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562 – Exploration of the Beastmen

562 – Exploration of the Beastmen

Levinas’s behavior had become strange since returning from the Dungeon.

He would lick my tail at any chance he got, or happily sniff it.

“Levinas?”

Actually, grooming and sniffing were things he often did.

The problem was that he was grooming and sniffing with even more excitement than usual.

“Kikkiki.”

“Levinas, you seem happier than usual today?”

“Yes! Wang smells like Mommy, so Levinas became a Horned Rabbit of happiness!”

“Mommy smell…?”

Why does Levinas suddenly smell his mommy from me?

I carefully analyzed my own scent, following Levinas’s lead, but it was no different from usual.

If I had to pick a special scent, it would only be Ravi’s scent, since we played together.

‘Could Ravi be Levinas’s…?’

No way.

I chuckled at the absurd thought.

No matter what, Ravi being Levinas’s mommy…

That’s impossible…

‘…Or is it?’

Portals sometimes reversed the flow of time in a world.

It wouldn’t be strange if we had seen Levinas’s mommy’s childhood.

“Hmm…”

Then let’s hypothesize.

If Ravi is really Levinas’s mommy, why did the portal lead us to her younger self?

The portal was said to open to help someone…

Perhaps our actions saved Ravi from dying in the distant future.

“Levinas, this might be a difficult question, but can I ask you something?”

“Yes! Ask me anything!”

Even though I said it might be a difficult question, Levinas was calm.

It was possible because of the trust we had in each other.

“Um… well, how did Levinas’s parents pass away…?”

“That is…”

“Sorry, you don’t have to answer if it’s too hard.”

“No! It’s okay!”

Ahem.

Levinas cleared his throat and puffed out his chest.

It was a gesture he only showed when he was bragging.

“I heard that Levinas’s parents died in the Poisonous Marsh while fighting bravely!”

“Poisonous Marsh…?”

“Yes! I heard they fell into the Poisonous Marsh below the cliff with a monster to protect their comrades! Levinas’s parents are heroic Horned Rabbits who protected their comrades!”

“I see. They sound amazing just hearing about it.”

A Poisonous Marsh, huh.

It was a cause of death far beyond my expectations.

I mourned Levinas’s parents in my heart and then realized something.

Levinas’s parents, who fell into the Poisonous Marsh with a monster, were similar to the heroic Horned Rabbit who fell into the lava below the cliff with Count Dracula.

The heroic Horned Rabbit survived, so could Levinas’s parents still be alive?

I knew it was a small hope, but I was someone who had witnessed many miracles with my own eyes.

‘There’s a possibility they’re alive.’

Master gave Ravi a defensive necklace that even blocked Dragon Breath.

Maybe it could also block the poison of the Poisonous Marsh.

“Levinas, maybe your parents are still alive.”

“Huh?! Why do you say that?!”

“What happened to the heroic Horned Rabbit who fell into the lava?”

“……!”

Levinas’s eyes widened as if they would pop out of his head at my words.

He was so surprised that he even put his hands on both cheeks.

“Did Levinas’s parents become the heroic Horned Rabbits of the Poisonous Marsh?! Could they still be alive?!”

“Yes. Maybe.”

I believed there was a reason why the portal sent us to Ravi.

The portal was said to open to help someone…

I hoped that this portal opened to save Ravi and Levinas.

“Kyaooo!”

I watched Levinas jump up and down and prayed earnestly.

**

I speculated that Levinas’s parents might be alive, but the probability was actually close to zero.

Nevertheless, Levinas’s happiness was at its peak.

Doomchit doomchit-

Levinas danced and strolled through the park.

Bomi tilted her head at the non-stop dancing.

“What’s up?! Why is Levinas so excited?!”

“Are you curious why?!”

“Yes! Tell me!”

At Bomi’s question, Levinas stretched out his arms to the left and right.

Unable to contain his happiness, he hugged me tightly.

“Levinas’s parents are alive!”

“Gasp! Really?!”

“Yes!”

His parents are alive.

I only presented a small hope that they might be alive, but Levinas already believed they were alive.

It was a sign of how much Levinas trusted my words.

“Wow! That’s great, Levinas!”

“That’s great…!”

Bomi followed Levinas, shaking her shoulders left and right in a repetitive dance.

Saebyeok even gave a rare smile, and Haneul shot fireworks with his Mechanical arm while dancing along.

Puh-bubung-!

“Mueyak?!”

“Myaeng-myaeng!”

Gaeul, who had gone to buy milk, ran over at the sound of the fireworks.

The Divine Beasts playing in the park were also startled by the fireworks and ran towards us.

“……!”

