Estio Book 5
- Episode 3
Then, this time, the attention of the rest of the party turned to Moobin. Even though the sleeping cactus was, Parker, Neju, and Tsuki stared intently at him, and Mubin, who had his arms crossed, was puzzled.
"What. Why? Why is everyone looking at me again?"
Then, Estio asked as if representing everyone's feelings.
"Doesn't Moobin need to return to the estate yet?"
Only after receiving the question that flew in directly did Mubin pretend to understand.
"It's embarrassing because I keep saying this over and over. I say it every time, but it's okay. Really."
Mubin, who met his gaze, asked if it was true, added with a smile.
"Well, I guess I'll have to be there anyway to fight anything else. A war fanatic like me is just leaving his seat to help develop the territory."
I mean, I was joking, but that's exactly what Moobin's role was. To fight, to slaughter, to conquer. Heiga was the family who served as a hunting dog to bring the freedom gained after the battle to the Emperor Lubarzan.
"The territory where the flags were placed until last year is quite large, so it will have to be dealt with."
After all, it is up to the vassals who follow Duke Hei. After saying that, Mubin said with a smirk and brazenly insisted.
"So it's okay if you smoke a little bit."
It was clear that he did not know the extent of the 'a little' he said, but that he would not return right away. In fact, Moobin has been away frequently in this way. The only work he did diligently was the role of a hunting dog entrusted to him by the emperor. Other than that, he has been spending his time as he pleases, such as looking for traces of dragons or roaming all over the territory to exterminate bandits.
'If necessary, I'll get back to you.'
Estio decided not to work any more. Then he checked the backlog of requests at the headquarters counter.
The receptionist who saw him took out the whole box containing the request envelopes kept.
"A total of 49 requests have arrived. Will you give them all or will you pick them up according to the conditions?"
It was an embarrassing amount for Estio, who had responded to the request for the past few years. As the Master had warned in advance, the situation is in turmoil, so requests from him have started pouring in from now on.
It was too much to get all of them. Estio requested that quests related to the imperial family be excluded from among them. Then, the number of remaining quests was reduced to 9.
'There are still many.'
He used to take up executive positions according to the master's will, but as a guild member, he seemed like a lot of nine. It was really difficult to figure out which one to choose from among those requested envelopes.
In the end, Estio took all 9 requests and went up to the room. As soon as he entered the private room where others could not enter without permission, he took off the eye patch that was crampedly covering his eyes.
"Uh, Leader, will you go to work right away?"
As he opened the request envelopes one by one and checked them, Parker crawled and spoke to him.
"You must be tired, but take a break."
"That's right! You just came back."
Neju also voiced the opinion to rest. However, while Estio nodded his head, he faithfully checked the request with his eyes. Another opinion came to Estio's ear, which he folded the last open request form and put it in an envelope.
"It's a lot of free time, but how about a vacation instead of a mission?"
This time it was Mubin. Estio looked around slowly after facing him for a moment.
Even the white-haired monkey Neju, the cactus Ahur, and the black cat Tsuki, who were originally attached to it, aside from that, the rest.
"......?"
For some reason, everyone in the party followed their own room.
Estio checked the interior again. Originally living together with Neju, he had two beds, and a large wardrobe with a pair of guild uniforms, old clothes from hometown and a faded robe that Tsuki gave him. There is a chest of drawers and a table to put personal items, but this room, which is empty and empty like furniture without an owner, was undoubtedly Estio's personal room.
When I returned to headquarters after completing the mission, it was normal to have to disband, but strangely, the team was maintained. Parker, noticing the doubt in his dark blue eyes, smiled awkwardly and hahaha.
"As a rule, I am obliged to follow the team leader without a separate disbandment order."
"Hey, I'm not a guild member, I have nowhere to go."
「Ah~ Duke, you are very annoying. If you have nowhere to go, do you pay money and stay in a guest room?"
"...don't speak in my own tone, Ahur-sama."
As if narrating Parker's inner feelings, the cactus intervening in a natural tone made Parker cry.
Ahur jumped out of Neju's arms and showed his true intentions.
"Sir, will you just disappear?"
"no."
"The room is small, so it would be difficult to get a good night's sleep."
"You can sleep on the floor. I'm used to it."
It was not something that could come out of the mouth of a man who was called the Duke of the Empire. However, it was natural for a movie star whose days of his life were all stained with the blood of war.
It was a great bed on a carpeted floor. Knowing that he was really determined to keep up, Estio let out a long sigh and said:
"I'll tell you to reserve an extra seat."
'Well, if that's the case, wouldn't it be meaningless to have a private room...?'
Parker thought, rolling his purple eyes. It used to be an exclusive room given by executives, but now the room is crowded like a multi-person room where new guild members live in common. He was about to get Parker's permission, thinking he needed to get out of his own way.
