Tokyo: Am I the only male tenant?

"Wow, it's so cold."

Ginjo placed a box of shaved ice on Chie Hoshino's head as she lay on the picnic mat.

Although she was startled, the cool feeling made her feel comfortable.

"Hey, the shaved ice you've been waiting for is here."

Ginjo handed her a disposable spoon as well.

"Even if you didn't tell me, I would know it."

Chie Hoshino sat up and quickly scooped a large spoonful of blue crushed ice into her mouth.

"Hey, you should at least thank me."

Ginjo frowned slightly and said to her.

"Okay, okay, Sousuke is the best, Sousuke is the most popular among girls~"

Chie Hoshino said this in a deliberately raised tone.

"Why does it sound so fake? Doesn't it sound sincere at all?"

Ginjo said this while tasting the shaved ice.

Chie Hoshino was sitting nearby and looked at Ginjō. When she saw his reaction, she smiled happily.

"I said these words from the bottom of my heart~"

Chie Hoshino seemed to be talking to Ginjo with a hint of meaning, and her smile suddenly became cute...

Chapter 262 Sweet Temptation

The sun began to set, the temperature became slightly cooler, the day's heat disappeared like an illusion, and the chirping of insects that I had never heard of before reached my ears.

Even so, it will be some time before the sun sets completely.

The beach, which was crowded with people not long ago, is now gradually becoming empty.

No one spoke for a long time.

Everyone stared at the sea in the distance in a daze as if they had telepathy.

However, this kind of silence does not make people uncomfortable, but instead makes them want to stay here forever.

"Want to go back to the cabin?"

Still, the end will come.

Considering the time it would take to shower and change clothes, it was almost time to retreat.

Hoshino Chie said this as if to completely dispel her reluctance to leave.

When the group started to pack their luggage, she was probably still not satisfied with her playfulness and kept looking at the sea from time to time.

The waves create huge splashes where they hit.

"I'm going to put away my parasol."

"Excuse me, Sousuke-kun, I'll take care of the beach mat."

"Chie, Chiaki, and Sachiko, the three of you are responsible for packing everyone's bags and making sure nothing is left behind."

"Don't worry, Mrs. Sasaki~"

The small rest area was quickly restored to its original state. Everyone used the shower room of the Sea House, took a refreshing shower, and then changed back into casual clothes.

Chie Hoshino loosened her wet hair, and her long brown hair fell on her bare shoulders.

While letting the towel absorb moisture from her hair, she leaned over to check the time on Yincheng's cell phone, the distance between them was unusually close.

"There's still plenty of time to go shopping and then return to the cabin."

"Chie, the water from your hair is dripping onto me."

"Don't be so petty, Sousuke. I didn't mean it."

Chie Hoshino gave Ginjō a playful and cute expression.

"Sister Qianqiu, how do you feel? You must have had a great time playing in the sea for a day, right?"

Matsumoto Sachiko lifted her black hair, put her arm around Hoshino Chiaki's shoulders and walked out of the locker room.

"My hair still smells like the salty seawater..."

Chiaki Hoshino picked up a lock of hair and smelled it.

"That is to say, it is very comfortable, right?"

"Huh? I clearly said it tasted salty?"

"Of course sea water is salty! Sister Qianqiu, you talk so strangely~"

Matsumoto Sachiko was laughing so hard, it seemed like the two of them were not on the same channel at all.

"Okay, everyone, stop playing, it's almost time to go back."

Yukiko Sasaki walked last and clapped her hands.

We didn’t choose to take the bus on the way back, and we decided to walk back together.

This is not because it is cooler now than during the day, but because there is a large supermarket on the way, where they will buy ingredients for the barbecue dinner in the evening.

"Why is fried noodles so delicious when eaten at the beach?"

“It’s just as good as the curry I eat at the beach. Maybe that’s the magic of the sea.”

"No, no, no, let's have ramen. And I want to choose the simple old-fashioned soy sauce ramen. That's the best."

"It's the same food, but it tastes different. It must be that, what's it called? The seaside effect or something like that."

"It didn't even touch the edge. Are you talking about the placebo effect?"

"Yes, yes, that's it. You are really worthy of being Chiaki, haha."

Several women walked side by side leisurely, chatting about some seaside topics from time to time.

They soon arrived at the entrance of the supermarket. Since they didn't need everyone to go out to shop, they decided to split into two groups.

Tomoko Matsumoto, Chiaki Hoshino and Sousuke Ginjo stayed behind to purchase ingredients, while the other three returned to the cabin to place their luggage and make preparations for the meal.

"Beef, king oyster mushrooms and green vegetables also need some..."

Tomoko Matsumoto threw ingredients into the shopping cart one after another.

As expected of a lady, she can pick out the freshest products from the shelves at a glance.

Chiaki Hoshino followed her closely, seeming to want to learn some experience as well.

"Is there anything else you would like to add?"

After putting roughly the necessary items into the shopping cart, Matsumoto Tomoko asked the two people beside her.

"I think that's enough, Sister Tomoko. It's not good to buy too much and leave some leftovers."

Chiaki Hoshino glanced into the basket and answered his wife.

"It's impossible to predict how much Chie can eat."

Tomoko Matsumoto seemed to be considering whether to take more meat.

"If it's not enough, just let her come here and buy it herself."

Ginjo shrugged and said, Hoshino Chiaki smiled and nodded in agreement.

After finishing the shopping, the three of them divided the work and carried the heavy plastic bags on their journey home.

Ginjo Sousuke was in charge of carrying the heaviest bag, which was probably why he was also left behind.

The bag not only contains many kinds of meat, but also rice, vegetables, snacks and juice, so it is still quite heavy.

However, thanks to his daily muscle training, Ginjo was able to walk all the way back to the cabin without resting.

"Put the washed vegetables here first, Sister Tomoko."

"Um, could you please arrange the cut vegetables on the tray for me, Chiaki?"

On the spacious terrace of the cabin, Tomoko Matsumoto naturally took on the task of head chef, and Chiaki Hoshino, who was also very talented in cooking, was designated as assistant.

Although Chiaki Hoshino had only helped out at her wife's house a few times before, her skills with a kitchen knife were amazing.

She cut the peeled carrots neatly into even-sized pieces.

"Do you need any help, Chiaki, Sister Tomoko?"

After Ginjo put away all the purchased ingredients, he came over to ask them.

"Excuse me, Sousuke-kun, but I don't need any help here for now. Go and rest for a while."

The lady raised her head and said to Ginjo with a smile.

"Well, call me anytime if you need anything."

After saying this, Ginjo left and went to the cooking area on the other side of the terrace to take a look.

While making a fire, Sasaki Yukiko was fanning the charcoal with a round fan, while Matsumoto Sachiko was hugging her knees and peeling broad beans.

"Strange, where's Chie?"

Not seeing Chie Hoshino, Ginjo asked curiously.

"I'm worried that there won't be enough charcoal for the barbecue later, so I asked Chie to bring some more."

There was some charcoal ash on Sasaki Sachiko's delicate face. She wiped it off casually and then answered Ginjo.

"It seems like Chie-sister has been gone for a while, why hasn't she come back yet?"

Matsumoto Sachiko also felt a little confused.

"Then I'll go see her."

Yincheng had nothing to do, so he returned to the cabin.

"Chie?"

Ginjo didn't see Chie Hoshino in the lobby on the first floor, so he shouted her name.