunate Nishikata got soaked, his gymnastics clothes clinging to his back, revealing the clear shape of his shoulder blades.

"Squad leader, I—"

Before he could finish speaking, Ayumi Ajitani pressed down on the nozzle with two fingers together, instantly switching the straight water jet to a diffused mode.

Nishikata, his face soaked, was too exhausted to even complain. He grabbed a plastic bucket full of water and promptly splashed it on Ayumi Ajitani. Distracted, Ayumi Ajitani was instantly drenched, but thankfully her leotard was of good quality and offered excellent privacy, only vaguely visible if she wore a dark-colored one.

Ayumi Ajitani, who hadn't yet set a target, immediately locked onto Nishikata, who was not far away, and Takagi soon joined the fray as well.

At first, they planned to clean the pool quietly without joining in the fighting, but when Tsuna was caught in the crossfire, they decisively joined in.

At the same time, he didn't forget to snatch the water pipe from Tsuna's hand.

A-Tsuna looked back at the six people who were divided into two groups and having a water fight, shook his head helplessly, and continued cleaning the pool.

When they were outmatched by Ayumi and her two companions, Shoko ran over and pulled him into the fray. With Ayumi complaining, the three of them were quickly overwhelmed.

Standing by the railing in the distance, Ms. Nanase mumbled indistinctly while biting into an ice pop, "Youth is wonderful."

After observing for a while, I turned and left, carrying a plastic bag with the convenience store logo on it.

The group didn't finish washing up until it was almost time for school to end. By then, all seven of them were soaking wet. Ms. Nanase walked to the poolside with a towel.

Looking at Ayumi and the others, he casually praised them a few times and then told them to quickly dry their hair and go home.

The four members of Shoko successfully obtained leave from today's club activities and said goodbye at the school gate.

Ayumi Ajitani said goodbye to Takagi and the other person at the crossroads while pushing her bicycle, and said that she would no longer be a third wheel. This sentence successfully made Nishikata start to stutter.

The sun was already a bit dazzling in early May, and the road was radiating a slight warmth. Younger students in blue shirts and yellow hats poured out of the elementary school gate, skipping and jumping on the white lines on the sidewalk.

Middle school students walked in twos and threes, their long shadows trailing behind them. Dark navy blue suit jackets were draped over their arms, and the light blue bow ties of the girls' sailor uniforms swayed in the wind.

Several boys were crowded in front of the freezer at the convenience store entrance, their school trousers still stained with red dirt from the playground at the knees, their schoolbags slung at their feet as they rushed to pay.

The girl riding the bicycle held the handlebars with one hand, and the basket was full of knee pads and bamboo sword pouches used by the club.

On the slope of the residential area in the distance, figures carrying backpacks gradually dispersed into small dots, melting into the sunlight filtering through the telephone poles.

"Aunt Miyamura, I'm back!"

"I am back."

Shoko walked to the entrance first, and when she received no response, she felt a little puzzled.

"Mom should be at Aunt Uzaki's house," Tsuna explained as he closed the door and walked to her side.

During this time, he knew that his mother often visited the Uzaki family next door, to put it bluntly, to share gossip with Aunt Uzaki.

After all, Aunt Nishimiya wasn't a housewife like the two of them, so it's understandable...

"Summer vacation doesn't start until late July, there are still two months left." Shoko walked into the living room and took out her tablet from her schoolbag, muttering to herself.

Tsuna sat down at the coffee table, turned on the air conditioner, and asked curiously, "What's up? Do you have any plans?"

“Hmm…” Shoko nodded. “Ayumi-chan mentioned in the locker room that she wants to invite a few of us to visit her grandfather’s hometown during the summer vacation.”

"Hometown?" Tsuna paused, recalling that he hadn't heard Ayumi mention her hometown in the past few years.

"Where is the squad leader's hometown...?"

Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture.

"That sounds familiar."

(End of this chapter)