Chapter 36 Chapter 36 Swimsuit
The temperature is getting higher and higher, the air conditioner is turned on for longer and longer periods of time, and I am becoming more and more lazy.
All signs indicate that the hot summer is coming.
Along with summer comes the happy summer vacation.
When the latest salary from her part-time job arrived, Momozawa Airi was playing a racing game at home.
E E was lying next to her, enjoying the air conditioning, in the shape of a lazy cat pancake that was gradually getting bigger.
She put down the game console, listened to the "GAME OVER" prompt sound coming from her car crashing into the wall, and slowly counted her own small treasury.
Momozawa Airi's eyes lit up and she sat up straight, realizing that things were not simple.
Her little stash of cash is actually enough to support a perfect holiday trip!
In the second month of school, Momozawa Airi refused her grandmother's sponsorship because she had to pay for her own rent, utilities, and daily living expenses...such as food, drink, and entertainment, and the funds in her small treasury were always very tight.
The suggestion that she had casually mentioned to Jinpei Matsuda before, "going to the beach together in the summer," once again secretly came to Momozawa Airi's mind.
The air conditioner continued to blow out cool air. Momozawa Airi leaned lazily on the cushion and took a big sip of Sprite.
While feeling the refreshing sensation of the lemon-flavored carbonated drink bouncing in her mouth and admiring the balance for a while, she searched for photos of her beach vacation on Instagram.
Looking at the azure sea and golden sand, Momozawa Airi seemed to have smelled the aroma of barbecue at the beach.
Chicken kebabs, baked potatoes, etc.
She was greedy.
Getting more and more greedy.
Want to go!
I really want to go——
Thinking of the delicious barbecue, Momozawa Airi licked her lips and opened the chat interface.
[Momozawa Airi: Momozawa Airi calls Matsuda Jinpei! Momozawa Airi calls Matsuda Jinpei! ]
[Momozawa Airi: If you hear me, please answer!! Biubiubiu!!]
[Momozawa Airi: [Dog waving paw.gif]]
Jinpei Matsuda's recovery was a bit slow.
【Matsuda Jinpei: [Dog waving paw.gif]】
[Momozawa Airi: Let's go out and play! Let's go out and play! The beach, the beach! I said it before!!]
[Momozawa Airi: You can’t regret it!!]
After sending the message, she waited for a while, but Matsuda Jinpei still hadn't replied.
Momozawa Airi didn't care, switched pages, and searched for nearby beaches.
...It turns out they are all quite far away.
She stared at the distance shown on the map, her eyes gradually becoming deeper.
It is not impossible to go back and forth in one day, but the time for playing will be greatly reduced.
If you are busy traveling, the quality of your vacation will be reduced.
But, if I don’t make the round trip in one day, won’t I have to stay overnight outside?
Momozawa Airi: "..."
If you are traveling alone with your boyfriend, should you consider booking one room or two rooms?
That's not right. If I stay overnight, I must explain the situation to my grandma honestly... If she knew that I went out alone with the opposite sex, she would probably be worried...
But I'm not sure. After all, I haven't asked grandma yet... Maybe I should tell her sometime...
She and Jinpei Matsuda had only been dating for about half a year, so they should have booked two rooms, probably eighty percent of the time. But if he wanted to book one room...
Ah, not necessarily...
…
E'e meowed lazily and changed her lying position, interrupting her dangerous thoughts that were drifting further and further away.
Momozawa Airi snapped back to her senses and typed rapidly.
[Momozawa Airi: Wait wait wait, let’s not go to the beach——]
[Matsuda Jinpei: Sure, which beach should we go to?]
News about her and Jinpei Matsuda appeared on the screen almost at the same time.
【Matsuda Jinpei:? 】
Jinpei Matsuda: [Screenshot of her just saying "You can't regret it" circled.jpg]
At the same time, a call request from Jinpei Matsuda appeared on the phone screen.
Momozawa Airi: "..."
She answered the phone guiltily: "Hi."
"Hey, you're the one who's regretting this." Matsuda Jinpei was not sure what he was doing, breathing slightly and speaking slowly. "How many minutes passed between your two messages?"
"Ahem, I forgot, I forgot." Momozawa Airi subconsciously rubbed her hungry belly, trying to suppress the chaotic imagination about staying away from home that surfaced again in her mind, and decisively changed the subject, "Zhenping, what are you doing? You're so slow in replying."
"Playing with Hagi."
"Hey... Can you still exercise in this weather, Zhen Ping? Is it hot outside?"
"Of course it's hot, idiot."
