- Episode 14
Chase glared at the old merchant who offered the low price with scorching eyes.
'What the hell was that damn old lady trying to beat!'
But from the merchant's point of view, it was unfortunate. 300 gold was just the regular price for a unicorn that is doing today and tomorrow, not a good-quality unicorn that is alive and well. It was difficult to see a profit by asking a higher price here, so the merchant lost his appetite and dropped out of the bargain.
"Guild hyung, do you have that much money?"
His titles, such as 'nome' or 'child', were secretly changed to 'brother'. Still, Chase doubted that the dark-haired man really had the money to intervene.
Estio took out the guild coins he had collected from the luggage bag he had brought. If I robbed half of the guild coins I received as a reward while resolving the quests, the price came out to about that.
"I'll give you the corresponding guild coin, so go to the nearest Ignis guild building and change it."
"Ignis?"
Again, the onlookers roared. Even Chase, who did not know much about the guild, was a familiar name. Even though his momentum was weakened by the word Ignis guild member, Chase still did not dispel his doubts and stared at the coin pocket that Estio held out.
"It's a guild coin. How can you believe that it's an item of real value? You might be pretending to be a guild member in the first place."
When the situation where he had to prove his identity came, Estio was troubled for a moment. When he was in the guild, the badge on his clothes acted as an identity card, and he didn't have to prove anything in particular because the office workers were always working at the counter.
However, I thought that Chase's suspicion that he had to sell expensive game under the same circumstances was justified in his own way.
At that time, there was a bright voice that solved the difficulties he was facing.
"The certificate is here!"
Parker, standing one step behind, pulled out a document from the crossbody bag he always carried.
"This is an exclusive quest document for Ignis Guild Leader Estio. It cannot be damaged because it is enchanted with non-forgeable and non-transformable magic."
Parker also took a magic quill out of his bag and handed it to Chase, pointing to a blank in the request form.
"If you write down the amount and information here and submit it to the guild counter, we will exchange it for imperial currency."
Chase, bewildered, took the paper and pen from Parker. The perfect request was completed by writing down the amount and name as instructed.
"...When did you bring these things?"
"Hehe. I'm always in charge of supporting the leader. Of course I brought it even while on vacation."
The stinging eyes of the crowd flocked to the two who were having a leisurely conversation or conversation.
"Guild leader?"
"That person is the Ignis officer."
"I've heard of it. The only one in the world..."
Already, rumors about Estio with mystical powers had spread to the mountainous villages.
'A person with the ability to read minds!'
Most of the emotions of those who saw Estio were surprise and curiosity, but there were also occasional mixed feelings of wariness and fear of the unknown ability. Estio, who was accustomed to receiving that glance, approached the unicorn, still breathing colorful breaths in a sack like an object. He was a young unicorn that had not yet grown up.
"Lydia."
There was a little bit of water over her pale blue eyes.
"it hurts. tiring. miss you......."
Estio looked down at the dying unicorn and took out a dagger from his arms. He cut off the muzzle that entangled the unicorn's snout with the dagger, regardless of the eyes of people who were startled thinking that he was going to kill him at the moment. The muzzle was made of cloth and could be cut off easily, but the chain that tied the legs could not be cut with a dagger.
"Yes."
"I see."
He only called his name, but the clever little white-haired monkey realized what Estio wanted and approached him. Neju handed the cactus flower pot she was carrying around to him, then lifted the droopy unicorn. Neju, who lifted one of her horses like cotton dolls, looked at Estio with a sly face.
Estio handed Chase a bag of guild coins.
"Then I'll take you."
"Huh? That, yes... yo."
"Humans are really weak in their status."
The black cat who meowed as if ridiculing the hunter's clumsy Johndae followed the heel of Estio who turned around. Estio, who looked at Tsuki following the gun, nodded his head.
"I'm glad this method works."
"It's positive. But Estio."
With narrowed eyes, Tsuki tenaciously stared at the left palm that Estio hid under the cloak.
"Did you give that foal your blood?"
Fresh blood was dripping from the cut with the dagger, drop by drop. Estio responded by putting his white glove back on his hand.
"...a unicorn, not a horse foal."
"I'm still a kid. Then baby horse."
"You'd better call me a pony."
Tsuki pursed his lips in dissatisfaction.
"Anyway, there was no need for you to get hurt because of that foal."
"Fine."
"I'm not okay. care annoying."
"...Tsuki."
Hearing the calm tone, Tsuki was moved and nodded at the cactus flowerpot that Estio was holding.
"I'd rather ask the cactus to make flowers bloom after she's already shed blood."
It wasn't that Estio didn't think about it either. Whenever Ahur was fed blood, he was alive and moving. However, when he gave the blood, Kai's words caught my heart.
