- Episode 22
Unlike ordinary people, the sword wielded by a body-type psychic who has more than a hundred times stronger strength had a long scar on the hard leather. For the first time since the battle finally started, Neju's blood spilled on the floor.
The servants who watched it cheered.
"Kill it!"
"Kill it!"
Amidst the shouts of Wawa Street, Neju stopped the hard-fought attack. Obviously, it was difficult for Neju, who was still young, to deal with a lot of talented people alone.
Neju, who was hit in the back by a ball of fire that flew without mercy, could not bear it and collapsed. In the midst of that, Neju was standing in front of her Estio so as not to get hurt.
"......"
Neju, who had collapsed, made eye contact with Estio, who was looking at him like a crazy person. As Estio knelt in front of him and hugged her blood-soaked body, her innocent red eyes lit up with clear bites.
"Miawoong......."
Unlike the time when he ran wildly, there was just a gentle cry from Estio.
"I'm sorry."
Neju cried and apologized. Estio, who received her apology, responded by letting Neju go.
"Don't apologize."
"But. I always wanted to be with Estio."
"I'm sorry, I told you not to."
Despite Estio's disapproval, Neju laughed hehehe.
"Look, Neju is here."
"……Whoever wants it."
"What?"
The low-pitched voice was terribly insensitive. Estio slowly got up from his seat.
"It's not you who should apologize."
Something boiling like lava exploded from his throat. Estio raised his head and looked at the soldiers around him, the Viscount and his son one by one, and spoke coldly.
"It is you."
"......!"
Hwaak
Everyone who made eye contact with Estio dropped their weapons from their hands. They all felt a suffocating fear. The reason was unknown. I just felt that way.
One of the knights who attacked Neju picked up his sword with trembling hands.
"Varis! What are you doing now!"
With a loud, horrifying sound, he stabbed my heart and committed suicide. His troupe was quiet enough to hear the needle drop.
That was not the end. The wizard who hit Neju by shooting a ball of fire killed himself by casting an explosion magic on his own. One after another, as if possessed by a ghost, they took their own lives, and many people passed out or screamed and ran away.
He didn't know why he committed suicide, and he didn't know when and whose turn it would be. Fear of a strange phenomenon of unknown cause engulfed the entire hall.
It was the same with Jeremion, the culprit of this situation, who was trembling in fear. He was in a state of urinating in fear.
"Dad? Brother?"
Sera, the youngest daughter of the family, was standing on the stairs to the second floor, looking blankly at the hall. Sera blinked silently as she found bloodstains everywhere, corpses with swords stuck in her chest, and the wounded moaning as her limbs flew away. It wasn't something a little girl, now only ten years old, could bear to see. As her Viscount ran to her Sera in amazement, Sera looked at her Estio with her bluish face.
"Suck!"
"......"
Estio looked at Sera, who had swallowed her breath, covering her mouth with her hand. The child who was laughing as a friend a few hours ago was now exhausted with astonishment and fear. The child could not bear the horrific tragedy, lost consciousness and collapsed.
The Viscount, holding her fainted daughter, looked back at Estio.
"Can't we stop now?"
It started with his son Jeremiah, but the Viscount turned the arrow of misery on Estio. In a matter of words, in an instant, the perpetrator and the victim were reversed.
"Let's take a look around. Would you like to see more blood here?"
Even after hearing those words, Estio silently looked at the Viscount. Cold sweat ran down the Viscount's spine, seeing the creepy dark-blue eyes that could not feel the warmth of a human being.
Estio, who stared at him for a moment with his unshaken, still eyes, read the fear he felt in him and let out a sad laugh.
'I am only to this kind of person.'
I always kept my head down and tried to be respectful. She didn't feel offended by the fact that her partner saw her as a tool. For Estio, tolerating his coldness was more accustomed to getting his meal.
But that caused Neju to get hurt. She was forced to be dragged away or even had her life taken away.
Estio finally realized one thing.
'Why do I have to endure it?'
