S1E06 Shocking No Breathing!/Plot

The episode begins where the previous episode leaves off, with Rei Ryugazaki floundering in the ocean. Makoto Tachibana enters the water in order to rescue him and the commotion wakes up Haruka Nanase and Nagisa Hazuki, who follow. Nagisa rescues Rei and Haruka rescues Makoto, who has been strangely affected by the ocean.

An exhausted Haruka drags Makoto ashore and is relieved to learn that he is alive, but barely. After checking to see if he is injured, he is about to perform CPR, but just as he is about to breathe into Makoto's mouth, Makoto coughs up water and awakens, finding a worried Haruka beside him. Meanwhile, on the other side of the island, Rei apologizes to Nagisa for causing such worry and tells him that he saw Makoto come to rescue him, but he didn't look like his usual self.

Back with Makoto and Haruka, Haruka asks Makoto if he's still afraid of the ocean, which Makoto answers "I thought I'd gotten over it." Makoto apologizes to Haruka for dragging him into all that, saying that all he wanted to do is to swim with Haruka once again. Haruka has a surprised look on his face just when Nagisa and Rei appear running towards them. Makoto runs to them and apologizes to Rei for not being able to save him, but Rei says that he's the one who should be sorry for making them worry. The group then decides to look for shelter and find the Sukishima Rest House nearby. As they enter the building, they find a kitchen and search for food, since all of them are hungry.

As they're eating their finds around a table, they talk about their current situation. Haruka then suggests that they spend the night since there are no signs that the storm will end soon. Makoto tells him that it'll be hard for them to sleep because of the situation they're in. Nagisa then gets the idea for them to play a game to pass the time that demands that each of them something about their past or do something funny. (Rei tells embarrassing story, Haruka tells a romantic tale and Nagisa imitates a rockhopper penguin. Makoto admits his fear of the ocean stemming from the past. Soon after he finishes, the rain stops and the group goes outside to see a beautiful starry sky above them. As Rei tells the group about the constellations he sees in the sky, Nagisa notices that the puddle beneath them mirrors the sky above. Makoto looks at his friends and smiles.

The next morning, the group swims back to the coast where their tents are and fall asleep on the beach. Gou Matsuoka and Miho Amakata, who do not know what transpired the previous evening, find them just so. Rin Matsuoka sees them while jogging and wonders what they're doing. Gou tries to wake them up, but doesn't succeed.