I have become stronger, but also shorter [comprehensive]

Saiki Kusuo is no stranger to the depths of the sea.

Whenever he needs to think about something, or wants to be alone, he will dive into the bottom of the sea alone and stay for a long time in special scenes where normal humans cannot stay.

Although, there are disadvantages such as the deeper you swim, the darker the light, and it may cause deep-sea phobia.

The sea is quiet enough, and the uncontrolled telepathic ability will not be as annoying as staying in the crowd. It can be said that this is the most popular secret base for superpowers besides the uninhabited island.

At this point, the situation is no different from usual.

Because the body was tightly wrapped by giant ice cubes, Saiki Kusuo sank much faster than usual in the sea water.

Now he can control a little bit of strength, which is just used to ensure that he and his companions can breathe in the water like on the ground.

"I'm sure I don't have deep-sea phobia, and I adapt well in the sea."

Ice Cube Kusuo said, I don’t know if it’s because of being in the water, his voice was a bit erratic: “But, you don’t seem to be very used to it? Do you need to brighten up the surroundings?”

"There's no need to overdo it."

His companion, the teenager who was deemed unsuitable, immediately rejected the offer.

"It's just a little stuffy. Damn, it's too stuffy. Has it sunk to a very deep place?"

The voice that sounded immediately was obviously bored, maybe the person involved didn't notice it, only the listener could notice it.

Their current location is not deep enough, and there is still a long distance from the real seabed.

I didn't see any of the figures I was looking for, and I had to dive down to find a breakthrough.

Saiki Kusuo noticed the slight strangeness displayed by Eric, and pondered for a while calmly, and finally did not speak out the straightforward question that was almost blurted out.

——This reaction, could it be...

[I don't like this feeling. 】

When he jumped into the sea, Eric hadn't had such an uncomfortable premonition.

He probably didn't even think about it, it's just...a few minutes?Or ten minutes?

The cold feeling that seemed to grow from a dark corner of his heart clings to him like snake scales.

That's right, he fell into the deep sea.

Saiki Kusuo's super power is still so weird, it can make people in the water breathe normally, keep their body dry, and isolate the water that gets wet all over their bodies.

But inexplicably, even after doing this, Eric still felt that he was overwhelmed.

Unsurprisingly, the sea water, which does not get the warmth of the sun, is icy cold, drowning the young man in one go, unable to separate or break free.

In fact, he knew that this was an illusion, a conjecture that came out of nowhere, and he was even particularly annoyed by this "wreckage" that was born from fragmentary memories and could not find new ideas at all.

Don't like the deep sea.

The moment I fell into it, I felt terrible.

The urge to get out immediately is very strong.

In fact, Eric himself didn't realize that he answered Saiki Kusuo and then said something in the almost overflowing annoyance.

After subconsciously answering, he subconsciously raised his head as he slowly sank.

"..."

At this position, looking at the sea, I can no longer see the golden ripples in the azure blue.

too dark.

Perhaps in the darkness, the only thing that can carry some light is the boy's silver hair rippling along the sea, and his eyes that seem to pour out some obscure emotions.

From Eric's point of view, apart from the gloom like a cloud above, he could only see his hair that had been cut short and could only float on the side of his face.

Oh, and that's not all.

Then I saw it, and I worked hard—very hard, as if trying to use all my strength to grab something's arm.

"..."

A long time passed.

"Wait...what?"

Eric had just woken up from the "illusion" that had unknowingly enveloped him again.

The so-called hallucinations are nothing but memories of the past.

The time and place where it happened is unknown, but it can only be confirmed that it was somewhere in the deep sea where the water temperature was freezing cold and the depths were also dim.

The man in "Illusion" is struggling.

For the time being, let's use this extremely embarrassing and fragile word to describe it.

The picture suspended in front of his eyes was not only dull, but also dark red as if condensed with the breath of death.

The blood that dyed the sea red leaked from the hideous wound on the man's chest that almost ran through half of his body, mercilessly smearing his slowly falling lines.

