“A guardian is needed for the patient to go out… I-I can be that guardian. Is that okay, Deok-Sung? I-I have something to show you…”
She says a bit shyly.
“I don’t mind.”
“I understand. Then I’ll prepare right away.”
Rin’s face lights up at my answer.
She clenches her fists and declares, “I-I want to go out too…”
“Oh, Trixie. You should stay with the girl.”
Evangeline intervenes, stopping Beatrice from butting in.
“Well then, have a nice outing. Mr. Kim Deok-Sung. Shinozaki Ichiro.”
“Hmph.”
Evangeline greets us gracefully, while Beatrice pouts her cheeks.
We step out of the hospital room, waved off by the two.
After completing the outing procedures, we change into casual clothes and walk through the hospital garden with Rin.
Maybe it’s because it’s midday, but the summer sun shines down fiercely.
I take a deep breath of the outside air.
The refreshing air fills my lungs, different from the stuffy hospital room.
A sea breeze coming from the distant ocean brushes against my cheek.
“Deok-Sung, is there anywhere you want to go?”
Rin, walking beside me, asks.
“Not really…”
I just wanted to get outside.
“In that case… I-I have something to show you, so… would you like to go to the hotel pool with me?”
Rin extends her hand, her face turning red.
The hotel pool?
“What do you want to show?”
“Th-That… y-you have to see it to know! S-So, are you going to go with me, Deok-Sung…?”
Rin says with a bright red face.
Her eyes are trembling.
I know.
If I don’t agree to her request now, she’ll either cry or refuse to move from this spot.
Since I didn’t really have a set place in mind for our outing anyway, it wouldn’t hurt to humor her stubbornness just this once.
Besides, I’m curious about what she wants to show me.
“Okay. Let’s go. To the hotel pool.”
“A-Alright… I-I’ll take the lead!”
Rin straightens up and leads the way.
Following her, we leave the hospital and head toward the beach hotel, our accommodation.
Finally arriving at the hotel indoor pool.
“Wait just a moment…”
Once we arrive at the pool, Rin says that and darts into the changing room.
In the empty pool area, I see the gently rippling blue water.
The distinct smell of pool disinfectant brushes past my nose.
What on earth does she want to show me?
Just as that thought starts to creep back into my mind…
Suddenly.
Rin covers my eyes with both her palms.
“All done. D-Deok-Sung…”
I hear her voice.
What is she doing?
“Well, y-you can turn around now… Is it alright…?”
“Ugh, no matter how I look back… it’s… good…”
Swoosh.
She lets go of my hand.
As Rin said, I turn around.
And there it is.
“Uh, how about it… the ultimate weapon of the Shinozaki style… the battle swimsuit just for you! Deok-Sung…!!”
On her head, she has a headband with cow ears and horns.
Around her neck, a necklace with a cowbell.
Wearing cow print gloves and high socks, Rin stands there, wearing a cow print bikini, her face flushed bright red as she looks at me.
Her ample chest wrapped in the bikini sways.
A cow print bikini?
I never expected to see something like this, not even in the original.
Ding.
The cowbell around Rin’s neck shakes.
…Well, it does look pretty.
Olivia’s lethal combo.
The first emotion I felt seeing her cow print bikini was confusion.
Why on earth is this happening…?
I’m so flustered that I can’t think of anything to say.
[Partner, what the hell is this…?]
The Black Prince stutters in my head.
Oh, I forgot he was here too.
“Hey, close your eyes.”
My mood takes a slight nosedive.
[Why? Ah. Partner. It’s the mindset of protecting your own girl? Whoa. Our partner is now totally a man. A man.]
The Black Prince chuckles pleasingly in my mind.
A man, huh?
[Got it. I’ll close my eyes and cover my ears, so you can have a fun time with Miss Shinozaki. Partner.]
The Black Prince is acting all brother-like again.
Fun time?
I don’t get what he’s misunderstanding.
“Y-Yeah, is it weird…? This outfit…”
Rin looks down, her fingers fidgeting.
