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

"Isn't this Mio's old classmate? There are other people here too, what are they doing having lunch here?"

Seemingly surprised by this coincidence, Arisa was momentarily at a loss for words.

However, it was clear that Nozomi noticed something else, such as what was that big glass of green stuff in front of Kyoko Nishiyama?

She seemed to have taken a sip of that stuff before she showed such a distressed expression, which immediately piqued Ximiao's curiosity, making her want to try it herself to see just how awful it was.

at the same time.

Behind the bar counter in the coffee shop, where drinks are made, a middle-aged man with a full beard was crouching nervously, as if afraid of being seen.

He could hide for a while, but not forever. Before long, the shop assistant discovered him, grabbed the uncle's ear, and made him wince in pain.

All I heard was the shop assistant asking in an annoyed tone.

"Why would you make that stuff for the guests to drink?! There's a limit to your perverse tastes!"

"I'm innocent! I wrote all the ingredients on the menu, who knew some wolves would order this drink?!"

The middle-aged man had a long face, indicating that he was also very aggrieved.

Chapter Thirty-Nine: Running Away

"She really drank it..."

"Yeah, she actually drank half of that big glass of green stuff in one go. Should we say she's carefree, or that she's ruthless?"

Seeing Kyoko Nishiyama drink the coffee shop's special "black tea" just now, Nozomi and the others couldn't help but sigh quietly.

Immediately afterwards, the shop assistant quickly went up to Nishiyama Kyoko and apologized, saying that the special "black tea" was the boss's prank and that she would compensate her with another drink that was fine.

Kyoko Nishiyama, who had finally recovered from the strange smell, suddenly looked up and found that Mio and her group were also staring at her embarrassed appearance.

In an instant, a faint blush appeared on her wheat-colored face.

The other girls, who didn't know why she had lowered her head, thought that Kyoko Nishiyama was feeling a little unwell, and looked at her with some concern.

It took her quite a while to properly explain things to her group of close friends, thus avoiding a misunderstanding.

The shop assistant brought out a new drink, which at least didn't look as strange as the previous cup of black tea, and presented it to Kyoko Nishiyama.

Meanwhile, not far away, the dishes that Xi Ling and the others had ordered were being served to their tables one by one.

The hot meat sauce and cheese lasagna was still steaming, and the enticing aroma wafted to Ximiao's nose, instantly making her already empty stomach rumble.

"Eat it while it's hot, Mio~ Eating something hot should make you feel less cold, and while you're at it, check out what's going on over there with Kyoko and the others~"

"She seemed to have seen us too, right? Is that alright?"

Nozomi took the spoon that Arisa handed her and asked with some concern.

"It should be fine. Since she saw us but didn't come over to chat, Mio, you don't need to worry about it."

"Is that so?"

The boy, half-believing and half-doubting, lowered his head and began to eat his lunch, while the others also began to fill their stomachs.

They swam all morning, even though they were just sitting on inflatable swimming rings and drifting with the current, but that didn't stop them from feeling hungry.

a long time.

After eating and drinking their fill, as if afraid that Kyoko Nishiyama would come knocking on their door, Nozomi and her group paid the bill and immediately walked out of the cafe without looking back, intending to go back to the beach to rest.

It was already noon, and the group of people who had stepped out of the air-conditioned room found their foreheads covered in fine beads of sweat in no time under the scorching sun.

"It's so sunny... Shall we go back to the coffee shop and sit for a while longer?"

Fanxia subconsciously wiped the sweat from her forehead and asked this question.

Unsurprisingly, the suggestion was rejected by Ximiao and the others. They didn't want to risk being entangled with that dark-skinned girl while staying in the coffee shop.

After the blunder caused by that special "black tea," Kyoko Nishiyama must be feeling quite depressed right now.

It would definitely not be good if they went to add more firewood.

Ximiao kept thinking this to herself, eager to leave this place.

then.

Before long, the group returned to their original campsite on the beach. Upon seeing the parasol, Fanxia felt as if she had found a lifeline and ran to the shade without stopping.

"Phew~ I'm alive again. It's really hot on the beach, and there's not even a slight sea breeze. How strange is that?"

Fanxia couldn't help but complain.

Just as she was about to look in the bag for a drink or something to quench her thirst and cool herself down.

She didn't know when, but Xi Ling brought a bottle of ice-cold canned juice and stuck it to the back of her neck. After seeing Fan Xia's shrugging neck, she couldn't help but chuckle mischievously.

"Here~ I bought this on the way, thinking you might want to drink it."

"Huh? Thank you... But, if we were buying something just now, why didn't I see you go to the vending machine, Mio?"

Despite her doubts, Fanxia accepted the juice that Ximiao kindly offered. With a "click," she opened the juice and took a big gulp.

"That feels so good! I feel like I've come back to life!"

"Is it really that exaggerated? Aren't you naturally prone to feeling cold? How come you're also afraid of the heat?"

