*

　The sky was blue and there was not a cloud in sight.
　The intense sunshine was relentless, and the cicadas were buzzing as if they were trying to burn out their lives.
　Crono jumped down from the wagon and ran along the beach.
　Count Caddo's territory there was a depression in one corner of the long coastline.
　It was a slope of rolling rocks, and the base of the slope was a sandy beach.
　The sandy beach is about the size of a cat's forehead, and even a toddler would have no difficulty in walking back and forth.

'Hi-ha!　Summer!　The sea!　Bathing!

　Crono pumped his fist into the air.

'Crono, you're doing fine.'
That's because I dreamed of swimming in the ocean.

　Crono replied to Tilia, who had a dumbfounded expression on her face.
　Last year, I was unable to go swimming due to the effects of the 'Trial of Death'.
　I don't care if I'm not productive.
　I don't care if I'm called a useless person.
　Crono wanted a beautiful woman in a swimsuit to be his samurai.

'Come on, come on, everyone, come on!

　Crono waved to his men as they made their way down the slope.
　The nine female members were Layla, the female commander, Alideed, Deneb, Faye, Snow, Sue, Eril, and the priestess, and the five male members were the second in command, Kane, Taiga, Shiro, and Hiilo.
　Elena refused to go because she had work to do.
　Maybe she had an inkling of something.

'Crono, is it okay to take the officer class with you?
It's been taken care of.

　Crono took out a magic item for communication.
　It's a terminal for ultra-long distance communication magic items.
　

"........this is the sea.
The Sea

　Snow stared at the sea and muttered as if he was overwhelmed by the power.
　

''General, I will assemble a tent.'' (Bumo)
Nice to meet you, Mr. Minot.

　Hey!　Mino-san nodded and gave him crisp instructions.
　Assembling tents is also part of the training curriculum, or perhaps the military group is very adept at it.
　Three tents were assembled in the blink of an eye: one for Crono and Tilia only, one for the women and one for the men.

''After we change into our swimsuits in the tents, we'll assemble!

*

　Crono left Tilia in her tent, who didn't want to change into her swimsuit, and ran out onto the sandy beach.
　No one was on the beach.
　Apparently, Crono was the first to arrive.
　Crono waited for everyone in his sea pants.
　Crono's sea pants are of the trunks type they are an item of woven and processed wool imported from the Holy Argo Kingdom by dwarven craftsmen.
　However, they are not as comfortable as they should be.

"Are you my number two? (Bum?)
"Whoa, Mino!
"Hehe, it's a little embarrassing to wear a bathing suit." (Bummo)

　The deputy scratched his head in embarrassment.
　Crono backed away.
　It wasn't because the deputy's swimsuit was a boomerang.

'General, what's going on?' (Bum?)
Oh, no, I'm sorry.

　Too?　The deputy nodded his head curiously.
　Crono was so overwhelmed by the deputy's muscles that he apologized for no reason.
　The deputy was covered in muscles like steel.
　His limbs were so muscular that most animals could probably beat him to death.
　His pectoral muscles were as thick as armor, and his abdominal muscles were splendidly cracked.
　The protruding trapezius muscles must be able to absorb even the impact of being hit with a club.

''What are you two doing?''
Kane is kind of predictable when it comes to what to expect.
It's a twin.

　Kane grinned.
　Kane has a stocky body.
　He doesn't have the overwhelming amount of muscle mass of his second-in-command, but his body is fully trained.
　Kane must be macho, but he's not fine macho, but that doesn't mean he can't be described as macho.
　But he is not so much macho as macho.
　He was frustratingly macho.
　By the way, Kane chose a boxer-type swimsuit.

I've never been to the sea before, that I have.

　The third person is Taiga.
　Taiga has a great deal of experience with the big sword, and he's really quite macho.
　If Taiga had been the second, Crono would have been able to avoid describing Kane as somewhat macho.
　Tyga's pecs and abs are great, but his well-developed biceps and biceps surpass them.

'Me, sea, first time.' (Gau)
"Me too, me too.

