Juu Sai Madoushi 28 Part 1 (Patreon)

Chapter 28 Closing In (Part 1)

「 Waaah! It's so nice and cool!」

As Ferris ran into the waves, she squealed with delight at the feel of the seawater on her bare feet.

Different from a bath or a pool of water, it was cool but not too cold, a refreshing sensation.

Her feet, half buried in the sand, made a strange curve across the shimmering water.

Ferris would have been happy enough to just stand there like this for a long time, but she knew that wasn't what she should do.

It would be a shame if she didn't enjoy the ocean as much as possible since she had been brought there for the first time.

Ferris looked around at the beaches and shallows and tilted her head.

「 Ummm……What are those people doing lying down in the water?」

「 Lying down in the sea……What are you talking about?」

Jeanette tilted her head, too as she watched what ferris was referring to.

Ferris's gaze is fixed on a woman swimming in a crawl.

Alicia placed a finger to her lips and pondered.

「 I see……It's the first time she's ever seen anyone swimming.」

「 Eh, 『 Swimming 』Is that what it's called? It's so cool! It looks like they are flying in the ocean! I'll try it too!」

「 Wait, Ferris!? You didn't even know the concept of swimming, and now all of a sudden you wanted to do it!」

Jeanette panicked and tried to stop her, but she was too late.

「 Waaaaー!」

Ferris dived into the sea without hesitation.

Since she didn't know anything about swimming, she didn't know that swimming is basically done face down, so she 『 Faces Down 』 on the surface of the ocean on her side.

And as a result, she almost drowned.

Fortunately, it was shallow water and Alicia pulled her up immediately, resulting in no serious injury, but Ferris coughed violently.

「 Keh-hoh, keh-hoh! Ughhhh, it's so salty! I thought the ocean was water, but it's not! It's consommé soup! The ocean is consommé soup!」

「 I don't think it's consommé soup...... Are you okay?」

Alicia rubbed Ferris's back in a caring manner.

「 I'm fine! I was just so surprised!」

Ferris was still surprisingly full of energy.

Her nose and eyes hurt a lot, but she couldn't let an accident like this dampen her spirits. After all, today was her first day at the beach. She had been looking forward to this long-awaited ocean trip for a long time, and had rehearsed it many times in her dreams.

Jeanette cut in with a nervous voice.

「 ah, umm, Ferris? If you want, I can teach you how to swim...... It, it's okay if you don't want to, though!」

「 Is that true!? Please teach me, Jeanette-sensei!」

「 Sen, sensei? I, I am the Sensei……?」

「 yes! I'll do whatever you say, so please teach me a lot, Jeanette-sensei!」

Ferris clasped her hands in front of her flat chest and looked up at Jeanette with an innocent smile.

Her white skin, glistening droplets of water, wet hair, and modest body wrapped in a girlish swimsuit is truly resembling an angel of the sea.

「 Al, alright……I'm changing my future plans……I'm gonna be a teacher……」

「 What's wrong with you all of a sudden!?」

Jeanette muttered dumbly, and Alicia whispered worriedly.

Jeanette trembled from the thought. Now that Ferris had come to rely on her unconditionally, she couldn't let see her embarrassed side. If she doesn't teach Ferris how to swim and train her to be a world-class swimmer, the name of the Rheinzlich family will suffer.

「 Okay, here we go, Ferris! First, you have to hold my hand!」

「 Hai!」

Ferris grasped Jeanette's outstretched hands.

（ Fe, Ferris' little hands! Your hands are as small as a baby's! And my hand! It's holding her hand!!!!）

Jeanette's consciousness is filled with the feeling of Ferris' hand in hers.

It's a level of euphoria that makes her want to run away to the end of the world with her, but she can't abandon the responsibility she's been given.

Jeanette tried her best to keep her mind off of Ferris' hand as much as possible.

「 For, for now, lie down in the water. You don't have to worry about drowning because I'm holding your hand. The important thing is to trust the water and surrender your body to it. It may be scary at first, but the water has the power to keep you afloat……」

「 Hai!」

Ferris lay face down on the surface of the water without any hesitation. Her body floated on the surface of the water without any undue pressure.

「 A, amazingー! I’m floatingー! It's like I’m floating in the skyー! This feels goodー!」

Ferris is impressed by her first experience.

「 Aren't you afraid!? You just almost drowned, right……」

「 I’m fine! As long as Jeanette-san holds my hand, I won't be afraid of anything! I believe in you, Jeanette-san!」

「 Uuu……!」

The sparkle in Ferris' eyes, so dazzling and innocent, made Jeanette feel dizzy.

She would love to take Ferris to a quiet place and give her a lap pillow, but that's not going to happen. Not yet. Not now.

「 O, Okay, then…… Next, try fluttering your feet 」

「 Fluttering my feet……?」

Ferris blinked, with her eyes flickering.

Jeanette nodded in response.

「 Yeah. While floating in the water, move your legs alternately. It will give you momentum and help you move forward.」

「 Like, like this……?」

Ferris moved her little legs.

The surface of the sea bubbled up as the water splashed up in a big wave.

Jeanette tugged on Ferris's hand as she backed away.

「 Wai! I did it! I am swimming now! I can swim!!」

Jeanette feels her chest tighten up when Ferris looks so happy with the way she's moving (and it's mainly because Jeanette is pulling her along). Jeanette's mental strength is already at zero due to the tremendous destructive power of the cute attacks.