【GaloLio】The way home

※The timeline after Lio joined Burning Rescue.

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"Eep————"

The sound of sirens pierced through the night sky of the city covered by shaking lights and flames. The red ladder fire truck made a long brake sound when it arrived at the scene of the fire. The parking position just separated the onlookers from the burning building. Come.

Leo Phthia jumped out of the control room of the fire truck.The slender boy quickly found a fixed point around the building and pulled out the cordon, completely blocking the crowd and clearing the way for the drone controlled by Rukia.

At the same time, Rukia has successfully projected Varys and the special storage box for transporting the trapped people to the middle floor of the building, while the transport plane controlled by Aina arrived at the rooftop at the same time, and began to evacuate the residents who had nowhere to escape.

Gallo, whose mech flexibility is most suitable for activities inside the building, and Remy, who is good at freezing treatment and transporting the wounded, are responsible for the clearance and rescue work on the lower floors.

From the time when the almost full fuel tank truck crashed into the residential building due to brake failure and caused an explosion and a near-ground fire, to the arrival of the Flame Fire Rescue Team at the scene after receiving the alarm, the sharing time was 4 minutes and 39 seconds.The arrival of the fire brigade, which has won the trust of citizens with its maneuverability and professionalism, obviously calmed down the restless crowd.

Leo wiped the sweat off his brow with his cuff, and went back into the control room to provide remote assistance to Remy.The young man who used to be good at manipulating flames always had an accurate judgment on the spread and direction of the fire. He compared the wounded detected on the thermal detector with the direction of fire spread, and instructed Remy to take the most time-saving path to lead the trapped people to the fire. Enter the special containment box, and slide out of the building along the ice road paved with ice cannons.

Under the guidance of Rukia, Gallo used the mecha to smash rocks inside the building to open a way, all the way to a deeper location, and the goal was to deal with the fuel tanker at the source of the combustion.

"Gallo! Be careful on the upper right side of the fuel tanker. It seems that a small sealed fuel tank is about to explode." Rukia bit the lollipop in her mouth and stood up in front of the dashboard.

"Wait a minute, Rukia!" The boy sitting beside her staring calmly at the screen suddenly opened his eyes wide. He pointed to the gray block in the corner of the screen, which was mixed with a small piece of imperceptible color, "Over there !Remove the thermal filter and watch the real-time picture!"

The woman pressed the "Switch" button hard, and turned on Gallo's mecha and the drone's filter receivers to the maximum at the same time, and the screams of children could be faintly heard from the "swiping" and "cracking" flames. The sound, the real-time picture keeps getting closer, and it can be vaguely judged that it is a shaking hand. It seems that it is blocked by a block of heat shields and has not been detected by the thermal sensor.

"Alive...!" Leo jumped up.

"This is too bad..." Rukia scratched her bangs.Gallo was already heading deep into the building and had to deal with a tanker truck that might blow up again, and Remy had just sent the first casualties out of the building.

She quickly searched to see if there was a spare drone in the carriage that could help delay some rescue time, but there was a "swipe" sound behind her.The annoyed scientist suddenly turned his head and saw that Leo had already poured a large amount of heat insulating agent on his body, put on his helmet and oxygen mask, grabbed the fire axe, said "Leave it to me!" and jumped out of the control room again .With the speed of an arrow from the string, Rukia didn't even utter the first syllable to stop him.

The boy quickly crossed the cordon and entered the burning building, and under the protection of heat insulating agent, he smoothly advanced along the passage cleared by Gallo and Remy, his sprint speed was astonishingly fast.

When he was about to reach the position originally displayed on the screen, the boy stopped, panting slightly, and found the position of the heat shield in the orange-red light and blackened smoke, just behind the collapsed floor column.Relying on the advantage of his thin figure, he bent down and slid in through the gap below.

"Leo, are you okay?!" Gallo's and Rukia's anxious voices sounded almost simultaneously.

"We found him!" Leo crouched down to assess the state of the child lying on his side on the floor: although he was unconscious, his heartbeat was still normal, because he was hiding in the triangle under the heat shield without causing too much trauma, and the child's back It is the vent on the floor, so there was no suffocation in the fire that lasted for a period of time.

Leo used a fire ax to open the heat shield blocking the child, gently moved the unconscious child out, quickly hung his own oxygen mask on the child's face, and took off the heat-insulating and fire-proof mask on his body. The uniform jacket was wrapped up, carefully carried into his arms, and then trotted to evacuate according to the same route.

