Consciousness rises up from within a haze of slumber. As I slowly open my eyes, the first thing that greets me is Shiro-san’s face, peering into mine with what seems to be a faintly amused expression, and behind her, a vast stretch of clear blue sky…… Wait. A clear blue sky? That’s not right, is it?
[Good morning, Kaito-san. Well, it might be wrong to say "good morning" in this case……]
[Eh? What are you talking about? I mean……]
Tilting her head in curiosity, Shiro-san prompts me to sit up and look around…… The glaring sun shines down, an endless ocean view spreads before me, and a beautiful white sandy beach surrounds us…… Hold on. My brain isn’t processing this reality just yet.
N- No, I’m sure I fell asleep on the couch in the break room…… So why the heck am I waking up on a beach!? In a swimsuit, at that!? I mean, sure, if it’s Shiro-san, she could easily move me and change my clothes while I’m asleep, but still…… this is beyond unexpected, even for a birthday party surprise! Who es to the beach in the middle of one!?
[S- Shiro-san, where…… is this place?]
[The beach.]
[Well, yes, I can see that…… but which beach?]
[Who knows?]
[Ehhhh…… W- Why are you tilting your head…… Shiro-san, you moved me while I was sleeping, didn’t you?]
Her response of "Who knows?" to the question of which beach we were at is far too unnatural…… Or at least, it would be if it were anyone but Shiro-san. She’s not the kind to lie. Which means…… if she answers my "Where are we?" with that, then she must really not know.
[No, Kaito-san hasn’t been moved anywhere.]
[U- Uh? What do you mean by that……?]
[To be precise, Kaito-san is still sleeping. This is a dream. I just set the location to the seaside for now, so there’s no actual geographic answer to give. If I had to say, we’re simply inside your dream.]
[……Eh? Ohhh, that’s what you meant earlier…… when you said saying "good morning" might be wrong……]
[Yes. Factually speaking, you're still asleep, so saying "good morning" is incorrect, but I couldn’t think of a more fitting greeting, so I went with it.]
Now it all makes sense. That odd turn of phrase from earlier, the strange setting, it all checks out.
In other words, this is the same scenario where Makina-san sometimes builds a virtual space inside a dream and pulls someone's consciousness into it.
[Exactly. It wasn’t for any particular reason, but since the Earth God had done it before, I thought this was a rare chance to try it out myself since Kaito-san happened to be sleeping nearby.]
[I see, that does make sense…… But why the beach?]
[Excellent question. Having a conversation inside a dream was a spur-of-the-moment idea, but once I thought about it more, I concluded this was actually the optimal choice. In this state, I can let Kaito-san’s body rest while we get to flirt as much as we want, so I made it the beach.]
……Shiro-san really went for something outrageous this time…… Though, I guess while physical fatigue might be eased, it feels like mental exhaustion wouldn’t be helped much by this…… But then again, I wasn’t planning to sleep originally, I was just taking a break. If I think of it like that…… maybe it’s fine?
[It is fine. Kaito-san gets to relax and recharge while feeling refreshed, happy. And I get to flirt with Kaito-san to my heart’s content, also happy. A win-win system with zero downsides.]
[I- I see?]
Well, it’s definitely refreshing, no doubt about that. As I think this, I glance toward Shiro-san. She’s also wearing a swimsuit, a different one from when we went to the beach before.
A simple dark gray bikini paired with a loose, see-through top. As always, her visual power is just absurdly high, no matter what she wears, she’s an unparalleled beauty.
[Shiro-san, your swimsuit has a different vibe from the last one. That pareo looked great on you before, but the current bination of the sheer top and bikini is really mature and elegant, very lovely.]
[Thank you very much. You can pliment me more if you’d like. It makes me happy.]
As she gave her usual response, behind Shiro-san, the sand rose up and formed the word DOYA, spelled out in sand letters.
[……Still, it’s hard to believe this is a dream. The sensations feel so real. Can we actually swim in the ocean here too?]
[No problem at all. Since we’re here, let’s enjoy the beach together.]
[Yeah, sounds good. This seems like it’ll be a great change of pace. Let’s go……]
Well, I’m already here on the beach anyway. No point fighting it now. I decided to enjoy the situation for what it was, and headed toward the ocean with Shiro-san.
Serious-senpai : [They started a beach date in the middle of a birthday party break!? Does this God have no sense of restraint!?]
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