- Episode 3
Estio, who was staring blankly at the pond, suddenly opened her mouth.
"Did you... know?"
"Hmm, I was just guessing."
q
Behind him he heard the sound of a knife being stabbed into the ground. Mubin, who put his sword into the muddy mud floor of the rain, politely knelt down this time.
"You wouldn't believe it if you didn't know that people called 'family' would do that, would you?"
The playful voice was still there, but the tone had changed from low to respectful. Estio looked back slowly in the rain. He had a sharp jawline and the rain was constantly dripping down. His eyes did not cry, but instead the sky rained down, his eyelashes hanging from the tip of his chin, dripping like tears.
Mubin, who was watching this silently, asked again.
"Are you resentful of me?"
"Should I be resentful?"
"No. There's no way that's necessarily the case, but I think it's kind of like that."
At that moment, the words of Duke Heiga, who were about to continue the gibberish, were cut off coldly.
"Your request was justified, and I accepted it. And a little while ago in the village of Selvia."
Just because you're not resentful doesn't mean you're benevolent.
"My mission is over. Do you agree?"
"......I agree."
Mubin laughed bitterly.
When he considered the data he had been researching and the person named Estio on top of each other, the River Mountains and the village of Selvia were the only options towards the truth he had been looking for for a long time. And, as expected, the choice was right.
You've found what you're looking for, and you don't have to wander anymore.
Even though he had no intention of hurting the target, and there was a tragedy hidden in a seemingly insignificant small town that he had never thought of as a movie star, this was clearly rude.
There was no right to regret seeing the way he drew the cold line.
Mubin knelt down on his knees, bowed his head, and closed his eyes tightly. Painful strength entered the palm of his hand holding the handle of his sword.
"I'll protect you."
"......?"
"So that such a absurd tragedy like this does not happen again."
The Heiga family was originally founded by the ancestors who drank dragon blood. From generation to generation, the blood shows superior physical abilities that transcend humans, and especially when it comes to swordsmanship, no one can keep up. The excellent swordsmanship that made killing and protection possible at the same time was excellently used to protect the master.
"Mobin R. Hey. The true name given to me by God is Rescue."
The true name contains the blessings of God. Therefore, revealing the true name also meant entrusting fate.
In other words, Heiga, who is called the sword of the empire, has designated lords other than the emperor.
"I beg you to make me your guardian."
This was the last oath not recorded in history.
* * *
Dragon Guardian.
It refers to those whose will and life are subordinated instead of receiving great blessings by drinking dragon's blood. A person who becomes a guardian once cannot disobey orders and takes the safety of its owner as the number one priority.
contract made in blood.
It is a great power that can be a blessing to some and a curse to others.
"… means I'm the first?"
At the inn that escaped from the rain, an existence that everyone had forgotten suddenly raised a question. Moobin, who had just washed up and wiping her hair with a towel, looked down at the cactus with a bewildered gaze.
"What?"
"What's with the first dad?"
「First place, first place, first place.」
Ahur asserted his position in a very proud tone.
"Isn't it the first because I drank blood before him? Right? It seems right."
"Looking at the order, that's correct..."
The logic of the cactus was quite reasonable. Mubin put his towel on his head and put his chin on his face with a serious face. A small stature that doesn't even reach her knees, a green body, and a white flowerpot supporting the cactus as fine as a woman's dress.
No matter how much I looked at it, it was just a plant. The dignity of the Guardian is nowhere to be felt.
「Kya! Drunk by 1 Papong."
"Hold on. I'm sure you've eaten blood, but you're weird. I've never heard of a plant becoming a guardian."
「What? Is everything a lie if you haven't seen it? This person is at least clairvoyant."
Mubin squatted down in the first place at Ahur's sharp counter-attack. She doesn't have eyes to meet, but she's like a snowball fight between a human and a cactus.
"So my senior is this little cactus?"
「Even if it is a little small, I seem to be older than you. Go and shave your hair, baby."
"It's a beard, not fur. And I shaved it this morning."
"Good job. Since I am your senior, I will treat you with respect from now on."
"Huh... I can't believe it."
Moobin, who was pushed by the cactus without moving, smiled. The feeling of losing the position of the first guardian to a plant, neither a human nor an animal, was very strange.
'You have to be proud of yourself, but this isn't mean again.'
When I asked him why he liked the cactus who lived with everything he wanted to say, it was difficult for him to answer. Ahur groaned triumphantly as he gasped and shut his mouth.
"Sir, let's do it.
"Oh, really!"
However, the real 'first guardian' that they did not know was already decided more than 10 years ago.
Nyaan.
The black cat jumped up onto the bed, ignoring their childish protests. Estio, who had been very exhausted even before arriving at his inn, was falling asleep with only his coat off.
