- Episode 1
Chapter 5 Color (2)
Estio woke up around dawn when the horizon was ripening to a bluish color. The newborn sunlight bloomed and mixed with the still hazy darkness, crushing the cold dew. Under the vague lighting that was neither bright nor dark, Estio blinked blankly.
And slowly opened his mouth.
"...what are you doing?"
"Ah, good morning!"
The cactus found him awake and greeted him with a cheerful morning. Estio got up from the booth and gave Ahur a questionable look.
"Do you even know how to walk?"
「Ugh, I woke up and I was surprised to see a cactus walking around all of a sudden. I was shocked too."
Ahur was walking around in the flowerpot. Somehow, with the roots that had slipped out from under the flowerpot, he walked around with his gunshots, as fast and natural as a four-legged beast. He even knew how to jump that way.
"...I'm scared."
Neju, who had been awake before him, spoke with trembling eyes. Estio, who had not yet slept and washed his face with a hazy feeling, responded indifferently.
"Neju, there's nothing to fear, it's something to celebrate that Ahur is able to walk on his own."
"What about that?"
"Think. If you have the will but can't move your body at all, how uncomfortable it would be."
That's right."
Neju meekly agreed with his opinion.
"Congratulations, Ahur."
"Congratulations!"
"thanks."
The two congratulated Ahur for being able to move freely. Estio was still the only one who could understand the language of plants, but Neju, who was able to roughly interpret the meaning through Ahur's actions, smiled brightly.
Parker, who woke up one step late and stared blankly at the difficult scene, raised the corners of his mouth awkwardly.
"Uh, Estio-sama's friends... It's really unique."
Talking white-haired monkey, walking cactus. No matter how you look at it, it wasn't an ordinary combination, but after seeing Estio's abilities last night, Parker was somehow able to convince him, no matter how unusual he was.
'Cactus can walk a little. If it's Estio-sama, I wouldn't be too surprised if he said he'd befriended a dragon.'
The ability to read minds and make them dominate and obey. If it was Estio's ability to drive away all the ferocious harpuas with a single word, nothing would be impossible. Here, Parker spreads his wings to start his stretching. As his flawless white wings spread out, Estio looked at him with curious eyes.
"It's great."
"Yes?"
"wing."
"Oh, hehe. Thank you."
Parker's face, who was proud of his wings as a member of the Joining tribe, turned red. After waking up, they washed their faces with the water they had provided and set off the carriage. And I simply had breakfast in the running car.
"Ahur, do you need water?"
Estio, who was tearing his share of bread, remembered that he had not watered the cactus for a while and asked.
"It's okay. full stomach."
"...Did you take it separately?"
"No, No."
Ahur leaned roughly against the wall of the wagon, waving branches like a middle-aged man out of a boat.
"Uh, what are you talking about, but actually, yesterday when Estio got hurt."
"Yes."
"Did you bleed a lot?"
"Yes?"
"blood."
This time, Ahur added cutely to break the atmosphere that was starting to become grotesque.
"That's what I eat. Hehe."
Estio blinked his eyes slowly.
"You mean you drank my blood...?"
「Ugly.」
I tried to look as cute as possible, but there was no change in Estio's expression.
"Do not misunderstand. I was a slender tree that couldn't even move back then. I never ate it on purpose. Somehow, it spilled out on me... I only tasted the real thing.」
Looking back, Estio was holding Ahur in his arms at that time. Even after being bitten by Harpua, Ahur did not hurt a single thorn because he wrapped the flowerpot safely, instead, he absorbed the blood he shed.
"And for the first time in my life, flowers bloom! Voila!"
Hearing those words, I noticed a single bright red flower the size of a fingernail at the tip of a branch that was supposed to be the head. In the morning, Estio gave a curious glance at the small flowers that he had not seen.
"It's strange. Did you eat my blood to make flowers bloom?"
'No, usually the focus is on how plants got to walk on blood.'
