Who says meal replacements can’t be eaten as meals?

"I'm not a superman. I also have some skills that I haven't found the time to learn." Miss Hai Ling tried her best to pretend to be lying on her back in the sea water, swaying back and forth with the waves. That was because the swimming ring was fully inflated, otherwise she would have some wrinkles.

"That means Hailing is not afraid of water, right?" Miss Sakuya swam behind Hailing with a wicked smile and placed her hands lightly on one side of the swimming ring.

"I believe in Hai Ling's courage. She will definitely not lose to the shallow water coast." Sanjiao Chuhua also understood and swam to the other side, holding the other side of the swimming ring.

Her toes could no longer reach the ground. Even though her body lost support and she felt so helpless that she wanted to close her eyes tightly, Hailing-san still maintained her calm and handsome personality. She just held Sakuya's arm tightly with both hands and narrated in a calm tone with a slight tremor. "Actually, I get scared too."

"Pfft, Hai Ling, don't say such things in such a handsome pool boy tone." Miss Sakuya laughed so hard that her abdominal muscles tickled and shook, causing the golden-haired idol lady to exert force urgently to avoid a tragic incident in which all three of them capsized in the sea.

"Is it that funny?" Hai Ling still didn't let go. She pursed her lips and pretended to be calm, but the strength from her palm still betrayed the uneasiness in the heart of the black-haired bassist.

"You want to see me in a swimsuit, but you're afraid of water like a country cat. That's not okay." Ms. Sakuya joked with a smile. "Hailing should also take some time to practice."

"I should devote all my free time to supporting the band. It's really a bit difficult." Hachiman Hailing sighed. From her own point of view, she has not mastered swimming skills simply because she is too busy, not because she is afraid of water or has an instinctive fear. "Just to be able to take time out to meet you requires a lot of adjustments."

"Then don't be so concerned about me." Miss Sakuya blushed quietly and stuck out her tongue at Hailing. She wanted to let go and let Miss Killer Whale, who was in black and white and wearing a swimming ring, float in the sea, but she couldn't bear it. After struggling for a while, she still let the other party pull her.

"I actually have a way to have the best of both worlds." Miss Hailing pretended to think. "Next time we go to the swimming pool for a date, how about having Sakuya teach me how to swim?"

"I think you just want to see me in that seedy swimsuit." Miss Sakuya rolled her eyes and raised her hand to slap the arrogant girl who was blatantly thinking about someone else's girlfriend.

"I want to see it, too." Sankaku Hatsuka was the only one who could agree with Hachiman Kairin on this matter. He dived through the swimming ring that was blocking the way, went around behind Sakuya, put his arms around her waist and whispered in her ear. "How about going with Xiaoxiang next time?"

The collision was soft and boneless, yet full of a graceful attraction. As expected, Ichinose Sakuya softened, looking up at Hachiman Kairin's turquoise eyes, while her lower body swayed with the swaying of the sea water and gently pressed against the triangle Hatsuka behind her. Her waist and abdomen inevitably felt the touch of the fingers, and she didn't even have the strength to kick the water to maintain her body shape.

"......Well, if there's a chance, it's not impossible to do it with Xiangzi." Miss Sakuya, who originally planned to wear it for Xiangzi to see, still agreed dazedly, leaning in Chuhua's arms with a blushing face and said.

"Oh my, this is really unfair treatment. If this continues, I'll be jealous." Hachiman Hailing tilted her head, digesting the information from Chuhua. She thought she was the only one who wanted both, but she didn't expect that the classmate behind her had a similar idea. "I picked the swimsuit."

"Then, Hai Ling will come too?" As if she was indeed in the wrong, Miss Sakuya thought about it carefully and could only subconsciously give this reluctant answer.

"You might be too busy for Sakuya." Hailing smiled and blinked her eyes, her eyes curved into a pair of crescents, her emotions written all over her face. "Why don't you teach me how to swim?"

“Now…?” Sakuya turned around, glanced at her damp blond hair that was blown into her face by the breeze, then blushed as she looked up at the twilight sky that seemed to be filled with dye.

