Estio 192

Estio chapter 192

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Estio Volume 8

– Episode 14

Estio’s eyes were still dark blue. Originally, his natural color was golden like Shuhanan, but the first human color he ever saw was a dark light like the deep sea. It was a protective color that was created due to the instinct of imitation when I was young, so I was able to restore the original color by removing the magical eyelid that covered my eyes. However, even after Estio knew his method, he did not restore the original eye color.

‘…I’m still in trouble.’

It was a feeling that was difficult to pin down. I was both anxious and afraid. Even though I thought it was because I wasn’t used to it yet as Shuhanan said, Estio couldn’t let go of the strange lingering feelings about the color of his eyes until the end.

Even though he didn’t like the fake family, he didn’t know why he became obsessed with the dark blue color they left behind.

‘I feel like I’m disappearing until now.’

It is said that the eyes are the window to the mind. Even when the Black Dragon read the minds of creatures, the most basic step was to make eye contact. There is a lot of psychology in the eyes. Estio rubbed his eyes and slowly lowered his hand.

If the day came when I could fully adapt to life as a dragon, I thought I would be able to take off the protective color I have now.

「Estio, can you show me your dragon form?」

“I want to see Neju too!”

“Oh, me too.”

When Ahur and Neju shouted innocently, Parker, who was watching Hwangryong, was swept away by the atmosphere and raised his hand timidly. Even though she was seated, Mubin, who was leaning quietly against the wall so as not to interrupt her father-in-law’s conversation, also had an interesting expression on his face.

However, Shuhanan easily failed everyone’s expectations.

“The child has not yet properly controlled his body. It is impossible to show such a vulnerable state.”

“Sorry.”

Shuhanan, who lost his gaze at the cactus expressing regret by drooping branches, turned his head to Estio again.

“Well then.”

Even though Estio was talking about himself, he could not intervene and looked down on the floor.

“Now do you understand, sweetheart?”

“……”

Shuhanan continued to talk to his son, who had become speechless.

“By our standards, you’re still a hatchling in need of protection.”

“No, it’s okay if you don’t protect me.”

“No, look back on how you were while you were away.”

The negativity followed the negativity.

“It’s not a matter of being big or small, strong or weak. Above all, the awareness of safety is too weak.”

Worry permeated the voice that was as dry as straw.

“Last time, he committed such a dangerous act without any thought that he could lose his life. Your guardians must have suffered a lot.”

At this point, Estio flinched. If the Master Dragon and the guardian share a strong psychological state and physical pain with each other, then Estio must have felt the same sensation when Estio slit his chest to take out Loaren’s heart.

‘Is it a lot of pain?’

After meeting with the party again, no one showed any sign of it, so I couldn’t even think about it that far. Estio, who came to the realization late, felt very sorry for the Guardians. Of course, Shuhanan was aiming to be like that.

Hwangryong, who had been using the guardian as a tool, was not interested in the suffering of the guardians. Having given up even his wife’s revenge, Shu Hanan’s remaining purpose was to somehow keep his one and only child by his side.

But there was a voice that poured cold water on the persuasion that was going well.

“Estio.”

Mubin removed his back that was leaning against the wall and straightened his posture. Until now, I had been silent so as not to be involved in the conversation between the master and father, but now there was no need for that.

“I also agree with what you just said.”

It was a calm voice. Duke Heiga, who had acquired divine power, had a more relaxed momentum than before. Estio turned to him and bowed slightly.

“I’m sorry.”

“sorry.”

At the same time, the two of them put their heads together and spat out an apology, and there was silence for a while. Estio meant that he was sorry that he acted without thinking and caused them to suffer the same, and Mubin bowed his head in apology as a knight who failed to protect his master.

Mubin, who had a puzzled expression for a moment, scratched his head and opened his mouth again.

“Um, if you dare to be cocky… I’ll accept that apology for now.”

After taking the apples happily, Moobin raised his lips one by one.

“I was really surprised when I felt pain in my chest in the middle of the battlefield. I must have injured myself.”

I laugh about it now, but it was actually a dangerous moment. The battle was almost over, so the place where Mubin was sitting was a battlefield where the blood that flowed over the cutlery had not even cooled down.

The moment he actually resonated, his movements were forcibly stopped for a few minutes, and if he had been attacked during that time, he might have lost his life.

Estio had nothing to say about the day he took out Loaren’s heart, even with ten mouths.

“Thanks to that, I was clearly aware that my safety consciousness was too weak as a guardian.”

However, the part that Moobin wanted to blame took a slightly different direction.

“I’ll stick with it as much as possible in the future.”

