The Handbook for Completing Demi-Human Girls

Chapter 767: Alajina Foolish Feather

"Looks like it's going to rain."

The summer in the Northern Border finally also began to warm up. Among the four seasons, only summer and autumn were most suitable for fishing. At this moment, the climate was pleasant and the wind and waves were calm, urging the fishermen of the Warm Port of the Hammond Fiefdom in the Sardin Woman's Country to hurriedly get busy.

Many women of the Sardin Woman's Country set sail under the gaze of their husbands, bearing hopes, dragging fishing nets to exchange for the livelihood of a family.

The current Wutong Tree in the Northern Border was developing vigorously. Naris's collapse overnight made the Sardin Woman's Country almost give up resistance, beginning anew to accommodate the originally declining Frost Phoenix faith across the entire territory. However, faith was merely the first step of peaceful evolution. Anyone could see that the decaying royal power of the fiefdoms was gradually weakening beneath the Phoenix's wings...

Perhaps in less than a few generations, the Sardin Woman's Country would return to the Wutong Tree's embrace anew, and the Northern Border at that time would also reunite exactly like the Southern Continent.

But all of this seemingly had absolutely no relation to that Sardin Woman's Country woman wearing coarse linen clothing and combing a head of snow-white ponytails at the edge of the Warm Port.

"Miss Alajina, we're setting off first!"

The surrounding fishermen carrying harpoons and holding fish buckets smiled and greeted her if passing by, making that expressionless woman resembling a noble childe nod slightly to show respect.

She sized up the beautiful scenery outside the seaport. Only after pausing for a moment did she pick up a few packs of beer constantly placed by her feet and walk toward the port, approaching her reasonably-sized fishing boat docked by the shore.

On the deck, a handsome man draped in a woolen mantle outerwear was currently bare-footed wiping the deck.His drooping black hair was gently brushed by the sea breeze, thereby revealing his extremely good-looking profile. It was exactly the gentleman from Naris, Fisher.

Just looking from afar at that busy back figure on the deck, the corners of Alajina's mouth uncontrollably raised, even her footsteps uncontrollably grew slightly brisker.

Alajina gently jumped onto the boat, inducing the boat hull to shake slightly, also making the head-lowered Fisher turn his head back smilingly looking at her,

"You're back ah."

"Ah..." Alajina nodded with a slightly flushing face. Subsequently seemingly not knowing what to say, thus raised the beer held in her hands again, "...I bought alcohol."

"I see, we can drink it when we set sail later."

"Mhm... everything is prepared, we can set off immediately."

Alajina nodded with an expectant expression, subsequently taking the alcohol to the side of the captain's cabin and placing it properly.

Although Fisher also frequently came to the Northern Border, the frequency of going to the Wutong Tree was higher.

Originally Alajina also constantly stayed there, but after a long time still felt uncomfortable, thus returned to the Sardin Woman's Country anew, merely occasionally returning to see the sisters living quite well there...

As for herself?

She lacked neither money nor power, thus seeking to come and go freely, experiencing all kinds of lives, simultaneously experiencing the feeling of having a home together with Fisher.

It was exactly like this at this moment, she and Fisher were exactly like fisher couple of the Sardin Woman's Country preparing to go out to sea by the seaside.

Once the fishermen of the Northern Border went out to sea they wouldn't return for ten days to half a month straight, not returning to sell until they salvaged enough fish catches.

Mhm, but what was different from other Sardin Woman's Country people was, she didn't need to go out to sea alone with other sisters while leaving her own husband to guard an empty bedroom alone.

After all, the men of the Sardin Woman's Country fishermen generally would stay ashore to take care of the children, not setting off with their wives to brave the turbulent open sea, while she couldn't stand loneliness.

"Buzz buzz buzz!"

The engine started, the fishing boat was propelled by the power beneath the water moving toward the depths of the ocean. Feeling the genial sea breeze brushing past his face, Fisher felt the woolen mantle on his body getting in the way again, thus gently untied the straps revealing his upper body, experiencing the pleasure of the gentle breeze brushing past his body.

At this moment the world was a patch of serene beauty, even the scenery became delightful.

Asuka's soul had already left Jasmine's body, but it still took some time to recover, making him rather worried.

However besides this everything was uneventful, thus also gained the qualification to be comfortable.

Who knew behind him, Alajina looking at Fisher's exposed body, imperceptibly gulped down a mouthful of saliva. Yet stubbornly glanced at the seemingly existent yet seemingly not other boats in the coastal waters, deeply fearing some lecherous woman was peeping in the distance, sharing the peerless beauty she should monopolize at this moment.

