Faced with the blackened heroine, they actually stopped time

"Hey, do you guys want some water or something? I'm kind of thirsty."

These words immediately relaxed the tense atmosphere of the two people.

Oreki Sakura almost couldn't breathe, she glared at the boy.

"Brother, what are you doing? Isn't it a countdown?!"

Oreki Gen smiled and said, "You guys are so nervous and serious. Let's lighten the atmosphere..."

Sakuraba Mitsuki seemed a little impatient and looked at the boy with a frown.

"Can you hurry up?"

Oreki thought for a moment and said, "Hey, how about we come up with a bet or something? How can we just have a competition without a bet?"

Oreki Sakura frowned: "What's the bet?"

Oreki Xian pretended to think, then pointed at himself and said, "How about this, the winner can get a kiss from me..."

Before Oreki Gen had finished his words, Sakuraba Mitsuki walked up to Oreki Gen.

She looked up at him, and Oreki Gen blinked, looking particularly innocent.

"boom."

The girl kicked Oreki Xian into the water.

"puff!"

In this area which was still deep enough, at least not suitable for children, Oreki Xian surfaced and raised his head.

"Countdown! Three!"

Bend down again.

"two!"

Hold your breath again.

"One! Jump!!"

13: The Secret She Doesn’t Know (Additional Chapter 20!)

"Pfft!"

"Pfft!"

Two splashes of water bloom, and light penetrates the clear water.

Splashing on the water and swimming quickly, their figures shuttled back and forth like two mermaids.

The broken water splashes reflected the sunlight, appeared before my eyes, then fell into the water, and continued over and over again.

This is what Oreki Sakura does every day on the school swimming team.

Since she joined the school's swimming team, the girl has been the center of attention, not only because of her appearance and outstanding figure, but also because of her talent.

She knows how she went from having some jerky skills to becoming the ace of the swim team.

I also know that I have not become more lazy or idle because of my talent. Instead, I have worked harder than ordinary people.

She even promised the swimming team coach that she would win the junior high school championship in the national competition.

This is something she is proud of and her unquestionable confidence.

So how could I lose to this woman in this aspect? Lost to this nasty bad woman...

Oreki Sakura doesn't like losing, never has.

Whether when she was a child or now, she never wants to lose.

This time when facing Sakuraba Mitsuki, it was unimaginable that his body seemed to burst into a better state than before.

It was as if countless fighting desires and willpower were burning in the body.

It made every movement she made seem extremely natural, even faster than usual.

But when she occasionally surfaced and took a look at Sakuraba Mitsuki who was also freestyle swimming in a similar posture as her with quite standard movements, she was a little surprised.

It was indeed a professionally trained posture, that was true...but why was her speed almost the same as mine?!

How is this possible? She is only two years older than me... It is impossible for a young lady like me to train day after day in school.

Is she talented too?

This is impossible... Oreki Sakura does not admit this, because if this is true, then compared to a girl like Sakuraba Mitsuki, what are ordinary people?

Without any effort, you are born into a good family and have everything you want, even surpassing ordinary people in these aspects?

She didn't want to lose to her. She didn't want to lose to her in front of her brother!

Oreki Sakura tried even harder, and her breathing rhythm quickened. She knew this was not normal.

But in order to continue to improve her speed, she had no choice but to do so. Anyway, the swimming pool was only this long... It didn't matter, as long as she could win...

The two people arrived at the other side almost at the same time, even using the same posture, flipping lightly in the water, then touching the barrier on the opposite side with their feet as a fulcrum, and then quickly pushing their bodies forward.

This was a move that Oreki Sakura had practiced countless times, there was no way she could make a mistake, and even the touch was so familiar.

But this time, Oreki Sakura tried very hard, even to the point of using all her strength, because she knew that if their talents were similar and their speeds were at the same level, then victory or defeat would depend on these tiny details.

She had to be in a stronger state than usual.

But it was at this moment that she felt the unusual feedback from her left leg.

It was as if she was suddenly pricked by a needle. If it were in the past, she would definitely stop to check her condition.

But as soon as she looked up, she could see Sakuraba Mizuki who was chasing her closely and even maintaining his speed... She simply ignored the slight discomfort and continued to increase her strength.

She also didn't expect that Sakuraba Mitsuki could put so much pressure on her. When her desire to win and her unwillingness to admit defeat occupied her entire mind, she only had one thought left.

