The ocean was chaos in the best way.
Waves crashing, people laughing, Yuji trying (and failing) to tackle Hakari in waist-deep water.
Takeru stood a few steps away from the main group.
Water dripping from his hair.
Eyes locked on a target.
Hakari.
Kirara.
A grin slowly spread across his face.
"…Alright."
He stepped forward—
cupped both hands—
SPLASH
A full wave of water hit Hakari and Kirara at the same time.
Silence.
Hakari blinked.
Water dripping down his face.
"…You didn't."
Kirara wiped their eyes slowly.
"…You really did."
Yuji immediately backed up.
"…Oh no."
Maki turned her head slightly.
"…He started it."
Takeru just stood there.
Grinning.
"…Let's swim."
Hakari's expression shifted instantly.
"…Oh, it's like that?"
Kirara cracked their knuckles slightly.
"…You made a mistake."
Takeru didn't move.
"…Worth it."
And then—
SPLASH
Hakari fired back first.
A huge wave of water straight at Takeru.
Kirara followed immediately after.
"—Got him."
Takeru blocked with his arms—
but it didn't matter.
He was already laughing.
Yuji jumped in next.
"…EVERYONE'S GETTING HIT!"
SPLASH—SPLASH—SPLASH
Panda raised his arms defensively.
"…I am not built for this—"
Too late.
He got drenched anyway.
"…I have been chosen."
Maki sighed—
then immediately kicked up a wave toward Yuji.
"…If I'm in this, you're all in it."
Yuji gasped.
"…TRAITOR—"
Gojo, still near the edge, watched for about three seconds—
Then casually flicked water from a distance.
It somehow hit perfectly.
Hakari froze.
"…How did that even reach—"
Gojo just smiled.
"…Skill."
Takeru, in the middle of it all, took another splash straight to the face—
Then laughed.
Loud.
Unfiltered.
"…AGAIN!"
And just like that—
the fight escalated.
Water flying everywhere.
No teams.
No rules.
Just chaos.
Kirara dodged one splash and fired back immediately.
Hakari was laughing like this was the best idea ever.
Yuji was trying to hit everyone at once.
Maki was somehow winning.
Panda had accepted his fate.
And Takeru?
Right in the center of it.
Not thinking.
Not calculating.
Just playing.