Chapter 307: V3 Ch 9. Camaraderie in the face of Death

I drew the katana and prepared.

There was nothing notable, aside from a mess that was caused by the birds’ struggling to leave this place. The furniture and dishes were all broken, some belongings were thrown around, and a lot of feathers were lying everywhere.

I picked up one of the black feathers that were scattered around, and sniffed it. Then I tried tracking the birds with my nose.

[I am not a dog. Well, at least I tried.]

Unlike my nose, my ears found the four birds with no effort. I sneaked at one of them, and tried killing it through a curtain.

The bird started struggling, and its calls were answered. The rest of the birds appeared and prepared to attack, while their wounded comrade fled for its life.

The birds went for my eyes immediately, and started cutting me with their talons. At most they cut my clothes but even that much was problematic.

‘So troublesome…’

I flailed and killed one of them. Then another one. The last one, seeing how desperate its fighting is, fled after the wounded bird, right after my eyes were cut by its talons.

[Those damned chicken… I will catch you, and then boil you alive…]

It was more humiliating than dangerous, after all the wounds recuperated immediately.

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I followed the trail of blood until I arrived to the ladder to the cargo deck. I am forbidden to go there but the circumstances are forcing me to. Nobody will be concerned with it, as long as I get rid of the birds.

After I climbed down, I saw more blood everywhere. As well as a lot of unmarked crates somewhere deeper in the hold. I followed the trail, and at its end I saw two birds. One of which was covering its wounded comrade with its wing.

The bird was looking at me with resolve to fight until the death. It kept on covering the wound of the other bird. My ears heard a pained clucking, and the healthy bird reluctantly jumped aside. The wounded bird crawled towards me and started flapping its wings in front of me, despite the pain, while the other one started sneaking away in the corner of my eye. Very slowly and unwillingly.

I sheathed the sword and took off a sock. I bandaged the bird.

The healthy bird cautiously looked at me, however, it stopped fleeing. The wounded bird, on the other hand, did not resist and just limply waited for what would happen.

I picked the wounded bird and carried away, under the constant glare of its comrade.

When I walked out to the deck, I released it. The wounded bird flew away as fast as it could, before the crew managed to attack it.

The captain approached me.

“Not bad. Still, it was a shame you let those monsters go. They will return, and there will be many of them.” (C)

“I respect them. They fought for their survival until the end. And were ready to fight on, if needed.” Not to mention I was reluctant to kill the birds that clearly were trying to save each other, to risk their lives for each other’s sake. They shown that they are not mindless monsters. Still, I did not feel any guilt for killing the other birds, neither did I feel any guilt for killing humans. I wonder why.

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After a bit of a debriefing, and cleaning the deck, I went to sleep.

When I woke up, I felt a bit heavier than usually. I tried moving my limbs but they were even heavier than my body. I jolted and saw that things are not good: I was handcuffed and in a cage.

I felt that the handcuffs could be broken with a light move of my wrists but for now I needed to understand what the hell happened.

I was waiting for an entire day but nobody even tried to visit me.

Only by the nighttime I heard steps. It was one of the sailors.

“Ah, awake.” I only glared at him.

“Sheesh, what a stupid beast you are.” He put a bowl of hotpot and prepared to leave.

‘Why?’

“Indeed a stupid beast… Hey, Kuro, have you forgotten what you were told? Ha… I almost believed you could join the crew…” He left.

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The captain was the next visitor.

He crouched and looked at me.

“I had high expectations. Still, ya can be of use.” (C)

“High expectations of what?”

“Of yar obedience.” (C)

“I can be very wild.” I warned him.

“I am not stupid and know what ya mean by dat. Still, ya already jeopardized everything. If I let ya go, ya will ruin us da same way ya may ruin us now, after being caught.” (C)

“You are contrabandists, and fear that I would’ve snitched you?”

“Better safe than sorry. I cannot appear lenient.” He shrugged his shoulders. Still, he was very cautious.

“You expect me to break out…?”

“I don’t doubt ya will. Just remember, I am da only one who knows where we are, and where we can dock. Ya're the same hostage to me, as I am to ya.” (C)

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