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561 – Is the King Actually Mom?

561 – Is the King Actually Mom?

We spent three days in the mansion.

While I enjoyed my time with Ravi, I couldn’t help but worry about my family back home.

To be precise, I was worried that my family would be worried about us.

‘I want to let them know we’re safe.’

I wanted to see my family, but I had no intention of bringing them here and putting them in danger.

It would be best to ask Gaeul to convey that we were doing well.

I approached Gaeul and Ravi, who were happily playing.

“Hey, what are you doing?”

“I’m learning the cutting magic from Gaeul!”

“Cutting magic?”

Swish—swish-swish—

Gaeul performed the thumb-cutting magic she learned from me.

The audience consisted of those confined in the mansion.

Clap clap clap—

Maid Natalie and head maid Margaret applauded.

Even the soldier who had thrown stones at me three days ago clapped excitedly.

“Wow! Amazing! With a magician here, we can win!”

Even as an adult, I couldn’t believe they really thought that.

Thanks to this, our Gaeul could puff up her chest with pride.

“Ah-hemm.”

It was a moment of satisfaction as I watched Gaeul lift her chin up high.

My ears perked up at a sound coming from afar.

The heavy sound of marching footsteps was orderly.

Just from the sound, I could tell a massive number of soldiers were approaching us.

“We’re in big trouble! The enemies are coming!”

I informed Jeffrey, who was acting as our guardian, about the emergency and ran toward our Master in the office.

Master had been in the office for three days, barely sleeping and only looking at documents.

“Sir, we’re in big trouble. The enemies are coming. There are a lot of them.”

“A lot?”

“Yes. There must be almost a thousand.”

“A thousand.”

Master put down the documents and stood up.

He showed no signs of tension, as if preparing for a great war.

“But where did Park Tae-san go?”

“I sent him to fetch treasure.”

“Treasure? What kind of treasure?”

“The treasures listed in this document.”

Master shook the document at me.

Since it was a noble’s document, it must have information about various precious items.

What kind of treasures would Park Tae-san bring back?

With anticipation, I moved with our Master to the mansion’s front gate.

At the front gate, Ravi, Gaeul, and Jeffrey had already arrived.

Jeffrey climbed up the stone wall surrounding the mansion to look outside.

“Oh… they’re coming from over there.”

We followed Jeffrey up the stone wall.

It was a thick stone wall about twice the height of an adult man, surrounding the entire mansion, making it optimal for defense.

“Whoa.”

Once I climbed up the wall, I was struck with fear.

A thousand soldiers armed with spears and bows.

There were about fifty wearing shining armor.

‘Armor… knights…?’

The aura emanating from the fifty knights was far more intimidating than the thousand soldiers combined.

Startled, I hid behind Master.

Then, someone riding a horse approached, pushing through the soldiers and knights.

“I am Hans, the envoy of Count Elang! Are you the ruffians who have occupied the territory of Baron Arimuer, a friend of Count Elang?”

“Hanttu.”

Gaeul repeated the envoy’s name.

Just that made the solemn atmosphere feel lighter.

“To take advantage of the Baron’s troops being away on an expedition and commit such acts! Come down and pay for your crimes!”

“…Your tone resembles someone I know.”

Master looked back at Jeffrey.

Naturally, the gazes of me and the children turned toward Jeffrey as well.

“My tone is not that solemn.”

“Is that so?”

“Indeed.”

“Mm.”

Did Hans think he was being ignored by the casual conversation between the masters?

His face turned bright red.

“Are you really thinking of going to war with us?! Just the two of you?!”

“Huh?”

At Hans’s words, Gaeul began counting us on her fingers.

Me, Gaeul, Ravi, Master, and Jeffrey.

There were a total of five people on the stone wall.

That was three more than the ‘just two’ Hans mentioned.

“Bobbu?”

Gaeul tilted her head, pointing at the envoy.

It seemed the envoy had excluded me, Gaeul, and Ravi from the combatants.

