- Episode 22
Parker placed a simple bread, butter, smoked ham sandwich and fruit juice on the table. It was Vernis' autumn festival to gather and chat while looking at the autumn leaves.
Estio looked at the kids all afternoon and admired Parker, who even made sandwiches. In a sense, he was a great talent.
At that moment, a light hoof sound was heard from somewhere.
"Estio!"
It was cone. The white unicorn, who ran excitedly, let out a rough breath and waved her tail. Estio brushed his mane to help Kon calm down, but she was annoyed as Tsuki, who was lying next to him, squinted her eyes.
"...that's really annoying, you bastard."
"Tsuki."
"It's dusty while eating."
Kon noticed the purring black cat and flicked his face towards it. As her hot snort spurted out, Tsuki became disgusted and raised his hair.
"Good evening Tsuki too!"
"Put away your stupid face."
Since Estio did not use power in the village, they could not hear each other's voices now. Estio, who was watching the two of them react to each other, hugged Tsuki up. She seemed to have claw marks on Korn's face if she had left it alone. Tsuki looked up at Estio with dissatisfied eyes, but slowly hid her claws.
"Nanana, I met Lydia here!"
"If it's Lydia, are you your companion?"
"Yes! We started together, but I was very worried that I might be wandering alone because the hunters caught me in the middle."
Conn was excited because he had met Lydia.
"It arrived well. The villagers of Verni found it and helped me! The people here are nice! great!"
"It's nice to meet her here. You won't have to go looking for it."
Hehehe, the white unicorn sprinted into the air again excitedly. As Estio looked at the cone that had started jumping almost like a rabbit, suddenly there was a sound of something falling from the side.
"Lu, Lydia-sama is here?"
Parker, who dropped the sandwich he had just picked up, looked at Estio and Unicorn alternately with his shaky pupils. Parker, who didn't hear what Unicorn was saying, took a hint from Estio's answer and understood the context of the conversation. It was then that Estio remembered the connection between Korn and Parker.
'Oh, it was Parker's fiancee.'
He said that even though he had never seen his face, his name had been nailed in his ears since childhood. Estio nodded to Parker, who was shocked when he heard the name Lydia.
Today, Parker went to the Sky Island Elia and was busy introducing even his boss, whom he respected, so he had completely forgotten about Lydia.
"Well, I'll go in first before we meet. Come slowly and enjoy."
"Yes? But."
'I just came out.'
Estio looked at Parker, who was white and rushed to pick up the fallen sandwich. I was just coming out to enjoy the festival, and as soon as I heard that Lydia had come to town, it seemed very uncomfortable to see that she tried to avoid her seat.
However, as soon as Parker turned around, the voice he heard from in front of him could not help but stiffen.
"Hello, Bernie Parker."
"......!"
The autumn wind carried the fallen leaves and whirled around it. The owner of the voice was an 18-year-old girl who was about to come of age. Behind her long dress that covered her ankles, her rich rust blonde flew away.
"This is Lydia from Cornell Village."
Green eyes that had lost their light were curved beautifully.
"I stopped by your house first, but my father gave me directions to go this way. Kon ran so fast that I almost got lost again, but I'm glad to see you."
Lydia, who was holding a wand made of wood, bowed her head politely and added in a slightly chilly tone.
"...Parker-sama didn't really want to see me."
"I'm sorry, Cornell Lydia."
Lydia's green eyes fluttered slightly as she heard the apple. Then he smiled again like the first time.
"If you don't have anything else to say, I'll go. I'm sorry to disturb the fun festival with my friends."
Lydia held out her hand in the air after not hearing any response from Parker.
"Come on, Con."
"Hey, I wanted to play a little more."
Conn was saddened, but rested his head in her hands. Lydia, who gently grabbed her golden mane, leaned on her cone and moved her steps slowly. Parker didn't say anything until she disappeared in the distance.
As Lydia and Korn were disappearing from sight, Estio asked Parker a hint.
"Is it okay if I send it off like this?"
"Ugh, there's nothing to say even if you hold on to it."
Parker flapped his wings. It's true that she was taken aback by Lydia's sudden appearance, but there was another reason she didn't say anything until she left.
"Anyway, Lydia-sama and I, there is nothing to say that the relationship was established by our parents. Originally, we were going to organize the conversation properly, but I don't think we can end it better if we hold on to it now."
Originally, I was planning to meet and explain properly in a place where no one would listen, not at this open festival venue. But we met unexpectedly. It was a brief meeting, but Lydia seemed to understand the meaning of refusal he was conveying.
