Of All Things, I Became a Crow

.

I still don't know what kind of world this is, right? If it has a cultivation background, there's a way to train for tens or hundreds of years to become a mystical creature.
The fact that it takes decades is a ditch, but since there's a possibility… Hah– why am I crying?

*Rumble-

 Even in this situation, my stomach’s rumbling was not much different from when I was a human.
I was somewhat annoyed.

 Phew, let's find something to eat first.
I’m hungry… What should I do?

I flew through the forest while muttering to myself.
I looked around carefully, listened to the sound of birds chirping in my ears.
There’s also the rustling of leaves and something that moved in the bushes.

Maybe it was not the season of fruits.
The leaves were abundant, but nothing that looked delicious could be seen.
Of course, there will be no seeds. Then,

– Do I have to eat bugs? Do I have to eat worms?! Oh no! I hate that!! Um, let's find water! I'll catch fish too! I like sashimi, so I'll just close my eyes and eat it!

Sponsored Content

Not bugs, absolutely!

I sat on a nearby branch and rested for a while, vowing not to eat them.

To be frank, the safest way is to find a flock of crows, but I didn't choose this because I remembered that the crows formed flocks only during the mating season.
They’re smart, but it's hard to find a flock which was really outside of the mating season.
Being in a flock, there’s also the possibility of being chased, beaten, or killed.

–Give up, I give up.
I'd prefer a human.
If possible, a male protagonist of any novel or other story.
No, I don't care whether it's male or female!

For now, I need to find humans and act as cute as I can to gain their favor, because if I don't, I’ll either be stoned to death, shot down with an arrow, beheaded, or killed because when I, a bird that symbolized unluckiness, came close to them.

Why am I in a ditch this early? I take over a body, but why is there no buff? How is that possible?

A sigh came out naturally as I imagined the future, which looked as black as my black feathers.
N-no, no!! Calm down! I don't know anything yet!

All I've done so far is that I became a crow, panicked, practiced, and flew around for a bit to look for food! Where is it though? I still don't know.
Let's have hope! I can still hold onto the strings of hope that this is a cultivation world!! Don't throw away the possibility that I can be a mystical creature!

For now, I have to find water…

The rustling sound got louder.
Huh? Is something there?

I put strength on my arms, or wings, so that I could fly away.
I also looked down.

After becoming a crow, thanks to my improved eyesight, I could see the rustling bushes from afar.
What is it? What's there?

My heart was pounding, I slowly approached it with caution.

Is it a man? Um, a noble or royalty who went hunting as a hobby in the forest? Although a bit cliché, maybe it’s a member of a hero party? No, if it's a cultivation world, it could be a qi (life energy) master—!

Whatever it is, I just wanted a person to be there.
I looked at the rustling bushes with that desperate wish.

O-hoh.
Something came out from the bushes!

'Fxck, dreams or hopes doesn't exist in this world.'

I feel betrayed when pig heads pop out from the bushes.
Those pig heads with bulging flesh came out while holding crude-looking weapons.

Hey– hey! What do I do when the things that come out are mountain orcs from a fantasy?! You pigs really don't know how to read the mood!

A handsome guy should be the one who appeared from there! Aaahh! Fxck! This life is ruined!

I feel hopeless about my life, then I stole a glance at the orcs.
Really, they're not lying about orcs being dirty and snorts.
Originally, pigs are neat animals that are choosy about bathroom, but why are these orcs with pig head so messy?

The sight of the orcs that looked like flies were flying around made me nauseous.

Sponsored Content

Good grief.
Let's not get close- No, wait, think about it.

If the orcs are here, it means the village where the orcs live is nearby, right? When there's a village, it should be easy to get food and water.
If nothing else, the water should be nearby!

Ooh, I heard that people gain strength that they didn't have in crisis situations.
My head's gears are spinning!

I slowly followed the orcs, praising my brain for its nice thought in this situation.

I don't know if it's because they don't know that I'm following them by flying between branches or if they don't care about crows, but I can hear the orcs' conversation.

“Chiek! We need to find him quickly.
Chiek!”

“How dare he kill our comrade, chiek! Let's catch that human and eat soft meat, chiekkk!”

“Since there's only one left, how about the one who catches it gets to eat all of him? Chiek!”

“That's good, chiek! It's such a waste to share when it's just one person!”

Listening to their conversation, I learned two things, one was that, surprisingly, I could understand their words.

Wow, I thought there was no buff, but you made me understand their words? You have at least some conscience!

I don't know if it's God or the will of the world, but I suppose that he has a minimum conscience.
Yeah, literally just the bare minimum.
Damn it!

Oh, and one more.
These orcs are chasing after someone.
A person with the skills powerful enough to kill orcs.

But honestly speaking, I don't expect that much.

‘It's probably a mercenary or something like that.’

Just after I became a crow, I had high hopes, and ended up being shattered. You thought I'd look forward to it? I'm not making expectation – I'm not – I'm only going to check out this person.

I'll expect this person to be a mercenary or hunter – please let me meet a human this time.
Come, hunter, come out, mercenary-

I prayed in my heart and flew after the orcs. But I chased away that wish.

No, what if I really meet a mercenary or hunter this time? Guess I'll look for this person! Little ****…, if it's like last time, I'll let you know that if a crow is angry, it'll be XXX!

As the orcs march forward, I started searching from up high.

Orcs need to explore on feet  for the search, but I'm a crow! I can fly, so I can find that person from above!

I smiled in my heart and looked around eagerly.
It hasn't been long since I was able to fly, but it felt so good to be able to fly freely as if I was walking.

Hmhmhm~ Where are you? Where? Please come out!

“Caww! (Found him!)”