Anyone would have been startled by an unknown presence suddenly wrapping them in an embrace. Jeanne was no exception, especially in such a dark, deep-water environment, where she felt even more uneasy.
She tried to break free from the restraining hold, but the more she struggled, the tighter the person behind her held her.
When it rained, it poured. In such dire circumstances, her diving rhythm was thrown into disarray. The breath she had taken deeply on shore and held in her chest now scattered, and she kept glugging out air, great streams of bubbles spilling from her mouth.
Just as she was about to suffocate, Jeanne had already prepared herself to be kicked offline at any moment. Yet the darkness of disconnection did not arrive as expected. Instead, a vast expanse of white light came.
Yes, beneath those dark waters, she saw flickering white light.
Just as she began to wonder whether her eyes were playing tricks on her, the person embracing her from behind carried her straight into that white light...
The deep water changed in an instant, and the pressure plummeted.
However, Jeanne had yet to recover her senses. She gulped down breath after breath, and only after the tight pulling sensation in her chest muscles subsided did she realize something was wrong with her surroundings.
Caw—caw caw—
The cries of seagulls rang beside her ears.
She could smell the sea, along with the scent of sand baked beneath the blazing sun. Golden sunlight spilled over her exposed skin, carrying gentle warmth.
Wasn't she underwater? Why did she feel no sense of being soaked at all?
And where had the mild sunlight and gentle heat come from in Rabbit Town's underground caverns?
Driven by her intense confusion, Jeanne raised her head and looked around. The moment