I Was Kidnapped By The Strongest Guild
Chapter 331: Ghost Gyeoul

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Gaeul quickly repeated detaching and reattaching her finger.

Confusion spread across the ghost's face, clearly not expecting this kind of counterattack.

The ghost, looking just as dumbfounded as Gaeul, started rapidly attaching and detaching its head in response.

"Oh..."

An incredible battle was unfolding.

We forgot about running away and just watched the showdown between the ghost girl and Gaeul.

Gaeul emerged victorious from the long detachment battle.

-...!

The ghost girl seemed frustrated, kicking angrily at the air.

She tried stomping on the ground, but her spectral body just passed through it.

-...

The ghost girl looked down at her feet.

Seeing her feet pass through the ground, she smiled mischievously as if thinking of an interesting prank.

Was a proper prank coming now?

I swallowed hard, preparing for whatever trick was coming.

I was ready to shoot if needed.

-Hehehe.

Showing her pointed teeth in a grin, the ghost girl sank down into the ground.

She stuck just her face above the ground and stuck out her tongue like a dead person.

It was an oddly tame prank for an evil ghost.

"Hmm..."

Maybe she wasn't such a bad creature after all.

As I lowered my bow, unsure how to respond to such a harmless prank, Gaeul hurriedly pulled something from her bag.

It was the blanket Sophia sometimes used in her massage chair.

Why did she bring a blanket?

That question was quickly answered.

Gaeul ran to a nearby door with the blanket.

Watching her raise the blanket over her head, I realized what was happening.

The teleportation magic trick, of all things.

"Yah!"

With a shout, Gaeul threw down the blanket and ran quickly.

The teleportation trick only worked about one in ten times for Gaeul, but fortunately this was a success.

-...!

The ghost girl's mouth fell open seeing Gaeul's teleportation trick.

She clearly hadn't expected a response to her disappearing-into-the-ground prank.

"Gaeul is amazing. Not backing down even against a ghost."

"Gaeul is brave."

Encia and Saebyeok expressed their admiration.

Levinas was covering her eyes with her ears, so she just sniffed around, unaware of what was happening.

'She really is amazing.'

She countered the detachment trick with detachment magic, and the disappearing trick with disappearing magic.

It showed quite impressive adaptability.

-...

The ghost girl rose back up from the ground where she'd been showing just her neck.

She glared at Gaeul with a stern expression, then gave a thumbs up.

"Good?!"

"Yeah. Looks like the ghost acknowledges you."

"Huh!"

Gaeul's ears perked up, apparently surprised to be recognized by a ghost.

Nearby, Levinas slightly lifted the ears she'd been using to cover her eyes.

"King, did something scary appear?"

"Well... there is a ghost, but it doesn't seem scary. It became friends with Gaeul."

"A ghost?!"

"Yeah. It doesn't look like a bad ghost. Just like a see-through person."

"Really...?!"

Maybe encouraged by hearing it wasn't a bad ghost, Levinas carefully uncovered her eyes.

When she finally saw the ghost, her ears shot up then quickly settled down.

It helped that she saw them playing nicely together.

"The ghost is playing with Gaeul!"

Levinas gasped in surprise then approached Gaeul and the ghost girl.

I was proud of Levinas for being brave.

**

The children quickly became friends with the ghost girl.

They played hide-and-seek and other unique games using her ghostly ability to pass through things.

"Ghost! Put your fist through Levinas's belly!"

-...!

The ghost girl threw a punch at Levinas's stomach.

Of course, the ghost's fist passed right through Levinas.

It went through Gaeul's stomach behind her too.

"Ugh!"

"Bleh!"

The children fell backward with their eyes closed, acting like they'd really been pierced.

I couldn't hold back my giggles.

"Now let's..."

They raced from one end of the corridor to the other, showed off precious things from their bags, and played games where they overlapped bodies with the ghost.

"Look! Levinas has four hands!"

Levinas, overlapped with the ghost, waved her hands at us.

The ghost girl waved at us too.

"That's amazing."

"So cool. I want four arms too."

Perhaps enjoying playing with the children, the ghost girl, smiling like a young girl in her prime, placed something on the ground before us.

It was a round, grey orb that looked familiar somehow.

"What's this?"

In the brief moment Levinas picked up the orb, the ghost girl's body started gradually fading.

Seeing her fade away as if achieving enlightenment, Levinas opened her horned rabbit eyes wide.

"Where are you going?! Won't you play with Levinas anymore?!"

"Play!"

The ghost girl gave a faint smile to the startled children.

It was a pure smile, different from when we first met.

"...Are you leaving?"

The ghost girl nodded at my question.

