âYes, then close your eyes. â Hold your breath. â Put your face on. Yes, good, good -â
â⊠Are you kidding me?
âEh? Iâm not teasing you. Eh?
I take Uffiâs hand and give him instructions so that Uffi can get used to putting his face on the sea level.
Yuffi looked a little reluctant, but he also seemed to be getting used to opening his eyes within a few repetitions.
âBecause all of a sudden when you get in the water, you freak out and you panic. If I donât get a leg, Iâll be damned. Are you all right?â
âFor onceâŠâ
âWell, letâs go offshore some moreâ
I take Yuffiâs hand and go offshore. We were standing where our breasts came out, but I had my feet already off the bottom.
When I pull Uffi to lead the way, Uffi also swims out unsettled and drawn. Its speed is very slow, and Yufiâs body also appears to be shrinking a little.
â⊠aniseâ
âHmm?â
âDonât let go of my hand.â
Thatâs what Uffi said as he put his face on the water several times wearing waves, holding my hand tight. The words were more powerless than usual and an anxious sounding voice.
When I heard Yufiâs voice like that, I almost laughed unexpectedly. I kind of miss Yufi being so surprised, too.
â⊠what are you laughing atâ
âI miss Yufi the first time,â he said.
âI knew you were making fun of me, right?
âIâm not making fun of you. Okay? Look, letâs speed it up a little bit.â
âHih, donât pull it!
âThen let go of my hand?
âIf I let you go⊠Iâll make you look terrible laterâ
That voice was low and the colour of the joke was gone so I shut my mouth. They come and go in the shallow waters until Yufi gets used to swimming slowly as they are.
By then, Uffi had also been able to swim even if she let go of her hand. That said, itâs an amazing way to swim like a dog.
â⊠in the water is still unsettlingâ
âReally? But I was in my stomach when I was a baby, even us.â
â⊠reasoning.â
âhehe.â
âAnisâŠâŠ!
âWhoa, itâs dangerous!
Yufi caught eyes and stared, reaching out to me, so I kick the water in momentum and distance myself. Huh, Beginner wonât catch you swimming!
âSister Wang!â
âWhoa, Charne!
Running around at a distance that didnât go with Uffi, I saw Charne coming this way in a breaststroke. Heâs totally like me, kind of smiling.
âThe ocean is amazing! Itâs blue and glittering in the water!
âCharne liked the ocean?
âYes! Very!
Charne was smiling with great pleasure. When Charne is distracted, Yuffi catches me grabbing my shoulder.
And rocked by the waves as they supported me. That gaze was directed at Charne, and he seemed to be just a little frowned upon.
â⊠amazing, are you used to the ocean already?
âYes! Your Majesty! Swimming is fun!
â⊠Really?â
With an indescribable expression, Uffi nodded. Because all this has its own taste and aptitude, too.
âHa, ha, ha! Donât you have good muscles inside, Gark!
âDamn, I knew it was fast! Why does it make a difference when you swim the same way!?â
âNo, donât hang outâŠâŠ! Your opponent is royaltyâŠâŠ!
âYouâre struggling tooâŠâ
â⊠youâre a big man, in many waysâ
Christine and Gakun are swimming together a little further away, but naturally Christine swims faster. Rather, Gakunâs adaptability to swim to the point where he tries to stake out on his first day is amazing.
I see Navre with his head in his arms when he sees such a gag and Falgana with such a tapping of Navreâs shoulder and a bitter smile beside him. Priscilla floats beside Falgana like that, but youâre not used to this one. Falgana supports you all the time.
âHa-ha-ha! Chris! Youâre still sweet! Long time no see! Let me entertain you too!
âNooo!? Father!?â
In doing so, Emperor Lukeheim swimmed ambitiously through the sea in a stunning butterfly, quickly leaving Christine.
Christine went after Emperor Lukeheim as she followed it, and Gakun was left behind. Gakun is swimming back to the beach when he realizes he canât catch up with the boulders.
â⊠you seem to be enjoying yourselfâ
âRight.â
I muttered in agreement even though Uffi shrugged, but when I pointed my gaze towards Uffi, I saw Raini and Ilia in the direction ahead.
Like I was doing to Uffi, itâs like Raini is swimming with Iliaâs hand, but Ilia was just completely solidified and drawn to Raini.
âRaini⊠hands, never let goâŠâ
âDear Ilia, you donât have to be so desperate⊠I wonât let you go, will I? Look, letâs move our legs, shall we?
âŠâŠâŠâŠ
â⊠Dear Ilia?
