Estio Volume 3
- Episode 22
Thump, it felt like my heart, which was beating so fast, went down in an instant. Estio silently listened to Kai's legendary story.
"For a long time, I heard Shuhanan curse the Black Dragon Loaren and the humans she loved. Then Shuhanan managed to get out of the spot right before the runaway."
It is said that the sun did not go out and lit up the sky for three days and three nights while the Hwangryong, engulfed in madness, howled. People were afraid of an unknown phenomenon, and Kai, who knew the cause alone, visited the place only when the sun went down and darkness fell in four days.
"When I went back, the Yellow Dragon Shuhanan had already disappeared without a trace, to the extent that I doubted that he was dreaming or hallucinating."
Since then, Kai has frantically searched for the missing Hwangryong. While leaving even the guild management to the deputy guild master, she traveled around the world collecting traces of dragons. It was because the words Shuhanan had cursed were never too light to just ignore them.
And finally found it.
"Shuhanan was alive! In the eastern continent, the farthest foreign land from the Ruvarjan Empire."
From that moment on, the invisible war between Kai and Shuhanan began.
After learning about the Yellow Dragon Shuhanan, Kai moved only with the thought of stopping him. The fortunate thing was that although he was victorious after the battle with the Black Dragon, Shuhanan also suffered enormous damage.
Whether it is that he hates humans and is gathering power among people, or that he cannot exert his power at once and only intervene in the human world in a small way, Shuhanan is the power that ruled the world as a adjuster in the distant past. seemed lost.
"Dragons are originally a race loved by God, so it would have been easy to prove their sacredness.
At that point, Kai stopped talking and let out a long breath to calm his exasperated emotions.
"I wondered if it meant that he would finally get rid of the world he hates so much in earnest."
It was something I had already prepared for, but when it came to reality, I was trembling.
"...I found out about your existence after a lot of nervousness."
Now, Estio seemed to know what Kai was saying. From the beginning, Kai tried to set Estio at the opposite angle of Hwangryong.
"I've heard from the beginning that I might hate humans like Hwangryong. That's why I put myself in the closest position to observe you. Also, from now on."
There was always fear in the soft pastel-colored eyes. Kai has now fully confided her inner feelings, which he had not been able to tell because of his fear.
"I will. That's my opinion."
Now it was Estio's turn to speak up.
There was an uncomfortable silence for a moment.
Estio remembered Kai's voice when he appointed himself as the guild leader and said he would not do anything to lose.
"Kai."
When he called his name, Kai immediately raised his eyes and responded.
"I want to ask you one thing."
"Anyway."
Kai smiled bitterly and nodded his head. He dared to take advantage of the black dragon, so he was ready to bear any reproach. Estio, who looked at the determined, melon-colored eyes, opened his mouth slowly.
"Did you say that Shuhanan dared to settle in the eastern continent far away from Lubarjan?"
"exactly."
"What do you think is the reason?"
Because the question was a little out of context, Kai had to ponder for a moment.
"Perhaps Shuhanan was also annoyed by Ignis, who tried to disturb him in every case."
"Why did you disturb him?"
"Um? I think I said that a while ago. It's because Hwangryong hates humans."
"I'm most curious about that."
Estio looked straight at Kai and asked again.
"Is it a sin just to harbor hatred of someone?"
Kai, who was speechless, pursed his lips.
Of course, emotions alone are not a sin. As long as he was alive, he couldn't see anger and hatred as unconditionally bad. But the subject was bad. Shuhanan is a dragon, not a human. Estio, who had read Kai's mind as he was thinking like that, continued speaking calmly.
"Have you ever considered the position of the Yellow Dragon Shuhanan?"
"It's Shuhanan's position."
After making a moaning sound, Kai immediately shook his head flutteringly.
"Impossible. How can someone who doesn't have the ability to read minds like you understand his position?"
"You can guess."
Kai was taken aback by Estio's statement that he had never met before and that he was going to try to guess what's going on right away.
'Reading the mind must be an ability that can only be achieved once we meet.'
Before Kai could react, Estio spoke out his guess first.
"Shuhanan may have felt that Kai was hostile to him in the first place."
"Hmm."
"Because people who hate me don't like me either."
When I heard it, it sounded really simple.
However, Kai has known for a long time that this is not a simple matter. The wrath of the Yellow Dragon Shuhanan was dangerous. It's okay to say, 'It's okay because I haven't done anything yet.'
Kai didn't even think about it. However, even in front of the guild master who was shutting his mouth heavily, Estio was not impatient.
"I heard your story well today. Thank you for not hiding it."
Estio bowed her head and returned to her seat. Bernie Parker was still asleep due to portal sequelae. Next to it was Estio's seat.
