Author: aji (あじ)
Translator: sleepingjay
The scene that I had been longing for was laid out before my eyes.
The deep blue water surface was shimmering in the sunshine. How far away did the oceans stretch to? It was amazing. More than anything ever had, the sight of the waves crashing over and over again left me awed.
The smell of the sea was also surprising. It was more unique than I had imagined, and had its own peculiarity.
“Feels good~”
Whoosh. It felt like all the heat that had accumulated was now drained out of my body.
I was standing at the water’s edge, and whenever the waves receded, my feet sunk slightly into the sandy beach.
While watching, I tried moving my toes. The feel of the wet sand on my toes was not unpleasant, but rather felt strangely good.
I felt like I understood just a little bit why children could get so absorbed while playing in mud.
“Lilius, are you not going to rest?”
“Aa. After seeing the sea, my tiredness is blown away. I’m going to play for a bit.”
I said this to Jill, who had come to my side. He seemed to think for a while, then sprayed me with water using his toes.
“……What a childish thing to do.”
“Didn’t you say you want to play? Let me teach you how to play.”
“—ah, wait! Oi!”
Jill grinned deviously, then put his arms below my knees and lifted me up.
Surprised about the suddenness of the situation, I complained about it but he simply walked briskly into the water.
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“J–Jill! It’s cold!”
“Pa’r atf rfj joafg jii.”
“…..eut, atja’r cba ktja P wfjca! P mjc’a rklw, rb P’w rmjgfv!”
“P’w tfgf, sbe’gf ralii jogjlv?”
Ktf mbwqijlca kjr raemx lc ws atgbja. Dflcu rajgfv ja ys atbrf ubivfc fsfr, P mbeivc’a rjs jcsatlcu.
P mbeivc’a tfiq yea offi atja fnfc ws mtliilcu ofjg jcv jczlfas kbeiv yf bxjs lo Alii kjr tfgf.
“……Drop me and I’ll hit you.”
“I won’t drop you even if I die, so rest assured and just hold on to me.”
My voice was full of reluctance, but Jill laughed with unusual cheer.
He then proceeded to wade through the water, stopping when the water was up to his waist.
“Your clothes are wet.”
“Actually, it feels even better if we go in with clothes off.”
“So why didn’t you do that then?”
“……”
“Jill?”
While swaying with the waves, Jill fell silent.
I was examining his face, wondering what was wrong, when our eyes met and I suddenly got a bad premonition. I somehow sensed some mischief behind those eyes.
Then, I could feel the muscles of the arms holding me up bulging, and flustered, I tried to separate from Jill—at that moment, I was tossed into the sea, drawing a neat parabola in the air.
“Ugh-ack! What’re you doing, idiot!”
“This is how all newcomers to the sea are welcomed. It’s the way it’s done.”
“Don’t lie. I haven’t heard anything like that!”
With a splash, I fell completely into the water and was soaked all over.
While drying the hair clinging to my face with wind magic, I collected a large amount of water, aiming at Jill. However, Jill easily avoided the attack and ran away towards the beach.
I chased him in anger, and with a huge force, I leaped on his back and squeezed his neck.
“Is this the mouth that said ‘I won’t drop you even if I die’? Hmm?”
“Don’t be so mad, you’re choking me.”
“Of course I’d be mad! Be thankful I’m not beating you up!”
“Lilius,”
Jill, who had been laughing, suddenly called out to me in a serious voice.
Certainly I was shocked and a bit mad, but I wasn’t truly angry from the heart. And thinking that Jill even did a prank as childish as this with me, I also felt that I could forgive him. In short, I wasn’t that angry.
But Jill might have taken it seriously, and stroked my hand, which had been pinching his cheeks, and then grabbed it.
“Although I just teased you, I’d still like to do something.”
“……What is it, you still trying something else?”
I got off Jill’s back, then faced him who had turned around.
Jill, standing underneath the sun and bordered by the blue sea. Unexpectedly, my heart started thumping, making a racket.
The heat of his gaze as he fixed his stare on me made me feel like my face was going to burn.
“May I?”
“G–geez, I have no clue what you’re talking about, so don’t ask me.”
When I turned away from his gaze, a hand reached out to wrap my face, and my cheek was caressed by a thumb.
The sweet hint only made me feel more nervous, and trembling, my body tensed up.
Our gazes closed in, intersecting each other, when suddenly it was cut off.
Something soft and warm touched my lips.
“…….”
Gentle, soothing.
Jill’s kiss was as delicate as frail glassware.
The angle was changed and the kiss deepened, making my body numb.
Jill’s tongue was about to invade my slightly opened lips when I heard the children’s voices calling out for us from afar.
“—!”
Abruptly, I distanced myself from Jill.
My heart was in a mess, mortified and flustered at myself, who had received the kiss so naturally.
I couldn’t do anything but stand there like a statue with a bright red face. Jill grabbed my hand, dropped a kiss on my head and started walking.
While following after that back, Jill’s warmth and scent came back to my mind over and over again. I was really, really losing my mind.
……I couldn’t believe I was about to beg for even more.
thanks for the chapter ♡
Just like some kind of soap oper 😆
Thank you for the chapter
ahhh!! this was so cute!!
thanks for the chapter <3
Yeah, children are usually the best lightbulbs in such situations. Lilius, you are not losing your mind you are only falling in love, if you haven’t already.
Thank you for the sweet chapter!!