Vol-06 Ch 2 – To The Sea With Everyone

Part 1

I man aged to convince Master Usagi to allow me to seriously study and prepare for the test to my satisfaction. And today was the last day of the regular tests.

"I-it's over!"

Kaede shouted in a voice that could be heard throughout the classroom as she stretched as hard as she could after handing in the last test. As she did so, I tried my best to avert my gaze from Kaede's chest.

When I looked closely, I saw that the other boys were staring at Kaede. Is it okay to look at her so much…? She will get angry…

As I thought about it, Rin approached Kaede.

"Hey, Kaede? That is, as expected, your service is too good, isn't it?"

"Fuee? Service?"

"Your breasts."

As Rin pointed out, Kaede slowly checked her situation.

And then…

"~~!"

Her face turned bright red, and she immediately stopped stretching. Seeing this, I could hear the blatantly disappointed voices of the boys in the surrounding.

"Ah…!"

"That Kanzaki, she did something unnecessary…!"

"It was a momentary Shangri-la…"

"──Boys, I can hear everything, okay?"

As soon as Rin said that with her veins stood out, the boys all straightened their posture. T-they are so easy to understand…

Kaede, who noticed that I was watching their exchange, came over to me, her cheeks still red.

"H-how was your test, Yuuya-kun?"

"Eh? Ah, yeah. I was wondering if it was able to reflect what I studied properly…"

"Is that so? …I asked Rin-chan to watch me study. And then I got a lot of the questions that Rin-chan predicted!"

"Eh, that's great!"

When Kaede's words made me involuntarily turn my gaze towards Rin, she was scratching her head in embarrassment.

"It's not a big deal. Anyone can make predictions if they know the characteristics of the teacher."

"…That's absolutely not true."

"I don't think it's that easy either…"

In the first place, what does it mean to grasp the characteristics of the teacher?

Well, I'm not very good at it to begin with, so I studied the whole test range.

Still, perhaps because I've leveled up, my memory was definitely improving. Also, my eyesight had gotten better as well. The things I had studied instantly flowed into my head… What is it? This feeling.

Before I leveled up, I couldn't even learn anything from my studies.

When I was thinking about this, the others who were getting along with me, such as Ryo and Shingo-kun, gathered around.

"Oh, everyone is here."

"Hey, how was everyone's test?"

"Well, I think I did better than I expected."

"I didn't have any problems either."

"I think I'm fine, but… No, I want to think I'm fine."

"No, I looked after you, so don't say such pitiful things…"

Rin looked at Kaede's reluctant face with a dumbfounded look.

As I smiled bitterly at the interaction, I noticed that Yukine, who was in the seat next to mine, was in a daze.

"Hmm? What's wrong, Yukine?"

"…I'm just tired…"

"I-is that so? …By the way, how was your test?"

"…I just want to think about the fun things in life right now."

In other words, it was not so good.

While we were having this conversation, other students were heading home or to their club activities.

"Oh, by the way… is Kaede doing okay with her club activities?"

When Ryo suddenly asked that, Kaede nodded.

"Yeah. The club activities themselves start tomorrow."

"Oh yeah, how is your club activity, Yukine?"

"Eh? Hyoudou has club activities?"

Ryo looked at Yukine with surprise… Yukine joined a club activity. What kind of club is it? Is it a light music club?

"…Hmm. It's the occult research club."

"You've gone to an unexpected club!"

However, Kaede and Rin seemed to know about it and didn't seem particularly surprised.

"…I'm free from any kind of club activities today. And I haven't brought any experiment books with me today either."

"Y-you have to be very careful with that…"

For some reason, Kaede said that to Yukine with a twitch in her cheeks. Did something happen to them?

"Well, that's right! Now that the test is over, summer vacation is just around the corner!"

"Ah, you're right."

"…I've had my hands full with tests lately."

"Yeah, that's happened to me too!"

"…Kaede and Yukine, you should take more time to study."

"Ahahaha…"

I realized from Kaede's words that the summer vacation was indeed coming soon.

That said, I have no particular plans… and if I had to pick an activity, it would be to spend more time in the other world. I want to check out the whole area in the Great Devil's Nest as soon as possible.

When I was thinking about that, Kaede suggested with sparkling eyes.

"So why don't we all have some fun together! There's also a summer festival, right?"

"That's fine, but you know that summer vacation is not only about playing, right?"

"Eh? Is it not?"

"…You've got a serious problem there."

"U-um… we have to do our summer homework, too, don't we?"

""Ugh!""

"And I've heard there's a lot of it."

""Uh!""

Kaede and Yukine were astonished by Shingo-kun and Rin's words. Eh, did they really think there was no possibility of that? …No, I guess some schools don't have it.

