- Episode 3
"......"
As Estio sympathized with silence, Ahur muttered a few more words.
"How can a living room be like this? Pigs would be cleaner than this. Recognition?"
Objects scattered here and there, clothes that were taken off and thrown away, and piles of documents that seemed to have been mixed together. Beyond the dirty, there was no other mess.
Seeing this, Neju hardened her expression with a grim expression and expressed displeasure.
"What should I do?"
"Why?"
"If Neju enters, I think he will step on things.
The room was so dwarfed that I didn't even have a place to step on. Neju, who was bigger, was even more so. Fen Lensky, the owner of the room, strode into the room first, passing the group in trouble.
"You can step on it. Don't worry, come in. Oh, but."
Fen, who was picking up a piece of clothing that had been scattered around with her toes, turned her head to Neju and asked.
"Your white-haired monkey friend is very talkative. Is he half-human?"
"Uh! How did you know?"
"Well, just a feeling?"
As the white fur monkey's red eyes twinkled with curiosity, Fen Lensky turned and headed for the desk with the pile of papers. Without thinking deeply, I shoved it away with my arm, and the papers fell to the floor of the desk. He pushed the desk coolly and spoke again, stirring the rising dust.
"Just kidding, if I were an animal."
"What?"
"I don't think I'll ever want to communicate with humans until I learn to speak."
Although these words were insignificant, Estio was able to read the formless disgust and anger hidden within.
'A person who is extremely different from the outside.'
Even though he just looked like a lazy neighborhood uncle, the emotions he had inside were very hot and gloomy. When Estio touched her, she felt that her face of Fen, who was smiling calmly while capturing her emotions that were lurking in her chest, was amazing again.
"coffee?"
"Fine."
"Excuse me. I'm not old enough to enjoy the bitter taste yet. Then cocoa would be good."
'It's not that I didn't like the bitter taste.'
As she suddenly became a child who had a taste for taste, Estio shut her mouth with a strange expression.
Meanwhile, Fen Lensky found exactly where and what was in the dirty room. In an instant, according to the number of guests, he brought mugs and a magic kettle to boil hot water and laid them out on the desk, he made cocoa by hand and handed it over to Estio and Parker. In front of Neju and Tsuki, biscuits baked with butter were placed.
Fen whispered to Estio, who looked down at the cocoa that he held blankly in his hand.
"You're still young for our leader."
"...The coming-of-age ceremony is over."
"That's what it means to be young. Real adults don't get angry when they hear they're young, they're grateful."
Fen giggled and took a sip of the roasted coffee. Parker, who had been silently watching it all the time, opened his mouth trembling.
"Hey, uncle?"
"Yes why?"
"You're like a pervert who likes to joke around with kids, so stop it now."
"Is that so?"
Even though his subordinates openly criticized him, Fen accepted it lightly instead of scolding him.
"Well, to get to the point, it is the Master's decision to call the leader to the headquarters."
"Is that so. But why do I..."
"Why are you a 'leader'?"
The opponent first noticed and quickly intercepted the question. Then he answered Estio, who nodded his head.
"It's the Master's decision, too. I'm just passing on the decision instead. 'Leader' is a new job title in the first place, so I don't know the details."
It is a secret position that even the sub-guild master does not know in detail. Estio thought about this for a while.
'Is the guild a reliable place?'
The most reassuring place so far was the Ignis Guild. But as he gradually revealed his powers, his posture was also changing. I never knew when someone else would covet that power like Viscount Fabien. Estio didn't think he was a great being, but he was aware that he had a dangerous ability that he could exploit if he ever set his mind to it.
And he had no intention of being used as docilely as before for something he didn't want. Dark blue eyes stared at Fenlensky calmly.
'I'm not telling lies.'
At least, the sub-guild master in front of him had no intention of deceiving him. Now, it was easy for him to read that deep inside just by making eye contact without having to touch his body. A deeper and more detailed heart would have to be contacted, but that was not the case.
If you think you can't trust it, then go ahead and flip it over.
Fen continued speaking, not knowing that he was looking inside.
"Perhaps in the future, you will be responsible for a special mission."
"A special mission?"
"Only a 'leader' can do it."
leader. Estio rolled the pronunciation into his mouth. Meanwhile, Fen leaned back and rummaged through the objects lying around under the desk. After a while, he picked up a heavy bag and set it down in front of Estio.
"receive."
thud.
It was so heavy that it made a terrific sound as soon as it was placed on the floor. It was a red bag that a grandfather would carry in a fairy tale about giving gifts to good children on a snowy winter day. At the entrance, well tied with twine, there was a small name tag that read 'Ignis Guild Leader: Estio'.