Perhaps because it had been raining for a while, the white complexion looked even paler.
'I'd rather fall asleep.'
Tsuki sat quietly with his buttocks next to him as he fell asleep. It's better to just fall asleep thinking about nothing than to be in pain because you're thinking too much. Just as he was thinking about it, a cold hand pulled Tsuki away.
「?!」
"Tsuki..."
Tsuki, who was about to struggle, shuddered, released his strength from his body and gently hugged him. I felt her hand trembling finely. She looked at her slightly as she hugged her, but it didn't seem like she was awake.
"Estio."
"......"
"it's okay."
Tsuki muttered to him as he fell asleep. It seemed that he unconsciously embraced him in his sleep, but the trembling subsided as he felt the warmth of the small animal. The black cat licked his hand slightly.
'...whatever you are.'
I knew from the beginning that I was no ordinary human being. therefore.
'Nothing changes.'
The bright yellow eyes capture a person without shaking. Tsuki patted his tail and buried his head. He had a characteristic pleasant scent on him. It was a faint body odor that other people could not feel, but could smell as much as a black cat with a particularly good sense of smell.
Tsuki closed his eyes slowly, holding him still.
Just like the moment I was saved from the cold snow,
It was still warm.
When Estio woke up, it was still dark. It was early in the morning, but there were no clouds in the sky. The moment he was about to get up, shaking his hazy gaze from his sleep, he realized.
"......?"
For some reason, a black cat was sleeping like a baby in her arms. It was surprising to see Tsuki, who is usually picky and doesn't like to be touched, gently embraced. Like a sleeping cat, Tsuki did not wake up even if he moved, but drooped.
Besides, Neju was sitting next to the bed, sleeping with only her head on her head. A cactus was placed right next to it. As he stiffened with a bewildered expression at the sight of being surrounded by plants and animals, Parker just opened the door and greeted him with a smile.
"Oh, I came to wake you up. Are you awake? Good morning!"
Estio asked with a small nod of his head.
"Is there not enough room by any chance?"
"Huh? No? Ah."
Parker, who couldn't understand the question for a moment, noticed Estio's question a beat late, only after looking around the room.
Originally, Neju, who was large, had to get a separate room and sleep on a mattress. Parker awkwardly scratched her head as she found Neju sleeping, reclining on her bed uncomfortablely.
"That's right, everyone was like that all night. Leader said he only likes cats."
"......Yes?"
"Thanks to you, I slept soundly by myself. Hehehe, I feel guilty for sharing a room by myself."
"Aren't you in the same room as Moobin-nim?"
"No, no. Heiga-sama..."
As Parker waved his hand, a familiar voice interrupted from outside the door.
"Did you say you'll protect me?"
It was Moobin Heyga. He yawned lazily and entered the room.
"After saying that, I don't know, because I can't sleep comfortably."
It meant voluntarily. Estio was speechless for a moment and was silent. He wasn't homeless, and he locked the door in the inn and sleep, so there was little chance of anything serious happening. It is the innkeeper's responsibility to keep his guests safe.
"There was no need for that."
"If everyone is asleep, it will be difficult to deal with any possible crisis."
It was not a place where there was likely to be a crisis, but Moobin added that it was not a big deal.
"There have been times when I've been awake for a month. One day isn't even a job to me."
It wasn't a lie, it was a joke. The excellent physical abilities inherited from ancestors do not just help them to be good at swordsmanship. It was made to withstand all conditions that an ordinary human would not be able to withstand. He got well quickly even after ingesting poison or alcohol, he did not get sick for a while, and he was able to live for several days without sleeping or eating.
"What?"
Neju's eyes twinkled as the surroundings became noisy. Parker, who met his red eyes, woke up belatedly and talked about the purpose of coming to wake them up.
"Hey, let's go down to eat."
It was breakfast time.
They followed Parker's guidance down the stairs. The inn restaurant in the morning was quite crowded. They were all people who went to the inn to escape the rain.
The rain that signaled summer had been falling for the second day and night. No matter how special the party was, it was difficult to move while it was raining continuously. First of all, the road was too slippery and visibility was not secured, so there were many danger factors.
In the end, Estio and his party stopped by the village they found while traveling for half a day on the mountain range. Although it was small to be considered a city, it was not as poor and wretched as the village of Selvia. It was just an ordinary mountain village.
The village was called Hart.
"It takes about two days to walk to Galasia."
The breakfast provided by the inn was a single menu with no need to choose. Parker, who had brought a platter of freshly-baked loaf of bread and soup, shared with the party the information he had asked the innkeeper.
"But it's raining so much that you can't even drive a wagon now?"
"I'll have to wait until the sky clears."
"Yeah, that's it. Come on, eat."
