So there we were, lining up for the waterslide, but she was attracting quite a bit of attention.
our classmates were used to seeing her in class, but with that face and that style, it’s no surprise she was turning heads.
And I could feel envious stares piercing into me.
On top of that, this slide is fifty meters tall, but since the facility itself is originally a hundred and eighty meters high, the increased height was honestly pretty scary.
Enduring that tense state while waiting for our turn to come,
“Next, please. Those in the back, grab onto the person in front of you.”
The attendant set up a specialized two-person rubber boat and guided us on.
From our place in line, Shaun took the front seat while I was in back.
Normally, you’d expect a heart-pounding event where the girl’s hair gets in your face or something.
But the moment we started, any such thoughts vanished from my mind.
This waterslide was incredibly frightening!
There were water jets along the course that propelled us to speeds of around fifty kilometers per hour. Although the tube-shaped course prevented us from flying out, it was transparent and had sections that jutted out of the facility, leaving no room for surprises.
By the time we finally finished the slide, Shaun and I were both dazed.
“I think I’ve had enough waterslides for a while…”
“What a coincidence…me too.”
Looking around, there were plenty of other people at the slide’s finish area who seemed just as drained as us.
After resting for a bit, we went to check out the various pools.
First we drifted along the lazy river for a while, then got completely lost in the water maze. At the water shooter area, I was the only one targeted by a barrage from the kids. And whenever Shaun spiked the ball during beach volleyball, the gallery went wild.
A little before lunchtime, we headed to the food court and shared the “Sunlight Yellow Ripple Mixed Grill” from a chain restaurant that apparently has a branch in Stellarport City.
“Hey girlie, why don’t you ditch these losers and come have some fun with us instead?”
“We’ll treat you to way better food than this junk.”
“Yeah, something really fancy and classy♪”
As we were eating, a group of three human college guys approached Shaun and said:
While Shaun in her female form does look quite mature for her age, it’s still inappropriate for adult men to hit on a minor like that.
What’s more, the fact that they did this despite me, her companion, being right there really pissed me off.
So I tried giving them an annoyed, low-toned response:
“Hey, this is my friend you’re talking to here.”
The three college guys just glared at me in response.
“Who’re you supposed to be?”
“I’m this girl’s friend.”
“Beat it, kid!”
Then one of them came up beside me and landed a hard punch square in my gut.
Since I was sitting, I couldn’t dodge or even let out a sound as my face slammed into the table.
Shaun then glared at them with an irritated look and taunted:
“So you guys are classy gents, hitting on an actual kid like that. Real upstanding lolicons, huh?”
Naturally,
they reacted to that remark.
“What’d you just say??”
“We’re in the same class, dumbass. If she’s a kid, then I’m a kid too, get it?”
The guys briefly exchanged glances before smirking deviously.
“Well if that’s the case, we’ll just have to teach you kids about the adult games.”
One of them then grabbed Shaun’s shoulder.
At that moment, I was overwhelmed with rage.
Having finally recovered from the grief of losing her family, I invited my friend who gave up on higher education out for some fun, hoping to make one last good memory. But now these scumbag punks were ruining it – it was no joke!
So I quietly slid out of my chair and shouted:
“Get your filthy hands off her!”
“Guh!”
I landed a headbutt straight into the gut of the guy who tried grabbing Shaun, sending him flying dramatically.
“You little brat! I’ll get you for that!”
His buddies naturally came at me too, but I couldn’t falter.
Even as I was getting pummeled, I clung to one of their legs, determined not to let them near Shaun. Then in the next instant, one of the remaining guys suddenly dropped to the floor.
No, Shaun had thrown him, as he’d made the mistake of targeting her, the supposed “prey”.
Come to think of it, Shaun did train in some military martial art or something, right?
“Damn you! You’re gonna pay for that!”
The guy I’d headbutted earlier got back up and tried to charge at Shaun, but just then:
“That’s enough! Stand down!”
Security guards swarmed the area and apprehended the college punks.
Someone in the vicinity, a staff member or patron, must have called them.
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After the college punks were arrested by security and they took Kevin to the infirmary, we lost any desire to keep playing and decided to just head home.
It came out in the news later, but those college guys had apparently been doing this scheme at various leisure spots: aggressively hitting on and abducting girls, sexually assaulting them while filming it to use as blackmail material to force them into prostitution. They were swiftly prosecuted and definitely facing jail time.
Once Kevin came out of the infirmary, we changed clothes, took the elevator down, and sat on a bench in the bus terminal’s waiting area. There, Kevin apologized to me:
“Sorry about all this mess. So much for our fun day out, huh?”
Kevin apologized to me.
“It wasn’t your fault,”
The college punks were to blame, not Kevin.
If I didn’t want to get hit on, I could’ve postponed our pool plans once this [lunar cycle] started.
And even if postponing wasn’t an option, I could’ve borrowed a swimsuit from my sisters instead of coming in the girly one they picked out
But I didn’t do that because I didn’t want to make Kevin feel bad for caring about me.
“Still, how pathetic am I? Getting swatted away like nothing while you were pulling off all those slick moves.”
“I’m just glad you stood up for me. You did try to help, didn’t you?”
Kevin’s not bad at sports, and his face is decently good-looking too, I’d say.
The fact that he’d readily shield me from creeps like that preying on him shows he’s got plenty of appealing boyfriend qualities.
But then he has to ruin it by saying stuff like:
“Then at least reward me somehow! Preferably in the sexy way!”
That’s probably why girls don’t flock to him.
Well, I’m sure he’s just trying to be flirtatious in his own way.
“You’re never gonna get a girl with lines like that.”
“Oh what, you think you’re such a lady-killer yourself?”
“I guess you accidentally copping a feel back on the waterslide will have to be my ‘reward’ then?”
To be clear, I have no actual memory of groping him or anything.
I was way too terrified on that slide to focus on something like that.
Upon hearing that, Kevin’s expression turned to one of utter shock.
“Huh?? For real?? I don’t remember anything like that!”
“Look, there’s our bus.”
Ignoring Kevin as he examined his own hands with confusion, I stood up from the bench to board the bus that had just arrived.
“Wait! Did I seriously grope you? Hey! Hey!”
As I stepped onto the bus, I flashed Kevin a meaningful smile over my shoulder.
A little prank to create an amusing memory with my friend.
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