36
Estio Volume 2
- Episode 11
"I can't hear it. Naturally, I don't have the ability to read minds. I'd rather know the sword I handle, though."
Mubin, who was called a swordsmanship genius and swept the battlefield, knew at least that a sword made for killing wants blood. It was kind of a fate.
But I have never actually read the mind of a living creature. It was something that only very special beings could do.
'Probably the only one in the world now.'
The cold black eyes that had lost the smile captured the boy in front of him.
"Isn't this your strength, Estio?"
It was vain to come when expectations were shattered. I didn't have high expectations anyway. Then the despair of wanting to do so rolled around Estio's heart like a ball of dust.
But there was still something I didn't understand.
'Did I make Ahur's voice heard by others?'
Until now, his powers were limited to himself. Reading the mind, listening to the language of animals and plants, and controlling and controlling the mind were all in his own domain.
Estio had never shared that ability with anyone in his life.
'no.'
A ripple broke out in his calm eyes at the possibility that suddenly appeared.
'There was.'
First quest as a member of the Ignis Guild. Serarin, the famous daughter of Viscount Fabien, and her dog, Hiru. In order to solve the quest, he delivered the heart of the little dog to Serarin. At that time, the two communicated for the first time and could clearly read each other's minds.
But that was when he wanted to.
"I'm not using any abilities right now."
"Hmm, okay?"
The peacock looked at him as if observing him and opened his mouth.
"Still, there must be at least one guess. For example, you fed the cactus with your blood."
"......!"
Mubin, who had captured the moment when Estio's expression changed, mumbled bingo as he snapped his fingers.
"Is that the case? That ability will be activated in various ways. It is possible to simply command with will, but if you absorb blood, you won't have to command each one."
"You know my abilities better than I do."
"Oh, don't get me wrong. I didn't investigate you on purpose. It's just that the information I've been researching for a long time coincidentally overlaps with you."
Hearing those words, Estio felt his broken expectations slowly lifted his head again. I wasn't expecting much since I was already disappointed once, but it was an interesting enough story.
"Maybe there is no other being who has this kind of power other than me."
"There was. Until now, it was only a 'hypothesis' that it would have been."
Moobin lightly stretched his stiff shoulders and continued speaking.
"Actually, my family used to get a little misunderstood because of this hair color. It's because we're a family with a monster-like body type ability passed down."
"......misunderstanding?"
The duke drew his sword towards Estio, who was muttering with a firm expression. In the blink of an eye, the tip of a sharp sword-shaped sword was placed in front of Estio. Mubin smiled a little when he saw the casual man who didn't raise an eyebrow even when he saw the tip of the sword aimed at him. "Black hair, black eyes, and monster-like abilities that surpass normal humans. People have been suspicious of this. Maybe our Heiga."
The story that flowed like an old story was interrupted for a while and continued.
"I wondered if it was the blood of the Black Dragon."
Silence fell as soft as a feather between them. I didn't choose silence on purpose, but other than that, it was difficult to react. Estio again gave his gaze to Mubin, who was holding the sword.
'Black dragon?'
My mouth was dry. Rather than saying I don't believe it, it was absurd in the first place. Because if it was a real dragon, Mubin should not have revealed his true intentions in front of the ability he had now activated. However, it was embarrassing that he reacted inadvertently to the word "Black Dragon".
Mubin was simply a human with a particularly strong body type ability.
"Excessive self-consciousness. Nuclear goosebumps."
The cactus in Estio's arms trembled. Seeing this, Mubin smiled mischievously and brushed her bangs with her palm.
"Kuuk. The power of the black dragon hidden in my blood opens my eyes......"
"The energy of Masato hidden in my roots will open my eyes sooner."
"I'm sorry. I'm joking."
Mubin quickly raised both hands and surrendered to Ahur's sarcastic twist. It was because there was a strong feeling of anxiety that if I did more, I would be struck by a genuinely angry cactus.
