The room the girl was in was a kitchen. Because it was deep in the house, the fire could not spread for a while.
In addition, the door blocked the smoke and the kitchen also had a small window for ventilation, so the girl was able to stay safe in the house that turned into a fire scene.
But it was not easy for the young man to bring her out from the depths of the house.
The fire is very strong and this is not a safe place.
"We have to get out."
The boy shook the girl's shoulders to remind her, but the girl did not respond. The girl's eyes were dull, and she had obviously lost her mind and blocked herself from the outside world.
"Walk."
The surrounding fire would soon block their path. The boy had no time to think about anything else. He directly took the girl's hand and rushed out of the fire scene.
"Well?!"
The girl let out a very slight scream, and was overwhelmed by the force coming from her hand.
So much so that the boy couldn't pull her away for a while. However, the girl realized that the boy's behavior was not malicious, so she started running after him.
Because the boy just broke open the door, the fire that had been blocked outside immediately crawled in. Perhaps because the original owner didn't pay much attention to repairing furniture, a large and worn-out cabinet next to the door was suddenly burned down.
"careful!"
At this time, the boy was holding the girl and just passed by. The boy who heard the strange noise turned around and saw the burning cupboard pressing towards the girl behind him.
"Uh-huh!"
The pain and despair between the girl's brows were seen by the young man, so naturally he would not abandon her.
The young man pulled hard, took the girl into his arms, and used his body to block the flying flames for her.
But the boy's clothes were quickly ignited, and he realized that if he rushed out forcefully, he might become a "burning man".
The young man had no choice but to let go of the girl in his arms and run towards the water tank in the kitchen.
"come over!"
The boy yelled at the girl who was still frozen in place, picked up the ladle full of water and poured it on himself.
"Ah...um."
The girl responded simply. She moved her uncontrollable steps, walked up to the boy, and let the boy pour water on her. However, she lowered her head slightly to prevent the baby in her arms from getting wet.
"Let's go."
The boy once again stretched out his hand to the girl, and this time the girl took it naturally and ran outside with the boy.
The boy and the girl nimbly shuttled through the sea of fire. The wet clothes on their bodies prevented the flames from catching on them, and also reduced the damage caused by the high temperature.
But this is only a reduction. If they directly touch these spreading flames, they can also be injured.
The flames coming from all directions immediately made the young people who were busy dodging lose their direction. If they could not rush out before the fire could seal the road, the situation would be very dangerous.
"Come here, boy!"
Fortunately, Heimer and Zeref had been standing at the door waiting to greet them. After understanding the direction through their shouts, the boy immediately pulled the girl over a wall of fire and rushed out of the fire scene.
"Put them all on."
Zeref immediately took out two wet cloths and put them on the boy and the girl. In the cold wet cloths, the burning sensation on the skin of the boy and the girl subsided a lot.
Boom!
Just when the young man and his companions had just recovered, the house behind them finally couldn't withstand the baptism of fire and collapsed.
"If I go, is it so risky?"
Zeref couldn't help but sweat for the boy and the two of them. If it had been a little later, these two children would have been in trouble.
Oh no! Three!
Zeref just saw that there was a baby in the girl's arms.
"Young men, are you okay?"
Heimer knelt down and asked about the boy and the girl.
"I'm fine."
The young man took off the wet cloth on his body. Except for some slight burns on the arm used for blocking, there was no major problem.
"And you?"
Heimer turned to the girl next to the boy and tried to sound friendly. He asked: "How are you? Little girl."
"......."
The girl did not answer Heimer's question, but shrank back.
"They won't hurt you."
The boy sighed. Then he pointed to the military emblem on the front of Heimer's breastplate and said to the girl: "Look, they are soldiers, not bandits and robbers."
"Um…"
The girl didn't seem to be happy about the fact that she was saved. She listened to the boy's words and believed the two people in front of her.
In fact, there is no doubt whether she believes it or not. Even if these people in front of her want to do something, can she stop them?
Thinking of this, the girl's eyes, which had just regained some vitality, became dull again. Her body that was soaked by water was trembling, and she had no choice but to hug her sister tightly for warmth.
