V2Ch2: The Result of an Introverted Guy Trying to Go to the Pool with a Girl…

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Translator: Xre

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The day of――

We arrived at the region's largest leisure pool.

It's a huge facility with a glass-domed heated pool, open year-round. Naturally, it's packed with families and couples on weekends, regardless of the season.

The last time I came here was back in elementary school, when my mom brought me.

I never came with friends.

Because I didn't have any.

And I never came with a girlfriend either.

Because I wasn't popular.

And now here I am—about to go to the pool, just the two of us, with someone like President Suzuka, who's insanely beautiful.

I'm thrilled.

But—to be honest, it doesn't feel real.

I guess this is how an average person feels after winning the lottery jackpot.

My heart is jittery and restless.

I couldn't sleep last night, and I ended up reading the pool's official website three times on my phone.

Haa…

Going to the pool with a girl, just the two of us.

I'm not smooth like the “high-tier” guys at school, but I should at least try to act “normal.”

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The next day.

My hopes were completely shattered.

It wasn't just the two of us.

The pool entrance, our meeting spot, was a battlefield.

I was supposed to spend the day alone with President Suzuka. No one else knew. That was the plan.

But then—everyone showed up.

“Fufu, it's been so long since I've been to the pool. I was so busy this summer I barely had any time off.”

The first to appear was Amane Minato .

She wore a pink one-piece dress and fake glasses for light disguise. As an up-and-coming voice actress, she couldn't hide her cuteness. The glasses only made her look more prim and proper, drawing stares from countless guys.

“Amane-chan? Why are you here?”

“Why? Ufufu. Why do you think?”

“…Because you wanted to swim?”

“Wrong~! The part you forgot was: ‘with Kazu-kun♪'”

She suddenly hugged me from the front. Her forwardness made every guy around us glare daggers at me.

Then came the second—Ii-chan, a.k.a. Isami Shirasagi.

“Kazu-nii, not fair! You went without telling me! I could've made time!”

Wearing baggy shorts, a loose T-shirt, and a windbreaker—her unisex outfit made it hard to tell at a glance if she was a guy or girl. Either way, her striking looks drew stares from men and women alike.

“It's not like I was hiding it…”

“Too bad! As punishment, you have to spend the most time with me today! Got it?”

She clung to my left arm, pressing her ch*st—bound by a sarashi—against me. Not because she's lewd, but rather a bashful way of saying “I'm a girl too, don't forget.”

Still, it was hard to move…

Then came the third—Ayaka Ayukawa, the “gal by day, maid by night.”

She pulled me closer by the right arm and looked up at me with teary eyes. Clearly fake crying.

“Uuu… Kazu~ Did you plan to go swimming behind my back? Did you!? Boo hoo hoo~”

“Even if you boo-hoo at me…”

Her oversized hoodie almost covered her butt, and her dancer's toned legs stretched out beneath. Her long, flaxen hair was perfectly silky as usual. Way too dazzling for someone like me to look at directly. I could hear “Tch, tch, tch” from the jealous normie guys all around.

Sheesh, give me a break…

As I scratched my head, my left arm was seized by none other than President Suzuka Kochou.

She wore a sleeveless top with a plunging neckline and tight skinny jeans that showed off her deep cleavage and curvy hips. With sunglasses on, she looked every bit the mature woman. No one dared click their tongues—every man around just stared, mesmerized.

“Kazu-kun, what's the meaning of this?”

“I was about to ask you the same.”

Her sharp eyes narrowed dangerously.

Yeah, she's mad.

“Don't tell me… Mashiro-san is here too?”

“Now that you mention it, where is Mashiro-senpai?”

With all the other girls gathered here, her absence seemed unnatural.

Just then, my phone buzzed.

Speak of the devil—it was a message from Mashiro Watagi-senpai.

[Mashiro-senpai’s Messages]

“You've got a date today, right?”

“I saw the President's post on social media and instantly knew!”

“No fair! I wanna go toooo!”

“But I've got something I absolutely can't miss. Sob sob.”

“So, I contacted the three ‘Watchers' for you!”

“Tell Kochou-senpai: No sneaky one-on-ones, okay? Absolutely not!”

“Mashiro♥”

An image was attached. It showed her blowing a kiss in a karaoke room, surrounded by tons of sweets and art club members—likely a party. I'd caused them trouble in the past, but it looked like things were going well. That was a relief.

“President, did you post something on social media?”

“Yes. Something like, ‘I'm going swimming with someone special.' …Wait. Don't tell me that's all it took?”

“Mashiro-senpai's got sharp instincts.”

“…That was careless of me.”

Even as she looked up to the sky in frustration, the President didn't let go of my left arm.

Neither did the other three.

Amane-chan in front of me.

Ii-chan behind me.

Ayaka clinging to my right.

The President holding my left.

Is this what they call “completely surrounded”?

Or maybe “surrounded by four girls”?

No, more like the world's softest, best-smelling human sandwich.

The stares around us were getting dangerously intense.

All four girls were S-rank beauties. And I was hogging them all.

Being a weekend, the entrance was crowded with shady guys clearly looking to flirt. Their glares were brimming with murderous intent.

We had to move before something bad happened.

“Amane-chan. President. Ii-chan. Ayaka.”

“Yes!”

“What is it?”

“Huh?”

“Even if you say let go, I won't!”

To Ayaka's stubbornness, I replied:

“No. The opposite.”

“Huh?”

“All four of you—hold on tight. And don't let go.”

I kicked off the ground.

First, a light jump.

I landed on a nearby block wall.

Then, another jump.

This time, I landed on the top of a streetlight.

The sleazy guys below stared up, mouths agape. From this height, I could even see their tonsils and cavities.

Then—one more leap.

A soft, floating jump to keep the four girls from biting their tongues in shock.

I soared over the pool entrance roof.

Kicked off a pine tree twice mid-air to soften the landing.

Shuta, I landed gracefully inside the leisure pool grounds.

Mission complete.

“…………”

“…………”

“…………”

“…………”

The four girls were frozen in disbelief.

I finally managed to escape them.

Amane-chan blinked repeatedly. With her fake glasses, the familiar expression looked refreshingly new. Cute.

“K-Kazu-kun, what was that just now!?”

“I jumped.”

“JUMPED!? That high!? Over the entrance!? While carrying four people!?”

“Yeah.”

“W-Wasn't it heavy!?”

“More than heavy… being clung to by all four of you made my heart race more.”

That, for a girlfriend-less introvert, was the real crisis.

Now then…

As I turned to walk toward the exit, the President called out in a panic.

“W-Where are you going? That's the way out!”

“I know.”

Ayaka's voice was small.

“Sorry, Kazu. Are you mad? Did we go too far?”

“What? …No, not at all.”

I scratched my head and pulled out my wallet.

“Gotta go pay the entrance fee.”