What If I Told Tomori-san, The Girl Who's Cold Only Towards Me, That I Knew Her Secret Account? - V2 Chapter 6.1

Pool Date Crisis 1

《Tomohō——!》

《K-kun and a pool date, yayyyyyyy! Thank you, C-chan! I love you, I really, really love you! You’ve passed the job offer to be the representative for your friend’s speech at the wedding ceremony!》

《Today, I will show you that I can get even closer to K-kun! He probably doesn’t expect me to be in such a dating mood!》

“No, he probably does.”

Under the Sunday blue sky, having changed into swimsuits and rash guards, I looked at my smartphone inside a waterproof case and couldn’t help but retort.

Yomisaka Land.

15 minutes by bus from Shin-Himegaoka to Yomisaka Station, two stops ahead.

It’s a leisure complex with an amusement park and several pools. It’s incredibly lively on weekends.

Today’s highest temperature is 35 degrees Celsius.

Undoubtedly a scorching summer day, perfect for the pool.

“Sorry for making you wait.”

As I turned around in response to the voice, my breath was taken away.

Coming out of the changing room was Azusa Tomori in a swimsuit.

The people around us exclaimed in admiration.

Though she was revealing, it wasn’t provocative and not obnoxious.

Still, her slender figure caught my eye. Her waist was as graceful, just like an hourglass, and her two bulges were beautifully rounded.

The scarlet bikini suited Tomori so well that it was shining dazzlingly under the July sun.

“You brought a waterproof smartphone with you?”

“Yeah? You did too?”

“I thought it might come in handy if we got separated. By the way, Bocchi-kun, you’re still as clueless as ever.”

“Huh? What’s gotten into you all of a sudden?”

“When a normal girl changes into a swimsuit, you’re supposed to compliment her, you know?”

“My bad. I just couldn’t find the right words.”

“I see… Could it be that you were fascinated by it?”

“Yeah, even a horse can be dressed, I thought.”

I made a light-hearted remark as if trying to cover up my momentary captivation.

Surely, Tomori’s sharp-tongued retort was on its way.

“Hmm, so you mean to say I looked cute right now?”

“Huh?”

“I said, did I look cute?”

“…Well, it suits you.”

“Oh really~. So you complimented me, huh? That’s making me a bit anxious~”

“You’re getting carried away.”

“I come here to play often, you know. Chifuyu, Suzuka, the members of the club I helped, and the other student council members, among others.”

“You’re still as much of a social butterfly as ever.”

“Is that something you envy, being a gray and gloomy youth? It was so much fun~ We even played the English-ban game with the student council members… Ah.”

“What’s wrong? “

“Ah, I forgot to buy drinks. I’ll go get some real quick.”

Without wasting a moment, Tomori ran while her chestnut-brown bob cut swayed softly.

(Did she go looking for a vending machine?)

No, she said she had been here many times before, so she should remember the location.

As expected of ‘Everyone’s friend.’

She has been enjoying a lively youth until now.

《Crazy~! K-kun said it ‘suits me’~!》

《Bring me some rice! I can have as many servings as I want with just that comment!》

《No way, I’m too happy! I’m so delighted I feel like grinning and can’t help but run away!》

“You’re getting too excited.”

What does she mean by she comes here to play often?

Well, since it’s Tomori, she’ll probably just be tweeting nonsense.

In other words, even if she’s planning something to get closer to me, I’ll see right through it.

Tomori’s goal is to make me confess to her.

I feel bad for my partner, but there’s no way it will turn out like that.

《No, be cool, me.》

《Of course, getting closer to K-kun is important.》

《But making sure K-kun enjoys himself is even more important, right?》

Huh?

《The issue with the secret website still isn’t resolved…》

《He might be feeling down due to cyberbullying.》

《That’s why, let’s do our best to make today as enjoyable as possible!! I want K-kun to smile at the end of the day and say, ‘I had a great time, I’m glad I came!’ 》

Indeed, there’s no straightforward solution to the issue with the secret website.

In truth, I haven’t told Tomori yet, but I’ve come up with a few ideas…

(But they come with various high risks.)

I still couldn’t bring myself to talk.

I didn’t really care about the cyberbullying…or so I thought.

“You’re too nice, Azusa Tomori.”

Trying to make me enjoy myself, huh?

I didn’t realize she had been paying attention to me to this extent.

Come to think of it, ever since I entered high school, I’ve never laughed so wholeheartedly, but after receiving such a comment, I can’t help but want to respond——°

(No, this is not good.)

Deepening our relationship any further would go against the rules.

“Hmm?”

And then, I noticed something strange.

“Sorry for making you wait… What’s wrong?”

“My smartphone is acting up. It won’t connect to the Internet.”

Is there something wrong with it?

“Whoa, mine too! It suddenly lost internet connection.”

“Huh, mine is fine though.”

A perplexed voice came from a group of university students walking beside us.

“Come to think of it, last night I had trouble connecting to the internet too.”

If that’s the case, it might be a network outage.

There could be some issue with the services of the mobile company we both use… Wait, I can’t believe it.

“Ah!”

My premonition was right.

Tomori, who was next to me, was frantically trying to deal with her smartphone inside the waterproof case.

“You can’t connect to the internet either?”

“Yeah, it seems that way. It’s annoying, haha…”

While she put on a smile, her adorable face was covered in cold sweat. It’s understandable.

Tomori had been suppressing her confession to me by expressing her feelings through her secret account.

But during the network outage, she couldn’t use her secret account.

“Let’s just go swimming for now! Standing around here won’t get us anywhere!”

Tomori pointed to the pool, trying to change the mood.

(Well, I guess she can manage for a day?)

Even if she can’t use her secret account for a while, I think it won’t have any immediate impact.

“Hey! K-kun!?”

“!? “

“Ah… D-don’t be so surprised! Um, I was just teasing you. I tried calling you by a nickname, that’s all.”

“Really?”

“Yeah! Anyway, let’s go swimming already!? I’ve been really looking forward to playing with you today!”

She’s acting so differently all of a sudden.

The Tomori I know would never say those things out loud!

“Wow, she’s bold!”

“She’s making her move~”

“Isn’t she cute? Like a celebrity? Her appearance is so striking, and she looks great in a swimsuit.”

“Probably a high school student. It’s nice to be in your youth.”

Whispers came from a group of college-looking girls.

“N-no! I was just teasing you, that’s all…!”

It was a painfully awkward excuse that made her seem on the verge of choking.

Perhaps aware of it herself, Tomori blushed with embarrassment and fell silent.