You say this is a love game?

It was a drowning feeling.

【The sea breeze is gentle and the air is full of warmth】

Before my eyes, the opening remarks popped up.

Mizutani Makoto: "?"

The young man suddenly opened his eyes, gurgling bubbles came out of his mouth, and before his eyes was a dark blue world.

The seawater was everywhere, pressing down on his body, as if the entire ocean was trying to swallow him up.

The wings behind him were as heavy as lead and could not be unfolded at all.

As Mizutani Makoto breathed subconsciously, the cold water rushed in and a strong feeling of suffocation quickly spread.

What does it mean that the birth point is at the bottom of the sea?

This is a ghost's "wind-filled carpet"!

Mizutani Makoto complained in his heart, but between life and death, it was his fighting instinct that saved him.

——[Scales of the Drowned]

He took out the wrist guard from his backpack and put it on his wrist without hesitation. With the underwater adaptation buff, he could finally breathe freely in the water.

But where exactly is this place?

Mizutani Makoto's vision became clear. Looking up, he could only see faint beams of light shining through the distant sea, like silver threads hanging from the sky.

All around were rotten wooden boards, rusty metals, and the wreckage of a shipwreck lying on the seabed. Makoto Mizutani was standing on a broken rudder, and looking forward, in his vision enhanced by underwater adaptation, he saw a mast entangled by vines.

Is this... a shipwreck?

Mizutani Makoto seemed to be thinking about something.

A vermilion torii gate is located on the broken deck in front.

Makoto Mizutani swam towards the deck and reached out his hand towards the torii gate. Golden light exploded on the torii gate, and a new teleportation point was unlocked.

【Teleport Point: Archipelago Shipwreck】

……

……

Mizutani Makoto did not explore.

After unlocking the teleportation point of the Torii, he exited the crevice on the spot.

Miyamizu Inaba was still waiting for him.

As long as the teleportation point is unlocked, he can directly enter the crevice through the teleportation point anytime and anywhere no matter where he is. There is no need to rush.

Mizutani Makoto found Miyamizu Inaba, who was leaning on the reef, the sun shining on her shoulders and the sea breeze blowing on her cheeks.

"Is this the end?"

Miyamizu Inaba's eyes widened.

In other words, she has a good relationship with Makoto Mizutani and trusts him very much, otherwise she would definitely think that Makoto Mizutani is playing tricks on her.

Mizutani Makoto nodded.

"Nothing serious happened while you were waiting, did you?"

He said with concern.

Miyamizu Inaba gently brushed the hair dried by the sea breeze behind her ears and shook her head slightly.

She scratched her hair. It wasn't very comfortable when it was wet before, and now it was still not very comfortable after being dried by the sea breeze. Her hair felt a slight itchy sensation.

"not comfortable?"

Mizutani Makoto asked calmly, as if it was a casual question.

But Miyamizu Inaba was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud:

"Indeed... not very comfortable."

She turned her head and looked at Mizutani Makoto's face, which was still wearing the bird demon mask. She immediately counted on her fingers and complained:

"The sea water hasn't washed away completely yet, so my skin feels a little tight and a little hot from the sun."

"I didn't feel anything when I soaked my hair in the sea, but when I came out it felt very strange... It was different from the water in the bathroom. My scalp felt a little itchy, which I hadn't thought about before leaving."

But after looking at Mizutani Makoto in front of him, Miyamizu Inaba paused and added:

"But...it doesn't seem that bad anymore."

Soon, she asked solemnly: "Or fly back?"

Mizutani Makoto was shocked: "You want to swim back?"

"Do not want to."

Miyazu Inouye shook his head quickly. It took more than an hour just to swim to that sea area, and considering the distance Mizutani Makoto had flown... swimming back would be a real test of his patience.

"I'll just rely on you, Mizutani."

I didn't care about Shuten's teasing laughter.

Mizutani Makoto did not hesitate. He suddenly spread out the pair of huge black wings behind him and flew back with Miyamizu Inaba in his arms.

When he landed on the beach, he almost scared the monsters.

"It's the boss! I'm scared to death, meow..."

"I saw a big eagle flying towards us from a distance. I thought there were other monsters trying to sneak up on us while the boss was away!"

"But is the boss still like this? Why haven't I seen it before?"

When Mizutani Makoto displayed his Nue form in front of everyone for the first time, a large number of little monsters came to join in the fun, and even Ota Akemi and others were attracted. After hearing that this strong half-demon was their vice-minister, they almost dropped their jaws in shock.

