Maika!
How's the river?
Still a little cool, but it feels good!
GLOOM
BY THE WATERFRONT ET CETERA (FOR ADULTS)
Um...
Why aren't you having fun by the river?
It feels good.
Leave us alone. You shouldn't drag indoor people outdoors.
This is supposed to be an informal social gathering.
Why a river? It should've been karaoke!
Tough luck.
We did rock paper scissors, and a barbecue at the river was decided.
I don't mind coming to the river, but I just wanna stay still!
But...
That's fine.
I prepared this and that for us, too.
Something to play with?
We're the Indoor Kids
I love buying items in online games!
I want to conserve my energy until the event.
Come to think of it, it's almost Summer Comiket.
Um, if you'll be our group's cashier there, I'll give you a ticket.
For real? Definitely! I'm good with calculations anyway!
Really? That would be a big help!
Excuse me! Let's at least have a barbecue!
SUPER FLAMES CHARCOAL
Manager, you're used to doing that, huh?
I often used to barbecue in my yard when I was little.
How about you, Maika?
I grilled autumn salmon on our charcoal brazier.
Japanese barbecue!
We're ready!
All right, everyone, please get out the ingredients you brought!
BUTCHER HANAMARU
I've got the meat!
I brought vegetables.
I brought rice balls.
I got the drinks.
What about you, Sakuranomiya?
TUNA
Tuna?
Wow!
My parents gave it to me.
That's a rich family for you!
Can you cut and trim that, Manager?
As you might expect, I have no experience with tuna.
But Maika went through the trouble of bringing it here!
So I'll cook it!
Manager...
S-Sorry!
I have no experience handling tuna!
No, that's not it!
I forgot to give this to you!
I'm gonna keep grilling, so you guys have to keep eating.
- Yummy! - Yep, yep!
Barbecue is the best!
What happened to the people who hated being outside?
DIG DIG
I'll give you the best part of the tuna, Manager.
Wait, Mafuyu!
What?
I know you're an adult, but the impression you give...
STOP MINORS FROM DRINKING
ALCOHOL IS FOR PEOPLE 20 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER
That's a promise you'd better keep with your big sister here.
As always, it feels weird seeing her drink.
Huh?
You don't drink, Amano?
No.
I brought my own stock.
BOOM
You call that your own stock?
My deadline for sending merchandise to press is tomorrow, see?
HEH HEH
You could've said no to this little gathering.
DRINK ALCOHOL AFTER SENDING MATERIAL TO PRESS
STOP MINORS FROM DRINKING
I... promised...
These marshmallows are toasted perfectly.
Here you go!
Thank you!
Here's one for you, too, Kaho.
Thanks!
Hot!
Are you okay?
Be careful, they're hot!
My tongue...
Is it burned?
Manager?
If it were only a little hotter, we'd have been able to swim.
Too bad, huh?
Then why don't we go to the beach next time?
She may think I was being suggestive!
U-Um, of course I meant all of us together!
All of us at the beach...
But I just have my school swimsuit.
Manager, would you go with me to buy a swimsuit next time?
Me?
A swimsuit for Maika?
What are you doing?
Manager! Eyes on the road!
- Manager, wake up! - Mafuyu's sleeping!
What the hell are you doing?
SAKURANOMIYA
Oh, Maika...
Are you going out?
Yes.
I'm going shopping for a swimsuit with my manager today.
Is that right?
Then it's a date?
Y-You can't go empty-handed, Maika!
So she gave me a gift to give to you.
ROCK-HARD RICE CRACKERS
Hard! It's hard!
Japanese hard cookies.
This is it, Maika.
Well, shall we go in?
Yes!
Thank you for bringing me here, Manager.
No, not at all. This is nothing.
Let's pick the perfect swimsuit for you!
It looks like this could take all day.
There are so many different styles.
When I was in Italy, a lot of women wore daring swimsuits.
But maybe Maika should stick with a school swimsuit.
Have you found a good one?
There are so many that I can't make up my mind.
Then do you want to ask our coworkers for advice?
That's a good idea!
For Maika's swimsuit., what kind would be good?
STILE
Aki: If you're asking us, doesn't that make your presence pointless?
Very true.
Mafuyu: This.
I like this.
They're all such free spirits.
That's it!
I'll ask them what kind of swimsuits they have!
Sexual harassment... Sexual harassment! Is this sexual harassment?
Maybe I should've been the one to ask.
What's the point of asking me?
G-Good point.
Maika, how about something like this?
I like the design, but doesn't that expose a little too much?
Or is that normal these days?
Okay, I'll check online to see what's popular right now.