　The fourth and fifth were White and Hairo.
　White and Hairo have toned bodies.
　For some reason, the two seemed to have chosen full-bodied swimsuits that looked like prison uniforms.
　What can I say, it suits me really well.

'Huh?'

　Crono tilted his head.

'What's the matter?' (Bum?)
There's only a guy in the hallway. Isn't that funny?

　Crono said with a straight face.

'It's not funny,'
No, you're crazy. Bathing in the sea, swimming. "Splash!　Men at the beach!　'There's also polori'...................Where are you going to polori!

　Crono shouted, and White and Hairo cooed.

''It's coming out, that it is.'' (Gau)
What!　Come on!　Annnnnnnnn!

　
　Well, the chest was defended by the stones.

'Crono, is the fever coming back?
'No, Tilia, you read, read, read, read the air!　Why are you wearing normal clothes?

　When Crono pleaded desperately, Tilia looked at Crono as if she was looking at something incomprehensible.

''This isn't your normal clothes, okay?''

　Tilia had changed into shorts and short sleeves in white.

'Where's your swimsuit?'
I can't dress like that!

　There were no islands to cling to.
　But Crono would not be deterred.

'Dressed like that?　That bathing suit... or rather, this bathing suit is also a watertight cloth woven with wool from the Holy Argo Kingdom!　And one by a dwarven artisan!　If I bought it, how much do you think it would cost me!

　Crono insisted with all his might.

'd*mn it!'
I've even sewn the lining in properly and taken care of things!

　Crono said, almost crying, and Tilia backed away as if pressured.

'Well, I suppose it's possible when it's just the two of us, but wearing it outside is a problem.
'I'll wear it outside so it means something!　It's a bit of a liberating feeling, like, well, there's something, something!　What's up!

　What the f*ck!　And Crono broke down in tears.

"General, Leila and the others are on their way out.
'But, but Tilia doesn't want to wear a bathing suit because she's a royal!　So, what about the rest of you!

　Crono turned around and broke down crying again.
　Layla, the landlady, Alideed, Deneb, Deneb, Faye, Snow, and Eril were all dressed in short sleeves and shorts, as was Tyria.

'God!　I don't have any great hopes for that!　I just wanted to flirt with a girl like I did with my rear!　That's enough to get us through the coming hardships... oh, my God!

　Crono looked up at the sky and let out a curse.

'Such a stylish gift from God to the Lord!
You're the man, priest!　You know what I mean!

　I'm sure the priest would wear a bathing suit!　And Crono turned around with a snort.
　But his hopes turned to disappointment.

'Well?'
"f*ck you!

　Crono yelled at the priestess.
　The priestess's swimsuit was a full-bodied swimsuit that looked more like a prisoner's uniform than anything else.

'Why, why is that? You are always dressed like a freak, you can't wear a full-body swimsuit at this time!
I know exactly what you think of me. But I'm not sure I'd look much different from my underwear.

　The priest blushed in embarrassment.

'I don't know what the standard is!'

　Crono scratched his hair.

'Ole, bathing suit, wear it.'
Oh, Sue. You're the only one who understands how I feel.
"I'm my wife, of course.

　Sue puffed out her chest with an ehemism.
　However, it was as if Sue usually wore a bikini.
　In fact, the degree of exposure has decreased.
　Crono looked at Sue.
　Perhaps it was because she grew up in the mountainous region and was still part of the Coma Forest, but Sue had a smart figure.
　She lacked feminine roundness.
　Her breasts, covered by a black tube top, only show a slight bulge.
　However, her well-trained body is very attractive.
　Her cracked abs are magnificent, and her toned limbs are supple.

''I'm ... a little satisfied.''
You're wasting a nice smile.

　Crono went through Tilia's prodding.

*

　Crono lounged on a wooden beach chair and stared out at the ocean, but the men were the only ones swimming.
　The women - Snow, Eryl and Sue - are playing in the surf and making sand piles.
　It's like Snow and Sue are pulling Eril around.



　Crono was aware of the drop in tension.

'Crono, what is this chair?'
I had it made in my workshop.

