Chapter 466: The Flower Viewing Party!
Two days later, Sunday, April 3rd.
On a certain uninhabited island in Okinawa—
The sea breeze, carrying a salty and damp aura, swept across the sandy beach. After penetrating tens of meters inland, it collided with a grove of blooming cherry blossom trees.
Dozens of cherry blossom trees spread out along the gentle slope, their pink and white petals stacking up like clouds.
Sunlight spilled from the horizon, piercing through the overlapping floral branches and leaving dancing spots of light on the ground. They flickered bright and dark, swaying gently with the breeze.
The wind blew from the direction of the sea. Countless petals detached from the branches, dancing wildly in the sky, spinning and chasing each other, forming a beautiful rain of cherry blossoms!
"Wuaah—!"
"It's truly too beautiful! This place..."
"The best part is that we have the whole place to ourselves!"
Jashin-chan spread her arms, lifted her face, and shouted excitedly.
"April is the most beautiful time in the human world."
"Lucoa, Pekola, bring out the picnic mats and the food." Ryohei looked at the two tallest and most voluptuous figures.
"Hai!"
Actually, without him needing to say it, the two were already taking action.
Kyon-Kyon, Ran-Ran, and the others voluntarily helped lay out the picnic mats.
"I'm amazed you managed to find a place like this."
Yurine, who had finished rushing her reports and short essay ahead of time, clasped her hands behind her back and looked at Ryohei with a gentle gaze.
Coming to view flowers in an environment with such beautiful scenery, she felt her entire being become relaxed and comfortable—the negative emotions from rushing her reports and essay over the past two days were swept clean away!
"I didn't go out of my way to find it."
Ryohei looked at Yurine with a bit of smugness, raised a finger, and simply explained:
"I just randomly found an uninhabited island and got some cherry blossom tree branches... These cherry blossom trees were grown using Pekola's magic."
He was also inspired by Jashin-chan.
Coupled with the fact that they hadn't had a team-building activity in a while, Ryohei specifically prepared this flower-viewing party.
"Lady Pekola is so amazing!"
Hearing this, Kanna turned her head and, with an adorkable face, provided emotional support.
"Magic is really convenient, huh!" Kobayashi sighed softly.
"Your Highness, let's sit over here."
Atre stood under a cherry blossom tree and waved at Ecute.
This vampire master and servant pair was also invited!
Because they were vampires, they were afraid of sunlight. Even purebloods were the same—they had to avoid direct exposure to sunlight!
"Hai!"
Ecute responded cheerfully and ran over with her short little legs.
Halfway there, she turned around and waved at her best friend: "Second-chan, you come too."
"Mn."
Second chuckled lightly and followed.
"..."
Everyone split into several small groups according to their own situations and sat in circles under the cherry blossom trees.
"Aha—! Even the alcohol is pink!"
Minos sat cross-legged on the picnic mat, her plump legs wrapped in mismatched pantyhose. She took a glass of cocktail, her silver-white cow tail swaying gently behind her, displaying her joyful mood.
"This cocktail is called a 'Strawberry Daiquiri'. It uses white rum as the base, with fresh strawberry puree and lime juice added. The liquid presents a pink color with a rich fruity aroma, and the texture is similar to a 'strawberry smoothie'. The alcohol content is about 15%."
Ryohei introduced briefly.
"Only 15 degrees, it's practically no different from juice!" Jashin-chan took a glass of cocktail and said shamelessly.
"I was afraid you guys would get completely wasted and turn into puddles of mud. Being slightly tipsy is best for flower viewing."
Ryohei also took a glass of cocktail—he had prepared quite a few 5L kegs of the cocktail. At this moment, almost everyone who drank alcohol had taken a keg, and there were still some left on the side.
"..."
Minos had already started drinking when Ryohei began his introduction.
The pink liquid slid across her lips and teeth, and a rich, fresh, sweet strawberry aroma rushed into her nose. This fruity flavor was so prominent that it made her forget for a moment that she was drinking alcohol.
But immediately after, the faint aroma and mellow base of the rum surged up, making the flavor more complex.
The sourness of the lime made the overall flavor very refreshing, completely lacking any cloying sweetness.
Even the aftertaste was refreshing!
"Delicious, love it!"
(๑＞ᴗ＜๑)
Minos downed it in one gulp, let out a satisfied breath, held her glass high, and said excitedly: "The texture is so refreshing!"
"Mn, yeah!"
Yusa took a light sip and agreed in approval.
The liquid was thoroughly chilled and diluted, and coupled with the sourness of the lime, the texture became very smooth and refreshing.
While savoring it, one could also feel the fine strawberry pulp fibers, forming a texture similar to a smoothie.
"It's truly very delicious!"
"..."
"Speaking of which, this is really elegant!"
"Sipping a little wine while enjoying nature, it's quite different from usual!"
On another picnic mat—
Kobayashi drank her wine, looked at the surrounding scenery, and felt amazing!
A pink and white petal suddenly spiraled down into her wine glass.
"Mn?"
She looked down at it but didn't mind, taking another sip.
Sweet and sour...
Under Tohru's watchful gaze, Kobayashi suddenly raised her hand and clutched her chest—
It's just like... my inner maiden heart!
"..."
As if transforming into an amateur undergoing a drastic makeover!
Under the transformation of a professional, Kobayashi's hair was lengthened with extensions, light makeup was applied to contour her face, the thin-rimmed glasses on the bridge of her nose were removed, and bewitching colored contacts were put in.
The plain cyan hoodie and dark gray slim-fit pants on her body were swapped out for a gorgeous red-and-white dress decorated with strawberry elements, complete with a matching set of hair accessories.
"Miss Kobayashi, you can look in the mirror now."
A gentle voice carrying a trace of satisfaction rang in her ears.
Kobayashi took a soft breath, and carrying a hint of anticipation, turned to look at the full-length mirror beside her.
The next second—
She involuntarily widened her eyes, standing frozen on the spot.
Who is this beauty!?
For the first time, Kobayashi felt she looked so unfamiliar, so beautiful...