I Was Kidnapped By The Strongest Guild
Chapter 190: My Tent!

"My tent!"

I watched my tent fly away.

I knew I had to chase it before it disappeared from sight.

Without a moment's hesitation, I left the master's room.

To take the elevator.

The elevator stopped midway and wouldn't move.

In this urgent situation, I paced anxiously before opening the emergency stairwell door and rushing down.

Thud-!

I jumped down the entire flight of stairs in one leap.

I ran non-stop all the way down to the first floor lobby.

Arriving on the first floor like that.

Many people were gathered near the back entrance leading to the park.

They had gathered to escape the sudden storm.

"Ex-excuse me..."

I squeezed through the crowd, moving forward.

There were so many people at the back entrance that I had to press against strangers to pass through.

"What the hell?!"

A fierce-eyed woman snapped at me.

It was because I had grabbed her leg.

"S-sorry... I was trying to get through, but there are too many people..."

In my haste, I had grabbed whatever I could to move forward.

With so many people, I couldn't even back away, and remained clinging to the woman's leg.

She's going to be furious about this.

My body trembled instinctively.

My ears and tail drooped in fear.

"Oh, it's Gyeoul? Hello?"

She erased her anger as if it had never existed.

It seemed she knew who I was.

"Oh, hello... I was trying to get through, but there are too many people, so this happened..."

"Yeah. It's an emergency. At times like this, no one will say anything if you just grab and pass through."

She says no one will say anything.

But I clearly saw her make an unpleasant expression.

I was puzzled, but time was of the essence.

I decided to trust her words for now.

"Thank you."

After thanking the woman for her advice, I squeezed through the crowd.

I even had to maintain a position almost like hugging to pass through.

A man I touched flinched in surprise, but upon seeing me, he silently patted my head.

There was a lot of contact, but no one got angry until I reached the back entrance.

People in this world seemed really tolerant of physical contact.

"My home..."

I pressed against the glass door, scanning the park.

The tent that had been flying through the sky was no longer visible.

"Ugh..."

The tent was hard to get.

I had to find it again no matter what.

As I thought this, I heard a metallic sound in my ears.

Clang-! Clang-!

The pots I had placed in the tent were rolling on the ground.

"My pots!"

I couldn't lose those too.

I knew I shouldn't go out now, but I was so startled that my body moved before I could think.

To get out to the park, I had to open two doors.

I immediately opened the first door and went outside.

There was no one in the space between the two doors.

Thanks to that, I could move towards the second door without delay.

Rattle rattle-

The tightly closed door wouldn't open.

Looking up, I saw the lock was engaged.

I stood on my tiptoes and stretched my arm, but couldn't reach it.

It was because I was too short.

"Ugh..."

Can't get out, huh.

Just as I was lowering my head in dejection.

I saw a pebble rolling on the floor.

Had it been kicked in by someone's foot in the chaotic situation?

Without hesitation, I picked up the pebble and threw it at the lock.

'Like this...'

Shooting or throwing things accurately was my specialty.

The lightly thrown pebble precisely unlocked the lock.

'It worked!'

I hurriedly opened the door.

Immediately, the fierce wind blew me backwards.

"Ahh!"

Roll roll-

I rolled on the ground like a ball.

An adult's body could have resisted sufficiently.

But with this small, frail body now, I simply couldn't withstand it.

This won't stop until I hit something.

I covered my head to brace for impact, but the shock never came.

Someone had caught me.

"You shouldn't go outside right now."

It was Master.

Master, who had picked me up, re-engaged the lock.

I struggled, but couldn't move, as if trapped by a boulder.

"M-my tent flew away... It's precious..."

"Calm down, we'll look for it together when this is over. It'll end in five minutes, so just be patient a little longer."

"Okay..."

Right, let's just wait five minutes.

Just as I made up my mind.

Clang clang-

An aluminum pot rolled towards us from outside the door.

Clang-

Seeing the pot hit the glass door, a sense of helplessness washed over me.

"My pot..."

My ears and tail drooped dejectedly.

I rested my chin weakly on Master's shoulder.

Only then did I realize many people were watching me.

"Isn't that the stuff Gyeoul picks up from the garbage dump?"

"Y-yeah... But to Gyeoul, it's as good as treasure...? She cherishes it so much."

"...Everyone in the park knows that."

Though they spoke softly, I could hear it all.

