- Episode 12
It looked like a crystal ball from a fairy tale book. It was about the size of an adult fist, but its color changed from moment to moment depending on the viewing angle. At first I thought it was purple, but when I looked again, it was dyed red like a sunset, and when viewed from a little side, it had a dark rust color like a tree in the forest.
"Here, sir."
Turning her head, Sally held out a bundle of black rubber bands and a white quill.
Estio received the goods and took out the guild seal. When I stamped the receipt, Sally took the back off and handed it to him.
Selly, who was initially blunt and saved from danger, and gave a three-piece combo that made her feel bad, scratched her cheek in embarrassment as she looked at Estio's eyes.
Then he said, "Oh," and looked around.
"My crystal ball!"
"...You dropped it over there."
"Oh, thank you!"
Selly, who found the crystal ball on the side that Estio was pointing at, and lifted it carefully, laughed.
Estio immediately turned around and headed for the door.
"then."
"Hey, what's your name?"
"?"
After that, Sally asked urgently. Estio looked back with a puzzled expression, then responded briefly.
"This is Estio."
"Hehe. Estio-nim, why don't you try this and go? Actually, it's a very valuable item, but I'll give it a special service."
"...what is that, what is that?"
When Estio asked a question, Selly smiled softly and answered vigorously.
"This time, I brought in a new product with great heart~ A crystal ball that reads hearts!"
"Reading hearts...?"
Estio's expression hardened even more.
Selly, who interpreted the expression as disbelief, abruptly held out the crystal ball she was holding.
"After all, it's a magical artifact that's so precious? Ahem, it's not like a crude toy! Actually, you're reading emotions rather than reading the whole mind."
"You mean emotions?"
"Yeah! It's said that you can see a person's emotions by color! Isn't it really romantic?"
Without paying attention to the mysterious bead that was pushed right in front of her, Estio looked at Selly who was smiling brightly and quickly turned around.
"No need."
"Huh? Hey, really? No, why?"
"It's because no one likes reading people's minds. Reading other people's thoughts, memories, emotions, etc. recklessly."
Estio grabbed the doorknob and muttered softly.
"...the most useless ability in the world."
with daughter.
The bell rang to see off the guest. Sally, who had been left alone in her general store with her crystal ball in her hand, scratched her cheek and tilted her head.
"Hey. You speak like someone who's read it..."
The crystal ball she was holding was waving as black as the deep sea water.
It was a color that symbolized the coldly sunken solitude and sadness.
* * *
Estio returned to the guild building and helped with miscellaneous tasks.
From the errand of carrying things, to sorting papers by type, to watering the withered flowerpots, and to opening and ventilating the windows and closing them meticulously, it was all his responsibility.
After finishing the day with chores, the next day, when I came back to the office, Hawk held out a yellow paper envelope.
"It's just my opinion. From today on, you belong to the 'Special Support Department'."
"What can I do in the Special Support Department?"
"Read it."
As Hawke instructed, I opened the envelope and found a request letter with a fire bird symbolizing the Ignis Guild.
Estio took the request form and slowly read the contents.
[ <Ignis Guild - Special Support Request Form>
-Customer: Serariin de Fabien (10 years old. *Daughter of Viscount Fabien)
-Place of request: Fabien family mansion
-Order date: Year of the Red Poseidon, January 10 ~
-Content of the request: The dog 'Hiru' doesn't listen. Please make me a good dog. ]
"......"
Estio was at a loss for words when he saw the brief quest. Hawk, who was muttering with his candy in his mouth, peered into his request and tapped him on the shoulder.
"Well, that's it. It's the job of the Special Support Department to take care of quests that don't require combat or experimentation. High-ranking nobles are the main customers."
"The request… the contents of the request."
"Secondly, it's very vague, isn't it? In most cases, the satisfaction of the nobles who made the request is the standard. If you receive a guild coin, the quest succeeds, if you receive a cancellation request or a request to replace a guild member at the headquarters, it fails. Just think of it."
