- Episode 4
"Estio, look at this!"
Meanwhile, Neju, who was unpacking in a corner, found something in the bag and called him.
"New clothes!"
As he hesitated and approached, Neju smiled brightly and took out the newly issued guild uniform. Gold decorations have been added to the existing guild clothes that consist of only two color combinations, black and white. There was a black hooded cloak that went down to the knees.
It was an exclusive outfit with a badge symbolizing the leader.
Not only that, but there was a full set of shirts, pants, and boots that could be worn inside.
Estio, who was in front of a more luxurious guild uniform, did not know what to react to, so he opened his mouth bewildered.
"Yeah, it's clothes...."
"It's not just clothes. It's said to have magic on it. That's great!"
Growing up with a human mother, Neju knew how to read. The instruction manual attached with her clothes said that it had a function that automatically maintains cleanliness without washing it, a warming function, and a shock absorption function. This meant that it maintains a certain temperature not only in the cold winter but also in the sweltering summer, and alleviates the impact to some extent even if it falls from a high place or receives a strong blow.
Unlike the human Estio, his body is covered with white fur, so he would not need clothes, but Neju liked the new guild clothes more than other supplies.
"Hehe."
Estio, who was looking at Neju, who was more than happy with the gift of clothes, lowered her eyes slightly and thought carefully.
'Did Neju also want to wear clothes?'
Well, maybe it was a prejudice to think that clothes would be uncomfortable because they are animals. That led to the conclusion that Neju Natsuki, who wanders around her naked body, may actually be in need of some clothes.
He immediately followed the conclusion.
"Wait. We'll see if we can purchase separate outfits for Neju and Tsuki."
"What? Neju doesn't need clothes."
"me too. It just gets in the way and bothers me, so please stop."
A black cat bit the crotch of his trousers as he turned and drooped. Estio, who looked down at the yellow and blue eyes that looked genuinely bothered, opened his mouth with a serious tone as he held Tsuki in his arms.
"Actually, it's a bit cold because I don't have clothes, or it's shameful to go barefoot..."
"driving me crazy. What else did you think about and come to a conclusion like that?"
Tsuki wrinkled his nose in dissatisfaction as he hugged him and wept bitterly. The black cat sometimes felt envious of the unique abilities that he considered terrifying at times like this. It would be nice if he could see clearly without expressing what he was thinking.
Soft pink soles touched Estio's cheeks like a bruise.
"Animals don't wear clothes that make them uncomfortable. Instead, it has hair."
"Ah."
He was just telling a simple fact, but Estio admired it as if he had realized a great secret. Then he looked at Neju and asked again to confirm.
"You really don't need it?"
"Well then!"
Neju unfolded her new guild uniform and hung it on a hanger, smiling proudly.
"I heard that people wear nice clothes to be treated well. They call it 'status'."
"...Is it better for me to have a position?"
"Then people will like it."
"Just because you're in a high position doesn't make you like him. Just like not everyone likes a king."
Innocent red eyes blinked at the cynical answer.
"At least, you won't be able to attack openly from the front."
The white-haired monkey, who had lost a kin to a human, was well aware of the attributes of a human being. That's why I was worried that Estio would be hurt by people. Viscount Fabien, who tried to kneel at his feet and treated him rudely as a weapon, was a representative example.
"Neju will do her best to protect Estio."
When he thought he was going to die, the young white-haired monkey realized he was confident that he could protect him. Oh, I was wrong.
"If a lot of people stronger than Neju come to bully you, it's a big deal."
'I don't want to lose helplessly like my mother.'
Neju quickly acknowledged that survival in the human world required different kinds of strength. Its strength included a position that made many people bow their heads even without physical strength.
So, the white-haired little monkey was just as happy that Estio had risen to a higher position than it is now.
"......"
Estio, who was silently staring at Neju's red eyes, went up to him and loosened the chains that were holding his neck.
Chunkyung.
With a heavy metal noise, the chain was released from his neck and rolled on the floor. Neju tilted her head at the sudden emptiness in her neck.
"What?"
"I will release you when no one is watching. It will be uncomfortable to keep you in bondage."
"It's fine. Rather, it's easy to move around by sticking next to you when you're walking around."
"It's uncomfortable for me to see."
"Okay!"
Estio let out a small sigh as he looked at Neju, who was convinced only after hearing that he was uncomfortable.
"Thanks for the new clothes, instead of being happy."
In fact, he didn't really care if it was his clothes. It is true that he suffered from people because of his low status and monstrous powers. But in the end, what was the end of Viscount Fabien?
'Now if you want.'
I could get down on my knees at any time. Of course, there is a limitation that mind control is possible only if we make eye contact.
