Little Xingyue in a swimsuit

The hint for Option C… is a little terrifying when you think about it…
Xingyue remembered the meaningful look Witch [L] gave her as she left, and the ending of becoming a pet…
‘It seems Witch L is not someone to be trifled with… Xingyue should probably be on time for their appointment.’
But as for Option A… Xingyue didn’t really want to drag Nami into this.
If Nami found out Xingyue had signed a s*ave contract…
Xingyue’s mind began to race…
‘Nami would definitely go and force Witch L to release me, and then she’d probably get caught too.’
‘Then Xingyue and Nami would become a pair of s*ave sisters, taken into Witch L’s harem to serve their witch master together.’
Xingyue: Wahh ( ๑ŏ ﹏ ŏ๑ )
‘Just thinking about it is terrifying, so no…’
In the end, Xingyue chose B.
– “Sorry, Nami, tomorrow night I… well, I just have something to do.”
Xingyue bit her lower lip, her voice unconsciously softening.
The other end of the line went silent for a moment. Just as Xingyue thought she was about to be questioned further, a clear voice suddenly came through: – “Big sister Xingyue! You have to come visit me in Sakura Country sometime! I’ll take you to my family’s shrine to see the mountains covered in cherry blossoms! ≧▽≦”
‘Is that Shirako…’
The girl’s innocent invitation warmed Xingyue’s heart. She looked at the cherry blossom bell swaying by her bed, a smile gracing her lips.
– “Okay, I definitely will.”
After hanging up, Xingyue curled up under the covers and fell asleep before long.

****

The next morning, at Morningstar Academy.
Sunlight slanted through the classroom windows, falling on the desks.
“Good morning, Tina.”
“Good morning to you, Xingyue“
Xingyue: ‘? What a weird tone.’
As soon as Xingyue stepped into the classroom, she was met with Xisitina’s teasing gaze.
“Tina, what are you staring at me for?”
“Hehe,” the blue-haired girl chuckled softly, “In any case, you should prepare yourself~”
Before she could finish, the classroom door was slammed open with a “bang.” Teacher Yan Mengmeng stormed in, clutching her lesson plans, her fiercely cute voice shaking the chalk dust loose:
“Little Nami! Little Xingyue! How dare you not listen to your teacher! (˃ ⌑ ˂ഃ )”
Xingyue: ?
Nami: ?
The white-haired, red-eyed loli and the black-haired, red-eyed cat girl in the back row by the window stood up instinctively.
“To sneak into the dungeon by yourselves, do you know how worried your teacher was about you? Wahh…” Teacher Mengmeng said, wiping away tears.
Seeing their teacher like this, both Xingyue and Nami felt a pang of guilt…
“You know what’s going to happen, right? Teacher is going to punish you.”
After drying her tears, Teacher Mengmeng put her hands on her hips and said with a cute ferocity.
“Your punishment is to clean the school pool today!”
“Ah… why QAQ”
‘Xingyue had never even had a swimming class before. Was her first time at the pool really going to be for cleaning…’
Xingyue hung her head, stealing a glance at Nami behind her, who looked just as dejected.
The cat girl loli sighed, her tail sweeping listlessly across the floor as she muttered complaints under her breath.
“Pfft hahaha… Have fun, Xingyue. This is what you get for not listening to me.”
Xisitina covered her mouth and let out a soft laugh.
However…
“And you! Little Xisitina!” Teacher Mengmeng suddenly called out Xisitina’s name.
“…Hm? Is this about me too?” Xisitina blinked, her face a picture of innocence.
“You were with little Nami and little Xingyue that day, weren’t you? You knew it was dangerous but you let them go anyway. Is that how classmates are supposed to show friendship and help each other? And here I was, telling you to look after little Xingyue.”
Teacher Mengmeng stood with her hands on her hips, then issued another order: “You will go and clean the pool with them.”
“What?!”
Xisitina’s blue eyes went wide, and her delicate little face instantly flushed red.

 ****

The changing room was empty.
Except for one white-haired loli, one cat girl, and one young miss.
Before cleaning the pool, they had to change into swimsuits first.
“This is all your fault, you cat… If you hadn’t said you were going to the dungeon, I wouldn’t have ended up in this situation with you two… You’re going to be a bad influence on Xingyue.”
Xisitina complained about Nami while unbuttoning the front of her clothes.
“Hmph, I wonder which young miss took Xingyue to do something dangerous yesterday afternoon.”
Nami had already deftly changed into the school’s black sukumizu and was leaning against a locker, retorting sarcastically.
“What did you say?!” Xisitina’s earlobes turned red.
The tension in the changing room grew thicker. Xingyue, caught between the two, didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
Xingyue: ‘This is so much trouble…’
‘It feels like the three of them together could film a TV drama.’
Just then, Xisitina stole a glance at Xingyue and saw the white-haired loli still in her school uniform, staring blankly at the swimsuit locker.

She couldn’t help but speak up: “Stop dawdling, Xingyue, or Teacher Mengmeng is going to scold us!”
“Xingyue? Why haven’t you changed yet?” Nami suddenly moved closer, her warm breath tickling her ear.
“I… I…”
Xingyue nervously opened the swimsuit locker.
Because Xingyue had just transferred, she hadn’t received her own swimsuit yet.
This swimsuit locker belonged to Ruoxi.
And Ruoxi didn’t just have the school-issued black sukumizu; she also had her own swimsuits.
Xingyue: ‘Which one should I wear…’
[Time for a Choice!]
[A. The school’s sukumizu swimsuit]
[B. The white one-piece dress swimsuit]
[C. Other swimsuits (Suggestions from the comments 😋)]