A minute right after Cecilia had left, Sato immediately exited the river. Even though he didn't want to do so so quickly, Sato had no choice. Despite being able to hold his breath underwater for at least 5 minutes, Sato wasn't willing to spend a second longer down there.
Not only was he running out of air, but despite the depth he stayed at being not more than 7 metres, the pressure Sato felt underwater was nothing to joke about. There was also the fact that he felt an unceremonious gaze lingering on him. Sato didn't doubt that he had caught the attention of an underwater predator so he hurriedly left the spot once he felt that Cecilia had gone far enough.
'I need to get out of here fast.'
Sato immediately broke off in a run.
