It didn't matter.
The Wraith told itself that.
They couldn't see it, but it could see them.
They wouldn't play with it, so it played with them.
But now, there was a bird that could see it.
The Wraith realized that it seemed even happier than it had imagined.
It didn't mind at all that this bird had pecked it so fiercely before.
Besides, the bird had only been trying to help it.
That was how the Wraith and Chiu Chiu met.
Chiu Chiu was the name the Wraith gave the bird.
Because the bird was always chirping, "Chiu Chiu."
The sound had left a deep impression on it.
As they spent more time together, the Wraith repeatedly felt that the name suited the bird perfectly.
The bird was always chirping at it.
Perhaps because it heard the sound so often, it gradually became able to understand what the bird meant when it chirped.
The bird could also always understand what it wanted to express.
The two of them became increasingly in sync.
"Wawa~ Wawa..."
The Wraith tilted its head as it looked at Xiao Xiao, like a child showing off its beloved treasure. Its face was filled with happiness and pride.
Chiu Chiu was its best friend.
Although Chiu Chiu sometimes roared at it very fiercely.
The Wraith's final, quiet complaint made Xiao Xiao struggle not to laugh.
He narrowed his eyes slightly. "Chiu Chiu treats you very well."
From the Wraith's description, he guessed that Chiu Chiu was probably a bird with a sharp tongue but a soft heart.
"Wawa~"
The Wraith nodded seriously.
It thought so too.
The smile in Xiao Xiao's eyes deepened.
"Master Xiao?"
A puzzled female voice came from nearby.
Xiao Xiao looked up. The corners of his eyes