Although he had heard the legend of stars more than once, and there was indeed a version that said that the stars were alive, Riva swore that even if the stars were alive, he had never thought that the stars would "live" like this!
The little girl finally showed a satisfied look on her face, as if to say, "Well, this is the right way!"
After the shock that almost exhausted all his energy, Riva just stared at the little girl with wide eyes, then turned his head with difficulty to look at the big pit.
"You...you weren't hurt when you fell?"
When Riva was a child, he fell from the balcony with a neighbor's child. He was limping for several days and his leg was in pain for several days. But his friend was more unlucky. He broke his leg and it took him half a year to fully recover.
If the neighboring couple hadn't been so hardworking, if it were a family in more difficult circumstances, the child might have recovered even more slowly if he wasn't well fed.
No matter how you look at it, the distance between heaven and earth is much higher than the balcony.
The little girl ignored his boring question and walked around him. Then she squatted down and pulled open Riva's bloodstained clothes to look at the wound on his chest.
"hiss……"
Feeling the pain, Riva subconsciously covered his chest.
The wound had already scabbed over and looked like a thick and terrifying centipede lying lower down in the chest.
"It looks like if we're careful it won't collapse, but excessive blood loss is a problem!"
The little girl rubbed her chin, then stared at Riva's pale face.
At a close distance, Riva could clearly see every detail on the girl's face. Her skin was extremely smooth, without a single flaw, not even the tiniest spot. Her eyes were bright and lively, and if you looked closely, you seemed to be able to see some tiny dots in her eyes, just like the stars in the sky.
"I still don't see how special you are. Did you offend that woman, so she wants to kill you?"
"Absolutely not... I just saw the Fieri goblin a few days ago!"
Riva quickly denied it, then seemed to have thought of something and added hesitantly.
"Maybe she's angry that I brought those nobles and guards with me. After all, I'm their guide."
"A fairy? Does that count? Humph, if she was really mad at you she wouldn't have apologized to you before she killed you. Hmm? Guide?"
When the little girl said this, she seemed to have thought of something. She suddenly jumped high and landed directly on a nearby tree. Then she jumped again, and her body seemed to be free from the constraints of gravity and floated high into the sky.
Stars, this is normal... Riva said to himself.
After a while, the little girl fell down again, her long hair like a magical parachute.
"You definitely didn't come in by looking at the map, did you? By the way, what's your name? Those guys who ordered you around never called you by your name, so you couldn't be called 'commoner bastard', right?"
"My name is not @#!￥, my name is Riva!! Yes, I am the fixed stars and the tracks of some moving stars. I am memorizing this shooting star, uh, comparing the track of your fall to lead the way."
"Oh, I see! Indeed, it would be better for her if you died."
Riva had just been excited and his wound was in great pain. He was now in so much pain that he was hoarse and dared not move, so he did not speak.
The little girl who noticed this squatted beside him and watched him with a smile, as if she was watching a show.
After a while, when the pain eased, Riva asked weakly, "You haven't told me your name yet. Do you have a name?"
“…”
It was just a joke, but Riva found that the little girl was really stunned.
"A name... I don't think... I really have one..."
The little girl grabbed her long hair and brought the special bun near the ends of her hair to her eyes, staring blankly at the beautiful pattern on the rolled-up magical parchment.
She knew what these patterns were, and she also knew that the contents on them might be shocking to the natives here, but among so many magic patterns there was not a single word that contained her name.
But she soon became optimistic, at least now she is free! !
"I don't have a name. That's perfect. I'll just give myself a name!! I've decided. From now on I'll just be called... the Queen!! Hahahahahaha!!!"
Riva looked at the girl with such an exaggerated smile with a very stiff expression. Her casual name was not very nice. At least Riva would never dare to call her that.
"Uh... judging from your expression, this name isn't a good one, right... Hahahaha, don't worry, I was just joking. My name is You Yi, and I'll tell you how to write it when I recognize the characters here!"
Having a name is already a very happy thing. The little girl's smile is not as exaggerated as before, but it is very sincere. In Riva's eyes, it is like a child who has got a toy that he likes very much.
So Riva also laughed. Although he was extremely weak, he was happy at this moment. After all, he found the stars, and it seemed that he could even become friends with the stars.
"Gu..."
Riva's stomach growled, reminding his owner to replenish his nutrition as soon as possible.
Fortunately, his old bag was still there. Those nobles looked down on the bag of rags and the "stone cake" inside.
Now that he couldn't do anything, Riva had to ask Youi to help him get some food.
After taking out the biscuit, Youyi banged it on the tree trunk and stones, and after studying it curiously for a while, he came to a conclusion.
"Riva, I don't think your teeth can chew this kind of thing now! Don't worry, I won't let you starve to death, or I'll be alone again!"
About half an hour later, an unknown animal was roasted on the fire, and soon it gave off an enticing aroma of meat.
After roasting the rabbit-sized prey, Youi split it in half, giving one portion to himself and one portion to Riva, who was able to move a little, and said that half for each was fair!
The bonfire dispelled the cold of the night. Riva leaned against the tree trunk behind him, holding the greasy piece of meat, tearing the soft meat in small bites, chewing it carefully and savoring the wonderful taste.
The magical star kept chatting with himself, as if he had saved Riva just for the sake of chatting.
It was always Yui who asked and Riva who answered. All kinds of profound and childish questions kept coming up, some of which Riva couldn't even understand, such as "How far have the people here explored science in math, physics, and chemistry?"
Some of them made Riva so embarrassed that he didn't know how to answer, such as "Show me your organ, I want to see it!"
Some are very boring, such as "how many meals a day do you eat and how often do you poop?"
It was not until it was completely dark that Yui temporarily let Riva go. It was obvious that he was exhausted from dealing with Yui's various problems.
She is talkative and lively, and also cares about herself. Riva's eyelids were already drooping, but for some reason he thought of his deceased parents. Then he suddenly remembered that the girl sitting next to him was not an ordinary little girl, but a star!
"Yuyi...are there gods in the sky, is there a heaven?"
Riva looked at the little girl who was poking the bonfire with a branch with anticipation in his tired eyes.
Yui tilted her face and turned to look at him.
"Where do you mean?"
The little girl pointed to the sky with her left hand, and Riva nodded quickly.
"Well, I'm sorry. Although I haven't seen the end of the starry sky of this world, I think there is no god there."
Riva felt a little disappointed, but he could accept it. He didn't believe in God to begin with. But as he was half lying down, his eyelids naturally drooped.
Instead, the little girl put down the branch, supported her chin with her hands on her knees, and fell into some memories. Her expression was a little complicated, with fear and admiration, and she murmured to herself in a very faint voice.
"But in my memory, where I came from... there are gods... powerful... wise... those who fear the gods call them demons, while those who revere the gods and desire their help call them light..."
“Hoo…Hoo…Hoo…”
When I turned around, I saw that Riva had fallen asleep and was snoring, not loudly but obviously.
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