"Of course I'm not a black dragon. I was just saying that there were rumors like that. Because the rumors are related to my quest."
"So, what kind of quest do you want?"
Estio asked the Duke who finally came to the main topic. Instead of answering, Duke Heyga pulled a black pocket out of his arms and tossed it lightly at him.
Shout out!
I received it reflexively, but the weight was considerable. Moobin added without even having to open the inside.
"Guild coin advance payment. Then start the quest."
There were exactly twenty. In general, advance payments are not given unless there is some credibility. Even if given, it starts with one or two coins, and the maximum amount of coins a team leader-level guild member receives by completing a quest is five or six.
Estio realized how high he was standing with the weight of the guild coin in his hand.
Towards him, Mubin asked for a request with a serious face.
"I really want to find the descendants of the Black Dragon."
* * *
The duration of the quest suggested by Moobin was a total of one month.
It is impossible to entrust the investigation of the 'Dragon', which remains only as a real legend, indefinitely, so pay a high price and hire a high-ranking guild manpower for a month. Before accepting his request, Estio double-checked with the Duke.
"Can I just help the Duke's work?"
At that question, Mubin nodded with a very satisfied expression.
"Gorum gorum. If you work hard for a period of time, the quest will end unconditionally, regardless of the result. Don't worry, follow along."
There was no need to ask where to follow. The peacock's outfit was already a simple travel suit that did not look like aristocrats.
"If you are absent, this is the place."
"I made a pinch. I'm a talented person who I picked, picked, and educated myself, so it'll be enough for about a month."
The moment he walked around and grabbed the doorknob first, Estio, holding the cactus in his arms, opened his mouth again.
"As I said before, I'm not a fighter. Do you have an escort?"
"Hmm, there are more worries than it looks."
It was a word that seemed kind of cool. Estio, who took it as a sign not to ask any more, squealed like a bad boy.
"Escort? Why do you need that?"
Every nobleman had an escort to protect himself. Naturally, there were knights in the Heiga family who followed him. However, Mubin was exceptional, and among all the other nobles, he was the only person who did not have an escort nearby.
The reason had to do with his status as a duke and the prestige he had among the people of the empire, ignoring even his birth as a cousin of the emperor.
"If I just use swordsmanship, I'll be number one in the Empire..."
"Ah! my hands and feet."
"......"
Ahur shouted that the missing body parts seemed to shrink. Moobin turned the doorknob, pretending not to know, even though he heard all the sounds.
"Rather, if there are people who want to disturb me, I should worry about their lives."
It was an arrogant remark, but there was nothing to refute. In fact, Moobin R. Heiga was a swordsmanship genius who was born with the best body type and ability, and as a result, the emperor regarded her like a thorn in her eye, but established herself as a hand that could not be discarded. Heiga was the double-edged sword of the Imperial Family.
'Unlike the previous heads of state, it would be difficult to earn Heiga's loyalty from the supreme supreme majesty of the time.'
On top of Mubin's bubbly smile, a cold energy like a piece of ice stood up. Even a dog that has been loyal to the imperial family from generation to generation cannot consistently wag its tail as long as the owner tries to strangle it. A dog that does not recognize its owner as its owner will someday show its teeth large.
"Why are you looking for a dragon?"
"Well?"
Mubin, who had been contemplating for a moment while holding the doorknob, turned his head. Dark blue eyes stared straight at him without trembling.
"Can you confirm that it has nothing to do with the thoughts you have now?"
'Read it.'
It was something he was prepared to be able to read easily from the moment he called the person with the ability to read minds, but Mubin was thrilled again.
Estio was asking him if the reason for looking for traces of dragons was repulsion.
Is it because he is of common origin? He casually puts in his mouth an excessively dangerous remark that no noble would ever dig up and ask. It is not intended to be a book or to fall in love. He was really curious about the true meaning of the duke.
Mubin, noticing this, calmly answered and opened the door.