I didn't think I would be put into a normal job because I have a supernatural ability, but my first quest was really weird than I imagined. Estio let out a small sigh as he looked at the request letter that had the naive language characteristic of a child.
'I'd rather be fortunate to be at this level.'
I didn't know if a simple task like this would be better for something I couldn't handle because I was caught up in a complicated task. With that in mind, Estio grabbed his request form and stood up, and the hawk said ah, and added a cautionary note.
"It looks easy, but the basic principle is to satisfy the tastes of nobles. Be careful not to cancel the quest if you hate it for nothing, but your life may be thrown into a pile of shit."
"...I'll keep that in mind."
"You must not be vigilant as a child. Nobles are small, but they are nobles, so make sure to serve them with absolute passion and sincerity! Then, I wish you good luck."
A glass bottle half filled with round candies was held out in front of Estio. Hawk smiled with a gentle face.
"Estio-kun's first request, for a good puppy."
The guild members who were faithful to their respective duties around them laughed at the ridiculous encouraging words. But the original owner couldn't even laugh and sighed.
What S.T.O picked out of the glass bottle was again 'wave taste'.
Little by little, he got used to the second burst of intense candy taste. Although he still drooled, he was able to get to his first commissioned place without being nervous because he was concentrating on the bouncing and hot sensations.
I saw a nobleman's house surrounded by a high fence. Estio walked along the fence and headed towards the door.
The mansion was so grand and old-fashioned that it was hard to believe that it was built in the same city. There were so many windows that it was difficult to count at a glance in the long 'C'-shaped mansion.
Not only the mansion but also the land surrounded by the fence belonged to the Viscount Fabien, so the yard spread out in front of the building was very wide according to his taste. There was a short lawn in the yard, and luxurious street lamps lit up softly even in the daytime.
"Estio, to the door."
Neju, who has three times better eyesight than humans, found the door first and informed him. The two gatekeepers guarding the entrance looked at the approaching Estio.
"I have received a quest from the Ignis Guild."
"Request."
The gatekeepers already knew that the guild was commissioned by Ser Arin, the youngest daughter of the Viscount. When the request was confirmed, they opened the door and let Estio in.
"Follow me."
One of the gatekeepers led him into the mansion. As soon as the front door opened, the sound of barking dogs erupted wildly.
"Kang! Kang-kang! All the way."
The barking sound was different from the fighting dogs I had seen at the bald animal trader's tent a while ago. A small dog, at most the size of a child's forearm, sprinted out and barked loudly at the doorkeeper and Estio standing at the front door.
「……Why are you here again?! I hate it, human. get out!"
Adorable brown specks stood out over the long white hairs that had grown like freshly pulled cotton candy. Unlike other dogs, the snout is retracted and a flat black nose is placed instead. His eyes were the size of a king bell, and his claws were small and short.
At first glance, it was a useless and expensive dog to keep as a pet.
Estio was a little embarrassed by the disgust and rejection that such a cute little dog sincerely expressed, and he was stunned.
At that moment, a girl jumped down the stairs and shouted.
"Hiru, no! You're a guest, huh?"
"Arr. Kang! Can-kang! Arre-leuk."
It didn't look very intimidating, but the dog named Hiru was howling and barking hard. The girl who hastily jumped down the stairs and reached out her hand to lift Hiru.
"Kyaang!"
"!"
Hiru's vigilance wasn't only towards the unfamiliar Estio. She threatened her as she hiru revealed her little fangs to the girl she was about to hug.
"Hiru..."
"I'm from Ignis."
The girl who had put her hand outstretched toward the dog without energy heard Estio's voice and flinched and turned to look at him.
"Ignis Guild? ...Are you a member of the guild?"
"Yes."
"I thought a very sloppy uncle would come. Do you work for a grievous mourning guild like you? How old are you?"
It wasn't something a 10-year-old girl would say to Estio, who had even completed her coming-of-age ceremony. However, Estio remembered Hawk's warning and faithfully answered the questions of his noble daughter.
