I Was Kidnapped By The Strongest Guild
Chapter 298: Airport

Numerous high-level dungeons appeared in Australia and Norway.

Though both countries were far across the sea, most Koreans were interested in this news. It was because these two nations facing disaster had requested support from 'Yeomyeong'.

Yeomyeong, considered one of the world's top guilds, was widely believed to be unable to dispatch teams to both countries simultaneously.

Naturally, public interest focused on which country Yeomyeong should support.

"Australia's better, right? They're part of the Five Eyes alliance."

"I vote Australia too. We can't let beef prices go up."

"But Norway's in NATO, come on."

"What's NATO got to do with us?"

People recommended their preferred country for various reasons, while closely watching which one Yeomyeong would choose.

There could be diplomatic friction with the country they didn't help.

Politicians publicly stated they'd respect Yeomyeong's decision, but behind the scenes, they lobbied for their preferred country.

Which country would Yeomyeong choose?

Just as public anticipation peaked, Yeomyeong made a shocking announcement: They would support both Australia and Norway.

"Even for Yeomyeong, supporting both simultaneously seems impossible..."

"I don't think they can pull it off."

Korea, Australia, and Norway.

Could they really clear level 9 and 8 dungeons while dividing Yeomyeong's forces into thirds?

If they could, Yeomyeong would truly be the world's strongest guild, and Kang Jinho would be at the pinnacle.

Some criticized Yeomyeong's decision, even suggesting they had become arrogant.

"Is this really possible?"

Amid questions from reporters and the public, Yeomyeong quietly continued their training.

No one paid attention to the tea the trainees were sipping.

**

"Hmm..."

The honey I'd been trying to conserve was rapidly running out.

The guild members in training were drinking dandelion honey tea once a day, claiming they needed to adjust to their increased strength.

Who would have thought adding honey to dandelion tea would boost the buff so much?

I scratched my cheek while counting the remaining honey cubes.

'Only ten left.'

One honey cube could make a whole pot of dandelion honey tea.

That meant we only had enough for ten more pots.

With so many people drinking it, it would surely run out soon.

I decided to ask the tiger bees for more honey.

Of course, I didn't plan to get it for free.

After thorough preparation with the children, we headed to the beehive.

Our preparation involved wrapping ourselves in thick blankets from head to toe.

"Um..."

I looked up at the beehive hanging from the tree.

I kicked the tree trunk gently, as if knocking.

Pop-

A tiger bee emerged from the surface of the polyhedral hive.

It glared at us, poking only its face out of the hive.

Click click.

The tiger bee clacked its pincer-like mouth.

It seemed threatening, but I wasn't sure exactly what it meant.

Was it telling us not to come closer?

I gulped and turned to Levinas beside me.

"Levinas, can you make lots of flowers bloom here?"

"Yeah! I can make lots and lots of pretty flowers!"

Levinas crouched down and touched the ground.

Her small brow furrowed in concentration, and flowers began blooming all around us.

Flowers blossomed abundantly on the tree with the tiger bee hive too.

"Wow."

"Pretty!"

The sight of countless flowers blooming in an instant was truly spectacular.

The children and I watched with wagging tails, and even the tiger bee came out to look at the flowers.

Buzz-!

A few tiger bees flew around the flower field.

Startled, we had to take a few steps back.

"W-we'll give you lots of flowers, so let's trade for honey..."

"Yeah."

Gaeul's tail wagged rapidly.

She must have enjoyed the honey from last time, as she was licking her lips in anticipation.

Buzz-!

The bees that had been staring at us went back into their hive.

Then they came out carrying five honey cubes.

We'd received thirty last time, so getting only five was disappointing.

Still, we couldn't show our disappointment in front of them.

Just as I was about to thank them, Kkamang, who had followed us for protection, waved its legs.

"Squeak squeak!"

I couldn't understand what it meant, but somehow I instinctively knew.

The tiger bees couldn't make much honey because there weren't enough flowers.

"Ah, I see."

If we kept providing flowers, maybe they'd make more honey and build more hives.

It was something to consider for the long term.

For now, we decided to be content with the five cubes.

"Thank you. Let's be good neighbors from now on."

Buzz-!

The tiger bees flew quickly around us.

I was glad we seemed to have made some good neighbors.

**

Three days later, the guild members headed to the airport.

The children and I were among the group going to the airport.

We were there to see off those leaving for overseas.