It has been a long time since the young man entered the fire scene, the heat insulating agent on his body was consumed quickly, and without the protection of the uniform jacket and oxygen mask, his exposed face and arms were impacted by the heat wave and tingling sensation carried by the flames. He could feel that his body was shaking uncontrollably, and he couldn't hear the voice of his companion beside him clearly, so he could only bite his lip and kept hinting that he was "coming soon".

When he was about to reach the entrance of the building, there was a loud "bump" sound behind him, and the airflow and heat wave pushed him forward heavily, his footsteps were suspended in the air instantly, and his whole body flew out uncontrollably.There was the sizzling sound of the chemical reaction of the heat insulating agent in his ears, and the huge heat and pain rolled over his cheeks and skin.The moment his body fell, the boy subconsciously protected the child in his arms. His shoulders, elbows and knees hit the concrete on the ground heavily. A moan of "uuuh..." was squeezed out between the teeth.

"—Leo! Leo!"

The companion's call finally became clear, followed by the sound of "clang clang clang clang" aircraft moving.However, Leo's vision began to blur. He could vaguely judge the movement in front of him. The familiar white mecha held the "wrap" high to drive away the heat wave. The newly installed cannon created an isolation ice wall behind him. , drove away the scorching heat on his body, the scattered fires around him were gradually extinguished, and a cool wind brushed his face.

The young man with dazzling blue hair jumped off the protective cover of the mecha, and was running towards him...

"—Leo! Did you hear——Leo!"

Still the same person, always the same person.

No matter how dangerous the moment is, Gallo Timos will come to his side without hesitation.

"Gallo..." The young man laughed weakly, another wave of dizziness rolled over his forehead, and a large black quickly blinded his entire vision.

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The shoulders, arms and lower body were surrounded by warmth, like a soft but not scorching stove in winter, so comfortable that he didn't want to think about it.

The warm touch on the palm is so real, there seems to be energy flowing continuously between the fingers, as if the purple flame that does not cause burns and pain is still burning quietly, as if Promea, who has been with him for many years, has never left... …

... Promea?

Leo Phutia struggled to open his eyes, and it took less than 0.5 seconds to judge that the hard object against his forehead was Gallo Timos' proud square jaw.

The two sat firmly on the sofa in the lounge of the fire brigade headquarters. He was lying on his side in Gallo's arms, and the oversized uniform jacket covering his body obviously belonged to the other party.

The young man holding him was sleeping with his mouth half open, his left hand was held in a broad hand, which was the source of the warm touch in his vague dream.

The teenager tried to move his limbs, and the different pains from different parts of his body made him fully awake, and he began to assess his injury: the ankle wrapped in thick gauze was a strangulation, probably caused by a trip exposed by a fuel explosion. It was caused by the thick steel cables of the buildings on the ground, and the bones should be fine.Recalling the scene at that time, the always calm young man can still take a deep breath: Fortunately, it is only a thick steel cable. If it is a thinner and sharper material, under the impact of blasting and air waves on that scale, I am afraid that it will be as difficult as it is. It's not just this level of strangulation.

The shoulder pain was obviously a by-product of the fall. Fortunately, his body is slender and light, and the impact of falling to the ground did not cause comminuted fractures that are prone to occur in heavy people.Scattered patches of tape on the arms and knees appear to be abrasions, and the skin on the side of the calf is a minor burn.

As for the most important head and neck—the boy subconsciously rolled his eyes and moved his chin again, felt no pain, and his thinking was very clear—it seems that the helmet has played a good role in cushioning.

He tried to see if he could get out of Gallo's arms, but when he lifted his ankle, it hurt so badly that he had to give up the innocent idea for a while.

Anyway, he couldn't move freely for a while, so Leo simply relaxed completely.He looked sideways at Jia Luo's sleeping face, with heroic eyebrows, a straight nose bridge, and a wide mouth with a slight upward curve, which was his most familiar face.

"Huh..." After confirming that Gallo was not injured, the fact that the other party was able to sleep so peacefully proved that the firefighting mission had been successfully completed. The boy was obviously relieved.

What is more abrupt is that there are still some marks of oil and dust on the young man's cheeks.Leo thought for a while, then pinched the cuff of the uniform on his body and gently wiped it for the other party. At this moment, the young man was startled awake: "Wow! Leo, are you awake?!" His thighs and knees bounced All of a sudden, the shock hit Leo's wound, and the boy let out a painful "hiss" before choking out a reply: "...just woke up."

Looking at the boy's frown in pain, Gallo also frowned: "Did it hurt you? I'm sorry!" The bright blue pupils were full of sincerity and guilt.

