Volume 13 Chapter 173 Tsukimachi Ayana, I Want To Spend My Whole Life Loving You
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
To go to the pool with Aqua, today the 3 of us from eau de Cologne came to buy swimsuits.
”Eh? Are you really planning to wear such a plain swimsuit on your date with Aqua-sama, Ayana-senpai?”
”Plain? What do you mean! I… I thought I was trying pretty hard with this!?”
I check my reflection in the mirror.
Aqua said he wanted to see my bikini, so I tried a little harder and went for a white bikini.
”Is that so? I think it looks good on me.”
Maron-senpai came out of the next fitting room wearing the same white bikini.
Huh…? Even though we’re wearing the same swimsuit, she looks completely different….
Why does it look like everything is about to spill out?
The sparkle in my and Fran’s eyes naturally fades away.
”I told you, Ayana-senpai. That’s why it looks plain.”
Ugh… I think I’m trying pretty hard, though.
”Listen, Ayana-senpai. The only way to compete with the lack of meat is to reduce the fabric area!!”
Saying that, Fran brought out a black bikini with even less fabric than the white one I was wearing.
”That’s just indecent!”
”Ayana-senpai, look at this swimsuit that Maron-senpai is secretly trying to buy.”
Huh? What’s that? That’s just a string, right? A swimsuit…? Huh…?
With a serious face, I turn my gaze to Maron-senpai, who looks flustered next to me.
”Ugh, no! This is, um… just in case, yeah, I thought it might be good to have this as an option, so I just put it in the basket!!”
Hmm, just in case… huh.
So, who is that swimsuit bought for, I wonder?
Fran and I slowly close in on Maron-senpai.
”When I went to Okinawa for a gravure shoot, I tried on various swimsuits, but when I wore a string-like swimsuit, Aqua-kun’s reaction was the best…”
I see.
Later, I’ll tell Kanon-san, Yukari-senpai, and Lapis-chan too.
”Ayana-senpai, it’s because you’re being slow that this is happening. If you don’t decide the match here, the pervy representative of the nightmare generation, Maron-senpai from the dream world, will just gobble up Aqua-sama. Aqua-sama is so easy to take down if you just push with those big boobs!”
I was left speechless by Fran’s words. After thinking for a bit, I decided to try on and buy a black bikini that had less fabric than the white one.
”By the way, Fran, you bought a ton of swimsuits earlier, but don’t you think you won’t have many chances to wear them?”
”Ah, I was thinking of giving them as presents to everyone in Milk Dipper.”
Oh right, Fran is close with everyone in Milk Dipper.
Lapis-chan, Subaru-chan, Kukuri-chan, Fi-chan, Haa-chan…
”It’s a bikini with a slightly loose string, but when a small girl like me wears it, the strings can slip and show my boobs and important parts.”
”Th-That’s not okay! I-I tried it on a little earlier too, and it shows the boobs and, um… the important parts of a girl!”
As I said this with a red face, Fran looked at me like I was crazy.
”Huh? There’s no way I’d wear such an embarrassing swimsuit normally. Besides, I wouldn’t go to a pool or the beach with a guy who doesn’t want to see me in a swimsuit. You wear these kinds of swimsuits to show off to people you want to impress, right? In the pool inside Shirogane Kingdom, even if you’re seen n*ked, it’s only girls, and it’s guaranteed that only Aqua-sama will see me, so of course, I’m going to go for it!”
That’s true…
Emily-san often gathers the staff working in Shirogane Kingdom for some mysterious lecture, and she passionately talked about how “if you want to challenge someone, the pool is the best place. Summer is the perfect chance!”
”I’m going to say it clearly this time, but if Maron-senpai and Ayana-senpai keep dawdling, I’ll get my belly bigger than the two of you and graduate from eau de Cologne first! Well, the graduation part is a lie, but isn’t it cool to be a mom and an Idol in elementary school?”
Ugh… I thought that if it were Fran, she might actually do it seriously.
Aqua doesn’t seem too interested in little kids, but he did have something with Lapis-chan… Thinking about that, it wouldn’t be strange for Aqua to do something like that with Fran.
