Monster Hunter Monster Girl Story

Chapter 73 Referee

Feeling that someone was supporting her, Cui Cui became extremely eager for victory.

After transforming into a dragon girl and leaping lightly, she transforms back into a dragon, spreads her wings, and soars into the sky.

After listening intently for a moment and confirming the location, Tianyan looked up at Cui Cui, who was swooping down towards it.

Hey!

A loud roar suddenly rang in Li Ai and the little fool's ears.

Li Ai immediately recognized that it was the colorful bird imitating Cui Cui's cry.

"It turns out that not only does the colorful bird love to watch, but it's also a fan of Cui Cui."

This sudden roar completely disrupted the Heavenly Eye's attention.

The target that had been locked on was lost, and when they tried to continue listening, they found that the sound of the dive had suddenly decreased significantly.

Tianyan felt that it didn't look like a female Rathalos, but the smaller one looked more like a human.

Realizing something, the Heavenly Eye opened its mouth at its maximum angle, and a straight stream of water shot out.

"Everyone, lie down and take cover!"

After Li Ai called out, she hugged the colorful bird's neck and pulled it down.

After the eternal flow rays swept upwards, the Heavenly Eye did not stop, but instead used the impact to propel itself backwards while spitting out air.

Just as the colorful bird, its neck held in a loop, was about to struggle, a beam of water swept across from above.

Then you see the trees on the side being neatly cut in half by the water flow, sliding and falling over.

Realizing that his celestial eye had missed its target with its water-ray beams, he quickly tried to probe again to pinpoint the location.

Call ~

First came a faint sound of wings flapping.

Then the airflow suddenly became extremely violent, and the source of the sound was directly above the Sky Eye.

With powerful claws, it pushes off using the momentum of a dive.

The Heavenly Eye, which was brought close, was kicked over and fell to its side.

Facing the approaching exploding liquid bubbles, Cui Cui did not dodge but rushed towards them.

Boom! Boom!

Amidst the thick smoke, a thorn with purple venom at its tail lashed out and pierced its dorsal fin.

The originally pink fins have now taken on a pale purple hue.

The excited cheers of the Ailus ceased at this moment, and the jungle became eerily quiet.

Glug glug~

A series of bubbles dissipated, and the Heavenly Eye transformed into a monster girl. Its shrunken body allowed it to escape the piercing of the poisonous stinger.

She gritted her teeth and supported her shoulders, backing away towards Cuicui.

Before the thick smoke had even dissipated, the dragon's tail had already drooped to the ground, and Cui Cui had already fainted from serious injuries.

Ouch~

The colorful bird emitted a series of female Rathalos roars, trying to wake it up.

Seeing that there was no response for a long time, she lowered her head in disappointment, and tears immediately streamed down her face.

"I'll go check on Cuicui. You silly boy, keep an eye on her."

Confirming that Cui Cui's injuries were not life-threatening, Li Ai raised the Heavenly Eye Claw: "The Heavenly King Challenger has failed! Heavenly Eye wins!"

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The supporters of the seaside tribe, Ailu, cheered upon seeing their narrow victory.

"This is an antidote. It will only work on the dragon girl's petite frame. Don't transform into a dragon for a while after drinking it."

"Thank you... She's amazing. She's nothing like a normal female Rathalos, especially in her skillful use of transformation. Her combat philosophy is also completely different."

After Tianyan finished speaking, he drank the antidote.

"The flexible transformation was taught to me, what do you mean by 'different combat philosophies'?"

"I fight to preserve myself as much as possible, while she fights to cripple her opponent as much as possible. So even when she knows she is at a disadvantage, she will still take the initiative to attack."

The Heavenly Eye speaks its mind.

"Judging from this, you're really suited for positional warfare."

Looking at the floating bubbles, Li Ai realized that the monster girl also had strong tendencies depending on her abilities.

Because the bubbles of the FAST telescope can explode, it would be unwise to approach it rashly.

"Cui Cui has quite a bit of combat experience, so it would be too reckless for her to launch a preemptive attack and force her way in... Perhaps this isn't entirely a matter of combat philosophy."

Cui Cui is indeed fierce when she fights, but she is not reckless.

For example, when they met Ai Haibara, she hadn't even transformed into a dragon yet, so it was already clear that she couldn't possibly be a match for him.

"She seems to really dislike men."

The celestial eye offered its deduction.

"Your senses are very sharp."

"I could feel it while flying... but to reach this level, there might be other factors involved as well."

"What?"

"She realized that she had people encouraging and supporting her, which is why she wanted to perform better."

Li Ai was stunned for a moment, not expecting Tianyan to be so thoughtful.

"Speaking of this match, there were too many off-field factors. You could have won much more easily."