"I'm 19 this year."
"Kang! Can-can! Can-can-can!"
Hiru didn't stay still for a moment. She was the look and sound that would kill her immediately if she looked at her momentum alone.
The girl did not know what to do with Hiru like that, so she only twitched her fingers.
Then Hiru started barking louder and louder. Before Estio, who had a sore ear, could take any action, a huge shadow suddenly fell behind him.
"What?"
"......Keeping......"
Hiru trembled at the sight of the white fur monkey's strong, shiny fangs and curled up his tail.
Seeing this, the girl opened her mouth and looked up at Neju.
"Wow, Deepta Big Monkey."
"It's 'Neju'."
"beautiful......."
The girl's green eyes were filled with the light she truly loved. Estio put on a surprised expression as she looked at the girl who was not afraid of her big size and had her bright eyes.
"Nejuya. Nejuya!"
"Quan."
"I'm Serahin. Everyone just calls me 'Sera'."
Sarah smiled and introduced herself. Estio, who was actually invited, did not care.
Sarah, who turned 10 this year, was very fond of animals. In particular, if it was a rare animal, it was impossible to use four legs, especially since it was fashionable to keep a unique and wonderful pet among noble young girls and young people.
When a cute-looking girl with wavy blonde hair and bun hair tied on both sides and milky skin fearlessly approached the large white fur monkey, the maids ran in surprise.
"Lady, it's dangerous."
"The white-haired monkey is a wild beast among wild beasts. Don't get too close to the lady, just watch it from afar."
If Sera, the famous daughter of the author, gets a scratch, all the people who serve her will be terrified. Sera, who had been blocked from approaching Neju, sighed heavily and stopped.
"Sheesh. Okay."
After all, our kind and beautiful girl! The colors on the faces of the users appeared.
Instead, Sera quickly turned towards Estio, who was standing still and watching.
"what are you doing?"
"......Yes?"
"You mean you can read the minds of animals. Read why our Hiru keeps being so violent with people. Come on."
- Episode 12
It looked like a crystal ball from a fairy tale book. It was about the size of an adult fist, but its color changed from moment to moment depending on the viewing angle. At first I thought it was purple, but when I looked again, it was dyed red like a sunset, and when viewed from a little side, it had a dark rust color like a tree in the forest.
"Here, sir."
Turning her head, Sally held out a bundle of black rubber bands and a white quill.
Estio received the goods and took out the guild seal. When I stamped the receipt, Sally took the back off and handed it to him.
Selly, who was initially blunt and saved from danger, and gave a three-piece combo that made her feel bad, scratched her cheek in embarrassment as she looked at Estio's eyes.
Then he said, "Oh," and looked around.
"My crystal ball!"
"...You dropped it over there."
"Oh, thank you!"
Selly, who found the crystal ball on the side that Estio was pointing at, and lifted it carefully, laughed.
Estio immediately turned around and headed for the door.
"then."
"Hey, what's your name?"
"?"
After that, Sally asked urgently. Estio looked back with a puzzled expression, then responded briefly.
"This is Estio."
"Hehe. Estio-nim, why don't you try this and go? Actually, it's a very valuable item, but I'll give it a special service."
"...what is that, what is that?"
When Estio asked a question, Selly smiled softly and answered vigorously.
"This time, I brought in a new product with great heart~ A crystal ball that reads hearts!"
"Reading hearts...?"
Estio's expression hardened even more.
Selly, who interpreted the expression as disbelief, abruptly held out the crystal ball she was holding.
"After all, it's a magical artifact that's so precious? Ahem, it's not like a crude toy! Actually, you're reading emotions rather than reading the whole mind."
"You mean emotions?"
"Yeah! It's said that you can see a person's emotions by color! Isn't it really romantic?"
Without paying attention to the mysterious bead that was pushed right in front of her, Estio looked at Selly who was smiling brightly and quickly turned around.
"No need."
"Huh? Hey, really? No, why?"
