The sound of hurried footsteps echoed through the near-closed cavern.

The sturdy man carried the man who kept bleeding from the corner of his mouth, as if he was running with his life blocked.

Behind the two, an eighteen-year-old gray-haired girl and a fourteen-year-old blue-haired girl were struggling to catch up.

Very tacitly, no one spoke.

Although the things they wanted to ask were like mountains, the two of them wisely did not choose to ask.

Everyone has their own secrets.

Moreover, now is not the time to ask for secrets.

Before these two points, the most important premise is that Randy is not a villain. When Lloyd was injured, Randy was really angry and really scared.

In a trance, you can see the light.

The entrance to the cave is close at hand. Randy could almost smell the residual smell of gunpowder at the entrance of the cave.

Escaping from the shadows, Randy doesn't rest and immediately runs to the town of Mainz Mine. In order for Lloyd to be treated as soon as possible, a guided car was a necessity.

Ignoring the surprised gazes of others, Randy kicks open the door of the mayor's house.

Under the mayor's astonished gaze, the sturdy man actually fell to his knees.

"Save him...... Please save him! ”

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Hurt............

It hurts............

The body is keenly transmitting the emotion called pain, should we be happy? If you can still feel pain, it means that the function of the human body parts is still intact.

Noelle groaned softly and opened her eyes hard.

Memories before the coma are blurry.

It seems to have fallen off the platform......

And then......

"Sure enough, I was stunned by the impact......

"That's right. Ah, if you wake up, can you please stop looking this way for a while? ”

Originally, Noelle was just talking to herself, but suddenly a voice came from the darkness, and she was so frightened that she immediately looked over - this is an instinctive reaction of people, if in a quiet space, suddenly someone makes a sound, everyone will instinctively look at it.

The slightly thin man's back, the back and spine with distinct muscles, for some reason, his whole body was sweaty, as if someone had poured a bucket of water on his head.

Around the man, the reflection of the ground was a clear indication of sweat pooling into puddles, and the shattered chain box had a bleak metallic sheen, even if Noelle had no idea how the box worked, he could understand it and not be usable. The metal shell was smashed and deformed, and the chains inside were scattered on the ground due to broken links, and there were some metal parts with no apparent purpose around - no matter how you look at it, this is a devastating blow.

Yes...... Speaking of which, Yuki Tatsumi looks like he's completely naked...... Oops, hey, hey! Naked!!

Noelle quickly looked away. His face suddenly burned...... What are you doing, this person, suddenly take off his clothes or something!

For a moment, there was only the slight gasping of the man in the awkward air.

After a few moments, Noelle also regained his composure, put aside the doubt for a moment, and turned to look at his surroundings.

In a word, this is something like a cave - and that's right, after all, it was originally a mine. If it suddenly becomes a meadow, a forest, or something, it's surreal. Although the bright hue was countless times better than this dimly lit cavern, it would be terrifying to think about it if you really fell from the mine to that kind of place.

Strangely enough, the rocks were glowing, as if there were a hundred and ten fireflies lying on the wall, and the light glow served as a precious illuminator in the deep darkness, and Noelle could see Yu's back because of these precious lights...... Oddly enough, are there any plants or minerals that glow in the dark?

However, if you look closely, it doesn't seem to be moss or fungus, but it looks like something in powder form has been artificially applied to the wall.

No, no, no, it's a more important thing now to sort out what happened to you......

Remember...... We've been fighting Griffons, and we've been ...... The rock shattered, and I fell, and was pulled by swimming...... After that............

"Hey, Noelle......"

"What!"

"Be prepared for the onslaught!"

"Yes!"

Click......

All I can think of is these trivial sentences.

Whether it was the details of the situation or why it fell, Noelle couldn't remember for a while.

Wait, the last one...... Could it be......

"Officer You, don't you ......?"

"It's not a big deal. It's just that his left leg was dislocated and his leg bone was broken. ”

You's calm voice came, and it looked extra reliable in the dark space, which made Noelle feel a little more at ease.

"I see, I just broke ............"

Only then did Noelle realize how much pain was hidden behind this calm voice.

"Broken?!"

"Ah, it's broken in two. Don't worry, it will still work if you handle it. ”

As he spoke, the chaotic wheezing sound was accompanied by the slight grinding of the bones, sounding as if he was grafting himself into a bone, which was particularly terrifying in the endless darkness.

"No, doesn't it hurt!"

