Tokyo: Starting with the Shrine Maiden

Chapter 96. Breathing with gills

"Remember?"

Chiyo recited the incantation once and asked.

Haruhiko nodded.

Autumn Waters - Crossing the Sea: This refers to giving humans the ability to move freely in water.

It's impossible to demonstrate this indoors, of course.

Just as he was about to leave school to try his luck at a swimming pool, Chiyome got up from the sofa.

She walked barefoot on the carpet, her oversized pajamas ill-fitting and making her look somewhat disheveled.

Even his glasses were crooked.

But Chiyome didn't care.

Or perhaps, that's just her personality.

Having lived for so long, I've become quite Buddhist-like and a homebody.

Only her students could come to her house.

Since everyone there had been was a woman, she hadn't paid any attention.

Now that there's Haruhiko, her mindset hasn't changed.

More accurately, she hadn't thought of that.

"come over."

Chiyo walked upstairs.

Haruhiko followed behind her.

Her slender, exquisite legs, visible beneath the hem of her dress, shimmered like white jade, as if they hadn't seen the sun in a long time.

There was dust on the floor, but her bare little feet left it spotless.

The bandage on my left leg undulated slightly as I walked.

Haruhiko could hear breathing sounds.

Chiyo stopped in her tracks.

elevator?

Haruhiko looked up and was taken aback.

The door opens.

Chiyo enters.

Haruhiko also took two steps forward.

He glanced at it; there were only three buttons on the elevator.

First floor, second floor, basement.

Haruhiko suddenly had a guess.

The elevator plummeted downwards, then opened again, revealing a huge swimming pool.

Knew it.

Outrageous, yet reasonable.

Haruhiko left the elevator and stood by the pool.

The water inside is very clear.

Normally, only Chiyome should use it.

It doesn't look like a public swimming pool; who knows what kind of seasoning they added.

"Teacher, you have swimsuits here..."

Before Haruhiko could finish speaking, they heard the sound of something entering the water.

He looked over instinctively and couldn't help but widen his eyes.

The bandages on Chiyo's legs had disappeared, revealing white, fish-scale-like patterns that covered both sides of her thighs.

At the same time, a layer of bluish-green skin appeared on her feet, just like stockings.

The pajamas she was wearing, soaked in water, finally stopped looking loose and instead clung tightly to Chiyo's body.

It's unremarkable, yet it possesses a unique charm.

Chiyo ignored Haruhiko and continued swimming and tumbling in the water.

His originally dazed expression suddenly showed a hint of a smile.

The pajamas floated outwards, revealing a glimpse of light blue underneath.

The edges are tapered, with faint, subtle marks.

Haruhiko quickly looked away.

He had intended to ask Chiyome if she had a swimsuit, but now the answer was obvious.

Fortunately, he had prepared plenty of clothes in his storage ring, so he wouldn't go back soaking wet.

Haruhiko took a deep breath, mentally preparing himself.

Because he can't swim.

Autumn Waters Crossing the Sea is a skill that has only just begun to be learned, and there is a certain chance of failure.

If you drown, it's like your business failing before it even begins.

Haruhiko glanced at Chiyome.

With her around, even if something goes wrong, it shouldn't be too dangerous.

He began chanting a spell.

Autumn Waters - Crossing the Sea!

Psychic energy circulates within the body according to specific trajectories.

Soon, Haruhiko felt a faint strangeness on his face, as if he had grown fish gills.

However, it feels perfectly normal to the touch.

Without thinking twice, Haruhiko jumped into the water.

The icy touch spread throughout my body, and my clothes were instantly soaked.

However, suffocation due to lack of oxygen did not occur.

[Achievement: Breathing with gills.]

[Reward: Permanent title.]

[The darling of the sea: It will not die from lack of oxygen or seawater pressure in the ocean.]

A long-awaited achievement.

While not as skilled as a ventriloquist, it's not entirely without merit.

At least you don't need to worry too much about visiting underwater ruins.

At noon, Haruhiko left the swimming pool.

He let out a breath.

Two hours underwater is actually quite boring.

But the spell "Autumn Water Crossing the Sea" is really good.

It lasts a long time.

Haruhiko glanced at Chiyome subconsciously.

She was actually sleeping while floating on the water.

Two tiny, bluish-green feet were still swaying gently, unconsciously.

The pajamas were soaked for too long and had become semi-transparent.

Haruhiko glanced at it a couple more times.

Like Tachibana Yui, her path is completely flat.

Why isn't there a mermaid form?

He was quite curious about what he looked like.

Haruhiko did not wake Chiyome and took the elevator back to leave.

Since I just went swimming, I definitely can't go out like this.

He went to the bathroom.