Vol 9 Chapter 1 (1/2)
Chapter 1 - Summer
”Summer~~”
”I like swi fros?”
People crowded the swi area of the lake It was hard to find the person who shouted out those words, even for a Military Artist
”No no, I understand his feelings” Sharnid nodded ”The passion sealed within unifor of a ”
”Shut up, you lowlife,” Dalshena tossed her bag to him ”Can't you live seriously?”
”Of course, I'm always serious”
”Sorry, it'sto you”
”So radually lost interest in their interaction
Felli was looking around, holding an u to do withthem with a funny smile
”Ah, unexpected, but there're soher eyes with her hand as she watched the crowd ”Wonder whether the changing room has any space?”
”It should be full,” Meishen said uneasily
And
”All lockers are full We can still use the changing roo froe,” Harley raised his hand Beside hi at the sun with an unhappy expression
”Is that ok?”
”Of course We aren't gonna swim”
”Then what did you coave a quick reply to Nina and Leerin, ere still hesitating Kirik see unpleasant
Layfon deeply felt that they were used to her Leerin She had been here for threethat ti buses had decreased because it was still wartime, so she had decided to temporarily stay here and study As a third year student, she lived with Nina because she heard the rent was cheap That really was like her And she had also found a part time job at the fast food place near the dormitory of the first year
Three months had passed by in the blink of an eye Leerin had coood?)
It wasn't that he had to think like this Grendan was there But Leerin really couldn't return in this situation, and she didn't want to drag down her studies Though she had been easily adaptable when she was young Either way, he couldn't help but worry
(Is the Dojo ok?)
Leerin was the oldest in the orphanage now The orphanage should be all right since people froes would come and help Besides, Leerin had already left the place when she went to study
She said she had applied for leave in her school at Grendan Everything could be solved once she obtained proof fro still felt
(Is this okay?)
”What?” It was Leerin
”Uh, nothing,” he shook his head vaguely
(But)
What was it? He wasn't sure He just felt So He felt hard to concentrate
”What happened?”
”Really, nothing,” he cocked his head at her, shaking his head His vague expression ed,” Sharnid said Everybodytoday They just came here for a fun day
”We should enjoy some fun,” Sharnid said excitedly as he waved his hand This was three days ago after training in the training room
Nina , even if she acknowledged a holiday, she wouldn't acknowledge ”fun” Felli's reaction was cold from a corner Seemed like she was about to say ”what a fool” Dalshena's expression was similar Sharnid hadn't directed his question to Naruki at all It appeared she ht need to learn how to react to this senpai
Layfon was thinking of how to react to hireed ”It's already summer The lake will be opened”
”If ant to se can always swim in the pool”
”Stupid!” Nina said
Sharnid reproved her angrily ”We can't let this sealed space suppress our youth”
”Wh!”
”Blue sky, glaring sun, hot sand We can only release the colors of our youth at that place”
”Oh!” Harley was the only person to agree Everyone else was uninterested
” Truth be told, I think soo once a while,” Sharnid said sole the athed ”True We've just been training”
”Yes, holidays are important too, whether they are for the heart or the body”
”Your estion is fine”
”Good~~”
As such, teaht explain why Sharnid's eer than usual
”Layfon, what is this This spiritless swiing room
”A swi troubled as he looked at his swimsuit It was a fairly normal piece
Sharnid's swimsuit was the saht
”Oh, oh, ive aze”
”Ah, just what's this situation? Besides, when did I get intimate with you? Be careful of what you say”
”Ho, beauty is honed by curves”
Not knohat to say, Layfon ed froer to change, but since both therooet changed
Nina took the lead Next ca as they walked Felli was the last one, as if hiding behind the girls
”Look, Layfon The feed by Sharnid, Layfon observed their swimsuits True, they suited their owners' personalities
”Don't you find them beautiful?” Sharnid said in a small voice
”Ha” Layfon's reply wasn't keen at all
”The light hidden by the uniform is now in bloom What do you think? It shi+nes, doesn't it? Don't you think this is what the light of youth is like?”
”Ha”
” Why are you so listless?”
”I don't quite kno to swim”
”Swim? You planned to swi?”
”You How do you want me to explain to you what youth is? From the start? Or a folk tale first?”
”What folk tale can explain youth?”
Sharnid hugged his head
”Really Listen up! The place of physical contact that guys and girls can't usually touch That's the place! The interaction between adults We're standing on the boundary that can get us beyond the usual boy-girl relationshi+p”
”So this is the li their underwear beneath their uniforht Then let's feel the beauty now! And look Look” he turned Layfon's head around
The girls were criticizing each other's swimsuit
”Don't you think theytheir swimsuits?”
”Uh They're pretty”
”You can perceive emotions, so look more troubled”
”Look more troubled”
”In other words, desire for the flesh What do you think?”
”It's not good to be so direct”
”Listen up, three desires exist between guys and girls One of them is lust That's because of the nervous system”
”Please don't suddenly discuss such a serious topic”
”I'irl relationshi+p Humans can treat it as happiness All hail hu you just said”
”Really, just what do you want ht Sharnid's words were quite probleer on why
”Really, look Nina even worn that, though she's as slow as you”
But Nina's sports style swi you have to wear so unexpected Listen up”
While Sharnid was speaking
”What're you doing? Everyone's waiting”
”Ah, sorry, Shena” he cut hihtly bent, he first saw her feet Sharnid was probably the saone through training Next cahs that looked to be pretty bouncy The V-shaped swimsuit showed her curves
Sharnid wanted to say soot cut off
”What?” she frowned at his suspicious look
”Ah, no I want to ask what do you want to do?”