Leo's heart softened, he slowly sat up straight, looked at the young man's expression and couldn't help but smile: "... even a wound will hurt."

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"Is the kid all right?"

"Of course. Thanks to Leo's quick rescue, the child came out of the fire and was sent directly to the hospital with only minor injuries. He even ate the ice cream the captain bought for him, smiling happily."

"...That's good." The situation was almost the same as expected, but after getting the confirmation from the young man, the young man was completely at ease.

"What's the matter..." Jia Luo focused his attention, "When I saw you fall, I almost stopped breathing. Fortunately...the injury is not too serious." He said, carefully holding the boy's body She hugged her shoulder a little, as if worried about hurting him again.

"That's because I'm stronger than I look," Leo pursed his lips and added after a moment's pause, "Even though Promea has disappeared."

"You've always been strong in my eyes," Gallo said sullenly, "but I still don't want to see you get hurt."

There was warmth in Leo's heart, he closed his eyes, and leaned his cheek on Gallo's shoulder.The body temperature and embrace of the young man are so comfortable, as if they can melt away the memory of being trapped in a huge ice cellar.

There was a smile in the boy's voice: "Then, you should be able to understand how I felt when you were hurt for me before?"

"..." Gallo scratched his head helplessly as if he had been defeated in an instant, "I've always been able to understand..."

"Fufu, I understand," Leo turned his lower body in the young man's arms, "But, we are the fire brigade, and the responsibilities we have to bear are the same as the risks we face, Same!" He raised his hands and squeezed Pinched Gallo's face, which was seriously troubled.

"Of course I know." The young man raised his chin.

Of course he understands that as a firefighter himself, it is too pale and unrealistic to say "don't get hurt" to his trusted teammates.

Firefighters themselves are high-risk occupations. As an elite unit, the Lieyan Firefighting Brigade has requirements for professionalism that are directly proportional to their name. When he first joined, he was enlightened.For firefighters, being injured on duty is not a mistake, but a normal state, an accessory brought by professionalism and responsibility.If you fail to use your professional skills in accordance with the rules and cause citizens to suffer unreasonable casualties and losses, that is called a mistake.

Yet for the selfish hero Gallo Timos, his "protecting the most important" sentiment is stronger than anyone.Maybe it's because he and Leo Phthia had a highly synchronized spiritual fusion through the mecha, maybe it's because he ignited a flame for the first time to convey the breath of life to the boy, maybe it's because the boy's tenacious flame once sincerely guarded He -- Gallo often felt that there was a connection between him and the teenager.

The young man is happy because of Leo's smile, and his heart aches because of his sadness. When he touches him, he will feel happy and satisfied; and when he sees the obvious wounds on his body, Gallo will feel that his pain nerves are also triggered. .Obviously, no matter how many injuries he suffered in the past, whether he was bruised all over his body due to training during school, or the skin of his entire arm was burned by flames, or his hands and feet were broken due to the impact of the mecha, he could grit his teeth and endure it with will.

But the pain that happened to Leo's body was like a net, which first trapped him completely, then slowly penetrated into his skin and spread to his heart, coming slowly and thoroughly.

Leo's eyes looked downcast and deep when he looked at the young man—During the hundreds of days and nights together after Promea burned out, Gallo Timos, who has always been bright and generous, would occasionally show such a look in front of him. eyes.

Probably because he recalled the scene of witnessing himself almost reduced to ashes.The memory that brings together danger and worry, redemption and resonance connects the flame transmission of their lives.As he was thinking to himself, the young man raised his left hand and began to stroke his slightly disheveled hair.

Leo blinked, put his hands on Gallo's shoulders, and stared at him intently with his bright purple eyes: "I'm in the same mood as Gallo. Same."

"...Hmm." The young man looked back at the boy's eyes and trembling eyelashes, and smiled with the corners of his mouth raised.His warm lips touched his slightly cold forehead, like the sun pouring down, adding another layer of tenderness to the boy's slightly flushed face.

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"Speaking of... why is Gallo hugging me like this?" Leo asked in a low voice.

Although it is very comfortable to nest in the arms of young people like this, it is not a normal phenomenon in the workplace after all-even if there are not many past events that have happened to the two of them, they can be regarded as "normal".

"Oh, because the back of Leo's neck is a bit burnt, the doctor said it's best not to lie down after taking the medicine," Gallo replied confidently, and the boy was about to answer "Obviously there are other ways that save effort." The young man was already proud He continued, "And hold it like this, I'll know right away when Leo wakes up." After speaking, he raised his hand and gently scratched the bridge of the boy's nose.