Even though he was trampled on and taken away, he endured helplessly like a hare bitten by a fox. But suddenly, I couldn't remember what patience was all about.
'No, there was no such thing as a reason from the beginning.'
I was just afraid. His childhood memories of being called a monster and being stoned with stones tied his hands and feet tightly like a noose.
And now, at this moment, he is freed from the oppression that has been tiringly entangled in him.
"Yes. I'll stop."
"Huh, I'm glad that I'm a good friend..."
"Instead, let all the things that happened here and now do nothing."
Hearing these words, the Viscount hardened his expression.
"......what?"
"You wicked bastard! Murderer! How dare you make such an offer after committing such a thing!"
Jeremion was trembling, then screaming as the situation showed signs of ending in vain. When a cold gaze fell on me, I kept my mouth shut like a clam, but she was still glaring at Estio with a ferocious force.
Then, Estio answered in an indifferent tone.
"This is an order."
"......!"
Rich Fabien could not disobey those words.
In their minds, the reason gradually faded, and only Estio's commands were strongly inputted. Everyone who was present knelt at Estio's feet.
In front of the ability to read and manipulate people's minds, status or rank had no meaning. A familiar thought wave was heard in Estio's ear, who was looking down at them with a cold gaze.
"Estio."
Nyaan.
A black cat gently approached the blood-stained carpet. Tsuki, who reached in front of him, glanced at the collapsed Neju and immediately transformed her body without saying a word.
Whoops, whoops.
With the sound of bones and flesh being reassembled, a giant black tiger appeared instead of a small cat. Tsuki, who took the form of a tiger, fell down in front of him.
"...Tsuki."
"What are you doing blankly? ride the kid You can't go out alone."
At Tsuki's urging, Estio nodded, supported Neju and placed it on Tsuki's back.
Neju, who was injured and collapsed, but was still awake, cried helplessly.
"You too."
"Then it's not too hard for Tsuki. I'll walk out."
"under. Will you make me say it twice? It doesn't make much difference if you add one more, so get on it quickly."
Estio looked at Tsuki blankly at the irritation mixed with urging.
"Estio."
purr.
The nose of the tiger, which was uncomfortable to plant, was wrinkled. Reluctantly, he sat down behind Neju. The back of the giant black tiger was so wide that there was still room for Neju and Estio to ride together.
Tsuki jumped out of the mansion with the two of them on board. It ran faster than a bird or a horse, and the surrounding scenery swept by.
Even in the midst of dizzy, Estio stared blankly at the passing scenery.
It was obviously the same road, but every time I came, it felt completely different. At first, I thought I was a little excited. I felt uncomfortable and at times received warmth. And today.
"Tsuki."
Heukho, who was sprinting with excitement at his call, gradually slowed down.
"Why?"
"I must have been really a monster."
It was a very dull voice compared to the content. Tsuki asked again.
"Why."
"I read people's minds, manipulated them, and made them take their own lives. So many people were killed."
Estio, who took a deep breath, looked down at the cactus Ahur, who had been holding her the whole time, with dry eyes.
"...and yet I don't feel anything. I know I'm wrong, but I'm not too scared. I'm not sad either."
"Why?"
"It's just more terrifying to be okay."
"Is it normal to be scared and sad?"
"Isn't it?"
"I don't know."
Tsuki shook his head like a laugh.
"If it were me, I killed everyone."
The black tiger, who hates humans, murmured insignificantly and glanced behind him.
"The scary thing is when you find yourself in a situation you can't stand. The sad thing is when you lose something precious. Those who tried to harm you and take away your precious things don't belong anywhere. You're too soft."
"As a result, I do harm people."
"Yeah, it can be a little sad. Because you didn't want to hurt anyone."
Tsuki nodded, nonchalantly. The Black Tiger was not talking about the sadness that someone died, but rather the sadness about the situation that had to be killed.
Hearing that, Estio's mouth shut tight. His mind was dizzy.
Until then, Ahur, who had been quietly silent due to the circumstances, roughly guessed the conversation between the two of them, and secretly let out a wave of thoughts.
