Tenkou-Saki no Seiso Karen na Bishoujo ga Mukashi Danshi to Omotte Issho ni Asonda Osananajimi Datta Ken [WN] - Chapter 137 - English

[Warning 15+]

Author's Notes:

Volume 2 just got a reprint!

Part Four
"―From Now On, You Better Treat Me with That Same Energy, Too!"
Chapter 137
Drippin' Wet and Lookin' Good

Before anyone knew it, a full-on stone-skippin' contest had broken out.

​The ones totally into it were Shinta, and... ...well, Himeko.

​"Did you see that!? You saw it, right!? It skipped exactly seven times! Heh, looks like I beat you to it!"

​"Ugh, six skips is such a huge-*ss wall..."

​"H-Hime-chan, it's dangerous to go jumpin' around over there! And Shinta, don't go wanderin' off alone to look for rocks!"

​Ignorin' Saki's worried-*ss voice, both Himeko and Shinta seemed to find it a blast—the more they tweaked their form, the more skips they got. They were just throwin' stones like their lives depended on it.

​By the way, as for Saki's score, her throwin' style really made you realize that some people just ain't cut out for certain things. Looks like she’s got the kind of athletic skills where she probably can't even do a back-hip circle on a bar.

​"Whoa! I did it, seven times! It skipped! Hey, hey, did you see that, Big Sis Hime!?"

​"Oh, Shinta-kun, not bad at all. I can't let myself lose either; Next time I'm aimin' for 10! ...Anyway, Stone Skimmin' really is deeper than it looks."

​"Stone skimi-?"

​"Stone Skimmin', Shinta-kun."

​"A-Ahahaha..."

​Himeko shot a total smug-*ss face at Shinta with some crazy-fluent pronunciation.

​Saki, who was right there next to 'em, wasn't the only one watchin'; Both Hayato and Haruki, standin' a bit further away, were catchin' the whole thing with wry-*ss smiles on their faces too.

"Hey, Hayato."

"Yeah?"

"I honestly get worried as heck about Hime-chan's future sometimes..."

"...What a coincidence, me too."

By the way, the whole reason Himeko started skippin' stones in the first place was 'cause Haruki baited her with some random-ass trivia: "You know, in Scotland, they call this Stone Skimming. It's a waterfront leisure sport with its own world championships—you really gonna pass on that?" As usual, Himeko is just way too easy to play.

Then Hayato brought up somethin' that just crossed his mind.

"Speaking of which, what are we doin' about the fishin' gear?"

"Oh, Shinta-kun is totally hooked on skippin' stones right now, isn't he... ...Hmm, we've got a few, so maybe I'll go ahead and set mine up first? I'll at least give 'em a holler. Hey, guys—"

"Alright, leave it to you."

Watchin' Haruki head over to where Himeko and the others were, Hayato stepped into the river a bit ahead of the rest, still rockin' his flip-flops.

"Whoa, freezin'!?"

The river water reachin' up to his shins was way chillier than expected, and Hayato couldn't help but let out a yelp.

But as the August heat trapped in Hayato's body started meltin' away from his toes into the river, he squinted his eyes, feelin' d*mn good.

After soakin' up the cool vibe for a bit, Hayato checked out the riverbed to find a sweet spot for the fishin' gear, then started movin' rocks around to make sure the whole setup wouldn't get washed away.

Man, this was some serious heavy liftin'.

Just as Hayato finished gettin' everything ready and wiped the sweat off his forehead with the back of his hand while takin' a breather, a timid-*ss voice called out to him.

"U-Um, Big Bro, I'll help too!"

"Murao-san? Huh, where's Haruki?"

"A-Ahahaha..."

There was Saki, wavin' a hand as she made her way over to Hayato.

Behind Saki, Haruki was busy hurlin' stones with total confidence—looks like Haruki got gassed up by both Himeko and Shinta. Talk about the hunter becomin' the hunted.

Seems like Saki ended up bein' the odd one out over there. Hayato just gave a wry-*ss smile.

