"Hey! What are you guys doing?"
Just as Nanaka Kotegawa came out of the kitchen with a tray of drinks, she looked up and saw her sister sitting on Iori.
Miyazawa Yu, ever the one to watch a good show, squatted next to them and poked Iori. Nanaka-san's brow furrowed slightly as she scolded, "Iori, that's so sad!"
"Mmmph..."
"Sorry..."
Although he felt that a guy like Iori would be contaminating the water if he was dumped into Izu Bay.
But since Nanaka-san said so, Miyazawa Yu reluctantly put away his smile and pulled Iori, who was being used as a bench, to his feet.
Chisa Kotegawa also obediently jumped to the ground, letting out a low, dissatisfied growl like a small animal.
"!!"
Aina Yoshiwara saw all of this, and she felt her entire being had been enlightened.
Such a strong Yamato Nadeshiko aura that she could smell it even with her nose covered—there was no mistake!
Her eyes shone as she rushed forward and grabbed Nanaka Kotegawa's hands.
"Thank goodness! There's finally a normal person!"
"Huh? What, I'm just doing what I'm supposed to do?"
"No, no, no! You're an angel!"
Aina was completely baffled, but Nanaka Kotegawa remembered that Yu used to call her an "angel" too.
So this must be a new and creative way for young people to express affection when they first meet, right?
"Nanaka-san, you must be tired! Would you like some beer? I'll pour you a glass."
First, he handed a drink to the angry Chisa to calm her down. Miyazawa Yu then turned to Nanaka-san, holding up his beer mug.
"Ah~ I'll have..."
Clang!
Just as she was about to say that an ice-cold beer was fine, Nanaka Kotegawa's eyes suddenly landed on the glass Chisa had put down. She instantly teleported over.
"It's okay! This is fine!"
"Huh? But that's Kotegawa-san's... mmmph mmmph!"
Aina Yoshiwara began to speak in confusion, but Miyazawa Yu quickly covered her mouth.
Thankfully, Nanaka-san's attention was fully on the glass, so she didn't notice anything strange.
"Mmph! Yu, what are you doing?"
"Shh! Just watch! I don't want a new club member to die on their first day!"
He put a finger to his lips, his eyes wide with horror. Miyazawa Yu shivered as he recalled that night of the deadly chase a couple of weeks ago.
If Nanaka-san found out that Aina knew her little secret...
The poor girl's head probably wasn't hard enough. If she was hit with a bag, it would be fine, but with a harder object, she would probably be dead in an instant!
"???"
Not understanding, but as the one who saved her from Tinker Bell, Miyazawa Yu had a little bit of credibility with Aina.
The two of them watched silently as Nanaka Kotegawa held the glass and rotated it twice, finally finding a wet spot.
"Ah-woo!"
Under Miyazawa Yu's expressionless gaze, Nanaka Kotegawa opened her red lips and sucked the wet spot, savoring the flavor. From time to time, she would make strange whimpering sounds.
"..."
Aina Yoshiwara's body trembled as she looked at the scene in disbelief. Her jaw dropped into Miyazawa Yu's hand, which was already prepared.
"This is..."
"Don't say it! You saw nothing! If you want to live!"
Miyazawa Yu's throat moved as he watched Nanaka-san finally have her fill, a long silver thread of liquid connecting her lips to the glass.
But Aina Yoshiwara was sensitive and noticed this small detail.
"Wait! What are you doing!"
"Ahem, nothing, nothing! Don't look over there..."
"Liar! You're going to use it second-hand, aren't you!"
Breaking free from Miyazawa Yu's hold, Aina Yoshiwara rushed over and quickly washed the glass under Nanaka Kotegawa's confused gaze.
Miyazawa Yu didn't say anything, but the bulging veins on his temples betrayed the fact that he was about to explode.
Iori Kitahara, who knew exactly how shameless Yu was, gave him a look of contempt, then gave Aina a thumbs-up.
"Hey, hey! You two! Why aren't you joining us for a drink!"
"Are you waiting for your seniors to invite you!"
