Miss Heir wasn't very kind to me.

Chapter 76 7. "Summer! Management! Grand Battle!"

Breakfast was salt-grilled mackerel, salad of eggplant, miso soup and rice.

The nearby supermarket was having a sale recently. Three mackerel were priced at 3 yen, and 599 pieces of salmon were only 10 yen. Rin bought enough for a week at once.

Masumi had heard Asami mention before that before he came back, Rin was able to keep the daily food expenses for the three girls at around 3000 yen, and she also cooked in different ways to ensure that the dishes were not monotonous or boring.

But now with Masumi, Kaizuki and Kurokawa Mio having three more mouths to feed, things probably won't be as easy as before.

"How's your leg? Does it still hurt?" Masumi asked Kurokawa Mio.

"I've recovered completely." She relaxed her brows and smiled, "I can go jogging with Masumi again tomorrow."

"You should rest up tomorrow. There's no rush to exercise."

I thought Kurokawa would be reluctant, but unexpectedly she just said "hmm" lightly and didn't insist on being stubborn anymore.

This surprised him, but also relieved him.

Collecting his thoughts, Masumi picked up a piece of eggplant and put it in his mouth to chew. At this time, a lazy greeting came from the air.

"Good morning, everyone~" He swallowed a yawn mid-sentence and said, "I'm so sleepy."

Asami rubbed her sleepy eyes and slowly walked down the stairs.

"You should change your habit of sleeping in, Seno." Masumi sighed.

Recently, as the store's business has been on track, she can no longer sleep until morning like before, and Mami has been complaining about this.

"Masumi-kun, you misunderstood me. I had a reason for staying up late last night."

Mami frowned and said, "She didn't look very happy, but Masumi guessed it was probably because she was a little grumpy after waking up."

"You mean you usually stay up late for no reason?"

A dissatisfied look swept over.

Mami said nothing, walked to the dining table, pulled out a chair and sat down, gulping down the miso soup.

Kurokawa Mio was sitting on her right. With just a quick glance, Asami could see the towel on Kurokawa Mio's legs and her taut, soft calves.

"Ms. Mio, what are you doing..."

"I got hurt while running, but it's okay."

Kurokawa Mio sounded a little embarrassed when she answered. She hoped to attract Masumi with her charm rather than gain everyone's attention because of her injury, so she was a little depressed.

"Hey, isn't Ms. Mio good at sports too?"

Mami suddenly felt less afraid of Kurokawa Mio, and instead felt a sense of intimacy as a kindred spirit.

There is another reason - if Miss Mio has a very poor physical condition, the danger level should be greatly reduced, right?

……and many more!
No, if you think about it, Kotonoha-san isn't good at sports either, but he can still perform exaggerated behaviors that don't match his frail body.

Love can be equated with adrenaline, so don't let your guard down so easily!

Mami's thoughts were in turmoil, but her face remained calm. She narrowed her beautiful brown eyes and drank another bowl of miso soup.

The miso soup that Rinin cooked today was made with chopped and boiled radish and shredded fried tofu. After the two absorbed the soup, each chew would release the lingering fermented aroma of miso and the flavor of the ingredients themselves.

"Hiccup~"

If you keep drinking soup, you will feel full after drinking enough water.

She stretched out her chopsticks and took a bite of the tender grilled mackerel, while listening to Masumi ask:
"So, what was the 'reason' you mentioned just now?"

"Hmm~ Masumi-kun, you finally got to the point."

Mami chewed the fish meat that was soaked with salt, nodded seriously, and pointed at the air with the chopsticks in her hand.

"Do you know that seaside theme park near Fanxing?"

"Is it the one called..." Masumi narrowed his eyes in thought and replied, "The seaside park called 'Amagi'?"

"Yes."

Not far from the stars is the seaside theme park called "Amagi". It is a large comprehensive seaside park that includes tourist attractions such as beaches, theme parks and aquariums. It was built during the bubble era and was once a resort in Kobe.

This area was also severely damaged by the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake that year. Moreover, after the economic bubble burst, real estate developers suffered heavy losses in the stock market and were unable to invest in rebuilding the park. They only invested the necessary operating expenses, and thus the park gradually declined.

Masumi has been to this park twice in total, once when she was a child with her father, and the other time when she was in high school with a senior from the light music club.

In my memory, the seaside park gave me a gloomy impression, like a dying old man.

"This seaside park is now completely different from what it used to be!" Asami rarely interrupted Masumi's memories with an idiom.

"At the beginning of last year, this park was almost abandoned by the real estate developer. But a very capable new manager came in and, after some drastic reforms, the park attracted a total of 50 visitors by the end of the summer vacation!"

"The seaside amusement park, which was half-dead, suddenly came back to life."

"Don't you think it's legendary and resourceful? He single-handedly saved the seaside park from closure."

“It’s really impressive.”

Masumi nodded, "But what does this have to do with us?"