Kaido sighed in relief and got down from the chair.
"Aren't you mad at this story?"
"Kai, because you didn't tell me."
Meow, the black cat cried like a prank.
"It's not that I don't know."
Kai hardened like a stone statue on the spot.
'Can you read the deep inside that you didn't even think of in your head? If so, did you find out from the beginning?'
Although he had researched a lot about Shuhanan, Kai didn't even know about the limits of the dragon's abilities.
'Since when? ...how far?'
A chill ran down my spine. Estio was still young for a dragon and had grown up to be an ordinary human being, so he was careless.
Kai pointed at his temple with a disappointed expression. It felt like the headache was getting worse.
It wasn't until the next day that Parker managed to escape the portal aftereffects.
The join group with emerald-colored hair got up as soon as the day dawned and started walking. There was still a lot of hazy energy and he staggered, but he looked much more genuine than the day before.
"Sorry for the inconvenience!"
Estio and Kai looked at Parker who bowed to the waist and apologized at the same time.
"Parker, can I move on already?"
"Yep! Everything is fine. Let's go!"
Contrary to the courageous answer, his legs were still staggering here and there like a drunken man. There was no one to believe that he was fine, but Parker took care of everything by himself. It was funny to see him balancing even with his wings, which he had always folded, slightly spread out, looking like a dizzying dove.
Instead of smiling, Estio gave him a worried look and packed his belongings. He said he was fine, but he didn't need to delay any longer.
"Giggle. Look at me pretending to be strong. He's kinda cute."
There was another person who laughed while watching the staggering joins.
"Hey! If it's really hard, will this older sister take care of you?!"
"...the last time you said that you were the older brother."
It was the cactus Ahur, who was looking around the room with its roots. Parker questioned the cactus's gender with a shimmery complexion, but Ahur snorted his nose relentlessly.
「Wana, is that important now? It is said that this Ahur-sama will take care of you!"
"Yes? Are you a fisherman?"
"Gorum! I give you the honor of riding the cactus horse for the first time in the world."
Far from glory, it seemed like the world's first cactus thorn to be pierced in the buttocks and would be dishonored to death. Parker waved his wings and refused, but Ahur continued to flirt.
"My thorns are terribly soft. What? not attracted? You can even touch it!"
"No, no. I can walk on my own feet."
"Come... to the world of thorns."
"Hey, I like the world I live in now!"
Not knowing what to do, Parker was sweating profusely, and eventually ran out of the inn to avoid Ahur who was stalking him. A hand in a white glove sat down on the head of the cactus that was teasing and eating innocent joins.
"Don't tease me too much. Parker is still sick."
「You're welcome! Alright."
As Estio dissuaded him, Ahur brightly agreed. The cactus, who had slept so well and woke up feeling good, even hummed a strange wave of thought, similar to her hum, waving his branches.
Kai, who had been watching them all the time since the morning, followed them up for the last time and touched their chin.
'Um, if it's not the patient, it's okay to make fun of me...?'
Surprisingly, he was a guild leader with a kind side. Kai, who had been immersed in her serious anguish, burst into a small smile.
After getting ready to leave, the party went out and found Parker, who ran out right in front of the door as if to run away first.
"Parker."
"Leader!"
Estio paused, trying to reassure Parker that he wouldn't tease Ahur any more. Parker sat down in front of him, flapping her wings with a puzzled expression.
"What's wrong?"
"Hey, that's it."
Parker scratched the back of his head and blinked over his shoulder.
"The village kids want to meet the leader."
Outside the inn, small guests were waiting. These were the children Estio had met the day before.
"Ah! It's that older brother yesterday!"
"You guys..."
When he appeared, the seven children who had been sitting crawling on the grass jumped up. Then he said, "Come," and ran vigorously.
"Hello! Ignis guild brothers!"
"Kek. Calm down, guys. It's a problem if you rush in recklessly, right?"
Parker hurriedly blocked the children who were about to run towards Estio.
Bernie Parker, a joiner with white wings, looked like an angel to children. For that reason, oddly enough, Parker's words were far more effective than those of other adults.
"You have to speak politely one by one, so that the leader will listen."
The children did not know much about the rank of 'guild leader', but anyway, seeing Parker's polite attitude, they noticed that Estio was the center of the group.
The young rangers lined up next to each other without being frantic as they did before. Estio, who was watching the series of processes, opened his mouth.
"...are you waiting for me?"
Then the children answered one by one.
"Hey, I said you'd be back."
"I came and waited before sunrise!"
"Please listen to Rian's request!"
Estio read that the little rangers had no intention of giving up on the quest and was silent.
