I Was Kidnapped By The Strongest Guild
Chapter 158: Let's Go Camping! I Promise!

It was lunchtime when the Master returned.

By that time, I had answered five phone calls and received more than ten visitors.

The Guild Master lived a busier life than I had imagined.

"How did it go?"

"Well... I didn't do it perfectly, but I tried my best."

"Then you did well."

The Master approached and handed me some chocolates.

There were so many that I thought I should share them with the children.

I unwrapped one of the chocolates and, before putting it in my mouth, reported to the Master what had happened.

"A lot of people came looking for you. Since you weren't here, I told them to contact you later."

"You did well. Was there anything special?"

"Oh, some guild members came for dungeon entry permits. They said I could sign them, so I did. Is that okay?"

"It's fine. Anyone can do that."

If the Master said it was fine, then it must really be okay.

Only then could I put the chocolate in my mouth.

'It's delicious.'

The bitterness and sweetness were perfectly balanced.

Maybe because my taste buds were sensitive, it felt almost ecstatic.

My tail swayed gently.

Normally, chocolate would be a luxury I couldn't even dream of.

This was all thanks to the Master's protection.

"You worked hard. Now go in, have some food, and rest."

"Yes."

With the Master's guidance, I returned home.

Even though it wasn't necessary, he rode the elevator with me.

Despite his gruff demeanor, he took good care of his people.

After saying goodbye to the Master at the door, I entered the house.

"Hmm...?"

A delicious smell wafted from the living room.

But more than the food, the scent of my family was even better.

I ran down the hallway to the living room.

My eyes widened at the feast laid out on the dining table.

"The king has arrived!"

Levinas, sitting at the table, waved a fork in the air.

I naturally sat in the empty seat next to Levinas.

"There's a lot here."

"Yes. The Master treated us because you worked hard."

Yeoreum served me some food.

There were many kinds of sashimi, which I liked.

Just for covering for a few hours in the morning, this kind of feast was quite a reward.

As expected from the top guild, the compensation was substantial.

"So, how was working today?"

"Well... my body is fine, but it was somehow tiring."

"That's how it is when dealing with people. Especially when it's your first time."

"Yes. I guess it was harder because it was my first time."

Even though there was no physical exhaustion, I still patted my shoulders.

Maybe it was a habit from my human days.

"Gyeoul, are your shoulders hurting?"

"No, just patting them."

"Hehe, did you learn that from Sophia?"

"Well..."

Now that I thought about it, Sophia often patted her shoulders.

Naturally, our eyes turned to Sophia.

She cleared her throat, feeling the weight of our gazes.

"Ahem... why are you imitating that?"

"Probably because Gyeoul likes you."

"...Then it can't be helped."

Swish, swish-

Sophia reached out and patted my head.

Levinas and Saebyeok also leaned their heads forward.

"These kids are bothering an adult."

Sophia, who said it was annoying, was smiling.

She carefully patted each of the children on the head.

It was a peaceful and pleasant lunchtime.

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Levinas's eyes were glued to the television.

-I am a Wildman.

It was a program showing people living in the wild.

"Wow..."

People living as wildly as beast-kin.

Levinas's beast-kin instincts flared up inside.

Was there anything else like this?

As Levinas flipped through channels, she found a camping show.

They set up tents, made a campfire, and had fun with their friends.

To a beast-kin, it was the most romantic situation.

'Levinas wants to do that too...!'

Levinas looked around for Gyeoul.

Gyeoul was sleeping soundly on Yeoreum's thigh.

"King..."

Levinas whispered softly enough not to wake Gyeoul.

Even though it made no sense to call out without waking her, Levinas didn't mind.

"King... Let's go camping in the wild tomorrow...!"

"Camping?"

Yeoreum answered in Gyeoul's stead.

Her hand was gently stroking Gyeoul's cheek.

"Yes...! Levinas wants to go camping...!"

"The TV show looked fun, huh?"

"Yes...! Levinas wants to camp with King...! King is a genius at living in the wild...!"

Whispering into Yeoreum's ear, Levinas looked down at Gyeoul's hand.

The lightly curled hand was slightly open.

Levinas slipped her pinky finger into it.

"King... It's a promise to go camping tomorrow...!"

Gyeoul's hand instinctively grasped Levinas's finger tightly.

It was the instinct of a young kid.

"!"

What was that?

I want to do it too.

Yeoreum fidgeted restlessly, her hands moving back and forth.

"L-Levinas, I want to do it too."

"You mean camping...?"

