Estio Book 5
- Episode 20
Yeon-yeon-rang thought it was stupid to put their trust in them. They just think they believe it because it's stupid. Now it's just like the beautiful glowing blue sands that suddenly turn into monsters and devour them.
While she looked at Estio with sizzling eyes, Parker opened her mouth, dipping her toes into the sand.
"By the way, didn't I say that this blue sand is cursed?"
"That's right. They said you would die if you step on it."
Neju was also confused. Even Neju, standing barefoot, was fine.
"no way."
Only Mubin, who had been closely observing the sand for a while, got a sense of something and checked with Estio.
"Estio, isn't this blue sand 'sand'?"
"Yeah, it looks like sand."
sush.
Parker saw the blue sand wiggle under his feet. He thought from a distance he thought the sand was waving like waves, but it wasn't.
"It's a bug."
"Bur, bur, bur, worm?"
Parker flapped his wings in fright. I could see the grains of sand moving smoothly under my feet, which floated in the air.
Moobin caught the sand grains that were flying around just in time.
"Hey, these guys have wings too."
"Hey! It's real."
The worm caught on the hand was smaller than the little fingernail. A blue-glowing insect waited for Mubin's palm, spread its wings and flew away. The flight speed was slow. The movement itself was a dull object. Moreover, there was no particular tendency to attack people. It felt more like soft pollen blown by the wind rather than the cursed sand that killed people.
Mubin allowed the little bugs to fly away and escape.
"It must be a species like a firefly."
"It's a firefly...... So Estio-nim came out of the shield."
If it is a living being, it cannot escape Estio's ability. Insects called Blue Sands were also controlled by mind control and lost their intention to attack and stopped.
'I didn't know that such a small bug was the same.'
Only then, when he found out why Estio took off his eyepatch and jumped into Blue Sands, Mubin sighed in relief.
"By the way, do worms even think?"
"It's pretty simplistic."
At first, Estio was also skeptical.
As for the thoughts of the bugs, they were 'going!', 'I'm flying!', and 'I'm hungry!' However, among them, there was one thought that disturbed his nerves most earnestly.
'......scared.......'
The bugs were running away from something. Estio looked down at the insects crawling on the floor. Even after losing their intention to attack, the bugs were gripped with fear. However, the cause was not well read. The thoughts that the worm conjured were much more abstract than those of humans, animals, or plants, and had no color.
So when I read it, it was difficult to understand what it was all about.
"Huh! I know them!"
While everyone was silent for a moment, watching the beautiful sight created by the blue bug, the cactus sleeping in Neju's arms suddenly flashed up and raised a branch.
"It's a surprise. Ahur-sama, are you awake?"
"good morning!"
It was the middle of the night when darkness fell, but the party, already accustomed to the unique jet lag of the cactus, accepted the greeting.
"It was originally an exfoliating insect."
"Yes? What kind of bug?"
"Exfoliating insect."
Ahur called Blue Sands in a familiar nuance.
"As food, they are unique children who eat the old dirt on the body of animals and plants. They are good bugs that eat dirty germs and clean the desert.
Ahur, who faced the expressions of disbelief, raised a rather questionable voice. As Ahur, who had not seen the sight of turning a huge monster into sand at once, the reaction of those who were terrified was even more incomprehensible.
Only after Estio's party confirmed that they were in good shape, the rest of the upper ranks also removed the shield and watched the bugs called Blue Sands.
"I can't! Cursed Blue Sands were worms, not sand."
"Then, have all the victims been eaten by insects?"
"Be cruel."
Russell, the top owner, who was holding the young Alzeniv tightly so that he would not touch the blue sand, expressed his feelings in a dismayed tone.
"Hey, it's terrible, but once you know the identity, it's kind of pointless."
Until now, travelers have not been the cursed land of Blue Sands, but have been attacked and devoured by tiny swarms of insects.
"But why aren't you attacking us now?"
The blue glittering bugs were very gentle. It crawled slowly on the ground, flew like pollen, and even staggered as if drunk on drugs.
「What? opposite. It's weird that they attack people!"
Ahur, who knew the identity of the blue bug from the beginning, was even more frustrated by the questions people had.
"Originally, they are lazy kids. It's boring and I starve to death. I don't know what everyone is looking at, but they're definitely not aggressive kids."
"Oh, that's right!"
"...But who is talking now?"
A few people who didn't know what the cactus was talking about looked around, but Ahur again pretended to be an ordinary plant and trembled with respect.
Instead, Estio spoke again.
"The reason the worms attacked other creatures was that they had been terrified of their limits a little while ago."
It was the reason why Estio took off the eyepatch. He used his emotion-manipulating powers a while ago to calm the fearful bugs. The blue bugs, which had been running wildly abnormally, have now calmed down thanks to Estio and have regained their original peaceful disposition.
