manga artist Kirito

P.S.: This chapter is strange...

It feels like I haven't written anything, but for some reason I feel it's very important...

To be honest~

221

【NO.218 Beach】

"Hokkaido..."

"When you talk about seafood, the first thing that comes to mind is probably seafood. Just like when you mention Chiba, people think of siscon (sister complex), since they are both local specialties."

"You can't say that. At least right now I'm not thinking about seafood—of course, I don't have any seafood allergies or anything. I just feel that it's a little strange that I'm standing by the beach and not thinking about swimsuits."

"Oh ho? Giving up admiring white stockings to look at swimsuits?"

"White stockings are common, but swimsuits are a rare treat—besides, how can you come to the beach and play in the sea?"

"In the end, it's still about satisfying your desires, isn't it?"

"What's the difference between a person without desires and a salted fish!"

"What a righteous and righteous statement someone made to me! They're a pervert!"

"Forget it, who cares about you?" Kiritani-san said, too lazy to argue with Haruno, and instead went to help Shiina Mashiro choose a swimsuit.

Don't ask why I didn't choose for Asuna. It's simply because I knew we were going to the beach, and Asuna had already brought her swimsuit. It's just that some people didn't bring their swimsuits, or didn't bring any at all, so we chose to buy them now.

Behind them, Akane Kosaka and Shizuka Hiratsuka hugged each other closely, discussing whether to sunbathe or join in the fun, and if they did, what to do... Well, at least they were finally enjoying some leisure time on vacation.

It was probably after everyone sat together to watch the sunrise in the morning that everyone became relaxed and at ease.

It feels a bit inexplicable, but upon closer reflection, there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with it.

However, while the two were discussing these plans, Yukino Yukinoshita, who was choosing a swimsuit next to them, gradually turned pale, or rather, a little bluish.

It's pretty obvious that Yukino Yukinoshita, who is also physically weak, is much weaker than Kirito-kun—I'm really curious how she managed to achieve such excellent athletic performance with even weaker stamina than Kirito-kun.

At least for now, Yukino's face turned pale just hearing about the upcoming arrangements. She doesn't look like someone who can achieve excellent results in sports at all.

...Actually, after hearing Hiratsuka Shizuka's plan, Kiritani's expression changed quite a bit. He wouldn't object to activities like building sand sculptures, having water fights, or playing with watermelons—not the watermelons you're thinking of—since they're just ordinary activities.

But, you know, murderous volleyball... oh wait, I mean beach volleyball...

It's clearly strenuous work; it's obviously not suitable for someone who's physically weak!

Um... if possible, please just provide me with a chair and a parasol, nothing else is needed.

Well, let's ignore that problem for now and move on to a much stranger one.

"Seriously, why would a swimsuit shop like this sell school swimsuits? They're surprisingly cheap, but they're definitely not suitable for the beach...?"

"I don't know either." Asuna shook her head slightly, then looked at Shiina Mashiro, who was still holding her sketchbook and whose attention was completely off the swimsuit. "Mashiro, which style do you want?"

"Hmm, this..." Shiina Mashiro glanced up and finally focused on the school swimsuit that Kirito was holding. "Kazuto, take this for me."

"...Hey, the beach is definitely not a suitable place for a school swimsuit, is it?" Kiritani rolled his eyes helplessly, and for some reason felt that this kid just saw him holding this one, so he took it...

With a slight smile, Asuna glanced at the expressionless Shiina Mashiro and sighed, "Well, I don't think Mashiro has any intention of going down into the water anyway. I'll bring a shovel and build a sandcastle for her later..."

"No, well, I think I'd be even less inclined to build a sand sculpture if I wanted to..."

So, are you taking it or not?

"Of course I'll take it. If Her Majesty Queen Asuna has spoken, I would never dare to disobey."

Beside him, Suguha stared at her older brother, feeling an urge to throw something at him.

Phew! Oh well, this is fine...

…………

There aren't many people on the beach yet, since it's still a weekday. Unless you're on holiday, there won't be many tourists at this time.

Even so, you can still see many people playing on the pale white sand beach - it has to be said, the scenery of the beach is amazing!

If it were a long holiday, you'd probably see nothing but long, white legs everywhere you look right now...

There's actually a famous quote here that could be cited, but we've already said it before, so everyone just needs to keep it to themselves.

Since it takes girls a long time to change into their swimsuits, Kiritani-kun arrived at the beach early and set up a parasol. He was currently leaning back on a beach chair, lazily watching the scenery in front of him. Although there were waves of heat, it must be said that the sea breeze was really refreshing—please ignore the negligible fishy smell, thank you.

Speaking of which, a scene like this will definitely lead to something like that in light novels—yes, applying sunscreen and commenting on the girls' swimsuits…

I'll go to hell with your comments!

This isn't a beauty pageant; as long as someone looks good, that's enough. Why do we need to evaluate them?

It feels so fake...

Furthermore, I have a feeling that the girls will apply sunscreen in the changing room before coming out...

Bonus clips...

