Conan: Above all force, there is truth!

"Yeah!" X3

After confirming with Ryūno and the other two, the short-haired woman turned around and called out, "Kimiko!"

"Okay, I heard you~"

Shortly after, a long-haired woman with wheat-colored skin emerged carrying three diving suits.

After placing the wetsuits on the table, she pointed to a room: "I brought you two size M wetsuits. You can go to that room to change and see if they fit."

After saying that, she glanced at Longye and pointed to another room: "You can go to that room to change. If it doesn't fit, just bring it over and I'll change it for you."

Just as the three of them picked up their diving suits, they saw two men suddenly walk out of the equipment room in the store.

Upon seeing the two men, the long-haired female shop assistant's expression visibly darkened. She stared intently at them and loudly instructed, "Make sure you tidy up properly after you're done!"

"Hmph, we'll be back." Before leaving, the two men gave the female shop assistant a deep look, then walked straight out of the store.

After the two left, Ran looked at Ryuno and Sonoko: "Aren't these the treasure hunters we met at the hotel before?"

Sonoko nodded, then asked worriedly, "Huh? Are we going to go diving with them?!"

The female shop assistant seemed to understand Sonoko's worries and smiled, "Don't worry, they're just here to borrow an air compressor."

Upon hearing this, Sonoko realized that the female shop assistant might have misunderstood something, and smiled helplessly.

Scared?

Sonoko glanced at Ryūno and Ran beside her and shook her head. With these two around, how could she be afraid? She simply didn't want to act with someone who looked so arrogant.

At this moment, the short-haired woman behind the counter also came over: "There have been more and more people like this lately, and we are quite troubled by it."

After she finished speaking, she pointed to the poster on the wall: "It's said that after 'An' escaped from prison, she hid the treasure on our island~"

Looking at the two foreign-looking women on the poster, Xiaolan asked with some confusion, "An?"

"Let's get in the car first, and I'll explain everything to you there."

"Okay!" x2

……

Along the way, with the explanations of the two female shop assistants, Longye and his companions learned some about the legends of the treasure on the island.

-

Anne Bonnie and Marie Reed were two female pirates active in 1730, both serving under Captain Jack Sparrow.

On one occasion, the fleet was attacked by a large British army. Instead of fleeing, the two men fought bravely back-to-back. Ultimately, they were no match for the British and were both captured and imprisoned.

After escaping from a Bahamian prison, Ann Bonnie moved her base to the Pacific Ocean. She worked as a pirate while eagerly awaiting news of her friend Mary's escape.

It is said that the two's treasure is hidden on this Poseidon Island. However, this news has never been confirmed.

In recent years, the weapons of the two women—Ann Bonnie's scimitar and Mary Reed's pistol—have been found in the underwater palace. Their surnames are engraved on the weapons.

Only then did people believe the rumors that there was a treasure on the island belonging to two people.

-

After listening to the shop assistant's introduction, Sonoko was deeply moved. She turned to Ran beside her and said, "Their friendship is so touching~ Ran, if we were to encounter such a crisis, I would be willing to entrust my back to you!"

Before Xiaolan could speak, Longye chuckled softly, "That day will never come~"

Hearing Ryūno's laughter, Sonoko bared her teeth and brandished her claws, saying, "Why not?!"

"As long as I'm still here, I won't let you encounter such danger," Longye said casually, leaning back in his seat.

Yuanzi: "..."

After a brief pause, Sonoko, with tears welling up in her eyes, grasped Ran's hand and exclaimed, "Ahhh! Ran, sometimes I'm so envious of you guys!"

Ran smiled sheepishly, "Sonoko, you're here again~"

Amidst laughter and cheers, Longye and his companions finally arrived at the seaside.

They boarded a small boat and headed away from the shore. Since all three of them held Advanced Open Water Diver (AOW) certifications, the shop assistant, Kimiko, gave them a few instructions before taking them diving.

The ocean is crystal clear, free of any pollutants, and various subtropical fish swim freely in it.

Kissing gouramis, glass catfish, yellowfin tuna, moonfish... all kinds of beautiful fish intertwine to create a stunning underwater painting.

Even Ryuno, who doesn't particularly like fish, savored the "beautiful scenery" in the sea, constantly marveling at the charm of nature.

After a while, Ms. Kimiko made a gesture to everyone, signaling them to follow her.

Before long, a massive stone palace appeared before everyone's eyes, and Longye and the others' attention was immediately drawn to this underwater palace.

Just as Longye and his companions swam up the palace steps, a shark suddenly charged at them.

Upon seeing this, Xiaolan and Yuanzi immediately panicked.

