CH 72

Supporting High School Student Goes to the Pool

When I left the changing room, Manager-san was waiting for me outside.

Almost at the same time, Suzuka also came out of her changing room.

Although the changing rooms here were set up within a tent, they were made so that we can’t be seen from the outside so we can rest assured as we change our clothes.

“Oh, you finished already?”

“Yes……it feels somewhat hotter today isn’t it.”

“I think so too. it’s so hot today that I want to hurry up and get to the pool.”

It is getting hotter and hotter and my body is gradually getting damped with sweat. I think it’s almost noon now.

I heard that the hottest time of the day would be about 2 hours after the sun reaches its peak so I’m sure that it will get even hotter than this. Normally, I would feel depressed thinking about how to combat the heat but today we are going to the pool.

Moreover, we are not attending swimming class so we can enjoy our time freely without having to listen to the teacher’s instructions. Plus, we can even buy food and ice cream at the stalls inside.

Since we are going into the water anyway, I don’t mind if it gets even hotter today.

By the way, the reason why it will be the hottest time of the day after the sun reaches its peak is that it takes 2 hours for the air to heat up or so I remember vaguely from the TV.

“Okay, here’s the tickets. Just show them to the receptionist and they will let you in, no worry. Also, try your best to avoid sunburn so that it won’t affect your next shoot okay. They don’t allow you to use sunscreen there so be extra careful alright.”

“Understood……but if it’s sunburn then our skin would only be a shade redder so I think that we will be fine though.”

“I think it would be fine if I get a little tan too?”

“No good. It would look unnatural in the photos since the next shoot will be for the autumn issue. It would look fine in your last shoot though.”

Come to think of it, with this shoot as the first, we had already started doing autumn-themed shoots. If that’s the case then I guess I will have to be mindful not to get excessive sunburn for our future shoots.

Since our bodies are very important in our line of work, I will have to be careful to not get carried away and play too much in the sun.

“Anyway, it’s getting hot so let’s get to the pool.”

“Yeah! See you later, Manager-san! Thank you for your work today!”

“Yes, good work today……..enjoy yourselves.”

“Yes. it’s been a while so I am looking forward to this.”

We do not have swimming classes at my school. It seems that the school does have a swimming club but there was not even an option to select swimming as your extracurricular class.

Well, I like playing in the pool but I do not enjoy swimming in particular so this works better for me.

The pool is just next door so we arrived there in no time. Perhaps due to it being a weekday, the pool doesn’t seem that crowded even though it is summer vacation.

We show the tickets Manager-san gave us to the reception and get inside and what greeted us immediately was the smell of chlorine.

“Nn, alright, I guess we will rendezvous after we changed and take a shower huh?”

“I think they have showerheads installed just outside the changing room you know, we can meet up there! Ah, but Seiya-kun should finish changing earlier than me, right?”

“Hmm, well, anyway, let’s meet up around the entrance.”

“Alright!”

Saying so we each go into separated changing rooms. Immediately after I got inside, I found a dehydrator and a large number of lockers lined up behind it.

“Hmm, come to think of it now, I didn’t check what was in the bag huh……well, it’s Manager-san so he probably didn’t pick something strange for me.”

I took out the swimsuit from the paper bag Manager-san gave me the other day. Perhaps he already thought that I would be wearing it at the pool, the swimsuit is not the flashy type but a tamed one with darker color instead. Moreover, it isn’t the tight trunk like the ones that your school handed out for you but one that is clearly more comfortable to wear.

School Swimsuits for Boy and Girl

I have been thinking about this for a while but Manager-san’s taste really is extraordinary. He can always pick the outfit that best fits the shooting location, the season, and even the model.

Even though there were times that I thought that some of the outfits he picked wouldn’t suit me, I was often surprised to find they look unexpectedly good when I tried them on.

Also, for some reason, there’s a goggle included in the paper bag he gave me. I forgot to bring mine today so I really have to thank him though……..After that, I flipped over the bag to see if there’s anything left inside and a note, as well as a piece of cloth, fell out of it.

“….nn? What’s this?”

[If the first one doesn’t fit then you can wear this one okay!]

When I took a look, I saw patterned boomerang pants. It’s the one that you usually saw water polo players wearing…..

“!? Like hell I’m going to wear this!”

I immediately threw it on the floor. I felt bad for the professional swimmers and water poloists out there but I am too embarrassed to be seen walking around in that.

I pick it up and politely put it away. I was told that I can keep the swimsuit but maybe I should return this.

After changing, I hung the locker key on my wrist and left the changing room. It doesn’t seem that Suzuka is done yet.

“Ugh, it’s cold……you really can’t get used to it that quickly huh……

I decided to take the shower first while waiting for Suzuka. When I was in elementary school, I think I used to call a shower like this the shower from hell.

“Th, thanks for the wait, Seiya!”

(TLN: For those who aren’t familiar, the showers you take at the poolside are ones with cold water, and for some reason, it felt like it can pierce your skin)

Also, the swimsuit research I did for this chapter is very worthwhile…….a shame I can’t put them on here hehehehe