I am only one world away from Yukinoshita.

Unable to reach a conclusion for the time being, Qinglai stopped in his tracks.

"Qinglai! You can go in now!"

Coming to their senses, the group had already reached the entrance.

Above the ticket gate is a large, curved sign depicting a family playing in the water.

Perhaps the sunlight was too dazzling, so Qinglai pressed his hand to his forehead to clear those strange images from his mind.

"coming."

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Leaving the locker room and stepping into the pool, you are greeted by the pool's distinctive smell, followed by a cacophony of voices, yet filled with laughter and chatter. The sound of flowing water is drowned out, while water droplets tossed into the air, reflecting the dazzling sunlight, bring a unique coolness that is exclusive to summer.

"Ugh-"

A pair of hands suddenly wrapped around her waist, and the warmth of the body transmitted through the skin that touched her. The familiar scent made Kiyotaka relax.

"Don't suddenly hug me!"

Turning around, Kiyoyori saw Asuka without her red-rimmed glasses. He was stunned for a moment before he came to his senses.

"That's so unfair! Xiao Qinglai's reaction is so inappropriate, even though we're together every day."

Asuka withdrew her hand and used her index finger and thumb to form a circle around her eyes.

"It's because I see it every day that I suddenly didn't react..."

Asuka was wearing the same swimsuit that Kiyora had picked out yesterday. The black swimsuit seemed to have a deep purple hue under the sunlight, and the dark color of the swimsuit made Asuka's skin look even whiter.

"As expected of me."

"Hmm?" Asuka crossed her arms, her fair skin seemingly more dazzling than the sun overhead. "Shouldn't you be complimenting my looks?"

"Hmm, it's alright."

Kiyoyori deliberately looked away with difficulty, and just then he saw Kaori wearing a white swimsuit that matched Asuka's. Kaori jogged towards the two of them. Her fair and shapely legs, her slender arms raised high and waving gently in the air, her bright and warm smile, her short hair swaying in the air, and her swaying...

Kiyoshi couldn't help but cover his eyes with his hand.

The sun is shining so brightly and warmly today...

P.S.: I'm so sleepy today.

Chapter 08, Section 169: Can I have none of these?

"The swimsuit suits you perfectly, Kaori-senpai."

"Really? Thank you, Kiyoyori. Your swimsuit is also very nice."

Kaori brushed her short hair behind her ear with her fingers. Her fair skin, with its rosy glow, was particularly dazzling in the sunlight, especially her wine-red eyes, which couldn't hide her shyness and joy.

Asuka had noticed the change in how the two addressed each other earlier. She didn't say anything, but just narrowed her eyes and looked back and forth between the two of them.

"As expected of Kaori! She's so cute!"

Reaching out, Asuka pulled Kaori's neck into her arms, like hugging a large doll. The soft touch made Kaori squint her eyes in comfort.

Kaori gently nudged Asuka's shoulder with her hand, "Really, don't suddenly hug me like that..."

The coquettish voice didn't convey any reprimand for Asuka's behavior at all.

"Asuka's swimsuit suits her very well, it's so pretty."

Although the scene before him was very pleasing to the eye, Kiyoshi still took advantage of the moment when the two were being affectionate to sneak away to another place.

She looked around for Yukinoshita and Yuihama, but the pool was too crowded, and the passersby filled her view. The noise around her completely dispelled her idea of ​​finding them by sound.

Yukinoshita is not used to crowds, so she would definitely not choose to wait in crowded places. The lawn and shady areas by the pool are the first places to check. However, considering that Yuihama might be very interested in playing in the pool, and Yukinoshita always goes along with her, the huge outdoor water park also became a direction that had to be considered.

Kiyoshi sighed helplessly.

Although she didn't know if the two people had their phones with them, just in case, she decided to go to the changing room to retrieve her phone first.

Along the way, Kiyoyori spotted many other members of the brass band. She subconsciously tried to find someone among them, but then scoffed at her own idea.

How could Senior Mizore possibly come to a place like a swimming pool?

Speaking of Mizore-senpai...

Does the other person already know about Kasaki-senpai's desire to make a comeback? Will she be happy for Kasaki-senpai to return to the brass band?

but--

Qinglai shook his head.

This is not something she needs to worry about.

