At This Moment
Shiro confirmed one thing—
Azusa-neesan...
Wasn't wearing anything underneath!
Pfff!
No denying it—clothing did have a special effect. Despite his many battle-hardened experiences, Shiro couldn't hold back. A nosebleed gushed out.
Azusa-nee was startled. She quickly supported him.
"Shiro! Shiro, what's wrong?!"
"Your…your clothes…"
Shiro trembled as he shakily pointed at her chest. From this angle, the view just got even better!
Azusa looked down and finally realized she was having a wardrobe malfunction.
But come on—this was Azusa! In front of Shiro, she didn't care about something like that at all.
Instead of covering up, she let her yukata slide even further off her shoulders—just like Shiro had done earlier.
Her fingers lightly brushed against Shiro's cheek as she leaned in to breathe hot air into his ear.
"This is called... Yukata Killer Technique, okay?"
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PFFFF!!!
Shiro's nosebleed got worse.
A temptress!
This woman was definitely a temptress!
She had actually copied his secret technique!
"Hahaha! Shiro, you're so fun!"
Azusa laughed, letting go of him, then winked seductively. "I'm always ready, you know~"
She even licked her lips provocatively—
"Azusa… Azusa-nee, let's just pick some fireworks, okay?"
"Ahahahaha!!"
Hearing that cheerful little voice, Shiro swore to himself: When we get home, I'm definitely going to give her a proper lesson!
...Mainly because he didn't want to stain the yukata and ruin the evening banquet.
He figured maybe it was his disrupted sleep schedule lately or something—it was just internal heat acting up.
Normally, this kind of minor temptation wouldn't be enough to make his nose bleed!
He was Shiro! There was nothing he hadn't seen before!!!
He wouldn't accept this!
Requesting a rematch tonight!
After the teasing and playing around, Shiro sealed his nose with a tissue and joined Azusa in selecting fireworks.
Well, "selecting" might be an overstatement—
To avoid being discovered by Iori and the others for taking too long, Shiro just went ahead and grabbed the biggest one.
This firework was meant to be a surprise, after all. The fewer who knew about it, the better.
And so—
When the two of them returned to the group, Shiro appeared before everyone with tissues stuffed in his nostrils, carrying a giant box measuring 70×100 cm.
Seeing Shiro's strange look, Iori's mouth twitched.
"Shiro… did you buy a fish tank or something?"
That's some serious stress—buying a fish tank that big?
(Psychology says that when you're stressed, you can try raising fish or potted plants to relax your mood~
Something quiet and low-maintenance is ideal...)
"It's a secret!"
Shiro hugged the box of fireworks tightly. This was going to be a surprise!
On the other side, Aina was more curious about the tissues in Shiro's nose.
Given that Azusa and Shiro had disappeared together, and now he came back like this…
Well, the answer was kind of obvious.
Wuwuwu, Kiyoko, I'm sorry, I lost track of the playboy again… (っ╥╯﹏╰╥c)
"This party is our end of summer celebration!!"
"Cheers!!"
The members of PAB, all dressed in yukatas, raised their glasses high in their own midsummer bash!
The table was loaded with takoyaki of various flavors. One bite and—splash! A burst of molten filling!
"Mm!! So good!"
"Beer and takoyaki really are the perfect combo!"
"That hot-cold contrast is amazing!"
"Nom nom nom!"
"Wait! Why is mine filled with wasabi?!"
Ah, lucky Zombie—she got the one takoyaki Shiro had secretly spiked with wasabi~ (λ?_??)
Aina: Wuwuwu, they're bullying me! Gulp gulp~
Meanwhile—
Azusa-neesan crossed her legs, waiting for the waiter to bring her freshly made takoyaki.
"Thank you for waiting~ Kyoto-style sauce~"
"With extra golden octopus-flavored fried takoyaki!"
Chomp chomp!
"Hurry up and serve it already!"
You could tell the upperclassmen were engaging in a new kind of cosplay—
And Azusa? Still sitting at the top of the food chain.
"Senpai!"
At that moment, Shiro shouted out of nowhere.
All the upperclassmen turned to look at him.
Click!
The scene froze—he had taken a "family photo" of them all!
#Gotcha!
Azusa smiled and slung her arm around Shiro's neck.
"Shiro, you sneak~ Taking a picture without warning."
"Well, I just wanted to make this into a memorable banquet!"
Shiro didn't resist. He leaned into Azusa's lap and snapped a solo shot of her.
What a masterpiece—
From this angle, he almost couldn't get her face in frame!
"Hm?"
But what Shiro got in return was a bunch of confused looks from the upperclassmen.
Iori tilted his head. "Don't tell me you all forgot the theme of today?"
"Didn't we ask you before if you had any regrets?"
Kohei chimed in, "This was all planned according to the notes you seniors gave us."
"Oh, that."
The upperclassmen finally remembered.
But—
"Then today doesn't count."
"Yeah."
They all chuckled, with a mysterious gleam in their eyes.
Shiro nodded thoughtfully. "True, if it's just taking pictures, it's not really a memorable night. It's just documented."