Tianyan smiled faintly and said, "No, this level of influence is already very minor in terms of actual combat, and it is really helpful in improving strength. In the past, I would basically never lose a battle in the stream unless I encountered those two sisters, but in order to survive, I rarely won a real battle."

"I understand. Being too focused on survival will only lead to avoiding challenges from powerful enemies, resulting in a lack of combat experience against them."

"So if it's held again next time, I'd like to participate as the reigning champion."

"Of course! Making you a challenge will definitely further ignite everyone's enthusiasm..."

Woo-hoo~ woo-hoo~...

As Li Ai was speaking, the sound of colorful birds calling came from nearby.

Turning my head, I saw that the other party's throat pouch was bulging, and from the trumpet-shaped opening on its beak, rings of green sound waves with healing power were emanating from it as it roared.

Cui Cui's head and neck, covered in black ash from the explosion, trembled twice.

After the dragon opened its eyes, a flash of green light appeared, and it transformed into a monster girl.

The little fool rested his head on his knees, his emerald green hair falling onto his face, and popped a green recovery jelly into his mouth.

"Is my tail... alright?"

Having regained some strength, Cui Cui asked.

"It's okay. Li Ai stopped the match after the explosion. Let's have another one."

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"This is too sweet... I'll have another one then."

Cui Cui opened her mouth as she spoke.

Suddenly, a monster's head squeezed in and stared at Cui Cui with its head tilted.

"This is!"

Seeing Cui Cui's hand suddenly transform into wings and claws, and her face turn fierce, the silly boy quickly explained, "Don't get excited, Cui Cui! This is a colorful bird cheering you on!"

The frightened bird saw that Cui Cui's anger had disappeared.

Approaching again, it mimicked the female Rathalos, letting out a series of low growls.

Both dragons understood; they were inquiring about the severity of Cuicui's injuries.

"Sigh~ It's rare to have a monster appreciate me, and I never expected it to be you..."

Cui Cui sighed helplessly.

Upon hearing this, the colorful bird was taken aback, its eyes crinkled into crescents, and tears welled up in its eyes. Then it flicked its tail and turned around.

"Uh...don't say that, Cui Cui."

The silly boy quickly stopped him.

"Alright, don't leave. Your shout really motivated me."

Upon hearing this, the colorful bird turned its neck and let out a pitiful cry.

Cui Cui closed her eyes, gritted her teeth for a moment, and reluctantly let out a roar.

The colorful bird hopped around, turned around, and ran back, continuing to roar and release sonic booms.

Li Ai's phone vibrated, and she opened it to check what had happened.

Upon discovering that the bird already has a five-heart affinity level, we skipped the initial contact period and entered the relationship phase.

"The star rating is only 3.1, and the upper limit is not very high. However, apart from the subspecies Red-crowned Crane, the Crane itself does not seem to have any mutation pathways."

Li Ai could certainly try, like Little Raccoon, to conduct research and development together.

You can enjoy watching or supporting battles, but that's very different from actual frontal combat.

Li Ai felt that instead of cultivating and strengthening combat power, it would be better to guide the other side to strengthen its support capabilities.

"There shouldn't be any monster-girl-themed event quests on the island, so we'll have to try further increasing our affinity... We'll continue with the combat training matches tomorrow!"

The battle resumed at noon the following day.

This time, however, Li Ai recruited another referee, Cai Niao.

call out!

The colorful bird listened attentively for a moment to the whistle that Li Ai blew.

"Alright, now you can replicate it."

Whoosh~ Beep~... Swoosh!

The colorful bird replicated the whistle after only three attempts.

"That's amazing... In the next match, whenever a fighter is ready or one side can no longer continue fighting, you must imitate the whistle in time. This is very important, so don't forget it just because the match is exciting."

Ouch~

The colorful bird let out two low growls to confirm.

"In addition, to make the competition more exciting, your body strengthening sound waves and hardening sound waves must cover all the athletes."

The colorful bird only partially understood this.

"Anyway, you can figure it out slowly, but there's one thing to keep in mind: the referee's positioning."

Li Ai pointed to a large tree with a clean, flat cut on one side.

"If you are caught in the crossfire during a battle between powerful monsters, this is what will happen to you."

Ouch!

The colorful bird has a deep understanding of this point.

In the first match, Li Ai faced off against Little Raccoon.

"If there's no whistle, does that mean we have to keep shooting?"

The raccoon looked at the colorful bird referee on the side and asked curiously.

"Yes, once a refereeing system is established, it must be strictly followed."

"Okay, let's go... Ouch!"

The raccoon raised its paws and roared, confirming that it was ready.

Li Ai nodded to the colorful bird.

As the roar resounded, red and yellow sound waves enveloped the man and the bear.

"This is... the power of a bear!"

The raccoon, sensing the boost, looked at the bear paw with surprise.

