Chimidoro Ice-cream ch10

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>>It's midsummer right now! How do zombies deal with the heat...?

>Good morning~
>Good morning~

>I wonder what happened to Shion?
>She'd usually be here by now...

>Good morning, Hinata-chan~
>Ah. Took you long e-...

>nough!?
>Lovely weather today~...

>>She comes to to school with some strange heavy equipment...?

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>H-Hey, what's with the getup!?
>Ah, well y'see...

>I cause a lot of trouble at the beach,
>so I figured I should take proper precautions against the heat...
>Even so, you're overdoing it!

>Hah~
>The classroom is so cool~...
>Hm?

>Erm... Is this an endurance contest?
>In the middle of summer.
>Wah~
>Hey! Lend me your tracksuits!

>Honestly.
>It's because you overdid it.
>>Back to normal.
>Sorry for the fuss...

>But Shion's right. We need to think of some countermeasures~
>The school has air conditioning, but the commute is another story.
>I hear it's gonna be even hotter starting tomorrow...
>Eh~!?

>Wh-What'll I do if I melt before I even get to school...!?
>Awawa...
>D-Don't worry! We'll all think of something!
>That's right!

>If anything, you look cute when you melt...
>Hah hah
>No, you're in the minority!

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>...So with that said,
>let's all come up with ideas
>so she can make it through the summer!
>Yeah~!

>We should make her appearance as cooling as possible!
>Like bundling up her hair for example~
>Ah.
>This feels nice and cool!

>And let's not forget~...
>Eh?

>You can breathe more easily with your skirt like this!
>Fweeh!?
>That's against school rules!

>Next, it would be good to cool down her body with cold food and drink like we did the other day.
>ahem
>Ah!
>I've got that covered!

>I figured these could be used as makeshift ice packs,
>so I froze a bunch of them.
>Wh-What's inside...?

>What, you ask? It's BLOOD...
>It's delicious, y'know?
>Bringing that to school is just gonna scare everyone!

>It's fine, right? Seems good for her health.
>That's not the problem here!

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>Will these things keep me cool outdoors too?
>>Cooling pads
>Yeah, but you don't need to put them all over your body like you did this morning.

>You can reduce your body temperature more efficiently by cooling the parts where blood passes through the most.
>That would the back of your neck, your armpits, and the base of your thighs.
>*Image
>Is that so~!?
>I had no idea~

>Try it for yourself and see.
>With this.
>Eh!?
>Ah, sure...

>It's embarrassing, but
>if you insist, Hinata-chan...
>>strip...
>Wha-
>You don't have to strip!

>You're right.
>Just holding it under my armpit feels cool...!
>Well, this should do as a countermeasure.

>W-
>Wait a minute!
>There's another way to chill the body!
>What's that again?

>When you think of staying cool during the summer...

>you think
>scary stories!
>Eh~!?

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>It's scientifically proven!
>Hearing scary stories makes your body cooler!
>Uh
>B-But we've already talked plenty..

>Ah~ Are you perhaps scared, Hinata?
>N-Not at all!
>I'm just worried that it might scare Shion...
>Eh?

>You're bad with this kind of thing, right?
>Righ?
>Please, say you're bad with them!
>Ah...

>I kinda wanna here some.
>I'm curious
>I knew you'd understand!
>Oh come on!

>Well then, let's begin...
>This is something I heard from my Dad...
>Long ago, a car was driving through a tunnel
>when somebody suddenly hit against the window.

>Even though there seemed to be nobody there, there was a red handprint on the window...
>Feeling scared, my Dad went to the nearest gas station to get it wiped off.

>And then...
>Um... Sir?

>This handprint
>was planted from inside the car...

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>Woah, that's just plain scary!
>It gave me goosebumps.
>Right?
>Uuh...

>Are you feeling cooler too, Hinata-chan?
>Y-Y-Y-Y-Yeah, I guess I do feel somewhat cooler?

>Eh~ Somewhat, huh?
>Then shall I tell you something even scarier next?
>Eh!?
>I-I'm a little scared, but I wanna hear it!
>Yeah!

>I-I need to use the little girl's room,
>so you tell it without me!
>Ah.

>Hah... Hah...
>That was close...!
>If I had heard any more of those, I wouldn't be able to sleep.

>I'll just hide here for a bit...
>Phew...

>Eep!?

>Wh-What...?
>That sound just now...

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>Somebody suddenly hit against the window.
>N-No, there's no way.
>There's no such thing as ghosts...

>Nooooo!?

>P-P-P-Please!
>I'll do anything, so please forgive me!
>A-Anything...?

>Th-Then
>could you give me a hug later...? Kidding...
>Hm...?

>Ah!

>Eh... Ehe.
>Did I scare you?
>Tehe
>Shi~o~n~...?

>E-Ema-chan said doing this would make you feel cooler...!
>Emaa!!
>Now~ Now~ Don't get so upset...

>I'll apologise properly...
>GYAAAH!

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>It's just ketchup~
>Geez!
>Why are you walking around with that!?
>Hm?

>Ah... Hello, Mom?
>Yeah.
>I'm still at Hinata-chan's house...

>...Eeh!?
>!?

>Yeah... Got it.
>What's with Nagatsuki-san?
>Dunno...

>Did something happen?
>Ah, well,
>my Mom said she's picking me up, but...

>She says she was able to change her working hours
>and can drive me back and forth from school starting tomorrow...
>Eh!?

>No need to worry about heat countermeasures then!
>Good for you, Shiojn!
>Y-Yeah!
>Wh-What the heck...

>You scared me so much
>and it was all for nothing~!?
>Wah~
>Looks like you'll be able to keep cool for a while. Good for you♪
>No it isn't!

>>Rather than feeling cool, Hinata felt a chill down her spine.