Having left the ogre girl resting against a tree, I continued practicing mana rotation; it’s not like I had anything better to do.
After taking an unnecessarily large detour, we were what I estimated to be less than 25 km from the village.
At this point, It was practically more likely that we would run into the ogres than they would run into Ranga’s group and the goblins.
After a long sigh, I couldn’t help but lament how poorly this trip of mine had turned out.
I hadn’t gotten practically any information and i was wasting time that I could use in a thousand other ways.
Although I was honestly glad to have been able to help someone; I hope this saved life doesn’t change the future too much.
Looking at the ogre more closely, she didn’t seem to have any visible scars on the parts of her body that have been damaged, at least something good.
Although she did stand out for having a fair amount of muscle.
Honestly, in terms of physique, she looked like Shion, only a bit bulkier.
The only difference is that she has black hair and darker skin—well, and she’s also taller.
She definitely has the look of a fighter, I thought.
I must say, her eyes are quite beautiful.
They are a deep, striking gold, if I recall correctly from last night.
Considering that she is still an ogre, she is beauty, without a doubt.
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“My shirt really looks huge on her,” I thought with amusement.
After all the damage she had suffered, the clothing she was wearing was torn, so to make sure nothing was visible and she wouldn’t get sick —though I doubt that would happen anyway— I put on the shirt I had received just two days ago, made personally for me.
In this moment of tranquility, for some reason, I started to think that the girl would surely be devastated upon waking up and discovering that practically her entire village had been killed.
Even though I know how she will feel, it doesn’t mean I know what to do; I’m really not good at comforting people.
I’ll have to try telling her something positive, but realistic.
“Maybe receiving a name would make her happier,” I thought, recalling the joy of the wolves and goblins when they received one.
I don’t even need to ask, but surely I can’t name her even if I have the power, right, Speculator?
“Speculator”: —Affirmative.
Currently, it is not possible to name other beings.
Due to your state as an anomaly, naming someone who is part of the world’s system while you are outside of it is not possible.—
— This business of being an anomaly gives me more problems than advantages, what an annoying skill.
I hope this changes in the future.
Speculator, in the future will it be possible to name beings?
Like, after the evolution with Charybdis or later ?.
“Speculator”: —Affirmative.
To be able to name someone, it is most likely that your Speculator skill needs to evolve into an Ultimate Skill.
This will allow for a kind of small hack into the world’s system and name beings without any problem, as long as your power permits it.—
“As if it were easy to get an Ultimate Skill,” I thought ironically.
I would like to be able to name her now, and although it might be a bit arrogant to think so, I suppose she would also prefer to be named by the one who saved her instead of Rimuru, who she doesn’t even know at the moment. This story is hosted at g.com.
The only thing I can do for now is, once I meet Rimuru, inform him that my current situation does not allow me to name her, and ask her if she would prefer to be named by him or wait an indefinite time until I can name her.
Or are there more options, Speculator?
“Speculator”: —Evaluating options…
Affirmative.
During the original story, it has been observed that beings with names can be renamed, as was the case with Gabiru.
It is possible that, if both individuals agree, you will later be able to rewrite the name without problems.
I will consult both Rimuru and the girl when we are all together.
While I continued training my mana rotation throughout the night, the day passed quickly and without me noticing; time went by until morning arrived and noon was approaching.
At that moment, I heard noises coming from the girl, so I assumed she was about to wake up and approached her.
Not wanting to scare her too much because, well, a 185 cm ape is not particularly attractive, I sat down quietly in front of her.
By the time she opened her eyes, she seemed quite confused.
“Where am I?” she asked the air.
“In the Jura forest, near my village,” I replied, although I wasn’t sure if she was even paying attention to me.
Upon hearing my voice, it seemed that something activated in her head and she tried to get up quickly, which ended with her stumbling and falling back to the ground.
Being completely relaxed, I continued talking to her without worry: “You should be careful.” Although I have healed your wounds, you were in very bad shape yesterday.
Take it easy.
—You are the one who saved me —she said to me while looking me in the face for the first time since she woke up.
Recognizing me seemed to bring back all the memories of last night, which caused her to start crying immediately as she mourned the loss of her sister and mother, along with everyone from her village.
I simply let her cry freely.
Anything I said to her now wouldn’t change what had happened, so letting her vent would be the best course of action in my judgment.
After a few minutes, the girl seemed to calm down and spoke to me again with a very depressed face and tone.
“Thank you for saving me, sir, but you should have let me die anyway.” Now, I’ve lost everything and I have nowhere to go.
Sighing, I got up and approached her.
“Don’t say that, you should still try to live.” You never know what life might surprise you with, I told him.
“But my family, my friends…
they have all died.” The village where I have lived my entire life has disappeared, I have nothing left.
“Actually, no,” I said, which caused the girl to be surprised.
Without waiting for her to say anything, I continued speaking—: I don’t know if they are people close to you, but before helping you, I helped a group escape that included a boy with two horns and red hair, a girl with pink hair and also two horns, an older man with a sword, another girl with purple hair, one with dark blue hair, and a very tall boy.
I don’t know where they are now, but if you want, for the moment, I can take you to my village and then you can decide what you want to do.
If it helps, the group of ogres I assisted fled in the direction of my village, so we might be able to find them.
Beside, if the village situation worries you too much, a village can be rebuilt; what matters is not the place, but the people who live in it, don’t you think?
When I finished speaking, the black-haired girl’s eyes seemed to light up.
“The princess, the prince, and the others…” “So you are still alive, how glad I am!” Lifting the downcast gaze she had maintained until then, she slowly knelt, as best he could with the little strength she had, in front of me and began to thank me for helping her people.
—Sir, I don’t know who you are, but I thank you from the bottom of my heart for the help you have given us.
Thanks to you, the ogre tribe still has the opportunity to survive.
I deeply thank you.
—You don’t need to thank me, I only helped because I wanted to and because it wasn’t a risk for me.
By the way, my name is Kaelion.
Tell me, can you walk?
I would like to go back to my village as soon as possible.
The girl tried to get up and take a few steps, but the few she managed to take were very shaky and didn’t inspire much confidence.
Before she could continue, I approached her and kept talking to her:
—You don’t have to try so hard.
Come, get on my back, I’ll carry you —I said to the girl while squatting in front of her.
The girl seemed to get embarrassed and started making excuses.
—Sir, I can’t accept your offer, you have already helped me a lot and I don’t want to cause you any more trouble.
You even gave me your clothes.
You have already done a lot for me.
—Don’t be stubborn.
I myself told you to do it, so it’s no trouble at all.
Come on, hurry up.
The sooner we start moving, the more likely we are to find the people from your village —I said to give her an incentive.
“Thank you” was all she said as she timidly climbed onto my back.
The girl was a little over 175 cm tall, but with my strength, carrying her wouldn’t be a problem.
When I adjusted her properly on my back, I spoke directly to her: “Ready?”
—Yes, Kaelion-sama.
For the moment, I decided to ignore the honorific she had suddenly chosen to use.
With everything ready, I enveloped both of us in my air spell “Ariel” and headed toward the village.
—We should be there in less than two hours.
If you’re uncomfortable or need anything, don’t hesitate to tell me, okay?
“Okay,” she said softly.