On the balcony of the restaurant
"Father, I'm thirsty; I want to go get some water. Wait for me here; I'll be back soon." Amy set down her longsword before running down the stairs.
"Little girl." Mag wiped away the sweat on his forehead with a smile. Sword practice was now one of his daily activities. He practiced for an hour every night before going to bed, and it was very beneficial to his mastery of the sword technique.
"But I've been practicing for almost an hour now, so I'm a little thirsty as well." Meg set down his longsword before also making his way downstairs. He was still a little concerned about letting Amy get some water by herself.
Meg made his way to the staircase on the first floor, and was just about to leave when he suddenly stopped and cast his gaze toward the door.
Amy was supposed to be drinking water, but she was holding onto the two ducks by their necks as she dragged them toward the door. Meg was quite amused to see her in such a pitiful state, and he was rather perplexed as he thought to himself, What is Amy doing?
"Meow ~"
Ugly Duckling hurriedly followed along behind him, and its eyes were filled with concern.
"Shh, shut up, Ugly Duckling!" Amy turned to glare at Ugly Duckling before turning toward the staircase, and whispering, "It'll be bad if Father finds out."
"Meow." Ugly Duckling let loose a feeble cry before falling silent.
"You still can't let me find out?" Meg poked his head out again and looked at Amy with a curious expression. She was deliberately avoiding him, and where was she going with the two ducks?
Amy set down the two ducks, and the two ducks panted heavily as they tried to squirm away from Amy in a horrified manner.
"Don't run!" Amy grabbed onto the ducks by their necks again before trying to reach for the doorknob. Her fingertips finally came into contact with the doorknob, and the door was unlocked with a crack.
"Phew." She heaved a faint sigh of relief before looking back at the two struggling ducks, and she hurriedly released them so that they could catch their breaths. She then picked them up by their necks again and tiptoed out of the room.
Meg looked out to see Amy holding onto the two ducks, but she didn't go very far. Instead, she put down the two ducks at the door, and seemed to have said something to them before a ball of flames appeared in her hand.
"Is she going to roast them?" Meg raised an eyebrow as he silently made his way over to the door before peering out.
The two ducks were staring at Amy with horror in their eyes, and Ugly Duckling was also standing in front of the two ducks with a panicked expression. However, a hint of horror appeared in its eyes at the sight of the ball of flames in Amy's hand.
Amy looked at the Red-top Tricolor Ducks, and slowly squatted down with an expectant look on her face as she said, "Such fat and ugly ducks must be delicious to roast. I'll roast them until they're golden brown, and I'll be able to eat one of their legs. I'll be super happy."
"Quack quack quack!!!"
The two ducks flapped their wings in a horrified manner, trying to get as far away from this demon as possible. However, their legs were bound together, so they were completely unable to move. They could only look on as the ball of flames slowly approached them, and they could feel the terrifying heat emanating from it.
"Sigh, I was going to eat you two, but Ugly Duckling is so pitiful, so I decided to let you two go. I can't let Ugly Duckling experience the pain of losing its parents." Amy heaved a forlorn sigh as the ball of flames in her hand shrank down to the size of a chopstick. She slashed the ball of flames between the ducks' legs, and the ropes binding their legs were reduced to ashes.
The two Tricolor Ducks immediately fell to the ground with blank expressions on their faces, as if they were completely oblivious to what had just happened, and they had even forgotten to run away.
"If you don't leave now, I'm going to go back on my word. Father is going to make you two into roast ducks tomorrow." Amy's eyes were beginning to light up with anticipation again.
"Quack quack!!!"
The two Red-top Tricolor Ducks seemed to have come to their senses as they flapped their wings and flew toward the plaza. One of them was so panicked that it almost crashed into a tree, causing a pile of dried leaves to fall from the tree before disappearing into the distance as a pair of black dots.
"Meow ~!"
Ugly Duckling looked on with excitement as the ducks flew into the distance. It then turned to Amy and rubbed its little head against her foot.
"So you're just worried that Ugly Duckling will be sad." Meg shook his head with a smile. This little guy was very kind.
"Alright, I know you're very happy." Amy patted Ugly Duckling's head with a smile as she looked at the blissful expression on its face, and said, "However, have you ever heard of the saying that a son must repay a father's debt?"
"Meow ~"
Ugly Duckling turned to Amy with a perplexed expression.
"Don't worry, you'll understand in the future." Amy picked up Ugly Duckling in her arms with a smile. She looked up at the sky again before entering the restaurant, and murmured to herself with a remorseful expression, "Watching those two roast ducks fly away really makes me sad. But how am I going to tell Father about this? It took him an entire day to catch them … "
Meg silently disappeared from the staircase. Amy had to have been worried that he wouldn't agree, so she had secretly released those two ducks. However, he was quite curious as to what reason Amy was going to use to tell him about this.
"Father, please have some water."
Meg waited on the balcony for a while, and Amy carefully made her way over to Meg with a glass of water in her hands.
"Thank you, Amy." Meg accepted the glass of water with a smile and took a sip. At least she knew how to show some filial piety to him first.
Amy looked up at Meg with an apologetic expression, and said, "I'm sorry, Father. I released those two ugly ducks because I thought Ugly Duckling would be sad."
"That's alright. It's very encouraging to be able to empathize with your friends' feelings." Meg shook his head with a smile as he looked at Amy with approval in his eyes.
Not only did she know how to empathize with her friends' feelings, but more importantly, she didn't try to lie. Instead, she was honest with him, and that was very important to him.
A smile appeared on Amy's face as she nodded, and said, "Yes, but it's alright. Even though I released them, their children are still in my hands. They'll be returned to me sooner or later."
A resigned smile appeared on Meg's face as he patted Amy's head, and said, "Then let's practice swordsmanship for a while more before going to bed."
"Mm-hm." Amy nodded as she picked up her longsword, and began to practice swordsmanship with Meg.
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