Mark of the Crijik: A LitRPG Adventure by ThinkTwice

Author:ThinkTwice [ThinkTwice]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aethon Books
Published: 2022-10-31T16:00:00+00:00

26 I KNOW MYSELF. NOW, I NEED TO KNOW MY ENEMY.

When you have a blade hanging over your head, the last thing you want is someone lowering it. If they do it on purpose, they’re an enemy, and if they do it by accident, they’re a liability. A very dangerous liability. You wouldn’t keep either person by your side because they could push the blade further, but how you dealt with each type was different.

I had to determine which one the bird was.

“We have a problem, little guy,” I called out to the puffer. “Can you come over here.”

There was a flurry of wings flapping in the air. The puffer’s belly and wings obscured my view as it jumped into the air, and then it landed on the side of my cot. Big eyes looked down at me and it chirped lightly. I could see a shred of emotion in its eyes.

It was worried.

“You’ve been swallowing the golden balls since the beginning, haven’t you?”

I shot straight to the heart of the matter. The puffer looked at me and chirped, tilting its head down slightly. It nodded.

A wave of anger simmered in my heart.

“Did you know the ball was mine?”

The puffer shook its head again. Then it rose into the air and circled the spot where the golden ball had appeared. Then it came back down and repeated the process again.

I frowned.

Oh, I see. I’d gone to sleep each time the second wave came, to try and avoid the thoughts of the pain I’d just felt. The ball of mana had stayed there in the sky the whole time, instead of coming to me naturally.

I asked the bird to confirm my interpretation.

It nodded.

That was important to know. I’d have to claim the skill quickly in the future and do it in a private place. I looked around my room. I’d thought this place was private enough. I’d been wrong.

The price of that assumption had been paid, and now I would have to deal with the repercussions. I was going to have to do something. The next question would determine what that was.

“Will you ever do it again?” The temptation of intelligence was strong. “If I activated my skill and you were around, would you take it?”

I had to know the puffer’s intentions.

Whether it was an enemy or something that just hadn’t understood the consequences of its actions.

It looked at me, unmoving. It was unnatural for an animal to be so still, not a single feather out of place.

It hesitated.

Then, slowly, its body shifted, and it shook its head. Its body language was clear.

‘No, I won’t.’

“That makes this next part a lot simpler.” I pointed at the door. “I’m going to have to ask you to leave for a little bit. Not forever, but just for now.”

It chirped, not understanding. Or maybe not wanting to understand.

“Do you remember when we first met? I saved you from the cooking pot.” I massaged the space between my eyes. “I thought you were injured, and I tried to help you.

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