Soon after, the two girls finally woke up from their coma.
Upon waking, their first action was not to check their own condition, but to look for their companion.
Only after seeing that their companion was fine did they begin to survey their surroundings.
"Chito… where is this…" Yuli asked groggily, looking at the IV drip on her hand.
"Don't move around, Yuli… We were rescued…" Chito, who had woken up earlier, stopped Yuli's overly large movements.
Hearing Chito's words, Yuli immediately lay still and obediently.
At this moment, the door opened, and a girl's voice came from outside, "I hear sounds inside, they must be awake!"
Then, the two saw a huge crowd of people suddenly squeeze into the back of the SUV.
Fortunately, they were all girls, and none of them were very large, so the back of the SUV, which wasn't designed for transport, could still barely accommodate everyone.
"Why are you all running so fast? Come out for some air first. If there's really nothing to do, go get two bowls of porridge." A voice that sounded very authoritative came from outside.
"Yes, yes!" As the two expected, after that voice came through, all the girls who had entered quickly retreated.
Once the space cleared, Kaltsit looked at the two in the car. "It's good that you're awake. Kanna and the others have gone to get porridge. You two will drink some in a while. Remember not to drink too quickly. You haven't eaten for too long, and eating too much at once will overwhelm your bodies."
Looking at the dignified adult at the door, the two little ones nodded obediently.
About half an hour later, the two finally had the strength to stand up.
Sitting by the campfire, everyone learned from their introductions that the black-haired girl was Chito, and the blonde was Yuli. They came from a small place whose name they didn't even know. Because war had destroyed their home, and the adults in their family left and never returned, they chose to venture out when they couldn't find any living people.
Lacking common sense and life skills, the two struggled greatly in the wilderness. Their last bit of rations was eaten two days ago. Unable to find food, they could only lie by the fire, attempting to conserve energy by reducing movement to last a little longer. If Kanna and her group hadn't passed by at that moment, they probably would have become lonely ghosts in the wilderness.
"Then, do you want to come to Rhodes Island? Rhodes Island has so many friends, and all sorts of delicious food, and many teachers who know everything from astronomy to geography…" Kanna looked at the two Lupo girls, one with black hair and one with golden, feeling a strong sense of déjà vu.
"There's food!"
"There's a book to read!"
Upon hearing Kanna's invitation, both asked simultaneously... After seeing Kanna nod, they happily agreed.
Hearing that the two were willing to follow the team back to Rhodes Island, and were very happy, even Saria, who usually had a stern face, smiled.
"Is this how you recruit people on Rhodes Island?" The Vice Captain's voice came from not far away.
"Of course, Rhodes Island helps all those who need help, and is willing to give a new home to those who have lost theirs," Kanna said proudly, after all, she herself was a child who was "picked up."
Hearing Kanna's words, the Vice Captain, Gladiia, who preferred not to reveal her name, shrugged and sat by another bonfire not far away.
Because Kaltsit believed that the two little girls could not endure long car rides, the convoy rested there for a full day, only setting off again the next morning.
Just as the vehicles were about to leave the ruins, Kanna, sitting on the roof, felt a gaze upon her. She turned her head and saw a giant wolf standing on a high point of the ruins, looking this way.
Under Kanna's inhuman vision, she even perceived a hint of maternal affection in the giant wolf's eyes—a mix of nostalgia and farewell.
"Is it Chiyo and Yuli?" Kanna pondered, stroking her chin. She found it strange. If that giant wolf was protecting them, then how could it have watched them starve to death? If it wasn't, then with the two girls' strength, they should have died in the mouth of some beast in the wilderness long ago.
However, she didn't voice her thoughts but buried this question in her heart.
The convoy quickly passed through Siracusa and arrived in Kazdel.
Every time Kanna set foot on the land of Kazdel, she had a peculiar feeling. If the land of Ursus buried countless bodies of Infected, then every inch of Kazdel's land had been covered by war.
Even though many years had passed since the great war, Kanna still had the illusion of smelling rolling gunpowder smoke.
Here, they finally caught up with Rhodes Island's mobile landship.
Looking at the familiar yet strange ship before her, Kanna couldn't help but spread her arms, "Rhodes Island, your hungry dragon is back!"
On duty at the Lookout Tower today was still the old friend Scout. A few days ago, Kanna and her group had already contacted the main Rhodes Island ship, and everyone knew Kanna and her group were returning. Seeing the figure standing on the car, he couldn't help but smile. In the past half-year that Kanna had been away, Rhodes Island always felt much quieter.
"Sigh~" Kanna suddenly sighed when they arrived below the landship.
"I say, you're at the doorstep, why are you sighing... You're not getting cold feet, are you?" Nian, poking her head out of the car, grumbled at Kanna's behavior.
"Of course not, I was just reminiscing about this trip out, and suddenly realized something: it seems my weapon has never really been used properly... Such a good item, do you think it's a pearl cast before swine in my hands...?"
Hearing this, Nian just wanted to grab the little dragon person's head and shake it. She hadn't expected the other party to suddenly humblebrag in this way.
"Oh, right, right!" Nian retorted with a deadpan stare, then pointed at the several "flying swords" descending from the deck and said, "Your friend is here to pick you up!"
Kanna looked up, and indeed, a white-haired cat-girl jumped down from a flying sword in mid-air and hugged Kanna.
"Long time no see, Rosmontis!"
Feeling the enthusiasm before her, Kanna reached out and stroked the girl. Only after the other's muscles finally relaxed was she able to extricate herself from that steel-plate-like embrace.
"Long time no see, Kanna-chan!"
"Wow! Kanna!" Just as she finished comforting one, another girl's embrace-and-crush attack came at Kanna.
Kanna reached out and stroked the other's head, then said with a surprised expression, "Oh, Popukar seems to have grown a little bit! Popukar is a big girl now, crying will make her embarrassed."
It took Kanna a while to successfully soothe Popukar, and the three of them held hands and jumped off the car roof.
Today, because Kaltsit and her group were returning, especially with Kanna, the little lucky star who had been out for half a year, putting out fires all the way from Leithanien to Iberia, almost everyone who knew them came down to welcome them.
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