"Kate, wait thirty seconds. No matter what happens to me after thirty seconds, pull me out."
The pool was empty at this hour, but someone might suddenly decide to go for a midnight swim. To prevent anyone from spreading rumors about an Ability User who could swim, Oran decided to have Kate pull him out even if he could overcome that weakness.
After loosening his wrists, Oran jumped straight into the water in a rather ungraceful pose. He had never practiced diving. If the contest had been about who could make the biggest splash, he would have won without question.
Less than thirty seconds later, Kate jumped in after him.
The reason was simple. After Oran went under, he never resurfaced. All she could see was a trail of bubbles.
"Kate, aren't you being a little impatient? Didn't I say to wait thirty seconds?"
Oran had not sunk to the bottom. He had merely chosen to swim underwater. His strength had not faded upon entering the water, which already proved that Yone's help had worked.
"Meow thought you sank."
"It's fine. The result would've been the same. Do you want to swim a little longer?"
"No. You've finished testing, so let's go back."
Steam rose from Kate's body as she used electricity to dry the water from her fur. Then she picked up a comb and began tidying her coat.
"Oh, right. Take this. It'll make carrying things much more convenient later."
Oran raised a hand and created a book, handing it to Kate. Items created by a creation-type Paramecia could not only be used by their creator, but by others as well.
And unlike fruits such as the Shadow-Shadow Fruit or the Hobby-Hobby Fruit, whose abilities failed when the user lost consciousness—
Even if the user of the creation