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521 – Cola is Dangerous

521 – Cola is Dangerous

How should I explain why the children call me their master?

I pondered over it, but I couldn’t come up with a proper explanation.

“Well, there isn’t really a system of slavery, you know…?”

“Uh, yeah. I thought so.”

“Even though there’s no system of slavery, our children still…”

After mumbling and stammering a few times, Gyeoul, who seemed to notice something odd about my state, approached me.

“You shouldn’t bother our master…”

Could it be because Gyeoul is a tiger Beastman?

Despite being timid, she stood by my side, keeping an eye on the two men.

I decided to reassure Gyeoul.

“I’m not bothering them; I was just curious about something.”

“About what…?”

“Um… well…”

I explained to Gyeoul what had just happened.

I thought it would be better to hear directly from Gyeoul why she calls me master.

“Are you curious about why I call you master?”

When Gyeoul asked again, the two men nodded.

Could there be a specific reason why Gyeoul calls me master?

I started to feel a bit curious myself.

“Because you are my lifesaver…!”

“Lifesaver?”

“Yes… I was originally captured by bad people… They said they would sell me for money…”

“Uh…?”

At the sudden heavy topic, the two men shut their mouths tightly.

Since I already knew the story, I wasn’t particularly surprised.

“Y-You went through such a scary experience…?”

“Yes…! I thought it was all over, but then our master appeared and saved me…!”

Despite telling a frightening story, there was a faint ecstasy on Gyeoul’s face.

The two men listened intently, captivated by the unexpected tale.

“So, you call Gyeoul your master because she saved you?”

“Yes…! It’s not because someone forced me; I truly respect her as my master…!”

It was a title that held meaning for Gyeoul, not out of coercion.

The two men seemed to realize something, letting out a sigh of understanding.

“I see…”

“Is that why Gaeul calls you master too?”

“Um… well…”

Gaeul didn’t really have that reason.

I had no way to explain it, so I mumbled.

At that, the two men showed satisfied expressions.

“Gyeoul is amazing.”

“Hehe…”

With their questions resolved, the two men left to attend to their personal matters.

As I watched them enter the Ggaemmi Guild, I gently patted Gyeoul’s head.

I was simply grateful that Gyeoul thought well of me.

**

At that time, while Gyeoul, Bom, and Saebyeok were working at the Ggaemmi Guild, the children were at home watching television.

Since it wasn’t the time for their favorite anime, they were just flipping through channels with the remote.

“Rabbit Horn! Cola!”

“Yeah! Cola!”

Cola is sweet and fizzy, so it’s delicious.

I wonder if they’re going to talk about how tasty cola is?

The children smacked their lips as they watched the cola on the television.

– Do you know how much sugar is in cola?

Contrary to expectations, the television was explaining the dangers of cola.

It talked about the sugar in cola and how that sugar harms health.

It informed them about how white teeth decay.

“Ugh…!”

“Cola…!”

I never knew cola, which I thought was delicious, was such a dangerous thing.

Levinas and Gaeul trembled at the thought that they might have been consuming poison.

“Oh, from today, cola is banned!”

“Huh?!”

Gaeul’s eyes widened in shock.

Banning cola was too shocking for Gaeul.

“Gaeul, didn’t you just see?! They said if you drink too much cola, you could get a scary disease!”

“Ouch! Ouch?!”

“Yeah…! Cola is banned from now on…!”

Shivering—

Levinas, recalling the memories, began to count on his fingers.

He was trying to remember how much cola they had consumed until now.

One, two, three, four…

“Ugh…!”

Even after folding all ten fingers, it wasn’t enough.

Ten is a very large number, and to surpass that is…

Levinas fell to his knees in despair.

“Ugh, ugh.”

“What about Rabbit Horn?”

“Maybe Wanga has caught a scary disease…!”

Levinas knew.

Everyone liked cola, but among them, Gyeoul liked it the most.

Splash—

Following Levinas, who was sprawled on the floor in despair, Gaeul also lay down on the ground.

Not knowing much, the thought that Gyeoul might be in danger felt frightening.

“Ugh…”

Just then, the children who had finished their guild work returned home.

Seeing Gyeoul like that, Levinas jumped up from his spot.

“Wanga!”

“Yeah?”

“We have to ban cola from now on!”

