I Was Kidnapped By The Strongest Guild
Chapter 312: Children's Car

I looked at the survey panel with Gaeul.

There were various animals, but cats and dogs were competing for first place.

"I think dogs will win."

"Gaeul kitty."

We watched people taking the survey, our tails swaying gently.

It looked like a simple survey, but people seemed to find it surprisingly difficult, thinking deeply as they responded.

"What about people who like both cats and dogs?"

"Can't they use two stickers...?"

Cats and dogs were neck and neck.

I hoped dogs would win, for Gaeul's sake.

As I watched the voting with an inexplicable tension,

"King, Gaeul puppy, what are you doing here?"

Levinas and Saebyeok, who had briefly gone to the supermarket, returned to us.

Levinas was holding a bag of snacks.

"We were watching this voting."

"Voting?!"

Levinas's gaze turned towards the panel.

From left to right.

She examined all the animals on the panel, then suddenly perked up her ears in surprise.

"King! There's no horned rabbit...!"

"Yeah. I've heard people keep horned rabbits as pets, but they're not here."

The range of pets was quite broad.

I guess one or two might be missing.

I was about to dismiss it, when the woman conducting the survey cleared her throat.

"W-well, horned rabbits are classified as monsters... This survey is only for animals not classified as monsters..."

"Ah."

So that's why they were classified as monsters.

But why are only horned rabbits classified as monsters?

Just as I was wondering about the difference between monsters and animals, Levinas fell to her knees.

"Is it because horned rabbits are too fierce and strong...!"

"U-um, yeah, that's right..."

"Ugh."

Levinas hung her head, then suddenly clenched her fist tightly.

When she stood up again, she had an expression as if she'd made some decision.

"King, horned rabbits are fierce and strong, but they're not scary at all when they're friends!"

"Yeah. I know that well."

"Levinas will show everyone how great horned rabbits are!"

Saying this, Levinas took out a wireless notebook from her bag.

She wrote 'Horned Rabgit' in large letters, then crossed out the 'ㄱ' in 'Rabbit'.

Does she know the spelling was wrong?

I felt a bit proud.

Levinas stood next to the panel holding the paper with 'Horned Rabbit' written on it.

It seemed she was trying to represent horned rabbits.

Levinas was working hard to promote horned rabbits.

I decided to help her.

"Excuse me, could I put a sticker on too...?"

"Oh, yes! Of course."

The woman handed me a sticker.

I peeled off a red heart sticker and stuck it on Levinas's cheek.

"Gaeul too."

"Me too."

Gaeul and Saebyeok also put stickers on Levinas's cheek.

Even the woman conducting the survey put one of her stickers on.

"Ahem."

When everyone's stickers were attached, Levinas's shoulders rose proudly.

"Levinas could get a thousand stickers."

"Yeah!"

As we were giggling at Levinas covered in stickers,

Saebyeok, who was beside us, tapped my shoulder.

"Gyeoul, let's go now."

"Why? Do you want to go somewhere?"

"I think we might be interfering with the survey."

"Ah..."

That's true.

I got so caught up with the cats and dogs that I made a mistake.

I called Levinas, who was still standing there holding the paper.

"Levinas, let's go now."

"Already?!"

"Yeah. It's obvious you'll get a lot of stickers anyway."

"Wha! You're right!"

Levinas crumpled up the paper she was holding and stuffed it in her pocket.

Meanwhile, I apologized to the woman conducting the survey.

"I'm sorry. We got too caught up in playing."

"No, it's fine. It was fun."

The woman waved her hand, saying it was okay.

Fortunately, she didn't seem too upset.

"We'll be going now."

"Okay. Take care."

As we were leaving, I looked back and saw quite a crowd had gathered around the survey area.

Ranking competitions are fun, after all.

Nodding, I left the square with the children.

**

In the afternoon, we went to an arcade with the children.

Gaeul, seeing an arcade for the first time, had her eyes wide open.

"Huh..."

As Gaeul stared blankly at the arcade, Levinas ran to her side.

Levinas settled in front of a racing game machine.

"Vroom."

Levinas turned the steering wheel while looking at the game screen.

She seemed to want to play the racing game.

It's for two players.

It would be fun to play together.

I took out some coins and sat in the seat next to Levinas.

"Levinas, let's play this together."

"Yeah...!"

When I inserted the coins, the game started.

It was a game where we chose our cars and had to finish in the top ranks to win.

