Yeon-woo smirked. He didn’t need to leave the eleventh floor for the time being because of the war, but there was a big difference between clearing it and not clearing it. He stroked Chirpy, who was staring at him openly. “No, I should be the one thanking you. You might be a good-luck charm.”

Chirpy bounced under Yeon-woo’s hand as though Yeon-woo’s words had delighted him. 『No. I’m still thankful to you.』

“OK, let’s wait to say that after we catch the Saber God.”

『OK, OK! I’ll do that.』 Chirpy nodded. Now that he was stronger, he wanted to start doing more things. He flapped down slowly and sat on Yeon-woo’s shoulder, his claws digging into his skin. Strangely, it didn’t hurt.

“Let’s go back now. We have a lot of things to do.”

『Sure.』

But just as Yeon-woo was about to turn back, Chirpy spoke up again. 『But, Master...』

“Hm?”

『Can I ask something of you before we go?』

Yeon-woo tilted his head as Chirpy asked in a desperate voice, 『Can you change my name?』

***

‘Why isn’t he here yet?’ As she waited for Yeon-woo, Edora grew worried that the Saber God and Madodan had taken him. However, she couldn’t hear anything, so she waited, hoping that something else was holding him back. If he didn’t appear in ten minutes, she would go look for him.

Thankfully, Yeon-woo returned with a falcon she’d never seen before. “Oraboni, who’s that?”

“Chirpy.”

『Tsk. I asked you to change my name. It’s so unfair.』 The falcon complained, but Edora couldn’t understand him properly.

“What?” Edora’s eyes widened. This was the tiny...