This question was quite uninteresting, but Mami not only didn't care, but narrowed her eyes and a happy smile formed on her lips.

"Of course it does matter!"

"What season is it now?" Asami asked.

"summer."

"Yes, when you think of summer, you think of the sea and the beach, right?"

"In July, the Amagi beach will open, and there will definitely be more tourists than last year."

"Oh."

Masumi nodded, not quite understanding, but still not understanding what Asami meant.

Listening nearby, Rinyin stroked her chin, thought for a moment, and said, "Are you thinking about..."

"That's right! As expected of Rinne, you understood it so quickly."

Masumi was surprised by the tacit understanding between the two women. It was like he was gently rolling something he had picked up in the dark on his palm, and he gradually began to get a clear idea of ​​its outline.

Before that, Mami couldn't wait to reveal the answer: "That's... the House of the Sea!"

"Sea House?"

Masumi clenched his fist and tapped his palm, then said in sudden realization, "So that's what you were thinking."

Sea House refers to a type of summer-only complex store on the island that provides catering services, sells and rents water equipment such as diving suits and swimsuits, and opens changing rooms, showers and toilets to tourists.

Since the beach is operated during the peak tourist season, the customer flow and turnover are self-evident.

If Fanxing can run a sea house at the beach, she won't have to worry about sales throughout the summer.

But after thinking about it carefully, Masumi immediately shook his head and said, "That's impossible!"

"Forget about a popular beach like that. Even before Amagi recovered, renting a beach house would have cost tens of millions of yen."

"How can our store afford the rent for Haizhijia?"

"Oh? Really?"

Asami had a mysterious smile on her lips.

"That's not necessarily true~"

"Sister Mami, please stop keeping me in suspense." Kuon Mirai sighed.

"Okay, look!"

Mami put down her chopsticks and took out her cell phone.

Except for Haiyue who was eating seriously and not talking, everyone focused their attention on the screen.

This is the official website of "Amagi Seaside Theme Park".

The first thing that catches your eye is a line of cute and lively artistic fonts——

"Summer! Management! Grand Battle!"

Then there is a very eye-catching poster, with six beautiful girls in swimsuits waving bouquets, and below is a row of slogans that are slightly smaller than the title font size.

Welcome to Amagi Seaside Theme Park!

"This is a project proposed by the manager who brought the park back to life," Mami introduced.

"This year they decided not to rent out Hai Zhi Jia to a single store, but to open it to all willing businesses in the community and charge only a very low rent, so rent is not a problem."

"By then, all the shops will be lined up along the beach, just like a cultural festival, forming a bustling summer seaside shopping street." "And to make it more interesting, the sales of all the seaside shops will be compared in real time."

"On the final settlement day, the store with the highest sales will receive a mysterious surprise prize from Seaside Park!"

Asami could hardly contain her excitement at the end of her sentence.

"Hey, Rinne-chan, Masumi-kun, let's join in too!"

After explaining herself clearly, she finally told her purpose.

"I can face the sea every day, work and enjoy the beautiful scenery at the same time. Isn't this the summer memory I want?"

"And with Masumi-kun's coffee skills and Rin-chan's cooking skills, they can definitely take first place in sales and win the mysterious surprise grand prize."

"What kind of surprise will it be..."

As she spoke, she couldn't help but fall into reverie.

"Of course it's a great opportunity." Linyin remained calm. "But if I want to get a booth at the Sea House, there are conditions, right?"

If applying for a stall is as easy as applying for a cultural festival, it would make people doubt the professionalism of the organizers.

“Here are the application requirements.”

Masumi searched the official website of Seaside Park on her phone, opened the details page, and read the description on it:
"First, the business scope of the store. Fanxing is a restaurant. In addition to uploading business qualifications, store address, and pictures of the environment, they also need to participate in the Seaside Park's... 'First Gun'?"

He pronounced the word with a strange look on his face.

"This manager seems to be a fan of the Warring States period, so the project name is also "Ichiban Gun" and "Daikezhan", names that are full of the sense of the times." Mami explained for him.

"Ichiban-gun" refers to the first legion or warriors to attack the enemy when two armies were fighting during the Warring States Period.

"It's actually a review competition for competing stalls, and it's held at a food court in the Seaside Amusement Park."

"Based on the scores from the judges and the customer flow on the day of the competition, the top five restaurants will be able to obtain stalls at Haizhijia."

"When?" Lin Yin asked.

"next Saturday."

Today is Friday, which means exactly one week of preparation.

Mirai was surprised: "Isn't this very tense?"

Knowing that time was a bit tight, Rinyin was not too surprised. There was no need to feel useless. She thought about the next arrangements in an orderly manner.

"Next Saturday? Fill out the documents and submit them for review... and also need to finalize the menu for Ocean House..."

"Eh?" Mami's eyes flashed, "Has Rin decided to participate?"

