I Was Kidnapped By The Strongest Guild
Chapter 301: Surprise Party

We had booked the buffet and were nearly done decorating the park.

The children's drawings were posted everywhere, creating a fairy tale-like atmosphere.

'It looks pretty good.'

I wondered if there was anything else we could do.

As I looked around, Yeoreum tapped my shoulder.

"Gyeoul."

"Yes?"

"Do you want to set these off during the party?"

Yeoreum held out a set of firecrackers.

There were some you pulled to set off, and others you lit with fire.

"Wow."

I'd never seen firecrackers this big before.

I picked up one of the pull-string firecrackers from the pile.

"Can I try just one of these?"

"Sure, of course."

"Okay then..."

I aimed the firecracker, about as long as my forearm, towards the sky.

Then I pulled the string as hard as I could.

Bang-!

Colorful pieces of paper exploded out with the blast.

The explosion was so powerful that the paper scattered far and wide.

"!"

The sound was too loud for beast-kin ears.

My startled ears and tail shot straight up.

The children who had been looking around the party area came running over, alarmed by the loud noise.

"What was that?!"

"Bang!"

Levinas's horned rabbit eyes went wide, and Gaeul stretched her hands up, imitating the explosion sound.

Saebyeok's ears were also standing straight up.

"Um, maybe we shouldn't set these off..."

"Ah... Is the sound too loud for Gyeoul?"

"Yeah..."

I felt bad about rejecting the firecrackers Yeoreum had prepared.

I hesitated, watching Yeoreum's reaction.

"Then should we skip the firecrackers?"

"Is that okay?"

"Of course. There's no need to do something that's uncomfortable for Gyeoul."

Yeoreum patted my head.

I was glad she understood.

"So now we just need the guild members to arrive?"

"Yeah. I hope they come soon."

"Hehe, shall we see what they're up to?"

Yeoreum took out her smartphone and sat on a bench.

I naturally sat on her lap.

Yeoreum opened a multinational video platform site.

On the site's main page, there was news about our guild.

-Australia and Norway. Two days have passed since Yeomyeong Guild sent support to each country. Contrary to citizens' concerns...

The news explained what our guild had achieved overseas.

All level 9 dungeons cleared in just two days of support.

They were now clearing the remaining level 8 dungeons one by one.

High-ranking officials from each country, who had initially expressed concern, nodded in approval after seeing all level 9 dungeons cleared in just two days.

The comments were positive too, which made me feel good.

[Wow, I honestly thought it was impossible.]

[└Me too lol]

[Was Yeomyeong this strong???]

[└I knew Yeomyeong was powerful, but this is overwhelming.]

[At this rate, aren't Yeomyeong and Kang Jinho the world's best?]

[└Absolutely.]

The praise for our guild continued.

My tail started wagging rapidly.

"Looks like everyone's working hard."

"Yeah. We should work hard on the party preparations too."

"Right. Should we make it a surprise party?"

"A surprise party?"

So it wasn't just a regular party, but a surprise party.

That could be fun too.

I nodded at Yeoreum.

I hoped the guild members would like it.

**

Yeomyeong Guild arrived at the airport early in the morning.

Since we knew their arrival time, we were all able to come to the airport.

Even though the sun had just started to rise, the airport was bustling.

People who came to see Yeomyeong Guild, reporters, and airport police trying to control the crowd were all mixed together.

"Ugh."

Jung Yu-na waved to those who came to see her and gave brief interviews.

She stretched as she got off the bus that had arrived.

"What should we do now? Should we head back to the guild first?"

"Do we need to? It might be easier to just part ways here."

"Hmm... Then those going to the guild can stay on the bus, and those going home can leave on their own..."

Just as they were settling on this plan-

Buzz-

Jung Yu-na's phone started vibrating.

It was the smartphone the children used together.

'I wonder who it is.'

Shh-

Jung Yu-na gestured for everyone to be quiet before answering the phone.

-Hello?

"Hi, is this Gyeoul?"

-Yes. Where are you right now?

Jung Yu-na could sense Gyeoul's anticipation through the phone.

Her pure-hearted nature made Jung Yu-na smile.

"We're still at the airport."

-Really? Are you all coming back to the guild together?

"No, we were planning to split up here. Everyone was going to go home on their own."

-Oh? That... that won't work...

Gyeoul's flustered voice came through the smartphone.

It seemed like she wanted everyone to come to the guild.

"Why? What's wrong?"

