32
Estio Volume 2
- Episode 7
"Sandworm! I hear a lot of names. Wow, the real thing is the first one."
Ahur, who was held tightly in Neju's arms, reacted like an ordinary person who saw a celebrity while passing by. Then, she stretched out her branches toward Neju, who was growling in tension.
"Ganchun Ganchun. They aren't very aggressive. He has a gentle personality, so he will never get angry if he doesn't touch him first. Almost like a Buddha."
The worldly experienced cactus knew even the culture of the eastern continent well.
Estio did not know what Buddha was, but he roughly understood what Ahur meant. While he calmed Neju by passing this information to Neju, who had her hair straightened out to be on the lookout for sandworms, Ahur was as excited as a child watching a large carp by the pond.
"I still see it. Are you just watching us?"
As Ahur said, the sandworms that came out of the ground just blocked their path and grunted, but showed no significant trend.
"There is absolutely no reason for them to attack us. Not carnivorous, not herbivorous."
"Then what do you eat?"
"Eating the ground."
Without questioning whether it was real, one sandworm immediately started digging into the ground. Through the transparent body, it was a gray-brown cave stalagmite, and the process of being crushed and sucked in was exposed.
"Ugh, please save me."
"I'm not going to kill you."
"Whoa."
"Hey, you idiot. wow? Are you crying?"
Estio dragged Parker crying, unaware that he was being abused by the cactus.
"They say you can just pass by."
"Now, what if I get eaten?"
"Humans don't eat, maybe."
"Eat stones, but don't eat people?"
"Yeah. If I had to ask, it seems to be a stone eater."
"Where is that!"
Estio, who had given up on persuading the distrustful Jo-in, left him and strode into the sandworm field first. The gigantic, gurgling body of the earthworm did not react much when a person approached it. Parker opened his mouth wide towards Estio, who showed the flexibility to crawl over the torso of the sandworm blocking the road and find a gap.
"Leader! Then, if you get caught by them."
"Okay. They already know we're there. Apparently it's been a while since people have visited the cave, so they're curious."
Estio was able to read their thoughts naturally as he passed through the sandworm field. Unlike humans, he did not have complex thoughts, but he could clearly see the emotions felt and the purpose of the movement of the sandworms.
In addition, Estio read another peculiar fact from Sandworm.
"Ah, Parker, they say they created this wide cave path that we use today."
"Sandworms made underground caves? Oh my gosh!"
"Human feelings are also close to good or bad. So, feel free to pass by."
"Hey."
If those abominable creatures had a crush on him, he hated it. Parker moved closer to the sandworms digging up the ground and cautiously stretched out his feet.
Even though the earthworm-like sandworm had no eyes, it felt strangely watched, which gave me chills. Parker hurriedly followed Estio across the sandworm field.
In order to get through as quickly as possible, he mobilized his wings to jump over them, but the remaining 'sandworm's torso' was the problem as the last gateway. This is because the inside of the wide cave is filled with sandworms that are tangled with each other.
"Oh, my God."
Parker, who noticed the slimy body wrinkles that were wriggling over and over, suddenly became a devout religious man in search of God.
"Nah."
As if making fun of him, Tsuki slipped out of the gap first. A black cat, which is much smaller than a human, could easily pass through the sandworm without rubbing its body.
"Um... Parker, if you're having a hard time."
"No! Ha, you can! You can!"
The cowardly Jo-in people burned their enthusiasm at the one word that Estio had hinted at.
'It's the leader's first mission, and you can't ruin it like this!'
Parker was a timid, yet full-fledged member of the group. Because of his strong will, Estio stopped what he was about to say and kept his mouth shut.
'I was going to ask the Sandworms to get out of the way.'
Sandworms don't have eyes, so even though it was impossible to control mind that requires eye contact, it was possible to talk to them by touching their skin.
Since they are a gentle and kind tribe, they seemed to be able to grant that kind of request. But he said he didn't have to do that because he said it was okay to have to get out of the way. Estio waited patiently, with his arms crossed, for Parker to pass the swarm of sandworms.
In the end, Parker had to crawl out among the gurgling sandworms with tears in his eyes, unaware that he had kicked his uniform.
"Heuk-heuk. It's dirty…"
"Your fur smells like poop, my..."
Neju, who was taller than him and had to go through the sandworm fields with much more difficulty, muttered melancholy at the same time. On the surface of her skin of her sandworms, there were residues and secretions mixed with all kinds of ingredients from digging into the ground, but the smell was not very fragrant.
Estio, who had alternately seen an animal and a human looking depressed, offered a vague consolation.
"It doesn't smell very bad."
"Anyway, it stinks."
"The stench is the stench, but it seems to be a tolerable, no, a good stench."
