The Strongest Guild Kidnapped Me

Ever since the beast-kin children were brought into the guild building, most of the criticism towards the guild had vanished.

The children might wander around looking a bit unkempt, but people knew they were being well taken care of by the guild.

“Hmm.”

This should be considered as having lightened a significant burden.

Kang Jinho checked the internet community’s opinion on the Daybreak Guild after a long time.

【Current State of the Beast-kin Kids】

Author: BeastkinLover

Suddenly started digging tunnels in the park and started living there.

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[Hungry: LOL, why did they suddenly start digging tunnels?]

[└BeastkinLover: There’s something about beast-kin kids not being able to resist their instincts??]

[└TwoHundredWonCoffee: I heard from someone in the guild, it’s because of wildness training?]

[└RealReal: Wildness…?]

[└TwoHundredWonCoffee: They are beast-kin. Must be something unique to them.]

[└RealReal: But they are just cute, right?] [└WhatThe: LOL, yes!]

“Digging tunnels and living in them?”

Just until yesterday, they were living well in the guild building.

From the top floor of the building, Kang Jinho went to the window to look down in the direction where the children might be.

“Hmm.”

A hole that was dug vertically like a sinkhole.

Covered with branches and grass, it was hard to see, but Kang Jinho could tell that the hole was about as tall as an adult’s chest.

Isn’t that a trap rather than a tunnel?

Just as Kang Jinho was expressing his doubts,

A pair of white cat ears pushed through the branches and grass, popping out suddenly.

Trying to grasp the surroundings by sound alone, the cat ears twitched back and forth.

Then, Gyeoul, who had been only showing her ears from inside the tunnel, suddenly stuck her head out.

Despite being covered in dirt and having grass in her hair, she only looked cute.

‘Is this… a beast-kin’s instinct?’

Gyeoul, with only her head out of the ground, looked around.

She resembled a meerkat he saw in a documentary a few months ago.

“Hey, look at that.”

“Oh my, what kind of play is that?”

People in the park glanced over at Gyeoul.

Maybe feeling burdened by their stares, Gyeoul hid back into the ground.

Like the mole in a whack-a-mole game.

“Hmm…”

The children playing were a bit dirty, but it wasn’t bad.

They were nurturing their beast-kin instincts, and the public’s opinion of them was good.

Kang Jinho decided to let the children play as they were.

After all, playing with soil is how children grow up healthier.

‘I should tell the kids to keep a close watch so they don’t get into any danger.’

No, perhaps the guild kids are already taking good care of that.

As Kang Jinho was lost in thought, he saw someone approaching the tunnel.

Kwon Arin.

The weird woman who came to pick a fight, only to end up crying after realizing she was confronting a child.

“She should be around here somewhere.”

Kwon Arin walked towards the tunnel where the children were, unaware that right below her, hidden by grass and branches, was the tunnel.

Ah.

She’s going to fall in at this rate.

Isn’t there anyone around to warn her?

Kang Jinho could only watch Kwon Arin with a look of pity.

<+>

The deep pit was dug with Levinas.

The ceiling was covered with grass and branches, yet sunlight streamed in here and there.

Being underground felt surprisingly cozy.

Levinas hugged her knees and looked up at the sky, seemingly feeling the same comfort.

“Hey!”

“Huh?”

“Aren’t tunnels supposed to be dug sideways, not downwards?!”

Normally, that would be the case.

But I couldn’t stand having dirt above my head.

The ground could collapse due to its weak foundation.

Just imagining being buried alive made my body shiver.

“I prefer digging down.”

“Really?! Then I like it too! Let’s dig deeper down!”

“Okay.”

But if we dig any deeper, won’t it be hard to get back to the surface?

Both Levinas and I are really short, aren’t we?

Seriously contemplating whether we should install a ladder, I suddenly heard footsteps approaching us precisely.

‘Who could it be?’

Everyone has a distinct sound to their footsteps, but this wasn’t someone I recognized.

Why is a stranger approaching us?

On alert, my ears perked up, and the surroundings darkened as if someone had blocked the sunlight from above.

“Huh?”

Looking up, I saw someone falling towards us.

In the dangerous moment, everything seemed to move in slow motion.

“Kyaaaaa!”

The one who fell was Kwon Arin.

She had broken through the ceiling of branches and grass and was falling towards us.

“Yikes!”

Startled, Levinas squeezed her eyes shut.

I quickly embraced Levinas.

Thud!

Kwon Arin fell onto us, but it wasn’t particularly painful.

