My plans for summer vacation?
Obviously, I'm going to be busy with my club.
Of course. I wondered if you'd like to go to the beach with me—
I'll go!
I can't believe there's a Pikabug here!
Hey, if you're going to get up on your seat, take your shoes off!
I'm going out with Onee-sama!
Let's play together a lot today, Akua-chan!
Love Tyrant
Go to the Beach With Me? x It's Not a Matter of Knowing or Not
A glaringly bright sky!
Dazzling swimsuits!
And the shining blue sea!
It's a great day to be outside, isn't it?
You're killing the mood!
I hate hot places, and besides,
water and sand are bad for my gaming system.
Damn typical indoors-y types...
Seiji-kun!
Thanks for waiting!
Wh-What do you think of my swimsuit?
Wh-What do I think?
I-It's amazing.
Really? I'm so glad!
Don't stare at Onee-sama's swimsuit with such a lewd expression, pervert!
Why not, Yuzu? I brought this swimsuit so he'd stare at me.
Onee-sama! But, but...
Ah, um...
Your suit is cute too, Yuzu-chan.
Pervert!
I bet you say that to all girls in swimsuits!
Let's go home, Onee-sama!
Akua-chan!
I heard from Seiji-kun that you like to swim.
Shall we swim together?
No, thanks. I'll swim by myself.
Hey, Akua...
Jeez! And Akane-san was the one who said we should invite her...
No, don't worry about it!
Akua-chan is my future sister, after all.
I won't give up. We will become friends! You'll see!
No, wait, Akane-sa—
Take that!
We totally look like lovers right now, don't we?
I'm glad for that.
Yuzu-chan, could it be that you don't like the ocean?
Yes, the truth is that I can't swi—
It's not that deep. As long as you have your tube, you'll be fine.
Th-The ocean doesn't... bother me... at all...
Akua-chan!
Over here, over here!
Gofumi, your skin is so springy...
I can't even!
She's not even playing in the ocean.
I'm gonna go get some food. Want anything?
Shaved ice and grilled squid and boarfish and corn and scallop skewers and yakisoba!
Also, a hot dog and a baked sweet potato would be great!
Yeah, yeah, I'll get them for you.
Food isn't cheap at places like this, but it always tastes better!
Excuse me!
Could you please return our ball?
BL is great, but yuri is nice, too!
Sure!
Here you go!
Ooh! Hole-in-one!
The original "right on the ripes"!
If you want a fight, you've got it.
Owie...
Jeez, you just can't take a joke.
Fine, I guess I'll play with you.
Ta-da! School swimsuit!
Guri
It sounds pretty lively over there.
Thank you for waiting!
Ah, yes!
That voice...
Here's the shaved ice you ordered, with lots of condensed milk!
Sh-Sh-Sh-Shikimi-san!
I'm sorry about the other day.
Ah-ah-ah. You mustn't move!
That was a great sound! It really turned me on!
I'm going to steal Akane-tan and Yuzu-chin's precious Seiji-kyun.
But the wound I gave you really has disappeared!
Let go of—
Hey, can I stab your heart next?
Huh?
Just a little bit? Just with the tip!
No way!
Then...
Wai—
I'll thank you with my body,
Seiji-kyun!
A... A woman shouldn't offer her body to a man so easily.
What a turn-off.
You've got too much pride for a virgin, Seiji-kyun.
I wonder why Akane-tan likes a guy as boring as you.
Akane-tan's so much less fun than she used to be.
Than she used to be?
Akane-tan used to never get angry or laugh as a child.
She was especially cute when she would stab people with that cold look in her eyes!
Then again, that's how her mother raised her.
Akane-san's mother?
Do you want to know about our family?
Weak!
I'll crush you!
Th-That's dangerous, you two!
I can't believe that brute of a woman.
It's nice to meet you!
I'm Seiji-kun's future wife, Hiyama Akane!
How ridiculous.
My brother has awful taste.
What was that?!
Is something there?
No! What is it?!
Akua!
Is what his eyes say
It's okay now.
Hold on tight, Akua-chan.
A-Akua-san! Wh-What happened to your suit?
