Chapter 20: Chapter 19
It was already April, and Mr. Toshio could be seen sitting on a bench near the Izu airport, waiting for someone. From the airport emerged a young man about 18 years old, looking around with curiosity. Upon seeing this young man, Mr. Toshio stood up and approached him, saying, "Oh, you're here, Iori."
The young man, upon hearing his name, turned around and met the man, to whom he said, "Uncle." After saying this, Mr. Toshio nodded and said, "Let's go, the car is nearby." Iori nodded, and they got into the car, where Mr. Toshio said, "It's been 10 years, hasn't it?" Upon hearing this, Iori nodded and said, "Yes, it's been a long time." Mr. Toshio, seeing Iori so tense, patted him on the back and said, "Don't be so tense, you'll be staying with us; we'll be a great family." Nervously, Iori nodded.
Upon arriving at the Kotegawa family's house, Mr. Toshio introduced Iori to his store called Grand Blue, which he considered his greatest pride. Meanwhile, Iori was looking towards the coast, where he saw a beautiful and voluptuous woman emerging from the water in a diving suit. The woman looked up and glanced at the boy, greeting him with a smile. Timidly, Iori turned his head away.
Iori decided to enter the store and start this new chapter in his life, saying, "This is a very different environment from the city. Listening to the waves constantly, the sunshine, everything is perfect. I wonder what all this will bring me." After saying this, he opened the door to the store, but when he looked inside, his smile disappeared because inside, there was a very unusual scene. A group of naked and semi-naked men could be seen drinking and laughing with sinister looks.
Upon seeing this, Iori quickly closed the door and said with a forced smile, "Maybe I've come to the wrong place; let's try again," and proceeded to open the door again, but the scene remained the same. So, he kneeled down and said with a desperate cry, "The new life I longed for, and this is completely different. How is this possible?" Mr. Toshio, on the other hand, said with a smile, disregarding what was happening in his store, "As I was saying, Iori, this place is my greatest pride." Upon hearing this, Iori looked up at his uncle with tears in his eyes from the floor, "Uncle, something is very wrong with you, can't you see it?" After saying this, Mr. Toshio looked at the apron he was wearing, "You think so too? It seemed to me that this apron didn't fit me completely."
With tears in his eyes, Iori said, "That's not what I meant," and pointed to the naked men, saying, "That's what I mean. Don't you find this very strange?" Mr. Toshio calmly looked at Iori and said, "This is normal here." After saying this, Iori got up and ran out, saying, "Please, let me go home." Mr. Toshio sighed upon hearing this and said, "I suppose he's homesick." Meanwhile, Yokita and Kotobuki approached Mr. Toshio and asked about the commotion. Mr. Toshio told them that his nephew would be staying here because he got into Izu University.
Upon hearing this, Kotobuki said to Yokita, "Yokita, that means..." Kotobuki nodded and said, "Ah, you're right, Kotobuki." Both smiled sinisterly and said at the same time, "Let's catch the rookie." After saying this, they quickly ran out naked and chased after Iori, who, upon seeing them, got scared and started running, shouting, "They're crazy, stay away from me!" But Iori couldn't get away from them, and they caught him and brought him back to the store, where his uncle welcomed him again and asked if his homesickness had passed.
Yokita and Kotobuki began to give him advice on how difficult it is to detach from his parents, and with tears in his eyes, he replied, "WHO THE HELL CHASES A PERSON LIKE THAT?" Upon hearing this, Yokita and Kotobuki looked at him with blank faces and said, "What do you mean? This is completely normal." Upon hearing this, Iori resigned himself and asked them what they wanted. Upon hearing this, Kotobuki began to explain that they were deciding who would refill the oxygen tanks for diving.
Upon hearing this, Iori became interested in what Kotobuki was saying and asked, "Diving?" Seeing that Iori was interested, Kotobuki looked at Yokita, who nodded, and once dressed, introduced Iori to what diving was about. When they approached the water, the same woman who greeted Iori a while ago emerged from the water. Yokita asked her, "Nanaka, how's the water?" Upon hearing this, Nanaka replied with a smile, "It's perfect for diving tonight." After saying this, Nanaka said to Iori with a smile, "Iori, it's been a long time since I've seen you." Iori looked at her and found her familiar but didn't know who she was. Nanaka, seeing this, smiled at him and said, "I guess you forgot, I'm your cousin Nanaka." Upon hearing this, Iori was surprised at how much Nanaka had grown, and they talked for a while.
Upon returning, Nanaka and Iori found themselves in the same situation as before. Nanaka, accustomed to this, shrugged it off and went about her business as Kaito was about to arrive. Iori, staying with the others, was invited to join them, which he initially rejected, but after a while, he could be seen in the same condition as the others, shouting cheerfully as he defeated three men in a drinking contest. When the door opened, Chisa entered, and upon seeing Iori, all her hopes of seeing her cousin disappeared, and she looked at him like trash. Iori, seeing Chisa, lost his smile and tried to greet her, but she ignored him. Iori felt devastated, but with renewed determination, he said, "It doesn't matter, I still have Nanaka living here."
Upon hearing this, Yokita stopped drinking and said, "About that, I don't think you stand a chance with Nanaka." Hearing this, Iori looked at him confusedly and said, "What do you mean?" Yokita replied, looking at Nanaka who was waiting at the door, "Well, Nanaka has a boyfriend." Upon hearing this, Iori was surprised and said, "Eh, she has a boyfriend?"
After saying this, the door opened, and a very handsome man entered. Well, handsome was an understatement; Iori had never seen a man so handsome. He was wearing a very elegant suit, and as Nanaka, who was waiting at the door, jumped into his arms and greeted
him with a kiss, Iori understood what Yokita meant; he knew he didn't stand a chance against Kaito, not in a million years. On the other hand, the men greeted him with big smiles, especially Yokita and Kotobuki, who said to the man, "Oh, Kaito, you're back. Come join our party; we have a new member in the club."
Kaito finished kissing Nanaka and looked towards the boys, saying with a smile, "It's good that you're always so lively," and then looked at Iori and said, "You must be Iori, Nanaka and Chisa's cousin. It's a pleasure to meet you; my name is Kaito Tanaka, I'm Nanaka's boyfriend." Upon seeing that Kaito was talking to him, Iori replied foolishly, "Uh, uh, yes, my name is Iori Kitahara, it's nice to meet you too." Kaito nodded at this with a smile and, after kissing Nanaka again, who, after greeting Kaito, went back to her business, Kaito joined everyone else and took off the top part of the suit he was wearing. Saying that he had an Adonis-like body was an understatement; Iori had never seen anyone with such perfect musculature.
As time went by, Kaito opened up more to the antics the other boys were doing and adopted their bad habit, albeit without undressing; he preferred to leave his torso exposed and wear pants rather than undressing. Iori, who was surprised, looked at Kaito as he defeated one after another of the other guys in a drinking tournament and did it calmly. Kaito looked back at Iori and said with a smile, "What's up, join us. I've heard you've beaten some of the guys; let me see how strong you are." Upon hearing this, Iori took it as a challenge and joined the party with the other boys again.
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