"Uh. Again, the client of this work is not the Duke of this country, but an individual named Mubin. It has nothing to do with politics."
"All right."
He stabs deeply to the dangerous line and then retreats neatly. It was an unusual, even interesting attitude, so I added a word that Moobin didn't want to do.
"Heiga is definitely not a dragon bloodline."
"?"
"It's not a joke to say that the blood of a black dragon is mixed, it's true."
"What?"
Mubin glanced at Parker, Neju, and Tsuki who were waiting outside in turn.
"Someone of my ancestors drank dragon blood, and gained the monstrous powers it is today."
"that......!"
"Isn't it similar to your cactus?"
"Pak, don't put me on the same line as you. I feel bad for you."
'Is Ahur older than I thought?'
Estio threw an ambiguous gaze that could not be expressed in words at the cactus, who was in a bad mood.
"Then, sir, first decide on your destination."
"Well, where are we going?"
"Yes?"
Estio sent a curious gaze to Mubin, who was questioning his intentions on the contrary, as if he didn't care where he was.
"Um, so the quest goal I want to investigate this month is."
Moobin Heiga, who decided that hiding it was no use anyway, responded quickly. He dropped a bomb during the final stage of his commission.
"You are showing off the abilities of the Black Dragon written in the old book. Estio."
"under?"
Even Estio, who had not shown a big reaction for a while, was able to swallow a sigh of relief.
Even the knights who were escorting the surrounding area along with the party who came to the castle with him widened their eyes as they listened to Mubin's absurd claim.
"Isn't it interesting? It is said that the original power that the black dragon with the dark attribute deals with among dragons lies in the mental energy that governs the will of life."
"......"
"However, no matter how you look at it, your mind control ability is too cunning in many ways."
"no way."
Moobin nodded lightly towards Estio, who understood what he was talking about.
"That's right. From the beginning, I suspected that you had some kind of contact with the dragon that disappeared into the legend, so I called you here."
He grinned and tapped the handle of the sword with his hand.
"Then, please take care of me for a month."
36
Estio Volume 2
- Episode 11
"I can't hear it. Naturally, I don't have the ability to read minds. I'd rather know the sword I handle, though."
Mubin, who was called a swordsmanship genius and swept the battlefield, knew at least that a sword made for killing wants blood. It was kind of a fate.
But I have never actually read the mind of a living creature. It was something that only very special beings could do.
'Probably the only one in the world now.'
The cold black eyes that had lost the smile captured the boy in front of him.
"Isn't this your strength, Estio?"
It was vain to come when expectations were shattered. I didn't have high expectations anyway. Then the despair of wanting to do so rolled around Estio's heart like a ball of dust.
But there was still something I didn't understand.
'Did I make Ahur's voice heard by others?'
Until now, his powers were limited to himself. Reading the mind, listening to the language of animals and plants, and controlling and controlling the mind were all in his own domain.
Estio had never shared that ability with anyone in his life.
'no.'
A ripple broke out in his calm eyes at the possibility that suddenly appeared.
'There was.'
First quest as a member of the Ignis Guild. Serarin, the famous daughter of Viscount Fabien, and her dog, Hiru. In order to solve the quest, he delivered the heart of the little dog to Serarin. At that time, the two communicated for the first time and could clearly read each other's minds.
But that was when he wanted to.
"I'm not using any abilities right now."
"Hmm, okay?"
The peacock looked at him as if observing him and opened his mouth.
"Still, there must be at least one guess. For example, you fed the cactus with your blood."
"......!"
Mubin, who had captured the moment when Estio's expression changed, mumbled bingo as he snapped his fingers.
"Is that the case? That ability will be activated in various ways. It is possible to simply command with will, but if you absorb blood, you won't have to command each one."
"You know my abilities better than I do."
"Oh, don't get me wrong. I didn't investigate you on purpose. It's just that the information I've been researching for a long time coincidentally overlaps with you."
Hearing those words, Estio felt his broken expectations slowly lifted his head again. I wasn't expecting much since I was already disappointed once, but it was an interesting enough story.
