Chapter 72: Diving Together
There’s no way my senior likes me.
It's not completely impossible, but there is no reason for someone as charming as my senior to have feelings of "love" for an ordinary person like me.
We just happened to be in the same school, the same dormitory, and were assigned to the same study group by the same professor, that's all.
There are many kinds of relationships between people, and there can be countless kinds of intimacy between girls.
No matter how similar that intimacy is to that of lovers, it has nothing to do with love in the end.
"Xiao Ai, let's dive together."
When the hand stretched out from the light, the noise in my mind completely subsided.
Does the senior like me or not?
As expected, it was still——
Xiao'ai allowed the gentle yet firm force to pull her up from the gravel, her pupils reflecting the ice-blue eyes of her senior.
Actually, I'm still not sure about your intention.
Putting aside the fact that we were of the same gender, I wondered if such an outstanding person would develop romantic feelings for me. Regarding this matter… I had no confidence at all.
However, people would not treat someone they don’t like like this. The touch from their fingers is so clear.
She held her senior's hand and walked with Zero to the water's edge. The warm, slightly fuzzy water curled around their toes.
Oh my God, if this-the world I can travel to really has gods.
I can, no, I want to treat that moment as [revelation].
The will of heaven is telling me: You have a chance.
I, Chen Xiao'er, like Senior Sister Ling, so I will - I will definitely seize this opportunity.
With a splash, her legs sank into the water and she suddenly woke up.
Wait, Senior, Senior's clothes are still...
"Wa ...
Chen Xiao'er screamed like a rabbit, grabbed Ling's wrist with her backhand and shook it: "Put your clothes on first! You can't dive like this--"
"?" The senior student looked at her innocently, which made her look very strange.
Xiao Ai blushed and stammered, "You'll catch a cold."
Won't.
Just as Ling was about to answer, he felt a strange touch from his fingertips.
"Okay, I'll put it on right away." She let go of his hand and swam lightly to the shore.
…
Chen Xiao'er covered her eyes with her hands, and just a few seconds later, she was gently patted on the shoulder.
"Senior, are you dressed?"
"Well, I'm dressed."
Xiao'ai turned around and found that her senior had indeed changed her clothes.
She was now wearing that slim-fitting silver-white waterproof coat, with all but her ankles and elbows wrapped in the robe, like a silver mermaid attending a ball.
Huh~
Xiao'ai had just breathed a sigh of relief when her senior student grabbed her wrist and walked her into the water.
She took two steps and asked doubtfully, "Um, we haven't installed the oxygen tank yet."
Zero shook his head: "No need."
How could you possibly not use it? Diving without an oxygen tank would definitely kill you.
As if sensing her doubt, Ling half-crouched down and pried the water with his hands. "Actually, the water here is very shallow. Let's practice holding our breath in the shallow end first. We don't need any equipment to dive; simply holding our breath long enough can improve our swimming skills."
"Your superpowers should be able to filter out the radiation in the abyss. We can try it in the shallows first. If you can dive deep without equipment, it will be helpful in future battles."
That makes sense. Learning to swim does start with holding your breath.
Chen Xiao'er thought for a while and realized that she had learned to swim in junior high and high school, but had never dived.
When I tried diving in physical education class, I would fall asleep in a second as soon as the water surface was above my head. Could it be because of lack of adaptive practice?
"Okay, then I'll try it first."
She obediently held her senior's hand and stood in the water, taking a deep breath.
Breathe in, breathe out.
When her lungs were expanded to their maximum with air, Chen Xiao'er closed her eyes and plunged her face into the water in one go!
...So warm.
The water in the pool is so soft.
She closed her eyes, like a newborn lamb returning to its mother's body, even its four hardened hooves curled up into a circle.
——Crash!
"Ahhh?" Chen Xiao'er suddenly opened her eyes and saw the lights on the water.
She shook her head and realized that Ling was gently holding her neck, like a big cat holding a kitten.
"no."
The senior student looked at her face and said calmly, "The professor said that your body seems to be very fond of water. It seems that as long as your whole body is immersed in deep water, you can't help but fall asleep."
