Estio Volume 3
- Episode 26
「?!」
The cactus flinched greatly.
"I was wrong..."
He was a cactus who usually just went out as he wanted, but with a word from Estio, he became noticeably calmer. Estio, who immediately apologized and glanced at Ahur, who had become pale, muttered to himself.
'It was said that Parker would hate me, not me.'
How pathetic was the dead cactus branch. Still, I was thinking that it was necessary to hold on to Ahur's self-righteous tone at some point.
'......I don't need to point out that far.'
If Ahur's standard of behavior was entirely up to Estio, it would have been better to let him misunderstand.
If it was an ordinary plant in the past, Ahur met Estio and became equipped with social functions. Ahur, a plant that communicated with humans, was now seen as a single person in the eyes of others.
Ahur had to learn to live with people if he didn't immediately return to his native desert. The habit of speaking as you please, like now, was easy to antagonize people.
Of course, Estio still had a hard time getting along with people. The social language was unfamiliar and there were many times when I made mistakes because I was ignorant. However, there was a big difference between 'not knowing from the beginning' and 'knowing but not making an effort'.
At least, Estio wanted Ahur to be the plant he was working on.
not for others It was to survive in a world where people who were different from others were wrong.
"Ah. Leader, this way! Hehe."
As soon as he got down to the first floor, Parker, who was waiting, showed his arms crossed to Estio. Parker took his boss and headed to the table by the window in the guild lobby. There were piles of papers piled up on the round table.
As they approached, a young woman in a white shirt and long trousers jumped up to greet them.
"Hello! I'm 'Skylar Tief', the leader of the Ignis Advanced Information Management Department."
"This is Estio."
Skyler was a noble with a surname attached to his name. In this way, the guild had a number of noble-born employees. It was mainly because people who did not inherit the title because of being a woman or who were not properly recognized for their abilities because of other social prejudices applied to the guild.
So did Skyler Tief.
"It is an honor to actually meet the leader."
With her soft brown hair reminiscent of caramel cut short to the nape of her neck, she smiled and suggested a seat.
While the others were sitting, Neju weighed so much that she couldn't sit on the chair and curled up, hugging a small flowerpot.
"How many materials are you looking for?"
"Two things."
As an employee who manages information, Skyler went straight to the point. Customers who ask for data research are usually impatient. Estio was not her guest, but a member of her same guild, but in the end her purpose of coming to her was the same.
So, Skyler focused on what information the other person wanted.
"Are you the kind of person I can talk to here?"
"......The one is."
It meant that if one of the two was okay, the other was a secret request. Skyler pulled out a portable quill from his small waist bag.
"Okay. Can you tell me something good first?"
"I'm looking for someone."
"Yes, it's a person search. Now! Fill out this form and describe the person you're looking for."
The information management team leader picked out a suitable request paper from among the piles of documents and handed it over to S.T.O together with a pen.
"Arab show."
"Why are you doing this, Mr. Parker?"
"No. Uh, that's it."
Parker looked at the request form Estio was writing with shaky eyes.
<Name: Isaac>
The name of the subject was heard from Ryan, so of course Parker knew. But underneath that was the problem.
Estio briefly wrote down the age of Cy Rian's father, as well as hair color, eye color, family relationships, and even his usual speech habits and accent.
'You must have heard nothing about the kid's father, didn't he?'
Parker, who had almost fallen into doubt unintentionally, realized the reason belatedly.
"Ah!"
"Surprising. What, really? Is there any problem with the documents?"
Skyler, startled, glared at him, but Parker only waved his hand with an apologetic expression.
'Of course you know! You're not someone else, you're the leader.'
As far as Parker knew, Estio was the only person he knew as if he had seen him in person.
Somehow, I just asked Rian his name and didn't ask anything else, so I thought he was just pretending to find him.
However, his promise to search for the 'lost father' he shared with the child was not empty words. During the brief meeting with Rihanna, Estio must have read the child's mind.
And the image of the father Isaac that the child remembers has been transferred intact. To the extent that the meticulously written documents are insufficient.
"Originally, you should fill out more documents, but I'll skip it. It's not an official request."
Skyler, who received the request form, took it apart and marked it. That search request with a red seal will be treated as a top priority as soon as it is delivered to the team.
"Okay then, now."
It was the moment she was about to suggest that she move first for the rest of the secret information request.
bang!
