“Take this!”
“Now you’ve done it! You!”
“Fufu, take this!”
“Whoa!? Take that!”
…Can I say something?
What are we even doing?
“Let’s calm down, Shirayuki.”
“…It’s quite exciting, isn’t it?”
Yeah, that’s right. We were really into it.
Shirayuki and I visited a leisure facility together, enjoying a crowded pool with many customers. But we were acting like something straight out of a manga or anime.
Both Shirayuki and I were in high spirits, or rather, it felt like we were performing, but it was clear that we were both having fun.
“Touma-kun!”
“Yeah? Oops!”
Shirayuki jumped on me while I was lost in thought.
She embraced me from the front, wrapped her arms around the back of my neck, pressed her ample chest against my body, and then, for some reason, dragged me into the water.
Something touched my lips as a result of this sudden act. I closed my eyes, so I couldn’t tell what it was, but I knew exactly what this sensation was.
(A kiss in the pool… a kiss in a public place… It’s wrong for me as a person to find this sinful act pleasurable.)
After a few seconds of underwater kissing, we looked up from the water and we looked at each other.
Shirayuki’s act of tracing her lips with the tip of her finger, with a satisfied expression, was so seductive that I wanted to take her somewhere right now and devour that enchanting body of hers. But I held myself back at the last moment.
“…You know, I think…”
“What is it?”
As I placed my hand on her head, I continued speaking.
“I, um, I love Shirayuki. And of course, I love Hisui too.”
“I know.”
“Well, it’s love, but there are moments when the attraction is so intense that I yearn for both of you instantly.”
“I see.”
“…It would be quite problematic if we couldn’t maintain our privacy, right? So, whenever we spend time together in public, it helps me exercise self-restraint.”
“…Let’s throw that away.”
No, I can’t. If I throw it away, I’ll turn into a monkey.
While tightly embracing Shirayuki, who refused to let go, I started walking through the spacious pool, as if it were an exploration.
Even in this state, we could surprisingly move in the water, and I walked alongside Shirayuki, receiving jealous looks from men and curious gazes from women.
“Touma-kun, shall we take a short break?”
“Yeah, sounds good. Although I haven’t really been moving much… Shall we sit on those chairs over there?”
I wasn’t tired at all, but I nodded at Shirayuki’s suggestion, and we left the pool and sat on the chairs. Naturally, she sat right next to me, holding my arm as if she wanted to be attached to me, and she gazed at me.
Just by silently looking into each other’s eyes without doing anything else, I wondered why my heart was racing so much, but it was because Shirayuki was right in front of me.
“How much of a foolish couple are we?”
“We’re dangerously foolish… Well, it seems quite unusual to those around us, I suppose.”
“…I’ve been feeling it since earlier. I don’t like these stares.”
Shirayuki, with an atmosphere that seemed like she might even give a thumbs-down if she wasn’t holding onto my arm, said that.
“I am holding Touma-kun’s arm like this… It’s because I love you. There’s no other reason. In fact, I’ve been radiating an aura of ‘I love Touma-kun’ as you can tell from the atmosphere. I don’t like being looked at with a curious expression, and above all, I can’t stand seeing people laugh at you.”
Still, it’s better than being bothered and harassed by idiots who say things like, “He’s not worthy of you,” or “Why are you even with someone like him?” without considering our feelings.
“Well, this is undoubtedly the culprit, huh?”
“…It’s squishy.”
Shirayuki touched my belly.
The jiggling excess flesh can be considered the cause, and when I think about it, I want to say goodbye to the days when I make Shirayuki think about such things by losing weight quickly.
“Even if you’re fat or thin, I don’t mind… Sigh, if that’s the case, I don’t want to leave the house with you, Touma-kun. Then, no one would disturb us, no one would watch us, and we could spend eternity in paradise.”
It’s certainly paradise to have Shirayuki and Hisui by my side.
Not a captive mansion, but a captive paradise, that’s what it is.
There are many couples of various genders besides us, and there are plenty of couples flaunting their affection.
However, I often witness scenes where the male half of those couples is attracted to Shirayuki and gets scolded by the women next to them.
“I’ve been thinking about something recently.”
“Something on your mind?”
“Yes. In this world, I’ve come to realize that you are you.”
“Yeah.”
Shirayuki released the arm she was holding and placed both her hands on my cheeks.
“This may sound extreme, but even if your heart were there, and Arashi’s personality remained the same, I believe I would have dedicated everything to you.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes. Because it’s you who is there― Even if the appearance is different, I would never mistake your heart. Fufu, if that were the case, I would gladly be attacked.”
I chuckled wryly, but personally, I find it a bit unsettling.
Because, isn’t it true? Even if my heart remained the same, it wouldn’t be interesting if I didn’t possess this will as Touma.
It might be nice to recall something with Shirayuki due to some connection with her, but I think it’s precisely because of that initial confusion that I’m led to the current situation, living like this.
“I… might dislike that a little. It’s better to be aware of myself like this, after all.”
“…Yes, you’re right. It might indeed be so.”
“But when I think about it, I was really confused at first, you know?”
“Ah, I’d like to hear more about that.”
From there, I talked about the time when I realized I was in this body.
The confusion I experienced when I became Arashi, the resignation that I couldn’t be in a relationship like this with Shirayuki because I wasn’t the protagonist, but also the hope that grew as we gradually became closer.
“I thought that going full throttle from the beginning would actually make you cautious. So, I thought it would be better to slowly intertwine our lives… Of course, I had no intention of letting go, no matter what inconvenience arose.”
“I couldn’t escape… I didn’t even consider running away.”
I think it takes a strong willpower to escape from something that seems impossible.
As we nostalgically shared stories from a few months ago, we naturally found ourselves enveloped in an indescribable warmth. One moment we were gazing into each other’s eyes, and the next we drew closer and exchanged a kiss.
Lost in the intensity of the kiss, both Shirayuki and I suddenly recalled where we were.
“…Sorry, I got a little carried away.”
“No, it’s actually me who forgot we were in a pool midway.”
Blushing, we quickly separated, but she soon embraced my arm again.
Looking around, we noticed many people staring at us, their expressions filled with surprise… They probably didn’t expect us to be a couple with that kind of relationship.
In the end, unable to endure the atmosphere any longer, we decided to leave.
After leaving the leisure facility, we made some random purchases and returned home. Hisui asked us how we enjoyed ourselves and Shirayuki enthusiastically recounted our time at the pool, almost as if provoking her.
“Let’s go together next time, okay?”
“Mom, please consider your age.”
“I may not lie about my age, but I’m proud that my beauty is not to be underestimated. Shirayuki would agree, right?”
“…Why is Mom so beautiful?”
It was a rare moment when Shirayuki was outdone by Hisui.
In this way, I spent a blissful summer vacation with Shirayuki and Hisui… However, it wouldn’t be long before a fierce confrontation, unbeknownst to me, would reach its conclusion.
The grudges that Shirayuki had been accumulating would soon turn into words and attack that person.
*This line may change, as I get more context.*
