These two!
Sato, embarrassed and annoyed, walked to the edge of the beach, found an open spot, and took out a beach mat from the bag he carried with him to spread it out.
"Hehe, I didn't expect you to get shy too, Sato!"
As footsteps approached from behind, Ritsu's grinning face appeared once again before him.
And right behind her, Gabriel wore a faintly devilish smile.
What are these two trying to do?!
Hearing the hurried footsteps behind him, Sato felt a large shadow fall over his head.
He raised his head in slight surprise and looked back. Soon, he saw that everyone else had gathered behind him. Each of them looked at him with varying degrees of curiosity, as if they were staring at some rare animal.
Sato: "..."
Why are you all standing behind me?
Go play!
Go play!
Sato roared inwardly.
A group of youthful, beautiful girls would attract attention wherever they went. Not to mention when there was suddenly a boy among them.
Sato could feel the gazes on the beach, some surprised, some filled with envy and jealousy.
Sato shut down a little inside.
These people are definitely doing this on purpose!
After looking around, his gaze suddenly locked onto Mio, whose face was slightly flushed. He deliberately sized her up for a moment, his eyes carrying a questioning look.
Why are you joining in too?!
Seeing his gaze, even Mio's earlobes turned red. Though she managed to hold on for a moment, her naturally shy temperament couldn't take it.
She hurriedly said, "I, I… I'll go rent some sun umbrellas for everyone."
With Mio's retreat, the alliance fell apart on its own.
The girls were quite satisfied. They had thought he had no weaknesses, but they didn't expect him to get shy over something like this…
But… the price seemed a bit too high.
Someone thought this with a slightly flushed face.
Soon, the girls who had been teasing Sato scattered in all directions, each finding their own excuse.
It was fine when they were all together. The problem was that Sato seemed to have figured out how to deal with them one by one, and none of them dared say they could endure his unrestrained gaze alone.
As the girls dispersed in front of him, Sato let out a weak sigh of relief, though his expression was somewhat strange.
They were clearly giving him eye candy, so why was he the one feeling embarrassed?
Someone lowered his head with a lifeless expression.
"Sato, I want to go play on that!"
Kanna suddenly pointed behind him at the water slide in the pool.
"Mm, sure."
Sato glanced over and nodded. Looking around, he realized that only Kanna and Hirasawa Ui were left here.
"S-senpai…"
When Sato looked at her, Hirasawa Ui's face turned bright red, and she stammered nervously.
Sato originally just wanted Ui to watch their spot while he took Kanna to the water slide. But the scene from earlier suddenly flashed through his mind.
Swish!
His gaze changed instantly, fixing steadily on the girl in front of him.
"Ui…"
"S-senpai…"
Hirasawa Ui looked at him with a flushed face, her mind thrown into chaos. Her eyes suddenly welled up with tears as she bit her lip and stared straight at him.
"Senpai! I didn't mean to, it was Onee-chan and the others who told me to tease you with them!"
Sato: "..."
He hadn't even said anything yet. Why did it look like she was about to cry?
Sato immediately felt a headache coming on. He quickly took some tissues from his bag, pulled out two sheets, and began wiping the tears from the girl's eyes.
Her delicate, tender skin felt soft against his fingertips, the touch smooth and faintly moist.
"Seriously, why are you crying? I didn't even say anything."
"B-but… we made you so embarrassed, senpai."
The girl still couldn't stop crying, letting Sato wipe away the tears rolling down from the corners of her eyes.
"That's not embarrassment, it's… it's just me being shy!"
Sato paused for a moment before finally admitting it in a somewhat defeated tone.
"S-shy?"
Hirasawa Ui looked up at him through teary eyes.
"Yeah, shy."
"Think of it this way. If there were ten of me standing around you and watching you, what would you do?"
Ten senpais…
Hirasawa Ui froze for a moment. Her mind instinctively began to imagine the situation Sato described. If there were really ten Sato senpais surrounding her, looking at her gently…
Suddenly, her face turned completely red at a visible speed. Her eyes grew slightly unfocused, and a faint, alluring pink spread across her fair skin.
"Ah!"
She suddenly let out a cry, hugging her arms tightly. Slowly raising her head, she looked at Sato with a mix of embarrassment and indignation.
W-why such a big reaction all of a sudden? What on earth is this girl thinking?!
Sato stared blankly at the scene in front of him.
The most crucial thing was that Hirasawa Ui's scream just now had not been quiet at all. It drew quite a bit of attention from the people nearby. He could even faintly hear things like, "Is he harassing her, should we call the police?"
I really didn't do anything!
Sato thought in distress. Ever since entering the water park, nothing seemed to have gone according to his control.
Hirasawa Ui looked at him with a flushed face, her eyes seeming to carry a glistening layer of moisture.
Please don't, miss!
If you look like this, even I'm starting to believe I was harassing you!
Sato felt his head splitting.
Hirasawa Ui was wearing a white swimsuit. The ribbon tied behind her neck looked especially light and delicate. And in terms of development… she seemed to surpass her older sister by quite a bit. Is she really a middle schooler?!
Only now did Sato suddenly realize this problem. With a whole group of girls in front of him earlier, he had no idea where to look. Now that he had calmed down and noticed it, his gaze became a little unfocused.
"S-senpai…"
Sensing his gaze, Hirasawa Ui trembled all over, her face burning red as she lowered her head, her voice trembling faintly.
"S-sorry!"
Sato suddenly stood up, then turned to Kanna beside him and said, "Kanna, let's go play now."
"Ui, I'll trouble you to watch our things."
"Y-yes!"
Hirasawa Ui's voice was as soft as a mosquito's buzz.
Sato took Kanna's hand and turned to leave, his expression full of bleakness.
It's over. Now I'm going to be treated as a pervert. I'm actually a decent person…