Summer of Fireflies

Pulling out a smile, the young man's expression was clear.

I didn't choose to jump into the sea to seek death. In this most beautiful sea area, as long as there are groups of seagulls flying on the sea, I know that the island is not far from the location of the cruise ship. Of course, this is in Assuming I can swim.

The two dragged their tired bodies and continued to swim forward for a while, and soon they saw a small green island, and I gradually smiled.

Even if I can swim after jumping into the sea, if there are no nearby islands to provide our stagnant and tired bodies, I believe that even if I don’t die at the hands of the mafia, my youth and I will definitely be hungry because there is no food, no fresh water, and no rest time Die of thirst or exhaustion in this vast sea.

When I got to the coast, there was an arc-shaped sandy beach around the island at my feet, and there were lush trees in the distance. I grabbed my wet clothes and twisted them hard to get a large puddle of water, just like twisting chopped green onions.

The image of the young man is not much better than mine, but compared to my face that was blue from the freezing sea water, his complexion is obviously much prettier than mine. , using the word "drowned chicken" to describe myself is really a very appropriate label.

After wringing out the large swath of water dripping from my clothes, I raised my eyes and looked at the sky. On the left is the endless sea, and on the right are trees so lush that we can’t see the road. Before solving our road problem..." Tsuna Ji-kun , I think we should solve the clothes problem first." I straightened my face.

In addition to clothes, food and clothing is also an urgent problem that needs to be solved. This requires us to quickly find a family on the island. When I visited this island five years ago, it was not a deserted island. It should be the geography of the island where we landed. The location is relatively remote, otherwise you can see the harbor where the ships sail.

"Ah, sorry." I rubbed my nose vigorously and walked on the uninhabited concrete road. It is said that I am more likely to catch a cold if I wear wet clothes. It is because I have been cold in the sea water. If I don't change into clean clothes, I think the cold god must leave. I'm not far away.

"Sister, are you okay?" The young man next to him showed concern.

The wet suit was taken off by the young man and placed in his arms, and a few buttons of the white shirt were unbuttoned, exposing his too fair collarbone to the air.

"If only Tsunaji-kun knew wind magic." I rubbed my red-haired nose and sighed. When I met the young man's suspicious eyes, I had to explain to him embarrassingly: "I remember Gangji-kun's fire magic. You can make a fire." Just like the last time he saved me to stay in the wild at night, "If Tsunayoshi-kun knows wind magic, then we can dry our clothes." Look, what a convenient ability.

After a pause, I added: "The book says that wind magic has the function of drying clothes." Just like water magic has the function of bathing.

"...Senior sister, my ability is the flame of death energy, not fire magic, and I don't know wind magic either." The young man couldn't laugh or cry.

The young man's answer brought back my whimsical thoughts: "Really, that's really a pity..." Although I don't know what the flame of death is, I can guess that it is probably the youth and the mafia who can rely on it. It took me a long time to slowly accept this unscientific world full of cheating abilities. Who made me an ordinary person who always believed in science and Newton's laws.

After walking for more than 20 minutes, the young man and I finally came to a small town. The housing construction in the small town seemed to be stuck in the tiles and bricks of the slums in the [-]th century. Except for the initial surprise when I saw the young man and I appeared, we went all the way. When we came over, they almost regarded us as transparent people. Some even went back to the house to close the door and let the dogs go. Both the young man and I were confused by the strange sight of the local residents.

"Well, may I ask..." The young man caught a child who fell down while running in time, and the skinny child turned his face while clutching his sore knee.

The height is about □ years old, the complexion is sallow, the hair is dry, the clothes are worn out, only the dark gray eyes occasionally flash a light that does not match the age, this is my first impression of this child, and I am looking at it seriously It was only later that I realized that this was an out-and-out thin girl.

"I was really unlucky to meet you." The little girl rubbed her knees and muttered, but she couldn't deny the fact that the young man saved her just now.

There was a big raised rock in front of the little girl, if the young man hadn't stopped her just in time, her head would have hit the rock.

"Why do the residents here seem to be reluctant to see us?" The young man asked my doubts, to be precise, he had the same attitude as the God of Plague Avoidance.

"Come with me first." The girl said old-fashionedly.