- Episode 3
Estio, who was staring blankly at the pond, suddenly opened her mouth.
"Did you... know?"
"Hmm, I was just guessing."
q
Behind him he heard the sound of a knife being stabbed into the ground. Mubin, who put his sword into the muddy mud floor of the rain, politely knelt down this time.
"You wouldn't believe it if you didn't know that people called 'family' would do that, would you?"
The playful voice was still there, but the tone had changed from low to respectful. Estio looked back slowly in the rain. He had a sharp jawline and the rain was constantly dripping down. His eyes did not cry, but instead the sky rained down, his eyelashes hanging from the tip of his chin, dripping like tears.
Mubin, who was watching this silently, asked again.
"Are you resentful of me?"
"Should I be resentful?"
"No. There's no way that's necessarily the case, but I think it's kind of like that."
At that moment, the words of Duke Heiga, who were about to continue the gibberish, were cut off coldly.
"Your request was justified, and I accepted it. And a little while ago in the village of Selvia."
Just because you're not resentful doesn't mean you're benevolent.
"My mission is over. Do you agree?"
"......I agree."
Mubin laughed bitterly.
When he considered the data he had been researching and the person named Estio on top of each other, the River Mountains and the village of Selvia were the only options towards the truth he had been looking for for a long time. And, as expected, the choice was right.
You've found what you're looking for, and you don't have to wander anymore.
Even though he had no intention of hurting the target, and there was a tragedy hidden in a seemingly insignificant small town that he had never thought of as a movie star, this was clearly rude.
There was no right to regret seeing the way he drew the cold line.
Mubin knelt down on his knees, bowed his head, and closed his eyes tightly. Painful strength entered the palm of his hand holding the handle of his sword.
"I'll protect you."
"......?"
"So that such a absurd tragedy like this does not happen again."
The Heiga family was originally founded by the ancestors who drank dragon blood. From generation to generation, the blood shows superior physical abilities that transcend humans, and especially when it comes to swordsmanship, no one can keep up. The excellent swordsmanship that made killing and protection possible at the same time was excellently used to protect the master.
"Mobin R. Hey. The true name given to me by God is Rescue."
The true name contains the blessings of God. Therefore, revealing the true name also meant entrusting fate.
In other words, Heiga, who is called the sword of the empire, has designated lords other than the emperor.
"I beg you to make me your guardian."
This was the last oath not recorded in history.
* * *
Dragon Guardian.
It refers to those whose will and life are subordinated instead of receiving great blessings by drinking dragon's blood. A person who becomes a guardian once cannot disobey orders and takes the safety of its owner as the number one priority.
contract made in blood.
It is a great power that can be a blessing to some and a curse to others.
"… means I'm the first?"
At the inn that escaped from the rain, an existence that everyone had forgotten suddenly raised a question. Moobin, who had just washed up and wiping her hair with a towel, looked down at the cactus with a bewildered gaze.
"What?"
"What's with the first dad?"
「First place, first place, first place.」
Ahur asserted his position in a very proud tone.
"Isn't it the first because I drank blood before him? Right? It seems right."
"Looking at the order, that's correct..."
The logic of the cactus was quite reasonable. Mubin put his towel on his head and put his chin on his face with a serious face. A small stature that doesn't even reach her knees, a green body, and a white flowerpot supporting the cactus as fine as a woman's dress.
No matter how much I looked at it, it was just a plant. The dignity of the Guardian is nowhere to be felt.
「Kya! Drunk by 1 Papong."
"Hold on. I'm sure you've eaten blood, but you're weird. I've never heard of a plant becoming a guardian."
「What? Is everything a lie if you haven't seen it? This person is at least clairvoyant."
Mubin squatted down in the first place at Ahur's sharp counter-attack. She doesn't have eyes to meet, but she's like a snowball fight between a human and a cactus.
"So my senior is this little cactus?"
「Even if it is a little small, I seem to be older than you. Go and shave your hair, baby."
"It's a beard, not fur. And I shaved it this morning."
"Good job. Since I am your senior, I will treat you with respect from now on."
"Huh... I can't believe it."
Moobin, who was pushed by the cactus without moving, smiled. The feeling of losing the position of the first guardian to a plant, neither a human nor an animal, was very strange.
'You have to be proud of yourself, but this isn't mean again.'
When I asked him why he liked the cactus who lived with everything he wanted to say, it was difficult for him to answer. Ahur groaned triumphantly as he gasped and shut his mouth.
"Sir, let's do it.
"Oh, really!"
However, the real 'first guardian' that they did not know was already decided more than 10 years ago.
Nyaan.
The black cat jumped up onto the bed, ignoring their childish protests. Estio, who had been very exhausted even before arriving at his inn, was falling asleep with only his coat off.
