Chapter 413: Swimsuit Shop
After getting off the train and exiting the station, the girls met up with Kushieda Minori, Usami Mizuki, and Colette.
They had originally wanted to invite Imari Maria, but she had gone back to her hometown to visit relatives, so she couldn't go to the beach with them, which was a shame.
When she called before leaving, Imari had wailed for quite a while on the phone, but she ultimately chose to go back to her hometown to visit her grandparents and had to give up.
Once all the girls were together, they headed straight for the mall, ready to pick out swimsuits.
Walking among the girls, Aisaka Taiga looked left and right, finally settling her gaze on Colette.
Colette, wearing a short-sleeved shirt, skipped along, humming a song, her chest showing no undulation whatsoever.
However, looking at Colette, Aisaka Taiga felt no joy in her heart, but rather a sense of sadness.
"I'm a Senpai, yet I'm trying to find a sense of superiority over a junior..."
"Hmm?"
Colette turned her head and found Aisaka Taiga looking at her, with emotions she couldn't understand in her eyes, so she asked, "Taiga-Senpai, what's wrong?"
Silently shaking her head, Aisaka Taiga didn't speak, but tilted her head and leaned on Kushieda Minori's shoulder.
"Taiga?"
Kushieda Minori looked at her friend's actions, also not quite understanding, but she let her lean there.
Colette, puzzled, tugged on Eriri's sleeve: "Eriri-Senpai."
Eriri, who had seen everything from beginning to end, smiled and patted Colette's head, saying, "It's okay, she'll be fine in a bit. Taiga gets like this from time to time."
If it had been the old Eriri, coming out with everyone to buy swimsuits, she probably would have had the same thoughts as Aisaka Taiga. But now, she no longer experienced such strong emotional fluctuations.
Big or small, to be honest, it didn't determine too many things.
Anyway, Eriri was quite satisfied with her figure now, and Kaede also liked it, and that was enough.
Arriving at the mall, everyone headed straight for the swimsuit shop upstairs.
Because it was summer, there were quite a few more women picking out swimsuits than usual.
Refusing the sales assistant's offer to help, the girls looked around themselves.
Picking up a red bikini and holding it against her body, Kawashima Ami said, "Eriri, what do you think of this?"
Looking at the outfit Kawashima Ami had chosen, Eriri thought for a moment and said, "Red, huh? I don't think it's necessary. Your figure is already great, and you don't need such bright, vibrant colors to enhance it. I think dark colors would be good; your skin is very fair, and the contrast would be even more eye-catching."
"Hmm, that's true."
Nodding, Kawashima Ami hadn't expected Eriri to be quite professional. "I just thought this one looked nice, but it's a tie-string style, and even though I'm a model, I don't really like wearing it."
Eriri nodded in agreement. This type of swimsuit appeared very frequently in anime; whenever there was a swimsuit episode, female characters would always be seen wearing this type of bikini.
But similarly, because this type of swimsuit is tied, it's also extremely prone to situations where a big wave washes it off.
Although reality isn't an anime, such things can still happen.
Unless you tie a double knot.
While thinking, Eriri picked a two-piece swimsuit, a style with a sheer skirt bottom.
"This one's good, I'll go try it on."
Saying that, she led the way to the changing room.
Utaha was also choosing a swimsuit at this time. Her first target was naturally a dark purple bikini, feeling that it suited her very well.
However, she had never worn such a swimsuit outside before, so she couldn't help but feel a little timid.
"Actually, there's no need to worry so much."
Kawashima Ami walked over, holding her chosen swimsuit, and whispered, "Just pick what you like. The boys who go with us won't have any bad intentions; at most, you can just wear a blanket over it. Sigh... I wish I had a boyfriend. I bought such a nice swimsuit, but I can only go with a bunch of classmates."
Her inner worries slowly receded, and Utaha decided to try on this swimsuit first. She looked at Kawashima Ami and said, "After transferring here, quite a few boys have confessed to you, right? Haven't you found anyone you like?"
"Isn't that obvious?"
Kawashima Ami walked towards the changing room with Utaha and said, "No matter what, I've been a model for quite a while and have met many men. Although I haven't met anyone I like, I have indeed seen many excellent ones. Now you want me to find a boyfriend among boys my age, is that even possible? Do you think everyone is Asakura-kun?"
Utaha was stunned for a moment, then narrowed her eyes and asked, "Oh? From what you're saying, you have a good impression of Asakura-kun?"
"It's perfectly normal," Kawashima Ami said directly, without any concealment. "He's handsome, capable of earning a lot of money, good to his girlfriend, and he's the same age. How many boys like that are there? And don't even get me started. I don't believe you, Senpai, don't have a good impression of Asakura-kun; you just never show it."
"That's true."
Utaha smiled and nodded, "Sometimes I'm quite troubled. After knowing such a boy, it has directly raised my standards for choosing a future partner. I probably will be single for a long time."
"Being single isn't bad either, I'd rather have nothing than settle."
"Eh? Single? What single?"
As they approached the changing room, Eriri, who was trying on clothes inside, heard them. She opened the curtain, poked her head out, and looked at the two curiously.
Utaha and Kawashima Ami were both startled by Eriri's action, but looking at her, she probably hadn't heard the entire conversation.
Utaha put her finger on Eriri's forehead and said to her, "You go change your clothes first, don't accidentally let someone see you!"
"Don't worry, don't worry, I've already changed and everything is covered."
After glancing at the bikinis in their hands, Eriri stuck out her tongue, "It seems there are many nice swimsuits here, I'll go pick two more."
After saying that, she ducked back into the changing room to change her clothes back.
Utaha and Kawashima Ami exchanged glances, then each walked into a changing room to try on their swimsuits.
After changing back into her own clothes, Eriri asked the staff to pack the swimsuits she had chosen and then continued browsing.
She happened to see Aisaka Taiga hesitating in front of a rack of swimsuits, so Eriri walked over.
Then, she saw that all the clothes in front of Aisaka Taiga were school swimsuits.
And judging by the styles, they were all geared towards children.