"Ah."

"If we can run the Sea House, not only will it be profitable, but it will also boost the popularity of Fanxing. Even after the summer is over, there will surely be customers willing to patronize it."

She said, glancing at Masumi again, "What do you think?"

"I agree that participating in this event will benefit Fanxing."

Masumi nodded, thought for a moment, and then said, "Should we go to the scene and take a look?"

"Eh? Going to Seaside Park with Masumi?"

Kurokawa Mio, who had been silent until now, suddenly raised her head when she heard the words, and her beautiful eyes emitted tiny glints of longing.

"We're going to explore the site." Masumi sighed and shook his head, "Not to have fun..."

"What's the big deal?" Asami interrupted him hastily, "The competition review is taking place in the amusement park, and it's very close to the aquarium, so why not relax a bit?"

"In the yuri manga I've been reading lately, the heroines all like to go on dates to the aquarium. It makes me want to see marine life too." Mami sighed, "I really want to see jellyfish."

Upon hearing this, Haiyue slowly raised her head and murmured doubtfully, "Look...at me?"

"It's about looking at jellyfish, not moon."

Asami deliberately emphasized the pronunciation of both words, even though there is no difference between the two.

"What do you think, Rinne-chan?"

She looked at Rin with hope.

The latter didn't want to spoil her fun and said sensibly, "Well, let's go shopping this weekend."

"Great!"

Asami waved her hands and cheered, "Long live Lord Rinone!"

"Don't be so exaggerated." Linyin sighed.

While Asami was overjoyed, Kurokawa Mio, who was sitting next to her, showed a complex expression of joy and depression.

I was happy to go to the aquarium and amusement park with Masumi, but the reason for my depression was very simple—

"Hey, I'd rather go with Masumi."

As she spoke, Kurokawa Mio stretched out her arms towards Masumi who was sitting across the dining table. Her honey-gold hair melted in the morning light, fluffy and making her look like a big, spoiled golden retriever.

Before the ends of her hair fell on the table, Masumi picked up the bowl of miso soup and avoided her movements.

"Sorry, I have to go to the library to review this weekend and I have a rehearsal in the afternoon, so I can't go with you." Wei Li said apologetically.

Recently, because she is preparing for exams and rehearsing with the band at the same time, she comes home very late every day.

"It's okay, studies are more important." Linyin comforted her.

"If Xiaowei can't go, let's go on Monday instead," Mami suggested. "There won't be many tourists that day, and it won't affect the weekend business."

Lin Yin nodded: "Okay."

"Don't you have classes at university that day?" Masumi asked her.

"I have classes." Linyin said, "But I can ask for leave. It's only one or two classes. It won't affect my grades."

"so."

Masumi looked at her again. While eating, Rinyin let her hair down again. Her untrimmed black hair was straight and long.

Her pretty, cold face showed the composure of an excellent student.

Thus, the decision was made to participate in the Sea House review competition at "Amagi Seaside Theme Park".

During the last free time before the guests arrived, Masumi climbed up to the third floor and helped Kurokawa clean up the room.

After moving the clutter away, the whole room seemed very empty because Kurokawa Mio's luggage had not been put in yet.

Masumi took a set of clean bedding and spread it on the bed frame. Fanxing had rented it to other tenants before, so there was no shortage of beds.

"This is the pillow and quilt I used before. They've been washed and disinfected. You can use them for now."

"Masumi's?"

Those obsidian eyes opened wide, and the depths of their gaze sparkled brightly, as if thousands of stars were twinkling.

Kurokawa Mio hugged the pillow tightly, completely unaware that Masumi was still beside her. She slowly moved her delicate nose closer, buried the lower half of her beautiful face in the pillow, and took a deep breath.

A muffled voice came from the pillow: "Hmm... the smell of Masumi..."

"..."

Masumi had sweat on his forehead. He had washed it in the washing machine and then dried it in the sun. It should only have the smell of laundry detergent.

"what!"

Sensing Masumi's strange gaze, Kurokawa Mio seemed to have just realized he was around, and suddenly lost her gaze and stammered:
"This is that... skin hunger..."

A blush appeared on her fair cheeks.

(Oops! I got too complacent!)
(If Masumi thinks I'm a nympho...)
"It's just... sometimes I need a little human warmth..."

What followed was a bunch of difficult words, complex metaphors, and incomprehensible vocabulary and terms, all spoken vaguely, and the pillow heard it all.

"..."

Masumi pretended not to see it. It was better to hug a pillow than to hug himself. After saying lightly, "Have a good rest," he walked out of the room, closed the door gently, and went downstairs to prepare for business.

The last tentacles of morning light stretched into the room through the gaps in the blinds, and the long, lingering honey-gold hair gently drooped along the pillow, like an inverted golden waterfall.

Kurokawa Mio let out a quiet breath.

As expected, I can only feel safe when Masumi is around.

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