Lunch break. The classroom.
Mikiko Izumi suddenly slammed both hands onto Takuma's desk.
"Takuma! When you think of summer, what comes to mind?! Come on! What's the first thing you think of?!"
"...Air conditioning."
"WRONG!! The beach! It's obviously the beach!!"
Shiori nodded from beside her.
"Yeah, totally. Going to the beach is, like, the ultimate normie summer event."
Urara smiled brightly.
"I wanna smash a watermelon! ♡"
Karen crossed her arms and laughed.
"All right! Then we're having a barbecue too!"
The heroines were already getting excited over their newly formed—
Let's Drag Kunimi to the Beach Plan.
Takuma Kunimi didn't even raise an eyebrow.
"...But it's hot outside."
Mikiko stared at him.
"...What?"
"We're in the middle of a heat wave. Unless it's for a Taekwondo training camp, I don't wanna go outside."
"W-Wait a second! Your entire reason for not wanting to go is just 'because it's hot'?!"
"Yeah. It's logical."
Shiori's jaw dropped.
"...WHAT?! Don't destroy a perfectly good romantic event with LOGIC!!"
"But... it'd be nice to make some summer memories together..."
"Exactly! Hanging out at the beach in swimsuits is what being young is all about!"
Takuma considered this for a moment.
"Nah. I'm ugly, so I'd look terrible in a swimsuit anyway."
"NO, NO, NO! Nobody cares about that!!"
the Tachibana sisters appeared.
Hina sighed.
"And there it is. The King of Obliviousness strikes again."
Momiji shook her head.
"At this point, turning down this many obvious beach flags is actually impressive."
"And he literally picked 'air conditioning' over 'the beach.' His romance IQ has gone into negative numbers."
"But that's part of Kunimi-kun's charm."
Momiji paused.
"...Probably."
In the end—
"We're taking you whether you like it or not!"
"We're going to the beach and making summer memories together!"
Takuma sighed.
"...Fine. I'll look for an air-conditioned rest area when we get there."
Every single heroine put her head in her hands.