Seia fell into the water!! - 18

Seia was lying down.

 

Normally, she would be lying on her bed, but this time it was different.

 

Since the air conditioner in Seia's room didn't directly reach her bed, she was lying on the floor, even if it looked a bit strange.

 

"...!"

'It's so, so hot...!'

 

Seia's room was much larger than a typical room, so a single air conditioner wasn't enough to cool it down sufficiently.

 

On top of that, Seia's animal ears made it difficult for her body heat to dissipate, creating the worst possible synergy.

 

'What kind of May is this? Wasn't May supposed to be a refreshing spring season...?'

 

Even though it was only May, Seia had no choice but to succumb to the relentless sun beating down on her room.

 

But did succumbing change anything? She could only squirm in the still-terrible heat.

 

"...! ...!!"

'I-I'm going to melt away... I might just become a pile of clothes left in the room...'

 

While she was lost in these trivial thoughts that others might laugh at, someone came to visit Seia's room.

 

Knock, knock!

 

"Seia-chan! Are you in there?"

 

"?!"

'Mi-Mika?!'

 

Wha-what is she planning to do this time...?

 

That thought crossed her mind, but Mika was still one of Seia's few friends.

 

'It's not like Mika-chan's pranks are unpleasant... Hmm... In fact, do I enjoy them?'

 

After pondering for a moment, Seia made a cute "Chop!" sound and sat up, opening the door.

 

Click- Clack!

 

Sway, sway-

 

"Ahaha☆ Seia-chan's room is cool! What temperature did you set the air conditioner to? Wait, let me guess."

 

"..."

 

"Hmm... 18 degrees! Right?"

 

Nod, nod-

 

"Wow! I guessed it☆ I knew Seia-chan would have it set like that! Oh, right! That's not what I came to talk about."

 

Mika, who had been excitedly breaking the ice, realized what she had come to say when she saw Seia's bewildered expression.

 

"Seia-chan! Let's go to the beach!"

 

"...???"

'Wh-what? Go where? The beach?'

 

"I already got Nagi-chan's permission... Swimming is the best in this weather!"

 

"..."

 

Going to the beach in May might seem strange at first glance.

 

'But the weather is 30 degrees right now...!'

 

Honestly, the weather wasn't exactly sane for May...

 

And Seia personally wanted to see Mika's swimsuit, so she accepted Mika's suggestion.

 

Nod, nod-

 

"Wow! Great, great! Let's go, Seia-chan!"

 

Seia and Mika probably wouldn't know for the rest of their lives

 

'Hehe... Mika-chan's swimsuit... I'm looking forward to it.'

'Ahaha☆ I wonder how cute Seia-chan's swimsuit will be?'

 

That they were both thinking the same thing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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"Wow☆ It's the beach! Nagi-chan, you're excited too, right?"

 

"Yes. Honestly, it feels strange to come to the beach in May."

 

"But thanks to this, we get to see this sight, right? Hehe."

 

What Mika was pointing at was probably me.

 

After all, it was just the three of us at the beach.

 

I don't know how they managed it, but there was no one else at the beach.

 

'D-don't tell me they just rented out the entire beach using the Tea Party's power?!'

 

Thinking that couldn't be true, I first picked up one of the tubes that were laid out.

 

A small yellow tube. It looked quite cute, but it was the perfect size for me.

 

'Hum~ Hum~ Hum~'

 

"Ahaha☆ Look over there, Nagi-chan! Isn't she cute?"

 

"Yes. I definitely want to take a picture of Seia-san's swimsuit and tube."

 

"It's so frilly and cute~!"

 

The swimsuit I was wearing was a frilly yellow one.

 

It might have been a little revealing... but my usual clothes are like that too, so wouldn't it be fine?

 

"Seia-chan~ Let's get in the water now!"

 

"...!"

'Finally, the water...!'

 

Nod, nod-

 

Getting into the water... I couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

 

That's why I grabbed the tube and was holding Mika's hand so tightly...

 

It's definitely not because I'm scared...! It's just because I can't swim...!

 

'If water gets in my ears... Yikes...! I'm already scared just thinking about it...!'

 

I think I can understand why cats hate water to some extent.

 

 

"Seia-san... Are you perhaps scared?"

 

"...!!!"

 

Shake, shake!-

 

Nagisa's words pricked my pride. I immediately shook my head and ran into the water.

 

Splash!-

 

 

With a huge splash, I walked into the water...

 

"...!!? ...!!"

 

The tube flipped over...!

 

"...Mika-san. It seems Seia-san has fallen into the water."

 

"Huh...? The water is barely 2 meters deep here...?"

 

"That's true, but... look over there."

 

Where Nagisa pointed, I was struggling in the water.

 

"Oh no?! I'll save you, Seia-chan!!"

 

Splash!-

 

Mika pushed through the water and quickly lifted me up, and I became like a soaked mouse.

 

 

 

'Ugh... Ughhh... I feel like water has filled my entire body...'

 

I decided that, based on this experience, I wouldn't let my pride get the better of me again.