newbobooks #203 - Swimsuit Back 2
#203 - Swimsuit Back 2
Returning to the room with the altar.
“This sword should be the mechanism that goes in here, right? Okay, let's try it… Speaking of which, why are you all so far away from me?”
Zun Zun looked back at his companions standing at the doorway of the room.
These guys had their upper bodies inside the room, but their lower bodies remained outside the door, striking a pose as if they were ready to run away at the slightest sign of trouble. It was a little irritating.
“It's so we can escape quickly if something unexpected happens.”
“…You really just said it without any hesitation.”
Aqua didn't seem to understand the concept of restraint. Her foolish answer was a little hurtful.
But then there was Darkness.
“Zun, Zun Zun… How about I do it for you? If there's any danger, I can hold it off for a while… Facing danger in the dungeon, then being abandoned by my companions, and finally being engulfed by the rising water… Ha… Ha!”
“Thanks for the offer, but no thanks.”
Darkness seemed to be really looking forward to something like that happening. Zun Zun would never give her any chance to taste that kind of sweetness.
Feeling dissatisfied with his companions' increasingly retreating figures, he didn't dawdle. He immediately inserted the silver short sword into the hole at the base of the altar and then instinctively twisted it to the right.
With a click.
The sound of the mechanism being triggered was faint, but it definitely reached his ears.
What followed was a huge tremor.
“Waaaaaaah — — — — — —”
Aqua, unable to keep her balance, fell to the ground. The others staggered, grabbing onto the walls to barely stay upright, while Zun Zun leaned against the altar, watching the wall in front of him slowly rise, revealing a tunnel leading to who knows where.
Once everything stopped, everyone gathered around.
Yunyun, watching all of this, gasped softly, “A hidden passage!?”
“A hidden passage has appeared! Now we can continue forward!” Aqua cheered.
“Aren't you going to say, 'Thank you, Brother Zun Zun'?”
Zun Zun took the lead and walked inside.
The hidden passage seemed to lead to a more secluded corner of the temple. He thought there might be treasure or magical tools hidden inside, but it was almost no different from the outside. In fact, because the water level was higher than in the room above, it felt even more gloomy and damp.
Aqua also complained slightly, “I'm telling you, there are so many squids in my temple. I find it disgusting.”
“Don't tell us that,” Kazuma Sato retorted, “It's already sunk into the water. What can I do about it?”
“Speaking of which, I can't accept that my temple has sunk. Because of that, it's full of slimy, slippery monsters… Frogs, squids, all kinds of creatures like that. Waaah, it's become like a nest of slimy monsters. What's going on?”
She recoiled to the side in disgust.
Zun Zun was also quite curious. Why would such a magnificent temple sink?
But considering it was those Axis Church people, maybe they provoked some big shot who, in a fit of rage, sank it.
Yeah, very likely.
“Zun Zun! Come over here!”
“Oh, it looks like they've found something.”
Hui Hui was shouting at him from afar. His companions were all gathered there, so he quickly walked over.
He thought they had found some useful clue, or maybe treasure or magical tools, but it wasn't. They had just found a room.
“This is…”
“This large room is full of stagnant water. The rubble is blocking the water. And it looks like there's no way forward. This should be the end.”
“No way forward…?”
Kazuma Sato sighed softly.
He thought exploring the hidden map would bring in a fortune, just like in anime or novels, but now it seemed like they were going to return empty-handed.
“So, shall we explore it?”
“…What?”
“Seeing the dissatisfied look on your face, do you want to go in and explore?”
Zun Zun's words made Kazuma Sato pause slightly.
He didn't say anything, but he was clearly tempted.
Aqua smiled slightly at this time and said, “In that case, what I brought is just right!”
“Just right…? What is it?”
“When I decided to go to Alcanretia, I thought it might be useful, so I brought it for everyone!”
Aqua magically pulled out several pieces of clothing.
This, this is…
“Swimsuits!?”
“That's right! Thanks to Zun Zun reminding me, I specifically brought them.”
Ah, me?
He suddenly remembered that he had used oasis swimsuits to tempt Kazuma Sato before coming here. It turned out it was really his fault.
“Indeed, if we wear swimsuits, we should be able to investigate in the water…”
“I, I'm a little embarrassed…”
Hui Hui and Yunyun blushed slightly.
Not only them, but Darkness also squirmed bashfully. Despite her frequent fantasies about this and that, it would really be difficult for her to walk around in front of everyone wearing a swimsuit… No, considering her preferences, she would soon be enjoying it.
Kazuma Sato, on the other hand, unusually offered a different opinion.
“What about the monsters? Even if the opponent is a squid, we won't be able to win if we're attacked in the water, right?”
“Indeed, underwater combat is not my specialty.”
Zun Zun nodded slightly.
Aqua didn't care at all and said, “If there really were monsters, they would have come out already. Besides, we have Darkness here, so there's nothing to be afraid of.”
