Chapter 13
As we all know, vacation days in the defense force are a luxury, especially for higher-ranking positions, where vacation days are more difficult to obtain.
"Hey! Vice Captain Hoshina is taking a day off today too?!" Itami Koji read the names of those on leave on the roster three times before confirming them. He then exclaimed in disbelief.
Next to him, Fujimine Tsukasa was surrounded by several female team members, who asked him what skin care products he used to have such good skin.
He was a little overwhelmed by the questions, and when he heard Yidan's strange cry, he immediately grabbed a life-saving straw.
He stretched out his long arm, precisely hooked it around Itami's neck, and pulled him towards him. "I don't really know much about skincare, but this guy does! He definitely knows the most about anything you ask girls!"
"Ahhhhhhh!!! Don't say that to me! It sounds like a pervert!" Itami Koji's face flushed instantly, and he danced with his hands and feet trying to break free from Fujimine Tsukasa's iron arms.
As expected, the female team members who were originally chatting with Fujimine Tsukasa with blushing faces gave him a strange look, and then immediately said they had something to do and left, leaving Itami Koji standing there alone with a colorless face.
Only then did Fujimine Tsukasa let go of his hand and patted Itami's stiff shoulder, as if the "frame-up" had never happened.
"Huh..." Itami Koji finally recovered from his petrified state. He shook his head, trying to dispel the embarrassment. His eyes suddenly lit up, "Oh right! Where's Sakuya? He's off today too, right? How about we ask him out to play with us!"
He immediately began to imagine a wonderful vacation. "First, go to the arcade and play all the new fighting games! Then go to that new super spicy ramen shop and try the Hell Volcano Bowl! And finally, of course, go to karaoke and sing until dawn! Perfect plan!"
Fujimine Tsukasa glanced at him and slowly poured a bucket of cold water on him: "Oh, about that. Don't think about it. Sakuya... made an appointment with Kurozuka to go out together."
"What??" Itami Koji's eyes widened instantly, his jaw almost dropping to the ground. He suddenly leaned closer to Fujimine Tsukasa, and his voice rose an octave.
"They? Kurozuka Boss?! Sakuya?! When?! When did they become so close!!!" The impact of this news was even greater than being treated as a pervert just now.
"Yeah, when did they become so close?"
A gentle yet playful voice sounded almost simultaneously, perfectly replicating Itami Koji's shocked tone.
No, who is imitating his speech!!! Itami Koji turned around angrily, and the smile on his face froze instantly, as if the pause button had been pressed.
He saw his immediate superior standing behind him with a smile on his face, his eyes, which were always curved into crescents, flashing with obvious curiosity.
"Vice-Captain——!"
Hoshina Soshiro smiled and nodded as a greeting, but then his smiling eyes passed over Itami and fell directly on Fujimine Tsukasa, silently conveying the same question: What's going on?
Why are they all looking at him? Is he a know-it-all? Fujimine Si rolled his eyes silently in his heart and sighed resignedly.
He was too lazy to explain and just took out the communication terminal. He tapped his fingers quickly a few times and dialed Sengoku Sakuya's number.
The call was quickly connected, and Fujimine Tsukasa briefly explained the situation. After a brief conversation, he hung up.
He waved the screen towards the two guys with their ears perked up next to him, and a location was displayed on it - a relatively secluded coastline on the edge of the city.
"Done, Sakuya said they are over there and agreed to let us go over." Fujimine Tsukasa's tone was a bit helpless, as if to say, "Are you satisfied now?"
"Wait! Vice-Captain, are you going too?" Holding onto a last glimmer of hope, Itami Koji looked at Hoshina Soshiro with an earnest, suggestive look: "Hurry up and say no! Vice-Captain!!! You must have something more important to do, right?"
Hoshina Soshiro's pair of curved smiling eyes accurately understood the cry in the other person's eyes, and the smile on his face deepened a little, with a bit of childish cunning,
Then… under Itami Koji's desperate gaze, he raised his hand and made a standard, energetic "V" sign: "Of course I'll go! Doesn't it sound fun?"
Koji Itami: "..." He felt the sky above his head turned gray.
Half an hour later, the three drove to the location.
The clear blue sky seamlessly connects to the vast and calm sea. The sea and sky are one color, so clear that it makes people feel relaxed and happy.
The sun shines down generously, spreading a layer of golden powder on the soft sand. The waves gently hit the shore, making a soothing sound.
Unlike the bustling beaches in the city, this place is indeed sparsely populated, with only a few anglers scattered on the distant reefs. It seems extremely peaceful, even... a little too quiet.
"There are so few people here. What was Sakuya thinking, inviting people here?" Itami Koji looked around, his suspicion growing: "Is he planning to do something bad to the boss?"
"Impossible." Hoshina Soshiro slowly closed the car door, then raised his bent fingertips to his chin, tilted his head slightly and thought: "Don't underestimate Kurozuka!"
Fujimine Tsukasa on the side looked at him thoughtfully, his eyes flickering. Without saying anything, he raised his hand and pointed to a stretch of beach in front of him that was half-surrounded by several huge reefs: "Over there."
After going around the huge reef, the scene in front of us suddenly became clear.
The first person that caught my eye was Sengoku Sakuya, who was half-kneeling on the beach, holding a professional-looking SLR camera in front of him, with the lens pointed forward.
Standing in the clear water that covered her ankles, the girl was wearing a military uniform. The dark fabric perfectly outlined her tall but slightly thin figure. The golden ribbon and epaulettes reflected a cold light in the sunlight.
The most eye-catching thing is the military cap of the same style on her head. The brim of the cap casts a deep shadow on her face, which just corresponds to her overly long bangs.
The sea breeze tried to lift the brim of her hat, but it only futilely ruffled her black hair and cloak. Her lips were slightly pursed, without any emotion, and her shoulders were relaxed but with a silent sense of fatigue.
The sunlight outlines her clear jaw and pale profile under the military cap. The contradictory feeling of solemnity and fragility is infinitely magnified in Sengoku Sakuya's lens, presenting a shocking and almost tragic beauty.
“So it’s just photography…”
Hearing this, Fujimine Tsukasa finally lost his patience and punched Itami Koji: "So that's what you thought it was all along!!!"
Hoshina Soshiro beside him laughed out loud with a gloating look, and this laughter instantly attracted the attention of the people on the reef.
"Hi!" Soshiro Hoshina waved his hand first, took a few steps to run, and jumped onto the slightly steep huge reef nimbly.
"You..." Kurozuka Kirishi subconsciously reached out and grabbed his arm, "Be careful."
Qian Shi Shuoye, who was originally looking down at the film, glanced up at the sound. The next second, he decisively turned around and walked towards the huge camera backpack resting on the dry reef in the distance.
Under the puzzled gazes of the others, he swiftly pulled out two neatly folded, unusually soft and drapey plain robes from the depths of his backpack.
One is a beige color that is almost white, pure as the first snow; the other is a light sea blue with a gray tint, as quiet as the deep sea at dusk.
The style of the robe is extremely simple, with wide sleeves and no unnecessary decoration.
"Vice-captain," Chigoku Sakuya said, his tone steady, his eyes bright and focused. "Can you be my model for once?"
"Please—please please."
A tough guy begging for help? Help! So disgusting!!! A bean-sized bead of sweat ran down Hoshina Soshiro's forehead. He turned his head sharply to look at Kurozuka Kirishi, but was met with a heartless back of his head.
After a brief silence, Hoshina Soshiro reached out with a trembling hand and took the robe handed to him: "Don't be like this, I agree..."
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