Summer, truly wonderful!
Whether it’s students or the men on the beach, they’re probably the ones creating beautiful scenes and beautiful memories for others. Unfortunately, Yin Lin wasn’t among either group. Now she had become…
Still, she didn’t need to be too embarrassed, because the normally bustling summer beach was completely empty.
It wasn’t because of the Haircut Incident half a month ago that the place had become quiet, but rather because a sign had been erected at the road entrance to this most beautiful beach.
Jin Luan had rented the whole place out. She’d indulged herself this once.
Today’s beach belonged only to the Magical Girls.
Huan Hong skipped any preamble and charged straight toward the not-exactly-clean waves, plunging headfirst into the sea to start splashing around.
She was delighted, even if the Seawater quality was poor, nothing like the azure ocean described in books.
Before embracing the Seawater, she’d been nervous and uncomfortable. But the moment the gentle Seawater enveloped her entire body, all worries and doubts were cast aside.
Perhaps that sensation of being wrapped and buoyed by the Seawater reminded her of a time before she was born, memories that never existed.
The Artificial Beach already had Sunshades and beach chairs set up.
Jin Luan, wearing a one-piece Swimsuit, carried some items in her hands as she and Yin Lin walked stiffly across the sand. Both of them looked extremely uncomfortable, heading toward the beach chairs.
Yin Lin’s left hand rested on her abdomen, covering her belly button, while her right hand held her Wand while also shielding her crotch. Still, she felt deeply embarrassed, like walking around outside in nothing but underwear, practically naked.
The Swimsuit she wore wasn’t the most revealing, sitting somewhere between skimpy and modest. Her old habit from being male meant she didn’t care about having her chest exposed, so subconsciously she didn’t shield it, instead guarding below, afraid something might bulge.
Even though she remembered females didn’t bulge, she still couldn’t help covering up.
Because Jin Luan’s gaze was strange. As she walked, she kept glancing over, as if there was something wrong with Yin Lin.
So Yin Lin kept shielding the spots that made her uncomfortable.
She was just a little regretful now. She should have researched women’s seaside swimming guides earlier.
At this moment, Yin Lin had no idea what she could or couldn’t do. She looked utterly clueless and stiff, barely able to form words.
About 10% of that behavior was an act, but 90% was a genuine reaction.
When hanging out with Huang Yijun and Qian Dehao, even wearing a modesty cloth in a sauna, they’d hug and joke around.
Even if they went to the Bathroom together, they’d help each other out.
Since becoming a Magical Girl, Yin Lin couldn’t be bold anymore. There was always a barrier between her and Jin Luan and Huan Hong, and she couldn’t play openly.
“You… want to go play in the water?”
Jin Luan broke the silence first.
“No, I’ll go sit for a while.”
Yin Lin refused and walked over to the Sunshade to sit on a beach chair.
Lying on this thing wasn’t particularly comfortable, mainly because her skin was too delicate.
When the rough material of the beach chair brushed against a young girl’s tender skin, the sensitivity was far greater than when she had rough male skin.
Even under a bridge, a man could lie down anywhere. Even bumping his head on the ground was uncomfortable, but Yin Lin couldn’t manage that. If she lay down in those places, even a tiny pebble would make her clearly uncomfortable, requiring immense endurance to stay lying down.
Song Wuli could normally sleep on the floor at the Company or nap on guardrails at the Park, but Yin Lin would now feel noticeably uncomfortable lying in those places.
When she lay down, she didn’t pay attention to her hair. It got pinned underneath, and a few strands were pulled out.
Jin Luan did notice that detail, but didn’t think much of it. Instead, she found it a bit endearing.
Yin Lin, meanwhile, was so startled her soul nearly shook loose, thinking she’d been suspected of being a burly man.
She carefully got up, gathered her silver hair to her chest, and used it as a blanket.
She snuck a glance at Jin Luan and saw her still staring this way.
She felt like she was being suspected.
After all, men didn’t have these kinds of little habits. When they lay down, they just flopped straight down, maybe even doing a jump, a 720-degree aerial twist before landing. They were completely carefree, without a single thing to worry about.
Just like Yin Lin had been moments ago.
Then she looked at how Jin Luan did it. She swept her hair from her shoulders to the front, gathered it in front of her chest, held it with her hand, and only then slowly lay down on the beach chair.
Clearly different from Yin Lin’s approach.
Huan Hong had actually seen their movements too but said nothing.
While soaking in the water, she looked back for a while, wanting to call them over to play.
She happened to catch Yin Lin lying down carelessly, and also saw Jin Luan lying down gracefully.
Huan Hong felt Yin Lin was full of vitality. That way of constantly doing silly things resembled a child.
Then she remembered what Jin Luan had done during the big battle half a month ago, supposedly killing quite a few people Underground. Huan Hong felt Jin Luan was too calm, appearing mature and worldly, having lost the vitality a young girl should have. She already seemed like an adult.
Thinking about that, Huan Hong shivered in the Seawater.
Suddenly, she saw the two people on the shore moving again, saying something.
Jin Luan: “Lin, is this your first time at the Seaside to see the ocean?”
…
Yin Lin thought for a moment.
“First time.”
She was lying. It wasn’t her first time.
Jin Luan continued naturally.
“Then let me apply it for you.”
Yin Lin: “What?”
Watching Jin Luan stand up and walk over, her hands rubbing something milky white.
“It’s the rule for Sunbathing at the beach. You have to apply oil. Didn’t you know?”
Jin Luan spoke as if stating an obvious fact.
Did that rule really exist? Song Wuli certainly had never heard of it. When he came to the beach before, he just played around freely, no rules.
“I’ll do it myself.”
Yin Lin quickly grabbed the Sunscreen from the table.
Jin Luan explained.
“No can do. Sunbathing has certain rules. Applying Sunscreen generally needs to be done by a companion. It symbolizes good fortune and happiness.”
Yin Lin felt something was off and countered.
“Then what if someone comes alone? That doesn’t make sense, right?”
Jin Luan: “So a person alone is neither fortunate nor happy.”
Could such a rule really exist? Somehow Jin Luan’s words sounded quite convincing.
In that moment of hesitation, a flushed-faced Jin Luan had already straddled Yin Lin’s legs.
The two stared at each other.
Yin Lin immediately covered herself below with both hands.
Jin Luan adjusted the beach chair’s knob, flattening it, then brushed aside the silver hair Yin Lin was using as a blanket, revealing her fair chest.
“I think… I should just do it myself.”
Yin Lin still felt uncomfortable.
“Then misfortune will befall you. You’ll incur the curse of the Sunbathing God.”
It felt like Jin Luan was scaring a child, yet it also felt like it might be real.
Seeing her hands coated in milky white liquid about to reach out, Yin Lin quickly stopped her.
“Wait, let me prepare myself mentally.”
Watching Jin Luan, whose face and ears were bright red, Yin Lin felt uneasy inside.
“I can’t wait even a second!”
Jin Luan made her move.
She grabbed Yin Lin’s soft, slender shoulders and started kneading them. Of course, Yin Lin reacted instinctively again. The moment someone touched her, her body had a strong reaction. She reached out to block, but Jin Luan grabbed her hands and pinned them above her head.
She tried to struggle up, but Jin Luan was sitting on her thighs, and she couldn’t get up. There was still some weight difference between them.
In the distance, Huan Hong had already submerged her mouth in the Seawater, blowing bubbles, with only half her head poking above the surface.
She stared blankly at the two people applying Sunscreen on the beach.