I Was Kidnapped By The Strongest Guild
Chapter 282: Shall We Go There...? Please Save Me...

Only cat sounds came out of my throat.

Despite the urgent situation, everyone around me reacted as usual.

"There, there."

Jung Yu-na patted my back.

I knew why she was reacting this way.

It was because I often made cat-like sounds.

When I yawned or got startled, I'd go "meow."

When I was happy or sleeping, I'd purr.

I didn't make these cat-like sounds on purpose.

It was just my feline instincts kicking in.

"Ugh..."

How could I let them know about my situation?

I pondered this while burying my face in Jung Yu-na's arms.

My contemplation didn't last long.

If I couldn't speak, I could explain the situation in writing.

'Writing!'

Energized, I leaped out of Jung Yu-na's arms.

Then I ran straight towards the nearby container house.

I remembered there were drawing supplies in the container house.

"Squeak!"

"Meow meow!"

Kkamang and Seol greeted me near the container.

Unable to speak, I just waved my hand at them.

'Colored pencils, and drawing paper...'

As I was gathering drawing supplies in the container house, the others followed me inside.

I picked up a colored pencil with a rather serious expression and laid the drawing paper on the floor.

Bang bang-!

I tapped on the paper as if to say "Look here."

After confirming everyone's attention was on me, I started writing my situation with a black colored pencil.

[Meow!]

"Meow?"

"Meow?!"

Those who saw what I'd written tilted their heads.

And I couldn't help but tilt my head too.

What's going on? I didn't mean to write "meow."

Why did the word "meow" appear?

As I realized my condition was not normal, sweat started to trickle down.

"King! Are you practicing writing?!"

"Can't Gyeoul write yet?"

"Yeah! But she writes better than Levinas!"

Levinas, unaware of my situation, wrote on the drawing paper.

She wrote sounds that a jumping rabbit might make.

Saebyeok, who belatedly picked up a colored pencil, wrote sounds like "growl" and "roar."

"Master, Gaeuwi too."

Gaeul picked up a colored pencil similar to her own color.

She scribbled something curly, but no one could read Gaeul's writing.

It's nice that the children are having fun, but what should I do?

I stared blankly at the drawing paper with my mouth agape.

'If writing doesn't work...'

Let's try drawing.

I took out a new sheet of drawing paper.

Then I started drawing with the colored pencils.

I drew a person and added cat ears and a tail to emphasize it was me.

It was a picture of me meowing with teary eyes.

I also drew other people around me.

Everyone except me was drawn with happy smiles.

"King, why is only King crying?"

Levinas showed interest in my drawing.

Naturally, everyone's attention turned to me.

"Ugh..."

I tried to make a tearful expression like in the drawing.

Kwon Arin's brow furrowed slightly.

"It seems like there's a problem."

"Yeah... Come to think of it, Gyeoul hasn't been talking..."

Nod nod nod.

I nodded to everyone, confirming they were correct.

I nodded so fast that it left afterimages, using the speed unique to feline beast-kin.

"The black marble...?"

"Marble?"

Jung Yu-na reacted to Saebyeok's muttering.

It was Kwon Arin who answered Jung Yu-na's question.

"Ah... Earlier, Gyeoul absorbed a marble that came from defeating a witch."

"Don't tell me..."

"Do you know something?"

"Yeah. It's probably a witch's cat."

Witch's cat.

Jung Yu-na explained that it was an item used to create cats that witches could control.

It was an item used for taming feline monsters, and it was extremely rare.

"This shouldn't work on humans..."

"R-really? Could it have worked because Gyeoul is a feline beast-kin? It was fine when other people touched it."

"Hmm... It's not because she's a beast-kin, but because she's a young beast-kin. Her feline instincts are strong, and she lacks experience resisting mental attacks."

"...If it's a mental attack, we can remove it, right?"

"Of course. Naturally."

Jung Yu-na placed her hand on my head.

Warm mana flowed through my body.

Whoosh-

Black energy escaping from my body.

I could feel the curse that had been tormenting me being lifted.

"Meow..."

My shoulders slumped in relief.

This time, I made a cat-like sound of my own volition.

Seeing this, Levinas's eyes widened.

"It's not gone yet! She meowed again!"

"Master...!"

Thump thump thump thump-!

Levinas and Gaeul stomped on the container floor.

I waved my hand at the two children.

"N-no, this time I did it on purpose."

