- Episode 9
shruck.
It was a cross necklace filled with cold air. The unknown amber ore shimmered in different concentrations each time it received light. Sometimes it was a soft brown like a freshly baked potato, and sometimes it was a brilliant golden color.
"Holy Artifact..."
Thanks to the special class that Hwangryong personally taught, Estio was able to recognize the divine power of the object. The strong divine power that Shuhanan directly breathed overflowed inside the necklace.
'What is this for?'
Magical power has somehow gotten used to, but it's still not good enough for the Holy Power side, so it's hard to read what kind of function the Holy Artifact has attached to it. Estio stared blankly at his necklace and quietly hung it around his neck. As it was the item Shuhanan gave me, it was decided that it must not be a harmful artifact.
'Anyway, now I have to wait, so I have no choice but to wait.'
Estio wanted to review the knowledge he had learned so far by himself, so he picked up a few books he had piled up. And he was just about to leave the chapel to go to the quarters where the other colleagues were.
Bump!
The door opened again before I could even put my hand on it.
"Life, Arrive!"
Estio, who had stretched out her arms in the air, straightened her posture again. In a slightly lower field of vision, golden hair fluttered in the sky. As she lowered her gaze a little, the girl who opened the door from outside met her eyes and smiled broadly.
"......?"
"I'm here to protect you!"
Blonde hair, glowing eyes, and a face resembling Loaren. It was none other than a holy sword that appeared in human form. After confirming that Estio was alone, Lipe approached him like a harmless herbivore.
As Estio didn't have anything to say and just stared at him, the girl looked up at him as well. There was an uncomfortable silence for a moment.
"Did Shuhanan send you?"
"Yes, yes."
Lipe answered with a laugh, clenched both fists and shouted.
"Life, I like Estio!"
"...Is that so?"
"Yes."
Not knowing what to say to a girl who proudly confesses her crush at first, Estio kept her mouth shut. Lipestigmata looked bright as if she was luminous, because everything from her head to her toes was golden. Estio, who stared at her for a moment, glanced over her door, which was still open.
"Aren't you Ruby's sword?"
"Aww, it's disrespectful, disrespectful, and disrespectful to Estio compared to dressing up."
I asked, 'Didn't you come with Ruby?', but Lipe understood, 'Who is better compared to Ruby' and replied seriously. Of course, Lipe had a stronger affinity for Estio than Ruby.
"You......."
tilt.
As Estio licked her lips as if to speak, Lipe tilted her head and waited patiently. Estio covered his mouth with the palm of his hand for a moment and pondered, then asked with a slightly shy face.
"therefore."
"?"
"Why do you like me?"
If the crush on the Holy Sword stemmed from the endless love of the Hwangryong Shuhanan, I thought I would be able to hear the reason now. Lipe Stigmata answered Estio's question with her innocent, sunset-colored eyes.
"Your master is happy when Estio is here. Lipe, I have never seen such a happy master since I was born."
According to the change in the state of the owner, the guardians were also very excited.
"Until then, the master was always sad. It was so sad that he made us and one day he never remembered."
Asked who it was, angry, and ripped some to death on the spot. Fortunately, they did not touch the holy sword they had made from their own bones, but the human-born guardians had to lose their lives at the hands of their masters, helplessly. Hwangryong's guardians gradually became dull in life as they felt the misery and helplessness felt by their colleagues.
Around the time when it was no longer a surprise to kill someone on command, or to kill someone close to you, the leader Ruby and the six holy knights put on masks to survive in their emotionally draining lives. All the flashy emotional expressions that covered their faces like a golden helmet were fakes that were forcibly squeezed out. In fact, everyone was tired. Only Lipe, not a human, was not affected by that painful emotion.
"Now he remembers us. He speaks to us first with the story of Estio. Lipe, the owner is so good now."
Lipe burst out a real laugh and bowed her head toward Estio.
"Thank you, Estio."
Shiny golden hair ran down the girl's cheeks like tears.
After that, Lipe started chasing Estio wherever he went. When you pick up a book, you sneer at 'what is that?', and when you open the door and go out, 'Where are you going?', 'You must not go far!' He shrugged his back and followed closely. It was reminiscent of a bright yellow chick creaking and chasing the mother chicken eagerly.
"Today's weather, it's cold. It's windy."
It was not cloudy or snowy, but there was a strong wind mixed with snow. The wind in winter was very cold, but Estio didn't care. At times like this, he was wearing a guild suit. After putting on the hood, the warming magic on the clothes was activated and it quickly became warm. On the contrary, Estio returned his worries to Lipe, who was chasing him in his daily clothes as a holy knight.
