Chapter 223: Swimsuits

"Then... then I’ll come out first..."

Yuuki Asuna slowly pushed open the door and stepped out with obvious caution, descending the stairs in front of the villa one step at a time. Her fair neck and cheeks were already flushed red with embarrassment.

She was wearing that pure white two piece swimsuit. Perhaps because she was shy, she had also put on a light jacket. Beneath it, the faintly visible white gauze skirt added an air of elegance and purity while still carrying an irresistible allure.

Her fair feet, tucked into beach sandals, moved hesitantly across the steps, her crystal clear toes curling ever so slightly and revealing just how nervous she was. A white lace ring was tied around her slender left thigh, while a pure white bow was fastened around her fair right ankle.

"Do... do I look good...?"

Hearing Yuuki Asuna’s slightly nervous question, Asagiri smiled and nodded.

"Extremely beautiful. Even more beautiful than I imagined. At this point, you can only be described as a work of art."

Hearing that, Yuuki Asuna tucked a strand of flaxen hair behind her ear, blushing as she replied shyly,

"A work of art... That’s not that exaggerated..."

After Yuuki Asuna came down, Kato Megumi’s signature calm, emotionless voice drifted out from inside the villa.

"Then I’ll be next."

A moment later, Kato Megumi stepped out through the main door. Compared to Yuuki Asuna, her outfit was much simpler.

Her long black hair was tied into a high ponytail, and she wore a two piece swimsuit with black and white stripes. Logically speaking, that kind of design should have looked plain and even a little old fashioned, but on Kato Megumi, it instead gave off a clean, refreshing cuteness. Paired with her fair skin, it produced a strangely captivating effect.

Still, the most charming part of swimsuit-clad Kato Megumi was not the design of the swimsuit itself, but her expression and gaze.

She still looked calm and composed, but there was a faint light of expectation in her eyes, as though she were quietly waiting for her lover’s opinion. That silent tenderness was the true core of Kato Megumi’s charm.

"Very beautiful. Clean and simple, but still playful and cute. You really do look like a saint."

"A saint... That’s not that exaggerated either..."

A faint smile lifted Kato Megumi’s lips. She was clearly very satisfied with Asagiri’s praise. Then she walked down the villa steps and stood beside Yuuki Asuna.

"Okay~ The great God of Wisdom will make her appearance last. Next up is..."

As Iwanaga Kotoko dragged out her words dramatically, the villa door flew open, and a twin tailed girl in a swimsuit was directly pushed outside.

The moment Asagiri saw Crazy Mita with both hands covering her face, her originally fair skin now flushed completely pink, her cheeks and neck so red it looked as if steam might start rising from her body at any moment, he could not help exclaiming,

"Oh? And who might this contestant be? Braised prawn?"

The moment Asagiri called her braised prawn, Yuuki Asuna burst into laughter. She lightly patted his shoulder and scolded him,

"Braised prawn... Do you really have to tease her like that...?"

Crazy Mita was fundamentally different from the other Metas. She had never been a formally reviewed versioned Meta, and because of that, she was especially prone to embarrassment. Now that she was standing here in a swimsuit while being stared at by Asagiri, Yuuki Asuna, and Kato Megumi, she looked so shy that she might genuinely overheat and explode.

No one really knew how Iwanaga Kotoko had managed to convince her to wear a swimsuit in the first place. Perhaps this really was the power of the God of Wisdom.

"Seriously, this is boring, boring, boring..."

Crazy Mita grumbled while blushing furiously, glancing down at the light pink split swimsuit on her body.

"I seriously don’t get the point of this. Running around in an outfit like this is completely meaningless..."

"You look very cute in that outfit."

"Huh?"

Hearing Asagiri’s smiling compliment, Crazy Mita froze for a moment. She slowly parted the fingers covering her face and peeked at him through the gap. Then she lowered her hands, placed them behind her back, and muttered shyly,

"Hmph... It’s fine to play around with you once in a while..."

"Okay, next it’s my turn to make my appearance!"

Iwanaga Kotoko pushed open the villa door and walked out at a slow, deliberate pace.

Unlike her usual style, the swimsuit she wore was not especially flashy. It was simply a very ordinary light blue split swimsuit, with matching light blue lace around her neck and legs as decoration. The outfit itself was not very eye catching, but Iwanaga Kotoko’s greatest advantage had never been the clothes.

"So fair... It’s like she’s glowing..."

Looking at Iwanaga Kotoko’s skin, pale as porcelain beneath the sunlight, and her light golden curls that seemed to shine with their own radiance, Kato Megumi could not help showing a trace of envy in her eyes.

She and Yuuki Asuna were already considered very fair and beautiful girls, but next to Iwanaga Kotoko, they still fell just a little short. She really did look like some elegant anime princess, so fair she almost seemed luminous.

However...

"You really are flat."

Hearing Yuuki Asuna’s blunt words, Iwanaga Kotoko immediately exploded.