Sway sway-

Gaeul, seeing the children dancing, came to our side and started dancing with us.

She didn’t even know why we were dancing, but she just danced along.

Bomi, Haneul, and even Saebyeok.

Everyone was purely congratulating Levinas, even though they didn’t have parents and might be envious.

I couldn’t help but smile at the children’s kind hearts.

We were congratulating Levinas for a long time when Sophia approached, noticing us playing in the park.

“What are you all doing here?”

“We were all congratulating Levinas.”

“Levinas?”

“Yes. Levinas’s parents might be alive.”

“That’s something to celebrate.”

Sophia also sincerely congratulated Levinas.

Then she gave a playful smile.

“But that’s a shame.”

“Yes? What is?”

“I treated you all with a mother’s heart, but it seems like I can’t compare to real parents.”

Levinas gasped at the voice filled with regret.

He clapped his hands together, looking like he had realized something.

“That’s right! Sophia is as warm as a mommy!”

“…Was I?”

“Yes! Levinas has two mommies!”

“Uh, uh?”

Sophia’s tail, which had been wagging, stopped.

She seemed to sense something strange at the words “two mommies.”

“Wow, Levinas has two mommies.”

“I’m so jealous…!”

Levinas puffed out his chest at the children who were sending envious glances.

He looked like some kind of saint.

“There’s no need to be too jealous! We can make Levinas’s mommy everyone’s mommy!”

“Wow! Can we do that?!”

“Yes! We’re all family!”

Levinas’s pure words were enough to make us happy.

Sophia was a mommy, and Levinas’s mommy was also a mommy.

It was all mixed up and strange, but the happiness we felt was real.

**

We were having a small celebration party, eating snacks in the guild building with everyone.

Knock knock-

Ensia came in with a knock.

“Gyeoul, do you have a moment?”

“Yes. I have plenty of time.”

Ensia approached me as I was eating snacks.

Then she took out a handkerchief from her pocket and wiped my mouth.

It seemed like she was wiping away the snack crumbs on my mouth.

“Ensia, do you want to eat snacks too?”

“Yes. Thank you.”

I picked up a chocolate chip cookie and put it in Ensia’s mouth.

Ensia’s tail wagged quickly, as if the cookie was delicious.

“Ensia, so what’s going on?”

“A meeting was held in two Beastmen villages this time. I came to hear Gyeoul’s opinion on this.”

“A meeting? What kind of meeting was it?”

“Now that we have opened our Beastmen villages to humans, we must also accept human culture, they said.”

“I see.”

It was a good thing to learn about each other’s cultures.

Ensia continued, as I nodded in agreement.

“As part of the cultural exchange, we have decided to inspect the human world from the Beastmen villages.”

“Wow, really?”

“Yes. Of course, not everyone, but we plan to form a delegation… Could Gyeoul possibly plan the itinerary?”

“An itinerary…? Can I do that?”

“Yes. It’s something only Gyeoul can do.”

Because I’ve experienced both humans and Beastmen.

Ensia must believe that I can teach the Beastmen about the human world well.

I decided to repay Ensia’s trust here.

“Yes. Then I’ll plan the route well.”

“Thank you.”

Bow-

Ensia bowed her head.

I shared a light hug with Ensia.

“Ensia, thank you for entrusting me with such an important task.”

“I entrusted it to Gyeoul because it is important.”

Ensia stroked my head.

Maybe it was because we were talking about mommies, but Ensia felt like my mommy too.

Of course, that would make three mommies, so I decided not to.

“Then I’ll be going now, as I have urgent business to attend to.”

“Okay.”

“Goodbye!”

Ensia, who shared light hugs with the children, left far away.

I looked at the door Ensia had left through and fell into deep thought.

‘What should I show the people from the Beastmen villages in the human world?’

I want to show them things that are as interesting as possible.

Then it would be good to show them things that only exist in the human world.

Arcades, movie theaters…

Since I have to lead many people, I also have to hold a flag or wear an armband.

“Levinas, could you draw a picture on the flag?”

“Yes! What kind of picture should I draw?!”

“Hmm… a carrot?”

“Yes! Got it!”

I ate snacks with the children and made plans.

I just hoped that the Beastmen would enjoy the human world.

Author’s Note

PIA1747014585384 Thank you so much for reading today!

Thank you for the comments and recommendations! They are always a source of strength!

The Beastmen exploring the human world, following Gyeoul with the carrot flag…!

It’s cute just thinking about it…!

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Yamadakyo Thank you for the cute Gyeoul fan art donation!

I’ll organize it quickly and post it in the fan art notice!

(It’s the cover I’m looking at now!)