"The professor said you and the Abyss are very compatible. The Abyss seems to identify you as an energy being from the Abyss, and your superpowers will also treat the Abyss as another part of yourself, integrating it with your body."
The professor typed a long paragraph on the screen to describe this strange experimental result, which included a lot of speculation.
In order to make it easier for Zero to repeat, she added an underline to the text she forwarded, saying "Tell her this."
…
Really? So that’s how it is.
Chen Xiao'er was a little dazed. No wonder I felt sleepy while diving.
Oh no, diving is also an important part of physical education class. How can I pass the exam if I fall asleep?
She took another breath and dived back into the water.
Can’t sleep, can’t sleep, can’t sleep, can’t sleep… huh…
Wow.
Zero pulled her up and shook her gently, "It's okay. Put on the equipment this time. I'll dive in with you."
"O-Okay!"
Chen Xiao'er wiped the water droplets from her face and, with Ling's help, put the oxygen tank on her back.
This time, they leaned against each other, arm in arm.
Ling held Xiao'er's back and slowly sank her down.
The water here is very special, I wonder if it’s because I’m with my senior.
The slight salty taste completely disappeared after getting used to it. As oxygen entered my nasal cavity, the surrounding water pressure also seemed to ease.
"Xiao Ai."
The senior's voice sounded clearly from beside him.
"Don't fall asleep."
"I'll try my best."
Hey, why can I talk in water?
Chen Xiao'er was dazed for a moment, suddenly realizing that she had only thought about speaking, not actually saying it. But the senior's voice was very real, almost the same as what she heard in the air.
She turned her head away and did not see the senior sister.
The next second, brilliant spots of light rose rapidly from under his feet, bringing up strings of beautiful pearly bubbles.
Hmm, what is that?
Xiao'ai opened her eyes wide and tried to touch those lovely spots of light with her fingers.
Puff, it seems like my fingertips really touched it!
Bubbles burst with a shimmering sound, creating butterfly-like circles of light before her eyes. These circles of light adhered to each other, forming a dazzling coral reef.
What a nice view.
Buzz~~ The cries of whales and dolphins came from far away, and a huge shadow stirred up waves from under their feet. The sea water rippled brightly, and rippled across their knees.
Crash, crash.
A flexible force pulled her out of the water, and the wind and sea water crackled on her face, creating star-like flowers.
"Xiao'e, you did a great job."
The senior's voice sounded again, and her face with a hint of approval also appeared.
"Uh..." Chen Xiao'er opened her eyes hazily. She raised her hand to wipe her face and asked slowly, "Wasn't I asleep just now?"
"No, you were awake the whole time."
"No, your spirit body is very active."
The senior student looked over calmly, her ice-blue eyes unblinking: "Do you think you fell asleep?"
Chen Xiao'er hesitated for a moment and nodded gently: "I seemed to have fallen asleep just now, and saw such a beautiful sea, and there were whales in it."
…
Milo recorded it simultaneously in his notebook.
A whale? The Paster meter didn't detect any high Paster values passing by, possibly due to Chen Xiao'er's supernatural powers—but excluding the strange object detector, the nearby sonic technology machine also didn't detect any other individuals.
Is it a deviation?
Or maybe Chen Xiao'er touched other levels during the infiltration process, such as a part of a certain [God].
[0, today's test ends here. She doesn't look well, let her go back and rest.]
…
Is Chen Xiao'er in bad condition?
The icy blue gaze immediately focused on Xiao'er's face, and after repeated scanning, the heart rate returned to its original state.
His body temperature and heartbeat were normal; he was probably just tired.
Ling gently held Chen Xiao'er's shoulders and swam to the shore with her in his arms. "Let's go back and rest first. We've been practicing for a long time today."
“…Long?”
"Yes, I swam for 40 minutes in total."
40 minutes? It felt like only a few minutes had passed. But the physical exhaustion was real, and I even felt a pang of hunger from exhaustion.
Chen Xiao'er touched her belly quietly. No wonder everyone said that swimming is particularly good for weight loss.
…
Zero opened the door to the dressing room and stepped aside with ease.
