Estio Book 5
- Episode 19
Because it was a matter of life at stake, loud voices were heard here and there.
"Lord, show me how long I must endure in this damned sandy field!"
However, Russell, the top owner, shook his head while holding his nephew Alzeniv tightly in his arms.
"Unfortunately, the times when blue sands appear and disappear are unpredictable, even by astrologers, because they are literally a natural phenomenon."
"Huh, then, should I wait for the dog to die like this?"
In the end, the atmosphere turned to the worst. The mercenaries who protested wildly at first passed the stage of expressing their anger and became frustrated. The merchants who were well aware of the horrors of the Blue Sands were equally depressed.
Even Yeon-yeon-rang, who was confident that she would spend ten nights in a fight with a monster, felt frustrated and bit her lip this time.
'I didn't survive until now to die in vain in a place like this. I will definitely go back...'
My hometown, which I had never forgotten for a single day since I started living in a foreign country, flickered before my eyes. In the sight of Yeon-yeon, Lang, who was holding the magic spear in his hand with all his might, suddenly a disturbing figure came into view.
'Why aren't those people nervous?'
She was so bewildered that the wretched attitude she had been eating a while ago was released. It was only because she looked at the party who were giggling and chatting with each other completely unrelated to the precarious current situation.
"Where does the cactus family live in the desert? I really want to meet them."
"I'm curious too. But, apparently, Ahur-sama had a deep sleep this time."
"Well, I haven't heard the cactus chatter since I came to the desert."
"Maybe it's because there are so many other people that they're hiding their faces?"
The most discussed topic was 'Why aren't cacti talking these days?' Yeon-yeon-rang, who was listening to the conversation from behind, was so close that even the sighs that came up were completely extinguished again. Even Neju, who was holding her flowerpot in her arms, clasped her, and she suddenly slipped into the gap between her party, who was making a fuss about her.
"What, you guys. Is there any good way to get out of the Blue Sands?"
Seeing her suddenly interrupting, Moobin, Parker, and Neju looked at each other with engrossing faces and answered.
"no."
"Nope."
"Nope."
The three of them were equally confident, so for a moment, Yeon-yeon had to wonder if I had heard the wrong thing.
"No?"
"Well, I was thinking about blowing up all the blue sand by blowing up the wind with my sword."
Mubin hung the sword over his shoulder and asked seriously.
"Is it possible?"
"I think it will take strength..."
"Is it true? Then, shall we dig a tunnel with a sword? I think the speed of digging will be a little faster!"
Yeon-yeon-rang, who looked at Moo-bin, who was constantly throwing unreasonable numbers, with a pitiful look, shook her head flutteringly.
"Ha, they are really irresponsible people. I thought there was something to believe in."
"Hmm, that's the corner I believe in."
Mubin muttered as he scratched his head with the tip of his scabbard.
"There is no such person."
"What?"
Surrounded by the sands of death, there was no one to trust other than the wizard who spread the shield. However, Mubin, Parker, and Neju all trusted the one person who had not yet opened their mouth as if it was natural.
While Yeon Yeon-rang, who narrowed her brow, was thinking of 'maybe', Est.
Yeon-yeon-rang, who met Estio's dark blue eyes and gaze, shuddered and shuddered involuntarily.
"You... the eyepatch."
"I'm sorry. There's something I want to check with your own eyes, so take a moment."
I didn't mean to criticize, but Estio apologized for taking off the eyepatch first. Yeon-yeon Rang felt a strange feeling and bit her mouth tightly.
'Is there a big deal now that we made eye contact?'
Yeon Yeon-rang received only the fact that Estio's abilities ran wild and could not be controlled arbitrarily. That fact only explained why he was wearing an eye patch, so Yeon-yeon-rang didn't know exactly what happened when he made eye contact with him.
'Those eyes must be so scary.'
I didn't know it while I was covering it, but when I met the dark blue eyes that had removed the eyepatch, I realized it anew. It was hard to admit, but the emotion Yeon Yeon-rang felt when she saw him was fear.
Now that I see, Estio's eyes were a little different from those of ordinary people. In terms of temperature, it was the cold side, and in terms of animals, it was like a crow whose insides were unknown.
'weird. What am I afraid of him?'
In the first place, Estio's power is not magic or spirits, but 'the ability to read minds'. The other person's feelings and thoughts flow into him, so the reader doesn't feel anything. He doesn't know when or how far he's read, so only a bad feeling remains.
It didn't seem like it would be very dangerous if my mental abilities ran wild. Still, the goosebumps that grew on my forearms made me feel bad.
As Yeonjunang just stared at him with a terrifying force, Estio turned his head and named another person.
"Jose."
"Yes?"
Estio spoke to Jose Marc, the leader of another mercenary team.
"Can't a wizard go outside while casting a shield spell?"