Just a slight discomfort.

“Ugh…”

Levinas was in my arms, and Kwon Arin lay on top of my back, trying to get off, but the space was too cramped.

We could only wriggle like stepped-on worms.

“Why, why did the ground suddenly…”

Kwon Arin rubbed her body as she got up.

At the same time, Levinas, who was in my arms, screamed out.

“Ah! SupremeMasterKwonArin attacked Levinas!”

“Uh, huh?”

“Levinas apologized, but she attacked us sneakily!”

“No, wait a minute…”

Startled, Levinas tried to escape the pit, but the collapsed ceiling’s branches made it difficult to move without getting poked.

Realizing this, Levinas pressed herself against one wall of the pit, her pupils trembling.

“Wow, we’re in trouble! We can’t climb out…!”

“Yeah. It’s because of the branches.”

“Gasp…! We’re trapped in a tight space with the SupremeMasterKwonArin…!”

Levinas started trembling.

Kwon Arin waved her hand, indicating that it wasn’t what Levinas thought, but Levinas only shrieked in horror at the hand approaching her.

“Please, save me! Save Levinas! SupremeMasterKwonArin is tormenting Levinas!”

“Wait, just a moment, it’s really not like that…!”

“Ahhh! She’s trying to hit Levinas! Save me, please!”

Levinas screamed as if her throat was tearing apart.

Loud enough for people in the park to hear.

“What’s going on?”

“Is she hitting a child?”

People surrounded the pit we were in.

They glared at Kwon Arin with hostility.

“Lady, why are you bothering the kids who are just playing?”

“Eh? Isn’t that the woman who fought with the kids yesterday?”

“No, I… I’m not…”

Tears welled up in Kwon Arin’s eyes.

She was about to burst into tears at any moment.

<+>

“I’m so sorry. I really am sorry.”

Sob sob

Kwon Arin wiped her tears, apologizing repeatedly to the people in the park.

Thanks to my support, she was able to clear her name easily.

“So, you couldn’t see the hole and fell in by accident? And that scared the kid?”

“Yes. I fell into the hole, and the kids must have been startled, thinking I was attacking them…”

“I see, sorry for the misunderstanding.”

The citizens accepted the explanation and returned to their spots.

Only then did Kwon Arin relax, sitting down with a thud.

Only Levinas remained unconvinced, not letting go of her suspicious gaze.

“King, that’s definitely an act.”

Levinas whispered in my ear.

Since my ears were on top of my head, I had to bend down to properly listen to her.

“Hmm…”

It didn’t seem like an act.

…Or could it actually be an act?

After all, she was the woman who tried to swing a fist in reality over something that happened in a game.

It was best to stay quiet for now.

Telling Levinas she was a good person when she might not be felt wrong.

“King, let’s defeat the wicked witch together with Levinas…!”

“Uh, okay.”

I nodded at Levinas.

If Kwon Arin was a good person, she would apologize and clear up the misunderstanding.

For now, I decided to play along with Levinas’s rhythm.

“Um, kids…?”

Kwon Arin cautiously approached us.

At that, Levinas stomped her feet threateningly.

“Don’t come any closer! You’ll get hit by Levinas!”

Levinas then looked back at me.

It was clear she wanted me to join in the threat.

The only threat I knew was to growl.

Considering whether to bare my nails at Kwon Arin, Levinas quickly grabbed my hand and lowered it.

“King, that’s too scary.”

“Uh, okay. Sorry.”

“Let’s not make her cry, just enough to scare her.”

“Okay.”

Just enough not to make her cry.

Just acting like Levinas should do the trick.

I decided to lightly scold Kwon Arin.

“It’s not right for an adult to act like this towards a child. That makes you a pathetic adult…”

A naughty and pathetic adult.

It was a phrase uttered with the intention of making her feel guilty and apologize.

But somehow, tears started to flow from Kwon Arin’s eyes.

“Sniff, you’re right. I’m a pathetic person. I don’t work, I don’t study, I just play games all day at home. The only time I’ve been out of the house in days was to try and fight with kids.”

“There, there, cheer up…”

I didn’t think I said anything too harsh.

Could it be that a dam of emotions she had been holding back had burst?

Feeling sorry, I patted her on the back.

“King really is amazing. Was that the ferocity you’ve been suppressing?”

“Uh… yeah…”

“Phew, I’m really glad King is on Levinas’s side.”

Despite making Kwon Arin cry, Levinas didn’t seem happy.

She just looked down at Kwon Arin puzzledly.