Chapter 243: Hera / Growth and Stagnation (1/2)

During gym class…

Split into gender-based groups, the girls were taking swimming lessons at the pool.

This would be the last pool class for the rest of this year’s summer.

Those girls were wearing monochrome navy blue swimsuits with nametags in their chest area. As of the present day, this was an endangered kind of item, but just like how the school still had bloomers, these “maniac-lover” articles were still in use.

Wearing said swimsuit, Aoba swam the normal amount of distance that the teacher had instructed, afterward climbing up to the poolside, sitting on the ground, and taking a breather.

That was when Hera came flying in from the schoolhouse, landing on her shoulders.

「Aoba-chan, are you sure you don’t want to change into a new swimsuit?」

「Huh? Why?」

Aoba asked.

It was a low enough voice to where it wouldn’t draw any attention.

「Aoba-chan’s name has gone all tight」

Hera was pointing out the nametag on Aoba’s chest.

The tag that had「Miyagi」written on it was stretching to the side.

「Aoba-chan’s boobs have indeed become big」

「Mhm. Seems like they got bigger over summer break」

「Wait, that must be thanks to Taiyou-chan, huh?」

「Uhh」

Aoba was at a loss for words.

Her chest becoming bigger was thanks to Taiyou.

It was something that she didn’t see any point in being declared out loud.

Immediately, Aoba’s face became red with embarrassment.

She wasn’t composed enough to be able to remain calm with Hera messing with her or retort with a joke.

For better or for worse, she was a 16 year old girl.

Hera spoke to her again.

「Aoba-chan has now become number one」

「I have? Ah, right」

「Yes indeed. Number 1 amongst Taiyou-chan’s brides」

「Not Kotone-chan？」

「No, no. Aoba-chan is the number 1」

「Really……」

Aoba put a hand to her chest. Her face seemed somewhat happy about that.

It went without saying that Kohaku’s chest couldn’t grow due to being an Eternal Little.

Youran had only just become a『bride』, so she had not yet begun to grow.

Kotone seemed to be the only one out of the three sisters who had the symptoms, yet Aoba was the one “developing”.

At the time when they had gone to the hot spring some months ago, Aoba had been the most concerned about the tiny size of her breasts out of all of Taiyou’s brides.

「They are indeed impressive boobs! I must say I am jealouuus」

「Come on, don’t stare so much」

Aoba hid her chest with her arm.

Hera was a non-human existence, and on top of that the same gender. There were plenty of reasons to not care, but she was still embarrassed about having her breasts stared at.

「What’s wrooong, Aoba?」

She suddenly heard a voice from the side.

It was a familiar, carefree, jovial voice.

Looking up to see where the voice was coming from, she saw Akiha wearing a swimsuit of the same design.

In contrast to Aoba, she was energetic, and on top of that, she had amazing, voluptuous proportions accompanying that.

She was standing with hands on her hips, and her beautiful features made it easy to mistake her for an idol.

Since she couldn’t see her, Hera closed her mouth.

It was a adorable mannerism where she hid her mouth with her hands.

After glancing to confirm that, Aoba turned back to Akiha, answering.

「It’s nothing」

「Really? Sorta seemed like you were chatting with someone. Was someone over there?」

Akiha said, gazing in Hera’s direction.

Hera was still there, floating in front of her eyes, but Akiha couldn’t see that at all.

As evidence to that, Hera flew in a「∞」orbit in front of her and made silly faces staring her down, but Akiha didn’t react at all.

「Maybe someone was spying on you？」

「No way」

「You sure? If they ever do, let me know and I’ll get ’em good」

「Seriously, I’m fine」

「Kay」

She wasn’t being spied on by anyone in actuality, and Akiha couldn’t see Hera, so she went along with it and sat next to Aoba.

The two best friends sat on the sun-blazing concrete side-by-side.

As they were sitting, Akiha stared at Aoba.

……She stared at one specific area.

「Staaare」