Miyako Island's underwater labyrinth is a special geological formation created by tectonic plate movement and the stacking of natural reefs.
Its intricate internal structure allows for an unusually large number of fish species, and the complex environment makes it possible to encounter sea turtles at zero distance.
The most fortunate thing for Chisa Kotegawa was that they came in the right season; the group even encountered a mother sea turtle with her baby.
In short, this one dive alone made all their rushing and detours worthwhile!
"It was amazing!"
"It's really lucky that the sea turtles were within reach."
"And there was one with a little sea turtle too!"
Forty minutes later, after the first round ended, Chisa Kotegawa excitedly told Aina, with little stars in her eyes, as she took off half her wetsuit to enjoy the rare cool breeze: "It was right below you. Did you see it?"
"Um... about that..."
Touching the back of her head, Yoshikawa Aina smiled bitterly at the excited Chisa.
"Sorry, we couldn't see anything at all over there."
"It can't be helped. After all, there's a difference of about ten meters in depth, and the visibility in the sea is relatively low."
"It looks like we'll only be able to enjoy it after getting our diving license next time!"
Lying spread-eagle on the deck, Kohei Imamura clicked his tongue in disappointment.
After all, he still had some energy left yesterday. Even though his hands and feet felt like noodles, he could still chase after that bastard Yu even after sweating so much he looked like a steamed crab.
A simple diving exam, he could surely handle it!
But complaining was useless now. It was all because the seniors' naked bodies were questioned by the police for a long time. Life is so unfair!
"Eh? Aina couldn't see anything at all?"
Filled with pity, Chisa Kotegawa affectionately patted Aina's head twice and comforted her: "But it's okay, we took pictures!"
"Is that so? That's good. At least I can get a glimpse of the deep-sea scenery in advance."
"So who was in charge of taking pictures this time? Azusa-senpai? Or Kotobuki-senpai?"
Huddling together arm-in-arm, Iori and Kohei still felt a little regretful about not seeing the deep-sea conditions.
But having pictures made a difference. Sharing everyone's joy was better than nothing.
Hearing them, Chisa Kotegawa immediately touched her lips and looked up, pondering for a moment. Her expression contained some uncertainty as she explained.
"The time before last, Kotobuki-senpai took the photos. Yu said he wanted to use the camera, but Azusa-senpai snatched the opportunity in Tokyo..."
"In other words, the person who took the pictures this time is most likely Yu?"
His body stiffened. Iori Kitahara's relaxed expression froze on his face, and a bad premonition instantly filled his mind.
Joking nervously, Iori and Kohei looked up and began searching for the most conspicuous muscleman among the Pab club's musclemen, however...
"He's not there!"
"He's not on this side either!"
"Eh? What are you talking about?"
Noticing Iori and Kohei's expressions growing serious, Yoshikawa Aina, cute and clueless, asked the question in her heart—
What new trick were these two guys up to? Even if they didn't see Yu, they shouldn't look so mournful, after all, he wouldn't just run off...
A glance at the side of the boat showed a familiar, muscular figure peeking nervously left and right, then hurriedly running into the cabin for shelter.
The easy smile on Yoshikawa Aina's face instantly turned into a look of suspicion filled with Araki-patterns.
Raising her hand, she seriously and without hesitation reported: "Um, Yu seems to have run into the cabin!"
"Nani! Grab him!!!"
"That bastard! He really did something unspeakable!!!"
Her face was unrecognizable. Chisa Kotegawa felt three gusts of wind blow past her, and three pairs of scarlet eyes, trailing red light, flashed out.
Unsurprisingly, this was the crimson gaze signifying the scumbags had entered a killing state!
"I said..."
Her raised hand couldn't stop them in time. Iori and Aina's figures had already disappeared through the cabin door. Chisa could only twitch the corners of her mouth and utter the rest of the sentence into the air.
"Yu shouldn't be able to do anything too outrageous, right?"
...
On the other side, Miyazawa Yu crept into the cabin, clutching the camera.
However, before he could relax, a sense of danger from behind instantly surged over him.
Turning his head back blankly, he saw three terrifying, vengeful beasts charging at him on all fours. His eyes widened in horror, and he immediately took off running.
