In fact, not all dive sites are famous for the variety or rarity of fish. Tokyo Bay naturally can't keep large fish due to frequent shipping traffic.
But to meet demand, dive operators made clever use of the artificial reefs along the coast, creating large artificial fish farms.
Although the variety is slightly singular, the qualitative change formed by the schooling fish walls has created an especially unique landscape.
"Whoa! What an amazing artificial reef group, the number of fish is astonishing!"
"Yes, I heard it's because they consciously release a considerable amount of bait along the coast, and coupled with the lack of natural enemies, it ended up like this."
Lying in the sauna room, Aina Yoshiwara and Chisa Kotegawa truly enjoyed themselves this time.
Setting aside the various sea fish they could touch just by reaching out, the mere fact that they didn't have to clean up their wetsuits themselves after coming ashore was the greatest happiness!
Heaven knows what kind of torture it is to happily finish a round of diving, only to drag your exhausted body ashore to clean the equipment.
It's much more comfortable to chat with sisters and enjoy the sauna, like they are now!
"Sister, did Yu say anything to you when he came ashore?"
"He did..."
Sitting gracefully on the top tier, Nanaka Kotegawa rubbed the muscles on her leg with one hand, while the other was held up to her mouth: "But it's a secret, so I can't tell Chisa~"
"Secret..."
Aina Yoshiwara was already steamed into a little idiot, breathing with her small mouth open and tongue sticking out rhythmically.
Thinking for a long time with her disconnected brain, she suddenly straightened up—No! She thinks she knows what the secret is!
According to that guy Yu, he should be confessing to Nanaka-san today!
"Um..."
Quietly moving her butt, Aina Yoshiwara, blushing, leaned close to Azusa Hamaoka, wanting to discuss holding a celebratory party or something if Yu really succeeded in his confession.
However, perhaps her motor skills were also taken away along with her intelligence. Just as she tilted her body and was about to speak in a I'm telling you a secret tone.
Her hand supporting her on the wooden bench slipped, and she fell pa-ji onto Azusa Hamaoka fair legs.
"What? What is it, Aina?"
"Ah, sorry!"
Muttering with a muffled voice, Aina Yoshiwara's heart rate accelerated from the embarrassment. She braced her hands on the bench and tried hard to push herself up.
However, she seemed to have forgotten the grandeur of Azusa-senpai. Midway through lifting her head, the back of the girl's head hit the latter's airbag.
Under the force of the strong recoil, Aina was immediately knocked back onto Azusa Hamaoka lap, unable to get up again!
"Aina, Aina! Are you already steamed dizzy? Honestly, even if it feels good, you shouldn't steam without restraint."
Helping Aina, whose eyes were filled with swirling text, sit up, Azusa Hamaoka sighed lightly and asked Chisa: "And what about little Chisa?"
"I feel like I can steam a little longer..."
"Then I'll take Aina out first. Nanaka, do you want to come too?"
Helping Aina stand up, Azusa Hamaoka fine figure beneath the towel was fully revealed as she stretched.
Hearing this, Nanaka Kotegawa saw that the time was about right, so she also got up, sandwiching the dizzy Aina between them, and headed back to the changing room to change clothes.
...
"Mhm—!"
"Mhm—!"
"Mhm—!"
"...What are those three doing?"
In the men's sauna room on the other side, Ryujiro Kotobuki was completely clueless, looking at the newcomers who were glaring at each other, full of tension.
Is Iori so jealous that he wants to blow up the sauna room and take Yu with him?
"Just when we came in, Yu said he wanted to compete to see who could withstand the heat longer. The prize for first place is the last popsicle at home."
"Ah, how... heated, mhm! Heated."
All just for a mere popsicle, and yet they all look like they're about to explode at each other. How childish are these guys...
Looking completely speechless, Ryujiro Kotobuki waved his hand and suggested to the few of them: "I'm telling you, you guys can definitely last a long time at this temperature, right? Want to play a game to decide the winner?"
"Huh, is there a game for steaming in the sauna? Isn't it usually just seeing who can steam longer?"
"Seconded."
"Although that's true..."
Looking at the three steamed crabs waving their claws and refusing to admit defeat, Ryujiro Kotobuki brought in a wooden bucket from outside and placed it in front of them.