'It would be better not to give blood as much as possible.'
'Even now, it is difficult to see it as an ordinary plant.'
Obviously, Ahur was losing more and more of his normalcy because of the blood Estio gave him. The situation was different from Mubin, who claimed to be a guardian by inheriting the promises of the old ancestors. Estio did not want to alienate his colleague from his original life, who does not know how to live in the future.
The dying unicorn was fed blood for recovery. Those who drink the dragon's blood will recover instantly and gain new life, no matter what kind of wounds they have suffered. In the process, there was a problem of being subordinated to the dragon who shared blood, but Estio had no intention of using this unicorn as a servant anyway. It was just that the first aid was given so that the unicorn, which was losing its light of life, did not die.
The party left the village with the injured unicorn. The hunters' gaze toward Nejuna Unicorn was not very favorable, so he could not stay for long.
When the fainted unicorn regained consciousness, it had already entered the darkened mountains.
'does not it hurt......?'
The first thought that came to mind of the unicorn was that the pain that had been squeezing her body disappeared and she felt very comfortable. First of all, the lungs that used to cause the pain of being stabbed with an awl every time they breathed were fine. Instead of foaming blood on my nose, I felt moist moisture, and my head was clear. His legs were still heavy with chains tied, but he was in surprisingly good shape. The unicorn, who had foreseen death just before fainting, raised his head in confusion.
The first thing I saw was a bonfire burning in the dark. It was the moment when the unicorn realized that this bonfire was the light that gave warmth while sleeping, and blinked its glassy eyes.
"Oh, you're awake. Are you okay?"
Purneung!
The unicorn was so startled that she jumped up from her seat. Right in front of him was a white-haired monkey with his head sticking out, his red eyes shining brightly.
'You'll get eaten!'
The terrified unicorn even forgot that his legs were chained, and as he tried to run, he lost his balance and fell to the floor.
Woodang!
The wind fell from his chin, and a dizzying shock came before his eyes. Stop biting her tongue and her tears welling up. The unicorn thought that this time it was dead. If they were hunted by a wild beast such as a white-haired monkey, they would almost certainly be eaten, leaving only the bones and horns on their foreheads.
'Still... Better than being caught and killed by humans...'
Humans sold unicorn horns at a high price. It was ground into powder, and sometimes it was crafted and used as ornaments. They used and re-used in all sorts of ways, such as boiling bone broth to make soup, cutting leg cartilage with mysterious power and making alcohol.
It might have been better to be eaten by wild beasts than to be sold miserable to death. Tears streamed down from the unicorn's eyes when he thought about it.
"Black."
"What? Over there."
"Wow!"
Neju, who came to help because of the unicorn who suddenly started to cry out loud, panicked and stepped back. Her unicorn was lying on the floor like a seal, crying like her child.
"I'm sorry. Would you like me to get you up?"
「……! Heh heh heh!"
Neju reached out to help, but the unicorn fell over and started a match. While Neju, who felt like she had made her even more frightened, was at a loss for what to do, another voice interrupted the situation.
"what happened?"
"Koo-woong. Neju must have surprised you."
There was silence for a moment. Neju didn't explain anything else, but he replied as if he understood.
"It's not your fault."
He comforted the pale white-haired monkey. Unicorn listened to his voice even while crying profusely.
'I know this voice.'
It was a voice I had heard vaguely before fainting. A hard voice without a single smile. However, I thought that Unicorn had heard a similar voice a long time ago.
'Where did you hear that?'
At that moment, a slightly cold hand caressed the unicorn's nose.
"Fine."
My heart, which had been pounding as if contagious by the calm voice, began to gradually calm down. The unicorn opened her eyes, which had been tightly closed.
"No one will harm you."
His eyes were blurry because of the many tears. The unicorn shook her head furiously. Only after the flowing tears dispersed, the unicorn was able to see the opponent with a clear view.
"I'll take you to Lydia."
"......really?"
Upon hearing the name Lydia, the unicorn's complexion brightened. He was still in a fallen position, only his tail waving to and fro.
"Who are you?"
"This is Estio."
"'Estio'?"
The unicorn, who buried his nose in Estio's hand and smelled it, tilted his head.
"It's the first I've heard of your name. But it smells familiar... What is it?」
Originally, unicorns and Pegasus were races that remember the time when dragons lived as the rulers of the world in the distant past. In particular, the unicorn was a demon that followed the gold dragon, and Pegasus was a demon that followed the black dragon. Now that the dragons have abandoned the world, they have become a small race that hid in the high mountains or on the sky island, but they were once the messengers of the sacred dragons who enjoyed glory.
So the unicorn did not recognize Estio, but was very happy according to her instinct.
"Thank you for saving me."
