Estio Volume 3
- Episode 19
Of course, being an adult doesn't mean it's safe.
The portal is where even a person who was fine the last time he boarded can suddenly suffer from aftereffects depending on his condition.
In most cases, they complained of severe headaches and dizziness, just like when the cochlea was damaged.
Parker had already vomited coolly in front of the portal, but he continued to vomit. It was impossible to forcefully move with a team member in such a state, so Estio decided to take a break for a day or so.
As expected, Parker eventually stretched out exhausted as soon as he entered the room.
"This is really not a fuss. Are you okay?"
"Yes, Kai."
Estio, who covered the droopy Jo-in with a blanket, got up from his seat.
"Look at Parker. I'm going out for a while."
Kai, who was asked to take care of the patient, wrapped his light blue curly hair around his fingers and turned it round and round.
"Every time you move, there must be a reason."
The round eyes fluttered softly.
"Be careful as there are no combat personnel on the team yet."
"Neju will go with you!"
A blue-eyed boy gently waved his hand to the back of the white-haired monkey following him brightly.
This morning, the combat personnel designated by Estio gladly answered the call. However, since the distance is so far and it takes quite a while to use the portal, we decided to join them on the way.
'Movin R. Hey.'
Kai burst out a small laugh, thinking that Estio might be the only one who could designate a duke as a escort as his escort.
Even the emperor wouldn't be able to make that Heiga move right away.
Considering the numerous procedures he had to deal with, he was most likely to join just before meeting the client in the capital.
"Hmm, I hope you can come sooner rather than later, Your Majesty the Duke of Hei."
Kai clenched his chin and looked out the window. A dark-haired young man walking side by side and shadows hiding behind a white fur monkey followed.
The black cat, who had known that from the beginning, jumped up and climbed onto Estio's shoulder.
Meow.
"I have a follow-up."
"I know."
"Not the kids."
Tsuki lightly rubbed his head against Estio's cheek.
"The guests staying at the inn in the same situation as those stupid joiners, they have been following you from the entrance."
"...and that too."
The identities of the shadows sneaking behind them were two.
One is the children who live in the village.
And the other group was the Ballista Guild members who had reached the village via the portal the night before. From the moment Estio entered the inn, he noticed that they were watching him.
It was an intense life that I couldn't even know without knowing. Estio, who felt the sullen gaze that followed them, intuited that they were not the type to be easily separated.
I thought that I had to solve this problem before departure, so I lured them out on purpose.
Hearing that he already knew, Tsuki narrowed his eyes and wept.
"Estio, you are quicker than before."
"It just reads by itself. Strong thoughts will flow into you without any concern."
"It's fine. You need a habit of being more vigilant."
The black cat wags its tail softly. It meant it was uncomfortable.
"Don't worry too much about children or animals who seem naive if possible. These are things that can be cleverly done."
"Yes, I'll try."
It was at the moment when Estio was stroking Tsuki's chin to soothe the prickly cat.
"Why are you muttering to yourself like that?"
Five men in orange guild suits secretly appeared from behind. When Estio turned around, they flinched at Neju's bare white fangs, then placed her hand on her weapon and sarcastically once more.
"Why, do you think you have the ability to talk to cats?"
"......"
In that bully-like tone of voice, Estio read it intuitively.
The absurd fact that the opponent only noticed that he was a member of the Ignis Guild and did not know what his rank was.
As a matter of course, the guild executives were different from the general guild members in the design of the guild uniforms.
Luxurious raw materials that absorb magic enchantments were used, and gold decorations were added to bring out a more splendid feeling. In addition, a badge that symbolizes a bright red fire bird that is about to burn at any moment symbolizes the guild executives.
However, the black cloak he was wearing over it had completely covered his clothes as well as the beige.
The uninvited guests who followed secretly from the inn had no clue as to their rank.
As a result, Estio unintentionally misunderstood that he was a beginner guild member.
"Looking at the lack of weapons, I don't think he's a body type capable person."
"You may have left it at the dormitory."
"Such a basic mistake? This was a complete chick!"
Estio was silent when he saw the other guild staff giggling around him. He didn't even know where the hell he was supposed to come from and why he had to explain himself in this situation.
"who are you?"
"It's a ballista!"
A man cried out in tears.
"You're not trying to insult our guild mark by pretending you don't know, right?"
Estio carefully examined the orange guild clothes they were wearing. They were all the same format, and only one person had a higher rank, so the outfits were slightly different. In any case, the overall mood was the same, and crucially they all had a distinctive epaulet on their right shoulder.