After drinking for a while, they weren't having enough fun. They noticed that Yu and Iori were slacking off and staying on the sidelines. Shinji Tokita and Ryūjirō Kotobuki each grabbed one of them and dragged them away.
"Um, Yoshiwara-san?"
"Yes! Is something wrong?"
She watched as Miyazawa Yu was dragged into the crowd and his last piece of underwear was pulled off. Aina Yoshiwara was then pulled to the girls' sofa by Azusa Hamaoka and looked at Chisa with a tilted head.
"Um, I was just... are you interested in diving?"
"Mm... I guess. Why?"
"Ah! Then Aina is the first member to join the Pab club purely out of interest! That's so great!"
Azusa Hamaoka raised her glass of beer and chugged it to celebrate. The words sounded off to Aina Yoshiwara.
If she was the only one who joined willingly, then how did Iori and Yu get into the club? Were they kidnapped?
And speaking of which, it had been a few days since she decided to join the Pab club, and she still didn't know what she needed to prepare for diving!
"Um, Azusa-senpai, what do I need to prepare for diving?"
"Well... newbies usually rent their equipment, after all, the gear is too expensive~"
"Normally, a beginner just needs a towel and a swimsuit!"
Nanaka Kotegawa smiled and waved her hand, holding up a diving magazine, indicating that Aina didn't need to feel too much pressure.
A large part of the Pab club's diving expenses were covered in the budget, so there wouldn't be too much pressure on the new members!
"Huh? I have to wear a swimsuit?!"
She subconsciously shrank her shoulders. Although a swimsuit was necessary for a romantic beach scene, if Aina Yoshiwara had to actually wear one...
"What's wrong? You don't like swimsuits?"
"No, I wouldn't say I don't like them... I'm just a little shy."
"What?! You 'Cakey'! Why didn't you say that when you were in full makeup!"
Iori Kitahara, with a beer glass in hand and his arm around someone's shoulder, broke away from the seniors' festivities. He lifted his head and scolded, "Show some courage! If you're going to talk in such a weak voice, how are you going to dive! No one can hear you!"
"That's right, Private Aina! Are you looking down on your seniors!"
"..."
Aina Yoshiwara looked at the two shameless scoundrels standing in front of her and instantly burst into tears—I'm so stupid. I'm feeling shy in front of perverts.
This Pab club was just too weird! Not a single one of them was a normal person!
"Hey, Yu, you still have some left. Don't run away!"
"There's still some! There's still some!"
"Shut up! Watch me chug the rest of it!"
He rushed into the crowd and poured the last of the vodka into his mouth. Miyazawa Yu held up the empty bottle and was lifted high by his seniors.
"Who's the best!!!"
"Ooh-ooh-ooh! Amazing!"
"They're so energetic..."
Ryūjirō Kotobuki looked at Yu and Iori, who were chugging alcohol from the bottles, and nodded in satisfaction. He then shouted at the two of them, "Hey! Newbies, come here for a second! We need to talk to you!"
"Mm, what's wrong?"
"Now that we have new members, we should prepare for the license lecture~"
"Lecture?"
Miyazawa Yu pinched his chin and frowned. He remembered that you only had to be twenty to drink. He had never heard that you needed a license for it.
"Ah! I know! It's the quick-undress license, right!"
"How is that possible! It must be the alcohol tolerance license! It'll be useful when we have to entertain clients!"
The conversation of the underclassmen got further and further off topic. Miyazawa Yu was about to start an argument on how to use their drinking experience in the Pab club to find a good job when Shinji Tokita, although very interested, cut them off.
"You're both wrong! It's a diving license! What are you guys thinking?!"
"What?! A diving license?!"
His pupils shrank to a single point. Miyazawa Yu instantly turned to stone after hearing the unfamiliar words. The beer glass in his hand slipped unconsciously—
How is this possible?! The Pab club is a nude drinking club, isn't it?! It's completely unscientific for them to suddenly become serious and offer classes!
He thought that the next time he would go into the water would be next year!
"...Is it our fault they're reacting this way?"
"It's probably a little bit of both, right?"