Los Angeles Legendary Sleuth

Freediving is usually done underwater, so frog kick and butterfly stroke are mostly used.

Orty explained the differences between the two swimming styles, and Luke chose the more professional and energy-efficient butterfly stroke, although it might be a bit more difficult to learn at first.

There were also some key points about breath-holding, which Orty detailed. With the help of the Diving Card, Luke learned quite quickly.

After practicing separately for a while, Luke began his formal attempt at freediving.

Luke dove into the water with a splash and disappeared from sight, leaving only a shadow visible underwater. When he came up again, he had reached the other end of the pool.

"Clap clap…"

Orty couldn't help but applaud, her chest bouncing in the process, "Wow… you swim really well. Have you never learned freediving before?"

"Thank you for the compliment, I just encountered a good coach is all."

The morning passed quickly, with Luke making impressive progress. By noon, he could already perform freedives underwater for up to two minutes.

Learning to freedive is very important.

If you're only swimming in a pool or calm waters, learning to swim would be enough.

But if you encounter choppy waters with waves, that's when the importance of freediving becomes apparent.

Luke wanted to try surfing, jet skiing, diving, and other water activities in the future, so this was like laying the groundwork in advance.

It might be a bit irresponsible.

But living another life, Luke wanted to fully experience this wonderful world.

At noon, Luke invited his beautiful coach to lunch.

The two had Mexican food.

Orty took a sip of her lemon water, "Thanks for the lunch."

"Don't mention it. Eat up, so you'll have more energy to teach me in the afternoon."

"Your progress has exceeded my expectations. There isn't much I can teach you theoretically now. In the afternoon, I'd like to take you to the sea for freediving."

"Is there a difference?"

"Of course, the seawater is flowing, and freediving will be subject to some external forces. If you can dive for more than two minutes in the pool, being able to hold up for a minute and a half in the sea is pretty good.

The situation under the seawater is also more complex, and sometimes you may encounter some unexpected situations, which you need to reasonably avoid and resolve."

"Sounds interesting, I can't wait to try it."

Orty smiled, looking at Luke, "Your eyes are black, very beautiful. Do you have Asian heritage?"

"Yes, what about you?"

"I emigrated to America with my parents from Venezuela when I was five."

"No wonder you are so beautiful, it's a waste to just be a freediving coach."

"You have good taste." Orty leaned in a bit, "I'll tell you a secret, being a freediving coach is just my side job."

"Then what's your main job?"

"I'll tell you the next time we meet." Orty pursed her red lips and smiled, "What about you? What's your occupation?"

"You don't tell me, yet you ask about my job, isn't that a bit unfair?"

Orty was about to say something when her phone rang, "Ring ring..."

"Sorry, I have to take a call."

"Go ahead."

Orty walked over to the side of the pool and pressed the answer button, "It's me.

Call me Coach Orty.

I'm with him right now.

Yes, he's looking at me, but we're quite far apart, he can't hear."

Seeing Luke look towards her, Orty waved at him and continued,

"Of course I can freedive, I learned synchronized swimming when I was young. Mermaids were modeled after me.

Don't you think it's a good opportunity to observe him?

No, he can't find out. His lecherous gaze is no different from an ordinary man's.

I can tell, he's interested in me, and a man's intelligence tends to drop at times like these.

But he really is talented in freediving, he learns super fast.

OK, don't worry.

I'm confident.

He can't find out."

…

After lunch.

Luke and his companion headed to the beach and rested on the sun loungers for half an hour.

At two in the afternoon, the two started their sea diving, with Luke using another Diving Card.

Luke plunged into the water and immediately felt a strong current, a totally different sensation from being in the pool.

Orty reminded him from the side, "Don't resist the sea just yet, feel and get used to the motion of the waters." Meanwhile, Orty held down Luke's shoulders to prevent him from surfacing.

Luke stayed underwater for more than a minute before he couldn't hold it any longer and came up for air.

Breathing heavily, just as Orty had said, freediving in the sea was indeed difficult.

However, Orty kept guiding Luke by his side, teaching him various precautions and techniques.

Luke quickly adapted to the impact of the seawater and gradually started to freedive more freely.

At first, he could only stay underwater for a little over a minute, but after some practice, he was able to reach two minutes.

And the depth of his dives was increasing too.

Luke's learning ability once again amazed Orty, and she became somewhat more reserved in his presence.

Luke also began to gradually appreciate the wonders of freediving.

Gliding through the sea offered a completely different sensation. He could freely admire the underwater scenery: the colorful fish, corals, strange rocks, and even long legs.

As Orty surfaced, she faintly felt someone watching her. She scanned the beach with her eyes but noticed nothing unusual.

She didn't pay it much mind, as she was already accustomed to being observed.

Orty took a deep breath and dived back into the sea, looking for Luke's figure...

Dozens of meters away, Luke was already beginning to dive into deeper parts of the ocean; he found that he quite liked the sensation of being underwater.