The two of them realized that it was not just a fun summer vacation. As they turned white as burned-out ashes, the classroom door unexpectedly opened.

"──Um, is Yuuya-san here?"

"Eh? Ah, Kaori?"

"Oh, Yuuya-san!"

The one who came to the classroom was Kaori. As soon as Kaori noticed my presence, she came straight to me.

"Thank goodness you haven't left yet."

"Well, yeah. Did you need me for something?"

"That's right! And since everyone is here… it's just perfect."

Everyone seems to be wondering about it.

When everyone tilted their heads at Kaori's words, Kaori smiled.

"Yes! Now that the test is over, summer vacation will soon be coming. So if you don't mind, I thought I'd invite you all to my vacation resort…"

"A vacation resort?" said everyone in unison.

We were surprised by the unexpected invitation, raising our voices. V-vacation resort, she said? …By the way, I've almost forgotten that Kaori's family is wealthy.

"My family vacation resort has a beach nearby, and I was wondering if you guys would like to join me…"

"Really? Yay! It's a beach, a beach!"

"T-that would be great for us, but…"

"That's right!"

"…But, is it okay?"

"Of course! You all have been treating me so well…"

"What do you mean by… treating you well?"

"Y-yeah. I don't remember doing anything much for you…"

"Of course not! You all invited me to play with you, and now I want to invite you to play with me too!"

It's not that Kaede and the others had any particular reason for doing so; they were just normal friends and had been inviting people over to play until now. Kaori had never had a chance to hang out with someone her own age, so this was a new experience for her and made her happy.

Then Ryo, who was watching Kaori and the others' reaction, scratched his cheek as if he was troubled.

"Ah…, um, is it okay if we join you too?"

"Of course. We've played together before! So please join us too, Ryo-san and Shingo-san."

In response to Kaori's words, Ryo and Shingo were also invited.

"So, I'll let you know when we decide on the details."

Kaori said and left the classroom.

When Kaede saw her off, she shouted with joy.

"~~! Yay! We can all go to the beach together! Right?"

"W-well, I didn't expect Kaori-san to invite me too…"

"That's true. But since we're here, let's have some fun!"

"Yeah!"

While Kaede was excited by Ryo's words, Rin grinned.

"But you have to do your homework before you can play."

""Ugh!""

Rin's words seemed to have an effect on Yukine too, and she groaned along with Kaede.

＊＊＊

After being invited to Kaori's vacation resort, we decided on a date that would work for all of us, and we finally entered the summer vacation.

And now we were in front of Kaori's vacation resort.

"S-so big…"

"No, I could only imagine it as the same size as the school…"

"Y-yeah. When I saw it in person, it was just…"

Ryo, Shingo-kun, and I were stunned to see the vacation resort where we would be staying.

The vacation resort we were invited to was a log cottage built surrounded by nature, in one of the most popular places for rich people to build vacation resorts. However, the cottage was fully air-conditioned, and there were even convenience stores and supermarkets nearby, so I guess it was a wonderful place to stay.

And above all, there is──.

"Whoa! Beach, it's the beach, Rin-chan!"

"Yes, yes, I see it."

"…Hmm, the view is beautiful."

There was a swimming beach, just a short walk from the cottage. Kaede's eyes sparkled looking at the beach, and Kaori, who was preparing the cottage, came over with a smile.

"I'm glad you enjoyed it."

"Of course, I am!"

"…Thank you."

"Fufufu… I will show you to your rooms, so please follow me with your luggage."

"Yeees!" said everyone.

Kaori urged us to head inside the cottage.

Naturally, the bedrooms were separate for men and women, but the room where we boys slept was so spacious that there was plenty of room for all three of us to sleep together. The women's room must be quite spacious as well.

…Or rather, now that I've realized it, I can't believe I'm spending time under the same roof with girls…

Of course, there's Yuti staying in my house now, but I'm not used to that yet either.

In such a situation, I still can't believe that I'm having a private sleepover with other girls like this.

As I was putting my luggage in my room and taking a breather, Kaede and the others came to the boys' room.

"Come on! Guys! We're going to the beach!"

"Y-you're so energetic, huh, Kaede-san…"

"That's obvious, Shingo-kun! I've been looking forward to this day!"

"Well, she even worked unusually hard on her summer vacation homework."

"…I don't want to remember that. But I did my best."

As Rin said, we each finished our summer vacation homework early for this day.

I've always been the type of person who finishes my homework early, but Kaede and Yukine were different; they were almost dying from the homework before they came to this place.

"Alright, then, let's get changed quickly and go play on the beach right away, shall we?"

