落とし穴７４堀：海の男児たち (Part2)
"Hey, I can't seem to swim," Luna's first words upon finally entering the sea, after having tossed all her wives aside, were this, her head tilted in confusion.
Incidentally, the wives seemed quite satisfied. After giggling at the photos, they each went off to play.
"Luna-neechan, swim with me!"
"Let's swim."
"That's right. Let's not overcomplicate things; we need to play right now. Here I come!!"
With that, she swam in a crawl stroke towards where Aslin and Firia were.
No, it's not difficult.
You were just playing a reward-like game with your wives.
I couldn't even make a clumsy face because I knew you were taking pictures, which was torture.
"Welcome back. Here's barley tea."
"Thanks."
"...Having many partners must be quite a handful."
Taizo-san looked at me with an indescribable expression as I frantically ran around.
It's like a durability marathon in the sea, after all.
You know, that thing on the beach where you lie face down and try to grab a flag? What's it called?
"But it's summer, isn't it?"
"Ah, a summer sea."
"Indeed."
The men sat on the beach with a *zazaan*.
Just looking at the sea like this is nice, but after all...
"Alright! Let's swim."
"That's right. While it's not bad to just space out like this, we didn't come here to do that."
"Naturally. We didn't come here to fish. We came to swim. However, we are boys. Just swimming isn't enough."
I understood what Taizo-san meant.
Just swimming isn't for boys.
There's always something that must be done.
"Is there anyone here who can't swim?"
"I'm fine."
"Of course, I can swim too."
"Then..."
I pointed to a small island in the distance.
"Let's race to there."
"Understood. So, what's the bet?"
"How about milk from the bathhouse?"
"Agreed."
Yes, a race.
Prepare a trivial bet and give it your all.
That's what boys do.
"Ah, Airi. We're going to have a race, could you give us the starting signal?"
"Eh? Ah, yes. Here we go..."
Airi-san, who had been playing on the beach, raised her arm...
"Start!!"
And brought it down.
"UOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!"
We all rushed out of the beach at once, entered the sea, and transitioned to a crawl stroke once we reached a swimming depth.
"Whoa!? Yuki-san is fast!"
"Big brother, why are you so... it looks like a race."
"I'll chase you too!!"
It seems I passed by Tori and the others.
"Ria, I'm going to chase you."
"Eh, that's reckless, Jessica!? I have a float!"
"The wind will push me."
"Wait, Cleena-san. If you push me that hard, I'll capsize..."
*Splash!!*
"Ah, blub... I'm drowning! Someone!!"
Next is Ria and the others, but Ria couldn't swim, huh?
Well, everyone else is here, and the water safety monsters are also here, so it should be fine.
...Right now, there's a trivial battle here that I can't afford to lose.
"DOOOORYAAAAAAA!!"
"...Um, Luna-sama, Hifi-chan, everyone? I'm lonely being by myself..."
Lilishe, who was making a sandcastle on the beach alone, muttered.
It's fine because I collected it later.
So, as requested, here's a swimsuit episode.
Mainly for the men.
Well, you've all done this kind of thing before, right?
A long-distance swimming race to a nearby island.
However, some people might not be involved with the sea due to reasons like not being able to swim or not having a nearby sea!
So, today's product is this!!
AquaNox series
Explore the sea on a submarine!!
Almost no story.
There's virtually no narrative; it's just a game to explore the sea.
No attacks or game overs, just a leisurely underwater exploration!!
For beautiful visuals, look for AquaNox on PS3; for exploration, look for AquaNox: Deep Descent 1.
Next up is this product!!
My Summer Vacation series
This can be called a classic summer game.
Play through that summer day to the fullest.
A game packed with the sea, mountains, and that summer day.
My personal recommendation is 2.
And finally, the last product I'll introduce!!
No Man's Sky - You will be the first discoverer of the universe.
This is a space exploration game scheduled to be released on PS4 on August 25th.
It's one of the games I'm looking forward to in August, along with Etrian Odyssey.
The PC version is already available on Steam.
September will have Persona 5.
Well, that's beside the point, let's talk about No Man's Sky.
Reviews are mixed, but there's a fundamental misunderstanding.
No Man's Sky is not a game like the currently popular Minecraft, where you gather materials and build freely.
It's more like AquaNox.
It's a game to just go and see the world.
There is some material gathering and combat, but it's very minimal.
There are approximately 180 quintillion stars, and among them, the few planets have unique creatures.
It's a game where you travel from star to star, sightseeing.
Through the internet, the first discovered stars and creatures are given naming rights.
Whether this is interesting or not is up to each individual.
Well, it's a game to play leisurely rather than to grind.
See you next time.