Chapter 36

After the discussion ended, I headed to the room with Hime. Our room looked like a regular guest room. I had thought that since it was Hime, she would stay in a suite, but it turned out to be different.

"Let me tell you, Tennoji's room isn't a suite. It's a special room. It's for a select few VIPs, and the suites are separate. I usually stay in that special room."

"Is that so? Then why aren't you using it this time?"

"It's enough just to stay here. Besides, other guests were staying there."

"Hmm, there are other VIPs? Who are they?"

"I don't know. Even if I did, it's personal information, so I wouldn't tell you."

I thought to myself, even though she had no qualms about investigating my personal information...

VIPs staying in such a hotel are not people I would have any connection with. By the way, Hime had prepared four rooms. It seems she had arranged individual rooms for everyone. Since I was the only male, it was natural for me to have my own room, but I thought Ayame and Milk would share a room. This setup made it feel more like a business trip than a school trip.

We had dinner together. It wasn't a buffet but a course meal, and the restaurant, as expected, had a private room.

One thing that caught my attention was that Milk and Ayame were wearing yukatas. I had noticed that yukatas were provided in the rooms of this high-end hotel. Moreover, both Milk and Ayame had slightly damp hair. Had they gone to the hot springs in that short time?

"Milk, Ayame, how was it? What do you think of our hotel's famous beauty spring?"

"It felt very good. The lounge was also comfortable and relaxing."

"Yes, it felt like soaking in a toner, making my skin smooth and shiny."

"That's great. I've booked a family bath for tomorrow, so let's all go together."

Hime suggested with a smile. If I had said that it was a bit extravagant for three girls to use a family bath,

"You're kidding, Taira will join us too. I've prepared swimsuits for everyone."

She said that.

"It's the same as a pool. Ayame and Milk won't complain."

"Yes, I would resist if it were another man, but I'm fine with Ichi-no. I welcome it."

"Right, it wouldn't be good to leave Taira out. Besides, we've already bathed together before."

"Are you talking about when? When..."

Ayame is looking at me with a serious expression, but it's a story from when we were in kindergarten. Milk once ran away from home and stayed at my place, and we bathed together then. The reason she ran away was that her custard pudding was eaten by Gyuzou. The next day, Gyuzou bought a lot of custard pudding, and the runaway ended. Some of that pudding was shared with my family, and we ate pudding for three days straight. The glass container that held the pudding is still in use as a cup in our home. Bathing with three girls in swimsuits—what kind of romantic comedy protagonist am I?

However, Ayame feels a sense of gratitude for saving her life, Hime is just using me, and Milk is just Milk. I shouldn't have any strange misunderstandings. If I start acting weird, I'll be kicked out of the party. The key to getting along with three girls and one guy is to be detached. This sashimi and this delicate sweetness are really delicious. Is this kue?

I moved my chopsticks and enjoyed the meal.

The next morning, after breakfast, my father and mother brought Curo. They were going to A〇venture World. There was still time before the dungeon exploration started, but I couldn't bring Curo back to the hotel. The PD set up a space next to the hotel for the Dampun to interact, but I couldn't go inside due to the presence of others, so I decided to take a walk along the beach.

"The sea breeze feels nice, Curo... Wait, you don't like it because your fur gets sticky? If you were a dog, you'd run around the beach happily... Oh, right, you're a wolf. Sorry, sorry."

From the outside, I might look like a dangerous man talking to himself, but the conversation is actually happening.

I was thinking, "A morning walk feels so good," when suddenly,

"Hey, are you a local? Why don't you hang out with us?"

"Since you're walking around in the morning, you must be free, right?"

I encountered a pick-up scene. The men were five college students in their twenties, and the woman they were targeting was a blonde with a ponytail, wearing a white hat and a white dress, looking like a lady.

I didn't know ponytails actually existed.

"Thank you, but no. Please leave."

"Come on, we can treat you to breakfast."

"We may look like this, but we're gentlemen."

"You're being persistent. Can't you hear me telling you to go away? Do ugly and foolish people also have bad ears?"

"......"

The men fell silent and then became enraged.

"You, shut up! I won't go easy on you just because you're a woman!"

This is bad.

I instinctively ran.

"Wait a moment! No violence!"

Even though I tried to intervene, the men's anger didn't subside. The blonde man in front glared at me. However, compared to an Evil Oger, he lacked the intimidation, and I wasn't scared because I had Curo.

"What, you... You're that guy from before!"

The man looked at me as if he remembered something. We were supposed to be meeting for the first time—

"Because of the slime wine you sold, I'm in deep red—"

"Unrelated people, please step aside! This is between me and these fools!"

What? Am I being scolded?

It doesn't feel like she's protecting me. What's going on?

The woman shouted at the sky.

"Akashi! What are you doing? Hurry up and do something!"

Akashi?

Who is she talking to? Then, out of nowhere, a woman in her twenties with a bob cut and wearing a black suit appeared and took down the five men in an instant. She was too strong.

"You're late."

"I apologize, Miss. I took longer than expected to buy the juice you asked for."

"Excuses are unnecessary. Let's go."

With that, she left the unconscious men behind and walked away. The woman called Akashi looked at me and said expressionlessly,

"Thank you. If you hadn't been here, I might have been a bit late. This is a token of my gratitude. However, don't take unnecessary risks. It would be a shame if your dog got involved."

She handed me one of the juices. It was the "drinking tangerine" I had yesterday.

"Akashi! Hurry up! What are you dawdling for?"

The lady was angry and shouted. Akashi bowed again and hurried away. Cool and beautiful women are great. What to do with the unconscious men? I thought about calling an ambulance, but since they were just unconscious and it was cool in the morning, they wouldn't get heatstroke, so it was probably fine. Still, that lady was quite spoiled. I'm glad our lady is a normal person. Still, this man seemed to know me. Who is he?

"Drinking tangerine"

It's a specialty of Wakayama and very delicious.

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