Estio Volume 3
- Episode 7
'Living doll.'
Estio stared at Zen who was sitting opposite him.
From his eyes to his lips, from his hooded hair to his short-cut nails, everything looked like a living person.
The only difference was that it was foggy and unreadable inside.
"How do you know it's a doll?"
"Take a good look at Zen. Can you see the tattoo under her eyes? All of the dolls the Master made are engraved, so please tell them apart."
The purple tattoo on his cheek meant that he was a doll.
"Isn't it amazing? Don't worry too much about it. A doll is just a doll."
As Estio couldn't take her eyes off the doll Zen, Lina gave a warning with a bitter taste in her mouth.
"Zen doesn't feel any pain. It's a doll, so it just breaks. Well, it's good that it doesn't cost anything...
"The meal has arrived."
The complaint, which was supposed to be longer, was interrupted by the employee.
"If you give affection as if you were treating a person for nothing, it only makes you feel bad."
All dolls absolutely obey the orders of their masters. It was useless to say that they had been colleagues for a long time or had a one-sided liking.
Because the doll that holds emotions and hangs on is only one guild master.
Lina, who had already fallen into the habit of such a doll once, never left her back to the doll again.
As the waitress lined up the food and disappeared, Parker raised a spoon and spoke to Estio.
"Leader, you haven't met Gilma yet?"
Estio nodded. He was going to meet him soon, but he had no reason to pretend to know about the Guild Master who might come.
"I wondered who he was. I haven't met him yet."
"Is that so."
"Because you're such a newcomer. Oh! Indeed, leader-nim has a great reputation these days. He's now ranked number 1 in the nomination rate."
After Estio was appointed as a guild leader, numerous clients continued to point out him.
Half were clients who actually needed his abilities, and half were curious about the 'leader'.
Since the guild master is currently waiting for the visit, all requests were being rejected.
"But don't you?"
Even when the food was served, Estio just stared blankly.
"It's raw, so it's hard to eat!"
"Cheom, hum. Is it different from grilling?"
"Not that."
A small sigh escaped. Estio slowly raised his hand and pointed to the chopsticks placed in front of him.
"I've never used dishes like this before."
"......Ah."
The Rubarzan Empire is a folk culture. Common people used forks and spoons, and the class teaching how to use chopsticks as a culture was from the nobility. There were also many nobles who did not learn to use chopsticks, the culture of another country.
Therefore, he did not know how to use chopsticks.
* * *
In conclusion, Estio did not eat sashimi that day.
Lina, who had recommended him as a restaurant, was embarrassed and offered to eat with a fork instead of chopsticks, but he refused to the end.
"I'm not very fond of it."
with a broken answer.
In fact, the sashimi culture, where live fish are sliced and eaten raw, acted as a weakness for Estio, who has a special ability.
To him, who could read the thoughts of living things, the freshly killed meat seemed nothing but a mass of resentment mixed with fear, pain, and all kinds of negative emotions. Having such raw foods in front of you as food made you feel bad in the end.
She was so used to starvation that she got up without a second thought, but Lina wandered around with a guilty feeling.
"Eight! What are you going to do now? It's ruined because of Rina. Bugilma-nim told us to take good care of our leader!"
"Wow, did you know that I'm going to become a Yorokorom?"
When Parker made a harsh impression, Lina also cried and muttered.
"Uhh."
"Lina, why don't you take this opportunity to take a tour of the city, leader-nim? Leader has just been assigned to the headquarters. Besides, he's been confined to the headquarters and hasn't come out lately."
If I went on like this, it was obvious that I would be silently locked in until I was called again. Originally, he wasn't very active, but after the last quest, Estio acted like a man who had lost his mind somewhere.
Though he thought it was worth it, Parker couldn't help but worry about his superior's unstable appearance.
"City tour? It's my specialty again!"
Lina let out a strange laughter sounding again, telling her to believe only in herself. She then turned around as she flinched and she winked at Estio. It was a wink that was still not beautiful.
"Now, leader, do you have anything special to do today?"
"......?"
"Let's go."
Lina, who was smiling brightly, vigorously slapped Estio on the back with a large hand. Estio, who was suddenly pushed and walked in front of her, looked up at her Lina with a face that did not understand her words.
"Wait a minute. If you're going, where..."
"Ugh! Actually, our guild has an old custom that has been passed down since its foundation."
Rina, who is improvised, used plausible conventions as an excuse. As it is a guild custom, Estio could not refuse with a single blow and listened to his story.
"Welcome to the newcomer."
"Oh, that's right. I got that too!"
Parker intervened and pretended to know.
