Chapter 49 – There was a white pigeon!
“A-a bird!?”
It had appeared on my shoulder out of nowhere, and was currently licking and pecking my cheek.
“A seagull… No, it’s too small. Well, it’s probably a baby.”
Just like Kamyu, I had also thought it was a seagull at first.
It had a white body and a yellow beak…the same traits of a seagull.
However, seagulls had black or gray in their wings. But this bird’s wings were pure white.
On top of that, it had eyes that were red like rubies…
“It’s not exactly like a seagull… But it does seem familiar.”
Seagulls were common on this island.
And this was no seagull.
Besides, since when were seagulls this friendly?
And so I gently grabbed the white bird that was rubbing against my cheek, and held it towards my chest.
Ril suddenly appeared out of nowhere and began to play with the little bird.
Hmm… It was very cute. I could feel my face contort into a silly smile.
Just then, Ashton, who had come to see the ship, noticed the little bird.
“Ah! Lord Heal. You caught a pigeon!”
“A pigeon… Oh, I see! It’s a pigeon!”
As a kobold, Ashton was a veteran when it came to hunting.
And so he knew a lot about birds and fish. He knew immediately that the little bird was a pigeon.
The little bird had the same puffed out chest that pigeons were known for having.
However, it also looked a little fat compared to the sleek shape of most pigeons.
“Still, we are so far from the continent. Why is a pigeon suddenly here…”
Ashton said with a tilt of his head. Kamyu looked like she had just realized something.
“Indeed. It is rare to see pigeons at sea. Perhaps it is lost.”
“That may be the case. But, it would be amazing if something so small was able to fly all of the way here.”
Now that I thought about it, I hadn’t seen a single pigeon since I came to this island.
As the others had said, the only birds that seemed to visit us here were seagulls or Killer Birds.
That being said, I sometimes did see migratory birds recently.
Haines was also with Ashton, and he now opened his mouth,
“Still, I have rarely seen a pigeon that is this white.”
“Haines. I don’t know a lot about birds. But are there white pigeons?”
“Yes. Not just pigeons, but most kinds of birds. However, it’s rare to see any that are this white.”
Haines answered me. Then he turned to Ashton.
“A pigeon, eh? Well, it’s no chicken, but it could still be a decent source of food.”
“Hmm. But it’s too small to get much meat from it. And it won’t lay any eggs by itself…”
‘That’s true,’ agreed Haines.
They saw birds as food… Well, they weren’t exactly wrong.
However, when it was this small, I couldn’t really associate it with food.
After all, it looked especially adorable as it pecked at Ril’s cheek.
The two fluffy things felt warm against my chest… Had I ever seen a happier sight?
“You two! You’re always talking about food! As if we could eat such an adorable thing! Isn’t that right!?”
Kamyu said as she offered her hand to the white pigeon.
However, the little bird just hid inside of my shirt.
“Oh, it’s so young, but already bashful because of my charms!”
“Uh, Miss Kamyu, I don’t think…”
‘What!’ Kamyu roared back at Ashton.
As for me, I was shaking.
This was because it tickled when the white pigeon moved around in my shirt.
“Hey! That tickles! …Ah.”
As I held back my laughter, I noticed that there were some white fragments on the ground.
They looked like they were from a cracked egg…
“Could it be… Ril. Where’s your egg?”
When I asked Ril, she pulled the bird’s wing so that it stuck its head out of my shirt again.
Then she patted it on the back as if she were introducing it to me.
“You’re telling me that it hatched from that egg? Uh, I don’t know. That seems a little…”
Who knows how many years it had been buried there?
It had to have been longer than a few years.
And as far as I was aware, eggs went bad in less than a month.
I was very confused, but then the white dove rubbed up against me again. And then I heard a voice echo in my head.
<<There is a tamable monster. Will you tame it?>>
“…A monster?”
I looked around.
Ril had already been tamed.
The only one here that hadn’t been tamed was the bird.
Not only that, but I sensed magic power in the bird that was higher than the orcs that were here.
If it was a monster’s egg, that might explain why it was able to survive so long down there… No, not really. However, it clearly wasn’t an ordinary pigeon. So there was a chance that it had survived somehow.
Both Ril and the white pigeon were looking up at me quizzically.
Apparently, I had made them anxious.
And so I petted them in order to calm them down.
“Sorry, sorry. …Uh, a name.”
I didn’t know if this white pigeon would be able to talk.
However, judging by how friendly it was, it seemed to have recognized Ril and me as its family.
And so it was probably a good idea to tame it and watch it grow.
“Alright…uh…”
…What was a good name?
Seeing them together like this, they were like siblings.
“…Ral. No, something that sounds softer… Mal, Mel… Yes, let’s go with Mel!”
Upon hearing this, the white bird spread out its wings.
Apparently, it liked the sound of that name.
“It’s nice to meet you, Mel!”
Mel moved up to my face and started gently pecking me again.
And like that, a new friend had joined the island.