The door was narrow, and the room behind it was much smaller than the bathhouse. However, it still had a shower head, and a yellow "Strong Sterilization" label was affixed to the tile.
Chen Xiao'er sat on the stool under the shower head, with her feet stuck in the grooves of the floor, one on each side.
Brush, brush, brush.
"Ah!" As soon as she put her foot down, she felt a small brush brushing back and forth inside. Xiao'er screamed in fright, but when she saw her senior sister's calm face, she quickly shut up.
Wow, that's so surprising. This must be a common device like the automatic flushing of a toilet.
"Is the water too cold or too hot?" Zero pressed the button.
"No, just right!" Xiao'er shook her head, letting the water droplets spread evenly on her long hair.
The drowning and intoxicated feeling in her mind finally subsided. She tilted her head, looked at her senior's profile, and murmured softly, "...Last time, was there artificial respiration?"
"No." The senior student suddenly turned her head, and her ice-blue eyes reflected the girl's blushing face.
“!”
This, this is completely terrible... Chen Xiao'er bit her lip and slowly lowered her head, wishing that the water would wash away her brain.
"What's wrong?" Zero took a step closer to her, his knees resting on the edge of the bench, almost touching her legs.
“…” Chen Xiao’er covered her face with her hands like a hamster.
Wow, why can't I break the habit of saying whatever comes to mind? Apocalypse, this time I'm completely screwed... This opportunity finally came.
"Xiao Ai."
Noticing the change in her heartbeat, Ling's tone grew serious. She grasped Chen Xiao'er's wrist, pressing close to her pulse: "Tell me, what are you thinking about right now?"
“…”
Now that things have come to this, there is no point in pretending to be dead.
To be honest, I am just an ugly person with wishful thinking. If I don't tell you, my senior will really think I am a pathological troublemaker.
Chen Xiao'er sniffed, tears welling up in her eyes.
Her purple eyes looked red, and she wiped away her tears pitifully, her lips trembling slightly. "I wish my first kiss was with a senior."
Zero's heartbeat fluctuated slightly, and the empty container once again swayed with the glow of emotion.
Maybe it’s because I touched you.
She thought of a reason, but still quietly held the girl's wrist without letting go.
As soon as the words came out, the little grievance hidden in my heart burst out.
Chen Xiao'er might have only been slightly bothered by the incident, having long since put it out of her mind, unwilling to think about it. But once it was brought up and exposed to her senior, her previous anger and depression surged back in a doubly intense way.
There was a cry in her sobbing voice.
"Why was our first kiss with that guy?! I just, I just wanted to help her up, but... well."
Xinnaya's frantic face alternated in her mind, constantly distorted by the evil words.
The bad guy was about to fall to his death, and she was just anxious to save him. She didn't expect to be bitten back, and even her lips were bitten.
Xiao'er really wanted to explain it clearly so that Ling wouldn't have any misunderstandings.
But as she spoke, her emotions were clouded by tears and snot, and her words were hesitant and incoherent.
[It's okay, at worst you can just think of it as a dog bite.]
[They are all girls anyway...]
[That girl did it on purpose. If she knew I minded so much, she would be even more proud!]
Woo… No.
Tears dripped down the corners of my eyes, and all these reasons were invalid.
It doesn’t matter if I was bitten by a dog, or if they are all girls, or if I can’t let Xinnaya be proud... but now I’m the one who’s suffering, and I really care.
A kiss should be given to someone you like.
Drops of water fell on the back of the hand, regret, discomfort, anger... countless complex emotions surged in the chest, making the heart ache dully and the tongue tremble constantly.
[If, if my first kiss was with a senior, that would be great. ]
Click.
A slender finger suddenly pressed against her chin, and then the thumb gently lifted it and pressed it between her lower lips.
The long silver-white hair brushed against her arm, and the senior sister's pretty face leaned closer, like an ice floe approaching in deep water.
Her nose bridge was so high that it almost touched Xiao'er's nose tip.
"Would it make you happier if I kissed you right now?"
Zero's gentle voice touched my heartstrings, causing them to tremble faintly.
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