He undid Neju's leash and sat comfortably on the floor. The bare floor was more comfortable than a soft sofa or a white bed without a single dust. Estio put his two knees together and buried his head.
"And you don't have to worry any more."
"Estio."
"It's not true recently."
As time passed, his 'ability' was getting stronger. Like a snake hatched from an egg, or a fever fungus that hides somewhere in the body and then explosively multiplies and boils the whole body.
The power once started to be used was getting stronger without knowing the end. It's like he's embarrassed that he's been ignoring and suppressing him so far, it's frighteningly fast and loud.
If you just make eye contact, you can feel people's thoughts so close that you can hold them in your hand. And after realizing that I could control it myself, I was terrified at first. I was afraid of what to do with the uncontrollable power, but at some point I realized it.
'What am I worried about?'
Another thought popped out of my anxious mind and whispered.
'lets think. Isn't it comfortable?'
His power never hurts himself. Realizing that fact, his mind became so relaxed that it was futile.
It was far better to hurt people than to endure the pain of being harassed by people while suppressing power. On the contrary, it even made me feel refreshed as if my breathing had been blocked.
And he even imagined a scene where he went back to the village of Selvia and made the villagers and their families prostrate at my feet. Of course, it ended only with a childish imagination.
"I may be a far more selfish person than I thought I would be."
So he decided that he would no longer be afraid of hurting others for himself.
* * *
It is the third day since I received the title of 'leader' at headquarters and stayed there.
Finally, the first official request from Estio came in.
"It's a request!"
food
The request envelope was protruded out of the white feathers that fluttered noisily. Estio, who had just sat down to eat at the public cafeteria, fell into the soup and looked down at the floating white feathers and accepted the request envelope.
"...Thank you, Parker."
"Ahahaha. Well, it's something you do on a monthly basis. How are you adjusting to the headquarters?"
"It was very comfortable. It was acclimatization, sleeping, and there was nothing to do, so the moth was sore. I am glad that the quest came in now."
"Hey, you're very diligent. Estio-nim... No, you should call me Leader now, right?"
Deliveryman Parker looked up to him with respect. He put a spoon in his mouth, with the join-group standing next to him, whose eyes were shining so brightly that it was burdensome.
'Even if you say you're a leader, you still don't know exactly what you're doing.'
Naturally, my eyes went to the request envelope that Parker had brought. The request form in this envelope will soon tell him what to do. As he was silent, Parker flapped his wings with his restless face.
"I'm going to disturb you while you're eating."
"Would you like to eat together?"
"Oh ok! Is that okay? I'll get it right away!"
Parker rushed to the distribution center as if he had been waiting for those words. Estio, who had been staring at the back of the Joining tribe as they moved away, opened the envelope for the request while holding a spoon to wait. A request form made of high-quality materials was contained in it.
He opened the request without thinking.
[ Client : Moobin R. Heiga ]
The name, written in neat handwriting, had unusual characters even for Estio, who was ignorant of the country's situation.
'R.'
It was a form I had never seen in the names of ordinary nobles, though I don't know. Estio was unaware of his lack of proper education, but this meant that it was a sacred baptismal name, or true name, that only selected high-ranking nobles and members of the royal family received from the Holy See. He focused on the letter R for a moment, then looked at the family name on the back.
"'Hey'...?"
"Hoong! I'm not there."
As he murmured lowly, the cactus, who had been quietly cradled like a baby, raised its twinkling thorns, pretending to know.
"Heiga, a new duke family in this country. Gaju Mubin is the current emperor's cousin, and she has a great body shape and ability."
Estio's dark blue eyes turned to Ahur at the word 'peacock'. Upon receiving his gaze, the cactus twisted his body and fell into narcissism.
"Hey, Ahur-sama's level of knowledge is coming."
"...have you ever met?"
"Yes. I am a rather broad-rooted cactus."
Neju, unable to hear the sound of the plants, sat on the floor with Tsuki and stared blankly at him and Ahur. Neju, a white-haired monkey that looks like a human, apparently belongs to the family of beasts, and was allowed to enter and exit the cafeteria and other buildings on condition that a chain be put around her neck, but she was not allowed to sit down and eat. In the first place, there was no chair that could withstand that size and weight.
Instead, he had a habit of only eating one meal a day, so he would take care of eating raw food at the dormitory every morning to solve the meal.
Neju sat down on the floor and expressed curiosity.
"What?"
"It is said that Ahur met this client in person."
"Awesome! Ahur knows nothing. What a wonderful cactus."
「Shinyu. You, white boy, are cool too!"
As the white-haired monkey's dazzling eyes shone with respect, the cactus stretched its branches high into the sky, expressing happiness with its whole body. Ahur was a plant that loved to receive attention.
