Estio Book 5
- Episode 9
In the middle of the desert, the spirit brought a sealed mirror and the Turke branch guild members continuously monitored it. And he asked Estio to take the mirror to the Turke branch.
He is the only person with the ability to calm the spirit of the mirror, and even if he transforms into another person, he can be recognized, so Estio was the most suitable person to carry the spirit of the mirror.
Estio, who was already worried about the spirit, accepted the quest without saying a word.
"Bernie Parker is a great supporter with a lot of experience on missions, so I think he'll serve you well."
"Old! Leave it to me!"
Parker saluted bravely. Kai looked at Mubin, who was guarding her seat as if it was natural next to her, and then smiled a little. She then nodded her head after she glanced over Neju, Ahur, and Tsuki.
Kai couldn't keep up with the fact that he couldn't keep up, so he sent Estio and his party off to the portal.
"Really, Estio."
"?"
As soon as they arrived at the portal, Kai grabbed the hem of Estio's sleeve. As he lowered his head, the blue-haired boy whispered softly into his ear. Hearing the whisper, Estio's expression hardened awkwardly.
Although recognizing his expression, which he didn't like to look at, Kai smiled and pointed to a person who was waiting at the portal entrance.
"I am a member of the Leader Support Team who will be with you on this mission instead of me."
"......"
"......"
An awkward current flowed between the party and the new team member. Moobin shrugged her shoulders in laughter at her screams, and Parker gave her a blatant look of disgust. And there was light life in Neju and Tsuki's eyes.
Kai, who knows why the atmosphere was messed up, awkwardly fanned his hands and pretended not to know.
After a long silence, Estio spoke first.
"I remember you clearly said back then that we wouldn't be working together."
"Heh heh heh, that's it."
"...I asked for it!"
The girl, who was only looking at the ground, raised her head with a tearful face.
"I asked the Master to join the leader support team. Si, if you don't like it, refuse it! I'm not doing this because I like it."
It was Yeon-yeon-rang, a foreign girl with ivory hair, pointed beige eyes, a skinny body wrapped in bandages and full of scars.
Estio, who had never expected that she would have volunteered to join her team, was speechless and silent. Then Yeon-yeon Rang licked her lips and added a few words.
"Leaders have debts to repay, and..."
In fact, thanks came first. In the last Mirror Spirit incident, thanks to Estio erasing the memories of the people in the research department, Yeon Yeon-rang didn't have to kill them. If he had harmed a guild member, he would have been kicked out of Ignis and had to live a life of a wanderer with no promises again.
Apart from the old feelings in the past, Estio was definitely the benefactor of Yeon-yeon. However, because of her pride, Yeon-yeon-rang, who was not able to say that, came up with other excuses.
"Because knowing where the people who know my secrets go, I feel relieved!"
However, Estio had no intention of accepting that decision.
"It's uncomfortable."
Yeon-yeon-rang's eyes fluttered, noticing that he was about to cut it off. As expected, Estio shook her head.
"We have enough team members now. We don't need new team members."
"why!"
When Yeon Yeong-rang protested, Estio continued his cold refusal again.
"Go back. I won't tell anyone the secret I've seen."
"Don't be ridiculous. How can you believe in such a mere promise? Until I see with my own eyes whether or not you are a trustworthy person..."
"It's the same."
Yeon-yeon looked at him with trembling eyes. For some reason, he seemed to know what kind of light his eyes were covered with a black eyepatch.
"Me too, what should I trust in a person who doesn't even have that level of trust to accept you as a member of the team?"
Unbelievable each other.
This time I couldn't resist. It was because Yeon-yeon-rang just got back what he had been telling him.
On one side, Parker, a joiner, was nodding his head in sympathy as he listened to the cold voice of his boss. And there is no frequency, where only a whistle whistles with the clasps on the back of the head as if it were disrespectful across the river.
Yeon Yeon-rang desperately realized that she was not welcomed by the group. At the same time she agreed that she had no choice but to do so.
"ね."
Estio turned to Yeon-yeon-rang, who was staring at the floor without raising her red face because her pride was so badly damaged.
Yeon-yeon-rang was one of the most powerful battle mages in the Ignis Guild. No matter where he went, he was not in a position to be treated like this. It was always her job to take offers, turn them down, and turn coldly, never to be abandoned. Except when she ran away from the country where she was born and raised.
Strength entered Yeon-yeon-rang's tightly closed teeth. But it didn't take long for it to come loose like a lie.
"okay."
Estio stopped walking towards the portal at the sound of her voice again.
"I was wrong."
It was a softer voice. She only dislikes animals and monsters extremely, but Yeon-yeon Rang was willing to put her pride down on the person she recognized. It was still the same today. She did not miss the fact that Estio had an edge over herself.
"I apologize for touching your pets."
