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

After all, she brought this up last night in Ba Zi's room, and only she and Ba Zi knew about it at the dinner table.

As a result, before Nozomi could answer, Honoka, who was standing to the side, thwarted Arisa's little trick.

"Hey? Are we going to play on the beach today?"

"..."

"Why are you glaring at me? I didn't do anything to you..."

After realizing that she had been inexplicably glared at by Arisa, Honoka felt wronged and said in a pitiful tone.

Meanwhile, Hiyo, who had temporarily escaped disaster, silently breathed a sigh of relief and prayed that Arisa would stop dwelling on the matter.

then.

After breakfast, because she was going to the beach today, Sister Baqi, wearing only a swimsuit and a jacket, went out early.

Once she's finished with things at the shop, she'll probably call back and tell them to go to the beach.

"Hey~ Mio, have you discussed the shop's affairs with Yashiro? What are your specific plans?"

Aunt Ami, who was sitting on the cushion at the table, taking small bites of a peeled orange, looked at Nozomi with some curiosity and asked her a question.

"Yes, I told her, but she needs a little more time to think about it."

"That's it..."

After a brief chat, Ximiao went back to her room and rummaged through her swimming trunks.

The three people who had been left in the living room by Xi Ling stared at each other wide-eyed.

In the end, it was Honoka and Aunt Ami who looked at Arisa, who had suddenly suggested going to the beach, as if asking her what was going on.

"Well, I'm thinking of going to the beach to ask about some things."

"matter?"

Fanxia tilted her head, puzzled by what Arisa was saying.

Asumi looked at her daughter with some interest, wanting to know what she was busy with.

All we heard was Arisa say softly, "You haven't forgotten what the taxi driver said about 'haunted house' when we first arrived, have you?"

"So, what does this have to do with us going to the beach?"

"Of course~ there must be some locals over there who haven't been affected by Yachi's abilities, and they'll definitely be able to get some information out of them."

"..."

Chapter Thirty-Four: The Beach

"I'm very busy right now... I don't have time to deal with you. If you're not here to patronize the store, please don't disturb other customers."

Hachiko, who was still busy behind the counter, spoke irritably to the girls in front who were still subtly inquiring about Nozomi.

Kyoko Nishiyama, with her tanned skin, was clearly among them, trying to strike up a conversation with Yasuie, who was working.

Perhaps because of the tourists, there were more customers today than in the past few days. I wonder if the inventory in the warehouse is enough.

The girls who had been reprimanded by Ba Zi, seeing that they hadn't gotten the answer they wanted, simply pursed their lips and wisely moved aside, no longer interfering with her work.

Meanwhile, the others who were waiting at home for Yasushi to finish her work and call back had already changed into their swimsuits, wrapped themselves in jackets, and were ready to go out at any time.

"Seriously, why didn't she wear that white swimsuit? It was so cute!"

Fanxia looked at Xiling, who was wearing a jacket and only a pair of swim trunks clinging to her skin, and seemed to be dissatisfied with her refusal to wear the bikini.

After hearing her words, Xi Miao rolled her eyes at her, annoyed. "How could I possibly dress like that and go to the beach!"

"Why can't it work? It was fine last time."

"..."

a long time.

After finishing her work at the shop, Sister Ba finally called back. Upon receiving the signal, everyone eagerly got up, grabbed their belongings, put on their beach sandals, and headed to the beach.

Soon, they met up with Yashiro, who had been waiting at the shop entrance for a long time.

Xi Ling immediately noticed that Hachi's fair forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, whether from the scorching sun or from being busy in the shop, without her even realizing it.

"Is business good at the store today?"

Xi Ling couldn't help but ask, seeing that Hachiko was constantly rubbing her wrist, which was really worrying.

"Business is... incredibly good. Because tourists come here, and our shop is close to the entrance and exit of the beach, business is naturally booming."

The thought of finally finishing serving those customers and then going to the beach to relax with Xi Ling and the others who had come to meet her made her lips curl into a slight smile.

"By the way..."

After regaining her senses, Yashiro focused her gaze on the things the group was holding.

"Why are you all carrying inflatable swimming rings? And they're not even properly inflated. What are you planning to do?"

she asked with some confusion.

"That would be surfing, of course!"

"Eh?"

Although she knew what Arisa meant by surfing, shouldn't they be surfing with surfboards, given their figures?

What Yachi didn't know was that the scene of her and Hime playing in the sea last time was also witnessed by the other three, Arisa, Ami, and Hoka, who thought it was quite interesting to surf with swimming rings.

then.

