Kashiwagi was sure that the person was Otsuka, the unlucky guy, and not some bad guy who was fishing for law enforcement.
"If you don't hide and rest in the middle of the day, there shouldn't be many people running around."
He recalled the radar he had seen before. There was not a single red dot in this area, including where he was. Most of them were concentrated in the extreme west, as if they were deliberately avoiding his side.
How stubborn he is.
It is rare for a reckless man like Jian to be so conscientious. How much money did he receive?
Kashiwagi really didn't believe that this man had traveled thousands of miles to find him just to fulfill his promise to tear off his legs. There must be some kind of reward that he couldn't refuse.
"Otsuka!"
He shouted directly, hoping to get a response.
Unfortunately not.
This young man was probably in a coma, and Kashiwagi couldn't help but ask Cordora to speed up and go for possible traps.
There are no absolutes in this world, so it’s better to be vigilant.
One minute later.
Fighting with the air, he came to Otsuka's side, quickly checked the latter's breathing and heartbeat, then took out the hood he had snatched and soaked it with water, wiped off the blood and dust on his face, and focused on taking care of him. The organs of the mouth, nose, and eyes.
After that, he took out a small pill from his pocket and mixed it with water and gave it to him.
The pills are mainly life-saving and do not have many other effects. They can stabilize some injuries for a period of time so that there is time for rescue.
The price is a bit expensive, but it’s not that bad to save your life.
Now I see it can really come in handy.
After doing what he had to do, Kashiwagi checked Otsuka's injuries again - it can only be said to be terrible. Even with the medical standards in the Ourei region, this guy would have to lie down for several months to recover.
"As long as you're not dead."
He breathed a sigh of relief.
Not long after.
A vague moan came from Otsuka's mouth, and his closed eyes bounced slightly.
"Well……"
"Are you awake? Give me a response."
"I...am I already dead? I actually dream about you." Otsuka's voice was extremely hoarse, and his eyes gradually opened, and he saw Kashiwagi sitting next to him.
He twitched the corners of his mouth, showing an extremely ugly expression.
Kashiwagi's expression did not change, he shook his right hand and said: "If you wait a little longer, you may really die. What time is this?"
"I, look like two..."
"My brain is not broken, congratulations."
Otsuka couldn't understand this kind of cold joke at this time.
He turned back to look at the blue sky and murmured: "...I'm really not dead...wuwuwuwu..."
A suppressed sob was squeezed out of his throat, and tears soon overflowed from his eyes.
The joy of surviving the disaster made Otsuka so excited that he couldn't breathe. He even coughed and retched, crying and laughing in an extremely embarrassed manner.
But why does he care about this?
As long as he is alive, he is very happy.
"By the way, the person is dead. If you want to stab him, it may not be realistic in your current state." Kashiwagi said quietly: "Can you move your arms? If you can't, I will help you call for rescue."
The bracelet is monitored and only takes effect if the person concerned is willing to use it, which is extremely troublesome.
Compared with rescue, Otsuka is obviously more concerned about the previous sentence.
"You...killed Jian?"
"To be precise, he was burned to death by the sun. I just beat him seriously." Kashiwagi smiled at him and tried to make him happy. "It would be too easy to stab him to death with a knife."
"Hahaha...you are so cruel."
As expected, Otsuka forced an ugly smile and tried to raise his arm to click on the bracelet.
Unfortunately, apart from making myself grimace in pain, it has no use, so Kashiwagi still has to use it with assistance.
drop.
Rescue call successful.
Both of them breathed a sigh of relief, and the atmosphere became more pleasant, although it was still very hot.
Taking this opportunity, Kashiwagi asked: "Speaking of which, why don't you reveal my location and just make it up? I don't think you are that kind of idiot."
From the first day we met, we can see that Otsuka admits his mistakes very quickly, and he is not the kind of guy who holds his neck and refuses to admit his mistakes.
It perfectly explains what it means to bully the weak and fear the strong.
So Kashiwagi was very surprised to hear Jian say that he refused to speak no matter what.
"Why……"
Otsuka stared blankly at the sky, "Actually, I don't know either..."
"have no idea?"
"Haha, maybe it was just a twitch in the head, or maybe he felt that no matter whether he said it or not, he would never be let go...hehehe." Otsuka laughed to himself, even though there was no humor in it at all.
But actually.
He has the answer in his heart.
Why didn't he reveal Kashiwagi's whereabouts even though he was about to be beaten to death, even if he made one up?
The reason is simple, because of the pitiful self-esteem left.
When his life was on the line, Otsuka found that many memories appeared in front of him, from birth to learning to talk, to getting the first Pokémon, and even supporting the entire family.
After thinking about it, he felt that his life was so barren, that he had given up too many things for some things, had too many regrets, and had too many things that he wanted to do but could not do.
Putting aside Pokémon and other external objects, he was completely empty, with nothing.
Without any pursuit of one's own, living for the sake of living, life has always been depressing.
"The world for you and me is too small. I hope that one day we can break through the shackles of Huangtie Town and open our eyes to see the real world."
The real world, what is the real world?
Is he qualified to see it if he has nothing?
that moment.
Otsuka was like a life-saving straw, clinging to his remaining self-esteem. He also understood that he could not see the real world Kashiwagi said.
But he really, really didn't want to die in such a humble way.
"Hey, Baimu, will you leave Huangtie Town?"
He tried hard to turn his head and look at the person who was so close but vague.
The man responded: "Sooner or later it will happen."
"That……"
【Can you take me with you?】
Otsuka found that he seemed to be mute and could not speak for a long time. He knew that his subconscious felt that he was not worthy.
The residue in the gutter should stay in the gutter forever.
And this time.
The hazy person suddenly came closer, and Otsuka felt his eyes flicker, and the cypress wood became clearly visible, as if the illusory film had been punctured.
The other party opened his eyelids and forced him to stick out his tongue and perform some actions that only doctors would do.
"Why are you mute? Do you want to drink water?"
"no……"
"What were you going to say just now, take you with me?"
"Well."
"You want to travel together? I personally don't like to travel in groups, so forget it." Kashiwagi waved his hand in disgust and refused, "I also recommend that you go out on your own."
The matter-of-fact tone made Otsuka a little surprised.
"Myself?"
"Otherwise? Or you can call your sister or your parents, and the whole family can go on a trip together."
Travel together, travel as a family.
The unfamiliar vocabulary made Otsuka feel a little dizzy.
In Kashiwagi's tone, leaving Huangtie Town or even leaving the Ourei area seemed to be a very simple thing, or very common.
He murmured to himself, "Go by yourself..."
"Yes, get out of Huangtie Town while you are young and see what other places are like. Don't just stare at this small area."
Kashiwagi said with some emotion: "This world is much more wonderful than you think."
Otsuka: "..."
The two gradually fell into silence.
The next second.
He suddenly asked: "Should I go to school?"
"Stop talking nonsense."
Kashiwagi cursed casually, "If you can't read, you can't even read a map! Take your head and go travel!"