Chapter 2 - Part 14
Ooooo, check out all that coke!
Ah! W-Where!?
Over there on the table! So many bottles of coke!
Oh... Oh, yes...
Hehe. Ibuki wants to chug it down right now!
Hey! Don’t even try it!
I didn’t lug them all the way here just so you can have them to yourself. We’ll drink them once everyone’s arrived!
Awwww, Ibuki’s shattered.
Ah, on that note...
Here’s some bags of sweets I got from the supermarket...
Huh? Now where were you carrying those?
I made sure to pick lactose-free, gluten-free, sugar-free candy for everyone...
Sugar-free candy!? That just takes the fun out of everything!
Ibuki would have brought amazing sweets if she hadn’t forgotten!
That’s not something to sound so proud of...
Oh, what are you guys gonna do about your swimsuits? You aren't allowed to change in that beach house, you know?
I’m not... wearing a swimsuit?
Eep? Why not?
May as well pull the plug on the seetuation!
We found out you were gonna spy on us, so we decided not to go swimming!
GYAAAAAAAH!! You knew about that!?
I’m sorry... but Mahiru told Sonia, who then told us...
Mahiru and Sonia made a last-minute change to our plans!
We’re gonna be eating lunch here instead!
Well, it’s a little disappointing we won’t be swimming...
Mahiru! Eavesdropping was one thing, but this!? I can’t believe you’d stoop so low!
Hey, you deserve it after pulling a stunt like this!
Oooh, things are heating up something fierce!
Ughhh... Please stop fighting... The rest might be arriving any minute...
Eh?
W... What’s wrong, Hajime?
Um... I think you guys should take a look outside.
A look outside?
Considering his tone of voice, I get the feeling it’s not the others arriving...
Eh? Hiyoko!?
I... I think she’s crying.
If I had to describe it as a song title...it'd be "Sprint of Tears"!
Huh? It looks like she's running from the beach. Did something happen?
Hiyoko? Crying?
A wave of unpleasantness swept over me. Something’s wrong here...
She totally ran past us, but... wasn't she part of the Beach Crew?
A-Apparently she can't swim so she turned us down...
But she... Didn't she come running from the beach?
I-I'm sorry...I don't really know all the details about that...
More importantly... Why was she crying?
You... don’t think something bad might have happened?
Isn’t that a bit grim? ...I mean, it could be anything, right?
S... Should we check?
You guys check the beach-house. I want to see if Hiyoko’s okay...
Saying that, I ran over to the door.
But just as I went to open it...
Sup.
Eh!? Akane!?
What is she doing in her swimsuit? And why is she covered in blood!?
Eeeeeeek! Akane, your wounds! Wh-What happened to you!?
Heh, on my way over here, I happened to run into...coach Nekomaru...
And when that happens...I gotta fight him, y'know?
...
...Huh? Kazuichi?
...
Hajime too? What’s going on here!?
Kazuichi overheard our beach plans and roped Hajime into spying on us!
He did what...?
Cheeky, Kazuichi... That’s real cheeky of you...
W-Why are you looking at me like that!? You look like a wild animal!
Because I’m about to rip into you like one!
What’s going on?
Aah! Peko, you scared me!
Even worse, she’s wearing her swimsuit as well!
What’s going on? The party of course!
No... why are Kazuichi and Hajime here?
Kazuichi overheard our beach plans and roped Hajime into spying on us!
They... what?
Did Sonia not catch up with either of you? She was supposed to go around and tell all the girls!
E... Excuse me for asking, but... why are you wet, Peko?
...I just did a little swimming.
Huh? You were swimming? Didn’t you want to wait for the party?
It wasn't for my enjoyment... I was trying to see if I could swim to a different island.
That sounds very arduous...
Well, she has the muscles for it!
Kyahaha! Even with Kazuichi’s meddling, Ibuki still got to see some muscles!
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Sonia!?
Before you say anything, allow me to apologize... Blame my lateness on my lack of exercise...
What’s going on now?
I just explained it, didn’t I!?
Akane, Peko... I am so sorry.
I tried to tell you about our change of plans, but I could not find the two of you anywhere.
Then I looked at the time, and realized...
...You were too late.
Jeez, and my dumbass came wandering in with a bikini!
At least I’m not alone, now that Peko’s here!
...
...Right.
Peko... she’d been staring directly at...
...
...
Anyway, I’m going to check out the beach house.
Everyone that was here with me before... if you’re still interested, you should come.
Oh? What is wrong with the beach house?
Ah... Before you all arrived, we saw Hiyoko running from it. She was crying...
...Crying?
That is somewhat concerning, is it not?
E-Exactly! Something’s not right here!
If Hajime and the others check out the beach-house, then I’m going to find Hiyoko and see if she’s okay...!
But she’d be long gone by now, wouldn’t she?
It doesn’t matter! She still might be somewhere on this island!
If she isn’t, I’ll just search the other islands!
Then what are you waiting for? Go look for her!
If it is fine, I would like to accompany the rest of you to the beach house.
In case... something *has* happened.
Eep...
I... I bet nothing has! You guys are just paranoid!