What on earth attacked you?
Akua!
Is what his eyes say
Oh, it's the penguin from before!
I-It's Stolas!
Now, let us enjoy our long-overdue reunion.
Is what his eyes say
Don't think for a second
that I'm going to let some dumb bird lay a hand on my future sister.
Please don't forget about your real sister, too.
Oh, you have some guts.
I'll make you regret those words.
Is what his eyes say
Yuzu-chin's Kichougasaki family are the shields...
while Akane-tan's Hiyama family are the spears.
By the way, I'm from a branch family, so I do things for the main family.
Shields and spears?
So does that mean Akane-san and Yuzu-chan's families are rivals?
Something like that!
So, Akane-tan's family and Yuzu-chin's family,
or rather, their mothers, are on really bad terms.
And their fathers—
Shikimi-san, that's enough.
Huh?
I'm sure it would hurt them if they found out I heard all this without their knowledge.
So if they want to tell me themselves one day, I'll listen.
You sure?
Well, I guess later is fine, too.
But it might all be over by then.
I really want to play with Akane-tan. That's why I want her to get stronger.
Otherwise, that family is going to destroy her.
Onee-sama!
Akane... Our Akane is being attacked!
I thought you might put up a bit of a fight,
but you're just a pathetic female!
Is what his eyes say
You're nothing but a birdbrain if you think you've beaten me
because of these little scratches.
What was that?
Is what his eyes say
If only Seiji were here!
I can't believe Akane is talking with a penguin as if that were normal!
That's enough! Run away!
Please stop, Onee-sama!
Don't worry, Akua-chan. I'll protect you.
What does a weakling like you hope to protect?
Is what his eyes say
You seem to have gotten weaker, Akane-tan.
Playtime is over.
I'm going to rendezvous with Akua now.
This will be the end!
Everyone around me...
keeps saying, "You're weak, you're weak." Just shut up!
D-Damn you!
Little monkey!
Right!
I'll teach you how to fly, bird.
Fly! Fly on, birdie!
You're amazing, Onee-sama!
That goodness that creep is gone. Right, Akua-chan?
That's my Onee-sama!
What are they all doing together? What's the commotion?
Stolas attacked Akua again?
Where on earth did you wander off to at a time like that?
You weren't off picking up girls, were you?
No, not at all!
M-More importantly, Akua, have you properly thanked Akane-san yet?
It's fine, Seiji-kun.
More importantly, tell me about you picking up girls.
Like I said, I was...
Akua-chan?
My brother likes strong girls.
So I guess you've got that going for you, don't you?
Thank you, Akua-chan!
When you think of summer...
Yes, it means tests of courage!
Yet you hated the beach...
I don't get your standards.
Is it okay for you guys to be out this late, Akane-san and Yuzu-chan?
I'll go anywhere you go, Seiji-kun.
I'll go anywhere Onee-sama goes!
Is that so?
But the school should be locked at this hour—
Okay, let's go!
Why is it open?!
It was opened for us!
By who?!
Thank you in advance for tonight.
Yes! Leave it to me!
The truth is, I want to make these two a couple tonight.
We heard that Guri-san and her friends act as mediators for couples.
We were hoping to partake of those services, as well.
Right...
And so, in order to get you all involved as well,
I presented you with this opportunity!
Then it really doesn't have to be a test of courage...
Let's go!
The goal is to get to the roof!
Hey!
Normally, she'd just go around making couples of whoever she wanted.
Am I imagining things?
There's just something about the school at night, isn't there?
Like some ripped boys from the rugby team are gonna show up and scrum naked!
That would scare me more than ghosts showing up!
Also, doesn't moving around in a big group like this miss the point of a test of courage?
No, greater numbers are better in this case.
So it won't matter if someone gets snatched away.
How nice.
Look, they've been holding hands the entire time.
They're already a perfect couple.
We really like each other.
So much that we'd be lost without one another.
But the people around us won't accept our relationship,
and they keep telling us to break up.
How awful! You look so good together!
Is it here?
That's why we're hoping if we show everyone our love, they'll understand.
Is it there?
Where is it?!
Good luck! I'll be rooting for you!
