I Was Kidnapped By The Strongest Guild
Chapter 189: Mana Storm

After skating with the kids, we returned home.

We were going to watch a newly released animation.

Something about combining robots, wasn't it?

As soon as I turned on the TV, the anime's theme song played.

-Guardians of Earth~ Heroes of the Stars~

After the opening, a brief viewing advisory appeared.

Not suitable for children under 11.

That meant Levinas couldn't watch.

In our world, the baseline was 12 and under prohibited.

This world's age limit was one year lower.

Perhaps because it was a world where monsters were hunted, they were more lenient about violent content.

"Levinas, you're under the age limit."

To be honest, a 12+ rating would have been fine for Levinas to watch.

It probably wouldn't be too graphic anyway.

I only mentioned the age restriction to see Levinas's reaction.

"Yeah! What do we do?! Watch something else?!"

"Something else? Weren't you really looking forward to this cartoon?"

"Yeah... but the age limit..."

"Hmm..."

It should be fine if we all watch together.

Before I could say anything, Saebyeok spoke up first.

"It's okay if you watch with a guardian. I'll go get an adult."

"An adult...?"

Aren't I an adult?

I looked at Saebyeok with bewilderment.

She avoided my gaze and turned her head.

"Gyeoul is still inexperienced..."

"Y-yeah..."

That's true.

I had to admit it.

A guardian needed to know how to handle unexpected situations.

Only an adult who had lived normally in this world could do that.

I wasn't qualified as a guardian.

I belatedly realized this truth, but I didn't feel particularly sad about it.

"No, I'll go call someone. You two watch the cartoon."

"Okay."

I left the kids behind and went to the kitchen.

Yeoreum continued chopping without pausing as she looked at me.

"Gyeoul, isn't it time for cartoons?"

"Yes, but there's an age restriction. We need a guardian."

"Gua-guardian...? Sister...?"

Clunk-

Yeoreum dropped her kitchen knife.

It fell on her hand but bounced off instead of cutting her.

"Could you maybe watch the cartoon with us?"

"O-of course...! I am the guardian after all...!"

Yeoreum approached me and suddenly picked me up.

She nuzzled my cheek vigorously as she carried me to the living room where the kids were.

Levinas waved at us as if she'd been waiting.

"King! It's starting!"

"Okay."

Yeoreum sat on the sofa with me in her arms.

I naturally ended up sitting on her lap.

"Hehe."

Yeoreum behind me kept squishing my cheeks.

This skinship was more aggressive than usual, which felt odd.

"Why are you doing this?"

"I'm just happy you called sister. You used to watch without caring about age restrictions."

"Huh...?"

That's strange.

I don't think I've ever watched anything beyond Levinas's age limit.

Did she watch something secretly when I wasn't around?

I was a bit surprised, but I wasn't too worried about what channels Levinas might have watched.

Our TV didn't show adult content anyway.

It was a measure Yeoreum had taken for the kids.

"I'll do my best, Gyeoul."

"Okay..."

Yeoreum hugged me tighter.

It felt secure, but I didn't understand why she was doing this to me.

The one who needed protection right now wasn't me, but Levinas.

"Um, please hug Levinas too."

At my request, Levinas quickly shook her head.

Her eyes remained fixed on the TV.

"Levinas is fine! Let the King do it!"

"You sure? Aren't you scared?"

"Nope! Levinas isn't scared at all!"

"I-I see..."

I thought she was afraid when she asked if we should watch something else.

Guess she wasn't scared after all.

If that's the case, there was no real reason to have called Yeoreum.

"Hehe, big sister just needs to protect Gyeoul then."

Yeoreum's misplaced protective instinct focused on me.

Thanks to Levinas's courage.

Well.

I don't mind being together.

I decided to just watch the animation with them.

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The cartoon ended.

It was an ordinary robot cartoon, nothing special.

Now that we've finished watching, should I go meet Master?

As I got up from the sofa, Levinas spread her arms wide in front of me.

"King! Let's combine!"

"Combine?"

"Yeah! Let's combine with Levinas!"

I guess the robot combination scene left quite an impression.

But how does she want us to combine?

I cautiously approached Levinas.

I decided to just give her a tight hug.

I patted her back too.

"King and Levinas combined! We're the ultimate horned cat!"

"Horned cat?"

"Yeah! The strongest cat in the world!"

Levinas used magic to elongate the horn on her forehead.