Still unable to be at ease, she quietly walked to Fisher's side, picking up the woolen mantle he put down. Originally wanting to drape it over him, but looking at the muscle lines on his back, her action of holding the woolen mantle turned into gripping instead. Subsequently sticking a finger out from that woolen mantle, gently poking Fisher's shoulder.

"Huh?"

Fisher turned his head back doubtfully, yet solely saw Alajina's hesitating to speak expression,

"..."

With a slightly flushing face, she merely pointed at the captain's cabin nearby.

The meaning was very obvious: Let's go, come into the room with me.

Fisher opened his mouth. Looking back at the port still within sight, he smiled helplessly,

"We just left the port, aren't we going out to catch fish?"

Alajina thought for a moment, also feeling whether she was too rushed. They hadn't even left the port yet, at least wait until sailing for a period of time before talking about it.

But ultimately the younger sister dominated the brain, driving her to say,

"...Time, is sufficient."

"..."

After saying, dragged the helpless Fisher to the captain's cabin again. Before long the boat's engine died, slightly swaying along with the sea breeze.

This day was exactly June 20th.

June 21st, didn't leave the port.

June 22nd rained, rested for another day.

June 23rd, Alajina said, it was time to leave the port to catch fish, Fisher also deemed they couldn't indulge in pleasure like this anymore.

June 24th, didn't leave the port.

Early morning of June 26th, the engine's roar finally sounded anew. At this moment on the sea area near the port there seemingly solely was their single boat.

The refreshed and invigorated Fisher leaned by the edge of the deck. Looking at the constantly sweeping past seascape all around, he couldn't help but ask the Alajina inside the captain's cabin,

"Why suddenly wanted to return to the Sardin Woman's Country? Still staying by the seaside... I thought the lengthy life at sea already made you bored."

The current Alajina didn't tie a high ponytail, thus the long white hair freely scattered downward, adopting the shape of the sea breeze.

She reached out to stroke a wisp of white hair behind her ear. Looking at the half sun on the sea level about to rise yet hasn't, she softly said,

"I also don't know. Previously when disembarking with the sisters I also thought I was bored, but after staying at the Wutong Tree for a long time only then did I realize, it was them who were bored, not me."

Fisher glanced at her. Remaining calm and collected he asked,

"Is it bad over there?"

"...Actually there isn't anywhere bad. Forcibly counting it, even the hometown behind me, my mother's fiefdom doesn't have anything bad toward me either. Merely for some unknown reason, within my inner heart there is always an urge unable to stop."

Alajina shook her head, knowing Fisher was worried about the conflict between her and Valentiina. Understanding and considerate, she looked toward Fisher, explaining,

"Fisher, in the Northern Border there is a long history of traditional keeping of ornamental birds. Various rare birds in the snowfield forests are all captured by nobles and locked in cages, pampered and hosted to cultivate their beautiful feathers. And amidst this, there once was a very unique bird, called 'Foolish Feather'."

"Foolish Feather?"

"Ah... the bird exactly as its name implies. Their entire body is azure, living by the seaside, attracting the attention of quite a few coastal fiefdom nobles. Therefore merchants selling birds caught them, locking them in cages selling them to nobles for appreciation. But this kind of bird has a unique trait, they cannot be locked in a cage. The majority of Foolish Feathers upon reaching adulthood would fixedly fly toward the identical direction, constantly flying constantly flying, until flying to death... that direction, is exactly the direction of the ocean."

Alajina looked at the sea level in the distance, softly saying,

"Foolish Feathers locked within a cage won't suppress this urge, even if using their heads to ram the cage, even if ramming themselves to death they also have to flap their wings toward the direction of the ocean. It is exactly because of this special trait, they got the name Foolish Feather. No one knows why they have to fly toward the ocean, even Foolish Feathers without parents teaching, artificially raised, would also fly toward the ocean...

"Because of this nature, furthermore this kind of bird is inherently mediocre, unable to compare to traditional ornamental birds in appearance, not good-looking enough nor able to mimic speech, belonging to the variety of tasteless to appreciate yet a pity to discard. Over time naturally no one raised them anymore. Every year when the tide rises and falls, the coastal fishermen would be able to see them leaving the shore in flocks, flying toward the boundless ocean. Everyone knows, waiting for them on the other side of the sea is death...

