Chapter 1

Blue skies and clear waters! Wow, the beach really is the best!

Rangiku! Let's hurry and get in the water!

I'm just putting on some sunscreen!

All right! I'm gonna swim my arms off today!

Man, everyone's so excited.

Ichigo! Come on, snap out of it! The vacation has only just begun!

Looks like you're raring to go, too.

I want to make sure that my brother has the most amazing time during this year's vacation!

I'm sure Byakuya has a good time every year, seeing as it's a vacation and all. Just leave him to do whatever he wants.

You fool! I'm saying that I want him to have even more fun than usual.

He's always looking out for you, so you should really think about what you can do for him, too!

(She's not wrong, but I'm also the one helping out the Soul Society all the time.)

Maybe I should take off a little more on the right.

Hey, Rukia.

It looks like Byakuya is having fun making his sand sculpture. I'm sure there's nothing for you to worry about, right?

Ichigo, you fool! You can't possibly think you can get away with that lax attitude.

Of course the sand sculpture that he's making is amazing. I know he's really enthusiastic about building them, but...

...surely there are more ways to have fun at the beach, right?

I want to show him how to truly enjoy everything that the seaside has to offer!

I understand how you feel, but...

All right, Ichigo! We're going to show him every single possible way to have fun!

Hey!

(I thought that this was supposed to be a relaxing time?)