Translator: Haruto.

“Just how many pickup artists are in this world?!”

I’ve seen sleazy dudes approach girls at least three times since I arrived in this world. The first time, a dude was trying to chat Hibari up. She kicked him where it hurts the most and sent him packing.

Next, it was Mahiro’s turn. It happened quite recently actually. I still think she could have handled them by herself, but well… I used this menacing face of mine to chase them away.

And now, two dudes are trying to pick up Mahiro and Rina. It seems that both in my previous world and in this one some guys can’t keep it in their pants when they see a pretty girl.

“Ahaha… They’re cute so they get hit on all the time,” says Yuito.

“Being that pretty has its downsides, too, huh.”

“I also get hit on sometimes, and it’s surprisingly hard to turn people down, you know?”

“Huh?”

“Huh?”

Yuito… gets hit on? Aah, right, I guess girls must strike up conversations with him all the time. I got the wrong idea for a second there.

“And they don’t seem to care that I’m a boy.”  

It looks like fellows with particular tastes have been trying to seduce Yuito. Something tells me I shouldn’t pry, so I’m just going to draw my attention back to the sisters. The two guys trying to pick them up have tanned skin and muscular bodies.

“Oh, don’t be like that!”

“We won’t keep you for more than 30 minutes, okay? Come hang out with us.”

“Sorry, but we’re supposed to meet someone here,” Mahiro tells them.

“…Just get out of here, will you?” Rina says.

It’s a bit hard to hear everything they’re saying because of how far they are, but I can clearly see Mahiro trying to turn down the two guys nicely while standing in front of Rina, who’s just visibly annoyed.

“Yuuji-kun, we should go help them!”

“Yeah.”

It’s a shame that I’ll have to waste energy dealing with those dudes instead of having fun at the pool.

Yuito and I walk away from the bench until…

“Hold on, Yuito.”

“Huh?”

I grabbed Yuito’s hand as he was walking in front of me.

Maybe we don’t need to intervene. Someone I know well has appeared behind Mahiro and Rina.

“H-Hey, you! H-How dare you bother our friends?!!” he yells.  

“What?!” the two playboys respond in tandem.

“Eeek! I-I’m not afraid of you!” Tajima yells, shaking in his boots yet standing up to the two pickup artists…

That’s right. He’ll be going to the pool with us as well.

“Get the hell outta here.”

“N-No, um… you see… we’re supposed to visit the pool together, so…”

Unfortunately, he only managed to irritate the two playboys even more. One of them grabs him by the collar. Tajima looks anxiously from side to side, but he’s still not running away. I must admit he’s got guts. That’s the least I’d expect from the guy who accused me of stealing money at the school camp right to my face.

“Let’s go, Yuito. Tajima will get his ass kicked at this rate. Don’t worry, though, we’re invincible together.”

“Yup! We’re invincible together!” Yuito echoes my words with a proud smile on his face.

He might not have understood what I meant.

There’s simply nothing more disturbing than seeing a good-looking guy and a menacing dude paired together!!

While Tajima keeps the two playboys distracted, I walk up to them from behind and tap on their shoulders.            

“Ugh! Now what—Ah.”

When they turn around with scowls on their faces, it takes them less than a second to realize they’ve messed with the wrong people. They’re now completely frozen.

“Hey, guys, I know these girls are cute and all, but… you know you shouldn’t bother other people in public, don’t ya?” I tell them.

“We’re going to the pool so please stop this!” Yuito chimes in.

They look at each other slowly, and…

“Dude… Don’t tell me we were trying to pick up their girlfriends…”

“Seems so… And that guy’s totally dangerous…”

“Well? What are you gonna do now, boys?” I ask them.

“Run the hell away from here!! We’re sorry for the inconvenience!!” they both shout, fleeing as fast as their legs can carry them.

They seem to have misunderstood the situation, but well, who cares?

“Thank you for your help, Yuito, Kasashima-kun… and you, too,” Mahiro says, looking at Yuito and me, and then at Tajima.

“You took a bit too long,” Rina tells me.

“I just wanted to give Tajima a chance to shine.”

“Mahiro-san thanked me!! I’m so happy!!” Tajima yells, overjoyed.

He’s really earned it.

“Okay, it looks like everyone’s here,” Mahiro remarks, gazing at us.

“So Satojima couldn’t come in the end?” I ask.

I heard Tajima’s friend was coming, but…

“His family runs a restaurant and it’s high season for them so he needs to help out,” Tajima explains.

