CH 11

“Why did it come to this…?”

How many times have I muttered that line since I came to this world?

Currently, I was in the middle of changing in the dressing room, and I never thought that Hisui would end up joining us.

Sure, she mentioned it before, but I never imagined she would come along with Shirayuki.

“Well, of course she would, they are family, so maybe it was inevitable?”

I thought about it for a while, but I made up my mind and headed towards the pool, thinking they might be waiting for me.

It’s only been a few days since then, but I think this facility is really good.

Even if you don’t have the goal of losing weight, it’s good to keep up with light exercise to combat a sedentary lifestyle.

“… Ah!”

As I was thinking about these things, my thoughts were blown away when I arrived at the pool.

The men using the pool were all staring at them, and even the women were looking at them with admiration.

(This is bad…)

Of course, Shirayuki and Hisui were there.

They were both wearing swimsuits provided by the gym, not anything too revealing, but as I had previously thought about Hisui, Shirayuki’s curves were emphasized to an extreme level.

As they noticed me staring, they waved their hands at me and I approached them, despite the suspicious looks from those around us.

“Sorry to keep you waiting…”

“We’ve been waiting for you, Gundo-kun.”

“Welcome, Arashi-kun.”

Uh oh… It might sound crude to say, but being in the presence of these two seductive ladies makes me want to naturally hunch forward.

I quickly stretched my body and then got into the pool.

“It’s great to be able to see you again, Arashi-kun. Fufu, I’m glad I kept my ears open.”

“Devil’s ears. For real.”

“Shirayuki?”

“Haa?”

I looked away from the two ladies in front of me, who were glaring at each other and sparking with their eyes.

Although it wasn’t really a fight, their beautiful appearance and eye contact were so intense that I couldn’t look directly at them… no, let me stop lying.

(I can’t look at them directly.)

From their shoulders to their arms, thighs to feet, and only around their necks and collarbones, I could only see some of their skin, but even then, the stimulation was too strong.

As the original source was an eroge, it was natural that the heroines’ bodies radiated an unparalleled allure and made us players feel eroticism… but the destructive power was seriously dangerous.

“U-um, I’ll just swim ahead now!”

I quickly swam away from them.

As I submerged myself in the water and started swimming, the excitement in my head was cooled by the coldness that enveloped my entire body.

While I thought I should enjoy chatting with them since I was with them, the fact that I might end up in a terrible situation by staring at their overly erotic bodies made me feel pathetic.

(Eei! Now I’m exercising to lose weight… be focused. Clear your mind. I see it, a drop of water!)

This state of mind truly calms me down.

… I can’t keep going if I don’t think like this.

After swimming for a while, I stopped to take a break, and Shirayuki came over to me right away.

“You’re doing great. You haven’t stopped since you started swimming, and you look really cool, you know?”

“Y-you think so? Ghehe—”

I was happy to be praised so straightforwardly, but I couldn’t help but make a creepy laugh that Arashi would show.

Even though I would undoubtedly be called creepy by the opposite s*x, Shirayuki just looked at me with a kind gaze.

“… Sorry, it’s just a weird habit of mine to make creepy laughs.”

“Creepy? Oh, I see. It’s okay. I don’t think you’re creepy at all. In fact, maybe because you swam and exercised, your smile looked very refreshing to me.”

“…”

Yes, her words pierced through my heart.

Her smile was cute and soothing, but there was still a tremendous bewitching quality about her that I couldn’t get out of my brain.

“Oh, speaking of which!”

“What is it?”

I asked, raising my voice to cover up my inner thoughts.

“Actually, the other day, Hisui-san told me that I don’t have to worry about money for a while.”

“I see.”

“I’m not really sure about the details, but is Shirayuki’s family somehow involved with this place?”

Upon hearing the question, Shirayuki nodded and explained.

“That’s right. This gym is part of the Hououin Group. That’s why I recommended this place. I was supposed to do what my mother did for Gundo-kun… I really can’t let my guard down.”

“… Is that so? It seemed like a last-minute decision to me.”

“It’s okay, Gundo-kun, you don’t have to worry about anything.”

“Shira-yuki?”

