Slow Start (スロウスタート)

The beach!

The night before!

You're really excited about it, huh?

Hana, are you okay?

You look like you're brooding about something.

Really?

Is it that?

You're scared because you can't swim?

It'll be fine, Hana!

We can play tag on the beach and write "love" in the sand,

only to see it get washed away by a wave!

Y-Yeah.

Um, but that's not what it was about.

When I think that I'm going to wear a bikini tomorrow

and have my belly button exposed, it makes me so nervous!

Don't worry.

Baring it all like that will let everyone see that you have a nice body.

By that logic, wouldn't it be best to go naked?

No!

Let's show our belly buttons tomorrow.

O-Okay!

Now, let's get some sleep.

We're leaving early tomorrow.

Okay!

Eiko...

When we get to the beach,

can I rub a bunch of that white, gooey liquid all over your body?

Go to sleep.

Okay!

GORILLA IN A SWIMSUIT

Huh?

On TV, they said it was gonna be a sunny day.

What should we do about the beach?

I don't think we can go like this.

Hana!

I-I was really looking forward to it!

I was even practicing swimming!

Hana...

Jeez.

We're getting a heavy rain in here, too.

Eiko...

T-To be honest, I was looking forward to wearing a swimsuit, too!

Swimsuit girls!

That's an event still shot!

Hana, Tama...

Ta-da!

Wh-What are you two doing?

Even if we can't go to the beach,

we can at least feel a little refreshed this way, right?

Bam!

This is a surprise!

I didn't figure we'd go the swimsuits-in-the-room route!

Route?

And even better,

there's the bikini string collection event!

Gotcha!

Okay, give it back.

Even if this is a censored illustration, it still pisses me off!

Illustration?

So what should we do?

What should we do? What should we do?

Since we're wearing the swimsuits already...

There was something I didn't get on our homework handout,

so explain it to me, Hana.

Which one?

Why in the world did you bring your homework here?

Well, I thought I'd ask her if I got the chance.

So this one...

You're a lifesaver!

Why do you give in to her so easily, Hana?

Girls in swimsuits studying...

Not bad. Not bad at all!

Tama, you're too noisy.

Huh?

Kamu, what's in the box?

Apple pie.

I thought we could eat it on the train, but...

Apple pie? I want some!

If we eat it here, I want to heat it up.

It's much better heated up!

Then why don't we warm it up and have some tea, too?

I'll watch you heat it.

My microwave spins.

Eiko!

Hana's...

Um... Her chest...

Has it gotten a little bigger lately?

Well, she is growing up.

The chest... develops?

Th-Then it's not just an urban legend?

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I guess genetics have a lot to do with it, too.

Hana's cousin is super-stacked.

Super-stacked?

In fact, Kamu's got her share, too, doesn't she?

Yes, I suppose she does.

W-Well, we're not done growing yet either,

so there's nothing to worry about, right?

They say if you touch this and it hurts, you're still growing.

FLAT

PAT PAT

WHAP WHAP

BAM BAM

Well, it's not like a gorilla drumming its chest.

That's rude!

A gorilla doesn't drum with its fists, but open palms!

Please apologize! Apologize to the gorilla!

BAM BAM

S-Sorry, Ms. Gorilla.

I don't forgive you!

Wh-What was that about?

Drumming...

Drumming is with your open palms, not fists!

Apologize!

Sorry, Gorilla.

Don't worry about it.

So did your chest hurt?

No, only my pride...

I've got it!

It's like a muscle ache where you don't feel pain until days afterward!

Tama, I think that's more a sign of aging, not growing.

What's wrong?

How's this?

Feels like you're getting hugged from behind by a boy, doesn't it?

Are boys this squishy?

It's from Mom.

"Here's some delicious lychee. Eat up!"

There's too much here!

Hana's always helping me out, so I'll share them with her!

It still might be too much.

Yes?

Huh?

I'll be right there!

Yay!

Oh, I see. So that's why you're wearing swimsuits.

Yes.

Now that you know the secret of this apartment,

we'll make you into a swimsuit girl, too, Big Sis Hannen!

No, no, see, unfortunately, I don't even have a swimsuit, so...

Not a problem.

I have a spare.

Um...

Even though you're embarrassed, your body is in a swimsuit!

Well, sure.

Her chest is big!

Th-That's so cool!

I am embarrassed.

This is the first time I've ever worn a bikini.

What a waste.

You've got a nice body, so you should wear one more often.

Yeah, but I'm really nervous about the way this bikini was put together.

It only looks like it'll come undone.

See?

Oh, yeah.

So that's just a decoration.

That side was a real string connected to the bottoms.

Delicious!

Thank you, Hiroe!

No, not at all.

My mom sent me a ton, so I didn't know what to do with it.

A-A ton of lychee?

Nice mom.

So there are lychees that have pink skin, too, huh?

I only knew about the ones with brown skin.

Oh, there's just one kind.

When they're fresh, the skin is pink,

but then they become brown as they lose their freshness.

Fresh lychee are yummy.

They're kind of like nipples, right?

- What? - What?

Fresh nipples are yummy.

T-Tama! Kamuri!

She's not picking up.

I thought I heard screaming.

I hope she's okay.

Wait!

Sh-Shion! I-I can explain.

Oh, it's okay. I get it.

Sh-Shion!

N-Now that she's seen me in this immodest attire,

how can I face her from now on?

It won't be a problem, Big Sis Hannen!

If we're talking about being immodest,

Eiko is much more immodest than you!

Tama, that's not making her feel any better.

But after suddenly seeing me in this,

maybe your cousin will ban me from the building.

Wh-Wh-What should we do?

If Shion took it in the wrong, weird way...

Hello again.