“It’s a shame he couldn’t come, but it’s nice that he’s giving his parents a hand. We should visit their restaurant in the future, Yuito, Tajima,” I propose.

“Yup!” Yuito replies.

“Hey! Stop flirting with him,” Rina says.

“Come on, Rina-san, no one’s flirting with him…”

I assume she’s feeling jealous of Tajima and me spending more time with Yuito, but still…

“At first it was supposed to be just my sister, Yuito and I today, and yet…” Rina mumbles.

“Come on, you were the one who told Yuito that he could invite other people, weren’t you, Rina?” says Mahiro.

“I mean, I knew he’d invite Kasashima, but…” Rina whispers.

“So, I shouldn’t have invited Tajima-kun?” asks Yuito.

“No, it’s… it’s fine,” she replies.

“Thank you, Rina-chan!” Yuito responds.   

Man, it’s impossible to say no to Yuito. The game’s protagonist is unbeatable.

“Alright, let’s go make some nice summer memories, shall we?!” I say.

“I’m going to have lots of fun with Yui-kun,” says Rina.

“We’ll have so much fun at the pool!” Yuito exclaims.

“I’ll see a bunch of chicks in swimsuits… Hehe…” Tajima mumbles.

And so, Yuito, Mahiro, Rina, Tajima, and I set off for the pool.

I pray absolutely nothing bad happens and that we’ll get to have tons of fun! (Way to jinx himself.)

***

It takes two train rides to reach the waterpark located beside the amusement park.

Our last train was full at first, but more and more people kept getting off at each station, leaving a few seats available here and there. We were all hanging on to the straps when the guy sitting in front of me changed seats and left enough space for three people to sit down. I obviously let Yuito, Mahiro, and Rina take those seats.

I’m currently looking at them chat out of the corner of my eye…  

“Hey, Kasashima.”

“Hm? What is it, Tajima?”

What’s with that serious expression on his face?

“Why didn’t you…”

“?”

“…Why didn’t you invite your maid, dude?! Uuuuughhhh!!”

“And why should that make you mad? If you must know, though, I simply thought my maid—Hibari wouldn’t feel comfortable hanging out with us.”

Sure, she met everyone here at the study session that took place in my apartment, but we’re high school students, so there’s no way she’d want to hang out with… Hm? Hold on, maybe she would have been fine with it?

“You idiot! It’s your job to make her feel comfortable, Kasashima!”

“Urk… You’re right…”

“Besides, she must be all alone right now, right? Aren’t you ashamed of leaving your dear maid behind?!”

“Urk… Yeah…”

I did tell her she could spend the summer however she pleased, but… I’m sure she’s just going to stay at home most of the time.  

“There’s no way your maid doesn’t want to visit the pool or the beach and enjoy the summer to the fullest just like we do! And yet, you didn’t invite her, Kasashima?”

“Tajima…”

I had this guy pegged as an idiot who fell in love with any pretty girl, but he might actually be—

“I was dying to see her in a swimsuit!!!”

“Figures.”

Tajima’s a disappointment, all right. Although, if he could just fix some of his shortcomings, I believe he’d be quite popular with the girls, what with how cheerful and kind he can be. Come to think of it, he did have a girlfriend, didn’t he? I haven’t seen her in a while, though. Oh well, I don’t want to think about her right now, so let’s just hide that memory in the back of my mind…

“You’re so lucky to have such a beautiful maid, Kasashima! Just think of all the things you can have her do…”  

“Shut up, dude.”

“I can just picture her letting you rest your head on her lap, delicately cleaning your ears, and giving you the time of your life!”

“We don’t do that. I wouldn’t make those kinds of requests.”

“What?! And you call yourself a man?!”

“Not all men are as lecherous as you!!”

Good grief… I might be living with a beautiful maid, but we don’t get into that sort of situa—

…To think you can also make that kind of expression, Yuuji-sama.

Huh?

Your face is beet red.

Aah?!

Well… she did wash my back in the bath, which made me both happy and made my heart race like crazy…

“Kasashima, your face’s red, dude.”

“It’s just too hot in here.”

“Be careful not to get heatstroke.”

“Yeah, I know.”

I ended up blushing slightly remembering what happened…

But anyway, I want Hibari to enjoy her summer as well. Thankfully, the summer has just begun so maybe we can go to a festival or some other fun place together.

We still have time.

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