'That was the guild mark.'
Estio, who realized later, looked embarrassed.
It was difficult to recognize because a crimson mark with a similar color was placed on the orange clothes. Of course, it was impossible for Estio to guess what guild they were just by looking at the guild mark. It was because the only guild he knew was Ignis, whom he currently belongs to.
He did not move at all in the atmosphere of the ballista guild members who were gradually becoming harsher.
Instead, Neju, with her white fangs exposed, took a step forward to prevent them from approaching Estio any longer.
A shadow fell over the heads of the uninvited guests, who were trying to sarcastic to their heart's content. White-haired monkeys are larger than humans.
"〨."
"You've tamed a pretty ... pretty ferocious beast."
A member of the Ballista Guild, who looked up at the straight teeth dripping with saliva, hid her fears with an empty cough. But he couldn't hide his trembling hands.
"Monster trainer, what is it?"
"Neju is not a monster."
Estio just cut it off and answered.
When he opened his mouth, everyone's attention was focused. It was a calm, quivering voice. It was an inappropriate reaction to the situation where he was being threatened by other guilds alone.
However, the Ballista Guild members found the factor in Neju.
'Being next to a big beast, you're acting bravely!'
It was an absurd misunderstanding. It was natural to trust Neju, but there was no reason for Estio to be brave with them.
However, the members of the Ballista Guild roamed around with a smirk.
"Let's not be too rigid, my friend. I thought we would like to say hello to each other who works in the same industry. Huh?"
It was clear that fiddling with the handle of the weapon with his bloody eyes was not an ordinary greeting. Estio was in trouble for a moment.
'Is it a guild with a grudge relationship with Ignis?'
When I looked into their eyes, I could feel the deep hostility and feelings of injustice and sadness at the same time. In order to read more deeply, I had to open up the ability I was controlling and use it, but I wasn't sure if I had to do it that much.
However, when Estio was silent, the Ballista Guild members were furious.
"Why isn't there an answer? After all, you mean you don't want to talk to a low-level guild like us, Ignis!"
"You're saying we're not even worth talking to with cats!"
Seeing the men suddenly voicing their anger, Estio blinked in embarrassment.
The Ignis Guild is supported by the Ruvarzan Imperial Family and is a large guild that anyone can recognize just by name. In contrast, Ballista was a small guild whose name was not well known.
As long as Ignis, who boasts the highest success rate of commissioning by striving for competent talent management, endures, guilds without a base and no supporters will not have a chance to grow.
Small guilds called this phenomenon the tyranny of large guilds.
It wasn't that Ignis was tyrannical, but the commission market was like that. If you are not chosen by your customers, you cannot survive. Ballista lost every sales competition. Even the hard-earned work was often taken away from time to time.
So, small and medium-sized guilds have a sense of damage to most Ignis guilds. It was the same with the Ballista Guild members I met by chance here.
His face, which was blushing red, seemed to be about to blow a fist. Estio answered in no time.
"My teammate is currently on a break due to portal sequelae. I can't be away for a long time, so if you have something to say, please finish it quickly."
"Khahaha! Do you still suffer from portal motion sickness? No matter how much Ignis is, it's no big deal for beginners!"
"Yeah, that's right! Portals are nothing to veterans like us. Five times a day is enough!"
Estio asked if you were also staying at the inn because of motion sickness, so he left. Without needing to be questioned, their faces all smiled.
In fact, until this morning, they were suffering from portal sequelae and were barely able to move a while ago.
"By the way, it seems that you're a bit of a savage, too. Seeing the two of you carrying out a mission to escort a child without a proper team."
They didn't even consider Kai, a child, as a guild member. They even misunderstood that it was a guild member rather than a client. Estio wanted to correct it, but quit again. After all, Master doesn't really want to reveal himself.
"Since when did you start working?"
This could answer. Estio opened his mouth, remembering the time he left the village of Selvia to visit the Galasia branch.
"...I joined the guild earlier this year."
"Look at this? It was really a sun chick!"
As soon as he found out that he was a new guild member who had just joined, the hostile momentum softened a little. The ballista guild members looked back at each other and exchanged embarrassing glances.
"It's a pity."
"What?"
"What, what, what, no matter how new, Ignis!"
A large man who shouted loudly swung his fist. Although it was his bare hands that did not take out his weapon, his forearms, which had been tightened with muscles, produced tremendous strength.
