"Finally! After going through hardships, the first truly meaningful club trip!"
Dragging his suitcase out of the airport, the sunshine in the south was a bit stronger than in Izu, but Miyazawa Yu stripped naked without any complaints, enjoying the scorching.
"So everyone! To celebrate our first time, let's drink beer!!!"
"Oh!!!"
"Well said, Yu! Cheers!"
When it comes to drinking, no one in the Pab club would refuse. With a few kacha sounds of beer can tabs, the ice-cold beer instantly moistened their parched mouths.
"Refreshing!"
"Drinking the first sip of alcohol to celebrate the encounter with Okinawa has a unique flavor!"
"I'm telling you! Be more reserved! People are already looking over here!!!"
Blushing, Yoshiwara Aina shouted at the drunken bunch. Although she was also excited looking at the handicrafts and coconut trees with a southern flair, she still maintained her composure.
Gathering to drink right after taking a few steps out of the airport was a behavior rarely seen even in decades.
Some people were already pointing and giggling over here!
"Well~ Aina!"
"What is it?"
"Don't care about what others think, or you'll become unhappy!"
Miyazawa Yu had a serious face, but Yoshiwara Aina only felt he was talking nonsense. After all, some things couldn't be explained away by just saying "what others think."
Like drinking on the street only wearing underpants, no matter how you look at it, this is an embarrassing behavior, accepting no defense or shifting of blame!
"Forget it, Aina."
"Why is even Chisa-chan saying that?"
"It's nothing..."
Maintaining a polite smile, but her eyes were actually devoid of light, Chisa Kotegawa said in a gentle tone: "Just pretend you don't know that group of people, wouldn't that be better..."
"Ah? Are you going to abandon Nanaka-san and Azusa-senpai too?"
"Mhm..."
Kinship awakened Chisa remaining kindness. Glancing at her older sister, who was holding a beer and cheering along, she pressed her forehead and talked to Shinji Tokita speechlessly: "Senpai! Why don't we find a place to stay first before drinking?"
"Mhm... that makes sense!"
"After all, drinking in swimming trunks is really uncomfortable!"
"Exactly, hahaha!"
Laughing along with the Senpais, Miyazawa Yu adjusted the position of his swimming trunks and put on his black sunglasses.
A trip to the South is indeed classic in this attire. Of course, it would be more atmospheric if he could open a coconut and wear a flower wreath!
"So, are we getting our license first, or playing around first?"
"Mhm, let's just stay the night first. The manager recommended an amazing rental villa! I heard it even comes with a private beach!"
"Oh oh oh! Is that so! So how do we get there?"
A seaside villa with a private beach, no less. It's known that in Japan, many things can be privately contracted.
Including but not limited to roads, forests, or beaches. As long as you can afford the land and pay the taxes, these areas can all become a personal paradise!
The moment he thought about applying sunscreen to Nanaka-san on a beach without outsiders and swimming with Azusa-senpai, Miyazawa Yu felt his blood boil and wished he could instantly teleport there!
However, Ryujirou Kotobuki's next sentence instantly froze him in place.
"That's right! We can just rent a car and drive there."
"Hiss..."
Taking a sharp intake of breath, Miyazawa Yu took off his sunglasses and double-checked: "We're driving there? Have we rented a car already?"
"That's right! The car has already been rented online!"
"Then what is in our hands?"
"..."
They all looked down. The lively atmosphere was instantly replaced by dead silence. Unsurprisingly, what they held in their hands was genuine draft beer, approximately 4.8% ABV.
"Crap, we started drinking without realizing it."
"Wait! The beer was bought by Kotobuki-senpai, right! Was this also an unconscious action?"
"No choice, since it's an irresistible factor, let's not blame the unconscious action!"
With dot eyes, Shinji Tokita and Ryujirou Kotobuki were completely unreliable as Senpais and collectively entered blame-shifting mode.
However, the tragic thing was that Miyazawa Yu found that he truly had no right to criticize, as he was the one who suggested opening the drinks right there.
"Hiss... what should we do? Are we supposed to walk there? Drunk driving is absolutely unacceptable!"
"It's fine, isn't it? I think Chisa has a driver's license, right?"
Waving her hand, Azusa Hamaoka motioned for Yu to relax.
As the saying goes, trees die when moved, people live when moved. There's no need to cling to the Senpais' driver's licenses. Switching perspectives, there might be reliable people around!
"Is that so? But we're still missing a driver. Aina..."
Halfway through, Miyazawa Yu expression darkened. He felt like he wasn't human—
Yoshiwara Aina was already uncoordinated, even her makeup resulted in her looking like a Cakey! He was actually pressuring her with the "hope of the entire village!"
"Yu, that's too much!"
"That's truly uncalled for. I'm really ashamed of you..."
"I'm sorry!"
"You guys, can't you wish me well for once!"
Although she was grateful that Yu and Iori didn't want to put too much pressure on her, even so, being treated like an idiot who couldn't tell the difference between the accelerator and the brake made Yoshiwara Aina very unhappy!
Taking out her driver's license from her pocket and throwing it at Yu face, she tearfully shouted: "How about that! I got my driver's license a long time ago!"