The sea and the sky are connected, and the hue is so blue that it seems that your lungs will be dyed blue as soon as you breathe in. The crisp blue is like a fire cloud, and the air flows smoothly into your chest, and your breath carries the aftertaste of the sky.

The youth of the teenage years is like the breeze passing by us. We are ignorant and can only try clumsily, but we are always moved by the real feelings.

Hachiman Kailing just stared without blinking, as if looking for a small fish that flashed by at the bottom of the gray-blue lake.

"Next time." She saw the girl's dilemma and was willing to wait, so she took the initiative to say, "When Sakuya misses me, just give me a call and I'll be there anytime."

Stars began to twinkle in the sky, and they had agreed to share half a day with each other.

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Chapter 260 Actually I Like You Too

After walking through the long corridor, Ichinose Sakuya, carrying her bass bag, finally arrived at the hotel room.

However, it was not the double room where I could store my luggage, nor the one at Sanjiao Chuhua.

He raised his hand and knocked lightly on the door, which quickly opened up and then opened at a steady speed until it was wide enough for one person to pass through. The black-haired bassist was wearing loose white pajamas, and in her other hand she was holding a dry towel to wipe the water droplets off her hair.

"Why are you wearing a yukata naked?" Miss Sakuya glanced at Hailing's slender white neck, then retracted her gaze, walked in through the crack in the door, and asked with concern.

"Maybe your itinerary was suddenly changed because of someone, so you didn't bring any spare clothes?" Miss Hailing released her left hand that was holding the door handle, making way for the soft big bed, and continued to wipe her half-dry hair with both hands.

Miss Sakuya placed her bass against the sofa, then threw herself onto the big bed covered with a clean white quilt in a very ungraceful manner. If she hadn't just taken a shower and had wet hair, she would have wanted to roll around comfortably.

"Hai Ling's room has a king-size bed. It's wide enough for three people to sleep in."

"It's a bit too empty sleeping alone." Hailing casually put up the white towel that had completed its historical mission, gathered up her half-dry black medium-length hair with one hand, and lay on her side beside Sakuya, her palm automatically touching the girl's slender waist that was exposed because of her forward fall. "It's just right for two people, we can share the warmth together."

"Don't even think about it." Ms. Sakuya tried to turn her head away, rolled her eyes, turned back, rolled half a circle, pulled up the hem of her T-shirt, and blocked the big bad wolf's gaze at the pig's belly from the root. "I only came here because Hailing said she wanted to play with me. I'll go back to my room and sleep in a while. Besides, I haven't even changed into my pajamas yet."

"As for yukata, I have another set." Miss Hailing watched the flaxen-haired girl stand up. The country girl didn't have her hair tied up at the moment, and the tips of her hair were still damp from having just finished a bath. Being able to appreciate her back made it worth her trip to Kanagawa without any preparation.

"H!" Sakuya reprimanded without even turning her head, and walked towards the bathroom, saying casually, "Can you lend me Hailing's hair dryer? Xiao Chuhua is still taking a shower, and I feel embarrassed to stay in the bathroom."

"It's Sakuya who can think of these things, right?" Hailing said innocently, her restless fingers casually fiddling with a single strand of hair left on the bed.

"I don't care. It's Kailing's fault for being interested in other people's girlfriends." Miss Sakuya muttered through the bathroom door. Even if she agreed to Kailing's request in the morning and went to the meeting alone, the wise Miss Sakuya also had a backup plan, two moves at that, so she was quite confident at this moment.

"Isn't Sakuya interested in me?" Hachiman Kailin also stood up, leaned against the door frame and watched the country girl fiddling with her hair.

"Hailing and I are friends." Ms. Sakuya seemed to have thought of the answer in advance, and said quickly while looking at herself in the mirror.

"So you're interested?" Hai Ling took a step forward, hugged the silly and cute little pig that was delivered to the door from behind, rested her chin on the other's shoulder, and whispered.

“No.” Sakuya pulled her hair and turned her head away, not wanting to look at the scene in the mirror.

"It will be more convincing if you look into my eyes." Hai Ling playfully tickled the little village girl's skin, but was slapped and kicked out of the bathroom by the angry girl.

By the time the whirring sound of the hair dryer stopped, the black-haired bassist had already prepared her bass and was sitting on the sofa, playing a leisurely melody.