Estio Volume 3
- Episode 19
Of course, being an adult doesn't mean it's safe.
The portal is where even a person who was fine the last time he boarded can suddenly suffer from aftereffects depending on his condition.
In most cases, they complained of severe headaches and dizziness, just like when the cochlea was damaged.
Parker had already vomited coolly in front of the portal, but he continued to vomit. It was impossible to forcefully move with a team member in such a state, so Estio decided to take a break for a day or so.
As expected, Parker eventually stretched out exhausted as soon as he entered the room.
"This is really not a fuss. Are you okay?"
"Yes, Kai."
Estio, who covered the droopy Jo-in with a blanket, got up from his seat.
"Look at Parker. I'm going out for a while."
Kai, who was asked to take care of the patient, wrapped his light blue curly hair around his fingers and turned it round and round.
"Every time you move, there must be a reason."
The round eyes fluttered softly.
"Be careful as there are no combat personnel on the team yet."
"Neju will go with you!"
A blue-eyed boy gently waved his hand to the back of the white-haired monkey following him brightly.
This morning, the combat personnel designated by Estio gladly answered the call. However, since the distance is so far and it takes quite a while to use the portal, we decided to join them on the way.
'Movin R. Hey.'
Kai burst out a small laugh, thinking that Estio might be the only one who could designate a duke as a escort as his escort.
Even the emperor wouldn't be able to make that Heiga move right away.
Considering the numerous procedures he had to deal with, he was most likely to join just before meeting the client in the capital.
"Hmm, I hope you can come sooner rather than later, Your Majesty the Duke of Hei."
Kai clenched his chin and looked out the window. A dark-haired young man walking side by side and shadows hiding behind a white fur monkey followed.
The black cat, who had known that from the beginning, jumped up and climbed onto Estio's shoulder.
Meow.
"I have a follow-up."
"I know."
"Not the kids."
Tsuki lightly rubbed his head against Estio's cheek.
"The guests staying at the inn in the same situation as those stupid joiners, they have been following you from the entrance."
"...and that too."
The identities of the shadows sneaking behind them were two.
One is the children who live in the village.
And the other group was the Ballista Guild members who had reached the village via the portal the night before. From the moment Estio entered the inn, he noticed that they were watching him.
It was an intense life that I couldn't even know without knowing. Estio, who felt the sullen gaze that followed them, intuited that they were not the type to be easily separated.
I thought that I had to solve this problem before departure, so I lured them out on purpose.
Hearing that he already knew, Tsuki narrowed his eyes and wept.
"Estio, you are quicker than before."
"It just reads by itself. Strong thoughts will flow into you without any concern."
"It's fine. You need a habit of being more vigilant."
The black cat wags its tail softly. It meant it was uncomfortable.
"Don't worry too much about children or animals who seem naive if possible. These are things that can be cleverly done."
"Yes, I'll try."
It was at the moment when Estio was stroking Tsuki's chin to soothe the prickly cat.
"Why are you muttering to yourself like that?"
Five men in orange guild suits secretly appeared from behind. When Estio turned around, they flinched at Neju's bare white fangs, then placed her hand on her weapon and sarcastically once more.
"Why, do you think you have the ability to talk to cats?"
"......"
In that bully-like tone of voice, Estio read it intuitively.
The absurd fact that the opponent only noticed that he was a member of the Ignis Guild and did not know what his rank was.
As a matter of course, the guild executives were different from the general guild members in the design of the guild uniforms.
Luxurious raw materials that absorb magic enchantments were used, and gold decorations were added to bring out a more splendid feeling. In addition, a badge that symbolizes a bright red fire bird that is about to burn at any moment symbolizes the guild executives.
However, the black cloak he was wearing over it had completely covered his clothes as well as the beige.
The uninvited guests who followed secretly from the inn had no clue as to their rank.
As a result, Estio unintentionally misunderstood that he was a beginner guild member.
"Looking at the lack of weapons, I don't think he's a body type capable person."
"You may have left it at the dormitory."
"Such a basic mistake? This was a complete chick!"
Estio was silent when he saw the other guild staff giggling around him. He didn't even know where the hell he was supposed to come from and why he had to explain himself in this situation.
"who are you?"
"It's a ballista!"
A man cried out in tears.
"You're not trying to insult our guild mark by pretending you don't know, right?"
Estio carefully examined the orange guild clothes they were wearing. They were all the same format, and only one person had a higher rank, so the outfits were slightly different. In any case, the overall mood was the same, and crucially they all had a distinctive epaulet on their right shoulder.