”Anyway, Ayana-senpai, it’s time to fight!”
”Yeah, yeah. I’m cheering for you too. And leave Yukari to me. I’ll make sure not to interrupt your date.”
What does she mean by “make sure”?
The next day, Yukari-senpai, who tried to secretly follow us from behind, got grabbed by Kaede-san and Iria-san like a Martian.
”Hey, Kaede and Iria, let me go!”
”Calm down, Yukari. You’re coming with us now. We’re going to play the Happy Life Planning Game with Kanon-san and the others.”
Inko-san calms Yukari-senpai as she tries to break free.
So that’s what she meant by “make sure.”
”Ayana-chan, Aqua-kun. Go now.”
”Thank you! Maron-san!”
”Thanks, Maron-senpai. We’re off!”
Aqua and I leave the house together and head to the garage where the bikes are parked.
Wow.
There are a lot of tools here.
I don’t usually come to places like this, so it feels really fresh.
I notice an unfamiliar bike next to Aqua’s usual one.
”Huh? What’s up with that bike? It doesn’t even have tires…”
”Oh, this? I thought I’d try building a bike since I had the chance, so I bought a used one and I’m taking it apart to learn. It’ll help when I need to do maintenance myself.”
Wow.
Aqua seems to have a lot of hobbies, despite how he looks.
Working so much, going to school properly, and on top of that, doing various things with women, I wonder when he finds time for hobbies like this.
Is he getting enough sleep?
”Well then, since it’s a relatively close place today, let’s go with this.”
”Huh? Did this bike have a sidecar?”
One of the bikes Aqua was riding had a sidecar I didn’t recognize.
”This is it. I thought we could ride together when the kid is born.”
”Isn’t that a bit too early to think about?”
Seeing Aqua’s goofy smile made me naturally smile too.
Aqua is definitely going to be a doting parent.
”I see, Aqua is going to be a papa soon.”
”Yeah.”
That means Kanon-san will become a mama soon too.
That’s amazing.
Even though she’s the same age as me, she’s already going to be a mom.
Kanon-san is more reliable than people think, but if I were in the same position, I can’t help but feel a bit, no, a lot anxious about whether I could really handle parenting.
Just imagining myself as a mother for a moment brought up a vision of a boy who looks like Aqua, and my face turned red.
It felt strangely real, and I started to dislike myself for it.
Ugh… I regretted imagining it, knowing it would lead to self-destruction.
I shook off those thoughts and peered into Aqua’s face with a smile.
”Well then, for the child that’s about to be born, papa should probably stop arguing with Yukari-senpai soon.”
”No way, I absolutely won’t stop that. It’s bad for the kid, but I can’t stop arguing with Kohina-senpai until one of us loses.”
Seriously, is winning or losing in such a pointless argument with Yukari-senpai that important?
I think in the end, either Aqua will lose or Yukari-senpai will be charmed, and no matter which way it goes, it will just end up being a situation where both win and lose.
Am I the only one who thinks that?
”Here. More importantly, the helmet. It’s for Ayana.”
Aqua took my helmet from a shelf lined with helmets and put it on my head.
I’ve always been curious…
There are so many girls around Aqua, but why is he wearing matching helmets only with Tenga-senpai? I decided to ask him directly.
”When we went on a ride together before, he looked at me with puppy eyes, saying he didn’t have a matching one with junior…”
Oh, I see.
Yeah, I kind of get it now.
I got on Aqua’s sidecar as we headed to the pool.
”How’s the ride? I tried adjusting the seat cushion and suspension and all that…”
”Hmm. Even so, my butt might still hurt a little.”
”I see… I might need to adjust it a bit more.”
Aqua mumbled something about “kanji” or whatever, words I didn’t quite understand.
”But it’s fun feeling like we’re riding together and shifting our weight.”
”Haha, I’m glad to hear that. Thanks!”
We arrived at the hotel with the indoor pool.
Huh? When I entered the changing room, I noticed there were no other guests around.
Just a coincidence, maybe? I put on the black bikini I bought after being persuaded by Fran, then threw on a rash guard over it.
Fran had said to me twice, “No way, Ayana-senpai, no way,” but it was a bit embarrassing to just jump in.
