The Shinomiya family's private beach was a little far from the city, so Kaguya rented a medium-sized bus for transportation and put everyone on the bus in order according to the route, Shinichi was the last stop.
The car stopped outside the alley. After the awkward meeting, Shinichi dragged the luggage and walked out with the three student council students who got out of the car to pick them up.
"Good afternoon, Asada-kun."
As the wheels of the suitcase shook, Kaguya smiled at Shinichi. For some reason, her attitude was closer than before, and her gaze was much gentler.
"...Good afternoon, Shinomiya Senpai."
Shinichi was surprised, but returned the salute.
Seeing that Shinichi didn't seem to want to talk to her, Kaguya didn't pay attention to him, instead she looked at Rui, who had a cold expression and greeted politely.
Shinichi raised his hand to his only male companion on this trip.
"Hey, long time no see, President, Ishigami!"
"Yeah, long time no see, Asada."
The originally gloomy and thick bangs seemed to have been specially trimmed in a barbershop. Ishigami was wearing casual clothes and looked quite energetic, raising his other hand, and giving him a high five in the air.
The two looked at each other and smiled.
"It looks stupid on the Internet, but I didn't expect it to be this cool when it was finished."
Ishigami looked at Shinichi's waist.
"I didn't expect you to have so much fun during summer vacation – Ugh!"
Shinichi pulled his elbow, "Good things should be shared with friends, so do you feel my happiness?"
"You..."
He was caught off guard and became paralyzed. Even though his strength was not heavy, Ishigami still held his waist and glared at him.
Not long after, he couldn't help but laugh, he hadn't been so carefree and relaxed for a long time.
Seeing them, Shirogane smiled casually and said to Shinichi.
"Long time no see... Well, you can't say that. After all, we only met last week."
Shirogane twirled his hair which was still upside down, glanced at Kaguya who was walking behind him, and lowered his voice.
"…Thank you very much for what happened that day."
"!?"
At this moment, Shinichi suddenly trembled.
He hid the slight tremor in his fingertips, and whispered.
"You're welcome, this is what I have to do. Is there any progress?"
Shirogane nodded shyly, a smile tugging at the corners of his lips, and with a happy expression.
Maybe he wasn't wary of the person he liked, or he was afraid of being discovered if he accidentally checked on them, but Shirogane had always been less than careful in his observations in this regard.
But in the corner of Shinichi's eyes, Kaguya was talking to Rui, she narrowed her left eye, staring at their lips without moving.
And for the genius eldest daughter of the Shinomiya family, it wasn't difficult to move her eyes calmly when chatting, and read lips within a few meters.
Even Rui who was talking to her didn't notice anything strange. The multi-tasking skills perfected to date are used by her to gather information about the person she likes (Shirogane Miyaki). This woman was so scary that Shinichi got goosebumps.
As for the fact that Kaguya was spying on their chat, of course Shinichi couldn't tell Shirogane. This was his basic quality as a double agent, and he definitely didn't dare to say it because he was afraid of being punished in secret.
After all, what he was going to today was the private beach of the Shinomiya family, which was her territory.
He didn't know how many bones and innocent souls were buried underneath...
"Hmm... What is the specific progress?"
After a pause, Shinichi continued to whisper in a way that Kaguya couldn't read.
"There is progress…" Shirogane looked a little embarrassed, "But it's really hard to say."
"What…" Shinichi couldn't hide his surprise, "You're going home together? "
Kaguya's vision became doubtful, because she saw Shirogane blushing, glanced at him and quickly turned his head away, pressing Shinichi's shoulder to whisper.
"I only held her hand when there were many people, but I didn't let go until I sent her back!
"I see, sorry, I misunderstood… Anyway, congratulations on reaching the first phase."
Shinichi said softly, "I heard that it only takes about three days for a man and woman who have known each other for two years to complete the process from the first phase to the last phase… So President, please be more proactive. You don't have much time left."
"Don't say it so unfortunately, our relationship can't be resolved with just one person taking the initiative…" Shirogane pinched his eyebrows, then said, "Also, the three days you said… Is that true?"
Shinichi nodded.
"That's fake."
"Then just nod your head!"
Anyway, he whispered to Shinichi, so Shirogane started cursing.
Shinichi had a good idea, and a cheerful smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Sorry, to calm you down, let me do a magic trick."
Having seen his expression too much, Shirogane expressed his doubts.
"What other evil ideas do you have?"
"Even though it's an incorrect idea, it's a useful idea for the president. I wouldn't just lie to others. Please believe me."
Shinichi smiled, but his tone was very sincere.
"President, listen… Please repeat the following sentence to me word for word, with proper mouth movements."
Shirogane nodded his head reluctantly.
Shinichi said seriously
"Shinomiya Kaguya is my wife."
Shirogane repeated his words clearly.
"Shinomiya Kaguya is my wife."
"Very good, look over there next."
Shinichi held out his hand, and Shirogane turned around to see Kaguya stop and look at him in surprise.
Kaguya's face flushed and her hands gripped the clothes tightly around her chest.
As sh stared at her, but was avoided by her due to panic, Shirogane finally understood everything.
Kaguya had read his lips.
Later, Shirogane is persuaded by Shinichi to say a sentence with a different pronunciation but a domineering declaration of sovereignty.