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Ethan and Thomas slightly crossed the line and kicked out the men who were clinging to Natalie and I, but the situation was somehow resolved amicably thanks to Antonio’s intervention.

It was only then that the three of us finally had time to look at my and the other kids’ swimsuits, and each of them stood in front of us with a strangely hesitant look.

“… Release.”

“Yes, Master Ethan.”

“… The swimsuit suits you well.”

“… Thank you, Master Ethan.”

“It really suits you well. It’s pretty like Lilith.”

Although it is simple, Ethan evaluates my swimsuit with the most obvious compliment.

This is the swimsuit I spent so many hours choosing because I wanted to hear these words… . When I actually heard Ethan talk directly, I couldn’t help but feel strangely embarrassed.

“Me, Nana, Me, Natalie… . Um, what is that swimsuit… ?”

“This? A swimsuit that Lady Lilith personally selected. This is the swimsuit you spent two hours choosing for me, saying I couldn’t wear anything. What does Thomas think?”

“G, ugh, ji, it’s really pretty… . Ah, no, that’s the charm… Should we call them enemies? .”

“Huh? Does that mean it suits you well?”

-Nod, nod, nod!

It seems things are going well for Natalie and Thomas as well.

Thomas responded to her by nodding his head vigorously as if he liked the swimsuit I had chosen for Natalie. This was the moment when I became convinced that the swimsuit I had chosen for Natalie was not wrong.

Meanwhile, on Agnes and Antonio’s side… .

“Lady Agnes! You are so beautiful! Of course, Lady Agnes is always really beautiful, but I dare say that today’s Lady Agnes is dozens of times more beautiful than usual!”

“… What are you saying by just showing up? It’s burdensome so go away.”

“Did you choose that swimsuit yourself? Is there anyone you would like to show it to? ? Seriously, you didn’t come wearing it to show it to a man other than me… ?”

“It’s noisy, it’s not like that.”

“… Huh! Well, then you really came dressed like this just to show me?! Well, I was really moved by Lady Agnes… .”

“It’s nothing like that! I just wore what my friend chose! Don’t make any weird mistakes, it’s annoying!”

“Is that so…? . … Seriously, the person you call your friend isn’t a friend of the opposite sex, right?! Well, of course, I have no interest in Lady Agnes dating someone of the opposite sex who is her friend, but still, it is a bit against morals for a man and a woman to go shopping for clothes such as swimsuits together… .”

“I went shopping with my female friends?! Why are you so nosy when I buy a swimsuit?!”

… Over there, things seem to be going along as usual.

Prince Antonio was still so ahead of his heart that he kicked ass in front of Agnes, but one thing that was hopeful was that Agnes’ reaction wasn’t that bad.

In the past, she would have looked at Antonio with a truly disgusted face and an unpleasant expression, but now Agnes’s reaction seemed to have reached the level of a tsundere.

In the original, at this pace, Agnes’s ending would have already been reached, but in this world, Agnes is having an affair with Prince Antonio, not a hero, so there’s no need to hasten the pace.

Above all, Prince Antonio is also a character with different variables from the original protagonist. All she could do was hope that there was something about him that would make Agnes open her heart more than the warrior.

“N, sorry for being late… .”

And the remaining members of the warrior party appear a beat late.

Saint Celista, who must have been in the same women’s locker room, showed up a while later and quickly ran over with an apology, followed by Seraphine and Silena, who were fighting and walking towards us.

“You were late because of Miss Silena. Anyway, why did you insist on wearing that swimsuit… .”

“What am I? I’m late because you needlessly told me to change into a different swimsuit.”

“Do you think this is the World Tree Forest, where only elves exist? What Miss Silena wore was not a swimsuit… Wow, it was like a screen!”

“… No matter what I wear or not. Anyway, short-lived species are unnecessarily strict.”

“Miss Silena didn’t know the feeling of shame because she grew up in a place without civilization?”

“Aaaah, three, Princess Seraphine! Mr. Silena! Shit, you can’t fight… !”

I felt like I knew what was going on just by listening to the conversation. Perhaps the reason for this delay was because Seraphine was desperately trying to stop Silena from wearing something similar to a nipple cover, claiming it was a swimsuit. I had seen it several times in the original, so I couldn’t help but remember it.

Silena, as an elf, her boundaries around shame tended to be much looser than those of other children.

There were some cases where swimsuits appeared, claiming to be nothing different from three band-aids on important parts, but in this world, Seraphine and Celista seemed to have prevented that well.