"Mr. Kang Jinho, please give us a statement."

"Are you really planning to dispatch teams to both countries? There are concerns that you might be overextending yourself, Mr. Kang."

"Is this deployment for the sake of ranking competition?"

"Mr. Kang?"

Many reporters swarmed around, but the Master ignored them.

I thought their questions were too rude.

"Kang-"

Some reporters who had been questioning the Master turned towards me.

Were they going to ask me questions now?

I quickly ran after the others.

We arrived at the airport like this.

Huge planes were visible through the windows.

The children clung to the glass, marveling at the planes.

"Woahhh."

"Hurrk!"

Whenever a plane took off with a loud noise, the children's ears perked up.

Seeing planes after so long made me excited too.

'It's amazing.'

The children and I didn't even have passports, but we'd made it to the boarding area.

We weren't actually going to board a plane, but it was surprising we could come this far.

It must be because our guild was so impressive.

I felt pride welling up from deep inside.

"King! That one's Levinas's plane!"

"Levinas's plane?"

"Yeah! Which one is King's plane gonna be?!"

"Hmm... I'll take that white one over there."

I liked the medium-sized white plane.

Gaeul and Saebyeok seemed to want to choose planes too, as they pressed their fingers against the window.

"Gaeul's."

"I want the biggest one."

Gaeul picked the smallest-looking plane, while Saebyeok chose the biggest one.

After watching the planes take off and land like this, we decided to explore the airport interior.

"King! Let's go over there!"

"Okay."

Levinas took the lead, and I followed right behind her.

As we started running off, Yeoreum stopped us.

"Kids, you shouldn't run in the airport, okay?"

"Okaaay."

We shouldn't run.

Heeding Yeoreum's words, we walked slowly through the airport.

"King, the path is really long."

"Yeah. I can't see the end."

I wondered if we could walk all the way to the end.

As I was thinking this, I heard Gaeul whimpering behind us.

"Master...! Gaeul...!"

"Gaeul?"

When I turned around, I saw Gaeul on a moving walkway.

She was walking in the opposite direction of the walkway, but her slow pace meant she was just walking in place.

She could have escaped if she ran, but she was only walking, probably because we'd been told not to run.

"Master...!"

Gaeul reached out to me with wide eyes.

She must have been surprised that she was getting further away from us despite walking.

Gaeul's naive behavior was somehow adorable.

"Gaeul, the floor is moving, that's why."

"Huh?"

Gaeul looked down, following my finger.

Her ears stood straight up in surprise at the self-moving floor.

"Hurrk! Levinas has never seen a moving floor before!"

"Gaeul neither."

They must have seen escalators before, but not moving walkways.

Come to think of it, this was my first time seeing a moving walkway in this world too.

"King, wait here!"

"Okay."

Levinas, who had moved to the end of the walkway, stepped onto it.

Whirr-

The walkway brought her closer to us.

Finding it fun that she was getting closer without walking, Levinas giggled and spread her arms wide.

"Ah."

I waited for Levinas at the end of the walkway with my arms spread wide.

My tail wagged faster as Levinas got closer.

"Arrived!"

Levinas hugged me tightly as if embracing me.

She did it after getting off the walkway, so there was no danger.

"! Gaeul too!"

Gaeul moved to the end of the walkway, and Saebyeok followed behind her.

As we repeated this game of riding the walkway, Yeoreum called us.

"Kids, it's almost time for departure."

"Okaaay."

We stopped playing and moved to where the guild members were gathered.

Among those I was close to, the Master and Jung Yu-na were departing.

"Gyeoul, I'll be back soon."

"Okay. Have a safe trip."

"Ahh, how will I live without Gyeoul?"

Jung Yu-na hugged me tightly with a tearful face.

She seemed to feel a lot of regret even though we'd only be apart for a short time.

"I'll be waiting. Make sure to give me a hug when you return."

"Okay. Let's do that."

Hehe, Jung Yu-na patted my head, and then the Master approached.

The Master's expression remained unchanged.

"Can you take good care of the guild while I'm gone?"

"Yes."

"Then take this."

The Master handed me an emblem I'd never seen before.

I had no idea what it was for or what it symbolized.

"What's this?"

"Remember when you acted as Master before?"

"Yes... Huh?"

Could this be...?

I looked down at the emblem with surprised eyes.

It felt like I'd received something too burdensome from the Master.

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