Short Story 4 : Horikita Suzune's SS - Inside The Changing Room

KUSHIDA-SAN AND I went back to the locker room to cool off.

"You're really tough, Horikita-san. Well, if I had persisted in that situation, I would have won."

"That's an illusion. If we had kept going, you'd be the first one to fall, right?"

It doesn't matter if you win or lose, it's when you get provoked by Kushida-san that you lose.

Just now, when both of us were finally on the verge of "dying", Ichinose-san stopped us. Otherwise, I don't know what would have happened.

Of course, It was me who won in the end. Ichinose-san, who had resolved the fight, was called by Ando-san, from her class, as she was leaving.

"Here, Horikita-san. This is cold water."

Kushida-san, who had wrapped her body in a towel, said so and handed me the cold mineral water bottle.

"It's rare for you to be so understanding."

"No, that's not true. I always care about others, don't I?" She added with a cheerful smile.

"The walls have ears too, so I hope you'll be careful about what you say."

That's true. I have to think about that, because I've been treating Kushida-san the way she really is.

"And then again, Horikita-san must be very thirsty right now, right? After all that time in the bath."

"Eh? Well, of course-"

"Uh-huh. If our match hadn't been interrupted, you would have forfeited by now. I still have a lot of room to spare, so please hydrate yourself as soon as possible~"

It's a trap. Kushida-san didn't have her own mineral water in her hands. That is to say, the match is not over yet.

"What a bore. Hydration is another matter, but the bathing endurance race is a draw, right?"

"That's fine. Please, I'll drink after Horikita-san finishes her drink."

She acted like she was possessed by Ibuki-san. I was a little dissatisfied. But then again, drinking now always feels like I'm being led by the nose.

"You're the one who should drink it before you get dehydrated. I'll get my own share."

I excused myself from the mineral water bottle, and Kushida-san didn't take it either. As a result, neither of us drank water where we could see each other. Finally, both of us left the large bath and I went to a deserted place to have a wonderful drink.