"Oh! Really?!"

"Really?!"

The two children opened their horned rabbit eyes wide.

Jung Yu-na chuckled at this sight.

"There's a reason we noticed late that Gyeoul was only meowing."

"That's true."

Kwon Arin let out a small laugh.

But she also looked somewhat relieved.

"Still, Gyeoul is amazing. That item usually completely controls cats, but Gyeoul was resisting most of it."

"I was?"

"Yeah. Seems like you couldn't defend against the meowing because you do it normally."

"Ah, I see..."

So that's what happened.

The thought that I had resisted a mental attack made me feel like I'd grown as an adventurer.

Everything that had happened started to feel satisfying.

"King, want to play ball after you finish drawing?!"

"Yeah, let's play ball."

Now that the curse was lifted, I should play with the children.

I stood up, gently wagging my tail.

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Yeoreum managed to clear the dungeon and return before sunset.

Dragging her tired body, she headed to the park playground.

Yeoreum was certain the children would be playing near the playground.

"King! Catch!"

Thud-!

Just as Yeoreum thought, the children were playing ball in the playground.

Yeoreum watched the children's ball game from a distance.

As they passed the ball back and forth, Saebyeok kicked the ball too hard, causing Levinas to miss it.

The ball flew past the bushes and trees in the park.

"Sorry. That was too strong."

"It's okay!"

Levinas ran bravely after the ball.

She seemed to be going into the bushes and trees, but she quickly ran back out the same way she went in.

"We're in trouble...!"

"What's wrong?"

Just as Levinas was pointing in the direction the ball had rolled,

Gaeul, with her tongue slightly sticking out, ran towards where the ball was.

Pitter-patter-

Her running form was similar to Gyeoul's.

Gaeul didn't used to run like that; did she learn this posture from watching Gyeoul?

How cute.

Just as Yeoreum was chuckling,

Yelp-!

Gaeul, who had gone into the bushes, ran out screaming like a puppy.

"Gaeul?"

As a surprised Gyeoul was checking on Gaeul,

Levinas pointed to the opposite side of the park and shouted.

"Run away!"

As soon as Levinas shouted, all the children started running at once.

The sound of their cute footsteps could be heard as they ran together.

'What's over there that's making them do this?'

Yeoreum wanted to check inside, but the children were the priority.

She slowly walked, following behind the children.

"Phew!"

The children, who had run to a not-so-distant place, huddled together to rest.

Saebyeok rubbed the backs of the frightened Levinas and Gaeul.

"What was in the bushes..."

Saebyeok started to speak but then abruptly closed her mouth.

A red laser had caught Saebyeok's attention.

A girl was playing with a cat using the laser.

The laser moving here and there stimulated Saebyeok's instincts.

"...!"

Saebyeok ran towards the laser.

As Saebyeok ran, the children naturally followed behind her.

Startled by the suddenly approaching children, the girl turned off the laser.

With the laser gone, Saebyeok stared blankly at the girl.

As Saebyeok stared at the girl, Gyeoul and the other children also looked at her.

"U-um..."

The gaze of four beast-kin children and one cat was overwhelming.

The quick-witted girl turned on the laser and waved it around.

"...!"

Saebyeok chased after the reactivated laser.

Seeing this, Levinas's ears perked up.

"Are we catching that!"

Levinas ran towards the laser and started stomping on it.

Gaeul also poked at the laser with her finger.

But no matter what they did, they couldn't catch the laser.

"Catch it!"

Even though the children knew they couldn't catch the laser, they chased after it, giggling.

Gyeoul also chased after it since the children were having fun.

As the laser moved around like this, it moved towards a bush.

The children, who had been running quickly after the laser, suddenly stopped in their tracks.

It was because of the huge presence that emerged from the bush.

A massive dog with a muzzle.

Its size was equivalent to three of the children combined.

Yeoreum could now understand why the children had run away earlier.

A Saint Bernard.

It was a breed famous for its large size.

Even Gaeul, who could communicate with dogs, was surprised by its size.

It approached, nudging the ball the children had been playing with using its nose.

The girl's laser was touching its nose.

All the children turned to look at the girl at once.

Their eyes were filled with bewilderment.

-Should we go there?

-Save us...

Their eyes seemed to be saying such things.

The startled girl belatedly turned off the laser.

The girl felt wronged.

After all, the dog had appeared after she turned on the laser.

The timing was just so unfortunate.

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