-Well, um, could you all come to the guild...?

"Okay. We'll all go to the guild together."

-Yes, you have to come, okay?

"Okay. We'll definitely come."

After emphasizing "definitely" a couple more times, Jung Yu-na ended the call.

She decided to let everyone know about the change of plans.

"It looks like we all need to go to the guild together."

"Why bother?"

"Gyeoul asked us to come."

"Then we have to go."

The guild members didn't even ask why they had to go.

If Gyeoul asked, that was reason enough.

They returned to the guild without any complaints.

"Ah!"

Gyeoul was waiting alone where the bus stopped.

She looked flustered at first, but quickly put on an indifferent expression.

It was for the surprise party.

"Gyeoul."

Jung Yu-na and the Master got off the bus, followed by the other guild members.

Despite it being a happy occasion, Gyeoul's reaction was cold.

"Hmm, good job."

"Huh?"

"It's nothing, just everyone come this way."

Gyeoul turned around indifferently, but her tail was wagging at an incredible speed.

Her attempt to hide her excitement only made them more suspicious.

'What's going on?'

'Did she prepare a surprise party or something?'

'Is there something special?'

It seemed Gyeoul had prepared something.

Should they act surprised?

Most of the guild members followed Gyeoul with these thoughts.

They arrived at the pond in the park.

There was food and many other things prepared.

Just as they thought it must be a party-

The children who had been hiding under the tables jumped out.

"Bang."

"Boom."

The children threw confetti while making firecracker sounds with their mouths.

They were too scared of real firecrackers, so they imitated the sounds instead.

"Oh my."

"Wow, you surprised me."

"Goodness, what's all this?"

The guild members each expressed their prepared reactions.

Some flinched, while others gasped and brought their hands to their chests.

Even though they had all guessed the children had prepared a party, they pretended not to know.

No adult wanted to ruin something the children had worked hard on.

"Hehe, what do you think? We all prepared this together."

Gyeoul approached with a bright smile, wagging her tail.

Jung Yu-na felt all her fatigue disappear at the sight of that innocent face.

"Haha, I was really surprised when Gyeoul suddenly acted so cold."

"Were you very surprised?"

"Yes, very surprised."

"We pretended for a bit to make it a surprise party. I'm sorry."

"Oh, no need to be sorry."

Jung Yu-na patted Gyeoul's head.

Hehe, as Gyeoul smiled with her eyes, Kang Jinho approached.

"Did you prepare all this?"

"Yes. Look, there are drawings too."

Gyeoul held Kang Jinho's hand and showed him around the party area.

She showed him the drawings they had made with the children, and they also ate delicious food.

They shared the food not just with the guild members, but with everyone visiting the park.

"Hehe."

I was glad everything had worked out well.

There was a spring in Gyeoul's step.

**

After the party ended, we cleaned up in the afternoon.

While everyone else went to rest, Gaeul stayed alone in the park.

Munch munch-

As Gaeul wandered around the park eating leftover meat from the party, she saw a child smaller than her knee and her eyes went wide.

"...!"

It's really small.

Curious, Gaeul ran towards the baby.

The baby was in a stroller, but Gaeul thought it was something like a handcart.

"Yum yum?"

Gaeul held out a plate of meat to the baby.

She meant to ask if the baby wanted to eat, but the baby already had something in its mouth.

What's that?

Gaeul tilted her head.

The woman pushing the stroller gave a kind smile.

"The baby's still too young to eat meat."

"Huh?"

Can't eat meat?

Then what's this?

Gaeul tapped the thing in the baby's mouth.

"That's called a pacifier. Babies use it."

"Pa-ci-fier?"

"Yes. A pacifier."

"Wow."

The baby keeps it in its mouth.

Is it like candy that you eat for a long time?

I want to try it.

Gaeul's eyes sparkled.

"Hmm... I have one with me. Should I give it to you?"

"Pacifier?"

"Yes. I got to eat delicious food at the party earlier. This is my way of saying thanks."

The woman reached into the storage compartment under the stroller.

She took out a pacifier from among the baby items like diapers and rattles.

"You'll need to wash it before using it."

"Huh."

Gaeul wagged her tail as she received the pacifier with both hands.

She wanted to use it right away, but she knew she should give tasty things to her master first.

"Thank you."

Gaeul bowed her head in thanks and ran towards Gyeoul.

She didn't forget to wash the pacifier in the pond water on the way.

She planned to put it in her master's mouth as soon as she got there.

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