episode_0203

The moment the children in the classroom stood up from their seats with happy faces upon seeing Appleton, their gaze turned to me and Shine, and they stopped moving.

An unnatural silence descends.

Appleton smiled awkwardly, as if he was used to this situation, and greeted the children.

“How have you all been?”

No answer came.

We just looked at each other.

I don’t like this atmosphere.

As he began to frown and fold his arms, looking at the children, the children who had been observing him began to respond to Appleton’s greeting one by one.

“Hey. These are my friends. I came here to try out a little something today.”

Appleton’s soft speech slowly eased the mood.

It’s not that they kept their mouths shut and didn’t say anything, but no children approached us to talk to us.

Even to Appleton.

Appleton let out a small sigh as he looked at the children and headed to the corner window seat with his usual behavior.

The three of us also sat nearby, following Appleton.

My body stretches out lazily in the warm sunlight streaming in through the window.

“Whoa~”

As I was yawning profusely, Appleton’s camera moved again.

She smiled faintly, pointing the camera lens at me.

“Did you take another picture?”

“Yeah.”

Such a natural answer.

How many photos do I take a day?

And what does Shine plan to do with so many of my photos?

I had no idea what photos were on her phone because she wouldn’t show me her phone gallery when I asked her to.

The teacher in charge of the photography department arrived a long time later.

As lunchtime was coming to an end, the teacher who appeared, ringing the bell, was a young woman.

A feeble-looking face and a small voice.

Careful behavior.

And small size.

Of course, it was bigger than Rain.

“Hi guys~”

The teacher, who was waving both hands to greet the children, looked away and made eye contact with me.

She opened her eyes wide in surprise and covered her mouth.

“Hello!”

“Oh, hello!”

When I greeted him vigorously, the teacher reacted with surprise.

“Excuse me, Mr. Appleton, what is your name?”

“My name is Teacher May.”

“May… Yeah. Thanks.”

While I was whispering with Appleton, May came over and said,

“Are you a prospective member? Or are you here to experience it?”

“I came here to experience it!”

May nodded at my answer.

I scratched my cheek as I watched her react differently from the other teachers.

It doesn’t give us any trouble.

I felt good that, although I was being careful enough, I didn’t discriminate against the students around me.

“Really? Then I have to work hard to please you all.”

May said with shining eyes.

It was a sight that made one look forward to seeing what they would show.

“Okay. Did everyone bring their cameras?”

The children, who had been awkwardly nervous, answered May’s words vigorously.

“Yes!”

Maybe it was because her words relieved the tension.

Before we knew it, comfortable smiles were spreading across the children’s faces.

“Then let’s check if there’s anything wrong with the camera you brought!”

At May’s words, the children took out their cameras and started fiddling with them.

Appleton, too, seemed familiar with the camera and placed it on the desk and began checking its functions.

Of course, Shine, Rain, and I didn’t have cameras so we didn’t do anything.

May stood up from her seat and said, after confirming that there was nothing wrong with everyone’s cameras.

“Shall we all move?”

Weren’t you doing any side activities here?

“You can’t take pretty pictures inside.”

Shine whispered softly as if she had read my thoughts.

I nodded absentmindedly.

Sometimes, she would act as if she could see right through me.

May led the students to the back of the school.

Behind the school stood a small hill, with a wide lawn and a pretty flower garden that sparkled in the sunlight.

She let the kids run wild around and told them to take pictures freely.

“Is there anything special you want to tell me?”

“Yeah. If Ms. May wants us to learn on our own, of course she can teach us how to take pictures or how to use the camera, if we want. ”

I nodded to Appleton and went to sit down in a place where flowers were in full bloom.

The sweet fragrance of an unknown flower wafts through the air.

The flower petals fluttering gently in the breeze dug into my hair.

Appleton’s camera moved without rest.

To take a picture of me, Shine, and Rain.

“Aren’t you just taking pictures of us?”

“Oops…”

Appleton took many pictures by moving his fingers wildly.

She paused at my words and put the camera down.

“Sorry, you look too pretty.”

“Jeff is pretty.”

Shine responded nonchalantly to Appleton’s words.

I thought to myself, laughing awkwardly at her words.

Shine and I look exactly the same.

So when she complimented my looks, it could mean that she was complimenting her own looks.

I observed children acting freely while picking flowers.

As I saw them running around here and there with cameras in their hands, I realized they were definitely children.

As free time was coming to an end, May called the students together.

And she showed the pictures the students took to each child, one by one, and asked them what they thought.

The class itself was okay, but it didn’t really grab my interest.

Immediately after the photo viewing time was over, I got up from my seat with Shine and Rain.

