Yo Yo

The Poliwag watched the flames grow smaller and smaller. Finally, it took the correct step and went to pick up wooden planks.

It went quickly and returned quickly. The Poliwag casually picked up a piece of wooden plank and ran back swiftly, placing it into the bonfire.

The bonfire burned quickly as well, soon consuming the wooden plank the Poliwag had brought. It had no choice but to go and fetch more.

After several trips back and forth, it remembered Yu Hai's words about soaking the rag on his forehead with lukewarm water.

After re-wetting the rag on Yu Hai's forehead with lukewarm water and placing it back, the Poliwag went out again to collect wooden planks.

While collecting wooden planks, the Poliwag saw lush green seaweed on the sandy ground, likely washed ashore by the waves.

Its hungry stomach drove it to eat the lush green seaweed on the sand; it looked very tempting.

It slowly walked towards the seaweed, picked it up along with the wooden planks, and carried them back to the bonfire. It threw the wooden planks into the fire, then picked up the seaweed with its mouth and went to Yu Hai's side.

Yu Hai was still asleep. It even stuck out its little pink tongue and licked Yu Hai's cheek, "Yoyo, yoyo..."

But Yu Hai didn't respond to the little tadpole. The little tadpole was likely saying, "Food, I found food, wake up and eat..."

However, Yu Hai's head was burning and muddled, and he couldn't hear the Poliwag's calls.

Seeing this, the little tadpole directly picked up the seaweed with its mouth and placed it by Yu Hai's lips, hoping to wake him with the seaweed.

Even though the little tadpole placed the seaweed by Yu Hai's lips, Yu Hai still showed no reaction. The little tadpole felt a bit dejected.

Its big, bright black eyes were no longer as lively as before; they were somewhat dim, and even its calls became much more subdued.

"Yo, yo," the Poliwag called out to Yu Hai, even nudging Yu Hai's head with its own, but received no feedback.

The little tadpole didn't understand what this meant. It just sat powerlessly on the grass, staring blankly at Yu Hai's closed eyes. Even with the delicious seaweed placed by its feet, it had no appetite.

It wasn't until it started to feel cold that it looked up and realized the bonfire was almost out. Only then did it start to move.

Before moving, it didn't forget Yu Hai's previous instructions. It re-soaked the rag on Yu Hai's forehead with lukewarm water before going to collect wooden planks.

Before collecting wooden planks, it also carried away the seaweed from Yu Hai's side with its mouth. It had to eat something; if it didn't eat soon, it would lose its strength too.

After eating the seaweed, the Poliwag went out again to collect wooden planks, occasionally eating seaweed it encountered along the way.

At the same time, the Poliwag would also bring some seaweed to Yu Hai.

But the seaweed by Yu Hai's side grew more and more, almost forming a small pile. The Poliwag still didn't see Yu Hai wake up to share the delicious lush green seaweed with it.

Finally, the Poliwag was tired. It no longer wanted to collect wooden planks; it just wanted Yu Hai to wake up.

The sky had already turned to dusk. The little tadpole leaned against Yu Hai's side. It noticed that Yu Hai's body was no longer as hot as before. It wanted to stay with Yu Hai and watch the first sunset after the storm.

The wooden planks collected this afternoon were enough to burn for a long time. It didn't know how long that "long time" was. The wooden planks, like the seaweed, had piled up into small hills.

If the bonfire got smaller, it just needed to add wooden planks to it.

The sunset passed quickly, and the sky completely darkened. The little tadpole unknowingly dozed off.

When it woke up, the bonfire was almost out. It hurriedly added wooden planks to the fire and turned to look at Yu Hai. Yu Hai still showed no signs of waking up.

It could only pick up a piece of seaweed and place it by Yu Hai's lips, sitting obediently beside Yu Hai, staring blankly at the crackling bonfire, guarding Yu Hai like this.

