Estio Volume 3
- Episode 24
Kai, who saw the cactus growling like a wild beast while being a plant, and the bewildered joiner, gave an embarrassed laugh.
"I guess the two don't get along very well."
"Samsung?"
Estio, who looked at Ahur and Parker who were arguing following Kai's gaze, wondering what the noise was, immediately said, "Ah!" and responded indifferently.
"It's fine. Ahur doesn't hate Parker."
"Hey, you think so?"
Estio didn't really care about the two of them. Roughness is the basic tendency of Ahur. Ahur stood up for anyone other than Estio, who had saved him from burning in Fabianga's mansion.
"Ahur is a plant that can be expressed directly if you really hate it."
"Well, you're still expressing yourself quite radically."
"That's the original habit."
Ahur, who slept well and woke up feeling better, was chatting while stirring up the branches. Although it is a fragile plant, Parker, who sincerely apologized, laughed and talked with each other. Now, Parker was also accustomed to Ahur's harsh tone.
When the two races, the cactus and the joiner, met, endless stories arose. Neju, who was holding a flowerpot, also rolled her big eyes, and intermittently intervened, continuing the friendly atmosphere.
Estio, who stared at Ahur, who seemed to be alive for a long time, turned his head again and said, looking ahead.
"Maybe it's not like that in front of someone you don't like."
I'm going to swear with excitement. Estio swallowed the back words and smiled a little. When Kai saw him, he looked a little surprised.
'Did you know how to laugh?'
The Estio that Kai saw was a young man who was extremely incapable of expressing his emotions. If you ask me, I think I was grimacing or embarrassed, but the laughter was mild. So, she wondered if Kai didn't know how to laugh at Estio.
'Yeah, as expected, Estio is a completely different being from Shuhanan, who only harbored hatred and anger.'
He wasn't laughing out loud, at best he only raised the corners of his mouth a little, but he was definitely smiling. However, it disappeared quickly, and Estio returned to expressionless again.
Kai was very relieved.
"Estio."
"Yes."
"Before leaving Rainville."
The guild master, who was silent when he was surrounded by children, brought out his curiosity only now that he was out of town.
"Can I ask why you accepted the children's request then?"
Estio replied with a puzzled look.
"The request has not been received."
"Of course it was. It wasn't a guild request, but a greater grace called 'promise'."
"...I just granted a request. It's not that grandiose."
Kai gently shook his head towards the dark-haired young man who still did not know his weight. On the lips of the light blue curly-haired boy, a smile of half embarrassment and half pride remained.
For dragons, 'promise' has a great meaning. It is said that the divine beast dragons, who have been protecting the world as coordinators since ancient times, have always kept their promises. As if they did not give up on human beings and protected them throughout the passing of a thousand or two thousand years, or even more supreme time than one dares to imagine.
Dragons never break their promises. It was such a creature.
However, explaining it to himself again seemed ridiculous, so Kai just waited for the next story.
"The children asked for it, and I was on my way to the capital. It wasn't a request I couldn't grant, so I decided to grant it."
If the destination had been different, he might have refused. However, Estio thought that it was not difficult to find someone on the way to say hello anyway.
Nyaan.
The black cat cried unhappily.
"Anyway, you're really not harsh, you."
Estio had never ignored the wounded and left alone. As if he found Tsuki who was dying in the snow and rescued him.
In the end, he could not turn away from the crying child because he wanted to see his family. Tsuki was unbearably lovable and annoying at the same time. Tsuki glanced at Estio with his slender pupils, and raised his tail and walked forward.
"I will personally look into the problem of Rihanna's father. I will move so as not to cause trouble, so there is no need for other people to worry about it."
"Hmm."
When Kai only touched his chin and showed no reaction, Estio asked seriously.
"Is this kind of personal behavior against the guild rules?"
"It's not like that."
"Uh-huh! No, Leader."
Everyone's attention was focused on the Emerald Light Joining tribe who suddenly intervened. I've been listening to it since when, Parker, who came to Estio, was coughing loudly.
"Leaders are free to act as long as they do not violate the principle of protecting clients. Rather, the leader support team is following them to use them for their work!"
"Are you talking about my personal affairs?"
"Um haha! It's a natural thing to say."
Parker grinned and explained little by little as to why he was following him.
"This is work, too. All guild members are paid according to their work."
"......"
"You have to work hard. This year, I want to get a handsome Blue Pegasus."
Just imagining it, Parker shrugged his shoulders. However, Estio did not understand his wish.
"Parker, what is Blue Pegasus?"
