I Was Kidnapped By The Strongest Guild
Chapter 342: Troublesome Broadcaster

Finding it strange that I was just showing my back without speaking, Han Yeoreum approached my side.

As I sneakily looked up at her from my crouched position, she wasn't looking at my eyes but at my stomach.

My belly was bulging from the magpie hidden under my clothes.

"Gyeoul, what's wrong with your stomach?"

"Um... I think I ate too much..."

Full.

As I awkwardly acted while rubbing my stomach, the magpie thrashed around inside my clothes.

Han Yeoreum's eyes narrowed at my fluttering clothes.

"Looks like there's something in there?"

It was hard to tell the truth that there was a magpie in my stomach.

Han Yeoreum disliked me eating living creatures other than fish and monsters.

I didn't want to show her that I'd done something she disliked.

My ears and tail drooped sadly.

My body curled up slightly too.

The magpie inside seemed to sense my movement and struggled, flapping around.

"Cheep cheep."

The magpie cried out as if begging to be saved.

It was a strange cry, somewhere between a caw and a cheep.

"Gyeoul...?"

"Ch-cheep..."

I tried to brush it off somehow, but my cheeps sounded different from the magpie's.

It seemed I couldn't hide it.

"Gyeoul, is it something you don't want to show your sister? Then I'll turn around and leave. You deserve your privacy too."

She stood up and slowly backed away.

Though I expected disappointment, she wore her usual gentle smile.

I could feel she was truly respecting my privacy.

"It's not really something I can't show you..."

"Then...?"

After hesitating, I pulled out the magpie hidden against my chest.

The magpie, cutting board, and knife too.

Seeing everything, Han Yeoreum gave an awkward laugh.

"Oh my, were you going to eat it?"

"Yes... I wasn't going to eat wild animals anymore, but the magpie did something bad first..."

"Something bad?"

"It stole Levinas's snacks..."

"Ah... um..."

Han Yeoreum rubbed her neck and sat down beside me.

Then she picked up the magpie I was holding.

"You're quite a naughty magpie, aren't you?"

"Cheep cheep!"

The frightened magpie struggled to survive.

Han Yeoreum showed it to me.

"Gyeoul, did you eat birds too when you lived alone in the mountains?"

"Yes. But only sparrows. Pigeons and bigger birds were too strong for me."

"...I see?"

Han Yeoreum nodded and plopped down beside me.

She patted my head as I crouched there, which made me feel a bit relieved.

"Gyeoul, when you lived in the mountains, you ate animals to survive, right?"

"Yes, that's right."

"Then there was nothing wrong with that. It was for survival. But..."

But?

I perked up my ears waiting for Han Yeoreum's next words.

"But when you have plenty to eat, killing animals that aren't meant for food is just animal abuse. Because you're killing animals that don't need to die."

"That's... I'm sorry. I hadn't thought that far..."

"Hey, of course you couldn't. You were in survival mode until just recently, weren't you?"

Han Yeoreum hugged me.

Feeling both relieved and embarrassed, I buried my face in her embrace.

'I'm stronger now too.'

I finally understood exactly why Han Yeoreum told me not to eat animals.

There was a big difference between eating a magpie to survive and eating it when there was plenty of other food available.

The latter felt like nothing more than entertainment.

'I was being thoughtless.'

The actions I took to survive when I was weak felt very different now that I was stronger.

It gave me a lot to think about.

I would need to act more carefully from now on.

I carefully picked up the magpie from Han Yeoreum's arms.

"I want to let the magpie go."

"Hehe, good thinking."

My tail started wagging at Han Yeoreum's praise.

I ran to the tent where the children were with the magpie.

"Kids."

The children were huddled around the bonfire near the tent.

They waved when they spotted me.

"King! Didn't you catch the magpie?!"

"No. I'm going to let it go."

"Really?!"

Levinas giggled as if she didn't mind either way.

She just went along with whatever I wanted to do.

Levinas hadn't done anything wrong.

"I thought eating something for revenge wasn't good. It felt like bullying in reverse."

"Ah! That's right!"

"I think from now on we should only eat animals when we're really hungry."

Did they like what I said?

Levinas's eyes sparkled.

Saebyeok and Gaeul had similar looks in their eyes.

"King thinks so deeply. How do you think so deeply?"

"It's because Gyeoul is smart."