"Yet in the eyes of the fishermen, they aren't merely foolish, they are also called 'Birds of Freedom'. Because their mediocre not considered good-looking bodies house the soul craving freedom of every person imprisoned by the shackles of reality."

Fisher opened his mouth. Looking at the Alajina unknowingly revealing a smile while looking at the ocean before his eyes, the sunlight from the horizon sprinkled bit by bit, causing the sea surface to present a patch of sparkling ripples.

He uncontrollably also hooked up a bit of an arc at the corners of his mouth. He turned his head to look toward the direction of the sea, yet abruptly discovered, amidst that patch of rippling morning light, schools of fish raced leaping, volatilizing their exultant vitality.

"It's fish!"

"...There must definitely be a big fish driving them below!"

The experienced Alajina looked at the densely packed patch of small fish school appearing abnormally beneath the sea surface. Within the seawater, that flock-forming fish school was exactly like a black storm floating in the azure sky, shifting toward here for a moment then rolling toward there the next.

As a result before having other actions, beneath that fish school, an abyssal giant mouth about the size of half a boat ferociously abruptly widened its mouth, swallowing large patches of small fish into its abdomen in one bite.

That vacuum formed by the abruptly opening giant mouth formed a vortex beneath the sea surface. Amidst the monstrous giant waves, pushing away their reasonably-sized fishing boat.

"Thump!"

A clattering racket sounded on the boat. Fisher's rank was relatively high, gently gripping the edge of the deck and remaining steady as a mountain. He pulled Alajina, so she wouldn't sway unsteadily exactly like the fishing gear on the boat.

"Clang!"

The boat hull transmitted a metallic roar. The sea waves converged into the sky then fell, turning into pattering salty rain falling onto Alajina's body wetting the everyday clothes she just changed into.

Fisher embraced her waist. Turning his head back to look at that bizarre large fish that exposed more than half a black body on the sea, even provocatively picking up its black fishtail strutting away, he asked somewhat astonishedly,

"Are there such big fish in the Northern Border coastal waters? This is almost the size of a sea beast right?"

"Ah... this is exactly a kind of sea beast, called 'Bamuha'. Ordinary times relying on ironclad ships to catch. But this kind of sea beast is very cunning, knowing the military's ironclad ships won't compete for fishing time with fishermen, so when the fishermen go out to sea to catch fish seeking livelihood they would show themselves. Waiting until the fishing boats make nests attracting fish schools or cast nets to catch them, it would be the fisherman profiting, snatching the fish catches away... Sometimes encountering fishermen unwilling to cast nets and leave they would even attack their fishing boats..."

Fisher nodded. Looking at that giant sea beast one size larger than the fishing boat he analyzed,

"This fishing boat of ours is already considered a relatively larger fishing boat among independent operators. The fishing boats of the majority of fishermen aren't enough for it to play with, presumably also have no methods to deal with it... What say you, want to dispose of it?"

"Hmph, it'll very quickly know it provoked the wrong person."

Originally Fisher was thinking of relying on his high rank to directly dive into the sea to catch it, but the Alajina behind him coldly snorted, faint fluorescent light rippling within her eyes.

"Crack crack crack crack!"

In the next second, the entire fishing boat up and down emitted terrifying roars.

Fisher was slightly stunned. Looking back, above the propeller engine behind the boat, exactly like a Transformer, grew several steel pipes densely covered with blue light. One look and knew it was some kind of Cardinal construct. And the deck also opened with a bang, popping out several tens of drones and a single incomparably massive particle cannon from above.

Fisher opened his mouth. Turning back to look at the expressionless Alajina, reaching out a finger pointing at the Cardinal construct on the boat,

"This is also used for catching fish?"

Alajina faintly smiled. Brewing for a second, she told a cold joke she self-deemed humorous,

"This is the 'Alajina' style fishing method."

"..."

"Let's set off."

Alajina hooked her finger. The Cardinal engine behind the boat ferociously erupted with an extremely dazzling blue light. An immense push-back feeling swept over. Fisher grabbed the handrail steadily, watching several tens of drones fly out tracking the location of that sea beast.

"Buzz buzz..."

On that sea surface, the sea beast that just played a trick on Alajina was still very comfortably playing with water against the midsummer sunlight, after all it operated like this at this time every year.

Facts proved, it wasn't merely cunning, moreover very happy to appreciate those cursing sounds of those fishermen above the sea surface due to their fish catches being snatched, thus would so cheaply expose a large back on the sea surface listening to the sounds behind...