But then, as Saki kicked off her mule sandals by the bank and started hikin' up her skirt to step into the water, Hayato panicked and shouted to stop her.

"Wait, Murao-san! It's dangerous!"

"H-Huh? Oh... ...kyaa!?"

"D*mmit... ...gotta make it in time!"

The river flow was pretty chill, and the water wasn't deep at all.

That's probably why Saki thought she'd go barefoot for a sec to keep her mule sandals dry.

But the riverbed is way sketchier than you'd think.

There could be sharp rocks or glass shards, and even if you're walkin' on a flat spot, it's slick as hell thanks to the moss.

Sure enough, Saki stepped on some slimy-*ss moss and totally lost her balance, but just in the nick of time, Hayato grabbed her arm and pulled her into a hug.

"Whew... ...You okay, Murao-san?"

"Wh-Whuh? Oh, no, I mean...!?"

"!? Hey, it's alright. Just stay calm and hold on tight to me."

"B-But, this is too close, a h-hug...!?"

Saki was tucked perfectly into Hayato's arms.

Bein' held like that by the boy she's crushin' on made Saki's brain hit the boilin' point in an instant.

Naturally, Saki started flailin' and strugglin' to get away out of total embarrassment.

Even a pro like Hayato ended up losin' his footin' since the ground was trash.

"Ouch!"

"Kyaa!?"

Splash! A huge sound of water echoed around.

Hayato, who'd intentionally taken the fall to minimize the damage, ended up landin' on his b*tt right on the riverbed.

Saki went down too, but Hayato caught her under the arms to keep her from gettin' soaked, so she just ended up on her knees with only the hem of her hitched-up skirt gettin' wet.

On the flip side, half of Hayato's shirt was drenched, and as for his shorts, his undies had to be totally soaked through.

Saki couldn't even wrap her head around what just happened; She just scrambled away, blinkin' like crazy and frozen to the spot.

Hayato, sittin' on his b*tt in the river, and Saki just stared at each other. It was a pretty hilarious-*ss sight, for sure.

Suddenly, Hayato just burst out laughin' like he couldn't hold it in any longer.

"Haha, ahahaha!"

"B-Big Bro!?"

"I always thought of you as the dependable big sis type, so findin' out Murao-san's actually got a clumsy-*ss side like this is just too much."

"Auu~..."

Gettin' teased and laughed at by her crush made Saki's face turn beet red as she curled up in embarrassment.

Seein' how Saki reacted, Hayato stood up with a sheepish look, thinkin' maybe he'd pushed his luck a bit too much with the teasin'.

"Oh, anyway, my bad. You hurt anywhere?"

"Wh-Whuh? Oh, no, I'm good, thanks to you, Big Bro."

"Gotcha. That's a relief."

Then, Hayato flashed a smile and reached out his hand.

For a sec, Saki didn't quite get what Hayato was doin', her eyes just darted back and forth between his hand and his face, wonderin' if it was cool to actually grab it.

Hayato gave a wry smile and extended his hand even further, eggin' Saki on, and she timidly reached out to take it—

"...Hayato, you look way too d*mn happy right now."

"!? Freezin'!?"

"Kya!?"

Splosh! A blast of water hit Hayato right in the face.

Shocked as heck, Hayato looked toward where the water came from and saw Haruki holdin' some random-*ss nostalgic water gun.

With a total pout on her face and without sayin' a word, Haruki just kept blastin' water at Hayato's face over and over.

It happened out of nowhere.

But Hayato ain't the type to just take it lyin' down.

"Oh, now you've done it!"

"Heh, you can't reach me, sucker!"

Hayato tried to scoop up some river water with both hands to splash Haruki back, but she dodged like a pro and backed off toward the bank.

Then, Haruki just kept the counterattack comin' from out of range.

"How about this!"

"What!?"

But Hayato was pretty slick himself, scoopin' up water to make "bullets" and hurlin' 'em with an overhand throw.

