Until the cold seawater crashed over them, they awoke from the dream, frantically twisting their bodies, trying to steady themselves in the waves and surface for help.
But in the cold seawater, their limbs soon cramped, their bodies became heavy, and with bubbles gurgling from their mouths, they sank toward the call from the sea's depths.
Just as the high school student was about to lose consciousness completely, he felt a beam of light piercing through the water from the surface, spinning around him, and a rope was fastened around his waist.
"Lift!"
With the shout from the man on the deck, the high schooler, weighing over 140 pounds, was pulled straight out of the water and flown back onto the deck.
Sword Star retracted the flying sword wrapped around the rope, tossed the high school student to the ship's doctor, and turned to ask the Negotiation Master:
