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Episode 48 – Ramune Close Call

Posted on 12 June 202513 June 2025 By Maitoshi No Comments on Episode 48 – Ramune Close Call

I Was Supposed to Be Giving Love Advice on the School Radio, but Before I Knew It, the Beautiful Girls at School Were Hitting on Me


The beach house was always busy, and in the end we didn’t get a long break, and by the time we finished work, it was already dark outside.

After that, I never heard from her again, and I was so busy that it would have been better if she didn’t talk to me at all.  Kinami herself seemed too busy to have time to bother me.

“Ah, I’m so tired…….”

“I can’t even lift a finger anymore either…..”

We both plopped down on the white plastic desk. I put a lot of pressure on my legs and I feel a jarring sensation under my feet.

This will go on for a few more days…..rough…….

“Well, you two, good job.”

Then, a chilly sensation on my neck.

“Uwaa.”

“Hyan !”

I hear a cute voice in front of me. I reflexively turned my head and saw Kinami staring at me. Why, it wasn’t me.

“Here, great work, you two !”

It’s not the manager…..but Kaori chan who pulls out a chair and sits between us. In her hands were two bottles of Ramune.

“You did well, I’ll treat you.”

“Thank you……”

I thanked her and opened the bottle of Ramune. As the Ramune went down my throat, making a nice slurping sound, I felt some of my fatigue being washed away along with the carbonation.

“How’s that, isn’t it good to have a Ramune after work?”

“Yes, it is……”

Kaori chan grinned. The work was honestly hard, but the Ramune is blameless.

It seems like a treat, so I’ll just accept it obediently…

“……Hm? What do I do with this……?”

But there was one girl in front of me who was clearly feeling a bit overwhelmed.

“Uh, this, take it off? Oh, the marbles are……”

It’s a very formulaic way of opening a bottle of Ramune, and I’m confused. Well, it’s true that the last time I had Ramune was at a festival when I was in elementary school, so it’s not strange that this is my first Ramune in a long time.

“Oh, Kinami, use that green one, will you?”

“Wait a minute !”

I tried to give her some advice, thinking that it would be too hard for her to do it for the first time, but Kinami restrained me with her hand only.

“Well, even I know it. It’s Ramune, right? I’ve seen it in the anime.”

“Y-you’re right, but…..”

“Yes, I know. So you don’t need to touch it.”

It was hard to believe that he had been completely exhausted just a moment ago, as there was a strong will in her eyes and I could sense her determination to conquer the monster on hier own.

“Okay, then I guess I’ll have one too.”

While picking on Kinami, Kaori chan popped the lid off a can of beer.

“Eh, that’s not fair.”

“You guys should hold on to your Ramune.”

Kaori chan is smiling, and it seems that even the nostalgic Ramune is powerless in the face of alcohol. It was sad.

“Here, Kageyama. Cheers.”

“Cheers.”

A light clink sounds as the bottle and can collide. Kaori chan smoothly puts the can to her mouth.

The sunset illuminates the sweat from the beer and the way her throat moves. It’s like a scene from a TV commercial.

“Puhaa !”

Her mature appearance is captivating, something a child cannot do. Even the way she wipes her lips with her thumb is seductive.

“Wow……!

Crunchy, crunchy, crunchy.

However, Kinami continues to wrestle with the bottle of Ramune with such vigor that it ruins the good mood. The momentum has increased even more since Kaori chan started drinking beer.

But even so, Kinami…scratching the marble from the outside of the bottle won’t accomplish anything…I thought to myself as I sipped my still ice-cold Ramune.

…I guess I’ll offer a helping hand. I carefully move the green lid that was thrown my way towards Kinami without her noticing.

“……!?”

Then she took the green lid for the first time, as if my invisible hand had been felt. Oh, that’s good, Kinami !  Keep it up !

After a long struggle, she finally succeeded in separating the lid from the green cap.

“I see, all I have to do is push this lid part here !”

She then tried to push the lid in vigorously. But even though she understood the principle, it did not go well.

“Hm? I can’t push it in properly.”

Twisting her head, Kinami quickly stood up and tried to hold the lid in place with both hands.

It rattled.

I felt an immediate sense of crisis, and Kaori chan and I both looked up.

