Estio Volume 7
- Episode 21
It was such a big change that even people who were not necessarily capable of reading minds could recognize it at a glance. There was warmth in the golden eyes facing Estio.
Parker was hesitant to ask more, but Estio, who was able to easily read what he was curious about, gave the answer first.
"I didn't fight. I had the most precious thing for him, and I just gave him back where he was supposed to go."
"Yes? Leader, the Pope's stuff?"
As far as Parker knew, Estio and Shuhanan had only known that they were the same person, but had no contact at all. Even Kai, who was knowledgeable about the world, had a puzzled expression on his face this time. At that moment, a cold voice interrupted their conversation.
"Wrong, sweetheart."
Everyone's eyes flew to the man with golden hair. It was Shuhanan.
"I can give you my heart back even now. It's meaningless to follow her now."
Shuhanan really stopped looking for any traces of Loaren. Loa Ren is dead and she can't get her back. Shuhanan, who realized this through Loaren's heart that Estio gave him, quickly brushed off his regrets.
"If I could protect you without Loaren's heart, I would have done it right away. I am now given the opportunity to continue my life with you and your mother, Loaren."
Shuhanan was still resentful of Loaren, who closed her eyes alone, but she was grateful for giving her the opportunity to meet her child at least this way.
"Now the most important thing to me is Estio, you are the only one."
Hwangryong, who had a cold expression until a while ago, spoke too honestly to Estio, so the other party's expressions hardened. It was certain that something unusual had happened while Estio was staying at the Vatican, to make a mad dragon so affectionate.
Even as he spoke, Shuhanan was taking an attitude like a protector of Estio. Parker raised his eyebrows as he was about to frown and waved his hand without thinking deeply.
"Um. Wait, wait. What the hell is going on?"
"...I will become a father."
"Yes?"
In the end, Estio revealed to his colleagues the truth he had not yet adapted to. He had an awkward pronunciation, but there were no better words to describe the situation.
"Hwangryong Shuhanan, he is my biological father."
"Yeah eh!?"
Beyond embarrassment and absurdity, a thunderous astonishment struck everyone's head.
* * *
It took Estio quite a long time for his colleagues to understand the current situation. Shuhanan and Estio have completely different hair and eye colors, as well as different looks and even different personalities. Even if you put them next to each other and compare them, there is no similarity anywhere, so it was difficult to relate the two. Shuhanan explained that the reason was because Estio strongly inherited the blood of the black dragon Loaren.
"Then you must have been worrying for nothing."
Ignis Guildmaster Kai had been recognizing Shuhanan as an evil dragon who had gone crazy. The purpose of recruiting talented people to establish a special group, Ignis, and to increase its power was above all else to oppose Shuhanan, who will one day return to destroy the world.
But, unexpectedly, things went smoothly. Hwangryong Shuhanan, who met Estio, withdrew his ambitions united in madness at once.
Even Kai, who didn't know that Estio had something to do with Shuhanan, couldn't hide his surprise, couldn't hide his surprise.
"Ahh, it turned out to be in vain as a result."
Mubin yawned and scratched his head.
"Honestly, if it wasn't for Estio-nim, your guess would have been correct, so I think it was a good contrast in its own way."
"You really think so?"
"I developed a guild that was both at the same time, discovering talented people, and protecting the Rubarzan Empire from various evils. It's good."
Hearing that, Kai smiled brightly.
"It wasn't really the purpose of protecting the empire."
"Huh? Why? Ignis is allied with the Ruvarzan imperial family."
"It's just an alliance out of necessity. It was a good country to establish a foundation for.
Moobin threw a surprising look at the light blue curly haired boy. As long as the ideology is not violated, the Ignis Guild, which solves anything for a fee, brought great benefits to the imperial family. Ignis was capable and powerful. Even in this war, Ignis' performance was great.
"Maybe, the guild that should help people's lives has grown too much. Sooner or later, we may have to cut off contact with the Rubarzan Imperial Family."
Melon-colored eyes stained with bitterness slowly closed. Anything that gets too big is poison. From the beginning, Kai had no intention of raising a guild like this. It was enough for her to manage properly so that she could use her powers in times of crisis. However, the Ignis Guild has grown much better than she had originally planned.
'The Emperor is burdened with the guild.'
If Pope Shuhanan had proceeded with what he was about to do without quelling his anger, it was clear that Emperor Lubarzan was right, and he and the Pope would have thrown out the guild.
"If you let go of your heart, you will end up being transferred to the Empire like your family."
