“? Yuji-kun? What’s wrong, why are you staring at me like that?”

Ignoring Yuito who tilted his head in puzzlement, I took a thorough look at his swimwear.

“I see… so this is the kind of swimsuit Saeki wears…”

Though I felt bad about doing the same thing as Tajima.

My impression of Yuito’s swimsuit was—I couldn’t really tell what it was like. It wasn’t that he was wearing some incomprehensible or unique swimsuit… but he was wearing an oversized hoodie that covered not only his upper body but also partially hid his lower half, so I couldn’t really see what kind of swimsuit Yuito was wearing.

“I can’t really see the swimsuit… Damn, this is teasing…”

“Teasing?”

“Don’t say weird things in front of Yuito!”

“Ow!”

I lightly hit Tajima on the head.

Yuito was strangely innocent, so I had to be careful with what I said. After all, in the past when I’d said “penis”, he had started to unfasten his belt.

“Yuito. Are you wearing that hoodie for sun protection?”

I thought that might be it, so I asked.

“Yeah. I burn easily, you see. Plus, when I get sunburned, my skin gets all red and painful… I thought I’d wear it except when I’m actually in the pool. Oh, I already applied sunscreen in the bathroom, so I’m fine!”

Yuito made a proud face. Well, that was good preparation, I thought…

“Hey, Kasajima. Sometimes I feel like Saeki isn’t male, like he’s some other gender…”

“…I understand that feeling.”

“?”

With Yuito tilting his head in front of us, Tajima and I spoke in low voices.

Yuito was certainly handsome. He was handsome, but… combined with his beautiful features and gestures, I sometimes felt something that wasn’t quite feminine but close to it.

“Maybe ‘trap’ fits him well?”

“A trap, huh. Just to clarify what we both already know, Yuito is definitely male.”

“…Did you actually confirm that?”

“W-well…”

I had seen Yuito’s body during bath time at the forest school trip. I had confirmed that he had a properly impressive penis attached to him.

“Penis… attached and profitable… trap…”

“?”

“Don’t make weird haiku.”

Tajima muttering seriously with a straight face was scary, like he was one step away from awakening to something. Well, fetishes were free, I supposed.

“Sorry to keep you waiting.”

“Sorry for the wait, Yui-kun~”

Oh. The main heroines had arrived. The two came over to us side by side.

“How do I look? Does it suit me?”

First was Mahiro. Just putting her hand on her hip made her look stylish.

She wore a separate-type swimsuit with top and bottom pieces, and had an overall good figure. Her slender, beautiful legs were revealed from her shorts.

“That person is beautiful… Is she a model?”

“I want to have a figure like that~”

“Actually, she’s so cool I’d want her as a boyfriend~”

Before I knew it, she had attracted the attention of female customers. In entertainment for men like manga and games, beautiful girls were often drawn with large breasts and butts, but I had heard somewhere that the style girls actually admired was overall slender. From the number of gazes, Mahiro was exactly the ideal type for girls.

“Yui-kun. Look at my swimsuit too… Kasajima and the others don’t need to look. Actually, don’t even put me in your field of vision.”

“That’s unreasonable…”

Tajima was staring so hard he was probably burning it into his brain.

Next was Riina, who was giving us a cold stare.

Riina wore a classic bikini. The bottom had a slightly different design that looked like layered clothing.

But more than anything…

“H-hey… that…”

“Damn… her boobs are way too full…”

“Ah… my penis is getting full too…”

“There’s no shame in that, comrade… A full penis, whether getting hard or doing it, is a proper and traditional self-introduction…”

…Summer really brought out unique people.

What had captivated the male customers was her chest, which was as large as beach balls and looked like it might spill out of her bikini. The supporting strings looked like they might snap, and even from a distance, you could feel the weight—even small gestures like touching her hair made those large breasts sway.

“Both Mahiro-chan and Riina-chan look great in their swimsuits.”

Yuito was the first to compliment them. As expected of the protagonist. His judgment was quick.

“Thank you, Yuito. I guess we’ll have to wait until you get in the pool to see your swimsuit.”

“I’m looking forward to seeing what kind of swimsuit Yui-kun has~ Well, I think Yui-kun would look good in any swimsuit ♪.”

“My swimsuit isn’t anything special, so please don’t expect too much…”

Men’s swimwear was just bottoms, so I didn’t think there was much to expect or be curious about… but when it came to Yuito, I was strangely curious about what kind of swimsuit he had.

“Well, now that everyone’s here, let’s go.”

I said this after confirming everyone was present.

Today we were going to swim lots in the pool, play on attractions, and make the best memories—

“Wait a minute. Especially you, Kasajima-kun.”

Mahiro said this as if to stop me from walking toward the pool.

“At first I didn’t feel anything was wrong either… or rather, I thought something like this couldn’t happen.”

“Big sister thought so too. I felt the same way.”

“Maybe… right? I might have thought so too.”

“I was already thinking it might be better not to mention it.”

Everyone’s gaze turned toward me. As if representing the group, Mahiro spoke up.

“Kasajima-kun, that’s not a swimsuit, is it?”

“…”

I silently looked down.

That’s right, what I was currently wearing on my lower half wasn’t a newly bought swimsuit… but my regular light blue jeans.

“You’re not wearing a swimsuit under those, are you?”

“…No.”

Actually, when I had tried to change in the locker room,

‘Huh? I should have packed it…’ 

‘Oh? What’s wrong, Kasajima? Looking for something?’ 

‘W-well, yeah.’

The shark-patterned shorts that Hibari had chosen for me… were nowhere to be found. Even though I had taken them out, put them in, and checked so carefully to avoid forgetting anything…

“So Yuji-kun forgot his swimsuit… That means we can’t swim together with Yuji-kun…?”

Yuito looked at me with sad eyes.

“I-it’s okay! It’s okay!! There should be shops here that sell swimwear, so I’ll hurry and buy some!”

Telling everyone to “go ahead and play”, I hurried off to the shop alone.

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I had come to the swim shop inside the pool facility that handled various items essential for pool fun—swimwear, beach sandals, floaties, etc.

“What!? The men’s swimwear is sold out!?”

“I’m sorry, customer…”

Apparently, the men’s swimwear had sold out earlier. Indeed, looking around the store, only the men’s section was completely empty.

Could such a thing happen!? Unlike women’s swimwear, when would men’s swimwear suddenly be needed? Men swimsuits didn’t get washed away and lost, they didn’t tear, and they didn’t get dirty by accident.

Well, this was the game world, so unexpected things happening was inevitable…

“Men’s swimwear… it’s not completely gone, but…”

“There’s something!? Please show me!”

The clerk looked uncomfortable as she went to the back and returned. What she held in her hands was… children’s swimwear. It was a stretchy school swimsuit type that looked like it might fit, but… even if it did fit, the size would be barely adequate at best. Moreover, it would show the silhouette even more clearly than a boomerang-style brief.

“But this is all we have…”

“That’s all there is…”

Both the clerk and I had serious expressions.

But still… if I wore it, maybe it would be okay by chance—

“Are you planning to become some kind of pervert? That sort of thing should be kept to your home.”

“—Huh?”

I heard a familiar voice and turned in that direction…

“Hibari!!”

“…”

Hibari was there, wearing her usual expressionless face but clearly giving off an exasperated atmosphere.