Momozawa Airi was speechless for a while, then suddenly came up with an idea: "How about we go to a place that's similar to the beach?"
From Matsuda Jinpei's side came the sounds of opening a bottle cap and gulping down water. His words were a little slurred: "Where?"
Momozawa Airi enthusiastically introduced, "This is a place where you can do some very cool and comfortable exercises! Eh...? Jinpei, why are you choking?"
She listened to the coughing sound coming from the phone in confusion.
After Matsuda Jinpei slowly recovered, Momozawa Airi continued, "It's very close to our house, so there's no need to stay overnight."
She rubbed her hungry belly with less force and repeated, "...There's no need to sleep out."
It seemed like he was emphasizing something, or explaining something to himself.
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
He gradually got used to Momozawa Airi's strange train of thought, and after a brief moment of lapse, he was able to catch up quickly: "You are talking about——"
Momozawa Airi's tone was inexplicably excited: "Swimming! Let's go to the swimming pool, Jinpei!"
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
He is used to doing whatever he wants.
Seeing that Matsuda Jinpei didn't answer, Momozawa Airi asked sympathetically: "You can't swim? It doesn't matter, there are swimming rings over there. I can rent a little yellow duck swimming ring for you——"
Matsuda Jinpei: “…I can!!”
*
The next day, at the entrance of the swimming pool.
Momozawa Airi, holding the bag, waved to Matsuda Jinpei from a distance: "Here, here!!"
When Matsuda Jinpei came to her side, Momozawa Airi clasped her hands together and said seriously, "I'm really sorry for changing my mind at the last minute. I will make it up to you."
She looked at Jinpei Matsuda, who looked like he'd say something weird, and said confidently, "Let's do something hot and exciting together later."
Matsuda Jinpei: "..."
Strange words indeed.
He looked at the excited Momozawa Airi with his half-moon eyes, without any expectation in his heart: "Just say it."
Momozawa Airi: "Let's have barbecue."
Momozawa Airi: "Eating hot, sizzling barbecue in the summer! It's so exciting! It's like going to the beach!"
Momozawa Airi: "I'm so greedy, shashasha."
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
He just knew it!!
…
After saying goodbye to Jinpei Matsuda at the locker room door, Momozawa Airi entered the women's locker room carrying the bag.
Because it was summer vacation, there were still a lot of people coming to swim, and the locker room was very crowded.
She slowly moved to a corner, opened her clothing bag, and rummaged through it to find her swimsuit.
It's a pink two-piece swimsuit.
After making an appointment with Matsuda Jinpei to go to the swimming pool yesterday, Momozawa Airi searched through the closet for a long time but could only find the swimsuit she wore for middle school swimming class.
Not only is it much smaller, it's also... not good-looking.
Momozawa Airi pondered for a while, then sent a message to Sakura Chiyo inviting her to go shopping with her in the mall in the evening and pick out a new one with her.
After knowing that she was going swimming with her boyfriend, Sakura Chiyo decisively stuffed a lot of bikinis of various colors and styles into Momozawa Airi's hands.
Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple, everything is available.
Momozawa Airi: "..."
Momozawa Airi blushed as she hugged a pile of swimsuits: "No, no, no, no... let's just go with something a little more ordinary..."
Sakura Chiyo looked regretful, "It would definitely look cute on Airi! She'd be able to hold up!"
Momozawa Airi shook her head very principledly: "Beat me, beat me."
Finally, I bought a pink two-piece swimsuit with a small skirt on the bottom.
Momozawa Airi tried it and received high praise from Sakura Chiyo: "It's cute, like a peach."
There's also a dangerous statement: "The kind that makes you want to peel it."
Momozawa Airi: "?"
…
At this moment, Momozawa Airi, who had changed into her swimsuit, stood in the crowded dressing room, looking down at herself in the swimsuit.
She was a little shy when she bought a swimsuit yesterday and didn't look in the mirror much. She almost paid for it after Sakura Chiyo said "it looks good".
And now the swimming pool locker room...
Wanting to see the effect on her whole body, Momozawa Airi turned her head to look at the tightly packed crowd in front of the floor-length mirror, where there was no room for her to squeeze in, and walked out regretfully.
Forget it, it should be okay to wear it, it makes me look whiter.
She pushed open the door of the locker room and suddenly looked forward to seeing Matsuda Jinpei's expression when he saw her.
...Then, he was caught off guard by the frank and honest Jinpei Matsuda in the corridor.
The kind with bare upper body.
Smooth muscle lines, beautiful waistline, and proportions that are worthy of praise.
Momozawa Airi, who was under a huge visual shock, said: "..."