"Maybe there is no other being who has this kind of power other than me."
"There was. Until now, it was only a 'hypothesis' that it would have been."
Moobin lightly stretched his stiff shoulders and continued speaking.
"Actually, my family used to get a little misunderstood because of this hair color. It's because we're a family with a monster-like body type ability passed down."
"......misunderstanding?"
The duke drew his sword towards Estio, who was muttering with a firm expression. In the blink of an eye, the tip of a sharp sword-shaped sword was placed in front of Estio. Mubin smiled a little when he saw the casual man who didn't raise an eyebrow even when he saw the tip of the sword aimed at him. "Black hair, black eyes, and monster-like abilities that surpass normal humans. People have been suspicious of this. Maybe our Heiga."
The story that flowed like an old story was interrupted for a while and continued.
"I wondered if it was the blood of the Black Dragon."
Silence fell as soft as a feather between them. I didn't choose silence on purpose, but other than that, it was difficult to react. Estio again gave his gaze to Mubin, who was holding the sword.
'Black dragon?'
My mouth was dry. Rather than saying I don't believe it, it was absurd in the first place. Because if it was a real dragon, Mubin should not have revealed his true intentions in front of the ability he had now activated. However, it was embarrassing that he reacted inadvertently to the word "Black Dragon".
Mubin was simply a human with a particularly strong body type ability.
"Excessive self-consciousness. Nuclear goosebumps."
The cactus in Estio's arms trembled. Seeing this, Mubin smiled mischievously and brushed her bangs with her palm.
"Kuuk. The power of the black dragon hidden in my blood opens my eyes......"
"The energy of Masato hidden in my roots will open my eyes sooner."
"I'm sorry. I'm joking."
Mubin quickly raised both hands and surrendered to Ahur's sarcastic twist. It was because there was a strong feeling of anxiety that if I did more, I would be struck by a genuinely angry cactus.
"Of course I'm not a black dragon. I was just saying that there were rumors like that. Because the rumors are related to my quest."
"So, what kind of quest do you want?"
Estio asked the Duke who finally came to the main topic. Instead of answering, Duke Heyga pulled a black pocket out of his arms and tossed it lightly at him.
Shout out!
I received it reflexively, but the weight was considerable. Moobin added without even having to open the inside.
"Guild coin advance payment. Then start the quest."
There were exactly twenty. In general, advance payments are not given unless there is some credibility. Even if given, it starts with one or two coins, and the maximum amount of coins a team leader-level guild member receives by completing a quest is five or six.
Estio realized how high he was standing with the weight of the guild coin in his hand.
Towards him, Mubin asked for a request with a serious face.
"I really want to find the descendants of the Black Dragon."
* * *
The duration of the quest suggested by Moobin was a total of one month.
It is impossible to entrust the investigation of the 'Dragon', which remains only as a real legend, indefinitely, so pay a high price and hire a high-ranking guild manpower for a month. Before accepting his request, Estio double-checked with the Duke.
"Can I just help the Duke's work?"
At that question, Mubin nodded with a very satisfied expression.
"Gorum gorum. If you work hard for a period of time, the quest will end unconditionally, regardless of the result. Don't worry, follow along."
There was no need to ask where to follow. The peacock's outfit was already a simple travel suit that did not look like aristocrats.
"If you are absent, this is the place."
"I made a pinch. I'm a talented person who I picked, picked, and educated myself, so it'll be enough for about a month."
The moment he walked around and grabbed the doorknob first, Estio, holding the cactus in his arms, opened his mouth again.
"As I said before, I'm not a fighter. Do you have an escort?"
"Hmm, there are more worries than it looks."
It was a word that seemed kind of cool. Estio, who took it as a sign not to ask any more, squealed like a bad boy.
"Escort? Why do you need that?"