- Episode 4
"Estio, look at this!"
Meanwhile, Neju, who was unpacking in a corner, found something in the bag and called him.
"New clothes!"
As he hesitated and approached, Neju smiled brightly and took out the newly issued guild uniform. Gold decorations have been added to the existing guild clothes that consist of only two color combinations, black and white. There was a black hooded cloak that went down to the knees.
It was an exclusive outfit with a badge symbolizing the leader.
Not only that, but there was a full set of shirts, pants, and boots that could be worn inside.
Estio, who was in front of a more luxurious guild uniform, did not know what to react to, so he opened his mouth bewildered.
"Yeah, it's clothes...."
"It's not just clothes. It's said to have magic on it. That's great!"
Growing up with a human mother, Neju knew how to read. The instruction manual attached with her clothes said that it had a function that automatically maintains cleanliness without washing it, a warming function, and a shock absorption function. This meant that it maintains a certain temperature not only in the cold winter but also in the sweltering summer, and alleviates the impact to some extent even if it falls from a high place or receives a strong blow.
Unlike the human Estio, his body is covered with white fur, so he would not need clothes, but Neju liked the new guild clothes more than other supplies.
"Hehe."
Estio, who was looking at Neju, who was more than happy with the gift of clothes, lowered her eyes slightly and thought carefully.
'Did Neju also want to wear clothes?'
Well, maybe it was a prejudice to think that clothes would be uncomfortable because they are animals. That led to the conclusion that Neju Natsuki, who wanders around her naked body, may actually be in need of some clothes.
He immediately followed the conclusion.
"Wait. We'll see if we can purchase separate outfits for Neju and Tsuki."
"What? Neju doesn't need clothes."
"me too. It just gets in the way and bothers me, so please stop."
A black cat bit the crotch of his trousers as he turned and drooped. Estio, who looked down at the yellow and blue eyes that looked genuinely bothered, opened his mouth with a serious tone as he held Tsuki in his arms.
"Actually, it's a bit cold because I don't have clothes, or it's shameful to go barefoot..."
"driving me crazy. What else did you think about and come to a conclusion like that?"
Tsuki wrinkled his nose in dissatisfaction as he hugged him and wept bitterly. The black cat sometimes felt envious of the unique abilities that he considered terrifying at times like this. It would be nice if he could see clearly without expressing what he was thinking.
Soft pink soles touched Estio's cheeks like a bruise.
"Animals don't wear clothes that make them uncomfortable. Instead, it has hair."
"Ah."
He was just telling a simple fact, but Estio admired it as if he had realized a great secret. Then he looked at Neju and asked again to confirm.
"You really don't need it?"
"Well then!"
Neju unfolded her new guild uniform and hung it on a hanger, smiling proudly.
"I heard that people wear nice clothes to be treated well. They call it 'status'."
"...Is it better for me to have a position?"
"Then people will like it."
"Just because you're in a high position doesn't make you like him. Just like not everyone likes a king."
Innocent red eyes blinked at the cynical answer.
"At least, you won't be able to attack openly from the front."
The white-haired monkey, who had lost a kin to a human, was well aware of the attributes of a human being. That's why I was worried that Estio would be hurt by people. Viscount Fabien, who tried to kneel at his feet and treated him rudely as a weapon, was a representative example.
"Neju will do her best to protect Estio."
When he thought he was going to die, the young white-haired monkey realized he was confident that he could protect him. Oh, I was wrong.
"If a lot of people stronger than Neju come to bully you, it's a big deal."
'I don't want to lose helplessly like my mother.'
Neju quickly acknowledged that survival in the human world required different kinds of strength. Its strength included a position that made many people bow their heads even without physical strength.
So, the white-haired little monkey was just as happy that Estio had risen to a higher position than it is now.
"......"
Estio, who was silently staring at Neju's red eyes, went up to him and loosened the chains that were holding his neck.
Chunkyung.
With a heavy metal noise, the chain was released from his neck and rolled on the floor. Neju tilted her head at the sudden emptiness in her neck.
"What?"
"I will release you when no one is watching. It will be uncomfortable to keep you in bondage."
"It's fine. Rather, it's easy to move around by sticking next to you when you're walking around."
"It's uncomfortable for me to see."
"Okay!"
Estio let out a small sigh as he looked at Neju, who was convinced only after hearing that he was uncomfortable.
"Thanks for the new clothes, instead of being happy."
In fact, he didn't really care if it was his clothes. It is true that he suffered from people because of his low status and monstrous powers. But in the end, what was the end of Viscount Fabien?
'Now if you want.'
I could get down on my knees at any time. Of course, there is a limitation that mind control is possible only if we make eye contact.