'That was the guild mark.'
Estio, who realized later, looked embarrassed.
It was difficult to recognize because a crimson mark with a similar color was placed on the orange clothes. Of course, it was impossible for Estio to guess what guild they were just by looking at the guild mark. It was because the only guild he knew was Ignis, whom he currently belongs to.
He did not move at all in the atmosphere of the ballista guild members who were gradually becoming harsher.
Instead, Neju, with her white fangs exposed, took a step forward to prevent them from approaching Estio any longer.
A shadow fell over the heads of the uninvited guests, who were trying to sarcastic to their heart's content. White-haired monkeys are larger than humans.
"〨."
"You've tamed a pretty ... pretty ferocious beast."
A member of the Ballista Guild, who looked up at the straight teeth dripping with saliva, hid her fears with an empty cough. But he couldn't hide his trembling hands.
"Monster trainer, what is it?"
"Neju is not a monster."
Estio just cut it off and answered.
When he opened his mouth, everyone's attention was focused. It was a calm, quivering voice. It was an inappropriate reaction to the situation where he was being threatened by other guilds alone.
However, the Ballista Guild members found the factor in Neju.
'Being next to a big beast, you're acting bravely!'
It was an absurd misunderstanding. It was natural to trust Neju, but there was no reason for Estio to be brave with them.
However, the members of the Ballista Guild roamed around with a smirk.
"Let's not be too rigid, my friend. I thought we would like to say hello to each other who works in the same industry. Huh?"
It was clear that fiddling with the handle of the weapon with his bloody eyes was not an ordinary greeting. Estio was in trouble for a moment.
'Is it a guild with a grudge relationship with Ignis?'
When I looked into their eyes, I could feel the deep hostility and feelings of injustice and sadness at the same time. In order to read more deeply, I had to open up the ability I was controlling and use it, but I wasn't sure if I had to do it that much.
However, when Estio was silent, the Ballista Guild members were furious.
"Why isn't there an answer? After all, you mean you don't want to talk to a low-level guild like us, Ignis!"
"You're saying we're not even worth talking to with cats!"
Seeing the men suddenly voicing their anger, Estio blinked in embarrassment.
The Ignis Guild is supported by the Ruvarzan Imperial Family and is a large guild that anyone can recognize just by name. In contrast, Ballista was a small guild whose name was not well known.
As long as Ignis, who boasts the highest success rate of commissioning by striving for competent talent management, endures, guilds without a base and no supporters will not have a chance to grow.
Small guilds called this phenomenon the tyranny of large guilds.
It wasn't that Ignis was tyrannical, but the commission market was like that. If you are not chosen by your customers, you cannot survive. Ballista lost every sales competition. Even the hard-earned work was often taken away from time to time.
So, small and medium-sized guilds have a sense of damage to most Ignis guilds. It was the same with the Ballista Guild members I met by chance here.
His face, which was blushing red, seemed to be about to blow a fist. Estio answered in no time.
"My teammate is currently on a break due to portal sequelae. I can't be away for a long time, so if you have something to say, please finish it quickly."
"Khahaha! Do you still suffer from portal motion sickness? No matter how much Ignis is, it's no big deal for beginners!"
"Yeah, that's right! Portals are nothing to veterans like us. Five times a day is enough!"
Estio asked if you were also staying at the inn because of motion sickness, so he left. Without needing to be questioned, their faces all smiled.
In fact, until this morning, they were suffering from portal sequelae and were barely able to move a while ago.
"By the way, it seems that you're a bit of a savage, too. Seeing the two of you carrying out a mission to escort a child without a proper team."
They didn't even consider Kai, a child, as a guild member. They even misunderstood that it was a guild member rather than a client. Estio wanted to correct it, but quit again. After all, Master doesn't really want to reveal himself.
"Since when did you start working?"
This could answer. Estio opened his mouth, remembering the time he left the village of Selvia to visit the Galasia branch.
"...I joined the guild earlier this year."
"Look at this? It was really a sun chick!"
As soon as he found out that he was a new guild member who had just joined, the hostile momentum softened a little. The ballista guild members looked back at each other and exchanged embarrassing glances.
"It's a pity."
"What?"
"What, what, what, no matter how new, Ignis!"
A large man who shouted loudly swung his fist. Although it was his bare hands that did not take out his weapon, his forearms, which had been tightened with muscles, produced tremendous strength.