"Aren't you cold?"
"Yes."
Because the body is a sword, Lipe said it was okay even when the cold wind hit his face. It was clear that she would survive even if the heavy snow fell and was buried in her snow. Estio left such Lipe and went back to the room to get something from her. Lipe felt the soft cloth wrapped around her neck and tilted her head.
"Life, it's not cold."
"It would be better to do that though."
It was a blue muffler. Originally, it was not a cloth woven for warmth, but a spare scarf worn by priests during Mass. Lipe chuckled as he fiddled with the fabric around his neck with his little finger.
"Yes!"
If I felt uncomfortable, I tried to release it again, but Lipe, who wrapped the muffler around, seemed very happy, so Estio was relieved and moved again.
"But where are you going?"
"Shuhanan has allowed me to wait with my colleagues."
Upon hearing that answer, Lipe shook her head greatly.
"Aha! Okay. Are you going to meet the Guardians?"
To be precise, it was on the way to see the party, including the Guardian, after a long time. In the meantime, Shu Hanan has not been given time to meet with his colleagues separately. It was a judgment made under the assumption that they would interfere with each other until there was a certain amount of achievement. There was definitely nothing to worry about, so I was able to concentrate well.
"Estio, why do you call your guardian a colleague?"
At that time, the Holy Sword suddenly asked. Hearing the question, Estio turned his head. The innocence of sunset eyes filled with curiosity gleamed. Estio, who was born as a holy sword from the beginning and had only seen the relationship between Hwangryong and his guardian, was very curious about the expression of Estio. The master-slave relationship that swore absolute obedience was the only guardian oath that Lipe knew.
"Some of my colleagues are not guardians. And......"
Estio took a short breath.
"It doesn't matter to me whether they are guardians or not."
The golden girl still did not understand her expression, but she seemed to agree. Instead, he turned his attention to something else.
"Who are you closest to?"
"......"
Estio's mouth hardened because it was a question he had never thought about.
"Do you like our master or your colleagues?"
It was also difficult to answer. As they walked through the streets inside the Vatican, decorated with magnificent pillars and angel statues, the girl chattered and Estio listened silently. Most of the apprentice priests were also called to the chapel, so there were hardly any people passing by.
Estio arrived at his destination not long after.
'......tomb?'
Crosses and tombstones carved out of stones were scattered all over the place. The shady tombstones under the meandering trees created a gloomy atmosphere.
"Angel Cemetery."
Lipe glanced at Estio, who stopped in front of the first sight, and recites information familiarly.
"A tomb built for a wingless angel who fell to the earth long ago. There is no real angel's body, but a fake that only creates an old-fashioned atmosphere."
"Is this a fake grave?"
"Yes. The angel is over there."
In the direction the holy sword was pointing, an angel with only one wing was asleep, curled up like a fetus. When I got closer, it was just a precisely crafted statue.
"The original six wings were said to have been lost except for one. His name is Archangel Asael."
According to the Bible, each of the wings of an archangel contains eternal power. However, as they fall to the ground, they lose one by one, and the last remaining wing is 'death'. Asael was an angel who symbolized death, the only eternal rest upon the earth. That is why, in the temple where they believed in God, even death was called the grace of God. That is what the countless fake tombs built around the angel statue symbolized.
'You look comfortable.'
As if tired, Estio looked down at the angel statue with his wings hanging down and crouching. It's just a statue carved by human hands, but the way she closed her eyes and smiled softly was as beautiful as a real angel. I felt a little relieved to think that the black dragon Loaren, who is not in the world right now, would be resting like that in the arms of God.
Lipe tilted her head as he stared intently at the angel statue.
"But do you have any colleagues here? I don't see anyone."
Certainly, there were only tombs and tombstones in this place, and no human warmth was felt. Instead of answering, Estio looked up at the huge tree with its branches hanging over the angel statue. Lipe followed and looked at the tree, but noticed nothing.
"Tsuki."
As Estio called his name, a small shadow suddenly appeared from the tall tree.
nah ah
"Ah, this is the cute tiger I met last time!"
Lipe smiled with a friendly face. Although he was called a tiger, Tsuki now appeared in the form of a cat. Estio, who found Tsuki, was relieved inside.
'You've come to the right place.'
Estio also learned how to detect the guardian's position during that time. He followed the footsteps he felt and walked blindly and found this cemetery. And he really pinpointed the tree where Tsuki was hiding.
Yellow and green Odd-Eye gleamed in the shade of the trees. However, he only appeared, and the black cat did not come down from the tree and looked at the two of them.
