[ When he was in high school, Minato had spent several months on the swim team and had claimed second place in the intramural swim competition, a rather proud accomplishment then, but it means nothing here when he's build for speed rather than endurance, and even then, the other mermaids outpace him so easily.
He'd been rejected from the royal guard, but that doesn't mean he can't be a lifeguard on his own violation; he sees Minfilia calling for help and he pushes off the ground— not directly towards her, but a ways off, in the direction of the current, so that he gets caught in it too and if he can endure the current long enough, Minfilia will eventually slam right into him. That's the plan, anyways. ]
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He'd been rejected from the royal guard, but that doesn't mean he can't be a lifeguard on his own violation; he sees Minfilia calling for help and he pushes off the ground— not directly towards her, but a ways off, in the direction of the current, so that he gets caught in it too and if he can endure the current long enough, Minfilia will eventually slam right into him. That's the plan, anyways. ]