"Hold it right there! Why are you chasing me!"
"Nonsense! If you don't run, why would we chase you! Stop right there, you bastard Yu!"
"If you don't chase me, I'll stop!"
Miyazawa Yu in his full-release state was beyond the standard of ordinary humans. Even though he was in a state of black-out, Iori Kitahara could only eat his dust.
Moreover, this guy was not only surprisingly strong physically, but his endurance was top-notch.
Even in this small area of a two-story boat, he managed to maintain the distance outside the safe range with sudden stops and sharp-angle turns!
"Damn it, is his bone made of iron? An ordinary person would have broken a bone with that kind of turn!"
"Who knows! No way! We'll never catch him like this!"
"So! Why are we chasing him again?"
Although she was also in a black-faced, red-eyed berserk state, Yoshikawa Aina still didn't know the specific plan or reason for Iori and Kohei.
The only reason she joined the pursuit was because the atmosphere called for it, plus a little bit of intuition that should be called "scumbag sensing."
"No time to explain! Aina, you go here! Kohei, you flank him from there!"
"Understood!" X2
As Iori Kitahara gave the command with a ferocious expression, Aina and Kohei, who had returned to the starting point after being led in a circle, quickly split up and ambushed from two other directions.
However, aside from the initial instruction, Iori did not specify the exact ambush locations throughout.
But even so, Aina and Kohei perfectly found their positions. These guys were clearly communicating using team voice chat!
"Waaah, no matter how many times I see it, I'm still shocked!"
"Exactly, it's a phenomenon that can no longer be explained by mere synergy."
Sitting on the deck watching the show, Shinji Tokita finished his beer, shook his head, and lamented.
He had to admit that the younger generation surpassed the old. These freshmen, who had only known each other for a few months, had mastered team voice chat to such a degree.
They even surpassed their seniors, venturing into the metaphysical realm of mental communication. It was truly astonishing!
But then again, it was known that the Pab club's three stooges had established a chat group a long time ago, and now Aina could occasionally join in actively.
Doesn't that mean...
All eyes converged on Chisa, making her uneasy.
"Chisa... sometimes fitting in is quite important!"
"I said, this is a natural superpower of idiots! I really can't learn it!!!"
Chisa Kotegawa hugged her head and shouted her grievances loudly, feeling suspected by her sister of being too solitary.
It wasn't that she didn't want to hang out with Iori and the others, but these guys played too rough. She really couldn't do it!
"Oh! They've run back again. Can they actually kick people out of the chat group? Yu doesn't seem to have noticed at all!"
Pointing at the furiously fleeing Yu, Ryujiro Kotobuki stroked his chin, speculating with great interest.
The facts were exactly as he had guessed. Miyazawa Yu was completely unaware that the assassins chasing him were down by two-thirds.
Or rather, even if he realized it, he wouldn't care. After all, Kohei, that skinny dog, should be ranked after Aina in terms of physical fitness. It was no surprise that those two weren't great athletes and got lost.
However, just as he charged around the corner with the certainty of victory, heading toward Nanaka-nee, a blonde head suddenly appeared without warning in the blind spot at his feet, lying across the path.
Kicking Kohei hard, Miyazawa Yu only felt his body slightly bump, like a large truck accidentally running over a speed bump on a national road.
"Pff ah!!!"
His body was struck by lightning, and Kohei Imamura spat out a large mouthful of blood, drawing a beautiful arc in the air.
But even though he was severely injured, his mouth still held a smile of great selflessness and dedication.
Giving a thumbs-up to Aina, who was ambushing on the other side, the second-generation anime blonde fell... but that was impossible!
As a scumbag, Kohei Imamura's resilience to being beaten had long been forged into steel. What was a single huge flying kick that almost shattered his kidney!
"Aina!!!"
"I'm here!"
Taking advantage of Miyazawa Yu's momentary confusion over why Kohei would seek his own demise, Yoshikawa Aina instantly leaped from the cabin's ceiling pipe onto the former's neck.
"Perfect! Capture successful!!!"
"Woohoo!!!"
"..."
