Next to appear on the beach were Lilia-san and Zeke-san.
　Lilia-san's swimsuit was a white bikini and while simple, Lilia-san thought it suited her well with her good style. A beautiful woman with blonde hair and blue eyes, wearing a white bikini...she looks very legitimate.
　But what stood out to me more than that was Lilia-san's hairstyle. Lilia-san's long hair was tied up in a large braid behind her neck, which was also very cute.

''........This, this is even more embarrassing than I imagined. Well, isn't it strange?
It's not weird at all. The swimsuit, of course, but your hair looks great, too.
Oh, thank you.

　Lilia-san, who has a slightly shy expression on her face, is very cute, and her unusual and revealing appearance even makes me feel dazzled.

''........I'm jealous of Lili because she has good style.
'Zeke-san's swimsuit looks good on you too. Zeke-san is tall and slender, so she's very beautiful.
'It's nice to hear you say that. Thank you.

　Zeke's swimsuit is a slightly more revealing, light green one-piece type...or was it a monokini?　Slender Zeke-san looks really good in a one-piece swimsuit, or rather, she looks dignified and cool.
　As I was thinking about this, I saw Anima rushing towards me, looking a bit flustered.

''I'm sorry to have kept you waiting!　I can't help it, but I'm having trouble getting used to the outfit...
Don't worry about it. For that matter, that bathing suit is a bit of an odd design, but it looks good on you and it's cute.
'Thank you ... well, I have a tail of my own.
Oh, I see.

　The swimsuit Anima is wearing is a brown and white striped swimsuit with a normal bikini on the top half of the body but shaped like hot pants on the bottom.
　I see, it's difficult to make a swimsuit with so little fabric because you have to make a hole for the tail to show... but this one is very cute and looks great in its own way.

　Now seven out of eight that leaves only Alice. Alice, despite her appearance, is quite shy and rarely wears revealing clothing.
　And just like the time of the mixed bathing at the Sixth King's Festival, she is the one who is most stiffly defending herself when there is such an event.
　........You wouldn't wear a stuffed shirt, would you?　As expected, I don't think any amount of Alice would do that........


'Whoa!　When did you...?
What is it?
Oh, no ... is that a swimsuit?

　
　An orange and red checkered........swimsuit?　Or rather, she was dressed in a tank top and skirt, with a hooded hoodie over it.

'It's a swimsuit called a tankini, for one thing. I mean, I'm not kidding, Alice, I'm not good at this kind of thing. I'm doing pretty well in this one too...''
'Oh, I see... well, you know, I usually dress in darker shades, but those lighter colored clothes look good on you. Yeah, it's cute.
Uh....
...and your hair... or rather, your hair, does it get shorter?

　Alice has taken off the mask she always wears to reveal her true face, and perhaps because of that she looks quite embarrassed. And above all, Alice's hair, which was supposed to be quite long, had changed to semi-short.................slightly shorter than Black.

''Ah, as expected, I cut it short because it was in the way. But I didn't cut it, I changed its length with magic.
Well, I look very different from my usual impressions, but I feel like I fit in nicely, it's hard to describe, but I look good in it.
'Ahhhh, well, it used to be this long. I mean, if you think about it in total, the period of time I've had this haircut is considerably longer than the period of time it was long.

　I nodded at Alice's explanation and Black and White came back just in time. The air of danger is gone, so is it safe?　It looks like the fight is over.
　Anyway, we all gathered safely, and now we were divided into the pairs we had decided to play with. However, before that, we had to discuss some things, so we decided to confirm them.

I'd like to say we'll go out to play right away, but before that, what do you want to do for lunch?　I've prepared a variety of things for the magic box, and I heard that if you tell Laguna-san, he'll arrange for a cook for you as well....

　Yes, we're discussing lunch. Since the current time is past ten o'clock, it will be lunchtime after we have a little fun. I've prepared a magic box with ingredients, simple cooking utensils, and some food that I bought at street stalls in order to decide after hearing everyone's opinions.

''Then I'll--''
"Oops, let's give them a minute!
Hmm?

　Alice interrupts Shiro-san's words, who was about to say something first after hearing my words.

'It's tasteless to prepare food with Sharovanal-sama's creation, and since we're at leisure, let's have a barbecue!　By the way, I've got Laguna's permission beforehand.
Oh, great!　Sounds like fun!

　Black smiles at Alice's words and shows his approval. It's true that a barbecue under this blue sky looks like fun, and since we can all eat together, it might be the best thing to do.
　I mean, you've already gotten permission from Laguna-san.......you're as prepared as ever.
　I asked the others for their opinions, but they all seemed to agree with the barbecue, so we decided to have a barbecue for lunch.


'Oops, let's have them wait again!
Hmm?

　After it was decided to have a barbecue, Shiro-san was about to open his mouth, but was interrupted again by Alice. Shiro-san is slightly unhappy.

This time, I, Alice, have already prepared the ingredients!
'What?　You get the food you prepare the food, okay?　Do you have a fever?
Hey, Mr. Kite!

　To my surprise, Alice has already prepared the ingredients for the barbecue...what does that mean?　It's very unusual, or rather, I think Alice would take the initiative and try to get Shiro-san to serve the ingredients.......
　When I was looking a little dubious, Alice cleared her throat lightly and smiled wryly at Shiro-san.

''.........No, I was a bit outsmarted at the last new building party, so this time it's just to return the favor. Therefore, please leave the matter of today's lunch to me!
Yes. Well, if it's all right with you, Alice, it's good to see you.
Yes, sir!　I've prepared the best ingredients, so you can expect the best of the best, so you can expect the best of the best.

　In fact, Alice's cooking skills are top-notch, and I can leave it to her with no worries.......well, White seems a bit dissatisfied, but since Alice has prepared a lot of things for me, I'll leave it to her here.
　Just hmmm........what is that confident look on Alice's face?　He's not the kind of guy to mess around with food, so it's not like he's going to get anything weird....