Chapter 105
Eggs and flour were sticking all over my body.
Out of the three of us who played together, I was the dirtiest.
This was because I focused more on getting hit by eggs and flour than throwing them at Levinas and Saebyeok.
"Ah, you kids."
Surprised, Sophia approached quickly, leaning on her cane.
Yeoreum followed her with quick steps.
"Gyeoul, why are you like this?"
"Well, we were playing with flour and eggs at the festival at school."
"Oh... So you were playing at the festival?"
Yeoreum dusted off my head as she asked.
The flour flying around made me sneeze.
"Yes. I said I'd get hit with flour and eggs in exchange for just a little."
I showed Yeoreum the water bottle at my waist.
Though it had a lot of broken shells inside, I managed to fill it up with eggs.
I also stuffed my bag full of flour.
"Oh dear... My heart aches."
"Why...?"
I wondered why she felt that way.
As I tilted my head in confusion, Levinas bounced forward.
"Shark! We're food now!"
"Food?"
"Yeah! Levinas is almost, almost a fry!"
Levinas waved her arms up and down.
Sophia sneezed from the flying flour.
"Who are you planning to get eaten by?"
"By a shark!"
"Oh dear."
Phew
With a sigh, Sophia pointed her cane towards the pond.
"Go wash off over there."
"Okay."
We went down to the pond without resistance.
The sliminess got worse as the flour touched the water.
"Wow."
How am I going to wash all this off?
As I rubbed my forearm with water, Sophia carefully came down to the pond.
"Come here."
"Huh? Sophia, the pond..."
Don't you dislike entering ponds?
I wanted to ask that, but I couldn't because Sophia grabbed the back of my neck.
"Ugh."
Sophia pushed my face close to the pond's surface and poured water over me.
She rubbed my face mercilessly with her small hands, and I couldn't resist at all.
"Ah, your face is covered in flour."
"Ugh."
Something was strange.
The moment Sophia grabbed the back of my neck, I lost all strength in my body and couldn't move.
Did Sophia use some kind of magic?
I couldn't move, only frowning under the deluge of water and Sophia's rough handling.
"Dark King, look at that! In our house, the shark is the strongest! Even the King can't stand against the shark...!"
"Yeah..."
I couldn't see Levinas and Saebyeok's faces, but I could tell they were terrified.
It was clear they instinctively knew they were next.
"Sophia, wouldn't it be better to just ask Yu-na to wash them with magic? It's going to take forever to wash off like this."
"Would that be possible?"
"Yes. We don't have anything to do since we cleared the dungeon."
"Then, please do me a favor."
Sophia said this as she looked over Levinas and Saebyeok.
Startled, Levinas ran towards the outside of the pond.
"Woah!"
Levinas struggled to climb out of the pond, failing to get a good footing and just flailing her legs.
Saebyeok pushed Levinas's bum to help her.
"Levinas is going to end up not washing and just splashing around!"
"Right, let's wash off comfortably with magic."
"Okay!"
I followed Levinas out of the pond, and Saebyeok lightly jumped out as well.
It was an overwhelmingly powerful leap for someone in water.
"I'll call Yu-na over, so can you wait here for a bit?"
"Okay."
Yeoreum took the eggs and flour I had brought and went somewhere.
I didn't know why she took them, but I let her.
Watching Yeoreum walk away, Levinas tugged at my clothes.
"Hey, do you smell something delicious?"
"I do."
There were many people enjoying food in the park, but the smell wafting over now was stronger than usual.
Just smelling it made my mouth water.
Can't we just go check it out for a bit?
We both looked back at Sophia.
"It's close by, so let's just go take a quick look."
"Okay."
Levinas and I ran towards the source of the delicious smell.
Saebyeok followed us a beat later, and Sophia slowly came after us.
I didn't look back, but I could tell everyone was there by the sound of footsteps.
"Look there!"
"Okay."
People were busily preparing something.
A banner hung between the trees read 'Pet Snack Making Contest.'
'Pet?'
Is it not human food?
With such a delicious smell?
I blinked and moved towards the location of the contest.
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"..."
Yeoreum looked down at the water bottle in her hand.
Inside, egg yolks, whites, and shells were all mixed together.
'The eggshells are a bit dangerous.'
There were too many concerns, like hygiene and salmonella.
Though she felt sorry for Gyeoul, who had worked hard to collect the eggs, she would have to throw them away and secretly replace them with new eggs.
