The short-haired upperclassman smiled. "It's Kiwako's seat. Go ahead and sit down. She's snorkeling in the sea and probably won't be back for a while."
As she spoke, she looked toward the shore and quickly spotted a small figure. Matsuzaki Haru pointed in that direction. "Look, right there. She's waving at us."
"Oh!" Mouri Kogoro looked where she was pointing and vaguely saw a young woman with only her head above the water. He waved back at her. "Hello—!"
Kisaki Eri shot him a disdainful glance, but she could not help looking over as well. Then she froze.
"Why do I feel..." Kisaki Eri adjusted her glasses and frowned as she carefully identified the figure in the sea. "She doesn't seem to be waving hello. Is she asking for help?"
The next instant, as if confirming her words, Toda Kiwako, whose head was above the water, gurgled and sank beneath the surface.
"?!"
The college students were startled and sprang to their feet.
Jiang Xia had just stood up when he saw Toda Kiwako's fiancé dart past him and charge straight into the sea.
He silently turned to look at the other two stunned college students. "I seem to recall you saying that fiancé couldn't swim?"
"!" The dark-skinned guy and the short-haired girl snapped out of it. Shouting, "Come back! Don't make things worse!" they rushed after him.
Mouri Ran and Suzuki Sonoko stood up anxiously. "We'll go take a look too."
Faced with something like this, a righteous detective naturally could not just stand by.
Jiang Xia quickly ran to the shore with them.
The three of them waded some distance into the sea. Before they could reach Toda Kiwako, another person suddenly surfaced from the water. He scooped Toda Kiwako up in one motion, keeping her head