He undid Neju's leash and sat comfortably on the floor. The bare floor was more comfortable than a soft sofa or a white bed without a single dust. Estio put his two knees together and buried his head.
"And you don't have to worry any more."
"Estio."
"It's not true recently."
As time passed, his 'ability' was getting stronger. Like a snake hatched from an egg, or a fever fungus that hides somewhere in the body and then explosively multiplies and boils the whole body.
The power once started to be used was getting stronger without knowing the end. It's like he's embarrassed that he's been ignoring and suppressing him so far, it's frighteningly fast and loud.
If you just make eye contact, you can feel people's thoughts so close that you can hold them in your hand. And after realizing that I could control it myself, I was terrified at first. I was afraid of what to do with the uncontrollable power, but at some point I realized it.
'What am I worried about?'
Another thought popped out of my anxious mind and whispered.
'lets think. Isn't it comfortable?'
His power never hurts himself. Realizing that fact, his mind became so relaxed that it was futile.
It was far better to hurt people than to endure the pain of being harassed by people while suppressing power. On the contrary, it even made me feel refreshed as if my breathing had been blocked.
And he even imagined a scene where he went back to the village of Selvia and made the villagers and their families prostrate at my feet. Of course, it ended only with a childish imagination.
"I may be a far more selfish person than I thought I would be."
So he decided that he would no longer be afraid of hurting others for himself.
* * *
It is the third day since I received the title of 'leader' at headquarters and stayed there.
Finally, the first official request from Estio came in.
"It's a request!"
food
The request envelope was protruded out of the white feathers that fluttered noisily. Estio, who had just sat down to eat at the public cafeteria, fell into the soup and looked down at the floating white feathers and accepted the request envelope.
"...Thank you, Parker."
"Ahahaha. Well, it's something you do on a monthly basis. How are you adjusting to the headquarters?"
"It was very comfortable. It was acclimatization, sleeping, and there was nothing to do, so the moth was sore. I am glad that the quest came in now."
"Hey, you're very diligent. Estio-nim... No, you should call me Leader now, right?"
Deliveryman Parker looked up to him with respect. He put a spoon in his mouth, with the join-group standing next to him, whose eyes were shining so brightly that it was burdensome.
'Even if you say you're a leader, you still don't know exactly what you're doing.'
Naturally, my eyes went to the request envelope that Parker had brought. The request form in this envelope will soon tell him what to do. As he was silent, Parker flapped his wings with his restless face.
"I'm going to disturb you while you're eating."
"Would you like to eat together?"
"Oh ok! Is that okay? I'll get it right away!"
Parker rushed to the distribution center as if he had been waiting for those words. Estio, who had been staring at the back of the Joining tribe as they moved away, opened the envelope for the request while holding a spoon to wait. A request form made of high-quality materials was contained in it.
He opened the request without thinking.
[ Client : Moobin R. Heiga ]
The name, written in neat handwriting, had unusual characters even for Estio, who was ignorant of the country's situation.
'R.'
It was a form I had never seen in the names of ordinary nobles, though I don't know. Estio was unaware of his lack of proper education, but this meant that it was a sacred baptismal name, or true name, that only selected high-ranking nobles and members of the royal family received from the Holy See. He focused on the letter R for a moment, then looked at the family name on the back.
"'Hey'...?"
"Hoong! I'm not there."
As he murmured lowly, the cactus, who had been quietly cradled like a baby, raised its twinkling thorns, pretending to know.
"Heiga, a new duke family in this country. Gaju Mubin is the current emperor's cousin, and she has a great body shape and ability."
Estio's dark blue eyes turned to Ahur at the word 'peacock'. Upon receiving his gaze, the cactus twisted his body and fell into narcissism.
"Hey, Ahur-sama's level of knowledge is coming."
"...have you ever met?"
"Yes. I am a rather broad-rooted cactus."
Neju, unable to hear the sound of the plants, sat on the floor with Tsuki and stared blankly at him and Ahur. Neju, a white-haired monkey that looks like a human, apparently belongs to the family of beasts, and was allowed to enter and exit the cafeteria and other buildings on condition that a chain be put around her neck, but she was not allowed to sit down and eat. In the first place, there was no chair that could withstand that size and weight.
Instead, he had a habit of only eating one meal a day, so he would take care of eating raw food at the dormitory every morning to solve the meal.
Neju sat down on the floor and expressed curiosity.
"What?"
"It is said that Ahur met this client in person."
"Awesome! Ahur knows nothing. What a wonderful cactus."
「Shinyu. You, white boy, are cool too!"
As the white-haired monkey's dazzling eyes shone with respect, the cactus stretched its branches high into the sky, expressing happiness with its whole body. Ahur was a plant that loved to receive attention.