"What does Hailing want to play?" Miss Sakuya asked with interest, and she also stroked her GB-4 and happily sat on the big bed on the other side of Hailing. Today, I have been posing in front of the camera for a whole day, and I have only played a few songs seriously. Now I am not satisfied at all.

Hachiman Kairin said nothing, but simply plucked a few chord notes, the root note, the fifth note, and the octave, which sounded in a steady and rhythmic sequence. The simple and repetitive bass line was a typical feature of pop songs in the 50s and early 60s, and the song Kairin played was undoubtedly the "Duke Sir" that Ms. Sakuya played at the [NyaAki] audition.

"Hmm~" Ms. Sakuya hummed in satisfaction, and said nothing more. She followed the music skillfully, hooking her two fingers in satisfaction, and swaying her body back and forth with the notes. She liked this song that she had practiced the most, and she also liked the bassists who played with her.

Mio was the first one, and Hachiman Kailing in front of him was the second one.

The three-minute song soon came to an end. As the last root note fell, Ichinose Sakuya followed up with a series of trills in a fancy way. Following closely were the muted notes and vibratos that Miss Hailing was extremely familiar with. The three fingers continuously outlined a stable melody. Even without the sound system or the accompaniment of other instruments, she could still recognize the "Noble Dance Steps" that established the fate of the two.

It was another enjoyable performance that would cause complaints from the guests in the next room. Ms. Sakuya was very satisfied and wanted to continue, but Hailing made a gesture to keep quiet, so she took off her bass and lazily buried herself in the bed.

"You play very well." Miss Hailing closed the buckle of the violin case and praised with a smile. "Even for me, it would be hard to do better."

"Thanks to Hailing." Sakuya tried to raise his head, but was caught by the bed again. He could only lazily shake his dangling legs.

"So, there's nothing I can teach you anymore." Miss Hailing said suddenly.

"Eh?" Sakuya was dazed and tried to get up in confusion.

"That's exactly what it means." Hachiman Kailing said calmly, holding her shoulder with one hand and taking Sakuya back to bed, while she half-supported herself and lay very close to the girl. "The deal between Sakuya and me has expired."

"How could it be so sudden?" Miss Sakuya forgot about being shy and gestured with her hands anxiously. But she was afraid of touching places that should not be touched, so she could only try her best to open her eyes wide and inquire.

"Sakuya has more time to accompany the person she loves, so she should be happy, right?" Hachiman Kailing reached out and held up half of her messy flaxen hair, her light green pupils calm.

"No, I like Hailing too, and I want to continue playing with her!" Miss Sakuya retorted without thinking. It was not until this moment that she realized how willful she was. She rejected Hailing's love, but was unwilling to let her leave her.

"What a coincidence." Hachiman Kailing smiled, and her warm, minty breath hit Sakuya's nose. She once again expressed her love for him directly.

"Actually, I like you, too."

Chapter 261 Video Call

"Actually, I like you too." Hai Ling said calmly, then slowly placed the hand that was stroking her hair on the girl's face, moved three steps closer, and asked softly.

"Well, is that okay?"

Hachiman Kailing is a person of her word, and just as she had declared before, she would only do those things that Sakuya agreed to, and at most go a little beyond that.

Just that little bit.

The lights were dim and the night was quiet. In the center of my vision was a blurry emerald green pupil that could not be focused. The noses were so close that they were almost touching. Even my lips could clearly feel the surging warm breath. The heat brought by Hachiman Kailing climbed up to the tip of my ears and easily dyed my white neck and face red.

Normally, Ichinose Sakuya's reaction is actually faster than that of a normal person. Now he also realized his own slip of the tongue and Hailing's shameless substitution of concepts. The words of rejection were stuck in his throat and he couldn't utter them. He could only raise his hand to block his lips.

Even though Hai Ling accused her of being irresponsible and greedy, she was unwilling to betray the little blue-haired hedgehog with whom she had finally officially come together.

"Am I rejected?" Hachiman Kailing was a little surprised, but suddenly she appreciated it more. After thinking for a moment, she blinked innocently, but her arms lost strength, and she leaned over and kissed Miss Sakuya's palm.

