Estio Volume 3
- Episode 14
I couldn't possibly deny it. Although he had already completed his coming-of-age ceremony, he was still only a standard human being on the outside, and he was still in the growing stage. As Estio remained silent, Kai continued speaking softly.
"Of course, I'm not saying you're forced to come by to eat as much as you want."
"......"
"Even the Heukho-nim who looks uncomfortable to plant there."
Tsuki, who was sitting on the table and staring at him with his sharp eyes, exclaimed and turned his head. He wouldn't even eat, so the reason he had to sit down at the table was to show his intention of 'I will keep a close eye on you.'
The little boy with the sky-like hair smiled brightly in spite of the cold apathy shown by the black cat. Estio, who looked at the two of them with a marked difference in temperature, sighed inwardly.
'also.'
The master already knew that the body of that arrogant black cat was a black tiger. In the past, he knew Ahur so well that he predicted that he would go to the botanical garden, and even warned Estio.
Warning to avoid Yellow Dragon Shuhanan.
'Hwangryong...... Shuhanan......'
If the black dragon is a black dragon, is the yellow dragon yellow?
Estio thought as he stirred the hot pumpkin soup with a spoon.
No matter how much it was, it didn't seem like it was named simply because of the color, but it seemed to have some more different characteristics.
"What do you think?"
While he was deep in thought, Kai spoke again with a chicken leg in his mouth. The convex cheeks that stretched like glutinous rice cakes came into view first.
"......master."
"Kai."
The little boy with soft melon eyes shook his head and added.
"Call me Kai. I don't want to reveal that position as much as possible."
"Okay, Kai."
"Thank you."
Kai expressed his sincere gratitude to Estio, who immediately agreed without asking why.
Anyway, it was a matter of little concern to Estio. There is nothing more meaningless than forcing you to reveal something you do not want to reveal. Estio couldn't forget the eyes he met when he was a child when he read the secrets that the villagers had hidden in their hearts.
Everyone is wearing a mask. The laughter of grown-ups to a six-year-old is often not very sincere. It's not that they're particularly evil.
How to smile in front of others even if they don't like it, how to pretend that it's okay to do things you don't want to do, and how to keep an appropriate distance as much as you like. This is because some lie is necessary in all the process.
A way of living in harmony with others in society, this is called chasae.
And it was Estio who could easily break down the boundary of that lie. Those who found the shadow they didn't want to see immediately removed the mask of a smile. The empty space was filled with only hatred and hatred. After that, they shouted or threw stones. At first, I was afraid because I didn't know what the problem was, but the more it happened, the more Estio thought it was worth it.
So it was still the same today.
'I don't want to know what the other person is trying to hide.'
As Kai, who did not know the details of the story, was simply grateful for Estio's consideration.
"How does Kai know about the dragon race?"
"Well?"
Kai held a fork with a serious face and made a strange expression while gently slicing the fish bones. Then there was a burst of laughter.
"Ahahaha! I was wondering what kind of trouble you were thinking so deeply, but have you been curious about it now?"
"Yes."
"Leaders tend to be dull with their own problems."
It wasn't surprising because it was a review I often hear from Tsuki. Kai, who met her calm dark blue eyes, turned her gaze back to her bowl and said.
"Hmm, there's no such thing as 'how'. It's just knowledge that I've seen and heard naturally because I've lived for a long time."
In response, Kai presented the fish meat, which had been carefully deboned, in front of Tsuki.
nyang.
However, Tsuki slammed the Master's favor with his tail and jumped up onto Neju's shoulder. Neju, who was suddenly able to put her cat on top of her cactus flowerpot, twitched her innocent red eyes.
"Myam, Tsuki doesn't eat fish."
"I thought cats like fish, didn't they?"
"It's a stereotype."
"Ah, I guess so."
The guild master was gaining enlightenment from the white-haired monkey's point of view. Kai, who mumbled the fish meat that Tsuki had rejected with a fork, made eye contact with her Estio and smiled mischievously.
"As you can see, you have a lot of wrong knowledge. Living a long life is just an indicator that you have more experience than others, so maybe some of your knowledge is wrong."
"then."
"Of course, Hwangryong Shuhanan is an undisputed enemy, so keep that in mind."
Kai, who had been as soft as fish meat with bones all along, cut Hwangryong like a knife. As a result of that wind, Estio had no choice but to nod his head, giving up any expectations.
"Really, Estio."
"Yes."
"From tomorrow, I plan to go to work as a leader support team."
Estio was a little baffled at the declaration he threw as if passing by.
"Leader...if it's a support team."