I have to win, I have to win in front of my brother!

The shore is not far away... I am half a body length ahead of Sakuraba Mizuki. As long as I keep going like this, I will win. I will definitely win...

"!!!"

But at this moment.

At that moment she was almost sure that she would win.

A severe pain came from my calf!

It’s my left leg that just felt a slight discomfort!

The pain at that moment was almost beyond the ability of willpower to overcome the distortion, and she knew very well what was going on.

I have cramps!

I actually got a cramp at this time? !

Before Oreki Sakura could think about the next thing, all her movements came to an abrupt stop. Because of the confusion and panic at that moment, she subconsciously wanted to scream out in pain, but she swallowed a large mouthful of water instead!

The girl, who was originally like a mermaid, suddenly sank directly from the water surface like a shipwreck with a huge hole.

Finished!

Oreki Sakura really wanted to stay calm at this moment, telling herself that she was a very good swimmer and that she had to handle the situation calmly.

But when the first mouthful of water poured into her lungs, Oreki Sakura, who was only a sixteen-year-old girl after all, was unable to control her sinking.

Even though this area of ​​water is not very deep, it is still an area only for adults. Yumi and Nana even need the help of swimming rings to move freely here.

At this moment, she had no way to control her body. Her left leg was so stiff that she couldn't struggle or escape.

She stretched out her hands in vain, as if she was desperately grasping at a life-saving straw.

Despair almost filled her whole body...

It’s over.

Unprecedented fear and panic filled my heart.

She even felt an unprecedented sense of approaching death.

can not breath.

Almost suffocating.

Keep sinking.

The water surface is getting farther and farther away.

Is that blurry and brilliant sunshine a new life or a disappearance?

Suddenly she seemed to hear some sound, like... a tsunami.

How ridiculous...will there be a tsunami here?

But the sound got closer and closer, until...

She felt something passing through her lower back and through her immobile legs.

What is that? A solid and reliable presence... familiar, as familiar as...

"Wow!!"

Suddenly, everything seemed to open up.

She felt as if her whole body was being lifted out of the water.

Where did this strength come from? It seemed that it was not important at this moment. The most important thing was that she could finally breathe and finally no longer felt the suffocation of death.

She was breathing heavily, feeling the beauty of this life as if she had survived a disaster.

But when she turned her eyes...she saw a handsome young man, who was looking at her eyes at that moment.

Worry and tenderness were about to overflow from his eyes.

elder brother?

How come it's him...

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"Hey, Oreki-nii, who do you think will win?"

Yumi, with short hair, looked at the splashing water not far away and approached the boy and said.

Nana-chan, who was lying on the swimming ring, said, "Of course it's Sakura. Sakura is the ace of the school swimming team. Even if Miss is two years older than her, it shouldn't be enough to make up the difference, right?"

Oreki Xian looked at the figures of the two people not far away and said helplessly: "I don't know, it seems that the speed difference is not much."

Yumi looked at the two people who were about to turn around.

"But Sakura really works hard at swimming. I don't know why, but it seems like she works harder than the others, even though she's already so good..."

It seems that these two best friends don't know why Oreki Sakura is like this.

But Oreki Gen is very clear about Oreki Sakura's character. This girl has always been a person who refuses to admit defeat since she was a child.

Arguing with yourself is no big deal.

Once this girl decides that it is something she wants to do, the seriousness and hard work she puts in is hard for ordinary people to imagine.

She never looks for shortcuts, excuses, or reasons to be lazy just because of her appearance or external conditions. This is why Oreki Gen thinks his sister is the cutest.

She worked so hard just because she didn't want to lose, she wanted to win.

For example, at this moment... Oreki Gen's joke at the beginning was also to hope that the two would not take it too seriously. It was not because he was worried about hurting the relationship, but it was often the case that impulsiveness would easily lead to bad things...

"Hey, why is Sakura suddenly not moving?"

Just when Oreki Ken briefly lost his sight and lost himself in his memories, Yumi's voice suddenly sounded panicked.

When Oreki Xian looked over, he could no longer see the girl on the water surface. Then he stretched out his two hands and started slapping around randomly.

"Oh no, Sakura is drowning!!"

Yumi was immediately panicked. She had never expected that as the ace of the school swimming team, she would drown.

She was a little overwhelmed, but she hadn't reacted yet.