"Driving two barrels of oil a year?"
"Don't look at me with such a prejudiced gaze!"
Following the Senpais to pick up the car with a determined air, Yoshiwara Aina swore she would shock these guys and make them realize who the most reliable ace of the Pab club was!
However, when she saw the reserved car, a bucket of cold water was poured over her from head to toe, and the flame of revenge instantly turned into a pile of wet firewood.
"It's a light truck! Is it because it's cheaper to rent?"
Circling the rented car twice, Miyazawa Yu curiously knocked on the light truck's bed and asked in confusion: "But this thing is a two-seater, right? Plus that four-seater car over there, we're still short three spots!"
"Mhm..."
Staring seriously at the four-seater car for a long time, Shinji Tokita and Ryujirou Kotobuki tentatively sat on the roof of the car. The view was good, but it wasn't very stable.
"Wait, are you serious? Sitting in the bed of the light truck is more normal than sitting on the roof!"
"Not so. But I remember I booked an eight-seater and a four-seater, two cars!"
"I see... said no one! Isn't this clearly halved!"
What the hell, an eight-seater and a four-seater. What they had in front of them was clearly a four-seater car and a two-seater car!
What? Did the Senpais use a half-price coupon when booking, and the rental shop directly halved the number of seats too?
"How is it? Are you satisfied?"
"Where do you see that I'm satisfied! This is clearly not what I ordered!"
Pointing at the light truck, and seeing the rental shop owner approach, Miyazawa Yu immediately shook the order with a face full of displeasure, asking if there was a problem somewhere.
This uncle looked quite simple and honest. He didn't seem like the type of local crook who would scam outsiders.
"Oh? Let me see... eight-seater, four-seater. Huh, that's strange. We don't have a car that big here!"
Taking the order and inspecting it, the rental shop uncle hesitated for a long time looking at the eight-seater written on it. Finally, he looked up and laughed sincerely: "I apologize. Maybe I misread the eight-seater and four-seater. I'm not very sensitive to numbers."
"How can you possibly misread something like that!"
"It's clearly a shady business!"
Refusing to accept such an absurd reason, Miyazawa Yu pushed away Iori and Kouhei, who were crowding in front of him, and asked as calmly as possible: "Then what's with this light truck? Did you confuse it with a four-seater and a two-seater?"
"Ah~ That's not it."
Scratching the back of his head, the rental shop uncle showed a brilliant, toothy smile: "It's actually because we don't have any other cars in the shop!"
"It's absolutely a shady business!!!"
"Well, well~ How about this?"
Holding up a finger, before Miyazawa Yu was about to call the police to report them, the uncle held up a finger and suggested: "We won't charge you for this light truck, and you can just sit in the back bed!"
"Hiss... free?"
"That's right."
As Iori and Kouhei looked completely bewildered, Miyazawa Yu neatly threw them onto the light truck. Then, he looked at the shop owner with firm eyes: "The remaining car! Give us a 40% discount!"
"Hoho! That's a dangerous proposal, but OK!"
"Yosh! Aina, you drive!"
"Nani! Yu, you bastard, are you choosing money over life!"
Hearing that they were going to let Aina drive, Kitahara Iori was the first to grab Yu collar and disagree—
Even if they had money, they needed to be alive to spend it! What if Aina drove them into a ditch!
"It's fine! I observed just now. Aina got her driver's license when she was eighteen, and it's heavily worn!"
Sitting cross-legged in the truck bed, Miyazawa Yu lowered his head deeply. Hearing him say that, Kouhei immediately frowned and pressed: "So what does that mean?"
"Are you an idiot? That means Aina drives often, so her driving skills definitely won't be bad!"
"Oh? Is that really true?"
Still somewhat unconvinced, Kitahara Iori looked at Aina, whose thoughts were seen through and was a bit fidgety, with a face full of disbelief.
"The Cakey can drive a manual light truck?"
"Yosh! It seems you've made up your minds, so I'll sign here then!"
"Wait a minute, Uncle!"
There was no opportunity to regret. The rental shop uncle handed the written discount slip to Shinji Tokita and then reminded him: "By the way, the roads ahead from here are all private roads, so be careful not to get caught!"
"No, is that something a normal rental shop owner would say?"
"Go for it! Young men!"
The rental shop uncle whooshed and ran away. Kitahara Iori stretched out his hand to stop him, but it was no use. Helplessly, he silently got back into the car.
"Yu! If we survive, we'll have a drinking party tonight to celebrate!"
"Absolutely!"
"You guys, don't look like you're definitely going to die! Everyone is too much except for Kotobuki-senpai!"
A "well" mark appeared on her face. Even a clay figure has a temper. Yoshiwara Aina angrily inserted the key and started the ignition. The light truck's powerful engine immediately roared.
"Heh heh, what a short life."
"Under such a brilliant blue sky, is our life going to end here?"
Tears welled up in the corner of their eyes. Having lost their last bit of strength and means, Iori and Kouhei leaned against each other, ready to welcome death.
"Stop talking nonsense! We're setting off!!!"
"Vroom!"