Chapter 49 – There was a white pigeon!
“A-a bird!?”
It had appeared on my shoulder out of nowhere, and was currently licking and pecking my cheek.
“A seagull… No, it’s too small. Well, it’s probably a baby.”
Just like Kamyu, I had also thought it was a seagull at first.
It had a white body and a yellow beak…the same traits of a seagull.
However, seagulls had black or gray in their wings. But this bird’s wings were pure white.
On top of that, it had eyes that were red like rubies…
“It’s not exactly like a seagull… But it does seem familiar.”
Seagulls were common on this island.
And this was no seagull.
Besides, since when were seagulls this friendly?
And so I gently grabbed the white bird that was rubbing against my cheek, and held it towards my chest.
Ril suddenly appeared out of nowhere and began to play with the little bird.
Hmm… It was very cute. I could feel my face contort into a silly smile.
Just then, Ashton, who had come to see the ship, noticed the little bird.
“Ah! Lord Heal. You caught a pigeon!”
“A pigeon… Oh, I see! It’s a pigeon!”
As a kobold, Ashton was a veteran when it came to hunting.
And so he knew a lot about birds and fish. He knew immediately that the little bird was a pigeon.
The little bird had the same puffed out chest that pigeons were known for having.
However, it also looked a little fat compared to the sleek shape of most pigeons.
“Still, we are so far from the continent. Why is a pigeon suddenly here…”
Ashton said with a tilt of his head. Kamyu looked like she had just realized something.
“Indeed. It is rare to see pigeons at sea. Perhaps it is lost.”
“That may be the case. But, it would be amazing if something so small was able to fly all of the way here.”
Now that I thought about it, I hadn’t seen a single pigeon since I came to this island.
As the others had said, the only birds that seemed to visit us here were seagulls or Killer Birds.
That being said, I sometimes did see migratory birds recently.
Haines was also with Ashton, and he now opened his mouth,
“Still, I have rarely seen a pigeon that is this white.”
“Haines. I don’t know a lot about birds. But are there white pigeons?”
“Yes. Not just pigeons, but most kinds of birds. However, it’s rare to see any that are this white.”
Haines answered me. Then he turned to Ashton.
“A pigeon, eh? Well, it’s no chicken, but it could still be a decent source of food.”
“Hmm. But it’s too small to get much meat from it. And it won’t lay any eggs by itself…”
‘That’s true,’ agreed Haines.
They saw birds as food… Well, they weren’t exactly wrong.
However, when it was this small, I couldn’t really associate it with food.
After all, it looked especially adorable as it pecked at Ril’s cheek.
The two fluffy things felt warm against my chest… Had I ever seen a happier sight?
“You two! You’re always talking about food! As if we could eat such an adorable thing! Isn’t that right!?”
Kamyu said as she offered her hand to the white pigeon.
However, the little bird just hid inside of my shirt.
“Oh, it’s so young, but already bashful because of my charms!”
“Uh, Miss Kamyu, I don’t think…”
‘What!’ Kamyu roared back at Ashton.
As for me, I was shaking.
This was because it tickled when the white pigeon moved around in my shirt.
“Hey! That tickles! …Ah.”
As I held back my laughter, I noticed that there were some white fragments on the ground.
They looked like they were from a cracked egg…
“Could it be… Ril. Where’s your egg?”
When I asked Ril, she pulled the bird’s wing so that it stuck its head out of my shirt again.
Then she patted it on the back as if she were introducing it to me.
“You’re telling me that it hatched from that egg? Uh, I don’t know. That seems a little…”
Who knows how many years it had been buried there?
It had to have been longer than a few years.
And as far as I was aware, eggs went bad in less than a month.
I was very confused, but then the white dove rubbed up against me again. And then I heard a voice echo in my head.
<<There is a tamable monster. Will you tame it?>>
“…A monster?”
I looked around.
Ril had already been tamed.
The only one here that hadn’t been tamed was the bird.
Not only that, but I sensed magic power in the bird that was higher than the orcs that were here.
If it was a monster’s egg, that might explain why it was able to survive so long down there… No, not really. However, it clearly wasn’t an ordinary pigeon. So there was a chance that it had survived somehow.
Both Ril and the white pigeon were looking up at me quizzically.
Apparently, I had made them anxious.
And so I petted them in order to calm them down.
“Sorry, sorry. …Uh, a name.”
I didn’t know if this white pigeon would be able to talk.
However, judging by how friendly it was, it seemed to have recognized Ril and me as its family.
And so it was probably a good idea to tame it and watch it grow.
“Alright…uh…”
…What was a good name?
Seeing them together like this, they were like siblings.
“…Ral. No, something that sounds softer… Mal, Mel… Yes, let’s go with Mel!”
Upon hearing this, the white bird spread out its wings.
Apparently, it liked the sound of that name.
“It’s nice to meet you, Mel!”
Mel moved up to my face and started gently pecking me again.
And like that, a new friend had joined the island.
