I endured the humiliation and humiliation while being besieged by the ghost story elder sister.

a long time.

The newly renovated inflatable pool was filled with cool water. Nozomi was too lazy to go back and change into her swimsuit, so she stayed in the pool wearing only her shirt.

Even though they were soaked to the bone, the eye-catching scene was fully witnessed by Honoka and Arisa, who were also sitting in the pool.

The only difference was that, in order not to get their clothes wet, the two of them went back and changed into swimsuits, even though the swimsuits they wore to the beach yesterday weren't completely dry yet...

"How about we get a parasol to block out the sun?"

Arisa couldn't help but raise her hand to shield her eyes from the glaring sunlight. She thought that staying in the water and sunbathing all the time wasn't a good solution, so she made this suggestion.

"Okay~ I remember seeing a parasol in that pile of junk earlier, it should be over there..."

After saying that, Ximiao leaned on the edge of the pool and slowly got up, making a move to go out and get the somewhat heavy parasol.

Seeing this, Arisa quickly got up and went to help.

In the open space of the courtyard, Xi Ling, wearing slippers, was walking towards the place where miscellaneous items were piled up. A sea breeze blew by from somewhere, making him feel cool.

Just as he was considering whether he should go to the refrigerator in the kitchen to get a bottle of cold juice after getting the parasol, he suddenly felt someone pinch his butt.

Startled, he shuddered and turned around abruptly, only to see Arisa following behind him with a mischievous grin, seemingly still savoring the soft touch from before.

This immediately drew a somewhat resentful glare from Ximiao, who then, after realizing that Fanxia wouldn't be able to see what was happening here, whispered a reproachful complaint.

"I feel like you've changed, Arisa. You're becoming more and more like one of those delinquent girls in school! You're always touching me like that. Be careful, or I'll get angry!"

Despite Xi Miao's threat, the girl behind her seemed not to listen and instead intensified her attack, squeezing with both hands.

Meanwhile, Fanxia, ​​still soaking in the pool, was completely unaware of all this and was muttering to herself.

"Why is this devil suddenly so diligent today?"

After a while, Arisa and Nozomi worked together to open the parasol and set it up next to the pool, which blocked the scorching sun so that they wouldn't be roasted by the sun in the pool.

As for Ximiao, taking advantage of the fact that her clothes had stopped dripping water, she took off her slippers, walked onto the platform connecting to the living room, opened the sliding glass door, and went into the living room.

Then he saw that Aunt Ami was lying on the tatami mat, half of her body still inside the kotatsu, probably asleep.

Fortunately, Nozomi didn't wake Aunt Ami. She tiptoed into the kitchen, took out three bottles of cold, unopened juice from the refrigerator, and then turned and left.

Once back in the yard, Nozomi didn't care whether her actions would hurt the two people in the pool, and simply threw the juice in her hand into the pool.

Then came the sound of water splashing everywhere, and the complaints of Honoka and Arisa inside.

"Mio, what are you doing! What if you hit us?!"

"Really? I feel like even if you two did get hit, you wouldn't be seriously injured, would you?"

As Hiyo said this, she struggled to climb back into the pool and plopped down in the inflatable pool, splashing water directly onto Honoka and Arisa's pretty faces.

But considering his kindness in bringing them juice, the two of them didn't hold it against him too much.

Arisa boldly stretched out her tail, then transformed it into a screwdriver and opened the metal cap on the glass bottle.

Upon seeing this, Ximiao subconsciously placed her hand under her buttocks, and couldn't help but recall the time she had angered Arisa too much and what Arisa had done to her.

"Mio? What's wrong? Give the juice to Arisa and ask her to open it for you~"

After noticing that Nozomi seemed a little absent-minded, Honoka asked her what was wrong, and took the opened bottle of juice from Arisa's hand.

"It's nothing~ It's probably just Mio who remembered something fun, don't you think?"

Arisa grinned mischievously, stretched out her leg and kicked Nozomi's waist, teasing her.

After giving her a disapproving look, Ximiao handed the juice to Arisa and asked her to open the bottle.

The group enjoyed the cold water bath, drank juice, and chatted idly, looking quite content.

As for lunch, Nozomi said that she was not in a good condition to cook, so she discussed with Arisa and Honoka what takeout would be better.

Also, let Arisa go inside and wake up Aunt Ashi, who is fast asleep, and ask her what she would like to eat...

Meanwhile, on the other side, it was also noon, but Hachiko, who had to find her own lunch, was sitting behind the counter, feeling utterly bored.

"Seriously... I also want to stay home and play with Mio. In a few days, when business picks up, I'll see if I can hire someone to come here part-time."

She figured the revenue she'd make would be enough to hire people to work for her, and she could just slack off.

then.

Ba Zi walked out from behind the counter, went to the freezer, and started choosing what kind of bento box she wanted to eat for lunch.

"I don't seem to have much of an appetite today... How about I make a rice ball?"

Chapter Sixteen: Mother-in-law, no!

"Hello, who ordered from McDonald's? Please come and pick up your takeout!"