"Nope, Shiro~"
Azusa pressed her finger to his lips and pulled out the notes they had written earlier, showing the five freshmen again.
At the very end of the folded paper was a line:
"Everything must be done in true PAB style!"
PAB style…
Fully naked
High alcohol content
Unconsciousness
Strip rock-paper-scissors
...
Whoosh!
All five freshmen bolted for the door at the same time!
Unfortunately—
It was too late.
#Gotcha!
Shiro was tackled by Afro-senpai and Glasses-senpai.
Iori and Kohei were caught by Tokita-senpai and Kotobuki-senpai.
And the most pitiful one was Aina—still struggling in Azusa's embrace while being held tight.
As for Chisa?
Just as she was about to make it out, she was nabbed by Nanaka-senpai—
Tokita: "Weren't you all trying to help us make up for our regrets?"
Kotobuki: "Such thoughtful juniors really move us to tears."
Afro: "We'll give it everything we've got tonight!"
Azusa: "Thanks, dear Aina~"
Nanaka: "Chi-chan, you have to participate in the party properly, okay~"
As she said this, several of the senpais couldn't help but tear up, though the strength of their grip didn't weaken at all...
Compared to them, the five freshmen looked downright horrified.
Iori: "What the hell was that last line?!"
Kohei: "It sounds like a scam contract!"
Shiro: "Let go! Hurry up and let go! Is your enthusiasm made of some kind of life-draining water?!"
Aina: "I need to go back and help Grandpa harvest watermelons! I came here to make beautiful memories, not this (*?????)"
Chisa: "..."
Plop plop — She clung to her sister like she was drowning in water.
"Everyone, listen up!!!"
"The PaB Summer Party officially begins now!!!"
"Waaaa!!"
"Yay!!!" ×n
"Nooooo!!!" ×5
…
On the Sofa
Since they couldn't refuse, they had no choice but to accept it.
It's just a PaB drinking party — not like they haven't been to one before. Once you're drunk, everything becomes fine!
"Oh right, about my little request..."
Holding Aina, Azusa once again brought up her real demand.
"Azusa's request?"
"I remember it was everyone wearing yukatas?"
"Everyone's already wearing them, aren't they? Except that idiot Kitahara."
Shiro and Kohei both looked at Iori — he'd tried to pass off a public bath yukata as the real deal.
But that wasn't what Azusa meant!
"No! What I meant was, I want to see everyone in proper yukatas!"
"Proper yukatas?"
Everyone looked at each other in confusion — weren't their yukatas perfectly normal?
Clearly, these guys didn't know anything about yukatas. Fortunately, Azusa had come prepared!
Bang!
She pulled out a book titled "The History of Yukata"!
She flipped straight to Chapter 7, which clearly stated: "You should not wear underwear beneath a yukata."
"..."
"So..."
"You mean..."
The three looked hesitantly at Azusa — it couldn't be what they were thinking… right?
Shiro thought of that stunning glimpse he saw at the mall and gulped.
"What I mean is — all of you take off your underwear now!"
Score!
Watching Azusa on the sofa, hugging Aina like a queen, Shiro cheered in his heart.
This was pure fan service for them! Whether or not they wore underwear made no difference to this group!
Honestly, they wouldn't even care if they were completely naked!
Shiro's gaze drifted to Nanaka nee.
She was a "heavyweight" big sister too~
And right now, she was even more excited than Shiro.
Humming a little tune, she dragged her little sister toward the changing room.
"Well then, let's go change, Chisa~"
"Onee chan?!"
Ah, the lilies of home are blooming once again~
Just then, Shiro seemed to remember something and turned to Aina. "Zombie, you're not going?"
"I… I…"
Aina's cheeks turned bright red as she squirmed on the couch.
(′｀;)?)
Was she shy because it had been too long since she last joined a party?
This reminded Shiro of Aina's first time at a drinking party.
Unfortunately…
That wasn't the case.
Azusa cheerfully explained for the blushing Aina, "Aina's already changed~ (λ?_??)"
!!!
Shiro stared at Aina in disbelief. That bold?!
Then he remembered who helped her change…
He gently patted her on the shoulder, "You've been through a lot. No wonder you were so quiet earlier."
"Don't say it! Damn you, Kiyoko!"
Buzz buzz buzz~
The hot water started boiling again. Shiro started to wonder if Aina had specially trained to replicate the sound of boiling kettles at home (?_?)
With Aina taken care of, Queen Azusa turned her gaze to Iori!
"Iori, what you're wearing isn't a yukata — it's a jinbei."
("Jinbei: A summer short-sleeved outfit similar to a kimono.")
(;?＿?) Iori awkwardly averted his gaze. It wasn't like he wanted to wear this, but he honestly didn't have a yukata.
He had tried borrowing from Yamamoto and the others…
But all they lent him was a sash…
Who the hell has a yukata sash but not a yukata?!
"Take it off!"
Under Azusa's tyrannical command, all the PaB members stripped off their underwear.
Iori even took off his jinbei, leaving him with only one stubborn sash—
Hmm.
He looked completely the same as always (′???)σ
Under the mocking gazes of the others, Iori covered his face and muttered, This is even more humiliating than being completely naked!
…