My childhood sweetheart is Nishimiya Glass

Chapter 165: The Breath-Holding Glass

After watching the loving couple walk away, Tsuna withdrew his gaze, shook the hand he was holding, and asked curiously:

"Glass, which project do you want to try first?"

"Hmm..." After hearing this, Glass glanced at the amusement facilities he could see, hesitated for a moment, raised his hand and pointed at a blue sign in the distance to the right and said:
"How about we go there and Tsuna teach me how to swim?"

"No?" Tsuna looked in the direction she pointed and saw the words 'shallow water area' written on the sign.

In the area with the sign, there were just a few little kids wearing cartoon swimming rings paddling in the water.

"Shouldn't we go experience those facilities first while there are fewer people?"

"Oh, let's go." Glass ignored the slightly helpless expression on his face and pulled him towards that area.

Because of the intrusion of the two uninvited guests, some children who were paddling slowly in the shallow water stopped and looked at the two of them.

The sunlight was cut into pieces of gold by the waves, and the swimming pool reflected swaying spots of light.

Tsuna first borrowed a cartoon shark float from the staff nearby through a wristband and let Nozomi hold it, then he took Nozomi to the edge of the swimming pool.

The two of them didn't care about the gazes of the crowd, and they gradually withdrew their gazes and continued to play.

As soon as Glass's feet touched the water, he felt a little panic in his heart, and the knuckles of his fingers holding the edge of the float gradually turned white.

Since it was the first time for Tsuna to teach someone to swim, he didn't know which step to teach first... He hesitated for a moment, his Adam's apple moving before he spoke:
"Let's... start with holding your breath?"

"Yeah..." Glass nodded repeatedly.

Tsuna noticed her uneasiness and rubbed her hand with his fingertips, comforting her:

"Relax, Glass. The deepest part of this shallow water is only up to your chest. And I'm here, so you'll be fine."

After hearing this, Glass took a few deep breaths, and the panic in her heart gradually dissipated.

"Since this is your first time, we'll start by holding it for ten seconds, and then gradually increase the duration to give you some time to get used to it.

I'm counting the time in my mind, and when the time is up, I'll pull you up."

"Yeah, I'll listen to you, Coach Tsuna." Glass gave him a playful smile.

Seeing that her emotions had stabilized, Tsuna swallowed the words of encouragement he wanted to give her.

"let's start."

She nodded, pinched her nose, and was about to squat down. Just as the water was about to cover her mouth and nose, the dissipated uneasiness suddenly returned.

But she didn't flinch and buried her face in the water - she believed that Tsuna would protect her.

When Nozomi trembled and buried her face in the water, Tsuna, who was timing it silently in his mind, suddenly discovered that through the shaking water, he could clearly see the tiny hairs scattered on the back of her neck.

then……

He was so distracted that he forgot to count the time. Until Glass couldn't hold it in any longer and looked up suddenly, her wet nose hit his chin.

"Ah..." Glass covered her nose in pain.

"Splash!" Because of her sudden movement, Tsuna slipped and lost his balance, falling backward into the water.

This scene naturally attracted the attention of the children in the swimming pool and the lifeguards by the pool again. It was not until Tsuna stood up that they looked away again.

Except for a few kids who were curious about what they were doing.

Just as Naoko was about to reach out to pull him up, he got up on his own. She could only ask with concern: "A Tsuna, are you okay?"

Seeing her looking a little funny with her nose covered, Tsuna suppressed the corners of his mouth that were about to turn up, and quickly shook his head to indicate that he was fine.

Glass was like this because he was distracted. How could he laugh out loud at this time?
"Sorry, I was distracted and forgot to count..." Tsuna reached out and took her hand away from her nose, confirming that everything was fine, and then heaved a sigh of relief. It would have been fine if she hadn't said it, but once she did, the slight guilt she felt for bumping into him vanished without a trace, and she raised her hands and punched him violently.

He kept complaining, "It's all your fault! Are you distracted by those pretty girls in swimsuits?"

"Stop, stop, stop. I was wrong. I was wrong."

Although her blows were not strong, Tsuna noticed that the eyes of people around them were intentionally or unintentionally falling on them. Afraid that Nozomi would be embarrassed, he quickly reached out and held her wrist.

"Glass, take a look first. There are little kids around here whose hair hasn't even grown out yet. Only the lifeguard can see.

But that’s a man!”

Upon hearing this, Glass glared at him before forgiving him.

What he said was indeed true, because this was a shallow water area and almost no one came here except the parents of those children.

She doesn't think her charm will be inferior to those parents or the little girls in the swimming pool.

"continue?"

"Uh-huh."

Afterwards, Tsuna no longer dared to be distracted, and Nozomi's holding time gradually reached 30 seconds. Tsuna asked her to hold her breath for 30 seconds and the time was never increased.

She didn't stop until Nitro had gradually gotten used to holding her breath underwater and the tension when she was buried in the water disappeared completely.

"Okay, Tsuna, all that nervous anxiety I had about being submerged in water is gone now. Let's move on to the next stage."

"Hmm..." Tsuna thought for a moment, "Floating training allows you to feel the buoyancy of the water and get used to it, and then you'll almost learn how to swim."

Glass nodded and looked at him in confusion: "Okay, Coach Tsuna, what should I do then?" Waiting for his next instruction.

"Wait."

Tsuna remembered something important and borrowed a pair of swimming goggles that Glass could wear from the poolside staff. He returned to his seat and let her put them on before slowly speaking:
"I'll hold you, take a deep breath, lower your head into the water, and naturally stretch your body into a horizontal position. I'll show you."

As soon as he finished speaking, Tsuna took Nozomi to the edge of the swimming pool, held the edge of the pool with both hands, took a deep breath, and suddenly lowered his head into the water, gradually stretching his body into a horizontal position.

Afraid that Glass couldn't see clearly, he slowed down his demonstration, holding onto the edge of the swimming pool and floating in the water for a while before standing up: "Do you understand?"

"Yeah!" Nozomi nodded vigorously. She was already a little impatient for Tsuna to support her, but she didn't know where to support her.

But it’s not important!
"By the way, you need to tighten your stomach, drop your shoulders, and avoid sticking out your butt or bending your knees." Tsuna reminded her when he saw that she couldn't wait to start trying.

Glass was eager to try: "Then Tsuna, where do you want to support me?"

"Is that the point?"

Glass nodded repeatedly at first, then quickly shook her head.

When Glass shook her head, water droplets from her hair splashed onto Tsuna's face. He took a half step back as if he had been electrocuted, then immediately stepped forward: "I'll hold your waist and I won't let go."

The girl hesitantly grabbed his forearm, and the crescent-shaped red mark left by her fingertips was hotter than the water.

Just as it was about to start, Glass stopped, looked up at him, and said worriedly: "If it sinks..."

Tsuna replied without hesitation, "If you sink, I'll be your human float."

"That feels like I'm at a disadvantage..."

"Then do you want it?"

"want!"

(End of this chapter)