- Episode 4
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Rumble!
Estio woke up to the loud sound of the wagon shaking. The first thing she saw when she opened her eyes was a flapping beige wagon cover with the seams loose. A thick, low-pitched voice spoke to him, who had only opened and closed his eyes blankly on the unfamiliar ceiling.
"Warm-ma, that's great. Good luck in this cold."
It was an old-fashioned dialect that did not go well with a thick voice. Estio hurriedly straightened his posture when he realized that he had fallen asleep leaning against the carriage wall. Then a roar of laughter erupted.
"Kukkkukkkuk! What are you so surprised about. I'm a country boy, so I'm proud, really sweet girl?"
It was a strange laugh that seemed to run out of breath. Besides, to make fun of someone for being a villager, the way he spoke was not serious. After a long wandering life, he was a man who was familiar with various dialects of various regions.
Estio just looked at the man who spoke bluntly because it was a natural fact that he was from the countryside and it was nothing.
The man was the escort warrior of this wagon. On his back were two crude knives that were bent in a Z-shape, crossed. He was as tall as a pole, but his size was as big as the three Estio combined. He wasn't burnt, he was born with smooth, copper-colored skin that was telling him that he wasn't from the same Empire. Even though she was wearing thick clothes, her belly muscles looked like bulls.
As Estio just stared blankly, the man scratched his orange hair witty.
"He's terribly reticent."
"......"
"Hey, say something. I've given you a ride as much as you can, but you're bored with it after all."
The sloppy man was charming and squinted his eyes. In the wind, Estio barely uttered a word as if squeezing juice from dried arrowroot.
"......This is Estio."
"Esto?"
"......"
Estio did not point out that his name was 'Estio', not 'Esto'. He didn't want to care about anything. When he didn't respond, the man said, "Hmm," and continued.
"I'm 'Lina' Dying."
"......"
"'Lina' Ranidr, isn't it funny?"
When a big, bulky man introduced himself as 'Lina', his expression was distorted in all probability. Little Estio, who had just started taking off the boy's t-shirt, didn't see a change in expression, let alone a smile, so Lina looked down at him with her eyes wide open.
"Esto, I really like you."
Estio was just ignoring him because he was too lazy to respond, but Lina liked him erratically. In the past, he would have expressed his thanks, but now Estio is troubled with everything. So he just quietly greeted me with a bow.
Although the attitude might seem arrogant, Lina burst into laughter.
"Kukkukkikkuk!"
Estio thought for a moment that he would not be able to tell if it was a choking sound or a laugh if he covered his expression while listening to the laughter.
"Why are you going to the city?"
"......"
"Oh, are you going to get a job? Solfiri, a rural villager, is thinking of hitting the jackpot in the city. Put all the cheap and evil aside. There is such a thing as a jackpot in life. You're coming in."
Estio didn't even think about it that far. Whether it was a jackpot or a slump, I was lucky if I could just earn enough money to put my mouth on it. Although he recklessly left the village, he had no goals or talents.
The ability she possessed, like Lina, was of little use for protecting herself, far from escorting others from danger.
Estio rested his chin on his lap and thought blankly about the job.
"What are you good at? It's a shame that you're not good at what you're trying to do."
"...animals."
"Murako?"
"It treats animals well."
Lina smirked at the sudden words he uttered.
"Are you going to get a job in the circus? Arthur Ramma. You don't have a malt. You're not supposed to. The circus gnomes are just trying their best in the end, Kardi."
"Rather than that, I can understand what you're thinking......"
"What do you mean, your mind reader? Do you read people's thoughts? Hang on, let's see, I usually hear a lot of babbling cows. Can you read my thoughts?
Estio looked at Lina who smiled and giggled again, and turned her gaze back to her toes.
Just in case, there didn't seem to be anyone in other cities with abilities similar to the ones he had. Estio laughed self-consciously.
In fact, his superpower is a power that humans shouldn't have.
'The ability to read other people's thoughts and memories at will.'
It would be useful if he could extract only the content he wanted, but the memory didn't come to mind at any time.
All he sees is memories that are very strong and deeply entrenched in someone's heart. Negative arrogance and secrets he wanted to hide were forced out and flowed into him.
I heard it even if I didn't want to hear it, and I saw it even if I didn't want to see it.
Conversely, I couldn't pick out the memories I wanted to see or hear.
This ability was manifested randomly at random. When you don't want to know, you see memories you don't want to know.
Estio found it so scary and painful.
However, in the case of animals, it was comfortable because there were many honest, one-sided thoughts without hidden secrets or secrets to hide.
So, after the age of 14, when puberty reached Estio, he avoided people and only contacted animals. He came into contact with animals for his own comfort, and since then he has been able to learn and understand a lot about animals.
