Naazra Beach.
Zach is the type of guy who is always prepared for most situations, now that the swimming competition failed due to blatant cheating done by the participants, Zach had no choice but to switch to another topic.
A sudden idea came up in his mind and he said in a loud voice:
"Guys, let's play volleyball instead! But no cheating this time okay!" (Zach)
Zach literally brought out two iron poles from his space ring and he set them up on the beach, then he brought out the net and tied it to the poles. (Friendly warning- don't try this at home...)
He prepared the whole playground in just a few seconds. (He seems to have done this same thing many times before when he visited the beach in his younger days...)
"Yosh~ now we can play! Good thing I had the materials just in case..." (Zach)
While Zach wiped the sweat from his forehead and smiled at the volleyball court he created, everyone else was too shocked to say anything.
'Who the f*ck even carries iron poles in their space ring!?' (Liam)
Zach then brought out the ball and passed it to Link and said with a smile.
"Okay, I and Rio will be on the same team, you two go to the other side..." (Zach)
'Hehe, Rio seems to be the only mature and calm guy among them, I will have him on my team...' (Zach)
While Zach was conspiring in his mind on how to beat these juniors, Link and Liam nodded at each other and walked over to the other side of the net.
They both seem to have a mutual understanding between them, and with just a glance they already knew what to do.
After a few seconds, everyone took their positions.
"Here I go Senpai, the first one is for you!" (Link)
Link threw the ball into the sky and lightly jumped in the sky.
All of a sudden, his face turned serious, all the relaxed muscles of his body tensed up and Link punched the ball.
[Dragon arts: Spiral rush!]
Link twisted his punch in mid-attack and caused the ball to spin at insane speed.
The ball was shot like a cannonball and before Zach could even react, it directly hit him in the face.
*Bam!*
Zach directly fainted and fell to the ground due to the impact of that attack.
"GOAL!!" (Link)
"YAAAAHHHH!!!" (Liam)
Rio glanced at the two and shook his head in helplessness.
'These guys...' (Rio)
Rio had no choice but to carry Zach back.
He placed the unconscious Zach near the chairs. Riya had to heal him later.
(The girls are sunbathing while lying on the beach chairs that Zach brought with him...)
...
"Hehe, you are next Rio! Get ready! I will make you faint with the next shot!" (Link)
Rio shook his head and grabbed the ball in his hand.
"If you can catch it first, of course...." (Rio)
[Concentration!]
[Body Strengthening!]
Rio took a throwing stance and raised the ball over his shoulder. (Bruh, none of them are following proper rules... is this even volleyball anymore?)
'Here we go!' (Rio)
Rio threw the ball at such a fast speed that even Link and Liam were not able to see it coming.
The ball made a curve in the air, first, it hit Link and then it hit Liam. After that, it bounced back to Rio like a boomerang.
Without wasting any time Rio threw it again.
'Continuous barrage...' (Rio)
"Hey! Stop stop! That cheating- mbfh!" (Link)
"Ow! Stop! It hurts!" (Liam)
In just three seconds Rio threw that ball at them both about a hundred times before that ball finally burst apart and couldn't sustain so much pressure.
Link and Liam both fell to the ground. Both of them had more than a few swellings all over their body. (Rio didn't give them the chance to even breathe and hit them continuously...)
"I win..." (Rio)
*Smack*
Lia smacked Rio on the head slightly.
"What are you doing, you are increasing Riya's workload, It's supposed to be a holiday today..." (Lia)
Rio tilted his head and then he whispered in Lia's ears.
"If you give me a Kiss, I might stop, hehe~" (Rio)
Lia was surprised by that sudden voice, she wanted to smack him again but Rio ran away.
"Hmph! Perv!" (Lia)
(Later Riya had to heal all three of them... Link always increases her workload...)
...
After a while, all the boys were forced to sit on the chair and behave properly, while the girls went to play volleyball. (Zach's space ring had a spare volleyball in it...)