"Of course, you can go out. You can't just come in from the outside. The shield is for defense, but if you interfere with the movement of your allies, it will be difficult."
"Okay. Thanks for letting me know."
José, who liked Estio, kindly informed him about the shield magic.
"Heh, kid. Be careful not to cross the boundary line. If you make a mistake, you might stumble out of the shield... Hey!"
By the way, José, who was giving advice with a heart that was worried about falling into the Blue Sands by stepping out of the shield, was startled and stopped talking. It was because Estio suddenly reached out of the shield before the kind advice was finished.
"Estio-sama!"
Mubin, who had been relaxed the whole time, also had a pale complexion. An angry blue sandstorm rushed towards her hand as it broke through her transparent membrane.
Bluesand clings to the hand of the living like a living monster.
"A dark-haired mercenary has reached the Blue Sands!"
'Aww!', someone screamed.
Now, according to the scheduled sequence, it was Estio's turn to turn to sand and shatter. But even after the screams ended, he was still standing there with his hands out of the shield. He was out of the shield up to his right wrist, and there were so many blue sand grains that he couldn't tell what was going on with his hand.
"Baby, sweetheart, are you okay?"
Ex-Balista Guild members were contemplating and inquired about his condition, but Estio did not answer.
'After all, this was not a curse.'
He peered intently into the blue sand that covered his right hand. Then he slowly opened his clenched fist.
Paang!
Just as in water, a light wave occurred, and grains of sand fell under the hand of the storm water. The mercenaries and merchants who saw it opened their mouths at once.
An unbelievable scene appeared before everyone's eyes.
"Nonsense."
The hand that brushed off the blue sand was revealed. Even after touching the cursed blue sand, Estio stood still. None of them turned to sand or were damaged, and they were perfectly fine.
"You're fine."
"Yeah."
"It hasn't turned to sand."
"He didn't die."
People struggled with whether they should be relieved or shocked to see Estio, who was still intact even after reaching the Blue Sands.
"It's strange. That little guy just hit the blue sand, right?"
There were still people who rubbed their eyes in disbelief.
While the people standing in front of the unbelievable sight were arguing, Estio finally walked out of the shield completely. Then, Moobin, who was the first to come to his senses, hurriedly ran out.
"You must not leave!"
It was a reckless way for anyone to warn of danger.
Mubin chased Estio out of the shield and set foot on the blue sand. Because the blue sand is so fine sand, she fell into her ankles, but Mubin did not turn into sand either.
Estio looked back at the guardian holding his arm and was about to say it was okay, when a white feather brushed past the two of them.
puffy.
"Ahh! Leader, please discuss this when you do this!"
"That's right, bye!"
It was Bernie Parker, who followed out of the shield while nagging, and Neju, who was so surprised that her eyes widened. Except for Tsuki, who was originally sitting on Estio's shoulder, Mubin, Parker, and Neju walked out of the shield voluntarily. It was absolutely impossible without some kind of trust.
They stood side by side on the green sand, staring at the terrified merchants and other mercenaries.
Estio, who came out of the shield first, apologized to Parker and Neju with a bewildered feeling.
"I'm sorry."
"Do you know what I'm sorry for?"
"......"
There was no way I could answer. I just apologized because I could see the angry feeling through Parker's purple eyes. Parker, who knew that Estio was particularly inexperienced in the emotions of others, sighed and explained the reason.
"We are the leader's team."
'Team members.'
It was true, but I felt a little bit taken aback. While Estio was perplexed, Parker continued.
"If I act alone without saying a word in a dangerous situation, I feel untrusted and angry with myself."
This emerald-colored joiner was not angry with Estio. It was anger towards himself. Parker looked down at the gloomy blue sand that shimmered under his feet, and turned his head.
"So is Moobin. No matter how worried the leader is, how about following him outside the shield?"
Moobin grumbled as he turned his gaze away in front of the white wings that fluttered enthusiastically.
"Ah, why do you only have me? Because you guys came along too."
"Because Moobin-nim was the first to leave!"
"Sheesh."
Seeing Moo-bin scratching her head without rebutting, Yeon-yeon-rang thought in dismay.
'Isn't everyone stupid?'
He could have died as soon as he stepped out of the shield. The giant scorpions, which not so long ago had rushed at them with a frightening force, turned into a handful of sand in the blink of an eye.
After seeing the huge monster crumbling down in front of him, Yeon Yeon-rang did not have the courage to jump into the cursed Blue Sands.
'But why? How can they trust you so much?'
Yeon Yeon-rang was paralyzed in thinking like a scholar who discovered a completely new species. It was something she couldn't comprehend with her common sense. Although he acknowledged that Estio was a strong player with the upper hand in the guild hierarchy, it was because he did not fully trust him.
'There is no way in the world that there is someone you can trust with your life.'
