Chapter 3: Not a Film Set
"Doshaguma—" (along with the word came a clear image: a huge, long-furred, ferocious beast) "—almost killed you. I’m glad I made it in time."
So the killing intent Shiao Yi had sensed had come from that creature—a Doshaguma. And this man had saved him.
They were filming in a seriously dangerous location. Shiao Yi thought to himself how hard actors must work for realism. Putting their lives on the line for the sake of a scene—it was impressive and a little insane.
"I’m Dominic de Beaumont, I’m the Captain of the Knight Order Second Division. What’s your name? And why was a child like you alone in such a dangerous forest?"
As the man shared his name, a flood of images entered Shiao Yi’s mind—memories, emotions, pieces of a story. But before Shiao Yi could absorb any of it, one strange word caught his attention and threw him off.
A child? Did this man just call him a child?
He was eighteen years old. Sure, people often said he looked younger, but still...
Had he asked for his name? His identification number is number 7, that what people always calling him that. But something stopped him from sharing it with him. He didn’t want to give this man this information. Instead, he shared the name he had kept all this time to remind himself that he was human.
"My name is Shiao Yi. I’m from a place called Earth. If it’s hard to pronounce, you can just call me Shiao. But I’m not a child. I’m eighteen."
The man’s eyes widened for a second, then softened into a gentle smile.