Don't hang out in unpopular places.

Translated by Dawn

Don’t hang out in unpopular places.

As we left the director’s office, I let out a somber sigh as the tension dissipated.

“Good grief. If we help Japan because of its economic collapse, we will be targeted by foreign countries, isn’t that too unreasonable?”

“Life is full of irrationality, though. So, Honey, what are we going to do for summer vacation?”

Shisae wants to go to the beach♪ So tomorrow we will all go shopping for swimsuits.”

I returned an exasperation tone to Shisae who was raising her fist in the air.

“You should be more nervous.”

On the other hand, the surprisingly firm Miina objected.

“Hmm, but Director Sayuri also told us to spend time in places with lots of people, and I think the ocean would be nice, don’t you think?”

“That’s, well…”

“Right? And with Honey-kun’s [Teleport], my [Rebuilding], and Kiriha-san’s [Hornet], they can’t kidnap us unless they bring an army.”

As if to reassure me, Miina spoke to me with a gentle smile.

“I can see the logic, but it’s surprising that Miina, a cautious person, would say such a thing.”

“Because the threat of abduction may never go away, you know? We can’t just stay indoors for the rest of our life, can we? A life of withholding to avoid risk is not a life to be lived. I’d rather choose a way to live my life with risk.”

There were no words of objection or rebuttal in my chest, and before I knew it, I had regained my sense of normalcy.

Just listening to Miina’s words naturally calmed me down.

This must be due to Miina’s ability to be so receptive.

I let out a smile and nodded my head, thanking her.

“Right, then, let’s talk about it later.”

“Yes. I think it is essential for Matsumi to participate, especially since she is the strongest without her abilities.”

“How is it that a healer is the strongest in physical strength?”

Matsumi had specs like the protagonist of a novel, I was thinking like that when Ijuin excitedly approached us.

“Are you coming too Arima-san? Is it alright if I come too? I’m also a target because I’m a member of the Big Four, right?”

“I’m fine with it, but what about you guys?”

“I don’t want to. It’s going to be the whole summer vacation, isn’t it? It’s hard to take off your clothes when there’s a guy who isn’t Honey.”

“Don’t take off your clothes!”

I struck a karate chop pose with my right hand.

“Shisae also doesn’t want to undress girls with other boys’ eyes on them except Honey-chan’s.”

“Don’t take their clothes off!”

I formed my left hand into a karate chop as well.

Kiriha and Shisae rubbed their foreheads against my hands. Both of them were as cute as kittens, squinting at me.

“Hmm, I don’t mind. But Ijuin is after Maria-san, isn’t he? I don’t like it when people have ulterior motives.”

“Love is freedom, right? Isn’t it natural to appeal to someone you like?”

As Ijuin stressed, Miina turned her head with a troubled look on her face.

“What about Maria?”

Ijuin’s heated gaze fell on Maria, who had been handed the right to answer by Miina.

Then Maria told him with a steel-like expressionless and emotionless but sincere gaze.

“Ijuin-san, please read the air.”

The shock hardened me like a stone.

I never thought I’d see a sapience scolded by Maria.

Ijuin was looking up at the ceiling with a faraway look in his eyes.

I didn’t know what it was, but lately, when I looked at Ijuin, all I could feel was compassion.

At first, I thought he was an annoying, cool, good-looking guy, but now I didn’t feel even a sliver of anger.

I headed for the auditorium, wishing Ijuin a little happiness.

***

The next day, Saturday. Noon.

The news that drug users in the entertainment and sports industries were being rounded up and drug dealers were being arrested one after another was making the rounds of the public and the Internet.

“Look at these members, Honey-chan!”

Shisae’s voice trembled with a grave expression that would have a dramatic touch if it were a comic book.

