4 (Toko’s Perspective)
Late at night. In front of Yuzuriha and Toko sitting on the bed, Suzuha was bowing her head.
“I’m really sorry…! I failed to recruit my brother…!”
“…Well, given the circumstances, it couldn’t be helped. Still, it’s a real pity we couldn’t show off our brand new swimsuits to your capable brother…”
“With that overwhelming workload, I suppose Suzuha nii couldn’t spare time for leisure activities.”
Seeing Yuzuriha shrug her shoulders with sincere disappointment, Toko could only force a wry smile.
Of course, Toko was also quite disappointed, having begrudgingly purchased a scandalously skimpy black bikini with the bare minimum coverage.
That said, she was also relieved to have avoided exposing her excessively voluptuous, unruly body to Suzuha’s brother. Thinking rationally about it, the idea was far too embarrassing.
If Yuzuriha or Suzuha wanted to challenge him, Toko couldn’t very well sit it out. But barring that scenario – even if he was her lifesaver, or rather, precisely because he was her lifesaver – the mere thought made her blush furiously given her shy nature.
“Well, I did kind of dump all that work on him in the first place.”
“That’s right Toko, you’re the one to blame here.”
“Now now, I only wanted to swoop in and teach the struggling Suzuha nii everything I know, hoping to earn his admiration. Maybe I had a few ulterior motives there.”
“You’d better grovel at his feet and beg for forgiveness. For life.”
“Isn’t that a bit excessive!?”
That said, there were significant gains from the preparations for the signing ceremony.
The biggest gain was confirming that Suzuha’s brother seems quite capable even as a frontier lord in peacetime, diligently dedicated to his duties.
Putting aside the fact that I rather forcibly assigned him that frontier lord position.
I was relieved to find that I hadn’t misjudged in endorsing Suzuha’s brother.
“I only wish I could have assisted my brother…!”
“No way. The work your brother does is quite advanced. Without any civil officer training, you’d just be a burden to him, Suzuha.”
“Indeed. Having only received military training since childhood…”
“Yuzuriha, as the young lady of a ducal family, I’m sure you’d be perfectly capable, right…?”
Toko gave Yuzuriha a pointed look, though it wasn’t her true intention.
Toko knew full well that Yuzuriha possessed the judgement befitting the next head of her ducal family when it came to political matters.
It was simply a matter of personality that made her woefully incompatible with paperwork.
Toko shrugged.
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“Well, in any case, the swimsuit plan is on hold for now. Knowing Suzuha nii’s character, forcing him into leisure activities now would only annoy him.”
“I suppose we have no choice. …Still, what a pity. I was looking forward to having him rub suntan oil onto my back by the lakeside. With the slipperiness, his hands might have accidentally groped my breasts, leaving him blushing furiously – just the kind of delightful incident that could have occurred.”
“What an outrageous fantasy. Besides, take away the oil and isn’t that just Brother’s regular massage?”
“Hmph, you just don’t get it, Suzuha.”
“And what’s that supposed to mean?”
“While I may not be able to receive massages like your brother gives, I could certainly apply oil to his skin. In other words, a mutual oil massage with your brother is very much a possibility…!”
“I see…! As expected of the student council president!”
“Precisely, precisely.”
As the two chattered on inanely, Toko suddenly recalled, “Come to think of it, you two are still technically students of the Royal Crimson Elite Valkyrie Academy, aren’t you?”
Both Suzuha and Yuzuriha were currently on leave from the elite girls’ knight academy.
Given the present situation, with national defense relying solely on the overwhelmingly powerful trio of Suzuha’s brother, Yuzuriha, and Suzuha – the very idea of recalling two of them to the capital was simply unthinkable.
There were plans to eventually establish a branch of the elite academy here to continuously train exceptional female knights, but that was still in the distant future.
As Toko pondered what to do, at some point the maid Kanade and the mysterious young Unyu had joined the discussion on which swimsuits were the most alluring.
“…For your brother, Suzuha, a straightforward skimpy bikini might be best after all?”
“Your brother seems quite shy. Unexpectedly, such types may respond better to a one-piece swimsuit. What do you think, Kanade?”
“…More than the swimsuit itself, the gap is crucial. So being properly covered in a maid outfit daily, only to bare skin in a swimsuit, would create an alluring novelty. The freshness and gap would be appealing.”
“Unyu-“
…Well, Toko concluded, that was probably about right.
By the time the signing ceremony concluded and they could invite Suzuha’s brother for another swim, everyone would likely have added another swimsuit to their collection.
Herself included, of course.
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