Perhaps because it had been raining for a while, the white complexion looked even paler.
'I'd rather fall asleep.'
Tsuki sat quietly with his buttocks next to him as he fell asleep. It's better to just fall asleep thinking about nothing than to be in pain because you're thinking too much. Just as he was thinking about it, a cold hand pulled Tsuki away.
「?!」
"Tsuki..."
Tsuki, who was about to struggle, shuddered, released his strength from his body and gently hugged him. I felt her hand trembling finely. She looked at her slightly as she hugged her, but it didn't seem like she was awake.
"Estio."
"......"
"it's okay."
Tsuki muttered to him as he fell asleep. It seemed that he unconsciously embraced him in his sleep, but the trembling subsided as he felt the warmth of the small animal. The black cat licked his hand slightly.
'...whatever you are.'
I knew from the beginning that I was no ordinary human being. therefore.
'Nothing changes.'
The bright yellow eyes capture a person without shaking. Tsuki patted his tail and buried his head. He had a characteristic pleasant scent on him. It was a faint body odor that other people could not feel, but could smell as much as a black cat with a particularly good sense of smell.
Tsuki closed his eyes slowly, holding him still.
Just like the moment I was saved from the cold snow,
It was still warm.
When Estio woke up, it was still dark. It was early in the morning, but there were no clouds in the sky. The moment he was about to get up, shaking his hazy gaze from his sleep, he realized.
"......?"
For some reason, a black cat was sleeping like a baby in her arms. It was surprising to see Tsuki, who is usually picky and doesn't like to be touched, gently embraced. Like a sleeping cat, Tsuki did not wake up even if he moved, but drooped.
Besides, Neju was sitting next to the bed, sleeping with only her head on her head. A cactus was placed right next to it. As he stiffened with a bewildered expression at the sight of being surrounded by plants and animals, Parker just opened the door and greeted him with a smile.
"Oh, I came to wake you up. Are you awake? Good morning!"
Estio asked with a small nod of his head.
"Is there not enough room by any chance?"
"Huh? No? Ah."
Parker, who couldn't understand the question for a moment, noticed Estio's question a beat late, only after looking around the room.
Originally, Neju, who was large, had to get a separate room and sleep on a mattress. Parker awkwardly scratched her head as she found Neju sleeping, reclining on her bed uncomfortablely.
"That's right, everyone was like that all night. Leader said he only likes cats."
"......Yes?"
"Thanks to you, I slept soundly by myself. Hehehe, I feel guilty for sharing a room by myself."
"Aren't you in the same room as Moobin-nim?"
"No, no. Heiga-sama..."
As Parker waved his hand, a familiar voice interrupted from outside the door.
"Did you say you'll protect me?"
It was Moobin Heyga. He yawned lazily and entered the room.
"After saying that, I don't know, because I can't sleep comfortably."
It meant voluntarily. Estio was speechless for a moment and was silent. He wasn't homeless, and he locked the door in the inn and sleep, so there was little chance of anything serious happening. It is the innkeeper's responsibility to keep his guests safe.
"There was no need for that."
"If everyone is asleep, it will be difficult to deal with any possible crisis."
It was not a place where there was likely to be a crisis, but Moobin added that it was not a big deal.
"There have been times when I've been awake for a month. One day isn't even a job to me."
It wasn't a lie, it was a joke. The excellent physical abilities inherited from ancestors do not just help them to be good at swordsmanship. It was made to withstand all conditions that an ordinary human would not be able to withstand. He got well quickly even after ingesting poison or alcohol, he did not get sick for a while, and he was able to live for several days without sleeping or eating.
"What?"
Neju's eyes twinkled as the surroundings became noisy. Parker, who met his red eyes, woke up belatedly and talked about the purpose of coming to wake them up.
"Hey, let's go down to eat."
It was breakfast time.
They followed Parker's guidance down the stairs. The inn restaurant in the morning was quite crowded. They were all people who went to the inn to escape the rain.
The rain that signaled summer had been falling for the second day and night. No matter how special the party was, it was difficult to move while it was raining continuously. First of all, the road was too slippery and visibility was not secured, so there were many danger factors.
In the end, Estio and his party stopped by the village they found while traveling for half a day on the mountain range. Although it was small to be considered a city, it was not as poor and wretched as the village of Selvia. It was just an ordinary mountain village.
The village was called Hart.
"It takes about two days to walk to Galasia."
The breakfast provided by the inn was a single menu with no need to choose. Parker, who had brought a platter of freshly-baked loaf of bread and soup, shared with the party the information he had asked the innkeeper.
"But it's raining so much that you can't even drive a wagon now?"
"I'll have to wait until the sky clears."
"Yeah, that's it. Come on, eat."
