Waking up again a few minutes later, Shimasu groaned and slowly sat up, his head clearer than the last time. Vaguely remembering his actions before, and seeing only the top half of the girl sitting on the rocks, he shakily stood, patted the sand from his clothing as best he could, and started to walk over to her. His near-death experience didn't at all change the fact that he was completely embarrassed.<br/><br/>"I am so sorry about before," He called out to her as he approached. "I was really, really out of it. I hope that nothing I did offended you too much."<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">But she really is cute though.</span>He thought, despite himself, before quickly dismissing the thought from his mind.<br/><br/>"Are you the one who rescued me?" He continued as he had nearly closed the distance between the two of them. "I'm not sure how you managed to find me, but I'm definitely grateful that you did. You didn't happen to see an older woman anywhere arou-"<br/><br/>And that was the moment that he saw the girl's tail for the first time. He unconsciously jumped backwards, lost his footing in the sand, and fell flat on his butt.<br/><br/>"Wha.. wha... what is that?!" He stuttered, completely taken by surprise. "Y-y-y- you have a tail?