"Yeah! That's why we're going to go change our clothes!"

After saying that, Kaede and the others went back to the girls' room.

Then one of the girls, Kaori, stayed behind and beckoned me over.

"Um, Yuuya-san."

"Hmm? What's wrong?"

"Speaking of which, is everything okay with Yuti, Ouma-san, and the others?"

"Ah…"

I smiled bitterly at Kaori's words.

"Yuti said she'd rather not participate. She doesn't like to be around a lot of people."

"That's true too… So, was it bothering her when I suggested she transfer to the school?"

"Oh, no problem! Apparently, she's having fun at school and making friends."

"I'm glad to hear that!"

It seems that Yuti had made friends at school, which was a relief to me. She even promised to hang out with her friends during this summer vacation.

"Also, Ouma-san said he's refraining for the same reason as Yuti."

"Is that so?"

"Yeah. However, I have to prepare food for Ouma-san, Night, and Akatsuki, so I have to go back using magic for that."

"…Really, Yuuya-san's magic is very useful."

Kaori smiled bitterly at my words. As Kaori said, the teleport magic is very convenient. That's why I had to be careful to not be seen by others.

After listening to my explanation, Kaori went back to change with Kaede and the others, and I changed into the swimsuit I had prepared for the day and headed to the beach with Ryo and the others.

Part 2

"Oh, it's so crowded."

"Y-yeah."

"I wonder if we can find a spot?"

Ryo, Shingo-kun, and I arrived at the beach ahead of the others, carrying parasols in our hands and looking for a vacant spot. But since the temperature was high and it was a perfect day for swimming, there were a lot of people.

"Hmm… Oh, it's a bit far, but wouldn't that be a good place?"

The place Ryo pointed to was indeed a little far from the crowd, and there was a space available.

"Well then, Yuuya. It's a little far, but it's a good place."

"Eh? Sure, but… do you need help?"

"Shingo and I can set this up ourselves."

"Y-yeah. So, Yuuya-kun, why don't you go and call Kaede-san and the others?"

"Okay."

Ryo and Shingo-kun asked me to go and bring Kaede and the others.

"Even so… Do I look weird?"

When I said that, I looked down at my appearance. The only swimwear I've ever owned was the one I use for school classes.

When I talked to Ryo and the others about it, they said that I should have a swimsuit for having fun, so I decided to go a little overboard and buy one… Thanks to the materials I got in the other world, I earned some money when I exchanged them for cash. It's a bit of a luxury.

As I was checking my appearance, I suddenly noticed that people around me were looking at me.

"…Isn't that guy really cool? Shall we go talk to him?"

"Yeah. But I think I've seen him somewhere before… Ah! Isn't that the guy who was in a magazine before?"

"That's right! Whoa… I thought the photos were edited, but he looks really cool…"

"I mean, look at those abs! Isn't it amazing? They're so tight!"

"Hmm, those are really nice muscles. They're really well-trained."

"Those abs are like chocolate bars! You could grate daikon with those oblique muscles!"

…I hear some unusual voices, but it's probably just my imagination.

While feeling strangely uncomfortable and waiting for Kaede to arrive, I suddenly heard a voice calling out to me.

"U-um…"

"Yes?"

When I turned my gaze toward the voice, I saw several unfamiliar women standing there.

"C-can I help you?"

When I asked them, I was so nervous that I was at a loss for words, and they looked at each other.

"I knew it!"

"Yes! …Um, you're the one who was in the magazine with Miu-chan before, aren't you?"

"Eh? Ah… yes. That's right, but…"

"U-um! Can I take a photo with you?"

"P-photo?"

Why do they want my photo?

As I panicked, the women closed the distance between us and took out their phones to snap a picture with me.

"Um, thank you!"

"Eh, no, it's…"

After taking the pictures, the women left looking happy, although I had no idea why. Oh, I guess this is what people call coming in like a storm and leaving like a storm…

As I watched them leave in a daze, I heard Kaori's voice.

"Yuuya-san!"

"Eh? Ah, Kaori…!"

Then I saw Kaori's figure and was transfixed. She was wearing a cute white swimsuit and a hoodie, and when she noticed me, she shyly averted her gaze.

"U-um… My swimsuit… Isn't it weird…?"

"Huh? N-no! Not at all! It looks good on you! It suits you well!"

I was so nervous that I didn't know what I was saying, but Kaori smiled happily at my words.

"I-is that so… I'm so glad that Yuuya-san said that."

"….."

This is not good. Until I came here, I was completely unaware of the fact that… playing on the beach means that everyone will be wearing a swimsuit! That's right! They said they were going to change their clothes, right?