“Oh, wait a minute, Kinami ! If you do it like that, it’s dangerous…….”

“Don’t worry ! I can just push it in, right? I know a little about it at least.”

This guy is hopeless, she’s totally excited and not listening to what I’m saying.

“Hey, hold the bottle properly and keep it in place after you push it in……”

“Yeah, yeah, don’t worry. …..Come on !”

Kinami didn’t really listen to my advice and just put strength into both hands. Even though Kinami was somewhat weak, there was no way she could hold the bottle with her whole body weight on it.

The marble holding the ramune fell into the lake with a light, squelching sound.

And our very own Makino Kinami is trying Ramune for the first time…

“I did it ! It finally opened !”

With words of jubilation, she let go of her hand vigorously.

“Ah.”

At that moment, as if in response to Kinami’s joy, the soda let out a burst of passion that had been contained in the Ramune bottle.

But that wasn’t the only thing that was wrong. I had just approached Kinami to stop her. And when I stepped in at the wrong time, it was as if she was blaming me for not teaching her how to open Ramune sooner…

The ramune splashed beautifully into my clothes.

“……”

“……”

For a moment, the beach house, blazing in the dusk, is silent. Time seems to have stopped, and my body slowly becomes cold….

“S……sorry, Senpai !”

And then, as if released from the time stop, Kinami jumped toward me vigorously.

“Sorry ! I got you all wet ! Um, can I get something to wipe you off with?”

“Okay, okay, just calm down, and put the ramune on the table.”

“Oh, y-yes, that’s right ! I’ll put it down !”

Kinami placed the bottle on the table. I glanced at it, and it looked like a little less than half of it was lost.

“Oh no, you spilled something again. Is that T-shirt okay?”

Kaori chan, who was watching us with a beer in her hand, calls out to us.

“Yes…..I’m wearing a cheap T-shirt because I thought I’d be exposed to the sea breeze anyway, so I’m fine.”

The words were meant to be directed at Kinami in case you were wondering, but she is still as flustered as ever.

Perhaps seeing my condition, the store manager sighed softly and glanced my way.

“Well, you might catch a cold if you go home like this, so go get changed.”

“Eh?”

“Kageyama, take off your clothes.”

“Huh !?”

What is this guy talking about !> Ignoring my confusion, Kaori chan gulped down a beer and came over to me.

“I’m gonna wash you now, so take it off.”

“……Isn’t that sexual harassment?”

“What are you talking about? This is the beach. There are lots of people half-naked or completely naked.”

The latter is obviously a problem, and before I could point it out, Kaori chan was already trying to pull up the bottom of my T-shirt.

“What are you doing?”

“What’s there to be embarrassed about at the beach?”

“Everything !”

But how can I put it, even if it’s the beach, I feel like there’s something different about being open and taking off your clothes yourself and having someone strip you ! Right !?

However, Kaori chan completely ignored my teenage conflict and pulled my shirt up. Was she doing this to make Kinami feel less guilty?

“Come on, what are you embarrassed about? It’s fine, it’s fine.”

No, she’s just having fun.

However, my posture was bad and my abdominal muscles were already visible.

“Hey, wait a second, manager, I feel sorry for Senpai. Besides, saying things like that is sexual harassment ! I can’t stand it !”

“Kinami…!”

Her posture makes it difficult for her to turn around, but Kinami sends back-up. Kinami is probably being pure, and is covering her face to avoid looking…!

“But even as you say that, Kinami chan, I can still see your eyes peeking out from between your fingers.”

“Kinami !?”

I reflexively turned away, but Kinami was pretending to cover her face, making a perfect peace sign and exposing her eyes through the gaps.

“I-I don’t think that your erector spinae muscles are surprisingly strong, or that if you lifted your T-shirt a bit higher I’d be able to see your latissimus dorsi, or that I’d like to see your abs if you lean forward, or anything like that at all !”

She spoke incredibly fast. And her breathing seemed a bit rough.

“Come on, there’s an audience here, so don’t waste your time and just take it off.”

“That just made me even more annoyed !”

“Are you gonna finish without showing anything to the audience, Senpai !?”

“What are you talking about !?”

After a heated battle, I ended up having my shirt taken off and being given an official beach house T-shirt.

Ugh, I can’t get married anymore…..


Maitoshi


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