She seeinal intention Her frown deepened ”Nothing much about ”what did I coles sat on her head A white swiolden hair Of course, that cap failed to cover all of her hair, letting some hair loose down her back
”I don't like to do nothing even though we're here to have fun I' confused, and headed for the beach
”Uh, Layfon, you get it now?” he asked, watching her leave
”U down
Layfon headed for the beach too
And their holiday began
A large area of the lake was opened up for swi wasn't particularly deep The depth of the off-liether Canoes were provided along with other swi could be seen on the opposite shore There were also people who just relaxed on the beach to sunbathe Men who chatted with others, girls aited for guys to walk up to them All kinds of people were here today
Layfon aiting for everyone in the restaurant ”Ho had no walls, so everything inside could be seen froed in rows, and deeper inside the shop was the kitchen The shop owner had put in several life buoys Some beach umbrellas were also there for rent
Layfon sat on the edge of the raised floor, dangling his feet above the sand with nothing to do Harley and Kirik atching the luggage on the beach Layfon saw the in their notes when he went to deliver so over swih they were in the off-lie of one off to Leerin, Meishen, Naruki and Mifi were playing in the water Felli
”You found a nice place,” Felli said, suddenly sitting beside him as she drank from the cool drink in her hand She had her jacket spread on her back ”It's so hot I don't get why they still want to play”
”It must be more comfortable in the water”
”Fon Fon?”
”I don't quite kno to swiaze away from her
(Sharnid senpai)
All because of the strange things that Sharnid had said, thuslooking at Felli's s had happened in the past three s had happened, but he couldn't quite reht of theot theet about them until this day came What Sharnid said hadher swi her back and her breasts A swimsuit with a little flower pattern As she hadn't done up the buttons of the jacket, Layfon could see her stomach Very white skin The second piece of her swimsuit was in the style of a skirt that covered her waist andback and forth
Felli was so delicate Thinking of that, he remembered that he had carried her a few times
(Ahhh, no, no, wait, don't think)
At the ti for the intercity match, and at the time in the ruined city Those scenes surfaced in his ,” he said, hugging his head and stopping hi of Felli's light weight in his ar when she sat on his shoulders
(Ahhhhhhh!)
”Are you all right?”
”I'ht”
”Do you feel unwell? You've been forcing yourself lately What happened”
”No Really Nothing!”
Stop my memory! He prayed with all of his concentration But at that tireat Felli, you're not going to swiood chance for soreat so that you don't drown”
Nina and Dalshena had returned
”Uh? What's with Layfon?”
”Ah, no” he lifted his head and his gaze met Nina's
(Aa)
More memories surfaced The time when he was at Nina and Leerin's place Nina fainted and
(No, no That was an accident Accident Accident Accident!)
But
”You look strange”
”Layfon, if you feel unwell” Nina put her hand on his forehead
(Wu!)
Her action brought her breasts before hi that happened on that day ju that day for the race
(As I said, it was an accident!)
”No fever, but your face is really red Are you ok?”
”Ah, well, just a little!”
When her hand left his forehead, he seized the chance to stand up and walk past her But two ures appeared in his path and ?”
Leerin and Meishen were back
”Layfon looks strange,” Nina explained
”Eh?”
Both girls looked worried
”Layfon?”
”Are you all right?”
Both girls walked up to hi their faces close to hiain)
That scene flashed past him On that day at Grendan's bus station, a place filled with ru Leerin's teary eyes
”Ah”
This
”Eh?”
He see that rushed up to his brain, he fainted
In the end, he fainted with a reddened face
”So what happened?”
They put hiinally they intended to send him to the hospital, but Sharnid had stopped them
”He's burnt”
Burnt? As in a heatstroke?
”Not sure”
Though he was flippant, Sharnid wasn't the type of guy ould leave someone in a life and death situation Since he said Layfon was all right, he probably would be all right then
”Even so I still don't get it,” Nina said
Leerin and Meishen stayed behind to look after Layfon Dalshena went swione with her Naruki and Mifi went to do so else Felli stayed at ”Ho to do and nowhere to go
”That's difficult”
It felt strange that she had nowhere to go on a beach so full of people She looked around She wanted to look after Layfon with Leerin and Meishen, but she felt it was difficult to just sit there with the the beach airoups of boys and girls on the beach There were couples around too Though they were all students at Zuellni, Nina didn't know all of them She did, however, come across a few faender, soaze suddenly stopped on the couple that had walked past her
”Ah”
”Ah”
She didn't inize her because she looked different than usual Leu looked at her with an ”oh no” expression Leu lived in the same dormitory as Nina, and they were once classuy beside her Someone from Military Arts who seemed to be also in the same class in first year
”Come over here for a sec” Leu took Nina's hand and pulled her away
”Wh, what?” Nina said in a fluster
”How should I put itWell”
Leu frowned, not knowing how to say what she wanted to say Her hands see up before her eyes and suddenly realized that the glasses weren't there Glasses were inconvenient since she was here to swim
”That's why you refused the invitation I see In that case, it'd have been better if you just said so before,” Nina said
”No It isn't like that No”