"It's a promotion gift. New guild clothes, new guild badges, other new supplies, and guild coins provided with this month's salary."
Estio didn't even dare to solve it, so he looked at the package with only his eyes while listening to the explanation. Instead of being overwhelmed by the massive offensive, Neju lightly carried the bag and carried it over his shoulder.
"Finally, this is my personal curiosity, regardless of the Master's instructions."
"......?"
"I was curious all the time while waiting for the master to do that and the leader's ability to keep him in the guild."
The momentum of the sub-guild master, who had been casual the whole time, changed in an instant. His expression was still smiling, but Estio had the feeling that he was holding up his claws like a hawk just before hunting.
"Would you like to show it to me once, leader?"
Fen Lensky, sub-guildmaster of Ignis. There is only one category that he is interested in, who is lazy, bothers to move, and acts drowsy.
'Now, let me show you where and how strong you are.'
only strength
* * *
In the room where the guests left.
Uncooled cocoa glasses and biscuits were left on the desk. Fen stared blankly at the cocoa glass that had not even opened his mouth, and then flopped down on his seat.
There was no battle he expected. However.
"Hahaha."
Fen Lenski was completely defeated.
To that wretched and childish young 'leader'.
Before I could even lift a finger, when I came to my senses, I was already on my knees. Her disappointing smile escaped from her dry lips belatedly.
'battle? Against this person? Do not be ridiculous.'
For the first time in my life, I realized that a fight is a situation that can only happen when a certain amount is matched.
'Even ten lives are not enough.'
His back was wet with the horror that instinct told him. I was preparing to warm up a bit to see my skills, and unconsciously, a huge claymore was already touching my neck.
At first I didn't understand what was going on. He was just such a talented person, so I thought he had already come close. But strangely, Estio was still standing opposite the desk.
As soon as I realized that the claymore that was aimed at me had a familiar shape, I heard a dry voice in my ear.
'What you wanted to see.'
'.......'
'Is this enough?'
It was Fen Lensky's own hand that was aimed at his neck. Surprised by the unbelievable phenomenon, he couldn't answer, so this time, regardless of his will, he threw away his sword and knelt down on his knees.
Facing the dark blue eyes like the deep sea, Fen realized. That the blue-eyed, weak-looking leader was controlling him.
"......Hey, that's a big deal."
Fen sat with her legs straight between the piles of papers, scratching her head.
"'Reader'? You have to be straight, Master."
He murmured as if complaining to the master who had vacated the headquarters, and then immediately lay down on the floor.
"That's closer to a Ruler. How the hell are you supposed to catch a predator higher than me?"
You're lucky if you don't get eaten.
I thought it was a small lizard and brought it with me, so it turns out that it is a child of a dragon. Even the sub-guildmaster Fen Lensky, known as the hawk of Ignis, wanted to run away from him, so all he could do was stand up straight with his shaky legs.
And contrary to what he grumbled, he was very satisfied with that fact.
'Only now.'
Whether the party with power wants it or not, the board has already grown as big as it gets. Now, the origin of the quest that goes back to the leader must be only the big names that everyone pays attention to.
'A new era is about to begin.'
It is the beginning of transformation.
Chapter 6 Splitting
The lodging provided by the guild headquarters was a special building designed to contain a complex magic circle, unlike general buildings. It was convenient to move because there is a magic staircase that takes you to the room you want just by thinking about it. It was very different from the Galatia branch building, which arranged only rooms to lie down in a hallway style. In every aspect, both qualitatively and quantitatively, the headquarters accommodation was far superior.
Even the room was given a large private room with a bathroom, but since reports on the animals and plants that Estio carried were also reported, his room had a lot of special furniture. From a cave bed where a giant white fur monkey can squat down, to a cat tower that cats can climb on, and various kinds of flowerpots for managing cacti.
Ahur was the most excited when he entered the room. Ahur, who had been complaining that the flowerpot was small as he grew taller these days, found a light blue flowerpot that fit his body size, moved it, and said it felt like he had moved.
「Abak!」
"...do you like it?"
「Ahh Whoops! Can this be temperature controlled? Real bitch."
"It's fine, Ahur."
「Kyak rook.」
Estio, who stroked the excited cactus as a sign of congratulations, sighed and looked around. The room he was given was too large to be burdensome. There was nothing without a sofa, a table, a tea table, a wardrobe, and even a bookshelf. The bed was big enough for four people to sleep on it. I've never seen a bed so big in my life. In addition, I felt sorry to attach my buttocks to the luxurious sofa that was shiny.
'I don't need this much.'
I wish I could rejoice as comfortably as Ahur. Estio, who muttered inside her, stood there for a long time with an uncomfortable heart, like a child who had received a gift overflowing with her heart.