Levinas hurriedly ran to the kitchen.

He opened the refrigerator and took out both bottles of cola.

“Le-Levinas…?”

Levinas opened the caps and poured all the cola down the sink.

Gyeoul, who had come over, gaped, but Levinas deliberately ignored her.

“Wanga, please forgive Levinas…!”

Ugh.

It was so sad to throw away the precious cola, but Levinas prioritized Gyeoul’s health over cola.

Levinas had no choice but to force his eyebrows up.

“Levinas, why did you suddenly throw away the cola?”

“Nap! Thud!”

It was Gaeul who answered Gyeoul’s question.

Gaeul seemed to be angry at the cola flowing down the sink, but soon her shoulders drooped.

To think that cola, which I thought was delicious, was so dangerous.

Gaeul felt betrayed by cola.

“Wanga, they said cola is very, very bad…! We have to be careful…!”

“Bad?”

“Yeah! They said if you drink too much cola, your teeth will rot and you’ll get sick! If your teeth rot, you can’t even eat carrots properly!”

“Ah…”

Only then did Gyeoul realize why Levinas and Gaeul were acting this way.

They had heard about the dangers of cola.

Certainly, it was necessary to drink in moderation, but there was no need to avoid it completely.

“Levinas, our teeth grow back even if they rot.”

“Ugh…! Really…!”

“And they said if you drink too much, you’ll get sick, but actually, you can get sick from eating too much of any food.”

“Huh? Even if it’s not cola, can you get sick from eating too much?”

“Yeah. Want to see?”

Gyeoul took out Levinas’s smartphone from his pocket.

Sunny, who could be useful at times like this, was with us.

“Sunny, what happens if you eat too much salt?”

– Consuming too much salt can have various negative effects on health.

High blood pressure and heart disease. Stroke, etc.

At the terrifying content, Levinas’s eyes widened like a Horned Rabbit.

“Then, does that mean we shouldn’t eat salt either?!”

“No, if you don’t eat salt at all, that can cause problems too.”

Levinas asked Sunny again about the problems that arise from not eating salt.

Electrolyte imbalance, decreased nerve function, etc.

Sunny provided a lot of information about the scary side effects.

“It’s important to eat everything in moderation. Of course, cola is dangerous, but we don’t drink it like water, do we?”

“Yeah! So can we drink cola?!”

“Sometimes.”

Ah.

Levinas, who nodded, froze in place.

It was because the cola he had just thrown away came to mind.

“Co-Cola…! Cola! Come back!”

“Cola!”

“I was wrong! Come back!”

Levinas shouted toward the sink, but the cola that had already flowed away would not return.

Ugh.

Seeing Levinas and Gaeul in despair, Saebyeok muttered softly.

“Once something leaves, it doesn’t come back.”

It was somewhat of a lesson.

**

“Ugh…”

“Cola…”

I took the gloomy children to the convenience store.

It was to buy the cola that Levinas had thrown away.

Although we had wasted food, it was for the sake of our health.

I didn’t particularly scold Levinas.

“Levinas, we can buy cola again. There’s no need to be too heartbroken.”

“But Levinas threw away precious food…”

Could it be because Levinas knows the value of food?

His heartbroken expression was evident.

“Levinas, to me, you are far more precious than cola?”

“……!”

“You threw away the cola for that reason, right?”

“Yeah…! Really…!”

“It was a mistake made for my health. Thanks to that, I’m really happy. Thank you so much, Levinas.”

As I hugged Levinas tightly, Gaeul, who had been watching, came over and hugged us too.

Just with the hug, Levinas’s mood began to lift.

“Wanga!”

“Yeah?”

“Levinas will buy you cola as much as you want someday! I will make a swimming pool of cola for you!”

Levinas raised the cola he bought from the supermarket high.

And then.

Boom—!

The cola exploded, and the cap flew high into the sky.

“Yaaah!”

“Ugh!”

“What, what is it?”

The cola inside the PET bottle shot up into the air like a fountain.

The cola that soared was headed straight for the swimming pool playground.

It seemed that Levinas’s imagination magic had been activated.

A word from the author (author’s note)

Thank you so much for reading today, PIA1747014585384!

Thank you for the comments and recommendations! They always give me strength…!

A cola swimming pool…!

Marin is going to be shocked…!