But this time what it heard was no longer emotional cursing sounds, but a roar of an engine exactly like a desperate death knell.

The sea beast in the water was slightly stunned, subsequently surprisingly looking back, yet solely saw the fishing boat already catching up to it like a ghost at some unknown time, as well as that massive cannon barrel forged from steel about to be stuffed into its head.

All these assorted things, none failed to remind it, times had changed now.

"Boom!!!"

The particle cannon ferociously penetrated beneath the sea surface. That incomparably massive might instantly lifted a sea pillar exactly like a mountain peak. That pale seawater mixed with the sea beast's broken limbs and severed arms, as well as countless innocent small fish freely swimming below all lifted into the air by the massive power.

"Splash splash splash splash!"

Amidst the fierce shaking of the entire fishing boat, Fisher watched helplessly as a torrential downpour instantly appeared on the boat that originally solely seemed to have a light rain after being attacked by the sea beast, completely wetting his and Alajina's bodies.

"Pitter-patter... pitter-patter..."

Helplessly, Fisher wiped his own face. Before he could say anything, his head was hit by the dense sea of fish from the sky.

Alajina hurriedly reached out wanting to protect him. As a result her foot slipped, conversely bringing Fisher falling onto the deck together.

"Thump!"

Fortunately, the boat was currently full of fish flopping everywhere. Wasn't it, before long, the boat was already completely filled with the fishy smell of seawater and fish.

Lying on the deck, the thoroughly drenched Fisher unknowingly turned into dead fish eyes.

This kind of method of injuring the enemy a thousand self-damaging eight hundred could be considered to be learned by Alajina.

Helplessly, he turned his head, looking at the Alajina lying in the fish pile same as him beside him. Alajina also looked at him concernedly. As a result yet saw his soaking wet hair and that extremely helpless expression.

After being silent for one or two seconds, she unexpectedly unprecedentedly covered her mouth and started laughing,

"Pfft..."

Fisher was slightly stunned. It seemed to be his first time seeing such a mischievous appearance of Alajina, diverging vastly from her serious in manner appearance on ordinary days, going as far as making him unknowingly disregard everything around him.

Covering her mouth, yet Alajina leaned her head over and kissed Fisher exactly as if truly unable to hold it back.

"Pitter-patter... pitter-patter pitter-patter..."

On the deck full of fish catches, Alajina presumptuously kissed him, allowing that clear fragrance of sea salt to occupy his oral cavity.

As if this ordinary days' unrevealing sound and color was going to occupy his entire world at this moment...

A long while later, hooking the corners of her mouth, Alajina smilingly lay on the deck, bathing in the morning sunlight together with Fisher totally drenched.

"Haha..."

Listening to her voice seemingly laughing yet seemingly panting, Fisher couldn't help but start laughing instead, hugging her into his bosom.

"Coo coo, coo coo, coo coo!"

And within his peripheral vision, Fisher abruptly saw standing by the deck railing covered in water droplets at some unknown time was a bird with azure feathers all over its body, currently looking extremely curiously at Fisher and Alajina lying on the deck basking in the sun.

"Coo coo!"

Fisher was slightly stunned. He hurriedly patted the Alajina leaning on his body,

"Alajina, look..."

"Huh?"

Alajina raised her head. When she saw that bird, her eyes slightly brightened,

"It's a Foolish Feather ah..."

"This is a Foolish Feather?"

Just as Alajina described, this bird wasn't considered cute nor considered pretty. The azure feathers all over its body weren't considered full of luster either. Only beneath this scene and setting, shining under the midsummer sunlight, tilting its head widening a pair of eyes exactly like black beans it unexpectedly appeared so bright and piercing...

Subconsciously, Fisher wanted to reach out to touch it, or rather let it stay on his own hand.

After all he was a man who obtained animal affinity from the Demi-Human Girl Completion Handbook.

That bird obediently let Fisher stroke its head. However, right when Fisher wanted to go a step further wanting it to stay on his own hand as he wished, that bird abruptly spread its wings, soaring into the air in one go, flying toward the distance.

Alajina opened her mouth. Looking at that constantly shrinking bird in his line of sight, Fisher also couldn't help but freeze, thus hurriedly opening his mouth loudly asking,

"Foolish Feather, where are you going?!"

"Flap... flap..."

Responding to him, was merely that figure constantly flying toward the depths of the ocean.

Facing the morning light, upon every single one of its feathers was written freedom.

(End of Chapter)