I looked at the rest of the passers-by with strange eyes, obviously this is not a place to talk, and I don't like the atmosphere of being surrounded by strangers.

She took us to a small wooden hut, "a group of robbers came here a year ago and ransacked the villagers, that's why they are so xenophobic towards you." She brought us two glasses of water.

"Thank you." I smiled, even if it wasn't hot water, my throat was already very thirsty after walking for so long, "Your knees..." I stared at her knees, the thin yellow skin was scratched by stones There was a little blood on the skin, and I was about to ask her if she had a medicine box or something, but the girl replied indifferently: "I'm not a spoiled young lady in the city, such a small injury can't kill anyone."

I paused for a moment, then exchanged glances with the young man in an instant, neither of them said a word.

In the poor countryside, doctors are scarce, and things like medicine boxes are a kind of luxury. Children from poor families will inevitably stumble while playing, and they can be cured by applying some weeds on the roadside. This is the ancestor of the villagers. The habits passed down from generation to generation are also very effective.

When the girl came out of the room again, she had two sets of clean clothes in her hands: "These are the clothes my parents wore a year ago, you can change them first." The young man was handed a gray Long-sleeved shirt and black cotton trousers. I was given a dress with a fancy collar and red trousers. Although the color is a bit old and the fabric is not very new, it is better than nothing.

"My name is Libica, and I am a resident of Mora Township. How about you?" Her dark gray pupils looked at us without blinking.

So this place is called Mora Township?During the time when the young man and the girl exchanged names, I lowered my eyes and pondered, and I always felt that there was something out of harmony... "Speaking of which, Rebecca, where are your parents?" I haven't seen adults in this room for so long, yes This feels a bit strange to me.

The other party squinted for a few seconds with strange eyes: "They died a year ago." Rebecca's eyes were unwavering, and her tone was as normal as if she was talking to us about today's weather.

The young man and I fell into a strange atmosphere of silence.

"Sorry." I pursed my lips in apology.

"I've been used to it for a long time." Her eyes were still flat.

"...Is it that group of robbers from a year ago?" the young man guessed.

As soon as he finished speaking, the girl looked at the young man with strange eyes for three seconds: "What a weird person." She lowered her head and muttered to herself.

Soon, the young man and I came out after changing clothes, and Rebecca was no longer in the house.

The author has something to say: I was busy writing the internship report the day before yesterday, I was busy looking for someone to stamp yesterday, and I was busy coding and sleeping today [Wait, what’s wrong? !

It means that I really didn't intentionally not update, but...the fact that no one came to urge me to update makes me even more sad TAT

I originally planned to finish this part of the plot in one chapter, so I have to continue to procrastinate... I will distribute the written part first, and when I want to update it, I realize that it is already past midnight... So I will double-update it on the 14th

Pierce: There will be JQ in the next chapter

Zapiers: Can you guess what I mean when I write about Rebecca?

I found out that I fell off the natural ranking

41. The warmest color

"Gunji-kun."

The young man in a gray shirt and black trousers turned his face. The clothes on his body were loose, making his figure thin and thin.

I looked down at the same baggy clothes on my body. The upper body was a fancy skirt, the hem of the skirt was only to the knees, and the bottom of the skirt was gray trousers. No matter how I looked at it, I felt like a country peasant woman. By the way, Mora Do all the townspeople wear clothes like this? TAT

"I won't laugh at you for dressing like an old country man!" I looked up at the young man with a warm and bright smile, "So you are not allowed to laugh at me for dressing like an old country woman!" However, the country old man And the old country woman... the name sounds quite right.

After hearing my words, the young man laughed unceremoniously. I blushed in embarrassment, and grabbed the bottom of my trousers, neither crying nor laughing.

"By the way, Tsunaji-kun." Something skipped in my mind for a moment, and I suddenly looked up: "About Libika, do you think that Libika..."

"Too mature." The young man helped me finish the rest of the sentence.

I pursed my lips and remained silent.

Even though she is a child around △ years old, Libica's thoughts are more careful and mature than us adults. What kind of environment is it possible to raise a child who is as mature as Libica?

"Are you talking about me?"

Libica, dressed in dingy clothes, came in from outside the house. She patted the dust off her body and walked very lightly. I didn't hear her footsteps. After careful observation, I found that there was a layer of turquoise on her knees. , it looks like she just