Vol. 2 Chapter 66 – A Sea Just for Two (2)

The sound of flowing water. This time, not from a smartphone, but as a real sound.

“Ahaha! It’s coold! This is pretty sea-like, huh!” (Hikaru)

Before my eyes, Hikaru, dressed in her bikini, was frolicking under the water streaming from the shower. The wet fabric clung to her, enhancing its alluring atmosphere, while conversely, her skin repelled the water, appearing fresh and vibrant.

“Y-Yeah… I think it’s pretty much the sea…” (Reiya)

Whether it was sea-like or not sea-like, it didn’t matter anymore. The one and only absolute truth was that ‘a swimsuit truly becomes a swimsuit only when wet.’ The place I had been standing until just moments ago was merely the entrance.

“It feels good to bathe in cold water once in a while~” (Hikaru)

Hikaru’s voice echoed within the bathroom. Our bathroom is on the larger side for a studio apartment. It’s a separate type, not a unit bath, and the washing area is also quite spacious. But, when two high school students shower together, it naturally feels cramped. If I were to move even slightly, some part of my body would likely touch her skin. Actually, if I touched her now, that would be seriously bad. Standing up, there’s no way to hide it; she’d definitely find out.

“Aren’t you going to take off your shirt? It’s soaking wet.” (Hikaru)

As I was on high alert about this critical issue, Hikaru asked, looking puzzled.

“Eh? Ah, ahh… Well, it’s the sea and all…” (Reiya)

I tried to brush it off using the magic words, but truthfully, I was just embarrassed.

“I think you should just take it off normally. It’s weird to wear it in the bathroom.” (Hikaru)

The serious reply I had forbidden myself was uttered so casually.

“But, you know… isn’t it unsightly…?” (Reiya)

“Not at all, look… Arms up!” (Hikaru)

It was taken off.

“…Reiya-kun, your skin is beautiful, you know.” (Hikaru)

Hikaru said, staring intently at my now bare upper body.

“R-Really…?” (Reiya)

“Yeah, really beautiful… So white and smooth…” (Hikaru)

What was she thinking? Her gaze was extraordinary.

“If anything, isn’t yours more so, Hikaru…?” (Reiya)

“You think?” (Hikaru)

“Yeah, I think so…” (Reiya)

So white it was hard to distinguish from her pure white bikini, and so smooth that every single drop of water was repelled. And, with an attractive force like a black hole, it strongly drew a man in, both physically and mentally.

“Well then, shall we find out which of us is smoother…?” (Hikaru)

“F-Find out…? How…?” (Reiya)

“By touching each other…? Look, it’s the sea, after all…” (Hikaru)

“I see… That might be okay, since it’s the sea…” (Reiya)

We both uttered the magic words, accepting this abnormality as normal. As if in a mirror image, we each placed five fingers around the other’s collarbone area. Mingled with the sound of water flowing from the showerhead, the sound of Hikaru swallowing audibly vibrated my eardrums.

“See, it’s so smooth.” (Hikaru)

“No, Hikaru, yours is definitely smoother. Your skin is repelling the water.” (Reiya)

“If you say that, Reiya-kun, your skin is so smooth, my fingers might just slip off.” (Hikaru)

Saying that, her fingertips repeatedly brushed the area around my collarbones. There was something in her touch, a passion similar to when I had touched her stomach.

“Won’t it get even smoother if we wash it? Shall I wash it for you?” (Hikaru)

“Wash it…? Even though it’s the sea?” (Reiya)

“Well… look, if we pretend it’s practice for applying sunscreen or oil, doesn’t that make it sea-like…?” (Hikaru)

“I see… In that case, it might indeed be sea-like…” (Reiya)

This was truly getting out of hand.

“Here, sit down. Turn your back to me.” (Hikaru)

“O-Okay…” (Reiya)

While thinking things were getting out of hand, I did as told, turned my back, and sat on the bath chair. From behind, I heard the shuko-shuko sound of body soap being dispensed from its container.

“Okay, I’m washing you now.” (Hikaru)

Immediately after Hikaru said that, a slick sensation spread across my back.

“Ugh…!” (Reiya)

At the unexpected sensation of bare hands, I couldn’t help but let out a strange noise.