After looking at each of us one by one, she turned to smoke and disappeared.

"...?"

Gaeul looked around, then made a tearful face when she realized the ghost girl had really gone.

It seemed like she might cry at any moment.

"G-Gaeul puppy, look at this!"

Sniffling, Levinas bravely held out the grey orb.

It was a gift the ghost girl had left us.

"Our friend gave us a present! So we don't need to be sad!"

"Friend."

"Yeah! Friend!"

Sniff-

Gaeul nodded after sniffling like Levinas.

Then she waved at the spot where the ghost girl had been.

"Bye-bye friend."

"Goodbye! It was fun playing with you, friend!"

Understanding the ghost's passing, the children waved goodbye for a long time.

They looked both sad and relieved.

"Whew..."

Levinas let out a long breath and came over to us.

Then she held out the grey orb to Encia.

"Wolf lady, what is this?!"

"This... appears to be some kind of absorption item."

"Absorption?!"

"Yes. It seems to contain some special ability, but I'm not sure what."

The mention of absorption reminded me of the witch's orb we'd absorbed before.

That had been a scary item that could turn people into cats.

"Hmm..."

Since it was a gift from our friend, it probably wouldn't be dangerous.

There was no trace of the malice typical of evil spirits.

But who should absorb this item?

As I looked around at the children and Encia, Levinas placed the orb in my hands.

"It's King's!"

"M-me...?"

For such a precious item, shouldn't we do rock-paper-scissors or something to decide?

I looked around uncertainly, but everyone seemed to think it was natural for me to have it.

"Does anyone else want this?"

"Nope."

"Gyeoul take it."

Gaeul wagged her tail, and Saebyeok showed no interest in the orb at all.

Finally I looked at Encia, but she also wanted me to have it.

"Um... okay..."

But how do you absorb the orb?

I let a little mana flow toward it.

Whoosh-

The orb responded to my mana, turning to smoke and being absorbed into my body.

Then my body started floating up into the air.

"U-um...?"

Could this be flight magic?

If it was flight, that would be an amazing item.

As my heart pounded, I looked down at my palm.

For some reason, my hand had become translucent.

I could see Levinas and Saebyeok through my transparent palm.

Their eyes were wide open as if they'd seen a ghost.

"A-am I dead...?"

"No, this appears to be some kind of skill."

"A skill...?"

"Yes. You should be able to cancel it, would you like to try?"

How do I cancel the skill?

I tried tensing different parts of my body, but the skill wouldn't cancel.

"I don't know how to cancel it."

"Hmm... there's no rush, let's head outside first."

"O-okay..."

**

Despite being busy, Yeoreum came to the guild every day to see the children.

She wondered if they would welcome her today too.

Smiling brightly, she learned that the children had gone to the goblin dungeon.

'...Should I go find them?'

Since she'd have to part with them again soon anyway.

It would be good to be nearby.

When Yeoreum arrived at the goblin dungeon, Kim Min-jun, the dungeon management civil servant, told her something new.

"A Level 3 dungeon?"

"Yes. Don't worry too much since Encia went with them."

"Well then..."

Yeoreum moved to the Level 3 dungeon guided by Kim Min-jun.

Her mouth fell open at the unusual grey portal.

"This is..."

It was similar to the dungeon where she'd first met Saebyeok.

It was a special dungeon that could only be cleared by resolving the dungeon master's grudge.

If it wasn't about hunting, it would be quite difficult for the children.

Yeoreum used her ability on the portal.

Her information ability allowed her to understand the dungeon type to some extent.

'A ghost? Could it be an evil spirit?'

It was a Level 3 dungeon with ghosts.

Having to resolve a ghost's grudge...

That wasn't a good match for the easily scared children.

Should she go in and help?

But if it was an evil spirit, Gyeoul wouldn't be a match for it...

As Yeoreum briefly considered this.

Whoosh-!

The grey portal started rippling intensely.

It meant the dungeon had been cleared.

"Huh?"

The children cleared the dungeon.

Did Encia help them?

Yeoreum stood waiting for the children to come out of the portal.

After waiting about ten minutes,

Levinas was the first to run out of the portal.

Seeing Yeoreum, she ran over urgently.

"It's terrible! Terrible!"

"W-what's wrong, what happened?"

"King turned into a ghost!"

"What...?"

What did she mean by ghost?

Yeoreum's gaze moved to the portal.

Just then, Gyeoul floated out of the portal.

"Ugh, I died and became a ghost."

If she'd looked more carefully, she would have noticed Gyeoul was joking.

But seeing Gyeoul's spectral state, Yeoreum's mind went blank.

Ugh.

Yeoreum grabbed the back of her neck.

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