I stare at Rin.
The cow print bikini.
It’s a costume that often appears in service scenes, but I never expected to see it in reality, right in front of me.
Calming my flustered feelings and looking again.
It actually suits her quite well.
To be precise, among the heroines, Rin has the best figure, so she would look good in anything.
Especially in an outfit that reveals all her curves, like a bikini.
My face feels hot.
Honestly, she looks beautiful, and it really does suit her, but it’s also a bit embarrassing.
At least it’s just the two of us here.
“…No, it’s not really that weird.”
Rin’s dark blue eyes sparkle at my response.
“Really? You think so?”
Her eyes widen.
I nod at her words.
It’s a fact that it suits her, after all.
“Hehe. I’m relieved. It was worth the effort to get this battle swimsuit ready.”
Rin beams at me.
“But don’t show it to any other guy except me.”
Honestly, I would feel a bit upset if she did that.
“Of course. This is a battle swimsuit just for you. I have no intention of showing it to anyone else.”
At my words, Rin nods seriously, her expression firm.
Ding.
The cowbell shakes.
I can’t shake off the feeling that Rin looks especially beautiful these days.
Am I going crazy?
No, that can’t be it.
“Actually, I was originally planning to show it to you when we were alone on the deserted island. But I missed the timing…”
Rin mutters in a small voice.
So that’s why she was treating that bag like a treasure chest on the deserted island.
A small mystery is solved.
“…Still, I’m glad I could show it to you now.”
She laughs while tossing her hair aside.
Swoosh.
Rin approaches me and links her arm with mine.
Her voluptuous chest, wrapped in the cow print bikini, presses against my arm.
From the black stockings to the oil on her bikini, I had brushed off all of Rin’s previous advances, but honestly, this cow print bikini, which didn’t even appear in the original, is a bit overwhelming.
Honestly, that cow print bikini was a bit too much.
I can’t handle it anymore.
“Hehe. Deok-Sung. I can give you everything. My chest, my thighs, and of course, my heart are all yours from the start.”
Rin smiles seductively.
Today, her blushing pink face looks even prettier for no reason.
My blood boils and my heart races against my will.
“······If it’s you, you can do whatever you want with me. Deok-Sung. Even if I’m not producing milk yet… I still hope you like me.”
There’s a sense of composure in her that’s different from her usual nervous self.
Every time this happens, Black Prince usually has something to say, but since his silence earlier, he hasn’t said a word.
Seriously, why is she talking about milk?
It makes me dizzy.
He keeps interrupting in unnecessary situations, but when it really matters, he says nothing.
How useless can he be?
As I hesitate without saying anything, Rin places her hand on her chest and says.
“Or do you perhaps dislike it?”
“That’s not it······.”
What is this “catch me if you can” situation?
When did I ever say I disliked it?
“Then this time, it’s not a mistake but truly······.”
Rin smiles and hugs me.
Her flushed face comes closer to mine.
I can feel Rin’s sweet and warm breath.
We’re in a pink atmosphere where our lips could touch at any moment.
Just before Rin’s soft pink lips meet mine, in this narrowed distance.
“Shinozaki! Wh-what a scoundrel act is this without my permission as a maid?!”
A familiar voice echoes loudly in the pool area.
I turn my head.
There stands Olivia Napoleon Bonaparte, a beautiful girl with platinum hair down to her waist, red in the face as she points at Rin with her hand on her chest.
“I-I-I can’t believe this! How can you, a lady from a noble family, wear such a scoundrel and lewd outfit and try to steal his lips?! Shinozaki! Do you not know the concept of shame?!”
With quick steps, Olivia approaches Rin, shouting.
Rin slightly detaches herself from my embrace.
“Oh, it’s Bonaparte. How did your training go?”
Rin retorts with a confident demeanor, unlike usual.
Olivia’s face turns red at Rin’s triumphant smile.
“Th-th-that’s not the point right now?!”
Screech.
Olivia closes her eyes tightly and yells with her arms down.