Suddenly, she stood right in front of me.

It’s as if she’s implying that I don’t have to worry about anything, that my worries are meaningless.

Her eyes were fixed on mine and she was so close that her chest touched my stomach and distorted its shape slightly.

I felt like I was being sucked in by her gaze.

“Gundo-kun, I want to take this opportunity to tell you something,” she said.

“Huh?”

“I don’t reject people who are trying to change themselves. I don’t just dismiss them by saying that person is like this or that, so there’s no point in talking to them. I want to look at that person carefully and make my own judgment.”

“Shirayuki…”

This is… just like in the original story, there was a moment when Yosuke was struggling with whether he was worthy of being with Shirayuki.

At that time, Shirayuki had said something similar with a similar expression… her words had resonated with Yosuke’s heart and helped him move forward.

“…It’s kind of embarrassing—”

“Exactly.”

“Wh-what!?”

Just as I was about to scratch my head in embarrassment, two arms reached out from beside my head and intertwined in front of me.

At that moment, I felt a soft sensation on my back and a faint breath… the explosive force of that feeling made me catch my breath.

“It’s not fair. Arashi-kun and Shirayuki, you left me out.”

“… Mom.”

“Hisui-san…?”

Hisui was the one hugging me from behind.

Her explosive touch on my back and Shirayuki’s huge impact on my stomach almost made me explode… but I managed to control myself with an iron will.

“… Fuh!!!”

“Oh…”

“Ara?”

I escaped quickly by diving into the water.

I was afraid that I would have been swept away by the strange atmosphere if I had stayed there.

The warmth given to me by Shirayuki’s words and Hisui’s presence made me think that even someone like me might have a chance.

“… phew.”

Calm down, calm down.

After taking a couple of deep breaths, I finally calmed down and resumed swimming to try a little harder.

And then, as a reward for the exercise, they took me for a little treat.

“… Are you sure about that?”

“A little bit is okay. Right, Mom?”

“Yes, and besides, the sugar content is low, so it should be fine, right?”

“… grumble.”

After leaving the pool, we visited a cafe next to the gym.

Not only is this place built on the same property as the gym, but the owner of this place is also closely related to Hououin… I was once again reminded of the greatness of the rich.

Before me was the enemy of diets— sweets… But as Hisui said, the sugar content was low, so it was just right as a reward after exercising.

“… Itadakimasu.”

When I took a bite, a faint sweetness spread in my mouth. I had been avoiding sweet things as much as possible to get rid of the fat in my body, so the taste of sweetness that I put in my mouth for the first time in a while almost made me cry.

“It’s delicious… Seriously delicious.”

“…”

“… What a wonderful smile♪”

Of course, I would smile at that.

However, after tasting it once, I feel like I want to eat it again, so it’s where my willpower is tested whether I can resist the temptation or not.

But well, it was good that I came here, invited by these two.

“By the way, this place is amazing. Isn’t it rare to have a coffee shop with private rooms?”

“Normally, you wouldn’t see that much.”

“The owner made it with a playful mind, thinking it would be good for secret meetings. Isn’t it great?”

Certainly, it’s not bad and I nodded.

Unlike Shirayuki sitting next to me, Hisui was sitting in front of me, but for some reason she came next to me with a cup of tea in her hand.

I end up getting nervous again, sandwiched between Shirayuki and Hisui.

“Would you like some tea? It’s really delicious.”

“T-thank you.”

Alright, I’ll drink some tea to calm down.

I accepted a cup of tea from Hisui and drank it down in one gulp, thinking it might be a bit rude.

“This is also delicious.”

“Isn’t it? Actually, there’s a secret flavor in it. Can you tell what it is?”

“Eh? … Hmm?”

Even though I was asked, I only had a sense of delicious tea, so…

And as I was lost in thought, my head started to feel strangely light and I let out a big yawn.

“… Huh?”

I was feeling so sleepy… And I became overwhelmingly drowsy.

Was it because I was tired from exercising so much, or was it because of the cake and tea…

At that moment, Hisui whispered in my ear.

“Are you tired? It’s okay, go ahead and sleep.”

And then, I fell asleep just like that.