With her mouth blocked by herself, Ms. Sakuya naturally couldn't speak clearly. She could only stammer and make a coquettish nasal sound, staring at the shameless black-haired bassist on her body with wide eyes, but what she thought in her heart was, "Fortunately, Hailing didn't pull my palm away and really kissed me."

It was a simple kiss, and then they separated in an instant. Hachiman Kailing stood up again, bringing down a few strands of black hair, which tickled Sakuya, who was under her, making him feel embarrassed and annoyed. However, he did not dare to move his hand away, until the cell phone rang. Only then did the two of them stop staring at each other in silence for a full half minute.

Ms. Sakuya's ringtone was the familiar "Here the world". Mikado Hatsuka's sunny and lively girlish voice finally broke the slightly ambiguous atmosphere, and also made the weak country girl barely cheer up and speak with squinting eyes.

"......Hate."

With the hand that was blocking her lips, she pushed away Hachiman Kairin, who was clearly not satisfied, and finally calmed down with a red face. She huddled up at the head of the bed in the opposite corner, hugged her pillow, and gave a warning glare to the big black-haired dog that followed her before answering the video call from her sister.

"Why did you take so long to take a shower?" Nagasaki Suyo also had wet hair and was brewing two servings of black tea on the sofa at home.

"I just practiced bass with my friends in the band and forgot to reply to the message." Ms. Sakuya, who practiced bass until she fell asleep on the bed, said casually, pretending to be calm.

"Which friend?" Su Shi paused and narrowed his eyes, keenly aware of the concealment and unnaturalness in his sister's tone.

"Hai Ling, my sister has seen it too." Sakuya replied while unconsciously tangling her fingers in her hair in circles.

"Like this." Nagasaki Suyo picked up the red tea cup and blew on it, suddenly changing the subject. "Did you have fun today?"

"I'm very happy. I'm also thinking about when I can come here with my sister next time."

"After all, it's a famous beach, the scenery and service should be first-class, it wouldn't be a bad idea to experience it together during the holidays."

Nagasaki Suyo agreed with a choked voice, blowing the tea to cool but not drinking it, just put it back on the table and continued to ask in a gentle tone, "The conditions of the hotel must be very good, right?"

"It's not bad, but is it possible that sister is particular about her bed?" Sakuya tilted her head in confusion and asked.

"No, I'm just a little curious. I want to see the current layout of Sakuya's room." Miss Suyo's true intentions were revealed and her smile became kind.

"Eh?"

"So, can you turn the camera over so I can see it?"

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As if all the female high school students in Tokyo had agreed to take a bath at the same time, Chihaya Aine leisurely got up from the high-end bathtub with automatic massage, and while sighing at her own wisdom, she changed into pajamas that left her chest empty, and left the bathroom contentedly.

It really worked to put aside my pride and hug Xiao Su Shi's waist and act coquettishly. Although Xiao Su Shi stared at me with disgust for a long time, the bathtub was really comfortable, so it was worth it.

Not to mention that I could see the cute look of the tsundere little Su Shi as she reluctantly helped me prepare clothes for the overnight. Today was definitely a fruitful day.

Humming a little tune while drying her hair, Chihaya Aine was about to practice guitar as usual. When she heard the girl's voice that was so kind that it was a little scary, she slapped her head and realized that she was at Ko Suyo's house today. Not to mention a guitar, she didn't even bring a tablet to look at music scores.

"Who is Xiao Su Shi talking to on the phone?" Miss Aine quietly sneaked up behind the girl and asked in a low voice.

Miss Sushi, who was interrogating her sister, frowned and tilted her head, but she still briefly pressed the microphone's receiver button and took the time to explain. "I don't have time to deal with Aine-san right now. The tea is on the table. If you want to drink it, you can help yourself."

"So cold, even though I was invited to stay the night at home." Aine complained and turned to the coffee table. After a brief hesitation of less than a second, she decisively moved to the same side as the girl, occupying half of the sofa, and blatantly peeking at the slightly flustered flaxen-haired girl on the other side of the screen. "What? It's with Kosaki."

