A Talking Chicken?!
The two elves froze.
Their big, starving eyes widened as MC spoke.
A talking chicken.
A chicken… that could communicate.
—
The boy pointed, voice shaking.
"A… A TALKING CHICKEN?!"
The girl immediately smacked him.
"You idiot! That's not just a chicken!"
She quickly dropped to her knees, bowing.
"This is a divine beast! We're sorry! We didn't know! We were just hungry and thought you were—"
She hesitated.
MC squinted.
"Food?"
The boy shrank under his glare.
"...Y-Yeah."
—
A Lost Chicken? A Farm Escapee?
The girl looked up hesitantly.
"Um… are you a divine beast that got lost in the forest?"
The boy whispered, "Or… maybe you're a chicken that escaped from a human farm…?"
MC's feathers bristled.
"What do I look like to you?! A farm animal?!"
The two shrank back.
"S-Sorry, Divine Beast!"
Sighing, MC flapped his wings dramatically.
"Never mind that. Why are you in this forest? Elf children are supposed to be in their village."
MC knew this because he loved elves and had played way too many elf-related games.
But instead of answering, the two looked away, their faces full of sadness.
—
A Village Lost
The boy spoke first.
"We… we can't go back."
MC tilted his chicken head.
"Why?"
The girl clenched her fists.
"Because… our village was attacked."
MC frowned.
"Attacked? By what?"
The girls said gripping tight in her hand
By a Monkeysters
—
System Pop-Up: Monkeysters
[DING!]
[Monster Identified: Monkeysters]
[Type: Low-level Beast]
[Description: Normally unintelligent, these ape-like creatures live in the wild and act on instinct.]
MC blinked.
"Wait… MONKEYSTERS?!"
Those things were weak!
In every elf-related game he played, elves were known for:
High combat skills
Amazing archery
Powerful elemental magic
So how did they lose to a bunch of dumb, low-level monkeys?!
—
"They… changed."
The girl clenched her teeth.
"They're not the same anymore."
The boy added, voice shaking.
"They have armor now. They have swords. They move in groups and think before attacking."
MC's eyes twitched.
"...They gained intelligence?"
The girl nodded.
"And now they've taken over our village."
MC frowned.
"…What happened to the elves?"
The boy looked away.
"They… they made them slaves."
—
A Classic Tragic Backstory
MC exhaled.
"So how did you two escape?"
The girl hesitated.
Then, MC narrowed his eyes.
"...Wait. Let me guess."
The two flinched.
MC sighed, already predicting the answer.
"Someone sacrificed themselves to get you out, didn't they?"
The two elves gasped.
"You're right…!"
MC whispered to himself.
"Yeah, yeah. Typical anime game plot."
—
A Nightmare System Pop-Up
Just as MC was about to change the subject—
DING!
[New Quest: Save the Elven Village!]
Rewards:
500 SM
Two New Skills
MC froze.
500 SM.
TWO. NEW. SKILLS.
For the first time, the system was actually offering a good deal.
MC's brain: "Nope, not my problem."
MC's mouth: "YES!"
—
Wait… What Did I Just Say?!
MC's tiny beak snapped shut.
He didn't mean to say that!
"WAIT! I DIDN'T—"
Too late.
Quest Accepted.
—
MC sighed.
"Fine. But first… you two need food before you tell me we're you village is."
He opened the System Shop and bought the cheapest food available.
A plate of warm bread and soup appeared in front of them.
—
The Elves' Reaction
The boy: "Food appeared out of nowhere?!"
The girl: "Divine Beast-sama… are you a food delivery driver?!"
MC's eye twitched.
"JUST EAT BEFORE I CHANGE MY MIND!"
The two immediately started eating.
And as they ate, MC sighed.
"Saving an entire village? Seriously?"