"Uh, simply put, it's a 'winged horse'. They're very fast and strong, so they never catch them, and they like shiny gems, so they're picky guys who have to convince them with high-quality gems."
Pegasus was a race Estio had never heard of in his life. Parker added, fingering the bridge of his nose.
"Riding a Pegasus or a unicorn is on our bucket list in our joiner hometown."
"...don't you already have wings?"
"Hey, normal people don't just walk around just because they have legs. Even with wings, long-distance flights are exhausting. Even flying, you get tired faster than walking, and it's inefficient."
Even now, Parker was walking on two strong legs. He deliberately wondered if he was walking to keep pace, but he wasn't. Estio looked at the large feathered wings fluttering behind Parker's back with a slightly surprising gaze.
"I'd rather ride a winged Pegasus than a unicorn if possible. As a blue guy."
"Is there a big difference between the two?"
"We're of the same clan, but unicorns are female and Pegasus is male. Unicorns don't have wings, but have a sacred single horn that heals all wounds."
Unicorns with sacred horns are said to fly lightly in the sky without wings. Like a unicorn called a sacred animal, there were many bright colors. On the other hand, Pegasus flies with its wings larger than its body size, and is usually gifted with dark colors.
"A lot of people like unicorns because they have horns and are sacred because they have horns, but my dream is a blue Pegasus with a serious atmosphere!"
Parker was excited to explain Pegasus.
"Wow, how wonderful it would be to have silver full body armor wrapped around the pure blue fur!"
The Join, who had been intoxicated for a while, awkwardly scratched the back of their head.
"Of course, we still have a long way to go to get a Pegasus. If we get one one day, we will show it to the leader first."
"Yes, I look forward to it."
Parker, who talked about Pegasus once, had forgotten the aftereffects of the portal and had a very proud face.
After that, throughout the journey, there was a continuous uproar due to the performances of Ahur and Parker. The hill that came out of the forest and continued uphill was very leisurely. Still, as time passed, the frequency of passers-by from the other side increased, giving the impression that it was gradually getting closer to the city.
"Look over there, Leader!"
As soon as we climbed the hill, the obscured view was wide open. A new landscape appeared along the horizon like a fantasy.
The first thing I saw was a large, high wall and a watchtower with turrets installed. The clean, well-maintained walls reflected sunlight in a texture that was as smooth as the scales of a giant fish. All kinds of magic circles that looked luxurious even at a glance were entangled in a mess, stealing the attention of visitors. In addition, a semi-transparent round barrier created by divine power enveloped the entire city like water droplets.
It was indeed the capital of Lubarjan, a great empire where magic and divinity coexist.
That was not the end.
A large metropolis that Estio had never seen in his life stretched out splendidly beyond the strong walls. It looked like a painting, with firecrackers exploding and white doves flying through the colorful roofs, seemingly like an event even though it was daytime.
"Finally, the capital city is Eli. In the distance, you can see the Lubarjan Imperial Palace!"
"all."
First, Ahur gave a brief burst of admiration.
"Look at the glowing roof of the palace. Design is boring."
Neju, who was immersed in the scenery spreading under the hill with her eyes wide open while holding the cactus flowerpot in her arms, continued to admire.
"It's really amazing. It's not a town inhabited by people, it's just like a work of art."
"Do you even know what a work of art is?"
"Well then! It's a work of art made with beauty. I saw the capital now and felt it was very beautiful."
"I heat. It's pretty good, kid!"
Neju, who was praised by Ahur and happily exposed her white fangs, tilted her head the next moment.
"Myu. Can Neju enter a place like that?"
「What is the problem?」
"That's what other people think."
Neju raised her hairy hand and pointed to herself.
"Because Neju will be dirty."
"......"
After a pause, Estio, who was standing looking at the bottom of the hill, turned to Neju. Neju, who noticed the hardened dark blue eyes, added an explanation of her hurriedly.
"First of all, he's big. He has too much hair, and again... woo woo-woong."
"Did you pay attention to what Yeonbirang said?"
"Needs... It's been used frankly."
Neju quickly turned pale. She then put her large hands neatly on her legs.
'It's dirty all around, disgusting.'
'It's wrong to have them as allies from the beginning!'
The voice of Yeon-yeon-rang's fierce shout still lingered in my mind. At that time, Neju was awakened anew.
'that's right. People usually hate wild beasts like me.'
It was a truth the hunters had known since they entered the bald macaque colony and killed them all. Staying with S. T.O., the emotional distance that I had forgotten for a while came to mind.
'Then, could it be a mistake just for me to be with Estio?'