Saebyeok, who had been watching us from behind, rushed over and firmly grasped Levinas's horn with both hands.

"L-Levinas, you shouldn't do that."

"No horns?"

"Yeah... horns are the strongest. You shouldn't use horns for the first combination..."

Saebyeok glanced at me as she spoke.

I knew why and was about to tell her it was okay, but Levinas spoke first.

"Then should we start with a weak combination?!"

"That's usually how it goes."

"Oh no! Levinas is so strong she doesn't know weak combinations!"

"It's okay, I'll show you."

Saebyeok placed Levinas on her shoulders.

She sat me on top of her empty head.

This must be heavy.

Will she be okay?

Contrary to my worries, Saebyeok stood up effortlessly with both of us on her.

"Wow."

"Woah!"

Lifting two people so easily.

Levinas and I exclaimed in amazement.

"How is it?"

"It's amazing! We've combined into three!"

Saebyeok walked around the room carrying us.

I poked her nose repeatedly.

"Saebyeok, I need to go meet Master now."

"Okay. I'll let you down..."

"We're going together!"

Levinas shouted before Saebyeok could finish speaking.

Her voice sounded somewhat solemn.

"Together?"

"Yes! We are heroes combined into one!"

"Uh..."

Isn't that a line from the cartoon earlier?

Levinas must have been really impressed.

I thought for a moment, then nodded.

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We got on the elevator.

Still perched atop Saebyeok's head.

We met a neighbor in the elevator that only guild residents could use.

"Kyaa...!"

From top to bottom.

The woman who looked us over covered her mouth and screamed.

She even stomped her feet inside the elevator.

Her eyes were moist with tears.

"No jumping in the elevator!"

"R-right...!"

Haa, haa.

The woman who had been breathing heavily pressed the first floor button.

She kept glancing at us.

"Um, would it be possible to take just one photo..."

"A photo?"

"Y-yes... I'll treasure it as a family heirloom..."

Family heirloom, huh.

We were known as rare beast-kin.

At this point, taking one photo wouldn't be a big deal.

And it's not like piggyback riding was embarrassing or anything.

"Sure. Go ahead and take a photo."

"Th-thank you!"

Click click-

Instead of just one, the woman took dozens of photos.

After going down to the first floor, we went back up to the top floor where Master was.

Ding-

As the elevator doors opened, we met the security guards in black suits.

Those usually stoic men flinched when they saw us.

"A-ahem..."

The guard at the door bit his lower lip hard.

From the twitching corners of his mouth, I could tell he found the children adorable.

"C-come, come in..."

With his eyes tightly shut, he opened the door to Master's office.

After a quick word of thanks, we entered Master's room.

"What's that?"

"Triple combination!"

"Looks cool."

"Right?! Right?!"

Unable to contain her joy, Levinas shook her body back and forth.

My body, still hugging her, swayed along with her.

"I was about to call you guys anyway."

"Why?"

"We just detected a mana storm."

Beep-! Beep-!

As soon as Master finished speaking, two smartphones blared alarms.

It was Levinas's and Master's phones.

"Eek!"

Startled by the sudden noise, Levinas's body tipped backward.

My body, still hugging her, fell back too.

Ah.

We're going to fall.

I tried to catch Levinas with my characteristic agility, but Master pushed our backs first.

"Stay here until the storm passes."

"Storm? The weather forecast said it would be sunny today."

"It's not just any storm, it's a mana storm. It occurs suddenly, like an earthquake."

Mana storm?

Another new concept I'd never heard of.

I thought all storms were just storms.

"Is it very dangerous?"

"It depends on the grade, but today's is just strong winds."

"I see..."

A storm caused by mana.

This really was a frightening world.

The kids and I decided to watch the approaching storm from the window.

We stayed glued to the window for about ten minutes.

Soon after, the sudden storm rattled the windows.

'It takes about ten minutes.'

The disaster prediction time was quick, and the wind wasn't too strong.

It was the kind of wind where they tell you to stay indoors just in case.

It didn't seem particularly threatening to the people of this world, who were sturdier than Earth humans.

So disasters in a world with mana can happen like this too.

Just as I was gaining this new insight, Levinas pointed out the window.

"King! Our house is flying away!"

"House...?"

I saw my tent where Levinas was pointing.

My tent, flying through the sky on the wind.

The storm had come so suddenly there was no time to prepare.

"My tent!"

It was so unexpected that I could only stare helplessly at the flying tent.

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