All Warriors Are My Disciples

111. I’ll do it!

As I reached the road to the capital, I noticed something lined up next to it.

“… He really goes like that.”

As expected, it was exactly as Iris and I expected.

That scary scene that appears in a dream is the work of my seventh disciple, Esther.

I know roughly why this timid and shriveled guy is acting like that.

After hearing some bad things from the demon worshipers due to the game’s setting.

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Did they say that the corpses of demon worshipers are always displayed like that in battle?

It’s absolutely not because he has a yandere temperament or because he’s a psychopath.

It’s just that the enemies severely insulted something more precious than their own lives.

That’s why he’s doing that just to get revenge on him.

It’s not a particularly pleasant scene.

I also hate demon worshipers, but not to that extent.

So I quickly got out of there and arrived at a place that was at least fine.

“….”

I stopped and looked around.

Ester has the best detection ability among the disciples.

By now this guy knows exactly where I am.

Even so, the reason he doesn’t show up like he is now is because he’s half ashamed.

It’s the only thing you show to me, half of you wanting to play a joke.

Basrock!-

Me, me, me. Look at that If you’re hiding for an ambush, you won’t even make the sound of stepping on the ground.

Aren’t you deliberately shaking the grass and saying ‘I’m here!’?

Of course, it is absolutely impossible to find something like that right away.

If you don’t, that timid guy will be disappointed and slumped.

As if playing hide and seek with the children, I dragged the time appropriately.

You can’t seem to find it, but you just need to find it at the last minute.

“I know you’re there, kid. Come out quickly.”

Move your steps to a place where you can feel Esther’s energy.

The important thing is not to find out exactly where he is.

It is to show the person diligently rummaging right next to or near it.

“It is polite to come out quickly when Master Lee speaks… Uh, aren’t you here?”

Even if I think about it, it’s a kick that I really want to hit.

I assure you, if I had seen this, Master would have yelled at me to beat him up.

But the important thing right now is not your acting ability.

Rather than that, we need more sincerity to match.

I’m not kidding you, but I’m playing with you.

“What is it? Did you feel wrong?”

Muttering that, I turned my back to the place where I felt Esther’s energy.

Basrock!-

The bushes sway as if they were aiming for the right timing.

I feel like something soft is sticking to my side right after.

Still, it’s normal for it to take some time for that moment to move.

At the moment even I said, “Ah,” A cat with horns was already clinging right next to it.

“Ester.”

Bubijeok-.

“Ester Marigold.”

Bubijeok, Bubijeok-.

I didn’t call him out anymore, I just quietly stroked his soft hair.

With a very careful hand, so as not to touch the horn.

Just like the old days when I calmed down this extremely timid man and grew up.

“Master.”

Ester was rubbing my cheek against my body for almost 5 minutes.

Then, he spoke cautiously as if he had finally thought of opening his mouth.

“Did I do well?”

“Huh?”

“I knew. That there is a fierce battle going on in the royal castle. So, I originally intended to join the royal castle, but…. I couldn’t.”

“I understand. If you go there, there will be many difficulties in using your characteristic ‘Poison’.”

Ester’s ability is not simply to use the dagger well.

Perhaps because he was a demon, he was good at making and using poison himself.

Some poisons were even stored in the body and then released.

There were paralysis poison and hallucinatory poison, but it was difficult to withstand unless you were strong enough.

For that reason, if those poisons were used in battles in the royal castle, the human soldiers would have collapsed.

The poison is strong, but it cannot distinguish between enemies and allies.

Because he himself, the hero of poison, could be the biggest problem in maintaining the front line.

For that reason, Esther was one step away from the royal castle battle.

“And you were obviously right. If the guys you dealt with joined the battle intact. No one knows what direction the royal battle would have turned. It could have been a sufficient variable.”

“I’m glad. Would you say so… Really….”

“But. That’s it. From now on, solo actions are prohibited, Esther. It’s dangerous alone.”

“I wonder if Master said….”

I signaled my affirmation by nodding my head.

Enmity toward the world, fragments of demons, that eventually crawled out of the world.

I’m not even trying to kill the warriors by fighting recklessly.

I knew how to quickly fall out when I was at a disadvantage, and in the meantime, I even analyzed the enemy’s strength.

I expected him to be a simple and ignorant enemy who only knew how to fight.

In this way, the reason to be careful multiplied.

“Of course I know you are more comfortable promoting alone.”

“….”

“But from now on, I can’t help it. You should be able to get minimal support. The situation is not easy. Esther Marigold. Can you follow Master’s words?”

“Everything, of course. I am Master’s disciple! What if I don’t listen to Master?”

“Yes, yes. Saying that puts my mind at ease. My disciple, thank you very much.”

Then, as I stroked his hair again, he smiled and said ‘heh heh.’

Ester’s smile is hard to see.

Every time he wiggled his fingers, only his lips would twitch, his face blushing.