Her consciousness became hazy, and the girl closed herself again. She did not intend to recall or think about anything anymore.
Because...she has lost everything, hasn't she?
Behind her is her home, but just now, this house that carries the memories of her, her parents, and her neighbors in the village was destroyed.
Where is mom? Where is she?
She found that she could not find the direction of her mother. She did not know where her mother had gone. She only knew that it must be a place far away.
"Hey! Let's go."
The voice of the boy who saved her rang in her ears, but she was still frozen in place, not knowing where she was going.
My best friend is gone, the village is gone, and the people in the village are nowhere to be found.
So where else could she go?
The boy stood in front of the girl and watched helplessly as she stood motionless by the river.
Can't swim? This girl.
Just now, they noticed that other wolf-headed men were coming towards the village. It would be bad to encounter those troublesome enemies again at this time.
So the boy took the girl and Heimer and the others and ran towards the edge of the village. Now that they reached the river, the boy couldn't keep pulling her in this somewhat fast river, right?
He wanted to take his hand away from the girl, but found that the girl was still holding him tightly.
"Hey? This bothers me a lot."
The young man sighed, he could guess that something happened to this girl that deserved sympathy.
However, stopping consciousness in the seemingly beautiful past will only bury the present self.
He saw that both Heimer and Zeref had almost swam to the other side of the river, and the howling of wolves coming from the village behind them seemed to be getting closer.
The young man had to do something.
only……
There is also no point in rescuing people who have not called for help.
And who is this girl calling for help now?
"never mind……"
Just think of yourself as asking for help, no need to thank me.
The boy stretched out his other hand, explored the girl's cheek, and finally stopped in front of her forehead.
He clasped his middle finger on his thumb and applied a little more force.
Bang!
Just like that, the boy gave the girl a loud "bang chest".
"Eh?!"
The girl's eyes, which were dull just now, immediately became lively, and she looked at the boy in front of her at a loss.
"Okay, let's go."
The young man shrugged, secretly sighing that the method someone taught him actually worked.
The girl looked dazed, as if she had forgotten what she had just done, so he pretended that nothing had happened. He walked to the shallow edge of the river first, then turned back to the girl and asked:
"Swimming party?"
"Ah? Well, I will."
The girl nodded, grabbed the boy's hand, and flowed into the river together.
Even when they reached the river and both were swimming, the hands of the boy and the girl still did not separate.
The girl carefully protected the baby with one hand, and held the boy tightly with the other hand. She could easily use her legs to float herself up with the help of the current, and even the boy who was pulling her in front did not feel any pressure.
Obviously this girl is not lying when she says she can swim. More than just being able to swim, she is obviously a good swimmer!
"Right."
The boy remembered that he seemed to have forgotten to ask the girl something.
"May I have your name?"
"My name is Yushiniya Arob..."
The girl answered timidly. For some reason, she felt that her heart seemed to be beating very fast.
"It's so troublesome with your name."
The boy gave an evaluation.
"Eh? Is it troublesome?"
The girl had no idea that someone would comment on her name like this, and she felt inexplicably hit.
"I'll call you Nia, okay?"
As if he felt that he had gone a little too far just now, the young man covered it up with another topic. He kicked his feet on the pebbles of the river bed and did not look back.
"Okay, everyone calls me that."
The girl smiled, the boy in front of her was indeed very interesting.
"That…"
The girl saw that the boy seemed to be taking her ashore, so she wanted to use this opportunity to raise her own questions.
"Huh? What?"
The boy turned back to look at the girl. He unexpectedly discovered that after being soaked in water and washing away the dust, the girl's face was actually very beautiful.
"What's your name?"
the girl asked.
She thought to herself: exchanging names, this is a fair thing, isn't it?
"My name is..."
The young man hesitated for a moment, after all, he seemed to have commented on the name of the person next to him before.
If he replied that he was called "Young Man", which would be a strange name for anyone, wouldn't it be very embarrassing for him?
So he thought about it for a long time and had no choice but to swallow back the words "I'll call you boy" which easily made the girl laugh out loud.
"Verus. Fire of Karma."
Finally he answered this, a name he had abandoned long ago.