They were observing my condition, swallowing or wetting their dry lips.

They recognize my precious belongings.

I thought they'd say why make such a fuss over trash.

Everyone in our park was so kind.

Taking comfort in people's hearts, I stayed in Master's arms.

Until the storm ended.

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The sudden storm ended as abruptly as it had begun.

The park was peaceful as if nothing had happened.

Of course, there were aftereffects of the storm.

The trash rolling on the ground and the remnants of my tent proved this.

"It's all gone..."

The things I had placed in the tent disappeared with the storm.

In fact, not everything was gone, but it felt that way.

Things I had diligently collected for years.

Overwhelmed with despair, I slumped down.

Not caring about getting dirty, I lay spread-eagle on the grass.

'I was too complacent.'

When I lived alone in the mountains, I had to be prepared for everything.

Because I never knew when wind and rain might come.

But not now.

I had modern civilization, and thought weather forecasts would warn me about wind and rain.

If I had known such sudden storms could happen, I wouldn't have been so careless.

Normally, the damage wouldn't have been this severe.

Had I let my guard down due to peaceful living?

"I'm ruined..."

Haah.

I let out a deep sigh.

And I wasn't the only one feeling dejected here.

"Levinas's carrots!"

The carrots Levinas had worked hard to harvest and pile up had also blown away.

Levinas clutched the one remaining carrot to her chest, her eyes glistening with tears.

It was admirable that she managed not to cry outright.

"A-are you okay...?"

Yeoreum approached us, carrying a basket.

It was the basket I thought had flown away and disappeared.

"...Yes, I'm okay."

"R-really?"

"It's not the first time I've experienced this..."

Even saying that, the gloominess didn't disappear.

I got up and trudged towards Levinas.

"Levinas, this happened because I didn't secure the tent properly. I'm sorry."

"Not King's fault... This wind's fault..."

Sniff.

Levinas wiped her eyes and bit into the one remaining carrot.

Her eyes looked a bit better, as if she had gathered her resolve.

"Kids, your big sister will help you look..."

That's when it happened.

Someone approached us, their footsteps audible.

It was the woman whose leg I had grabbed at the back entrance.

"Here, this is yours."

She handed us an old bowl.

It was the precious bowl I thought had disappeared in the wind.

"My bowl!"

"Gyeoul, you should thank the lady first."

Yeoreum called out to me as I was about to rush over mindlessly.

Certainly, expressing gratitude should come first.

"Thank you."

I bowed my head to the woman.

For some reason, her body was wet.

"Why are your clothes...?"

"This was floating in the pond."

"The pond? Did you go in to get it out?"

"Yeah. Good thing we found the bowl, right?"

She smiled and patted my head.

To think she went into the pond because of me.

Just as I was about to express my apologies, something amazing happened.

People we had encountered around the park came bringing items one by one.

"This belongs to Gyeoul, right?"

"Yes...!"

The man who had once shared birthday food with me brought a pot.

The woman who had given Levinas a billion won toy bill brought five carrots.

Many people were bringing items.

Among them were our guild members and Master.

"Wow, at this rate, we'll recover everything soon!"

"Y-yes..."

What in the world is going on?

I stared blankly at the returning items.

I knew I looked stupid, but it was hard to change my expression.

"Everyone wants to help Gyeoul."

"Why would they help me...?"

"Because the people in the park are indebted to Gyeoul."

"Indebted, ah...!"

Is she talking about cleaning the park and the buffs?

My tail wagged with joy that came belatedly.

To do this much for such trivial things.

The people in our park were too kind.

"Thank you."

I went around thanking people.

Though only a few minutes had passed, we were able to recover most of the lost items.

"Hmm... A few things are still missing."

"It's okay. This is enough."

Although the tent that flew away and a few items didn't return, this was more than enough.

I was just overjoyed by the fact that everyone had helped me.

"What should we do about the tent?"

"I'll go pick up the tent again."

"Huh? Do you know where the tent is?"

"No, I don't, but I'm confident in tracking it."

Because I have beast-kin ears and nose.

I perked up my ears to show Yeoreum.

"Okay, but if it doesn't work out, you have to call your big sister, alright?"

"Yes."

As I nodded to Yeoreum, I thought.

That this incident was an inevitable accident that occurred because I had become too accustomed to peace.

It seemed I needed to live in the tent again, at least sometimes.

There was a need to erase the complacency that had set in.

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