Not wanting to be a third wheel, Victor took Wednesday and Enid back to their rooms to change first.
On the way, he was still chattering away, analyzing Uncle Dracula and Captain Erica.
"Never mind Uncle Dracula's distracted look, did you notice Captain Erica's eyes? She's definitely interested in Uncle Dracula! That smile, that aura..."
"Alright, Casanova, you're so good at analyzing others, but when it's your turn, you dawdle. Go change!"
Enid cut him off with a laugh, pushing him into a small cubicle in the men's changing room.
Victor clung to the doorframe, poking his head out, his eyes sparkling as he made a suggestion.
"Actually... we could change together, to save time..."
"No!"
Enid's face instantly flushed crimson. She shot him an embarrassed, angry glare and pushed his head back inside with force.
With a *clang*, Wednesday, who had somehow already procured an old-fashioned padlock, deftly threaded it through the latch and *clicked* it shut.
She dusted off her hands and looked expressionlessly at the cubicle door, her voice cool as she added a threat.
"If you dare peek, I'll gouge your eyes out."
From inside the cubicle came Victor's aggrieved protest: "Hey! Is there no basic trust between people?"
"It's precisely because we 'trust' you too much," Wednesday's sharp tongue was in full force, "that physical isolation measures are necessary."
An exaggerated sigh came from behind the door.
About ten minutes later, Wednesday finally unlocked the padlock with a key she had procured from who-knows-where.
As soon as the door cracked open, Victor's head eagerly popped out.
He had originally intended to complain a bit, but when his gaze landed on the two girls who had already changed into their swimsuits, all words caught in his throat. His eyes widened instantly, filled with pure awe.
"Wow..."
Enid had chosen a canary yellow two-piece swimsuit. The top featured a slightly playful bow-tie style, and the bottom was a lively skirted swim short, perfectly accentuating her delicate figure and sunny disposition.
Being stared at so intently by Victor, her fair cheeks flushed pink. She shyly used her hand to cover her chest a little.
Her azure blue eyes lowered shyly, her long lashes fluttering like butterfly wings, yet the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl into a sweet smile.
As for Wednesday, she wore a dark black halter-neck one-piece swimsuit, simple in design yet full of texture.
The high side-slit cut perfectly showcased her long, straight legs. The back featured an elegant, deep open-back design, highlighting her smooth shoulder and neck lines and her cool, aloof temperament.
Facing Victor's intense gaze, she merely raised one eyebrow slightly, her expression still calm.
But in her deep, pool-like eyes, there seemed to pass an extremely faint glimmer, something akin to satisfaction.
She even deliberately turned slightly to the side, making the back design more clearly visible to Victor, as if silently challenging, "Seen enough?"
"You're both so beautiful..."
Victor's voice sounded a bit dazed.
He clutched his chest with one hand, miming a heart-struck action.
"My heart is beating so hard right now... feels like it's about to explode! This is definitely a magical attack!"
Enid giggled at his exaggerated antics, chiding him coyly:
"Oh, stop it, you smooth-talker!"
Wednesday, however, coolly punctured his performance.
"Need me to 'calm' that overly rapid heart rate for you? I happen to know a few pressure points."
Between her fingertips, she had somehow produced a slender silver needle, glinting coldly.
Victor immediately raised his hands in surrender, but the smile on his face was radiant.
"No, no, no! This is the most sincere compliment! From the bottom of my heart!"
His gaze shifted between his two girlfriends as he said sincerely, "Really, you're both so beautiful I can't look away."
"Consider yourself wise," Wednesday snorted lightly and put away the silver needle.
Enid laughed and stepped forward, linking her arm with Victor's. "Then let's hurry to the pool, don't keep everyone waiting."
Enid gave a gentle tug on Victor's arm but found him rooted to the spot, unmoving.
"Victor?"
Enid tilted her head, her azure blue eyes full of confusion.
Wednesday crossed her arms, her expression calm, as if she had already seen through everything.
"It seems our Mr. Black has messed up another step somewhere."
"Victor, what's wrong?" Enid asked with concern.
"This... this..."
Victor hemmed and hawed, his eyes darting about, a rare, suspicious blush creeping onto his cheeks.
"It's just... these swim trunks, they're a bit... special, you know."
Wednesday raised an eyebrow and calmly pointed out, "What you prepared earlier wasn't a pair of Hawaiian-style board shorts with giant flamingos and palm trees? Though the taste was questionable, at least they were somewhat normal."
"Y... yes."
Victor scratched his cheek awkwardly, the blush becoming more pronounced.
"But later... I saw a very... special pair on another rack, wanted to try a new style, and then... it ended up like this..."
Swim trunks that could make the thick-skinned Victor feel shy?
Wednesday and Enid's curiosity was thoroughly piqued.
Unable to resist her curiosity, Enid stood on tiptoe, trying to peek into the cubicle to see for herself.
Victor reacted swiftly, immediately using his head to block the doorframe, firmly blocking her view.
"Wait! Enid! Give me a little time to mentally prepare!"
At that moment, a small amount of black substance extended from Victor's shoulder. Venom let out a hoarse, low voice, tinged with obvious disdain.
"Trust me, Little Wolf Girl, that thing is absolutely mortifying. I've already decided to temporarily stop appearing in the same frame as him and am considering cutting off visual sharing to avoid psychological scarring."
"Even I, a girl, am not afraid. What are you, a big man, being shy about?"
Her curiosity overpowering everything else, Enid exerted her werewolf strength, forcefully squeezing her small head through the gap under Victor's arm and into the door crack.
The next second, Enid froze in place as if hit by a paralysis spell.
Her eyes widened into perfect circles, her pupils shaking as if she had witnessed something world-shattering.
For a full five seconds, she didn't move a muscle.
Then, like a wind-up robot, she stiffly took two steps back, turned abruptly, and threw herself onto the room's bed.
Grabbing a pillow, she smothered her already crimson face, letting out a muffled, shameful, and utterly distraught scream into the pillow: "Ahhhhh—!"
Wednesday's frown deepened.
"Enid? What on earth did you see?"
Enid didn't answer. She just rolled around frantically on the bed, burying her burning face in the covers. The tips of her ears, peeking out, were red enough to drip blood.
Wednesday hesitated no longer. She stepped forward, forcefully pushed the still-resisting Victor back inside, and then yanked the cubicle door wide open!
Three seconds.
Just three seconds later, with a loud *smack!*, Wednesday slammed the door shut even harder and faster than she had opened it!
Leaning back against the cool door panel, her usually pale, cold cheeks were now flushed as if brushed by sunset clouds. Pink rapidly spread to the roots of her ears, even staining her neck with a faint layer of red.
She took a deep breath, trying to calm her racing heartbeat, but it only resulted in a trembling, gritted-teeth growl:
"Victor Black! You... idiot!"
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