I Was Kidnapped By The Strongest Guild
Chapter 121: The Magic of Horns

"Cat, cat..."

Jung Yu-na's pupils quivered.

For some reason, she kept repeating the word "cat."

Was she panicking?

Just when I started to worry,

Yeoreum lightly smacked Jung Yu-na on the back.

"Snap out of it."

Slap!

With a stinging sound, life swirled in Jung Yu-na's eyes.

"Oh, uh. Sorry."

Jung Yu-na rubbed her back with a slightly furrowed brow.

I felt her pain as if it were my own.

"Does it hurt?"

If I had been hit like that, I would have been rolling on the floor.

Wary, I kept my distance from Yeoreum.

"Don't hit my back..."

"Of course not! Why would I hit Gyeoul."

"Yes. I don't like being hit..."

Did I say something weird?

Yeoreum stepped back with a grunt.

"Right, who likes being hit? I made a mistake just now."

Yeoreum chuckled and rubbed Jung Yu-na's back.

I might have embarrassed Yeoreum unnecessarily.

She was patient because she was nice.

Anyone else might have struck me then and there.

I hurriedly spoke up.

"But it's okay if it's a joke."

"You don't mind if it's a joke?"

"I don't mind. It's not the hit, but the atmosphere it creates that I dislike."

"Atmosphere?"

Somewhere, the sound of swallowing.

I couldn't tell whose it was.

"There's a certain atmosphere around bullies. Things like glares are really hard to endure..."

"Oh..."

Yeoreum nodded stiffly.

Had I brought up too dark a topic?

I decided to lighten the mood with a joke.

"If it's a joke, you can hit me. Want to try hitting me?"

"What?!"

"Just for fun..."

Why did she look so horrified?

"Gyeoul, I wouldn't hit you even as a joke."

"Uh... okay."

If she says so.

Awkwardly, I twirled my tail around.

That's when Jung Yu-na spoke up.

"Gyeoul, that thing earlier wasn't about you. There was just a really bad person."

"Yes."

I knew they weren't talking about me.

My joke had caused a misunderstanding.

"There was a really bad person. I got a bit angry, that's all."

"Must have been a really bad person."

"Yes. Really..."

Awkward smiles and pitying looks.

Jung Yu-na and Yeoreum gave me those expressions.

Was it related to someone I knew?

What had happened to make them act like this?

Just as I was about to ask, Chae Juyeon staggered toward us.

Hidden by Yeoreum and Jung Yu-na, I could tell it was her by her footsteps and distinct smell.

"Shall we take a break and look at the rest of the memories later, or tomorrow?"

"Look at memories?"

What memories was she talking about?

I peeked out from beside Jung Yu-na to ask.

"Which memories?"

Startled by my sudden appearance, Chae Juyeon choked on her coffee.

Even the best adventurers tear up when they choke.

A new realization for me.

"Are you okay...?"

"Ye-yeah, it's just something about adventuring."

"I see."

"Yes, yes, that's it."

Chae Juyeon's gaze darted to my stomach.

I reflexively looked down, but there was nothing on my stomach.

"?"

People around me were acting strange today.

What had happened?

I looked back at Sophia, who just shrugged nonchalantly.

'Really, what's going on?'

They knew something but weren't telling me.

My tail formed a question mark, full of questions.

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I had a duty to manage the pond in the park.

In return, I could eat fish for free.

Honestly, there wasn't much to the so-called management.

An item took care of the pollution, including dust, for me.

All I had to do was pick up large trash.

Today, I decided to catch and eat some mackerel.

I walked around the park picking up trash.

"Hey!"

Levinas waved at me from the grass near the tent.

The place where she stood was nicknamed "The Strongest's Tomb."

It was simply where the mana stone of a boss horned rabbit was buried.

"What are you doing, Levinas?"

"I came to check on the Strongest Horned Rabbit!"

"I see."

The reason for burying the boss horned rabbit's mana stone was nothing special.

Levinas wanted it buried.

Although it was a valuable mana stone, the guild didn't object.

"I have to see if the Horned Rabbit is okay!"

Thump-thump-thump!

Levinas began digging the grave like a horned rabbit.

