第８０３堀：海で遊ぼう？ (Part1)
Chapter 803: Shall We Play at the Sea?
Shall we play at the sea?
Side: Enora
*Crash!!*
The rough surf slammed against the breakwater with a thunderous roar.
I stood there, wondering why I had come to the beach—a place that should have been perfectly silent now that the swimming season in Weed had come to a close.
And I was wearing a swimsuit.
“...Yuki-dono specifically told me to come to the sea in a swimsuit, so why are you here, Kagura?”
“Hey, that’s my line. And that swimsuit—it’s different from the one you wore when we went swimming with Yuki the other day, isn’t it? Did you go out and buy a new one just for this?”
“I-it’s not like that! I just happened to find one I liked, so I decided to wear it today. Besides, Kagura, isn’t that a different swimsuit from last time, too?”
“Mine was a coincidence, too. But a bikini with that much exposure? It’s significantly smaller than a standard one. What are you, some kind of pervert?”
“Oh? Are you just jealous because your pathetic, board-like figure couldn’t pull off a swimsuit like this?”
“I could wear it just fine!! Besides, my figure is better—my chest is bigger than yours!!”
“Huh? Does that just mean you’re fat?”
“Enora, you’re the one with a flat, shapeless figure!”
““...What did you say!?””
As Kagura and I stood there glaring at each other, on the verge of an all-out brawl...
“What’s this? Are you two posturing? Hmm. Kagura looks modest, while Enora seems to be the aggressive type, I suppose.”
Deryu-san approached us, making such a comment.
Behind her, Mikos and Solo looked rather crestfallen.
Well, I could understand their feelings.
Mikos and Solo were wearing safe, one-piece swimsuits.
That said, Mikos had a far more impressive bust than either Kagura or me, making her figure quite eye-catching.
As for Solo, her petite frame actually made her look quite adorable.
But then, there was Deryu-san walking in front of them. Despite wearing a competitive-style athletic swimsuit, she was incredibly alluring.
As a woman, I had to admit there was an overwhelming difference; I had completely lost.
“Well, either way, you won’t have time to worry about such things soon.”
“Um... come to think of it, why did Yuki-sensei tell Mikos-chan and the others to gather at the sea?”
Before I knew it, while I was busy despairing, Mikos had asked the reason for our gathering.
“Hmm? Did you not hear from Princess Carrie? You are all scheduled to accompany the Seacypho expeditionary force that we—or rather, Weed—are planning to dispatch, aren’t you?”
“I heard that, but why the need to change into swimsuits?”
“That is, of course, for your water surface and underwater training. While your official standing is that of diplomats, this is a place with many unknown monsters. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to save you if trouble arises. Yuki asked me to train you thoroughly, which is why I am here.”
I see. So it wasn’t a personal invitation from Yuki-dono after all. Wait, why am I feeling so disappointed?
While I was listening to Deryu-san, more people emerged from the cottage.
“Oh? Kagura-dono, Priestess Enora, you are early.”
The one who appeared was Princess Stacia, who possessed a body just as incredible as the others.
For some reason, even in a tube-top style, her sex appeal was immense.
So this was the well-balanced body hidden beneath that armor.
She was far more feminine than I had imagined.
Though she had a scar running diagonally from her forehead to her nose, Princess Stacia was still a beauty.
““...””
“Hmm? Neither of you seems very energetic. Mikos-dono, Solo-dono, what on earth happened?”
“Ah, no, it’s not that anything happened, really...”
“Haha...”
I didn’t even have the energy to tell them to leave us alone.
To think I’d assumed this was for fun when it was actually a work gathering—it was the height of embarrassment.
But then again, Yuki’s gatherings often turned out to be for fun.
...In reality, about half of them were.
It was fun, so I didn’t mind, but it led to these kinds of misunderstandings.
No, no, that’s wrong. It’s just that I’m the one who’s gotten lax; Yuki-dono and the others always draw a clear line between work and play.
Shifting the blame onto others—how pathetic.
As a follower of the Haire religion, or rather, as a priestess, such behavior was inexcusable.
As I was busy shaming myself, voices drifted from the cottage again...
(By the way, there was a teleportation gate inside the cottage, so everyone was coming and going through that.)
And then, who should appear but...
“Yahoo! The sea—wait, what is this? Rough waves!? How am I supposed to play in this!!”
“No, no. Hairen, didn’t you hear what Yuki said? He said today was for training, didn’t he?”
“Did he? But the sea is a place to play, right?”
“...”
Hairen-sama and General Agil were there together...
...Ah, this is bad. My head is starting to ache.
As I clutched my head, even more people arrived...
*Thwack!!*
With a satisfying sound, Enol-sama struck Hairen-sama’s head with a paper fan.
“You really don’t listen to a word anyone says!! I told you this was training to deal with the monsters of Seacypho, didn’t I!?”
“Ouch—!? That hurt—!? You idiot, Enol!!”
Enol-sama moved with surprising agility for her age—or rather, for a member of the undead.
But that wasn’t the issue.
“Enol-sama, Hairen-sama. What is the meaning of this...”
“Hmm? Oh, Enora and the others. We might also have to head to Seacypho, so this is training for that.”
“Hey—!? You hit me with a paper fan with all your might, but you’re not doing anything to Enora and the others? They’re clearly dressed like they’re ready to play!!”
“““...”””
Pointed out by Hairen-sama, we couldn’t say a word.
I’m sorry, Enol-sama. We really did intend to play...
“Fool. What’s wrong with young people being in high spirits?”
“Eh. In that case, I’m young too!”
“Shut up! At the very least, they are younger than you. Have a little more decorum.”
“The two of you are close, which is fine, but we’re about to start training.”
“U-um, General Agil, Deryu-san, you’ve been calling this training, but we were only told to come to the sea. Is it a communication error that we haven’t received any details?”
Kagura asked the two who seemed to know the situation, looking a bit nervous.
She really is impressive in that regard.
She has guts. She could have been yelled at, after all.
“Hmm? Yuki forgot to tell you? I wonder... Deryu, do you know anything?”
“I haven’t heard anything in particular. I assumed you knew, which is why you were dressed like that.”
“No, if we’d known it was training, we wouldn’t have dressed like this.”
“Hmm. In that case, it must be intentional. Well, it’s rare for the sea, where the weather can be adjusted, to be this rough. It’s likely on purpose.”