Lia and others properly followed the rules, none of them used mana to cheat and all of them played fair and square.
Ellie jumped a bit and hit the ball with a graceful posture. She glanced at Liam and gave a flying kiss to tease him on purpose.
A wide grin appeared on Liam's face as he smirked at the other guys, as if he wanted to say 'See my girl even gave me a flying kiss, what about you?'
Black lines appeared on the other guy's face after seeing that smirk.
Blood veins appeared on Zach's face when he got up and saw Liam having lovey-dovey moments.
Zach brought out shovels from his space ring and handed them over to Link and Rio.
All three of them nodded at each other.
"Bury him!" (Zach)
Liam panicked at this sudden change of events, but before he could run away. He was tied up by rope and the three of them buried him in the beach's sand.
Only his head was hanging out, the rest of his body got buried in the sand.
"Hey! What the heck are you doing!" (Liam)
Hearing Liam's complaint, Link replied:
"You look better this way, now stay there! Hehe" (Link)
"tch!" (Liam)
Some passerby kids got so scared that they ran away while crying when they saw those three guys burying Liam in the sand.
Whenever Liam tried to get out the three of them buried him again and again, eventually he gave up and stayed there for the rest of the time. (Ellie dug him out later…)
Time flew by just like that.
After messing around for a few more hours, all of them got tired and decided to have some snacks.
*Rock, Paper, scissors*
"Okay, it's decided then! Lia will be the one to go and buy snacks for everyone!" (Riya)
The match was played between the four girls and whoever lost would have to go and buy snacks for everyone, and it turned out Lia was quite weak when it came to this game.
Surprisingly, Riya was the one who won the game. (She has trained in this game because she had to defeat her sister in this game to win extra candies for herself…)
Ignoring the 'booing' sounds of everyone, Rio stretched out his hand and said:
"How about I go with you?" (Rio)
"O-okay…" (Lia)
With a slight blush on her face, Lia held Rio's hand without hesitation.
She used to panic over even the smallest things, but now she has matured so much that she could proudly hold Rio's hand even in front of others. (She is still a Tsundere, but a mature one now…)
Ignoring the grinning faces of everyone looking at them, the two of them walked towards the nearby stalls, while holding each other's hand tightly.
…
"It's quite rare for you to not panic in front of others, you have matured so much, my honey…" (Rio) (He is purposely saying this to tease her..)
"Hmph, that not it, I-I just… uh…" (Lia)
"You just?" (Rio)
"Hmph, forget it! I am not telling you! It's a secret!" (Lia)
"Heh, so you have learned how to keep secrets from me now…" (Rio)
With his free hand, Rio pushed her hair aside and gave her a slight kiss on the forehead, then he whispered.
"I will wait for the day when you will tell me all those secrets yourselves then~" (Rio)
Lia's whole face turned as red as a tomato from this sudden mental attack.
She pouted her cheeks and said:
"I am not telling you!" (Lia)
Although she looked determined, she was feeling even more embarrassed in her mind.
'I can't tell him that I want to show off in front of everyone that, you are mine and mine alone… what am I even thinking... sigh~' (Lia)
While Lia was feeling troubled in her head, Rio just smiled at her slightly.
'I feel like I will remember this day for a long time to come, I should cherish this moment…' (Rio)
They both glanced at each other and smiled.
Both of them surprisingly had the same thoughts in their mind at that moment.
'After all…' (Rio)
'After all…' (Lia)
'I will love you forever and ever' (Both of them thought the same at the same time…)
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Author's Notes.
Yo! It's your beloved author here! Ugh! I got so much diabetes while writing the last line of this chapter…
Question of the day.
If given a chance which team will you join?
1.Link and Liam's team (They both will roast you for being weak…)
2.Rio and Zach's team (Zach will prepare the chairs and Rio will prepare the tea for you…)
3.Lia and Ellie's team. (You will be ignored by them both… but at least you will get to see the jiggle physics up close…)
4.Riya and Riko's team. (You will be offered ultra-rare candies to eat…)
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