I push the kid!

She grabbed Makimura Taku's hand and they both leaned against the stone pillar.

Ogura Yuki called out to them, "Hey, you two."

No one paid any attention to her. Hoshino Ai had already squeezed out the sunscreen and put it on the back of her hand. Then she used the fingers of her other hand to apply a little and spread it evenly on Makimura Taku's forearm: "It smells really good, do you smell it?"

"…Is this for women?"

"It's all the same." She laughed.

"Wait, wait!" Ogura Tomoki was anxious.

"What's wrong?" Hoshino Ai seemed to have just heard it and finally stopped.

But she still held Makimura Taku's hand, and then turned to look at Ogura Yuki: "Yuki?"

Makimura Taku coughed dryly and smelled the scent of strawberries coming from the back of his hand or from Hoshino Ai: "It seems to be almost done."

He pointed to the sunscreen he was wearing.

"Hmm?" Hoshino Ai turned her face towards him again, "Not just your hands, you need to apply it everywhere that will be exposed to the sun, otherwise it won't have any effect at all. You'll end up with black and white patches."

"Everywhere else I'll just be on my own..."

"Squat down a bit, I'll help you paint your face."

"Oh."

"That's enough." Ogura Tomoki interrupted them, looked ahead unhappily, and said, "The bus is here, hurry up and get in... You won't get exposed to the sun even if you don't apply it."

The two nodded slightly.

Tomoki Ogura lowered his hat, pulled the car door open, and got in first.

Hoshino Ai spread the sunscreen on the back of her hands onto both hands, and took half a second to rub it from the back of Makimura Taku's neck to the front.

"Let's do this for now." She took a step back, staring at Makimura Taku, nodding repeatedly and smiling.

Taku Makimura was taller than her and looked over from above.

Hoshino Ai lifted the strap of her shoulder bag, turned around and ran into the car.

"Go up first." she said.

"Oh." Makimura Taku then got into the car.

The air conditioner was on in the car, but Makimura Taku felt something colder than the air conditioner. He asked Ogura Tomoki, "Why are you staring at me like that?"

"Tsk." Ogura Tomoki no longer looked at him, hugged his chest, as if he was asleep.

Hoshino Ai was sandwiched between the two of them, looked around, said nothing, just smiled at Makimura Taku.

When the car arrived at the destination mentioned by Tomoki Ogura, it was already 11 o'clock in the morning.

The luxury car stalled a little distance away from a Western-style villa and three people got out of the car.

Taku Makimura asked where they were and why it took so long to drive.

Tomoki Ogura said why ask so many questions, it’s my home anyway, it doesn’t matter where it is.

Makimura Taku said yes, so he didn't ask any more questions. Ogura Tomoki didn't answer and walked ahead alone.

Hoshino Ai covered her mouth and laughed, and Makimura Taku asked her what was so funny.

Hoshino Ai said it was nothing and they would be at the beach in a moment.

She looked up and sighed as she walked, saying that she had never seen what a private beach looked like and now she was super excited.

Taku Makimura glanced at her profile, then he and Hoshino Ai followed Ogura Tomoki and walked out of the parking lot.

When they approached the villa, Taku Makimura was still looking around, but Ai Hoshino had already run away.

She was like a child who was rarely taken to an amusement park by her parents, and she seemed to want to touch everything in front of her.

"Look at this, a flower I've never seen before." After standing up, she looked away, "Oh~ You can see the sea directly from here! Mucun."

Taku Makimura suddenly recalled the scene when she arrived in Karuizawa.

That day, the two of them were walking on the street, and Hoshino Ai was also full of curiosity. She was really cute.

Tomoki Ogura continued to walk in front, occasionally looking back at them and asking them to follow closely.

On both sides of the marble-paved path, emerald green lawns extend a hundred meters away.

There are circular flower beds and fountains on the lawn, and in the distance there is a stone well surrounded by vines.

Further away, there were several rows of dark green bushes, and behind them were tall trees whose names could not be told.

Flowers of various colors are interspersed in the grass, and the surrounding air is not as dry as in the city, but it feels fresh.

