After running out of oxygen, I had no choice but to hold my breath and swim desperately upward. Fortunately, the curse had enhanced my physical abilities, including increasing my lung capacity. Eventually, I made it back to the surface.
As I surfaced, voices from the small boat reached my ears. I heard Selina's tearful yet determined voice, "I'm waiting here for Zack! There's no way something happened to him!"
"Fine, if Lady Selina wants to wait, then we'll stay a bit longer. Of course, I hope you can accept reality and not be too heartbroken," Kougami said, his tone tinged with smug satisfaction.
After seeing my strength underwater, Kougami knew he couldn't defeat me in a fair fight. But he hadn't expected me to abandon the chance to return to the surface and dive deeper into the crawl