"......"
"Things treated like monsters."
"......"
"Yeah, okay! I know that the leader hates killing, so from now on, I won't touch any pets or wild animals without permission. I promise!"
Estio didn't say anything, but his fuel tank was pricked and he unpacked this and that.
In particular, the last promise meant that I would follow Estio's command while I was a member of the same guild, which was a great concession for Yeon-yeon, who does not bow down to anyone.
Yeon Yeon-rang made a grim expression to hide her face, which was burning with embarrassment.
"So, you too, keep the promise you made earlier."
Since he could no longer be consistent with ignoring someone who wanted to apologize for rudeness and seriously put their trust in him, Estio also came to a conclusion after much deliberation.
"......All right."
It was a difficult acceptance. The moment Yeon Yeon-rang breathed a sigh of relief without realizing it, Estio continued.
"I will accept you as a member of the team as long as you keep your promises. Instead, keep one thing in mind."
"What?"
"These are my companions, not my pets."
Yeon-yeon-rang's gaze passed over Tsuki and Neju, who were following Estio, and finally focused on Ahur. It wasn't a very good environment for cacti to grow, but Ahur looked very fresh in a pot and held by Neju. Yeonjunang looked at the sharp thorns that sprouted up on the green branches with a trembling gaze and shook his head.
"Yeah. Do, Dong...... Ryo."
"As long as you join the team, they are also your colleagues."
Yeon Yeon-rang's expression was even more wrinkled than before, but Estio didn't speak any more and walked towards the portal.
Kai, who was watching their bloody workshop, smiled roundly and tied the knot.
"I was afraid I was running out of power, but it turned out well. Then, let's leave before the portal closes."
"Yes, Kai."
"Hehehe, I'll go!"
Parker also flapped his wings and greeted the Master energetically. Compared to the first difficult appearance, it was very quick to adapt.
Estio wiped the eye area covered with eyepatch once with his hand, then bowed his head in the direction he heard Kai's voice.
"I'll make sure it doesn't take too long."
"I believe you will do well on your own. More than anything else."
He had to return from his mission by the deadline for the Pope's baptism, which Shuhanan had foretold, so he meant not to worry, but Kai shook his head.
"Please take care of yourself, leader."
What the Master was worried about was the safe return of Estio. Estio paused for a moment, receiving pure worry, not a request or a threat from the Hwangryong. And he laughed a little.
Aww!
Now their voices are drowned out by the swirling magical noises as the portal activates. Behind them, the emerald-haired joiners grumbled, saying they were not used to hearing any time. With Estio in the lead, the party entered the portal one by one.
Mystical magic that connects time and space came crashing down like a wave, and they were moved to the other portal in an instant as if they were a boat being pushed by the current.
* * *
Turke desert.
Turke refers to the vast and rugged desert area in the southern part of the Rubarjan Empire. In terms of area, the southern part is much larger than the northern Heiga estate, but the environment is too bad for people to settle and live, so there are still many unexplored areas.
In the middle of such a barren desert, there was only one tribe that built a city and lived. They were called the Turke tribe after the desert, and they said that they were a desert tribe that lived in nature for a long time before the establishment of the Rubarjan Empire. The Turke tribes skilfully built and hunted their homes through the raging sandstorms, subject to imperial imperial rule without losing their pristine culture. As it was absorbed under the authority of the Empire, exchanges with other regions naturally continued.
Recently, the Turke tribe village has also developed quite a bit, so guilds and ascenders have entered the village, and a warp portal has also been installed. However, due to the lack of manpower required for the wizard to operate the portal, as well as an unknown malfunction, the coordinates were constantly changing, so it was currently closed.
So, until the portal was connected, if you wanted to go to the village of Turke, you had to walk from the entrance of the desert.
"Do you need a camel to cross the desert?"
Parker glanced at the camel procession passing by, showing interest.
Estio and his party had arrived at the large-scale trading city right in front of the desert in five days. As a city located on a desert driveway, the market was activated and many people came and went.
Those heading to the desert, and those who came out across the desert in reverse, all underwent maintenance here. Stalls selling camels and desert goods were lined up in every alley. There were a lot of different types of desert goods, and the price was also different depending on the performance and the workshop.
Moobin responded to Parker with a yawn that stretched out.
"What are you worried about? The guild doesn't support all the tools needed for the quest."
"It's because you have to ask for it to come out. Hehehe, you need to know what you need to make a request."
Even in the guild, there was a limit to the items supported by rank. When it comes to executives, there are almost no restrictions, but the problem was the location. Most of Estio's party consisted of desert novice.
The guild does not provide anything that the guild member did not request. Therefore, it was the responsibility of Parker, who came along as the leader support team, to check the means of transportation and supplies necessary for the quest.
In trouble, Parker ruffled his emerald-colored hair.