“From right to left: Arima Maria-chan, D cup; Mitsumata Matsumi-chan, F cup; Koimai Maiko-chan, G cup; Naimine Miina-chan, G cup; Harikiri Kiriha-chan, H cup…….p-perfect, too perfect, the strength of our lineup is a monster, or is it a monster? Or is it a superpower gene that has a big-breasted effect…By the way, Shisae is an E-cup……”

“Fuuyaa!? I-I-I’m not even a G-cup!”

“Ikuo! You were conspiring with Shisae to get the size of my boobs, weren’t you!? Is that how it is!?”

Maiko and Matsumi blush shyly and hide their breasts, but their aggression was the exact opposite…I wonder why, compared to Kiriha, the sight of girls who were embarrassed looks fresh and cute.

“Why are you making such a silly face!? If you think of anything strange, I’m going to lift the seal on my heel fist!”

“Don’t please. I just thought it was cute to see you guys get so worked up.”

I was just giving my honest opinion, but Maiko and Matsumi’s shoulders jumped up with a jerk.

“Fuuyaa!? C-c-c-cute…auu”

“You’ve already got a girlfriend, but you’re still making advances on us! Is any beautiful girl as long as she has big boobs okay for you!?”

Maiko was one side up and Matsumi was lightly panicking as she shook her side-tail tassel. Or rather, Matsumi, you were aware of being a beautiful girl.

“Uhehe, today is going to be a fun day.”

“I know it’s late, but is Shisae a yuri?”

“Muu, please don’t ask such a rude question!”

“S-sorry.”

—That’s true. It’s a sensitive subject, isn’t it? It was insensitive.

“Shisae just taking advantage of being a girl, it’s a peachy paradise in the women’s baths!”

“Officer,-san there’s a criminal here!”

“Nuaaa!? Shisae can feel the difference in treatment from Maya-chan! This is discrimination!”

By the way, Maya had been head-butting up Kiriha’s lower breasts since earlier.

“It’s so, so big!”

I stroked her chin after checking on Maya, who let out a big “mmm” sigh.

“In a word, it’s preciousness. If you say it, it’s not even cute.”

“Even Shisae is cute! Lovely! Can’t you see this beautiful albino girl without a single blemish? The world should love and pamper Shisae more!”

“So don’t flail your arms and legs, don’t do that mysterious dance, or I’ll make a GIF of it and spread it all over the Internet.”

“Then Honey, we’re going to go pick out some swimsuits.”

“Shisae will be there too~”

Shisae jumped up in zero seconds and chased after Kiriha and the others’ butts with light steps.

My eyebrows lowered in pity, thinking that the day when the world would love that girl was a long way off.

“Anyway, I’ve got some free time until they get back.”

At any rate, I sat down on a nearby bench and then sighed.

—Isn’t this situation bad? I don’t think anyone would abduct someone in the swimwear department of a department store, but I’m alone.

Just as I was about to teleport to Kiriha and the others if anything happened to me at all, someone sat down right next to me on the bench.

As I turned my head, wary that it might be an assassin sent by the OU, I saw the black side-tail and F-cups swaying in my vision.

“M-Matsumi? Didn’t you go with KIRIHA and the others?”

She answered bluntly in a rough style with her weight and arms resting on the backrest and her legs crossed.

“I’ll come back later. I mean, if I go now, Shisae will definitely try to make me wear a naughty swimsuit, right?”

Just after Matsumi laughed bitterly, Maiko’s scream was heard from far away.

“Shisae! It’s just a string! A string!”

I couldn’t help but chuckle, too.

“She never learns……”

“True. Besides, Ikuo is a target, right? You need a bodyguard. Why are you all alone, you idiot?”

She came closer to me and flicked me in front of my eyes.

Just a light flick, just something to scold me.

But there was a compassionate look of dismay on her face that I could see through the flick, and it made me want to hit that flick just a little.

I wonder if Kiriha and Shisae, who were receiving my karate chops, were feeling this way, too.

A/N: Shisae’s mysterious dance is a joy to imagine.