chapter_0527

527 – There is Talent

527 – There is Talent

Doda doda doda—

I hurriedly grabbed my bow as the swarm of squirrels rushed in like a tide.

Gaeul also gripped her Wooden Caliber and aimed at the horde of squirrels.

“Updo! Updo!”

Gaeul shouted for everyone to lie down, but of course, the squirrels ignored her.

Is it really just war now?

The children, sensing the battle, each pulled out their weapons.

“Today is the day when two horns collide!”

“Three.”

Bomi held up three fingers in response to Levinas’s speech.

Including the dragon’s horn, it did indeed make three.

“Today is the day when three horns collide! One of the horns will be broken right here!”

Levinas shouted as he extended his magic staff.

Then he quickly hid behind Saebyeok.

“It’s the 21st Horn War!”

“…21st?”

Had there really been twenty such wars in the past?

It could truly be said to be an incredible rivalry.

I hoped this war would end in victory for the Horned Rabbits.

It was the moment I hurriedly attached a lightning arrow to my bow.

“Kyah.”

Gaeul ignited a tiny spark of wildness.

To my surprise, the horde of squirrels that had come right up to us began to hesitate and retreat.

“Huh?!”

“Huh?”

Gaeul had managed to stop over a thousand squirrels with her wildness.

All the children, including Gaeul, were taken aback.

“Gaeul, how did you do that?!”

“Monna!”

Ahem.

Gaeul proudly puffed out her chest.

I could feel her sense of accomplishment, even if I didn’t know how she did it.

“Wow! Gaeul is the best!”

“Gaeul defeated all the squirrels by herself.”

Bomi and Saebyeok also praised Gaeul.

Gaeul’s tail wagged rapidly, but for some reason, Hanyeoreum, who was near Gaeul, was only looking behind us.

“Huh?”

Behind us, at a slight distance, the Rat Divine Beast Jjigji was glaring at the squirrels with a sharp gaze.

Only then did I understand why the squirrels had hesitated.

Since the Rat Divine Beast and the squirrels were both rodents.

Our superior rodent, Jjigji, had subdued them all.

“Levinas! Levinas!”

I hurriedly shook Levinas’s shoulder.

This was a chance to boost our Levinas’s self-esteem.

“Levinas, do you want to try scaring the squirrels with a ‘Kya!’?”

“Um… Levinas can’t do it like Wanga yet…”

“I’ll help you from the side. You should be able to drive away squirrels easily.”

“Yeah…! If Wanga helps, it might be possible…!”

Thud—! Thud—!

Levinas planted his two feet firmly on the ground.

Then, like me during wildness training, he extended his claws.

“Kya!”

With Levinas’s threat, Jjigji released its wildness toward the squirrels.

Surprisingly, the wildness enveloped only the horde of squirrels, avoiding me and the children.

“Beep!”

“Beeep!”

The startled squirrels turned and fled into the forest.

Levinas’s ears perked up like someone who had just felt a chill.

“Wow, Wanga!”

Levinas looked back at me with eyes full of emotion.

I gave Levinas a thumbs up.

“Levinas’s wildness led the 21st Horn War to victory.”

“…!”

I could see goosebumps rising on Levinas’s wrist.

After a while of being speechless and frozen, Levinas collapsed onto the ground.

Levinas wore an expression that seemed to say he had no regrets even if he died right then.

**

“Goblins have good hearing, so you need to minimize your footsteps.”

“Like this?”

“Yeah. And since they attack in groups, it’s better to go hunting with companions.”

Saebyeok was teaching Kim Woosung and Lim Dahee how to catch goblins.

As she explained how to catch the strongest monster in the beginner hunting grounds, nearby aspiring adventurers also listened intently to the lesson.

‘Saebyeok is teaching well.’

Bomi also informed the aspiring adventurers about how the guild operates, while Haneul checked their equipment.

Aren’t we doing better than we thought?

No, is it that Saebyeok, Bomi, and Haneul are doing well?

With nothing in particular to do, I just watched the children working hard from behind.

After a while, Levinas, who had been lying down, came over and hugged me.

“Ugh ugh.”

“Levinas, what’s wrong?”

“Wanga led Levinas to victory…! Now there’s a huge gap between the Horned Rabbits and the squirrels…!”

“Gap?”

“Yeah! After fighting 21 times, the Horned Rabbits won 12 times…!”

So, 12 wins and 9 losses out of 21 matches.

It was surprisingly close.

With a gap of only 2 to 3 wins, it was no wonder Levinas was so moved.