"I only say one word."
"......"
"A person who worries that he's okay would be a monster. Besides, what if it's a monster? As you can see, they're all monsters here! Is it a cat or a tiger that transforms into a talking monkey? Anyway, there's nothing wrong with being a monster, right? Ignoring monsters?"
As Estio looked down, the cactus, who had been chattering with excitement, quickly dropped its thorns.
「Ugh! Just one word. Shoot."
Chapter 4 dye
"That sounds like some kind of bullshit!"
bang!
Papers piled up on the desk poured rainwater with the sound of breaking trees. The deliveryman 'Parker', who flew in with an order from the headquarters of the Ignis Guild, answered with a trembling tone.
"I'm sorry, Captain Hawk. This order was ordered by the upper guild..."
"Who asked that? It's like a fucking bird head!"
"No, I'm sorry, Captain Hawk. I'm not a bird, I'm a joiner..."
"ooh! Damn it! Damn it!"
"......"
Parker's complexion turned yellow as he looked at Hawk, who began to howl like a wolf. Born with the wings and tail feathers of a bird, the Join tribe was quickly absorbed by the human group due to its small population and low aggression. They have wings and are quick to act, but lack flexibility.
Rosalie walked over to Parker, who was slowly stiffening, and whispered.
"Hey Parker, when you're upset, the branch manager, just be quiet."
"...Yeah, I see."
With her wings folded and leaving the frozen joins behind, Rosalie sneaked up to Hawke with her face covered with a paper tray.
"Chief?"
"Whoa, why?"
"I know you're upset, but would you like to calm down?"
"Relax? Ginger? How is the situation now? Calm down!"
Hawk groaned and tossed the message card delivered to him on the desk. Originally 'to. The envelope with the words 'Hawk Rowley' had been torn into 16 equal parts long ago.
Rosalie, who lifted up the message card with only a few kernels left, quickly scanned the contents.
'Guild Member Summon Order: Special Department - S.T.'
- Episode 22
Unlike ordinary people, the sword wielded by a body-type psychic who has more than a hundred times stronger strength had a long scar on the hard leather. For the first time since the battle finally started, Neju's blood spilled on the floor.
The servants who watched it cheered.
"Kill it!"
"Kill it!"
Amidst the shouts of Wawa Street, Neju stopped the hard-fought attack. Obviously, it was difficult for Neju, who was still young, to deal with a lot of talented people alone.
Neju, who was hit in the back by a ball of fire that flew without mercy, could not bear it and collapsed. In the midst of that, Neju was standing in front of her Estio so as not to get hurt.
"......"
Neju, who had collapsed, made eye contact with Estio, who was looking at him like a crazy person. As Estio knelt in front of him and hugged her blood-soaked body, her innocent red eyes lit up with clear bites.
"Miawoong......."
Unlike the time when he ran wildly, there was just a gentle cry from Estio.
"I'm sorry."
Neju cried and apologized. Estio, who received her apology, responded by letting Neju go.
"Don't apologize."
"But. I always wanted to be with Estio."
"I'm sorry, I told you not to."
Despite Estio's disapproval, Neju laughed hehehe.
"Look, Neju is here."
"……Whoever wants it."
"What?"
The low-pitched voice was terribly insensitive. Estio slowly got up from his seat.
"It's not you who should apologize."
Something boiling like lava exploded from his throat. Estio raised his head and looked at the soldiers around him, the Viscount and his son one by one, and spoke coldly.
"It is you."
"......!"
Hwaak
Everyone who made eye contact with Estio dropped their weapons from their hands. They all felt a suffocating fear. The reason was unknown. I just felt that way.
One of the knights who attacked Neju picked up his sword with trembling hands.
"Varis! What are you doing now!"
With a loud, horrifying sound, he stabbed my heart and committed suicide. His troupe was quiet enough to hear the needle drop.
