I Was Kidnapped By The Strongest Guild
Chapter 233: What Kind of Feline Am I Anyway?

Beastly instincts numbed the reason of beast-kin.

Gyeoul, not even a year into her life as a beast-kin, was bound to be swept away more intensely.

"King! The atmosphere's changed!" Levinas exclaimed.

"Yeah. I'm a lion, you know."

"What...! You were a lion?!"

At Levinas's question, Gyeoul turned to look at Yeoreum.

She wanted to confirm if she really was a lion.

Yeoreum shrugged her shoulders at Gyeoul.

She didn't know exactly what kind of species Gyeoul was.

"Well... I'm not sure either. Should we just go with lion for now?"

"Okay. Let's go with lion for now."

Lions were known for being the fiercest among felines.

Gyeoul, now filled with beastly instincts, liked the idea of being a lion.

"Hee hee, Levinas isn't scared of the King being a lion at all."

"...You're not scared?"

Lions were supposed to be scary.

Should I act scary? Gyeoul wondered.

As she pondered this seriously, Levinas clung to her side.

"Levinas and the King are family, right!"

"...That's true."

You shouldn't be scary to family.

I'll try to restrain my fierceness as much as possible.

Gyeoul cleared her throat and looked at the lion section in the book.

She wanted to study about lions.

'Lions...'

Lions hunt at night.

Lions live in prides.

Adult lions leave their pride to live independently.

"Independence?"

It meant that when you become an adult, you have to part ways with your family.

Cold sweat began to trickle down Gyeoul's cheeks.

Do lion beast-kin have to become independent too?

Gyeoul, filled with beastly instincts, was more driven by instinct than she had expected.

She glanced around, trying to gauge the situation.

"Come to think of it, I don't think I'm a lion after all."

"Really?"

"Yeah. I'm... a cheetah maybe?"

Gyeoul pointed to the cheetah in the book.

The description of it being the fastest land animal resonated with her.

"Wow, cheetah is cool. It really suits you, Gyeoul."

Yeoreum applauded with a smile.

Gyeoul's shoulders rose proudly.

"I guess I was actually a cheetah all along."

"Okay. Want to try imitating a cheetah? I'll check if it's similar."

"Uh... a cheetah..."

"Rawr."

Gyeoul imitated a fierce cheetah from her imagination.

She even threw the snack bag they had been eating with the kids onto the street.

It was one of the fierce actions Gyeoul could think of.

"Gyeoul, you shouldn't litter on the street, okay?" Yeoreum said, pinching Gyeoul's cheek.

It didn't hurt, but Gyeoul knew she had been lightly scolded.

Gyeoul's ears and tail, which had been fierce, drooped.

"Why, why...? It was fierce..."

"Being fierce and being bad are different things. Littering makes you a bad cheetah, okay?"

"Yes, yes..."

Gyeoul got down from the bench and picked up the trash.

"Well done," Yeoreum said, patting Gyeoul's head.

Just as Gyeoul's tail began to wag gently, Saebyeok poked Gyeoul's cheek.

"Gyeoul, cheetahs don't go 'rawr'."

"Really?"

"Yeah."

Then how do cheetahs sound?

As Gyeoul tilted her head in confusion, Yeoreum held out her smartphone.

"Look at this, it's supposed to be a cheetah's cry."

"Cheetah?"

Everyone's gaze focused on the smartphone screen.

A video of a cheetah running fast was playing.

"King, the cheetah is really fast. But aren't you faster?"

"Of course I'm faster."

Gyeoul got down from the bench with an angry face.

Then she started running around quickly.

Levinas opened her horned rabbit eyes wide at the speed, faster than the cheetah on screen.

"Wow! The King is much faster!"

"Right?"

Gyeoul put on a smug expression.

But her eyes remained fixed on the smartphone screen.

Just then, the cheetah in the video had reached the cameraman.

"Meow."

The cheetah made a cute cry.

It chirped like a kitten or a chick.

It was an adorable cry, without a hint of dignity.

"???"

This isn't the cheetah cry I imagined?

Gyeoul's eyes opened wide.

'Maybe I'm not a cheetah?'

The cheetah in the video was far from fierce.

It didn't seem like she was a cheetah after all.

But for some reason, the reactions of the people around her were strange.

"Oh... somehow it feels similar to Gyeoul."

"Right! It's similar! Was the King actually a cheetah all along?!"

"Huh?"

But I've never meowed like a cheetah?

Flustered, Gyeoul waved her hands, saying it wasn't true.

"No, I'm not a cheetah."

"Why not? I think it'd be nice if you were a cheetah. You're so cute."

"N-not cute at all..."

Gyeoul had no resistance to being called cute.

The beastly Gyeoul was even more susceptible.

Out of embarrassment and wounded pride, Gyeoul decided to do something she would never normally do.

She wanted to show just how fierce she could be.

Gyeoul looked around.

