Although he had done his best to imitate Kevin's poker face, he was still... really easy to read.
Fortunately, Griseo tugged on Kosma's sleeve and said, "Kosma, let's go pick our room."
"...Okay."
Griseo, you saved Kosma.
Kevin stepped forward and opened the windows to air out the villa. Then he suddenly said,
"Come to think of it, I remember Eden mentioning that there might not be enough rooms. We didn't expect this many people to come here for vacation, after all, so we'd better make do and share."
"Then I'll share a room with Kevin." Su made his choice with ease.
"I don't mind."
Halfway up the stairs, Kosma seemed to think of something. He turned around and, unusually, spoke at some length.
"Then I'll share a room with Kalpas."
"Anything works."
At that moment, Xu Qi seemed to realize something, but just as he was about to speak...
"Then Hua, we'll share a room."
"Sure. As it happens, I'd like to discuss the finer points of swordsmanship with Yae."
"Hmph! What do you think, Professor Mobius? You aren't scared, are you?"
"Hehe, Vil-V, when you say that, you'd better remember who won and who lost last time."
"Then I'll take Griseo and sleep with Eden."
In what seemed like an instant, everyone had their rooms assigned. Meanwhile, Elysia, who was lying on the sofa, had remained silent the whole time. Mei also seemed to have thought of something; her pretty face flushed as she secretly glanced at Xu Qi.
Xu Qi...
At that moment, everyone present seemed to have thought of something.
Without exception... their gazes converged on Xu Qi.
Who are you going to share a room with?
Xu Qi... Xu Qi swallowed.
He first glanced at Mei, only to see the girl turn bright red and look away, too embarrassed to meet his eyes.
Then he looked at Elysia, who was lying on the sofa. The Pink Elf Lady directly chose to play dead.
"Uh... I..."
"Whoa?! There's a PlayStation VR here! Amazing..."
Neko's voice suddenly drifted down from upstairs, and Xu Qi looked as if he had found the means to save the world!
He abruptly raised his head, his gaze blazing as he stared fixedly upstairs!
"What!? Neko, you've already picked a room? There's a PS VR? Oh no! What a shame! Don't move! Looks like I'll have to make do and sleep with you tonight!"
Pardofelis! Xu Qi's savior!
"Huh?... Huh!!??"
Xu Qi didn't even give Neko a chance to react! He dashed up to the second floor in three steps and vanished from everyone's sight...
Mei... stared blankly at Elysia, who was equally stunned.
The two looked at each other, then couldn't help laughing at the same time.
"Then... I guess we'll make do?"
"Hehe?~~ How could staying with such a cute girl as Mei be called making do??~~ I'd be delighted~~"
68. Yae Is Very Well-Endowed
As the saying went—beaches came with waves, and sunshine went with swimsuits.
In the blazing summer, how could anyone do without such refreshingly cool clothes?
The men's swimsuits were naturally the most convenient. They looked as if a pair of oversized shorts solved every problem. And that was exactly the case.
Only Kevin had stylishly added an outer shirt, inspiring Kosma to imitate him. The two looked as if they were wearing matching father-and-son shirts: white dress shirts paired with black swimming trunks.
Unfortunately, when Su walked out wearing a white short-sleeved shirt, pink sunglasses, and a golden flower wreath around his neck, his impossibly fashionable outfit promptly rendered the two of them speechless.
What?
You mean Kalpas?
All right... he looked pretty much the same as usual: a white shirt over a black undershirt. The only difference was the cool mask on his face—somehow, it made me a little curious... What did he look like beneath it?
Finally, when Xu Qi emerged wearing nothing but a pair of trunks, his muscular upper body bare, he began to wonder... whether he had actually come to the beach at all.
"You guys... you're still dressed this warmly at the beach?"
The five men looked at one another on the beach. In the end, Kevin managed to squeeze out one word.
"Cool."
"You f—"
Kosma walked over and tentatively squeezed Xu Qi's arm...
"!"
"What is it, Kosma?" Xu Qi raised an eyebrow and asked in confusion. "What's wrong with my arm?"
What terrifying explosive strength! At the instant he squeezed it, the flesh had felt soft, but the moment Xu Qi instinctively tensed after being touched...
The spot under his fingers had become as hard as iron! Kosma had no doubt that if Xu Qi unleashed his full strength, he could smash through a house wall with one punch.
Of course, Kosma had to rely on squeezing to obtain this information. Su only needed one glance to roughly understand just how strong Xu Qi's body was.
(Actually, it was because he had already squeezed it once last time.)