That was not the end. The wizard who hit Neju by shooting a ball of fire killed himself by casting an explosion magic on his own. One after another, as if possessed by a ghost, they took their own lives, and many people passed out or screamed and ran away.
He didn't know why he committed suicide, and he didn't know when and whose turn it would be. Fear of a strange phenomenon of unknown cause engulfed the entire hall.
It was the same with Jeremion, the culprit of this situation, who was trembling in fear. He was in a state of urinating in fear.
"Dad? Brother?"
Sera, the youngest daughter of the family, was standing on the stairs to the second floor, looking blankly at the hall. Sera blinked silently as she found bloodstains everywhere, corpses with swords stuck in her chest, and the wounded moaning as her limbs flew away. It wasn't something a little girl, now only ten years old, could bear to see. As her Viscount ran to her Sera in amazement, Sera looked at her Estio with her bluish face.
"Suck!"
"......"
Estio looked at Sera, who had swallowed her breath, covering her mouth with her hand. The child who was laughing as a friend a few hours ago was now exhausted with astonishment and fear. The child could not bear the horrific tragedy, lost consciousness and collapsed.
The Viscount, holding her fainted daughter, looked back at Estio.
"Can't we stop now?"
It started with his son Jeremiah, but the Viscount turned the arrow of misery on Estio. In a matter of words, in an instant, the perpetrator and the victim were reversed.
"Let's take a look around. Would you like to see more blood here?"
Even after hearing those words, Estio silently looked at the Viscount. Cold sweat ran down the Viscount's spine, seeing the creepy dark-blue eyes that could not feel the warmth of a human being.
Estio, who stared at him for a moment with his unshaken, still eyes, read the fear he felt in him and let out a sad laugh.
'I am only to this kind of person.'
I always kept my head down and tried to be respectful. She didn't feel offended by the fact that her partner saw her as a tool. For Estio, tolerating his coldness was more accustomed to getting his meal.
But that caused Neju to get hurt. She was forced to be dragged away or even had her life taken away.
Estio finally realized one thing.
'Why do I have to endure it?'
Even though he was trampled on and taken away, he endured helplessly like a hare bitten by a fox. But suddenly, I couldn't remember what patience was all about.
'No, there was no such thing as a reason from the beginning.'
I was just afraid. His childhood memories of being called a monster and being stoned with stones tied his hands and feet tightly like a noose.
And now, at this moment, he is freed from the oppression that has been tiringly entangled in him.
"Yes. I'll stop."
"Huh, I'm glad that I'm a good friend..."
"Instead, let all the things that happened here and now do nothing."
Hearing these words, the Viscount hardened his expression.
"......what?"
"You wicked bastard! Murderer! How dare you make such an offer after committing such a thing!"
Jeremion was trembling, then screaming as the situation showed signs of ending in vain. When a cold gaze fell on me, I kept my mouth shut like a clam, but she was still glaring at Estio with a ferocious force.
Then, Estio answered in an indifferent tone.
"This is an order."
"......!"
Rich Fabien could not disobey those words.
In their minds, the reason gradually faded, and only Estio's commands were strongly inputted. Everyone who was present knelt at Estio's feet.
In front of the ability to read and manipulate people's minds, status or rank had no meaning. A familiar thought wave was heard in Estio's ear, who was looking down at them with a cold gaze.
"Estio."
Nyaan.
A black cat gently approached the blood-stained carpet. Tsuki, who reached in front of him, glanced at the collapsed Neju and immediately transformed her body without saying a word.
Whoops, whoops.
With the sound of bones and flesh being reassembled, a giant black tiger appeared instead of a small cat. Tsuki, who took the form of a tiger, fell down in front of him.
"...Tsuki."
"What are you doing blankly? ride the kid You can't go out alone."
At Tsuki's urging, Estio nodded, supported Neju and placed it on Tsuki's back.
Neju, who was injured and collapsed, but was still awake, cried helplessly.
"You too."
"Then it's not too hard for Tsuki. I'll walk out."
"under. Will you make me say it twice? It doesn't make much difference if you add one more, so get on it quickly."
