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Once Bingryong entered the scene, the Phoenixes lowered their wings and bowed.
Proper treatment to an elder brother!
Yellowy also displayed obedience, like a docile Korean cow.
Bingryong swelled with self-importance.
“You guys are working hard.”
“Not at all, senior. We are merely utilizing the path you have already cleared.”
Yellowy acted especially friendly.
“So you understand. In our time, we always listened intently to the words of our seniors.”
“Please tell us the ways of life and what we must do to endure living under our particularly evil master.”
Bingryong was greatly satisfied by the seniority treatment and told them the absolutely necessary information for living.
“No matter how hungry you are, you must eat cautiously. Never eat around the master. You’ll be abused for eating a lot. You must not recklessly eat meat dropped from any prey. You have to give the tasty and fresh meat to be sold.”
Yellowy and the Phoenixes understood and nodded their heads in sympathy.
“In the end, we have to live while only eating the food the master gives? When can we eat tasty meat?”
“You have to eat in secret. Be it hillock or hollow, you must fill your belly in such a place. The master has a talent for constantly keeping us hungry. Jeez. Does a boat get lazy if you fill it with oil? Make sure you eat properly.”
“As expected of our senior.”
“This is the wisdom I learned in life. You guys will also come to know it all with the passing of time, but I’m telling you beforehand so you don’t suffer. There are also times when you hunt with the master, right?”
“There are many occasions. We want some time to ourselves, but he always drags us along.”