Estio Book 5
- Episode 19
Because it was a matter of life at stake, loud voices were heard here and there.
"Lord, show me how long I must endure in this damned sandy field!"
However, Russell, the top owner, shook his head while holding his nephew Alzeniv tightly in his arms.
"Unfortunately, the times when blue sands appear and disappear are unpredictable, even by astrologers, because they are literally a natural phenomenon."
"Huh, then, should I wait for the dog to die like this?"
In the end, the atmosphere turned to the worst. The mercenaries who protested wildly at first passed the stage of expressing their anger and became frustrated. The merchants who were well aware of the horrors of the Blue Sands were equally depressed.
Even Yeon-yeon-rang, who was confident that she would spend ten nights in a fight with a monster, felt frustrated and bit her lip this time.
'I didn't survive until now to die in vain in a place like this. I will definitely go back...'
My hometown, which I had never forgotten for a single day since I started living in a foreign country, flickered before my eyes. In the sight of Yeon-yeon, Lang, who was holding the magic spear in his hand with all his might, suddenly a disturbing figure came into view.
'Why aren't those people nervous?'
She was so bewildered that the wretched attitude she had been eating a while ago was released. It was only because she looked at the party who were giggling and chatting with each other completely unrelated to the precarious current situation.
"Where does the cactus family live in the desert? I really want to meet them."
"I'm curious too. But, apparently, Ahur-sama had a deep sleep this time."
"Well, I haven't heard the cactus chatter since I came to the desert."
"Maybe it's because there are so many other people that they're hiding their faces?"
The most discussed topic was 'Why aren't cacti talking these days?' Yeon-yeon-rang, who was listening to the conversation from behind, was so close that even the sighs that came up were completely extinguished again. Even Neju, who was holding her flowerpot in her arms, clasped her, and she suddenly slipped into the gap between her party, who was making a fuss about her.
"What, you guys. Is there any good way to get out of the Blue Sands?"
Seeing her suddenly interrupting, Moobin, Parker, and Neju looked at each other with engrossing faces and answered.
"no."
"Nope."
"Nope."
The three of them were equally confident, so for a moment, Yeon-yeon had to wonder if I had heard the wrong thing.
"No?"
"Well, I was thinking about blowing up all the blue sand by blowing up the wind with my sword."
Mubin hung the sword over his shoulder and asked seriously.
"Is it possible?"
"I think it will take strength..."
"Is it true? Then, shall we dig a tunnel with a sword? I think the speed of digging will be a little faster!"
Yeon-yeon-rang, who looked at Moo-bin, who was constantly throwing unreasonable numbers, with a pitiful look, shook her head flutteringly.
"Ha, they are really irresponsible people. I thought there was something to believe in."
"Hmm, that's the corner I believe in."
Mubin muttered as he scratched his head with the tip of his scabbard.
"There is no such person."
"What?"
Surrounded by the sands of death, there was no one to trust other than the wizard who spread the shield. However, Mubin, Parker, and Neju all trusted the one person who had not yet opened their mouth as if it was natural.
While Yeon Yeon-rang, who narrowed her brow, was thinking of 'maybe', Est.
Yeon-yeon-rang, who met Estio's dark blue eyes and gaze, shuddered and shuddered involuntarily.
"You... the eyepatch."
"I'm sorry. There's something I want to check with your own eyes, so take a moment."
I didn't mean to criticize, but Estio apologized for taking off the eyepatch first. Yeon-yeon Rang felt a strange feeling and bit her mouth tightly.
'Is there a big deal now that we made eye contact?'
Yeon Yeon-rang received only the fact that Estio's abilities ran wild and could not be controlled arbitrarily. That fact only explained why he was wearing an eye patch, so Yeon-yeon-rang didn't know exactly what happened when he made eye contact with him.
'Those eyes must be so scary.'
I didn't know it while I was covering it, but when I met the dark blue eyes that had removed the eyepatch, I realized it anew. It was hard to admit, but the emotion Yeon Yeon-rang felt when she saw him was fear.
Now that I see, Estio's eyes were a little different from those of ordinary people. In terms of temperature, it was the cold side, and in terms of animals, it was like a crow whose insides were unknown.
'weird. What am I afraid of him?'
In the first place, Estio's power is not magic or spirits, but 'the ability to read minds'. The other person's feelings and thoughts flow into him, so the reader doesn't feel anything. He doesn't know when or how far he's read, so only a bad feeling remains.
It didn't seem like it would be very dangerous if my mental abilities ran wild. Still, the goosebumps that grew on my forearms made me feel bad.
As Yeonjunang just stared at him with a terrifying force, Estio turned his head and named another person.
"Jose."
"Yes?"
Estio spoke to Jose Marc, the leader of another mercenary team.
"Can't a wizard go outside while casting a shield spell?"
