“Y-you want to play with me?” the buckling peeped out his head and asked. There was a hint of excitement in his voice, and this made Yuji a little puzzled. He still remembers how he was rejected by the kids he approached before. Those kids even wanted to attack him, but this one was acting shy and wanted to play with him! But this is what he wants.

“Yah, why not." Said Yuji, does he want to play with a kid? No. He doesn’t have the time nor the mind to play with a kid, but he wants to see if this guy will give him any essence.

“B-but you are an o-outsider, I-I can’t play with you.” Said the goat with his head lowered as he slowly walked out from behind the tree.

As the buckling come out something surprised him a little. This buckling is indeed bigger than him. But what surprises him is that there are a lot of strange marks on its body.

But at a closer look Yuji realized those are not strange marks but fur that looks like a strange symbol. But what surprises him the most wasn’t the fur that looks like symbols but the little lump on its forehead that clearly resembles a small horn. But he already have two horn, this looks like a third horn.

Does goat’s have a third horn? He never heard about it. Probably they have. As for the fur, well it can be mixed. Everything is possible, and it’s a world full of possibilities.

“Why? I know a lot of games, when I was outside I used to play those games with others.” Said Yuji with a smile on his goat face. But it felt a little strange, this goat was obviously the one who asked him if he wanted to play with him. But now it feels like he is the one who asked this goat to play with him.

“Are there lots of people outside?” asked the buckling.

Yuji becomes a little surprised after he notices this goat’s interest outside. Most of the goats that can talk usually hate outside. “Yes, there are a lot.”

Hearing Yuji’s words, the buckling became silent for a few seconds, as if he was thinking of something. A few seconds later, the goat raised his voice. “Okay, then can we become the thing you asked to become with others?”

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“?”

“Just now, you asked some people you wanted to become faind with them.”

“Faind!” Yuji recalled his memory. ” Ohh, you mean friend?”

The Buckling nodded its head hearing Yuji.

“Yeah, why not? We will become friends, but do you know what friends mean?”

“ What does a friend mean?”

“You seriously don't know what a friend means?” asked Yuji in a confused tone. This goat doesn’t even know what friends means but asking him if they could become friends.

“I-I am sorry, I actually heard you talking with other people that you want to become their f-friends?”

“Listen, a friend is the person who will always be there for his friends. A friend will protect their friends, friends will be their friends, a friend will always support their friends.”

“Should I add something more? I should,” Yuji continued after some thought. “And a friend will always listen to their friend and always do what their friends told them to do, and they will never let their friends get hurt by others or let others threaten them.”

“T-that's it ?” Asked Buckling with a trembling voice.

“Yeah, pretty much it.”

“T-than are we friends now?”

“Yes.”

As the buckling heard Yuji answer, he looked toward Yuji as tears welled in his eyes.

“Why are you crying?” asked Yuji with a surprised tone. For a second, he thought if he had said too much and scared the buckling.

“Never in my life, no one ever said they want to become friends with me, no one said they want to play with me. No one likes me, no one even wants to talk to me, everyone calls me a cursed being, I don’t even know why.”

“Well, that’s tragic. Don’t worry, I’ll play with you from now on. I am your friend.”

“Y-you are the first to ask me to become their friend.” Said the goat as he couldn't hold back his tears anymore. Seeing this, Yuji also relates his life with this goat.

This goat was lonely from a young age, just like him. No parents, no friends, no place to live, have to live in constant danger and fear of predators.

“Okay, Okay, don’t make me more emotional. I might start crying. Since I have already told you, we will be friends. Now, tell me your name.” Asked Yuji.

“Even though I don't have one, don’t worry, I’ll get one for you, friend.” Said the buckling in a confident tone as he shook his head to shake off the tears.

“ You don’t know what the name is?” Realizing he had been exposed, the goat only nodded. “Name is a term used for identification by an external observer.”

“?”

“Sigh, where are my rewards, system?” Yuji thought to himself. “Or is there no hidden mission? Don’t tell me I have just wasted my time for nothing.”

But still, Yuji decided to continue what he was doing and answered this goat, “Name is the thing others will use when they address you.”

“Ohh, I see. Everyone calls me a cursed one. What’s your name, friend?”

“ My name is Yuji, and a cursed one cannot be your name, you need a better name.”

“Name, what should be my name? You are my friend, give me a name”, Asked the goat with an expected gaze. Yuji noticed something: this goat's way of talking has changed, his voice wasn't shaky, nor was he shy like before.

“Argg, I am bad at naming. I have never named someone. But since you are asking.”

“What type of name should I give this goat?” Yuji fell into a deep thought, and a few seconds later, an idea came to his mind.

"Since this is a fantasy world, I should also give you a fantasy name, how about?

“Bojo?”