- Episode 9
shruck.
It was a cross necklace filled with cold air. The unknown amber ore shimmered in different concentrations each time it received light. Sometimes it was a soft brown like a freshly baked potato, and sometimes it was a brilliant golden color.
"Holy Artifact..."
Thanks to the special class that Hwangryong personally taught, Estio was able to recognize the divine power of the object. The strong divine power that Shuhanan directly breathed overflowed inside the necklace.
'What is this for?'
Magical power has somehow gotten used to, but it's still not good enough for the Holy Power side, so it's hard to read what kind of function the Holy Artifact has attached to it. Estio stared blankly at his necklace and quietly hung it around his neck. As it was the item Shuhanan gave me, it was decided that it must not be a harmful artifact.
'Anyway, now I have to wait, so I have no choice but to wait.'
Estio wanted to review the knowledge he had learned so far by himself, so he picked up a few books he had piled up. And he was just about to leave the chapel to go to the quarters where the other colleagues were.
Bump!
The door opened again before I could even put my hand on it.
"Life, Arrive!"
Estio, who had stretched out her arms in the air, straightened her posture again. In a slightly lower field of vision, golden hair fluttered in the sky. As she lowered her gaze a little, the girl who opened the door from outside met her eyes and smiled broadly.
"......?"
"I'm here to protect you!"
Blonde hair, glowing eyes, and a face resembling Loaren. It was none other than a holy sword that appeared in human form. After confirming that Estio was alone, Lipe approached him like a harmless herbivore.
As Estio didn't have anything to say and just stared at him, the girl looked up at him as well. There was an uncomfortable silence for a moment.
"Did Shuhanan send you?"
"Yes, yes."
Lipe answered with a laugh, clenched both fists and shouted.
"Life, I like Estio!"
"...Is that so?"
"Yes."
Not knowing what to say to a girl who proudly confesses her crush at first, Estio kept her mouth shut. Lipestigmata looked bright as if she was luminous, because everything from her head to her toes was golden. Estio, who stared at her for a moment, glanced over her door, which was still open.
"Aren't you Ruby's sword?"
"Aww, it's disrespectful, disrespectful, and disrespectful to Estio compared to dressing up."
I asked, 'Didn't you come with Ruby?', but Lipe understood, 'Who is better compared to Ruby' and replied seriously. Of course, Lipe had a stronger affinity for Estio than Ruby.
"You......."
tilt.
As Estio licked her lips as if to speak, Lipe tilted her head and waited patiently. Estio covered his mouth with the palm of his hand for a moment and pondered, then asked with a slightly shy face.
"therefore."
"?"
"Why do you like me?"
If the crush on the Holy Sword stemmed from the endless love of the Hwangryong Shuhanan, I thought I would be able to hear the reason now. Lipe Stigmata answered Estio's question with her innocent, sunset-colored eyes.
"Your master is happy when Estio is here. Lipe, I have never seen such a happy master since I was born."
According to the change in the state of the owner, the guardians were also very excited.
"Until then, the master was always sad. It was so sad that he made us and one day he never remembered."
Asked who it was, angry, and ripped some to death on the spot. Fortunately, they did not touch the holy sword they had made from their own bones, but the human-born guardians had to lose their lives at the hands of their masters, helplessly. Hwangryong's guardians gradually became dull in life as they felt the misery and helplessness felt by their colleagues.
Around the time when it was no longer a surprise to kill someone on command, or to kill someone close to you, the leader Ruby and the six holy knights put on masks to survive in their emotionally draining lives. All the flashy emotional expressions that covered their faces like a golden helmet were fakes that were forcibly squeezed out. In fact, everyone was tired. Only Lipe, not a human, was not affected by that painful emotion.
"Now he remembers us. He speaks to us first with the story of Estio. Lipe, the owner is so good now."
Lipe burst out a real laugh and bowed her head toward Estio.
"Thank you, Estio."
Shiny golden hair ran down the girl's cheeks like tears.
After that, Lipe started chasing Estio wherever he went. When you pick up a book, you sneer at 'what is that?', and when you open the door and go out, 'Where are you going?', 'You must not go far!' He shrugged his back and followed closely. It was reminiscent of a bright yellow chick creaking and chasing the mother chicken eagerly.
"Today's weather, it's cold. It's windy."
It was not cloudy or snowy, but there was a strong wind mixed with snow. The wind in winter was very cold, but Estio didn't care. At times like this, he was wearing a guild suit. After putting on the hood, the warming magic on the clothes was activated and it quickly became warm. On the contrary, Estio returned his worries to Lipe, who was chasing him in his daily clothes as a holy knight.
