Summer has arrived!!
We were just arbitrarily cutting it off the calendar, but in reality, it was already hot in late June.
But as July comes around, I find myself feeling a bit restless.
Summer is packed with events.
I want to make the most out of this once-in-a-lifetime summer in our second-year!
「Sorry to interrupt your excitement, but there’s a test next week.
Are you even ready for that?」
「Don’t pour cold water on me.
Also, I’m studying」
I want to aim for a high score again」
「I see.
I’ll just do average, I suppose.
Just average」
She says, yet she gets the same rank as me, it’s just unfair.
She’s scoring good as always.
Mikiri changed the topic after realizing something.
「Speaking of which, I’m buying a swimsuit later.
Want to go with me?」
「Hey.
Is this the same person talking about the exams just now?」
「You study at home at nights, see?
Studying is important, but so is taking breaks, you know?」
「Hmmm.
You have a point」
Ultimately, it’s about being able to switch.
Studying aimlessly won’t work.
When I study, I focus.
When I play, I only think about playing.
This is the key to boosting your results.
I tilt my head in contemplation.
「Still, swimsuits? I thought you mentioned not needing one last year」
「Yuna and Mayu invited me to the pool.
You can’t refuse a friend’s invitation, can you?」
「I see」
Yuna is Katou Yuuna, and Mayu is Kokura Mayuri, right?
Those are the girls Mikiri hangs out for lunch sometimes.
Seems like they got close before I knew it.
I haven’t made any close friends besides Mikiri.
How about I join them?
People change.
「Just you and me? You could go with the two instead」
「Well, I’d love to go and play with Mamoru」
「Eh?」
I was stunned.
You cal going to a place where you put on swimsuits just playing? Seriously?
Mikiri wore a seductive smile.
「I was thinking that maybe I want to check out which swimwear Mamoru would like」
「Mikiri-san’s an amazing woman.
I’m now excited」
「Seriously, drop the new horizon act」
Mikiri laughed out loud.
No seriously, Mikiri might be the best woman you can find anywhere.
My female friend is just a perfect score.
And so, we headed to the commercial district at the next station.
It’s unbelievably crowded for a weekday.
「This store has a great selection of swimsuits」
「Hmmm.
Can I get inside too?」
「There’s also men’s swimwear around here.
Of course you can」
So, we went to the store and browsed the swimsuits.
There are all sorts of swimsuits here.
From cute outfits with frills and also risque bikinis
It’s a step down from things like micro bikini-type erotica.
Mikiri turned around, bring the swimsuit to her body and asked me;
「Mamoru, what kind of swimsuits do you like?」
「That’s a tough question.
Honestly, whatever suits you best」
「That’s hard.
Oh, I like this.
It’s also reasonably priced」
Mikiri picked a black bikini.
Err, that’s daring.
Mikiri, you’re such a free-spirited woman! It’s true that summer makes women more free-spirited…! Keisuke Kuwata’s “Naminori Johnny” was playing in the store.
This is exactly what it looks.
「Look, this bra is huge.
Are there women this big?」
「My breasts started growing around late autumn, which is a problem.
My underwear size changes too」
「Mikiri-san, you tend to have a wild imagination.
Perv」
But, during our first-year, my gaze don’t really get drawn into Mikiri’s chest at all.
Before I knew it, she had grown quite a bit.
Well, it doesn’t stand out so much anymore, even when worn over clothes.
It’s really wild once she takes off her clothes.
Women hide a lot of dreams underneath their clothes.
I picked out some swimsuits that I thought would look good on Mikiri, saying, “How about these?” She chose a few she liked from among them, and we headed to the changing room.
「I’ll go try out a few clothes.
Please wait」
「In rom-coms, this would be a fashion show」
「Not happening.
I’m seriously with such a pervert」
「Mikiri sticks out her tongue and giggled.
Hmmm, it’s a little disappointing, but let’s use it as a treat when I actually go and have fun.
After a while, Mikiri returned and finished paying up.
She holds a paper bag with store’s logo in it.
「Yeah.
I think I got a good one.
Thanks for coming with me」
「It was a simple request.
I’m glad to be of help」
We wandered around the mall aimlessly
We stumbled into a shop selling freshly squeezed fruit juice, at the same time, we shouted “Water Station” and exchanged amused glances.
You were looking at that too?
We bought juice and enjoyed the stroll.
It feels like a date, doesn’t it? But if I were to tell Mikiri that, she’d probably just laugh it off, so I won’t.
Mikiri suddenly stopped.
The stylish shop in front of me sell small accessories.
「While at it, I should buy something for Tochika.
She likes stuffs like these」
「Are you not buying for yourself?_ Your room don’t have much」
「Hahaha.
It doesn’t suit me」
I’m not a girl who’s delighted collecting small trinkets」
Mikiri laughed, but then she stopped walking in the plushie corner.
「This one’s cute」
Mikiri picked up a seal pup plush from the shelf and hugged it.
She has a rather cheeky look on her face.
But, I think it’s cute too.
「You want that?」
「No, I…I’m not that fond of toys like these」
Mikiri gently put the sea lion back, seemingly reluctant.
Then, she started hurrying along.
「Okay,
I’m gonna buy Tochika-chan a souvenirー」
「Hmm」
I pondered.
…………。
……。
「Thanks for coming along with me today」
「No problem.
I also had fun」
We’re chatting at the station as we part ways.
The sun was setting beautifully, casting a golden light on us.
Mikiri checked the train schedule on her phone.
I handed her a paper back.
「Here」
「Huh,
What?」
Mikiri looks confused as she accepts.
She opened up the bag and her face suddenly looks like she made a realization.
Inside was a seal plushie.
「It’s the one from earlier.
What’s up?」
I grinned.
「Your present.
Your birthday is next week, right?」
「Huh?」
Mikiri looks dumbfounded.
She looks like she wasn’t conscious of it.
「It’s a shame that it overlaps with the exam period.
We can’t celebrate on the day so I was thinking that we should celebrate it before」
「You remembered my birthday, Mamoru?」
「Of course, why wouldn’t I remember my friend’s birthday」
I laughed, Mikiri puts the plush on her bag and turned away.
「O-Okay, I’ll keep it since you bought it for me.
Thanks」
「Sure」
The train just arrived.
Mikiri waved goodbye and disappeared through the turnstiles.
Did I make a mistake?
That night, I was having a video call with Tochika-chan.
“Are you studying?” “It’s hard,” we were having trivial conversation and then she looks like she remembered something.
「Speaking of which, Senpai.
You gave Onee-chan a stuffed toy, right?」
「Yeah.
How did you know?」
I asked Tochika-chan, and she laughed.
「Onee-chan’s in such a good mood after coming home.
She’s carrying the plush anywhere she goes.
When I entered her room earlier this dinner, she was rolling on the bed with the toy
「Heh」
My mouth was wide open.
「As usual, she’s the best at instant loss 2 panel manga」
I laughed.
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