chapter_0480 part 1

Chapter 478: Let’s Solve It!

Gaeul looked at me while pointing to the enlarged Woodcalibur.

Did she want me to solve the Woodcalibur problem?

I could possibly transfer mana to Bom so she could shrink Woodcalibur.

Just as I was about to turn to Bom, Gaeul reached out toward Woodcalibur again.

“Uweek!”

Gaeul tried to lift Woodcalibur, but it didn’t budge an inch.

Having exhausted her strength trying to lift it, Gaeul collapsed sideways with a thud.

“Kkekudak…”

Gaeul closed her eyes while making a small sound effect.

It seemed she was physically expressing that she couldn’t lift it.

After all, saying it was too heavy to lift would involve words too difficult and lengthy for Gaeul.

“…”

Levinas approached Gaeul, who had her eyes closed.

Levinas tried grabbing Woodcalibur, but soon decided it was impossible and turned to Saebyeok.

“Dark King, can you lift this?”

“Well, I probably can.”

Saebyeok grabbed the handle of Woodcalibur, which had grown as thick as a pine tree.

She lifted it effortlessly, causing Levinas and Bom to gasp in admiration.

Gaeul, who had been pretending to be dead, immediately jumped up.

“Gaeuri too.”

Gaeul’s eyes sparkled as she politely extended both hands.

She seemed to want to hold the enlarged Woodcalibur.

“Okay. Let’s hold it together.”

“Heuk…!”

Saebyeok and Gaeul lifted Woodcalibur together.

When Gaeul’s hands touched it, white light began leaking from the giant Woodcalibur.

Watching this, Levinas jumped up in excitement.

“Huok! It’s a combined ultimate technique!”

“Combined ultimate technique?”

“Yes! Gyeoul makes the sword giant, and Dark King and puppy Gaeul strike with the giant sword!”

“Wow.”

It was quite a romantic technique, but there was one disappointing aspect.

Despite being a combined technique, Levinas and Bom were left out.

“It would be nice if Levinas and Bom could join the ultimate technique too. Is there anything else we could add?”

“Hmm…”

As Levinas crossed her arms in contemplation, Bom suggested:

“What if Levinas binds the enemy, and I make the enlarged sword even bigger?”

“Huuuok!”

Did she like Bom’s suggestion?

Levinas covered her gaping mouth with both hands.

Now that everyone had a role, only one thing remained.

“What should we name the ultimate technique?”

“The ultimate technique name is…! Ultimate… Ultimate…”

Levinas, who had only said “Ultimate,” turned to look at Bom.

She seemed to be yielding the rest of the name to Bom.

Hmm, Bom thought quite seriously before making a decision, raising her fist high.

“Ultra!”

“Ultimate Ultra?”

“Yes. The ultimate technique name is Ultimate Ultra!”

Bom raised her fist like Levinas.

At the same time, Gaeul swung Woodcalibur around with Saebyeok’s help.

“Owner! Owner!”

Gaeul was enjoying swinging the giant Woodcalibur.

Watching her, Levinas proudly declared:

“The ultimate technique name is Ultimate Ultra Owner!”

“Uing?”

What an amazing ultimate technique name.

Well, I suppose the name doesn’t really matter.

“Woah.”

Bom seemed to like the name too, clapping her hands together.

And so our ultimate technique was named.

**

After finishing our training, we wandered around the park while eating snacks.

Thankfully, the enlarged Woodcalibur returned to its original size after some time had passed.

“Nom nom.”

While walking around the park with the children, I spotted family members talking in the distance.

Han Yeoreum, Sophia, and Marin.

“So could I ask you two for help?”

“Sure, I’ll help as much as I can.”

“I’ll help too, as much as possible.”

Han Yeoreum was asking for help, and Sophia and Marin were nodding in agreement.

What could they be discussing so seriously?

Curious, I approached them.

“What are you talking about?”

“Ah, Gyeoul.”

Han Yeoreum placed her hand on my head.

My tail curled into a question mark at her gentle touch.

“Is something wrong?”

“No, nothing particularly wrong, just some monsters appearing on the east coast.”

“Ah…”

Aquatic monsters, perhaps.

I had a good idea what Han Yeoreum was asking Sophia and Marin for.

“There must be scary monsters in the sea.”

“Yes. They say a ghost ship or pirate ship has appeared.”

“P-pirates…?”

I thought it was an underwater monster.

But it was actually a monster on the sea.

My ears perked up at this unexpected revelation.

“Pirates! Piraaaates!”

Levinas showed a surprising reaction to the word “pirates.”

She was stomping her feet excitedly.