Looking at Yu, who had indeed stopped instantly, and the cheering group of three failing students.
Chisa Kotegawa helplessly slapped her forehead, finally understanding what plan these people were up to.
It was well known that the mutual antagonism between Iori, Kohei, and Yu was a life-or-death matter.
So, if only Iori and Kohei launched the challenge, Miyazawa Yu, in a moment of urgency, could easily treat them like toys, abuse them, and then walk away.
But adding Aina changed everything. Although these guys always tried to drag her and Chisa into their drinking sessions, they never used physical means against the girls.
In other words, as long as Yu was stalled by Aina, he would be forced to surrender to protect her from injury!
"So... what exactly are you doing? What did Yu do to you?"
"Hoo... hoo... this kid, he definitely wasn't honestly taking pictures of the seascape!"
Gasping for breath, Iori Kitahara stepped forward, grabbed Aina's hand, and reached into that bastard Yu's arms.
Sensing Iori's intention, Miyazawa Yu's pupils suddenly contracted, and he immediately tried to hide the underwater camera in a more secret place.
Like inside his underwear, but it was too late. Aina's hand was already tucked into his arm, and forcing his arm would only injure her!
"No! No! Stop it! Azusa-senpai, help!"
"Eh? I'm actually curious about what pictures Yu took too~"
Squatting down with a smirk, Hamaoka Azusa poked Yu's nose amidst his desperate pleas, and then firmly rejected the suggestion to join the battle!
"Ugh... oh!!!"
His hand was tightly grabbed by Iori!
Large beads of sweat suddenly appeared on his forehead. The black lines and red eyes on Yoshikawa Aina's face instantly disappeared, replaced by a blush that instantly stained her neck.
This! What strange position was this? Was this the time for a scenario where her crush held her hand for instruction!
"I, Iori... our bodies are touching~"
"Found it!!!"
Snatching the camera from Yu's arms, Iori Kitahara grinned and held it up high, as if he had seized an incredible treasure!
As for Aina's hand... it seemed to have been tossed aside immediately!
"..."
Her expression instantly changed from romantic excitement to intense contempt. Yoshikawa Aina was silent for two seconds, climbed off Miyazawa Yu without a word, and patted his butt to indicate he was free to move.
"Yoshi! Let me see what Yu took pictures of!"
"Stop it! Go die, Iori!!!"
Regaining his freedom, seeing that this guy Iori was about to open the photo album, Miyazawa Yu roared in anger, burst into a supersonic teleport behind him, and delivered a powerful Martian punch.
With a bang, a shockwave erupted. After the air pressure subsided, Iori was already embedded in the wall.
However, the camera did not fall back into Yu's hands. Instead, Hamaoka Azusa, taking advantage of the chaos, snatched it into her arms.
"Let me see my butt... Nanaka's butt. Yu, you really like full and rounded things~"
Shaking the camera in her hand, Hamaoka Azusa gave Yu a cat-like wicked smile. The latter was smiling but with two streams of blood spilling from the corners of his mouth.
"Bang!"
"Ah, Yu is down too, but this little pervert totally brought it on himself."
"That's right, even if he likes butts, he shouldn't stare at them all the time! He could at least take a few pictures of the scenery!"
Gathering around Yu's "corpse," Shinji Tokita asked Hamaoka Azusa in confusion: "Are there no other photos?"
"It seems there are..."
After pondering for a moment, Hamaoka Azusa frowned and began scrolling through the photos, finally discovering a different figure—
"This one... looks like Chisa? That's all the rest!"
"Case closed. This kid really went for the scenery!"
Patting Aina's shoulder, Ryujiro Kotobuki comforted her thoughtfully: "You can rest assured now, right, Aina?"
"Indeed, I'm very relieved..."
Even Chisa was photographed, but she was completely absent?
Glancing at her own meager butt, Yoshikawa Aina sneered, hugged her knees, and retreated to the corner of the wall in self-isolation—
Although she was happy not to be targeted, for some reason, she felt a sense of crushing defeat overwhelming her fragile soul!
[Today's result: Miyazawa Yu, Iori, Kohei, Aina all lose!!!]