Chapter 11 (1/2)
Chapter 11
In the end, their third day did not consist of any fruitful discussion of future plans, and the tent off to bed exhausted
Chiharu had always hated noisy alarm clocks, and in japan, she had always used an alar of a little birdShe had used this for 10 yearsOn the other hand, Maki was good with getting up in the , and so she had never needed an alar up to the real sounds of a bird’s voice
It had happened when she was in universityShe had gone on a trip with her friendsThey walked a dark path in the night, the rich natural scenery around the atChiharu had been excited about theThe result was…
“GIGII-GGUGUU-GYAGYAAAA!”
“Kkkkkeen-kkkeeekkkeeen”
“GYOO-GYOOGH!!”
“CCHI-CHI-CHIII!”
“SHUUUT UPPP!!!”
She woke up in a rageIt was probably the sparrows in the city ere theto listen to after allShe realized that the chirping of the many birds in the wild had an almost violent volume
Chiharu told Maki of this story in the
“Yeah, I get itI totally get itIas it isAnd noe have these big ones”
The tere still sharing the saA gentlefroe shadow fro loudly and several voices could be heard frory voices of ere probably the guards that could be heard from under the balcony
“It’s them, isn’t it?”
“Probably”
“Maki-chan, are you still curious about other types of beastfolk?”
“Well, as for that…”
Maki grew a little silent
“So if this is what the bird people are like, then if there are cat people too, would they also be two et cozy with humans?”
Chiharu shi+vered a littleBeing surrounded by lots of cats was happiness itselfBut not if they were two meters tall
“Zynis was fine, but what if the other dog people were really interested in humans?”
Chiharu i onto herI wonder if ‘wait’ would work on them?
“Le-let’s save the beast lands for the last”
“We can go once we get more accustomed to this world”
Knock-knockThe sound echoed from the door
“It is Sera”
“Come in”
It was unusual for her to co calledSera opened the door and came insideThen she smiled with a troubled expression
“I am terribly sorryThe chief’s son did return yesterday, but apparently, he has bragged to the others about having spoken to the current Saintesses”
That bastard! They had barely exchanged a proper word
“Furthermore, the sister also told the others that the two Saintesses were very cuteThis inforhout the birdfolk network and to the whole countryAnd so ht to see you”
“Weren’t they told to give us some time to adjust?”
“I do not know if the importance of that was understood by them…”
Sera said with soht!
“In any case, the people here will have this all sorted outSo if you could please just stay here in this rooht to you immediately”
Sera said and then left the roomMaki opened her mouth
“Do you think they have this under control?”
“No wayThose bird people don’t listen to what you say!”
“YeahPoor Arthur”
Well, they weren’t really sure how their relationshi+p was in ter, but it did not seem that Arthur had much authority either
“What do you think needs to be done?”
“It’s best to let them do what they wantBut I just don’t want them to be forceful like they were yesterday”
Chiharu said
“Sorry about that, Chiharu”
Maki said a little dejectedlyChiharu replied:
“And so I will go myself”
“To the beast lands?”
“NoAt first, they were talking about theall serious, but they clearly just want to see a Saintess and carry her awaySaying no won’t do anythingThey ait for their chance and try to kidnap youI think it’s considered very funny for the about theall serious, but they clearly just want to see a Saintess and carry her awaySaying no won’t do anythingThey ait for their chance and try to kidnap youI think it’s considered very funny for them”
“It did seem that way”
“And so…”
“Yeah”
“I will show my face to prove that there really is a Saintess hereAnd I will let the carried at least once”
“I seeYou are going to appeal that this Saintess is fine with birdfolk, but that you are not ready to travel long distance yet, but will very soon”
“Yep”
Today they also wore the one-piece and layered oriental dressesThere werevery funMaki and Chiharu quickly washed up and faced each other
“Let’s go then”
“Yes”
And then they opened theto the balcony, where all of the noises were co from
And finally, everything became silentEven the soldiers below the balcony fell quiet in surprise
Chiharu’s eyes scanned the scene before themThere were birds everywhereWhat about him? Where is he? ThereIf only I could punch him!
“Sauro!”
She called his
“Ohhh”
“The Saintess”
“There are two”
“That one is tiny”
“Saintesses”
“She called the chief’s son by name”
Hey, who called me tiny!
“Chihaaru! Maki!”
He smoothly descended as the other birds made way for hi this
“Everyone wanted to see you twoI told them that you were not likely to visit us until you were settledBut if you cannot coht them all”
He was hopelessly optimistic and a man of action
“But you were told to wait until we had adjusted”
“But you were told to wait until we had adjusted”
“And have you adjusted?”
“…”
What was this? It was tiringI guess they wanted to wait nearby until ere adjusted then
“Sauro, this is just a guess, but your chief is here isn’t he?”
“How did you know! He is over there”
Arthur was in the garden since the early sOh, there he goes nedHer eyes
“Saikania!”
“Maki!”
The sister bird came doith a smile
“Take us to the chief” “Take us to the chief”
“Are you sure? Chihaaru was so scared last time”
“I’Slowly, okay”
And as all the other birdfolk watched, the bird siblings picked up the two Saintesses and slowly carried theardensAh, my underwear is visi…no, it’s not
“Maki, ChihaaruI a”
King Arthur said
“It’s nothingBut what is happening?”
Chiharu asked
“So you two are the current Saintesses then”
Said someone who looked a lot like SauroHe was probably the chiefSo wished to meet a Saintess, but had been hated by the previous oneIn japan, they called such people stalkers
But now hedistancesHe looked tired
“Maki, Chihaaru, this is the chief of the birdfolkMiragaiaMiragaia, these two are the current Saintesses, Maki and Chihaaru”
“Maki, Chihaaru”
The chief repeated the names as if they were close to his heart
The chief repeated the names as if they were close to his heart
“ForgiveBut we just had to look at your faces”
That was really all it ith these bird peopleThat was enough for them to cross the sea
“Chief Miragaia”
“Call me Mira”
“Chief Mira, we have only just yesterday been invited to the beast lands, the elf lands and the dwarf lands for the first timeAnd it is only our fourth day in this country”
“Ohh”
He looked as if he was hearing this information for the first timeWas he really the chief?
“Maki and I love to travelWe would be happy to be carried by the bird people, as long as it is not too sudden”
“In that case!”
“We will go to the beast lands eventuallyBut, ant to educate ourselves firstAnd do so off”
“So an immediate departure…”
“Is not possibleThere is soto adjust to the differences here”
Miragaia looked very disappointed at this
“Mira, you h your thick skull that you lot have done things that deserve severe dislike”
Arthur saidChiharu continued
“Please don’t coAlso, don’t kidnap us eitherLet us meet at normal hours like normal people”
“Would you meet with us if we came?”
“Of courseAs long as it’s not without warning”