"I didn't mean to hurt you. For now, I think this one is the best."
Parker smiled impatiently. Although the purpose of returning to his hometown was to deliver an answer to his letter, it was not pleasant to meet the person responsible for it.
"Ah, Leader, I'm really going to go in first. I think I'll have to explain what just happened to my father and mother as well."
Estio was okay without adding reasons one by one, but Parker seemed uncomfortable. Parker, who asked Estio for his understanding, left the seat first with a complicated expression.
On the parasol table were sandwiches and mugs filled with juice. Estio, who was looking into the floating cup with a single maple leaf missing, turned his head to check where Neju was.
A young white-haired monkey was riding a wooden horse among the twins, watching the autumn leaves. I sneaked a peek into my heart, wondering if it might be difficult, but I couldn't read that light. Neju said she genuinely enjoyed playing with her children.
'Because Neju is also a child.'
If you think about it, it was. Neju was only bigger than a human, but he was still young among my kind. However, after losing her group to her hunters and being alone, Neju never played with children her age after that. Estio, who was looking at Neju's brightly smiling face in her sun, got up from her seat.
Nyaan.
"Where are you going?"
The black cat swiftly climbed over his shoulder. Tsuki checked the direction he was walking and asked again.
"Aren't you going to the little white boy?"
"Neju."
Estio paused for a moment.
"It looks fun enough now. It's not my place to intervene."
"What else does that mean? What is the place you can't fit in?"
"Tsuki."
It was as if he had been scattered with his colleagues who had been with him for a long time. Estio walked along the side of a rocky cliff covered with autumn leaves with Tsuki on his shoulder.
"Sometimes it's nice to spend time with each other like this."
"Ha, I'm really curious what you're thinking."
Estio looked at the grumbling cat with a raised expression and smiled a little.
Chapter 25: Things You Can't See
The night sky, where the sunset had completely disappeared, was dyed a deep dark blue with a blackish tint. At the same time, the waves of maple leaves spread under it, shining even more brightly in the light of street lamps. Except for Sky Island Elia, in the Wind Mountains, the place closest to the sky was this Verni village.
"Lydia."
A cool breeze blew past the skirt. Kon worriedly licked the green-haired girl's cold palms.
"Let's go in. I'm going to catch a cold."
Unfortunately, Korn's voice did not reach the owner. Lydia was still sitting on the edge of the cliff, wiping the unicorn's mane that was constantly rustling. The colorful maple leaves reflected in Lydia's eyes as she gathered her knees and sat blankly. But she said that Lydia was born and she had never seen autumn leaves.
"Con, what color is the maple tree in front of me?"
"There are a lot of yellow colors in the direction you are sitting. If you go a little further to the side, it is red, and if you go further to the side, there is still a bluish green."
"My mom said that cones are the most beautiful unicorns in the world. Are Bernie's autumn leaves prettier than cones?"
"Hey, my mane is pretty. Personally, I like gold the most."
Conn, who listens to people, diligently gave an answer that he would not have heard. Lydia, who was talking to herself as if in a conversation, suddenly put her hand on her lap and muttered a little.
"Then... what color is the emerald?"
Conn shuddered and looked at her sadly.
"My poor Lydia."
Cornell Lydia was blind. He had a congenital visual impairment. From birth he grew up blinded by the light of the world, and he always had to have a staff and a cone by his side. So Korn was most concerned about Lydia's safety until the moment she was captured by the hunters.
'Lydia can't be without me.'
The cones were Lydia's eyes and wings. Lydia was a member of a group with white wings, but unlike the others, she could not fly. It was difficult to even walk because he could not see, and it was even more impossible to fly at high speed in the air where he did not know what was going on. Instead of her, her cone led her to where she wanted to go.
Kon placed his chin on Lydia's shoulder and wrapped her arms around her.
"Thanks, Korn. But come to think of it, I don't need to know anything about emeralds."
Lydia, who stroked Korn's snout, laughed haha.
"Because he didn't look at me today, right?"
"How do you know that every time? upsetting."
Blindfolded Lydia used to read the emotions sensitively from the way the other person treated her. Human emotions have many clues. Facial expressions, voices, words used, or brief hesitation. There were a lot of clues that you couldn't tell without seeing it with your own eyes.
'I'm sorry, Cornell Lydia.'
Parker's apology echoed through Lydia's mind again. It was a kind voice. Nevertheless, she deliberately called out her full name in a formal way. There was no hesitation in his kindness.
Lydia smiled bitterly and closed her eyes.
"I'm excited for nothing, like an idiot."
