The Paradise of Reincarnation Begins with Eriri.

“It’s normal for it to be a little cool.” Kiyono Makoto turned around and swam back. “Let’s swim slowly for a while and not rush to retrieve the marbles. Let’s wait until our bodies get used to the water temperature.”

"Okay."

Kiyono Makoto stayed by Sage's side. The two swam in the sea for a while to get used to the temperature before officially starting their dive to search for the pearl.

"Put on your diving goggles and follow me down. If all goes well, we can get this done in twenty seconds."

After giving his instructions, Kiyono Makoto was the first to dive into the sea.

"call……"

Kato Megumi put on her diving goggles, took a deep breath, and followed Kiyono Makoto down into the water.

"...The marbles are right there."

Kiyono Makoto quickly dived into the sea and pointed at the marbles.

"I saw it."

Kato Megumi's eyes lit up slightly as she quickly spotted the tiny white marble caught in the fishing net next to the reef.

Swimming quickly to the marble, Kato Megumi reached out her right hand and easily picked up the white marble.

next second.

A notification popped up in front of me from the amusement park: the second layer of the seal mission has been completed.

There is only one final seal left, but as before, it will not be unlocked for another 24 hours.

"Let's go up."

Kiyono Makoto made a gesture and led the way upstream.

But at that moment, an undercurrent suddenly surged up from underwater, and Kato Megumi, who was about to follow upstream, was pushed by the undercurrent and accidentally crashed into the reef.

"Well……"

I felt a slight pain in my thigh, but thankfully it wasn't serious, so I don't think I was injured.

But the next second.

Kato Megumi opened her eyes wide in panic:

"My body...can't swim?"

I nervously looked down to check and found that the hem of my swimsuit was caught on a rock. I instinctively tried to pull it off, but to no avail.

Oxygen was rapidly depleted in the panic, and a feeling of suffocation quickly overwhelmed me.

Just as Kato Megumi was feeling distressed and helpless, a figure swam over quickly.

"……I am coming."

Upon realizing that his classmate, Saint, hadn't followed, Kiyono Makoto decisively turned back to support him.

Glug glug~

The saint looked pained and exhaled a string of tiny bubbles.

"No more oxygen?"

Kiyono Makoto instantly understood the reason, and his heart tightened. He quickly reached out and hugged Makoto.

I'm sorry.

Kiyono Makoto decisively lowered his head and kissed her directly, leaving Kato Megumi some space.

"Well……"

Kato Megumi's long eyelashes trembled slightly, like a traveler on the verge of dying of thirst in the desert. She subconsciously stretched out her arms and hugged Kiyono Makoto's neck, awkwardly and clumsily seeking air.

Not long after.

Kiyono Makoto quickly released the soft, delicate lips of the saint, and then decisively moved them downwards.

One breath can't sustain you for long; only by addressing the root cause can you escape danger.

"Did your swimsuit get caught?"

Kiyono Makoto quickly found the problem and tried to pull it apart, but the swimsuit was of surprisingly good quality and he couldn't tear it apart even after two attempts.

"Wait... that tie seems to be able to be untied?"

Without hesitation, Kiyono Makoto quickly reached out his right hand, grabbed the strap, and yanked it sharply.

This time there were no problems, and the ties were successfully untied.

"As long as it's useful."

Kiyono Makoto breathed a sigh of relief, grabbed the sullen-looking Saint and swam quickly towards the surface of the sea.

Splash!

Water splashes.

The figures of the two emerged from the sea.

"Cough cough..."

Upon being exposed to fresh air, Kato Megumi immediately started coughing, wrapped her arms tightly around Kiyono Makoto's neck, buried her pretty face in Kiyono's chest, and refused to let go.

"It's all over now."

Kiyono Makoto extended his right hand and gently patted the girl's alabaster-like back.

"Thank you, Kiyono-kun..."

Kato Megumi's voice trembled with fear, and her eyes were slightly red.

"……You are welcome."

Kiyono Makoto sounded slightly guilty, as if he had a feeling that the undercurrent that had suddenly appeared earlier was related to him, and that it was very likely that the "Lucky Pervert" tag had been triggered again.

So, I really don't want such a dangerous and lucky pervert!

"You idiot Seino, are you alright?"

Eriri's worried shouts came from above the cliff.

"Why did it take you so long to get up here?"

"There was a small mishap, but everything's fine now." Kiyono Makoto looked up and shouted back, "The marbles have been found, let's go back right away."

Upon hearing the response, the girls breathed a sigh of relief.

"Let's go, let's get ashore first."

Kiyono Makoto pushed up his diving goggles, grabbed Masato with one arm, and quickly swam toward the sea.

They swam safely to the shore without triggering the "Lucky Pervert" tactic again.

"Kato, you go up first."

Kiyono Makoto gently lifted Saint onto the shore with both hands, then his gaze suddenly froze.

I was so relieved to have escaped that I forgot he took off my swim trunks...

"Huh...?!"

Girls are always particularly sensitive to boys' gazes. Kato Megumi's gaze quickly shifted downwards, and her usually calm and composed face flushed red for the first time. She hurriedly covered her body with her hands.

"...I didn't see anything."

Kiyono Makoto coughed twice, feeling his blood rush to his head, and quickly looked away.

"..."

Kato Megumi's pretty face flushed, her cheeks puffed out slightly, and she rarely used a commanding tone:

"Kiyono-kun, turn around!"

I'm so sorry.

Kiyono Makoto obediently turned around and swam away into the distance:

"I'll go and retrieve the fishing net."

The challenge has been completed, but the fishing nets cannot be abandoned, otherwise they will surely become marine debris.

You are responsible for cleaning up the trash you create.

"...Qingye-kun, please be safe."

Behind me came the gentle words of advice from my classmate, the Sage.

"Do not worry."

Kiyono Makoto instinctively wanted to turn around.

"...Don't turn around!"

The sage raised his voice slightly.

"Yes Yes."

Kiyono Makoto forcibly stopped turning around and quickly swam towards the direction where the fishing nets were being set up, the scene from just now replaying in his mind.

It's a pity Xiaohui's hair isn't pink, otherwise she could have said that famous line...

A moment later.

"It's done."

Seino Makoto, clutching a large fishing net and a tattered swimsuit, floated up from the sea and turned to swim towards the shore.

Back on shore, Kato Megumi was already wearing a shirt and skirt, but even so, she still covered the hem of her skirt with her hands, clearly not having forgotten the humiliating punishment she had just suffered.

"...We just found this swimsuit on the seabed, but the edges are a bit torn."

Kiyono Makoto climbed onto the rocky platform and handed the girl her swimsuit, without any intention of keeping it for himself.

"Thank you, Kiyono-kun. I won't wear it for now."

Kato Megumi thanked her softly, took the swimsuit, and then handed her a white towel.

"...Use a towel to dry your body."

As she spoke, Kato Megumi's gaze shifted downwards, lingering for a moment on Kiyono Makoto's well-defined muscles before she casually looked away, seemingly unconcerned. Only upon closer inspection could one notice a faint blush creeping up the girl's ears.