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Estio - Chapter 83

Published at 19th of May 2022 06:47:05 AM


Chapter 83

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Estio chapter 83

83

 

4 Estio

 

- Episode 7

 

"I'm worried about this. It's raining like this. Is Tsuki doing well?"

 

It was just last night that Estio's black cat disappeared.

 

Tsuki is an arrogant cat that appears and disappears as he pleases. Even though he thought he had disappeared, he appeared at some point and rubbed his head against the hem of Estio's robe.

 

But this time, the gap was a little long. Tsuki, who has never been away from her for more than half a day since Estio suggested 'Let's go together', is ignorant of the day.

 

Even in the midst of that, the rain and wind blew like a downpour.

 

Estio, who maintains his composure unlike Parker, took his eyes off the stinging rain that hit the window.

 

"Tsuki hates water, so he'll come inside right away."

 

An ordinary tiger might like water, but it seems that Tsuki had a little bit of cat factor.

 

Hearing that, Ahur jumped up from his spot.

 

「Huh, come to think of it, it looks just like our tiger!」

 

「……」

 

"It was somehow familiar. An unfamiliar plant will give off the scent of a tiger. big! Sujeong Sujeong, will you marry me? Never get a drop of water on the leaves!"

 

「……」

 

In the bizarre scene where the crystal flower didn't say a word and only the cactus chatted happily alone, Moobin muttered, stealing a cold sweat.

 

"Calm down, Mr. Cactus. If you don't put a drop of water on it, you're going to die right?"

 

"Why again!"

 

"Because it's a plant."

 

"Ah, that's right. I accept good logic."

 

Ahur quickly understood. The absurd threat of giving the flower a drop of water and drying it to death was quickly revoked.

 

The rain that started pouring down suddenly continued for four days.

 

It was rainy season. Typhoons that spread throughout Lubarjan in the summer hit the empire without fail this year as well. The dark clouds that came down from the northeast meandered endlessly like a huge mountain range.

 

Kururu!

 

The sky with thunderclouds lit a torch.

 

"I don't think it will stop."

 

"Now that the rainy season has started, the next two or three weeks will be fine."

 

Estio and his party, who were tied to the Guild Ellie branch while waiting for a call from a client, had to maintain their indoor life only because of the rainy season that started as if it had been woven on purpose.

 

"The laundry doesn't dry, bye......."

 

Neju had washed it at the best, but while it was drying, it got wet and scruffy, hugging the scruffy laundry and crying. Parker, on the other hand, was happy with the period when he could do nothing and rest well, calling it the 'golden rainy season' and congratulating him.

 

The originally chatty cactus spent much time sitting next to the crystal flower pot and looking out the window in the rain. Mubin, who saw it, smirked, saying that the crystal flower seemed to have liked her, but Ahur was rather proud. Others could see that Ahur really liked the pure white flowers next to her.

 

Exactly seven days later, an invitation arrived from the Imperial Palace.

 

"Pureung!"

 

The invitation from the princess was none other than a silver carriage that ran through the rough rain. Even wet in the rain, the white horses with their shining manes fluttered vigorously.

 

One knight got off the wagon that stopped in front of the guild building. Instead of armor, he was wearing an epaulette with the imperial design over the knight's uniform, which he wore in brief.

 

"This is Talun D. Zephyrus, the knight serving the First Princess. The bad weather will make it difficult to move, but we will take you to the destination without any inconvenience. Please accept the invitation."

 

The knight, who entered the guild lobby, greeted Estio and the others while holding an umbrella dripping with rainwater as if handling a sword. Seeing through the window, Parker, who felt the eyes of the horses armed with armor and helmets were a little terrifying, shrugged his wings and asked carefully.

 

"I, knight, if I get on this carriage, will I go straight to the Imperial Palace?"

 

"Yes. My master has made all the preparations, so now listen carefully and answer me."

 

The yellow-haired knight who identified himself as Tallinn announced the full-scale mission.

 

"From the moment you get into the carriage waiting outside, you are members of a special guild where Moobin R. Hey is tasked with escorting the Duke, and the Duke will participate in the birthday celebration of the First Princess."

 

It was most natural to use Moobin's identity to enter the Imperial Palace without being noticed. It was a plan that the princess devised at will, but it was a convincing story, so she agreed with everyone.

 

"If an uncontested problem arises in the palace, the imperial family will not protect you. For security reasons, the details of the contract will not be documented and will be omitted. Do you agree and accept the above activities?"

 

Everyone's eyes turned to Estio. He overcame the Duke and Guild Master and naturally took the decision.

 

People and non-humans, nobles and non-nobles, and even opaque beings that cannot even differentiate between races.

 

The central point that united this special group was Estio.

 

"I'll leave right away."

 

There was no reason to hesitate as the request had already been agreed upon. Mubin, who stood up following Estio, who had made a decision immediately, stood tall in front of her princess' knight, Talun.

 

"Wait, what seat is that?"

 

"This is the 21st birthday celebration of His Majesty the First Princess Marisa."

