I Got a Gallery in the Wild - Chapter 800

There is a bird called the kestrel.

Although it is a bird of prey, it is on the smaller side, and it is a bird that might be surprisingly familiar to people living in apartments.

This is because kestrels often build their nests in apartments to avoid natural predators.

In particular, because kestrels are small and have a gentle, cute appearance, apartment residents often take care of them.

It is very common for the mother kestrel to be wary at first but gradually let her guard down, and later, the chicks born there might build their nests in the same spot again.

It’s not just kestrels; occasionally, other birds do this too.

"Hello? What is your name?"

"Kkiaaaak!"

"Oh, crap."

However, the eagle-owl that built its nest in our home seemed to have extremely strong wariness.

You could tell by how it rushed at me instantly the moment I greeted it through the torn space.

Fortunately, I backed away immediately; otherwise, I would have been bitten by its beak.

’Living as a tenant in someone else’s house, and yet acting like this...’

I stared directly at the eagle-owl beyond the space Cheongseol had torn open.

The eagle-owl was also glaring at me, its bright yellow eyes flashing sharply.

Next to it lay a nest presumed to have been made from World Tree roots.

On top of that, three unhatched eggs were a bonus.

It had barely been a week since that guy came to our side, and not only had it built a nest, but it had even laid eggs.

If you considered it a creature living in the Forest of the Four Seasons, it wasn’t entirely incomprehensible.

’But didn’t that bastard fight Cheongseol’s mother last time?’

What kind of nerve did it have to openly build a nest when Cheongseol was at our house?

However, as could be seen from the recent discussions with Cheongseol’s family, the management of our house’s World Tree roots had completely become my responsibility.

If it were before, they would have desperately stopped the eagle-owl from nesting.

Title) What is this bastard?

Wild Grylls

(Photo of the eagle-owl nesting in the World Tree roots)

(Photo of the eagle-owl glaring fiercely beyond the torn space)

I was planning to explore again after winter ended, but some weird guy nested in our roots;;

↳ Heavenly Demon) It has an extremely sharp expression.

↳ Sword Matstar) Its face is saying, ’If I catch you, I’ll fuck you up,’ though?

↳ Princess Chaenggu) It’s cute.

↳ It literally looks like it wants to kill you, though?

↳ Seriously, whenever you try to live peacefully, weird things happen lol

↳ Then is tonight’s dinner chicken?

↳ Does that look like a chicken to you, dumbass?

↳ Allfather) It looks like an eagle-owl. But inhabiting the World Tree roots... Is it that famous nameless eagle?

↳ What is that, Professor?

↳ Allfather) It is a bird famous for being a bitter rival of Nidhogg.

↳ Can Grylls fight and win?

↳ Allfather) I am not sure about that. I suppose dragging it outside might work, though.

↳ You got a new neighbor, Grylls lol

↳ Literally a bird neighbor lol

↳ By the way, what happened to the raccoon family? There’s been no news lately.

↳ Wild Grylls) The raccoon family is doing well.

A bird neighbor. I chuckled at the double meaning.

Anyway, I was worried about how to deal with this eagle-owl.

The possibility of Nidhogg’s family helping was extremely low, so I had to resolve it myself.

The problem was that I didn’t know how strong that guy was.

According to Allfather, it was on par with Nidhogg, which made it an even bigger problem.

Nidhogg was weaker than a dragon, but within the World Tree roots, she was on equal footing.

If that eagle-owl really possessed that much power, it meant I had to prepare for a pretty big loss.

"Sssip... Is there any way to handle this? Think about it."

"If it’s Master, you can fight and win."

"Aren’t you going to fight?"

"I will cheer from the side. Honestly, fighting together would just be a nuisance."

Lackey was talking nonsense, but it couldn’t be dismissed as mere nonsense.

Indeed, assuming the eagle-owl and I fought to the death, others’ help would only get in the way.

Moreover, that wasn’t the end of it; if the World Tree roots were damaged, there was no telling what the consequences would be.

