This way."
The Shop Assistant led the way to the back of the shelves, looked at the right shelf, and said with a smile, "These 11 here are all Female Crows. Because very few people raise crows, there aren't many places that sell crows. We only have these 11 here, and they are all very beautiful, right?"
On the shelves, artificial Bird Nests, boxes for Clear Water, Food Bowls for Grain, and other Things were placed in transparent Glass Tanks. Each Crow was in a separate compartment, looking clean and tidy, with glossy black feathers.
Ai nodded, they did look quite good-looking. "Feimo, let's take a look and see if there are any you like."
Another Shop Assistant brought over an artificial Bird Nest. It looked a bit rough, but it was still very thoughtful. "Little Girl, the other one... is an Eagle, right? Very few people raise Eagles. You can put it here first."
Ai turned her Head and saw the Words 'Shinchi Pet Store' on the side of the artificial Bird Nest. She sighed inwardly at how quickly the Shinchi Group moved. She put Watson in the nest, and holding Feimo, went to the Glass Tank. "Feimo, do you like this one?"
That's right, she planned to buy a Wife for Feimo.
Waiting for Feimo to find a Companion and have children, who knows how long that would take. She heard from Chi Feichei that Feimo didn't seem to have any intention of that yet.
It's better to take the initiative and bring Feimo to take a look. If there was one they hit it off with, she could buy it.
Anyway, last time she got a Bounty with Chi Feichei, she still had a large sum of Pocket Money. No matter how expensive the one she picked, she could afford it!
Feimo looked at the Crows in the Glass Tank, still a little confused.
Buying a Companion for it?
Why did Ai have this Idea?
Did it need to buy a Wife?
Ai looked down at Feimo's Reaction and found that Feimo didn't show any expression. She moved a little to the left. "What about this one?"
Feimo continued to droop its Head.
"This one?"
Beside them, Watson squatted in the nest watching the excitement. Seeing Ai stop in front of all the Female Crows and Feimo not showing any Reaction, it gloated and called out, "Actually, you can Consider it."
Feimo turned its Head to glance at Watson. This Fellow didn't Understand.
Ai also turned her Head to look at Watson, then looked up and asked the Shop Assistant, "Do you sell Eagles? Female ones too..."
Watson: "..."
A moment later, Ai walked out of the Shopping Mall with Feimo and Watson, calmly leaving.
Next Place.
She had prepared for a long battle.
Didn't she even pull up her Hat to wear?
Today, she intended to wander Outside all Day.
As for what the Shop Assistant said about buying one first and cultivating Emotion, it wasn't entirely a scam. It might work for other Crows, but she felt that cultivating Emotion might not work for Feimo. Otherwise, Feimo would have found a Companion long ago since it wandered Outside every Day.
Next Place, Bird Market.
Compared to the Shops in the Shopping Mall, the Birds here were more natural. Although most were still kept in Cages, at least they could huddle together and chirp, and some were only tethered by rings on their feet, allowing them to flap their Wings a couple of times.
Watson felt a pang of Uncomfortable.
Sigh, suddenly it felt like its Master and the Great Demon King Chi Feichei were quite good...
Feimo suddenly perked up.
Wait, what was that in front of it?
Pet Bird? No, no, this was an Undercover Agent!
Undercover Agents who could infiltrate thousands of households to Eavesdropping for Intelligence!
"Huh?" Ai noticed Feimo's Reaction and was puzzled as she looked down. Her Hand loosened, and Feimo directly broke free from her embrace and flew into the Sky, letting out a series of caws.
"Fellow Birds! Let me introduce myself, my name is Feimo. Perhaps we are not of the same race, but as Flying Birds, our pursuit is always only one thing, to fly freely in the Sky!"
In the Bird Market, the Birds with Intelligence understood and couldn't help but chirp. Other Birds, seeing this, also followed suit in confusion.
