Of All
Things, I Became a Crow: Special Side Story #4
Translators: Nyx and Ririi Rain
*Rainelle’s POV
I got caught! I definitely got caught, right?!
"If you can eat bugs
............"
[Uh, uh! That was forced!]
He knew I don’t like it, right? I hope he can
just ignore it. But I have no choice but to face this now since he came with
bugs!
[So............]
"You don't have to force
yourself. You can eat as much as you want. And if you don't want to eat it, you
can share with them."
[Ugh......!!]
Karmeut's baskets were
filled with so much bugs that the birds that came back with bugs were surprised
and dropped the bugs from their beak.
Every basket had bugs that
I don't know where or how he caught it! It's almost distracting to see that
it's neatly arranged by type!
[When did you catch this?]
"I got some help from
Myrdin-nim and Hempel.”
Looking at the triumphant
smile, I had to open my beak as if my jaw was falling out.
That's right, Karmeut is
an emperor, that is true ....
[But it makes sense to
collect this much in one day?!]
"It can be done. It's
for the Empress and next successor after all.”
Smiling softly, he reached
out his hand. As I bowed my head reflexively, he touched my beak and cheeks
gently.
“Even if you don't like it
before, eat it if it tastes good in your mouth. You don't have to worry
yourself about anything like that.”
[······ really?]
"Of course, it's would
be troubling if you can’t eat anything at all."
That is... ・ ・ Yes. Even
though I suppressed a lot of the crow’s instinct, now I seem to need to do this.
But, getting caught eating
bugs in front of Karmeut was a little bit.......
"I found it that it
is healthy to eat them, and what's good for all is that you can eat. So don't
worry too much."
I sighed lightly at Karmeut's
smile as he told me so. ...... ......I don't think I can beat Karmeut in this
part.
[It's unfair to say it
like that.]
"You know you made me
worry that much, right?"
I had nothing to say, so I
turned my eyes away. Then, at the end of the gaze, I saw a basket of worms.
Oh, that bug tasted like beef tenderloin steak.
The flesh juice that popped in my mouth was awesome.
Karmeut stretched out his
hand as I stared at the basket. Then, regardless of the wriggling, he caught a
bug, and lightly crushed its head.
"Can you eat it with this?"
[Yes. thank you.]
"It is hard when they
are still alive, right?"
[・ ・ ・ ・ you know?]
"The bugs that the
birds gave you were not moving."
I didn't know that he was
worried about such trivial things. I was a little surprised and looked at him,
and Karmeut just smiled and held out his hand.
"It's about you, so I
can't not care. Now, open up, Rainelle.”
I looked at the bug he picked
up. Then Karmeut's eyes shook.
“......Was I mistaken? Do
you want to eat anything else, Rainelle? "
[No, it’s not that
................]
I had to quickly explain
to his face, which seemed to quickly showing hints of blaming himself.
[That, no matter what, I
think it is not a good sight to eat a bug in front of you...]
Perhaps even if I was the
one in Karmeut’s position, it seemed a bit awkward to see him eating bugs
casually. No matter how natural it is.
At this moment, Karmeut
smiled. His hand gently swept the back of his neck.
"...... I'm rather upset
that I can't eat this."
[Huh? Karmeut, do you want
to eat bugs?]
I was so surprised that my
eyes opened wide and I blurted that out unconsciously. Then he laughed lightly
and answered,
"Of course it doesn't
look delicious."
[Then?]
"But if I can find
this delicious, I can understand you more."
I blinked slowly to
understand his words. For me, Karmeut kindly added an explanation.
"I am a human being
who has the blood of the Wolf. I can transform into a wolf, but my essence is
human. There is no wings, no feathers, no beak. I don't know the joy of flying,
I don't know the taste of bugs."
[...]
"Sometimes I wonder
if I'm holding you to the ground because of my greed. You're the Queen of
birds. Because you can fly freely in the sky, I'm happy that you chose me, but
I always think it’s a pity that I can't fully sympathize with your joy."
He rolled the dead bug on
the palm of his hand for a moment and continued,
"I can’t feel it, but
I can understand it. It's not wrong to be different. I can only do this, so
don't think it's too burdensome, Rainelle. I don't care what you eat. If you are
healthy, it's enough."