Didn’t a bizarre incident happen just recently when I tried to trace back the World Tree roots?

The World Tree roots essentially acted as a power line, and I was worried about what would happen if they were damaged.

This was why I had decided to head to Daejeon instead of tracking the Gallery server and the Tower of Babel.

"Or how about getting close to it by feeding it?"

"Do you think that’s possible?"

"Isn’t that how you’ve kept the kids with you so far? I don’t think adding one more will make much of a difference."

Elia made a reasonably good suggestion, but unfortunately, it had low feasibility.Enjoying the story? Read on at novelping(.)com.

While the mothers who had entrusted their young to me so far could be ’communicated’ with, the eagle-owl had immediately attacked.

In addition, because I was friendly with Nidhogg, the eagle-owl’s bitter rival, negotiations were quite difficult.

In the end, it meant there was only fighting, but even that would require enduring a heavy toll.

"If you’re going to feed it, how about giving it candied sweet potatoes?"

"You were just nagging me earlier, and now you’re going on about candied sweet potatoes?"

"Delicious things are always right."

Whether Elia and Lackey bickered or not, I pondered deeply to break through the current situation.

The World Tree roots were almost the only long-distance travel route, so they had to be secured.

Otherwise, the exploration range would be drastically reduced, making it impossible to collect various records.

Even if I traveled far and found another World Tree, returning would be difficult as long as the eagle-owl stood firmly in the way.

’Do I really have to get rid of it?’

I faced the eagle-owl, which was still staring at me fiercely.

It was incredibly troublesome as it radiated killing intent, ready to tear me apart at any moment.

’Since Cheongseol’s family also said it’s my responsibility, it’s hard to ask for help...’

Should I just do as Lackey said and try to ease its wariness by giving it candied sweet potatoes?

Since there was no suitable method right now, this was the best option.

Since a physical clash would only result in damage for both of us, I planned to push it to the back burner as much as possible.

"Therefore, as Lackey said, I will give it candied sweet potatoes little by little."

"Ohh."

"But don’t you dare think of eating them."

"Tsk."

I knew this bastard would react like this.

I looked at the disappointed Lackey with pity, then gazed beyond the torn space.

Since Cheongseol hadn’t closed it yet, I could clearly see the eagle-owl beyond.

The fellow was still glaring at me, its feathers puffed up to the maximum to maintain its guard.

Whoosh—

I tossed a piece of candied sweet potato toward it.

Then, perhaps thinking I was pulling some trick, it shrieked and dodged.

Consequently, the candied sweet potato fell limply to the ground and gradually cooled down.

Tak-tak! Ta-dak! Tak!

The eagle-owl clacked its beak, on guard as if it considered me dangerous.

It seemed it would take quite a long time to get close.

Title) What do eagle-owls like?

Wild Grylls

(Video of the candied sweet potato fallen on the floor and the wary eagle-owl)

I gave it candied sweet potatoes, but it’s wary and won’t eat them.

↳ Heavenly Demon) Seeing how it clacks its beak, it seems to regard you as a threat.

↳ Allfather) Trying to befriend a legendary animal. What an amazing idea.

↳ Isn’t he already raising a hatchling and a Nidhogg cub?

↳ He’s already raising so many, adding one more won’t make a difference lol

↳ I think if you keep giving it, its wariness might ease up.

Unfortunately, it seemed no one knew what eagle-owls liked.

At least there was talk that, like a bird of prey, it liked large chunks of meat, but the key was where to get that meat.

’Whenever I walked around, everyone was busy running away, so...’

Originally, there were only beasts eager to devour me.

But perhaps because I had grown too much recently, everyone was avoiding me.

Because of that, I had been getting meat from the Meat Forest and Wine Pool lately; hunting was difficult.

’It’s also hard to find meat that fits that size.’

It was right around the time I was debating whether I really had to fight.

Lackey came up beside me and faced the highly wary eagle-owl.

He then stared intently at it and said to me.

"Master. That guy is scared."