It shows less than that, so it's okay.
You're comparing two different things!
Well, I'll try it on.
Good.
How am I supposed to put on this cloth that comes with the suit?
Sorry for the wait!
Huh?
U-Um...
Miss...
So this is how it goes, huh?
The red polka dots are cute!
"Red" made me remember.
I get sunburned easily.
Well, if you have delicate skin, you get red quick, huh?
Yes. But it's really bad in my case.
I get red like an octopus!
An octopus?
Octopus...
Octopus!
In that case, we'll do sunburned octopus countermeasures!
First, this!
Also sunglasses! And a hoodie and long gloves and this and this!
H-How's that?
MORE AND MORE SUNBURN COUNTERMEASURES
Um, then there's no point to the swimsuit anymore, huh?
I've decided!
I'm getting this one!
That's a cute design!
Huh? Wait, isn't that a regular outfit?
Actually...
this comes with the swimsuit.
Manager!
Sir!
It's the sea!
We're lucky it's a clear day!
Yeah!
Why are you so cranky when we're outside just like last time?
And this stuff is really heavy!
There's a laptop, a tablet and a game console in there, so don't drop it.
It figures!
Maika!
Your swimsuit is cute, Maika! It really suits you!
Really?
The manager helped me pick it out.
I really like it, too!
I figured the manager would choose a school swimsuit for you.
Um, compliment me or diss me, could you stick with one?
What's wrong, Akizuki? You keep glancing around.
Oh, it's, how can I put it?
I've never seen a real girl wear a swimsuit in real life so close before.
I don't know where to look.
Jeez!
I'm sure you got an eyeful at the school's pool!
It's not the same thing!
Get away from me!
I'll do my best so Maika can have a good time!
There!
Over to you!
Miu!
- Go! - Hinata!
Leave it to me!
There!
I've been to the beach before, but this is my first time swimming.
Manager, are your feet still touching the bottom?
It's still shallow here.
But I think there's a drop-off nearby.
Maika, be careful—
GLUB GLUB
Maika!
Are you all right?
Let's go back to the shallows.
O-Okay.
MOE
I-Is this the traditional lucky copping a feel you get with Japanese moe animation?
Lucky Sukebe!
I never thought I'd be able to experience a staple of the genre like this!
But this is my chance.
Wouldn't going back to shore be wasting it?
With apologies to Maika, maybe we can hang out here a little longer.
Sorry! Let's go back right now!
All right!
Finished!
Sand feels nice and cool.
Bury me later!
Yeah, su—
BOING
I'm going! I'm going home! I wanna go home!
Wh-What's wrong?
Wh-What's with you?
Nothing.
Just looking at you gave me an idea for a bonus summer comic story.
Uh, what kind of story?
A man buried in the sand is molested by multiple tentacles from below,
and he's drowning in ecstasy, but hopelessly tries to hide it from those around him.
What the hell are you thinking when you look at somebody?
Well, recently I see a lot of ads online about stories with characters stuck in walls, so...
A situation where the character can't move is great because it feels so immoral.
I'm sorry!
For what?
Sorry for having you come with me to buy shaved ice.
Oh, don't worry about it.
Um, Kaho wants Blue Hawaii, lemon for Mafuyu,
condensed milk for Miu, and melon for Akizuki.
I'm surprised you remember all that!
Remembering orders is one of the basics of customer service.
I think I'll get green tea. How about you, Manager—
Is something wrong?
It seems I cut my foot on something.
An injury! Oh my god!
W-W-W-We need to get it washed and bandaged!
I-I-I can walk! I can walk by myself!
Wait here!
I'll buy bandages!
U-Um, Manager!
He left.
I feel bad for causing trouble after we came all this way to the beach.
S-So that's what it's like to be swept off your feet like a princess.
Shaved ice, shaved ice!
I hope it comes soon, shaved ice!
What is that song?
The shaved ice song!
I bought water, so first I'll wash out the wound.
Okay.
Manager, you kind of look bigger today.
You've helped me several times today, so you look bigger than usual.
I can't explain it well.
But it's like your presence...
Isn't that strange?
Since I see you all the time...
I-It sure is hot today, isn't it?
Y-Yeah, because it's summer.
Maika and the manager are late!
Maybe something happened?
Do I have a feeling that a beach side story is going on?
The innocent Maika gets burned one summer day, right?
- Signs of love! - Love in the sand!
We're back!
That's a bad burn.
The breeze feels good, doesn't it?
Did you have a good time today?
Yes!
BUSY WITH BANANAS AND STRAWBERRIES
Next time, "Busy with Bananas and Strawberries."