The guild building door opened with a loud noise. The door that someone had opened radically creaked almost as if it was about to fall off after bumping into a large flowerpot on the opposite side. The flowerpot that had been hit by the door leaf also fell horribly, spilling soil on the smooth floor.
"......"
Everyone in the lobby shut their mouths at once and focused their attention. The men who strode in after creating a commotion were all wearing orange clothes.
From the familiar outfit and the crimson guild mark on his right shoulder, Coincidentally, they were people Estio knew.
'Balista Guild?'
It was the Ballista Guild members they met in Rainville. At that time, the five people, who neither increased nor decreased, stood in front of the counter with great momentum.
"Uh, what did you come here for?"
"What......?"
The ballista guild members glared at the counter staff, who seemed to be nervous.
"No, call it a question now!"
"Hey."
"Oh, what are you doing here, Guild-El?"
A man who spoke curiously banged the counter desk.
"I have come to order."
The counter staff, who had been completely frozen, gave a stupid expression. Then he glanced over the shoulders of the guests who had come and asked again.
"I, maybe that mark is a ballista... aren't you from the guild?"
"I do know! I didn't know the kid I met yesterday. I guess the Ignis guild under the world was interested in a lesser guild like us?"
The expressions of the ballista guild members who remembered the humiliation suffered by Estio the day before suddenly darkened. They were the first to argue, but they were just trying to scare you, and didn't want to see blood. But in that situation, a ferocious tiger that even the ghosts will cry will appear.
Although the wounds were completely healed with the help of a healer, the shoulder that was bitten by the black tiger still throbbed.
"I'm sorry, but Ignis, we do not exchange quests with other guilds."
"Huh?"
The man, who had been distracted for a moment by the thought of Heukho, raised his chin in dissatisfaction. The counter staff reminded me again with a very sorry expression.
"We feel very regretful that we have to convey this kind of refusal to customers who have come to us with confidence. We hope to see you again in another opportunity."
This time, the complexion of the ballista guild members who knew them well had changed.
"You must have said that we were guests a while ago!"
"That's right! Is it okay to discriminate against customers?"
"We're going to pay for a commission, but on what grounds you won't accept it!"
A cold sweat was dripping down the back of the counter staff who tried to stop the five protesting violently by sticking to the counter like a swarm of bees.
"He, that is, guests, members belonging to other guilds cannot be accepted as clients. This applies to all guilds, and not just Ignis……"
"Damn it, we're stuck on this one!"
A swear word erupted out of nowhere. As they trembled, the ink bottle they had placed on the desk spilled and rolled on the floor. Although black ink splattered on the orange clothes and became very dirty, they did not care and polished the counter staff.
"Tell the Master to come out now!"
"No, just calm down."
"It's a real bastard! It sounds like a real thing!"
An untimely commotion ensued. Papers piled up, bottles shattered, and fallen flowerpots drooping helplessly.
Estio, who was watching the truth of what the ballista guild members were doing at a distant lobby table, had a question inside.
'Until yesterday, people were full of bad feelings toward Ignis.'
They even advised Estio to leave Ignis as soon as possible.
But now, even at first glance, it wasn't a very negative feeling. I had to tell the truth, but those five people came to me urgently because I really needed help, not because I didn't like the Ignis Guild. Something wasn't right.
It was at the moment when he felt suspicious and was about to activate his abilities and contact him more deeply.
"Rule Violation."
A weak voice interrupted the commotion. It was so noisy that other people had not yet noticed, but Estio could clearly hear the girl's voice full of serious intent.
"Damage to property, obstruction of business, and, in accordance with the Union Rules, entering other guild members in each branch's guild building are considered provocations."
keying.
As the magical mass was reconstructed, the sound of it taking on a single shape echoed in my ears. The scarred hand holding the blue shining spear pointed in a certain direction without mercy.
The first thing that Changnal aimed at was the head of a ballista guild member who was fervently complaining.
"Killing."
"......!"
As soon as he recognized who the voice was, Estio jumped up from his seat.
Her ivory hair, tied up in a bundle, swayed in a trajectory like a poisonous snake. A suffocatingly strong emotion rose beyond the dark skin color. Estio had already seen the color of such a creepy emotion.
Desire to kill someone.
'With fuel efficiency.'
it was her.