"Hey, I can't wait."
"Parker."
"Yep!"
Parker's name was called by his boss, and he trembled as if he were caught trying to run away.
"Where's the headquarters cooking department?"
"Yes? The cooking department?"
Parker, who was bewildered by the sudden appearance of the department name, came to his senses belatedly.
"Aha! You're talking about the HQ chefs."
"chef......?"
"Yes, yes. Have you been to the guild's shared dining room often? That's where the guild members are in charge. The cooking department manages everything from managing ingredients, to organizing the menu, and to high-quality dishes with great taste."
After explaining that, Parker looked again. It was because as soon as he heard about the cafeteria, Estio began to think deeply about something.
"But, Leader, why are you suddenly looking for the cooking department? If you want something to eat, I'll deliver!"
"Nope."
Estio shook his head.
"It's a request."
Parker, who was almost disappointed by the rejection of passionate favors, made a smile on his face for a moment.
"A request?"
"Yes. The culinary department has sent a request to me."
Saying so, Estio held up one of the nine envelopes. Parker, who saw the guild mark clearly stamped on the envelope, dropped a fuss.
"It's true! The cooking department. People who have only heard of the name and have never met in person feel something strange. It's like drinking a bottle of fresh milk every morning. the feeling is......."
"What?"
Parker, who was holding an absurd metaphor, barely spoke after seeing the white furry monkey tilting his head.
"Anyway, yes. It's rare that guild members exchange quests with each other, but it's really strange."
As for any intelligence department that can cooperate in any mission, individual quests like now are very rare. Parker was handed the request form to Estio and quickly checked the contents.
[ Hello? It's the chef's cheese. Two seemingly indistinguishable creatures exist in the kitchen. As a result, great chaos has been created, and accidents continue to happen every day. We ask that the leader distinguish between the real and the fake. ]
The content of the request seemed simple. It wasn't written down what kind of creature it was, but all he had to do was read his mind and distinguish the real from the fake. But Parker felt a little shaky.
"Leader, do you intend to accept this quest?"
"Yes."
Estio, feeling the need for an explanation, opened her mouth again.
"Because the location is also the headquarters."
"I will. You don't even have to go out."
The workplace where the headquarters cooking department was working was a communal canteen. It was also the place where we had our meals every day while we were staying at the headquarters.
"I don't want to ignore the need for help in the same guild."
"Yeah, okay. Then there's no need to disband, since we still have missions left."
I couldn't recommend continuing to rest even though I said I would do it myself. Parker also turned his stiff wings to prepare for a new mission.
Estio, who was staring at him like that, uttered a word as if tossing it.
"The team disbands here."
"Yes... yes? What did you just say?"
Parker answered without thinking, then looked back at Estio with bewildered eyes. Estio spoke clearly again to the members of the join who dug their ears, wondering if they had heard it wrong.
"I'm taking Parker out of this job."
"Yeah eh?!"
"Cooking department commissions don't require long trips, so there's little to worry about Parker."
Mubin kindly turned Parker's back with his mouth open, making a sound that he didn't know whether it was a question or a scream. She actually said she was. What Parker's team does is support the leader. In the case of a request for which there is no special support, he was able to exclude him from the mission with the authority of the leader. It was kind of a vacation.
A short greeting came from behind Parker's back, who had been pushed out the door with a bewildered heart.
"Have a good rest, Parker."
The door opened and closed at a speed as gentle as her voice.
Parker glanced blankly at the closed door, scratching his cheek.
"...until this happens, don't be considerate of others. Whoa-am."
The yawn I had been holding back didn't have to hide it anymore, so it popped out through my lips. After yawning, Parker wiped the tears from his eyes with the back of his hand and flapped his wings to fly. Although he was worried about what would happen next, he was also in the midst of a hard march. Now I desperately needed a break.
paddock.
Hearing the sound of the wings flapping away, the rest of the party took their seats. Neju placed the cactus on the sunny window sill, and Tsuki lay curled up in a shady corner under the bed. Estio also took off his cramped robe and hung it up, and arranged the luggage with Neju. The new assignment starts tomorrow. First of all, I wanted to rest as much as today.
smart.
As the cleanup was over, a sudden knock was heard. Guildmaster Kai said he would be busy, and Parker was exhausted both physically and mentally. Estio didn't have wide feet enough for other guests to come.
Estio put on the eye patch again and opened the door with a puzzled heart.
"who......."
"Hello! This is Ignis' fast and accurate wings, deliveryman Sheol. At the request of Bernie Parker, the leader support team, we brought an extra bed for guests and additional daily necessities."
Moobin, who was getting ready to lie down on the carpet, lifted her head. A small laugh spread among them as they remembered Parker, who faithfully fulfilled his role as a team member even though he was tired.
