Room 53

This is the overall fifty-fourth chapter of You-Zitsu manga series.

Summary
One night, Suzune got her hand stuck in a bottle. Kiyotaka had come to her room at her request, though he couldn't take her hand out either. He thought it would be best to use water to get it out, but she reminded him that the school currently had a water shortage. She wanted to get out of this predicament as quickly as possible, but above all, she wanted no one to see her in that embarrassing situation. Eventually, the two of them were able to free Suzune's hand.

Days later, Kiyotaka found himself chatting with the three idiots in a group chat set up by Ike. The latter was trying to convince them not to let their youth go by so easily, and, therefore, they should invite some girls from their class to the pool. Sudo stated that he would go only if Suzune went too. Ike assured him that it was no problem because Kiyotaka would take care of it. They convinced him to invite her to the pool, and he reluctantly agreed. Kiyotaka decides to call Suzune. She immediately asks why he is calling him. He explains that some of his friends are planning to go to the swimming club pool, and they asked him to invite her. She guesses that it was the three idiots and declines his offer. Out of the blue, Kiyotaka mentions the word "bottle" and feels Suzune's attitude change from the other end of the phone line. He commented that it was a word that often came to his mind, and said that he often thinks about an arm stuck in a bottle. She understands what he was implying and asks where and when to meet them. Kiyotaka informs him that they will meet in the lobby tomorrow at eight o'clock to go to the pool. Suzune agrees to go to the pool, but warns him that she won't forgive him if he blackmails her like that again.

The next day, he went to the lobby at the appointed time. Kushida and Sakura greeted him. Everyone had arrived except for Sudō, who wasn't answering his cell phone. Suzune noticed that Yamauchi was looking at Sakura strangely and wondered if something had happened between them. Kiyotaka remembers that a few days ago, Sakura had rejected his confession of love, but he didn't mention it and dodged the question by saying that many things had happened. While they were waiting for Sudō, Honami arrives with several of her friends and asks if they were heading to the pool as well. She then proposes that they go together. Ike accepts this proposal without thinking. However, Kiyotaka explains that they were waiting for one of her friends who had fallen asleep. She understands her reasons and decides to go first. Sudō finally shows up minutes later. He apologizes to everyone and tells them that he was exhausted from his club activities. Since everyone was already there, they were getting ready to go to the pool. Suzune asked Kiyotaka if she didn't think this situation was strange. Ike and Yamauchi would be excited now that they were with several girls, and they were also carrying a heavy bag. He assures her that they were just excited to have fun in the pool and the bag had the stuff for games.

They finally reach the pool. Kiyotaka receives a message from Karuizawa in which she informs him that she had just arrived at the locker room as per plan. They meet up with Honami and her classmates again. Kiyotaka decides to change into a rash guard to swim. Curious, Honami approaches him and comments that her body seems to be quite hard. She starts to touch the muscles of her arms and abdomen with her index finger and asks if he works out. He denies this, with some regret at being so close to her. After a while, the others, after having finished changing, met near the pool. Honami informed them that the back of the pool was empty, and all of them began to move towards that area. While walking after them, Kiyotaka thought that he was counting on Kei to finish her mission.

Characters
In order of appearance:


 * Suzune Horikita
 * Kiyotaka Ayanokōji
 * Kikyō Kushida
 * Kanji Ike
 * Haruki Yamauchi
 * Airi Sakura
 * Honami Ichinose
 * Chihiro Shiranami
 * Yume Kobashi
 * Mako Amikura
 * Ken Sudō