Book 4: Chapter 9
Chochoriges is a bird monster with three heads and an earthworm tail. The color of its feathers were purplish blue, seeming to melt into the darkness of the forest, but the light from the bonfire reflected off the feathers, so it was not difficult to see them.
There is a saying which goes “blind as a bird at night”, so some people think birds are inactive at night time. But I have heard that this is not the case.
Otherwise, there would be no nocturnal birds like owls or migratory birds which cross the sky at night to avoid natural predators.
The chicken, which is a representative of poultry, has low eyesight and is completely inactive at night, so the saying “blind as a bird at night” came about.
「Surround them! Victory is ours if we can surround them, nura!」
「Why the hell are you flapping your wings when you can’t fly!」
「They saved us the trouble of going out to catch them, nu!」
The yellow-eyed Chochorieges rushed in with their wings spread. These birds, which are nearly 2 meters tall, are scary enough as an intimidation tactic when their wings are spread.
「Hyaah…」