“Swimsuit… Attacked by squids… Slimy and slippery… Ah, leave it to me when the enemies appear!”
“Oh, perverted crusader, tell me what you were thinking just now.”
“Eh? What are you talking about, Zun Zun? As a crusader protecting my companions, I just said what's obvious… Hmm!”
Even if you say that, it doesn't change the fact that you're looking forward to being attacked by squids.
Kazuma Sato was equally despairing of Darkness, who was panting heavily.
“Any, anyway, let's go explore first.”
“Then we have to change into swimsuits. Okay, Kazuma, Zun Zun, you go over there!”
“Yes, yes…”
The girls chased the two of them away.
“Suddenly saying we're going to explore in the water, what is that guy thinking? This is such a dangerous thing…”
Kazuma Sato complained slightly to Zun Zun.
Although he was a devilish scumbag, he still had a bottom line. He wasn't the kind of guy who would risk his life for the sake of lust. Rather than satisfying his eyes with a high probability of encountering danger, he would rather not satisfy his eyes. That's the kind of person he was.
“You don't understand Aqua's personality? She's the type to not think about anything she does.”
“…You're right.”
Kazuma Sato strongly agreed with Zun Zun's assessment.
Wait a minute.
“Zun Zun, aren't you going to change into a swimsuit?”
“I don't think it's necessary to change. Swimsuits are for making it easier to move underwater while preventing clothes from getting wet, but I'm wearing the Slime Suit, which can effectively block out water and allow me to move very easily underwater, so there's no difference whether I change or not… Kazuma, why do you suddenly look so disappointed?”
Zun Zun felt strange seeing Kazuma Sato's expression. But before he could say anything, Aqua and the others had finished changing into their swimsuits.
“Here we come, how is it?”
“…Oh, oh, oh, not bad!”
Aqua was wearing a blue bikini swimsuit with a blue skirt tied around her waist, making her look quite lively and cute.
Hui Hui was wearing a red and black one-piece swimsuit, a bit like the swimsuits students wear, which was very suitable for her body with no curves.
“Zun Zun, you can say whatever you want, I'll listen carefully.”
“…Nothing at all.”
He slightly avoided the little loli's reddening eyes.
These two were uninspiring, while the remaining one was a stunning existence.
Darkness's pure yellow bikini, although not as revealing as Stella's daring outfit, had a figure that was even better than Stella's, which was quite alluring. However, the faintly visible abdominal muscles slightly lowered the score… No, for some people with particular tastes, it might even be a bonus.
As for Yunyun, she was wearing ordinary plain white square swimming trunks and a short-sleeved swimsuit. It was clearly a set exclusively for plain, tomboyish country girls, and shouldn't be attractive at all. However, coupled with Yunyun's 'Is that really 14 years old!?' figure, which faintly surpassed Darkness's, the strong contrast made people sigh that she was the absolute queen among the four women.
Zun Zun gave a thumbs up.
“Perfect score!”
“Th, thank you…?”
Yunyun shyly lowered her head, causing Hui Hui to start slapping her with her yo-yo in displeasure.
Then they started playing in the water.
…I misspoke, it was searching.
The six of them split into three groups: Kazuma Sato and Zun Zun, Aqua and Darkness, Hui Hui and Yunyun. They were searching in the water-filled room.
A long time passed.
“Zun Zun, Kazuma! Have you found anything?”
“It doesn't seem like there's anything here on our side, Hui Hui, Yunyun, what about you guys!?”
“We haven't found anything either. There's rubble everywhere, and it's hard to search…!”
It seemed like it wasn't going well for anyone.
They couldn't search as freely as they wanted in the water.
Kazuma Sato looked at the female knight hiding in the corner, and asked curiously, “Darkness, what are you doing there? Have you found anything?”
“N, nothing! I'm trying hard to find something, so Kazuma, don't look at me!”
“Why are you still shy at this point? You've seen swimsuits before, haven't you?”
“Just, just because you've seen it before doesn't mean I won't feel ashamed now! Enough, you go look too!”
The shy young lady, with her cheeks flushed red, condemned the scumbag who had been staring at her from behind since just now. That gaze was too intense, giving her the illusion of being burned.
Just then —
The entire room suddenly shook, and the water continued to surge, nearly knocking everyone off their feet.
“Wh, what? The water seems to be moving… I, I said, I saw a huge shadow in the water!”
Aqua said with a sobbing voice.
Kazuma Sato's face changed, and he shouted, “I knew it, there really was a monster hiding inside! Hey, hey, Darkness!”
“I know, hide behind me!”
Darkness frowned and stood in front of everyone.
As the waves grew larger and larger, the shadow beneath their feet also grew larger and larger, completely covering everyone.
“The shadow in the water is about to surface!”
“Screeeeeeeech — — — — — —”
Accompanied by an ear-piercing roar, a monster burst out of the water, the powerful current pushing everyone into the corner. After recovering, they finally saw the monster that appeared before them.
It was a giant squid!