I was dumped by my childhood friend, so I went to a shrine to ask God to give me a girlfriend. Then, God gave me a special curse of being liked by a beautiful Yandere girl!

Chapter 40 : Onto the beach!

On a certain summer day, Kotoko and I came to the beach in the town where we live.

The sun shone brilliantly, the sky was cloudless, the sound of waves echoed, and the sea was blue. It was truly the perfect day for a beach outing.

“Look, the sea! Takemitsu-kun, it’s the sea!”

Kotoko was excited as she looked at the sea. She had been saying, “I want to go, I want to go,” since before summer vacation, so it seemed like her long-awaited wish had finally come true.

We had chosen a day when there seemed to be fewer people, but there were still many beachgoers on the sandy shore, eager to enjoy the sea. Perhaps because it was summer vacation, there were many people who seemed like students.

“Let’s swim right away!”

Kotoko, unable to contain her excitement, pulled my arm. However, to enter the sea, we first needed to change into our swimsuits.

“Um… where are the changing rooms?”

“Hehehe… actually, I’m already wearing my swimsuit under my clothes.”

“Eh? Actually, so am I.”

Today, I was in a style of a T-shirt and shorts, but I already had swim trunks underneath. When I go to the sea, this is basically how I dress. As soon as I take off my clothes, I can jump into the sea. As for the way back… well, at this time of year, no one really cares if a guy walks around in just swim trunks.

But I was surprised that Kotoko had the same style. Personally, I have the impression that many girls change on-site. I wonder if she brought something to change into for the way back?

“Yeah, that’s right. I’m the same as Takemitsu-kun.”

Kotoko was delighted that we matched. Today, her energy seemed even higher than usual. Perhaps the hot summer temperature was contributing to that.

If both of us are already wearing swimsuits under our clothes, there’s no need to go to the changing room. So, should we go swimming?

When we reached the sandy shore, Kotoko and I started walking towards the sea. First, we needed to create a base where we could leave our belongings.

“How about around here?”

I laid out a vinyl sheet about five meters from the sea, which I had brought from home, to create our base. I made sure to put stones at each corner to prevent it from being blown away by the wind. Then, I stuck a beach umbrella into the sand to make it our base.

“There you go, Kotoko.”

“Thank you, Takemitsu-kun!”

Kotoko placed her belongings on the vinyl sheet. I followed suit and put my belongings next to hers. Now, all we had to do was take off our clothes, and we could swim anytime.

“Now, it’s Takemitsu-kun’s long-awaited swimsuit time!”

She said that while grinning at me.

…No, I didn’t come to the sea just because I was looking forward to Kotoko’s swimsuit. I came here to enjoy beach time with Kotoko. So, don’t misunderstand that!

Kotoko began to take off the blouse she was wearing and the slightly longer skirt. Her swimsuit gradually became visible. For some reason, I felt inexplicably nervous.

As requested, Kotoko’s swimsuit was modest in terms of exposure. The top had a lot of frills, neatly covering her ample chest. The bottom was a normal panty-style swimsuit, but she wore a pareo over it to make it less visible.

Overall, Kotoko’s cuteness was brought out to the fullest while keeping the exposure modest. It was the swimsuit I requested.

“Tada! How about it, Takemitsu-kun?”

She appealed to me while striking a sexy pose.

“Kotoko, it suits you really well. You look cute.”

“Thank you! I’m happy when you say that.”

She said that and hugged me, her soft chest pressing against me through the swimsuit. I don’t know why, but even though she was wearing a swimsuit with less exposure, my heart was pounding more than usual. Maybe it was the liberating atmosphere of the sea?

“The sound of Takemitsu-kun’s heartbeat is reaching me. Are you more excited than usual? Is it because of the swimsuit?”

“I-I don’t think so.”

I denied it as much as I could. I’m not the kind of shameless person who gets excited by her swimsuit.

“More importantly, Kotoko, let’s swim already!”

“Ah, you’re trying to change the subject.”

I took off my T-shirt and shorts, revealing my swim trunks, and Kotoko and I held hands as we ran towards the sea. Then, we dived into the sea together.