Heiga was right in front of the clan who drank the dragon's blood and gained special powers, but the emperor caught the eyes of the emperor and wore a leash that he couldn't escape. Kai was never an envoy for the Ignis Guild to be used as the emperor's chess piece like the Heiga family.
"Certainly, it's time to get a sense of that. Cheer up, Guild Master."
Moobin stopped growling and raised his fist towards Kai as a sign of cheering. It was because she disliked the cowardly emperor much more than the mean old young man who had a serpent inside.
"By the way, Leader, how long do you have to stay here?"
While Mubin and Kai had a rather serious conversation, Parker was checking Estio's future schedule.
Estio looked back at Shuhanan for a moment before answering. Shuhanan was just sitting and watching with an indifferent face. Last but not least, Shu Hanan did not participate in the conversation of his companions as predicted in advance. Estio turned his gaze back to Parker and responded.
"I decided to learn a little bit of magic."
"Magic!"
Parker's eyes twinkled.
"Wow, that's what I heard. Why didn't I think of that?"
"......Yes?"
"It is said that if you want to become a wizard, you have to be born with qualities.
In fact, even Estio did not know whether he had the qualifications or qualifications to learn magic. He said that Shu Hanan had to learn enough basic magic to protect his body as a condition of returning him to the guild, so he just followed it.
One day, when he suddenly realized that he was a member of the race that created magic, there was nothing that Estio could actually change. He had been living a life that had nothing to do with magic in the first place. Of course he didn't even know how to feel and manipulate the magic.
"Then are you just learning something like ancient magic?"
"...No, for now, it's just simple enough."
Even as Estio spoke, he hesitated because he did not understand the level of 'simple magic'. And he turned his head again.
Moobin, who had been looking at Estio with a puzzled gaze, interceded in the room, looking at every nook and cranny in the room, such as under the bed and on the high cupboard.
"Estio, are you looking for something?"
Estio, who had just opened the closet and confirmed that there was nothing in it, closed it back slowly and sighed.
"Didn't Tsuki come with you?"
"Oh, if it's a cat-sama, it's over here......"
Parker, who was naturally pointing under the table, also had a blank expression on his face.
"...isn't there?"
As always, the black cat I thought was quietly watching was nowhere to be seen in the room.
* * *
At the same time, Tsuki was walking around the inside of the Holy See. When the priests passed by, he climbed the window sill and waited, and when the shadow of the man disappeared, he moved again without making a sound. Tsuki, who had been wandering the hallway with his back to the sunset, stopped in a tall seat.
'Don't worry. I'll make sure you never get hurt.'
Before we parted, the voice I heard from Estio was floating around like a cloud in my head. The black cat's odd-eye narrowed sharply.
"Do not be ridiculous."
Aeon.
Its long tail, full of discomfort, swung back and forth.
"Do you think I would be happy to protect you like that? The more you do."
Tsuki, who spent the longest time with Estio among the Guardians, resonated much stronger than Moobin had felt before. The feeling of a knife ripping through raw flesh and cutting out my heart was terrifying. It was such a terrible pain that he would never want to go through again. Then, Tsuki realized. That this pain was caused by Estio's own wishes. Also, the fact that he was really thinking of giving up his life.
"...I can't be by your side."
Tsuki looked down at his tiny toes. Originally, Tsuki preferred a small, convenient cat rather than a strong tiger. It happened after he saved his life in the cold snow and started hanging around Estio. The child who rescued Tsuki from a mountain village with few members was already receiving stinging eyes from people. At first, he had the power, so he thought about whether to solve it by killing them all. But Tsuki didn't do that in the end.
'Why do you like people like that?'
Expectations for people were mixed in the dark blue eyes of the child who could not mix with the group and was kicked out of the attic, and looked out the window even though he heard abusive language or was beaten. She was grateful for the piece of bread she handed over because she couldn't kill her, and was delighted with every word she uttered without meaning. Standing with a small fluttering excitement that she might look back at herself someday.
'They don't change. On the contrary, as time goes by, they will do more and more things!'
But even though he knew it was not going to happen, Tsuki couldn't break the child's hope. So, instead of slaughtering the hated humans with one bite, he turned into a small, inconspicuous cat and kept an eye on him.
Tsuki hid in the shadows and chased after Estio, but when he felt it was really dangerous, he appeared and helped. Fortunately, unlike the villagers, the beasts liked him. Little wild birds and squirrels, as well as wild boars and foxes, never did any harm to Estio. So, no matter how persecuted he was, his life was not threatened.
That's when Tsuki realized it. In a town where there are people, it is best not to attract attention. That way, Estio was able to survive. But things have changed. Estio was no longer a child who lived in hiding in the old mountain village.
