I came to pick up Cecelia. Coming from the nearby shopping center and walking with Cecelia, only then did I realize how hot it was becoming tely. "... lucky..." I uttered as I looked at Cecelia in her light thin uniform, "At least you get a light, thin uniform; unlike the uniform we wear."

  "Hehehe~," A cheerful, girlish giggle came from her, which irked me somewhere... Well, actually, the heat irked me, but I felt jealous...

  I wasn't wearing anything heavy - just a light, modest light blue, short-sleeved blouse and a fred, frilled skirt - but the heat was exhausting.

  As we walked, my eyes caught the cafe I came to when I first picked up and escorted Cecelia... honestly, that cafe looked more and more appealing each passing moment as sweat dripped down my head. Eventually the heat won over the leftover morale I had left, and I brought Cecelia with me inside.

  As we entered the cafe, the cool air immediately hit me... ah, it feels so nice... Looking around, the cafe had many students from her school here, though it was still vacant enough for a timely service. Looking at the number of students here reminded me of my efforts to ward off the troublesome students that been harassing her as of te. I've only done it for three days so far, but I feel like it has been working. With my presence, I haven't seen anything extreme - which made me think it likely was a small, isoted case by a few troublesome individuals under 'someone's instructions. Though Cecelia still seemed like a total outcast at school - at least I've never seen her together with anyone else.

  ... Yet despite that I somehow became a conversation topic - hearing passing by students talk about a 'high-css high school girl picking up her sister'. The boys would look at me like a celebrity, and girls would simply just look at me in awe... I've slowly accepted my appearance and simply accepted that I would be an object of fascination for a while...

  That aside, I looked at Cecelia who looked around nervously, "What do you want Cecelia?" As I asked Cecelia, her eyes darting around the cafe looked up at the digital menu.

  She looked at the menu intently, "Um... the frozen hot chocote..." She uttered, entranced.

  It did look good - so much so I also ordered it when I first came here. "... same feeling, huh..." To think she felt the exact same way I did coming here...

  Our turn eventually came, "Good afternoon, welcome to Fons de Paradis." The receptionist behind the cashing desk said, looking slightly exhausted. "Are you ready to order?"

  I nod, "Yes, could you pce two rge Frozen Hot Chocotes please?" I gave her the number of Imperial Marks for the two drinks.

  She took my Imperial Marks, "I apologize, but we do have a wait time." She then gave me a receipt, "When the screen above me shows your number, please come to the side to get your drinks. Thank you very much."

  We left to go sit at an empty table. "... copycat..." Cecelia pouted.

  "I didn't think you thought the same way I did." I utter in defense for myself, "... though, the frozen hot chocote is so good..."

  We both end up smiling at each other earnestly, "..." As more people - and students - flowed into the cafe, Cecelia looked at the people flowing in nervously.

  Soon enough, our order number rung up on the rge screen showing the ready orders. We both went up to get our orders. Holding our drinks, we leave the cafe.

  "... looks so good..." Cecelia uttered, looking at her drink.

  I took a drink from the straw in my drink, "It is good."

  I looked over at Cecelia who took the straw of her frozen hot chocote to her mouth. "Hmm~! So good~!" I couldn't help but smile as I looked at her overenjoyed with the frozen hot chocote.

  With our drinks in hand, we made our way to the train station. The excessive heat was made a little bit more bearable with something cool to drink, but... "... it is hot..." still... The back of my shirt felt damp, and I felt myself heating up. Taking sips from my frozen hot chocote felt refreshing, but it didn't help against the heat. In this dreadful heat, I walked back with Cecelia... As soon we came to our home, I took off my shoes and instantly told Cecelia, "I'm taking a bath."

  After washing myself off, I sat in our bathtub and rexed...

  After washing myself, I returned to my room. With the heat and how hot it was getting, a thought came up...

  I never really did enjoy myself... I hated the heat, mostly because it made everything miserable - especially when working out of a building without air conditioning. Yet, students all looked forward to summer for vacations and enjoying themselves - pools, beaches, and going outdoors.

  "..." I never realized how busy I was back then. Qualtia and Ignation both asked me if I would have time to go on a vacation with them, but I always had to say no. Now—now I had the chance to enjoy my time. "Maybe... I'll ask Cecelia if she wants to go swimming, one day."

  I looked through my closet to see if I had... a swimsuit. "I—it is fine..." I told myself as I held up a... light blue one-piece swimsuit. It was quite - in best words to describe it - cute and girlish. A lot of thin white transparent frills covered the bottom piece, whilst the neckpiece had a small white ribbon. Though as I looked at it some more, "... This—it's not big enough..." This could probably - maybe - fit Cecelia, but there was no way I would be able to fit in it. I held it in front of me on my chest, "... Err, no..." There would be no way it could even accommodate my chest.

  I let out a sigh... I guess I'll have to go shopping in the near future... And with Cecelia at that.