Someone who could withstand an acceleration of 20G without suffering serious injury was probably no longer within the bounds of humanity.
"We should set up the tents and everything first."
"Mm."
In theory, changing into swimsuits shouldn't take long, but... when a group of familiar girls changed in the dressing room, that was another matter.
In any case, by the time Xu Qi and the others had set up the parasols and everything else—and Chef Qian had even put out the barbecue stall—not a single girl had emerged from the villa.
"Xu Qi, did you bring the surfboards?"
A voice suddenly came from behind him. Xu Qi turned around and found Kevin, Su, and Kosma each carrying a surfboard on his back.
"You guys are..."
"We don't know how long we'll have to wait, so we figured we'd go surfing."
Surfing...
Xu Qi glanced at the calm surface of the sea. Could the biggest waves even reach his knees?
"I don't think even Kosma could surf waves this small."
"What do you mean, 'even me'?" Even Kosma finally couldn't resist complaining.
"Haha, you misunderstood, Xu Qi. See that little pier over there? Kalpas found a speedboat."
Oh... speedboat surfing.
"I'll pass. I didn't bring a surfboard. You guys go have fun."
After seeing off the slightly disappointed trio, Xu Qi watched from a distance as they boarded the little speedboat piloted by Kalpas.
Hmm...
To be honest, Xu Qi was no longer looking forward to the swimsuits. Now, he was more interested in whether those three idiots would run into trouble speedboat surfing.
It wasn't that he doubted their skills. Xu Qi simply felt that...
Anyone willing to let Kalpas drive the boat had to be pretty fearless themselves.
"What are you looking at, Brother Qi?"
"Idiots."
"Huh?"
"Oh, nothing." Only then did he realize someone had been talking to him. He turned around—and saw Fu Hua.
Xu Qi's eyes lit up. He hadn't expected Fu Hua to have such good taste in swimsuits. She wore a translucent blue-and-white pleated dress, with all kinds of cute, nautical-style accessories adorning her body.
But whenever you tried to look more closely, that damn black two-piece swimsuit had already hidden all the important parts, and furthermore...
That completely flat figure...
"Brother Qi, I don't know why, but I suddenly feel like hitting you."
"An illusion, maybe. Why are you the only one here? Where's everyone else?"
At that, Fu Hua couldn't help holding her forehead and shaking her head, looking utterly traumatized and unwilling to recall what had happened.
"Sorry, I think I know what you're trying to say."
"I really do feel like beating you up..."
"Brother Xu Qi!"
A soft voice came from afar, and Xu Qi immediately knew who was running over. He spread his arms with a broad smile toward Griseo as she came trotting over.
"Woohoo!~~ Takeoff~~"
He scooped Griseo up, then lifted her high above his head and spun around once, making the child giggle.
"Brother Xu Qi, do I look pretty?"
After landing, Griseo fiddled with her pale-blue one-piece swim dress, her eyes full of anticipation.
Xu Qi bent down, reached out, and pinched Little Griseo's cheek. He smiled and said, "Of course! Griseo is the cutest."
"Xu Qi, you shouldn't spoil her quite so much."
Aponia slowly walked over. Her pure-white silk dress, with its slight wrinkles, made her look exceptionally holy at that moment. But what drew the most attention...
Was the blue butterfly decorating her proud bosom.
It was really eye-catching... I mean the butterfly.
"It's fine. Children are meant to be spoiled."
Straightening up, Xu Qi glanced at the sunhat on Aponia's head and couldn't help reaching out to touch it.
"Hmm?"
"This hat is rather interesting... Did you buy it, Aponia?"
"Eden bought it. Come to think of it, I only found out after entering the dressing room that Eden had prepared a swimsuit for everyone. The designs are all very exquisite."
Xu Qi understood at once, then looked toward Fu Hua—I thought your taste had suddenly improved, but this makes much more sense.
Fu Hua's fists tightened.
"Ah... I get it now. You really want me to beat you up, don't you!"
"What are you talking about? You seem to be having such an interesting conversation."
The coolness in her voice needed no deliberate effort to reveal its feminine charm; it seemed entirely innate—it was Yae.
Xu Qi gave her a brief glance... Oh no, his blood was already beginning to run out of control.
Griseo, who was still huddled beside Xu Qi, had clearly seen Yae's swimsuit as well. The little girl exclaimed,
"Whoa..."
Fu Hua looked at Yae, then lowered her head to look at herself, and finally glanced at Aponia...
She silently found a spot beneath a coconut tree and squatted down.
"Hmm?" Yae looked at everyone present in confusion and asked, "Is there something wrong with me?"
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