Because of the school lessons, I didn't think anything of it, but after thinking about it, I realized that this is how women get into their beautiful swimsuits.

…Huh? This means that───.

"Ah, Yuuya-kun! Oooii!"

"Fuh… It's so hot outside!"

"…I feel like I'm melting."

After Kaori, Kaede, and the others came to me, despite my nervousness and stiffness.

Kaede wore a cute frilly swimsuit and hot pants, Rin wore a black sporty swimsuit, and Yukine wore a salopette swimsuit and carried a floating ring.

Each of them looked great… W-what should I do? I'm not sure where to put my eyes. They are all very attractive, so I had trouble finding a place to look.

"H-hey, look over there…"

"Whoa! Their level is too high!"

"Can we talk to them?"

"No, they're that guy's friends, aren't they?"

"I-I'm so jealous!"

The men around me were admiring Kaori and the others in their swimsuits. When I looked closely, I saw that some of the women were also admiring them. They are beautiful even from a woman's perspective…

The sight of Kaori and the others made me feel unrealistic, and I couldn't help but think that while having a faraway look in my eyes.

Then, Kaede peeped into my face curiously at my situation.

"Yuuya-kun? What's wrong?"

"Huh? Ah, no, it's nothing!"

"Really? So, um… what do you think of me?"

"Uee? It looks good on you! Y-yeah!"

When Kaede asked me that, my cheeks flushed red, I replied in a hoarse voice.

"Is that right? …I see… Ehehehe…"

"Mm…"

I didn't know what the right response would be, as I had only recently been able to have a proper conversation with the opposite sex. However, there was no indication that Kaede was unhappy with the answer, so I think I didn't make a fatal mistake.

"…Yuuya. What about me?"

I didn't know anything about this topic, but as if chasing after me, Yukine continued the conversation by asking me something like that!

"Um…"

I'm not sure what to say in this situation. Is it enough to say that she looks good as well? What does Yukine want from me in the first place?

When I was confused about how to answer, Yukine put her hand on her chest and looked at Kaede for some reason.

"…As expected, it's the breasts."

"How did you come to that conclusion?"

I didn't think of anything in particular, and I didn't say anything, but Yukine glared at Kaede's breasts with resentment and then looked at me with a frustrated gaze. I didn't even think about the breasts one bit, you know? It's a false accusation!

While I was puzzled about the opinions of Kaede and Yukine regarding their swimsuits following Kaori's, I was so flustered and I didn't notice that Kaori's cheeks were puffed up. But seeing my continued fumbling, Rin came up to me with a grin and poked me with her elbow.

"Oya? Oyaoya? Yuuya. Are you nervous seeing Kaede and the others in their swimsuits?"

"Uh, t-that's… of course it is…"

"Ahahahaha! That's surprising. You look like you're already being used to this kind of situation, though."

My answer made Rin laugh out loud.

She said that I'm used to it… There's no way. Where does that come from anyway? I don't know…

"Well, unlike me, Kaede has a great style, Kaori is beautiful, and Yukine is cute."

"Eh? No, Rin is also very beautiful, though…"

"Huh?"

Because she said something strange, I couldn't help but tell her what I was thinking, and she raised her voice in an unusually indifferent way.

In response to Rin's reaction, I realized that I had just said something embarrassing.

No, it was because Rin said something weird that I reflexively replied! I'm not the kind of guy who can say something like that without hesitation. I want to be able to say that out loud one day, though!

I mean, Kaori, Yukine, Kaede are all beautiful, but Rin is also very slender, like a model, and looks great in a mature swimsuit. I wasn't sure why she was saying that.

"It's just that I'm so nervous when people approach me so openly…"

"I-is that so? Ahahahaha…"

Rin said and quickly walked away from me.

On closer look, it's unusual to find that Rin's cheeks are dyed red, and she's averting her gaze awkwardly. I-it makes me more embarrassed when she reacted like that…

"W-well then, let's get going! Ryo and Shingo-kun have already gone ahead and saved a spot for us."

"I see… If that's the case, we should get there quickly and thank them…"

"You're right!"

I was not too fond of the situation, so I told everyone about Ryo and Shingo-kun. The atmosphere returned to normal, so I took a breath. T-thank goodness… it's too stimulating for me to deal with everyone by myself…

As soon as we met up with Ryo and Shingo-kun, we did some careful warm up exercises and then all headed to the beach to start playing. Ryo seemed to be able to do just about anything, and he showed off his athleticism on the beach as well, swimming far and wide.

Shingo-kun was not so good at swimming, so he played in the shallows with a beach ball that Kaori and I had brought with us.

Then, when Ryo came back from the long swim, Kaede suggested.

"Hey! Let's all play beach volleyball together!"

