In the stables behind the castle, a large and colorful bird made a joyful cry.
It used its beak to continuously and flexibly catch the crab meat sticks thrown by Sauron, then raised its head and swallowed it into its belly.
Originally, Zoro planned to go through the main entrance of the castle wall and go to the village square to see the bones he was preparing to stew.
But when he was halfway there, he suddenly remembered that he needed to go to the city to purchase some supplies tomorrow, so he diverted to the stables behind the castle.
There are no such creatures as horses in this other world.
From Sauron's field of vision, he could see a huge chocobo standing docilely in the stable.
Its whole body is tightly covered with a layer of light blue feathers.
The feathers on the top of the head are sticking up backwards.
But the difference is that its abdomen is covered by a layer of short, soft white down.
The big round eyes are smart and lively.
You want to ask Sauron what the chocobo from another world looks like.
So Sauron's answer might be a free-range chicken enlarged dozens or even hundreds of times.
This creature called a chocobo is a common creature in other worlds.
Not only are their bodies and appearances quite similar to those of hens on Blue Star, but their behavior and living habits are also almost the same.
Although it has wings, it cannot fly.
But it can flap its powerful wings to speed up its running speed or glide short distances when jumping.
With the same omnivorous nature, both grains and meat can serve as its food rations.
"What a beautiful lady!"
Zoro looked at the beautiful and docile animal in front of him, and couldn't help but reach out his hand to stroke the fluffy feathers on its head.
From the memory of his predecessor, he learned that the chocobo in front of him, with no crest on its head and only a tuft of feathers, was a female chocobo.
Compared to the male bird with a crest and bad temper.
Female chocobos are more beautiful and docile both in appearance and temperament.
It also possesses fast walking legs and is widely domesticated in other worlds as a mount or to pull a carriage.
Alice after eating the crab sticks thrown by Zoro.
Seeing Sauron reach out his hand again, he happily bumped his hand with his head.
Yes, Alice was the name given to her by her predecessor's father.
"What a smart little guy!"
Alice's cooperation allowed Zoro to find a bit of pleasure in playing with cats.
So he tore off a piece of crab meat and threw it to the chocobo in the stable.
"Kwenh~!"
"Good day, Lord Zoro!"
After hearing the cheerful cry of the chocobo coming from the stable.
Peter, who was watering the flowers and plants in the back garden of the castle, quickly put down the watering can in his hand and came to the stables to check.
But when he saw Sauron's figure, he couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief and bowed ninety degrees towards Sauron to greet him.
Peter, who is only fourteen years old this year, works as a gardener, purchaser, and coachman in the Castle of Isis.
He has a lot of work on his body.
But one of the most important tasks is to take care of Alice, the chocobo raised in the castle.
Whenever something went wrong with Alice, he would have to be whipped.
In order to keep Alice's physical and mental health, Peter had to take her out for a run every day.
At the same time, a fist-sized blue fruit must be picked from a fruit tree similar to a persimmon tree and fed to the chocobos.
This blue fruit was accidentally discovered by Peter on a hill next to his territory when he was out walking birds when he was a child.
Rather than saying it was discovered by Peter, it would be more appropriate to say that it was discovered by Chocobo.
Of course, that chocobo is not the current Alice, but Alice's late mother.
At first he thought this blue fruit might be some kind of special fruit, so he tried to take a bite.
But immediately I couldn't bear the strong sourness and vomited it out.
But both Alice and Alice's mother enjoyed this sour blue fruit.
As long as you can eat one, they will keep you happy all day long.
Looking at the somewhat reserved Peter, Zoro smiled kindly at him and said, "Peter, don't be nervous."
"Tell me about Alice's recent situation!"
Zoro's hand sometimes touched the chocobo's head, and sometimes scratched the soft part on its chin, completely treating Alice like a cat and playing with it.
"Sir, Alice's body is as healthy and full of energy as ever."
"I just don't know why, but during this period, its temper becomes a little irritable after nightfall."
"Even the stables were kicked into pieces by it several times."
"I've never been in this situation."
Peter said quite worriedly.
"Originally, I planned to observe it for a few more days and then report this matter to you, sir!"
Pete is the grandson of the castle's previous chocobo keeper.
It was just that when his father and grandfather were out shopping in the territory two years ago, they were unlucky enough to encounter a wandering high-level rare monster.
So even the only adult chocobo in Isis's territory entered the belly of the monster.
So the work in the castle that originally belonged to Pete's grandfather and father fell on Pete.
As for Peter's mother, she died in childbirth.
Unfortunately, Pete only scratched the surface from his grandfather, a breeder.
Many experiences accompanied his grandfather into the belly of the monster.
The situation of Chocobo Alice and Pete is also similar.
Its mother was the one that became the meal in the belly of the monster along with Grandpa Pete and its father two years ago.
This made the orphaned Peter quite empathize with Alice when he got along with her.
At that time, Alice was already one year old under the care of Grandpa Pete and her mother, and was still two years away from adulthood.
Due to lack of more knowledge related to chocobos.
Peter was at a loss what to do about Alice's bad temper these past few nights.
"It seems that our Alice is now a big girl and wants to be a mother."
Zoro was not troubled when he heard Peter's words, and there was even a hint of joy in his words.
He tore off a piece of crab meat again and threw it to Alice.
"Sir, could it be..."
After hearing Sauron's explanation, Peter became a little excited in his calm and powerful words.
He and Alice have been together day and night, and he has long regarded her as his own child.
He was naturally very excited when he learned that Alice was about to give birth to the next generation.
"Yes, it seems that I made a wise decision by going to the city tomorrow."
"Not only can I handle some chores, but I can also find an excellent husband for Alice."
"But it's all thanks to Peter, you played a big part in taking care of Alice, right?"
"If it weren't for you, I don't think Alice would have entered this state so quickly."
Zoro admired the young man in front of him.
Peter may not know anything about chocobos, but Zoro knows a thing or two.
This is what he has learned from the memories of his predecessor and the Isis family heirloom books in the past few days.
Adult female chocobos will enter the breeding period to give birth to the next generation after reaching certain specific conditions.
Its original gentle temper will gradually become irritable as time goes by, and it will not return to its original state until it completes the task of giving birth to the next generation.
Male chocobos, on the other hand, don't have so many restrictions.
As long as you become an adult, you can play the role of a father anytime and anywhere.
"Your Excellency, you have given me the reward. I didn't do anything worthy of praise. They were all things I should have done!"
Although Peter felt very grateful for Sauron's praise, he did not take the credit or be arrogant.
Because he knows that being complacent will not bring any benefit to his humble status.
It is even possible that the lord he is loyal to will look down upon him because of his age.
that's the truth.
Zoro admired the boy in front of him who was obviously only fourteen years old, but had a mature and steady personality.
However, he had to tell the boy he admired a very cruel fact.
Sauron couldn't help but be silent for a while, and then he quietly said:
"Peter, it seems you haven't realized the seriousness of the matter."