Parker, who was muttering a baguette next to him, broke out in a cold sweat, but no one cared. Estio lightly touched her delicate petals with her fingertips.
"Come on, it's a present. Please accept my heart."
Ahur shyly dropped the flower into his palm. Estio stared blankly at the flower the size of his fingernail and then burst into laughter.
"thank you."
"No. Thank you for raising me."
Just as a human and a plant were expressing their gratitude to each other, a faint red light suddenly flowed out of Estio's palm.
"?"
When he stretched out his hand again, he saw a tiny flower stalk, melting like jelly, exuding a sweet fragrance. And it didn't take long for it to disappear without a trace.
"The flowers have melted."
"That's it."
Parker did not do much anymore, but even when the flowers melted, he was not impressed. Estio stared at the melted petals, and his eyes widened astonished when he noticed that the red light had suddenly shifted to her shoulder. He gently caressed his injured shoulder, then loosened the bandage that had been wrapped around him.
The wound was healed as if it had been washed away.
"...This flower seems to have healing powers."
"Woah. Is this the dog-friendly part?"
Ahur, who was unaware of the fact that he had made flowers, admired them together. Estio put on the guild robe she had taken off as she wiped her better shoulder again, not even a scar.
flutter.
The hem of a black robe neatly covered her shoulders to her knees. He fastened the white buttons and called for Neju.
"Yes, yes."
"What?"
"Perhaps."
The carriage had passed through the deserted fields and entered the main road. Outside the window, other wagons were often seen.
"Did Tsuki come and go all night?"
At that question, the white fur monkey revealed its white teeth and laughed.
"Wow, half right and half wrong."
"Half right and half..."
"Tsuki has been riding this wagon together since last night."
It seems that it was not a dream that the black cat murmured all night. Estio, nodding his head, gulped the carriage window open.
Suddenly the window was opened, and a strong wind rushed in, blowing tissues and light envelopes here and there. Estio stuck his head out in the wind.
"Eh, Estio-sama! It's dangerous to act like that in a moving wagon!"
Parker thought and dried it, but he didn't care, pulled it all the way down to his waist and looked up at the roof of the wagon. The wagon was moving so fast that a gust of wind blew through his dark hair.
"Tsuki."
He reached for the carriage roof, but did not reach it. There was no sound, but he opened his mouth again with conviction.
"Tsuki, I know you're there."
......Meow.
The black cat, who choked in dissatisfaction, poked her head slightly from the roof. Seeing Tsuki balancing easily even on a moving carriage, Estio reached out once more.
"It's dangerous on the roof. Please come inside."
"You look more dangerous than me."
While moaning, Tsuki gently placed his front foot on his hand. Then he nimbly climbed into his arms and slammed into the window. Estio saw this and followed the black cat and put his head in and closed the window.
The wind blew and the carriage passed by was a mess. Parker, with the handkerchief he had laid on his lap while eating his bread, rested on top of his head, looked at the black cat with a puzzled look.
"cat......?"
Tsuki quickly turned his head, sat down on the softest cushion, and started licking his front paws.
"It's Tsuki."
Estio introduced a black cat while arranging her hair that was scattered in the wind with her hands.
"Is Estio-sama's cat?"
"No. Tsuki is not a cat with owners."
"Yes? So is it a stray cat?"
"Not a thief, just a cat."
"Ah."
Parker quietly shut his mouth with a determined momentum. I wondered if he was Estio's friend again, so he awkwardly looked at Tsuki. Just then, he ran into Tsuki's Odd-Eye, who was observing them.
nah ah
The black cat cried with discomfort. Then he slowly changed his posture and laid his front feet on his stomach. Seeing the tail waving softly, Parker had the courage to say hello.
"Oh, hello?"
"What is this motherfucker?"
The cat wags its tail wasn't as good a sign as Parker thought. Tsuki was quite annoyed with the unfamiliar join group.