Estio Volume 7
- Episode 21
It was such a big change that even people who were not necessarily capable of reading minds could recognize it at a glance. There was warmth in the golden eyes facing Estio.
Parker was hesitant to ask more, but Estio, who was able to easily read what he was curious about, gave the answer first.
"I didn't fight. I had the most precious thing for him, and I just gave him back where he was supposed to go."
"Yes? Leader, the Pope's stuff?"
As far as Parker knew, Estio and Shuhanan had only known that they were the same person, but had no contact at all. Even Kai, who was knowledgeable about the world, had a puzzled expression on his face this time. At that moment, a cold voice interrupted their conversation.
"Wrong, sweetheart."
Everyone's eyes flew to the man with golden hair. It was Shuhanan.
"I can give you my heart back even now. It's meaningless to follow her now."
Shuhanan really stopped looking for any traces of Loaren. Loa Ren is dead and she can't get her back. Shuhanan, who realized this through Loaren's heart that Estio gave him, quickly brushed off his regrets.
"If I could protect you without Loaren's heart, I would have done it right away. I am now given the opportunity to continue my life with you and your mother, Loaren."
Shuhanan was still resentful of Loaren, who closed her eyes alone, but she was grateful for giving her the opportunity to meet her child at least this way.
"Now the most important thing to me is Estio, you are the only one."
Hwangryong, who had a cold expression until a while ago, spoke too honestly to Estio, so the other party's expressions hardened. It was certain that something unusual had happened while Estio was staying at the Vatican, to make a mad dragon so affectionate.
Even as he spoke, Shuhanan was taking an attitude like a protector of Estio. Parker raised his eyebrows as he was about to frown and waved his hand without thinking deeply.
"Um. Wait, wait. What the hell is going on?"
"...I will become a father."
"Yes?"
In the end, Estio revealed to his colleagues the truth he had not yet adapted to. He had an awkward pronunciation, but there were no better words to describe the situation.
"Hwangryong Shuhanan, he is my biological father."
"Yeah eh!?"
Beyond embarrassment and absurdity, a thunderous astonishment struck everyone's head.
* * *
It took Estio quite a long time for his colleagues to understand the current situation. Shuhanan and Estio have completely different hair and eye colors, as well as different looks and even different personalities. Even if you put them next to each other and compare them, there is no similarity anywhere, so it was difficult to relate the two. Shuhanan explained that the reason was because Estio strongly inherited the blood of the black dragon Loaren.
"Then you must have been worrying for nothing."
Ignis Guildmaster Kai had been recognizing Shuhanan as an evil dragon who had gone crazy. The purpose of recruiting talented people to establish a special group, Ignis, and to increase its power was above all else to oppose Shuhanan, who will one day return to destroy the world.
But, unexpectedly, things went smoothly. Hwangryong Shuhanan, who met Estio, withdrew his ambitions united in madness at once.
Even Kai, who didn't know that Estio had something to do with Shuhanan, couldn't hide his surprise, couldn't hide his surprise.
"Ahh, it turned out to be in vain as a result."
Mubin yawned and scratched his head.
"Honestly, if it wasn't for Estio-nim, your guess would have been correct, so I think it was a good contrast in its own way."
"You really think so?"
"I developed a guild that was both at the same time, discovering talented people, and protecting the Rubarzan Empire from various evils. It's good."
Hearing that, Kai smiled brightly.
"It wasn't really the purpose of protecting the empire."
"Huh? Why? Ignis is allied with the Ruvarzan imperial family."
"It's just an alliance out of necessity. It was a good country to establish a foundation for.
Moobin threw a surprising look at the light blue curly haired boy. As long as the ideology is not violated, the Ignis Guild, which solves anything for a fee, brought great benefits to the imperial family. Ignis was capable and powerful. Even in this war, Ignis' performance was great.
"Maybe, the guild that should help people's lives has grown too much. Sooner or later, we may have to cut off contact with the Rubarzan Imperial Family."
Melon-colored eyes stained with bitterness slowly closed. Anything that gets too big is poison. From the beginning, Kai had no intention of raising a guild like this. It was enough for her to manage properly so that she could use her powers in times of crisis. However, the Ignis Guild has grown much better than she had originally planned.
'The Emperor is burdened with the guild.'
If Pope Shuhanan had proceeded with what he was about to do without quelling his anger, it was clear that Emperor Lubarzan was right, and he and the Pope would have thrown out the guild.
"If you let go of your heart, you will end up being transferred to the Empire like your family."
