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"Mmmm. This tastes good but I'm still not happy." Currently Nagisa and I are with a wild Saikawa. Unfortunately before I could become a man she ran into us and forced us to go eat with her, reluctantly we went with her but that mood is gone.
"Tell me about it, Saikawa is just a Pokémon in grass. Coming up unexpectedly and in the way, no wonder we don't expect much more from a middle schooler that can't read the mood." I sent her a look which she skillfully ignored as she dipped her chicken fingers in a sauce.
"Now now don't be so down you two. I was going to invite you when you were on your hammock date but atleast I gave you that much. It was hard to hold myself back you know?~" She did that on purpose and totally enjoyed our reactions.
Nagisa was beet red while I was trying to hide my face, this must be how being teased feels I couldn't get used to this.
"Shut up... god how do you even like this Nagisa?" I asked my girlfriend sitting next to me who slapped me and I had realized I liked that. Was I one of her people all along...
"Shut up you just die twice! ...Well what's up Yui? I doubt you waited for us for just wanting to eat together." Nagisa had a more neutral face as she slowly cut her fancy plate of food.
"Ah well eating together was part of it. But Kimizuka was with a pretty blonde who claimed to be one of Siesta's friends. She ended up arguing with Kimizuka until they both got mad and stormed off, I think her name was Char... something?"
"Charlotte Arisaka Anderson. That's Char I guess. Well what did she want?"
"She said that Siesta's legacy was here on this ship and that she was going to find it. Also that Nagisa... well to put it nicely wasnt fit to be Siesta's successor."
The black haired girl in mention looked down at her food without saying anything and I didn't offer any comforting words of pity.
"Alright. Thanks for telling us Yui but what do you want us to do about it?"
"That's obvious Nagisa don't get cold feet now. We will find Siesta's legacy and look for any possible leads for the resurrection of Siesta. I'll be with you every step of the way so let's make good on our promise yeah?"
She looked at me for awhile until she nodded her head softly and gripped my hand. Until she started squeezing way harder than necessary.
"Ow. Ow. Ow, what did I do this time?!"
"How exactly do you know her? You seemed pretty confident from that lacking description-"
"We both know I wouldn't cheat on you so there's no need to continue what you're going to say. Seriously though you should know me better than that, I mentioned I made some friends didn't I? She's one of them only met a few times though." I moved her hand and rubbed the back of my head.
"Mmm. I see then, guess that's really it, although what kind of person is she?"
"She adored Siesta, like a lot about as much as Kimihiko while he doesn't want to admit it. Hell even... well she's a good person, definitely attached her to a certain detective but still." Saikawa and Nagisa both looked at me for a moment and both stopped themselves from asking a question but I didn't have to ask what it was.
"Do you think I should talk to her Kanaf?"
"I do, I plan to tomorrow as it so happens actually. Plus if you're serious about reviving Siesta then you'll need more than me as much as I'd rather not admit it." I nibbled on a fry I had dipped in ketchup. I had only gotten fries since I wasn't actually that hungry but they seemed to disappear far sooner than I realized.
"Alright. Then I'll give it a try."
"Oh and Saikawa don't think I didn't see you sneakily try to eat my fries because we got lost in conversation you middle schooler."
The middle schooler in question almost starting to choke on my own potato sticks.
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The three of us went back down to the pool after we got deserts on Nagisa and Saikawa's it was already night out. How the hell can these two still not want to sleep yet?
"Hm, Kanaf? You really were here, and with two girls no less. You should repent."
"Charl... hey, I was just gossiping about you with Siesta's successor Natsunagi Nagisa my girlfriend." I stepped aside and Charl locked eyes with Nagisa for a few moments before looking away with a gaze of disappointment.
"Can she really inherit Ma'am's wish? She doesn't seem like much."
I suddenly had the urge to push her in the pool, but I already figured she'd react like this. I was about to say something until Nagisa started to get emotional and start yelling.
"I can do it! I didn't just inherit Siesta's will on some whim, I'll be the legendary detective and being back Siesta no matter what. I owe her so much, bringing her back wouldn't even begin to repay her so-" Her fierce and heartfelt words were brushed off cooly by the familiar blonde.
"I see. Do whatever you want," she said, promptly turning on her heel.
"There's no way you could ever replace her. I'll be the one to inherit her last wish." As I watched her distancing back, I couldn't think of anything to say that would hold any meaning now.
"Aw, she left..."
Finally, Saikawa spoke up. Maybe she didn't want the mood to get too heavy.
"Hey you two I'll be right back, feel free to get in the water without me." Both girls started to say something but I walked off before they could say something and when I came back they were both swirling their feet around the water sitting on the edge.
"I wasn't sure what flavor you liked Saikawa so I just got chocolate and I got the Strawberry Ice Cream you like. So take a load off because tomorrow we'll be busy for the rest of the trip on detective business."
As I walked to both girls I sat down ice cream in fancy glasses and spoons next to them and sat on Nagisa's right side looking at the view. I'm not really sure how long exactly we stayed there in silence just enjoying ice cream and each other's presence but at some point Saikawa had fallen asleep in Nagisa's shoulder and we called it a night then.