Estio Volume 3
- Episode 26
「?!」
The cactus flinched greatly.
"I was wrong..."
He was a cactus who usually just went out as he wanted, but with a word from Estio, he became noticeably calmer. Estio, who immediately apologized and glanced at Ahur, who had become pale, muttered to himself.
'It was said that Parker would hate me, not me.'
How pathetic was the dead cactus branch. Still, I was thinking that it was necessary to hold on to Ahur's self-righteous tone at some point.
'......I don't need to point out that far.'
If Ahur's standard of behavior was entirely up to Estio, it would have been better to let him misunderstand.
If it was an ordinary plant in the past, Ahur met Estio and became equipped with social functions. Ahur, a plant that communicated with humans, was now seen as a single person in the eyes of others.
Ahur had to learn to live with people if he didn't immediately return to his native desert. The habit of speaking as you please, like now, was easy to antagonize people.
Of course, Estio still had a hard time getting along with people. The social language was unfamiliar and there were many times when I made mistakes because I was ignorant. However, there was a big difference between 'not knowing from the beginning' and 'knowing but not making an effort'.
At least, Estio wanted Ahur to be the plant he was working on.
not for others It was to survive in a world where people who were different from others were wrong.
"Ah. Leader, this way! Hehe."
As soon as he got down to the first floor, Parker, who was waiting, showed his arms crossed to Estio. Parker took his boss and headed to the table by the window in the guild lobby. There were piles of papers piled up on the round table.
As they approached, a young woman in a white shirt and long trousers jumped up to greet them.
"Hello! I'm 'Skylar Tief', the leader of the Ignis Advanced Information Management Department."
"This is Estio."
Skyler was a noble with a surname attached to his name. In this way, the guild had a number of noble-born employees. It was mainly because people who did not inherit the title because of being a woman or who were not properly recognized for their abilities because of other social prejudices applied to the guild.
So did Skyler Tief.
"It is an honor to actually meet the leader."
With her soft brown hair reminiscent of caramel cut short to the nape of her neck, she smiled and suggested a seat.
While the others were sitting, Neju weighed so much that she couldn't sit on the chair and curled up, hugging a small flowerpot.
"How many materials are you looking for?"
"Two things."
As an employee who manages information, Skyler went straight to the point. Customers who ask for data research are usually impatient. Estio was not her guest, but a member of her same guild, but in the end her purpose of coming to her was the same.
So, Skyler focused on what information the other person wanted.
"Are you the kind of person I can talk to here?"
"......The one is."
It meant that if one of the two was okay, the other was a secret request. Skyler pulled out a portable quill from his small waist bag.
"Okay. Can you tell me something good first?"
"I'm looking for someone."
"Yes, it's a person search. Now! Fill out this form and describe the person you're looking for."
The information management team leader picked out a suitable request paper from among the piles of documents and handed it over to S.T.O together with a pen.
"Arab show."
"Why are you doing this, Mr. Parker?"
"No. Uh, that's it."
Parker looked at the request form Estio was writing with shaky eyes.
<Name: Isaac>
The name of the subject was heard from Ryan, so of course Parker knew. But underneath that was the problem.
Estio briefly wrote down the age of Cy Rian's father, as well as hair color, eye color, family relationships, and even his usual speech habits and accent.
'You must have heard nothing about the kid's father, didn't he?'
Parker, who had almost fallen into doubt unintentionally, realized the reason belatedly.
"Ah!"
"Surprising. What, really? Is there any problem with the documents?"
Skyler, startled, glared at him, but Parker only waved his hand with an apologetic expression.
'Of course you know! You're not someone else, you're the leader.'
As far as Parker knew, Estio was the only person he knew as if he had seen him in person.
Somehow, I just asked Rian his name and didn't ask anything else, so I thought he was just pretending to find him.
However, his promise to search for the 'lost father' he shared with the child was not empty words. During the brief meeting with Rihanna, Estio must have read the child's mind.
And the image of the father Isaac that the child remembers has been transferred intact. To the extent that the meticulously written documents are insufficient.
"Originally, you should fill out more documents, but I'll skip it. It's not an official request."
Skyler, who received the request form, took it apart and marked it. That search request with a red seal will be treated as a top priority as soon as it is delivered to the team.
"Okay then, now."
It was the moment she was about to suggest that she move first for the rest of the secret information request.
bang!
