It would be easier in literally every regard to just kick him out and leave him to his own devices. Doesn't get much more contrived than this. That + the machine translation... ugh. Give me back my 1 minute.
This is already a trash fire. Guy literally picks up a 100 lb girl while treading water and doesn’t go under. Author clearly hasn’t ever gone swimming.
I always laugh so hard when authors try to justify these stupid death games in fiction. It never makes sense and is unnecessary exposition that assumes the reader is too stupid to understand the situation.
@liquidsword I mean, the character ramifications are hard to ignore. The detective has to be blind to the damage her love interest inflicts on other peoples' lives through organized crime. However, that's contradicted by the necessary level of familiarity she would need to reach while...