Southern Continent, United City, Elder Council headquarters in the city center.
The Tiger-skin Parrot was reporting to several elders.
The Sole Supremacy Society and United City had long since completed their merger. The former leaders had all transformed into elders with various serial numbers, adapting to the local customs.
Other members of the Sole Supremacy Society sat in a circle around them, watching it. Some picked at their toes, some picked their noses, and some dug in their ears...
Picking at their fingernails was considered the most normal behavior.
The Parrot could not understand why its colleagues had suddenly developed such a hobby after it went out on assignment. Was it some sort of fashion? It had no time to pursue the matter, because it still had to make its report.
"...That's what happened. I swear I didn't tell a single lie. The one who took Sun Yan Yu's power was a woman, but I didn't see her face clearly, and my camera didn't capture her either."
Once the report was finished, the elders exchanged glances, as if communicating something.
After a while, the Grand Elder nodded. "Mm. Although you bear little responsibility, you ultimately failed to complete the mission. We will now announce your punishment."
What, there was punishment for failing a mission? The Tiger-skin Parrot shuddered and looked around, wondering which window would be best for escaping later.
"You are sentenced to pick at your eyeballs for one month. That's all. Everyone, disperse," said the Grand Elder.
Oh, no wonder so many people around here were picking at random things...
Still, the Parrot could not understand where this kind of punishment had come from.
But it soon remembered something even more important. The meeting could not end just like that.
"Wait, Elder, I have something else to say."