Parker learned that day for the first time that even the most talented people may not have a talent for lying.
"Ugh. By the way, you've been completely misunderstood, this Lennox Underground Cave."
"What do you mean?"
"There are a lot of dangerous monsters in here that harm people. That's why there aren't many visitors. Actually, they just look ugly and scary, but they are good sandworms."
Estio, who heard the explanation whether it was a curse or a compliment, made a puzzled expression.
"Were you afraid even knowing you had no intention of attacking?"
"Well, that's because it's scary because it's afraid of harm, and just because it's creepy and scary is a different matter. Just looking at the looks, it looks like almost all monsters will chew it up."
"Is that so? It's pretty cute."
"...You said you were cute? Those giant squirrels?"
Parker asked with a hopeful expression. Then, Estio took a step forward and answered indifferently.
"Yeah. He rushes to see people, and it's his own. He shows off all his aegyo with that big body."
"Is that cute, right?!"
I know I shouldn't be judging based on appearances, but in fact, they were sandworms that looked like they would vomit just by looking at them. From the point of view of the winged joiners, it was disgusting when the sandworms that dig in the ground were disgusting, but they were absolutely not cute.
When I turned around, the sandworms were drooling on the floor like leeches that had swallowed up a bunch of stones. They even waved their huge tails as if to see off the departing party.
'Yeah, it's not cute! Absolutely not cute!'
Parker hurriedly ran out of the sandworm field, following Estio, scratching his goosebumps forearm.
They moved for a long time in the cave. Due to the effect of the magic ball hanging from the ceiling, the surroundings were as bright as daytime, but it was difficult to guess the time of day because the sky was not visible. Instead, he measured the time through the magical wristwatch that Parker was wearing as a guild supply. This wristwatch, which tells the time by consuming the stored magical power, worked well without stopping even in a deep underground cave.
Parker rolled up his sleeves to check the time, and mumbled in a tired voice.
"It's been three hours since you entered the cave."
"I'm almost there."
"I want to go out quickly and wash away this bad smell somehow. It's good even with just stream water..."
"Ooh, let's wash up. I'm going to get paralyzed from the smell from you guys."
'Did a cactus have a nose?'
Estio, who didn't really care about the smell, looked at the cactus with a curious gaze, but didn't notice any features that could be called eyes, nose and mouth.
Neju, who was walking droopy and holding a flowerpot, suddenly wrinkled her nose. Then she exclaimed in a lively voice.
"See if there is water nearby!"
"Huh, really?"
"I can hear the smell of clear water and the sound of waterfalls from over there."
"ooh."
When he looked in the direction the white fur monkey was pointing his finger, there was indeed another small path. Parker looked at Neju with respectful eyes, unable to be moved by his sympathy.
On the other hand, Estio murmured with a slightly cryptic expression on his face.
"...is there a waterfall in the cave?"
"〨."
The young white-haired monkey did not hesitate to stop by and ask to go, but only looked at his eyes.
"Talking about water, I suddenly feel thirsty. Let's go!」
Even the cactus helped out, so Estio stopped worrying more. He took a step in the direction Neju was pointing.
"Let's stop by the waterside Neju found."
"Oh, is that okay?"
"Anyway, the destination is just around the corner. There is no problem with being a little late."
At those words, the faces of the Join tribe and the white furry monkey visibly brightened.
Not long after following Neju's guidance, the two of them heard the sound of the waterfall.
quaa.
Something like a hazy mist was slowly coming up from somewhere. It wasn't that I couldn't see ahead, but it was damp and wet, which was quite annoying. They marched through the mist by hand.
The source of the constantly rising fog soon revealed itself. It was a clear pool of water that I never imagined I would see inside the cave. It was wide enough to be described as a pond rather than just a puddle. Parker burst out in admiration as he watched the water pouring down from the corner of the cave ceiling.
"Wow, it's really a waterfall... that's right."
The waterfall was neat and beautiful, as if someone had made it artificially. The pouring water, the mist that gently enveloped the surroundings, and the soft, cold water all matched nicely.
Not only water but also sunlight was leaking from the ceiling. Long streaks of light like a rainbow touched the water surface and sparkled like jewels.
Estio, who squatted in front of him and dipped his hands in the water, nodded.
"The water looks really clean. It's very cold, so be careful......"
with a plop!
Before the attention was over, Neju was already jumping into the water. Her large body was submerged in the water, and her cold drops of water splashed in all directions.
"It's so cool!"
"Envy."
The cactus flowerpot was left in several places by the water's edge.
Estio and Parker, who were drenched in water thanks to Neju, who walked around with a refreshing face even in the ice-cold water, glanced at each other. At the same time, he shrugged his shoulders and smiled.
"That's right."
"okay."