"It's because no one likes reading people's minds. Reading other people's thoughts, memories, emotions, etc. recklessly."
Estio grabbed the doorknob and muttered softly.
"...the most useless ability in the world."
with daughter.
The bell rang to see off the guest. Sally, who had been left alone in her general store with her crystal ball in her hand, scratched her cheek and tilted her head.
"Hey. You speak like someone who's read it..."
The crystal ball she was holding was waving as black as the deep sea water.
It was a color that symbolized the coldly sunken solitude and sadness.
* * *
Estio returned to the guild building and helped with miscellaneous tasks.
From the errand of carrying things, to sorting papers by type, to watering the withered flowerpots, and to opening and ventilating the windows and closing them meticulously, it was all his responsibility.
After finishing the day with chores, the next day, when I came back to the office, Hawk held out a yellow paper envelope.
"It's just my opinion. From today on, you belong to the 'Special Support Department'."
"What can I do in the Special Support Department?"
"Read it."
As Hawke instructed, I opened the envelope and found a request letter with a fire bird symbolizing the Ignis Guild.
Estio took the request form and slowly read the contents.
[ <Ignis Guild - Special Support Request Form>
-Customer: Serariin de Fabien (10 years old. *Daughter of Viscount Fabien)
-Place of request: Fabien family mansion
-Order date: Year of the Red Poseidon, January 10 ~
-Content of the request: The dog 'Hiru' doesn't listen. Please make me a good dog. ]
"......"
Estio was at a loss for words when he saw the brief quest. Hawk, who was muttering with his candy in his mouth, peered into his request and tapped him on the shoulder.
"Well, that's it. It's the job of the Special Support Department to take care of quests that don't require combat or experimentation. High-ranking nobles are the main customers."
"The request… the contents of the request."
"Secondly, it's very vague, isn't it? In most cases, the satisfaction of the nobles who made the request is the standard. If you receive a guild coin, the quest succeeds, if you receive a cancellation request or a request to replace a guild member at the headquarters, it fails. Just think of it."
I didn't think I would be put into a normal job because I have a supernatural ability, but my first quest was really weird than I imagined. Estio let out a small sigh as he looked at the request letter that had the naive language characteristic of a child.
'I'd rather be fortunate to be at this level.'
I didn't know if a simple task like this would be better for something I couldn't handle because I was caught up in a complicated task. With that in mind, Estio grabbed his request form and stood up, and the hawk said ah, and added a cautionary note.
"It looks easy, but the basic principle is to satisfy the tastes of nobles. Be careful not to cancel the quest if you hate it for nothing, but your life may be thrown into a pile of shit."
"...I'll keep that in mind."
"You must not be vigilant as a child. Nobles are small, but they are nobles, so make sure to serve them with absolute passion and sincerity! Then, I wish you good luck."
A glass bottle half filled with round candies was held out in front of Estio. Hawk smiled with a gentle face.
"Estio-kun's first request, for a good puppy."
The guild members who were faithful to their respective duties around them laughed at the ridiculous encouraging words. But the original owner couldn't even laugh and sighed.
What S.T.O picked out of the glass bottle was again 'wave taste'.
Little by little, he got used to the second burst of intense candy taste. Although he still drooled, he was able to get to his first commissioned place without being nervous because he was concentrating on the bouncing and hot sensations.
I saw a nobleman's house surrounded by a high fence. Estio walked along the fence and headed towards the door.
The mansion was so grand and old-fashioned that it was hard to believe that it was built in the same city. There were so many windows that it was difficult to count at a glance in the long 'C'-shaped mansion.
Not only the mansion but also the land surrounded by the fence belonged to the Viscount Fabien, so the yard spread out in front of the building was very wide according to his taste. There was a short lawn in the yard, and luxurious street lamps lit up softly even in the daytime.
"Estio, to the door."
Neju, who has three times better eyesight than humans, found the door first and informed him. The two gatekeepers guarding the entrance looked at the approaching Estio.
"I have received a quest from the Ignis Guild."
"Request."