"I'm Parker. We belong to the same guild, and I'm in charge of guiding you to the headquarters."
At Estio's explanation, Tsuki turned his head to stop his waving tail. Tsuki, who had let Estio sit in the seat next to him, muttered as he put his chin on his lap.
"It was fine."
"?"
"wound."
The smell of blood disappeared as if washed away. He smiled slightly at the black cat, who grunted and always focused on his condition.
"Yes. Ahur helped me and I was healed."
"What kind of talent does that little cactus have?"
"He has healing powers."
The black cat's gaze flickered toward the cactus. When his name appeared, Ahur twisted his branches and became ashamed.
「Wow, the tiger is cute. will you marry me?"
"Ahur, I'm not proposing to anyone."
Ahur, who already knew that Tsuki was a black tiger, called him a tiger and liked him. Estio resolutely restrained the cactus that was flirting with Tsuki and opened his mouth again.
"Tsuki, if you're going to follow me anyway..."
"You are not following me. I just happened to pass by and saw an injury."
We've been living together since we were little, and now it's a different story. Tsuki bluntly denied following and climbed onto Estio's lap. His legs were hard, non-flesh, but large enough to lean on a small cat.
Estio carefully reached out and stroked Tsuki. Tsuki didn't avoid it and just took his hand.
"Then why don't you go with me from now on?"
「……」
"Foul! They say I'm not proposing to anyone!"
The cactus, who misunderstood the lines, ran all over the place.
「Uh, but I also like Estio. just marry me both call?"
Ignoring the clumsy cactus, Tsuki stared at Estio once. It was the same feeling now when he, his little boy, reached out to him.
'I'm fine now.'
'It won't hurt anymore.'
'Because it's okay.'
From the very day he rescued Tsuki from the cold snow, Tsuki wasn't really a stray cat. For Tsuki, Estio was special, so he always lingered around him. The bright two-colored eyes fluttered slightly as they embraced him.
maybe it's been waiting This moment when he says, 'Let's stay with me'.
- Episode 1
Chapter 5 Color (2)
Estio woke up around dawn when the horizon was ripening to a bluish color. The newborn sunlight bloomed and mixed with the still hazy darkness, crushing the cold dew. Under the vague lighting that was neither bright nor dark, Estio blinked blankly.
And slowly opened his mouth.
"...what are you doing?"
"Ah, good morning!"
The cactus found him awake and greeted him with a cheerful morning. Estio got up from the booth and gave Ahur a questionable look.
"Do you even know how to walk?"
「Ugh, I woke up and I was surprised to see a cactus walking around all of a sudden. I was shocked too."
Ahur was walking around in the flowerpot. Somehow, with the roots that had slipped out from under the flowerpot, he walked around with his gunshots, as fast and natural as a four-legged beast. He even knew how to jump that way.
"...I'm scared."
Neju, who had been awake before him, spoke with trembling eyes. Estio, who had not yet slept and washed his face with a hazy feeling, responded indifferently.
"Neju, there's nothing to fear, it's something to celebrate that Ahur is able to walk on his own."
"What about that?"
"Think. If you have the will but can't move your body at all, how uncomfortable it would be."
That's right."
Neju meekly agreed with his opinion.
"Congratulations, Ahur."
"Congratulations!"
"thanks."
The two congratulated Ahur for being able to move freely. Estio was still the only one who could understand the language of plants, but Neju, who was able to roughly interpret the meaning through Ahur's actions, smiled brightly.
Parker, who woke up one step late and stared blankly at the difficult scene, raised the corners of his mouth awkwardly.
"Uh, Estio-sama's friends... It's really unique."
Talking white-haired monkey, walking cactus. No matter how you look at it, it wasn't an ordinary combination, but after seeing Estio's abilities last night, Parker was somehow able to convince him, no matter how unusual he was.
'Cactus can walk a little. If it's Estio-sama, I wouldn't be too surprised if he said he'd befriended a dragon.'