32
Estio Volume 2
- Episode 7
"Sandworm! I hear a lot of names. Wow, the real thing is the first one."
Ahur, who was held tightly in Neju's arms, reacted like an ordinary person who saw a celebrity while passing by. Then, she stretched out her branches toward Neju, who was growling in tension.
"Ganchun Ganchun. They aren't very aggressive. He has a gentle personality, so he will never get angry if he doesn't touch him first. Almost like a Buddha."
The worldly experienced cactus knew even the culture of the eastern continent well.
Estio did not know what Buddha was, but he roughly understood what Ahur meant. While he calmed Neju by passing this information to Neju, who had her hair straightened out to be on the lookout for sandworms, Ahur was as excited as a child watching a large carp by the pond.
"I still see it. Are you just watching us?"
As Ahur said, the sandworms that came out of the ground just blocked their path and grunted, but showed no significant trend.
"There is absolutely no reason for them to attack us. Not carnivorous, not herbivorous."
"Then what do you eat?"
"Eating the ground."
Without questioning whether it was real, one sandworm immediately started digging into the ground. Through the transparent body, it was a gray-brown cave stalagmite, and the process of being crushed and sucked in was exposed.
"Ugh, please save me."
"I'm not going to kill you."
"Whoa."
"Hey, you idiot. wow? Are you crying?"
Estio dragged Parker crying, unaware that he was being abused by the cactus.
"They say you can just pass by."
"Now, what if I get eaten?"
"Humans don't eat, maybe."
"Eat stones, but don't eat people?"
"Yeah. If I had to ask, it seems to be a stone eater."
"Where is that!"
Estio, who had given up on persuading the distrustful Jo-in, left him and strode into the sandworm field first. The gigantic, gurgling body of the earthworm did not react much when a person approached it. Parker opened his mouth wide towards Estio, who showed the flexibility to crawl over the torso of the sandworm blocking the road and find a gap.
"Leader! Then, if you get caught by them."
"Okay. They already know we're there. Apparently it's been a while since people have visited the cave, so they're curious."
Estio was able to read their thoughts naturally as he passed through the sandworm field. Unlike humans, he did not have complex thoughts, but he could clearly see the emotions felt and the purpose of the movement of the sandworms.
In addition, Estio read another peculiar fact from Sandworm.
"Ah, Parker, they say they created this wide cave path that we use today."
"Sandworms made underground caves? Oh my gosh!"
"Human feelings are also close to good or bad. So, feel free to pass by."
"Hey."
If those abominable creatures had a crush on him, he hated it. Parker moved closer to the sandworms digging up the ground and cautiously stretched out his feet.
Even though the earthworm-like sandworm had no eyes, it felt strangely watched, which gave me chills. Parker hurriedly followed Estio across the sandworm field.
In order to get through as quickly as possible, he mobilized his wings to jump over them, but the remaining 'sandworm's torso' was the problem as the last gateway. This is because the inside of the wide cave is filled with sandworms that are tangled with each other.
"Oh, my God."
Parker, who noticed the slimy body wrinkles that were wriggling over and over, suddenly became a devout religious man in search of God.
"Nah."
As if making fun of him, Tsuki slipped out of the gap first. A black cat, which is much smaller than a human, could easily pass through the sandworm without rubbing its body.
"Um... Parker, if you're having a hard time."
"No! Ha, you can! You can!"
The cowardly Jo-in people burned their enthusiasm at the one word that Estio had hinted at.
'It's the leader's first mission, and you can't ruin it like this!'
Parker was a timid, yet full-fledged member of the group. Because of his strong will, Estio stopped what he was about to say and kept his mouth shut.
'I was going to ask the Sandworms to get out of the way.'
Sandworms don't have eyes, so even though it was impossible to control mind that requires eye contact, it was possible to talk to them by touching their skin.
Since they are a gentle and kind tribe, they seemed to be able to grant that kind of request. But he said he didn't have to do that because he said it was okay to have to get out of the way. Estio waited patiently, with his arms crossed, for Parker to pass the swarm of sandworms.
In the end, Parker had to crawl out among the gurgling sandworms with tears in his eyes, unaware that he had kicked his uniform.
"Heuk-heuk. It's dirty…"
"Your fur smells like poop, my..."
Neju, who was taller than him and had to go through the sandworm fields with much more difficulty, muttered melancholy at the same time. On the surface of her skin of her sandworms, there were residues and secretions mixed with all kinds of ingredients from digging into the ground, but the smell was not very fragrant.
Estio, who had alternately seen an animal and a human looking depressed, offered a vague consolation.
"It doesn't smell very bad."
"Anyway, it stinks."
"The stench is the stench, but it seems to be a tolerable, no, a good stench."