Estio Book 5
- Episode 3
Then, this time, the attention of the rest of the party turned to Moobin. Even though the sleeping cactus was, Parker, Neju, and Tsuki stared intently at him, and Mubin, who had his arms crossed, was puzzled.
"What. Why? Why is everyone looking at me again?"
Then, Estio asked as if representing everyone's feelings.
"Doesn't Moobin need to return to the estate yet?"
Only after receiving the question that flew in directly did Mubin pretend to understand.
"It's embarrassing because I keep saying this over and over. I say it every time, but it's okay. Really."
Mubin, who met his gaze, asked if it was true, added with a smile.
"Well, I guess I'll have to be there anyway to fight anything else. A war fanatic like me is just leaving his seat to help develop the territory."
I mean, I was joking, but that's exactly what Moobin's role was. To fight, to slaughter, to conquer. Heiga was the family who served as a hunting dog to bring the freedom gained after the battle to the Emperor Lubarzan.
"The territory where the flags were placed until last year is quite large, so it will have to be dealt with."
After all, it is up to the vassals who follow Duke Hei. After saying that, Mubin said with a smirk and brazenly insisted.
"So it's okay if you smoke a little bit."
It was clear that he did not know the extent of the 'a little' he said, but that he would not return right away. In fact, Moobin has been away frequently in this way. The only work he did diligently was the role of a hunting dog entrusted to him by the emperor. Other than that, he has been spending his time as he pleases, such as looking for traces of dragons or roaming all over the territory to exterminate bandits.
'If necessary, I'll get back to you.'
Estio decided not to work any more. Then he checked the backlog of requests at the headquarters counter.
The receptionist who saw him took out the whole box containing the request envelopes kept.
"A total of 49 requests have arrived. Will you give them all or will you pick them up according to the conditions?"
It was an embarrassing amount for Estio, who had responded to the request for the past few years. As the Master had warned in advance, the situation is in turmoil, so requests from him have started pouring in from now on.
It was too much to get all of them. Estio requested that quests related to the imperial family be excluded from among them. Then, the number of remaining quests was reduced to 9.
'There are still many.'
He used to take up executive positions according to the master's will, but as a guild member, he seemed like a lot of nine. It was really difficult to figure out which one to choose from among those requested envelopes.
In the end, Estio took all 9 requests and went up to the room. As soon as he entered the private room where others could not enter without permission, he took off the eye patch that was crampedly covering his eyes.
"Uh, Leader, will you go to work right away?"
As he opened the request envelopes one by one and checked them, Parker crawled and spoke to him.
"You must be tired, but take a break."
"That's right! You just came back."
Neju also voiced the opinion to rest. However, while Estio nodded his head, he faithfully checked the request with his eyes. Another opinion came to Estio's ear, which he folded the last open request form and put it in an envelope.
"It's a lot of free time, but how about a vacation instead of a mission?"
This time it was Mubin. Estio looked around slowly after facing him for a moment.
Even the white-haired monkey Neju, the cactus Ahur, and the black cat Tsuki, who were originally attached to it, aside from that, the rest.
"......?"
For some reason, everyone in the party followed their own room.
Estio checked the interior again. Originally living together with Neju, he had two beds, and a large wardrobe with a pair of guild uniforms, old clothes from hometown and a faded robe that Tsuki gave him. There is a chest of drawers and a table to put personal items, but this room, which is empty and empty like furniture without an owner, was undoubtedly Estio's personal room.
When I returned to headquarters after completing the mission, it was normal to have to disband, but strangely, the team was maintained. Parker, noticing the doubt in his dark blue eyes, smiled awkwardly and hahaha.
"As a rule, I am obliged to follow the team leader without a separate disbandment order."
"Hey, I'm not a guild member, I have nowhere to go."
「Ah~ Duke, you are very annoying. If you have nowhere to go, do you pay money and stay in a guest room?"
"...don't speak in my own tone, Ahur-sama."
As if narrating Parker's inner feelings, the cactus intervening in a natural tone made Parker cry.
Ahur jumped out of Neju's arms and showed his true intentions.
"Sir, will you just disappear?"
"no."
"The room is small, so it would be difficult to get a good night's sleep."
"You can sleep on the floor. I'm used to it."
It was not something that could come out of the mouth of a man who was called the Duke of the Empire. However, it was natural for a movie star whose days of his life were all stained with the blood of war.
It was a great bed on a carpeted floor. Knowing that he was really determined to keep up, Estio let out a long sigh and said:
"I'll tell you to reserve an extra seat."
'Well, if that's the case, wouldn't it be meaningless to have a private room...?'
Parker thought, rolling his purple eyes. It used to be an exclusive room given by executives, but now the room is crowded like a multi-person room where new guild members live in common. He was about to get Parker's permission, thinking he needed to get out of his own way.