After choosing our cars, the countdown began.

3

2

1

As soon as the countdown ended, everyone started.

But for some reason, Levinas just sat there.

"King! The car won't go!"

Levinas shouted, moving the steering wheel left and right.

I wondered why her car wasn't moving, then realized Levinas wasn't pressing the accelerator.

"You need to press the accelerator down here."

"What's an accelerator? Is it this?!"

"Yeah."

When Levinas pressed the accelerator, her car started moving forward.

Levinas's car, which had been wobbling left and right, crashed into the back of my car.

Bang-!

The car crumpled with a loud noise.

Levinas found this funny and giggled.

"Levinas's car is super strong!"

"Yeah. It's really powerful."

The cars get all crumpled when you crash them.

Crashing is more fun than racing.

We forgot we were supposed to be racing and just played by crashing our cars into each other.

After playing like that for a while, the game ended.

I came in last place, and Levinas was just ahead of me.

Of course, the rankings didn't matter to us.

Crashing our cars into each other was the fun part.

"King! Levinas will drive a real car someday!"

"A real car?"

"Yeah! But not now! Only adults can drive cars!"

Just as Levinas was making a disappointed face,

Saebyeok pointed towards the outside of the arcade.

"There's a place over there where even kids can drive cars."

"Ah! Even kids can drive cars?!"

"Yeah."

"...!"

Levinas turned to look at me.

Her eyes were pleading to go.

Is it a place where you can ride toy cars?

There was no reason to refuse, so I decided we should go.

**

Following Saebyeok's guidance, we arrived at an indoor go-kart track.

Next to the adult go-karts, there were also karts for children.

"Wow!"

Levinas's eyes sparkled as she looked at the small cars.

My gaze, however, was fixed on the usage fee.

'It's a bit expensive.'

I wondered if there was a way to ride a little cheaper.

As I looked around, I spotted a two-seater kart.

It was the kind where an adult and child ride together for safety.

"Hello."

"Oh?"

I approached the desk and greeted them.

The staff member at the desk looked at me and the children with wide eyes.

"Can we ride that two-seater car?"

"You mean the kids' one?"

"Yes."

"Well..."

Fortunately, the children's cars were cheaper than the adult ones.

Since it was for two people, we could get it even cheaper.

So Gaeul and I got in one car, and Saebyeok and Levinas in another.

Gaeul and Levinas were at the wheel.

"Wow!"

"Woah."

Levinas turned the steering wheel back and forth, her eyes sparkling.

Gaeul followed Levinas's lead and turned the wheel too.

Vroom-

Levinas's car moved forward and turned towards us, gently bumping our car's side.

Since it was for children, there wasn't much impact.

'Did they say it was okay to bump?'

Beyond being okay, it seemed to be encouraged.

After all, that's how you play here.

It was thanks to the protection magic and the sturdy bodies of people in this world.

"Hehe."

Bump- Bump-

Levinas kept gently bumping our car.

Gaeul couldn't even move the car and just stared at me with wide eyes.

"Gaeul, want to try pressing this?"

"This...?!"

When Gaeul pressed the accelerator, the car moved forward.

Not knowing she had to turn the steering wheel, she went straight ahead and gently bumped into the wall.

"Gaeul, you need to turn this steering wheel too."

"Wheel..."

Gaeul looked at the steering wheel and accelerator with a blank expression, then started moving the car again.

This time, she turned the steering wheel to one side and started going in circles in the same spot.

"Yeah. When you move the steering wheel, the car turns like this. Gaeul's doing really well."

"...!"

Gaeul's ears perked up, seeming happy at my praise.

Her tail wagged quickly too.

"Stop right there!"

Levinas chased after us as we were practicing driving.

Startled, Gaeul pressed the accelerator harder.

With the steering wheel still turned to one side.

Vroom-!

The car that had been turning in circles suddenly started spinning like a whirlwind.

My ears and tail shot up at the unexpectedly fast speed.

"Masterrrrrr."

"Woahhhhh."

As the car spun, it slid to one side.

I feel like I experienced something similar recently.

Was it when I was riding Leo?

In the rapidly spinning world, I could see the people watching us.

Levinas and Saebyeok had stopped their car and were watching us with surprised eyes.

And there was a safety guard observing with an indifferent expression.

"Beast-kin kids sure are different."

"They really are."

I could hear the staff talking.

It seemed they had misunderstood something.

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