A man who’s honest about his desires.

“Speaking of Guam!”

“……”

　It was lunch break.

　Kyoya Natsume, who was sitting across from me, cut in rather high-spiritedly.

　As usual he was loud.

　And that phrase again.

　Don’t tell me this guy doesn’t have a thing about capes, too.

“Bathing suits!”

“……”

　There it is…

　Kyoya’s eyes lit up with a carefree smile.

　The fact that he jumps over the “sea” and arrives at the “swimsuit” at once is truly typical of this guy.

“Hey, Ren. What, you’re not interested in Tachibana-san’s swimsuit?”

“Hey!”

　Don’t say that in a big voice. ……

　And I am interested.

　Of course I am.

　And you better not be interested.

“It’s okay. Tachibana-san has a lot of fans.”

“Well, that may be true, but ……”

“There are a lot of cute girls in this grade, I’m looking forward to it, yeah, yeah.”

“You’re so honest about your desires, you know that?”

　I mean, is that how it’s going to be?

　If Hinata were to hear that…

“Kyou~ya~?”

“Hee~yah~!”

“Ah.”

　Suddenly, Kyoya was grabbed around the neck from behind by someone.

　His shoulders shook with a jerk, and a scream escaped his lips.

　When he looked up, sure enough, Kyoya’s girlfriend, Satsuki Hinata, was standing there.

　Her mouth curved like a crescent moon and her wide-open eyes were very frightening.

　Oh dear, I must say.

“You have a super cute girlfriend, don’t you?　Hmm?”

“Yes, …… yes.”

“Do you want to sink in the ocean of Guam?”

　After saying that with coldness, Hinata plopped down on the seat beside us.

　Her face was already the usual Hinata, but Kyoya was still frightened.

　Hinata’s round, clear-set, narrowed, suspensory eyes glanced at me.

　Her long, bright, shiny hair. The way she brushes her hair back looks oddly appropriate.

　As usual, her rear aura is not half bad.

“Huh. Even though she came to see you, you idiot.”

“I’m just kidding!　What, Ren?”

“You know…”

“Hey!”

　Kyoya reacts in an exaggerated manner, and Hinata smiles at him in disgust.

　It looked like such an exchange, as if they both knew each other didn’t care at all.

“So, what’s going on? Satsuki.”

“Oh, yeah. I thought I’d ask you what marine sports you’d like to do in Guam. Can we go around together?”

“Ah, I haven’t decided yet. I can go with you though.”

　As he said this, Kyoya looked at the paper plan Hinata was holding.

　Incidentally, Hinata was probably referring to the middle part of the trip, where you can freely experience marine sports.

　However, it is necessary to decide in advance when and what you will do, and complete the application.

　The deadline is still a long way off, but since it is complicated, it is safer to decide early, according to Oki of the student council at the previous gathering.

“Really?　Then after I decide, can we discuss it again then?”

“Ok.”

“Thanks. Rika, Chitose, and I will decide between the three of us.”

　By the way, are the three of them going to be working together over there as well?

　That must be very conspicuous.

　While I was thinking that, Hinata looked at me again.

　She brought her face close to mine and said in a low voice, “You too, you should talk to Rika about it.”

What?

“You should talk to Rika about it, right?

“Eh.”

“Not ‘eh,’ you idiot. Don’t you want to go around together?”

“No, …… well, that’s…”

　I want to go around and spend time with her but …….

“…… only if she is ok with it.”

“Of course she’s okay. What Rika does will change our plans, so decide quickly.”

“Oh …….”

“Hmph.”

　Saying this with a sniffle, Hinata turns her body toward Kyoya again.

　For some reason, Kyoya was grinning happily.

　Somehow, it makes me feel embarrassed.

　But …… I see. Over there, Rika and I will be together…….

　I became somewhat restless and silently watched the ba-couple frolicking in front of me until the end of lunch break. (TN: Ba-couple as in a mix of baka and couple)

“Oh, yeah, Ren.”

　Kyoya said in a whispering voice as soon as Hinata left the classroom.

“Hmm?”

“You should buy some sunglasses.”

“Sunglasses?”

　Why again? It’s true that the sun will be strong, but is it worth going out of your way to buy them?

“You idiot, it’s obvious.”

“……”

“I’m not going to let them know I’m looking at them!”

“……”

　Okay, so I guess that means this guy is still an idiot.

　Apparently he hasn’t learned his lesson at all.

“It’s a gentleman’s necessity. I’ll have to buy a spare.”

“You look like you’re having a good time.”

“That’s right. Life is full of fun!”

　Laughing wryly, Kyoya returned to his seat.

　Good grief, he’s a helpless guy, no way around it, at all.

“……”

　I wonder if you can buy them through mail order, sunglasses.