Chapter 78
A girl, visibly furious, stood in front of Levinas.
Her posture was such that it wouldn't have been surprising if she swung her fist at any moment.
No matter what happened, it was important to prevent her from using violence against Levinas.
I hurriedly ran to her and grabbed the hem of her clothes.
"Hey, hey..."
The girl turned to look at me.
Though I had managed to stop her, I was at a loss for what to say next.
Even though it wasn't intentional, Levinas was the one who had instigated the conflict, so I decided to apologize first.
"I'm sorry... Please forgive us just this once..."
"..."
Despite my apology, the girl just clenched her mouth shut and continued to glare at me.
Her anger had not subsided.
After all, she was the kind of person who would carry over an incident from a game into reality.
"Wow...?"
Perhaps it was shocking that I had apologized, as Levinas' eyes were opened wide in surprise.
Even then, the girl remained silent, just glaring at us.
"Levinas, you apologize too."
"Sorry, I'm really sorry. Will you forgive Levinas...?"
Following my reprimand, Levinas apologized without any hesitation.
Despite showing a genuinely repentant attitude, the girl kept her mouth tightly shut.
How angry must she be to react like this?
I stepped backward toward where Levinas was.
"Wow, are we going to get hit...? Is SupremeMasterKwonArin going to hit us...?"
"Well, I don't know."
If she was furious enough, she might indeed resort to violence.
And the girl in front of us looked angry enough to do just that.
She remained silent, just looking down at Levinas and me.
I knew well that some people become silent when they are extremely angry.
It was possible that the girl was one of those people.
"Levinas knows. We're definitely going to get hit..."
"Is that so?"
"Yes! She called Levinas a nasty piece of work! Bad adults say that and then they beat you up-!"
Shiver, shiver, shiver.
Levinas's hand, which was holding onto my clothes, started to tremble.
It was clear how terrified she was.
"What's this? I heard something about beating kids?"
"Yeah, I heard it too."
"The kids are scared?"
The attention of people around the park was now focused on us.
It was due to Levinas's rather loud exclamation.
Would she still swing her fist with so many people watching?
If so, that would truly make her a dangerous person.
I could only fidget with my fingers as I looked up at the girl.
"Really, because of Levinas, we're going to get hit... Levinas is very sorry..."
"It's okay. I'm used to getting hit."
"No, I mean..."
Before the girl could say anything more, people in the park began to approach us.
Perhaps they were good-hearted people who couldn't stand to see a violent situation?
I started to feel a bit relieved.
"Excuse me, can I take the hit instead of Levinas? Levinas is still a child after all..."
Terrified, my tail curled up to my belly on its own accord.
My ears drooped.
I was supposed to show a confident demeanor, but I disliked how my ears and tail moved on their own at times like this.
"No, no, you're a child too..."
The girl waved her hands and blurted out something strange.
I didn't understand why she suddenly sighed and called me a child.
It was hard to communicate with this kind of person.
In a situation with no way out, I could only hold onto my tail with both hands when a middle-aged man grimly placed his hand on the girl's shoulder.
"Hey, come with me for a sec."
"No, I'm not, that's not what I..."
"Never mind that, just come."
The man pulled the girl's hand.
She was so forcefully pulled that her body staggered.
"I, I didn't mean to, to the children..."
Just as she made a strange noise, someone parted the bushes and approached us.
It was Yeoreum, who had decided to watch from a distance.
"Excuse me."
At the sound of Yeoreum's voice, the man stopped.
He sighed deeply and let go of the girl's hand.
"She was about to hit the kids."
"Yes, I saw."
"Then take care of it, will you?"
"Yes. Thank you."
Bow
As Yeoreum bowed, the man turned away without a word.
I glanced at them and then pulled Levinas to Yeoreum's side.
"Hmm..."
Yeoreum stroked her chin while looking over the girl.
The girl was overwhelmed by Yeoreum, her head bowed and body trembling.
"I, I am, I am..."
"SupremeMasterKwonArin?"
"..."
Perhaps she felt embarrassed that Yeoreum knew about her id.
The girl's eyes began to redden.
"SupremeMasterKwonArin?"
"Woah..."
Drip-
Overwhelmed by Yeoreum's presence, tears started flowing from the eyes of SupremeMasterKwonArin.
Knowing all too well the fear she was feeling, I didn't find it pathetic.
Yeoreum was indeed a fearsome being as an enemy.
It was just surprising that she, who had been so scary moments ago, had burst into tears.
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In the guild's reception room, Kwon Arin sat alone, still sniffling from her runny nose.
'I'm ruined.'
She scared the young beast-kin children.