The ability to read minds and make them dominate and obey. If it was Estio's ability to drive away all the ferocious harpuas with a single word, nothing would be impossible. Here, Parker spreads his wings to start his stretching. As his flawless white wings spread out, Estio looked at him with curious eyes.
"It's great."
"Yes?"
"wing."
"Oh, hehe. Thank you."
Parker's face, who was proud of his wings as a member of the Joining tribe, turned red. After waking up, they washed their faces with the water they had provided and set off the carriage. And I simply had breakfast in the running car.
"Ahur, do you need water?"
Estio, who was tearing his share of bread, remembered that he had not watered the cactus for a while and asked.
"It's okay. full stomach."
"...Did you take it separately?"
"No, No."
Ahur leaned roughly against the wall of the wagon, waving branches like a middle-aged man out of a boat.
"Uh, what are you talking about, but actually, yesterday when Estio got hurt."
"Yes."
"Did you bleed a lot?"
"Yes?"
"blood."
This time, Ahur added cutely to break the atmosphere that was starting to become grotesque.
"That's what I eat. Hehe."
Estio blinked his eyes slowly.
"You mean you drank my blood...?"
「Ugly.」
I tried to look as cute as possible, but there was no change in Estio's expression.
"Do not misunderstand. I was a slender tree that couldn't even move back then. I never ate it on purpose. Somehow, it spilled out on me... I only tasted the real thing.」
Looking back, Estio was holding Ahur in his arms at that time. Even after being bitten by Harpua, Ahur did not hurt a single thorn because he wrapped the flowerpot safely, instead, he absorbed the blood he shed.
"And for the first time in my life, flowers bloom! Voila!"
Hearing those words, I noticed a single bright red flower the size of a fingernail at the tip of a branch that was supposed to be the head. In the morning, Estio gave a curious glance at the small flowers that he had not seen.
"It's strange. Did you eat my blood to make flowers bloom?"
'No, usually the focus is on how plants got to walk on blood.'
Parker, who was muttering a baguette next to him, broke out in a cold sweat, but no one cared. Estio lightly touched her delicate petals with her fingertips.
"Come on, it's a present. Please accept my heart."
Ahur shyly dropped the flower into his palm. Estio stared blankly at the flower the size of his fingernail and then burst into laughter.
"thank you."
"No. Thank you for raising me."
Just as a human and a plant were expressing their gratitude to each other, a faint red light suddenly flowed out of Estio's palm.
"?"
When he stretched out his hand again, he saw a tiny flower stalk, melting like jelly, exuding a sweet fragrance. And it didn't take long for it to disappear without a trace.
"The flowers have melted."
"That's it."
Parker did not do much anymore, but even when the flowers melted, he was not impressed. Estio stared at the melted petals, and his eyes widened astonished when he noticed that the red light had suddenly shifted to her shoulder. He gently caressed his injured shoulder, then loosened the bandage that had been wrapped around him.
The wound was healed as if it had been washed away.
"...This flower seems to have healing powers."
"Woah. Is this the dog-friendly part?"
Ahur, who was unaware of the fact that he had made flowers, admired them together. Estio put on the guild robe she had taken off as she wiped her better shoulder again, not even a scar.
flutter.
The hem of a black robe neatly covered her shoulders to her knees. He fastened the white buttons and called for Neju.
"Yes, yes."
"What?"
"Perhaps."
The carriage had passed through the deserted fields and entered the main road. Outside the window, other wagons were often seen.
"Did Tsuki come and go all night?"
At that question, the white fur monkey revealed its white teeth and laughed.
"Wow, half right and half wrong."
"Half right and half..."
"Tsuki has been riding this wagon together since last night."
It seems that it was not a dream that the black cat murmured all night. Estio, nodding his head, gulped the carriage window open.
Suddenly the window was opened, and a strong wind rushed in, blowing tissues and light envelopes here and there. Estio stuck his head out in the wind.