Well... Leo sank into that embrace again, with a soft voice: "Anyway, I will take good care of my injuries and recover as soon as possible."

The young man became obviously happy: "Oh! Be good, be good." He said while rubbing the young man's lime-blond hair.

"I'm not a child anymore."

"I know," Gallo replied with a grin, "but I just want to compliment Leo like this."

——Live seriously, learn to protect yourself better, and become stronger for yourself and for each other, only then can you save more people in the future.

The last rays of the setting sun finally moved away from them, the night climbed up, and the lounge that had not been turned on became dim.

"Is Leo hungry?"

"Hmm...but I feel more sleepy now than I'm hungry." The young man's body temperature was slightly higher than that of the young man, and a comfortable hug was like the best hypnotic. go.

"Haha, what a coincidence, me too, let's sleep a little longer." Gallo lifted the uniform jacket covering Leo's body, "By the way, Kanro and Mays said they would visit you at night. "

"Uh-huh……"

"I also said that I would bring the peaches that Leo likes."

"Um……"

Apart from the gradually even breathing of the two, there was no other sound in the room.

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This is what Lucia and Ina saw when they entered the break room according to their shifts: On the firefighters' favorite couch, Leo slept peacefully in Gallo's arms.The boy was covered with a uniform jacket of a size that could cover his thighs, while the young man was snoring with his head thrown back, one arm wrapped around the boy's body, and the other hand held his fingertips.The sudden strong lighting did not make the eyelids of the two of them move in the slightest.

"It seems that I won't wake up for the time being." Aina smiled and stretched her waist. "This trip is really tiring, and I slept at home for a long time."

"Everyone has worked hard——" Rukia jumped to the front of the workbench in two or three steps, and tapped the keyboard to retrieve the activity data in the early morning.

The picture on the screen quickly slid across her goggles, and she began to mutter: "I was worried that the bearings of the lower plate of the machine body were not flexible enough to respond to the explosion. The ratio of carbon fiber to nickel should be increased so that the weight of the machine body will be improved." It's lighter...then Gallo can cover Leo faster." She held her chin as she spoke, looking distressed.

Aina glanced at the two people who were sleeping soundly across from her: "Fortunately, Leo's injury is not serious. Senior Rukia, please don't be too hard on yourself."

"A good scientist is a scientist who can figure out ways to reduce the possibility of injury to his teammates." The thin woman put her hands in her pockets and leaned back on the chair, "A firefighter is a good firefighter who can protect his companions with all his strength. Gallo and Leo must be working with this belief.”

"Speaking of which, when Gallo first joined... almost two years ago? At that time, I thought he was rampant like a cannonball, but now his action mode is obviously much more stable. The way he protects Leo without hesitation seems quite reliable. .” Aina crossed her arms and seriously commented on her partner’s performance in the workplace.

"Because Leo is here." Lucia replied briskly, and her pet mouse nodded in agreement.

Aina looked at the boy's sleeping face, and her tone was a little softer than before: "Leo is really amazing... After going through so many things, choosing this profession requires countless times more determination than others— —Obviously still a boy.”

Rukia's swivel chair rotated and finally stopped in the direction of the girl: "Leo's observation and speed can well make up for his lack of physique and strength. He is a great operator candidate. Seeing such an excellent Juniors, I—— I just want to use all my knowledge, teach them the best experience, and assist them with the best technology.”

"Rukia who said that suddenly has the majesty of a senior."

"Haha, I'm a senior." Rukia stood up and touched Aina's head with her hand. "You are all cute juniors in my eyes."

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"By the way, Aina, can I take their temperature by the way? The doctor ordered to record the temperature change."

The girl nodded, found the infrared heat detector from the medicine box in the lounge, and swept it on the foreheads of the two of them.

"It seems that there is no problem." She looked at the number above and nodded with satisfaction.

——36.6℃, the average reference body temperature of healthy men.

Gallo's value is above this, while Leo's value is below this, and they are all distributed within the healthy and stable threshold.

Youth and teenagers are unaware of this.They snuggled up to each other and slept peacefully, their fitted bodies rising and falling with their breathing, and the warmth passed between their palms and fingertips.

-Fin-

postscript:

1. Before I knew it, it was the 10th Promare fan.I want to try to write about the workplace scene of the fire brigade and the perspective of female characters.

2. It’s still GaloLio who accompany each other in my mind, Galo with light attributes, and the boy Leo who has unknowingly caught the “Same” catchphrase (laughs)