- Episode 22
Parker placed a simple bread, butter, smoked ham sandwich and fruit juice on the table. It was Vernis' autumn festival to gather and chat while looking at the autumn leaves.
Estio looked at the kids all afternoon and admired Parker, who even made sandwiches. In a sense, he was a great talent.
At that moment, a light hoof sound was heard from somewhere.
"Estio!"
It was cone. The white unicorn, who ran excitedly, let out a rough breath and waved her tail. Estio brushed his mane to help Kon calm down, but she was annoyed as Tsuki, who was lying next to him, squinted her eyes.
"...that's really annoying, you bastard."
"Tsuki."
"It's dusty while eating."
Kon noticed the purring black cat and flicked his face towards it. As her hot snort spurted out, Tsuki became disgusted and raised his hair.
"Good evening Tsuki too!"
"Put away your stupid face."
Since Estio did not use power in the village, they could not hear each other's voices now. Estio, who was watching the two of them react to each other, hugged Tsuki up. She seemed to have claw marks on Korn's face if she had left it alone. Tsuki looked up at Estio with dissatisfied eyes, but slowly hid her claws.
"Nanana, I met Lydia here!"
"If it's Lydia, are you your companion?"
"Yes! We started together, but I was very worried that I might be wandering alone because the hunters caught me in the middle."
Conn was excited because he had met Lydia.
"It arrived well. The villagers of Verni found it and helped me! The people here are nice! great!"
"It's nice to meet her here. You won't have to go looking for it."
Hehehe, the white unicorn sprinted into the air again excitedly. As Estio looked at the cone that had started jumping almost like a rabbit, suddenly there was a sound of something falling from the side.
"Lu, Lydia-sama is here?"
Parker, who dropped the sandwich he had just picked up, looked at Estio and Unicorn alternately with his shaky pupils. Parker, who didn't hear what Unicorn was saying, took a hint from Estio's answer and understood the context of the conversation. It was then that Estio remembered the connection between Korn and Parker.
'Oh, it was Parker's fiancee.'
He said that even though he had never seen his face, his name had been nailed in his ears since childhood. Estio nodded to Parker, who was shocked when he heard the name Lydia.
Today, Parker went to the Sky Island Elia and was busy introducing even his boss, whom he respected, so he had completely forgotten about Lydia.
"Well, I'll go in first before we meet. Come slowly and enjoy."
"Yes? But."
'I just came out.'
Estio looked at Parker, who was white and rushed to pick up the fallen sandwich. I was just coming out to enjoy the festival, and as soon as I heard that Lydia had come to town, it seemed very uncomfortable to see that she tried to avoid her seat.
However, as soon as Parker turned around, the voice he heard from in front of him could not help but stiffen.
"Hello, Bernie Parker."
"......!"
The autumn wind carried the fallen leaves and whirled around it. The owner of the voice was an 18-year-old girl who was about to come of age. Behind her long dress that covered her ankles, her rich rust blonde flew away.
"This is Lydia from Cornell Village."
Green eyes that had lost their light were curved beautifully.
"I stopped by your house first, but my father gave me directions to go this way. Kon ran so fast that I almost got lost again, but I'm glad to see you."
Lydia, who was holding a wand made of wood, bowed her head politely and added in a slightly chilly tone.
"...Parker-sama didn't really want to see me."
"I'm sorry, Cornell Lydia."
Lydia's green eyes fluttered slightly as she heard the apple. Then he smiled again like the first time.
"If you don't have anything else to say, I'll go. I'm sorry to disturb the fun festival with my friends."
Lydia held out her hand in the air after not hearing any response from Parker.
"Come on, Con."
"Hey, I wanted to play a little more."
Conn was saddened, but rested his head in her hands. Lydia, who gently grabbed her golden mane, leaned on her cone and moved her steps slowly. Parker didn't say anything until she disappeared in the distance.
As Lydia and Korn were disappearing from sight, Estio asked Parker a hint.
"Is it okay if I send it off like this?"
"Ugh, there's nothing to say even if you hold on to it."
Parker flapped his wings. It's true that she was taken aback by Lydia's sudden appearance, but there was another reason she didn't say anything until she left.
"Anyway, Lydia-sama and I, there is nothing to say that the relationship was established by our parents. Originally, we were going to organize the conversation properly, but I don't think we can end it better if we hold on to it now."
Originally, I was planning to meet and explain properly in a place where no one would listen, not at this open festival venue. But we met unexpectedly. It was a brief meeting, but Lydia seemed to understand the meaning of refusal he was conveying.
