n

n

nThat's a rather strange reaction

n

"Hey, kid, be careful with guys like that, don't just go handing away gold coins, okay? I won't be there to save you next time

" She said

nShe looked like she was only 3 or 4 years older than john but was really focused on calling him kid. Although it's not wrong.

n

"Understood! Thank you very much for helping me!

" John made a grateful expression as he bowed

nAlthough he acted like he was grateful, the ones who should have really been grateful were the guys who ran away, while they had the chance. John was planning on teaching them a little lesson once they went inside the changing room.

n

"Good, what's your name?

" She asked

n

"John, what about you?

" John asked

n

"John... call me Tiana

" She said

n

"Alright, nice meeting you tiana, bye

" John said before rushing into the changing room

nHe wasted quite a lot of time and didn't want to keep the girls waiting, especially master.

n

"Bye... What a strange kid...

" Said tiana

n***

nAs john approached the same spot where they had separated, he could see, Serena and Ariel already changed into their swimsuits

n

"How did we get here before you?

" Serena asked

n

"Sorry, I encountered a slight problem

" John replied

n

"You weren't hitting on some random girl were you?

" Serena asked

n

"Eh?

" Ariel unintentionally let out

nShe then suddenly got embarrassed when she grabbed their attention

n

"Ha-ha, of course not. Besides, I'm not good at those things, I have no game.

n

"Hmmm

"

nSerena stared at john suspiciously

n

"Well it's none of my business even if you were, more importantly, don't you have anything to say?

" Serena asked with a confident smile

nJohn assumed that it might have been related to her swimsuit, so he honestly assessed it

nA Gray bikini which matched her silky silver coloured hair, not too revealing, but it didn't hide much either. It suited her really well, and brought out her charms. It also paired up nicely with the straw hat.

nRecently john was more conscious around serena, he wanted to know what she really thought of him, so he put in more thought into this answer and was more conscious about it than usual

n

"You look beautiful, like the pearls you'd find hidden in a sea shell

"

nGod why did it come out so corny? John thought to himself as he bit his lips and forced a smile

nSerena's reaction hurt him even more as she gave him a slightly disgusted and confused look

n

"I guess you were being honest when you said you can't hit on a girl.

"

nHow do you know what hitting on a girl is but not dating? Did some random other dude who was reincarnated do this? Did he change the society's way of thinking?

nJohn felt like he was stabbed in the heart

n

"i'll give you 5 points...

" She muttered as she hid her slightly embarrassed face

nBut john was too depressed to hear it

n

"John, what about me?

" Ariel asked

nJohn has been conscious around ariel throughout the whole year, she said she liked him but never really specified in what way, meaning he also had to put some thought into this answer

ndon't make it corny... john thought to himself

nNeed my advice? The female voice asked

nNo thank you, I have my pride as a man to protect. John quickly replied

nA black bikini which matched her deep black hair, it was less revealing than serena's and had a certain innocence coming from it. Almost like...

n

"Like The light in the darkness, hmm... A Cute fallen angel?

"

nWhen john came to it, serena was face palming her face and Ariel... She looked so embarrassed that She couldn't even look john in the eye

nThat's a good reaction, right?

n

"You know what, let's just go swim.

" Said Serena as she pulled john and Ariel towards the water

n

"What about our things?

" John asked

nMaster stretched out her hand indicating to hand them over

n

"Master... Thank you.

" Said john as he handed her his backpack

n

"Thank you mrs sylvia

" Said Ariel as she handed her bag

n

"Thank you

" Said Serena who also handed her bag

n

"No worries

" Master replied

n

"Are you sure you don't want to?

" John asked just to be sure

nMaster nodded

n

"But where will you even stay?

" John asked

n

"I already made a reservation

" Said master as she walked over to a nearby spot with an empty umbrella

nShe then laid down on the towel under it and gestured for the three to come over

nWhen they did, master handed john a bottle containing a yellow oil

n

"is this sun screen?

" John asked

n

"Yeah, can you put some on for me?

" Master asked as she untied the back of her bra, and laid with on the towel with her body facing the ground

nSerena took advantage of this opportunity to tease john and joined in

n

"Ah... could you put some on me as well? I heard it was something you should do when going to the beach

" Said serena as she also laid with her body facing the ground, however she didn't untie the back of her bra.

nTurns out it was more embarrassing than she had imagined

nBeing the only one left out, ariel decided to join in.

n

"T-Then, me too...

" Ariel said as she laid on the ground with her body it.

nFor a moment, john's mind had blanked out. Then it restarted itself.

n

"John?

" Serena asked

n

"W-Well, I'll start from left to right

" Said john as he rubbed the oil in his hands

nThe one on the left was master. John started off by rubbing the oil around her back, then moved on to her legs and then to her nape.

nJohn was fast, no, more precisely, his hands were moving on their own, he pictured cute animals and kept his focus on that

n

"Now, the front...

" Said master with a refreshed expression

n

"You can do that yourself!

"

nWithout doing as master asked, john moved on to serena, who had her face buried in the towel, she was staying quiet, but that only made him more nervous

nAs he slid his arms around her back, he noticed that every once in a while, her ears would twitch, and as he moved on to her legs

n

"This sort of feels like a massage

" Serena muttered

nJohn couldn't see her face, but judging by her ears she was bright red

n

"Well I'm good at massages

" Said john as he tried to fill in every corner

nAfter the legs and the back was done, john moved on to her nape

nWhen he was done, Serena looked refreshed

n

"What's my rating?

" John asked

n

"9... 7 out of 10...

" Serena muttered with still bright red cheeks

n

"Oi, you dropped down 2 entire levels.

"

nNow it was Ariel's turn

nShe looked nervous, and glad that it was finally her turn

nJohn started off on the back once again, he made sure to be extra careful as he slowly slid his hand, spreading the oil around her back.

n

"You're right, that feels nice...

" Ariel muttered

nAriel was making a satisfied expression; the sort john would make when he'd go into the hot springs.

nFrom john's perspective, she looked like an adorable little kitty. He made sure to carefully spread it around her back before moving onto her legs and eventually her nape.

nWhen he was done, Ariel's cheeks were flushed red and she also had a refreshed feeling on her face

n

"John, you're pretty good at this...

" Said Ariel as she grabbed on to the oil

nThat was because he had experience in his previous life, putting sunscreen of course.

n

"Uhm, we're done, so let me put away the oil real quick

" Said john as he tried to grab it

nBut Ariel shook her head and moved it so that he wouldn't

n

"It's john's turn now

" Ariel said with a smile

n

"Eh?

" John unintentionally let out

n

"You're right ariel, john lay down, it'll be over soon

" Said Serena

n

"Uhm... It's fine, I'll be fine without sunscreen, uhm... master... can you tell them it's fine

"

nMaster shook her head and restricted john by forcing him down on to the towel

n

"W-W-Wait, I'm not ready, WAIT!!

"

nThe three chuckled as they began to rub the oil in their hands

n

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