Chapter 585: Sunscreen Expert! A Tree Growing in the Starry Sky!
The next day, the Nakano Quintuplets' confession plan was put on hold.
Everyone else was sunbathing, but the five sisters could only huddle under a parasol, wrapped up tightly. When Ren was free, he walked over. "What's wrong? Don't tell me it's cold."
"Ren-kun, you really don't understand girls," Ichika smiled. "The sun is too strong. We'll get tanned."
Miku nodded. "Because we'll get tanned."
Yotsuba pulled up her clothes. "Look, the parts covered by the swimsuit are white, but the others have darkened."
"Why don't they get tanned?!" Nino complained.
Ren pinched his chin. How could the others' bodies allow them to get tanned? But his gaze fell on Yotsuba's belly. The contrast was indeed attractive. "I actually think it's quite attractive this way."
"Eh!" Yotsuba was stunned. Ren was telling the truth.
"Ugh!" Yotsuba, being stared at, turned red.
Ichika's eyes narrowed. She took off her jacket, lay on a beach chair, and smiled. "Ren-kun, can you help me apply sunscreen?"
He could easily use his ability to make their skin unaffected, but his gaze swept over her curvaceous figure, and he chose to follow his heart. "Do you want it applied all over?" he asked with 'good intentions'.
"Mm-hmm, if you want to, I'm fine with it," she playfully handed the choice back.
"Up to me? Then you've made a wrong choice." His lips curved. He opened the sunscreen and got to work.
"Ugh!" She realized she had indeed made a wrong choice. He made no attempt to conceal anything, his large hands freely roaming over her body, eliciting soft hums from her. After applying it to her back, he lightly patted her soft flesh. "I think the front also needs it. Turn over."
"Ugh!" She could only turn over under her sisters' gazes. The subsequent developments made them cover their eyes. Ren was truly meticulous.
Ichika, looking played with, adjusted her swimsuit. Ren smiled at the other four. "Do you want sunscreen applied?"
In the end, he helped them all amidst their squirming. However, they still didn't go play, instead having smoke coming from their heads. The seasoned veteran of romance instantly understood their thoughts. He knew that tonight he might be able to fulfill his desire.
Of course, others also saw. Everyone implicitly sighed, thinking, 'Oh, five more good sisters are coming.'
"Erina, why do you look so displeased?" Rindo leaned closer with a teasing expression.
"Oh dear, is my dear sister jealous?" Alice seized the opportunity.
Hearing this, Erina stood up. Her bikini-clad body jiggled. "Hmph, I don't know what you're talking about. Hisako, take the sunscreen and come with me."
"Eh! S-sunscreen?" Hisako was stunned.
Rindo's eyes narrowed. "Momo-chan, we should also apply sunscreen, right?"
"Mm, okay." Momo hummed softly. And Nene walked towards Ren without a word, holding sunscreen.
Ryoko Sakaki twitched her lips. "These people are definitely just trying to get sunscreen applied."
Yuki Yoshino nodded. "Mm, it smells like a shuraba."
[Inorin's Note: A 'shuraba' is a Japanese term for a chaotic or messy scene of conflict, often used to describe romantic rivalries or love triangles erupting at once.]
Tadokoro Megumi looked at the sunscreen at her feet, hesitant.
Because of a small action, Ren became the "professional" sunscreen applicator on the beach. Everyone, whether they needed it or not, came running over. For him, who had nothing to do, it was a pleasure.
At the same time, in the boundless galaxy of nothingness, in a river of void fragments, a translucent, ethereal seed took root. Its roots rapidly grew, intertwining across the entire star-filled sky. Immediately, a flowing, translucent silver tree grew. Ripples spread out, seemingly affecting the entire void. The originally shattered void began to radiate vitality.
Its changes attracted the attention of multiple special gazes.
"Hahahahahahaha!"
It wasn't until joyous laughter echoed through the universe that these gazes successively departed. Only one golden light watched for a long time before reluctantly turning away. The laughter became even more joyful.
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