Chapter 28 (2/2)

Looking down at this gold medal, Tanner finally got some inspiration and added. “Dad has never gotten first place in the flying competition, so Peipei truly is very powerful.”

For this sentence to be said, not only the cub, but even Fuya, got stunned. She had not expected that her husband would be able to say something like that.

“Tiuh, tiuh-tiuh!”

The cub strongly called out and fully stood up in his hand, strightening his back. The original folded wings were now slightly open.

This action was commonly used in the Kuhti race and the other two races to show others their strength and ability while in beast form.

Although there was no momentum to the action when it was made by a cub, and was on the country quite cute. It was very gratifying for the parents when their cub tried to show their ability to them, and it made Tanner think of something–

In the Waren manor, there was a spacious courtyard. After finally having managed to cross the barrier and connect as father and cub. Tanner brought the fluffy cub in his arms over to the courtyard that was covered with a green lawn.

“Tiuh?” Being put down on the grass, the little cub tilted his head and called out in confusion as he looked up at his father who stood in front of him.

After having set his mind, Tanner, in the next second, showed the cub his true form.

Red, intense bright red feathers. By the sun’s touch, the color seemed to come alive as if the feathers were aflame, it was a very mighty color that radiated strength.

The creature standing before the cub was very large and created a sharp contrast between them when compared. Even though they were both of the Kuhti race, the cub’s body was not even half the length of the other’s claws.

With a jaw like a swallow, body like a crane and a beautiful long tail, the beast form of the Kuthi race was very similar to that of the Phoenix in human myths and legends. It was an extremely gorgeous creature that could not help but be admired.

The huge body of the adult Kuhti suddenly cast a shadow over the cub standing next to it. Standing in the shadow, the cub blinked and gazed up at large creature before it, his black eyes filled with longing.

“Tiuh!”

He would become just as pretty and strong when he grows up. Unable to resist taking a step forward, the cub tried to get close to observe the huge creature in front of him.

As the little red cub went closer, his body suddenly became weightless and floated up. It was as if there was some kind of invisible force lifting him and it brought him from the grass up to the huge creature’s back.

After a while, the cub reacted and curiously took a step on the back feathers of this huge creature, then one more, and one more. A little bit left, a little bit right.

With the cub’s small weight, the adult Kuhti carrying the cub could not feel him stepping around, but this huge Phoenix-like creature naturally knew the cub’s position on his back.

Waiting until the cub on his back had adapted, the huge creatures moved and flapped his blazing red feathers, traveling high up into the sky. He slowly started accelerating while making sure that the cub would not fall off.

“Tiuh——Tiuh, tiuh!”

The little cub, sitting on the back of his parent, was for the first time experiencing such high speed and he excitingly raised his own wings, fluttering them as if it was he who was flying.

In the reflection of the cub’s dark eyes, clouds were gradually approaching, and the cub’s perception of the sky seemed to have deepened a little.

For parents to change into their beast form and carry their cub’s into the sky, was a very common parent-cub activity in the Kuhti, Kuwei and Cotto races. It was usually done by the father in the family.

Tanner had, however, never done this before and the Kuhti cub had never experienced it. But tonight, after becoming aware of his own mistakes, Tanner had taken the initiative to change that.

He carried the cub, across the sky, through the clouds, while listening to his excited cries–

I should have done this earlier.

Despite thinking this, Tanner knew that he could not change his past mistakes.

He could only try to avoid making the same mistakes here on after and try to be a better father in the future.

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Translator’s note:

Apletely collapsing”, “in an awful condition”, “in complete shambles”, or, my favorite, “a total mess”.