I Was Kidnapped By The Strongest Guild
Chapter 360: Dragon Meat

"Levinas...!"

I approached Levinas as she floated in the water.

Somehow maintaining her balance, she was floating on her side.

Her eyebrows were raised fiercely, but her body was trembling.

"Levinas, are you okay?"

"Yeah...! I'm fine...! The bicycle moved by itself and surprised me a bit...!"

"Two-wheeled bikes are naturally hard."

As Levinas got up, I helped right the bike that had fallen in the water.

I wondered if the bike's metal would rust from the water?

Though concerning, in a world with magic it probably wouldn't be a major issue.

"Can King ride a two-wheeled bike?"

"Um... I think so...?"

Unless there were unusual circumstances, I should be able to ride.

To check, I pulled the bike out of the pool.

"Master."

When I sat on the seat, Gaeul sat right behind me and hugged my waist.

Thanks to the long seat, we could both fit.

I should be able to carry one person like Gaeul.

When I pushed the pedals though, the bike felt strangely heavy.

"U-uh...?"

Like Levinas earlier, the handlebars were wobbling.

Still, I managed to slowly move forward while struggling.

"Huff, huff."

Once we gained momentum, it started getting a bit easier.

Levinas ran alongside us as we gradually picked up speed.

"King! Amazing! You're carrying two people!"

"T-two people...?"

When I looked back, I discovered Saebyeok sleeping while being carried on Gaeul's back.

Ah.

That's why Gaeul felt so heavy - Saebyeok was riding too.

One person would be fine, but two was impossible with my strength.

I felt relieved knowing I wasn't just extremely weak.

"King! Watch out in front!"

"Uh... nyaah!"

A flock of pigeons landed in our path.

They were pecking at some scattered crumbs with their beaks.

At this rate I'd run over the pigeons.

I remembered Han Yeoreum's words about not hurting small animals.

I raised my senses and mana to their limits to control the bicycle.

Left, right, left, left.

I turned the handlebars slightly, but the problem was the bike was too heavy.

"W-whoa!"

Rattle rattle rattle-

The handlebars shook like there was an earthquake.

In the end, I lost control.

"Masterrr!"

"Nyaaah!"

While circling the pond, I turned the handlebars left three times.

I squeezed the brakes and closed my eyes as the pond rushed toward us.

"..."

Though I kept my eyes closed for quite a while, we never fell into the pond.

Instead, I felt suspended in the air, caught by someone.

'Huh?'

Looking up, I saw Jeffrey gripping the back of my clothes.

His other hand held Gaeul, while Saebyeok was tucked under his arm.

"Looks like some safety training is needed?"

"Y-yes..."

We learned how to ride bikes from Jeffrey.

Keep your eyes on where you're going.

Don't ride more than one person per bike, and other basic safety rules.

Perhaps thanks to learning these safety rules from Jeffrey?

Levinas managed to ride quite far with her feet off the ground.

Tremble tremble tremble-

Though her arms and legs were shaking badly, what mattered was she went far.

"Kiiiing."

Levinas rode the bike far away, then came back to me.

Thanks to Jeffrey's safety lesson, she stopped beside us.

She pressed the brakes with her legs instead of squeezing them, making a "screech" sound.

"What is it?"

"It's cartoon time!"

"Oh. Shall we go watch cartoons then?"

"Yeah!"

I returned home with the children.

We watched Levinas's favorite animation in the living room.

-Next time on...

As the animation ended, commercials started playing.

Not interested in the ads, Levinas changed channels.

She landed on a cooking channel.

They were introducing unique and special gourmet dishes.

Rawr!

We all jumped at a scary dragon scene, then our eyes went wide at the meat shown next.

"Dragon meat?!"

The dragon meat in the video was so expensive that even I, with my somewhat improved income, couldn't afford it.

Though I didn't know exactly how much Han Yeoreum made, I figured only someone at her level could afford to eat it.

"W-wow..."

One, ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand, hundred thousand, million...

Levinas counted the price digits with her finger.

When her finger reached millions, she gave up counting.

"King, have you ever eaten dragon meat?!"

"No, I haven't."

Meat that expensive.

I wondered what it would taste like?

As I imagined the taste while watching the dragon meat on TV, Levinas puffed out her chest with an "ahem."

"Then Levinas will earn lots of money and buy King dragon meat!"