“You don’t have to be that emotional, Levinas.”

“Why, why not…?”

“Everyone knows that the Horned Rabbits are stronger than the squirrels.”

“…!”

Majomajo.

Gaeul nodded and chimed in.

Then Levinas’s Horned Rabbit eyes began to rise fiercely.

“That’s right! Everyone knows that the Horned Rabbits are the strongest!”

“Majomajo.”

The brave warrior Levinas.

Today could be said to be a monumental day when Levinas led the Horned Rabbit tribe to victory.

“Levinas, shall we go help now?”

“Yeah!”

I looked around with Levinas.

I was hoping there might be something we could help with.

However, our children were doing so well that there was nothing in particular to assist with.

“Wow, the Ggaemmi Guild is doing better than expected?”

Hanyeoreum placed her hand on my head as she watched the children.

It was good that they were doing well, but I felt a bit disappointed that I had nothing to do.

“Yes. Everyone is doing so well that I don’t know what I should do.”

“You don’t need to think too hard. Just help those who seem to need it.”

“Someone who seems to need help…?”

“Yeah. And if you see someone with talent, scout them right away. Gyeoul has a great eye for people.”

“Ah…! Yes…!”

I started looking around to find someone who needed help, just as Hanyeoreum suggested.

At the same time, I checked if there were any aspiring adventurers who seemed to have potential.

‘Everyone is handling the squirrels without much difficulty.’

If it were me in the past, I would have suffered a fatal injury from a squirrel.

Tsk.

I clicked my tongue and moved deeper into the beginner hunting grounds, heading toward the goblin area.

Goblins were monsters that only somewhat skilled aspiring adventurers could hunt in groups.

Should I say they were monsters that could determine if one could become a first-tier adventurer?

I thought I might be able to find adventurers in need of help in the goblin area.

‘There are too many trees here.’

My view was obstructed, and I instinctively perked up my ears.

As I moved my mana to hear more sounds, I could hear the scream of an adventurer.

“Ugh, aah!”

I dashed toward the direction of the sound.

Hanyeoreum and Gaeul followed behind me.

It seemed they wanted to see how I would help the adventurers.

“Jjuin!”

Gaeul pointed to where an aspiring adventurer was being chased by three goblins.

I hurriedly took out an arrow but paused for a moment at the adventurer’s strange movements.

‘Good reaction speed.’

He was screaming and running around, but to me, who could see the world in slow motion, everything was clear.

His eyes were reading the goblins’ movements.

“Kyah!”

“Kyack!”

Two goblins on either side swung their old daggers simultaneously.

The adventurer quickly rolled his eyes left and right and ducked his head while screaming.

‘Impressive.’

His ability to read the movements of monsters was quite remarkable.

The aspiring adventurer from the beginner hunting grounds was right in front of me.

I should help him and then talk to him.

Just as I was about to shoot my bow, someone threw a dagger at the goblin’s forehead.

Thud—!

Three daggers struck perfectly into the goblin’s forehead.

It seemed to be a woman who appeared to be the adventurer’s companion.

“Haah… Helping out should only be done a few times.”

The woman sighed deeply and approached the man who had been fleeing from the goblin.

Oh?

This scene looked familiar.

I naturally looked up at Hanyeoreum.

When our eyes met, Hanyeoreum flinched and rolled her eyes to the side.

It seemed she was also recalling our past.

‘Is she worried about something I said to her back then?’

I had been angry and annoyed at my past self.

But now, it was something I didn’t particularly care about.

Feeling awkward, I scratched my cheek and turned to look at the man who was sitting on the ground.

‘Is this something that happens often in the beginner hunting grounds?’

There were still many aspiring adventurers who hadn’t yet blossomed with their talents in the beginner hunting grounds.

It might be the place where the most help was needed across all dungeons.

In such a place, it would be understandable if a specific adventurer kept asking for help.

‘Still, I hope they don’t get too angry.’

I watched the two of them with tension.

Fortunately, it seemed they weren’t on bad terms.

“Are you okay? Grab my hand and get up.”

The woman who had thrown the dagger extended her hand to the man.

The man grabbed her hand with a bitter expression.

“Oh.”

I’m glad he isn’t getting angrier.

As I clasped my hands together in prayer, Hanyeoreum glanced at me from the side.

Her face looked quite troubled.

A word from the author (author’s note)

Thank you so much for reading today, PIA1747014585384!

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I deleted everything because I didn’t like what I was writing ㅠ.T.T..

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