In other people's eyes, it was just a Crow brought by a Little Girl flying up and calling out twice, causing other Birds to call out, just like Dogs barking in groups, nothing Strange.
In fact, Feimo was giving its speech in a solemn Tone.
"But, perhaps because of this or that Reason, everyone can only be trapped in Cages. But even so, everyone must cheer up. Only by cleverly learning to get along with Humans can you gain a certain degree of Freedom. Did you See me and that Eagle over there..."
Yes, first, it was necessary to train these Birds, to make them realize that they had to learn to Understand Human Words, learn to actively return to their Bird Nest, and learn to please Humans, so that Humans would let them Go Out to wander around with peace of mind.
Perhaps only a portion of the Birds could Understand, and only a small portion of that portion could do it, but perhaps it was this portion of Birds that could provide it with some key Intelligence at some point.
"...Said so much, but I didn't do it this way. I found a Human who can Understand us. Yes, he is my Master..."
Then, boost the 'sacred' Prestige of the Master, telling these Birds that there was a Human who was different, who might even Understand their chirping better than Fellow Birds, and who also respected the habits of Animals.
"Unfortunately, he can't save all Birds and Animals either. This is also part of Nature, but we are always one. There is a huge Flying Birds Organization..."
Next step, change the concepts of these Birds, tell them that their Group was the Real 'Own Bird', the Companion that could Understand them, and that those Humans who raised them but couldn't Understand them were just Tools.
Finally, introduce how many dazzling achievements its Feimo Army had, how many Birds warmed each other, and clarify the strict Rules, so that those Birds would Understand that those who joined them were at least Birds with Brains and could think, and could also master more Things and become more excellent...
In the entire Market, only a small portion of the Birds had Intelligence.
These kinds of Birds were lonely.
When other Fellow Birds were only pursuing food and drink without worry Day after Day, they were thinking, they were yearning for the Sky, they had some deeper Ideas, but most of the Fellow Birds around them who survived by instinct could not Understand them.
Stupid Birds didn't Understand what Feimo was saying, and Feimo didn't expect those Birds to be of much help. But for Birds who could think, the Freedom, Companions, Understanding, and Ambition that Feimo spoke of were all touching their hearts.
Join! Join! Join!
They needed Understanding, they needed Real Fellow Birds, they needed a Group that could accommodate them, and they needed a Goal they could pursue.
Those harsh Rules, on the contrary, raised the level of the Feimo Army again and again. In the hearts of a group of Birds who had no Life Goals but were aware of 'Self', this seemed serious and solemn, and being able to join was Glory and Recognition.
After a round of mobilization, Feimo landed.
Understanding, the Goal of existing in the World, it understood best the beauty after possessing these two Things.
The fire of hope had been sown, and afterwards, as long as these Birds felt Understood and had a Goal, as long as they were Birds who liked to live in groups, they could basically be captured.
Ai guessed that Feimo was suddenly a little excited because it saw so many Fellow Birds, and didn't think much about it, continuing to walk inside with Feimo.
Picking a Wife for Feimo!
Feimo: "..."
Just shouting 'the Goal is the World', but in the next second, it was forced into a blind date, a little embarrassed.
Never Mind, in the future, for the Pet Market aspect, it's better to find a team of Crows to come and give speeches. Those who are willing to join can also register their Situation.
Pet Street, Pet Shop, Bird Farm... Ai took Feimo and Watson for a walk around, but gained nothing.
Watson couldn't help but run to flirt with a Female Eagle in the middle, but seeing that Ai was about to ask someone for the price, it immediately fanned the other party away with its Wings.
Cannot flirt, cannot afford to flirt, once flirted, you have to buy it and take it Home.
Feimo didn't give any more speeches afterwards, but secretly flew out of the Window at Night, found a team of Subordinates, and assigned the Task of developing Members in the Pet Market.
...
The Next Day early in the morning, Ai took Feimo and Watson Go Out, continuing the blind date.