The cold water felt refreshing. And salty. This is the sea, the summer tradition.

“It feels so good.”

“Yeah, when you think of summer, you think of the sea.”

Laughing, Kotoko and I enjoyed the sea together. We played in the water, built sandcastles on the beach, and time passed happily.

After a while, Kotoko and I went up to the sandy shore to take a break. Looking at the clock, it had been almost two hours since we came to the sea.

…We’ve done a lot of exercise, and I’m starting to feel a little hungry. Also, my throat is getting dry.

“Kotoko, feeling a bit hungry?”

“Um, maybe.”

“Should we buy something at the beach house?”

“Yeah, let’s go together!”

“Yeah, but… someone has to watch our stuff.”

“Oh, right.”

Until now, we’ve been playing near our base on the sandy beach where we can see it, which has been convenient. However, if both of us go to the beach house together, we’ll have to move quite far from our base. During that time, there’s a possibility that our belongings left at the base could be stolen.

Even though the safety around here is said to be good, there’s still a non-zero chance of crime occurring. So, one of us has to keep an eye on the belongings.

Hmm… What should I do? I could go alone to buy things, but leaving her alone makes me a little uneasy. After all, Kotoko is cute, and I hope she doesn’t get hit on… Should I just give up on going shopping?

“Don’t worry. I’ll fend off any annoying guys who try to hit on me! So, Takamitsu-kun, you can go shopping with peace of mind!”

She seemed to sense my worried expression and reassured me with those words. It’s just around 10 minutes… it should be fine, right?

Having made that decision, I headed to the beach house for shopping.

Ten minutes later, having bought takoyaki, yakisoba, and drinks from the beach house, I returned to our base. However, as I got closer to the base, I noticed there were two men besides Kotoko. It seemed my concern was justified.

“I told you to give up, didn’t I!”

Kotoko confronted the two men with an angry demeanor. She seemed quite upset. The two guys seemed intimidated by her fierce attitude.

“Hey, bro, this chick’s scary. Let’s hit on another girl if we’re gonna hit on anyone.”

“Shut up! I can’t back down here, it’s a matter of pride for a man. I failed once before. This won’t be the second time!”

…Those two, I thought I’d seen them somewhere. Weren’t they the duo who tried to hit on Kotoko near the bookstore vacant lot a while ago? They were also the ones who indirectly led to Kotoko and me meeting. Are they seriously trying to hit on Kotoko again?

“Ah! Takamitsu-kun!”

Spotting me, Kotoko wore a relieved expression and quickly ran towards me.

“Bro, this guy is the dude who gave us a hard time before!”

“Perfect, it seems the time has come to settle that debt. Let’s beat him up!”

The two guys started preparing for a fight, rotating their shoulders. While I generally don’t like violence, considering the fear Kotoko experienced, it was a different story. I had decided to protect her.

Handing over the items I bought to Kotoko, I also prepared for the fight.

“Here we go!”

The guy with a punch perm swung his fist with great force. As usual, it was a big swing. Big swings have high power, but they also leave big openings.

I smoothly dodged it. The guy, being close to the edge of the sandy beach, stumbled due to the excess momentum. I took advantage of it and delivered a low kick to his legs.

“Ugh!”

He fell face-first into the sandy beach, rolling along with the sand. That’s one down.

“You!”

The other guy with the crew cut charged at me from behind… As I mentioned before, if you shout, the other person won’t be caught off guard.

I elbowed his face as he came toward me. Just a slight extension of the elbow. But against an incoming opponent, even this had considerable force.

“Blegh!”

As expected, my elbow cleanly hit his nose. The guy fell to the sandy beach, bleeding from his nose.

“Don’t lay a hand on Kotoko, or you’ll face even harsher consequences!”

I intimidated them with a strong voice.

“Damn it! We’ll remember this!”

“Your mom’s a bedwetter!” [TL/N : Lmao]

The two guys shouted some familiar insults from last time and left. I hope they won’t bother Kotoko anymore.