"Aren't you cold?"
"Yes."
Because the body is a sword, Lipe said it was okay even when the cold wind hit his face. It was clear that she would survive even if the heavy snow fell and was buried in her snow. Estio left such Lipe and went back to the room to get something from her. Lipe felt the soft cloth wrapped around her neck and tilted her head.
"Life, it's not cold."
"It would be better to do that though."
It was a blue muffler. Originally, it was not a cloth woven for warmth, but a spare scarf worn by priests during Mass. Lipe chuckled as he fiddled with the fabric around his neck with his little finger.
"Yes!"
If I felt uncomfortable, I tried to release it again, but Lipe, who wrapped the muffler around, seemed very happy, so Estio was relieved and moved again.
"But where are you going?"
"Shuhanan has allowed me to wait with my colleagues."
Upon hearing that answer, Lipe shook her head greatly.
"Aha! Okay. Are you going to meet the Guardians?"
To be precise, it was on the way to see the party, including the Guardian, after a long time. In the meantime, Shu Hanan has not been given time to meet with his colleagues separately. It was a judgment made under the assumption that they would interfere with each other until there was a certain amount of achievement. There was definitely nothing to worry about, so I was able to concentrate well.
"Estio, why do you call your guardian a colleague?"
At that time, the Holy Sword suddenly asked. Hearing the question, Estio turned his head. The innocence of sunset eyes filled with curiosity gleamed. Estio, who was born as a holy sword from the beginning and had only seen the relationship between Hwangryong and his guardian, was very curious about the expression of Estio. The master-slave relationship that swore absolute obedience was the only guardian oath that Lipe knew.
"Some of my colleagues are not guardians. And......"
Estio took a short breath.
"It doesn't matter to me whether they are guardians or not."
The golden girl still did not understand her expression, but she seemed to agree. Instead, he turned his attention to something else.
"Who are you closest to?"
"......"
Estio's mouth hardened because it was a question he had never thought about.
"Do you like our master or your colleagues?"
It was also difficult to answer. As they walked through the streets inside the Vatican, decorated with magnificent pillars and angel statues, the girl chattered and Estio listened silently. Most of the apprentice priests were also called to the chapel, so there were hardly any people passing by.
Estio arrived at his destination not long after.
'......tomb?'
Crosses and tombstones carved out of stones were scattered all over the place. The shady tombstones under the meandering trees created a gloomy atmosphere.
"Angel Cemetery."
Lipe glanced at Estio, who stopped in front of the first sight, and recites information familiarly.
"A tomb built for a wingless angel who fell to the earth long ago. There is no real angel's body, but a fake that only creates an old-fashioned atmosphere."
"Is this a fake grave?"
"Yes. The angel is over there."
In the direction the holy sword was pointing, an angel with only one wing was asleep, curled up like a fetus. When I got closer, it was just a precisely crafted statue.
"The original six wings were said to have been lost except for one. His name is Archangel Asael."
According to the Bible, each of the wings of an archangel contains eternal power. However, as they fall to the ground, they lose one by one, and the last remaining wing is 'death'. Asael was an angel who symbolized death, the only eternal rest upon the earth. That is why, in the temple where they believed in God, even death was called the grace of God. That is what the countless fake tombs built around the angel statue symbolized.
'You look comfortable.'
As if tired, Estio looked down at the angel statue with his wings hanging down and crouching. It's just a statue carved by human hands, but the way she closed her eyes and smiled softly was as beautiful as a real angel. I felt a little relieved to think that the black dragon Loaren, who is not in the world right now, would be resting like that in the arms of God.
Lipe tilted her head as he stared intently at the angel statue.
"But do you have any colleagues here? I don't see anyone."
Certainly, there were only tombs and tombstones in this place, and no human warmth was felt. Instead of answering, Estio looked up at the huge tree with its branches hanging over the angel statue. Lipe followed and looked at the tree, but noticed nothing.
"Tsuki."
As Estio called his name, a small shadow suddenly appeared from the tall tree.
nah ah
"Ah, this is the cute tiger I met last time!"
Lipe smiled with a friendly face. Although he was called a tiger, Tsuki now appeared in the form of a cat. Estio, who found Tsuki, was relieved inside.
'You've come to the right place.'
Estio also learned how to detect the guardian's position during that time. He followed the footsteps he felt and walked blindly and found this cemetery. And he really pinpointed the tree where Tsuki was hiding.
Yellow and green Odd-Eye gleamed in the shade of the trees. However, he only appeared, and the black cat did not come down from the tree and looked at the two of them.