Animals also possessed the same motherhood and sensibility as humans. A mother fox who can't forget her kitten who died a year ago and is endlessly searching for her kittens, a stray cat who misses her mother who abandoned her, and a stray cat who is beaten to death by her owner and runs away, but comes back to the side of her who might kill her. A loyal dog guarding.
They also had a bond that in a way was considered better than men.
Leaning on the thoughtful Estio, Lina leaned against the luggage and whistled without asking any further questions. As she heard, Estio was a nursery rhyme she heard and sang a lot when she was young.
I couldn't remember the lyrics, but it was a moment when I was so happy to hear the whistle.
goofy.
The wagon leaned over and then shook violently to a halt. Lina, who had been acting like an idiot, frightened her face and ran out of the carriage.
"?"
Estio also felt puzzled by the sudden stop of the wagon, and slid his head out. Fortunately, there were no thieves or dangerous raids, it was just a problem with the carriage ahead.
When Estio asked Lina, who returned after learning the situation, he answered while sniffing and snoring.
"Alas, the horse heads are crazy. The horses that pull the car the Lord is riding on are the problem, but they are a pair and they don't move.
Lina was full of dissatisfaction with the fact that the procession was being delayed in the cold winter. After returning to the wagon, he went forward again and made all kinds of fuss, such as looking at the horses of the top-tier wagon.
But for some reason, the horses didn't budge. Everyone was frustrated with the horses that stopped as if their legs were frozen to the ground, but there was no point in coming up with a solution.
It was difficult, so I took a break for over three hours, but the condition of the horses did not change at all. In the end, the horses were killed and opinions began to appear that Sang-joo should transfer to another wagon.
"Ahh! It's really frustrating, and it's really frustrating. It'd be nice if I could listen to them in case they turned inside out."
Lina grumbled as she ate the bread that was hard and chewy like the bark of a tree.
It was lunch time, and the top group was rationed. Unable to cook properly, the escorts and workers had to sit on the wagons and eat bread soaked in water to eat.
Lina, who had been complaining about her frustration for a long time, suddenly looked at Estio, who was sitting quietly as if she were dead. Estio, who was trying to nibble on hard bread like a squirrel, made eye contact with him, and put down the bread.
After a while, Estio was grabbed by Lina's wretched hand and pulled from the wagon.
"I'll see you!"
"Are you going, where are you going?"
"If you truly know how to read mind, I'll read some of the thoughts inside that tidbit."
"...No, I don't know if it will or not. If they don't think hard, I can't hear it either."
"Oh, I'm not reading it, I just hear it as a sound? It's amazing. Go and listen to it cheaply and come."
Estio, who was pushed by a strong palm and eventually came to the top-maintenance carriage in front of the procession, approached the head of the car with no willpower.
Whisk, mate!
"Why don't these guys listen! Move, whoa! Whoa!"
The driver was grinding his whip without mercy. He kicked her and beat her with a whip, but his words didn't budge.
If you continue like this, you will die, you bastards. The coachman froze the horses with a hoarse voice, but still the two of them did not take their foot off.
From the coachman's point of view, it was a whip to save the horses, but in reality it was just useless violence. Estio sighed and approached the driver to stop him.
"Please wait a moment."
"What?"
"I will look at these words."
The coachman, who had a rough impression, saw Lina following him and bit him with a whip.
Estio approached the horses and stroked their manes one by one with both hands.
"Why......."
Purung.
The horses looked at him and grunted wildly. Estio noticed that it was an appeal, not a threat or a warning. His words were so appealing that he felt foolish to think he might not be able to hear them.
The emotions the two of them felt flowed into him like a rushing current.
"scared."
"It's dangerous out here."
What the horses were feeling was a fear that was dizzying in front of their eyes. Although dizzy, Estio did not stop listening to them.
"Scary and dangerous, what?"
"It's big."
"It's sharp."
"I will kill you."
"Everyone who took care of us."
pod.
An image flashed in his mind. Something crouched in the snow-capped mountains and was staring down the road. It's hard to breathe vigorously. The glowing red eyes were filled with terrifying rage.
Big, sharp fangs grew long out of his mouth, and he had six claws and claws, all thicker than the branches of an oak tree.
Its overall body shape resembled a human, but its size was larger than any other hut, and its body was covered with fluffy white fur.
"......!"
It was a monster. Estio suddenly raised his head and looked at Lina. Unlike the coachman, who looked at him bitterly with her inappropriate expression, Lina asked him with her eyes shining.
"Wow. Did you read it? What are you saying?"
"...in front of me."
Estio's finger pointed to the snow-covered road.
