Actually, the Hungry Gyaru Who Eats a Lot Was Being Cheated On, so I Decided to Win Her Heart (And Stomach) From Her Jerk Boyfriend - 55

Chapter 55: The Hungry Gyaru and the New Member, Let’s Go for One More!~

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While enduring the piercing stares from those around us and the bubbling shame, I relaxed my body, allowing me to float in the water. 

“Yeah, yeah! Just like that~ Keep going~ Keep going~”

A few minutes into the floating practice with my hand held by Shizuku, she had succumbed to talking to me like I was a small child. Because of that, we were garnering even more attention, but Shizuku didn’t look the least bothered by it. On the contrary, she looked like she was showing off even… No. To be fair, maybe I was just overthinking it. because of how embarrassed I was.

“…Hey, how much longer do we have to keep doing this?”

I asked, wanting to know how much longer this practice would continue and Shizuku tilted her head to the side in return.

“Hmm~ For a bit longer, I guess?”

“Why the question mark? This is not something you should be uncertain about. In fact, I think I’ve gotten the hang of it. I think I can float pretty good by now-“

“Alright. I will let my hand go then-“

“My apologies, Shizuku-san. Please, hold onto my hand for a bit longer…”

If she were to let go of my hand right now, I was certain I’d drown.

Please, give me some time to prepare my heart before diving into the real thing….

“Hahahaha~ I’m just kidding. Besides, like I said earlier. If worse comes to worst, I’ll come to help you, Suou-kun.”

“…And how are you going to help me?”

“Well, of course…”

She started to say something, but Shizuku suddenly stopped moving. 

Hm? What’s wrong…?

I didn’t think I had asked her anything strange, but for some reason, Shizuku’s face turned red. She started opening her mouth only to close it again repeatedly. Suspicious, I stared at her and she snapped. 

“Geez! Don’t make me say it! Suou-kun, you pervert!”

Turning her face away from me, Shizuku pouted. 

“Huh…?”

I couldn’t understand why she was reacting like that, so I let out a sigh in return. That being said, Shizuku never let go of my hands until the practice was over.

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“Welcome back. You guys are back early.”

After we finished swimming(?), we returned to Miura and Sasamoto only to find Suzuki lying down. She looked completely drained. Suzuki was resting on Miura’s lap with a bottle of sports drink perched on her head. Her face looked a bit flushed too. 

“Huh? Why is Rinoa lying down?”

With a confused look, Shizuku asked and Miura shrugged her shoulders exasperatedly. 

“She was soaking for a bit too long in the hot pool and got overheated.”

“Are you an idiot?! Hilarious! Ahahahaha!”

“Uuuuu~ Don’t laugh~~”

Suzuki groaned. She looked like she was on the verge of dying. Sasamoto then gave us a wry smile in return. 

“No,no,no~ There’s no way people won’t laugh. I mean, coming to the pool to swim only to get overheated? That’s hilarious.”

“…Well… I guess you’re right.”

I had been thinking about this for a while, but Suzuki was really the type to go at her own pace and unfortunately, she tended to act in extremes. 

Well, if she’s not like that, there’s no way she’s going to the hot pool first in the middle of a summer. Especially when we’re here to swim in the pool to avoid the summer heat. 

I thought to myself when Miura stared at me suspiciously. Well, it was easy to imagine why she was looking at me like that. 

“By the way… Why does Suou look so drained too?”

“…Please spare me and don’t ask me that…”

I really didn’t want to admit that the practice session from earlier had completely drained me of my energy. Yes. The floating practice where Shizuku held my hands the whole time. Admitting it myself would be too embarrassing to me. Seemingly sensing my predicament, Miura then…

“…Ah, yeah. I don’t really understand what’s going on, but thank you for your hard work, Suou.”

Though Miura still didn’t know the truth, but she didn’t press this issue any further. However, I could tell from the way she was staring at me that she had the general idea. Especially since she was glancing at Shizuku, who had a satisfied smile on her face. 

“Anyway, sorry to ask you this right after you two returned, but could you accompany Natsuki for a while? As you can see, she’s dying to look around the place to see if there’s anything interesting. Besides, if Shizuku and Suou are with her, I’m sure nothing weird will happen.”

I glanced at Sasamoto and she definitely looked eager to look around. 

“Well, I don’t really mind, but Miura, are you really okay with that? If it’s about watching the stuff, me and Kushina should be enough. We already enjoyed our time swimming after all.”

“Yeah, yeah~ You and Natsuki can leave. Suou and I will take care of Rinoa too~”

However, Miura shook her head at that.

“It’s fine. I can go after this. Besides…”

“I want to lay on Sawa’s lap. Sawa’s lap is the best….”

“…As you can see, Rinoa is like this. Also, Rinoa, that statement is gross. I will throw you into the pool if you keep talking like that.”

“Sawacchi, let’s calm down and talk this out first. You mustn’t resort to violence at the get go.”

Suzuki said, looking a bit panicked and Miura let out a small sigh.

“Then please refrain from making weird comments.”

“…How do I say it… Thank you for your hard work too, Miura.”

Miura was actually the most sensible and caring, as long as bugs weren’t involved. She only became completely useless when bugs came into play. In any case, since we didn’t have any reason to refuse, we decided to take Sasamoto around wherever she wanted.

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