The leader support team was still a new division within the guild, with one member of the joining tribe, Bernie Parker, assigned. Compared to other departments, what they do is not clear, and only the master has the right to make a placement decision. As Estio started following him recently, he remembered Parker, who was proud that he was the only one in the guild to take on an important task.
"Literally. It means that I will support you as 'Kai', not as a Master."
I couldn't understand why the Master himself wanted to closely support S.T.O even while hiding his identity. Still, Estio meekly nodded, just like the answer he had given a while ago.
"All right."
"Okay. Any other questions?"
"There is not."
It was a very simple conversation. Had Parker witnessed this situation, he would have been sad to see Estio missed the opportunity to ask the Master a question, but fortunately, no one was so fussed about this place.
"Then have a good evening. See you tomorrow."
After the meal, Kai left with a light greeting. It was as if she was a clean exit from the beginning, as if she had only come to eat.
Estio did not return to the room even after Master Kai disappeared. It was because she was cramped after lying for a long time.
He came out of the restaurant and walked without thinking. Although the guild headquarters was already located in a castle called Levito, it was as big as any lord's castle by itself.
The walls surrounding the headquarters were generally the same height as Estio. Neju, who had a huge body, was only able to look outside without difficulty. Neither very high nor very low, the material constituting the wall was a special brick that glowed red in the dark.
Along the fortress wall, there was a round pond with lotus flowers on it, and street lamps were lit around it, so the scenery was beautiful even at night when it was dark.
Estio stood on the shallow grass with flower grass and looked at the pond.
Whoops.
I heard a duck crowing from somewhere. The pond was full of fruit-bearing plants nearby, along with all kinds of fish. This created a perfect environment for ducks and other birds to settle and rest. Not only ducks, but also other animals near the pond were choking. They ranged from small rabbits to large black-breasted bears, red-tailed monkeys hanging from among trees, and sturdy horses roaming around like wild horses.
Estio, who unintentionally came and witnessed the scene, was a little skeptical.
'Aren't they supposed to grow up in the same environment?'
He didn't know it well, but at least he had never seen such an animal in the River Mountains, where he lived until recently. All the animals gathered here were for training, which was brought up by the guild.
"Hi!"
An unfamiliar group of thoughts came from under Estio, who was looking at the pond. When I lowered my head, the first thing I saw was the white ears and beard that showed their presence in the dark.
"......Raccoons?"
"No, no! It's a raccoon! Excuse me!"
Something resembling a raccoon jumped out of place.
"I'm 'Lesser Panda'! It's different from a raccoon!"
Estio saw an animal called 'Lesser Panda' for the first time. Therefore, although I did not fully understand what the small animal that gnawed at its feet was saying, I apologized for the mistake first.
"I'm sorry. I'm confused."
「Heh, it might be confusing. Don't be confused next time."
The Lesser Panda was willing to show generosity. Because it is an animal managed by the guild, it was partly because of his tendency to follow people, but it was because he felt an unknown affinity for the black-haired person in front of him.
"My name is Ban. Who are you?」
It seemed that the guild keeper gave each animal a name. His white ears perked up as if waiting for an answer.
'Actually, since you've been trained to follow people well, it must have been released freely without tying up a leash or locking it in a fence.'
Estio stared at the Lesser Panda with a curious feeling.
Naturally, he can communicate with all animals without training. Even recently, if you wanted to, you could even type commands into your head to control it. At least I didn't want to.
After meeting a well-trained animal, I naturally remembered the dog I had raised next door in the village of Selvia when I was young. It was a poor neighborhood, so it wasn't an expensive breed, but it was an ordinary mongrel that can often be seen in the countryside.
The couple next door kept a dog tied up in the yard.
'Can it be said that it was also raised?'
It's a process. As a result, the dog grew up to be a coward who was busy hiding in corners, trembling when he saw its owner. Estio could simply answer the reason.
They abused the dog in the name of 'training'. If he did not listen to the instructions without being taught properly, he was beaten unconditionally, and rotten potatoes and grape skins were fed as food.
All the trained animals that Estio met in her hometown were like that. And most of them ended up with just a piece of meat.
None of the inhabitants of Selvia raised animals with affection.
Perhaps raising animals in such a poor village is a luxury in itself. Estio also agreed that it was not wrong to eat a dog or a mouse on a plate for baiting because people have nothing to eat.
However, the culture of edible animals that feeds only frustration and despair for the rest of their lives and then brutally beats them to the end to peel and eat shellfish was another fear for him.
"Yes? who are you Who is it that smells so good?"
While he was thinking about the past for a moment, the Lesser Panda couldn't stand it and asked again and again. He looked a bit nervous as he twitched his beard and sniffed constantly. He seemed to have a quick temper.