Winding and twisting, like a red ribbon.One end is connected to the man who is still sinking, and the other end touches the surface of the sea representing light.

This is the only bright color in the deep sea.

And the other end of the ribbon is the place that the man wants to touch and grab before he completely loses consciousness and is engulfed by endless darkness.

【...haven't... put...】

How stubborn, when "he" was dying, he was still unwillingly probing upwards.

He seemed to be holding something tightly in his hand.

It may be an important thing that I wanted to give to others, but failed to give it in time.

【profound……】

Can't hear the name.

I don't know what "he" said at the moment when his figure was completely swallowed by the darkness of the seabed, and what kind of mood he was in.

On the surface of the sea, there is a place where people who have not reached [ ] in the future exist...

--Can not go back.

The inescapable sea water was like a cold poisonous snake, entangled tightly around the man's legs, his broken torso, strangled "him" by the throat, and forcibly trapped "him".

The suffocation caused by being submerged by the sea, the tearing pain caused by the fatal injury, and perhaps the extreme hatred and unwillingness in the heart that spread to the extreme in an instant.

Even if one of these three is chosen, it is a pain that ordinary people dare not and cannot bear.

"He" took it all.

So until now, there will be such a big reaction to the familiar situation.

As long as you stay here, the discomfort will not go away.

but……

Eric stared at the top that he couldn't touch no matter how hard he struggled in the "illusion", and the fingers hanging by his side trembled slightly.

"Can you melt the ice a little bit?"

The sudden sound came into his mind later.

"You're back to normal?"

He turned his head, and at the same time defrosted Saiki Kusuo a little bit as he said.

click!

With a little effort, the pink-haired boy pulled one of his arms out of the ice.

He shook the single arm, stretched it out, and placed it in front of Eric, who was slightly surprised.

"I'm afraid that I'm falling too fast, and the sea will wash us away once more."

Saiki Kusuo spoke in the calmest and most flawless tone, with a more natural expression: "At least at this time, they can be temporarily fixed together. Don't look at it with strange eyes, I'm just simply proposing a reasonable It’s just a suggestion, don’t worry about it.”

That's right, although the way they are fixed together is that they pull each other together, there is no sticky feeling like elementary school students holding hands in it.

The boy wasn't worried about whether the fellow travelers really had deep-sea phobia, and he didn't intend to use this method to appease him at all.

Just for efficiency - that's it.

Eric: "..."

It's still the same set of "although but", in the final analysis, does Kid Qi Mu still think he is afraid!

It is impossible for fear, or other emotions similar to it, to appear in his heart.

He just...

was affected again.

Fortunately, Saiki Kusuo interrupted suddenly, and Eric was not angry, but rather amused.

He stared (forcibly) at the expressionless pink-haired kid with great interest, and he didn't know whether he discovered some flaws under the perfect disguise or exposed, and actually laughed.

Although it was only a slight hook of the lips, it concealed more smiles that had not yet stretched out under the drooping eyelids.

"What am I doing stupid, I haven't found Saitama yet, how can I go back."

Saiki Kusuo: "?"

"Okay, Kid Qi Mu, it's too inefficient to sink so slowly, speed up!"

Can not help but say.

In an instant, all the clutter in front of him was cleared away, and the silver-haired boy who was refreshed ignored Saiki Kusuo's protruding claws, but raised his hand and grabbed the boy's elbow.

It is very different from "before".

The man's important things failed to be delivered, and he was held back by the endless darkness, so he could only sink into the silence, so he was so unwilling.

But he is different.

He came here to find his important friend.Besides, he wasn't alone at this time.

Eric felt that he was not so weak that he was afraid of the dark and lonely.

Quite simply, he just "didn't like it".

In just a moment, the silver-haired boy swam up to Saiki Kusuo.

In the blink of an eye, Saiki Kusuo was dragged by Eric, and rushed straight to the deeper and darker seabed at high speed.

"Sai-tama-ren-here!"

Just using the sound, the sea fish poking out of the canyon in the sea was scared away for a second. As expected of a devil king, no creature dared to provoke it wherever he went.

