Real Cult: Welcome to Paradise of Freedom

Horikita lay on the bed, her breath unsteady, her cheeks flushed and her eyes hazy with spring as she endured Kiyotaka's bullying of the two soft mounds on her body. Her body trembled from time to time, riding the lingering waves of pleasure.

"Kiyotaka~ you're getting too good at this, I really can't take it anymore. How are things with Kikyo?"

Kiyotaka kept his hands busy, toying with her as he replied.

"Kikyo's thoughts are too heavy. Even now, she's still scheming about how to get you expelled. It's possible I've become her target too."

Kiyotaka glanced at the dazed Horikita and added.

"One of these days, I'll introduce someone to you."

Horikita, still basking in the afterglow, opened her eyes.

"Who? Sakura?"

Kiyotaka gave her a strange look but said nothing, tacitly confirming it.

Horikita shot Kiyotaka a glare, sighed, and said.

"These past few days, Sakura's been looking at you in a strange way. It's that kind of look where she only has eyes for you. Anyone who isn't blind can see it. I also hate that you're stirring up trouble with others, but as long as you keep treating me well, that's fine. After all, with your... I'd die alone."

Hearing this, Kiyotaka pulled Horikita into his arms, caressing her without pause.

After Sudo's time was up, thankfully nothing major happened again. The class's interpersonal relationships gradually solidified. On the boys' side, Hirata Yosuke, whose abilities far exceeded the class average, took the lead. The girls' side was more complicated.

Half of them formed a social circle led by Kushida Kikyo, while the other half was led by Kei Karuizawa, who had become Hirata Yosuke's girlfriend. Kei Karuizawa even showed signs of overtaking Kushida's popularity.

But thankfully, everything passed peacefully. Though it wasn't anything to boast about, Class D's scores gradually improved.

With the final exams over, summer vacation arrived.

Early in the morning, due to the sweltering heat, Horikita went straight into the bathroom for a shower. Wrapped in a towel as she came out, she noticed her terminal had an incoming call.

Horikita picked up the terminal and, upon seeing it was Kiyotaka, hung up without hesitation. But it rang again immediately.

Letting out a helpless sigh, Horikita finally answered.

"Don't you know I don't want to take your calls?"

"Still angry?" Kiyotaka's calm voice came through.

Hearing Kiyotaka's voice, Horikita couldn't help but feel wronged.

"Who told you to bully me like that that day! You actually wanted to go into my... back! I'm even talking to you now as a favor. Go find your Airi instead!"

Rarely, Kiyotaka gave an awkward chuckle over the phone. After all, even if he said it was purely an accident, Suzune probably wouldn't believe him, right?

"Suzune, want to go to the pool?"

Horikita was stunned for a moment. Hearing Kiyotaka's tone, she knew he was trying to appease her, and the anger inside her instantly dissipated.

"Fine."

The day before the pool plan, it poured rain.

Three figures in raincoats and one holding an umbrella appeared in the downpour.

"This damn weather, it's so hot."

"Yeah, too hot. We need something to soothe our restless hearts."

"Did you bring the stuff?"

"Brought it!"

"Good. Let tomorrow be the first step of our grand plan! This plan is called the 'Women's Locker Room Peeping Plan'!"

The three in raincoats chatted enthusiastically, while the one holding the umbrella silently sighed.

On the agreed day, Kiyotaka arrived at the pool entrance on time. Seeing Kushida and Airi chatting nearby, he walked over.

"Ayanokoji-kun, good morning." Airi's eyes lit up with excitement when she saw Kiyotaka.

"Good morning." Kiyotaka replied.

Kushida, watching the two, wore a strange smile on her face.

"Kiyotaka, good morning~"

Kushida greeted Kiyotaka with a full smile.

Kiyotaka merely glanced at her flatly and nodded.

But unexpectedly, Kushida directly wrapped her arms around him, leaning intimately against Kiyotaka.

She wanted to see Airi's expression, but Airi remained calmly unmoved, which Kushida found utterly boring.

"What about Sudo, Ike, and Yamauchi? Why aren't they here yet?"

At that moment, a slightly cool voice sounded behind them. It was Horikita, who had arrived. She glanced at Kushida clinging to Kiyotaka, shot Kiyotaka a fierce glare, then nodded at Airi as a greeting.

"Ah... they should be here soon."

The innocent Kiyotaka said flatly.

"Sorry, sorry, we overslept and kept you waiting."

No sooner had he spoken than Sudo and the other two came walking briskly from behind them.

"If you overslept, why are you coming from the direction of the pool? The dorms aren't over there either."

The three of them froze at the words, then Sudo laughed it off.

"Let's hurry up, everyone's here. I can't wait to get in and play!"