　When Crono looked to the side, Tilia was sitting in a beach chair across from a small table.

'I also had a beach ball and a floatation wheel made out of animal skin. The beach ball is as hard as a volleyball, but ... Tilia, your swimsuit.
"No.

　He didn't blink.

'Master Crono, like ice cream.'
And Princess Tyria.

　Alideed and Deneb placed the ceramic container on the table.
　The landlady's special ice cream was far better than that made by Crono.
　The landlady is a master, Crono said, tilting his gaze.
　Then the landlady called Snow, Eryl and Sue to the tent.

''Am I accompanying you?''

　Tilia complained and brought the ice cream to her mouth.
　The next moment, Tilia smiled a happy smile.

''It's.......delicious.''
I know!　And the ice cream is great!　And other candy provided.
Like, since Count Caddo's territory became Master Crono's territory, it's like a full meal every day!

　Alideed and Deneb leaned forward.

'You guys are all about eating.
Food is important and super important!
It's like having enough food, clothing and civility!

　When Tyria said dumbfounded, Alydead and Deneb packed up.
　He poked his cheekbones while looking at them and let out a sigh, also dumbfounded.

''You guys may be filled with food, clothing, and shelter, but you can't learn civility, can you?
Well, it's like... that's it, that's it, that's it?
You want to be concerned about quality, not just quantity.

　Aridid made a gesture of shifting something from right to left and Deneb scratched his head in embarrassment.

'I don't think you're going to be filled forever. Crono, let him fast.'
Stop, stop, stop, stop!　And we have the right to eat!
"We are resolute in our opposition to the powers that be,
Right?

　Tyria looked like she'd bitten down on a bitter worm as Arididid and Deneb raised their fists in the air and protested furiously.

Like a fair reward for labor!
"Princess Tyria is the one who doesn't work and doesn't eat.
...hmph.

　Tilia snickered.

'Kuh, Master Crono, ha, like he snickered at me!
Food that doesn't involve working is, yuck, of course it's good!
Yeah, it's good. It's great.

　Owwww!　And Aridid and Deneb screamed.
　I'm not sure, but they say there's a lot going on.

'This, this ... ugh, I'm speechless and ...'
You're like, "Hey, hey, hey, hey, you remember this.

　Aridid and Deneb spat out a discarded line and headed for the tent where the landlady was.
　Perhaps they were going to soothe their hearts with ice cream.

'I'm going to go for a quick swim,'

　With that, Crono stood up.



Master Crono, your timing is excellent.
I have a bad feeling about this.

　Crono heard Faye's words and felt the urge to run away.
　And as quickly as possible.

'Today is the water drill that Crono-sama was eagerly anticipating.
I don't really want to do the water drill.
This Fay M'Refine, I'm willing to put on a show.

　Faye ignored Crono's line.

'Well, I have a bad feeling about this, but what are you going to make me do?'
The water drill is here. Lord White, Lord Hi-Lo!

　Wow!　The voice sounded like a howl.
　Crono narrowed his eyes.
　A figure that looked like White and Hairo was unloading something from a wagon.
　I'm sure you'll find it difficult to carry that something, even if it's a two-man team.
　I'm sure you'll be able to find your way to the top.
　The thing the two of them were carrying was sheet metal armor.

''It's the sheet metal armor we found in the warehouse of the Marquis' mansion.
What do you want me to do?

　Crono looked at the sheet metal armor and the fey in turn.

''First, you will put on your sheet metal armor, sir.
Well, and then the next one, as you might expect.

　I had a bad feeling about this.
　No, I just had a bad feeling about it.

We'll take the boat out to sea and shove it overboard.
No, I'm dying!

　Crono prodded, and Faye's eyes widened in surprise.

'A joke, sir,'
Don't you dare joke about it!
I'm serious, sir.
And I'm sorry!

　What?　And Faye snorted as if she didn't understand why.

'You have to understand!　It's sinking, it's sinking, because it's sinking so fast!
It's covered with guts!
I can't!　My guts can't compete with the weight of my armor!

　'Mmmm,' growled Faye.

