Real teaching, but diary flow

"No group photos."

As the words of the turning point came down, a touch of nervousness inevitably arose in the girl's heart amidst the slight joy.

Even if the most important thing has been decided, it will still make people nervous if the other party says "but" at this moment.

Fortunately, the turning point brought some good news.

"Yes, I know." She nodded gently.

Ibuki Mio: "...?"

Seeing the two of them completely ignoring her and engaging in conversation, Ibuki Mio suddenly wondered if she had become invisible.

Otherwise, how could they so casually pretend they don't exist?

......

Whether Ibuki Mio exists or not is irrelevant.

The sun was gradually setting, and the brilliance of the sunset swept across the sea.

A calm wait, a drawn curtain, and a slightly blurry but vaguely moving shadow inside.

"Splash—"

The small fishing hut was temporarily converted into a fitting room by a borrowed curtain. With a rustling sound, the girl's shadow stopped swaying, and then Shiina Hiyori, dressed in a swimsuit, nimbly leaped into Asakusa Tetsu's view from under the simple curtain.

Her long, silver-gray hair swayed gently around her waist, partially obscuring her fair and beautiful back. The swaying waist, along with the hem of her swimsuit, made the light-colored swimsuit appear less dazzling on her.

On the contrary, it makes people unable to help but focus their attention on the girl's heart.

The moment Asakusa Tetsu saw Shiina Hiyori, he understood.

This is... 'Don't look there challenge'.

Unfortunately, he only lasted five seconds.

"...How is it?" Even the usually calm and collected Shiina Hiyori couldn't help but feel a little shy when faced with a silent, focused gaze.

She grabbed the hem of her skirt, her right hand covering her chest, which was perfectly outlined by the swimsuit, and cautiously asked him how he felt.

"Is it pretty...?"

Faced with the girl's question.

Asakusa Toru's choice was incredibly decisive; I give him a thumbs up.

"great."

"It's really beautiful."

"I think I'll probably remember this for the rest of my life."

Praise should not be spared, especially since it is Asakusa Tetsu's truest feeling.

"...That's too much for a lifetime." The girl visibly relaxed and smiled. "I just hope you remember this today."

Of course, the advanced training program included swimming lessons on weekdays, but those group classes were very different from the private beach retreats of today.

Her carefully chosen outfit and subtly thoughtful gestures clearly reveal the young girl's subtle thoughts.

She shouldn't have shown so much aggression.

But... perhaps it was because the opportunity was rare, or perhaps it was because a diary entry last night subtly revealed her feelings.

Amidst a mix of complex emotions, or perhaps a touch of rebellion.

Taking this opportunity, she put on her swimsuit.

It doesn't necessarily mean that I want to do something, or that I want to say something.

She might just want to hear his thoughts on seeing her in a swimsuit.

I just wanted to show it to him.

"Splash..."

The waves crashed against the shore, and the sea breeze whistled as it blew her skirt.

Asakusa Toru, holding up his camera, captured Shiina Hiyori's figure as she lightly treads on the water with somewhat clumsy movements.

Her fair legs, now free of stockings, splashed water on the beach, and the swaying skirt and the girl's smile were reflected in the setting sun.

Look this way—

Drawing out his voice, Asakusa Toru, who was some distance away from the girl on the water, raised his hand and tried to direct her.

Although he didn't understand photography, photography shouldn't be as simple as just holding a camera and continuously pressing the shutter button on a moving subject.

So he shouted it out.

However, it was unclear whether the afternoon sea breeze was too strong, the sound of the waves was too noisy, or the seabirds circling on the sea were too disruptive.

His voice couldn't reach Hiyori clearly.

"What did you say--"

Shiina Hiyori stopped in her tracks and shouted loudly.

Like an echo, Asakusa Tetsu, who was holding a camera in the distance, also put down his camera and did the same.

"What did you say--"

The voice was muffled and indistinct, but one could vaguely make out that it seemed to be the same words.

So, the moment the words were uttered, the girl suddenly realized something.

Hiyori Shiina enjoys reading mystery novels.

But that doesn't mean she only likes reading mystery novels.

She will read any novel.

Including romance novels.

This kind of plot often appears in romance novels, comics, anime, and similar works.

The male and female protagonists develop feelings for each other but hesitate to make a move. However, they end up squeezing together for various reasons at a lively and noisy fireworks festival, watching the magnificent fireworks explode into the sky.

The moment the fireworks burst open, the sound was loud, and the people around me were noisy, with indistinct words and unclear shouts.

Everything was hazy.

In such situations, one party will often want to express their feelings.

Hiyori didn't quite understand it before, but now she seems to understand it a little.

It feels like the sound comes from your chest, not just from your throat.

well.

So, seeing Asakusa Tetsu holding a camera in the distance seemingly responding with some still indistinct words, Shiina Hiyori took a few steps back, increasing the distance slightly, to ensure that Asakusa Tetsu's voice, which should have been louder than hers, also became indistinct.

She spun around, splashing through the water.

Then, she opened her voice, which she had been holding back.

"I like you--"

Can't you hear me?

I told you I like you.

That's exactly what I want—for you not to hear me.

"Snap—"

The crisp click of the shutter captured Shiina Hiyori's figure. Putting down the camera, and listening to the voice beside him, Asakusa Toru softly murmured:

“I can hear you.”

This sentence uses the long-unseen technique of transmitting sound secretly.

......

In the end, Hiyori Shiina returned to the cruise ship.

In a flash, she transformed into a steampunk princess, letting out a strange cry as crimson skin spread from her neck to her earlobes.

Shiina Hiyori, clutching her skirt, returned to the cruise ship with Class C, who had played until the sun had completely set.

"Waaaaah..."

Why can I hear it?

There were no fireworks, but there was a sunset; there were no crowds, but there was the ocean tide; there were no hand-holding or close-up moments, but there were swimsuits and cameras.

That's why she couldn't help but shout out joyfully.

It's because she felt the other person couldn't hear her.

His voice was so indistinct, so his own voice should be even more indistinct.

But he heard it! And it was said right in his ear!

What did I do?!

On the cruise ship, in his room on the bed, Hiyori Shiina tossed and turned, his calm words always echoing in his ears.

“I can hear you.”

Are we actually very close?

Was he pretending because he couldn't pronounce what he was saying clearly?

How could this person be so wicked!

With a pout, Hiyori Shiina reached out and grabbed her diary.

"You agree, you wicked bastard."

The conduction of sound is disrupted, and the volume of the sound gradually decreases as it propagates through the medium.

Noise can affect how well people hear sounds.

However, it is highly unlikely that a situation will occur where shouts are muffled while calm whispers are clear.

So, as the girl's shyness gradually subsided, and the ripples that had started to spread across the water because of her bashfulness completely disappeared.

Hiyori Shiina couldn't help but start to deduce things a little.

She enjoys reasoning.

Find the unusual parts, find the unreasonable content, and based on the known clues, peel back the layers and follow the clues to piece together the facts called the truth.

So, she would think.

Was he hallucinating when he said that?

Because deep down, I really wanted him to know how I felt, that's why I suddenly shouted it out so recklessly at that moment.

Is that right?

......yes.

Is such that.

Hiyori Shiina actually understands herself very well.

She shouted it out because she wanted him to hear it.

But she didn't really want him to hear it, which is why she shouted it out despite the loud noise.

Contradiction?

contradiction.

Isn't that contradictory?

It's not really contradictory.

But thinking about it, it shouldn't be a hallucination.

It wasn't some meticulous logical reasoning, just something like a girl's intuition.

He pretended that he hadn't said those words, but it was he who had said them.

The change in sound defies common sense.