- Episode 14
Chase glared at the old merchant who offered the low price with scorching eyes.
'What the hell was that damn old lady trying to beat!'
But from the merchant's point of view, it was unfortunate. 300 gold was just the regular price for a unicorn that is doing today and tomorrow, not a good-quality unicorn that is alive and well. It was difficult to see a profit by asking a higher price here, so the merchant lost his appetite and dropped out of the bargain.
"Guild hyung, do you have that much money?"
His titles, such as 'nome' or 'child', were secretly changed to 'brother'. Still, Chase doubted that the dark-haired man really had the money to intervene.
Estio took out the guild coins he had collected from the luggage bag he had brought. If I robbed half of the guild coins I received as a reward while resolving the quests, the price came out to about that.
"I'll give you the corresponding guild coin, so go to the nearest Ignis guild building and change it."
"Ignis?"
Again, the onlookers roared. Even Chase, who did not know much about the guild, was a familiar name. Even though his momentum was weakened by the word Ignis guild member, Chase still did not dispel his doubts and stared at the coin pocket that Estio held out.
"It's a guild coin. How can you believe that it's an item of real value? You might be pretending to be a guild member in the first place."
When the situation where he had to prove his identity came, Estio was troubled for a moment. When he was in the guild, the badge on his clothes acted as an identity card, and he didn't have to prove anything in particular because the office workers were always working at the counter.
However, I thought that Chase's suspicion that he had to sell expensive game under the same circumstances was justified in his own way.
At that time, there was a bright voice that solved the difficulties he was facing.
"The certificate is here!"
Parker, standing one step behind, pulled out a document from the crossbody bag he always carried.
"This is an exclusive quest document for Ignis Guild Leader Estio. It cannot be damaged because it is enchanted with non-forgeable and non-transformable magic."
Parker also took a magic quill out of his bag and handed it to Chase, pointing to a blank in the request form.
"If you write down the amount and information here and submit it to the guild counter, we will exchange it for imperial currency."
Chase, bewildered, took the paper and pen from Parker. The perfect request was completed by writing down the amount and name as instructed.
"...When did you bring these things?"
"Hehe. I'm always in charge of supporting the leader. Of course I brought it even while on vacation."
The stinging eyes of the crowd flocked to the two who were having a leisurely conversation or conversation.
"Guild leader?"
"That person is the Ignis officer."
"I've heard of it. The only one in the world..."
Already, rumors about Estio with mystical powers had spread to the mountainous villages.
'A person with the ability to read minds!'
Most of the emotions of those who saw Estio were surprise and curiosity, but there were also occasional mixed feelings of wariness and fear of the unknown ability. Estio, who was accustomed to receiving that glance, approached the unicorn, still breathing colorful breaths in a sack like an object. He was a young unicorn that had not yet grown up.
"Lydia."
There was a little bit of water over her pale blue eyes.
"it hurts. tiring. miss you......."
Estio looked down at the dying unicorn and took out a dagger from his arms. He cut off the muzzle that entangled the unicorn's snout with the dagger, regardless of the eyes of people who were startled thinking that he was going to kill him at the moment. The muzzle was made of cloth and could be cut off easily, but the chain that tied the legs could not be cut with a dagger.
"Yes."
"I see."
He only called his name, but the clever little white-haired monkey realized what Estio wanted and approached him. Neju handed the cactus flower pot she was carrying around to him, then lifted the droopy unicorn. Neju, who lifted one of her horses like cotton dolls, looked at Estio with a sly face.
Estio handed Chase a bag of guild coins.
"Then I'll take you."
"Huh? That, yes... yo."
"Humans are really weak in their status."
The black cat who meowed as if ridiculing the hunter's clumsy Johndae followed the heel of Estio who turned around. Estio, who looked at Tsuki following the gun, nodded his head.
"I'm glad this method works."
"It's positive. But Estio."
With narrowed eyes, Tsuki tenaciously stared at the left palm that Estio hid under the cloak.
"Did you give that foal your blood?"
Fresh blood was dripping from the cut with the dagger, drop by drop. Estio responded by putting his white glove back on his hand.
"...a unicorn, not a horse foal."
"I'm still a kid. Then baby horse."
"You'd better call me a pony."
Tsuki pursed his lips in dissatisfaction.
"Anyway, there was no need for you to get hurt because of that foal."
"Fine."
"I'm not okay. care annoying."
"...Tsuki."
Hearing the calm tone, Tsuki was moved and nodded at the cactus flowerpot that Estio was holding.
"I'd rather ask the cactus to make flowers bloom after she's already shed blood."
It wasn't that Estio didn't think about it either. Whenever Ahur was fed blood, he was alive and moving. However, when he gave the blood, Kai's words caught my heart.
