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542 – Questions About Beastmen

542 – Questions About Beastmen

Ensia brought back the stolen items from the bus terminal’s lost and found.

I was relieved that I could get back Gaeul’s bag and the things I bought from the mart.

“Ensia, thank you for finding Gaeul’s bag.”

“You’re welcomme.”

“Yes, please call me anytime you need anything.”

Watching Ensia wag her tail happily, I pondered for a moment.

What I needed now was someone to draw pictures with for the picnic.

“Then, would you like to draw pictures with me?”

“D-Draw pictures, you say…?”

“Yes. It’ll be fun if we draw together.”

“Then… I will take on the challenge.”

“Challenge?”

Challenge? Could it be that Ensia can’t draw?

It doesn’t really matter if she’s not good at it, as long as she puts her heart into it.

Curious, I watched Ensia draw with anticipation.

Swish, swish, swish—

Ensia diligently moved her pen, drawing a picture.

She was creating a rather scary creature with a black pen.

A stubby body and a triangular, sharply protruding nose.

Ferociously raised eyebrows and sharp claws.

It was crooked and not exactly a well-drawn picture, but I could tell what she was trying to express.

‘Is it a Monster?’

If it’s not a witch from a fairy tale, it must be a Monster.

As I was guessing what Ensia’s drawing was in my mind, Levinas, who was watching the drawing with me, raised his hand.

“Correct! White Goblin!”

“……”

Ensia didn’t say anything to Levinas’s impromptu quiz.

She only licked her lips, which had instantly dried up.

“Isn’t that a White Goblin?!”

“Well, it’s actually supposed to be Gyeoul…”

A moment of silence fell upon Ensia’s hesitant words.

The picture I thought was a monster was me.

My eyes widened in shock, but my eyebrows drooped downwards.

“Aeeeeng…”

Gaeul’s siren echoed timidly.

It was indeed a shocking picture.

“I’m sorry. I’m not good at drawing…”

“I’s not twue.”

Watching Gaeul shake her head firmly, Bomi giggled.

It was the unique laugh Bomi made when she was being playful.

“Too bad. If you said you drew a goblin, it would have been a really well-drawn picture.”

“I-Is that so…?”

Ensia’s ears drooped sadly.

She probably didn’t mean to draw me like this out of malice.

I patted Ensia’s back, telling her it was okay.

“Still, I really like that Ensia drew me.”

“Twue! Awt is aw about da heawt!”

“…Thank you.”

Relieved by the comforting words, Ensia started drawing again.

She drew each of the children, and they giggled at the scary drawings.

“I’s a mownster! Ookku ookku!”

“…This isn’t an orc, it’s Gaeul.”

“Eep?!”

Orc Gaeul, Zombie Haneul, Demon Levinas.

While we were giggling at the unique drawings, Argo, who had been quietly drawing a little further away, brought his picture over.

“Boss! Boss! I drew a picture too!”

“Argo drew a picture too… Huh.”

“Huuuuh!”

“Wow.”

On the drawing paper that Argo held, there was a wonderful picture that could be called a masterpiece.

It was a picture of Argo wearing a fluttering cape and holding a handsome sword.

“How is it?! Did I draw it well?!”

“A-Amazing…!”

Argo had been hiding such drawing skills.

I was so surprised that my mouth dropped open.

The children were also amazed by Argo’s drawing.

“Draw Levinas too! Levinas wants to be a hero too!”

“Draw me too! As a dragon!”

The children flocked to Argo’s side.

Everyone admired Argo’s drawing, but there was one person who didn’t.

“Argo was good at drawing…?”

Ensia’s shoulders slumped as she compared her drawing to Argo’s.

Surprised, we comforted Ensia.

“I liked Ensia’s drawing because it was unique.”

“Twue.”

“I-Is that so…?”

Ensia’s tail wagged slightly.

I loved these human-like sides that Ensia occasionally showed.

No, actually, I just liked Ensia.

**

The next day.

We were sitting on the Ggaemmi Guild chairs with quite serious expressions.

It was to welcome the new employees who would be coming today.

“Wanga, we have to show the new employees our cool side!”

“Yeah. Everyone dressed up nicely, right?”

Looking around, I could see the children all dolled up.

Gaeul had put a Thread bundle on her head, and Haneul had polished his mechanical arm until it sparkled.

And Saebyeok and Bomi…

Bomi was lying on the guild sofa in a nonchalant manner.

Saebyeok was brushing Bomi’s hair.

“Bomi, aren’t you going to dress up?”

“Nope. Dragons are cool even without dressing up.”

“I guess so.”

Is not dressing up a privilege for cool dragons?

I was nodding in agreement with the plausible explanation when.

“Wanga! Wanga, they’re coming!”

Levinas, who had been keeping watch outside the door, ran into the guild building.

Bomi, who had been lying down, straightened up.

Even the playful Bomi seemed to want to make a good first impression.

“You know the first impression is the most important, right?”

“Ung!”