"Eh, Estio-sama! It's dangerous to act like that in a moving wagon!"
Parker thought and dried it, but he didn't care, pulled it all the way down to his waist and looked up at the roof of the wagon. The wagon was moving so fast that a gust of wind blew through his dark hair.
"Tsuki."
He reached for the carriage roof, but did not reach it. There was no sound, but he opened his mouth again with conviction.
"Tsuki, I know you're there."
......Meow.
The black cat, who choked in dissatisfaction, poked her head slightly from the roof. Seeing Tsuki balancing easily even on a moving carriage, Estio reached out once more.
"It's dangerous on the roof. Please come inside."
"You look more dangerous than me."
While moaning, Tsuki gently placed his front foot on his hand. Then he nimbly climbed into his arms and slammed into the window. Estio saw this and followed the black cat and put his head in and closed the window.
The wind blew and the carriage passed by was a mess. Parker, with the handkerchief he had laid on his lap while eating his bread, rested on top of his head, looked at the black cat with a puzzled look.
"cat......?"
Tsuki quickly turned his head, sat down on the softest cushion, and started licking his front paws.
"It's Tsuki."
Estio introduced a black cat while arranging her hair that was scattered in the wind with her hands.
"Is Estio-sama's cat?"
"No. Tsuki is not a cat with owners."
"Yes? So is it a stray cat?"
"Not a thief, just a cat."
"Ah."
Parker quietly shut his mouth with a determined momentum. I wondered if he was Estio's friend again, so he awkwardly looked at Tsuki. Just then, he ran into Tsuki's Odd-Eye, who was observing them.
nah ah
The black cat cried with discomfort. Then he slowly changed his posture and laid his front feet on his stomach. Seeing the tail waving softly, Parker had the courage to say hello.
"Oh, hello?"
"What is this motherfucker?"
The cat wags its tail wasn't as good a sign as Parker thought. Tsuki was quite annoyed with the unfamiliar join group.
"I'm Parker. We belong to the same guild, and I'm in charge of guiding you to the headquarters."
At Estio's explanation, Tsuki turned his head to stop his waving tail. Tsuki, who had let Estio sit in the seat next to him, muttered as he put his chin on his lap.
"It was fine."
"?"
"wound."
The smell of blood disappeared as if washed away. He smiled slightly at the black cat, who grunted and always focused on his condition.
"Yes. Ahur helped me and I was healed."
"What kind of talent does that little cactus have?"
"He has healing powers."
The black cat's gaze flickered toward the cactus. When his name appeared, Ahur twisted his branches and became ashamed.
「Wow, the tiger is cute. will you marry me?"
"Ahur, I'm not proposing to anyone."
Ahur, who already knew that Tsuki was a black tiger, called him a tiger and liked him. Estio resolutely restrained the cactus that was flirting with Tsuki and opened his mouth again.
"Tsuki, if you're going to follow me anyway..."
"You are not following me. I just happened to pass by and saw an injury."
We've been living together since we were little, and now it's a different story. Tsuki bluntly denied following and climbed onto Estio's lap. His legs were hard, non-flesh, but large enough to lean on a small cat.
Estio carefully reached out and stroked Tsuki. Tsuki didn't avoid it and just took his hand.
"Then why don't you go with me from now on?"
「……」
"Foul! They say I'm not proposing to anyone!"
The cactus, who misunderstood the lines, ran all over the place.
「Uh, but I also like Estio. just marry me both call?"
Ignoring the clumsy cactus, Tsuki stared at Estio once. It was the same feeling now when he, his little boy, reached out to him.
'I'm fine now.'
'It won't hurt anymore.'
'Because it's okay.'
From the very day he rescued Tsuki from the cold snow, Tsuki wasn't really a stray cat. For Tsuki, Estio was special, so he always lingered around him. The bright two-colored eyes fluttered slightly as they embraced him.
maybe it's been waiting This moment when he says, 'Let's stay with me'.