- Episode 4
* * *
Rumble!
Estio woke up to the loud sound of the wagon shaking. The first thing she saw when she opened her eyes was a flapping beige wagon cover with the seams loose. A thick, low-pitched voice spoke to him, who had only opened and closed his eyes blankly on the unfamiliar ceiling.
"Warm-ma, that's great. Good luck in this cold."
It was an old-fashioned dialect that did not go well with a thick voice. Estio hurriedly straightened his posture when he realized that he had fallen asleep leaning against the carriage wall. Then a roar of laughter erupted.
"Kukkkukkkuk! What are you so surprised about. I'm a country boy, so I'm proud, really sweet girl?"
It was a strange laugh that seemed to run out of breath. Besides, to make fun of someone for being a villager, the way he spoke was not serious. After a long wandering life, he was a man who was familiar with various dialects of various regions.
Estio just looked at the man who spoke bluntly because it was a natural fact that he was from the countryside and it was nothing.
The man was the escort warrior of this wagon. On his back were two crude knives that were bent in a Z-shape, crossed. He was as tall as a pole, but his size was as big as the three Estio combined. He wasn't burnt, he was born with smooth, copper-colored skin that was telling him that he wasn't from the same Empire. Even though she was wearing thick clothes, her belly muscles looked like bulls.
As Estio just stared blankly, the man scratched his orange hair witty.
"He's terribly reticent."
"......"
"Hey, say something. I've given you a ride as much as you can, but you're bored with it after all."
The sloppy man was charming and squinted his eyes. In the wind, Estio barely uttered a word as if squeezing juice from dried arrowroot.
"......This is Estio."
"Esto?"
"......"
Estio did not point out that his name was 'Estio', not 'Esto'. He didn't want to care about anything. When he didn't respond, the man said, "Hmm," and continued.
"I'm 'Lina' Dying."
"......"
"'Lina' Ranidr, isn't it funny?"
When a big, bulky man introduced himself as 'Lina', his expression was distorted in all probability. Little Estio, who had just started taking off the boy's t-shirt, didn't see a change in expression, let alone a smile, so Lina looked down at him with her eyes wide open.
"Esto, I really like you."
Estio was just ignoring him because he was too lazy to respond, but Lina liked him erratically. In the past, he would have expressed his thanks, but now Estio is troubled with everything. So he just quietly greeted me with a bow.
Although the attitude might seem arrogant, Lina burst into laughter.
"Kukkukkikkuk!"
Estio thought for a moment that he would not be able to tell if it was a choking sound or a laugh if he covered his expression while listening to the laughter.
"Why are you going to the city?"
"......"
"Oh, are you going to get a job? Solfiri, a rural villager, is thinking of hitting the jackpot in the city. Put all the cheap and evil aside. There is such a thing as a jackpot in life. You're coming in."
Estio didn't even think about it that far. Whether it was a jackpot or a slump, I was lucky if I could just earn enough money to put my mouth on it. Although he recklessly left the village, he had no goals or talents.
The ability she possessed, like Lina, was of little use for protecting herself, far from escorting others from danger.
Estio rested his chin on his lap and thought blankly about the job.
"What are you good at? It's a shame that you're not good at what you're trying to do."
"...animals."
"Murako?"
"It treats animals well."
Lina smirked at the sudden words he uttered.
"Are you going to get a job in the circus? Arthur Ramma. You don't have a malt. You're not supposed to. The circus gnomes are just trying their best in the end, Kardi."
"Rather than that, I can understand what you're thinking......"
"What do you mean, your mind reader? Do you read people's thoughts? Hang on, let's see, I usually hear a lot of babbling cows. Can you read my thoughts?
Estio looked at Lina who smiled and giggled again, and turned her gaze back to her toes.
Just in case, there didn't seem to be anyone in other cities with abilities similar to the ones he had. Estio laughed self-consciously.
In fact, his superpower is a power that humans shouldn't have.
'The ability to read other people's thoughts and memories at will.'
It would be useful if he could extract only the content he wanted, but the memory didn't come to mind at any time.
All he sees is memories that are very strong and deeply entrenched in someone's heart. Negative arrogance and secrets he wanted to hide were forced out and flowed into him.
I heard it even if I didn't want to hear it, and I saw it even if I didn't want to see it.
Conversely, I couldn't pick out the memories I wanted to see or hear.
This ability was manifested randomly at random. When you don't want to know, you see memories you don't want to know.
Estio found it so scary and painful.
However, in the case of animals, it was comfortable because there were many honest, one-sided thoughts without hidden secrets or secrets to hide.
So, after the age of 14, when puberty reached Estio, he avoided people and only contacted animals. He came into contact with animals for his own comfort, and since then he has been able to learn and understand a lot about animals.