"Wow, really?"

"Yeah! Dragon meat must taste like a dream!"

Like a dream, huh.

It probably would taste that way eating it with the children.

My tail wagged thinking about the dragon meat Levinas would buy someday.

"Gaeul too."

"Me too."

"Yeah! Levinas will buy dragon meat for Gaeul puppy and Dark King too! Levinas will collect lots of bottles and become rich!"

Levinas pounded her chest confidently, telling us to just trust her.

Then she ran toward the front door.

"Levinas, where are you going?"

"To collect bottles! Levinas will collect lots and buy dragon meat!"

With those words, Levinas ran outside.

She looked so cool working hard for us.

'I should work hard too.'

Should I follow Levinas?

When I opened the front door, Levinas had already taken the elevator down.

I decided to wait for the next elevator.

**

Levinas ran to town and entered a nearby supermarket.

She was carrying five empty bottles.

"Do you buy bottles?"

"Yes, of course."

The store owner gave Levinas six hundred won.

Levinas put the coins in her coin purse.

She decided to go collect more bottles outside.

That's when she spotted some chocolate.

"Choco!"

A small chocolate cost a thousand won.

Though tempted, she decided to resist for the sake of buying dragon meat for her family.

As she shook her head vigorously, something new caught her eye.

[Dragon Chicken]

"Heuk!"

Levinas's mouth fell open as she ran toward the Dragon Chicken.

It was meat, shaped like a dinosaur.

It looked similar to the dragon she'd seen on TV.

"Dragon...! It's dragon meat...!"

The displayed dragon meat cost ten thousand won.

Maybe because it was a small dragon? Though expensive, it wasn't impossible to afford.

Levinas quickly grabbed the Dragon Chicken and went to the counter.

She bought two so everyone could eat their fill.

"I'd like to buy these!"

"Yes. Do you have a point card?"

"No!"

Beep-

After paying for the Dragon Chicken, Levinas headed straight to the park.

Her family would love this.

They'd be so surprised to see dragon meat?!

Levinas ran to the park with joy, not even noticing she was out of breath.

"Levinas, where are you going in such a hurry?"

"You look very rushed!"

Entering the park, Levinas ran into Encia and Argo.

To Levinas, they were like a big sister and big brother who took good care of her family.

"Levinas got dragon meat!"

"D-dragon meat, you say?"

"Gak!"

Encia's eyes lit up while Argo stepped backward.

Being a reptile like dragons, he felt an instinctive aversion.

"Will you eat with Levinas?! There's lots!"

"Would that be alright?"

"Yep! Everyone eat lots! I need to go to the dungeon!"

Encia followed Levinas while Argo fled quickly.

His large build made thumping sounds as he ran away.

"Everyone gather! Levinas bought dragon meat!"

Levinas then called everyone she knew.

She wanted to invite everyone she knew to eat together, but many were working so she couldn't call them all.

The people who gathered were Encia, Jeffrey, and Kang Jinho.

Han Yeoreum, Jung Yu-na, and Choi Jinhyuk were there too.

Levinas led them to the tent.

"You bought dragon meat?"

"Yeah!"

Levinas giggled while hugging a black bag to her chest when Kang Jinho asked.

She was bouncing with excitement thinking about how happy everyone would be to see the dragon meat.

Right then, Gyeoul and the children approached the tent.

"What's everyone doing here?"

"King! Dark King! Gaeul puppy! Come here quick!"

Levinas jumped up and down while waving the children over.

As Gyeoul ran over, she noticed the black bag Levinas was preciously holding against her chest.

"What is it?"

"Levinas bought dragon meat!"

"Huh? Really?"

"Yeah! Look!"

Levinas reached into the bag.

She looked around at everyone once to build anticipation before triumphantly raising her hand.

[Dragon Chicken]

It was chicken shaped like a dinosaur.

Though Gyeoul knew it was made from chicken, she clapped for Levinas.

Because she understood the heart with which Levinas had bought the dinosaur-shaped chicken.

"Wow, it really looks like a dragon."

"Yeah, small but it's a dragon."

"Hmm."

Everyone present applauded for Levinas.

She was so happy with their reaction that she clasped her hands and bounced in place.

"Heuk!"

Among the group, only Gaeul and...

"A-amazing...! To think such a thing existed...!"

Encia were genuinely surprised.