Kiyotomi took off the wristband with the magnetic card, opened the rental locker, and took out her phone from her bag. Sure enough, she saw a message from Yukinoshita on the screen.

"First, I'd like to ask Tachibana to find Kasaki-kun."

A sentence so simple that it left Qinglai completely baffled.

Kiyoshiro has completed the previously assigned task perfectly. It was Yukinoshita who wanted to see Kasaki's reaction. Why is this matter being handed over to her now?

She couldn't possibly keep secretly following Kasaki after finding him and sending him his location to Yukinoshita all the time, could she?

Isn't he just a simple stalker?

"No way..."

Kiyoshi muttered, "The appreciation plan has fallen through."

"What appreciation plan?"

"Waaah—"

Startled by the sudden whisper, Qinglai almost dropped his phone.

"That was close..." Kiyoyori caught her phone without incident and then noticed Reina standing next to her with her bag. "What... Reina..."

I already knew that Reina and Huang Qian and the others would come here to relax, so it's not surprising that we ran into each other.

"What's with your reaction?" Lina opened the cabinet next to her and stuffed her backpack inside. "Are you looking at something inappropriate again? You're being so sneaky."

"No, I didn't..."

Kiyoshi turned off the display screen, and her face was clearly reflected in the black screen.

"Hmm?" Reina glanced at Kiyori lightly. "Why is Kiyori here? Is he alone?"

"No, I came with Asuka and the others."

Reina nodded knowingly, then looked at the other person's swimsuit again. It was a simple two-piece design, with red and white colors intertwined. The bottom was dressed like denim hot pants, and the unbuttoned pants revealed a faint hint of a V-line.

"A new swimsuit? It looks great."

"Thank you so much."

Kiyoshi closed the cabinet door, leaned against it, and watched Reina change clothes with unblinking eyes.

The short sleeves concealed her fair skin and curvaceous figure. The blue plaid swimsuit with lace trim wrapped around her, revealing her impressive cleavage. Although it was a common style, it exuded a youthful and playful charm.

"It feels a little tight?"

“Hmm,” Lina gently tugged at the bra strap, “I bought it last year, but I haven’t worn it much.”

After tidying up the clothes and putting them in the closet, Reina walked towards the exit and waved to Kiyoyori, "Want to come along?"

"Ah." Just as I was about to agree, my phone suddenly vibrated.

"Shimizu-kun, answer the phone. Shimizu-kun—"

"drop--!"

Kiyoshi answered the phone quickly, then waved to Reina, who had a strange look on her face, "I'm taking this call."

Qinglai quickly left the locker room and walked to a less crowded corner where people were queuing to buy drinks at a vending machine not far away.

"Senior Shiyu?"

"Shimizu-kun?" A familiar voice came through the receiver. "It's been a long time since we last contacted each other. First of all, congratulations on making it to the Kanto representative tournament."

"Thank you, senpai." Kiyoyori breathed a sigh of relief. "I'm so sorry, I've been busy with practice lately and haven't had time to contact Utaha-senpai."

"Hmm~," the other person's noticeably drawn-out tone made Kiyoyori instinctively sense danger, "Are you really sorry?"

Kiyoshi cleared his throat awkwardly, "Yes... I guess..."

The person opposite was clearly amused, "Pfft, Shimizu-kun is really..."

"They should be on holiday these days, right? Shimizu-kun, do you want to go to the water park together?"

"Huh?"

What is this? Is it a group discount sale? Is that why everyone's coming here to play?

"Uh..." The words of refusal were already on the tip of his tongue, but Kiyoyori suddenly recalled the awkward encounter with the other person at the memorial service. "Was it a club activity?"

"Does Shimizu-kun really want others to join us?"

The alarm bells in my mind had already been sounded, ringing out "woof woof" amidst a chaotic jumble of thoughts.

This is a potentially fatal question, no matter how you answer it.

"Ah—Doesn't Shiha-senpai need to rush to finish her script right now?"

The abrupt transition made Kiyoyori want to bang his head against the wall.

"I'd really like to be alone with Shimizu-kun~".

Kasumigaoka did not give Kiyoyori a chance to escape.

"Um... actually, I'm right here right now..."

Kiyoyori is making a very difficult choice between being taken away to continue his commission and being alone with Kasumigaoka.

A familiar figure suddenly flashed past my eyes.

That is--