“Are you going?”

Appleton looked at us like that with regret.

I nodded.

“Yeah, it’s okay. But I think I’d rather have something else than this.”

“Yeah… Okay.”

I waved to Appleton and walked down the hill, holding Lane and Shine’s hands.

May said goodbye from behind and bid me farewell.

“Appleton seems very disappointed, did you not like the class?”

“No, that’s not it. It’s just not my taste.”

“Really?”

“Yeah.”

I nodded in response to Rain’s words.

Then, Shine, who was listening from the side, said to me.

“Then what do you think Jeff would like?”

“Um…”

I crossed my arms and looked around at her question.

Was it because the weather was nice? Or was it simply because of the extracurricular activities?

There were many students out on the school playground.

I turned my head to see the boys running around and kicking the ball vigorously.

“That’s fun.”

“Yeah. And?”

“Moving your body.”

“Yeah.”

Shine nodded to my words.

Then he immediately came out and started to grab Rain’s hand and pull her towards him.

Did you find something?

The path that Shine was heading to was somewhat familiar.

The smell of water wafts in.

And then a sound came as if it were ringing.

The faint sound of water.

The first to react was Rain.

I guess it was because it was an ability related to water.

“Here!”

“That’s right. Here it is.”

Lane shouted with his mouth wide open.

“Swimming pool!”

The place where Shine brought me and Rain was the swimming pool.

The closer I got, the stronger the smell of water became.

Even with the cool breeze blowing, it felt like there was a little moisture left on the skin.

It’s swimming.

It seemed like it would be quite fun.

Shine opened the pool door and stepped inside.

The beautiful indoor swimming pool was very spacious and very clean.

The floor, which didn’t even feel slippery, was dry without a drop of moisture.

It seemed like I wouldn’t slip even if I walked barefoot.

“Oh my. What’s going on?”

As I was standing there blankly looking at the pool, a woman came up to me and spoke to me.

Looking at the water dripping down, it seemed like it had been underwater just a moment ago.

The first thing that caught my eye was the large breasts hanging below the woman’s face.

This was the second time I saw a woman with breasts bigger than my head.

A woman in a rashguard looked down at us, her wet, light red hair wrapped around her body.

As I was staring blankly at my chest, Shine, who was next to me, poked me in the ribs.

Only then did I come to my senses and shake my head.

She seemed to notice that my gaze was directed towards her chest, as she began to touch her own chest.

“Does it really bother you?”

“Oh, no!”

When I shouted in embarrassment, she smiled playfully and said,

“Yes. What brings you here, ladies? Experience? Or application for membership?”

“Che, it’s an experience!”

She, who appeared to be the swimming instructor, nodded and turned around.

As he was waving at us, it seemed like he was telling us to follow him.

We walked following the teacher.

My gaze was still on her chest.

Two giant watermelons swayed with every step.

I’m afraid I’ll fall down like that.

I watched it with a sense of unease.

The teacher guided us to the locker room.

She said.

There are new swimsuits inside, so feel free to wear whatever fits you best.

As she said, there was a box on one side of the changing room filled with unopened swimsuits.

“Jeff.”

“Ugh, yeah!”

As I was picking up the swimsuit and thinking about the breasts I had seen earlier, I heard Shine’s cold voice.

I turned my head in surprise.

There, Shine was glaring at me with her menacing eyes.

“Is bigger really better?”

“Oh, no. That’s not it.”

“If not that, then what? Why are you just standing there blankly? Do you hate me because I’m small?”

I kept my mouth shut at Shine’s words.

I think the teacher waiting outside the door might have heard it because Shine’s voice was a little loud a little while ago.

But no matter how long I waited, I couldn’t hear the teacher’s voice.

I breathed a sigh of relief.

“Tell me quickly.”

“That, I…”

“Yeah.”

“I think something moderate would be good…”

“How much is appropriate?”

Haven’t I said this before?

I swallowed hard and answered.

“Uh, Amy, maybe…?”

Shine nodded at my words and let go of my face.

I gave Shine an awkward laugh.

She looked at me silently, then took a swimsuit out of the box and handed it to me.

“I, something suitable… Amy would be suitable…”

I was holding a swimsuit in my hand and was wondering how to wear it.

Rain, who was in a corner, was muttering in a small voice while holding a swimsuit that fit her body well.

Her gaze was directed towards her chest.

“So you don’t like small things?”

Rain suddenly approached me and asked.

I stepped back, greatly embarrassed by her behavior.

Rain looked depressed.

Am I depressed because I’m short, or am I depressed because something else is short?

Shine turned her head with a small smile as she looked at Lane’s flat front.