Chapter 123: Restless Tierno‑chan, Teasing Serena!

After the relationship was settled and the villa had plenty of rooms, Ash stayed together with Serena and Tierno in one room.

Clemont and Yurie, the siblings, stayed next door.

In the afternoon,

the professor said to let Ash and his group arrange things themselves, so the group ended up with nothing to do.

The cool air conditioning kept blowing down, dispelling the heat in the room,

a black-haired beauty wearing a baseball cap lay leaning against the sofa back, her modest chest pressed firmly, her fair arms draped over the top of the sofa, her long, smooth, white legs under denim shorts kneeling on the sofa, her buttocks raised.

Tierno was holding a handheld console, playing a game,

judging by the screen, it seemed to be a famous plumber game, but from her occasional head scratching and occasional glances behind, it was clear she wasn't really focused.

Behind her,

Ash and Diancie sat on the middle long sofa,

at this moment, the obedient and elegant Diancie was following Ash's instructions, holding a handheld console and playing.

However, what they were playing wasn't a plumber game but a crude tower defense with only stick‑figure graphics, a prototype version of Plants vs. Zombies that Ash had just put together.

In the future Ash will find someone to optimize it and turn it into one of his income sources.

Although the game's graphics are extremely crude now, the gameplay is still good; even Diancie, as a Pokemon, is playing it with great relish.

In contrast, Serena, sitting on the sofa opposite Tierno,

found it hard not to notice Tierno's distracted state.

Knowing she wanted to strike up a conversation with Ash but didn't know how to start, Serena couldn't help covering her mouth and chuckling lightly,

she first felt the joy of being a bystander.

Compared to the offensively magical Miss Xiao Juer, the emotionless Nana, the slow‑witted Keerni like a goose,

Tierno's reaction was truly genuine,

completely the bashful state of a girl next door, giving Serena a feeling of seeing her earlier self,

making Serena both amused and, due to strong identification, extremely embarrassed to the point of social death.

This complex feeling led Serena to decide to pretend not to notice,

she wanted to see how long Tierno could endure before breaking the deadlock, or whether she would just give up.

Finally…

realizing she still had the status of Ash's trial girlfriend, she couldn't keep staying strangers with Ash,

Tierno still couldn't resist wanting to break this silent awkwardness,

she stood up, first rubbing her slightly reddened knees,

then seeing Ash not looking at her, she felt a bit gloomy,

she pursed her lips, interlaced her fingers and stretched upward; in the sunlight the girl's fair, slender arms were translucent and moist, but even more eye‑catching was that as her body leaned forward, her modest chest expanded a little more.

Ash followed by raising his head, taking in this perfect scene.

In fact, with Waveguide Power detection, how could Ash possibly miss Tierno's little movements?

He was just deliberately teasing Tierno and Serena.

"Mmm~"

Seeing her stretch being noticed, Tierno instantly blushed, lowered her arms to block not‑too‑high a place.

"What are you looking at me for?"

Diancie tilted her head in confusion, her gaze wandering back and forth over Ash and Tierno,

Serena was also silently watching, wanting to see Ash's reaction.

Having taken in Tierno's reaction and noticed Serena's gaze, Ash felt no embarrassment at all.

"Aren't you always wanting me to talk to you?"

"Huh?" Did she just say that?

Seeing Tierno's doubtful expression, Ash laughed.

"Silly, I have Waveguide Power, your little moves can't hide from me; if you have something to say, just say it directly."

"Waveguide Power…"

Tierno fell into thought,

"By the way, what do we look like under Waveguide Power? Is it the same as what the eyes see?"

"Of course the same, and even clearer."

"Well…" Tierno hesitated for a while,

Ash laughed, "You're asking whether you can see what's under the clothes, right?"

"Yeah!"

Tierno, arms crossed, nodded repeatedly like a chick pecking grain.

Ash didn't hide it either,

"Of course you can, as long as I want, I can even see the flow of your blood cells inside, so don't block it."

As he spoke, the scene in Ash's mind suddenly changed.

"Tierno‑chan, you're so cute even in a small way!"

"You…"

Tierno's face turned completely red, wanting to say whether Ash was always secretly looking at her.

"Don't worry, I normally wouldn't do that, after all perception is area‑based, not targeted at a specific individual,

I don't want to see Clemont's body or even a passing vagrant's, so you understand, I usually only turn on the simplest Waveguide perception."

"I see!"

Although Ash's explanation felt a bit weird, Tierno still nodded.

At the same time, she spoke her Heart words.

"Ash, let's keep battling on the beach?"

"You've been holding it in for so long, just for this?"

Ash rolled their eyes.

"No…… can't we!?"

Tierno still thought Ash didn't want to cooperate with them, and they were extremely nervous.

"Of course, after seeing you hold it in for so long, I thought it was something."

Feeling Ash's easygoing nature, Tierno finally relaxed.

"Because I don't know your private personality, Ash!"

While saying that, they stuck out their tongue playfully.

But Ash suddenly shifted gears: "Since it's a beach battle, we naturally need to wear swimsuits; do you have any?"

Although the battling parties were only Ash and Tierno,

but Ash turned their gaze toward Serena and Tierno at the same time.

Tierno, who wasn't very familiar with Ash, still didn't quite grasp the situation.

but Serena, who knew Ash inside out, naturally knew Ash was thinking about the Northern Hemisphere and big white legs.

They rolled their eyes.

"Are you sure you want us to wear those cool swimsuits? After all, if we go play at the beach without inviting Clemont and the others, wouldn't that be a bit bad?"

The implication being,

"You don't mind us being seen in our swimsuits by Clemont, do you?"

Seeing Serena's shyness,

Ash's playful spirit rose, and they couldn't resist teasing Serena.

One sentence not only made Serena's face flush bright red, but also dragged Tierno into it.

You guys chat, don't drag me in!

The blushing Tierno instinctively extended their scallion-white jade finger to cover their white thigh, but it was utterly futile.

Out of shame and anger, Tierno decided they'd rather die of summer heat than wear such cool clothing.

According to Ash, Serena imagined themselves in cool attire on the beach, and instantly, like a startled rabbit, their face flushed as they argued.

"But that's normal clothing, whereas what we're supposed to wear now is a swimsuit with shaping effects that really shows off the figure!"

As a woman who values etiquette greatly and is very conservative,

she had never thought about showing her sensual side in front of other men.

Knowing that the teasing had already reached its limit, if they went a bit further, Serena would really get angry.

Ash also knew when to stop, and nodded seriously.

"What you said is also right, so let's be conservative and switch to a one-piece."

What you said is also quite right; then let's be more cautious and switch to a one-piece style.