After another break to refresh at the air pocket, Ril and Blubby started to make their way back outside. The sloped section was far easier to traverse this time, as the two could simply jump and let themselves sink to the bottom, and they were past it in only a few seconds, soon leaving the cave into the open ocean. Carrying the chest was taking a fair bit of effort from Ril, and he was already feeling the need to breathe again, which started to be an issue before much longer. Blubby noticed Ril starting to lag behind, and could tell how badly they were in need of a breath, but without an air pocket nearby, they'd have to go all the way to the surface... Well, if Blubby didn't have a certain ability that would be perfect for this.

He motioned for Ril to stop, turning around and opening his mouth as he started to exhale. Instead of a stream of bubbles, however, a single bubble expanded from his mouth, growing to the point that it was a bit bigger than Ril's head. Ril smiled and set down the chest, grabbing the bubble that Blubby had made and inhaling it, exhaling from his nostrils partway through as the entire bubble was too big for his lungs by a fairly large margin.

With Ril now refreshed, the two continued on, walking up a gentle slope that eventually brought them to the surface. After some time drying off and enjoying finally getting fresh air again, Ril set down the chest and opened it to find it was packed full of gold coins, and even some gems! Blubby wagged his tail in excitement at the sight of this. Their dive had been more than worthwhile, and they'd definitely be coming back for the rest of the coins they'd left in the cave.


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