If it felt sleepy, the Poliwag would doze off for a bit, but it wouldn't sleep too deeply. It would constantly pay attention to the changes in the bonfire and didn't forget to re-soak the rag on Yu Hai's forehead with lukewarm water.

After re-soaking the rag with lukewarm water and adding wooden planks to the bonfire, the Poliwag would quietly sit by Yu Hai's side again, not making a sound, just sitting there quietly.

"Cough, cough cough..."

Suddenly, Yu Hai coughed violently, startling the Poliwag.

"Yoyo, yoyo," hearing the sound, the Poliwag jumped up excitedly, looking at the coughing Yu Hai, and kept calling out to him.

"Poliwag?" Yu Hai didn't open his eyes. He had only regained some consciousness. He opened his eyes a slit, saw the Poliwag, and heard its calls.

"Yoyo, yoyo," hearing Yu Hai call its name, the Poliwag thought Yu Hai was better. But after calling for a long time and seeing no movement from Yu Hai, it realized something must have happened to Yu Hai, and he wasn't just sleeping.

"Poliwag, water, water..."

"Yo?" The Poliwag looked at Yu Hai's constantly opening and closing dry, cracked lips, then looked at the plastic bottle of lukewarm water placed to the side. It instantly knew what Yu Hai needed.

The Poliwag immediately bit the mouth of the bottle with its mouth, dragging the plastic bottle, and aimed the bottle's opening at Yu Hai's mouth. Just like Yu Hai had fed it before, it slowly delivered the water from the bottle into Yu Hai's mouth.

"Cough, cough cough..."

As soon as the lukewarm water entered his mouth, Yu Hai hadn't had time to swallow, and the water was choked out.

It was probably because the Poliwag fed him too eagerly, and he didn't have time to drink. The water had just reached his throat when it sprayed out, but he did manage to drink some water.

Seeing Yu Hai cough, the Poliwag moved the bottle away.

Yu Hai had overestimated himself. He thought that after sleeping, he would recover from his fever and regain some strength.

His fever had indeed subsided somewhat, but he was completely weak. The stew pot by the bonfire was there so he could have hot water to drink when he woke up.

But he didn't have the strength to drink that hot water and could only accept his fate.

"Poliwag, come here." Yu Hai's conscious time was limited. Sleeping was also an effective way to fight illness, and he would likely fall asleep again soon.

While his consciousness was still clear, he wanted to see how the Poliwag was doing.

"Yoyo, yoyo," hearing the call, the Poliwag brought a piece of seaweed with its mouth.

"Seaweed!" Yu Hai struggled to lift his arm, taking the seaweed that Poliwag had brought him. He took a bite, chewed it a few times casually, and swallowed it.

Seaweed was still as unpalatable as ever, but it was better than nothing.

He only took one bite. Seeing Poliwag, he raised his palm and stroked its head, thanking it, "Poliwag, thanks for your hard work..."

It was nighttime, and the campfire hadn't gone out. It seemed Poliwag hadn't forgotten what he'd said.

To understand such complex words and then act on them was truly difficult for a Pokémon.

So he didn't dare make things too complicated, fearing Poliwag wouldn't understand. Judging by the current situation, Poliwag had understood.

"Yoyo," Poliwag chirped, seeing the smile return to Yu Hai's face. It felt a little jumpy inside, its mood improving significantly. The gloom in its heart was swept away. As long as Yu Hai was alright, it was happy doing anything.

This was the truest thought deep within the little tadpole's heart.

"Poliwag, I'm going to sleep again. Keep an eye on the fire, and I'll see you tomorrow." Yu Hai had only just woken up and spoken a few words before his head started to ache.

He figured the fever hadn't completely subsided yet, and his throat was still very itchy. He wondered if it would get any better tomorrow.

Before sleeping, he felt for the plastic bottle, drank some water, and then fell back into a deep sleep.

Seeing this, Poliwag no longer worried. As long as Yu Hai could wake up once, he could wake up a second time. It just needed to keep an eye on the fire and wait for Yu Hai to wake up.

It always believed Yu Hai would wake up