“Levinas wants to be a pirate too!”

“Huh? Levinas, you wanted to be a pirate?”

“Yes! Pirates treasure their companions and have wonderful adventures!”

“I see.”

It seemed Levinas was admiring fictional pirates from cartoons rather than real-life pirates.

Cartoon pirates did have their own charm and romance.

“Can Levinas go see the pirates too?!”

“Well… I don’t mind, but the pirates we’re going to catch are probably different from what you’re thinking.”

“They’re not?!”

“No. They’re more like monsters. Just like how divine beast dogs are nice but sea monsters are fierce, they’re a bit different.”

“Is that so…!”

Levinas stood frozen in place.

She seemed to be contemplating something, then suddenly raised her eyebrows fiercely.

“Then we’ll steal the pirate ship!”

“The pirate ship? So Levinas can be a pirate?”

“Mmm!”

Levinas, who had been radiating a fierce aura, suddenly trembled and looked around cautiously.

“But is it okay if Levinas becomes the captain…?”

“Of course. Let’s call the pirate crew the Levinas Pirates.”

“…!”

Did she like the name Levinas Pirates?

Levinas jumped with joy.

Beside her, Gaeul also began bouncing up and down.

“Gaeuri too pirate!”

“Puppy Gaeul will be the navigator! Gaeul will steer a ship this big!”

“Hogok…!”

Gaeul’s tail spun around rapidly.

Saebyeok and Bom seemed to have their own pirate dreams as well, as their tails swayed gently.

It looked like we’d need to go home and prepare to catch pirates today.

**

The next day.

After getting ready, we boarded a large van.

Levinas and the other children couldn’t hide their excitement about the trip.

“Kind Bom, did you bring pirate things?”

“Yes. I brought this pirate hat.”

“Wow! It’s as cool as Levinas’s eye patch!”

The children in the car proudly showed off their pirate items.

Sophia tilted her car seat back slightly to take a nap, and Marin…

“Marin?”

“Y-yes…?!”

Marin displayed an inexplicable tension.

Maybe Marin was scared of going to catch monsters.

Being strong and enjoying fights were two different things, after all.

“Marin, you look tense.”

“W-well, it’s my first time riding in this thing called a car…”

“Ah.”

So her tension wasn’t about monsters, but about riding in a car for the first time.

Certainly, anything experienced for the first time could cause nervousness.

“Cars can be scary because they’re fast, but you’ll be fine. They say our car has protective magic on it.”

“Y-yes, yes…”

Phew.

With Marin’s deep breath, Han Yeoreum, who was at the wheel, looked back.

After confirming everyone was ready to depart, Han Yeoreum pressed the accelerator.

Vroom-

The car left the guild.

The nervous Marin clasped her hands in front of her chest, while Levinas waved to people in the park through the window.

“Bye-bye!”

“Have a good trip.”

Just then, Choi Jinhyuk, who was leaving the park, saw us off.

As we exchanged goodbyes with Choi Jinhyuk through the window, Han Yeoreum cleared her throat.

“Kids, once the car starts moving, it’s dangerous, so please buckle your seatbelts and sit down?”

“Yes.”

I fastened my seatbelt and looked to the side.

Gaeul in the next seat was trying to insert the belt clip into her stomach and thigh.

“Gaeul, the belt goes in here.”

“Heuk…”

After showing Gaeul how to fasten the belt properly, I looked ahead and noticed Marin trembling.

The faster the car went, the more Marin shook.

“T-this thing called a car is faster than I thought…”

The car’s speed on the national road was about 40 kilometers per hour.

Once we get on the highway, we’d go at least twice as fast.

I was already starting to worry about Marin.

‘Marin has just learned to walk, after all.’

She might be fine swimming in water, but running on land at this speed must be terrifying for her.

I’d probably be scared too if I were flying through the air at this speed.

“Marin, if you’re too scared, maybe you should close your eyes? When we get on the highway, it’ll be even faster than this…”

“H-highway?! You mean it gets even faster than this…?!”

Marin was startled.

Seeing her reaction, Levinas held up all ten fingers.

“It gets this much faster. If you’re really scared, it’s better to close your eyes like the King said.”

“How much faster does it get…”

“…”

Levinas pressed her lips together at Marin’s question.

Not knowing the exact speed of the car, Levinas hesitated momentarily.

“Um… hmm… a million…?”

“…!”

A million.

At the large number Levinas had come up with, Marin’s body froze.

Sitting diagonally across from Marin, I could see it.

Marin immediately closed her eyes.

 

TN: we are trying to solve the small issue with chapter numberation for the next chapters