I felt like I was about to
cry. I was grateful for Karmeut, who thought of it so far.
‘Thank you’, or ‘I'm sorry’..............
I didn't know what to say even though there were many emotions in me. It was
hard to express in words.
I leaned my head on his
chest. I whispered while being in his arms,
[Birds can't fly forever.
We need to rest on the branches, stones, and land.]
Karmeut stroked my head
and my nape.
[I like it because you're
the tree branch that I'm falling down on. I'm glad you're greedy.]
"Rainelle."
[If you can't fly, you ride
my back. And Karmeut, you know I prefer meat and fish. Just now, I'm just
embarrassed that I find bugs to be delicious.]
“......you’re acting like
this, I can't seem to hold back now."
[Please be patient for now.
Because we have an egg.]
"Then when that's
over ...... you mean I can do whatever I want, right?"
The golden eyes grew
sharp. I replied with a a nod, and Karmeut smiled lowly.
"Have some for now,
Rainelle. Whatever you do, you have to have physical strength."
······ I'm under the
illusion that those words refer to different thing… right?
Feeling a strange anxiety,
I ate the bug he put out. Maybe it was because of what Karmeut had said, but
eating bugs in front of him was no longer averse.
But if I have finish this whole ordeal, I won't
eat the bugs.
And even more in the form of human! I won't eat
it!
***
Bugs surprisingly made me
full compared to the quantity. Or was the bird's body that found bugs to be
better food?
The more I thought about
it, the more I felt like I'm losing, so I shook my head and enjoyed the moment.
I didn't starve for so long, but after filling my stomach, it was inevitable to
spring up.
"Are you done, Rainelle?"
[Yes, I’m full. I ate
well.]
“Then are you going to eat
this in the future?”
[・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Maybe? I have
to have incubate the egg, and I'm worried about Karmeut.]
I rolled the egg with my
beak. If I don't roll the egg and incubate it, it was not good for the child
because the warmth was focused on one place only.
I was rolling the eggs
carefully, but I felt a gaze on me. I turned my head and looked at Karmeut.
[Is it interesting?]
"I can't say no."
[Then come here.]
"...do you mind if I
do?"
[Karmeut is the dad. Of
course it's okay.]
He went quiet at that.
Even without him saying anything, I could feel that many emotions were mixed in
his heart.
I got up from my seat and
pushed his back with my beak. Then he carefully approached the egg on the
feathers.
"・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ The surface
is not as smooth as I thought."
[Yes. So it's more
convenient to hold the egg and roll it]
"It's warm."
[Because I was holding it
until now.]
“......With my hand, I can
feel small pulse moving around."
[That’s why it’s better to
incubate the egg.]
"Really?"
[Yes. Maybe it's because I
pulled out the feathers on my chest, but I can feel the beating from the egg
better. I can distribute my body temperature well, and I can feel it growing a
little bit over the shell.]
Saying so, I approached
Karmeut's side. Then he hesitated a little before carefully swept down the bare
skin on my chest. It was a ticklish and soft touch.
"It's warm.”
[If you want, I you can
try too.]
He burst out laughing at
the remark. Then suddenly, he changed his appearance into a wolf.
I don't know what he was
thinking about, so I was tilting my head, but he walked toward the egg, rolled
himself up, and wrapped it around. His size was quite large, so he managed to
wrap the egg.
With his posture, he
turned his head and shook his tail slowly.
I laughed a little because
I seemed to know what Karmeut wanted with such behavior.
I stretched my wings
lightly. Then I entered the nest and carefully embraced him with the egg. I
didn't want to make him feel stuffy, so I positioned myself so that his head
stuck out to allow him to breathe.
The golden wolf's head
sticking out through the black feathers made me happy for some reason. His soft
fur and my egg that I felt on his bare skin made this more real.
There was one more beating
that connected to my heart. I lightly faced my beak to Karmeut’s snout,
enjoying a feeling of pride and joy.
I felt even better at the
tongue that licked the beak with a small crying sound.
It was satisfying to have
Karmeut in my arms along with the egg, our child who will be born. This nest
made my heart full and satisfied.
[I wish you will be born soon.]
We
are together in this way now, but when the child is born, it would be nice to
hold him and our child in our human form.
When I imagined the scene, I hummed
automatically.
I hope that day comes soon.
***
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