Since Hayato was just chuckin' it by hand, the water sprayed everywhere like a d*mn shotgun blast. Haruki kept her distance, takin' aim and firin' like she was usin' a rifle.

It was a total back-and-forth struggle.

But the balance broke pretty fast.

Between Hayato, who could refill his "ammo" right at his feet, and Haruki, who couldn't.

Those bamboo water guns run outta water in no time at all.

Seein' Haruki's weapon fail to fire, Hayato let out a smug-*ss smirk.

But Haruki just smirked right back at Hayato.

"Soldier Shinta, keep Hayato pinned down 'til I'm done refillin' the water!"

"Yeah, Ma'am! Take this!"

"Whoa!?"

Hayato was shocked when Shinta suddenly appeared behind Hayato and splashed Hayato with a direct hit.

When Hayato turned around, there was Shinta, armed with the same bamboo water gun as Haruki.

While Hayato was caught off guard, Haruki quickly finished her reload and jumped back into the fray.

Gettin' double-teamed by two armed opponents, Hayato was slowly gettin' backed into a corner.

"Heh, looks like your time's up, Hayato."

"Prepare yourself!"

"D*mmit, at this rate... ...wait, what's that!?"

Suddenly, Hayato spotted what looked like a spare bamboo water gun pokin' out of Shinta's backpack, which had been left on the bank with the fishin' gear.

Hayato flashed a wicked-*ss grin.

Realizin' exactly what that look and smile meant, Haruki screamed.

"Shoot, Hayato saw the weapons! Hold the line, Soldier Shinta, fire! Blast 'em with everything you got!"

"Take this! And this!"

"Haha, once I get a weapon, it's game on for...!"

Hayato bolted out of the river, chargin' straight for the backpack.

Both Haruki and Shinta went all out, sprayin' a total wall of water in every direction to try and stop Hayato.

The air was thick with tension.

It was the ultimate showdown.

"...Oh."

"E-Eh... ...ugh... ...oh..."

"H-Himeko..."

But then, it all came to a dead-*ss halt.

"...Haru-chan? Shinta-kun? Dear Big Bro?"

The voice soundin' like it crawled out from the depths of heck came from Himeko, who'd ended up as the target for that wall of water.

Himeko was soaked from head to toe—her hair and clothes were a total-*ss mess.

Then, lettin' out a dark-*ss chuckle, Himeko marched over to the backpack and grabbed a weapon. Hayato, Haruki, and Shinta felt a chill run down their spines and started backin' away in pure terror.

"S-Soldier Shinta, use Hayato as a shield and pull a full-on U-turn, we're haulin' ass outta here!"

"Aye-aye, Ma'am!"

"Hey, wait, Haruki, Shinta!?"

Gettin' shoved hard from behind by the two of them, Hayato stumbled forward, and right in front of him was his little sis lookin' like a d*mn d*mon.

Both Haruki and Shinta had already bolted for the hills.

Hayato, realizin' he was screwed, scrambled to turn around and started runnin' for his life too.

"Hey! Get back here!"

And with Himeko's shout kickin' things off, the game of tag was officially on.

Saki just stood there blankly watchin' the chaos, but hearin' everyone screamin' and havin' a blast, she couldn't help but let out a laugh herself. Just like Hayato did a minute ago.

Before Saki knew it, she was boltin' toward 'em. Headin' straight for the group who all had big-*ss smiles on their faces.

"Hime-chan~, Haruki-san~, Big Bro~, Shinta~, guys, wait for me~!"

Under the blazin' midsummer sun, the sound of splashin' water kept ringin' out.

The whole area was filled with the buzz of cicadas and a cool breeze blowin' through.

Those five voices laughin' together just rose up and got swallowed by the massive blue sky.

Author's Notes:

Thanks to you guys, Volume 2 is gettin' a reprint.

Also, durin' the breaks for this season's anime, they're gonna be runnin' TV commercials for Tenbin, we did it!

For the celebration, yeah, just a "Meow" is totally fine with me!

Meow!

TL: Reeze27

ED: Reeze27

PR: Reeze27

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