Chapter 27: Working Crows Need Proper Rest Too!

During their journey back, the little bird happened to overhear the conversation between the two Reapers up ahead.

The moment she heard the question coming from Di’s mouth, she already felt like rolling her eyes at him.

【Holy crap, you actually still remember that whole thing? I advise you to head back early and check on what’s going on over there, or else when trouble breaks out, I won’t even be able to cover for you.】

The two Reapers naturally couldn’t understand Feini’s twittering, but Hydra beside her certainly could.

Hearing this complaint, the clever crow immediately realized something.

【Ah, it’s nothing, just that this kid planted a mine during his second mission and still hasn’t cleared it, that’s all.】

Sensing Hydra’s gaze, the little bird didn’t hide anything either, casually spilling the general idea.

【A mine? Uh… Senior, you really don’t treat Miss Dona and me as outsiders, do you?】

Normally, something like this would directly impact one’s performance evaluation and assessment, so even with partners, shouldn’t you hide it to some extent?

What if someone reported it—wouldn’t you be left with nowhere to cry?

Hydra believed that while he and Belladonna wouldn’t do something so petty that harmed others without benefiting themselves, they hadn’t been getting along for that long either…

Mr. Di was one thing, but for Senior to trust others so easily like this—isn’t that a bit too reckless?

If their teammates weren’t the two of them, but someone else instead, who’s to say a report letter wouldn’t have already been submitted?

【Ha, that’s where your youth shows! You’re looking at things way too superficially! If teammates can’t even trust each other, then why bother calling yourselves teammates~】

Although getting called young by a bone sparrow made Hydra feel a bit annoyed, remembering that the one in front of him wasn’t a normal bone sparrow, but a two-hundred-plus-year-old ancient monster, he suddenly felt relieved again.

【Fine, you have the seniority, Senior… so you make sense.】

Sighing, seeing that the little bird had no intention of elaborating on what the so-called mine was, Hydra didn’t plan to press further either…

She was, after all, a smooth veteran in the crow workplace, so she probably didn’t need him worrying about anything, right?

【Still, as expected, Senior, you aren’t any ordinary bone sparrow, are you?】

【Gosh, what nonsense! I am just an ordinary bone sparrow! It’s just that my brain is a bit sharper, I’ve lived a bit longer, and my flying ability is a bit stronger… Alright, fine, it is a bit non-ordinary.】

Her voice grew quieter and quieter as she spoke.

Hydra’s questioning made Feini lose confidence in herself, leaving the other crow completely speechless…

So you’re telling me you never even thought about it or realized it this whole time?!

【But I really am a bone sparrow! Don’t disbelieve it, I’m definitely not some other weird creature!】

I didn’t say I didn’t believe you?

Besides, even if someone wanted to disguise themselves, who would be bored enough to pretend to be a bone sparrow…

I was just saying that you’re a slightly special bone sparrow, Senior.

【Talking to Senior really feels just like talking to a child.】

Whether it was unheard or simply ignored, Hydra’s quiet mumbling didn’t trigger any reaction from Feini.

At this moment, the latter’s thoughts were still entangled with how to make that kid of hers hurry up and roll back to clean up his mess.

Sigh, when she spoke, Di couldn’t understand her anyway, and as for that Soul Manifestation Silk stuff, it was rather troublesome for her to use…

Oh right, isn’t there a sucker right beside her?

【Senior, what are you planning to do?】

Seeing Feini suddenly cast an ill-intentioned look over, Hydra felt a chill run down his spine, feeling as though he was about to face a massive crisis.

【Well, junior, you have some spare cash on you, right?】

【What do you mean?】

As everyone knew, due to manufacturing processes and costs, the price of Soul Manifestation Silk had always remained high.

Many Reapers and crows, even with their work allowances, had to be as stingy as possible when spending in this area.

Moreover, the consumption of Soul Manifestation Silk between Reapers and crows wasn’t pooled together, but separated.

Simply put, when a Reaper asked a crow for intelligence—meaning for official work requirements—that portion of Soul Manifestation Silk was paid for by the Reaper and usually prepared in advance.

So what if a crow wanted to initiate a chat with a Reaper for private, non-work purposes?

Unfortunately, that expense could only be borne by the crow itself.

【Well, could you get your hands on a bit of Soul Manifestation Silk to help me pass along a message?】

【Senior?! I haven’t even become official yet, so I don’t have much salary! Senior, don’t you have any savings!】

【Haha, if you put it that way, considering I haven’t become official after all these years, do you think my salary is high?】

Very abruptly, the topic discussed by the two working crows became heavy and mournful just like that.

After negotiating for a long time, the two crows barely managed to scrape together a bit of money.

【It’s only enough to buy a tiny strip, right?】

【Being able to buy any at all is already lucky. Senior, were you planning to write an entire essay?】

The final amount the two working crows pooled together was only enough to purchase a strip of Soul Manifestation Silk about the size of a palm, but for passing a quick message, it was basically sufficient.

【I’ll handle the writing. I did pretty well in school, and when it comes to spiritual power control, I can write the characters really small.】

Out of respect for his senior, and considering that Feini was a bone sparrow, Hydra decided to be a good crow all the way to the end and took on the task of writing as well.

It couldn’t be helped—spiritual power was like ink; writing more represented stronger spiritual power reserves, while writing smaller represented stronger spiritual power control.

And bone sparrows were universally acknowledged to have terrible spiritual power control.

What if there wasn’t enough room for the characters, or what if Feini got sucked dry halfway through writing?

They couldn’t afford to waste the Soul Manifestation Silk they had bled money to buy.

【Then I’ll trouble you, junior. What I need to say is simple—just tell that brat Di to go back to the location of his second mission and take a look.】

The little bird pondered for a moment, then felt that having Di go check by himself wasn’t very reliable, so she added another sentence.

【If possible, have him bring the two of you along as well, so you can look out for each other.】

Hydra figured this wasn’t a difficult demand either.

No matter how much of a mine a novice like Di had planted, it couldn’t be anything too crazy.

Accompanying him to check it out would at most count as working overtime.

However, Hydra suddenly realized that something sounded off about what the little bird said—why did it feel like she had no intention of participating at all?

【Wait, what about you, Senior? You’re not planning to go?】

【Didn’t I tell you I was going to ask for leave to go back home and visit relatives?】

Although Feini was a diligent worker, she wasn’t some workaholic.

Given the chance, she would naturally take a good break and slack off—why compete and grind for no reason?

【Senior, didn’t you say in a few days? Besides, our annual leave as crows isn’t that much, right?】

【I plan to slip away today—it takes time to travel back and forth, after all. When there are no assessments, I usually work part-time giving lectures to novice crows and stuff, so I’ve saved up plenty of annual leave… Didn’t you take my class before too?】

【Uh, true. Senior, you actually remember me?】

Hydra was somewhat surprised.

He hadn’t expected to leave a bit of an impression on his senior, feeling somewhat touched in spite of himself.

【Haha, nope! I was just spouting nonsense. So you actually did attend? Hahaha…】

【…】

Give me back my touched feelings, Senior…

No, just give me back my money for the Soul Manifestation Silk directly!

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