CH 129

“Ah, I’ve heard about this. The further you get from the shore, the deeper it gets.”

“Yes.”

Anyone who had ever played in the ocean would know this, but Theo did not.

He was only just learning that the further he went, the deeper it got.

“How far can I go?”

As Theo looked around, he saw mostly people playing close to the shore.

Many were with their children, and many were only there to meet people of the opposite sex. The latter did not even bother with the water.

Because of this, Theo had no idea how far he could go.

“I also do not know.”

“…H-how about we check?”

“Fufu, fine.”

Theo could not help but wonder how deep it could become, and moved forward with a sparkle in his eyes. Helvi followed him closely.

It was hard to walk in the water, but since it was a new experience for Theo, he was very excited about it.

After a while, they were ten meters away from the shore, and Theo reached his limit.

It was so deep for Theo, that only his face was above water even though he was standing on tiptoes.

If he advanced any further he would sink.

However, the water barely reached Helvi’s chest.

The difference between Theo and Helvi’s height was always evident, so it was inevitable that he would reach his limit before her.

“Uu… I don’t think I can go any further…”

Said Theo, sounding a little embarrassed.

He had to face up or his nose and mouth would go into the water.

As Helvi watched Theo struggling to keep looking up, with only his face above water…

(Ku… How adorable…!)

She could not help but fidget.

It was so cute, she wanted to take only his face back.

Obviously that would not be possible, so she tried to contain her smirk while burning the cute image into her mind.

Theo wanted to advance a little further, but he had never swam before, so it was a little scary for him to move into an area where he could reach the ground.

“Theo, do you want to go a little further?”

“Yes… But I’m scared because I don’t know if I can swim.”

“Fufu, in that case.”

“Eh, wah.”

Helvi approached Theo and lifted him with both hands around his back.

She easily lifted him thanks to the buoyancy making him lighter.

“Now you can advance.”

“Y-yes, but it’s embarrassing…!”

Since Helvi lifted him from the front, their faces were very close.

If they moved a little, they would kiss.

Also, Helvi’s chest hit Theo’s back and arm earlier, but now they were chest to chest.

As Theo’s face became red, Helvi thought he was looking cuter.

She could not hold back from blocking his lips with hers.

“Hn.”

“Hnu!? H-Helvi why now…!?”

“Fufu, because you are too cute, and I could not contain myself.”

“Uu…”

Theo could not say anything in response to this.

However, he had been slowly building resistance to this sort of thing, and wanted to fire back somehow. This also played a role in what he did when he was applying oil to Helvi’s back.

He wanted to get back at Helvi. Obviously not in a violent way, but in a loving way. He simply wanted to catch Helvi off guard and startle her.

In reality, he did so all the time, even if he was not aware of it.

It was hard to do anything where they were.

Since Helvi was holding him, he could only move his arms and his head.

What Theo came with was…

“Hn!”

“…!”

“Hn… H-how’s that?”

He kissed her back, although it was a light kiss that only lasted a second, as opposed to Helvi’s which lasted several seconds.

Theo looked up at Helvi, waiting for her reaction.

The combination of these two actions lit a fire under her.

“Theo…Hn…”

“Hnu!? Hel-Helvi… Hn…!”

This kiss was deeper, and longer.

Since Theo was being held by Helvi, he could not go anywhere, although he would not run away even if he could.

From the shore it seemed as though they stopped in the middle of the ocean for some reason. Luckily, Helvi’s height prevented anyone from seeing what was happening.