The Carnivorous Beast Beauties Are Dying to Devour This Herbivorous Beast Me - 70

Chapter 70: An Ominous Day at the Beach – Part 5

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“Onii! Hurry up and get in the water!”

“Hey, you don’t have to pull that hard, I’m coming…!”

After Miran finally drove off the sleazy guy, we were finally able to enjoy ourselves normally again, and I was dragged by Chinatsu straight toward the ocean. For Chinatsu—who, rather than a wolf, had recently been more like a domesticated dog—being able to move around and play as much as she wanted probably made her genuinely happy.

With that “I can’t wait any longer!” expression on her face, it was almost like I could see an imaginary tail wagging behind her.

“C’mon! We already came all this way, so we’ve gotta hurry up and enjoy it before it’s over in a flash!”

“Bluh…!?”

Chinatsu splashed water at me, hitting me square in the face.

Salty…! It got in my mouth!?

“You little…! Take this!”

“Kyah…! Ahahaha!~♪”

And so, the water fight broke out. Chinatsu’s face lit up with a bright smile as she thoroughly enjoyed herself, gradually escalating the battle. But thanks to that sunshine-like smile, she ended up drawing the gazes of nearby guys without even noticing it.

The ones who approached us—me and Chinatsu—were Seira-san, Miran, and Anjuu-chan.

“Chinatsu-san, you’re having quite a bit of fun, huh?”

“Here I come, Seira-san!”

“…I’ve been wondering, but what’s with the scripted-sounding exchanges every time you two meet?”

“What do you mean…? I just think it’s not fair that Chinatsu-san is hogging Haruku-kun all to herself.”

“It’s because Seira-san tries to seduce Onii with her boobs!”

“I’m not seducing him. Haruku-kun just loves my boobs.  I’m merely letting him enjoy them.”

“Wha—!?”

Seira-san smoothly closed the distance and took my arm, pressing it into her chest… No matter how you looked at it, she was clearly seducing me with her boobs. 

“That’s exactly what seduction means!”

“What a jealous little puppy… I guess I’ll play with you a little.”

“Seira-san, you’re kind of enjoying this, aren’t you?”

With a faint smirk on her lips, Seira-san pulled out an inflated beach ball. When Chinatsu saw her raising her arm with the ball, she stiffened slightly and braced herself.

“Go fetch.”

“Woof!”

The ball was thrown toward the sea, and Chinatsu, letting out a happy bark, dove in after it. Surprisingly enough, her form was clean and elegant, and she quickly caught up to the ball… From here, I could even see the moment she grabbed it and suddenly seemed to snap back to reality.

“Fufu… Good girl. Good job on listening so obediently.”

“Please don’t treat me like a dog!”

“Oh? Want me to play with you some more?”

The ball, hurled back with considerable force by Chinatsu, was deftly batted down with a light cat-paw motion by Seira-san, who wore a cool smile. She grinned mischievously and raised the ball again—

“Are they getting along or not…?”

“To me, they’re two sides of the same coin.”

“Chinatsu-san is amazing… Facing off against a snow leopard with such confidence…”

“They’re both predators, after all…”

Watching the volley of beach balls between Seira-san and Chinatsu, we muttered those thoughts.

“Haruku, why don’t you join them? If you throw the ball, Chinatsucchi would probably go fetch it with a smile.”

“I can’t keep up with their athleticism… What about you, Miran?”

“…I’d probably get nailed in the face and that’d be it.”

“Haha…”

Miran was athletic, sure, but within the bounds of what was normal. She was unlike Seira-san and Chinatsu, who had physical abilities that defied common sense. Though when it came to nighttime activity, Miran was by far the best…

No, I need to stop that thought…

“Well, those two will get tired eventually. Until then, how about playing with me, Haru♡?”

“O-oh, sure…”

“I-I’d like to play with Haruku-senpai too…!”

Miran beamed as she grabbed my hand, while Anjuu-chan looked up at me with her timid yet sincere gaze. Seeing the two of them, my heart couldn’t help but skip a beat. Their wet hair glistened with reflected sunlight off the water, making them seem like they were truly glowing—

That was when a ball came flying at us from Seira-san.

“Kyah…!”

“Whoa, that was close!?”

“No fair, flirting and sneaking off by yourselves, Miran-san!”

“Onii, don’t go getting all lovey-dovey either!”

“Why don’t the dog and the cat just have a friendly fight over there instead?”

“She’s not a cat, she’s a leopard.”

“And I’m not a dog, I’m a wolf!”

“Same difference…!”

The previously “fighting” Chinatsu and Seira-san suddenly found themselves perfectly in sync as they lunged at Miran. But Miran didn’t back down in the slightest, and once she threw the ball back—everything began.

Naturally, we split into teams: Seira-san and Chinatsu versus me, Miran, and Anjuu-chan. It wasn’t even beach volleyball anymore—it turned into dodgeball. We fell hard a few times when the sand gave out under our feet, but with Miran helping me up, we had a wonderful time together.

“Second-year student Hinako Sagisawa, aren’t you going to join them?”

“…I will later, but right now I just want to etch this blessed sight into my memory.”

“I-I see…”

Sagisawa-san pushed her glasses up and declared that clearly, leaving Arisa slightly overwhelmed, barely able to respond. Intent on imprinting the sacred, youth-filled chaos of carnivorous girls flocking around Haruku in full-on affection mode, Sagisawa quietly observed the tangled mess of the four.

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