"Huh?"

"It is scared of Master."

Lackey pointing out that the eagle-owl was scared of me.

I wondered why a creature that could rival a dragon within the World Tree roots would be scared.

"It seems it chose the wrong place to move into."

"..."

"Think about it. It built a nest in a clearly good place, but right in front of it, some monster is standing tall."

It’s not even a real kestrel, what is this guy doing?

Kestrels nesting in apartments also get wary whenever humans appear, so is it a similar story?

It was a bit absurd, but it was actually a frequent occurrence.

Not just in apartments, but similar things happened in this world too.

"Chuchuchuchu. Come here."

"...I didn’t tell you to treat it like a baby, Master."New chapters come out on novеlping.com first.

So I even reached out my hand directly to ease its guard, but it didn’t work.

Instead, I only received a pathetic look from Lackey, which made me feel awkward for nothing.

In any case, since the eagle-owl had no intention of moving, I also had to slowly become friendly with it.

I wasn’t sure how Nidhogg’s family would react in the future, but I could just persuade them well then.

Tak-tak! Tak-tak-tak!

As I watched quietly, the eagle-owl clacked its beak to threaten me.

It even spread its wings wide to puff up its size, which was truly troublesome.

’What? It had two pairs of wings?’

The surprising thing was that it had as many as two pairs of wings.

As expected of a legendary animal’s appearance.

Anyway, I constantly brought meat from the Meat Forest and Wine Pool and handed it to the eagle-owl.

The fellow, who hadn’t even spared a glance at the candied sweet potatoes, ate the meat while keeping an eye on me.

"Is it delicious?"

"Kyahk!"

"I can’t even say a word."

It was grateful for the food, but was it still on guard?

Well, since there were eggs right nearby, it was a natural reaction.

In the end, having no choice, I pushed the exploration to the back burner until I got close to it.

In the meantime, if I looked around near the house, something might turn up.

’Come to think of it, what is the Three-Legged Crow up to?’

I wondered why the Three-Legged Crow hadn’t been seen at all recently.

Originally, it would bring various rare creatures in exchange for delicious food like pork belly.

But whether it had moved its territory or, as expected of the Forest of the Four Seasons, died somewhere, there was absolutely no news.

Since everyone had their own business, I was curious, but decided to let it go for now.

"Gwoooo."

"Is it delicious?"

For now, getting close to the eagle-owl was the priority.

I constantly gave meat to the eagle-owl, gradually getting closer.

Was this how people who fed kestrels in apartments felt?

Originally, it would have spread both pairs of wings to threaten me, but now it was quietly accepting and eating.

Just as I wondered how long I had to keep this up.

"...What?"

"Gugugu."

The next morning.

As soon as I opened my eyes, the eagle-owl was poking its face out beyond the torn space.

It even clacked its beak while widening its round eyes.

It had an expression that seemed to say, ’Aren’t you going to feed me?’

’...It really looks exactly like Wonmo.’

A winged owlbear... no, an owlbear is a ground owl.

Anyway, I constantly shared food with the eagle-owl.

"Keh-eng! Keh-eng! Keng!"

"What’s wrong with you guys again?"

"Keh-e-eng! Keng!"

"Master. They say a dangerous resident has moved in."

"A resident?"

A few days later, the father raccoon trembled and protested something to me.

When I headed near the raccoon family’s habitat because of this.

"Gugugugu."

"..."

Before I knew it, I was confronted with the eagle-owl nesting near our house.

Perhaps because it had come out of the World Tree roots, its size had become extremely small.

"...Right. Get along well on your own."

"Keh-eng!"

"They say they are scared."

"Don’t worry. You won’t die."

Get along well with your neighbors.

In this way, I faced a new neighbor.

"Now let’s gradually set off. You didn’t forget anything, right?"

"Master’s conscience?"

"Isn’t that getting to be a tiring repertoire?"

"My human rights?"

"You never had those to begin with."

And so, we finished our preparations to head to Daejeon.