"Little fellow, you're really something. I admire you immensely."
Looking at the human before him, whose eyes bore an uncanny resemblance to his own, the Mystic Tortoise was full of praise.
With that, he tilted his head and said with a troubled expression, "I've accepted your gift, but you won't take mine. That simply won't do; old man turtle here doesn't like owing favors. Why don't you..."
Chapter 30