"Oh, that sounds good!"

We all agreed to Kaede's suggestion, and when it came time to divide the teams, Shingo-kun volunteered to be the referee.

So, we decided to make three teams: Kaori and I, Ryo and Yukine, and Rin and Kaede.

"Yuuya-san, let's do our best!"

"Yes, let's do our best."

The moment I nodded to Kaori's words, I remembered the ball game tournament the other day. On that day, due to some trouble, Kaori and I were paired up to play tennis… That was where I found out that I should not let Kaori play sports.

However, by the time I remembered that, the match was about to start, and our opponents were Kaede and Rin.

"We immediately get to face Yuuya-kun and Kaori, huh… Can we win this?"

"I don't know. Please go easy on us, okay?"

"Well…"

I think I would have to work harder rather than being soft, though.

As I thought about it, the match began with Kaori's serve…

Part 3

"Eeii."

"Ah!"

I shifted my body to the side in response to the ball coming at me from behind. The beach ball went right through where I had been a moment ago with great force.

"Ah! I'm sorry, Yuuya-san!"

"I-it's okay."

I can avoid it, but if Kaede and Kaori were teaming up, it might have been dangerous…

As I was thinking of that, Rin grinned when she saw Kaori's serve.

"Heh? It seems that Kaori is not good at sports, huh? Let's aim at her."

"Eeh? A-as expected that's…"

"Kaede. This is a match, you know. It's a great strategy to win."

And Rin began to aim at Kaori with the next serve as she declared.

"Soryaa!"

"Eii!"

Kaori managed to deal with Rin's serve, but the ball flew in the wrong direction. That direction was out towards the sea. However, I thought that I shouldn't let the ball go out. I ran along the surface of the sea without thinking, caught up with the ball, and returned it to Rin's court.

"Haah!"

"Wait… how can you pick that up!?"

"I mean, how can you run on the sea's surface like that?"

"Eeh? Y-you must have seen it wrong."

"No, I think so too, but…!"

I was chasing after the ball, but it was definitely not normal to run on the surface of the water! Or rather, I'm surprised that I can run on the sea's surface myself.

It seems that during my training with Master Usagi, my leg strength had become extraordinary. However, after I returned the ball to Rin's court, Kaori was the only one left on our court. Rin took advantage of that and scored a point.

I tried to get back onto the court, but my feet got caught in the sand. Well… I don't have much experience moving in the sand. It's hard to move, and it takes more energy than usual… This seems to be a good practice for me.

Although I was here to play, I couldn't help but think about such things due to my training with Master Usagi.

After that, Kaori was intensively targeted, and Kaede's team defeated our team.

"Ugh… Yuuya-san, I'm sorry… I'm just slowing you down…"

"Well, don't mention it."

At the time of the ball game tournament, it was still possible to cover since we played tennis, but it wasn't as easy to do so in beach volleyball. Of course, Kaori always tried to keep the ball in play with volleys and receives, but all of them flew at me with lethal force.

…On the other hand, if there was a competition where that ball could be fully utilized, I think Kaori could compete well enough. After all, it was not only unpredictable but also very fast, so that even I had to rush to avoid it. I think it's at a level that even the monsters I've fought in the Great Devil's Nest would be afraid. I was really surprised.

After that, we also played against Ryo's team, but the result was still our loss. Kaede's team won in the end.

"Ugh… Yuuya-san, I'm sorry… that we lost because of me…"

"N-no! You don't have to worry about it…!"

I'm not sure what the right thing to say to her would be, so I just panicked. But then, with a grin on her face, Rin called out to Kaori.

"Kaori's team lost all of their games… Isn't that a sign of a disaster?"

"Y-you don't have to say that!"

Rin laughed out loud at Kaori's reaction.

We enjoyed playing beach volleyball for a while and decided to take a break since we played for a long time.

"Let's take a break and eat somewhere, shall we?"

"Yes!"

We all agreed to Ryo's suggestion and decided to have lunch at a beach house. The place we were at was far away from the crowds, so there were only a few people at the nearby beach house.

When we turned our attention to the more crowded area of the beach, we noticed that the beach houses there were very busy.

"Even though there seemed to be more people over there, is this beach house okay with you guys?"

"I think it's fine."

"Yeah, I guess so. It's probably only crowded there because it's in a good location. The taste won't have much difference."

So we headed to the nearest beach house──.

"Oh, Tenjou and the others. What a coincidence."

"W-what?"

"…I'm surprised."

"W-what's Sawada-sensei doing here?"

Our homeroom teacher, Sawada-sensei, acted as a waitress at the beach house we were headed to!