Arisa slowly walked over, looking at Honoka, who was sitting leisurely under the parasol, with a suspicious expression. She seriously suspected that Honoka was exaggerating in order to attract Mio's attention.

Hmm, a sophisticated dandy with a strong green tea flavor!

Unfortunately, Xi Ling hasn't realized this fact yet; otherwise, she would have already stepped forward and exposed the true face of this scheming woman.

"Speaking of which... are we just going to sit here like this and do nothing?" Hio asked, feeling a little bored.

"Hmm? What do you want to play, Mio? Build sandcastles?"

Upon hearing what Mio said, Hachiko couldn't help but laugh. She then produced a shovel and a bucket from somewhere, seemingly genuinely believing that Mio wanted to play in the sand to pass the time.

As for why they didn't go to the sea, it was all thanks to the sun hanging in the sky. Even though they had applied sunscreen, they didn't feel like going out to play.

If you were to ask them why they didn't choose to go home, the reason would be the same: the journey back would be unbearably hot...

Seeing that Xi Ling didn't seem very interested in the small shovel and bucket, Ya Shi couldn't help but sigh and looked at Xi Ling, as if asking him what he wanted.

As a result, we saw Ximiao step over the thigh of Fanxia, ​​who was blocking her way, and successfully get the bag containing the things they had brought. Then, under everyone's gaze, she took out a deck of cards.

"This is... a deck of cards? Mio, do you want to play cards?"

"No, that's not it. There aren't enough cards for all of us, but truth or dare would be perfect, wouldn't it?"

"Eh?"

After hearing what Ximiao said, the others couldn't help but look puzzled, not quite understanding how such a deck of cards could be used to play Truth or Dare.

At this moment, Xi Ling slowly said, "We will each draw a card and compare their values. King is the highest and Ace is the lowest. The loser will have to accept the punishment of the person with the highest value. How about it?"

"That's nothing..."

Seeing that the rules were so simple and easy to understand, the others had no objections.

However, just in case, he explained it beforehand.

"No cheating allowed!"

Chapter Forty: Get Out of Here!

"Don't you really need to sit a little longer? Kyoko, you look terrible... you seem sickly."

The girls helped Kyoko Nishiyama out of the coffee shop. Even so, they were still worried about her, fearing that she had food poisoning and would have to go to the hospital for a stomach pump.

What they didn't know was that the reason Kyoko Nishiyama was in such a hurry to come out was twofold: firstly, she felt cold and wanted to bask in the sun to warm up; secondly, she wanted to find Nozomi and explain what had just happened...

Seeing how embarrassed she was in front of the boy made her wish she could disappear into a crack in the floor.

But now, after finally managing to walk out of the coffee shop shortly after Ximio and her group left, he couldn't see them, which inevitably made him feel a little disappointed.

"Was it still too late? Where did Hio and the others go?"

She muttered to herself, a little puzzled, and her strange appearance immediately attracted the attention of the other girls.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Xi Ling and her group, who were sitting under the parasol, were all a little nervous. They each drew a card from the deck in front of them and put it in their hands.

Looking at the "9" in her hand, Ximiao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. The hand was decent, not too bad.

Then it all depends on the luck of the others. With Honoka and Ami around, even if Arisa wanted to cheat, she wouldn't have the chance, so there's no need to worry about anyone cheating.

then.

After Nozomi counted down three times, the people under the parasols simultaneously turned over the cards in their hands and placed them in front of them.

After glancing at the cards, it was indeed as Nozomi had predicted: he neither won nor lost. The one with the best hand was Hachiko, who drew a "K", while the loser was Honoka, who drew a "2".

"Ah~ what a pity, I clearly drew the highest card, but unfortunately there can only be one loser, what a waste~"

Sister Ba couldn't help but say that although she had won this round of the game, she didn't feel that happy.

Then, everyone turned their attention to Fanxia, ​​the loser of this round, who was angrily blaming her bad luck.

"So, Fanxia-nee, are you going to choose Truth or Dare?" asked Nozomi, who was also the host.

"To be honest, this sounds easier..."

Fanxia stared intently at Yashiro sitting opposite her, as if afraid that she would ask some very difficult questions that would make people feel embarrassed if she said them in front of everyone.

"In that case, I hope that you, Ms. Fanxia, ​​can honestly answer how you view the fact that Mio is living in your house."

After a brief moment of thought, Sister Baqi posed her question to her.

Clearly not expecting her to ask such a question, Fanxia was stunned for a moment before realizing why she had asked it.

Those light blue eyes, somewhat similar to Xi Ling's, glanced deeply at Xi Ling beside her, as if they had discovered something.

Then, she took a deep breath, intending to answer the question...

"The fact that Mio and I are living together is like bringing home a little animal that does housework for me and plays with me. It's really nice~ So there's not much to say about it. Anyway, if Mio leaves, I'll be so lonely."

"That's it..."

After receiving the answer, Yaji didn't say anything, or perhaps the answer was within her expectations?

On the contrary, Nozomi, who was watching from the side, blushed at Honoka's words. She had very little resistance to such cheesy words.