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Chapter 127:Ā Rescued White Pig Lady
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Encouraged by Ricardo, I mysteriously got more energetic.
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[ā¦Un!]
[Then why donāt you sleep even if just a bit. Itās okay to snore you know?]
[But, how about you?]
[Iāll look out as much as possible. You should sleep so that your physical condition doesnāt deteriorate tomorrow. I have more physical strength, and I can manage to get up.]
[Thank you.]
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Since my leg was injured, I must not let my physical condition to worsen and became a burden on the way home.
I decided to go along with Ricardoās words and fell asleep.
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Early the next morning, I felt chilly and woke up. Unnoticed, the sound of rain had stopped.
No living thing had started to move yet, it was a quiet morning.
I felt a warm body temperature from behind me, and I remembered that I fell asleep while being embraced by Ricardo yesterday. He seemed to be leaning on me; his shoulders were a bit heavy.
When I gently moved my line of sight to himā¦ it seemed that he had fallen asleep while burying his face on my shoulder.
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[ā¦Eh, he fell asleep? He did walk down the mountain path to help me, so he must have gotten tired.]
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When I thought that it was pleasant, Ricardo who reacted to my voice raised his head slowly.
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[Uā¦ Britney? Iām not asleep, Iām awake. I was just resting a little.]
[Resting a little? Thanks to you, I could sleep nicely.]
[So youāre saying that youāre awake? I was really awake a little while ago. Itās getting brighter now, I should light up the signal flare.]
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Ricardo went out of the tree hollow and brought out 3 signal flares from the tent.
He ignited them all using the fire starter tool and placed them across the tent.
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[What kind of tool is that?]
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When I called out Ricardo from inside the tree hollow, he came back and explained it.
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[It seems that horse excrement is contained in it. Itās a large cylinder, but the amount of smoke and burning time are minimal. In truth, it seems to be combined with flammable leaves and other things.]
[I hope our safety can be communicated.]
[If the rescue party doesnāt come, Iāll carry you so donāt worry. Britney doesnāt have to be anxious about your leg.]
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The reliable Ricardo looked at my leg with his green eyes, his face showed a difficult expression.
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[Itās swollen red. Will it worsen when youāre carried?]
[I think its fine since itās below my kneeā¦ n?]
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When I looked up at the sky from inside the tree hollow, I could see a lot of smoke going up.
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[ā¦Itās probably the smoke of signal fire from the other side. They probably saw our sign.]
[I see, so the rescue party will come right?]
[Aa, thatās right.]
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Ricardo smiled to assure me and turned his gaze towards the depths of the trees.
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A while later, the sun had approached its peak, I could hear peopleās voices from a little away.
When Ricardo responded quickly by generating more smoke, the voices gradually approached. The rescue party was here.
I could hear the sound of plants that was wet from rain being pushed apart, and the sound of footsteps on the muddy ground.
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[Weāre here!]
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When Ricardo raised his voice, the footsteps became louder.
Soon, Ryuze and several soldiers appeared.
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[Ricardo, Britney! Youāre both safeā¦ youāre injured?]
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Ricardo answered Ryuzeās question.
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[Britney might have broken her leg. Itās swollen and red.]
[All right. Letās bring you both to the nearby village immediately.]
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I tried to get out from the tree hollowā¦ but my butt got stuck on the entrance.
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(So hateful-! Itās so embarrassing in front of a lot of people!)
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Ricardo pulled me out and Ryuze came over.
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[Are you alright? Your leg is injured?]
[Yes, it hurts and I canāt move it.]
[As Ricardo had said, it might be a bone fracture. Britney, did you apply first aid?]
[I did. Afterwards, Ricardo neatly treated it again.]
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Ryuze lifted me up even though I was tremendously fat right now, we then turned back to the direction they came from.
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[Thank you, Ricardo. Thanks to you, Britney is saved.]
[No need to worryā¦ I couldnāt stand still. I did it arbitrarily.]
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Ricardo reluctantly separated from me.
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(Iā¦ perhaps I want to stay with him for a while longer.)