“Does it tickle?” (Hikaru)

“N-No… I was just surprised you were using your bare hands…” (Reiya)

“Well, you don’t use a body towel to apply sunscreen, do you?” (Hikaru)

“Oh-Oh, right… Now that you mention it, that might be true…” (Reiya)

Forcing myself to swallow that mysterious logic, Hikaru began to move her hands again. The slippery, semi-liquid body soap was spread all over my back by her hands. The sensation was simply pleasant, incomparable to anything else.

“Okay, arms up? Gotta make sure to apply it thoroughly under your arms too.” (Hikaru)

“R-Roger…” (Reiya)

I raised my arms as instructed. She caressed all around from my shoulders to under my arms, then moved on to my upper arms and down to my hands. Hikaru’s hands, already pleasant to the touch, now had all unnecessary friction removed by the body soap, creating a sensation of otherworldly pleasure. Finally, she even meticulously washed between my fingers, as if holding hands like lovers. My other arm was washed in the same way, and just when I thought I had somehow overcome the crisis—

“Okay, next is the front.” (Hikaru)

Her hands passed under my armpits and popped out in front of my body.

“Eh? Th-The front too…?” (Reiya)

“Well… normally, don’t you apply it everywhere except what’s under the swimsuit?” (Hikaru)

“That might be so, but… isn’t the front a bit too much, really…?” (Reiya)

“It’s fine, it’s fine! Here, relax your arms, okay?” (Hikaru)

Perhaps because she had already drawn the line at “everywhere except what’s under the swimsuit,” I couldn’t refuse any further. Doing as told, I relaxed my arms and allowed her hands to invade. A generous amount of body soap on her palms was spread in order from my sides to my stomach.

“Tell me if it tickles, okay? I don’t know how much pressure to use.” (Hikaru)

“I-It’s fine… That I can totally endure…” (Reiya)

I could endure the ticklishness, but I didn’t think I could endure the other sensation much longer. Still, I hunched over, at least trying to prevent her from noticing how much I was reacting.

“Ehh~… If you say that, it kinda makes me want to tease you a little…” (Hikaru)

Whether she knew my current state or not… Her movements, which had been like caressing with her palms until now, changed to a tickling motion with her fingertips.

“W-Wait a minute…! That’s seriously bad…!” (Reiya)

“Ehh~? What are you talking about~? I’m just washing your body, you know~? Tickle, tickle~!” (Hikaru)

“T-Tickle, tickle, you say…! Ugh… Ah…!” (Reiya)

A total of ten fingers crawled over my upper body like creatures with individual wills. Moreover, perhaps thinking that part of a man was no problem, they occasionally brushed against sensitive areas. A sensation beyond pleasant or unpleasant, ticklish or not ticklish, was etched deep into my body.

“Mhmhm~… There, all covered now, right?” (Hikaru)

“Hah… hah… Seriously… that was too much…” (Reiya)

And so, by the time she grew tired of it, I was already breathless.

“Sorry, sorry. Your skin was even smoother than I expected, so I got a little carried away.” (Hikaru)

Hikaru laughed innocently, “Ehehe~…”, just like always. Seeing her reaction, I knew I had somehow managed to protect my male dignity.

“Okay, I’m rinsing you off now~” (Hikaru)

The water flowing from the shower washed away the soap lathered all over my body. At the same time, the coolness of the water cooled the heat that had enveloped the surface of my body. Concurrently, my body, which had been hunched forward, gradually straightened up. However, the greatest heat at the core of my body remained, not cooling down at all.

“Alright, all clean!” (Hikaru)

“Thanks. Well then, I’ll get out first, so after this—” (Reiya)

Feeling like my restraints might genuinely snap if this continued any longer, I tried to leave the bathroom, but—

“Eh? You don’t have to do it, Reiya-kun?” (Hikaru)

She turned around and said, as if it were nothing.

“Don’t have to do…? D-Do what?” (Reiya)

Of course, I asked back, fully knowing everything.

“My body… you don’t have to wash it? Even though it’s such a special sea occasion.” (Hikaru)

Hikaru added the magic words at the end, trying to cover her embarrassment. To her temptation, I could only respond by swallowing hard.