What's more, she was wearing an apron over a black bikini. Unlike her usual loose shirt and lab coat. I-I don't know where to look… No, I always have trouble looking at her!

We were surprised, but Ryo, who came to his senses quickly, hurriedly asked.

"Sensei! What are you doing here? You're a teacher, aren't you? Huh…? Is it okay to have a second job?"

"If you ask me that…"

Of course, I was surprised because I hadn't expected to meet her in such a place.

She had an image as someone who didn't go out much and might be doing experiments at some facility aside from being a teacher, but now when seeing that she was working as a clerk, I thought it would be unsuitable for her profession to have a second job.

Moreover, Kaori, the daughter of Tsukasa-san, the chairman of the board of directors, was also here right now, and I felt like Sawada-sensei couldn't make any excuses for it…

Then, Sawada-sensei replied in a tone with no particular agitation and without hesitation.

"It's not a side job. Because this is my parents' house."

"Eh?"

When I was surprised again by the unexpected answer, a stern man came out from the beach house. The man was wearing the same apron as Sawada-sensei, but he had a very tough expression on his face, which was somewhat mismatched. He also had a large scar on his face, and with his body being large and muscular, he was quite intimidating. Um… he didn't look like an average person…

"Hey, Rie! Don't slack off!"

The man probably called Sawada-sensei by her first name and yelled at her.

His loud voice, coupled with his appearance, was quite intimidating. We froze, but Sawada-sensei didn't seem to mind and replied in her usual tone.

"No, Dad. These are my students."

"Your students?"

"Dad?"

We and the man──Sawada-sensei's father──overlapped our surprised voices. Eh, he is her father?

Even though I knew it was rude, I couldn't help but compare the two of them. D-do they even resemble each other?

We were dumbfounded, but as soon as the surprise subsided, the man's expression changed, and he spoke to us with a smile.

"Ah, it can't be helped if you kids are Rie's students! Since this girl is like this, you kids must be having a hard time, right? Is she a good teacher?"

"Y-yeah, she's a very good teacher…"

When Kaori, the chairman's daughter, answered in confusion, Sawada-sensei's mouth twitched.

"You don't trust me, do you? I am an excellent teacher, you know?"

"Even if you're talented, I don't know if that makes you a good teacher. That's for the students to decide."

"That's a good point, I guess."

Sawada-sensei laughed and nodded. Sawada-sensei's father looked at us in amazement.

"Oh? When I looked closely, I realized that all of the girls were beautiful! And the guys are handsome, too. What's this? Are all the kids at your school like this?"

"Hmm. All the students are like this."

"What kind of monster school is that…?"

No, Father-san. I think so too. There are a lot of students with good personalities and have appearances that are beautiful or cool like Kaori and Ryo.

"Well, as you may have figured out from the conversation, I'm Rie's father, Ginji. Since you're here, I'm going to treat you all to lunch."

"Eh? N-no. We're sorry for the trouble!"

"Don't worry about it! Hey, Rie! You're not busy anyway, right? Show them to the tatami room while I'm making the food!"

"Hmm, I'm not busy, but that's because there are no customers."

"Shut up!"

C-certainly, there are a lot of people on the beach, but there are no customers here… Is it possible that being just a little bit farther away from the beach can make such a difference?

Sawada Sensei's father… Ginji-san shouted at her, but Sawada Sensei walked out of the reception area and came over to us.

"So that's it. Sensei's family runs this beach house. That's how I was forced to help out during the summer vacation if I was free. Of course, I don't get paid."

"I-I see…?"

In other words, it doesn't pay as it's an extension of helping out at home, so it's not a side job. I don't know if that's really true, but it's not something we can talk about. Kaori might be able to say something, though.

Sawada-sensei led us to the tatami room, and after waiting for a while, Ginji-san brought us some food.

"Hey, you're all still growing up, right? Eat a lot, eat a lot!"

"Yeah!"

What came out in front of us was a large bowl of yakisoba, the aroma of the sauce stimulating our appetite. When we took advantage of Ginji-san's kindness and tried the yakisoba, we were surprised at the taste.

"Delicious!"

"Amazing… I think I've never had such delicious yakisoba before."

"…*munch**munch*."

The yakisoba we were served was delicious. Of course, eating yakisoba at a beach house, combined with the situation, might have made it taste better than usual. However, the yakisoba made by Ginji-san was even better than that.

As everyone was absorbed in eating the yakisoba, Kaede muttered to herself.

"Why are there so few customers when it's so good?"

"Kaede."

"…Ah! I-I'm sorry!"

Kaede hurriedly apologized when Rin warned her in a dumbfounded manner. But Ginji-san didn't get angry about it as he smiled bitterly.

"It's okay; it's okay. It's the truth anyway."

