A Childhood Friend, Reunited After 10 Years Acts Deredere With Me

“Even so, aren’t Shiina and the others late?”

We were waiting for Alice and the others to arrive in front of the vending machine where we were supposed to meet.

“I guess they’re spending a lot of time renting swimsuits. Besides, I hear it’s hard to find a swimsuit that fits Alice’s breasts.”

She had complained a bit about her underwear before. She said she was having a hard time finding a swimsuit that fits her.

“…You bastard…Alice’s…swimsuit…you say?”

“Nn? Aah.” “Well… you and Alice are living together… That means… I am so jealous of you…!”

He shook me and stared at me as if he was about to shed tears of blood.

“Oh, come on… but it’s underwear. How can I get excited over a piece of cloth?”

While we were having such a stupid conversation, I hear Alice’s voice saying, “Sorry to keep you waiting.

“Oh Alice, you’re late… Bu!?”

She is dressed in a white bikini and has her blonde hair, which is usually long, pulled back into a ponytail. I couldn’t help but admire her unusual appearance.

H-How is it…?”

“……”

T-T-T-That was close! If I wasn’t outside, I would have attacked her! What’s with that swimsuit? Your breasts are showing too much! It’s a foul!

“Wow, I’m so happy to see you. But… the disparity of breasts in our society is such that…”

“Fuun!!”

“Bufuo!”

Shunya, who was trying to compare Shiina and Alice in a good mood, recieved a blow to the solar plexus.

“You know…this is just Alice’s abnormality. Alice’s breasts are overdeveloped.”

“Ahaha, Shiina-chan, is that a compliment or a put-down?”

“Both.”

“I like your honesty, Shiina-chan.”

I feel like a guardian when I see Alice, who has become a good friend before I know it and is happily talking with Shiina.

“Gufu… Shiina… know your limits…”

She mercilessly stomped on Shunya’s head and buried it in the sandbox. Man… isn’t she a little too scary?

“Come on, Sora-kun, Alice-chan, let’s leave this garbage alone and go play over there.”

“O-Ok…”

“Y-Yes…”

I swore to myself at that time. To never do something that would make Shiina angry.

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“Buhah! Damn! I lost!!!”

Shiina and I competed in a long-distance swim around a distant island and back, but we lost. Our times were pretty close, by two seconds, but when she told me that, I felt even more frustrated.

“No… Shiina is an active swimmer. And she’s the runner-up in the national championships…there’s no way you can beat that. I mean, the time difference is only two seconds, so there’s no need to be depressed…”

“Shut up! A win is a win! And since I lost, it’s not worth anything!”

“I like that you’re so hard on yourself, but it only sounds sarcastic if you’re not with me and Akira and the other guys you know so well, okay?”

“I know. That’s why I’m saying this to you.”

Shunya thought about the meaning of this for a few seconds, then pulled away from me and hugged himself.

“What? You trust me? I kinda feel creeped out…”

“I’m going to kill you. What about Alice?”

“She went to the vending machine to get some juice. She was in high spirits and wanted to give juice to Sora, who got tired.”

I felt as if something bad had happened to her. I looked around and saw Alice and three men surrounding her near the vending machine.

“…I’ll be back in a bit.”

With a hazy feeling lingering in my heart, I ran through the unfamiliar sandy beach toward the place.

“Hey, hey, it’s okay. Come swim with us.”

“I’m here with my friends so I can’t.”

“Don’t say that. Then, tell your friends to come here too, I’ll buy them dinner.”

“Hah, that’s enough…”

“Alice!”

When I called out to Alice, who seemed to be furious, she seemed to have discovered me and came running toward me with a big smile on her face.

“Sora~!”

She came close to me and handed me a bottle of Pocari. I took it and poured it down my throat.

“Thanks, Alice.”

“What’s the big deal? You don’t have any chances. It’s almost noon, so why don’t we have lunch?”

“Nn, oh yeah.”

I looked at my watch and saw that it was exactly 12 o’clock. While I was thinking about what to eat at the beach house, I saw a bunch of guys who looked like college students staring at me with a serious look on their faces.

“Hmm? You’re the friend, huh… sorry, but she’s playing with us, can you give us a minute?”

“Ah?”

I feel a streak of blue rise up on my forehead, but Alice notices it and joins hands with me to calm me down.

“…Sorry but she’s my girlfriend and I’m a little possessive myself, so I can’t leave her with you. If you try to force me, I will call the police.”

This kind of yankee is weak against the state power of the police. After saying this, they clicked their tongues and walked away.

“Fuu…you can rest easy now, Ali…Alice!?”

She is turning bright red and steam is gushing from her face.

“W-What’s wrong? Heat stroke?”

“I-I-I didn’t know that Sora and I… were dating…”

“Ah…”

Yes, we both have feelings that we like each other, and we’ve kissed, but there was no such thing as a relationship.

“I’m sorry! If you don’t like it, I take it back…”