After that beach trip, we each bought an inflatable swimming ring, planning to have some fun.

The group arrived at the beach, which was crowded with tourists. Fortunately, it was still relatively early. Although there were many people on the beach, most of them were there to enjoy the sea breeze, take a walk, or surf.

The main force is probably still a while away from arriving, which makes it convenient for Ximiao and her group to take a picnic blanket and use a parasol to claim a good spot on the beach.

"Phew~ Luckily we arrived early; the other tourists are probably still having breakfast and sleeping in!"

When Hiyo looked around and found that there weren't as many people as she had imagined, she couldn't help but feel a little relieved.

Meanwhile, Sister Ba, who was standing to the side, suddenly fell silent, as if she was thinking about something.

She had just seen the dark-skinned girl named Nishiyama Kyoko and her friends in the store.

If she remembered correctly, they were wearing swimsuits too...

Thinking of this, Yashiro also followed Ximio's example and scanned her surroundings, but did not find the familiar figure. Then she muttered to herself.

"Could it be that they've already gone back?"

If that's really the case, then that's pretty good~ she couldn't help but think.

Just as the group was about to go to the beach to cool off in the water, Arisa, who was rummaging through her backpack, called out to them.

"What's wrong, Arisa?"

Hiyo turned around with some curiosity and looked at Arisa, who was kneeling on the picnic blanket, not quite understanding why she had called them over.

As a result, a short while later, he saw the girl take out a bottle of sunscreen and gesture for them to come over.

"Apply sunscreen first before you go play! If you get sunburned on your back, you'll have a hard time when you take a shower."

After Arisa said that, the group of people who were originally excited to run into the sea and play in the water immediately calmed down.

Then they realized that, because they were so excited, they had forgotten to take off their jackets, and their inflatable swimming rings were deflated and not properly inflated.

then.

A zipper was ripped open, and Xi Ling, who was wearing a rather tight-fitting swim trunk, was seen. This time, her swimsuit was more normal, and she wasn't as shy as she had been last time.

After seeing that Arisa had already poured the sunscreen cream into her palm, Nozomi volunteered to be the first to step forward.

As the cool sunscreen cream was evenly applied to his skin by Arisa, although it would feel sticky afterwards, it was still quite comfortable for now.

While Ximio and the others were leisurely applying sunscreen,

far away.

Under the same parasol, Kyoko Nishiyama, with her best friend applying sunscreen for her, was comfortably sprawled on the picnic blanket, humming a little tune.

The girl standing to the side was speechless, not understanding what use Nishiyama Kyoko had for applying this.

"Hey~ Kyoko, you've already got a tan, why are you still applying sunscreen? Isn't that a waste?"

"Huh? No, what does this have to do with whether I'm dark-skinned or not? Sunburn and tanning are two completely different things!"

"Huh? Is that so?"

The girl, who clearly didn't quite believe Nishiyama Kyoko's explanation, reluctantly squeezed the sunscreen onto her hand and then applied it to her smooth back.

"By the way, Kyoko, someone just said they saw Nozomi and the others playing on the beach."

As if suddenly remembering something, the girl who was applying sunscreen to her suddenly said this.

Upon hearing the news, Kyoko Nishiyama sat up abruptly and looked around for the figure she cared about.

But after a while, she still couldn't see any sign of Himiko, which made her a little discouraged.

Then she asked, "Did they really see Himiko-kun?"

"Huh? That's right. We just caught a glimpse of Nozomi and her group at the beach entrance, but we don't know where they went."

"..."

For a moment, Kyoko Nishiyama didn't know what to say, so she could only sigh silently, lie back down, and continue to have her apply sunscreen.

Meanwhile, Ximiao, unaware that Xishan and the others were also playing on the beach, was sitting cross-legged under a parasol, miserably helping to inflate an inflatable swimming ring.

Even his own little yellow duck swimming ring made him dizzy and lightheaded after being inflated.

But those two bastards, Arisa and Honoka, actually handed him their inflatable swimming rings as well, asking him to help them.

So now, what you can see is Ximiao under the parasol, looking resentful, hugging her swimming ring and blowing air into it.

Meanwhile, Fanxia and Arisa were leisurely playing with their phones and taking photos, seemingly planning to commemorate their trip.

As for Sister Ba and Aunt Ashi, they said they wanted to discuss the shop's issues, but as they were talking, the two of them ran into the sea and disappeared in no time.