Shinomiya Kaguya gently brushed back her drenched hair. "That was a good match, Hayasaka."
Hayasaka Ai didn't speak, but shot a glance at Shinomiya Kaguya.
"Remember my day off."
Fujiwara Chika: "That was so exciting! Uchiha-kun, I want more! I want more!"
Uchiha Ryo smiled. "Alright, I'll just wait down here."
Hayasaka Ai's ears twitched, and she ran over to Yukinoshita.
"What are they doing?"
Yukinoshita: "Playing on the water slide... and they're playing a bit dangerously."
Dangerous? What could be dangerous about a water slide? Hayasaka Ai and Shinomiya Kaguya, who had been playing volleyball, both looked at the high platform with confused expressions.
The next moment, Fujiwara Chika, rushing down like a cannonball, crashed into Uchiha Ryo's arms with her own "cannonballs."
Shinomiya Kaguya's pupils shrank, and she looked at Fujiwara Chika with eyes that had lost their light.
Ah... this woman. Is she actually using her body to please Uchiha Ryo? How dare she do such a thing in front of me.
So, this is the kind of person she is. And here I thought she was my friend. It turns out she's just a walking piece of meat after all.
But! How long has Fujiwara Chika even known Uchiha-kun? In terms of both time and relationship, I should have the complete victory, right? Mhm! That's definitely it.
Fujiwara Chika: "Ryo-kun! Let's go one more time!"
Ryo... kun?
When did your relationship with Uchiha Ryo get close enough to call each other by your first names! What a overly-familiar woman. How has she even survived this long!
Hayasaka Ai noticed her young lady's abnormality. Although she was also dissatisfied with Fujiwara Chika's actions, she was more interested in what these people were playing.
Shinomiya Kaguya's icy gaze turned to Fujiwara Chika.
"Fujiwara-san... you're truly the personification of the sin of greed. Just like that, you've captured Uchiha-kun's attention with your two 'big' advantages."
This creature, which is eroding the earth, will definitely destroy the planet. She's simply the cancer of the earth! How terrifying... Maybe I should find a chance to...
Fujiwara Chika: "Kaguya, do you want to join too! It's really fun."
"...."
"Together!!!"
Shinomiya Kaguya's aura changed in an instant, and she quickly arrived by Fujiwara Chika's side.
Well... really, Fujiwara-san is such a good child. As expected of my best friend, besides Hayasaka.
Just as Shinomiya Kaguya happily followed Fujiwara Chika up the high platform, a basin of soapy water was accurately poured over her head.
"What are you doing! Fujiwara-san, what is this?"
The smell of the soap was quite pleasant, but this wasn't a bath. Why was she being doused with soapy water?
Fujiwara Chika giggled. "Kaguya-san, reducing friction increases speed. As one of the top three in our year, you wouldn't not know that, right~"
"Come on! Let's experience the fast and furious!"
Wait... what is she doing! Sitting on a water slide? Why do I suddenly feel like the height of this water slide is a bit... eh? I have to sit on a stool?
Hayasaka!! Come save me!
Shinomiya Kaguya experienced fear. As a young lady perfectly protected by her family, she had rarely even been to an amusement park, let alone any thrilling rides.
In Shinomiya Kaguya's mind, a roller coaster was just a slightly faster car. So after she experienced this near-heaven-ascending feeling for the first time...
Shinomiya Kaguya... gave up thinking.
Fujiwara Chika: "Waah!!! Ryo-kun!"
Uchiha Ryo caught the two girls who had flown down again, and shook his slightly numb arms.
"Let's take a break. Maybe we can switch to another game."
Looking at the water slide, which was just like a roller coaster, Yukinoshita Yukino put a hand to her forehead.
"...In any case, I'm not going to play that."
Hayasaka Ai nodded. "Same here. Who on earth thought of this way to play!"
Yukinoshita: "It was probably Fujiwara-san. Her imagination has always been wild."
The two women swam over to the group, and then heard Uchiha Ryo suggest playing other games.
Hayasaka Ai: "Ryo-kun! I was pretty good at water volleyball just now, wasn't I?"
Yukinoshita Yukino looked at Hayasaka Ai in surprise. Why had she suddenly changed her form of address too?