The guild building door opened with a loud noise. The door that someone had opened radically creaked almost as if it was about to fall off after bumping into a large flowerpot on the opposite side. The flowerpot that had been hit by the door leaf also fell horribly, spilling soil on the smooth floor.
"......"
Everyone in the lobby shut their mouths at once and focused their attention. The men who strode in after creating a commotion were all wearing orange clothes.
From the familiar outfit and the crimson guild mark on his right shoulder, Coincidentally, they were people Estio knew.
'Balista Guild?'
It was the Ballista Guild members they met in Rainville. At that time, the five people, who neither increased nor decreased, stood in front of the counter with great momentum.
"Uh, what did you come here for?"
"What......?"
The ballista guild members glared at the counter staff, who seemed to be nervous.
"No, call it a question now!"
"Hey."
"Oh, what are you doing here, Guild-El?"
A man who spoke curiously banged the counter desk.
"I have come to order."
The counter staff, who had been completely frozen, gave a stupid expression. Then he glanced over the shoulders of the guests who had come and asked again.
"I, maybe that mark is a ballista... aren't you from the guild?"
"I do know! I didn't know the kid I met yesterday. I guess the Ignis guild under the world was interested in a lesser guild like us?"
The expressions of the ballista guild members who remembered the humiliation suffered by Estio the day before suddenly darkened. They were the first to argue, but they were just trying to scare you, and didn't want to see blood. But in that situation, a ferocious tiger that even the ghosts will cry will appear.
Although the wounds were completely healed with the help of a healer, the shoulder that was bitten by the black tiger still throbbed.
"I'm sorry, but Ignis, we do not exchange quests with other guilds."
"Huh?"
The man, who had been distracted for a moment by the thought of Heukho, raised his chin in dissatisfaction. The counter staff reminded me again with a very sorry expression.
"We feel very regretful that we have to convey this kind of refusal to customers who have come to us with confidence. We hope to see you again in another opportunity."
This time, the complexion of the ballista guild members who knew them well had changed.
"You must have said that we were guests a while ago!"
"That's right! Is it okay to discriminate against customers?"
"We're going to pay for a commission, but on what grounds you won't accept it!"
A cold sweat was dripping down the back of the counter staff who tried to stop the five protesting violently by sticking to the counter like a swarm of bees.
"He, that is, guests, members belonging to other guilds cannot be accepted as clients. This applies to all guilds, and not just Ignis……"
"Damn it, we're stuck on this one!"
A swear word erupted out of nowhere. As they trembled, the ink bottle they had placed on the desk spilled and rolled on the floor. Although black ink splattered on the orange clothes and became very dirty, they did not care and polished the counter staff.
"Tell the Master to come out now!"
"No, just calm down."
"It's a real bastard! It sounds like a real thing!"
An untimely commotion ensued. Papers piled up, bottles shattered, and fallen flowerpots drooping helplessly.
Estio, who was watching the truth of what the ballista guild members were doing at a distant lobby table, had a question inside.
'Until yesterday, people were full of bad feelings toward Ignis.'
They even advised Estio to leave Ignis as soon as possible.
But now, even at first glance, it wasn't a very negative feeling. I had to tell the truth, but those five people came to me urgently because I really needed help, not because I didn't like the Ignis Guild. Something wasn't right.
It was at the moment when he felt suspicious and was about to activate his abilities and contact him more deeply.
"Rule Violation."
A weak voice interrupted the commotion. It was so noisy that other people had not yet noticed, but Estio could clearly hear the girl's voice full of serious intent.
"Damage to property, obstruction of business, and, in accordance with the Union Rules, entering other guild members in each branch's guild building are considered provocations."
keying.
As the magical mass was reconstructed, the sound of it taking on a single shape echoed in my ears. The scarred hand holding the blue shining spear pointed in a certain direction without mercy.
The first thing that Changnal aimed at was the head of a ballista guild member who was fervently complaining.
"Killing."
"......!"
As soon as he recognized who the voice was, Estio jumped up from his seat.
Her ivory hair, tied up in a bundle, swayed in a trajectory like a poisonous snake. A suffocatingly strong emotion rose beyond the dark skin color. Estio had already seen the color of such a creepy emotion.
Desire to kill someone.
'With fuel efficiency.'
it was her.