Estio Volume 3
- Episode 14
I couldn't possibly deny it. Although he had already completed his coming-of-age ceremony, he was still only a standard human being on the outside, and he was still in the growing stage. As Estio remained silent, Kai continued speaking softly.
"Of course, I'm not saying you're forced to come by to eat as much as you want."
"......"
"Even the Heukho-nim who looks uncomfortable to plant there."
Tsuki, who was sitting on the table and staring at him with his sharp eyes, exclaimed and turned his head. He wouldn't even eat, so the reason he had to sit down at the table was to show his intention of 'I will keep a close eye on you.'
The little boy with the sky-like hair smiled brightly in spite of the cold apathy shown by the black cat. Estio, who looked at the two of them with a marked difference in temperature, sighed inwardly.
'also.'
The master already knew that the body of that arrogant black cat was a black tiger. In the past, he knew Ahur so well that he predicted that he would go to the botanical garden, and even warned Estio.
Warning to avoid Yellow Dragon Shuhanan.
'Hwangryong...... Shuhanan......'
If the black dragon is a black dragon, is the yellow dragon yellow?
Estio thought as he stirred the hot pumpkin soup with a spoon.
No matter how much it was, it didn't seem like it was named simply because of the color, but it seemed to have some more different characteristics.
"What do you think?"
While he was deep in thought, Kai spoke again with a chicken leg in his mouth. The convex cheeks that stretched like glutinous rice cakes came into view first.
"......master."
"Kai."
The little boy with soft melon eyes shook his head and added.
"Call me Kai. I don't want to reveal that position as much as possible."
"Okay, Kai."
"Thank you."
Kai expressed his sincere gratitude to Estio, who immediately agreed without asking why.
Anyway, it was a matter of little concern to Estio. There is nothing more meaningless than forcing you to reveal something you do not want to reveal. Estio couldn't forget the eyes he met when he was a child when he read the secrets that the villagers had hidden in their hearts.
Everyone is wearing a mask. The laughter of grown-ups to a six-year-old is often not very sincere. It's not that they're particularly evil.
How to smile in front of others even if they don't like it, how to pretend that it's okay to do things you don't want to do, and how to keep an appropriate distance as much as you like. This is because some lie is necessary in all the process.
A way of living in harmony with others in society, this is called chasae.
And it was Estio who could easily break down the boundary of that lie. Those who found the shadow they didn't want to see immediately removed the mask of a smile. The empty space was filled with only hatred and hatred. After that, they shouted or threw stones. At first, I was afraid because I didn't know what the problem was, but the more it happened, the more Estio thought it was worth it.
So it was still the same today.
'I don't want to know what the other person is trying to hide.'
As Kai, who did not know the details of the story, was simply grateful for Estio's consideration.
"How does Kai know about the dragon race?"
"Well?"
Kai held a fork with a serious face and made a strange expression while gently slicing the fish bones. Then there was a burst of laughter.
"Ahahaha! I was wondering what kind of trouble you were thinking so deeply, but have you been curious about it now?"
"Yes."
"Leaders tend to be dull with their own problems."
It wasn't surprising because it was a review I often hear from Tsuki. Kai, who met her calm dark blue eyes, turned her gaze back to her bowl and said.
"Hmm, there's no such thing as 'how'. It's just knowledge that I've seen and heard naturally because I've lived for a long time."
In response, Kai presented the fish meat, which had been carefully deboned, in front of Tsuki.
nyang.
However, Tsuki slammed the Master's favor with his tail and jumped up onto Neju's shoulder. Neju, who was suddenly able to put her cat on top of her cactus flowerpot, twitched her innocent red eyes.
"Myam, Tsuki doesn't eat fish."
"I thought cats like fish, didn't they?"
"It's a stereotype."
"Ah, I guess so."
The guild master was gaining enlightenment from the white-haired monkey's point of view. Kai, who mumbled the fish meat that Tsuki had rejected with a fork, made eye contact with her Estio and smiled mischievously.
"As you can see, you have a lot of wrong knowledge. Living a long life is just an indicator that you have more experience than others, so maybe some of your knowledge is wrong."
"then."
"Of course, Hwangryong Shuhanan is an undisputed enemy, so keep that in mind."
Kai, who had been as soft as fish meat with bones all along, cut Hwangryong like a knife. As a result of that wind, Estio had no choice but to nod his head, giving up any expectations.
"Really, Estio."
"Yes."
"From tomorrow, I plan to go to work as a leader support team."
Estio was a little baffled at the declaration he threw as if passing by.
"Leader...if it's a support team."