Estio Volume 3
- Episode 22
Thump, it felt like my heart, which was beating so fast, went down in an instant. Estio silently listened to Kai's legendary story.
"For a long time, I heard Shuhanan curse the Black Dragon Loaren and the humans she loved. Then Shuhanan managed to get out of the spot right before the runaway."
It is said that the sun did not go out and lit up the sky for three days and three nights while the Hwangryong, engulfed in madness, howled. People were afraid of an unknown phenomenon, and Kai, who knew the cause alone, visited the place only when the sun went down and darkness fell in four days.
"When I went back, the Yellow Dragon Shuhanan had already disappeared without a trace, to the extent that I doubted that he was dreaming or hallucinating."
Since then, Kai has frantically searched for the missing Hwangryong. While leaving even the guild management to the deputy guild master, she traveled around the world collecting traces of dragons. It was because the words Shuhanan had cursed were never too light to just ignore them.
And finally found it.
"Shuhanan was alive! In the eastern continent, the farthest foreign land from the Ruvarjan Empire."
From that moment on, the invisible war between Kai and Shuhanan began.
After learning about the Yellow Dragon Shuhanan, Kai moved only with the thought of stopping him. The fortunate thing was that although he was victorious after the battle with the Black Dragon, Shuhanan also suffered enormous damage.
Whether it is that he hates humans and is gathering power among people, or that he cannot exert his power at once and only intervene in the human world in a small way, Shuhanan is the power that ruled the world as a adjuster in the distant past. seemed lost.
"Dragons are originally a race loved by God, so it would have been easy to prove their sacredness.
At that point, Kai stopped talking and let out a long breath to calm his exasperated emotions.
"I wondered if it meant that he would finally get rid of the world he hates so much in earnest."
It was something I had already prepared for, but when it came to reality, I was trembling.
"...I found out about your existence after a lot of nervousness."
Now, Estio seemed to know what Kai was saying. From the beginning, Kai tried to set Estio at the opposite angle of Hwangryong.
"I've heard from the beginning that I might hate humans like Hwangryong. That's why I put myself in the closest position to observe you. Also, from now on."
There was always fear in the soft pastel-colored eyes. Kai has now fully confided her inner feelings, which he had not been able to tell because of his fear.
"I will. That's my opinion."
Now it was Estio's turn to speak up.
There was an uncomfortable silence for a moment.
Estio remembered Kai's voice when he appointed himself as the guild leader and said he would not do anything to lose.
"Kai."
When he called his name, Kai immediately raised his eyes and responded.
"I want to ask you one thing."
"Anyway."
Kai smiled bitterly and nodded his head. He dared to take advantage of the black dragon, so he was ready to bear any reproach. Estio, who looked at the determined, melon-colored eyes, opened his mouth slowly.
"Did you say that Shuhanan dared to settle in the eastern continent far away from Lubarjan?"
"exactly."
"What do you think is the reason?"
Because the question was a little out of context, Kai had to ponder for a moment.
"Perhaps Shuhanan was also annoyed by Ignis, who tried to disturb him in every case."
"Why did you disturb him?"
"Um? I think I said that a while ago. It's because Hwangryong hates humans."
"I'm most curious about that."
Estio looked straight at Kai and asked again.
"Is it a sin just to harbor hatred of someone?"
Kai, who was speechless, pursed his lips.
Of course, emotions alone are not a sin. As long as he was alive, he couldn't see anger and hatred as unconditionally bad. But the subject was bad. Shuhanan is a dragon, not a human. Estio, who had read Kai's mind as he was thinking like that, continued speaking calmly.
"Have you ever considered the position of the Yellow Dragon Shuhanan?"
"It's Shuhanan's position."
After making a moaning sound, Kai immediately shook his head flutteringly.
"Impossible. How can someone who doesn't have the ability to read minds like you understand his position?"
"You can guess."
Kai was taken aback by Estio's statement that he had never met before and that he was going to try to guess what's going on right away.
'Reading the mind must be an ability that can only be achieved once we meet.'
Before Kai could react, Estio spoke out his guess first.
"Shuhanan may have felt that Kai was hostile to him in the first place."
"Hmm."
"Because people who hate me don't like me either."
When I heard it, it sounded really simple.
However, Kai has known for a long time that this is not a simple matter. The wrath of the Yellow Dragon Shuhanan was dangerous. It's okay to say, 'It's okay because I haven't done anything yet.'
Kai didn't even think about it. However, even in front of the guild master who was shutting his mouth heavily, Estio was not impatient.
"I heard your story well today. Thank you for not hiding it."
Estio bowed her head and returned to her seat. Bernie Parker was still asleep due to portal sequelae. Next to it was Estio's seat.