- Episode 3
"......"
As Estio sympathized with silence, Ahur muttered a few more words.
"How can a living room be like this? Pigs would be cleaner than this. Recognition?"
Objects scattered here and there, clothes that were taken off and thrown away, and piles of documents that seemed to have been mixed together. Beyond the dirty, there was no other mess.
Seeing this, Neju hardened her expression with a grim expression and expressed displeasure.
"What should I do?"
"Why?"
"If Neju enters, I think he will step on things.
The room was so dwarfed that I didn't even have a place to step on. Neju, who was bigger, was even more so. Fen Lensky, the owner of the room, strode into the room first, passing the group in trouble.
"You can step on it. Don't worry, come in. Oh, but."
Fen, who was picking up a piece of clothing that had been scattered around with her toes, turned her head to Neju and asked.
"Your white-haired monkey friend is very talkative. Is he half-human?"
"Uh! How did you know?"
"Well, just a feeling?"
As the white fur monkey's red eyes twinkled with curiosity, Fen Lensky turned and headed for the desk with the pile of papers. Without thinking deeply, I shoved it away with my arm, and the papers fell to the floor of the desk. He pushed the desk coolly and spoke again, stirring the rising dust.
"Just kidding, if I were an animal."
"What?"
"I don't think I'll ever want to communicate with humans until I learn to speak."
Although these words were insignificant, Estio was able to read the formless disgust and anger hidden within.
'A person who is extremely different from the outside.'
Even though he just looked like a lazy neighborhood uncle, the emotions he had inside were very hot and gloomy. When Estio touched her, she felt that her face of Fen, who was smiling calmly while capturing her emotions that were lurking in her chest, was amazing again.
"coffee?"
"Fine."
"Excuse me. I'm not old enough to enjoy the bitter taste yet. Then cocoa would be good."
'It's not that I didn't like the bitter taste.'
As she suddenly became a child who had a taste for taste, Estio shut her mouth with a strange expression.
Meanwhile, Fen Lensky found exactly where and what was in the dirty room. In an instant, according to the number of guests, he brought mugs and a magic kettle to boil hot water and laid them out on the desk, he made cocoa by hand and handed it over to Estio and Parker. In front of Neju and Tsuki, biscuits baked with butter were placed.
Fen whispered to Estio, who looked down at the cocoa that he held blankly in his hand.
"You're still young for our leader."
"...The coming-of-age ceremony is over."
"That's what it means to be young. Real adults don't get angry when they hear they're young, they're grateful."
Fen giggled and took a sip of the roasted coffee. Parker, who had been silently watching it all the time, opened his mouth trembling.
"Hey, uncle?"
"Yes why?"
"You're like a pervert who likes to joke around with kids, so stop it now."
"Is that so?"
Even though his subordinates openly criticized him, Fen accepted it lightly instead of scolding him.
"Well, to get to the point, it is the Master's decision to call the leader to the headquarters."
"Is that so. But why do I..."
"Why are you a 'leader'?"
The opponent first noticed and quickly intercepted the question. Then he answered Estio, who nodded his head.
"It's the Master's decision, too. I'm just passing on the decision instead. 'Leader' is a new job title in the first place, so I don't know the details."
It is a secret position that even the sub-guild master does not know in detail. Estio thought about this for a while.
'Is the guild a reliable place?'
The most reassuring place so far was the Ignis Guild. But as he gradually revealed his powers, his posture was also changing. I never knew when someone else would covet that power like Viscount Fabien. Estio didn't think he was a great being, but he was aware that he had a dangerous ability that he could exploit if he ever set his mind to it.
And he had no intention of being used as docilely as before for something he didn't want. Dark blue eyes stared at Fenlensky calmly.
'I'm not telling lies.'
At least, the sub-guild master in front of him had no intention of deceiving him. Now, it was easy for him to read that deep inside just by making eye contact without having to touch his body. A deeper and more detailed heart would have to be contacted, but that was not the case.
If you think you can't trust it, then go ahead and flip it over.
Fen continued speaking, not knowing that he was looking inside.
"Perhaps in the future, you will be responsible for a special mission."
"A special mission?"
"Only a 'leader' can do it."
leader. Estio rolled the pronunciation into his mouth. Meanwhile, Fen leaned back and rummaged through the objects lying around under the desk. After a while, he picked up a heavy bag and set it down in front of Estio.
"receive."
thud.
It was so heavy that it made a terrific sound as soon as it was placed on the floor. It was a red bag that a grandfather would carry in a fairy tale about giving gifts to good children on a snowy winter day. At the entrance, well tied with twine, there was a small name tag that read 'Ignis Guild Leader: Estio'.