"Originally, leader. I send scouts to the newcomers to learn the geography of headquarters. Then call them back and ask them randomly about the city. What's the biggest sculpture in the square, where's the most famous candy store? What is this?"
"If I can't answer, I just run round and round with sweat on the soles of my feet. Cuckoo! The leader doesn't have that kind of rookie days, so this Lina will help you."
"......Is that so."
Fortunately, Estio did not show any objection. Parker and Lina sighed in relief and exchanged thumbs at each other.
After that, Lina spoke again with the expression of the most reliable guild veteran in the world.
"Trust me and follow me. The safest and most prosperous castle, Levito, I'll definitely show you around from now on."
Jen, who followed a little behind and watched them do what they were doing, tilted her head slightly under the hooded hood.
"Excuse me... It's no use, isn't it?"
After all, Estio has the ability to read minds. Just in the blink of an eye, you can find out in the blink of an eye why they're trying to get him into town in such a lengthy rush right now. So, in front of Estio, empty words and excuses were all useless.
The doll's gaze soon turned to the dark-haired young man in the center of them. Even though he knew all that customs were an excuse, Estio was meekly hanging out with the guild members. The expression on his face was expressionless, but at first glance he seemed to be in a good mood.
The corners of the doll's mouth, seeing him, rose gently.
"You're a good person, leader."
The guild master's doll, Zen, began to have a crush on Estio.
Not knowing what the doll was thinking, they entered the bustling brook.
"That's the famous 'Noon Sunshine Street'."
Lina introduced the pride of Levito Castle surrounding the guild headquarters.
"It's odd that the sun keeps passing in a straight line along that road."
The 'Noon Sunshine Street' was a pure white street that you could run on a horse or carriage, and it shone dazzlingly from sunrise to just before sunset. From a distance, it looked like a road made of sunlight. There were a lot of people who deliberately passed the noon sunlight street in a wagon to feel the scenery.
"Shall we go take a ride? If possible, it's a fancy flower wagon!"
"No, thanks."
Flower wagons decorated with bright roses were mainly tourist wagons used by ladies and the elderly. Estio looked around her while dissuading Rina, who was looking at her because she wanted to ride the flower carriage herself. Like the main street of the castle, various shops were lined up nearby.
"By the way, Leader, you've been looking around for a while, is there any place you're looking for?"
Parker quickly noticed the fact and asked. Jira Estio nodded his head, not even trying to hide it.
"Is there any medical center here that takes care of the condition of plants?"
"Yeah? Uh, if it's a plant..."
Parker's eyes glinted. Estio was looking down at the cactus pot with a serious expression. He had not dropped the flowerpot from his hand ever since. This is a flowerpot that Neju, the white fur monkey, would normally carry.
'You look fine?'
As a member of the Joining tribe, who cannot read minds, it was difficult to agree with Estio's concerns. The cactus was as green and plump as before. Pointed thorns were neatly set on the straight branches. There was no discoloration or drooping, so it looked very lively.
'But there must be some reason.'
Parker trusted Estio enough to believe that the salt tasted like sugar. That belief was closer to awe than his trust. Parker stabbed Lina in the side, still unable to let go of her regrets in the flower cart.
"Mr. Lina. Mr. Lina."
"I'm not saying that the ride feels really good in that wagon? I'm not saying this because I've never ridden a flower wagon before?"
"It's not that, do you know of any good flower gardens or botanical gardens?"
"Ah?"
At the random botanical garden Taryeong, Lina made a slight impression on her sullen face. But she soon realized that the request belonged to Estio and scratched her chin in response.
"I know one place called a botanical garden. The manager there is so busy that he may come to visit without a reservation."
"there."
Lina's orange eyes turned towards the calm dark blue ones.
"Is it okay if I ask for guidance?"
In the midst of this, there was no violation of manners. That strange sense of distance wasn't something he created, but a habit he had since childhood.
'This is a won, an undeniable command.'
Lina revealed her teeth and smiled.
"Now, I feel a little bit rewarded with taking the leader out. Just follow me!"
Parker shook her head excitedly as she followed Lina, who took the lead.
"Uh-huh, are you crazy?"
"Fine."
"It's like a completely unbridled foal. I'm sure the guild has all the nicknames for Rina. Do you know what it is?"
The moment I was curious, the answer to the pot was read in my head. Estio paused for a moment. Not knowing he had read the answer beforehand, Parker whispered in secret.
"Beautiful Lina."
"......"
"It's called 'beautiful' for short for 'crazy person'. Well, just hearing her name makes her look really pretty, so I usually make fun of them when they greet newcomers. Ahaha, I was fooled too!"