Li Ai, who was smoking on the other side, had a smile on her face.

"In order to present a wonderful competition for the colorful birds, I should take this seriously for once."

call out!

A sharp, piercing roar, mimicking a whistle, rang out.

The man and the bear clashed head-on, exchanging blows with their fists and palms.

The swarm of bees then overflowed, and the colorful bird, realizing the risk of a swarm attack, tried to dodge, but the battle was so exciting that it remained in place.

Ten minutes later, a cry for help came.

"Help! Stop blowing!"

Seeing Li Ai, who had fallen to the ground, reach out to him for help, the raccoon also helped to disperse the swarm of bees.

The colorful bird realized that Li Ai might really not be able to hold on any longer, so it blew its whistle to stop.

Next up was the raccoon, who faced off against the silly little guy who got a bye because he had no opponent.

To balance the power of both sides, the little fool is forbidden from transforming into a dragon, while the little raccoon has no restrictions.

The little idiot had a tough time, but ultimately won.

The colorful bird, having had an extraordinary experience, was already thinking about the next competition, while Li Ai's side had already begun the awards ceremony.

"Thank you for your assistance. Everyone needs to rest for two days. I will contact you when there is a live-fire training session to officiate."

As Li Ai spoke, she waved to the person opposite her.

Aww... Aww...

The colorful bird stammered and then let out a continuous cry.

"Is there anything else?"

Aww~ Aww~

The bird's call has changed tone, and it's starting to mimic human speech.

"I don't understand."

Li Ai genuinely couldn't understand it.

If the monster only uses a fixed cry paired with body movements, he can deduce some meaning after long-term contact. However, its eagerness to imitate human vocalizations confuses him and makes him unable to try to understand.

Its throat pouch suddenly swelled up, and the colorful bird's eyes turned bloodshot.

bang~

A patch of green light flickered.

A petite monster girl appeared before them.

"I want to stay! I want to live with you!"

After she spoke, the color on the bird's face, which had been flushed with anxiety, finally began to fade.

The swollen throat pouch that had moved to the chest also began to retract inward.

Li Ai rubbed her eyes, completely surprised that after the Rainbow Bird was anthropomorphized, the throat pouch that could inflate upon inhalation had actually moved there.

"That's impressive."

"Does this mean you acknowledge my refereeing abilities and agree to my terms?"

"I'm so nervous," the colorful bird asked.

"No, I'm praising your voice imitation ability. Your voice is exactly the same as Cui Cui's right now."

"I've noticed it myself. I've made a change... cough cough, now it's different, isn't it?"

The mature female voice has turned into a loli voice.

After a moment of recollection, Li Ai realized that she had never heard this voice from any of the monster girls before.

The small speaker worn on the other party's head did not vibrate or make any sound, and the sound did not have such strong penetrating power, so it was concluded that this was the original sound of the colorful bird.

"It sounds great. From now on, use your own voice. Otherwise, when your companions communicate, they won't know who is speaking."

"Okay...you guys accept me!"

"Yes, on behalf of the Love Squad, I welcome you to join us."

"Ah! I'm so happy, I really want to sing!... Uh, I'll do that later."

When the colorful bird saw Cui Cui and the silly boy sitting together under the tree, it quickly composed itself.

"By the way, why did you become a supporter of Cui Cui? Aren't you afraid of seeing your natural enemy?"

"I was scared at first, but she was different; she saved me."

"You mean her! The one who saved you?"

Li Ai was incredulous.

"Yes, there was a pair of fire dragons hunting me, and I had nowhere to escape..."

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The colorful bird spoke with a longing expression.

"It was Cui Cui who suddenly appeared and defeated the two opponents in a one-against-two situation. I still remember the dragon roar she let out at that time."

"I see. So, what happened after you got out of the crisis?"

"She was so scared that she ran away, and Cui Cui didn't chase after her. She was just... just..."

At this point, Cai Niao suddenly ran out of words.

But he was also eager to speak, so he involuntarily inhaled, and then his chest, covered with green scales, began to swell outwards.

"This... Fire Dragon Warrior!"

Seeing this, Li Ai quickly came up with a name for Cuicui.

"Yes! It's Fire Dragon Warrior! Your description is so accurate!"

The colorful bird smiled and breathed a long sigh of relief, its chest immediately calming down.

At that moment, Cui Cui's gaze turned cold, suspicion rising within her: "After that colorful bird turned into a monster girl, it kept looking this way with Li Ai. Could it be that they were talking badly about me?"

"There's no need to think so badly of the other monster girls. Hurry up and eat the recovery jelly."

After offering his advice, the silly boy then put the reply jelly to his mouth.

"I bet she wouldn't dare."

After Cui Cui finished speaking, she swallowed the jelly in one gulp.