"It hurts to death......"

"Why, why are you still so calm......?"

Noelle frowned, and a voice suddenly appeared in his heart to condemn him: If it weren't for me! If it's not me dragging my feet, it's all my fault! Even if he was asked by You to cut off his left leg to vent his hatred, it was a matter of course, why, he could be so calm, neither came to scold me, nor lost his mind?

Seriously, this steely spirit is simply ...... Terrible.

It's as if Yuki Tatsumi is just something else in human skin.

As if to guess Noelle's state of mind, You stopped what he was doing and turned around—he had been facing away from Noelle all along.

"If shouting and crying and fussing would save us, I would cry."

"Huh?"

"If scolding you will get us out of this damn place, I'll scold."

“…… I see......"

"That's it. It won't help to do that now. I don't need to waste my strength, the first rule of survival in the wild is not to waste my strength. ”

The faint fluorescence covers the face upstream, outlining indistinguishable light and shadow on the handsome face.

You didn't mean to blame Noelle at all, but Noelle still couldn't get rid of the self-blame in his heart. Her upright personality makes her extremely strict with her mistakes.

Especially now, Noelle is basically fine, but You broke his leg, which is obviously unreasonable. Noelle was very self-conscious, judging from the fragments of information recalled, it took about 4 seconds for the two of them to break the chain to Noelle losing consciousness, during which Noelle clearly felt that his body was being fiddled with by someone, and based on someone's body, he made impact protection.

To be honest, if the drop time exceeds 4 seconds, the drop height will be at least 80 sub-distances, which is completely beyond the impact force that humans can withstand. (PS: This data is not groundless, if it is 100 meters of free fall, it will take about 4.5 seconds, 4 seconds is almost 80 meters, by the way, normal people from 100 meters of free fall will be directly shattered)

However, Noelle was unscathed, only losing consciousness due to the recoil force of the distance, and swimming lost his left leg. Even if Noelle can't recall the details, it's not hard to surmise that until then, You protected himself.

"Well, how can I help?"

Noelle plucked up the courage to ask that if you make your mistakes, you should try to solve them yourself.

"Well, strictly speaking, no. After all, this job is too bloody, and it requires a deep understanding of the male calf bones, and if I didn't have the relevant knowledge, I'm afraid I would have three knees in the future. ”

"Hmmm......"

Then, again, silence.

Yu's previous jokes to ease Noelle's self-reproach had no effect at all.

"I say, talk to me."

"Ah, yes, yes! No problem. ”

"Well, there's no need to be so nervous. It's just that the rest of the work is going to hurt and I have to be distracted. ”

You can easily say unsettling sentences.

Then, the smell of blood came through the air. Combined with the previous conversation, without further details, Noelle had already guessed how crazy you wanted to do.

Cut open your own calf and fix your broken leg bone...... No matter how you listen to it, it's the behavior of a madman. It was a different matter if there was anesthesia, but as you could guess from the painful wheezing sound before, he was not in the habit of carrying that medicine with him.

Noelle didn't say anything, just nodded silently, and suddenly remembered that You with his back to him couldn't see his face at all, and Noelle hurriedly added: "Yes, I know." ”

“……”

“……”

“……”

“…… Say something? ”

"Well......

As a result, neither of the two men knew what to say.

"Ah, that, that, before he fell, Officer You seemed to say something, anointed or something? Is it a drug? ”

A flash of inspiration flashed through Noelle's mind, and this wonderful topic suddenly came to mind.

You's body shook, and then immediately continued to work as if he wanted to cover up.

"Well, Sergeant, have you read a youth romance novel or a comic?"

"No, not dabbling."

"Well, to be honest, I was shocked myself, it would be such a coincidence, should I say that I was lucky? Sure enough, I'm lucky! The two of them were alone and waiting for rescue. ”

"Huh?"

Unintelligible sounds. Noelle could understand what You was saying, which was why he found it even more difficult to understand. Although I can understand a single word, I just don't know what I want to say.

"Noelle, I was told that men should be decisive."

"Yes, although I am a woman, I may not be able to refer to my opinion, but it is true that a decisive man can be very manly."

I don't know why the topic jumped so quickly, but Noelle still completed his task perfectly. I don't know why, Yuu Tatsumi, who got Noelle's answer, breathed a sigh of relief.

"Now, Noelle...... I said, ......."

"Huh?"

"I ...... I like you!! ”

"Ahh?!?!h