The gatekeepers already knew that the guild was commissioned by Ser Arin, the youngest daughter of the Viscount. When the request was confirmed, they opened the door and let Estio in.
"Follow me."
One of the gatekeepers led him into the mansion. As soon as the front door opened, the sound of barking dogs erupted wildly.
"Kang! Kang-kang! All the way."
The barking sound was different from the fighting dogs I had seen at the bald animal trader's tent a while ago. A small dog, at most the size of a child's forearm, sprinted out and barked loudly at the doorkeeper and Estio standing at the front door.
「……Why are you here again?! I hate it, human. get out!"
Adorable brown specks stood out over the long white hairs that had grown like freshly pulled cotton candy. Unlike other dogs, the snout is retracted and a flat black nose is placed instead. His eyes were the size of a king bell, and his claws were small and short.
At first glance, it was a useless and expensive dog to keep as a pet.
Estio was a little embarrassed by the disgust and rejection that such a cute little dog sincerely expressed, and he was stunned.
At that moment, a girl jumped down the stairs and shouted.
"Hiru, no! You're a guest, huh?"
"Arr. Kang! Can-kang! Arre-leuk."
It didn't look very intimidating, but the dog named Hiru was howling and barking hard. The girl who hastily jumped down the stairs and reached out her hand to lift Hiru.
"Kyaang!"
"!"
Hiru's vigilance wasn't only towards the unfamiliar Estio. She threatened her as she hiru revealed her little fangs to the girl she was about to hug.
"Hiru..."
"I'm from Ignis."
The girl who had put her hand outstretched toward the dog without energy heard Estio's voice and flinched and turned to look at him.
"Ignis Guild? ...Are you a member of the guild?"
"Yes."
"I thought a very sloppy uncle would come. Do you work for a grievous mourning guild like you? How old are you?"
It wasn't something a 10-year-old girl would say to Estio, who had even completed her coming-of-age ceremony. However, Estio remembered Hawk's warning and faithfully answered the questions of his noble daughter.
"I'm 19 this year."
"Kang! Can-can! Can-can-can!"
Hiru didn't stay still for a moment. She was the look and sound that would kill her immediately if she looked at her momentum alone.
The girl did not know what to do with Hiru like that, so she only twitched her fingers.
Then Hiru started barking louder and louder. Before Estio, who had a sore ear, could take any action, a huge shadow suddenly fell behind him.
"What?"
"......Keeping......"
Hiru trembled at the sight of the white fur monkey's strong, shiny fangs and curled up his tail.
Seeing this, the girl opened her mouth and looked up at Neju.
"Wow, Deepta Big Monkey."
"It's 'Neju'."
"beautiful......."
The girl's green eyes were filled with the light she truly loved. Estio put on a surprised expression as she looked at the girl who was not afraid of her big size and had her bright eyes.
"Nejuya. Nejuya!"
"Quan."
"I'm Serahin. Everyone just calls me 'Sera'."
Sarah smiled and introduced herself. Estio, who was actually invited, did not care.
Sarah, who turned 10 this year, was very fond of animals. In particular, if it was a rare animal, it was impossible to use four legs, especially since it was fashionable to keep a unique and wonderful pet among noble young girls and young people.
When a cute-looking girl with wavy blonde hair and bun hair tied on both sides and milky skin fearlessly approached the large white fur monkey, the maids ran in surprise.
"Lady, it's dangerous."
"The white-haired monkey is a wild beast among wild beasts. Don't get too close to the lady, just watch it from afar."
If Sera, the famous daughter of the author, gets a scratch, all the people who serve her will be terrified. Sera, who had been blocked from approaching Neju, sighed heavily and stopped.
"Sheesh. Okay."
After all, our kind and beautiful girl! The colors on the faces of the users appeared.
Instead, Sera quickly turned towards Estio, who was standing still and watching.
"what are you doing?"
"......Yes?"
"You mean you can read the minds of animals. Read why our Hiru keeps being so violent with people. Come on."
