Nagasaki Soyo's pretty face flushed slightly, but her hands didn't stop. Her tone was serious:
"The Otherworld is very dangerous. If we encounter monsters in the sea, even Kitahara-kun won't be able to protect everyone, so we must get to shore as soon as possible... Besides, the seawater isn't clear and transparent, so even if we take off our bathrobes, we don't have to worry about being exposed."
The others hadn't been to the Otherworld, but Nagasaki Soyo was an experienced person and knew how dangerous the Otherworld was.
At this time, getting to shore as soon as possible was the wisest choice. If they encountered monsters in the sea, they wouldn't even be able to run.
It must be said that Nagasaki Soyo was quite calm and rational, but she only said one thing wrong.
Kitahara Makoto: "...Sorry, my eyesight is super good."
Although the seawater wasn't clear enough, he could still see many things.
"Soyo is right."
Togawa Sakiko cast a vote of approval.
Taking a deep breath, relying on Soyo's support, Togawa Sakiko, with a flushed face, quickly took off her incredibly heavy bathrobe.
Although she had never been to the Otherworld, she had already learned from Kitahara Makoto how dangerous it was.
At this time, four words were enough to follow:
Safety first.
Compared to life, shame was simply not important.
Besides, even if she was exposed, it didn't matter... anyway, she had already been seen completely when she couldn't move in the bathtub.
The originally soft and fluffy bathrobe, after absorbing seawater, became incredibly heavy. Now that she took it off, Togawa Sakiko felt completely light, truly relieved.
"Tomori, don't hesitate, quickly take off your bathrobe. If you wait until you're exhausted, it'll be too late."
Togawa Sakiko's gaze shifted to Takamatsu Tomori not far away, and she spoke, giving instructions.
Tomori was the weakest among the girls in terms of physical fitness. She would be out of breath after running a thousand meters for a long time. The other girls might be able to hold on, but if she didn't take off her water-soaked bathrobe, she really wouldn't be able to swim to the island.
When in danger, life safety is the most important thing; everything else can only be ranked after that.
"Ah... okay."
Takamatsu Tomori's small face flushed slightly, and she agreed softly.
Because they had just showered not long ago, the girls had nothing under their bathrobes except for a pair of panties.
In this situation, swimming without a bathrobe would make even Tomori Tomari, the eccentric girl, feel ashamed.
Fortunately, when she was in middle school and formed a Kessoku Band, Takamatsu Tomori was used to doing whatever others did, and it was the same now.
With Soyo and Sakiko leading the way, taking off the bathrobe was not difficult to accept.
So, not long after, Takamatsu Tomori, enduring her shame, and with the help of Soyo and Sakiko, took off her incredibly heavy bathrobe.
"Give me the bathrobe."
Kitahara Makoto then swam over and took the bathrobe.
"Kitahara-kun, are you really okay?" Togawa Sakiko's tone was worried, "The bathrobe is super heavy now."
"Trust me." Kitahara Makoto assured gently, "This much weight is nothing to me."
Taking the bathrobes, Kitahara Makoto turned to the pink-haired girl Anon not far away and reminded her:
"Anon, you're the only one left."
"How did you all just take them off...?"
Chihaya Anon's eyes widened in disbelief.
There's a boy next to us! Even though the seawater isn't transparent, aren't you trusting him too much?
"Anon, quickly take off your bathrobe."
Takamatsu Tomori looked over, her small face flushed red.
"I won't take it off." Chihaya Anon turned her pretty face away and quickly shook her head, "I'm going to swim to the island wearing this bathrobe today."
Kitahara Makoto said seriously:
"Safety is most important right now, don't force yourself."
"I am not being brave." Chihaya Anon raised her chin. "I am a swimming expert. I almost joined the swimming club in middle school. There is no problem at all."
"Okay." Kitahara Makoto stopped trying to dissuade her. "I hope you can hold on until we reach the island."
"..."
Facts proved that even a swimming expert could not last three minutes while wearing a bathrobe.
The seawater-filled bathrobe was particularly heavy, and coupled with the bone-chilling coldness of the seawater, Chihaya Anon only felt her stamina rapidly depleting. In less than two minutes, her body had already reached its limit.
"Kitahara-kun, come over here…"
Chihaya Anon had no choice but to call for help in a low voice.
"Are you finally willing to take off your bathrobe?"
Kitahara-kun heard the call and swam to Anon's side, lowering his voice to complain:
"Why weren't you shy when you kissed me at the hospital?"
"Don't talk nonsense! What if someone hears you!"
Chihaya Anon blushed and glared at him, stammering as if she had some unspeakable secret:
"It's not because I'm shy and unwilling to take off my bathrobe, it's because I'm different from everyone else…"
Kitahara Makoto's gaze followed Anon's neck downwards, his tone understanding:
"Indeed different. Anon's burden is much smaller."
"Damn it!"
Chihaya Anon was so angry that she almost crushed her silver teeth.
She really was sorry for being flat-chested!
"It has nothing to do with oppai!" Chihaya Anon took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the urge to bite him, stammering with shame, "Actually… actually, I… I'm not wearing panties."
Kitahara Makoto looked over in shock:
"You've been going commando all this time?"
No wonder Tomori was willing to take off her bathrobe, but you were the only one who kept making excuses and insisted on holding on until now. So there was nothing under your bathrobe!
"When I was taking a bath, my panties accidentally fell on the floor and got dirty. I didn't bring spare panties, so I could only go commando." Now that the secret was out, Chihaya Anon no longer hid it, her voice aggrieved and resentful, "Who knew we would suddenly be transported to the Otherworld."
So you've been going commando ever since you left the bathroom after taking a shower?
Good heavens!
You actually managed to fool everyone. Your mental fortitude is too strong!
Kitahara Makoto sighed helplessly:
"I understand the situation, but you still have to take off your bathrobe. There are still dozens of meters to the shore. Your stamina should be almost exhausted, right?"
Chihaya Anon bit her lower lip, her eyes resentful. If her stamina hadn't been exhausted, she wouldn't have called Kitahara Makoto over:
"I really can't swim anymore. I'll take off my bathrobe and give it to you now… But when we get to the shore, Kitahara-kun must give me the bathrobe as soon as possible!"
"No problem."
Kitahara Makoto naturally agreed.
"Huff…"
Chihaya Anon took a deep breath and quickly took off the bathrobe from her body.
As she shed the heavy, water-filled bathrobe, Chihaya Anon felt her previously heavy body instantly lighten.
"Give me the bathrobe."
Kitahara Makoto took the bathrobe from Anon's hand, his gaze involuntarily shifting downwards.
The color of the seawater in this sea in the Otherworld was similar to that in the real world, with average transparency. You could only see about a meter down, and anything deeper was invisible.
But the moment Kitahara Makoto thought about Anon's current commando state, he couldn't help but want to investigate.
"H!"
Chihaya Anon's pretty face flushed red, and she glared at him, both ashamed and angry, the small tiger teeth at the corners of her mouth glinting coldly:
"I'll bite you if you look again!"