After checking my appearance in the mirror, I headed to the pool.
Aqua was waiting near the entrance, having changed already.
”Sorry for making you wait.”
”Haha, I wasn’t waiting at all. Besides, the time I spent waiting was like a reward for me. Ever since that day we promised to go on a date, not just today.”
Aqua’s words made my face turn red.
That means… Aqua has been looking forward to this day just like I have.
I’m so happy.
I’m not just one of the many girls; he’s been thinking about me all this time.
”Shall we go?”
”Yeah.”
I felt my heart race as I saw Aqua in her swimsuit.
It was the first time I was seeing Aqua’s bare figure so closely.
After going through action-packed works like Heaven’s Sword, Tokyo Sweeper, and Stars War, I’m now filming a Formula movie with Yukari-senpai, Mikuni-san, and Tenga-senpai, and my muscles are really impressive.
”What’s up?”
”N-no… I just thought you were really working out hard…”
”Oh, yeah. Right now, since I’m filming a Formula movie with Ayana and the others, and I have to do the actual driving scenes myself, the G-forces are intense. Since I’m tall, like Tenga-senpai, they say I need to train my neck, so I have a personal trainer who oversees everything, and I’m doing pretty intense training just like real racers.”
R-really…
I thought it was amazing since I have all the professional stunt people do everything for me.
”By the way, after this, I have another project to film, so once the Formula shoot is over, I actually have to lose muscle and get back to normal. Ugh, I miss the breading on tonkatsu and the batter on fried chicken…”
”Wow, that sounds tough.”
I heard before that when Aqua was filming Heaven’s Sword, she was adjusting her weight down to the gram because the kids thought a snug suit looked cooler.
Yukari-senpai said that Aqua is so strict about everything, and it’s not just because she’s a guy; I genuinely respect her.
Yukari-senpai said she would never compliment her because Aqua would definitely get carried away.
”So, we’ve come up to the pool, but when is Ayana going to take that off and show me her swimsuit?”
”…Do I really have to take it off?”
Aqua looks like it’s a given.
Ugh, I might be overly self-conscious, but taking off my outer garment in front of everyone at such a big pool… wait? What about the general public?
I suddenly realize that there’s no one around us.
”We rented this place out for today.”
”Eh?”
What does it mean to rent it out?
”I wanted to monopolize the swimsuit that Ayana chose for me, so I sent an email explaining the situation to all the guests staying here, and in exchange for covering the accommodation costs, I reserved the pool for this time slot.”
”Ugh!?”
Hey, hey, you don’t have to go that far for my swimsuit!!
I mean, if you’re going to go that far just to see my swimsuit, I have no choice but to take off this outer garment!!
Giving up on resisting, I quietly take off the outer garment.
”How, how do I look?”
I pretend not to care about Aqua’s reaction while glancing at her face.
”Honestly, it’s the best! Thank you so much!!”
Really…?
I don’t have nearly as much as Kanon-san or Emily-san, right?
Aqua pulls my hand, which was about to hesitate, and we both fall into the pool together.
”Hey, hey, if you’re going to jump into the pool, you should have said so first!”
”Haha, but it wasn’t bad, right?”
If I had to say whether it was bad or not, it was not bad.
In fact, it was rather good.
In the moment of falling into the pool with Aqua, my body felt light, my mind cleared, and I felt like I could jump into any place with this person.
That’s how it felt.
”Ayana… when it’s just the two of us, think only of me. I’ll think only of you too.”
I’m taken aback by Aqua’s serious face.
There’s no way I can ignore such straightforward words.
”I’m not as oblivious as you all think.”
So that means he’s aware of my feelings, right?.
No, I’ve known that for a long time.
Aqua is kind to everyone, but he draws a clear line with those who are serious.
”Of course, if you say you don’t want to now, I’ll wait. But… let’s end this half-heartedness. Both you and I are still hung up on that night. Right?”
In the pool, holding Aqua’s hands, I nod.
”I have only one answer. Ayana is in my future. No matter what decision you make, we’ll be together forever. Even if it’s in any form.”
Does that mean we can be together even if we don’t get married or date?.