Yuzu-chan?
If you're scared, you can wait outside.
What?! I-I-I-I'm not scared! H-How rude!
A-As long as Onee-sama is there,
I'll be just fine anywhere, even if it's on fire, underwater, or haunted!
Yuzu-chan?
There's nothing there.
Maybe you were just mistaken?
Ghost buster!
Are there suddenly more of us?
You too, Guri? What are you...
There's a scary tune coming from the music room, but no one's there!
Is this all just random?!
No principles at all!
Am I pretty?
Pomade, pomade, pomade!
What era were you two born in?
It's never-ending!
Photo op!
I'm Ch—
Sewing Room
Have we lost them for now?
Man, this is a blast!
Tests of courage are really fun, aren't they, Seiji-kun?
You're not scared, Akane-san?
That's Onee-sama for you.
I just have to cling to my boyfriend when I get scared!
Uh, our ideas of fun are different...
Guri!
Onee-sama!
Th-They're so soft!
What are you doing, little monkey?
When I woke up, I was on top of you.
We seem to have been sent to the roof.
It won't open.
It's fine!
This is the goal. If we just wait a bit, Seiji-san and the others will open it.
Little monkey, since this is a good chance, I want to ask you something.
Do you really love Seiji-kun?
I... do.
By that, you mean "probably," right?
You've saved me, even though I'm your rival.
You constantly keep Seiji-kun at your mercy.
If you just want to prolong this friendship game,
then stay away from Seiji-kun. You're being a nuisance.
Um...
Aino-san, let's go.
Everything will be over once we reach the roof.
R-Right.
Yuzu-chan, are you all right?
I-I'm fine!
I just tripped a little, that's all.
You're trying so hard, even though you're scared.
I'm sure Akane-san and Guri are fine, so just relax until we get to the roof.
D-Don't make fun of me!
This is nothing at all!
Th-There's no other choice, so I'll let you carry me until we meet up with Onee-sama.
Sure, sure.
You're a couple that gets along well too, I see.
N-Not at all! We're not close in the slightest!
I would never fall for this womanizer! Besides, he has Onee-sama!
Anyway, the ghosts haven't been showing up at all.
It's all thanks to you guys.
Especially Guri-san and Akane-san, who seem to have distracted them.
Who are you two?
The answer is beyond this door.
Seiji-kun, I've been waiting for you!
You guys are late.
Wh-What are you doing?
Well, they tried to attack us, but we defeated them.
I never knew ghosts were so weak.
Not only are they not afraid of us, but they have no qualms about violence!
I just wanted to scare them a little bit!
Goal!
Thank you very much, everyone.
Now we can finally rest in peace.
What?!
We won't allow this!
Passing on all lovey-dovey isn't fair!
Stay bound here a little longer!
You didn't notice? Those two were spirits.
What?!
We met and started dating here, but the others wouldn't accept us.
They promised us that if we made it to the roof, they would let us pass on.
Huh? You gloomy jerks.
So now, I'm going to turn them into a couple. Is that okay?
I don't see why not.
I thought this was strange.
So we've been working with ghosts this whole time?
Now you two will be a couple forever!
Thank you so much, everyone!
We'll be happy in Heaven!
Be happy!
Man, what a bummer.
Beat it, normies!
Please look, Seiji-sa—
Let's aim to be a couple together in Heaven too, okay?
S-Sure...
Then I'll be with Seiji-kun forever!
Um...
What is love, exactly?
Is enjoying being together not enough?
I can't believe someone who doesn't even understand that much is my rival.
It's not a matter of knowing or not.
Being in love means that, whether you're happy or sad...
this part of you aches.
By the way, why is Yuzu on your back, Seiji-kun?
Are you a homewrecker? Were you cheating?
Th-This is, you see...
N-No, Akane-san!
Be sure and explain it clearly, Seiji-kun.
If you don't, I'll just stab you more.
Seiji-kun!
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Yay! It's a festival!
G-Guri's with a guy we don't know!
Now we can always be together, Seiji-kun.
Always...
Smack
I'm stripping Seiji-san!!
End Card Illustration: Yagami Yu
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