"Nothing much, just that our plans for the next few days need to change." Hayakawa Kashi said as she turned to Shirakawa Sawahei, who was walking over. "How’s your studying going?"
"Almost done... Are you planning to take the exam?"
"We’ll see..." Little Arrogant glanced at the bright and sunny weather and said softly, "There might be a typhoon coming soon."
Shirakawa Sawahei understood immediately. Typhoons often pass through Okinawa; in other places, it might not be common to experience one even once a year. But in Okinawa, if they happened less often, the residents would find it a bit puzzling instead.
Having fewer typhoon days is one of the rare perks of typhoon weather, which inland residents find quite troublesome.
"So if we stay here learning for another day, the flight to Switzerland might get canceled, right?" Shirakawa Sawahei guessed Miss Kaori’s intention and asked, "What do you plan on doing?"
"Do you have any objections, Shirakawa?"
"Of course not. A bet is a bet, and since I’m here, it’s all up to Miss Hayakawa to arrange."
Hayakawa Kashi thought for a moment and said softly, "Then let’s just forget it, anyway, if we go to Switzerland, we might not be able to have much fun before having to come back."
"There aren’t many ski resorts open in summer... so, if that’s the case, I’ll just wait until winter to learn."
"Since we can’t go abroad, doing something like skydiving under their watchful eyes isn’t possible either..."
"When you say ’they’, Hayakawa, do you mean Mr. Asano and your mother?"
Shirakawa Sawahei sighed and said, "I didn’t expect you to have rebellious thoughts of sneaking around behind your parents’ backs as well..."
Little Arrogant Study Girl smirked, "Why does something so normal sound childish when you say it..."
"Maybe it’s because your actions are a bit childish, Hayakawa."
Hayakawa Kashi gave a cold laugh and then continued, "Then let’s just focus on diving."
"Sure, I’ve been wanting to check out the deeper sea areas anyway."
The next day, the heavy rain brought by the typhoon hit the city they were in. The flag Shirakawa Sawahei had set ultimately didn’t come to fruition and was broken right above his head.
But thinking about it, it makes sense; weather forecasts aren’t very reliable... Many meteorologists often get backstabbed by wrong predictions, so getting the timing of a typhoon wrong isn’t that strange, is it?
Now the two of them were pretty much stuck in Okinawa. Forget Switzerland, they couldn’t even head back. Shirakawa Sawahei had no choice but to stay at the hotel for two days, barely leaving his room except for meals.
If he were a pervert, he probably would have gone to Miss Kaori’s hotel room and stayed there, but since he is an upright protagonist, he certainly couldn’t be the one knocking on Hayakawa Kashi’s door.
Hmm, if anyone’s knocking, it should be her! As Kakaji said, I’m more of a passive guy.
During this time, Shirakawa Sawahei realized that besides replying to messages from a slacker girl, Tsukimi Sakurazawa, the whiny one, also found out about their trip and seemed rather upset about it.
"We were supposed to go to the beach together... and yet you’re off on a duo trip with Hayakawa... boohoo... Shirakawa, you’re such a jerk..."
Shirakawa Sawahei: "..."
Duo trip my foot, in some sense this is more like getting kidnapped by Hayakawa Kashi, alright? And what’s up with that heartbroken tone? Can you just talk normally?
He sent back a question mark and a picture.
It was an underwater photo he took while diving earlier. Although it didn’t look as good as a professional shoot, it was decent enough to share with the whiny girl.
Tsukimi Sakurazawa quickly replied: "Shirakawa, what’s that supposed to mean! Are you trying to say that since you’ve been to the seaside with Hayakawa, our beach gathering’s off? For Hayakawa Kashi, you’re going to give up on me and Xiao Mo, plus Koorikin, and Nazuki, these four beauties?!"
"So shallow! Shirakawa, you’re so shallow! Hayakawa Kashi is just a bit prettier, but the combined power of our chests can’t be ignored!"
"Man! Do you desire power? Right now, there are four powers in front of you, choose wisely."
Shirakawa Sawahei: "???"
Where did you learn this comprehension skill, are you an old UC editor too? And what’s this about comparing bust power? Isn’t judging looks more superficial than judging figures?!
Count Asano Nazuki in too? Are we doing an 81-point Kobe comparison? The Black Hearted Little Girl might jump up and knock your jaw off if she finds out.
"Shirakawa, when are you coming back..."
"Not sure, maybe in a couple of days."
"Oh... remember to come back soon, we still have to go to the summer comic together then."
"...When did you become an old otaku?"
"Huh? Shirakawa, why are you asking like Koorikin? It’s the maid cafe from last time. Because of trying on maid outfits..."
"So you awakened your cosplayer attribute?" Shirakawa Sawahei typed with a strange look: "Didn’t I say you’re not that suitable as a cosplayer..."
"Yeah, so I’m just going to have a look~"
"Did Ise Yu agree with you?"
"Of course, why refuse having fun together?"
Shirakawa Sawahei hesitated a bit, then opened Ise Yu Yuzhijin’s chat, typing: "Are you planning to let Tsukimi go to the manga convention together?"
The slacker girl quickly replied with a crying emoji, saying excitedly: "I was just going to talk to you about this... because of this, I haven’t been able to eat well or sleep well for days..., I’ve lost so much weight, no motivation to draw manga books..."
"Not even discussing your lack of motivation for drawing manga... if you really lost weight, shouldn’t you be happy about it?" Shirakawa Sawahei bluntly replied. "If you’re so concerned, why only say it after I asked?"
"Ah come on~ just a little bit happy..." Ise Yu Yuzhijin replied: "In short, Shirakawa, I need your help this time!"
"Now, I’m counting on you! After the summer comic starts, take them around to have fun! I have a stall in the event, that way Tachibana and Sakurazawa don’t have to queue up outside in the heat!"
"Under any circumstances, don’t let them near my stall!"
Shirakawa Sawahei nodded; this wasn’t a bad solution. The only flaw was... taking Miss Tachibana Tomoku and Tsukimi around the convention meant not being able to supervise the slacker girl.
If she secretly sold those ghost JK books, where would that leave my protagonist’s reputation?
Shirakawa Sawahei had his solutions for this issue naturally, just as he was about to type, he heard a knock on the door.
He paused, looking strangely at the door, wondering if maybe his guess was right?
Hayakawa Kashi, she came on her own?