Parker learned that day for the first time that even the most talented people may not have a talent for lying.
"Ugh. By the way, you've been completely misunderstood, this Lennox Underground Cave."
"What do you mean?"
"There are a lot of dangerous monsters in here that harm people. That's why there aren't many visitors. Actually, they just look ugly and scary, but they are good sandworms."
Estio, who heard the explanation whether it was a curse or a compliment, made a puzzled expression.
"Were you afraid even knowing you had no intention of attacking?"
"Well, that's because it's scary because it's afraid of harm, and just because it's creepy and scary is a different matter. Just looking at the looks, it looks like almost all monsters will chew it up."
"Is that so? It's pretty cute."
"...You said you were cute? Those giant squirrels?"
Parker asked with a hopeful expression. Then, Estio took a step forward and answered indifferently.
"Yeah. He rushes to see people, and it's his own. He shows off all his aegyo with that big body."
"Is that cute, right?!"
I know I shouldn't be judging based on appearances, but in fact, they were sandworms that looked like they would vomit just by looking at them. From the point of view of the winged joiners, it was disgusting when the sandworms that dig in the ground were disgusting, but they were absolutely not cute.
When I turned around, the sandworms were drooling on the floor like leeches that had swallowed up a bunch of stones. They even waved their huge tails as if to see off the departing party.
'Yeah, it's not cute! Absolutely not cute!'
Parker hurriedly ran out of the sandworm field, following Estio, scratching his goosebumps forearm.
They moved for a long time in the cave. Due to the effect of the magic ball hanging from the ceiling, the surroundings were as bright as daytime, but it was difficult to guess the time of day because the sky was not visible. Instead, he measured the time through the magical wristwatch that Parker was wearing as a guild supply. This wristwatch, which tells the time by consuming the stored magical power, worked well without stopping even in a deep underground cave.
Parker rolled up his sleeves to check the time, and mumbled in a tired voice.
"It's been three hours since you entered the cave."
"I'm almost there."
"I want to go out quickly and wash away this bad smell somehow. It's good even with just stream water..."
"Ooh, let's wash up. I'm going to get paralyzed from the smell from you guys."
'Did a cactus have a nose?'
Estio, who didn't really care about the smell, looked at the cactus with a curious gaze, but didn't notice any features that could be called eyes, nose and mouth.
Neju, who was walking droopy and holding a flowerpot, suddenly wrinkled her nose. Then she exclaimed in a lively voice.
"See if there is water nearby!"
"Huh, really?"
"I can hear the smell of clear water and the sound of waterfalls from over there."
"ooh."
When he looked in the direction the white fur monkey was pointing his finger, there was indeed another small path. Parker looked at Neju with respectful eyes, unable to be moved by his sympathy.
On the other hand, Estio murmured with a slightly cryptic expression on his face.
"...is there a waterfall in the cave?"
"〨."
The young white-haired monkey did not hesitate to stop by and ask to go, but only looked at his eyes.
"Talking about water, I suddenly feel thirsty. Let's go!」
Even the cactus helped out, so Estio stopped worrying more. He took a step in the direction Neju was pointing.
"Let's stop by the waterside Neju found."
"Oh, is that okay?"
"Anyway, the destination is just around the corner. There is no problem with being a little late."
At those words, the faces of the Join tribe and the white furry monkey visibly brightened.
Not long after following Neju's guidance, the two of them heard the sound of the waterfall.
quaa.
Something like a hazy mist was slowly coming up from somewhere. It wasn't that I couldn't see ahead, but it was damp and wet, which was quite annoying. They marched through the mist by hand.
The source of the constantly rising fog soon revealed itself. It was a clear pool of water that I never imagined I would see inside the cave. It was wide enough to be described as a pond rather than just a puddle. Parker burst out in admiration as he watched the water pouring down from the corner of the cave ceiling.
"Wow, it's really a waterfall... that's right."
The waterfall was neat and beautiful, as if someone had made it artificially. The pouring water, the mist that gently enveloped the surroundings, and the soft, cold water all matched nicely.
Not only water but also sunlight was leaking from the ceiling. Long streaks of light like a rainbow touched the water surface and sparkled like jewels.
Estio, who squatted in front of him and dipped his hands in the water, nodded.
"The water looks really clean. It's very cold, so be careful......"
with a plop!
Before the attention was over, Neju was already jumping into the water. Her large body was submerged in the water, and her cold drops of water splashed in all directions.
"It's so cool!"
"Envy."
The cactus flowerpot was left in several places by the water's edge.
Estio and Parker, who were drenched in water thanks to Neju, who walked around with a refreshing face even in the ice-cold water, glanced at each other. At the same time, he shrugged his shoulders and smiled.
"That's right."
"okay."
