{Author’s Words}

  It has been a long time, so I’ll put the previous arc’s synopsis.

  ~ ~ Synopsis ~ ~

  Symphonia, Archlesia and Hydra are three countries competing for supremacy in the Human Realm. An otherworlder living in Symphonia, Miyama Kaito, was visiting the beach of Hydra Kingdom with his lovers.

  However, due to a conspiracy by Shallow Vernal, the God of the world, she had exploited a momentary negligence and Kaito was dragged far into the depths of the ocean.

  When Kaito tried to return to his other lovers, Shallow Vernal offered her a “condition”.

  What is Shallow Vernal’s purpose? Will Kaito be able to return to land safely…… Under the hot summer, the battle under the cold deep sea begins!

  ~ ~ Synopsis End ~ ~

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  I was supposed to be on the beach swimming, but suddenly I was taken to the bottom of the ocean, and the main culprit who brought me here told me that there was a condition that I had to meet in order to get back.

  This alone feels like the start of a panicking hostage story, but the main culprit is my lover and her demand is a hug.

  Putting these thoughts out of my mind, I look at Shiro-san waiting with her arms outstretched. She was as expressionless as usual, but I can tell that she’s excited. Almost salivating at the sight of her cuteness, I slowly approached her.

  How should I say this…… It’s not often that I get demanded to give a hug like this, so I was strangely nervous.

  I mean, looking at her from the front again, Shiro-san’s appearance truly was cheating. Even just the sight of her in her swimsuit with her arms outstretched lightly has a certain mystical beauty to it.

  When I first met her, the mystical aspect of her beauty was so strong that I somehow felt like she was straight out of fantasy…… Now that she has changed so much mentally, I feel that Shiro-san is beautiful and lovely, and a dazzling charm that draws people in.

  She was about the same height as me, and I could see her beautiful golden eyes clearly when we faced each other head-on like this.

  Admiring her eyes and her clear white skin, I put my hands around Shiro-san’s back. I wonder if it’s because her basic abilities are so powerful? When I touch her like this, I get the strong impression that she’s gorgeous.

  My fingers that touched her sank slightly into her soft skin. The feeling of touching her feels so comfortable that once I touch her body, I find it difficult to let go.

  At that moment, I felt those soft springy stuff on my chest…… It is truly the body of a God. If someone were to tell me that her whole body is supreme, I would wholeheartedly nod my head.

  Just like that, I gently pull Shiro-san’s body closer, and she leans into me without resistance. Since we were both wearing swimsuits, I could feel her body heat even more than before.

  No, perhaps, I’m just nervous and my senses have heightened. In fact, I can’t say I’m very calm when I’m restlessly thinking about things like this.

  The fact that we were doing this in the quiet depths of the ocean, in our swimsuits, with a strong awareness that I’m hugging her within my mind, may have made me more nervous than I thought.

  As such thoughts rolled around my mind…… This was stopped when Shiro-san slightly pulled away and looked towards me.

  Even though she is now more expressive than before, Shiro-san is still expressionless by default, but at first glance, I could tell that she’s happy and smiling. It’s no wonder I couldn’t help but be mesmerized by her.

  It felt as if time had stopped…… Her deep, beautiful golden eyes soundlessly lured me in. Before I noticed it, as if it was natural, my face moved closer to Shiro-san’s…… In the middle of this, “I caught a flustered Lilia-san looking at us out of the corner of my eye with a blushing red face”, which made me calm down.

  [……Yes. This much should be alright, right?]

  [Mnghh…… We were on the verge of greatness. We were this close. What a shame. However, it is true that my request was a hug, and that has been accomplished. It can’t be helped. Let’s save the rest for another time.]

  [That would be great.]

  No, it’s not that I don’t like the idea of kissing Shiro-san…… but I was still too shy to do it in front of others.

  Well, it’s just as Shiro-san said, let’s just leave the rest for another time…… when it’s just the two of us……


  [I’ll be looking forward to it then.]

  [Ahh, oops……]

  [I’m very happy to hear that Kaito-san wants to flirt with me too.]

  [……Guh.]

  I got careless. I had inadvertently forgotten that my mind is constantly being read by this God. Shiro-san, who read my mind, just happily smiled at me.

  What the heck is with this shame play…… Well, what’s troublesome is that I can’t even deny it. I’m a man after all, so if I’m asked if I want to flirt with my cute girlfriend, of course I want to.

  As I was thinking about this, Shiro-san looked very satisfied. I’m not sure if it’s just my imagination or not, but I think I’m even seeing a three-dimensional “Pleased” floating behind her.

  [……What is that? Is that a floating word?]

  It seems that it wasn’t my imagination, as it was just Shiro-san’s usual three-dimensional word, and seeing that made Lilia-san exclaim in confusion.

  Anyhow, I’ve successfully fulfilled Shiro-san’s request, and now, we can go back to where we were before.

  [Well then, next is Lilia’s turn.]

  [ [ ……Eh? ] ]

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