Unfortunately, the temperature in August was too high and no butterflies or bees were seen.

When they were almost in front of the villa's gate, Hoshino Ai finally ran back from a distance, waving a weed in her hand.

"arrive?"

"Ah."

Two bearded men in suits called out "Miss Youxi" and opened the door for her.

The three of them went in together. Hoshino Ai looked at the spacious hall and the oversized chandelier that seemed to be made of crystal and murmured to herself, "It's amazing, just like a movie."

"Your house is really too big." Taku Makimura said to Tomoki Ogura.

Ogura Yuki glanced at him, suddenly smiled, pulled him to her side, and said in a breath-like voice: "If you marry me, everything will be yours."

"Let's not talk about anything else." Makimura Taku looked back, "No matter what, your word choice is wrong."

"What's wrong?"

"As long as you're happy."

Hoshino Ai looked at the two from behind, then followed them: "What what?"

Tomoki Ogura did not answer and threw the question to Taku Makimura.

Makimura Taku said it was nothing, Hoshino Ai squinted her eyes at him, pouted and said: "Lie~"

"Nothing, indeed."

"Really?" Hoshino Ai looked at him one last time, then looked straight ahead, "Like this."

She put away her smile and replaced it with a face paler than Lake Superior.

Although she usually shows similar expressions, Makimura Taku always feels that she doesn't look happy this time. Maybe it's an illusion.

The footsteps of the three people continued to echo in the hall.

They went up the central staircase to a room on the second floor where a dining table was set up.

On the rectangular wooden table, various foods were neatly placed on plates.

A maid wearing a long black and white maid outfit and a bun set the table for them.

"Have dinner first, and then I'll take you to where you're staying."

"Okay." Hoshino Ai said.

A lot of ingredients that are not usually seen were eaten by Hoshino today.

However, she only took a small bite of each dish, perhaps to maintain her figure, while Ogura Tomoki hardly touched her knife and fork.

In the end, it was Taku Makimura who ate the most.

"How about it?"

“Very satisfying!”

Ogura Tomoki asked Makimura Taku again: "What about you, what do you think?"

"good."

"You obviously ate the most, so is it okay to just say one sentence?"

"I just don't want to waste it." said Taku Makimura.

"Forget it." Ogura Yuki stood up and said, "I'll show you where you'll be sleeping these days."

"Okay!" Hoshino Ai shouted.

Makimura Taku didn't have any idea and followed the two of them out.

The bedrooms were on the fourth floor, and since there was no elevator in the house, they continued up the spiral staircase in the center.

"It's here." Tomoki Ogura stopped in front of a room and pushed the door open.

Hoshino Ai stood at the door, leaning on the door frame to look inside.

The room is huge, but the layout is quite simple.

The floor was covered with blankets, and a bed large enough for several people to sleep at the same time was placed against the wall, with all the bedding, pillows and other supplies prepared.

There is a wardrobe and a desk on one side, the TV is on another table, and there is even a sofa nearby. It looks like a room with a living room and bedroom in one.

"It's so big." Hoshino Ai walked in and sat on the sofa again. "What's going on? This is super soft!"

Makimura Taku seemed not to hear Hoshino Ai's voice. He withdrew his gaze and turned to look at Ogura Tomoki beside him, and asked curiously, "A bed?"

"Huh?" Ogura Tomoki was stunned for a moment, then stared back with a smile, "What's wrong? Do you think this bed is not big enough?"

Makimura Taku lowered his head in thought, and after thinking for a while, he said, "Are you going to sleep on the sofa?"

"..."

"It seems not."

"That's right." Ogura Yuki said, "After all, it's you, so it's not surprising for you to say that."

Makimura Taku looked at her with amusement: "What kind of person do you think I am?"

"Fool."

"I guess so."

"There are two more rooms," Ogura Yuki said calmly, "one for each of you. Are you happy now?"

"That's how it was originally planned, right?" Makimura Taku said, "Why do you seem to be changing your mind at the last minute because of me?"

"That's what I'm going to say."