"What do you mean flat? What do you mean flat!? This is called well proportioned! Besides, the three of you aren’t that much bigger than me anyway..."

Halfway through her sentence, Iwanaga Kotoko glanced at Kato Megumi’s chest and suddenly froze.

Holy cow. That’s huge.

Then her gaze shifted to Yuuki Asuna.

This one actually looks even bigger...

Finally, her eyes landed on Crazy Mita.

Was that even real? This definitely counted as giant, right?!

At last, Iwanaga Kotoko looked down at her own chest.

She felt like crying, but no tears came. It was a barren wasteland, lifeless and utterly hopeless.

But...

Iwanaga Kotoko lifted her head and looked at Asagiri with an eager smile.

"Hey, I’ve noticed I’ve gotten a little bigger recently. Have you noticed?"

Asagiri nodded frankly.

"It does seem like it’s gotten slightly bigger."

"Hehe, I knew it! I knew my method would work!"

Iwanaga Kotoko smiled in satisfaction, then walked over to stand beside Yuuki Asuna and the others, saying righteously,

"Alright, your fan service segment is over. Step back a few paces. Next, it’s time for you to give us some fan service."

Asagiri could not help retorting,

"In a normal romance anime, after the heroine gives the male lead some fan service, the actual plot starts. Why is it different with me?"

"Stop talking nonsense and hurry up already."

Iwanaga Kotoko shoved him back a few steps, then returned to stand with Yuuki Asuna and the others. She stared straight at him, the corners of her lips slowly curling up.

"How wonderful..."

Asagiri’s outfit was simple, black beach shorts and a thin black jacket.

However, the jacket was not zipped up. They were at the beach, after all, and he wore nothing underneath.

Iwanaga Kotoko stared intently at the muscle lines visible beneath the open jacket, a faint mist appearing in her eyes, as though she could not wait to start some strange game right then and there.

Yuuki Asuna and Kato Megumi were not nearly as dramatic, but their pretty faces had flushed as well, and they could not help sneaking glances at his physique.

Seeing that, Asagiri asked with a hint of helplessness,

"Do you want to touch?"

"Yes, yes!"

At that moment, Iwanaga Kotoko displayed a speed so absurd that even Yuuki Asuna was startled. She instantly appeared in front of Asagiri, stretched out her small fair hand, placed it on his abs, and let out a blissful sigh.

"Mmm... So good..."

Yuuki Asuna’s face turned red. She lightly scolded her,

"Can you not make weird noises while touching him?"

"Here, you touch too."

"Who wants to touch..."

Looking at Yuuki Asuna as she walked over anyway and placed her fair hand against his abdomen, Asagiri smiled and asked,

"How is it that your words and actions are always completely contradictory?"

"Hmph. It’s not that I really wanted to touch..."

Yuuki Asuna’s pretty face was red as she muttered stubbornly in an almost inaudible voice,

"It’s just that since Kotoko touched, I have to touch too. Megumi, you touch him too."

"Me too? Okay."

Although Kato Megumi maintained her calm expression, a faint smile had already appeared in her eyes. She walked over and reached out with Yuuki Asuna to touch his body, then looked up at him and asked softly,

"Are you happy?"

Asagiri shook his head and replied honestly,

"No. I feel like a cat in a cat cafe being forced into labor. Of course, if you touched somewhere else, I might be very happy."

"No dirty jokes."

Yuuki Asuna raised her fair index finger and lightly tapped Asagiri’s forehead. Then she smiled.

"Alright, let’s go play beach volleyball."

Iwanaga Kotoko immediately objected.

"Volleyball? That’s way too disadvantageous for me, I’m too short. I want to be on the same team as the tallest one, Asagiri!"

Kato Megumi stated flatly,

"You only admit you’re short when it benefits you. That’s really cunning, Kotoko."

"Bleh."

Iwanaga Kotoko stuck out her tongue and made a face.

"If you want to blame someone, blame yourselves for being too tall. None of you are small and delicate at all!"

Watching Yuuki Asuna and the others chatting with Asagiri, Crazy Mita let out a faint sigh. Her face looked bored and impatient as she muttered to herself,

"How boring..."

Then, a faint smile appeared on her lips.

"But for some reason... I feel pretty happy."

...

Two days later, Monday morning, at the front gate of Private Shuchiin Academy.

Asagiri, who had just arrived with Yuuki Asuna and Iwanaga Kotoko, immediately noticed the crowd of students gathered in front of the gate. All of them wore angry expressions, glaring hard at several flyers plastered across the entrance.

"Utsunomiya is here!"

The moment someone shouted that, the tightly packed students immediately parted, automatically opening a path for Asagiri.

He walked forward slowly and saw the words clearly written on the flyers pasted against the wall.

[The Strongest High School in Name Only, Weaklings Indulging in Self Satisfaction. Private Shuchiin Academy]

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