『 Dying of Asphyxiation was seriously not my goal in life. 』
Neither was meeting a Governor of the Afterlife and getting sent to another world for a second chance at life.
Drew was assaulted by a group of men for reasons she didn't understand. Drown...
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30. Sea
I coughed.
"Eh?" Takeshi reacted first, "Are you feeling sick, Rei?" he was concerned, so Gokudera and Tsuna turned around as well in alert.
I shook my head frantically. "No! Not at all! The sea breeze is just choking me, that's all." I joked.
Gokudera rolled his eyes. "Seriously, come up with something else." he groaned.
"We-Well," Tsuna spoke up, eyeing me reassuringly, "If anything's wrong, just say the word, alright?"
I nodded. "I will!"
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"A.. swimming competition?" I had to ask.
Takeshi and this guy I don't recognize were standing side by side, waiting for the signal to begin. Takeshi had his game face on, a stern glare I rarely ever see.
The other guy was someone Drew could faintly identify. A side character from the original plotline.
"Well, it's kind of a long story." Tsuna sighed.
When the signal was given, they leaped into the ocean. It was fascinating to see them, as they both swam at a fast, competitive pace-- and it didn't take long for Takeshi to gain the lead.
I whistled. "Takeshi can really do anything, can he?" I chuckle.
But there it happened. After they rounded the rocky island in the distance-- only one came back.
"Eh?" Tsuna was alarmed, "Wait, where's Yamamoto?"
"What happened?"
The delinquent-looking guy beside him guffawed. "Maybe he got a cramp?" he joked, "so he's probably resting on the island now, yknow."
My eyes sharpened in anger.
My left hand snapped towards guy's wrist before I could think, gripping it harder than I'd intended, but I didn't really care.
"Wha-" the guy was taken aback by the sudden act. It didn't really hurt for him, maybe because my arms were weak, but he was still annoyed by the tight grab, "The fuck's your problem, sissy boy?" he growled angrily, shoving my hand aside.
I held tighter, ignoring the guy's strong resistance, "If anything," I started, sounding a little sinister, "happens to Takeshi..."
A hand was put on mine.
"Rei," Ryohei spoke up in a softer tone, "It'll be alright!" he assured me, a grin on his face, "It's probably like he said. See that island there? If anything happened, he'll be on that island! He'll be alright!"
Ryohei didn't usually say this. He would've been worried too, and perhaps insisted on going over to check. But he's calming himself, because of me.
