Poke, poke~
"Ah! It really is you, Shiro! Long time no see~ I missed you so much, Shiro!"
Nanaka excitedly poked Shiro's cheeks before pulling him into a tight hug. Instantly, he was enveloped in warmth, receiving a free facial treatment in the process.
But…
Somehow, Shiro couldn't bring himself to be happy.
Because right beside them, another girl was doing the exact same thing, except she was hugging a small white dog.
And if Shiro wasn't mistaken, that dog's name was also "Shiro"!
Damn it!
How was it possible that people were still naming their dogs "Shiro" in this day and age?!
Pfft!
Shiro turned his head, his face twisted in frustration.
Chisa was covering her mouth, her shoulders shaking unnaturally.
She laughed…
This woman just laughed, didn't she?!
She was absolutely jealous!
That's right!
She was definitely jealous that he had stolen her sister!
"Sorry… I couldn't hold it in. But true love… pfft!"
Aaaaaahhhh!!!
At that moment, the look of wanting to silence someone couldn't be hidden—Shiro had to eliminate the witness!
Unfortunately, he couldn't break free from the warmth of this embrace. As expected, he was no match for the Yamato Nadeshiko type. This was his natural enemy.
If resistance was futile, then the only option was to silently enjoy it!
Shiro immediately surrendered to his instincts, closed his eyes, and indulged in the warmth he hadn't felt in ten years.
Chisa, who had been grinning, suddenly darkened. That perverted expression was back on his face!
Meanwhile, Kotobuki and Tokita exchanged looks, wanting to say something but unable to find the words…
Still, this junior was definitely not going to get what he wanted from Nanaka…
"Ahh~ I got too excited. It's just been so long since I last saw Nanaka-nee!"
Shiro laughed, scratching the back of his head, showing no trace of being the same guy who was just acting spoiled in someone else's older sister's arms.
"Right? I couldn't believe it when Dad told me yesterday that you were coming to Izu University and even joining the same club! I thought he was joking~"
Nanaka was just as happy. After all, the two of them had been really close ten years ago. Otherwise, Shiro wouldn't have set her as his top marriage target!
"Well, for various reasons. But I think the most important one must be fate's guidance! Nanaka-nee!"
Shiro grasped both of her hands, gazing at her deeply.
"Eh?! I didn't know… I didn't know you loved the ocean so much!"
Nanaka looked at him in shock, then burst into happy tears.
"This is great! I thought you weren't interested and were being forced into it. This is such a relief!"
Click.
Shiro turned to stone.
Wait, wasn't something wrong here? A normal person would take that as a confession, right?! What kind of person hears that and thinks about the ocean?!
"Mmm, such a reliable junior!"
"We'll take great care of you!"
Two giant hands landed on Shiro's shoulders. He turned around in terror. As expected, the faces of the two beast seniors were now monstrous in size!
"Come on, newbie! Show us your passion!"
"Let us see your love for the ocean!"
"Wait—no, stop!"
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"Phew… so it was just about this."
Shiro exhaled, holding the club flyer. For a second, he really thought his chastity was in danger.
"So what exactly were you expecting?"
"Nothing, of course! Wait, why are you still following me?"
Shiro glanced at Chisa in confusion. He definitely didn't think his charm had grown so much that he could win her over in just a short while…
"To stop you from running wild."
Chisa turned her head away, looking absolutely exhausted.
Just before Shiro set off, Tokito had called her over and said he had a premonition; if no one followed Shiro , he'd miss the freshmen welcome party.
As expected of their senior. After just two meetings, he had already figured Shiro out completely.
There were already a few times where, if Chisa hadn't been watching, Shiro would've wandered into other clubs.
"By the way, you're really cramping my style like this. Why don't you go help out that idiot Kitahara instead? He's trying to recruit people too, right? That guy actually needs help."
"You just want to get rid of me so you can flirt!"
"…No, you're overthinking it."
"Then why did you pause just now?"
"…"
"You're totally a scumbag! Is this your so-called true love?!"
"Nobody said true love has to be just one person!"
"Scumbag!"
Shiro looked innocent. He hadn't even done anything yet! This was definitely Kitahara Iori's fault for ruining his reputation!
So unfair!
With no other choice, Shiro continued following Chisa.
"By the way… do you hate diving?"
Chisa suddenly asked.
"Hm? Why would I hate it? I actually like it."
"Eh? But you were checking out all those other clubs… I thought you wanted to quit."
Chisa looked at Shiro in surprise. Just now, he had seemed so reluctant.
"(-ι_-) What does that have to do with hating diving?"
"There's only one diving club here."
"(?⊿?)? What?! We're a diving club?!"
"(?ò?ó) You bastard, quit messing around!"
"Ahaha, just kidding."
Seeing Chisa's darkened expression, Shiro let out an awkward laugh and stopped teasing.
Then, taking a big step forward, he declared,
"They say the ocean is like a blue love letter. I've received quite a few love letters before… but I'd still like to read the one the ocean has written!"
The golden sunlight bathed Shiro's face, and for that moment, his smile was warm and radiant.
Chisa couldn't help but smile as well.
A love letter, huh…? The ocean's love letter was certainly something breathtaking.
"Then why were you checking out all those other clubs?"
"(′｀;)? Who said you can only receive one love letter?"
(?°?д°?)!!!
"SCUMBAG! GO DIE!"