Although Iām going through the Trick Houseās Advanced Mode with Kuro, I felt that this was less extreme, perhaps because this was just Aliceās idea of an Advanced Mode.
No, there certainly was more physical contact than when I went around with Alice, but still, how should I say thisā¦ā¦ This is just a guess, but it felt like Alice had assumed that she too would eventually challenge this mode, and although I donāt know how to express it properly, I get this impression that āitās at a level where Alice is really doing her best with herself as the basisā.
[ā¦ā¦U- Unnn? This isā¦ā¦ What is this?]
[Now this is another over-the-top thing she set upā¦ā¦]
[No, umm, but the difference in our physical abilities is just too bigā¦ā¦ Should I adjust it?]
Kuro and I had slightly bewildered expressions in front of the task written in the room we reached after going through several rooms. Incidentally, the task this timeā¦ā¦
āConduct a game of chase on the beach in the special room on the right, stop when the boyfriend catches the girlfriend, and then sit back and watch the sunset ā» Outfit change to Swimsuitā
Itās a situation that is so over-the-top that you donāt even see this in romance movies these days. However, putting aside me and Alice, Kuro doesnāt seem to understand this templateā¦ā¦ After all, what she was more concerned about now seemed to be if I could actually catch her.
Certainly, there was no way I could catch up with her in a normal game of chase, so I explained to Kuro that this game of chase was just playing around, and in the end, the role Kuro would be playing would be caught on purpose.
[I seeā¦ā¦ Come to think of it, wasnāt there a scene like that in that romance novel Isis had before?]
[Well, if books talk about playing on the beach, itās no wonder for a scene like this to pop up, and itās not like this is something unique to the other world, so I think it wouldnāt be strange to see him in romance novels or something like that.]
[I see, I seeā¦ā¦ Even so, hmmmā¦ā¦ I see now.]
Hearing the story from me, Kuro nodded, seemingly convinced, but she had an expression as if she was thinking about something. I wonder what it is? This is just my hunch, but I feel like sheās plotting something bad.
As I thought that, Kuro snapped her fingers. Thereupon, Kuroās coat spread wide, and swimsuits of various forms appeared there.
[Kaito-kun, which swimsuit do you think would be great?]
[Eh?]
[When we went swimming last time, I ended up wearing the same one as Shiroā¦ā¦ so I thought Iād let Kaito-kun choose it this time. Iād like to wear the swimsuit Kaito-kun chooses.]
[I- I seeā¦ā¦ The instructions did say to change to swimsuits.]
There are so many swimsuits lined up in front of me that I think she got all kinds of swimsuits prepared here. Kuro said that sheās gonna wear the swimsuit I chose but, hmmm, I canāt choose.
To be honest, I think that any of them would look good on her, but I personally like swimsuits with pareosā¦ā¦ but that would be too similar to the one she wore the last time we went to the beach.
I mean, in the first place, the fact that Shiro-san was wearing a swimsuit with pareo is probably the result of her reading my memory and choosing a swimsuit that I like.
If I choose among the swimsuits different from the one she wore back then, I guess it would be this simple bikini? I think the cute type with frills would look great on her, but somehow, I feel like itās better to keep it simple this time.
I mean, there are some pretty risque swimsuits lined up here, but I think the more subdued ones are those that suit Kuroā¦ā¦
[ā¦ā¦How about this?]
[Fumu fumu, a simple black bikini huh.]
[I somehow feel like this kind of subdued design suits Kuro betterā¦ā¦ Well, I think it would look good on you no matter what you wear though.]
[Iāll go with this then. It seems like it would be to move around in this, so it certainly feels like itās suitable for the game of chase and the stuff after that.]
[ā¦ā¦Stuff after that?]
[Fufufu, letās just leave that for later.]
Iām not really sure, but I still feel like sheās plotting something. While I was feeling a little uneasy, we moved to the next room, and there was a sandy beach and the sea.
[ā¦ā¦Space Magic sure is useful.]
[Only a few people in the world can do it this well though.]
[I seeā¦ā¦ Wait, youāre so fast!? Youāve changed your clothes already?]
[Rather than changing clothes, I just changed the shape of the clothes I usually wear.]
[Ah~~ Wearing clothing made of magic power feels convenient at times like this huhā¦ā¦ Then, Iāll go change my clothes for a sec.]
[Unnn. Iāll be waiting~~]
As for my change of clothes, there is no such thing as a changing room, but if I go back to the room we were in earlier and change there, thereās no problem. I already have a swimsuit in my magic box, so I just change in it and put my clothes back into my magic box.
[Sorry for the wait.]
[No. Thereās no problemā¦ā¦ By the way, what do you think? Iām wearing the swimsuit you chose, Kaito-kun.]
[Unnn. Just like usual, or rather, just as I thought, youāre absurdly cute. I mean, you also tied your hair in a short ponytail huh.]
[Ehehe, thanks. I think this hairstyle looks better with this swimsuit.]
Kuro, who wore a black bikini, had a youthful physique but she has a somewhat mature look, and with the atmosphere Kuro has around her, she looked quite attractive.
Although we are here for a task, the atmosphere around us feels as if the two of us really came to the beachā¦ā¦ The only thing Iām bothered about now though is what Kuro is planning to do.
Well, since itās Kuro weāre talking about here, I donāt think it would be something I dislikeā¦ā¦ Hmmm, I wonder what that is though?