"Well, the location is bad. It's located at the edge of the beach, and when you compare it to the most crowded part of the beach, there are far fewer people here. That's why we don't get many customers."

"Besides, I'm pretty sure the store over there has a better variety of food than this one."

"I see…"

Indeed, when I looked at the menu for Ginji-san's beach house, there were only curry and beer on the menu aside from yakisoba.

"I-it's such a shame when the food is so good…"

"…It's a pity."

As Shingo-kun and Yukine said that, Sawada-sensei seemed to notice something and stood up.

"Right!"

"Oh? What's the matter, Rie?"

"Sensei's got a great idea."

"Good idea?"

We tilted our heads in confusion, but Sawada-sensei nodded confidently.

"Yeah, a good idea."

Part 4

"Okay, table three, two yakisoba noodles, please!"

"Here, one glass of beer!"

"U-um, Two curries, please!"

──Before we knew it, we were working at Ginji-san's beach house temporarily, which was different from our original purpose of playing on the beach.

Sawada-sensei's good idea was for us to work as helpers. I suddenly thought back to Sawada-sensei's behavior at that time.

Sawada-sensei said, "There are some of the most beautiful men and women in the school here. So I'd like to ask you to be our sales staff."

"S-sales staff?"

"Of course, we'll pay you."

──With that in mind, we began our work here. Moreover, Ginji-san seemed to be somewhat troubled by the lack of customers, so when he asked us to help him, we took the job.

Well, Ginji-san treated us to yakisoba. I also had a chance to taste his curry as well, which was also very tasty. So, I think Ginji-san's food will attract many repeat customers, and I'm going to help him with that.

As soon as we started working as wait staff, many male customers came to see the beautiful Kaori and the others, and thanks to the handsome Ryo and the cute little animal-like Shingo-kun, many female customers came as well.

As the number of customers increased, Ginji-san was cooking at an incredible pace.

"Ahhhh! That's a happy cry, oi!"

"Oh, Dad, keep up the good work!"

"Rie, you should at least be able to cook as well!"

However, since Sawada-sensei couldn't cook, she couldn't help Ginji-san. Instead, she was doing her best to wash the dishes. Ryo and I offered to help with the dishes, but Ginji-san said he would take care of that himself, so we put all our effort into carrying the food out.

"───Two yakisoba and two beers, correct?"

""…..""

"U-um?"

"Please shake my hand!"

"Yes?"

"Oh, that's not fair!"

"Please take a picture with me…!"

…I got some weird orders like this quite often, but I think things were generally going well. As the number of customers increased, word of mouth seemed to spread, and eventually, enough customers came to fill Ginji-san's beach house.

"Aren't all the waitresses here high level?"

"The girls are super cute!"

"And the boys are amazing too!"

"I mean, is this some sort of event?"

"The yakisoba is delicious, though!"

"The curry is good too!"

I could hear the various customers' voices, and it seemed that they didn't have anything bad to say. Ginji-san's food was delicious, wasn't it?

Now I not only had to carry out the food, but also clean up the dishes after the customers left, and it was getting too much for me to handle. So I increased the number of dishes I carried at a time.

"H-hey, that's…"

"Eh, amazing…"

"How many could he carry…?"

I put trays on my hands and arms, placed dishes on top of them, as well as stacked them on my head, and carried a considerable amount of after-dinner dishes. It's a lot of work, but my improved body had the balance and strength to carry it without difficulty. I'm glad that I'm useful in these areas.

"Tenjou. I need your help."

"Yes? What's the matter?"

"We're about to run out of food, so I need your help to buy more. You seem to have the most strength."

"I-is that so?"

"What are you talking about? You're the guy who wrestled a bear on the field trip, aren't you?"

That's right. So, while Sawada-sensei was taking me to buy food, an incident happened.

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"U-um, please don't!"

"Eehh? Come on, let's have some fun together."

"Yes, yes, we'll show you how to have fun."

A group of male customers with tanned skin were grabbing Kaori's arms. Seeing that, Kaede, who was nearby, called out to them.

"Um, can't you stop doing that? You're troubling her."

"Oh, you're cute, too!"

"Yes, you can hang out with us, too!"

"Come on, come on, let's bring your other friends."

"P-please stop!"

"Hey, you guys──."

Ryo, who was nearby, tried to stop them, but one of the male customers, a muscular man, stood in his way.

"Don't get in our way."

"I'm not interfering; I'm telling you to stop."

"If you want me to stop, go ahead and try. What can you do, you skinny bastard? Huh?"

"Kuh…"

When one of the men surrounding Kaori and Kaede pushed Ryo away, he staggered heavily.

