Scene – Precious and Pretty are sitting near a lake
Suddenly, a strange sound is heard: "CHUAAAANNN!!"
Precious: What was that?!
Scene – Precious quickly stands up and runs toward the direction of the sound.
Pretty, Lior, Tety, Bety, and the others also follow after hearing it.
Scene – Three snake-like beasts have caught a small, colorful bird and are about to eat it.
Just then, Precious appears and scares them away.
Precious: HAAAA! HUUU! AHIII! SHH! SHH! SHH!
Scene – The snake beasts flee in fear.
Precious: What are you doing here, little one? This place is dangerous.
Scene – The bird is initially scared of Precious, but after sensing he means no harm, it slowly approaches him.
Bird: My name is Chini. This is my home… or, it was. It's destroyed now.
Precious: Wait a second—you can talk?!
But I haven't even used telepathy yet.
That means… you can speak normally?
Kail: Yes. That's because she's an Elemental Bird.
Precious: An Elemental Bird? I thought only dragons were elemental—like Elemental Dragons.
Kail: There are three types of Elemental Monsters:
Elemental Dragons, Elemental Birds, and Elemental Cats.
All three are extremely rare.
Besides dragons, the other two can multiply and reach populations of 4 or even 10 or more.
Precious: Ohh! So this is a rare bird? That means...
Kail: Hmm.
Chini: Thank you for saving me.
What's your name, human?
Scene – Just then, Pretty and the others arrive.
Pretty: Precious...!
Precious: My name is Precious.
Pretty: There you are!
Lior: What was that sound?
Precious: It came from her.
Everyone, meet Chini, an Elemental Bird.
Shanu: How do you know her name?
Precious: She told me herself—she can speak.
Everyone: WHAT?! A talking bird?!
Tety: That's super rare!
Precious: Hmm.
Scene – Chini is a little scared of everyone.
Precious: Don't be afraid, Chini. These are all my friends.
They're good people—they won't hurt you.
Pretty: Yeah, Chini. Come here, come to me.
Scene – Chini hops onto Pretty's shoulder.
Bety: Let me hold her too, Chini! Come to me, please!
Scene – Chini turns her head away and refuses.
Chini: No!
Bety: Whyyy?! But I just want to hold you in my hand for a bit. Just a little cuddle, pleeease?
Chini: No means no!
Precious: Don't bother her, Bety.
She's injured.
Some snake beasts attacked her earlier—she got hurt escaping them.
Bety: Oh… sorry!
Chini: Hmph!
Pretty: Sweet little Chini… Precious, can I keep her?
I'll take care of her.
Precious: Umm… okay.
I don't mind—if Chini agrees, we can take her home.
Pretty: What do you say, Chini? Want to come with me?
Chini: Only on one condition.
Yuvraj: What condition?
Chini: If you teach me how to fight, I'll come.
Lior: That's it? I can teach you!
Chini: I wasn't asking you!
Either Pretty or Precious.
Precious: Alright. I'll teach you.
Scene – Lior walks away with Bety and sits in a corner, sulking.
Tety tries to comfort both of them.
Tety: It happens, it happens. Don't be sad!
Scene – A few days later, everyone is sitting under the big tree in Bees Village.
Chini is perched on Pretty's shoulder.
Lior: So, what should we do today?
Chini: I want more training! Come on, Precious!
Precious: We just trained a little while ago.
Take a break now.
Pretty: He's right. You need to rest too.
Yuvraj: In that case, let's go on a raid.
I saw a horse-drawn cart coming toward the village—it's still on the road.
Precious: Okay, then let's go.
Scene – Shift to the horse cart that's rapidly approaching Bees Village.
Scene – Precious, Lior, and their friends surround the horse cart.
Lior: We won't let you go any further!
This is where we take everything you've got.
Go, Precious!
Precious: Hmm.
Scene – Precious opens the cart's door and steps inside.
The door closes behind him.
Three seconds later…
Precious: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!
Pretty: What happened?!
I! Are you okay?!
(Writer's note):
What just happened to Precious?!
Did someone attack him inside?
Was he injured?!
✅ [Chapter 39 End]