A small round head that didn’t seem anything special to anyone that looked at it, a small body that was just big enough to fit into the small hands of Misha, and feathers that were white, but not as white as that of The special swan they had seen a while back.

This small bird had deep blue eyes that seemed to be similar to Alex’s eyes, but unlike her experienced gaze, the gaze of this little one was that of a carefree guy.

The silver beak that it had seemed normal as well, and the little feet that it had, which were half covered in its feathers, were also small and practically harmless.

“They are called (Shan Eugenes) or the Furball ‘Lords’ as their discoverer used to call them.”

After they suddenly found this little guy in Misha’s hand, a lot of commotion was spread throughout the facility.

A lot of caretakers that had been doing their own daily work had gathered around Misha and this little creature, and seeing all this, even Alex and Elio had gathered here.

Miss Rin had no idea why this was happening, how this little bird could scare a bird as big as that, and why there would be such a commotion out there, but, as someone who loved the most peculiar things of this game, Elio and not Alex was the one that was explaining Miss Rin why there was such a commotion out there.

“These little birds, some of the rarest of their kind, are a long life species and are so rare it’s almost believed that they are an extinct species.

There are so few of these little guys in this world that it is said that whoever even gets to see them out in the wild, have gained a great luck that would last them for a month, or week, or whatever they believe in.”

Though small, and though without any great powers or skills, these birds bear the title of a ‘Lord’ in the wilderness.

In the food chain, they hold a very important position not because they possess any special skills, but because of their mere importance in this nature… plus their ability to manipulate Ichor.

“They are like Miu, if we have to compare them to anyone or anything.”

Just like how Miu had the ability to control the very Nature to a certain degree, these little guys could change Micro changes to the Ichor present in their environment.

These seemingly unperceivable changes are something that doesn’t affect beings like humans or those with high intelligence, but for the creatures of nature, or the beings that live in this nature and perceive even the smallest change to the environment, these creatures are the same as the gods of their kind.

“Though small and very fragile, they are also a long life species. Plus, they are as intelligent as the humans, or even more in some cases.”

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There is a separate fan following of these creatures among the players, there’s even a fan club for these furballs, and Elio, being the great appreciator of Art he is, is part of almost all of them.

He adores these creatures… and he had always wished to meet one if fate allowed it.

But, there was one flaw to these creatures that makes it impossible to see or meet them in controlled settings.

“They are one of the pickiest animals in this world.”

They don’t show themselves to even the other creatures, much less humans or other beings.

Even to their own kind, they are not a friendly species.

“They are one of the rare long life species that lives for hundreds of years so they don’t find it necessary to ‘mate’ and produce offspring unless they Accidentally come across a partner and end up together.

Plus, they are extremely lazy so they don’t like doing practical things, and by that… I mean anything including walking six steps to reach the place where their food is placed.

That aside, thanks to their unique ability to manipulate Ichor, they are almost always invisible to most normal senses.

Even if they are around you, you won’t even notice them. And, since they are the pickiest animals out there, they don’t just go to anyone, not even the highly trained caretakers that feed them.”

They are called Lords by the ornithologists while by the players, they are known with the name ‘Royal princesses’ because of their distinct laziness, cuteness, and pickiness.

“I think that’s the only one in this sanctuary, right?”

“Yup.”

Alex wanted to touch it as well, but it was not going anywhere from Misha’s hands.

It jumped on her head or shoulder if someone tried anything funny, and it made them fall down on their face if they tried touching Misha in any way to get to it.

It was being protective of her, just like it is to the ones that it likes.

“The founder of this place, the first lord of Cromwell personally found this little one somewhere around the corner of the continent and brought it here.

There are some stories saying this little guy was actually the reason the founder even got the idea to create this whole facility in Kalp that was just being constructed at that time.” Alex had only heard rumors so she wasn’t certain either.

That little bird was a legend in this sanctuary, there were a few caretakers that had never even known about the existence of this creature, but Sir Bald who had heard stories of this little guy from the following Lords of Cromwell knew well how it had never taken such liking to any other person.

In the many decades he had worked here, he had only had a few sightings of this little guy, and most of the time, it was either bullying the biggest birds in the area, or was sleeping around like a little carefree baby.

“Anyway… it looks like we’ve found Misha’s partner.”

Considered as some of the most competent, smart, resourceful, and Lazy creatures, these little furballs only had a few people that showed any liking towards them.

And, as the caretaker of this place knew, there were hardly any people every century that it would ever show such liking to.

“You know what, Elio? I think they are perfect together.”

“I was thinking the same thing.”

These creatures were pretty clingy as well, so once they found someone that they actually liked, be it a human or a partner, they would spend the rest of their lives being lazy together with them.

And, among the millions of players that play this game every single day, there were less than a dozen that had been blessed by these creatures’ affection.

“Haaa…”

He adored these furballs like no other being in this game, and wished for their affection as well.

But, sadly, even after his trials, he didn’t gain any attention from them.

“At least, someone found a friend.”

A high maintenance, lazy and picky friend, yes… but, its adorable features made all the negative aspects of its existence meaningless.

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