Chapter 139

Then, led by Nijika, the five of them ran towards the sea, their laughter ( from Nijika, Kita, and Ishikawa Hayato) and splashing in the water filling the air.

Then, with two splashes, only two girls rushed into the sea and swam happily.

On the shore, Ishikawa Hayato looked at Bocchi, who was awkwardly standing in the water beside him, not daring to jump in, and Ryo, who was standing still with the water barely reaching his ankles behind him, and fell silent.

He had no intention of going into the water, but he didn't expect the number of people who didn't want to go into the water to be so large.

But he still put on an air of "I'm only keeping you out of the water because I'm supervising you" and spoke.

"Cold?"

There is only one person on the field who needs to be interrogated.

Liang tugged at his clothes and explained.

"If it gets wet with seawater, it will become sticky after drying."

Well, to be honest, it's already a big favor that she's cooperating and not just walking away and going her own way.

Ishikawa Hayato then turned to Bocchi in front of him, and seeing her flustered expression, he smiled and said...

"I know Bocchi can't swim."

Bocchi smiled happily, the gloom and pitifulness on his face lessening considerably, but he quickly fell back into a somber mood.

Looking at her expression, Ishikawa Hayato guessed what she was probably thinking.

I'm so sorry, I thought buying a swimsuit meant I could go to the beach. I can't even swim, yet I got carried away and followed everyone else, doing something so disappointing. I should have just jumped in...

"Bocchi."

Ishikawa Hayato suddenly called out to Bocchi, whose mind was half-absent.

"Yes."

Bocchi snapped back to reality.

"Your swimsuit looks great! Bocchi looks adorable in it. I'll teach you how to swim sometime."

"Ahhh... okay!"

Bocchi blushed instantly, waving his hands in a panic, completely at a loss.

Beside them, Liang silently watched the two of them.

Then, the three who didn't plan to go into the water took mats from the stroller and sat on them together.

The two naturally sat on either side of each other, Liang with her legs outstretched and Bocchi sitting with her legs bent.

Looking at the two people who were still swimming forward without hesitation, the two men began to explain.

Ishikawa Hayato stroked his chin and commented, "Nijika's explosive power is really impressive."

Liang answered succinctly and definitively, "The drummer."

"Kita is swimming faster and faster; he seems to have good stamina."

"It'll probably be Kita Yu who comes back sooner."

Having reached a consensus, the two stopped explaining and quietly watched the two swans struggling to swim forward in the distance, sighing inwardly.

Ah, youth.

These two scoundrels showed absolutely no remorse for standing up the two of them and treating them like a joke.

After a while, Nijika got a little tired from swimming and started to return. She looked back and saw Kita swimming hard on the Nijika -filled sea.

She was startled, worried that something had happened to the others, and looked around nervously.

She soon spotted the three people sitting leisurely on the shore, and an expression of disbelief appeared in her beautiful red eyes.

As Ishikawa Hayato watched as Nijika suddenly splashed a lot of water and swam towards them, his expression changed, and he quickly stood up, ready to run.

But just as he stood up, his hand was grabbed by Liang.

Ishikawa Hayato looked at Ryo calmly and asked with deep affection.

"Liang, aren't we accomplices?"

"Yes, that's why I can't let you get away."

His cold, expressionless face seemed to be wearing a smile.

Returning to shore with a murderous aura, Nijika wrung out her long hair, which was soaked by seawater, and shook it. She first looked at Bocchi, who was trembling with fear.

She asked gently with a smile.

"Bocchi-chan, why aren't you swimming?"

"No... I can't swim..." Bocchi whispered, head down, eyes tightly shut.

Hearing that Bocchi was still as honest as ever and hadn't been led astray Nijika relaxed.

"Okay, then Bocchi-chan, go stand aside for a moment, I have something to take care of."

But Bocchi just shifted his position slightly, then covered his head and stayed put, showing no intention of moving away.

Seeing how loyal Bocchi was, Nijika didn't say anything and looked at the other two.

Beside him, Ishikawa Hayato watched in horror as Nijika turned around. Her eyes were flashing red, and as if possessed by the shopkeeper, devil horns grew from her head.

Liang, however, maintained a smile that said, "I'm definitely not going anywhere, and neither are you," as she pulled him along with all her might.

As the two were arguing, Nijika stepped over and spoke arbitrarily.

"Hayato-kun and Ryo, don't bother making excuses. You're definitely doing this on purpose."