Ryo was good at sports, and he was by no means frail. However, all of the men surrounding Kaori and the others were much more muscular and taller than Ryo, making them quite intimidating.

In terms of the number of people, the situation was not good, and the atmosphere in the whole store was getting worse──.

"───Oh, excuse me, I need to pass by."

"Yu-Yuuya-san!"

Yuuya, who was just coming back from shopping for groceries, came back with both hands full of shopping bags. However, having just returned from shopping, Yuuya couldn't grasp the situation and headed to Kaori and the others without hesitation, as he had something to do.

"Excuse me. Please excuse me for a moment."

"Huh?"

One of the men furrowed his eyebrows in displeasure at the unabashedly approaching Yuuya.

"Hey you, can't you see that? We are having a nice conversation with these girls right now. Get lost."

"Huh? Oh, I'm sorry. But we're a little short-staffed, so we need these two to help us out…"

"Huh? You don't understand the situation, do you?"

"Even if you say so…"

Since Sawada-sensei, who returned earlier with more ingredients, the orders that had been stopped began to move and the store became hectic again.

"For the time being, the two of them have work to do, so I'll take them with me. I'll listen to what you have to say instead…"

"You, you just…"

In order to stop Yuuya from taking Kaori and Kaede away, the man grabbed Yuuya's arm, but he didn't falter.

Then, Kaori and Kaede were freed from the man's hands and immediately went into Ginji's store. Seeing this, Yuuya felt relieved for a moment, took a breath, and tried to head back as well to put down the bags in his hands.

However, the men moved into a position to surround Yuuya.

"Hey, are you fucking kidding with us? Huh?"

"E-eeh? W-what's───."

"Shut the fuck up!"

"Kyaaaaaaa!"

The other female customers shouted at the man who suddenly attacked Yuuya. But Yuuya, who was attacked by the man, was in a panic about something else entirely.

(To suddenly attack me… It's dangerous for the other customers and it will destroy the store's property too!)

Not understanding the reason at all, Yuuya was just as confused about being attacked, but he was more worried about the customers around him than about being attacked, as the men went on a rampage.

As he avoided one man's attack while thinking about that, the other men attacked Yuuya one after another. In order to do something, Yuuya tried to move but remembered that he still had the shopping bag in his hand.

Realizing that he would not be able to move properly, he threw the shopping bag into the air and gently caught the men's fists and kicks, then straightened them all into an upright position and held them there. Just then, the shopping bag came back to Yuuya's hand.

"Huh?"

"O-oh?"

The men didn't know what had happened and, for some reason, cocked their heads at the fact that they were standing upright. When Yuuya confirmed that there was no damage to the surrounding objects or customers and that the men were not injured, he took a breath.

"Um, please don't get violent. There are customers here…"

The men came to their senses when Yuuya told the bewildered men and tried to attack him again, but…

"O-oi, you──."

"──I thought it was so noisy when I was concentrating on cooking in the kitchen… You people, what are you doing? Huh?"

"Ah? Hyii!?"

Ginji was glaring at the men with anger on his stern face. His expression was so terrifying that all of the men who had been so energetic earlier were scared out of their wits.

"You… you've got some nerve there. I wonder if you're ready to be chopped up and used as a filling for yakisoba? Huh?"

"""I-I'm sorrrryyyyyyyy!"""

The men ran out of the beach house with tears in their eyes because of Ginji, who did not look like a regular person. All of them, including the surrounding guests, were stunned by the scene, and Yuuya immediately bowed his head.

"I'm sorry, Ginji-san. Thank you very much."

"Hmm? I didn't do anything. Are you guys okay?"

"Y-yes! We're fine!"

"Ryo-kun and Yuuya-kun helped us…"

"No, I didn't do anything. Yuuya was the one who saved you."

"I see… Yuuya, you're amazing! When I looked closely, I could see that you've been working out like crazy…"

"Tenjou is one of the most physically gifted in our school. All of the P.E teachers were amazed. They said he could be in the Olympics."

"That's just…"

Ginji's cheeks twitched at the information provided by Sawada-sensei. And then the surrounding guests began to applaud.

"That was amazing!"

"Yeah, yeah! It was like watching a scene from a movie!"

"I mean, I've only seen moves like that in the manga!"

"It was so fast; I could barely understand it!"

"Um, well, that…"

Yuuya, who didn't expect to be praised, was bewildered by the reaction of the people around him.

Ginji laughed at the situation and turned to his customers.

"Well, our waiter is awesome, right? Well, please continue to enjoy your meal."

…Thus, despite the troubles, Ginji's store, thanks to the hard work of Yuuya and the others, as well as Ginji's cooking, achieved the highest sales ever.