Heiga was right in front of the clan who drank the dragon's blood and gained special powers, but the emperor caught the eyes of the emperor and wore a leash that he couldn't escape. Kai was never an envoy for the Ignis Guild to be used as the emperor's chess piece like the Heiga family.
"Certainly, it's time to get a sense of that. Cheer up, Guild Master."
Moobin stopped growling and raised his fist towards Kai as a sign of cheering. It was because she disliked the cowardly emperor much more than the mean old young man who had a serpent inside.
"By the way, Leader, how long do you have to stay here?"
While Mubin and Kai had a rather serious conversation, Parker was checking Estio's future schedule.
Estio looked back at Shuhanan for a moment before answering. Shuhanan was just sitting and watching with an indifferent face. Last but not least, Shu Hanan did not participate in the conversation of his companions as predicted in advance. Estio turned his gaze back to Parker and responded.
"I decided to learn a little bit of magic."
"Magic!"
Parker's eyes twinkled.
"Wow, that's what I heard. Why didn't I think of that?"
"......Yes?"
"It is said that if you want to become a wizard, you have to be born with qualities.
In fact, even Estio did not know whether he had the qualifications or qualifications to learn magic. He said that Shu Hanan had to learn enough basic magic to protect his body as a condition of returning him to the guild, so he just followed it.
One day, when he suddenly realized that he was a member of the race that created magic, there was nothing that Estio could actually change. He had been living a life that had nothing to do with magic in the first place. Of course he didn't even know how to feel and manipulate the magic.
"Then are you just learning something like ancient magic?"
"...No, for now, it's just simple enough."
Even as Estio spoke, he hesitated because he did not understand the level of 'simple magic'. And he turned his head again.
Moobin, who had been looking at Estio with a puzzled gaze, interceded in the room, looking at every nook and cranny in the room, such as under the bed and on the high cupboard.
"Estio, are you looking for something?"
Estio, who had just opened the closet and confirmed that there was nothing in it, closed it back slowly and sighed.
"Didn't Tsuki come with you?"
"Oh, if it's a cat-sama, it's over here......"
Parker, who was naturally pointing under the table, also had a blank expression on his face.
"...isn't there?"
As always, the black cat I thought was quietly watching was nowhere to be seen in the room.
* * *
At the same time, Tsuki was walking around the inside of the Holy See. When the priests passed by, he climbed the window sill and waited, and when the shadow of the man disappeared, he moved again without making a sound. Tsuki, who had been wandering the hallway with his back to the sunset, stopped in a tall seat.
'Don't worry. I'll make sure you never get hurt.'
Before we parted, the voice I heard from Estio was floating around like a cloud in my head. The black cat's odd-eye narrowed sharply.
"Do not be ridiculous."
Aeon.
Its long tail, full of discomfort, swung back and forth.
"Do you think I would be happy to protect you like that? The more you do."
Tsuki, who spent the longest time with Estio among the Guardians, resonated much stronger than Moobin had felt before. The feeling of a knife ripping through raw flesh and cutting out my heart was terrifying. It was such a terrible pain that he would never want to go through again. Then, Tsuki realized. That this pain was caused by Estio's own wishes. Also, the fact that he was really thinking of giving up his life.
"...I can't be by your side."
Tsuki looked down at his tiny toes. Originally, Tsuki preferred a small, convenient cat rather than a strong tiger. It happened after he saved his life in the cold snow and started hanging around Estio. The child who rescued Tsuki from a mountain village with few members was already receiving stinging eyes from people. At first, he had the power, so he thought about whether to solve it by killing them all. But Tsuki didn't do that in the end.
'Why do you like people like that?'
Expectations for people were mixed in the dark blue eyes of the child who could not mix with the group and was kicked out of the attic, and looked out the window even though he heard abusive language or was beaten. She was grateful for the piece of bread she handed over because she couldn't kill her, and was delighted with every word she uttered without meaning. Standing with a small fluttering excitement that she might look back at herself someday.
'They don't change. On the contrary, as time goes by, they will do more and more things!'
But even though he knew it was not going to happen, Tsuki couldn't break the child's hope. So, instead of slaughtering the hated humans with one bite, he turned into a small, inconspicuous cat and kept an eye on him.
Tsuki hid in the shadows and chased after Estio, but when he felt it was really dangerous, he appeared and helped. Fortunately, unlike the villagers, the beasts liked him. Little wild birds and squirrels, as well as wild boars and foxes, never did any harm to Estio. So, no matter how persecuted he was, his life was not threatened.
That's when Tsuki realized it. In a town where there are people, it is best not to attract attention. That way, Estio was able to survive. But things have changed. Estio was no longer a child who lived in hiding in the old mountain village.