“The princess is right. Cow. With all this ‘cow’ talk, did your brain go haywire? How can you think of a cow print bikini? Aren’t you ashamed? Trying to seduce the Master with such lewd fat lumps······ Ugh······.”
Peeking.
Next to Olivia, Eri casually appears, letting her transparency fade away.
Her orange twin-tails sway.
“That’s right. Shinozaki. It’s unfair to cut in while we were out for training. The juniors belong to everyone.”
“My lord, if we’re talking about chests, I’m not backing down either!”
Kasumi and Makoto show up behind them.
How did they even find their way here?
It’s unbelievable.
[Hey partner, you’re in deep now, deep.]
The Black Prince clicks his tongue.
What the heck does “in deep” even mean?
[Partner, you’re really in luck. In luck. Tsk tsk.]
Eri, in a pink lace bikini, shoots glances back and forth between Rin’s chest and face with a disgruntled expression.
“Was that laundry board always around? Cow. There was a time I felt shame for that nickname you gave me······.”
“Yeah, I used to feel embarrassed by that nickname you gave me…”
Hmph.
Rin chuckles.
She places her hand over her chest.
“But not anymore. Washboard. I’ve decided to proudly embrace the nickname you gave me. Cow…”
Rin’s large chest, wrapped in a bikini with cow patterns, jiggles.
“Because that nickname signifies a nurturing and ample bosom, a symbol of femininity, a symbol of abundance, a symbol of fertility, and a symbol of a good wife!”
“Uh, cow…”
Eri stumbles back, flustered.
“Wha, what is it, Shinozaki?”
Olivia looks equally shocked.
“Is it true, Black Beast junior? Was junior a chest man?! I don’t think my chest is that small…”
“Whaaaaa…”
Kasumi-senpai looks astonished, and Makoto makes a sound like a cartoon character.
Hearing this again after a long time is… kinda nice.
My head is already spinning.
Chest man?
What the heck am I hearing right now?
This is ridiculous.
“That’s right. Washboard, Bonaparte. I’m a cow. But I take no shame in it! If my chest can bring joy to Deok-Sung, then I don’t care! Because I am… his good wife!”
Rin declares confidently.
There she goes again with the good wife talk.
Seeing her like this for the first time in ages is making my earlier headache even worse.
“Are you seriously declaring yourself a wife here?! Was Shinozaki always like this?!”
Kasumi-senpai gasps at Rin’s words.
Makoto hides behind Kasumi, looking timid.
“Hey, Shinozaki. What on earth happened on that deserted island?!”
“Right. Cow. Your vibe is strangely different. Spill it. Everything. Truthfully.”
Step closer.
Olivia and Eri approach Rin and say.
“Deok-Sung? A lot happened there. I held his hand and finally took the leap into adulthood, so to speak?”
Rin laughs with a relaxed expression.
“Wait a sec. Cow, why are you calling him by his name?”
Hearing “Deok-Sung,” Eri’s orange eyebrows twitch.
“Are you asking without knowing? Because I received his permission for a *yobiste*! Oh, was that a bit rude to those who haven’t had *yobiste* with him? If so, I apologize.”
Hmph.
Rin smiles confidently.
“*Yobiste*?! Hey, what the heck happened?! Plus, ‘leap into adulthood’! Don’t tell me you did something so scandalous with this little thieving cat…”
Olivia’s face turns beet red.
Her blue eyes tremble.
“Junior is the worst. He doesn’t allow me anything… Surely junior prefers big breasts? Chest man, Black Beast junior… This is the lowest!”
“…Lord. M-my chest too…!”
Kasumi-senpai puffs out her cheeks, putting her hand over her chest like it’s a big deal.
What do you mean, your chest too?
This is just absurd.
Watching this ridiculous scene makes me realize I must’ve been out of my mind to even temporarily want to protect this world.
This is a damn light novel world!
“Cow… ughhhhh…”
Eri groans.
“D-Dare to answer me!”
Olivia stands in front of me, her face flushed all the way up to her earlobes, shouting.