"Y-yes. Can I promise with Gyeoul too?"

"Yes...! Let's call everyone and go camping...!"

Levinas shook the held finger up and down.

The grip was so strong it twisted her wrist.

When Levinas's finger slipped away, Gyeoul's hand naturally opened.

This time, it was wide open.

Thump, thump-

Why was my heart beating so fast over this?

Yeoreum took a deep breath and placed her index finger on Gyeoul's palm.

Like a Venus flytrap catching prey, Gyeoul's hand slowly closed.

The small hand of a child barely wrapped around the adult's finger.

Yeoreum couldn't help but let out a gasp.

"Wow..."

It was soft.

The child's unique high body temperature made it warm too.

It was a cuteness that couldn't be described with words.

It was almost destructive and violent in its adorableness.

"Ugh..."

Yeoreum barely managed to hold back a scream of delight.

She didn't want to disturb Gyeoul's sleep.

"Yeoreum, are you in pain?"

"Yes... My heart hurts..."

"Wha...! Wait a moment...!"

Levinas ran into the room and came back with a paper cup.

It was a makeshift telephone made with string and paper cups.

Levinas placed one end of the cup near Yeoreum's heart.

She held the other end near her rabbit ear.

Thump, thump-

Ordinarily, she wouldn't have heard the heartbeat, but to a horned rabbit beast-kin, it was clear.

"Yeoreum's heart is beating fast...!"

"You can hear the heartbeat?"

"Yes...!"

"Wow, I can't hear anything."

Just how keen was the beast-kin's hearing?

They say Gyeoul can hear the sound of bugs crawling hundreds of meters away when she concentrates.

It was a sense she'd never know in her lifetime.

Curious, Yeoreum brought the paper cup to her mouth.

"Hello, can you hear me?"

She spoke with her mouth completely inside the paper cup, so as not to wake Gyeoul.

At that moment, Levinas pressed her paper cup to Gyeoul's ear.

She was curious about the sound of the heartbeat and wanted to share it with the sleeping Gyeoul.

"...?"

Gyeoul opened her eyes at the sound right next to her ear.

She tried to rub her eyes but noticed the finger she was holding and tilted her head.

Whose finger was this?

Gyeoul looked up through half-closed eyes to find the owner of the finger.

Ah, it was Yeoreum.

Then it's okay.

Still groggy, Gyeoul didn't think deeply and fell back asleep.

"Whew..."

Yeoreum sighed in relief, thinking she had woken the sleeping child.

"Gyeoul must have really good hearing."

"Yeah...! So you have to talk as quietly as Levinas...!"

"Got it...!"

Yeoreum mimicked Levinas's small but energetic voice.

The two of them, feeling a sense of camaraderie, looked at each other and giggled like children.

Meanwhile, Gyeoul slept soundly, breathing softly.

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The next morning.

I woke up, rubbing my eyes.

For some reason, Saebyeok and Levinas were staring at me with sparkling eyes.

"Uh, um...?"

The kids were up early.

I stretched while looking at them.

"King! It's camping time!"

"Camping?"

"Yes! We decided to go camping yesterday!"

"Oh, right."

If the kids wanted to do it, then we would. There was no reason to refuse.

"Since you're a genius at camping, you have to teach us well, okay?!"

"Me?"

I realized why they had been waiting for me to wake up.

Having lived outside, they must have thought I was good at camping.

I didn't want to disappoint their high expectations, but I wasn't actually that good at camping.

What I had been doing was surviving, not leisure camping.

There was a significant difference.

"I don't know much either, but I'll try my best."

"Okay...!"

Levinas nodded so hard her ears bounced.

Although Saebyeok didn't show it, she started wagging her tail.

'I'll just do what I used to do when living in a tent, right?'

Even building a shelter to avoid wild boars could be a fun activity for the kids.

I decided to teach them everything I knew.

"Are we the only ones camping?"

"No! We're all going together!"

"That's a relief."

Camping in tents required a lot of hands-on work.

Even washing one dish meant going to the stream.

The more hands, the easier it would be.

I quickly outlined the necessary tasks in my head.

"For camping... I know a mountain. Do you want to go there?"

"A mountain?"

"Yes. It's the place where Levinas had that scary experience before..."

"! Levinas likes it!"

I checked Levinas's expression.

Far from being scared, she looked delighted.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes! That was the happiest time for Levinas!"

"Oh..."

It must have left a good memory since everyone came to rescue her.

So, our camping spot would be the mountain where I used to live.

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