She spotted some birds resting leisurely in the park.

It seemed like a good chance to show off her hunting skills.

"Gr-grawrr."

Gyeoul dashed towards the birds.

It was a quick sprint, but her cry gave her away.

The birds flew off into the sky before Gyeoul could reach them.

"......"

Gyeoul's tail drooped lifelessly.

She stood blankly in the empty spot where the birds had been.

"Oh dear."

What should we do about this?

It was at that moment Yeoreum tightly shut her eyes.

Levinas started clapping vigorously.

"Wooow! The King chased all the birds away!"

"Y-yeah? When Gyeoul went 'grawrr', the birds all got scared and ran away, huh?"

Nice.

Yeoreum cheered inwardly and joined in the applause.

Gyeoul's drooping tail slowly began to wag again.

It was a relief that she seemed to have regained her spirits.

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That afternoon.

Gyeoul, still filled with beastly instincts, was wandering around the park.

What species am I, really?

I'd prefer to be a fierce species, if possible.

Gyeoul crossed her arms, lost in thought.

'A tiger maybe?'

But isn't the color quite different?

Maybe I'm a snow leopard like the one we met before?

There was a difference in the spots, but at least they were both white.

Just as Gyeoul was examining the color of her tail...

"Uh..."

In a deep part of the park where people rarely went.

In a place that should have been empty, people were bustling about.

They seemed to be preparing something in unison.

What's going on?

That's where I planted the cabbages.

Is someone stealing the cabbages?

Gyeoul hurriedly ran towards the forest.

What she encountered there were not thieves.

"...Soldiers?"

What Gyeoul discovered in the forest were soldiers.

Quite a large number of soldiers at that.

Some soldiers had guns, while others carried swords and staves.

It was easy to distinguish between enlisted soldiers and officers based on the weapons they used.

"Private Park Sang-wook, have you installed the mana detector?" a woman asked.

"Yes! I'm installing it now!"

"How long will it take?"

"It will take about five minutes!"

"...Too slow. Try to reduce it to three minutes."

"Yes, sir!"

A woman with three diamonds on her shoulder was commanding the soldiers.

From the disciplined behavior unique to soldiers, to the charisma that moved the troops.

It matched perfectly with Gyeoul's image of a fierce predator.

'Ooh...'

If I become a soldier, couldn't I learn about charisma and beastly instincts?

Gyeoul, brimming with beastly instincts, couldn't help but be interested.

She ran towards the female captain.

The name tag read Kang Min-ah.

"For tonight's dinner..." Kang Min-ah began.

"Excuse me!" Gyeoul interrupted.

Gyeoul held out a snack from her pocket to Kang Min-ah.

It was dried anchovy snack that she had started carrying around, following Saebyeok's example.

"Who are you...?"

"I'm Han Gyeoul."

Han Gyeoul.

Kang Min-ah knew who this child was.

She also knew that Gyeoul was the de facto 'owner' of Yeomyeong Park.

She had heard the child was kind and gentle, but for some reason, there was force behind her words.

After observing Gyeoul, Kang Min-ah came to her own conclusion.

That Gyeoul wanted to play soldier.

'What should I do?'

Usually, it was enough to persuade children and send them away.

However, the Gyeoul before her was a child beloved by the 'Yeomyeong Guild'.

In a way, she was the owner of the park they had borrowed.

It meant she was the real power in this space.

'...I should talk to her first.'

Kang Min-ah put on the gentle smile she used when dealing with children.

Gyeoul's eyes widened at the sudden disappearance of her charisma.

"What's the matter?"

"I was wondering if I could become a soldier too!"

Gyeoul's eyes were sharp.

It was due to her beastly instincts, but Kang Min-ah took it as determination to be a soldier.

"We're in the middle of training right now, so it's difficult."

Capital defense training.

Most of the capital had landowners, so they borrowed places for training.

Large areas like Yeomyeong Park were perfect for soldier training.

"Can't I become a soldier?"

"Hmm..."

So you want to play soldier, huh?

How should I handle this?

Although Kang Min-ah was rumored to be good at handling soldiers, she was weak when it came to children.

"I have an adventurer's license too!"

Gyeoul pulled out a badge from her bag.

It was an adventurer badge from the Yeomyeong Guild.

"You have a badge?"

"Yes! What rank would this be for a soldier?"

"...Private?"

"Private! Then I'll be a private!"

"Um..."

This isn't right.

Kang Min-ah decided to try and scare her a little.

"...This is a really difficult training, I'm not sure if you can handle it."

"Is it very hard?"

"Yes. You have to sleep outside. You probably won't even have time to eat."

It's too hard for kids, you know.

That's what she said, but Gyeoul just tilted her head in confusion.

"I do that every day. It's not that hard!"

"...R-really?"

How can you do this every day?

A very unsoldier-like voice escaped from Kang Min-ah's mouth.

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