The beast-kin children under the protection of the country and the Daybreak Guild.
She wouldn't just disappear without anyone knowing, right?
Kwon Arin shook her head in despair.
"SupremeMasterKwonArin?"
Yeoreum approached Kwon Arin with two cups of coffee.
Even in the strongest guild, they just made instant coffee.
Seeing her human side, Kwon Arin clung to hope.
"Just, just call me Kwon Arin..."
SupremeMasterKwonArin, of all things.
Why did I choose such a nickname?
Kwon Arin felt her face flush with embarrassment.
"Yes. Then I'll call you Kwon Arin."
"Yes..."
As Kwon Arin nodded, Yeoreum casually sipped her coffee.
Kwon Arin just held the coffee handed to her.
"You scolded the kids in the park? You even tried to hit them."
"No, no. That's not it..."
"We didn't understand the rules of the game. I'm sorry for that."
"Uh..."
Although Yeoreum offered an apology first, Kwon Arin didn't have the upper hand in the situation.
She felt pathetic for having lost her temper at a child who didn't even know the rules of the game.
"Still, coming to reality to try and hit the kids is wrong on your part."
"Yes, yes. But I, I didn't actually try to hit anyone..."
Of course.
This was a fact that Yeoreum, who had been watching, knew as well.
She had seen Kwon Arin freeze up on the spot when faced with the children.
She must have been surprised to find out they were children and felt foolish.
It was a clear mistake, but she was indeed at fault.
She couldn't just be let off.
"So, what are you going to do?"
"What, what do you mean?"
"You can't just expect us to let this go."
"Yes, yes..."
She had frightened the nearly extinct beast-kin children, which would have been wrong even if they were ordinary children.
She was in a situation where she deserved severe punishment.
"Do you know how terrified the children are? They're so scared that they wouldn't even come out of their house..."
Click-!
Before Yeoreum could finish speaking, someone opened the door and entered the reception room.
It was an excited Levinas and a hesitant Gyeoul.
"As expected, King is amazing! Just by apologizing, you defeated the villain! You knew there was no need to fight!"
"It's not like that..."
Gyeoul's face was red, but her tail was wagging.
It was because she didn't entirely dislike Levinas's praise.
"They don't seem terrified..."
Kwon Arin cautiously muttered, glancing at Yeoreum.
A bit embarrassed, Yeoreum idly scratched the back of his head.
"Children recover quickly, you know."
"Ah, right."
Whatever it was, she had to agree with Yeoreum.
As Kwon Arin nodded, Levinas ran over and sat on Yeoreum's lap.
Gyeoul also sat close enough that her thigh touched her.
This clinging behavior was an instinct of young beast-kin to feel secure in front of someone frightening.
It was a secret known only to Yeoreum, who had studied the beast-kin.
"Yeoreum, I heard from King earlier!"
"What did you hear?"
"That it was Levinas who was wrong first!"
"Is that so?"
Yeoreum laughed and patted Levinas's head.
Kwon Arin was relieved as the atmosphere became much more relaxed.
"Levinas was trying to tell everyone that she's a horned rabbit, but I guess it sounded like I was cursing her!"
"Yeah. I can see how it might feel that way."
"Yes! So, Levinas wants to make up with SupremeMasterKwonArin! King said we definitely should make up!"
"Oh, how nice."
Yeoreum smiled at the children's lovely sentiment.
However, she wasn't ready to forgive her easily.
She had to pay for her wrongdoings, after all.
Of course, the punishment wasn't that severe.
It might even turn out to be a not-so-bad condition for Kwon Arin.
"Do you want to make up with the children, Kwon Arin?"
"Yes, yes! I definitely want to!"
"Hmm... Then how about this?"
"What, what would that be...?"
Gulp
At the sound of Kwon Arin swallowing, Gyeoul's ears perked up.
Levinas, bored, grabbed those ears firmly.
Gyeoul did not dodge Levinas's hands, her tail wagging gently.
"You just stay at home playing games, right?"
"Yes, yes..."
Typical Daybreak Guild.
If they set their mind to it, they could find out anything.
As Kwon Arin's face turned red and she bowed her head, Yeoreum dropped a bombshell.
"Then work as a porter for the guild. We were short on porters anyway."
"Me...?"
A porter for the Daybreak Guild.
It was a position hard to get into even with considerable connections.
Being a porter at the Daybreak Guild wasn't just about carrying luggage; it was a position meant to train adventurers.
Kwon Arin's eyes widened in shock.
"Oh no."
Only Gyeoul felt sorry, not understanding the situation.
Because of her, a young girl had become a forced porter for the guild.
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