She completely forgot that many boys only wear swimming trunks when swimming.
After hurriedly greeting, Momozawa Airi was in a daze and didn't know where to look for a moment.
Her gaze drifted up and down, left and right for most of the day, and finally she turned the tide and stared at Jinpei Matsuda's eyes.
By the way, I followed my instinct and stole a glance at his abdominal muscles out of the corner of my eye.
Momozawa Airi: "..."
...So many pieces.
How many pieces are there...?
No one spoke for a moment. Feeling guilty, Momozawa Airi subconsciously began counting and came up with a perfect number.
She stammered for a long time and made up something to say.
"Y-Your workout is really good."
This sentence reveals the nature of his peeking.
"……good."
Matsuda Jinpei rarely responded with a teasing tone, but instead cleared his throat unnaturally.
His eyes dodged for a moment, but he finally followed his heart and calmly took in the appearance of Momozawa Airi at that moment.
Her already fair skin looks even more beautiful against the pink fabric, and the short tank top just reveals her slender and beautiful waist.
The large area of exposed fair skin made Matsuda Jinpei feel a little dazzled.
He awkwardly looked away, choosing to stare into Momozawa Airi's eyes.
“…”
After standing in the corridor and staring at each other in confusion for a while, Momozawa Airi took out a bottle of sunscreen from her small bag with hesitation and broke the silence.
"This swimming pool...half of the roof is glass, so you have to use good sun protection."
She pointed to the rest area next to the swimming pool.
"Let's go over there and put on some sunscreen."
"……good."
Matsuda Jinpei was the first to look away, hiding his slightly red ears while fixing his hair.
Momozawa Airi didn't notice his little action and led him to the rest area.
A few people behind them gradually walked in a horizontal line with them. Momozawa Airi politely avoided them, and her arm just happened to touch Matsuda Jinpei's arm.
She suddenly felt the touch of the other person's muscles on his arm and his warm body temperature.
Like a peach.
...and the other party's inexplicable and incoherent words.
“…”
Although she had used it before, Momozawa Airi suddenly felt as if her entire arm was burning.
As a result, my whole body felt more and more uncomfortable.
She thought about it secretly for a while and felt that it might be because half of her arm was usually covered by the sleeve.
...And now that there is no clothing blocking it, the physical contact is a bit new to her.
Those people were not walking fast and slowly overtook them.
Watching them walk past her little by little, Momozawa Airi pursed her lips and continued to walk close to Matsuda Jinpei.
As they walked, her arms and Matsuda Jinpei's were always close together, rubbing against each other from time to time.
Sometimes it's the upper arm, sometimes the elbow, and sometimes the back of the hand.
But her mind was very clear.
Matsuda Jinpei was rarely thinking about anything. It felt like...
Momozawa Airi pondered for a moment and gave a definition—
It's like my mind is emptying.
After a while, those people finally overtook them and walked ahead.
Just as Momozawa Airi was about to distance herself from Matsuda Jinpei, the hand closest to him was suddenly grabbed.
My palms are hot.
She subconsciously turned her head and met Matsuda Jinpei's profile.
"Be careful, it's slippery."
Jinpei Matsuda nodded and pointed to the swimming pool sign not far away, his voice sounding very calm.
Momozawa Airi let out an "oh" and silently clenched the bottle of sunscreen with her other hand.
She felt as if she was suddenly a little greedy.
But it seems like maybe it’s not because of the barbecue...right?
"Zhen Ping."
"……Um?"
"Do you think people can put sunscreen on every corner of their backs?"
"Just work hard."
“But I don’t want to try.”
"?"
Momozawa Airi stared straight ahead.
"So, can you help me put on the sunscreen later? It's a bit weird to keep rubbing my hands behind my back."
"Please try harder for me."
As soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly felt that the person next to her who had just been walking steadily suddenly stopped.
Then it slid.
Momozawa Airi: "..."
Didn’t you say be careful about the slippery ground...?
Almost at the same time, Jinpei Matsuda let go of her hand to prevent her from stumbling.
And hold on to the wall just right to steady your body.
He also looked straight ahead, his tone pretending to be nonchalant.
“…I’ll try my best.”
Momozawa Airi: "Hmm... then you think... no, do you usually wear sunscreen?"
Matsuda Jinpei paused suspiciously, his thoughts racing.
"Yes, I do."
He answered leisurely.
Momozawa Airi: "Oh, then try harder and show me how to apply sunscreen to every corner of your back. You seem very flexible."
Matsuda Jinpei: “?”
Matsuda Jinpei: “…”
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