Estio Volume 3
- Episode 7
'Living doll.'
Estio stared at Zen who was sitting opposite him.
From his eyes to his lips, from his hooded hair to his short-cut nails, everything looked like a living person.
The only difference was that it was foggy and unreadable inside.
"How do you know it's a doll?"
"Take a good look at Zen. Can you see the tattoo under her eyes? All of the dolls the Master made are engraved, so please tell them apart."
The purple tattoo on his cheek meant that he was a doll.
"Isn't it amazing? Don't worry too much about it. A doll is just a doll."
As Estio couldn't take her eyes off the doll Zen, Lina gave a warning with a bitter taste in her mouth.
"Zen doesn't feel any pain. It's a doll, so it just breaks. Well, it's good that it doesn't cost anything...
"The meal has arrived."
The complaint, which was supposed to be longer, was interrupted by the employee.
"If you give affection as if you were treating a person for nothing, it only makes you feel bad."
All dolls absolutely obey the orders of their masters. It was useless to say that they had been colleagues for a long time or had a one-sided liking.
Because the doll that holds emotions and hangs on is only one guild master.
Lina, who had already fallen into the habit of such a doll once, never left her back to the doll again.
As the waitress lined up the food and disappeared, Parker raised a spoon and spoke to Estio.
"Leader, you haven't met Gilma yet?"
Estio nodded. He was going to meet him soon, but he had no reason to pretend to know about the Guild Master who might come.
"I wondered who he was. I haven't met him yet."
"Is that so."
"Because you're such a newcomer. Oh! Indeed, leader-nim has a great reputation these days. He's now ranked number 1 in the nomination rate."
After Estio was appointed as a guild leader, numerous clients continued to point out him.
Half were clients who actually needed his abilities, and half were curious about the 'leader'.
Since the guild master is currently waiting for the visit, all requests were being rejected.
"But don't you?"
Even when the food was served, Estio just stared blankly.
"It's raw, so it's hard to eat!"
"Cheom, hum. Is it different from grilling?"
"Not that."
A small sigh escaped. Estio slowly raised his hand and pointed to the chopsticks placed in front of him.
"I've never used dishes like this before."
"......Ah."
The Rubarzan Empire is a folk culture. Common people used forks and spoons, and the class teaching how to use chopsticks as a culture was from the nobility. There were also many nobles who did not learn to use chopsticks, the culture of another country.
Therefore, he did not know how to use chopsticks.
* * *
In conclusion, Estio did not eat sashimi that day.
Lina, who had recommended him as a restaurant, was embarrassed and offered to eat with a fork instead of chopsticks, but he refused to the end.
"I'm not very fond of it."
with a broken answer.
In fact, the sashimi culture, where live fish are sliced and eaten raw, acted as a weakness for Estio, who has a special ability.
To him, who could read the thoughts of living things, the freshly killed meat seemed nothing but a mass of resentment mixed with fear, pain, and all kinds of negative emotions. Having such raw foods in front of you as food made you feel bad in the end.
She was so used to starvation that she got up without a second thought, but Lina wandered around with a guilty feeling.
"Eight! What are you going to do now? It's ruined because of Rina. Bugilma-nim told us to take good care of our leader!"
"Wow, did you know that I'm going to become a Yorokorom?"
When Parker made a harsh impression, Lina also cried and muttered.
"Uhh."
"Lina, why don't you take this opportunity to take a tour of the city, leader-nim? Leader has just been assigned to the headquarters. Besides, he's been confined to the headquarters and hasn't come out lately."
If I went on like this, it was obvious that I would be silently locked in until I was called again. Originally, he wasn't very active, but after the last quest, Estio acted like a man who had lost his mind somewhere.
Though he thought it was worth it, Parker couldn't help but worry about his superior's unstable appearance.
"City tour? It's my specialty again!"
Lina let out a strange laughter sounding again, telling her to believe only in herself. She then turned around as she flinched and she winked at Estio. It was a wink that was still not beautiful.
"Now, leader, do you have anything special to do today?"
"......?"
"Let's go."
Lina, who was smiling brightly, vigorously slapped Estio on the back with a large hand. Estio, who was suddenly pushed and walked in front of her, looked up at her Lina with a face that did not understand her words.
"Wait a minute. If you're going, where..."
"Ugh! Actually, our guild has an old custom that has been passed down since its foundation."
Rina, who is improvised, used plausible conventions as an excuse. As it is a guild custom, Estio could not refuse with a single blow and listened to his story.
"Welcome to the newcomer."
"Oh, that's right. I got that too!"
Parker intervened and pretended to know.
