Hmm..... That's great.

　I checked the softness of the bed.
　With a light push, it filled about half the thickness of my palm.
　Not too hard, not too soft.
　It was designed just right.

　The room is nice and elegant.

　The light beige calm wallpaper.
　There are few furnishings, and the room is clean and neat, and a large vase with fresh flowers in it decorates the room.
　There was nothing compared to the kind of inn where the nobility would stay.
　But that made the room seem larger and more liberating.

　Most importantly, the sound of the shore that I could hear as I lay in bed was good.
　I felt like I was being rocked by the ocean.

　It's so relaxing, it's hard to believe it's a war zone.
　You wonder if it's that magical, but it's all thanks to the well thought out decor of the room and the choice of furnishings.

　The capital city of Sohu is famous for its merchants, but it is also famous as a tourist city.
　Every year, it attracts a large number of tourists.
　Most of them are upper class people such as aristocrats, and it is said that there are also villas at the back of the island.

　The main tourist attraction is the cobalt blue sea.
　I heard that millions of people come to the island to see this beautiful sea.

　The city of merchants has made it its own business.
　In a way, it makes sense.

''Brother........''

　I heard a beautiful voice.
　Apparently she had been sleeping lightly.
　I lifted my eyelids and saw Sheila's face.
　Her beautiful blonde hair rested on the tip of my nose.
　She was smiling like an angel.

'I'm sorry. Were you asleep?'

Oh, no. It felt even better than I expected. I didn't think--

You must be very tired. I suggest you get some rest. We still have some time before the feast.

'No, no. Are you sure it was better than that?

　I asked, and Sheila nodded her head.

'Room assignments. You'd rather have had a homos*xual than me, wouldn't you?

I want to sleep with your brother.

You're sleeping at home then. It's a good opportunity. There are some things you can only talk about with people of your own s*x.

'Indeed......... It would be nice to have a chat with Cecil-san and Sarasa-san. ........But I prefer to be by your brother's side.

Okay.

I'm not sure if I'm the one bothering you, sir.

　I shook my head.

'No, I don't. I'd be more at ease with you too.

My brother.

　Sheila's cheeks flushed.
　Then she sits upright on the bed.
　She aligned her knees and encouraged him to come in.
　The soft smile on her face as she invited me to join her was also beautiful.

　I did as I was told and lay down and used Sheila's knees as a pillow.
　It didn't take me long to fall asleep.

　Apparently, I was more tired than I thought I was.

　Just as she suddenly fell into darkness, she heard a knock on the door of her room.
　It was followed by a noisy voice coming from outside.

''Lacelle's there!　Sheila?

　I knew right away who it was.
　It was Cecil.
　I could use the housekeeping as it is....

'I don't think he's there.

　I can hear Salatha's voice.

'I'm sure she's there. They're probably just siblings making out again.'

''Then this is even worse. You and your brother are together...

"You're doing the same thing at home anyway.

"Huh!　Cecil has a point. It's a school trip, for one thing. If there's a problem in the middle of a school event, let alone inside the house, it will turn into a credit to the Fifth Branch.''

　Rowan said plausibly.

　It was Matelus who agreed with him.

''As expected of senior Rowan!　That's a nice thing to say!'

'Alright. Mucha!　'Open this door.'

'What?　Me?

　They even have a musher.
　It's quite a large group of people barging in here.

"Why do I have to...!

It's obvious, Mucha. The only one among them who can use the 【Unlock】 magic is you, the Seeker.

''No, as expected, I don't want to pry into senior Lacelle's private life.''

"Mucha, listen.

''Ha, yes. Cecil-senpai.

'This is a school event. There is no private life.

"Mmm, isn't that too much of a crazy theory?

"Yay!　If you don't do it, I will!

"Hey!　Cecil-chan, it's dangerous!''


　Bang!


　I opened the door as hard as I could.

　I'm at the end of my patience.
　I couldn't face letting the king see me if I damaged property in this place.

"Boys......

　I glare.
　But what I saw in my eyes were the faces of Cecil, Rowan, and Mattelus, who were smiling at me, and Sarasa and Mucha, who were smiling bitterly.

　There was no trace of magic activated there.

　Apparently, they had been fed a drink.
　It was probably Cecil who drew the vile scenario.

　Good grief........

　I scratched my hair.

'I've outsmarted Lacelle for the first time.

'You're an idiot. If you raise your voice deliberately in front of a room of people, anyone would come out of it curious.

I'll let it be that way.

So?　What can I do for you?

You're so naive. Of course I came here to play with you.

Play...?

We're in a city with an ocean. What's the point if we don't play?

　Cecil laughs.

　Then he took something out.

　It was a rather thin kimono.
　No, it could almost be called underwear.

''I have no interest in your underwear.

'Na-na-na!　No, no!　Here, here, this is not underwear.

　Cecil panics.
　His face is red.
　What's he getting upset about, this guy.
　Showing himself his underwear.

　Well, Cecil's odd behavior is not the first time but........

'It's a swimsuit, a swimsuit!　Have you never heard of Lasell, by any chance?

Swimwear?　What, like underwear?

　Even 300 years ago, there were bathing suits, in case you were wondering.
　But they weren't these flimsy things.
　In order to make it easier to move around in the water, they stripped off the skin of a fish-type monster and made it into a human-sized version.
　It's because it's easier to move that way.

　However, I've never worn it.
　I didn't have to do that, because I could somehow handle it with magic.

　Apparently, now that 300 years have passed and we don't have to consider underwater combat, swimsuits have become a part of fashion.

　Thinking of the knights who swam in fisherman's skins, something lamentable started to happen.

'So what's wrong with swimsuits?　Could it be that you're going to dive into the sea and hunt some fish-type demonic beasts?

　I see.
　It seems that she wants me to come on a school trip to train with her.
　I'll admit that I'm willing to do it, but I can only think that I'm playing with that swimsuit.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work.

The first thing that comes to mind is the fact that you have to be able to say, "Oh yeah, that's not possible!　What's so sad about having to be squeezed out of a trip!　The ocean is right in front of us!　Then there's only one thing to do.

What?

　I nodded my head.

　Then Cecil says something incomprehensible.
　I tilt my head more and more.


　Swimsuit episode?　What's that?