“No, it’s true that he didn’t bob up limply… But he hasn’t come up even once for air, either.”

“Eh?”

“It’s been over ten minutes since he went under.”

“Eh?”

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“Kumagawa-kun! Kumagawa-kun!”

“I don’t think there’s any point in calling his name… He’s completely lost consciousness, and he’s not even breathing. His heart has stopped beating, too—to get straight to the point, he’s dead.”

“Dead…”

“I’ve heard from Teppou-san, but this guy really does die just like that, huh… But there’s no need to worry. Though I called him dead, he’s most likely in a state of suspended animation, so if we just perform artificial respiration—”

“Kumagawa-kun! Wake up! I’m not going to perform artificial respiration, but wake up!”

“……”

Utsubogi-san stayed silent for a moment before continuing.

“There’s no need to worry. Even if he’s in suspended animation or whatever, Kumagawa Misogi isn’t the kind of guy that kicks the bucket even when he dies. That’s what I heard from Anshin'in-san.”

And, with one of her bare feet, she stepped on Kumagawa-kun’s chest—yes, she stepped on it.

And that step had quite the merciless power behind it.

I could almost hear his ribs creaking.

「Cough.」

As if he were a plastic bottle with some water still inside that had just been crushed, Kumagawa-kun spit out some water from within his body.


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