Estio Volume 3
- Episode 24
Kai, who saw the cactus growling like a wild beast while being a plant, and the bewildered joiner, gave an embarrassed laugh.
"I guess the two don't get along very well."
"Samsung?"
Estio, who looked at Ahur and Parker who were arguing following Kai's gaze, wondering what the noise was, immediately said, "Ah!" and responded indifferently.
"It's fine. Ahur doesn't hate Parker."
"Hey, you think so?"
Estio didn't really care about the two of them. Roughness is the basic tendency of Ahur. Ahur stood up for anyone other than Estio, who had saved him from burning in Fabianga's mansion.
"Ahur is a plant that can be expressed directly if you really hate it."
"Well, you're still expressing yourself quite radically."
"That's the original habit."
Ahur, who slept well and woke up feeling better, was chatting while stirring up the branches. Although it is a fragile plant, Parker, who sincerely apologized, laughed and talked with each other. Now, Parker was also accustomed to Ahur's harsh tone.
When the two races, the cactus and the joiner, met, endless stories arose. Neju, who was holding a flowerpot, also rolled her big eyes, and intermittently intervened, continuing the friendly atmosphere.
Estio, who stared at Ahur, who seemed to be alive for a long time, turned his head again and said, looking ahead.
"Maybe it's not like that in front of someone you don't like."
I'm going to swear with excitement. Estio swallowed the back words and smiled a little. When Kai saw him, he looked a little surprised.
'Did you know how to laugh?'
The Estio that Kai saw was a young man who was extremely incapable of expressing his emotions. If you ask me, I think I was grimacing or embarrassed, but the laughter was mild. So, she wondered if Kai didn't know how to laugh at Estio.
'Yeah, as expected, Estio is a completely different being from Shuhanan, who only harbored hatred and anger.'
He wasn't laughing out loud, at best he only raised the corners of his mouth a little, but he was definitely smiling. However, it disappeared quickly, and Estio returned to expressionless again.
Kai was very relieved.
"Estio."
"Yes."
"Before leaving Rainville."
The guild master, who was silent when he was surrounded by children, brought out his curiosity only now that he was out of town.
"Can I ask why you accepted the children's request then?"
Estio replied with a puzzled look.
"The request has not been received."
"Of course it was. It wasn't a guild request, but a greater grace called 'promise'."
"...I just granted a request. It's not that grandiose."
Kai gently shook his head towards the dark-haired young man who still did not know his weight. On the lips of the light blue curly-haired boy, a smile of half embarrassment and half pride remained.
For dragons, 'promise' has a great meaning. It is said that the divine beast dragons, who have been protecting the world as coordinators since ancient times, have always kept their promises. As if they did not give up on human beings and protected them throughout the passing of a thousand or two thousand years, or even more supreme time than one dares to imagine.
Dragons never break their promises. It was such a creature.
However, explaining it to himself again seemed ridiculous, so Kai just waited for the next story.
"The children asked for it, and I was on my way to the capital. It wasn't a request I couldn't grant, so I decided to grant it."
If the destination had been different, he might have refused. However, Estio thought that it was not difficult to find someone on the way to say hello anyway.
Nyaan.
The black cat cried unhappily.
"Anyway, you're really not harsh, you."
Estio had never ignored the wounded and left alone. As if he found Tsuki who was dying in the snow and rescued him.
In the end, he could not turn away from the crying child because he wanted to see his family. Tsuki was unbearably lovable and annoying at the same time. Tsuki glanced at Estio with his slender pupils, and raised his tail and walked forward.
"I will personally look into the problem of Rihanna's father. I will move so as not to cause trouble, so there is no need for other people to worry about it."
"Hmm."
When Kai only touched his chin and showed no reaction, Estio asked seriously.
"Is this kind of personal behavior against the guild rules?"
"It's not like that."
"Uh-huh! No, Leader."
Everyone's attention was focused on the Emerald Light Joining tribe who suddenly intervened. I've been listening to it since when, Parker, who came to Estio, was coughing loudly.
"Leaders are free to act as long as they do not violate the principle of protecting clients. Rather, the leader support team is following them to use them for their work!"
"Are you talking about my personal affairs?"
"Um haha! It's a natural thing to say."
Parker grinned and explained little by little as to why he was following him.
"This is work, too. All guild members are paid according to their work."
"......"
"You have to work hard. This year, I want to get a handsome Blue Pegasus."
Just imagining it, Parker shrugged his shoulders. However, Estio did not understand his wish.
"Parker, what is Blue Pegasus?"