…Hearing that, I was finally able to be a little honest with the feelings inside me.”.
I hate…
I’m Aqua’s rival, and we’re friends, but I hate the idea of not falling in love with Aqua.”.
I realized that I wanted to keep feeling this way about this person forever.
Even if we got married, even if we had children, I wanted to keep longing for Aqua forever.
That was the true feeling inside me.
”Ayana, will you be in love with me for the rest of your life?”
There’s only one answer to that.
”Yeah, sure. I want to keep loving Aqua for the rest of my life too.”
I slowly lean in, gazing into Aqua’s eyes.
Like a wedding kiss, our lips met in a promise.
”So, this means we’re… dating, right?”
I’ve never been in love before, and Aqua is the first boy I’ve ever liked.
So, I’ve never studied about love, and I still don’t really understand what it means to be in a relationship.
”Huh? I thought so, but was that kiss just a dream or my imagination?”
”No, it wasn’t a dream.”
Right? I kissed Aqua’s dazed lips.
”Can I kiss you again just to make sure?”
”No, you can’t. Aqua, you’re making a perverted face right now.”
Aqua suddenly makes a sad face.
No, that face won’t change the fact that it’s a no!
Because it’s embarrassing.
”Hey!”
I splash water on Aqua’s face to hide my own embarrassment.
Haha, that’s payback for pushing me into the pool earlier!
”You got me!”
”Ahh!”
This time, Aqua splashed water on me.
No way, my bangs are sticking to my forehead now!
As I fixed my bangs, Aqua took the opportunity to kiss me again in that brief moment.
”But I said no…”
”Because your face didn’t look like you were saying no.”
Aqua’s words made my face turn red instantly.
No! Don’t say things like that, it’s embarrassing!
”Never mind that, let’s go swimming since we have the pool to ourselves.”
”Yeah, let’s have a swimming race with a kiss as the prize.”
Yeah, sure… but there’s no way I can win if Aqua swims seriously!!
And it’s cheating to swim underwater all the way!!
Eh? You mean the human torpedo swimming style you learned from Prime Minister Habu? You’re telling me that Prime Minister Habu once infiltrated an unidentified submarine using that and then destroyed it with the help of the States? I don’t know about that.
Really, Prime Minister Habu always teaches Aqua such weird things!
”Aqua, you’re so childish. If you keep doing that, you’ll definitely be hated by kids.”
”There’s no way a guy wouldn’t get serious when a kiss with his favorite girl is on the line. I’m dead serious, seriously.”
When he mentions the girl he likes, my expression naturally softens.
What should I do? From now on, I might not be able to call Kanon-san simple anymore.
”Hey, hey, let’s bet on sun oil next!”
”We don’t need sun oil in a pool instead of the sea!!!”
I’m not going to be fooled by something like that!
And I hate how Aqua’s hand movements are so blatantly perverted!
”Ahh, what should I do… Until a moment ago, I felt like I could love forever, but now I might be cooling down a little.”
”Gah! No, don’t say that…”
It’s a lie. If I’d cool down that easily, I wouldn’t have fallen for him in the first place.
I seize the momentary opening and lightly kiss Aqua’s lips.
”Ah, Ayana?”
”Th…that’s payback for earlier.”
My face feels hot from what I just did.
I swear to myself that I’ll never initiate it again.
”Mo…you’re going to do payback again!?”
”No…I won’t!”
After enjoying the pool with Aqua, the two of us head to the hotel restaurant.
It’s an ordinary meal for just the two of us, yet it feels a little special.
After it’s over, I stand in front of the hotel room where Aqua is waiting.
If I open this door, there’s no turning back.
That’s why Aqua told me to come only after thinking it through.
’Ayana, don’t rush. Like I said earlier, I want to make even the time waiting for you into a precious memory with you.’
To be honest, I’m scared.
Because I’ve never done something like that, I only vaguely know about it from class.
That night, I was out of my mind, but now is different.
But… I couldn’t wait, my heart was driven to overcome the fear.
”I can’t lie to myself about these feelings anymore.”
I authenticated my card key and stepped into the room where Aqua was waiting.
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