"Oh?"
Hearing Little Bird say that, X smiled and asked, "Are they all as cute as you?"
"What are you saying, big brother!"
Little Bird puffed out her cheeks, flew off X's shoulder, and hovered in front of him.
"I'm the punisher of the forest! Don't tease me like that!"
"Sorry, Punisher Little Bird."
X laughed even harder, but he still apologized honestly.
"I'm praising you. Being cute doesn't conflict with being a punisher. And besides, we're not talking as criminal and punisher right now, are we?"
"Mm…"
"So there are lots of animals in the forest?"
X asked curiously. "Then why is it so quiet?"
"Um… not exactly…"
Little Bird flew back onto X's shoulder. Resting her chin on her hand, she said, "It's because there's a big monster in the forest right now. Everyone hardly comes here to play anymore."
"Other than me, it should only be Tall Bird Sister and Big Bird Sister still in the forest…"
As she spoke, her voice took on a hint of loneliness.
"I've been waiting here for my two sisters to come back and find me."
"As long as the three of us birds can gather again and work together, that dangerous big monster won't be able to run wild in this forest ever again."
"Do you know where your two sisters are?"
"I don't know…"
Little Bird shook her head.
"I can't feel them at all, so I've been sitting here waiting…"
"But today, I think I felt Tall Bird Sister's aura… it was very faint, but I'm sure it was her! We'll meet her soon!"
"Want me to help?"
X tilted his head toward her and suggested, "I wanted to explore this forest more anyway. More help is more strength, right?"
"No, no! The forest is too dangerous! You'll get killed by that monster!"
Little Bird shook her head like a rattling drum.
"I think we should stay right here, play games, and wait for Tall Bird Sister to come find me. She'll definitely find me!"
After saying that, she looked at X with sparkling eyes, openly playing the part of a stubborn child.
"Just waiting in one spot is too dumb, isn't it…"
Looking at her spoiled, pleading expression, X couldn't help himself. He raised a hand and gently ruffled her head.
"If you can already sense her aura, why not go find her?"
"Don't you want to see Tall Bird Sister sooner?"
"Yeah… I guess…"
"Right?"
"But… Tall Bird Sister's aura is way too faint. And something is interfering with it…"
Little Bird drooped her head.
"I really can't pinpoint where she is…"
"It's fine. Worst case, we split up."
As he spoke, X carried Little Bird on his shoulder and sprinted around the massive black tree beside them—looping it several times at a speed no normal person could reach.
When he stopped, he flashed Little Bird a smug wink.
"Don't judge me by appearances. I'm not ordinary."
"Even if I really run into your scary monster, I'm confident I can get away."
"Mm…"
After seeing X's agility and speed with her own eyes, surprise flickered in Little Bird's gaze.
This big brother… really isn't normal?
She fell into a short silence, her tiny brows knitting together.
After thinking for a long time, she seemed to make up her mind.
She reached into a nearly invisible pocket at the side of her dress, fumbled for a moment, and then pulled out a small pendant that glowed with a soft, silvery light. Without giving him a chance to refuse, she slipped it over X's neck.
"Fine! Then… take this!"
The pendant was simple: a small cone like a claw tip, shimmering silver.
"Tall Bird Sister gave her eyes to Big Bird Sister… She can't see now, and I'm scared she'll judge you with that scale."
"If you run into her, show her this pendant right away!"
"As long as she can smell my scent on it, she'll know you're not a bad person—you're my friend—and she won't hurt you."
After carefully fastening the pendant, the blue-white wings at Little Bird's waist fluttered again. She floated off his shoulder and hovered in front of him, face serious.
"Big brother, don't lose it, okay?"
"If you lose it… then I won't be able to find you. And if you really run into danger, I won't be able to get to you in time to save you!"
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