—You think I'd write that? I'm living in a dream world; I've never even seen a girl in a swimsuit…

Silently shaking his head, Kiritani picked up the frozen drink next to him, but before he could put it to his lips, a hand reached out from behind and snatched it away, followed by the gurgling sound and the crisp sound of ice cubes colliding with the glass bottle.

Then came the voice, "Oh my god, Yang Nai is hopeless. It's one thing to lay hands on her sister, but to use the pretense of applying sunscreen to take advantage of me..."

Turning around, I saw Akane Kousaka, wearing a light blue swimsuit and sulking with her arms around her waist—as expected, this girl really does have the attribute of hiding huge breasts.

Now that I'm wearing a swimsuit, my full, soft figure is immediately on display...

Um, I wanted to ask Yukino-chan how she's feeling right now... is that alright?

But then again, I think I guessed right, they actually did apply sunscreen in the changing room...

"Yinuo... she might be planning to go from being a rich girl to a comedian." Kiritani-kun could imagine Yinuo attacking them.

After all, once you get to know someone, Haruno won't show any distance from them anymore, unless she's deliberately targeting someone.

"Uh, the club doesn't have any plans to develop in that direction for the time being." Akane Kosaka shook the drink in her hand. "However, in terms of game production, the voice actor lineup is still a bit lacking. We can look for some if we have time... By the way, Mashiro Shiina's drawing skills are really good, much better than that Kashiwagi Eri you mentioned."

"It's simply because you saw the sunrise she drew this morning, right?" Kiritani stared at Akane Kosaka's long legs. "If it weren't for the fact that she drew a picture while looking at the sunrise this morning, I wouldn't think you would bring up a new artist who might not even make it into the top three of the new artist award."

"Well, after all, this child is indeed very talented in the arts..." Akane Kousaka shifted her gaze to the beach where tourists were walking, "If you want, you can even pull some strings behind the scenes~ Kazuto-san~!"

"Backroom deals?" Kiritani raised an eyebrow meaningfully. "You mean you want me to use your connections to get this kid a better position?"

"Tsk, whatever comes out of your mouth sounds weird... If you want to get in through my back door, you'd better not get killed by your little girlfriend." Akane Kosaka looked at Kiritani with a meaningful gaze, her eyes unusually subtle.

"You're the one who got dirty, and now you're blaming me? That's going too far, Commander!" Kirigaya ignored Akane Kousaka's expression. "If you're really that thirsty, I can help you order some tools, like..."

Akane Kosaka raised an eyebrow. "For example?"

"...It doesn't seem necessary, after all, there are just too many people in our club who can be used as sacrificial offerings for self-generated electricity... Ah! You don't usually watch me generate electricity, do you?" Kirigaya-kun sat up straight for no reason, looking at the water glass with a rather horrified expression, but then worried that breaking it would be a waste...

"I'm still a child..."

"Go to hell!" Watermelon kicked out without hesitation.

"Well, in short, you don't need to waste your energy on Mashiro. This child doesn't care about rankings or anything like that... For now, just treat her as a goal similar to her interests, and let her do whatever she can." Kiritani-kun said without looking at her. "As for Kasumi Utako and Kashiwagi Eri, they still need to be trained... When you feel they have the value to join the club, then you can try to recruit them and train them along the way."

"Oh! They've come out too."

"Or rather, is it really okay if they all come to your side..."

"This is what life is like for people who are popular. There was a time when I was a shut-in with few friends."

Kiritani-kun shrugged. "I told you from the beginning, I don't have many friends... well, I just have a cute, capable, and wonderful girlfriend."

"Kazuto~?" Accompanied by a slightly uneasy voice, Asuna walked over with small steps, looking a little unaccustomed to it.

Even when Kirito-kun held her in his arms, her face remained unchanged, but at this moment, it was slightly flushed with embarrassment.

To be honest, Asuna is a rather conservative girl. Although the chestnut-white striped swimsuit she was wearing covered a lot of skin, the girl still seemed a little uncomfortable at the moment...

Kiritani-kun gave a thumbs up, "Ah, it's very good."

Asuna rolled her eyes. That's not what I was asking you about!

P.S.: Book recommendation: Da Shu's "Les Misérables," a rare steampunk style!

It's the beginning of the month, please feed us!

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【NO.219 Murder Volleyball】

As for swimsuits, Akane Kosaka, Shizuka Hiratsuka, and Haruno are all relatively daring, while Asuna, Suguha, and Megumi Kato are relatively conservative. As for Yukinoshita, she is excessively conservative, even more so than Mashiro Shiina's school swimsuit. As for Mikasa... let's not even talk about her.

It was just a very casual outfit.

Moreover, no one seemed particularly excited.

Looks like they're all seasoned veterans. If it were Yui, Yukinoshita's classmate, they'd probably be as excited as monkeys right now.

"Oh dear, it's such a shame that we didn't get a chance to apply sunscreen, Kazuto-san must be feeling really bad~!" Haruno let go of Yukino-chan's arm and moved closer to Kirigaya-san, blinking her big eyes, making Kirigaya-san feel an urge to stomp on her.