"Uh, simply put, it's a 'winged horse'. They're very fast and strong, so they never catch them, and they like shiny gems, so they're picky guys who have to convince them with high-quality gems."
Pegasus was a race Estio had never heard of in his life. Parker added, fingering the bridge of his nose.
"Riding a Pegasus or a unicorn is on our bucket list in our joiner hometown."
"...don't you already have wings?"
"Hey, normal people don't just walk around just because they have legs. Even with wings, long-distance flights are exhausting. Even flying, you get tired faster than walking, and it's inefficient."
Even now, Parker was walking on two strong legs. He deliberately wondered if he was walking to keep pace, but he wasn't. Estio looked at the large feathered wings fluttering behind Parker's back with a slightly surprising gaze.
"I'd rather ride a winged Pegasus than a unicorn if possible. As a blue guy."
"Is there a big difference between the two?"
"We're of the same clan, but unicorns are female and Pegasus is male. Unicorns don't have wings, but have a sacred single horn that heals all wounds."
Unicorns with sacred horns are said to fly lightly in the sky without wings. Like a unicorn called a sacred animal, there were many bright colors. On the other hand, Pegasus flies with its wings larger than its body size, and is usually gifted with dark colors.
"A lot of people like unicorns because they have horns and are sacred because they have horns, but my dream is a blue Pegasus with a serious atmosphere!"
Parker was excited to explain Pegasus.
"Wow, how wonderful it would be to have silver full body armor wrapped around the pure blue fur!"
The Join, who had been intoxicated for a while, awkwardly scratched the back of their head.
"Of course, we still have a long way to go to get a Pegasus. If we get one one day, we will show it to the leader first."
"Yes, I look forward to it."
Parker, who talked about Pegasus once, had forgotten the aftereffects of the portal and had a very proud face.
After that, throughout the journey, there was a continuous uproar due to the performances of Ahur and Parker. The hill that came out of the forest and continued uphill was very leisurely. Still, as time passed, the frequency of passers-by from the other side increased, giving the impression that it was gradually getting closer to the city.
"Look over there, Leader!"
As soon as we climbed the hill, the obscured view was wide open. A new landscape appeared along the horizon like a fantasy.
The first thing I saw was a large, high wall and a watchtower with turrets installed. The clean, well-maintained walls reflected sunlight in a texture that was as smooth as the scales of a giant fish. All kinds of magic circles that looked luxurious even at a glance were entangled in a mess, stealing the attention of visitors. In addition, a semi-transparent round barrier created by divine power enveloped the entire city like water droplets.
It was indeed the capital of Lubarjan, a great empire where magic and divinity coexist.
That was not the end.
A large metropolis that Estio had never seen in his life stretched out splendidly beyond the strong walls. It looked like a painting, with firecrackers exploding and white doves flying through the colorful roofs, seemingly like an event even though it was daytime.
"Finally, the capital city is Eli. In the distance, you can see the Lubarjan Imperial Palace!"
"all."
First, Ahur gave a brief burst of admiration.
"Look at the glowing roof of the palace. Design is boring."
Neju, who was immersed in the scenery spreading under the hill with her eyes wide open while holding the cactus flowerpot in her arms, continued to admire.
"It's really amazing. It's not a town inhabited by people, it's just like a work of art."
"Do you even know what a work of art is?"
"Well then! It's a work of art made with beauty. I saw the capital now and felt it was very beautiful."
"I heat. It's pretty good, kid!"
Neju, who was praised by Ahur and happily exposed her white fangs, tilted her head the next moment.
"Myu. Can Neju enter a place like that?"
「What is the problem?」
"That's what other people think."
Neju raised her hairy hand and pointed to herself.
"Because Neju will be dirty."
"......"
After a pause, Estio, who was standing looking at the bottom of the hill, turned to Neju. Neju, who noticed the hardened dark blue eyes, added an explanation of her hurriedly.
"First of all, he's big. He has too much hair, and again... woo woo-woong."
"Did you pay attention to what Yeonbirang said?"
"Needs... It's been used frankly."
Neju quickly turned pale. She then put her large hands neatly on her legs.
'It's dirty all around, disgusting.'
'It's wrong to have them as allies from the beginning!'
The voice of Yeon-yeon-rang's fierce shout still lingered in my mind. At that time, Neju was awakened anew.
'that's right. People usually hate wild beasts like me.'
It was a truth the hunters had known since they entered the bald macaque colony and killed them all. Staying with S. T.O., the emotional distance that I had forgotten for a while came to mind.
'Then, could it be a mistake just for me to be with Estio?'