The woman who parked her electric scooter outside the gate was probably a part-time delivery driver during the summer vacation. After parking her scooter, she picked up the food she was going to deliver and went up to ring the doorbell.

The people in the pool in the courtyard naturally heard the sound of the takeout being delivered.

Who will go get it?

Arisa, who was leisurely drinking juice with her legs crossed, looked at the two people beside her and asked this question.

"Rock, paper, scissors?"

"can."

then.

The three decided to play rock-paper-scissors to decide who would go out to pick up the takeout.

Just when Arisa and Honoka both thought that this person would be one of the two of them, and believed that Nozomi would definitely win, the three of their arms fell...

"what?"

Seeing that the two people in front of her had both chosen rock, while she had chosen scissors, Ximiao was stunned for a moment, not expecting this result.

"Huh? I won?"

Even Fanxia couldn't help but let out a sound of disbelief and doubt. You know, when she was in Xijing, she had never won a single game of rock-paper-scissors with Ximiao.

However, Arisa didn't care about any of that; she only cared about the result.

"Alright~ A bet's a bet. Mio, go get your takeout. It wouldn't be good if you kept them waiting."

"..."

After all, he had just agreed to Arisa's suggestion to play rock-paper-scissors, and as she said, he was willing to accept the consequences of his bet.

Ximiao stood up, holding onto the edge of the inflatable pool, lifted her leg (still dripping with water), and jumped across the pool.

Then he put on his slippers and walked towards the door. If you ignored his soaked shirt and the water droplets dripping onto the floor, his attire was actually quite normal.

But the delivery girl clearly couldn't ignore the boy's appearance and froze on the spot, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Xi Ling also revealed the purpose of her visit. Her fair face turned extremely red with embarrassment, showing that Xi Ling also realized that she was quite embarrassed in her current state.

He said, "Um, this is the takeout I ordered. Can you give me the food? I've already paid for it, right..."

After hearing what Xi Ling said, she realized what was happening and quickly handed the takeout she was holding to Xi Ling.

Enjoy your meal!

After saying that, she fled as if she were escaping, leaving Xi Ling alone standing in the sea breeze, somewhat disheveled.

When Nozomi carried everyone's lunch to the living room, she saw Arisa and Honoka, who should have been in the inflatable pool, each holding a towel under their bottoms to prevent getting the tatami wet.

Upon seeing Himiko approach, Arisa patted the cushion next to her, which also had a towel on it, indicating that he should sit there.

To this, Ximiao simply shrugged, put the bag in her hand on the table, and then sat cross-legged in the spot she had specially prepared for herself.

He had clearly forgotten that all he was wearing was a soaking wet shirt and his panties clinging to his body.

Asami, who was sitting next to Nozomi, glanced at the boy's unguarded posture and felt a little parched. Her first instinct was that Nozomi was doing this on purpose.

But then, as she shook her head, trying to shake off these messy thoughts, a small, fair hand held a hamburger and offered it to her.

Following the direction, Asahi saw a pair of light blue eyes staring straight at her.

"Auntie Ashi, you ordered this, right? Eat it while it's hot, or it won't taste as good when it gets cold."

"Oh? Thanks. Should I turn off the air conditioner? The two of them are fine, but if you catch a cold, Mio, that would be troublesome."

As she spoke, she tried to get up to get the air conditioner remote and turn it off, but then she found a warm little hand suddenly resting on her thigh, stopping her from doing anything further.

Then, Xi Ling said, "It's okay. I got used to it when I was in Xijing. Fan Xia always kept the air conditioning on the lowest temperature."

"That's it..."

After receiving Nozomi's explanation, Aunt Ami sat back down on the cushion, but her expression seemed a little off.

a long time.

After lunch, because she was too sleepy, Nozomi declined Arisa and Honoka's invitation to continue playing in the inflatable pool and went into the bathroom.

Just as he was about to close the bathroom door, a delicate hand suddenly blocked the crack in the door, preventing him from closing it.

This startled Ximiao for a moment. Then she raised her head and looked behind the door, where she saw Aunt Ami, who should have been in the living room, smiling and looking at her through the crack in the door.

"Auntie A-Ashi? Is something the matter?"

"I asked rather timidly."

"Can't I take a bath with you, Nozomi?"

"Eh?"

Before Xi-Liao could respond, A-Shi suddenly pushed the door open and entered. After confirming that Xi-Liao was the only one left in the bathroom besides herself, she locked the bathroom door again.

"Alright~ hurry up and take off your wet clothes, it won't be good if you catch a cold."

"……it is good."

Since Aunt Ashi had forced her way into the bathroom, he had no choice but to accept it. He silently unbuttoned his shirt and threw it into the laundry basket.

But the remaining pair of panties... he just couldn't calmly take them off like he usually did. Nozomi didn't know how many times she had been alone with Aunt Ami, but she was sure it was no more than the number of times she had been alone with Aunt Ami.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing that Nozomi was reluctant to take off her panties, Ami went up to her and asked softly, thinking that she had encountered some trouble.

"No, it's nothing! Aunt Ashi, why don't you go take a shower in the bathroom first..."