"I didn't mean to hurt you. For now, I think this one is the best."
Parker smiled impatiently. Although the purpose of returning to his hometown was to deliver an answer to his letter, it was not pleasant to meet the person responsible for it.
"Ah, Leader, I'm really going to go in first. I think I'll have to explain what just happened to my father and mother as well."
Estio was okay without adding reasons one by one, but Parker seemed uncomfortable. Parker, who asked Estio for his understanding, left the seat first with a complicated expression.
On the parasol table were sandwiches and mugs filled with juice. Estio, who was looking into the floating cup with a single maple leaf missing, turned his head to check where Neju was.
A young white-haired monkey was riding a wooden horse among the twins, watching the autumn leaves. I sneaked a peek into my heart, wondering if it might be difficult, but I couldn't read that light. Neju said she genuinely enjoyed playing with her children.
'Because Neju is also a child.'
If you think about it, it was. Neju was only bigger than a human, but he was still young among my kind. However, after losing her group to her hunters and being alone, Neju never played with children her age after that. Estio, who was looking at Neju's brightly smiling face in her sun, got up from her seat.
Nyaan.
"Where are you going?"
The black cat swiftly climbed over his shoulder. Tsuki checked the direction he was walking and asked again.
"Aren't you going to the little white boy?"
"Neju."
Estio paused for a moment.
"It looks fun enough now. It's not my place to intervene."
"What else does that mean? What is the place you can't fit in?"
"Tsuki."
It was as if he had been scattered with his colleagues who had been with him for a long time. Estio walked along the side of a rocky cliff covered with autumn leaves with Tsuki on his shoulder.
"Sometimes it's nice to spend time with each other like this."
"Ha, I'm really curious what you're thinking."
Estio looked at the grumbling cat with a raised expression and smiled a little.
Chapter 25: Things You Can't See
The night sky, where the sunset had completely disappeared, was dyed a deep dark blue with a blackish tint. At the same time, the waves of maple leaves spread under it, shining even more brightly in the light of street lamps. Except for Sky Island Elia, in the Wind Mountains, the place closest to the sky was this Verni village.
"Lydia."
A cool breeze blew past the skirt. Kon worriedly licked the green-haired girl's cold palms.
"Let's go in. I'm going to catch a cold."
Unfortunately, Korn's voice did not reach the owner. Lydia was still sitting on the edge of the cliff, wiping the unicorn's mane that was constantly rustling. The colorful maple leaves reflected in Lydia's eyes as she gathered her knees and sat blankly. But she said that Lydia was born and she had never seen autumn leaves.
"Con, what color is the maple tree in front of me?"
"There are a lot of yellow colors in the direction you are sitting. If you go a little further to the side, it is red, and if you go further to the side, there is still a bluish green."
"My mom said that cones are the most beautiful unicorns in the world. Are Bernie's autumn leaves prettier than cones?"
"Hey, my mane is pretty. Personally, I like gold the most."
Conn, who listens to people, diligently gave an answer that he would not have heard. Lydia, who was talking to herself as if in a conversation, suddenly put her hand on her lap and muttered a little.
"Then... what color is the emerald?"
Conn shuddered and looked at her sadly.
"My poor Lydia."
Cornell Lydia was blind. He had a congenital visual impairment. From birth he grew up blinded by the light of the world, and he always had to have a staff and a cone by his side. So Korn was most concerned about Lydia's safety until the moment she was captured by the hunters.
'Lydia can't be without me.'
The cones were Lydia's eyes and wings. Lydia was a member of a group with white wings, but unlike the others, she could not fly. It was difficult to even walk because he could not see, and it was even more impossible to fly at high speed in the air where he did not know what was going on. Instead of her, her cone led her to where she wanted to go.
Kon placed his chin on Lydia's shoulder and wrapped her arms around her.
"Thanks, Korn. But come to think of it, I don't need to know anything about emeralds."
Lydia, who stroked Korn's snout, laughed haha.
"Because he didn't look at me today, right?"
"How do you know that every time? upsetting."
Blindfolded Lydia used to read the emotions sensitively from the way the other person treated her. Human emotions have many clues. Facial expressions, voices, words used, or brief hesitation. There were a lot of clues that you couldn't tell without seeing it with your own eyes.
'I'm sorry, Cornell Lydia.'
Parker's apology echoed through Lydia's mind again. It was a kind voice. Nevertheless, she deliberately called out her full name in a formal way. There was no hesitation in his kindness.
Lydia smiled bitterly and closed her eyes.
"I'm excited for nothing, like an idiot."