Every nobleman had an escort to protect himself. Naturally, there were knights in the Heiga family who followed him. However, Mubin was exceptional, and among all the other nobles, he was the only person who did not have an escort nearby.
The reason had to do with his status as a duke and the prestige he had among the people of the empire, ignoring even his birth as a cousin of the emperor.
"If I just use swordsmanship, I'll be number one in the Empire..."
"Ah! my hands and feet."
"......"
Ahur shouted that the missing body parts seemed to shrink. Moobin turned the doorknob, pretending not to know, even though he heard all the sounds.
"Rather, if there are people who want to disturb me, I should worry about their lives."
It was an arrogant remark, but there was nothing to refute. In fact, Moobin R. Heiga was a swordsmanship genius who was born with the best body type and ability, and as a result, the emperor regarded her like a thorn in her eye, but established herself as a hand that could not be discarded. Heiga was the double-edged sword of the Imperial Family.
'Unlike the previous heads of state, it would be difficult to earn Heiga's loyalty from the supreme supreme majesty of the time.'
On top of Mubin's bubbly smile, a cold energy like a piece of ice stood up. Even a dog that has been loyal to the imperial family from generation to generation cannot consistently wag its tail as long as the owner tries to strangle it. A dog that does not recognize its owner as its owner will someday show its teeth large.
"Why are you looking for a dragon?"
"Well?"
Mubin, who had been contemplating for a moment while holding the doorknob, turned his head. Dark blue eyes stared straight at him without trembling.
"Can you confirm that it has nothing to do with the thoughts you have now?"
'Read it.'
It was something he was prepared to be able to read easily from the moment he called the person with the ability to read minds, but Mubin was thrilled again.
Estio was asking him if the reason for looking for traces of dragons was repulsion.
Is it because he is of common origin? He casually puts in his mouth an excessively dangerous remark that no noble would ever dig up and ask. It is not intended to be a book or to fall in love. He was really curious about the true meaning of the duke.
Mubin, noticing this, calmly answered and opened the door.
"Uh. Again, the client of this work is not the Duke of this country, but an individual named Mubin. It has nothing to do with politics."
"All right."
He stabs deeply to the dangerous line and then retreats neatly. It was an unusual, even interesting attitude, so I added a word that Moobin didn't want to do.
"Heiga is definitely not a dragon bloodline."
"?"
"It's not a joke to say that the blood of a black dragon is mixed, it's true."
"What?"
Mubin glanced at Parker, Neju, and Tsuki who were waiting outside in turn.
"Someone of my ancestors drank dragon blood, and gained the monstrous powers it is today."
"that......!"
"Isn't it similar to your cactus?"
"Pak, don't put me on the same line as you. I feel bad for you."
'Is Ahur older than I thought?'
Estio threw an ambiguous gaze that could not be expressed in words at the cactus, who was in a bad mood.
"Then, sir, first decide on your destination."
"Well, where are we going?"
"Yes?"
Estio sent a curious gaze to Mubin, who was questioning his intentions on the contrary, as if he didn't care where he was.
"Um, so the quest goal I want to investigate this month is."
Moobin Heiga, who decided that hiding it was no use anyway, responded quickly. He dropped a bomb during the final stage of his commission.
"You are showing off the abilities of the Black Dragon written in the old book. Estio."
"under?"
Even Estio, who had not shown a big reaction for a while, was able to swallow a sigh of relief.
Even the knights who were escorting the surrounding area along with the party who came to the castle with him widened their eyes as they listened to Mubin's absurd claim.
"Isn't it interesting? It is said that the original power that the black dragon with the dark attribute deals with among dragons lies in the mental energy that governs the will of life."
"......"
"However, no matter how you look at it, your mind control ability is too cunning in many ways."
"no way."
Moobin nodded lightly towards Estio, who understood what he was talking about.
"That's right. From the beginning, I suspected that you had some kind of contact with the dragon that disappeared into the legend, so I called you here."
He grinned and tapped the handle of the sword with his hand.
"Then, please take care of me for a month."
