Chapter 344: A Woman’s Jealousy
“Kazumi, Kazumi.”
A couple was walking briskly towards the seaside. The black-haired girl’s sulky expression and the boy’s helpless demeanor behind her indicated that they were having some sort of spat. However, their tightly clasped hands proved that it was just a minor everyday disagreement.
“What’s wrong!”
Kazumi stopped in her tracks, annoyed, and then noticed that she was still holding Sato Shinichi’s right hand. She forcefully pulled her hand away and, with a dissatisfied look, asked the helpless-looking boy in front of her.
“Um… the swimming beach is over there. You’re not allowed to go in the water here.”
Looking at his girlfriend’s current state, even Sato Shinichi could feel Kazumi’s displeasure. His voice softened as he weakly pointed to the other end of the beach and said.
“……..”
“I want to!”
The quiet surroundings formed a stark contrast with the bustling beach in the direction the boy was pointing. Kazumi now realized that she had walked in the wrong direction in a moment of impulse. The sulky expression on her face instantly relaxed, and a blush of shyness appeared on her fair cheeks. She angrily threw off the towel wrapped around her and smacked the innocent Sato Shinichi in front of her with it.
The light towel hitting the boy’s face caused no harm. He helplessly removed the towel from his face, only to be stunned by the sight before him once again.
Kazumi was wearing a very modest swimsuit. She hadn’t even opted for a common sleeveless design, but instead chose a style that was essentially a short-sleeved top and a short skirt. Upon closer inspection, it was equivalent to a short-sleeved outfit with a mini-skirt below.
But a swimsuit was still a swimsuit. No matter how modest the style, it couldn’t be as loose as regular clothing. It was fine when the girl had been wrapping her upper body with a long towel, but now that Kazumi had thrown the towel as a projectile, her slender, youthful body was completely exposed before the boy.
Her cool expression was tinged with a blush from her momentary anger. Her jet-black short hair was slightly messy on either side, and her cute little face looked at him with a hint of indignation.
Black always suited the girl’s temperament. The light, pure black swimsuit perfectly hugged her fair skin, accentuating her not-so-ample bosom, while her soft, slender waist seemed like it could be held in one hand, creating a captivating contrast with the dimensions on either side.
The slender curve abruptly widened downwards, and the unique physiological structure of a woman completed the final piece of this perfect picture. Even the curves of the skinny girl’s body were outlined by the curve of her hips, accentuating her long, fair legs and inexplicably igniting a spark of warmth in one’s heart.
“Wh-what are you looking at?!”
The cold tone suddenly shifted slightly. Even Kazumi noticed the unusual heat in the boy’s eyes and awkwardly covered her body with her arm, trying to shield herself from his dangerously intense gaze. She stammered.
“Looking at you, Kazumi. Your swimsuit is very pretty!”
The boy, interrupted by the girl’s voice, realized that his staring seemed impolite. He suppressed the heat in his heart and smiled at his girlfriend, replying.
“You don’t say?! “Weren’t you… looking at Mai Shinomiyai so intently before? Why are you looking at me now?!”
The boy’s direct words made the blush on the girl’s face deepen. She turned her head away, afraid to meet his eyes, but her lips pouted slightly as she haughtily expressed her dissatisfaction.
[So Kazumi… she’s jealous.]
Sato Shinichi would be a fool if he couldn’t figure out why his girlfriend was upset at this point. A hint of amusement appeared on his face. So this was the reason his little girlfriend was unhappy.
He grabbed the girl’s wrist and gently pulled her a few steps closer. His clear blue eyes looked at the jealous little cutie in front of him and said seriously.
“No, I’ve only ever wanted to look at you, Kazumi.”
“Mmph—”
The direct words made the momentarily stunned girl let out a strange gasp. However, the faint blush spreading from her face to her neck and her skinny body trembling uncontrollably, she stubbornly turned her head back and said.
“Hmph, you were clearly staring at Mai Shinomiyai before!! Don’t think I didn’t see it. You even lingered on her legs for a couple more glances!”
The girl’s response left Sato Shinichi speechless for a moment. From his perspective, Miss Shinomiyai, the Onmyoji, did have an explosive figure. Although her measurements weren’t exactly lewd, the overall impression she gave was comfortable, much like her demeanor.
Coupled with a pair of perfectly long, slender legs enhanced by her tall stature, even a saint would find it hard not to steal a second glance.
What’s more, he already had a girlfriend, so after the first glance, he instinctively looked away, fearing that Kazumi might notice. But it seemed he was still caught…
“No, Shinomiyai-san called my name, so I had to look at her. Then, then I immediately looked away. I didn’t look at her any further!”
Even Sato Shinichi, who had zero emotional intelligence, knew that he couldn’t tell the truth at this point. He quickly held his girlfriend’s hand and explained.
“Hmph hmph.”
The girl let out a low grunt of unknown meaning and let him pull her closer. In reality, for Kazumi at this moment, rather than the content of his explanation, she wanted the act of him constantly explaining because he cared about her.
Seeing his flustered explanation and embarrassed expression, a smile naturally appeared on the girl’s face. She reached out and pushed the boy, who inexplicably wanted to pull her into his arms, away and said annoyedly.
“Alright, alright, I’m not angry anymore. Let’s go.”
In fact, for Kazumi, the real jealousy was only a tiny bit. Mostly, she didn’t want to see her “pet dog” show such strange expressions towards others, especially toward other women who were superior to her in every aspect.
Even though she was representing the female perspective at the moment, she had to empathize and admit that a woman’s jealousy was truly terrifying.
“Okay! Let’s go find the other classmates.”
Seeing the angry expression on his girlfriend’s face replaced by a smile, the boy also beamed. He naturally took his girlfriend’s small hand and led her towards the other end of the beach.
The girl, whose small hand was being held, had a strange glint in her eyes. Her slightly red face seemed to recall something, and her tense body instantly relaxed, allowing the boy to lead her away.