I squinted my eyes due to the flying dust.

"Levinas, you shouldn't just dig up graves."

"It's for the Horned Rabbit..."

Levinas looked up at me, puzzled.

I couldn't say anything against her genuinely clueless attitude.

"Hmm... I wonder if the Horned Rabbit is okay...?"

Given my recent debate on the absence of common sense, I found it hard to outright stop her.

"Yes! The Horned Rabbit is fine!"

Levinas started digging again.

Thump-thump!

Her speed could be considered the best in the guild.

Perhaps her plant growth ability was related to her affinity with earth.

'Is Levinas earth-attributed?'

She was good at digging and growing plants.

It wasn't an impossible theory.

I should ask the guild members about it later.

While I was thinking to myself, Levinas suddenly shoved her hand into the ground.

"I found it!"

She pulled out the boss horned rabbit's mana stone from the ground.

A white, transparent mana stone emanated an energy I'd never felt before.

'Huh?'

The boss horned rabbit's mana stone blocks mana completely, so why was this radiant energy leaking?

As I cautiously approached the mana stone, it started emitting light.

It wasn't an ominous light, but rather a brilliant beam, as if an angel was descending.

"Ah!"

I shielded my eyes with the back of my hand from the bright light.

I considered rushing to Levinas but decided to stay put.

It definitely wasn't a malevolent energy.

Having touched a specter's mana stone before, I was sure of it.

"Wow!"

Levinas's cry of joy and the warm embrace of the light.

After everything ended, the light faded from the mana stone, revealing Levinas.

"Levinas...?"

What just happened?

"Wow?"

Thankfully, Levinas looked normal, except for one thing: a white "horn."

"Levinas, you grew a horn...?"

A long, pointed horn, larger than an adult man's finger.

Sharper than the horn of the horned rabbit that pierced my stomach.

"The Boss Horned Rabbit has bestowed a blessing on Levinas...!"

"A blessing?"

"Yes! Levinas's horn has grown! Levinas is now a great horned rabbit!"

A great horned rabbit, indeed.

It was impressive.

The problem was the larger the horn, the more troubles it brought.

"Can't you make the horn smaller again?"

"Why make it smaller?! Levinas likes having a big horn!"

"Yeah. Big horns look cool, but you can't hug with them."

Levinas loved burying her face in a hug.

But with the size of the horn now, hugging was impossible.

Hugging carelessly could mean getting pierced by the large horn.

Memories of the past made me shiver.

"Noooo...!"

Levinas's expression turned to shock.

After poking her own horn with her fingertips, her mouth dropped open.

"What do we do? Levinas doesn't like the big horn anymore...!"

"Don't you know how to make it smaller?"

"I don't know! Hey! Save Levinas!"

Not being able to hug was a reason to cry for help.

Indeed, for Levinas, this was a matter of great importance, as if her whole life depended on it.

"Try to imagine making your horn smaller."

"Smaller?"

"Yeah. Like last time, when it shrank and became blunt."

"Did it?"

Was it an unconscious action?

Still, the only thing we could rely on now was Levinas's ability to control it.

Realizing this, Levinas clasped her hands together in prayer and tightly closed her eyes.

"Imagine the horn getting smaller."

"Imagining it getting smaller!"

"Or imagine it losing energy until it's completely drained."

"Imagining it losing energy!"

Levinas's delicate eyebrows twitched.

All I could do to help was to hold her hand.

Did that simple gesture make any difference?

Whoosh-!

A strong energy began to emanate from Levinas's horn.

"Wow!"

"Ah."

Light and mana flowed from Levinas's horn.

The mana was warm enough to make one feel good.

What exactly was happening to Levinas?

I closed my eyes and just waited for the mana to dissipate.

In less than ten seconds, a short moment passed.

The mana drained away, and Levinas's horn shrank.

"Hey, what just happened...?"

"Well, not sure..."

Relieved at Levinas's horn returning to its original size, I noticed something out of the ordinary.

The carrot planted next to the tent had grown.

It was so big that its stem rose higher than the tent's roof.

"What!"

Levinas gasped in astonishment.

Her fur stood on end, as if she got goosebumps.

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