Chapter 44 Day Five Morning
“Yo! Juncheng! Are you going diving!”
“You… are really energetic.”
Before 6 AM, Li Nai knocked on our room door. Fortunately, Phil and I don’t need sleep, otherwise, anyone would get angry if woken up so early.
I was on my phone all night, and Phil was kneeling on the bed, praying. His devout posture formed a sacred image, and just looking at it felt purifying to the soul.
Last night, he asked me if it would disturb me. I said no at the time, but now… I might have been affected.
Of course, I mean positively affected.
If I had known Phil had such ‘purifying’ abilities, I should have just asked for his help when I was affected by the Charm Magic Circle and memories from my past life.
Thanks to his unintentional help, I managed to escape the harassment of two witches… and they even sent a bunch of those photos to tempt me…
Even for the sake of my body, they shouldn’t do that!
Lianbing is okay; she has a natural body and can recover quickly. But Lanhua is just an ordinary person… Yet she didn’t even cry out in pain when… and later… well… her desires were bottomless.
Thinking back, Lanhua’s ultimate goal in following me was this. When she finally got it, all the accumulated desires found an outlet… I guess that’s how it was.
Just now, Lianbing secretly asked me out, but Lanhua found out and they canceled each other out, which was a relief for me. It seems that even though she got what she wanted, her stalker nature still remains, constantly watching me, and she’d get my phone messages immediately.
“Jun~cheng~ are you ready~?”
“Almost, almost… uh…”
Li Nai was rushing me again. I dried my hair with a towel, changed into shorts and a t-shirt in the bathroom, and came out to respond to Li Nai. As I did, I saw Phil changing too and quickly averted my gaze.
His skin was so fair… and his build didn’t look like a man at all…
I really couldn’t completely treat Phil as a man, which is why I went to the bathroom to change.
Although Phil himself didn’t care at all, always being very gentle, making it seem like he wouldn’t have any angry emotions.
“Phil, do you want to go diving with us?”
“Um… excuse me, does diving mean going underwater?”
“Yes, the seabed is beautiful. Some say it’s like heaven on earth.”
“Heaven on earth… Then, please let me accompany you!”
“Okay, let’s go together then.”
I knew that mentioning heaven would attract him. Heh, it’s rare to come to the seaside, and it would be boring to just watch from the sidelines like this.
If I didn’t actively invite Phil, he could sit there quietly and watch for a whole day, which is quite peculiar.
Are all angels like this?
If so, I really want to see what real heaven looks like.
After getting ready, I opened the room door, and Li Nai greeted me, then
“Are you ready! Let’s head to the sea! Yahoo!”
“Heh…”
With Li Nai, every day would be fun.
Starting today, I can finally truly enjoy my vacation. Although I still have to submit a report later… Well, I’ll put it aside for Sunday!
Arriving at the beach, Li Nai put her hands on her hips and said to the empty beach.
“Ha, it smells like summer!”
It’s quite rare for us to go diving so early.
“Isn’t it summer all year round here…”
“Heh, for us, it’s just one summer!”
“Hmm… indeed, it’s just one.”
After the summer break, I’ll be entering the intense final year of high school. I need to get serious about studying. Especially since I only passed the last exam by cheating, I have to catch up on all the high school knowledge from scratch…
“Juncheng? You’re frowning again! Put aside any unpleasant things and let’s have fun!”
“Heh, you’re right.”
Let’s not think too much and just enjoy this vacation.
Li Nai had apparently arranged with members of the organization who knew how to dive yesterday. It was an old lady wearing a headband. It was my first time knowing the organization had such an old member.
The old lady diligently taught us the knowledge related to diving, but I was a bit distracted… because there was really no need to pay so much attention. After all, we aren’t ordinary people, and there’s no possibility of drowning.
Perhaps seeing through my thoughts, the old lady said earnestly.
“Young Juncheng, you might think that by joining the organization and learning about the hidden world unknown to the public, you’ve understood the world’s whole picture… but in reality, what you know is only a very small part.”
“Ah…”
“Young people these days unconsciously think that the palm-sized device they carry is their whole world… Oh dear, I’m old and tend to lecture.”
“No, it’s alright, please continue.”
The old lady lit a cigarette, paused, and then continued.
“Um… it’s not really a special lesson, I just wanted to say… look up. Not far ahead, an infinitely vast world is constantly extending forward.”
I looked up at the sea surface. The splashing waves sent water droplets onto my face. The cold sensation sent a shiver through me.