"After all, we're girls, so we're a little hesitant to have boys help us apply sunscreen. But if it's a girl, then it's no problem, so..."

"So you guys just finish applying it inside and then come out." Kiritani glanced at Haruno, always feeling that this guy was trying to create some big news, although he hadn't succeeded many times yet—but it was still annoying.

"Of course, if you want to, I can apply it again~!" Haruno said with a smile, teasing Kiritani-kun who was staring straight ahead. "Hey, I'm talking to you!"

"Kazuto, what are you looking at?" Asuna raised an eyebrow slightly, then turned her head to follow Kirito's gaze, but did not see anything special or any unusual event.

"Huh? It's nothing." Kiritani scratched his head and said somewhat vaguely, "I don't know if I saw it wrong, but I think I saw two familiar people just now... If I'm not mistaken, we might run into some fun things next."

"Huh? What fun thing is it?" Akane Kousaka put her arm around Kiritani's shoulder, her large, soft breasts nestled in his arm. "How fun is it?"

"It's all sunscreen. I feel uncomfortable even though you don't find it disgusting." Kiritani-kun remained unmoved and decisively pushed Kosaka Akane away. "That kind of game isn't for you. Or rather, it's only suitable for a small portion of the players here—of course, that's assuming it actually exists. Otherwise, you won't be able to play it even if you want to."

"You bastard—!" Akane Kosaka grinned, suppressing the urge to punch him. "Yono is right, sometimes you really do deserve a beating—I'll give Asuna face this time, but don't beg me for mercy next time!"

"Spare me!" The moment the words left his mouth, Kirito-kun said these words and kicked Akane Kousaka in the back knee, sending her sprawling onto the beach in a true boss-like fall!

"Damn it! If you've got guts, don't run away!" Akane Kousaka, who had almost swallowed a mouthful of sand, got up from the ground, grabbed a handful of sand, and chased after Kiritani-kun, who had already run away.

"Huh! You can do it like this...?" With an eager look on her face, Haruno looked at her cute little sister.

Undoubtedly, Yukino's face immediately turned deathly pale, and she took two small steps back, moving behind Mikasa as if to avoid Haruno's desire to try.

Well, although today is only the second day, Yukino's image of her older sister was completely shattered last night.

Yes, it's completely and utterly destroyed.

When people talk about Yukinoshita, the eldest daughter of the family, they mostly praise her, and the image described is completely different from what I've seen recently!

If she could, Yukino really didn't want to admit it, but her older sister, who used to always be ahead of her and whom she could only look up to, had become this crazy woman... and even started to become a little abnormal.

However, my older sister seems quite happy, judging from her recent behavior...

So, is this the real older sister?

"Cough, don't worry, Yukino-chan, I would never do that to you. I've been playing around with Akane since we were little, so that's why I'm so unrestrained. Usually... uh, it seems pretty much the same..." Haruno tried to cover it up, but she realized that there was nothing good about that guy's past behavior. Apart from work time, there was nothing to mention!

Wow! How did they manage to do that?

They haven't left even the slightest good impression!

Suguha pursed her lips slightly and stepped forward, saying, "When my brother is quiet, he does have a bit of a scholarly air about him."

Then, Mikasa calmly added, watching Kiritani being pelted with sand by Akane Kosaka, "But once he starts moving, he's like someone with ADHD; he won't stop until he gets tired."

"It must be his athletic talent kicking in." Asuna smiled wryly. It wasn't so much that Kirito-kun wouldn't listen to reason, but rather that he had just changed his ways so casually, which made things very strange.

Well, in some ways, that might be a cute point...maybe?

"Come to think of it, Kato-kun is the kind of person whose outward appearance and inner self are completely different," Kato Megumi said calmly. "...Hmm, two-faced? Something doesn't feel right..."

Hiratsuka Shizuka, who is Kato Keikoku's teacher, is hesitating whether she should squat down to the side with her face in her hands. Although Kato's choice of words is not wrong, it is really strange to use them here!

"Asuna, I want to dig in the sand." Holding a small shovel, Shiina Mashiro tugged at Asuna's finger and then pointed to the area next to the parasol.

"Okay~!" With a gentle smile, Asuna didn't bother to check whether Akane Kousaka had been defeated. After all, Akane Kousaka wasn't a woman like Shizuka Hiratsuka who liked martial arts. Yes, Akane Kousaka might be much better than Kirito in terms of stamina, but it would be incredibly easy for Kirito to take her down.

So there's nothing to worry about.

Well, hopefully it won't escalate too much.

"Hmm, shall we play beach volleyball, or should we play watermelon smashing first?" Yang Nai suggested, looking at the remaining girls.

"To knock down a watermelon, we need to have a watermelon first..." After confirming that her older sister wouldn't do strange things like Kirito, Yukino felt relieved.

"There are watermelons, but they've gone after that brat Kiritani." Ms. Shizuka, who had inexplicably sensed a hint of malice, made her presence known and clarified that there were indeed live watermelons present...