The sun blazed.
The sea sparkled like a thousand spilled diamonds. Gulls cackled overhead. Waves crashed like applause from perverts watching from a safe distance.
Matsume groaned. "This is your idea of a recovery trip?!"
"Therapeutic sun," Tachibana replied, adjusting her oversized sunglasses. "Also, the system told me a Forbidden Swimsuit event was triggering soon. Gotta farm that Crimson Resonance."
On the white sands of Bloody Rose Private Vampire Beach, the harem assembled.
Machio wore shorts and a half-dead expression. "Someone kill me."
Tachibana was in a black string bikini that barely qualified as fabric. "You're welcome."
Veronica emerged from the water like a drowned Bond girl, droplets rolling down her thighs. "Today… is leg day."
Anzu-senpai stepped onto the sand in a tight red one-piece with slits up the side, holding a parasol and sipping blood wine. "My, my. Looks like the boy brought his entire collection."
Matsume—his dramatic ex—wore a fiery orange bikini top and jean shorts. She refused to remove her hoodie. "I'm only here to make sure no one steals his soul through his nipples."
Kira, Tachibana's delinquent brother with flaming hair and a vampire bat tattoo across his back, was already bleeding from the nose.
Not because of the girls.
But because Azumi—Machio's mother—just stepped out in a leopard-print bikini, tied at the sides, sunhat tilted just enough to kill ten men per glance.
"Sweetie, did you bring sunscreen?" she asked, walking over, chest bouncing like two divine blessings from above.
Machio died a little. "M-Mom, why are you here?!"
"Because my baby needs supervision around all these thirsty girls."
Tachibana blushed. "She's thirstier than all of us."
Kira stumbled over a cooler. "M-Miss Azumi. Need help oiling up? I mean—carrying your towel! I mean—marrying you?"
Azumi winked. "Aren't you the bold one."
Veronica muttered, "This beach has become a battlefield."
**
[SYSTEM ALERT – EVENT TRIGGERED]
FORBIDDEN SWIMSUIT CHALLENGE: SURVIVE ONE DAY ON THE BEACH WITHOUT LOSING SANITY, BLOOD, OR CLOTHING.
REWARD: 1x Blood Moon Swimsuit, +5 Seduction Aura, Unlocked: Mom Domination Route (Locked… for now).
**
It began with water volleyball.
And it ended with everyone unconscious except Azumi, who spiked the ball so hard it exploded in midair.
"Sorry," she said sweetly. "Used to play for the national team."
Kira was face-down in the sand, muttering, "Mom me… step on me…"
Tachibana kicked him. "Die quietly."
Then came swimsuit judging.
Anzu-senpai twirled her parasol. "Let's see who makes him nosebleed the most."
Matsume stepped forward. "I'm his ex. I get a nostalgia bonus."
She removed her hoodie.
Veronica gasped.
Tachibana dropped her drink.
Machio's vision blurred.
Because her bikini was actually his old gym uniform, cut and tied into a makeshift swimsuit.
"Y-You kept that?!" he stammered.
She blushed. "Shut up. It smells like your shampoo."
Kira screamed. "I hate how romantic that is!"
Then Anzu posed.
"Judge me, boy," she purred. "Or be punished."
She cracked a riding crop.
Machio passed out.
**
When he awoke, the real event had begun.
A treasure chest washed ashore.
Tachibana opened it.
Inside: a crimson bikini laced with dark runes.
Veronica gasped. "That's the Forbidden Swimsuit of Destiny. Said to awaken hidden powers… and trauma."
Anzu nodded. "Only one with true thirst can wear it."
Azumi looked down. "It's my size."
Everyone screamed, "NO!"
Azumi smiled. "Too late."
She walked into the changing tent.
The sky turned red.
Waves froze.
A portal to the Underworld opened.
Then she stepped out.
Wearing the cursed bikini.
Which did one thing.
Enhance every feminine asset by 300%.
Veronica fainted.
Tachibana threw sand in her own eyes.
Matsume covered Machio's face.
Kira knelt. "I swear myself to you, swimsuit goddess."
Machio was catatonic. "I saw the truth. I saw everything. I am unworthy."
Azumi tilted her head. "Oh dear. Did I go too far?"
Anzu whispered, "You're a weapon of mass seduction."
**
That night, at the beach bonfire...
Everyone sat in towels, dazed.
Azumi hummed while roasting marshmallows.
Machio stared into the fire. "I have PTSD. Post-Thigh Seduction Disorder."
Kira clutched his chest. "Is it illegal to love someone's mom this much? If not, it should be."
Tachibana looked up at the full red moon. "Something's coming."
A distant howl echoed.
Anzu's eyes narrowed. "Trouble. The Forbidden Swimsuit… awakens ancient beings. Perverts from beyond time."
Matsume stood. "Let them come. I still have my hoodie."
A new system message blinked in Machio's vision.
> [WARNING: LUST DEMONS DETECTED] [PROTECT THE SWIMSUIT... AND YOUR SANITY]
To be continued.
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NEXT TIME: "Battle of the Lust Demons – Azumi Unleashed!"