No matter how unusual it was that Heiga was completely abandoned outside the eyes of the emperor, the great aristocrats who ruled the territories could not be absent for too long. Instead, they have a new power to fill that void.

“If that doesn’t work, we’ll definitely send it back to the Holy Father’s side.”

“Ah.”

Estio felt a strange feeling and admired it. If the guild was the carriage that took him as he was wandering, then Hwangryong Shuhanan was like a house where he could rest without hesitation.

Mubin looked at Estio and Shuhanan alternately and asked for their opinion.

“I think that would be much safer than before. How about you?”

“Yes.”

The moment he was about to shake his head saying no, Shuhanan saw something and became frozen like a stone statue. Meanwhile, Estio alone answered.

“…I’m relieved.”

Surprise flashed over the wide golden eyes.

‘I laughed.’

Estio was smiling a little.

‘For the first time.’

It was a smile I had never seen before, bringing the child to my side. Shu Hanan couldn’t take his eyes off his son’s smiling face and bit his mouth firmly.

It was hard to know whether the surge of emotion was sadness or joy.

Seeing Shuhanan like that, Mubin gave him an unexpected look.

“Oh? Did the Holy Father agree?”

“Ahh.”

Shuhanan responded as if possessed, not knowing whether he was nodding his head now or what he was responding to. She had a blurry view of Moobin and Cactus giving high fives.

Wayne.

The black cat, which had been curled up on the cupboard, and was hiding, sneered as if crying.

‘Loaren.’

when was it Shuhanan was reminded of Loaren, who hugged him tightly, even though he was small. She was like this back then. Seeing only Loa Ren’s smiling face, she thought that justice and norms had nothing to do with it. And now, Shuhanan met her smile again.

‘Your child was born strong.’

His golden eyes shrugged off his stubbornness and slowly closed.

‘Enough to worry about.’

The early spring sun was streaming through the frozen windows.

Chapter 32 Return

Following Shuhanan’s sudden change of heart, Estio and his party were finally able to leave the Pontifical Elysium. Shuhanan did not want to let Estio go until the very end, but Hwangryong, who took the pope seat, could not follow him outside.

When the party had finished preparing and stood in front of the portal, Shuhanan, who came out to see him off, washed his face with a very depressed face.

“Estio.”

“Yes.”

Estio’s expression looking back at Shuhanan was calm. Shuhanan, who was faced with a monotonous reaction without a single flinch, was desperate with only his eyebrows silently.

Parker glanced around the portal while Moobin held back his laughter when he saw the contrast between the two.

Because the Pope himself walked, the area around the portal was under strict control. Even the road coming this way was blocked, so luckily there was no confusion. Instead, a large number of people followed the visit, including the high priests who followed the pope, the Holy Knights, and finally Saint Yggdrasil, who was accompanied by a guardian dog.

“Does everyone gathered here know about you?”

“Perhaps so.”

Moobin put his hand on his waist and replied mutteringly.

Pope Shuhanan did not announce that Estio was his son. He looked like the age difference between the two could not be guessed on the surface, so there was no way he would believe the fact that it was a father-son relationship. In addition, they also kept silent about the identity of the last remaining dragon in this world.

It was also due to the fact that Estio did not want it to be revealed, but above all, the biggest reason was that Shuhanan could not believe in the human race.

It was difficult if there was a case where there was a rumor or threat by attracting unnecessary attention. Instead, privately, the saint and the Holy Knights knew this fact, and some of the high priests with a heavy mouth were also aware of the blood relationship between Aleum Al-eum Shuhanan and Estio.

And, in case an unfamiliar nobleman tries to touch Estio, he wrote a number so that the Holy See is protecting him. The Holy Artifact handed over last time was a proof of the Holy Power of the Pope.

To that extent, Shuhanan deliberately concealed the truth.

Hwang Ryong repeatedly stated that if it were known to the world that the Adjuster still exists, then he would take his son and leave to the Dragon Realm by force.

‘Don’t trust humans, Estio. The moment they find out who you are, it will be really dangerous.’

There were already precedents for refuting that it would not be so. What happened to the black dragon Loaren, who remained in the world to trust and protect humans until the end?

It was not enough that their faith was betrayed, so it was torn to shreds and spread from the hands of many people seeking power. It was such a horrific death that he could not even close his eyes comfortably.

Shuhanan had a hard time holding back the rage that boiled over just thinking about it. It was possible because Hwang-ryong was able to suppress his emotions and calm himself down because he met Estio.

At the end of the madness leading to death, Shuhanan eventually found a living treasure. He was a child born with the black color he loved. Such a child was about to leave the road again.

‘I want to go back to them,’ he said.

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