I Transmigrated as my Bias's Messenger Bird - Chapter 23
Rai’s eyes slowly widened. I landed on Rai’s shoulder as gently as I could. The two mages hugged each other and shouted.
“Coo is back!”
“Oh, thank the gods!”
At that moment, Rai’s hand slowly wrapped around me and brought me close, holding me gently.
“…coo.”
I made a sound, shaking my head as if nothing had happened.
“Coo?”
But I quickly began to break out in a cold sweat, because…
“Coo, what happened?”
[Rai Sherfied used Penetrating Insight skill!]
[Nullified by the Monarch’s Blessing effect.]
“Coo…is there anywhere that hurts?”
[Rai Sherfied used Intermediate Penetrating Insight skill!]
[Nullified by the Monarch’s Blessing effect.]
“Coo, I don’t suppose anyone’s been bothering you?”
[Rai Sherfied used Advanced Penetrating Insight skill!]
[Nullified by the Monarch’s Blessing effect.]
I realized that Rai Sherfied was trying to make sure that his lost companion hadn’t suffered any harm, and he was using a mysterious skill with all his might.
If the kind of insight I suspect Rai is using is indeed what I think it is… Then, if it’s revealed that I’m not just an elven exchange student but something beyond, not belonging to this world’s people, what’s going to happen?
Putting all that aside, the affection levels add up when it turns out that the elf exchange student and the bird are the same person.
‘Then your affection levels will drop like a coin plummeting into an endless void.’
I shuddered with fear.
The only thing keeping me alive was the Monarch’s blessing. The odds were stacked against me then, and the odds were stacked against me now. Rai, the highest level magic user in this world, couldn’t even sense that his powers were nullified. It’s an incredible effect. He’s terrifying, but I’m grateful.
“Congratulations, my Lord!”
“My Lord, Coo has finally returned. Thank goodness!”
“I’m glad he’s back safely, but…” Rai said in a cold voice. “What do you think about the fact that we couldn’t find her for about two weeks, even though his location came up as a magic tower every time we cast search magic?”
“What? Ah, that was… really a mystery, the location was definitely the Tower, but…”
“Some people wondered if Coo had fallen through a space-time rift…!”
“…That’s unfortunate.”
Rai chuckled softly.
“Yeah…?”
“…It’s?”
Both of them tilted their heads as if they didn’t understand Rai’s words. Then Rai ran his long fingers down my neck and said languidly.
“I was going to take matters into my own hands today, so I could have found the reason we’ve been looking for and cut through all the b******t once and for all, but alas.”
“I-I’m sorry…”
“Forgive us, Tower Lord!”
Rai, who had been looking at the two of them coldly, said emotionlessly.
“There must be no mistakes on this mission. It’s the final chance.”
“Yes, sir, we understand. We’ll be sure to keep a close eye on the elf exchange student!”
…Huh?
“We won’t miss a single moment!”
“We’ll depart immediately!”
…No, wait.
‘Then should I be leaving right now, too? And why are they spying on me in the first place?
Rai felt Coo’s wing suddenly twitching in his hand.
***
About three hours had passed since a terrified Melli and Per ran out.
By now, the sun was setting outside my window, and I was trying to figure out a way to get away. The good news is that, despite the pressure to get back, I managed to gain a total of 0.0223 affection levels for Rai.
I don’t know if it’s because I haven’t seen him in a while, but he’s been talking to me the whole time, which has led to two optional events.
The options for the question “Have you missed me?” were…
[
- Coo.
- Coo-coo.
- Coo-coo-coo. ]
Sure, I chose option 3 without much thought since none of the choices seemed to make sense, but to my surprise, Rai beamed with delight.
When asked if I was hungry, the options were…
[
- Nod.
- Flap wings.Fluff your wings. ]
Again, I had no idea what it meant, but I chose number one. Rai, appearing slightly surprised, joyfully brought some feed. I had a little to survive, and Rai, with an almost affectionate gaze, watched me pecking on the grains with delight.
The look in his eyes was so sweet that I almost felt happy to be in Coo’s shoes for a moment, but then I came to my senses.
‘Look, I have to get back before the frightened wizards find me, and I want to be alone, so please leave…’
Unable to read my mind, Rai continued to stroke my head and wipe my beak with the finest pure cotton handkerchief.
It must have been around then when the unfamiliar grayish bird flew in through the window. Rai’s expression turned quite serious as he extracted a note from the ankle of the bird — a mountain pigeon by the looks of it.
“…Disappeared?”
The low, murmured voice was chillingly cold, causing me to involuntarily tense my neck. What on earth disappeared to make him react like this? It shouldn’t have been me.
“I see you’re hiding something, exchange student.”
‘Hic!’
I almost screamed, wondering if she had realized who I was and was talking to me, but when I looked up, Rai was staring out the window into the distance. I wanted to ask him.
‘What are you trying to find out exactly? If you’re going to give me all this attention, at least send a little love my way.’’
After a brief moment of gazing outside, Rai picked up his coat. It seemed like he was finally about to leave.
“Coo, I’ll be out for a bit. Will you be okay by yourself?”
[Rai’s question event triggered! Choose an option.
- Blink your eyes.
- Stay motionless.
- Flap your wings.]
…Uh, I don’t know. 1, I guess.
I blinked.
“Good. Good girl.”