"Master!"

I awkwardly scratched my cheek at the children's gazes.

I felt it was good I hadn't eaten it for many reasons.

"Actually, it wasn't my own thinking - I had help."

"Help?"

"Yeah. Over there..."

Just as I was pointing to Han Yeoreum who was slowly following me,

I saw Kwon Arin running toward us at incredible speed.

She looked quite urgent.

"Hey! Are you all okay?!"

"Huh?"

Everyone turned to look at Kwon Arin at her loud voice.

Having run at full speed, she was slightly out of breath.

"What's wrong...?"

"Did anyone come looking for you?"

"Looking for us?"

"Any crazy... mentally disturbed person come by?"

"No. We've been by ourselves until now."

Kwon Arin let out a sigh of relief at my words.

Though I didn't know why, she seemed relieved.

"Arin, what's wrong?"

Han Yeoreum who had caught up asked Kwon Arin the reason.

Kwon Arin deeply furrowed her brow.

"We got a report during the stream."

"A report?"

"Yes. There's this guy famous for causing public disturbances, and this time for content he's going to..."

Kwon Arin swallowed the rest of her words.

However, everyone knew what she was trying to say.

"He's coming to harass our kids? What kind of harassment?"

"I'm not sure about that either."

"This is really concerning..."

"That's what I wanted to say. Who does he think he is..."

Tsk.

Clicking her tongue, Kwon Arin looked around.

I followed her gaze around the park.

It was crowded as usual.

No one suspicious who might cause trouble was visible.

'What's this about really.'

I'd heard famous people often attract strange followers.

Those streamers commonly called cyber wreckers.

I'd become somewhat famous in the neighborhood too.

I supposed I'd have to put up with this kind of discomfort.

If he was going to cause trouble, I hoped he'd only target me.

I hoped he wouldn't bother our children.

I stayed alert while thinking this.

Hopefully he wouldn't do anything too strange.

**

Jo Gyubin.

He made his living as an internet streamer.

After streaming diligently for three months, he had only three viewers.

Though he wanted more people to watch his streams, he had no special talents.

So the method he came up with was 'attention-seeking.'

Making loud disturbances in public places, damaging public property, and other nuisances.

Those crude actions got him enough attention, and Jo Gyubin became a mid-tier streamer.

But he faced one dilemma.

People wouldn't react unless the nuisance was more shocking and disruptive.

'Ah fuck.'

Jo Gyubin was facing the biggest dilemma of his life.

Because the mission reward was substantial.

[500,000 won for causing trouble at Yeomyeong Park]

[Additional 500,000 won for harassing the kids]

Jo Gyubin couldn't help but freeze seeing the mission.

Who was Gyeoul?

A child adventurer as famous as Kang Jinho, at least in South Korea.

Cause trouble for Gyeoul who was loved by everyone?

The amount was substantial and it would definitely get attention, but Jo Gyubin didn't want to do it.

However.

[Scared?ㅋ Scared?ㅋ]

[Look at this guy's frozen face ㅋㅋ]

[Boring~ going to watch another stream boring~ going to watch another stream]

The viewers seeking stimulation were scratching at Jo Gyubin's pride.

Jo Gyubin knew viewers would leave en masse if he didn't accept missions.

"Wh-why would I be scared?! Who does that Gyeoul think they are!"

He had to accept the mission.

Though Jo Gyubin made up his mind, this time even some of the badly behaved viewers tried to stop him.

[No no no no no]

[You could actually die if you mess with Gyeoul]

[Better to try punching Kang Jinho instead.]

The chat was right.

Do it and hit rock bottom, don't do it and viewers plummet.

What to do?

After pondering, Jo Gyubin chose hitting rock bottom.

Regular people would look down on him, but he was already dealing with those looks.

There were plenty of people who liked crazy stunts.

Jo Gyubin thought he just needed to cater to the latter group.

"Challenge!"

Though Jo Gyubin shouted confidently, his expression was completely frozen.

The viewers mocked his expression.

[ㅋㅋ Look at this guy's frozen face]

[Scared?ㅋ Scared?ㅋ]

"Wh-when was I ever scared?"

Jo Gyubin bit his lip and got in his car.

'I could buy this car thanks to streaming.'

Jo Gyubin nodded as he stroked the steering wheel.

He decided to just close his eyes and do it once.