Animals also possessed the same motherhood and sensibility as humans. A mother fox who can't forget her kitten who died a year ago and is endlessly searching for her kittens, a stray cat who misses her mother who abandoned her, and a stray cat who is beaten to death by her owner and runs away, but comes back to the side of her who might kill her. A loyal dog guarding.
They also had a bond that in a way was considered better than men.
Leaning on the thoughtful Estio, Lina leaned against the luggage and whistled without asking any further questions. As she heard, Estio was a nursery rhyme she heard and sang a lot when she was young.
I couldn't remember the lyrics, but it was a moment when I was so happy to hear the whistle.
goofy.
The wagon leaned over and then shook violently to a halt. Lina, who had been acting like an idiot, frightened her face and ran out of the carriage.
"?"
Estio also felt puzzled by the sudden stop of the wagon, and slid his head out. Fortunately, there were no thieves or dangerous raids, it was just a problem with the carriage ahead.
When Estio asked Lina, who returned after learning the situation, he answered while sniffing and snoring.
"Alas, the horse heads are crazy. The horses that pull the car the Lord is riding on are the problem, but they are a pair and they don't move.
Lina was full of dissatisfaction with the fact that the procession was being delayed in the cold winter. After returning to the wagon, he went forward again and made all kinds of fuss, such as looking at the horses of the top-tier wagon.
But for some reason, the horses didn't budge. Everyone was frustrated with the horses that stopped as if their legs were frozen to the ground, but there was no point in coming up with a solution.
It was difficult, so I took a break for over three hours, but the condition of the horses did not change at all. In the end, the horses were killed and opinions began to appear that Sang-joo should transfer to another wagon.
"Ahh! It's really frustrating, and it's really frustrating. It'd be nice if I could listen to them in case they turned inside out."
Lina grumbled as she ate the bread that was hard and chewy like the bark of a tree.
It was lunch time, and the top group was rationed. Unable to cook properly, the escorts and workers had to sit on the wagons and eat bread soaked in water to eat.
Lina, who had been complaining about her frustration for a long time, suddenly looked at Estio, who was sitting quietly as if she were dead. Estio, who was trying to nibble on hard bread like a squirrel, made eye contact with him, and put down the bread.
After a while, Estio was grabbed by Lina's wretched hand and pulled from the wagon.
"I'll see you!"
"Are you going, where are you going?"
"If you truly know how to read mind, I'll read some of the thoughts inside that tidbit."
"...No, I don't know if it will or not. If they don't think hard, I can't hear it either."
"Oh, I'm not reading it, I just hear it as a sound? It's amazing. Go and listen to it cheaply and come."
Estio, who was pushed by a strong palm and eventually came to the top-maintenance carriage in front of the procession, approached the head of the car with no willpower.
Whisk, mate!
"Why don't these guys listen! Move, whoa! Whoa!"
The driver was grinding his whip without mercy. He kicked her and beat her with a whip, but his words didn't budge.
If you continue like this, you will die, you bastards. The coachman froze the horses with a hoarse voice, but still the two of them did not take their foot off.
From the coachman's point of view, it was a whip to save the horses, but in reality it was just useless violence. Estio sighed and approached the driver to stop him.
"Please wait a moment."
"What?"
"I will look at these words."
The coachman, who had a rough impression, saw Lina following him and bit him with a whip.
Estio approached the horses and stroked their manes one by one with both hands.
"Why......."
Purung.
The horses looked at him and grunted wildly. Estio noticed that it was an appeal, not a threat or a warning. His words were so appealing that he felt foolish to think he might not be able to hear them.
The emotions the two of them felt flowed into him like a rushing current.
"scared."
"It's dangerous out here."
What the horses were feeling was a fear that was dizzying in front of their eyes. Although dizzy, Estio did not stop listening to them.
"Scary and dangerous, what?"
"It's big."
"It's sharp."
"I will kill you."
"Everyone who took care of us."
pod.
An image flashed in his mind. Something crouched in the snow-capped mountains and was staring down the road. It's hard to breathe vigorously. The glowing red eyes were filled with terrifying rage.
Big, sharp fangs grew long out of his mouth, and he had six claws and claws, all thicker than the branches of an oak tree.
Its overall body shape resembled a human, but its size was larger than any other hut, and its body was covered with fluffy white fur.
"......!"
It was a monster. Estio suddenly raised his head and looked at Lina. Unlike the coachman, who looked at him bitterly with her inappropriate expression, Lina asked him with her eyes shining.
"Wow. Did you read it? What are you saying?"
"...in front of me."
Estio's finger pointed to the snow-covered road.
