In theory, a group of idols playing on the beach in swimsuits should have drawn quite a crowd.
But in reality, hardly anyone paid them any attention. After all... they still were not very famous.
Still, that was fine. Once they became famous, there would be far more things to consider if they wanted to come play at the beach again. By then, they might have to rent a private beach and guard against paparazzi. Days when they could play as happily and freely as they were now would probably be gone forever.
But that was a matter for the future. At least for now, the girls did not have to worry about any of that.
Gagami Hibiki and Kikuchi Makoto were busy racing each other in the water, while Iori and Yayoi had been dragged off by the twins for a water fight. Haruka and Miki were playing water polo with the others. Under the summer sun, everyone was having a wonderful time.
After spending an entire day having fun to their hearts' content, the girls checked into the five-star hotel by the beach—well, the little local inn next to it.
Their budget was limited, after all. Having somewhere to stay was good enough.
The girls did not mind. Laughing and chatting, they put down their things and went to bathe. Though it was only a cheap little inn, it still had hot springs. They were not mixed baths, of course... well, obviously they could not possibly have been mixed baths, right?
Fang Zheng tidied up as well, then entered the hot spring and leisurely soaked in it.
But before long, he heard the door slide open. Sora, wrapped in a bath towel, poked her head inside with a mischievous grin.
"Yo, big brother, I'm here."
"The women's bath