 

"Is that already this month?"

 

"Yes, sir. The exact birthday has already passed. You are invited to a public banquet for celebration."

 

The knight's demeanor was polite, but somehow sharp.

 

Even though he knew the reason, Mubin passed Talun pretending not to know.

 

'Princess Marisa. When I saw him at the flower shop, he still looked like a girl, but he's already twenty-one.'

 

From the beginning, I wasn't very interested in her. Of course, she remembered with great care that the emperor was stuck, and she even raised a sword to fulfill her duties as a duke. But that's all she is.

 

For Moobin, Princess Marisa and other children of the imperial family are merely heirs of the monarch who will lead the next generation, rather than nephews. She admitted that fact in her head, but she didn't want to be close emotionally.

 

It was like a flag hanging from the roof of the Duke of Heyga's mansion, built in a desolate territory. The imperial flag that always flaps in the same place is certainly a glorious thing. However, he does not respectfully manage it like his own sword.

 

"...I don't need a present, right?"

 

Mubin scratched his head and muttered. It was the first time outside of her childhood to attend her nephew's birthday party. Even if he hadn't paid attention, the gift from the Duke Heyga had already arrived, following his instructions.

 

In fact, the princess's birthday is just a cause that they put around to help Estio, but trying to do something she wasn't supposed to do was a bit silly for nothing.

 

Estio, who had been silently watching such a movein, turned his head, pretending not to know. He wasn't the housekeeper he was going to get involved with, and if it was a matter for her relatives, there was no way Estio would know more than Movin, and there was no way he would have any advice to give.

 

Before departure, Estio went up to the room for a while.

 

"Ahur."

 

"Nem."

 

"I will leave the crystal flower here. The guild cleaning service member has decided to keep the room tidy and take care of it every day."

 

As it is, it is a small flower that serves its purpose as a window decoration. Estio asked the desk to take good care of this little crystal flower.

 

In the meantime, I also asked Ahur, who has been particularly attached to the crystal flower for the past few days, for his opinion.

 

"Would you like to stay here with the crystal flower too?"

 

"me? Of course I am!"

 

The cactus jumped out and snuggled into his arms.

 

「I follow Estio without asking or questioning anything! This is my code of conduct."

 

It was Ahur who brazenly chirped while staying close to the crystal flower throughout his stay in the dormitory.

 

Parker tilted his head when he saw the cactus flirting with him like a small animal.

 

"It's surprising. I thought Ahur-sama would beg you to take the crystal flower pot with you too!"

 

"Wow, creepy. Through that storm, to the terrifying palace where the emperor lives, our little and fragile Sujeong? It's too terrifying to even imagine..."

 

To the extent that anyone heard it, the emperor felt like a monster living in a cave. Although Ahur was a plant, he expressed his strangely uncomfortable feelings toward the Rubarzan imperial family.

 

When asked the reason, the cactus trembled with thorns and replied:

 

"Originally, I don't like the top. shortness of breath. That's why I don't even hike."

 

"Cactus can't live in the mountains."

 

"What is the difference between being human? Do you not know how frightening mountaintops are?"

 

"Why are you afraid?"

 

The winged joiners are a race that lives on cliffs. Since childhood, Parker was not afraid of high places because he was a Parker who grew up flying among the branches that stretched high.

 

"Alyadrim. A human who is neither an Absolute nor a Adjuster has risen to the top! What does this mean?"

 

Ahur spoke softly.

 

"The imperial palace means a place where, depending on the Emperor's mood, he can't speak even if his neck is broken. If you can't hear me even if you talk, what's the difference between you and our plants?"

 

It was such an accurate interpretation that Parker had nothing more to say. From the plant's point of view, class meant that.

 

「Hey, even the flower buds of plants like us can be broken with just your eyes...!」

 

"If you are very afraid, Ahur-do, just stay here."

 

"I'm a cactus, so I can cut some flowers. not death."

 

The cactus, who had been pretending to be pitiful, changed his stance abruptly at the word of Estio.

 

"I… take me too."

 

But Ahur wasn't the only one who changed his stance. The crystal flower, who had been silent all this time, began to speak quietly.

 

"I want to go to her."

 

In the end, Crystal Flower and Ahur were placed side by side in Neju's arms, without even arguing with each other. Neju, holding a flowerpot in each of her arms, smiled with an innocent face.

 

"It feels like my family is growing.

 

Then, Parker and Moobin, who were sitting in the opposite seat, exchanged complex glances with each other.

 

'I don't know for sure, but that crystal flower...'

 

'I don't think I have a normal personality.'

 

The two couldn't hear the crystal flower's voice. Ahur was just a cactus that evolved specially after drinking Estio's blood, but the crystal flower was an ordinary plant, so it couldn't move voluntarily.

 

But even if I didn't hear it, I knew it.

 

That little flower is like Ahur!

 

'Leader-sama must be full of Ahur alone.'

 

'Does the little monkey treat plants as a family?'

 

The wagon departed with their thoughts in mind.





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