"Ah, I wonder how Mio is doing right now?"
Yuigahama Yui lay sprawled on her bed, bored out of her mind. In the past, whenever she had time off, she would already have been out having fun with her friends, but now, after going several days without seeing Shirai Mio, she felt like she lacked motivation no matter what she did.
The main reason was that this time Shirai Mio had gone on a long trip with Yukinoshita Yukino's older sister.
Having met Yukinoshita Haruno before, Yuigahama Yui had always felt that there was something dangerous about her.
As though Haruno might snatch Shirai Mio away at any moment.
How come before she met Shirai Mio, she could never seem to run into a single lesbian?
Only after meeting Shirai Mio and falling for her did she realize that there were lesbians everywhere around her.
Pulling back her wandering thoughts, Yuigahama Yui picked up her mobile phone. After hesitating for a moment, she still ended up calling Shirai Mio.
Before long, the call connected.
Yuigahama Yui could faintly hear the sound of waves in the background.
"Mio, are you at the seaside?" Yuigahama Yui asked curiously.
"Mm. How did you know?"
"I can already hear the waves. Is it warm enough over there for you to play by the sea?"
Although it was already March, it was still a little chilly back in Japan. Yuigahama Yui herself was currently curled up under her blanket.
"It's warmer over here. The temperature is really comfortable. If we get the chance next time, we can come here together."
"I've already recorded you saying that."
Hearing Yuigahama Yui's words, Shirai Mio smiled helplessly and said, "You don't need to record it. When have I ever failed to keep a promise I made to you?"
Of course Yuigahama Yui knew that, so she had only been joking.
Yuigahama Yui, who had looked listless just moments ago, instantly felt much better after hearing Shirai Mio's voice. Even a faint smile appeared on her face.
After casually chatting with Shirai Mio for a while longer, Yuigahama Yui asked the most important question. "Mio, about how many more days until you come back?"
"Probably another three or four days. Does Yui miss me?" Shirai Mio asked in her usual flirtatious way.
"Mm. I miss you."
Yuigahama Yui understood by now that being shy was completely useless. Whenever Shirai Mio said something like that, the right move was to charge straight in.
As it turned out, her choice was correct.
After hearing that answer, Shirai Mio's tone instantly became a little bashful. "A-at a time like this, aren't you supposed to act tsundere?"
"Being tsundere is useless. Weren't you the one who taught me that before?" Yuigahama Yui said lightly.
Back when she had not yet realized that she had fallen for Shirai Mio, Mio had already said something like that to her. She had remembered it all this time.
Although she wanted to keep talking to Shirai Mio, she also did not want to disturb Mio's trip, so she reluctantly chatted for only a little longer before ending the conversation.
Just as Yuigahama Yui was about to put her mobile phone back by the bed, she suddenly received a message from Shirai Mio.
It contained a photo—a photo of Shirai Mio in her swimsuit.
Looking at Shirai Mio's radiant smile in the photo, Yuigahama Yui chuckled softly. She wondered when she would get the chance to travel together with Shirai Mio.
Come to think of it, there would be a School Trip next term. Although that would let her travel with Shirai Mio, what she wanted even more was a trip with just the two of them.
Meanwhile, after Shirai Mio hung up the call, Yukinoshita Haruno's voice sounded beside her. "Who were you talking to for so long~?"
"Yui. You've met her before."
Hearing Shirai Mio's answer, the image of Yuigahama Yui immediately appeared in Yukinoshita Haruno's mind.
Although they had only met a few times, Yukinoshita Haruno knew that Yuigahama Yui was quite close to Shirai Mio, and there was a very good chance that Yui was one of her love rivals as well.
The more people around Shirai Mio that Haruno came into contact with, the more she felt that Mio really did have quite a lot of lesbians around her.
Just as Shirai Mio was about to go back to making sand sculptures, she suddenly felt a hand slip around her waist and give her a light tickle.
Physically sensitive, Shirai Mio hurriedly dodged to the side, then turned to look at Yukinoshita Haruno helplessly. "Senpai, why did you sneak-attack me?"
"I suddenly thought of something just now and got a little annoyed."
"If you're annoyed, be annoyed. What does that have to do with me?"
"Of course it has something to do with you. That's why I went after you," Yukinoshita Haruno said with complete seriousness.
Shirai Mio did not take Yukinoshita Haruno's words to heart, assuming Haruno was simply looking for an excuse to tease her.
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"Ah, I'm exhausted."
Back in the Hotel room, Shirai Mio flopped onto the Bed without caring about her image at all.
She had spent the whole day playing by the sea. Although she had not done anything particularly strenuous, spending the whole day out there had still worn her out.
Seeing Shirai Mio sprawled there without the slightest concern for appearances, Yukinoshita Haruno slowly walked to the Bed and gave Mio a slap on the butt. "Wasn't kouhai planning to take me out for barbecue? Why are you lying on the Bed already?"
"I'm just resting for a bit. By the way, Senpai, could you take your hand off my butt?"
Shirai Mio rolled over and looked at Yukinoshita Haruno sitting by the Bed. Why did she feel like Yukinoshita Haruno was gradually turning into a female pervert?
As though she had seen through what Shirai Mio was thinking, Yukinoshita Haruno said with a smile, "I'm only like this around kouhai."
"Then should I be happy about that... Mmph?!" Shirai Mio did not even finish speaking before Haruno covered her lips with a kiss.
The atmosphere in the Room became somewhat intimate at that moment as well.
However, the kiss ended before long.
Still lying on the Bed, Shirai Mio's eyes were dazed, with a hint of confusion. She clearly had not expected Yukinoshita Haruno to stop so easily.
Noticing Shirai Mio's gaze, Yukinoshita Haruno smiled and said, "Why does it feel like kouhai still wants more?"
"N-no way!" Shirai Mio instinctively denied it. Even if she really did want more, there was no way she would admit it.
A trace of panic flashed through Shirai Mio's eyes. She hurriedly stood up, grabbed some clean clothes, and went into the Bathroom.
"Kouhai, wait for me~"
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