"I didn't invite you to stay the night at my house." The scent of the same shampoo made Nagasaki Suyo panic for a moment, and then she was angry and speechless. She raised her phone high and took a deep breath to get rid of the urge to hit the pink-haired girl's head with her fist. "Aine-san, please go home quickly after drinking tea. It's very rude to stay after dinner."

"It's obvious that Su Shi-chan didn't want me to leave, so I stayed to accompany you." Chihaya Aine turned her body to the side, made a little distance, and put her hand on her chin, thinking about why Su Shi-chan didn't want her to appear in the camera.

"Did I say that?" Su Shi was a little unconfident and looked at the shameless pink-haired lecher hesitantly. Could it be that he accidentally let his true feelings slip after dinner?

"I didn't say that, but didn't Sushi-chan prepare pajamas for me to sleep in overnight?" Miss Aine blurted out without thinking, touching the edge of the teacup with two fingers, and chose a cup that was not too hot and sipped it lightly.

Nagasaki Suyo was silent for a moment, and her brows inevitably furrowed. She wanted to condemn the other party's excessive self-awareness, but when the words came to her lips, they turned into a complaint with little deterrent power.

"That's my teacup."

“Well, sorry?” Aiyin sipped the rim of the cup and drank the tea like a child before looking at Su Shi with her lively grey eyes.

"Get out of here." Su Shi said coldly, looking at the teacup he had raised for a long time with a dark face and heartache.

“I can go now.” Miss Aine calmly refilled her tea, raised her finger and pointed at the phone in the other person’s hand and said happily. “But don’t you really want to deal with Sakuya-chan’s affairs first?”

Chapter 262 Controlling Desire

Ichinose Sakuya didn't understand why her sister suddenly kept silent. Maybe it was because of the bad signal, or maybe she accidentally knocked over her phone. In any case, the picture on the screen suddenly turned into the ceiling of her house, which was undoubtedly a good thing for her. At least she could hide the black-haired bassist who had no sense of crisis.

"Did you hear everything?" Miss Sakuya said unhappily after pressing the phone's receiver button. She used both hands to throw a pillow at Miss Hailing, who had become shy and pretended to be innocent.

"I heard it, so what?" Miss Hailing reached out to take it, casually put the pillow to the other side, and nonchalantly leaned against the girl's side, saying with a smile. "If your sister wants to see it, just take a picture for her. After all, Sakuya and I are pure friends."

"How can you treat your friends like this!" Sakuya angrily slapped her repeatedly until Miss Hailing picked up the pillow she had just used as a shield and begged for mercy, then he mustered up the courage to turn his attention back to his phone.

"It was Sakuya who said she liked me first." Miss Hailing argued in a low voice.

"I don't care. Hailing, just stay here and don't move. I'll teach you a lesson after we're done with the call." Miss Sakuya toughened up now. The reason she didn't chase away the big bad wolf who was getting more and more aggressive was only because she didn't want her sister to find out if she was taking pictures this way. As long as she paid attention to switching the lenses, she could safely get through the difficulties in front of her.

"Listen to Miss Ichinose." Hailing shrugged, straightened the cotton white yukata that exposed her neck, and quietly leaned against the bed to listen.

"You just like to tease me." Sakuya complained, and used one finger to open Line and sent a message to Xiao Chuhua, then switched back to the call, intending to pretend that the signal was bad.

I clearly asked my sister to call me to prevent Hai Ling from touching me, but why does it feel like it's a stupid thing to do to restrict myself?

For the time being, she put all the blame on the stinky Hai Ling who suddenly came over. Ms. Sakuya shook her phone in confusion and asked, "Sister, what happened over there?"

A little while later, just when Ms. Sakuya was wondering if her sister had rolled on the sofa and fell to the ground, Nagasaki Suyo's uneven reply finally came out. "...I accidentally knocked over the teacup just now. Where were you talking about?"

"Eh? Earl Grey or Darjeeling?" Ms. Sakuya was used to drinking good tea, and had some understanding of her sister's taste. However, it was rare for her to drink tea alone at home. In her impression, her sister would not be in the mood to drink tea if she was alone.

"It's still Earl Grey tea. I always feel like it's a waste to brew it." Su Shi lightly sighed, patted the pink-haired head that came closer, and continued the previous topic. "Do you sleep alone at night?"