Blend S (ブレンド・S)

Maika!

How's the river?

Still a little cool, but it feels good!

GLOOM

BY THE WATERFRONT ET CETERA

Um...

Why aren't you having fun by the river?

It feels good.

Leave us alone. You shouldn't drag indoor people outdoors.

This is supposed to be an informal social gathering.

Why a river? It should've been karaoke!

Tough luck.

We did rock paper scissors, and a barbecue at the river was decided.

I don't mind coming to the river, but I just wanna stay still!

But...

That's fine.

I prepared this and that for us, too.

Something to play with?

We're the Indoor Kids

I love buying items in online games!

I want to conserve my energy until the event.

Come to think of it, it's almost Summer Comiket.

Um, if you'll be our group's cashier there, I'll give you a ticket.

For real? Definitely! I'm good with calculations anyway!

Really? That would be a big help!

Excuse me! Let's at least have a barbecue!

SUPER FLAMES CHARCOAL

Manager, you're used to doing that, huh?

I often used to barbecue in my yard when I was little.

How about you, Maika?

I grilled autumn salmon on our charcoal brazier.

Japanese barbecue!

We're ready!

All right, everyone, please get out the ingredients you brought!

BUTCHER HANAMARU

I've got the meat!

I brought vegetables.

I brought rice balls.

I got the drinks.

What about you, Sakuranomiya?

TUNA

Tuna?

Wow!

My parents gave it to me.

That's a rich family for you!

Can you cut and trim that, Manager?

As you might expect, I have no experience with tuna.

But Maika went through the trouble of bringing it here!

So I'll cook it!

Manager...

S-Sorry!

I have no experience handling tuna!

No, that's not it!

I forgot to give this to you!

I'm gonna keep grilling, so you guys have to keep eating.

- Yummy! - Yep, yep!

Barbecue is the best!

What happened to the people who hated being outside?

DIG DIG

I'll give you the best part of the tuna, Manager.

Wait, Mafuyu!

What?

I know you're an adult, but the impression you give...

STOP MINORS FROM DRINKING

ALCOHOL IS FOR PEOPLE 20 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER

That's a promise you'd better keep with your big sister here.

As always, it feels weird seeing her drink.

Huh?

You don't drink, Amano?

No.

I brought my own stock.

BOOM

You call that your own stock?

My deadline for sending merchandise to press is tomorrow, see?

HEH HEH

You could've said no to this little gathering.

DRINK ALCOHOL AFTER SENDING MATERIAL TO PRESS

STOP MINORS FROM DRINKING

I... promised...

These marshmallows are toasted perfectly.

Here you go!

Thank you!

Here's one for you, too, Kaho.

Thanks!

Hot!

Are you okay?

Be careful, they're hot!

My tongue...

Is it burned?

Manager?

If it were only a little hotter, we'd have been able to swim.

Too bad, huh?

Then why don't we go to the beach next time?

She may think I was being suggestive!

U-Um, of course I meant all of us together!

All of us at the beach...

But I just have my school swimsuit.

Manager, would you go with me to buy a swimsuit next time?

Me?

A swimsuit for Maika?

What are you doing?

Manager! Eyes on the road!

- Manager, wake up! - Mafuyu's sleeping!

What the hell are you doing?

SAKURANOMIYA

Oh, Maika...

Are you going out?

Yes.

I'm going shopping for a swimsuit with my manager today.

Is that right?

Then it's a date?

Y-You can't go empty-handed, Maika!

So she gave me a gift to give to you.

ROCK-HARD RICE CRACKERS

Hard! It's hard!

Japanese hard cookies.

This is it, Maika.

Well, shall we go in?

Yes!

Thank you for bringing me here, Manager.

No, not at all. This is nothing.

Let's pick the perfect swimsuit for you!

It looks like this could take all day.

There are so many different styles.

When I was in Italy, a lot of women wore daring swimsuits.

But maybe Maika should stick with a school swimsuit.

Have you found a good one?

There are so many that I can't make up my mind.

Then do you want to ask our coworkers for advice?

That's a good idea!

For Maika's swimsuit., what kind would be good?

STILE

Aki: If you're asking us, doesn't that make your presence pointless?

Very true.

Mafuyu: This.

I like this.

They're all such free spirits.

That's it!

I'll ask them what kind of swimsuits they have!

Sexual harassment... Sexual harassment! Is this sexual harassment?

Maybe I should've been the one to ask.

What's the point of asking me?

G-Good point.

Maika, how about something like this?

I like the design, but doesn't that expose a little too much?