Estio looked at Tsuki blankly at the irritation mixed with urging.
"Estio."
purr.
The nose of the tiger, which was uncomfortable to plant, was wrinkled. Reluctantly, he sat down behind Neju. The back of the giant black tiger was so wide that there was still room for Neju and Estio to ride together.
Tsuki jumped out of the mansion with the two of them on board. It ran faster than a bird or a horse, and the surrounding scenery swept by.
Even in the midst of dizzy, Estio stared blankly at the passing scenery.
It was obviously the same road, but every time I came, it felt completely different. At first, I thought I was a little excited. I felt uncomfortable and at times received warmth. And today.
"Tsuki."
Heukho, who was sprinting with excitement at his call, gradually slowed down.
"Why?"
"I must have been really a monster."
It was a very dull voice compared to the content. Tsuki asked again.
"Why."
"I read people's minds, manipulated them, and made them take their own lives. So many people were killed."
Estio, who took a deep breath, looked down at the cactus Ahur, who had been holding her the whole time, with dry eyes.
"...and yet I don't feel anything. I know I'm wrong, but I'm not too scared. I'm not sad either."
"Why?"
"It's just more terrifying to be okay."
"Is it normal to be scared and sad?"
"Isn't it?"
"I don't know."
Tsuki shook his head like a laugh.
"If it were me, I killed everyone."
The black tiger, who hates humans, murmured insignificantly and glanced behind him.
"The scary thing is when you find yourself in a situation you can't stand. The sad thing is when you lose something precious. Those who tried to harm you and take away your precious things don't belong anywhere. You're too soft."
"As a result, I do harm people."
"Yeah, it can be a little sad. Because you didn't want to hurt anyone."
Tsuki nodded, nonchalantly. The Black Tiger was not talking about the sadness that someone died, but rather the sadness about the situation that had to be killed.
Hearing that, Estio's mouth shut tight. His mind was dizzy.
Until then, Ahur, who had been quietly silent due to the circumstances, roughly guessed the conversation between the two of them, and secretly let out a wave of thoughts.
"I only say one word."
"......"
"A person who worries that he's okay would be a monster. Besides, what if it's a monster? As you can see, they're all monsters here! Is it a cat or a tiger that transforms into a talking monkey? Anyway, there's nothing wrong with being a monster, right? Ignoring monsters?"
As Estio looked down, the cactus, who had been chattering with excitement, quickly dropped its thorns.
「Ugh! Just one word. Shoot."
Chapter 4 dye
"That sounds like some kind of bullshit!"
bang!
Papers piled up on the desk poured rainwater with the sound of breaking trees. The deliveryman 'Parker', who flew in with an order from the headquarters of the Ignis Guild, answered with a trembling tone.
"I'm sorry, Captain Hawk. This order was ordered by the upper guild..."
"Who asked that? It's like a fucking bird head!"
"No, I'm sorry, Captain Hawk. I'm not a bird, I'm a joiner..."
"ooh! Damn it! Damn it!"
"......"
Parker's complexion turned yellow as he looked at Hawk, who began to howl like a wolf. Born with the wings and tail feathers of a bird, the Join tribe was quickly absorbed by the human group due to its small population and low aggression. They have wings and are quick to act, but lack flexibility.
Rosalie walked over to Parker, who was slowly stiffening, and whispered.
"Hey Parker, when you're upset, the branch manager, just be quiet."
"...Yeah, I see."
With her wings folded and leaving the frozen joins behind, Rosalie sneaked up to Hawke with her face covered with a paper tray.
"Chief?"
"Whoa, why?"
"I know you're upset, but would you like to calm down?"
"Relax? Ginger? How is the situation now? Calm down!"
Hawk groaned and tossed the message card delivered to him on the desk. Originally 'to. The envelope with the words 'Hawk Rowley' had been torn into 16 equal parts long ago.
Rosalie, who lifted up the message card with only a few kernels left, quickly scanned the contents.
'Guild Member Summon Order: Special Department - S.T.'
