Chapter 42 "I already have a contracted fiend"

Da-eun walked out of the room after washing up… she went downstairs and entered the living room, when she heard some voices coming out of Grandfather Einar' room.. she would've let it slide but what caught her attention was not her grandfather' voice, but a voice of a bird..

She got curious after hearing the voices.. after hearing them for some time she reached to a conclusion that she thought was ridiculous… 'They are talking.. a human and a bird are talking with each other..'

She saw Elio walking out of the kitchen with a tray in his hand.. he placed it in front of Da-eun and said "Miss.. have breakfast.. I made your favourite pancake with some fruits and milk.."

After saying that he was about to return to the kitchen when Da-eun stopped him "Elio.. does grandpa know bird language? He is talking to a bird for quite some time and I guess they are having a conversation.. it's quite surprising to hear them talk so happily.."

Da-eun said as her eyebrows rose up and a wide smile broke out on her innocent face.. Elio got surprised when he heard what Da-eun said.. not because she guessed that Grandfather Einar knew bird language, but because she could hear them with the door closed.. and the room was at a good distance from the living room.. a normal human wouldn't even know that there was someone inside because the rooms were all soundproof..

Elio couldn't even hear a single word from the distance with his special abilities.. He could only hear a little even after pressing his ears by the door and concentrating a great deal in hearing… yet, Da-eun could clearly tell what they were talking about..

Elio wanted to tell her that he couldn't hear anything from inside and she had probably awakened a portion of her powers, that's why she's able to listen from a distance with closed door and even with soundproofing..

Elio decided not to say anything about it and simply told her "Miss if you'd like to know more about the Old master and the bird then maybe you should go and ask him yourself.. He'll let you know about it himself.."

Da-eun heard him and nodded her head in agreement.. she also felt that if she asked directly then her grandfather would tell her surely..

She stood in front of the door and knocked.. She could hear light footsteps approaching the door.. The door opened from inside.. she was greeted with the sight of her grandfather with a fiery red bird on his shoulder..

Da-eun saw that the bird was so small but so beautiful.. it was red like a fire was burning on it's wings and had covered all of it's body.. it's eyes were small and round… as she stared at it with curiosity, the bird also kept staring at her with it's head tilted to it's left..

Little Chichi saw that the girl was staring at her with her eyes open wide, she was beautiful.. Little chichi liked her at a glance.. she was to it's liking and wanted to make friends with her..

Little Chichi flew from Grandfather Einar's shoulder and started flying around Da-eun.. It started to circle around her while chirping in excitement.. "Chi chi.. chichichi.. chichi.. chi.." 'Aww.. she is so cute, so beautiful… can I stay with her? I feel a strong aura coming out of her body… it makes me wanna get close to her.. it's like she is the one I was waiting for.. too bad I'm a contracted fiend already..'

When grandfather Einar heard what Little Chichi was talking about, he felt his eyes twitching.. he knew that little chichi was fond of people with good looks, but this was the first time he heard it say something like getting close to her because of some aura that was calling for it..

This made grandfather Einar have a feeling that he had to observe things more closely from now on.. he wanted to see if this thing only happened to his contracted fiend or some other beasts too.. he made up his mind to keep an eye on things around Da-eun..

Grandfather Einar saw that Da-eun was feeling awkward and said "Alright.. little chichi.. you can stop now.. I'm afraid you'd make her head spin and faint from all the flapping of your wings.."

Little Chichi heard him and instantly stopped circling around Da-eun' head.. it looked at her and felt that it'd overdid it.. it finally flew back and landed on Grandfather Einar' shoulder.. it rubbed it's head against his head to calm him down..

Grandfather Einar saw this and chuckled.. he rubbed it's head and turned to look at Da-eun "Girl.. this is my contracted fiend Little Chichi.. it's a little fond of people who are good looking and beautiful like you.. so, don't mind what it did just now.. it's always like that, full of playfulness.."

Da-eun shook her head and said "Grandpa I don't mind.. actually I like it too.. little chichi is so beautiful.. but grandpa can you tell me what's a contracted fiend?"

Da-eun was new to the terms used by her grandfather and was trying really hard to understand them.. it had only been a few days that she started to know about these things.. so, it was natural for her to not know many things…

Grandfather Einar understood her confusion related to many new things that were happening around her and had yet to know.. so, he was patient enough to tell her everything about things that she was unfamiliar with and curious about..

He patiently explained everything about a contracted fiend to her.. "So… now you know what a contracted fiend is… it's important to have one.. because it can help you in difficult times and also make you grow stronger.. and it'll never betray you unlike humans.. and most importantly, it'll be your best friend for life through life and death.."

Da-eun heard everything with much concentration… she was intrigued by what grandfather Einar had told her and also wanted to find a fiend for herself "Grandpa… how can I find myself one?"

Grandfather Einar heard her and was about to respond to her question when a childlike voice came from right beside him.. "You can have one when you are capable enough.. based on your current level of cultivation, you might not be able to get one for the next three years.."

Da-eun looked at Noah with his usual cocky expression that he had when teasing her, who came out of nowhere and started to mock her.. she felt like he was trying to make her realize that she was way behind her league to reach the certain level..

This made Da-eun feel irritated in an instant and she retorted "Oh yeah.. then, what about you? You'd need at least ten years to get one because you are younger than me.."

Noah scoffed after hearing that and said "Hmph.. stupid.. this has nothing to do with the age.. and with being younger or older.. I already have a contracted fiend just so you know.. I'm stronger than you can even imagine…"

After saying that Noah walked out of the living room, leaving a stunned Da-eun with a dumbfounded expression..