The sea is so vast…
It looks like another world.
After listening attentively to the old lady’s explanation about diving, we changed into our gear and prepared to set off immediately. In reality, it’s not right to let beginners dive so casually, but because we are special, we were allowed to go.
“First, slowly move towards the buoy over there using snorkeling, then hold onto the rope on the buoy and slowly descend.”
“Understood.”
Walking into the sea, the water kept entering my wetsuit. After the water reached my waist, as soon as I put on my flippers, Li Nai pulled me towards the buoy.
Upon reaching the vicinity of the buoy, I held onto the rope with my companions and slowly descended.
What appeared before my eyes was a world of deep blue.
Perhaps because it was a sandy seabed, the water clarity wasn’t very good.
We moved further and further away from the sea surface. The light entering from the surface formed several beams, but they couldn’t illuminate the seabed. By the time I noticed, the seabed was no longer visible.
Then, suddenly, I couldn’t distinguish up from down or left from right. Having lost my sense of direction, I used the air bubbles I exhaled to determine my orientation.
Ah, I mustn’t forget to equalize the pressure. The pressure in my ears was increasing, and the change in water pressure made me acutely aware of our descent.
Everywhere was being drawn into this deep azure blue…
I suddenly recalled Xueqing’s eyes.
Her eyes carried such a blue color, it felt like they could suck me in completely.
If my heart could still beat now, I’m sure I would have heard my heartbeat clearly.
For some reason, it felt like a very long-lost feeling.
Like a ‘world of one,’ it felt like a distant memory, making me feel a little nostalgic.
Suddenly, my vision widened, as if a thick fog had dispersed. My sight had been so poor until just now… Such a wondrous thing.
I felt someone pat my shoulder. Turning around, I saw Li Nai gesticulating wildly, trying to convey something.
Heh, I can’t talk underwater, so we have to communicate with body language.
But I don’t understand what you’re trying to say…
By the way, where’s Phil?
He should have come down with us… Ah, there he is, uh… wow…
Phil was not far away. He had reached the seabed ahead of us, and… large schools of fish were surrounding him, swimming around him.
I felt like I saw a pair of pure white wings appear behind him… This is indeed heaven…
However, upon closer inspection, I could see they were just bubbles. A trail of numerous bubbles ascended upwards.
Then I looked back, up towards the surface, where countless white pillars stood, a mysterious azure blue world.
Oh… this world is indeed incredibly vast…
However, this world does not accept my existence…
It doesn’t matter to me. I can endure any danger or hardship. I just hope Xinran won’t be in danger.
Let anything come to me, just don’t involve Xinran again… Just like my mother protected us, I must protect Xinran…
During the ascent, I should follow the bubbles slowly, just like during the descent.
“Phew…”
After surfacing, I took off my mask and exhaled.
“Ah! It’s Juncheng!”
Looking over, I saw Xuan’er and Xueqing there.
Xueqing was sitting on a float, while Xuan’er hooked one arm around it and looked back to greet me. I could even see her little fangs from here.
By the way, aren’t these two wearing school swimsuits?!
They weren’t wearing this yesterday, were they… But I have to say, these are the most suitable swimsuits for them.
One white, one black, matching their hair color, making them very cute.
Xuan’er must have prepared them. She hasn’t forgotten cosplay even when she came here. As expected of a fervent enthusiast.
I swam over to them, and Xueqing called my name.
“Juncheng.”
“Xueqing, aren’t you going to swim too? I didn’t see you swimming yesterday.”
“I… can’t swim.”
Huh? She can’t swim? That’s quite surprising.
“Then I’ll teach you.”
With Xueqing’s abilities, she should be able to learn to swim quickly.
“Ah! Wait, wait! I already promised Xue’er that I’d teach her to swim!”
“Ah, is that so.”
“Yes! I’m demonstrating for Xue’er right now!”
“Heh, then I’ll help too. Don’t be afraid of drowning; I’ll pull you up in time.”
“…Okay.”
Xueqing took the hand I extended to her, left the float, and began to imitate Xuan’er’s movements, swimming.
Just as I thought, she quickly grasped the knack and could swim on her own without me holding her.
Then, the two of them started pulling me to swim around.
Ah~ Having these two little angels around, I feel like my soul is being healed~
Compared to now, was the world of solitude better back then… Heh… No need to even think about it.
Undoubtedly.
Of course, the present is better!