Moobin quickly organized his story.
"Umm, do you mean the bugs were crazy?"
"Yes. Survival instincts seem to have attacked them at will."
Those who heard it were the first to know that insects smaller than a fingernail can also go crazy.
"What is the cause?"
"that."
Estio closed his eyes and lowered his gaze to the floor.
"I don't know... I don't know. I can see something, but it's sparsely cut off..."
"If it's hard, don't overdo it. Anyway, what's important right now isn't bugs..."
From the guardian's point of view, Mubin, it didn't matter at all for the bugs to go crazy and take people's lives. But before he could speak directly, Parker interrupted the player ahead of time.
"It's because we're out of the bluesand threat, right, Moobin-sama?"
Even if you tell the truth in front of merchants who live in harsh conditions in the desert without notice, you won't see good things. Parker looked at him with a puzzled look, hoping that Mubin would have that much attention.
"Uh, what is it?"
Fortunately, Mubin was just ignorant and not an idiot. He noticed Parker's earnest gaze and frowned. This time a sling caught behind him as Parker wiped his chest.
"Wait, how do you know that, kid?"
It was Jose Marc. The former ballista mercenaries, including him, raised an objection with a voice full of distrust.
"Blue sand is a phenomenon that has troubled people who pass through the desert for a long time. As soon as you see it, you find out its identity and make it gentle?"
The merchants who heard Jose's story grumbled with puzzled faces.
"Okay, I see."
"A bit suspicious?"
The relief that his life was saved right away was short-lived, and distrust easily sprouted in the eyes of people.
"I hope not, sweetheart. Just in case."
Estio listened to Jose's words without changing his expression. There was even a chill in the dark blue eyes that were exposed after taking off his eyepatch. A bizarre, non-human creepiness reinforced José's suspicions.
"Have you mastered the necromantic technique, which is taboo in the Empire?"
"......!"
necromancy. The ripple effect that one word brought was amazing. His frozen eyes focused on Estio.
'A sinner who made a covenant with a spirit that seduces the living and leads them to death.'
That's the necromancer.
In the Empire, necromancy was prohibited by law, and if this was violated, criminals as well as those involved were all put to death. Not only because of the strict laws, but also because despair and tragedy always followed where necromancy was involved, so necromancers were a public enemy. Of course, there was no way that the necromancer's gaze could soften.
The suspicion that the necromancer was the one who created the blue sands that harm humans was an open hypothesis among passersby passing through the Turke Desert. So, when Jose asked Estio if he was a necromancer, the merchants were vigilant and looked at it first.
This is because, unlike the nobles of the city, the immediate danger seemed greater than the honor guaranteed by the Ignis Guild for merchants who had to live their whole lives in the desert.
Just as the atmosphere was about to become harsh, someone sighed and opened their mouth.
"It's absurd."
It was Yeon-yeon-rang who stayed until the end and did not step on the Blue Sands. She crossed her arms and squinted her beige eyes.
"We knew each other well so far, so we kept hugging each other, but that wasn't the case, was it?"
"What, what. Are you fighting again!"
"That person is Ignis guild leader Estio."
José, who was very nervous, felt his pulse loosen at the next words.
"You are calling an executive-level guild member who is not treated carelessly even in the Imperial Family as a necromancer, you idiots."
"Cadre?"
Jose secretly lowered the hand that was pointing at Estio. He even trembled in his voice. The former ballista crew, you and I, all paid attention to Estio's attire.
Because it was for the desert, he was wearing a black robe with a temperature protection function, so the badge symbolizing the executive was not visible. Instead, the guild uniform that caught a glimpse inside was mixed with golden decorations.
Seeing this, their expressions gradually darkened.
'Come to think of it, the clothes design seems to have been made with great care.'
'Even when you enter the desert, you can see that they are wearing the same clothes all the time, so it seems like they have thermal insulation magic on them.'
'Even though Ignis is a large guild, there would be no way for a newcomer to have a high-quality uniform with magic enchantments attached.'
Yeon-yeon-rang, who was even more annoyed by the criticism, snorted and watched the changing faces of the mercenaries from moment to moment.
Finally realizing what mistake he had made, Jose took a deep breath.
'Damn it! Why didn't I think of checking out the outfit earlier?'
My first impression was that it was terrifying. Once I thought that I was a clumsy newcomer, after that, I looked just like a kid no matter what. They didn't even try to find out more because they thought they were inferior to them. As Yeon-yeon-rang said, it was truly an absurd mistake.
"Really...? Yo? Sweetheart, no, that's the Ignis executive...?"
Jose tried to confirm with himself with an awkward tone. Instead of explaining in words, Estio rolled up the hem of his robe and showed the Ignis badge.