"But this shop uses a traditional sauna room style, which is the type where they burn charcoal to heat stones and create steam."
"The game rule is that each person takes turns adding water to increase the temperature in the sauna room. Of course, if you feel the temperature is unbearable, you can forfeit. The remaining people continue to add water until everyone reaches their limit!"
As he spoke, Shinji Tokita poured a bucket of water onto the stones, and the steam concentration in the sauna room immediately increased another level.
"Like this, how about it?"
"Question! Is not wearing underwear part of the game?"
"No! We just feel more comfortable this way!"
"Doesn't matter!"
Tearing off the towel wrapped around his waist, Miyazawa Yu provocatively grinned at Iori and Kohei, then, under their horrified gaze, poured five full buckets of water before stopping.
"Go on!"
"..."
Looking at the wooden bucket tossed at his feet, Iori Kitahara's face was extremely contorted, but as a man, how could he not accept such provocation!
Also throwing off his towel, he strutted over to the warm stones and, clenching his fist, poured down another bucket of water.
"Clang—!"
"Your turn, Kohei!"
"Iori, you jerk, do you think I'll lose! Ora ora!"
The desire for revenge is a wonderful thing. Watching the three mutually antagonistic club members sink into a spiral of hatred, Ryujiro Kotobuki began to regret his bad idea after less than ten minutes.
The temperature inside the sauna room had now reached the limit acceptable to humans, and the moisture content was terrifyingly high; you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.
It wasn't until this point that the three newcomers, realizing they couldn't continue risking their lives, sat back in their original positions, waiting for the first person to lose.
"Well... good on you guys, I'm heading out with Kotobuki!"
"OK, Senpai, I'll make sure to steam these two guys and put them on the dinner table!"
"Please, definitely don't do that..."
Taking one last look at the three struggling individuals in the sauna room, Shinji Tokita, judging purely from willpower, felt that what Yu said earlier might not be entirely a joke.
"Ha—how hot-blooded youth are. We played like this once too, right?"
"Yes, I really miss it. That was two years ago."
Sitting in the rest area outside the sauna room, Ryujiro Kotobuki drank the glass of iced milk in one gulp, feeling quite emotional.
He recalled that when he and Shinji first joined the club, they also competed with Azusa Hamaoka in a sauna contest, and the result was naturally their miserable defeat. They each treated Azusa to a grilled meat dinner.
It just goes to show that a university club is a cyclical thing. Each batch of newcomers more or less walks the path of their seniors, only with different people writing the same story filled with friendship...
"Hmm, what are you two senpais talking about?"
"Ah, just about..."
Hearing the familiar voice, Ryujiro Kotobuki turned his head, full of nostalgia, but froze the moment he saw Miyazawa Yu.
"Yu? Why did you come out?"
"I lost, I couldn't take it anymore, so I came out."
With a natural expression, Miyazawa Yu took out his phone from the waterproof bag and checked the time, which was exactly the time he had agreed upon with Nanaka-san.
"Yu, let's go."
"I'm coming! Senpai Kotobuki, you brought the house key, right? Azusa-senpai, Nanaka-san, and I will eat out and won't be coming back!"
"..."
Smelling a conspiracy, Ryujiro Kotobuki's eyes widened, looking at Azusa, who placed the dizzy Aina, whose eyes were swirling, next to him.
"Kotobuki, please look after Aina. If Chisa isn't out in ten minutes, call the staff to remind her."
"Got it, leave it to me..."
Watching Yu leave with Nanaka and Azusa, Shinji Tokita remained silent for a long time, then looked towards the men's sauna room, his eyes filled with sympathy for Iori and Kohei.
No matter how you look at it, these two guys seem to have been terribly tricked by Yu.
For one popsicle, they not only had to endure a hellish roasting, but they would also suffer the spiritual blow of Yu taking Nanaka out alone.
It turns out that words of experience are not always correct. At least Ryujiro Kotobuki believed that Yu had leaped out of the senior framework and carved his own unique path!
"This batch of newcomers truly holds hidden talents, Tokita."
"What's wrong with that? At least the Pab Club is getting livelier, isn't it?"
Protecting Aina by his side, the blessing in Shinji Tokita's eyes for Azusa Hamaoka quickly faded as he watched her leave—
Established affections are unchangeable, but the addition of new members creates new bonds, compensating for unintentional regrets.