Thanks to that, the envoy ended up looking foolish in Gaeul’s eyes.

“I clearly heard that there were three ruffians who occupied the Baron’s territory, but now there are only two! Is one of them injured? Are you really thinking of going to war with just two?!”

“…Bobbu.”

Gaeul nodded.

With five of us, it was inevitable that he would look foolish for insisting there were only two.

“Unless you believe the walls will protect you…”

As the envoy continued speaking, our Master jumped down from the wall.

“…?”

“What…”

Everyone, including the envoy, knights, and soldiers, showed visible surprise at Master stepping out from behind the wall.

Of course, I wasn’t surprised, knowing Master’s abilities.

I was only amazed at Master’s confidence.

**

The ground was littered with a thousand people.

Soldiers and nobles alike were all sprawled out, peacefully unconscious.

“…Did you kill them?”

“No, just subdued them.”

“Ah.”

I thought he might have killed them with a single punch when I saw the knight’s armor crumple.

I was relieved that our Master wasn’t a murderer.

“Sir, what should we do now?”

“You all… just play.”

“Play?”

“Yes, you don’t need to worry about this, so just play.”

“Um… okay…”

Is this what it means to have the responsibility of someone who governs a massive guild?

I also vowed to become someone like our Master someday.

With that determination, I moved with the children to a safe reception room.

I wanted to help Master, but I knew this was beyond what I could handle.

Having escaped from the dangerous and complicated situation, I played hide-and-seek with the children.

Gaeul even shared her Animal King cards.

“Gyeouri! Gyeouri and Gaeul must be sent by the heavens!”

“Sent by the heavens?”

“Yes! It feels like Ravi sent us someone to make us happy! Ravi is so happy right now!”

Before long, Ravi, who had started laughing like Gaeul, hugged us tightly.

We taught Ravi as many games as we knew.

It was about a week later when a familiar yet loud voice echoed from the mansion’s front gate.

“What’s going on here?!”

A disheveled Park Tae-san Master was looking around the premises.

The area inside and outside the castle was filled with those who had been beaten by our Master.

“Sir.”

We welcomed back Park Tae-san Master, who had returned after a tough time.

Gaeul seemed happy to see Park Tae-san Master, bouncing around him.

“Hey! Did you do well?!”

Park Tae-san Master patted our heads, looked around, and guided us to an empty room with no one around.

Then he pulled something out of his bag.

There were two items that Master took out, one of which shimmered like a soul.

It was an object that felt strangely familiar.

“What is this?”

“This is the Blessing of the Water God, a treasure of the Beastmen!”

“The blessing…? The blessing was a treasure of the Beastmen…? No, more importantly, how did you get a treasure of the Beastmen…?”

“I got it once from the Dawn before! Once you do it once, the second time is easy!”

“Ah… then what about the other one?”

“I don’t know what this is either. I brought it because my brother told me to, but it won’t open.”

The other treasure Master brought was an ordinary pouch.

Was it a pouch sealed with magic?

Cautiously, I reached inside, and various items came tumbling out.

“Huh?”

A staff, a bead, and even gloves.

A stream of miscellaneous items kept coming out.

“What?! It didn’t open for me! It discriminates against people!”

“That’s a treasure chest only the chosen Beastmen can open.”

“What?! Is that so?!”

Chosen Beastmen, huh.

Could it be because I consumed the Blessing of the Water God?

As I examined the treasures that came out of the treasure chest, Ravi rushed over, her eyes sparkling.

“Wow! This is the legendary magician’s elixir!”

“Magician’s elixir?”

“Yes! This is a potion given by the Beast King to the magician who will assist him…! It allows you to use very, very mysterious magic…! Whoa…! And this is the Gauntlet of Destruction!”

Wow.

Ravi jumped with joy at the sight of the treasures.

Seeing her so happy made me want to give her a treasure.

“Ravi, do you want to drink this elixir?”

“No! This is for someone really amazing given by the king!”

