Chapter 79

"Higuchi-san, what a coincidence, to be able to run into you here!"

Naoki Nagayama greeted her with a smile!

Yuko Tanaka, who was to the side, said in surprise: "You two, know each other?"

"Hai, Yuko-chan, this is Naoki Nagayama-san, who I've collaborated with many times~" Kanako Higuchi said, leaning over to Yuko Tanaka's ear and whispering, "He's the handsome guy I told you about before, the one I worked with on the soda commercial and *Tales of the Unusual*~"

"Ah~ so it's Nagayama-san. I've watched *Tales of the Unusual* too; it's stunning! It's just that I didn't recognize Nagayama-san..."

To be fair, seeing a handsome stranger wearing only swimming trunks and having a great physique, she was so nervous she couldn't even think about whether the face was familiar.

Seeming to feel it was a bit rude to talk while half-lying on the lounge chair, Naoki Nagayama stood up and walked over to the two of them.

"How did Higuchi-san and Tanaka-san end up here?"

"We just finished filming a movie with Yuko-chan, and we're here for a vacation~"

Kanako Higuchi replied, then seeing Naoki Nagayama walk over, she looked him up and down, and suddenly gestured with her hand,

"Has Nagayama-san grown taller?"

"Eh?" This question actually stumped Naoki Nagayama, "Is that so? I haven't measured recently..."

"But it's only been about a month since we last met, surely I wouldn't grow that fast~"

Kanako Higuchi walked over to his side and gestured.

"I was wearing high heels when I met Nagayama-san before, so I didn't feel it much, but without shoes, you look so tall~"

When he first transmigrated, he was about 175cm. Over the past year, with good nutrition and consistent exercise, it was normal to grow taller at 19.

"Haha, maybe I really have grown taller. After all, I'm still at the age where I'm growing~"

Kanako Higuchi seemed to have been poked in her funny bone, and she accidentally patted Naoki Nagayama on the chest: "Hahaha, that's true, you're at the age where you're growing!"

The swimming pool seemed to have a kind of magic. Perhaps because they were wearing less, their true natures felt more exposed, and the relationship between the parties seemed to become closer.

Just like now, the young lady not only stood beside him gesturing about his height, but her body and arms would occasionally touch him, and now she was even touching his pectoral muscles.

Naoki Nagayama, wearing only swimming trunks, somewhat suspected that this young lady was taking advantage of him.

Fortunately, she quickly returned to Yuko Tanaka's side, whispering something in her ear.

Naoki Nagayama felt their occasional gazes, which felt a bit chilly, so he hurriedly found an excuse:

"You two sit, I'll go get some drinks~"

So he ran to the pool management desk, grabbed some canned soda, and took the opportunity to put on his bathrobe.

On the other side, Yuko Tanaka was sitting on a lounge chair with Kanako Higuchi, discussing in a low voice.

"Is that him? The handsome guy you mentioned you collaborated with?"

"Yes, he's very handsome, isn't he? And he's a genius, too. The script and creative ideas for *Tales of the Unusual* were all his. I heard that the Sakura Soda commercial I filmed before was also his idea!"

"So he really is a talented screenwriter~"

"Not just that, the commercial song was also written by him! It seems he even wrote a song for Seiko Matsuda before."

"Hontou ni? Looking at it this way, he really is a genius!" Yuko Tanaka glanced at Naoki Nagayama, who was walking over with drinks, "And he's so young and handsome!"

"His physique is also very good!" Kanako Higuchi added, her eyes seemingly shining.

"Eh? Kanako-chan, you're so lewd..."

"That's just how it is... Let me tell you, I patted him on purpose just now~ It felt great~"

"Ehh..."

Bursts of laughter suddenly erupted from where the two were sitting,

which left Naoki Nagayama, who was about to walk over, very confused.

"What are you chatting about, so happily?" He handed the soda drinks to them, "Hai, please enjoy~"

"Nothing, just girls' jokes, Nagayama-san, you wouldn't understand~"

Kanako Higuchi said with a smile, and then continued to ask,

"How did Nagayama-san end up here?"

He took a sip of soda: "Vacation, it's a vacation too. Just as things were coming to an end, I thought I'd take a ride on a houseboat, but I didn't expect to drink too much, so I opened a room to rest for a while..."

"Hahaha, drank too much? I remember Nagayama-san is only 19, right? You shouldn't be drinking!"

Yuko Tanaka bit her straw, shocked: "Only 19?!"

Even if he's young, he shouldn't be like this. He's actually 7 years younger than me!

Although it was their first time meeting, remembering her inexplicable heart palpitations just now, the 26-year-old older sister suddenly felt a sense of guilt for "robbing the cradle"!

"My mental age is already 30!" Naoki Nagayama could only say this, after all, the two in front of him were older sisters.

"Hai hai, Naoki little brother whose mental age is already 30~" Kanako Higuchi seemed to have been poked in her funny bone again. He hadn't noticed it before, but the young lady had a low threshold for laughter.

"Has the filming for *Tales of the Unusual* ended?"

Finally, a serious question.

"Yes, the last 3 episodes have been filmed, so the first season is considered finished."

Yuko Tanaka said at this time: "So fast? I haven't even watched the latest episodes of *Tales of the Unusual*."

She was actually a loyal viewer.

"After all, they are short dramas. Do you like watching them too, Tanaka-san?"

"Hai, when I'm busy, I can just catch a glimpse when I come back at night. The plot is also very interesting, the several twists..." Once she started talking about the story plot, it seemed like her switch had been flipped, and she began to talk endlessly.

"Yuko-chan, Yuko-chan, the person sitting in front of you is the screenwriter!" Kanako Higuchi had to remind her.

Upon hearing this, Yuko Tanaka's face seemed to turn red: "Sumimasen, I was showing off in front of the screenwriter-san."

"Hahaha, not at all. I've never heard such a professional analysis from Tanaka-san before." Naoki Nagayama had always felt that he was just an amateur. "Actually, at the time, I just thought of a story, and the plot scenes during filming were all shot by the director and actors on the spot."

"The results that come from such casual collisions are often the most interesting~"

The two were mutually flattering each other, and the atmosphere was a tiny bit awkward.

Seeing the two chatting so happily, Kanako Higuchi felt a bit jealous without realizing it: "I say, you two, don't talk about such boring things. Why don't you come swimming? I haven't swum yet~"

"How well does Nagayama-san swim?"

Although he felt the topic had changed a bit fast, Naoki Nagayama didn't think much of it: "Higuchi-san, I grew up by the seaside, you know."

"Then why aren't you swimming? Yuko-chan, let's go, let's swim together for a while~"

This suggestion just happened to relieve Yuko Tanaka's awkwardness, and she hurriedly agreed: "Okay, wait a moment."

As she put down her bath towel.

The two beautiful women slid into the pool and swam toward the opposite side like mermaids.

Naoki Nagayama looked at the bathrobe on his body, feeling somewhat conflicted.

He had to take it off again; wasn't putting it on earlier a superfluous act...