Miyamizu Inaba jumped out of his arms, finally feeling safe and secure on solid ground.

Only Shuten was still looking at Mizutani Makoto, squinting her eyes, thinking about something... Soon, she shook her head again, and did not remind Miyamizu Inaba about the "gap" just now, but looked at the distant horizon by herself, where the sky and the sea met to form a blue arc, which made her feel refreshed.

Look at the sea.

It's actually quite rare.

Shuten-doji lives in Mount Oe, and the ocean is not common to her. This time, she came to the beach with Miyamizu Inaba and thought it was quite nice.

As for how Makoto Mizutani found that crack, it doesn't seem to be very important.

She wished that Mizutani Makoto would be in danger.

Without Mizutani Makoto, how could she get Miyamizu Inaba to accept the demon blood?

If Miyamizu Inaba really had some inseparable bond, then Shuten would definitely be the one laughing the most - if you want to protect something, you need great strength.

What can the power of the higher powers protect?

If Miyamizu Inaba wants to take the path of asceticism, how many years will she have to go on?

When you think about it this way, the future doesn’t seem too far away.

Shuten stretched and lay leisurely on the beach.

But soon, Shuten heard footsteps again. The sound of footsteps on the beach was very subtle, but it did not escape her ears.

Miyamizu Inaba sat down next to Shuten.

Shuten turned his head and caught a glimpse of the girl's butt and thighs. He felt that this perspective was a bit inexplicably funny, so he pushed himself up from the ground.

"Why are you looking for me instead of your good senior?"

Miyamizu Inaba ignored the guy's teasing and just picked up the plate in her hand, which had several large slices of watermelon on it.

"Ok?"

Shuten tilted his head in confusion.

Miyamizu Inaba gestured to her to look back with her chin.

Shuten looked over and saw Mizutani Makoto and his gang cutting watermelon. Mizutani was holding a knife, while Ono Eri, who had been lazy for most of the morning, climbed out from under the parasol and, under the pretext of helping to divide the watermelon, ate and drank from the side. Some monsters couldn't wait any longer and directly scooped up a whole watermelon from the freezer and sat on the ground to chew it.

Miyamizu Inaba came from that side, and it seemed that she took the back door and got the watermelon from Mizutani Makoto first.

"Mizutani said... he was very grateful for my help those times."

Miyamizu Inaba explained.

Shuten lay down again: "That's good too. Are you moved?"

Miyamizu Inaba placed the plate on the sand and said, "Thank you."

Shuten laughed.

"Why are you thanking me? Don't you feel it?"

Shuten raised his hand and gently patted Miyamizu Inaba's calf. The touch of this pat was extremely weak, but no matter how weak the touch was, it was completely different from the previous direct penetration.

"We're getting closer, little rabbit."

Jiutun murmured like a delirium.

"Keep working hard, I'm looking forward to that day too..."

Miyamizu Inaba nodded: "I know, but thank you anyway."

"..."

Shuten was silent for a while.

Isn't this right?

In the past, when she was being sarcastic, the little rabbit didn't have so much patience. Provoking her always worked, and there was always a way to make the little rabbit blush and breathe out.

"...You changed your gender?"

"I suddenly feel so sick."

"I just want to say that those two times were very important to me... It was with your help that I was able to get through the crisis safely, so I'm very grateful to you."

"Technically, it was you who helped him... Here's Mizutani's thank-you gift, would you like to share?"

“…How do I eat?”

Shuten rolled his eyes.

"You eat it yourself, I'll feel it for a bit, that's enough. Anyway, if I want to, I can feel what you feel."

"If you just 'feel', it will be boring no matter what you are doing. I have experienced that feeling twice. If you want to eat, I will lend you my body."

“…doesn’t count?”

"No, just don't go drinking."

"That's what you said."

Shuten got up from the beach, took a piece of watermelon from the plate and started to eat it happily.

She ate while looking at the sparkling sea.

The sea breeze blowing on your face is a more real feeling, which is indeed very different from a simple "feeling".

Your mood will become very happy.

Leaving two slices of watermelon for Miyazu Inaba, Shuten casually wiped the red watermelon juice from the corner of his mouth, stood up, clapped his hands, and uttered one word: "Boring."

Ghost King: "I want to see rivers of blood."

Miyamizu Inaba: "Huh?"

Take advantage of their unpreparedness!

Shuten turned around and waved happily to Mizutani Makoto.

"Senior~!"

"Thank you for the gift!"

"I love you so much~!!"

Thanks to her.

At this moment, Miyamizu Inaba finally understood what "social death" meant.