Tom stared gravely at the two figures sitting by the fire.

One of them is wearing a military uniform and has meticulously pomaded hair, while the other is more casual, wearing a vest over a white shirt.Looking from the side, Tom also found that the man with a slightly curly hairstyle was wearing a pair of black sunglasses.

Listen to the accent, these two people are Americans.Well, it should be the Allies.

But even with this knowledge, Tom still won't relax his vigilance at will.

He had just raised his wand and was about to cast a petrifying spell on them, so as to ask their identities and the whereabouts of Edney White and the Doctor, when the door of the room was pushed open with a bang.

A man with short blond hair came in, drove towards the fireplace, and said, "Bucky? Howard? Why are you still here? The party has already begun."

"Look, he came just as soon as he was mentioned." Howard stood up and straightened the collar of his shirt.

"Mention of me?" Steve Rogers turned to look at Bucky, and asked jokingly, "What did you say about me?"

Bucky also followed Howard and turned around, looking at Steve: "Say something nice about you."

Howard raised his eyebrows: "He said he envied you for having so many beauties hooking up with you now, as expected of Captain America."

Bucky: "..."

Captain America?

When hearing this phrase in Howard's words, Tom froze for a moment.

Isn't this the superhero in that fake [Superhero Vs Evil Pokemon] story that Edney White told him last night?

...could he actually exist?

Tom found that his heart was fluctuating...

Realizing this, Tom's eyes widened in shock, and he even trembled subconsciously.

This flick was nothing, but the other three men in the room who had been forcibly ignoring him before suddenly noticed his existence.

"Hey, you're awake?" Captain America Steve Rogers looked at Tom happily, "You've been frozen in the icy sea for a long time, we thought you'd have to sleep at least until tomorrow."

There was no trace of malice in the other party's tone, and Tom's expression relaxed a little.

Then he found himself still holding his wand at Bucky and Howard.He froze for a moment, and unnaturally withdrew his hand, but felt uncomfortable putting it anywhere.

At the same time, Tom found that the image of Captain America in front of him perfectly coincided with the superhero in Edney White's story.

Tom suddenly felt a little nervous. This was the first time he found it so difficult to say a word.

At Hogwarts, he was the most eloquent student. If the mastery of magic was the primary criterion for the professors to value him, then his mastery of language made the professors like him even more.

But at this moment, in front of this strange American, Tom felt that he had lost the ability to speak.

Tom stared blankly at Steve Rogers for a long time before realizing how impolite his current behavior was.

He turned his head in embarrassment, and said in a muffled voice, "...you saved me?"

Steve Rogers froze for a moment, and replied, "Bucky and Howard saved you."

Bucky and Howard, who were standing by the fireplace, raised their hands and waved to Tom very cooperatively, saying "Hi" in unison.These two mentally retarded actions made Steve wipe off his sweat and cough twice deliberately.

Tom opened his mouth and closed it again.

After repeating this several times, he said awkwardly: "...I owe you my life."

This sentence shocked the three adults present.

Howard looked at the boy who was only twelve or thirteen years old in front of him, and was startled.These shouldn't be words spoken by a child of this age, but he feels that the child's words are extremely serious. It doesn't seem like the unintentional words of a young child, but rather like a solemn promise made by an adult, which makes him feel inexplicably Somewhat heavy.

When Howard didn't know how to respond, Bucky smiled and waved his hands, bringing the topic to another direction and defusing the atmosphere: "Young man, don't be so heavy, we just found out when we were patrolling the sea. It's easy to save you, and it didn't make us suffer. And—"

Bucky paused, Howard understood, pointed at Steve with a thumbs up, and continued Bucky's words: "You should know him, right?"

Tom nodded hesitantly: "I know him. He is...Captain America, someone I know mentioned it to me."

Bucky grabbed Tom's shoulders and joked, "Look, I'm telling you that no matter the young, the old, or the children, no one can escape Steve's clutches. 'Captain America'——this is the most attractive man in America today." The title, I am afraid that it is also very popular in the allies. No, our British boys are also fans of Captain America."

"..." Tom was silent.

How did he get the title of 'Captain America fan'?

Although Tom's mood was a little complicated, he didn't deny it immediately.

Being teased by Bucky like this, Steve himself felt a little shy.Behind the superhero image, facing his close friend, Steve often reveals his ordinary side.He touched the back of his head and muttered, "...What kind of evil palm?"

