Deep into the forest, it took some time before Jay finally found some animal feed to take home.
Although he didn't find fresh elephant grass this time, Jay still found some other good things he could take back to the village in exchange.
As Jay was gathering animal feed from a bush that looked quite tall, his eyes suddenly became transfixed by what appeared before him.
Nining, who was beside him, also noticed what had caught Jay's attention.
"Ehhh...brother...who is that???" Nining's voice broke Jay's confusion.
"I don't know either, Nining, but let's go take a look and see if we can help." Jay then decided to approach and see what was happening.
As he stood right next to the unconscious person, Jay became even more shocked and couldn't believe what he saw.
It wasn't without reason that Jay was shocked by what he saw, for now, lying unconscious in front of him was a beautiful young teenage woman.
The young woman's face looked familiar, especially considering her clothing.
Jay, who had a vague suspicion in his heart, became even more certain of the young woman's identity.
"Ahhh...this beautiful woman has a fever," Nining told Jay as her small hand touched the young woman's forehead.
"Yes, you're right, Nining. Let's find a safe place first to help her." Jay, who had also checked her condition, then decided to act quickly and carried Nining in the basket he was carrying.
As for the young woman, he carried her with both arms in front of him.
He tried to find the nearest safe place around them.
It wasn't easy to find a safe place in a critical situation like this, especially in a place he'd never been before.
Jay could only pray and continue searching for the nearest safe place. Furthermore, as he carried the young woman, he realized that half of her clothes were wet.
This was another alarm for Jay. Luckily, Nining found a cave behind a mound of earth behind a large rock.
"Look, there's a big hole over there!" He pointed to a cave that looked large enough to enter.
"Okay, let's look over there." Looking in Nining's direction, Jay then approached the hole Nining had indicated, which turned out to be a medium-sized cave.
Peering inside and ensuring the cave was safe, Jay then began setting up a simple bed using grass he had gathered for animal feed as bedding.
The cave had an entrance about 2 meters wide, a height of about 3 meters, and a depth of about 5 meters.
It was enough to provide a place to rest and hide.
"Nining, you take care of this beautiful sister. I need to find some medicine to reduce her fever," Jay said while searching for some twigs and wood around the cave.
To use as firewood to make a fire.
This was intended not only to keep the young woman warm, but also to some extent to protect Nining and the young woman from any wild animals that might approach the cave.
"And take this for protection if a star approaches," he handed Nining a thick, one-meter-long piece of wood, while also carrying several small stones to protect her.
"Um... don't worry, Nining will definitely protect this beautiful sister," Nining replied quickly.
Wasting no more time, Jay began searching for herbs to reduce fever and heal wounds that might be around.
Fortunately, Jay quickly found the plant he needed, shaped a bit like a tomato leaf.
The god leaf, also known as the life-connecting leaf, has various traditionally believed health benefits. Some of its main properties include: healing bruises, helping reduce fever, improving blood circulation, treating rheumatism, and having potential anticancer properties. The god leaf is also believed to help lower high blood pressure, treat coughing up blood, and improve sexual and reproductive function.
Taking some of the god leaves, Jay immediately returned to the cave.
"You're back, brother," Nining said happily upon seeing her brother.
Although Nining said she was quite brave with her sister, she was still just a child, and she was in a strange place.
She clearly didn't feel safe, but being a good daughter, she didn't want to bother her sister, and she realized that the beautiful sister next to her needed immediate help.
So, Nining didn't want to worry her sister any further.
"Good...Nining, you're very brave," he praised Nining for not crying.
Afterward, Jay immediately took out a bamboo pot filled with water for the two of them to drink, thoroughly washing the ginkgo leaves.
Jay then began boiling the ginkgo leaves in the bamboo pot containing drinking water over the still-burning fire.
To maintain a constant temperature, Jay added some firewood.
After almost 10 minutes, the water in the bamboo pot seemed to boil, and Jay quickly let it cool.
He then picked up some ginkgo leaves that looked quite wilted and had turned a dark green.
Approaching the young woman he had rescued, Jay, with a slightly troubled heart, began removing her clothes one by one.
Noticing several bruises on various parts of her body, Jay began applying the ginkgo leaves to the bruises.
Afterward, Jay checked the boiled ginkgo water in the bamboo pot, confirming that it was drinkable.
He then lifted the girl's body halfway and let her slowly drink the decoction of the gynura leaves he had prepared.
As if in response, the girl drank the decoction Jay had given her smoothly.
"Big brother, will this beautiful sister be okay?" Nining's voice rang out again as she saw that her brother had finished treating the girl.
"She'll be fine, and I hope she wakes up soon," Jay replied, trying to reassure her.
Jay, who had some knowledge of natural herbs from his master hunts, felt quite confident in the concoction he had created.
From Uncle Ricky's memories of hunting Masters, he had identified several conditions similar to the one he was currently facing.
It took over an hour for the concoction to work and cure the girl's fever.
Finally, a small moan could be heard from the girl.
"Ummm..." "Big brother, this beautiful sister is making a noise," Nining said, telling Jay, who was currently cleaning the teenage girl's clothes that he had been drying over the fire.
Besides the outerwear and underwear that Jay had taken to dry, Jay had practically seen the entire teenage girl's naked body.
And it had to be said that, aside from a few bruises, Jay had to admit that the teenage girl's body looked very good.
If it weren't for Nining's presence by his side, Jay might have taken some advantage.
So, at this point, Jay had to say that bringing Nining along was both advantageous and disadvantageous.
After cleaning the teenage girl's underwear, Jay immediately returned it to her.
As for her outerwear, a white shirt and black shorts, they would have to wait a little longer to dry.
"Where am I?!" A soft, weak voice came from the young woman.
"You're in the forest south of our village," Jay's voice came from her right.
"Yes, beautiful sister, you were found by my brother and I while we were looking for animal feed for the village," Nining's cute voice rang out.
"Thank you for saving me, but…aaaahhhhhhh," she said, but then the young woman realized she was a little cold and looked down at her clothes. She realized she was almost completely naked.
She was now wearing only a bra and panties, sleeping on the grass.
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Long story short, after allowing the young woman to put her clothes back on, Jay and Nining patiently waited for her to speak.
But for some reason, Jay felt a sharp, complaining gaze directed at him.
"May I know your name?" The young woman suddenly asked Jay.
"My name is Jay William, and this is my sister, Nining William," Jay replied.
"What's your name?" Jay replied.
"My name is Ameno…" the young woman replied to Jay in a slightly sad and annoyed tone.
As soon as Jay heard the young woman's name, his suspicions about her true identity were immediately resolved.
(Ameno has long brown hair that frames her face, fair skin, and light brown eyes with lashes. She ties her hair in a ponytail with a pink hair tie. She has the Suna symbol printed on the right side of her white collared, sleeveless outfit, with a purple-red sash and brown laces. She also wears black shorts and two forehead protectors on each wrist. She also wears brown open-toed shinobi boots with laces.)