When Kita returned, she saw the three people kneeling obediently on the beach, and Nijika with her arms crossed and puffing out her Nijika.

She laughed and ran over to their luggage, taking out a camera from it.

I secretly took a picture of this scene.

121. Water Splash

Seeing that these people were still behaving like this even though they were out having fun, Nijika stomped her foot angrily.

"Seriously, come on, everyone, let's play together!"

Ishikawa Hayato also felt that this way they wouldn't be able to have fun, so he stood up and walked over to Nijika and Nagato to talk.

"That's true. Since we're at the beach, we definitely need to do something we always do."

At the same time, adhering to the principle of not letting grudges linger overnight, he made a move against Liang, who had just been desperately holding him back from escaping.

Let's have a water fight!

"Eh..."

Liang made a very reluctant sound.

However, her reluctance was noticed by Nijika and Ishikawa Hayato. The two exchanged a glance, nodded, and stepped forward together, each grabbing one of her arms and dragging her into the sea.

The two, dragging their suitcases, walked to a more secluded spot and stood quietly.

A moment later, the waves crashed over them, wetting the faces of all three.

Ishikawa Hayato and Nijika finally let go of each other's hands.

The coolness of the waves washing over her face and hair calmed her for a moment. She wiped the seawater off her face, composed herself, and then put her hands into the water.

"Hey."

She scooped up some seawater with each of her hands and splashed it onto their faces.

The two were silent for a moment, wiped their faces, and quietly stepped aside.

In a quiet setting reminiscent of a Western cowboy duel, Nijika struck first.

"Take this!!" Nijika shouted with a laugh.

Water splashed, and the girl's joyful voice rang out with the continuous splashing.

Ishikawa Hayato didn't hold back either, unleashing a torrent of water. The astonishing power of his attack made Nijika and Ryo stand on the same side without hesitation, fighting together against the enemy.

Liang, who had been very reluctant just moments before, gradually put on a smile and happily joined in the water fight.

In an instant, splashes of water, laughter, and fighting spirit rose from the water.

On the other side, Kita's eyes lit up when he saw the fierce battle in the sea.

But instead of running over herself, she called out to Bocchi, who was sitting on the ground.

"Gotou-san, let's go together!"

Sitting on the ground, Bocchi's eyes were filled with longing. She looked at the lively atmosphere over there and was very tempted, but she still didn't have the courage to join in.

Hearing Kita say that, she smiled and looked up.

"Ah... okay."

While Kita waited, she stood up and Kita him, running in that direction.

Although she has almost no courage to take the initiative due to long-term habits, she no longer thinks, 'Can someone like me really join?' but instead follows closely.

Amidst the violent splashing of water, Kita's voice rang out.

"I'm here too!"

Her voice gave hope to Ishikawa Hayato, who was being repeatedly defeated by Nijika and Ryo due to their lack of skill in controlling the water.

He called out with hope.

"Kita, come quick!"

"Kita- chan, don't go over there! Let's defeat Hayato-kun together!"

Nijika, having gained the upper hand, was relentless and gave Ishikawa Hayato no chance, determined to take this opportunity to get back at him for all the times he had been teased.

"Certainly!"

Kita smiled and joined Nijika's side without hesitation. At the same time, she was careful and also dragged Bocchi, who wanted to go to Ishikawa Hayato's side, over as well.

"Eh?!"

Bocchi was dumbfounded and screamed as he was forcibly led to Nijika and Liang's side.

"Defeat Ishikawa-kun!"

Kita yelled, splashing up a spray of silvery water.

Forced into a corner, Bocchi was completely unwilling to splash water on Ishikawa Hayato, and instead just played around with the water.

"Bocchi ~!"

Ishikawa Hayato looked on with grief as Bocchi was lured into the enemy camp; he was now completely alone.

But before he could finish shouting, wave after wave of water sprayed at him, and the spray quickly filled his mouth.

"Ptooey, ptooey..."

He turned around and spat out the salty seawater.

Seeing that he seemed unwell, the girls gradually stopped what they were doing and looked at him with concern.

Ishikawa Hayato, with his back to them, wiped his face, pressed down on his hair that was wet from the seawater, and after fixing his hairstyle, turned around with a serious expression.

He spoke in a strange, low voice.

"It seems I need to unleash my true power."

After speaking, he assumed a horse stance and hid, exuding an extraordinary aura.

Across from him, the four girls sensed something was wrong, and their hearts skipped a beat.

"Then... Ishikawa-kun?"