"You're the idiot."
The girl retorted as if she were used to it.
"Sorry, sorry."
The manager hurried over when he heard the commotion.
"I forgot to bring him back."
The manager reached behind one of the shelves.
A few seconds later, he pulled his hand back.
Uncle Xi and the boy stared in surprise.
"A parrot?!"
They exclaimed almost in unison.
"Yes."
The girl smiled as she introduced them.
"This is Adai."
"He's the manager's parrot."
A-Adai?
The unexpectedly down-to-earth name seemed to dispel the slightly creepy atmosphere from a moment ago.
Uncle Xi and the boy were both a little stunned.
Had they just been scared by a parrot?
Wait—
Hold on!
"That parrot was talking just now?!"
Uncle Xi blurted out the question that had suddenly crossed his mind.
"Idiot! Idiot!"
As if answering Uncle Xi's question, the parrot flapped its wings and let out a voice that was somewhat shrill, yet as childish as a little kid's...
Maybe it was the sound quality...
But it also sounded a little eerie.
"Be quiet!"
The manager glared fiercely at his parrot.
"Don't be rude to the customers."
The manager turned to Uncle Xi and the boy.
"Sorry."
"This idiot loves calling people idiots, even though he's an idiot himself."
"It's fine."
Uncle Xi shook his head.
He wasn't going to hold a grudge against a parrot.
Especially when its owner had already apologized.
Besides, he was more curious than angry.
Of course he knew parrots could talk.
Once, when he'd taken his child out, he'd seen a talking parrot.
But parrots that could talk like this were still rare.
Even though it wasn't his first time seeing one, he still found it fascinating.
Besides...
They didn't all say the same