Estio Book 5
- Episode 20
Yeon-yeon-rang thought it was stupid to put their trust in them. They just think they believe it because it's stupid. Now it's just like the beautiful glowing blue sands that suddenly turn into monsters and devour them.
While she looked at Estio with sizzling eyes, Parker opened her mouth, dipping her toes into the sand.
"By the way, didn't I say that this blue sand is cursed?"
"That's right. They said you would die if you step on it."
Neju was also confused. Even Neju, standing barefoot, was fine.
"no way."
Only Mubin, who had been closely observing the sand for a while, got a sense of something and checked with Estio.
"Estio, isn't this blue sand 'sand'?"
"Yeah, it looks like sand."
sush.
Parker saw the blue sand wiggle under his feet. He thought from a distance he thought the sand was waving like waves, but it wasn't.
"It's a bug."
"Bur, bur, bur, worm?"
Parker flapped his wings in fright. I could see the grains of sand moving smoothly under my feet, which floated in the air.
Moobin caught the sand grains that were flying around just in time.
"Hey, these guys have wings too."
"Hey! It's real."
The worm caught on the hand was smaller than the little fingernail. A blue-glowing insect waited for Mubin's palm, spread its wings and flew away. The flight speed was slow. The movement itself was a dull object. Moreover, there was no particular tendency to attack people. It felt more like soft pollen blown by the wind rather than the cursed sand that killed people.
Mubin allowed the little bugs to fly away and escape.
"It must be a species like a firefly."
"It's a firefly...... So Estio-nim came out of the shield."
If it is a living being, it cannot escape Estio's ability. Insects called Blue Sands were also controlled by mind control and lost their intention to attack and stopped.
'I didn't know that such a small bug was the same.'
Only then, when he found out why Estio took off his eyepatch and jumped into Blue Sands, Mubin sighed in relief.
"By the way, do worms even think?"
"It's pretty simplistic."
At first, Estio was also skeptical.
As for the thoughts of the bugs, they were 'going!', 'I'm flying!', and 'I'm hungry!' However, among them, there was one thought that disturbed his nerves most earnestly.
'......scared.......'
The bugs were running away from something. Estio looked down at the insects crawling on the floor. Even after losing their intention to attack, the bugs were gripped with fear. However, the cause was not well read. The thoughts that the worm conjured were much more abstract than those of humans, animals, or plants, and had no color.
So when I read it, it was difficult to understand what it was all about.
"Huh! I know them!"
While everyone was silent for a moment, watching the beautiful sight created by the blue bug, the cactus sleeping in Neju's arms suddenly flashed up and raised a branch.
"It's a surprise. Ahur-sama, are you awake?"
"good morning!"
It was the middle of the night when darkness fell, but the party, already accustomed to the unique jet lag of the cactus, accepted the greeting.
"It was originally an exfoliating insect."
"Yes? What kind of bug?"
"Exfoliating insect."
Ahur called Blue Sands in a familiar nuance.
"As food, they are unique children who eat the old dirt on the body of animals and plants. They are good bugs that eat dirty germs and clean the desert.
Ahur, who faced the expressions of disbelief, raised a rather questionable voice. As Ahur, who had not seen the sight of turning a huge monster into sand at once, the reaction of those who were terrified was even more incomprehensible.
Only after Estio's party confirmed that they were in good shape, the rest of the upper ranks also removed the shield and watched the bugs called Blue Sands.
"I can't! Cursed Blue Sands were worms, not sand."
"Then, have all the victims been eaten by insects?"
"Be cruel."
Russell, the top owner, who was holding the young Alzeniv tightly so that he would not touch the blue sand, expressed his feelings in a dismayed tone.
"Hey, it's terrible, but once you know the identity, it's kind of pointless."
Until now, travelers have not been the cursed land of Blue Sands, but have been attacked and devoured by tiny swarms of insects.
"But why aren't you attacking us now?"
The blue glittering bugs were very gentle. It crawled slowly on the ground, flew like pollen, and even staggered as if drunk on drugs.
「What? opposite. It's weird that they attack people!"
Ahur, who knew the identity of the blue bug from the beginning, was even more frustrated by the questions people had.
"Originally, they are lazy kids. It's boring and I starve to death. I don't know what everyone is looking at, but they're definitely not aggressive kids."
"Oh, that's right!"
"...But who is talking now?"
A few people who didn't know what the cactus was talking about looked around, but Ahur again pretended to be an ordinary plant and trembled with respect.
Instead, Estio spoke again.
"The reason the worms attacked other creatures was that they had been terrified of their limits a little while ago."
It was the reason why Estio took off the eyepatch. He used his emotion-manipulating powers a while ago to calm the fearful bugs. The blue bugs, which had been running wildly abnormally, have now calmed down thanks to Estio and have regained their original peaceful disposition.