"Originally, leader. I send scouts to the newcomers to learn the geography of headquarters. Then call them back and ask them randomly about the city. What's the biggest sculpture in the square, where's the most famous candy store? What is this?"
"If I can't answer, I just run round and round with sweat on the soles of my feet. Cuckoo! The leader doesn't have that kind of rookie days, so this Lina will help you."
"......Is that so."
Fortunately, Estio did not show any objection. Parker and Lina sighed in relief and exchanged thumbs at each other.
After that, Lina spoke again with the expression of the most reliable guild veteran in the world.
"Trust me and follow me. The safest and most prosperous castle, Levito, I'll definitely show you around from now on."
Jen, who followed a little behind and watched them do what they were doing, tilted her head slightly under the hooded hood.
"Excuse me... It's no use, isn't it?"
After all, Estio has the ability to read minds. Just in the blink of an eye, you can find out in the blink of an eye why they're trying to get him into town in such a lengthy rush right now. So, in front of Estio, empty words and excuses were all useless.
The doll's gaze soon turned to the dark-haired young man in the center of them. Even though he knew all that customs were an excuse, Estio was meekly hanging out with the guild members. The expression on his face was expressionless, but at first glance he seemed to be in a good mood.
The corners of the doll's mouth, seeing him, rose gently.
"You're a good person, leader."
The guild master's doll, Zen, began to have a crush on Estio.
Not knowing what the doll was thinking, they entered the bustling brook.
"That's the famous 'Noon Sunshine Street'."
Lina introduced the pride of Levito Castle surrounding the guild headquarters.
"It's odd that the sun keeps passing in a straight line along that road."
The 'Noon Sunshine Street' was a pure white street that you could run on a horse or carriage, and it shone dazzlingly from sunrise to just before sunset. From a distance, it looked like a road made of sunlight. There were a lot of people who deliberately passed the noon sunlight street in a wagon to feel the scenery.
"Shall we go take a ride? If possible, it's a fancy flower wagon!"
"No, thanks."
Flower wagons decorated with bright roses were mainly tourist wagons used by ladies and the elderly. Estio looked around her while dissuading Rina, who was looking at her because she wanted to ride the flower carriage herself. Like the main street of the castle, various shops were lined up nearby.
"By the way, Leader, you've been looking around for a while, is there any place you're looking for?"
Parker quickly noticed the fact and asked. Jira Estio nodded his head, not even trying to hide it.
"Is there any medical center here that takes care of the condition of plants?"
"Yeah? Uh, if it's a plant..."
Parker's eyes glinted. Estio was looking down at the cactus pot with a serious expression. He had not dropped the flowerpot from his hand ever since. This is a flowerpot that Neju, the white fur monkey, would normally carry.
'You look fine?'
As a member of the Joining tribe, who cannot read minds, it was difficult to agree with Estio's concerns. The cactus was as green and plump as before. Pointed thorns were neatly set on the straight branches. There was no discoloration or drooping, so it looked very lively.
'But there must be some reason.'
Parker trusted Estio enough to believe that the salt tasted like sugar. That belief was closer to awe than his trust. Parker stabbed Lina in the side, still unable to let go of her regrets in the flower cart.
"Mr. Lina. Mr. Lina."
"I'm not saying that the ride feels really good in that wagon? I'm not saying this because I've never ridden a flower wagon before?"
"It's not that, do you know of any good flower gardens or botanical gardens?"
"Ah?"
At the random botanical garden Taryeong, Lina made a slight impression on her sullen face. But she soon realized that the request belonged to Estio and scratched her chin in response.
"I know one place called a botanical garden. The manager there is so busy that he may come to visit without a reservation."
"there."
Lina's orange eyes turned towards the calm dark blue ones.
"Is it okay if I ask for guidance?"
In the midst of this, there was no violation of manners. That strange sense of distance wasn't something he created, but a habit he had since childhood.
'This is a won, an undeniable command.'
Lina revealed her teeth and smiled.
"Now, I feel a little bit rewarded with taking the leader out. Just follow me!"
Parker shook her head excitedly as she followed Lina, who took the lead.
"Uh-huh, are you crazy?"
"Fine."
"It's like a completely unbridled foal. I'm sure the guild has all the nicknames for Rina. Do you know what it is?"
The moment I was curious, the answer to the pot was read in my head. Estio paused for a moment. Not knowing he had read the answer beforehand, Parker whispered in secret.
"Beautiful Lina."
"......"
"It's called 'beautiful' for short for 'crazy person'. Well, just hearing her name makes her look really pretty, so I usually make fun of them when they greet newcomers. Ahaha, I was fooled too!"
