After saying that, she turned around and ran toward Tamaki Shintaro and Tsukinoki Koto, who were in the middle of a "water gun war," without looking back.
With Shioyaki Lemon's departure, only Imaizumi Keita and Yanami Anna were left in the shallow area.
The sea breeze blew past, fluttering the damp strands of hair on Yanami's forehead.
She stood there blankly, and it took several seconds before she finally found her emotions again.
She lowered her head, looked at the beach ball in her hands, and then looked up at the man standing not far away with a smile on his face.
Yanami Anna's cheeks puffed out in dissatisfaction, and she forcefully threw the beach ball toward Imaizumi Keita.
"Hey! Imaizumi!"
Her voice carried obvious complaint and a hint of grievance that she hadn't even noticed herself.
"It's all your fault! Why did you suddenly pass the ball to me!"
Imaizumi Keita easily caught the incoming ball. Seeing her huffy appearance, he only found it a bit amusing.
"I just wanted you to join in and play together."
"Who wants to play with you!"
Yanami Anna retorted stubbornly, but the topic quickly shifted to what she really cared about. "By the way, you were standing so close to Komari-san just now, what on earth were you two talking about?"
She put her hands on her hips, striking a pose as if conducting an interrogation, her clear eyes staring straight at him.
"We were only apart for a little while, and you're already cozying up to another girl. Imaizumi, you aren't the type who falls for every girl you see, are you?"
Here it came.
This familiar, almost unreasonable questioning.
Looking at her, Imaizumi Keita didn't feel impatient; instead, he threw the ball back to her with great interest.
"Of course not." He shook his head, his tone carrying a hint of natural frankness. "The types I like are all carefully selected."
"Huh? Carefully selected?"
Yanami Anna caught the ball in confusion; this answer was clearly beyond her expectations.
"That's right."
Imaizumi Keita nodded. He took two steps forward and confessed to Yanami with a calm expression:
"No matter how many people I meet or how many people I fall for in the future, one thing is certain right now."
"And that is, in my heart, there will at least be a place for you, Yanami."
Yanami Anna's heart skipped a beat without warning.
Despite it being the kind of Scumbag speech used to change the subject, no feeling of disgust arose in Yanami's heart.
The flush on her face that had risen from anger quietly transformed into another, deeper and hotter color.
"I, I..."
She opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but found her mind was a complete blank.
"However," Imaizumi Keita gave her no time to react, shifting his tone back to his usual slightly sharp calmness, "Yanami, I have to remind you of one thing."
He looked at her somewhat overwhelmed and cute appearance, his eyes becoming a bit more serious.
"Always getting jealous over such small things like this can be quite annoying, you know."
"I..."
Yanami Anna's momentum instantly weakened. She held the beach ball in her arms and silently lowered her head, unconsciously drawing circles in the water with her toes, her whole being radiating a gloomy aura.
Looking at her like this, Imaizumi Keita sighed helplessly in his heart.
This woman really went from one extreme to another.
In the beginning, she was clearly aggrieved to death, yet she forced a smile and created opportunities for her childhood sweetheart and her rival to be alone.
But now, just seeing him say a few more words to another girl, she could so blatantly put on a jealous posture and even run over to question him righteously.
The transition in between was fast enough to catch one off guard.
But...
He looked at her profile; although her head was lowered, her ears were already completely red. That helplessness in his heart quietly turned into a sense of indulgence.
This... doesn't seem too bad.
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