Shinomiya Kaguya, who was sprawled in Fujiwara Chika's arms, felt a twitch at the corner of her mouth. Damn you, Hayasaka. What are you so proud of? I'm the winner, okay!
Uchiha Ryo: "Oh, it was brilliant. But why did you and Fujiwara-san... suddenly change how you address me? It's a little hard to get used to."
Fujiwara Chika puffed out her chest. "I, Fujiwara Chika, acknowledge you as a friend! You caught us so many times just now and didn't take the opportunity to feel us up. That's truly gentlemanly behavior. As one of my few male friends! I allow you to call me Chika-san!"
"Then I'm truly grateful for your acknowledgement, Fujiwara... oh, Chika-san."
Fujiwara Chika: "Hmph, hmph. Eru-san! Is the inflatable boat ready?"
Chitanda Eru, who had only been on the water slide twice, stood up from the edge of the pool, then dragged three inflatable boats into the water.
Shinomiya Kaguya had just recovered her senses when she saw an inflatable boat approaching her.
"What is... this for?"
Fujiwara Chika scratched her head. "Actually, I don't know what to do with it either. But the shop owner said a lot of people rent this, so I rented them."
Yukinoshita shook her head, then climbed out of the water and sat down in a small inflatable boat. "This is just a way for the shop to attract people. This swimming pool isn't even that big. Is there really any need to rent an inflatable boat?"
Uchiha Ryo, however, suddenly thought of a game when he saw the inflatable boats, and so he suggested very seriously.
"How about a water cavalry battle? There are exactly six of us, so we can split into groups of two. One person will be the rider on the boat, and the other will be the horse pulling the boat. The rider loses if their headband is stolen or if they fall into the water."
Hayasaka Ai: "I just finished playing volleyball. My stamina won't support me in this kind of game. Let's change it."
Shinomiya Kaguya: "Same here...."
Yukinoshita Yukino: "We have one boy among us, so it will be unfair no matter how we split."
Fujiwara Chika clapped her hands. "Then let's just swim for a little longer and then get out."
Chitanda Eru nodded. "I support that~"
Uchiha Ryo: "...."
What a pity! Why not play? Water cavalry battles are so much fun! Especially all the pulling and tugging on the horse. What if someone accidentally pulls off something they shouldn't...
Sensing a certain someone's dejected mood, Yukinoshita Yukino was a little confused.
"What's wrong with you? It's just a game."
A game! You don't understand! These girls just can't understand a man's romance. Just think of the fair, jade-like bodies wrestling in the water, and the twin peaks whose disguises are accidentally torn off.
Hayasaka Ai and the others also noticed Uchiha Ryo's abnormality.
Shinomiya Kaguya thought for a moment. "How about we play one round? I still have some stamina left. I can be a rider."
Yukinoshita Yukino nodded. "Then I'll be a rider too."
Fujiwara Chika looked at Chitanda. "Eru-san and I have plenty of stamina. If we're also riders, it would be a bit unfair to Kaguya-san, right?"
Hayasaka Ai raised her hand. "Then let's do this. Kaguya-san, Yukinoshita-san, and I will be the riders."
Uchiha Ryo looked up, his gaze sweeping over the cliffs and ravines of Shinomiya Kaguya and Yukinoshita Yukino.
"You three.... It's fine. You don't have to accommodate me. We'll play again when we have time."
The understanding Uchiha Ryo, after seeing the three riders, rejected the girls' kind intentions.
Fujiwara Chika: "Alright then. But we can make plans to go to the beach and play next time!"
.....
Time quickly passed to the afternoon. Although their rental time for the private pool wasn't over, the group, having had their fill of fun, chose to get out early. The swimming pool was fun, but they had all agreed to go to the beach together next time.
After all, compared to the vast ocean, this swimming pool was still too small.
Afterward, just as Fujiwara Chika was thinking about what to play next, Shinomiya Kaguya proposed her own idea.
"Everyone, why don't we go and hang out at my place?"
Fujiwara Chika: "Kaguya's house... That's a good idea. By the way! How about we all stay over at Shinomiya-san's house and have a pajama party?!"