Then sometimes he smiles, and when he does that, it really feels like raising a cat.

Of course, this cat is really the kind of guy who can ‘rip’ people.

“By the way, Master. Why don’t you call me my youngest?”

“Hmm?”

“My maknae, my maknae, you did it. Why don’t you call me?”

… I was going to explain it a bit later.

He tried to speak slowly when Esther felt a little better.

If it’s like this, I think it’s better to just say it quickly.

“Ester Marigold.”

“Yes, Master.”

“You are no longer the youngest.”

“… Yes?”

“You are my seventh disciple, and the youngest is separate. A new guy came in as a disciple.”

“… Yes?”

“Perhaps you have seen him a few times. Do you remember Iris? That troublemaker.”

“… So, I… Now more… I’m not the youngest… Yes?”

“Yes. I can’t use the youngest name anymore. But that doesn’t change the fact that you are my disciple. It doesn’t change that I am your teacher. Nothing changes.”

“I’m not the youngest… ? I, I… The youngest… No… ?”

Tears well up in Esther’s eyes as she murmurs.

He’s not good at expressing emotions, but once he starts doing it, it’s really hard to appease him.

So it was important to calm down quickly before it erupted in earnest.

“Ester Marigold.”

“… Black…. hehehehe….”

“This is also an ordeal imposed on you by this master.”

“The Ordeal… What?”

“Yes. You can’t be the youngest forever, and you can’t be a child forever. Ester. Master Lee wants to see you become a very reliable sister to someone.”

“But I….”

“You can do it, Esther. You can be a better guy than you are now. To do that, you need to break the egg first. You have to tear the membrane that wraps around you tightly and come out. And by becoming stronger, you have to become a helpful being to this master and his sisters.”

Help is still going very well.

Still shy, still shy, except for those parts.

So I thought of mitigating that part a little on this opportunity.

“I want to get out of being the maknae and become someone’s stomach. Just like I did, and like your brothers and sisters did. Esther, try to be the kind of person who covers someone with an umbrella when it’s raining.”

“Can I really do that? I don’t think so. Master. I, I don’t have myself.”

“Who are you?”

At my question, Esther looks at me for a moment and then twists his fingers.

Then he slowly opens his mouth in a quiet voice.

“A hero… yo. This….”

“Bigger.”

“The poison warrior… yo. This.”

“Yes. Then isn’t that it? Another name the world calls you.”

At that, Esther looked at me with eyes whose tears had subsided considerably.

I’m still sad and resentful that the maknae’s place was taken away.

Rather than that, he seemed a little more curious about the current situation.

“They say it’s shadowy. It means darkness and shadow.”

“This is strange. Strange….”

“It’s another designation, the same as the one your sisters had. What does this mean? That’s how much you’ve grown. That’s how great it is. And that means, now Esther can put anyone under her too. It means you’ve earned the right to do so.”

“… That… Is it good?”

That way, children tend to obsess over whether something is good.

If parents say it’s good, they try to conform and follow it.

If you do that, you know instinctively that not only will you like it, but your parents will like it too.

“Not at a good level. What a place. That’s great. Esther.”

“That….”

“It can be sad that I am no longer the youngest. It will. It’s because I’m giving one place to someone now. But instead, Esther, it means that you have grown one step further. Poison warrior. Umyeong, Esther Marigold. Quiet but deadly, this master’s dagger is the fastest. A swift horned cat.”

“Su, Master’s dagger….”

“Do you still want to stay in the youngest position? Then you have to return everything you got again? Is it a position that is greater than now and can receive more recognition from this master?”

“Oh no! No! Me, I can’t do that youngest! I’ll do that! I want to become Master’s dagger, dagger! Ambassador Garam did that. I am Master’s sword! Sister Xenia did it again! It’s Master’s window! Isn’t that good?! Isn’t that great?! I want to too! I want to! Let me do it! Not the youngest! I will become Master’s dagger!”

At Esther’s almost screaming cry, I held her lips lightly.

Then she gave me a gentle pat on the back and whispered softly in my ear.

“Yes, yes. Ester. Great job, our 7th. You too have become a full-fledged warrior now. I was big enough to get out of the maknae position and receive a new maknae. Too long too much trouble Master is about to shed tears.”

“Master, are you crying?! Ooh, don’t cry! Sorry! I-I was wrong! Do not cry!”

“That’s not it, Esther. It’s because you’re so amazing, it’s because I’m thrilled. Don’t worry.”

I am thrilled. I really didn’t know that my acting skills would rise to this level.

“Now then, shall we go see the new maknae? Ester. It’s embarrassing, but bear with it. You are no longer the youngest, but a worthy warrior. Don’t be nervous, go ahead confidently. Understand?”

“Ah… yes yes! Master! Do it, I will try it!”

Pot! It was a silver-haired demon with clenched fists.