"Hey, I can't wait."
"Parker."
"Yep!"
Parker's name was called by his boss, and he trembled as if he were caught trying to run away.
"Where's the headquarters cooking department?"
"Yes? The cooking department?"
Parker, who was bewildered by the sudden appearance of the department name, came to his senses belatedly.
"Aha! You're talking about the HQ chefs."
"chef......?"
"Yes, yes. Have you been to the guild's shared dining room often? That's where the guild members are in charge. The cooking department manages everything from managing ingredients, to organizing the menu, and to high-quality dishes with great taste."
After explaining that, Parker looked again. It was because as soon as he heard about the cafeteria, Estio began to think deeply about something.
"But, Leader, why are you suddenly looking for the cooking department? If you want something to eat, I'll deliver!"
"Nope."
Estio shook his head.
"It's a request."
Parker, who was almost disappointed by the rejection of passionate favors, made a smile on his face for a moment.
"A request?"
"Yes. The culinary department has sent a request to me."
Saying so, Estio held up one of the nine envelopes. Parker, who saw the guild mark clearly stamped on the envelope, dropped a fuss.
"It's true! The cooking department. People who have only heard of the name and have never met in person feel something strange. It's like drinking a bottle of fresh milk every morning. the feeling is......."
"What?"
Parker, who was holding an absurd metaphor, barely spoke after seeing the white furry monkey tilting his head.
"Anyway, yes. It's rare that guild members exchange quests with each other, but it's really strange."
As for any intelligence department that can cooperate in any mission, individual quests like now are very rare. Parker was handed the request form to Estio and quickly checked the contents.
[ Hello? It's the chef's cheese. Two seemingly indistinguishable creatures exist in the kitchen. As a result, great chaos has been created, and accidents continue to happen every day. We ask that the leader distinguish between the real and the fake. ]
The content of the request seemed simple. It wasn't written down what kind of creature it was, but all he had to do was read his mind and distinguish the real from the fake. But Parker felt a little shaky.
"Leader, do you intend to accept this quest?"
"Yes."
Estio, feeling the need for an explanation, opened her mouth again.
"Because the location is also the headquarters."
"I will. You don't even have to go out."
The workplace where the headquarters cooking department was working was a communal canteen. It was also the place where we had our meals every day while we were staying at the headquarters.
"I don't want to ignore the need for help in the same guild."
"Yeah, okay. Then there's no need to disband, since we still have missions left."
I couldn't recommend continuing to rest even though I said I would do it myself. Parker also turned his stiff wings to prepare for a new mission.
Estio, who was staring at him like that, uttered a word as if tossing it.
"The team disbands here."
"Yes... yes? What did you just say?"
Parker answered without thinking, then looked back at Estio with bewildered eyes. Estio spoke clearly again to the members of the join who dug their ears, wondering if they had heard it wrong.
"I'm taking Parker out of this job."
"Yeah eh?!"
"Cooking department commissions don't require long trips, so there's little to worry about Parker."
Mubin kindly turned Parker's back with his mouth open, making a sound that he didn't know whether it was a question or a scream. She actually said she was. What Parker's team does is support the leader. In the case of a request for which there is no special support, he was able to exclude him from the mission with the authority of the leader. It was kind of a vacation.
A short greeting came from behind Parker's back, who had been pushed out the door with a bewildered heart.
"Have a good rest, Parker."
The door opened and closed at a speed as gentle as her voice.
Parker glanced blankly at the closed door, scratching his cheek.
"...until this happens, don't be considerate of others. Whoa-am."
The yawn I had been holding back didn't have to hide it anymore, so it popped out through my lips. After yawning, Parker wiped the tears from his eyes with the back of his hand and flapped his wings to fly. Although he was worried about what would happen next, he was also in the midst of a hard march. Now I desperately needed a break.
paddock.
Hearing the sound of the wings flapping away, the rest of the party took their seats. Neju placed the cactus on the sunny window sill, and Tsuki lay curled up in a shady corner under the bed. Estio also took off his cramped robe and hung it up, and arranged the luggage with Neju. The new assignment starts tomorrow. First of all, I wanted to rest as much as today.
smart.
As the cleanup was over, a sudden knock was heard. Guildmaster Kai said he would be busy, and Parker was exhausted both physically and mentally. Estio didn't have wide feet enough for other guests to come.
Estio put on the eye patch again and opened the door with a puzzled heart.
"who......."
"Hello! This is Ignis' fast and accurate wings, deliveryman Sheol. At the request of Bernie Parker, the leader support team, we brought an extra bed for guests and additional daily necessities."
Moobin, who was getting ready to lie down on the carpet, lifted her head. A small laugh spread among them as they remembered Parker, who faithfully fulfilled his role as a team member even though he was tired.