Now besides Bucky and Howard, even Tom couldn't help laughing.

Seeing Tom, who had a heavy face from the beginning, laugh out loud, Steve showed a gratified smile, and stretched out his right hand towards him: "Hi, I'm Steve Rogers. What's your name? "

Tom was stunned for a while, then met Steve's encouraging eyes, held his right hand, took a deep breath, and said, "Tom Marvolo Riddle."

Under Captain America's extremely sincere eyes, Tom said his full name without reservation.The other party's eyes were too innocent, and the flawless light made Tom feel that even if he told a small lie that could be ignored, he could be seen through by the other party.

For the first time he spoke his real name without hesitation like this, as if it were not at all a common, deadly, disgusting and humiliating first and last name left by a father he had never met.

"Tom Riddle—" Steve Rogers read in a low voice, and then he showed a bright and extraordinary smile at Tom, "this is really a good name. Like your surname 'Riddle', you are a A boy who is like a riddle."

Tom froze again.

He was even expecting his name to be spoken from Captain America just now, and in fact Captain America did.But Tom quickly woke up from this state of confusion.

...he was thinking about something.

If someone casually said it, did he really regard himself as a fan of Captain America? ? ?

After a struggle, Tom began to despair of his magical mood at the moment.

He had to find something else to talk about.

No... This is nothing else, but what he should focus on now.Because of the appearance of Captain America, he almost forgot Edney White and the strange Doctor who were missing or even dead.

He thought for a while, and decided to start this question with a regular opening: "Excuse me, where am I?"

"This is the temporary base of the US Allied Forces stationed in the UK." Bucky answered his question, "We found you in the nearby waters, what happened?"

"My friend and I had an accident at sea, entered a warship by mistake, and were attacked by the other party." Tom told the truth, but hid the part of Doctor's time travel, "At that time, there happened to be a surprise attack by the German air force, and we were attacked by the enemy. The warship I was on was hit. I fell into the sea with two friends, and the sea washed us away. I was rescued by you, but my two friends are still alive and dead..."

Although Tom's words are full of loopholes, such as why he and his friends ran to the sea during the war, and why they strayed into the warship.But Steve, Bucky, and Howard exchanged glances, each deciding to ignore the obvious truth and focus on the kid's missing friend.

Although Tom didn't tell them the whole thing, he would not lie in his desire to save his friend.

So Steve asked him: "We don't recommend you go out to find your friends by yourself right now, but we can help you. Can you tell us what they look like?"

Tom recalled a moment.

He himself did not expect that he had known Edney White and the Doctor for less than a day, but he clearly remembered their looks.

He bit his lip subconsciously, and said: "One of them is a girl around 20 years old, with long black hair, blue eyes, laughing... There are dimples when she smiles. She is wearing a strange shirt with a print on it. A golden mouse, or a rabbit... I can't tell. The other is a young man in his 20s, wearing a beige coat, white shirt and overalls."

Tom paused, then added, "Still with the bow tie."

The other three looked at each other, and they all saw a flash of surprise in each other's eyes.

Just when Tom was baffled by their actions, Howard put his hand on his shoulder: "Don't worry, they will be fine. I can guarantee it."

Tom:? ? ?

Looking at the doubtful boy in front of him, Bucky smiled: "The young man you mentioned is Doctor, right?"

Tom's eyes widened in surprise, and it took him a while to remember to nod.

Steve picked up Bucky's words and explained to Tom, "If it's the Doctor, you really don't have to worry. He's helped us out many times, and every time we get out of trouble. I'm sure he didn't I will definitely protect the girl you mentioned."

Captain America's unconditional trust in the Doctor makes Tom feel unreasonable, after all, he has only known the Doctor himself for a few hours.

But he inexplicably felt that since Captain America said it, it must be correct - just like the people's belief in Captain America in the story told by Edney White.

... Tom felt poisoned.

Forced to come to his senses, he asked, "So how do I find them?"

"They'll come for you. We've pushed back the Germans and won the battle. We're going to be having a party here tonight, and we've invited the Doctor, because he always likes events like this. And—" Even though Howard Stark, who was sitting in the room and had been wearing black sunglasses to act aggressively, took off his sunglasses and winked at Tom, "To celebrate the victory, Steve will dance."

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