Above all, the children's safety was the top priority.
"Haah."
It must have been hard to collect the eggs and flour with small hands.
Sadly, Yeoreum decided to become the bad sister.
For Gyeoul's sake.
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Pet Snack Making Contest.
There were dogs, horned rabbits, and cats too.
"It looks like they're making snacks for animals, not people."
"Yeah! Then, can't we eat them too?"
"Um... Maybe...?"
Considering half of us are beasts.
There should be something to our taste.
I approached the people who looked like judges, together with everyone.
"Ah!"
It's Yoo Sang-ah.
Why is she sitting with the judges?
I swayed my tail and approached Yoo Sang-ah.
"Oh, Gyeoul, hello. And behind you is..."
Yoo Sang-ah's gaze was on Saebyeok.
Surprised by Saebyeok's unfamiliar appearance, her eyes widened.
"This is Saebyeok."
"Ah, Saebyeok. I've heard about you."
"Heard?"
"Yes, from the Guild... um... nice to meet you."
Yoo Sang-ah greeted Saebyeok.
Saebyeok just nodded slightly with a blank expression, but her tail was wagging vigorously.
"So, what are you doing here?"
"There's an event in the park from time to time. This time, it's a pet snack contest."
"Pet?"
"Yes. I'm one of the judges this time."
Yoo Sang-ah cleared her throat.
With a playful smile, she raised her hand above her waist.
"Are you eating animal snacks?"
"No... The eating part is done by those friends over there. I'm just here to judge who eats more deliciously."
Yoo Sang-ah pointed to the area with the animals.
Countless types of animals came into view.
"I see. It's that kind of contest."
"Yes. That's the type of contest."
Hehe.
Yoo Sang-ah chuckled and patted my head.
White flour dusted off me onto her hand, but she didn't seem to care.
"Just wondering..."
Before I could ask if it's okay to eat some of what looked edible.
Levinas started hopping impatiently.
"Hey! We've got a problem!"
"What...?"
"There are carrot snacks over there...!"
"Ah. Looks like it's for the horned rabbits."
Keeping a monster like a horned rabbit as a pet.
Must be someone really strong, huh?
Curious, I looked in the direction Levinas was pointing and couldn't help but be a bit surprised.
The person keeping the horned rabbit looked like an ordinary girl, contrary to my expectations.
"Levinas wants to eat the carrot snack too!"
"But that's for horned rabbits, isn't it?"
"Yes! But Levinas is a horned rabbit too?!"
Levinas showed me the horns on her forehead.
The pointed part sticking out was smaller than a real horned rabbit's horns.
"Um..."
Well, whatever.
The base ingredient is carrots, so it shouldn't be harmful to eat.
"We can't just eat them without asking, right? We need permission?"
"Yes! Levinas will get permission!"
Levinas ran towards where the carrot snacks were.
We followed Levinas.
"Human, can Levinas have a carrot too?"
"Uh, okay...?"
"Levinas is a horned rabbit too..."
Levinas looked up at the girl with pleading eyes.
Her eyes sparkled.
"Uh, okay. Want to try this?"
The girl handed Levinas a carrot stick, which had something sprinkled on it.
"Yum."
Levinas bit the carrot stick from the girl's hand, crunching it with her front teeth. Moving forward, she ended up biting the girl's fingers at the end.
"Eek...!"
The girl, blushing, quickly pulled her hand back.
Startled, I rushed to Levinas.
"Levinas, did you bite her hand?"
"I didn't bite her hand..."
"Really?"
"Yeah. I stopped at the last moment."
Strange.
If she didn't bite, why such a reaction?
I asked Levinas, tilting my head.
"How was the carrot?"
"It was the best carrot Levinas has ever eaten!"
Levinas jumped up and down on the spot, jumping higher than usual.
"It must have been really good."
"Yeah! Levinas wants to be a pet from now on!"
"That's not possible."
"Aww..."
I watched Levinas drop her shoulders and looked around.
If she, a horned rabbit beast-kin, could eat it, maybe I could try the cat snacks too.
Thinking it could be a win-win to save on food by giving taste reviews.
'It smells fishy.'
Definitely a cat snack, right?
I turned my head towards the smell.
There, Saebyeok was drooling, looking down at a fish dish.
Her expression was as fierce as ever.
The man making the snack was terrified.
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