The leader support team was still a new division within the guild, with one member of the joining tribe, Bernie Parker, assigned. Compared to other departments, what they do is not clear, and only the master has the right to make a placement decision. As Estio started following him recently, he remembered Parker, who was proud that he was the only one in the guild to take on an important task.
"Literally. It means that I will support you as 'Kai', not as a Master."
I couldn't understand why the Master himself wanted to closely support S.T.O even while hiding his identity. Still, Estio meekly nodded, just like the answer he had given a while ago.
"All right."
"Okay. Any other questions?"
"There is not."
It was a very simple conversation. Had Parker witnessed this situation, he would have been sad to see Estio missed the opportunity to ask the Master a question, but fortunately, no one was so fussed about this place.
"Then have a good evening. See you tomorrow."
After the meal, Kai left with a light greeting. It was as if she was a clean exit from the beginning, as if she had only come to eat.
Estio did not return to the room even after Master Kai disappeared. It was because she was cramped after lying for a long time.
He came out of the restaurant and walked without thinking. Although the guild headquarters was already located in a castle called Levito, it was as big as any lord's castle by itself.
The walls surrounding the headquarters were generally the same height as Estio. Neju, who had a huge body, was only able to look outside without difficulty. Neither very high nor very low, the material constituting the wall was a special brick that glowed red in the dark.
Along the fortress wall, there was a round pond with lotus flowers on it, and street lamps were lit around it, so the scenery was beautiful even at night when it was dark.
Estio stood on the shallow grass with flower grass and looked at the pond.
Whoops.
I heard a duck crowing from somewhere. The pond was full of fruit-bearing plants nearby, along with all kinds of fish. This created a perfect environment for ducks and other birds to settle and rest. Not only ducks, but also other animals near the pond were choking. They ranged from small rabbits to large black-breasted bears, red-tailed monkeys hanging from among trees, and sturdy horses roaming around like wild horses.
Estio, who unintentionally came and witnessed the scene, was a little skeptical.
'Aren't they supposed to grow up in the same environment?'
He didn't know it well, but at least he had never seen such an animal in the River Mountains, where he lived until recently. All the animals gathered here were for training, which was brought up by the guild.
"Hi!"
An unfamiliar group of thoughts came from under Estio, who was looking at the pond. When I lowered my head, the first thing I saw was the white ears and beard that showed their presence in the dark.
"......Raccoons?"
"No, no! It's a raccoon! Excuse me!"
Something resembling a raccoon jumped out of place.
"I'm 'Lesser Panda'! It's different from a raccoon!"
Estio saw an animal called 'Lesser Panda' for the first time. Therefore, although I did not fully understand what the small animal that gnawed at its feet was saying, I apologized for the mistake first.
"I'm sorry. I'm confused."
「Heh, it might be confusing. Don't be confused next time."
The Lesser Panda was willing to show generosity. Because it is an animal managed by the guild, it was partly because of his tendency to follow people, but it was because he felt an unknown affinity for the black-haired person in front of him.
"My name is Ban. Who are you?」
It seemed that the guild keeper gave each animal a name. His white ears perked up as if waiting for an answer.
'Actually, since you've been trained to follow people well, it must have been released freely without tying up a leash or locking it in a fence.'
Estio stared at the Lesser Panda with a curious feeling.
Naturally, he can communicate with all animals without training. Even recently, if you wanted to, you could even type commands into your head to control it. At least I didn't want to.
After meeting a well-trained animal, I naturally remembered the dog I had raised next door in the village of Selvia when I was young. It was a poor neighborhood, so it wasn't an expensive breed, but it was an ordinary mongrel that can often be seen in the countryside.
The couple next door kept a dog tied up in the yard.
'Can it be said that it was also raised?'
It's a process. As a result, the dog grew up to be a coward who was busy hiding in corners, trembling when he saw its owner. Estio could simply answer the reason.
They abused the dog in the name of 'training'. If he did not listen to the instructions without being taught properly, he was beaten unconditionally, and rotten potatoes and grape skins were fed as food.
All the trained animals that Estio met in her hometown were like that. And most of them ended up with just a piece of meat.
None of the inhabitants of Selvia raised animals with affection.
Perhaps raising animals in such a poor village is a luxury in itself. Estio also agreed that it was not wrong to eat a dog or a mouse on a plate for baiting because people have nothing to eat.
However, the culture of edible animals that feeds only frustration and despair for the rest of their lives and then brutally beats them to the end to peel and eat shellfish was another fear for him.
"Yes? who are you Who is it that smells so good?"
While he was thinking about the past for a moment, the Lesser Panda couldn't stand it and asked again and again. He looked a bit nervous as he twitched his beard and sniffed constantly. He seemed to have a quick temper.