Estio Book 5
- Episode 9
In the middle of the desert, the spirit brought a sealed mirror and the Turke branch guild members continuously monitored it. And he asked Estio to take the mirror to the Turke branch.
He is the only person with the ability to calm the spirit of the mirror, and even if he transforms into another person, he can be recognized, so Estio was the most suitable person to carry the spirit of the mirror.
Estio, who was already worried about the spirit, accepted the quest without saying a word.
"Bernie Parker is a great supporter with a lot of experience on missions, so I think he'll serve you well."
"Old! Leave it to me!"
Parker saluted bravely. Kai looked at Mubin, who was guarding her seat as if it was natural next to her, and then smiled a little. She then nodded her head after she glanced over Neju, Ahur, and Tsuki.
Kai couldn't keep up with the fact that he couldn't keep up, so he sent Estio and his party off to the portal.
"Really, Estio."
"?"
As soon as they arrived at the portal, Kai grabbed the hem of Estio's sleeve. As he lowered his head, the blue-haired boy whispered softly into his ear. Hearing the whisper, Estio's expression hardened awkwardly.
Although recognizing his expression, which he didn't like to look at, Kai smiled and pointed to a person who was waiting at the portal entrance.
"I am a member of the Leader Support Team who will be with you on this mission instead of me."
"......"
"......"
An awkward current flowed between the party and the new team member. Moobin shrugged her shoulders in laughter at her screams, and Parker gave her a blatant look of disgust. And there was light life in Neju and Tsuki's eyes.
Kai, who knows why the atmosphere was messed up, awkwardly fanned his hands and pretended not to know.
After a long silence, Estio spoke first.
"I remember you clearly said back then that we wouldn't be working together."
"Heh heh heh, that's it."
"...I asked for it!"
The girl, who was only looking at the ground, raised her head with a tearful face.
"I asked the Master to join the leader support team. Si, if you don't like it, refuse it! I'm not doing this because I like it."
It was Yeon-yeon-rang, a foreign girl with ivory hair, pointed beige eyes, a skinny body wrapped in bandages and full of scars.
Estio, who had never expected that she would have volunteered to join her team, was speechless and silent. Then Yeon-yeon Rang licked her lips and added a few words.
"Leaders have debts to repay, and..."
In fact, thanks came first. In the last Mirror Spirit incident, thanks to Estio erasing the memories of the people in the research department, Yeon Yeon-rang didn't have to kill them. If he had harmed a guild member, he would have been kicked out of Ignis and had to live a life of a wanderer with no promises again.
Apart from the old feelings in the past, Estio was definitely the benefactor of Yeon-yeon. However, because of her pride, Yeon-yeon-rang, who was not able to say that, came up with other excuses.
"Because knowing where the people who know my secrets go, I feel relieved!"
However, Estio had no intention of accepting that decision.
"It's uncomfortable."
Yeon-yeon-rang's eyes fluttered, noticing that he was about to cut it off. As expected, Estio shook her head.
"We have enough team members now. We don't need new team members."
"why!"
When Yeon Yeong-rang protested, Estio continued his cold refusal again.
"Go back. I won't tell anyone the secret I've seen."
"Don't be ridiculous. How can you believe in such a mere promise? Until I see with my own eyes whether or not you are a trustworthy person..."
"It's the same."
Yeon-yeon looked at him with trembling eyes. For some reason, he seemed to know what kind of light his eyes were covered with a black eyepatch.
"Me too, what should I trust in a person who doesn't even have that level of trust to accept you as a member of the team?"
Unbelievable each other.
This time I couldn't resist. It was because Yeon-yeon-rang just got back what he had been telling him.
On one side, Parker, a joiner, was nodding his head in sympathy as he listened to the cold voice of his boss. And there is no frequency, where only a whistle whistles with the clasps on the back of the head as if it were disrespectful across the river.
Yeon Yeon-rang desperately realized that she was not welcomed by the group. At the same time she agreed that she had no choice but to do so.
"ね."
Estio turned to Yeon-yeon-rang, who was staring at the floor without raising her red face because her pride was so badly damaged.
Yeon-yeon-rang was one of the most powerful battle mages in the Ignis Guild. No matter where he went, he was not in a position to be treated like this. It was always her job to take offers, turn them down, and turn coldly, never to be abandoned. Except when she ran away from the country where she was born and raised.
Strength entered Yeon-yeon-rang's tightly closed teeth. But it didn't take long for it to come loose like a lie.
"okay."
Estio stopped walking towards the portal at the sound of her voice again.
"I was wrong."
It was a softer voice. She only dislikes animals and monsters extremely, but Yeon-yeon Rang was willing to put her pride down on the person she recognized. It was still the same today. She did not miss the fact that Estio had an edge over herself.
"I apologize for touching your pets."