"Of course, you can go out. You can't just come in from the outside. The shield is for defense, but if you interfere with the movement of your allies, it will be difficult."
"Okay. Thanks for letting me know."
José, who liked Estio, kindly informed him about the shield magic.
"Heh, kid. Be careful not to cross the boundary line. If you make a mistake, you might stumble out of the shield... Hey!"
By the way, José, who was giving advice with a heart that was worried about falling into the Blue Sands by stepping out of the shield, was startled and stopped talking. It was because Estio suddenly reached out of the shield before the kind advice was finished.
"Estio-sama!"
Mubin, who had been relaxed the whole time, also had a pale complexion. An angry blue sandstorm rushed towards her hand as it broke through her transparent membrane.
Bluesand clings to the hand of the living like a living monster.
"A dark-haired mercenary has reached the Blue Sands!"
'Aww!', someone screamed.
Now, according to the scheduled sequence, it was Estio's turn to turn to sand and shatter. But even after the screams ended, he was still standing there with his hands out of the shield. He was out of the shield up to his right wrist, and there were so many blue sand grains that he couldn't tell what was going on with his hand.
"Baby, sweetheart, are you okay?"
Ex-Balista Guild members were contemplating and inquired about his condition, but Estio did not answer.
'After all, this was not a curse.'
He peered intently into the blue sand that covered his right hand. Then he slowly opened his clenched fist.
Paang!
Just as in water, a light wave occurred, and grains of sand fell under the hand of the storm water. The mercenaries and merchants who saw it opened their mouths at once.
An unbelievable scene appeared before everyone's eyes.
"Nonsense."
The hand that brushed off the blue sand was revealed. Even after touching the cursed blue sand, Estio stood still. None of them turned to sand or were damaged, and they were perfectly fine.
"You're fine."
"Yeah."
"It hasn't turned to sand."
"He didn't die."
People struggled with whether they should be relieved or shocked to see Estio, who was still intact even after reaching the Blue Sands.
"It's strange. That little guy just hit the blue sand, right?"
There were still people who rubbed their eyes in disbelief.
While the people standing in front of the unbelievable sight were arguing, Estio finally walked out of the shield completely. Then, Moobin, who was the first to come to his senses, hurriedly ran out.
"You must not leave!"
It was a reckless way for anyone to warn of danger.
Mubin chased Estio out of the shield and set foot on the blue sand. Because the blue sand is so fine sand, she fell into her ankles, but Mubin did not turn into sand either.
Estio looked back at the guardian holding his arm and was about to say it was okay, when a white feather brushed past the two of them.
puffy.
"Ahh! Leader, please discuss this when you do this!"
"That's right, bye!"
It was Bernie Parker, who followed out of the shield while nagging, and Neju, who was so surprised that her eyes widened. Except for Tsuki, who was originally sitting on Estio's shoulder, Mubin, Parker, and Neju walked out of the shield voluntarily. It was absolutely impossible without some kind of trust.
They stood side by side on the green sand, staring at the terrified merchants and other mercenaries.
Estio, who came out of the shield first, apologized to Parker and Neju with a bewildered feeling.
"I'm sorry."
"Do you know what I'm sorry for?"
"......"
There was no way I could answer. I just apologized because I could see the angry feeling through Parker's purple eyes. Parker, who knew that Estio was particularly inexperienced in the emotions of others, sighed and explained the reason.
"We are the leader's team."
'Team members.'
It was true, but I felt a little bit taken aback. While Estio was perplexed, Parker continued.
"If I act alone without saying a word in a dangerous situation, I feel untrusted and angry with myself."
This emerald-colored joiner was not angry with Estio. It was anger towards himself. Parker looked down at the gloomy blue sand that shimmered under his feet, and turned his head.
"So is Moobin. No matter how worried the leader is, how about following him outside the shield?"
Moobin grumbled as he turned his gaze away in front of the white wings that fluttered enthusiastically.
"Ah, why do you only have me? Because you guys came along too."
"Because Moobin-nim was the first to leave!"
"Sheesh."
Seeing Moo-bin scratching her head without rebutting, Yeon-yeon-rang thought in dismay.
'Isn't everyone stupid?'
He could have died as soon as he stepped out of the shield. The giant scorpions, which not so long ago had rushed at them with a frightening force, turned into a handful of sand in the blink of an eye.
After seeing the huge monster crumbling down in front of him, Yeon Yeon-rang did not have the courage to jump into the cursed Blue Sands.
'But why? How can they trust you so much?'
Yeon Yeon-rang was paralyzed in thinking like a scholar who discovered a completely new species. It was something she couldn't comprehend with her common sense. Although he acknowledged that Estio was a strong player with the upper hand in the guild hierarchy, it was because he did not fully trust him.
'There is no way in the world that there is someone you can trust with your life.'