It wasn't until noon that Ai returned with Feimo and Watson.
No harvest, but it didn't Matter, the future Days were still long...
Feimo jumped onto the Table, watching Ai take a large Map over, while using the Computer to Check Places that sold Bird Pets, and marking them on the Map: "..."
Why hasn't Master come yet?
About ten minutes later, Chi Feichei brought Saguru Hakuba to Doctor Agasa's House.
"My name is Saguru Hakuba, nice to meet you." Saguru Hakuba greeted Doctor Agasa with a smile.
"Please come in," Doctor Agasa stepped aside, "Speaking of Hakuba, could it be Police Superintendent General Hakuba of the Metropolitan Police Department..."
"That's right, he is my Father," Saguru Hakuba said with a helpless smile, "Although I would prefer it if someone, when they meet me, would first consider me a High School Detective."
Another High School Detective?
Inside the Room, Ai curiously turned her Head to look, then retracted her Line of Sight.
Doctor Agasa led Saguru Hakuba to the Sofa, "Uh, sorry about this..."
"It's okay, I was joking," Saguru Hakuba spoke as if he was never in a hurry, polite and courteous, sitting down on the Sofa, "Actually, I don't mind anymore."
Chi Feichei didn't rush to sit down, but went to Ai's side to Check the recovery Situation of Feimo and Watson's Wounds. "This is also something that can't be helped."
In the entire Japan Police Rank system, the lowest is Police Constable, and above that is Senior Police Constable. Wataru Takagi and Officer Chiba are in this Level.
Above Senior Police Constable is Assistant Inspector, which is Sato Miwako's Police Rank.
Above Assistant Inspector is Police Inspector, which is the Level of Inspector Megure and Inspector Nakamori.
Above Police Inspector is Superintendent, which is the Police Rank of Kiyonaga Matsumoto.
Above Superintendent are Senior Superintendent and Chief Superintendent. Odagiri Toshiya's Father Inspector Odagiri and Kazuha Toyama's Father Toyama Ginshiro are in this Level.
Above Chief Superintendent is Commissioner, of which there are only 38, as candidates for Police Superintendent General in the future.
Above that is Police Superintendent General, held by Saguru Hakuba's Father, the highest officer of the entire Metropolitan Police Department, appointed by the Prime Minister of the Cabinet. If you have to talk about a superior one Level higher, it would probably be the Commissioner General of the National Police Agency.
So, as the highest officer of the Metropolitan Police Department, anyone who pays attention to the Situation of the police force will not not know Saguru Hakuba's Father. Even if they have never met him, even if they are Ordinary Person, they will at least have heard of him in News Report about the police force and the political side.
When mentioning the Surname Hakuba, others think of 'Police Superintendent General Hakuba', it's really not Strange.
Saguru Hakuba had also slowly become accustomed to it, and there was nothing to be Emotional about. Seeing Chi Feichei Go to Check Feimo and Watson's Injuries, he turned his Head and looked over. "How is it? The Maid said they chased a flock of Sparrows and flew away. Did the Injury split open?"
Feimo explained, "Master, it was that flock of Sparrows who scolded us for being ugly first. I couldn't stand it."
Watson also called out, "That's right, couldn't stand it!"
"Probably that flock of Sparrows saw their Strange image and did something provocative," Chi Feichei Checked, and while explaining the Situation to Saguru Hakuba, he reapplied Medicine and bandaged them. "Yesterday they probably chased after them to fight. The Wounds did split open, but fortunately, the handling was timely, and the impact was not big. Pay attention afterwards, and there won't be any Matter."
Saguru Hakuba nodded, not blaming them much.
As an Eagle, it's right to have some arrogance.
Feimo secretly paid attention to Chi Feichei's Face, feeling that Chi Feichei didn't look angry, and breathed a sigh of relief in its Mind.
Sure enough, detouring and maneuvering was useful.
Asking for Monthly Pass～
(End of Chapter)