'It would be better not to give blood as much as possible.'
'Even now, it is difficult to see it as an ordinary plant.'
Obviously, Ahur was losing more and more of his normalcy because of the blood Estio gave him. The situation was different from Mubin, who claimed to be a guardian by inheriting the promises of the old ancestors. Estio did not want to alienate his colleague from his original life, who does not know how to live in the future.
The dying unicorn was fed blood for recovery. Those who drink the dragon's blood will recover instantly and gain new life, no matter what kind of wounds they have suffered. In the process, there was a problem of being subordinated to the dragon who shared blood, but Estio had no intention of using this unicorn as a servant anyway. It was just that the first aid was given so that the unicorn, which was losing its light of life, did not die.
The party left the village with the injured unicorn. The hunters' gaze toward Nejuna Unicorn was not very favorable, so he could not stay for long.
When the fainted unicorn regained consciousness, it had already entered the darkened mountains.
'does not it hurt......?'
The first thought that came to mind of the unicorn was that the pain that had been squeezing her body disappeared and she felt very comfortable. First of all, the lungs that used to cause the pain of being stabbed with an awl every time they breathed were fine. Instead of foaming blood on my nose, I felt moist moisture, and my head was clear. His legs were still heavy with chains tied, but he was in surprisingly good shape. The unicorn, who had foreseen death just before fainting, raised his head in confusion.
The first thing I saw was a bonfire burning in the dark. It was the moment when the unicorn realized that this bonfire was the light that gave warmth while sleeping, and blinked its glassy eyes.
"Oh, you're awake. Are you okay?"
Purneung!
The unicorn was so startled that she jumped up from her seat. Right in front of him was a white-haired monkey with his head sticking out, his red eyes shining brightly.
'You'll get eaten!'
The terrified unicorn even forgot that his legs were chained, and as he tried to run, he lost his balance and fell to the floor.
Woodang!
The wind fell from his chin, and a dizzying shock came before his eyes. Stop biting her tongue and her tears welling up. The unicorn thought that this time it was dead. If they were hunted by a wild beast such as a white-haired monkey, they would almost certainly be eaten, leaving only the bones and horns on their foreheads.
'Still... Better than being caught and killed by humans...'
Humans sold unicorn horns at a high price. It was ground into powder, and sometimes it was crafted and used as ornaments. They used and re-used in all sorts of ways, such as boiling bone broth to make soup, cutting leg cartilage with mysterious power and making alcohol.
It might have been better to be eaten by wild beasts than to be sold miserable to death. Tears streamed down from the unicorn's eyes when he thought about it.
"Black."
"What? Over there."
"Wow!"
Neju, who came to help because of the unicorn who suddenly started to cry out loud, panicked and stepped back. Her unicorn was lying on the floor like a seal, crying like her child.
"I'm sorry. Would you like me to get you up?"
「……! Heh heh heh!"
Neju reached out to help, but the unicorn fell over and started a match. While Neju, who felt like she had made her even more frightened, was at a loss for what to do, another voice interrupted the situation.
"what happened?"
"Koo-woong. Neju must have surprised you."
There was silence for a moment. Neju didn't explain anything else, but he replied as if he understood.
"It's not your fault."
He comforted the pale white-haired monkey. Unicorn listened to his voice even while crying profusely.
'I know this voice.'
It was a voice I had heard vaguely before fainting. A hard voice without a single smile. However, I thought that Unicorn had heard a similar voice a long time ago.
'Where did you hear that?'
At that moment, a slightly cold hand caressed the unicorn's nose.
"Fine."
My heart, which had been pounding as if contagious by the calm voice, began to gradually calm down. The unicorn opened her eyes, which had been tightly closed.
"No one will harm you."
His eyes were blurry because of the many tears. The unicorn shook her head furiously. Only after the flowing tears dispersed, the unicorn was able to see the opponent with a clear view.
"I'll take you to Lydia."
"......really?"
Upon hearing the name Lydia, the unicorn's complexion brightened. He was still in a fallen position, only his tail waving to and fro.
"Who are you?"
"This is Estio."
"'Estio'?"
The unicorn, who buried his nose in Estio's hand and smelled it, tilted his head.
"It's the first I've heard of your name. But it smells familiar... What is it?」
Originally, unicorns and Pegasus were races that remember the time when dragons lived as the rulers of the world in the distant past. In particular, the unicorn was a demon that followed the gold dragon, and Pegasus was a demon that followed the black dragon. Now that the dragons have abandoned the world, they have become a small race that hid in the high mountains or on the sky island, but they were once the messengers of the sacred dragons who enjoyed glory.
So the unicorn did not recognize Estio, but was very happy according to her instinct.
"Thank you for saving me."