‘Seeing how they all appear together like this even though they are bickering at each other, it seems like they are managing their likeability well… .’

If Seraphine and Silena weren’t on good terms, or if Serista and Silena were in an awkward relationship, they wouldn’t have gotten into an argument like this and changed their swimsuits.

Seraphine doesn’t care if Silena walks around with nipple patches because she thinks it doesn’t really matter since her body isn’t exposed anyway, and Serista is timid and would be quite hesitant to give advice unless they are close friends.

Looking at the fact that he not only maintains the likeability of the three people at a similar level, but also adjusts the relationship between them, no matter how you look at it, the route that the current bad guy is taking was a harem ending with three people: Celista, Seraphine, and Silena.

-Baaan… .

“… Miss Luke? Do you have anything to say to me?”

“Indeed, professional maids have to prove that they are maids even in their swimsuits. I learned a lot, Lilith.”

“… … Yes?”

After that, Luke appeared wearing a black and white swimsuit, looked at my swimsuit and wrote something in his notebook.

“Ah, everyone gathered together? Am I the last one?”

“… I remember you were the first to leave the locker room, why are you so late?”

“I was late because I had to go to the bathroom. Maybe it’s because I rode a carriage all day yesterday, but I feel a little bloated in the morning… .”

“Gedmjoshegigot! There is no need to explain it in such detail in front of women!”

And from what anyone could see, the guy who was late because he was preparing for the boss battle for this oceanography class made another excuse and joined the group, so all three people including the warrior party had gathered.

Even in the original work, it would have been virtually impossible to gather this many people at once, but I think I can get through the boss battle of this oceanography class without any problems.

“So, what do you do now?”

“Huh?”

“You probably have something prepared this time too, right? Like last time, we go looking for the Sun Temple in the desert, or we go into a dungeon that needs to be conquered with eight people.”

“What do you mean, Agnes? The professor said it earlier. Learning is learning how to play hard for five days while doing coastal surveillance.”

“… Is that the end?”

“Yeah, that’s the end?”

“… … .”

Agnes frowns slightly, as if she is a little dissatisfied with Kemmojoshegigot’s refreshing answer.

In Agnes’ case, as she had joined the warrior party due to the competition for the successor to the Elizabeth family, she did not seem to like the idea of enjoying a vacation rather than accomplishing anything.

“Ha, if I had known this would be the case, I would have just listened to the last lecture as an exploration of forestry.”

“What do you think, Miss Agnes? In the first place, people cannot run while looking only ahead. In the case of Miss Agnes, she works hard every day without stopping, so she needs to take a break like this sometimes.”

“… If you want to rest, it would be better to read a magic book at the library. Much better than wasting time in a sunny place like this.”

It was Agnes who had a pouting expression on her face as if she didn’t like it, and it was Prince Antonio who, as always, was digging into the gap.

“Lady Agnes, I have prepared a shade mat over there, but if you don’t like the sun, why don’t you go and rest together?”

“… Shade?”

“I also brought some magic books from the imperial palace library, thinking that Lady Agnes might like them.”

“… Imperial magic book? Can I read it?”

“Yes. Although I cannot lend it to you due to national law, it is okay for you to read it in front of me.”

“Wait a minute, Antonio! You took it out with permission from Abama… .”

“I only brought books with copies, so you don’t have to worry, Sarah.”

“I want to read it. where are you? Where should I go?”

“Ah, the shade our employees created over there… .”

Prince Antonio, who has been kicking ass against Agnes every time, finally brings a proper bait for the first time in a long time.

He seemed to have successfully lured Agnes by taking advantage of the fact that he was an outsider and not a formal student.

“Anyway, what should I do if Abama finds out later… .”

“Well, what do you think? But thanks to Prince Antonio, Agnes became calmer, Seraphine. They seem to like it like that, so let’s play by ourselves. Because we made it to the sea after a long time.”

“… all right. If the warrior says so.”

“Let us first set up a tent for our own use. You can set it up not far from where Agnes and Prince Antonio are. Oh, and Prince Ethan. Would you like to come to our accommodation in the evening? I already decided to have a barbecue party with the kids in the evening, but if it’s close to the accommodation, you and me… I called Miss Rosewood with me… .”

With the appearance of the main character, the atmosphere somehow becomes like a summer vacation in 『Luminor Academy』.

Although it was Ethan and I who were not in the hero party, we somehow naturally blended into the atmosphere.