Although the experienced Ms. Kimiko was startled when she saw the shark attack, she quickly calmed down.

After calming down, she looked around and then immediately gestured to Longye and the other two, signaling them to calm down and hide with her in the cracks between the rocks in the underwater palace.

After giving an "OK" sign, the three of them immediately followed Ms. Kimiko and hid inside.

To Kimiko's surprise, the shark did not leave immediately after seeing Longye and the others hide in the crevice. Instead, it circled around in front of them, seemingly waiting for them to come out.

Kimiko, who had just remained calm, gradually became nervous upon seeing this.

The oxygen cylinders they carried were small, with a capacity of 1.5 liters, which could only be used for about 60-80 minutes under normal circumstances.

Before even reaching the underwater palace, her oxygen levels had already dropped to about half. Although she hadn't checked the oxygen levels of Longye and the others, as an experienced diver, she knew without even looking that they only had half their oxygen left, and she could guess that they would have even less!

Her original plan was to take Longye and the other two on a tour of the area around the palace, and then leisurely return home.

The oxygen level was originally sufficient.

But now, they are trapped by sharks in this underwater palace, which is deeper than where they were before and consumes more oxygen.

If this continues...

Chapter 175 Sharks are so cute, how can you...

No, I must calm down! I have to think of a solution right away!

Just as Kimiko was deep in thought, Ryūno suddenly handed her something.

Without realizing it, she picked it up.

After a few seconds, she finally came to her senses and stared blankly at the oxygen cylinder in her hand.

"An oxygen cylinder? Why do I have an oxygen cylinder in my hand?!"

Thinking of this, she immediately turned her head to look at her side, and the scene in front of her surprised her greatly.

At this moment, Xiaolan is holding a diving suit in her hands, while Yuanzi is holding a breathing apparatus and diving goggles in her hands.

Like her, Ran and Sonoko also seemed a little dazed.

At that moment, she finally realized something and was terrified.

"This...this...could this be the equipment that Takeda Tatsuno was wearing?! Then he is now..."

The next moment, she followed Xiaolan and the other person's gaze and looked ahead.

That one glance was unforgettable for her.

— Wearing only swimming trunks, Tatsuno swam up to the shark.

Upon seeing this, the shark immediately opened its mouth wide and swam quickly toward Longye.

This terrifying scene left Kimiko pale with fright. If she hadn't been underwater, her screams would probably have shattered the glass.

But the bloody scene she had imagined did not appear the next second.

What appeared was a scene from a myth...

The moment the shark reached him, Tatsuno instantly dodged to its side.

Immediately afterwards, he punched the shark in the head.

"boom!"

The intense splashing water, accompanied by a muffled sound wave, shocked the three people present. At this moment, the originally "lively" shark slowly sank to the bottom of the water.

If you look closely, the shark's pointed end has changed from a "1" to a "?".

Before everyone could react, Longye turned around and waved to them, then signaled for them to return to the surface.

……

five minutes later

Everyone returned to the ship.

Tatsuno was the first to swim to the surface.

When Chika, the short-haired shop assistant on the boat, saw Tatsuno come aboard, she was dumbfounded.

"Hmm? Impressive muscles... Wait! Why is he only wearing swim trunks? Where's his wetsuit?!"

Soon after, Xiaolan and the others also swam ashore.

After everyone explained, Miss Chika finally understood everything... but not entirely.

At this moment, Xiaolan had already pulled Longye into the cabin.

"Longye! Do you know how dangerous this is?! What if you get bitten by a shark? Besides, why did you take off your oxygen tank and wetsuit? What if..."

Seeing that Xiaolan was really angry, Longye sat up straight, nodding repeatedly without daring to speak.

Actually, the reason he took those things off was because they somewhat interfered with his ability to summon "mechanical wings".

After all, with Ran and Sonoko right beside him, he couldn't just pull out some "suspicious and dangerous items" from his system inventory in front of them.

Although he was somewhat confident in his physical abilities and strength, he wasn't confident enough to fight sharks bare-handed in unfamiliar deep waters.

The stealth capabilities and underwater usability of mechanical wings make them the best option available at present.

If he hadn't used the mechanical wings and had actually fought the shark empty-handed, he definitely wouldn't have solved the problem with a single punch... he might have even been injured!

Moreover, after he removed his oxygen tank and diving suit, he immediately felt the huge difference between water and land, and he could not control his body as freely as he could on land.

Although his lung capacity far exceeds that of ordinary people, and he can hold his breath underwater for more than half an hour without any harm, the pressure and resistance he feels in his body make him somewhat uncomfortable.

This feeling made him a little nervous, but at the same time he was very excited.