Moobin quickly organized his story.
"Umm, do you mean the bugs were crazy?"
"Yes. Survival instincts seem to have attacked them at will."
Those who heard it were the first to know that insects smaller than a fingernail can also go crazy.
"What is the cause?"
"that."
Estio closed his eyes and lowered his gaze to the floor.
"I don't know... I don't know. I can see something, but it's sparsely cut off..."
"If it's hard, don't overdo it. Anyway, what's important right now isn't bugs..."
From the guardian's point of view, Mubin, it didn't matter at all for the bugs to go crazy and take people's lives. But before he could speak directly, Parker interrupted the player ahead of time.
"It's because we're out of the bluesand threat, right, Moobin-sama?"
Even if you tell the truth in front of merchants who live in harsh conditions in the desert without notice, you won't see good things. Parker looked at him with a puzzled look, hoping that Mubin would have that much attention.
"Uh, what is it?"
Fortunately, Mubin was just ignorant and not an idiot. He noticed Parker's earnest gaze and frowned. This time a sling caught behind him as Parker wiped his chest.
"Wait, how do you know that, kid?"
It was Jose Marc. The former ballista mercenaries, including him, raised an objection with a voice full of distrust.
"Blue sand is a phenomenon that has troubled people who pass through the desert for a long time. As soon as you see it, you find out its identity and make it gentle?"
The merchants who heard Jose's story grumbled with puzzled faces.
"Okay, I see."
"A bit suspicious?"
The relief that his life was saved right away was short-lived, and distrust easily sprouted in the eyes of people.
"I hope not, sweetheart. Just in case."
Estio listened to Jose's words without changing his expression. There was even a chill in the dark blue eyes that were exposed after taking off his eyepatch. A bizarre, non-human creepiness reinforced José's suspicions.
"Have you mastered the necromantic technique, which is taboo in the Empire?"
"......!"
necromancy. The ripple effect that one word brought was amazing. His frozen eyes focused on Estio.
'A sinner who made a covenant with a spirit that seduces the living and leads them to death.'
That's the necromancer.
In the Empire, necromancy was prohibited by law, and if this was violated, criminals as well as those involved were all put to death. Not only because of the strict laws, but also because despair and tragedy always followed where necromancy was involved, so necromancers were a public enemy. Of course, there was no way that the necromancer's gaze could soften.
The suspicion that the necromancer was the one who created the blue sands that harm humans was an open hypothesis among passersby passing through the Turke Desert. So, when Jose asked Estio if he was a necromancer, the merchants were vigilant and looked at it first.
This is because, unlike the nobles of the city, the immediate danger seemed greater than the honor guaranteed by the Ignis Guild for merchants who had to live their whole lives in the desert.
Just as the atmosphere was about to become harsh, someone sighed and opened their mouth.
"It's absurd."
It was Yeon-yeon-rang who stayed until the end and did not step on the Blue Sands. She crossed her arms and squinted her beige eyes.
"We knew each other well so far, so we kept hugging each other, but that wasn't the case, was it?"
"What, what. Are you fighting again!"
"That person is Ignis guild leader Estio."
José, who was very nervous, felt his pulse loosen at the next words.
"You are calling an executive-level guild member who is not treated carelessly even in the Imperial Family as a necromancer, you idiots."
"Cadre?"
Jose secretly lowered the hand that was pointing at Estio. He even trembled in his voice. The former ballista crew, you and I, all paid attention to Estio's attire.
Because it was for the desert, he was wearing a black robe with a temperature protection function, so the badge symbolizing the executive was not visible. Instead, the guild uniform that caught a glimpse inside was mixed with golden decorations.
Seeing this, their expressions gradually darkened.
'Come to think of it, the clothes design seems to have been made with great care.'
'Even when you enter the desert, you can see that they are wearing the same clothes all the time, so it seems like they have thermal insulation magic on them.'
'Even though Ignis is a large guild, there would be no way for a newcomer to have a high-quality uniform with magic enchantments attached.'
Yeon-yeon-rang, who was even more annoyed by the criticism, snorted and watched the changing faces of the mercenaries from moment to moment.
Finally realizing what mistake he had made, Jose took a deep breath.
'Damn it! Why didn't I think of checking out the outfit earlier?'
My first impression was that it was terrifying. Once I thought that I was a clumsy newcomer, after that, I looked just like a kid no matter what. They didn't even try to find out more because they thought they were inferior to them. As Yeon-yeon-rang said, it was truly an absurd mistake.
"Really...? Yo? Sweetheart, no, that's the Ignis executive...?"
Jose tried to confirm with himself with an awkward tone. Instead of explaining in words, Estio rolled up the hem of his robe and showed the Ignis badge.