Thud, thud—

The sound of three people’s footsteps grew closer.

The footsteps stopped right in front of the door, and there was a knock.

“Come in.”

As I answered, telling them to come in, Sophia opened the door and entered.

Sophia had personally guided the new employees.

“Hello. I’m Hwang Inho, a new employee. I’m honored to join the Ggaemmi Guild.”

“Hello. I’m Shin Arin, who joined this time. I will do my best for our Ggaemmi Guild.”

A clear voice and bright eyes.

And the unique spirit that can be felt from young employees.

I could tell how good Sophia was at picking people.

“Hello. First, I’d like to introduce you to the guild… Our guild is still a bit small.”

“I don’t know if the guild is small… But since there are so many young employees, wouldn’t the passion be the greatest?”

“Ah! That’s right…!”

I felt like I knew why company presidents liked employees who were good at talking.

Just having a conversation with them made me feel good.

“First of all, this is the office, and right next to it is the break room. There are snacks, drinks, and chocolate in the break room.”

The two employees slowly looked around the break room.

They seemed satisfied with the break room, which was a container room but decorated nicely.

“The picture on the break room is so pretty. Did you draw a Monster you caught yourself?”

New employee Shin Arin pointed to a picture in the break room and asked.

It was the picture Ensia had drawn yesterday.

“That’s me…”

“Ah.”

Thinking she had made a mistake, Shin Arin’s hand, which had been reaching out to the picture, slowly lowered.

Levinas patted Shin Arin’s back.

“It’s okay. Levinas thought it was a Monster at first too.”

“I-Is that so…?”

Gulp.

Shin Arin’s expression, swallowing hard, was stiff.

I decided to ease the tension of the new employees first.

“This is the most important place in our guild.”

“The most important place?”

“Yes. It’s tied for first place with the smithy.”

Click—

The place we opened the door to was none other than the Divine Beasts’ resting place.

Communion with the Divine Beasts was one of the welfare benefits we were proud of.

“Wow…”

There were only four Divine Beasts in the resting place.

Seol, Kkamang, Meongmui, and Kkikki.

Even though there were only four, the new employees’ eyes sparkled.

“I see why you said it’s the most important place.”

“I know, right? It’s amazing. Especially…”

Shin Arin’s gaze reached Seol’s side.

Kkamang, who had been resting on Seol’s back, slowly backed away.

It seemed like he knew that people were afraid of him.

“Especially, Kkamang is so cute.”

“Well… Isn’t he more cool than cute?”

“Kki?!”

Kkamang, who had been backing away, jumped up.

To think that someone would like our Kkamang.

I was also surprised, and my tail perked up.

Could it be that Sophia had even taken this into consideration when picking people?

I turned to Sophia with wide eyes.

“Hehe.”

Sophia’s tail was wagging happily.

**

Kwon Arin, who was playing a game at home, received a call.

It was a call from her younger sister, Kwon Arang.

-Sister!

“What?”

-Aren’t you close to the Beastmen in your guild?

“…I’ll say this in advance, but I can’t just let you meet them just because you want to see them, okay?”

My sister wants to see them, so let her meet them.

Kwon Arin didn’t want to do such a rude thing.

That’s why she had no choice but to refuse firmly, even if it was her sister.

-No, that’s not why I called.

“Then what is it?”

-I have a university assignment, and it’s about Beastmen.

“An assignment about Beastmen? Aren’t you an economics major?”

-Yeah. Recently, Beastmen have started interacting with us. The assignment is about how the Beastmen market will economically affect us.

“Ah?”

That was quite an important issue from the Beastmen’s point of view as well.

If it wasn’t an approach based on personal feelings, she could connect them.

-So I was wondering if you could ask the Beastmen you know some questions for me.

“What kind of questions?”

-That’s…

Kwon Arin wrote down the questions from her younger sister, Kwon Arang, and moved to the guild where the children were.

Just in time, the children were introducing the guild building to the new employees.

“Gyeoul, do you have some time?”

“Yes. I have time.”

What kind of questions is she going to ask?

Gyeoul’s ears perked up.

“Can I ask you a few questions?”

“Yes. As much as you want.”

“Do Beastmen have their own currency?”

“No, we don’t have our own. The village isn’t big enough for currency circulation to be meaningful.”

“Really? What about conflicts or discrimination between races?”

“There aren’t any anymore.”

“I heard rumors that Beastmen have a class society, is that true?”

“No, there are positions, but there are no classes anymore.”

None, none.

There used to be, but not anymore, and no.

Kwon Arin realized that most of the questions ended with none and no.

Something was strange, but since the Beastmen were telling her directly.

It didn’t seem like there would be any problems.

“Then Beastmen must have a distribution system or barter system?”

“Yes. That’s how it used to be, but now I think we’re going to use won.”

“Oh? Really?”

“Yes. The Divine Beasts are working hard to earn it.”

I see.

Kwon Arin wrote down what Gyeoul told her.

Hoping that her sister’s assignment would be resolved well.

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