The birdfolk child instinctively closed his eyes as he stared at the sphere of light emitting an overwhelming glow.0

I-it’s too bright…0

What the elders had said was true. Just looking at the sun felt like it could blind him.0

Still, the boy kept sneaking peeks at the sun.0

“Oh, sorry. Is it too bright?”0

With an awkward voice, an apology was given, and the sphere of light began to emit a softer glow.0

“Huh?!” The birdfolk child reacted as if something terrible had happened. “W-wait, is that okay? It looks like the sun is going out!”0

“Huh? The sun?” The man who had cast the Sacred Flare skill tilted his head in confusion. 0

“But the sphere’s light… the light is…”0

Only then did the boy’s gaze shift to the man, and his gaze shook violently.0

W-what kind of bird is he?0

The man was shorter than an adult birdfolk, but he didn’t have wings, the most defining trait of the birdfolk. Not only that, but his upper body wasn’t covered in feathers either. And his beak—if he even had one—was nowhere to be seen, as if it had been broken off somewhere.0

“A-a weird bird…”0

A strange being...0