'Then we will change to training to take off our armour in the water!
I mean, were you just trying to get me to swim out to sea?　Either way, I'm going to die!
If you can do it, you can do it.
Do you really want to kill me that badly?　Did I do something to make you hate me?

　Faye stared at the horizon with distant eyes and reached out to Crono.
'I love you so much I want to kill you, sir.
I don't know if I said it well or if I meant it!

　Crono covered his face.

'If Crono-sama doesn't like it that much, the water drill is cancelled, isn't it?

　Faye carried her sheet metal armor and turned her back to Crono.
　He must be using the Divine Majesty Technique because something like black smoke was rising from Fay.

''........The position of White and Hiilo....

　Crono muttered to himself.

*

"Swimming alone is no fun.

　Crono climbed out of the water and lay down on the beach.
　Crono closed his eyes.
　Still, the sun's rays irritated Crono's eyes through his eyelids.
　His vision darkened and Crono opened his eyes.
　Then he saw Leila looking at Crono.

'There's a lot of sun.'
There is only one sun, sir?

　Leila held out her hand and looked up at the sky.
　Crono moved to where the waves couldn't reach him and sat down again.
　Leila sat down next to Crono, somewhat late.

'Leila, your swimsuit,'
...if Mr. Crono wants you to wear it.

　Leila was silent for a moment, and then said with her usual slight expression.
　Her expression didn't change, but there was a sense of sadness in the air.

''No, I wouldn't offer that.''
Yes, sir.

　Leila gave a small nod, but glanced at Crono, glancing at him.
　Leila must be aware of Crono's true intentions.
　Crono wants Leila to wear a swimsuit.
　Leila would like to fulfill Crono's wishes if she could.
　But Leila's values appeal to the fact that she shouldn't wear a swimsuit.
　Hence the conflict.

''Crono-sama is a master swimmer, isn't she?
Well, yeah.

　Compulsory education is great.

'What did Master Crono do for swimming?
I'm not lying about the fact that I wanted to play with girls in swimsuits but frankly, I just wanted to linger.

　Crono looked at the horizon in a daze.
　Since he had become a lord, he felt like he had had a holiday, but not a day to play.

''Master Crono!　Teach me how to swim, too!

　A light shock hit Crono.
　Snow hugged Crono.
　Oh!　Crono's mouth dropped open.
　A pnickety feeling touched Crono's back.

'If it's not a swimsuit... haha!
Ahem. How do I look?

　When Crono turned around, he saw Snow standing there in her swimsuit.
　Snow was wearing an orthodox one-piece type of dress.

''It's a bit embarrassing, though.''
"Retreat.

　Sue stepped in between Crono and Snow.
　Snow, who was pushed away, looked miffed and clung to Crono's arm.

''........Ole, Crono, No, my wife.''
Well, Master Crono isn't just for Sue.

　Snow argued with Sue, who claimed to be his wife.
　Snow and Sue sandwiched Crono between them, causing sparks to fly.
　Crono felt happy at the feel of Snow and Sue's modest breasts.

*

Ouch, ouch!

　Crono moaned miserably on the carriage ride home.
　It was the sunburn.

'd*mn, it can't be helped. You two.
"Ice dance!

　Aridid and Deneb unleash their magic on the vat.
　The vat creaks with a creak.
　The landlady exhaled through her nose in disgust and took out a cold cloth from the vat.

'Yes.'
Thank you, landlady.

　Yes, yes, the landlady covered Crono's back with a cool cloth.
　The coolness of the cloth soothed the pain of the sunburn.

'Last time I had a cold, today you have a sunburn. You're really making me look after you, aren't you?

　While saying so, the landlady seems not to be satisfied.
　The landlady is a big sister to me.

So, how was the sea bathing?
"I'd be happy, except I didn't see a swimsuit.
Are you the only one who can do it?
My motivation for life.

　My obsession with erotica isn't all that drives me to live, but it's sometimes a percentage I can't ignore.

'I wish we could all go swimming again next year! And next time, next time, swimsuit, swimsuit!

　Crono clenched his fists.