"It's a promotion gift. New guild clothes, new guild badges, other new supplies, and guild coins provided with this month's salary."
Estio didn't even dare to solve it, so he looked at the package with only his eyes while listening to the explanation. Instead of being overwhelmed by the massive offensive, Neju lightly carried the bag and carried it over his shoulder.
"Finally, this is my personal curiosity, regardless of the Master's instructions."
"......?"
"I was curious all the time while waiting for the master to do that and the leader's ability to keep him in the guild."
The momentum of the sub-guild master, who had been casual the whole time, changed in an instant. His expression was still smiling, but Estio had the feeling that he was holding up his claws like a hawk just before hunting.
"Would you like to show it to me once, leader?"
Fen Lensky, sub-guildmaster of Ignis. There is only one category that he is interested in, who is lazy, bothers to move, and acts drowsy.
'Now, let me show you where and how strong you are.'
only strength
* * *
In the room where the guests left.
Uncooled cocoa glasses and biscuits were left on the desk. Fen stared blankly at the cocoa glass that had not even opened his mouth, and then flopped down on his seat.
There was no battle he expected. However.
"Hahaha."
Fen Lenski was completely defeated.
To that wretched and childish young 'leader'.
Before I could even lift a finger, when I came to my senses, I was already on my knees. Her disappointing smile escaped from her dry lips belatedly.
'battle? Against this person? Do not be ridiculous.'
For the first time in my life, I realized that a fight is a situation that can only happen when a certain amount is matched.
'Even ten lives are not enough.'
His back was wet with the horror that instinct told him. I was preparing to warm up a bit to see my skills, and unconsciously, a huge claymore was already touching my neck.
At first I didn't understand what was going on. He was just such a talented person, so I thought he had already come close. But strangely, Estio was still standing opposite the desk.
As soon as I realized that the claymore that was aimed at me had a familiar shape, I heard a dry voice in my ear.
'What you wanted to see.'
'.......'
'Is this enough?'
It was Fen Lensky's own hand that was aimed at his neck. Surprised by the unbelievable phenomenon, he couldn't answer, so this time, regardless of his will, he threw away his sword and knelt down on his knees.
Facing the dark blue eyes like the deep sea, Fen realized. That the blue-eyed, weak-looking leader was controlling him.
"......Hey, that's a big deal."
Fen sat with her legs straight between the piles of papers, scratching her head.
"'Reader'? You have to be straight, Master."
He murmured as if complaining to the master who had vacated the headquarters, and then immediately lay down on the floor.
"That's closer to a Ruler. How the hell are you supposed to catch a predator higher than me?"
You're lucky if you don't get eaten.
I thought it was a small lizard and brought it with me, so it turns out that it is a child of a dragon. Even the sub-guildmaster Fen Lensky, known as the hawk of Ignis, wanted to run away from him, so all he could do was stand up straight with his shaky legs.
And contrary to what he grumbled, he was very satisfied with that fact.
'Only now.'
Whether the party with power wants it or not, the board has already grown as big as it gets. Now, the origin of the quest that goes back to the leader must be only the big names that everyone pays attention to.
'A new era is about to begin.'
It is the beginning of transformation.
Chapter 6 Splitting
The lodging provided by the guild headquarters was a special building designed to contain a complex magic circle, unlike general buildings. It was convenient to move because there is a magic staircase that takes you to the room you want just by thinking about it. It was very different from the Galatia branch building, which arranged only rooms to lie down in a hallway style. In every aspect, both qualitatively and quantitatively, the headquarters accommodation was far superior.
Even the room was given a large private room with a bathroom, but since reports on the animals and plants that Estio carried were also reported, his room had a lot of special furniture. From a cave bed where a giant white fur monkey can squat down, to a cat tower that cats can climb on, and various kinds of flowerpots for managing cacti.
Ahur was the most excited when he entered the room. Ahur, who had been complaining that the flowerpot was small as he grew taller these days, found a light blue flowerpot that fit his body size, moved it, and said it felt like he had moved.
「Abak!」
"...do you like it?"
「Ahh Whoops! Can this be temperature controlled? Real bitch."
"It's fine, Ahur."
「Kyak rook.」
Estio, who stroked the excited cactus as a sign of congratulations, sighed and looked around. The room he was given was too large to be burdensome. There was nothing without a sofa, a table, a tea table, a wardrobe, and even a bookshelf. The bed was big enough for four people to sleep on it. I've never seen a bed so big in my life. In addition, I felt sorry to attach my buttocks to the luxurious sofa that was shiny.
'I don't need this much.'
I wish I could rejoice as comfortably as Ahur. Estio, who muttered inside her, stood there for a long time with an uncomfortable heart, like a child who had received a gift overflowing with her heart.
