"Is this the method you were talking about?"
After painstakingly reading the French newspaper through a mixture of guesswork and inference, Katrina could not help turning to look at Albert, who was leisurely sunbathing on a deck chair.
"I suppose... it is!"
Albert glanced at the pocket watch on the table and looked out over the shimmering sea.
"But I mean, how exactly did you do it? Was it really just that article?"
Katrina was very curious how a single article could have such a miraculous effect.
"It might not work very well in other countries, but all sorts of unbelievable things can happen in that magical land of France."
Albert watched the ridiculous head bobbing above the water, then got up from his deck chair and pulled Isabelle from the sea onto the floating platform, not forgetting to hand her a spotless white towel.
"Aren't you going for a swim?" After removing the Head-on Charm, Isabelle took deep breaths of the slightly salty sea air.
"How was it down there?"
"Beautiful, absolutely beautiful. It's a shame I couldn't take pictures."
Isabelle felt a little regretful as she took the towel and wrapped herself in it. Though February on the Mediterranean Sea had already begun to warm up, staying in the water too long could still make one lose body heat, and a blast of sea wind afterward made it easy to catch a cold.
"I'll pass. I don't really want to get in the water in this weather!"
Albert gently pushed her back and reminded her, "Go change into something else before coming back to sunbathe. Don't catch a chill."
"It's fine. I'm not as delicate as you think."
After drying herself with the towel, Isabelle used magic to evaporate the remaining moisture from her body. She picked up