“If Ravi isn’t amazing, then who is?”

“Oh, oh?”

I handed the elixir to Ravi, who was wide-eyed like a Horned Rabbit.

And at that moment.

Vroom—!

Out of nowhere, a portal appeared right next to us.

I instinctively knew it was a portal back home.

“Whoa!”

“Wow!”

Ravi was startled by the suddenly appearing portal, and Gaeul jumped with joy.

It seemed the moment to return home had come.

‘Did giving the magician’s elixir to Ravi trigger this? Or was it bringing back the treasures?’

I wasn’t sure.

For now, I decided to talk to Ravi a bit more.

“Ravi, we have to go home now… do you want to come with us?”

“To another world?! Already?!”

“Yes. There are family members waiting over there too.”

“…….”

Ravi looked hesitant at the sight of the portal.

“…If I don’t follow, will we never see each other again?”

“No, it’s not like that. We can meet again.”

If necessary, Gaeul’s portal ability could help.

It would be easy to come back here to play with the children.

“Then, can I go a little later?!”

“Later?”

“Yes! I have a duty to deliver this to my friends!”

Ravi pointed at the Blessing of the Water God and the treasure chest.

These were all items that could be considered treasures of the Beastmen.

“This is… oh.”

Without hesitation, our Master handed the Blessing of the Water God and the treasure chest to Ravi.

I wanted to give it back too, but our Master just gave it away?

I looked at our Master in surprise.

“I was going to give it away anyway. If she takes this, she’ll be treated well in her group.”

“Ah…”

Ravi, who had lived as a human slave after leaving her group.

Our Master was giving her treasures to help her re-enter the Beastmen community.

Master had prepared many things for Ravi.

As expected, our Master was the best.

“Gyeouri, Gaeul, let’s definitely meet again later, okay?”

“Yes. We will definitely meet again.”

Hugging tightly—

We shared a deep embrace with Ravi.

As the long hug ended, our Master took a necklace from his pocket and put it around Ravi’s neck.

“Don’t take this off, and make sure to wear it.”

“What is this?”

“An armor item. It can even block dragon breath, so don’t ever take it off.”

“Whoa! Dragon breath…”

Ravi held the necklace tightly with both hands.

Starting with Master, we all gave gifts to Ravi.

Gaeul gave her the Animal King Horned Rabbit card, and I handed over an arrow since I had nothing else to give.

“Wow! This is now Ravi’s treasure! I’ll cherish it for life!”

“Yes! Keep it safe, and we’ll definitely meet again later, okay?”

“Gaeul too!”

“Got it!”

We said our goodbyes to Ravi.

After a bittersweet farewell, Park Tae-san Master lifted Ravi up.

“I found a Beastmen village, so I’ll take her there. You all go back first!”

“Okay.”

I had wondered where Park Tae-san Master had gone, but it seemed he had been busy running around.

I was grateful to Park Tae-san Master for his hard work for Ravi.

**

Gyeoul and her party returned to their original world through the portal.

When Gyeoul returned home, she was taken aback.

They had spent a week in that world, yet not even a day had passed in this world.

‘So that’s why Gaeul didn’t come to greet me.’

Did she realize the flow of time was different?

The power of the portal was truly amazing.

As Gyeoul admired the unchanged world, she heard a voice calling her.

“Wanga! Wanga!”

Levinas ran up to greet Gyeoul but stopped in his tracks.

It was because of the wonderful scent emanating from Gyeoul’s body.

“What is this! What is this?!”

Sniff sniff sniff.

Levinas circled around Gyeoul, sniffing here and there.

The scent of her mother, which he thought he had forgotten, was wafting from Gyeoul’s body.

“Wanga is actually Mama?!”

“Uh?”

“Hehe!”

Levinas jumped and hugged Gyeoul.

He felt so happy, as if the mother who had once caressed him with warm hands was alive.

Of course, she was definitely not alive, but Levinas knew that a being who gave him similar love was alive.

Levinas called that being Wanga.