"No matter how loud you shout, they won't jump out unexpectedly!"

Saiki Kusuo experienced the strange "fun" of riding a rapidly falling roller coaster in the sea, well, he didn't find it fun at all!

In just a few seconds, Eric pulled him at a fast speed, crossed a depth of several kilometers, and reached the ground hidden here for thousands of years.

After a while, Saiki Kusuo still used his ability to brighten the seabed where he couldn't see his fingers.

"Okay... the only abnormality around us that can be determined is right under our feet."

"Hmm. Tut tut."

Stopping, following the line of sight of the boy with superpowers, Eric also saw the abnormality he said.

Like the records in myths and legends.

In a hidden place where human beings cannot survive—the seabed where only deep sea creatures swim quietly, there is a whole piece of palace ruins.

The reason why it can be seen through the rotten stones and smudges all over the place that this place used to be a palace is due to the ubiquitous coat of arms on the stone walls and the wide range of architectural styles.

Even though it is deeply corroded and the age is even longer, this site can still reveal something extraordinary.

and.

The light produced by Saiki Kusuo was not as bright as the light emitted by the ruins of the palace itself.

The sudden release of light almost hurt the eyes of those who witnessed it.

"What does it mean?"

Eric narrowed his eyes, but he didn't show any sign of retreating at all.

Of course Saiki Kusuo didn't know what it was.

However, he can guess: "According to the usual development of comics, this must be the site of the lost civilization of human beings. Saitama and the people who fell into the sea before activated the site by accident and were absorbed. We came too late and were just The barrier is blocking it, so I can't get in—"

boom!

Boom!

The enchantment is real, and it stands in front of them.But before Saiki Kusuo finished speaking, he was overwhelmed by the trembling sound immediately.

This "bang bang" noise was made by his companion (note: impatient as usual).

"Here? Then go in."

Eric looked indifferent, clenched his fist, and hit it directly.

Only smashed three times.

It stands to reason that the indestructible barrier is brittle into a piece of glass, succumbing to violence, and shattering with a crash.

After doing this, Eric didn't feel anything was wrong.

He saw a door at the bottom, which should be the entrance directly into the ruins, and without hesitation immediately, he pulled Saiki Kusuo with a very numb expression, and went there.

"The door is closed tightly, and the key is not found... Wait! Do you still have to force it this time!"

To this shocking question, Eric replied as it should be: "Yes, otherwise?"

No fists this time.

He raised his foot, his eyes became very sharp, and he kicked it up simply and rudely——

"Wait--"

"Boom!!!"

The entire ruins...or the entire bottom of the sea shook violently.

The gigantic stone gate, which seemed to be quite solid, had a mechanism without even thinking about it. Unfortunately, it couldn't bear this earth-shattering kick at all.

Eric just showed a little satisfied expression, and his right foot with great strength was still moving forward.

Suddenly.

"...?!"

The boy's expression suddenly changed.

"—There is someone behind the door!!!"

Saiki Kusuo's reminder was delivered at this time.

--What?What?Kid Qi Mu why did you say it now? !

The thought flashed in my mind, and it spread faster than the words on my lips.

Eric: "I have definitely experienced this familiar development once before???"

It was too late to stop completely.

In an emergency, Eric had no choice but to grit his teeth, stepping forward with his aggrieved left foot tripped by his right foot—and fell!

Somehow, there happened to be a downward slide behind the door.

Because of this unexpected response, the threshold under his feet was trampled by Eric, and he could only fall forward.

He didn't care about it himself, the key point was that he still held Saiki Kusuo in his hand.

Qimu Nanxiong: "???"

"Can't you just let me go?!"

"cannot!!!"

To be planted—the two of them must be planted together!

"Eh??!"

The man behind the door probably didn't realize that he had dodged a catastrophe, but he was about to be hit head-on by two heavy objects.

Caught off guard, he was hit by these two groups (which contained huge ice cubes), and the whole person turned backwards——

"Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!"

The three of them collided together, stretched out in all directions, and rolled down the downward slide all at once.