Surviving a Hot Air Balloon-15（熱気球からの生還）

This work is a fiction designated R-18G and contains brutal language, but does not promote criminal acts.

The names of all characters and places in this work are fictitious and have no relation to any real person or place.

All characters are adults.

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The tank was now completely submerged, and this time there was truly no air left anywhere inside.

More time passed after the submersion. One minute, two minutes, three minutes.

Another four minutes had passed since she stopped breathing.

She still couldn't unlock the door above her head. During that time, she couldn't breathe at all.

She held her breath underwater, focusing all her nerves on her fingertips.

However, even though she could hold her breath longer than the average person due to training, she was starting to run out of air.

Finally, bubbles of air began to leak from her mouth with a "gurgle" sound.

Her own breathing limit was approaching.

The host, gripping the microphone, shouted,

"Is she really okay? Shouldn't we rescue her already?!"

Some audience members also began to voice their concerns.

Amidst these voices of support, Mai was summoning her last strength to overcome the final hurdle.

How long could she hold her breath...?

An ordinary person would have drowned long ago.

"Mai-chan!! You're amazing!! Keep going!!" The audience's passionate cheers echoed throughout the venue.

もはや水槽は完全に水没した状態となり今度こそ本当に水槽内には何処にも空気は無かった。

水没してから更に時間過ぎて行く。１分・２分・３分

呼吸停止から又も４分が過ぎた。

まだ頭上の扉の鍵を開けることは出来ないでいた。その間彼女は全く呼吸が出来ないでいる。

水中で息を殺し、指先に全神経を尖らせた。

しかし訓練で常人より呼吸が長く止められるとはいえ、そろそろ息が続かなくなってきていた。

ついに彼女口からもゴボゴボと空気の泡が漏れ始めていた。

彼女自身の呼吸の限界が近づいていたのだ。

司会者の男もマイクを握りしめ

「本当に大丈夫でしょうか？もう、彼女を救出した方が良いんじゃないんですか！！！！」と叫んだ。

観客たちの中にも心配の声を上げる者が現れ始じめた。

そんな声援の中舞は最後の力を振り絞って最後の難関を乗り越えようとしていた。

いったい彼女は何分息を止めている事が出来るのか・・・。

普通の人間ならとっくに溺死していてもおかしくない。

「舞ちゃん！！凄いぞ！！頑張って！！」観客達の熱い声援が会場中に響き渡った。