The group reached the entrance and happened to run into Honami Ichinose and the others from Class B, who were also there to have fun.

"Hi there! Are you all here to play too?"

Ichinose spotted Class D and greeted them warmly.

"Yeah, today's the last day the pool's open, so we thought we'd take the chance to come."

Kikyo replied, and then everyone went inside together.

Inside the women's changing room, the girls were putting on their swimsuits.

Horikita eyed the flesh in front of Ichinose and couldn't help asking.

"Ichinose, when did yours get this big?"

Ichinose gave her chest a little heft.

"This? Let me think... it started developing about two or three years ago, and it's just gotten bigger since then."

Horikita glanced down at herself.

"Yeah, I think I get why it bothers you now."

"Come to think of it, I think this is the first time I've played with you, Sakura. Do you really like swimming?"

Kikyo, already changed, looked at Airi Sakura, who was shrinking off to the side.

Airi Sakura still wasn't used to talking with others. She flinched slightly when Kikyo called out to her, then replied.

"Ah... no, it's just that Ayanokoji-kun asked me to come..."

"I see. So Ayanokoji-kun asked you to come."

Honami Ichinose nodded.

"Is... is something wrong?"

"It feels like there are more people around Ayanokoji-kun lately."

Kikyo's words carried a pointed meaning as she looked at Horikita.

"Horikita-san, aren't you feeling a little threatened by that?"

Horikita gave a light snort.

"What do I care who Ayanokoji gets along with?"

With that, she walked out of the changing room.

"Oh~ is that so."

Kikyo smiled, waited for Ichinose to finish changing, and then the group left together.

Chapter 19: Don't Be Mad, Okay?

"Kiyotaka, the girls still not out yet?"

Sudo walked up beside Kiyotaka and asked.

"Doesn't look like it. The women's changing room is farther away."

Kiyotaka replied flatly.

Sudo looked left and right, didn't spot Horikita or the others, then slung an arm around Kiyotaka's neck and whispered furtively.

"Kiyotaka, as one of us, make sure you cover for us later. Don't let us down."

Yamauchi and Ike, standing nearby, were grinning slyly.

"...Okay."

Kiyotaka glanced at the fired-up trio and sighed inwardly. These guys really knew how to stir up trouble.

"What are you all whispering about over here?"

Kikyo and the others, now changed, looked at the huddled group and asked.

The trio of Sudo, Yamauchi, and Ike jolted at the sound of Kikyo's voice.

Yamauchi forced an awkward laugh.

"Ahaha, nothing. We were just discussing what to play first."

Kikyo nodded and didn't think much of it, but Horikita shot a suspicious glance at the calm-faced Kiyotaka.

"Let's play beach volleyball! It'd be a waste to come here and not play."

"Agreed!"

Because Ichinose had applied to join, it worked out perfectly to four-on-four: Horikita, Kiyotaka, Yamauchi, and Ichinose formed one team, while the other four made up the opposing side.

The match began, and both sides were fairly evenly matched, trading blows back and forth. But this volleyball game drew the eyes of many onlookers, because aside from Sakura, who wore a one-piece swimsuit, the other girls were all beauties in bikinis—each with a slender figure, flat stomachs, and fair, white thighs. The main reason, though, was that their movements when receiving the ball were far too distracting. Except for Horikita, whose soft flesh was merely passable, the others all had their twin peaks swaying as they caught the ball, making people almost unable to resist rushing over to support them, afraid they might fall at any moment.

Sakura in particular, despite wearing a conservative swimsuit, had a figure that was far too alluring. Combined with her underdeveloped athletic coordination, which led to slightly clumsy movements, her two soft mounds shook especially violently. The eyes of the surrounding spectators followed the swaying up and down.

Just then, Sudo spiked the ball straight into Yamauchi's face. On the spot, Yamauchi's nose started bleeding.

"Ah! Yamauchi-kun, are you okay?" Kikyo quickly asked.

"I'm fine, I'm fine. I'll go take care of it. You guys keep playing."

Yamauchi shot a glance at the other boys, then hurried off.

"Well, that makes it three-on-three. I... I'm tired. I want to rest a bit."

Sakura raised her hand, her face flushed, and said.

"Alright then, let's continue."

After playing a while longer, Yamauchi still hadn't returned. Ike watched for a bit and said, "Why's Yamauchi taking so long? Could something have happened?"

At that, Sudo set down the ball and said, "I'll go check on him. Let's take a break for now. Free time, how about it?"

"Sure, go ahead quickly." Kikyo said with a worried expression.

As Sudo left, the remaining group gathered under the beach umbrella to rest.

"Ah... it's so hot."

Kiyotaka, unusually, complained about the weather.

Ichinose overheard, casually picked up a bottle of soda from the cooler, and handed it to Kiyotaka.