Kaido sighed in relief and got down from the chair.
"Aren't you mad at this story?"
"Kai, because you didn't tell me."
Meow, the black cat cried like a prank.
"It's not that I don't know."
Kai hardened like a stone statue on the spot.
'Can you read the deep inside that you didn't even think of in your head? If so, did you find out from the beginning?'
Although he had researched a lot about Shuhanan, Kai didn't even know about the limits of the dragon's abilities.
'Since when? ...how far?'
A chill ran down my spine. Estio was still young for a dragon and had grown up to be an ordinary human being, so he was careless.
Kai pointed at his temple with a disappointed expression. It felt like the headache was getting worse.
It wasn't until the next day that Parker managed to escape the portal aftereffects.
The join group with emerald-colored hair got up as soon as the day dawned and started walking. There was still a lot of hazy energy and he staggered, but he looked much more genuine than the day before.
"Sorry for the inconvenience!"
Estio and Kai looked at Parker who bowed to the waist and apologized at the same time.
"Parker, can I move on already?"
"Yep! Everything is fine. Let's go!"
Contrary to the courageous answer, his legs were still staggering here and there like a drunken man. There was no one to believe that he was fine, but Parker took care of everything by himself. It was funny to see him balancing even with his wings, which he had always folded, slightly spread out, looking like a dizzying dove.
Instead of smiling, Estio gave him a worried look and packed his belongings. He said he was fine, but he didn't need to delay any longer.
"Giggle. Look at me pretending to be strong. He's kinda cute."
There was another person who laughed while watching the staggering joins.
"Hey! If it's really hard, will this older sister take care of you?!"
"...the last time you said that you were the older brother."
It was the cactus Ahur, who was looking around the room with its roots. Parker questioned the cactus's gender with a shimmery complexion, but Ahur snorted his nose relentlessly.
「Wana, is that important now? It is said that this Ahur-sama will take care of you!"
"Yes? Are you a fisherman?"
"Gorum! I give you the honor of riding the cactus horse for the first time in the world."
Far from glory, it seemed like the world's first cactus thorn to be pierced in the buttocks and would be dishonored to death. Parker waved his wings and refused, but Ahur continued to flirt.
"My thorns are terribly soft. What? not attracted? You can even touch it!"
"No, no. I can walk on my own feet."
"Come... to the world of thorns."
"Hey, I like the world I live in now!"
Not knowing what to do, Parker was sweating profusely, and eventually ran out of the inn to avoid Ahur who was stalking him. A hand in a white glove sat down on the head of the cactus that was teasing and eating innocent joins.
"Don't tease me too much. Parker is still sick."
「You're welcome! Alright."
As Estio dissuaded him, Ahur brightly agreed. The cactus, who had slept so well and woke up feeling good, even hummed a strange wave of thought, similar to her hum, waving his branches.
Kai, who had been watching them all the time since the morning, followed them up for the last time and touched their chin.
'Um, if it's not the patient, it's okay to make fun of me...?'
Surprisingly, he was a guild leader with a kind side. Kai, who had been immersed in her serious anguish, burst into a small smile.
After getting ready to leave, the party went out and found Parker, who ran out right in front of the door as if to run away first.
"Parker."
"Leader!"
Estio paused, trying to reassure Parker that he wouldn't tease Ahur any more. Parker sat down in front of him, flapping her wings with a puzzled expression.
"What's wrong?"
"Hey, that's it."
Parker scratched the back of his head and blinked over his shoulder.
"The village kids want to meet the leader."
Outside the inn, small guests were waiting. These were the children Estio had met the day before.
"Ah! It's that older brother yesterday!"
"You guys..."
When he appeared, the seven children who had been sitting crawling on the grass jumped up. Then he said, "Come," and ran vigorously.
"Hello! Ignis guild brothers!"
"Kek. Calm down, guys. It's a problem if you rush in recklessly, right?"
Parker hurriedly blocked the children who were about to run towards Estio.
Bernie Parker, a joiner with white wings, looked like an angel to children. For that reason, oddly enough, Parker's words were far more effective than those of other adults.
"You have to speak politely one by one, so that the leader will listen."
The children did not know much about the rank of 'guild leader', but anyway, seeing Parker's polite attitude, they noticed that Estio was the center of the group.
The young rangers lined up next to each other without being frantic as they did before. Estio, who was watching the series of processes, opened his mouth.
"...are you waiting for me?"
Then the children answered one by one.
"Hey, I said you'd be back."
"I came and waited before sunrise!"
"Please listen to Rian's request!"
Estio read that the little rangers had no intention of giving up on the quest and was silent.