â⊠Raini, my leg, my leg is going to hangâŠâ
âDear Ilia!?â
Ilia tries to stick to Raini because of the tension or because her legs are about to hang. He seemed to struggle to swim because of Ilia, although Raini was rushing to support it.
â⊠Iâm going to help you.â
â⊠go aheadâ
Me and Uffi looked at each other and laughed bitterly.
âPfft⊠Feel noâŠâ
â⊠it canât be, Anisâ
Although Uffi pointed me out, I was voicing an extended voice as I weakened.
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After going up from the sea, we were put straight through to the bathroom. It was the best temperature bath for my body, which played well in the sea and was just a little cold.
âIt was fun, the sea!
âCharne was a master swimmer for a long time.â
Sharne laughs contentedly and returns the gavel as Priscilla was impressed.
Next to it I could see Ilia sinking into the water with dead eyes to her mouth and Raini rubbing such Iliaâs shouldersâŠ. Letâs not touch Ilia now.
âIf you enjoyed it, weâd be delighted.â
âChristine.â
Christine drops by and calls us as she soaks up in the hot tub. She sits next to me at a distance for one, gazing at me and laughing happily.
âAnisphere lost her temper, but I didnât know she was a master swimmer.â
âI had a chance to swim a little.â
âIn the kingdom of Palettia? It doesnât seem like much of a place to swim.â
âDid you look it up?
âVia Brother Fall. Iâm studying the Kingdom of Palettia.â
âMy brother? Not my uncle?
âMy age doesnât change that much. Speaking of uncles, Brother Fall looks delicate.â
Thatâs what Christine said in a bitter laugh. Surely you can afford the imagination of Falgana looking subtle even when they call you uncle.
âHow many Christines are there?
âEighteen. Iâm sure sheâs the same age as Her Majesty Queen Uphilia.â
âRight.â
Oh, or is it the same age as Uffi? I thought you were a little more upstairs, but Iâm surprised.
Itâs been another year since I reconnected with the Aylene Empire. There were cases where we could row from the development to completion of a magic city, and there were cases of the collapse of the Kingdom of Cambus. True, that was a rushed yearâŠâŠ
âHow was your day, Anisphereâ
âHowâd it go? It was fun, huh?
âRight. I hope soâŠâ
Thatâs all she said, then Christine smiled so she could be challenged before she said it.
âBut there seemed to be a shoulder watermark that wasnât what I thought?
â⊠Well, itâs common for me to be different than I imagined. Culture is different.â
âItâs that perspective that Iâd like to hear. What the hell did you see in Anisphere from that perspective?â
Uffi poked my arm in the hot water. I smiled inside as I gave back my snort.
âHehe, I wonder if that wants to sit back and talk slowly. Itâs about the future.â
I wonât give you an idea for free, but Iâll tell Kristin. Thatâs what brings up a lot of ideas that are going to boost your seawater bath.
This is not the Kingdom of Palettia, but the Aylene Empire. Besides, I was once eager to get my eyes on me. Donât talk too far-fetched, because Yuffi stabbed me in the nail, too. It wonât be that easy!
âHo? I mean, you seem to have a stomach proposal. Iâll report it to your father later. We should take the time to talk.â
âI donât mind that in itself. If itâs going to lead to mutual understanding and development of each otherâs countries, Iâd be happy to.â
âRight. Well, hereâs my personal question.â
âYeah?â
âThe engraving on its back. What the hell is that like?
It seemed like Christine was showing an interest in my, now that Iâm keeping my back, engraved marks that I wouldnât see. Its eyes narrowed just a little and I feel like the signs are pointy.
âMedal?â
âWell, is that a medal? Thatâs brave. Is that why my investigation works⊠it freaks me out watching it. I donât hate you.â
⊠Do you have any idea? No, but I wanted to swim. Guess theyâll guess when the magic prop technology becomes known to the Empire.
âFor once, itâs a state secretâŠ. Donât tell me, okay?
âIâm not going to pry deep, Iâm not for that kind of ventriloquism. But you can tell me you care about what you care about, right?
âI wonderâŠâ
In a way, though, I also suspect youâre an entangler if youâre trying to hide whatâs sincere.
âIf countries are different, positions are mutual. Still, I only want to connect with the Kingdom of Palettia through interaction.â
âI guess we need time to walk over to each other so we can not doubt that wordâ
âMust be. Sincerely, I will deal with you.â
Thatâs what I laugh at. Christine, though invincible, was a familiar smile.