"......"
"Things treated like monsters."
"......"
"Yeah, okay! I know that the leader hates killing, so from now on, I won't touch any pets or wild animals without permission. I promise!"
Estio didn't say anything, but his fuel tank was pricked and he unpacked this and that.
In particular, the last promise meant that I would follow Estio's command while I was a member of the same guild, which was a great concession for Yeon-yeon, who does not bow down to anyone.
Yeon Yeon-rang made a grim expression to hide her face, which was burning with embarrassment.
"So, you too, keep the promise you made earlier."
Since he could no longer be consistent with ignoring someone who wanted to apologize for rudeness and seriously put their trust in him, Estio also came to a conclusion after much deliberation.
"......All right."
It was a difficult acceptance. The moment Yeon Yeon-rang breathed a sigh of relief without realizing it, Estio continued.
"I will accept you as a member of the team as long as you keep your promises. Instead, keep one thing in mind."
"What?"
"These are my companions, not my pets."
Yeon-yeon-rang's gaze passed over Tsuki and Neju, who were following Estio, and finally focused on Ahur. It wasn't a very good environment for cacti to grow, but Ahur looked very fresh in a pot and held by Neju. Yeonjunang looked at the sharp thorns that sprouted up on the green branches with a trembling gaze and shook his head.
"Yeah. Do, Dong...... Ryo."
"As long as you join the team, they are also your colleagues."
Yeon Yeon-rang's expression was even more wrinkled than before, but Estio didn't speak any more and walked towards the portal.
Kai, who was watching their bloody workshop, smiled roundly and tied the knot.
"I was afraid I was running out of power, but it turned out well. Then, let's leave before the portal closes."
"Yes, Kai."
"Hehehe, I'll go!"
Parker also flapped his wings and greeted the Master energetically. Compared to the first difficult appearance, it was very quick to adapt.
Estio wiped the eye area covered with eyepatch once with his hand, then bowed his head in the direction he heard Kai's voice.
"I'll make sure it doesn't take too long."
"I believe you will do well on your own. More than anything else."
He had to return from his mission by the deadline for the Pope's baptism, which Shuhanan had foretold, so he meant not to worry, but Kai shook his head.
"Please take care of yourself, leader."
What the Master was worried about was the safe return of Estio. Estio paused for a moment, receiving pure worry, not a request or a threat from the Hwangryong. And he laughed a little.
Aww!
Now their voices are drowned out by the swirling magical noises as the portal activates. Behind them, the emerald-haired joiners grumbled, saying they were not used to hearing any time. With Estio in the lead, the party entered the portal one by one.
Mystical magic that connects time and space came crashing down like a wave, and they were moved to the other portal in an instant as if they were a boat being pushed by the current.
* * *
Turke desert.
Turke refers to the vast and rugged desert area in the southern part of the Rubarjan Empire. In terms of area, the southern part is much larger than the northern Heiga estate, but the environment is too bad for people to settle and live, so there are still many unexplored areas.
In the middle of such a barren desert, there was only one tribe that built a city and lived. They were called the Turke tribe after the desert, and they said that they were a desert tribe that lived in nature for a long time before the establishment of the Rubarjan Empire. The Turke tribes skilfully built and hunted their homes through the raging sandstorms, subject to imperial imperial rule without losing their pristine culture. As it was absorbed under the authority of the Empire, exchanges with other regions naturally continued.
Recently, the Turke tribe village has also developed quite a bit, so guilds and ascenders have entered the village, and a warp portal has also been installed. However, due to the lack of manpower required for the wizard to operate the portal, as well as an unknown malfunction, the coordinates were constantly changing, so it was currently closed.
So, until the portal was connected, if you wanted to go to the village of Turke, you had to walk from the entrance of the desert.
"Do you need a camel to cross the desert?"
Parker glanced at the camel procession passing by, showing interest.
Estio and his party had arrived at the large-scale trading city right in front of the desert in five days. As a city located on a desert driveway, the market was activated and many people came and went.
Those heading to the desert, and those who came out across the desert in reverse, all underwent maintenance here. Stalls selling camels and desert goods were lined up in every alley. There were a lot of different types of desert goods, and the price was also different depending on the performance and the workshop.
Moobin responded to Parker with a yawn that stretched out.
"What are you worried about? The guild doesn't support all the tools needed for the quest."
"It's because you have to ask for it to come out. Hehehe, you need to know what you need to make a request."
Even in the guild, there was a limit to the items supported by rank. When it comes to executives, there are almost no restrictions, but the problem was the location. Most of Estio's party consisted of desert novice.
The guild does not provide anything that the guild member did not request. Therefore, it was the responsibility of Parker, who came along as the leader support team, to check the means of transportation and supplies necessary for the quest.
In trouble, Parker ruffled his emerald-colored hair.
