Chapter 369: 146. The Change of the Junior Female Student
The August sun shone on his shoulders, sparkling brilliantly.
Fujiwara Reya lazily lay in a float, drifting with the wind.
To his right, Luo Xinfu carried Snow Woman, paddling with her legs on the sea surface. She seemed to really like the water, playing around nonstop like a child ever since they set out to sea.
On the left, the younger and older schoolmates also lay in their floats, chatting idly as they gazed at the clouds above.
"Look at those clouds in the sky!"
"These are the unique colors of the seaside, so bright and vivid."
"The sea here is more turbulent than the sea in Kamakura."
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"The color of the water is different too."
"Senior, this is the Pacific Ocean!"
"I know." Hoshimi Rinko replied firmly.
Fujiwara Reya turned his head to look her way.
The sun shone quietly above the clouds, casting a white light. The senior’s fair skin was almost translucent, with water droplets gathering into a shallow pool on her delicate collarbone.
Noticing Fujiwara Reya’s gaze, Hoshimi Rinko averted her eyes.
Her cool, emotionless demeanor starkly contrasted with her long, beautiful legs—so captivating that one might want to embrace her and feed her ice cream.
Further away, Mrs. Kasahara and Kawashima Miki were playing water polo, with Mrs. Hoshimi as the referee.
"Watch this!" Mrs. Kasahara shouted, leaping halfway out of the water to hit the ball hard.
The lingering sunlight coated her body in a film of light, truly a big, white ball. Across from her, Kawashima Miki was not to be outdone; she jumped out of the water and spiked the ball back using a volleyball move. Fair skin, a white swimsuit, dripping water...
While Fujiwara Reya was mesmerized, Kasahara Asuka swam over and smacked his head with her small hand: "You’re not allowed to be interested in women over thirty, Wooden Senior—"
"I was just worried they might drown." Fujiwara Reya withdrew his gaze.
"I don’t believe you." Kasahara Asuka scooped up a handful of water and splashed it on his face.
Fujiwara Reya tilted his head slightly to avoid the seawater, and then... Hoshimi Rinko was splashed all over.
"Alright, no more fighting!" Before they could start arguing again, Fujiwara Reya quickly pushed them away with floaties in hand, "I hereby, as acting chairman, demand you both stay silent."
"Meh~" Kasahara Asuka stuck out her tongue defiantly.
On the shimmering sea surface, the three of them floated quietly, the ocean like a field full of white wildflowers—with countless small waves. Each wave glittered and trembled, and the floaties rode the waves, feeling very pleasant.
Everything seemed covered in a veil of happiness.
Kasahara Asuka turned her face, her long eyelashes casting shadows on her cheeks.
She looked towards the deck, where her sister was reading under an umbrella. The sunset draped her in a glowing cloth like an orange gauze dress, breathtakingly beautiful.
"My sister always treats me like a child..."
Kasahara Asuka’s face was tense, yet a complex warmth surged within her heart.
Being able to vacation with her sister again, sharing the views of mountains and seas each day, seemed to add more romantic colors compared to the days in Tokyo. Unfortunately, her sister was still not one to joke or talk sweetly to coax her little sister...
"Watching your sister?" Fujiwara Reya slid over to ask.
"Not watching." Kasahara Asuka pushed him away.
Fujiwara Reya drifted away with the floatie.
On the yacht, Kasahara Fumi brought tea and a book, rowing a small rubber dinghy towards the sunlit beach.
"Ah, the vast world..." Kasahara Asuka felt like her heart had widened.
The sea breeze blew as she stretched her small hand out, waving it in the air.
This was no exaggeration; the brilliant twilight almost seemed to write light onto people’s skin, so vivid. The girl’s pretty face was like a mirror, reflecting her innocence and radiance...
"Fukaeri~" Mrs. Kasahara called, waving her hand, "Bring the stuff ashore, we’re having a barbecue tonight."
Kasahara Fumi, who had only rowed a few meters, had to return to the yacht, slowly loading the barbecue rack, small fridge, and other items onto the dinghy. She changed into a white dress, occasionally pressing her skirt down to prevent it from being blown up by the wind. Her posture was quite upright, almost unrealistically so. During this time, Fujiwara Reya in his floatie kept watching her.
Time seemed to stand still, the scene vividly imprinted on the wall of memory.
Kasahara Asuka paddled the water with her hands, the floatie approaching Fujiwara Reya.
"Gurgle gurgle~"
Bubbles surfaced on the water.
Fujiwara Reya, who was intently watching his sister, was suddenly grabbed by a pair of hands.
Sinking into the sea, he opened his eyes, gazing up at the water surface. Under the sunlight, the wavy water above glimmered like jelly, constantly changing shapes above his head. Around them was an unimaginably vast space, schools of fish swarmed through the coral reefs, their colorful scales like stars near at hand.
Someone pushed him from behind.
Turning around, Fujiwara Reya saw the junior with orange hair flowing in the water.
In the water, her pupils fluttered up and down like bubbles in a spirit level, never settling. When directly meeting her gaze, her eyes appeared empty, diverting her gaze from Fujiwara Reya’s direct stare.
Perhaps, the junior felt a tinge of disappointment.
At this time, a nimble figure swam by.
It was Hoshimi Rinko.
Probably seeing the younger schoolmate diving with the junior, she worried and followed down to watch.