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    605 – To Be as Helpful as Possible

    605 – To Be as Helpful as Possible

    Suddenly, Levinas’s drawing began to move.

    It was a Horned Rabbit drawn with black crayon, and through the Mana that could be felt, it was clear that Ravi was controlling the drawing.

    “Levinas! You can be anything and do anything!”

    Swish, swish, swish—

    The drawing of the Horned Rabbit threw a series of punches into the air.

    Its confident demeanor had a resemblance to Levinas.

    “Really?! So Levinas can be an artist too?!”

    “Yes! If Levinas puts his mind to it, he can become the richest person in the world through his drawings! So don’t be intimidated by money!”

    “······!”

    At the Horned Rabbit’s words, Levinas jumped up from his seat.

    He threw a series of punches into the air like the drawing of the Horned Rabbit.

    “That’s right! There’s nothing impossible for Levinas!”

    “Exactly!”

    Swish, swish—

    As the two Horned Rabbits threw punches, Saebyeok, who had been watching, approached the drawing.

    “What about me, Horned Rabbit?”

    “Saebyeok is already the best in the world, is there any need to say more?!”

    “I’m the best in the world?”

    “Yes! There’s no one in the world who can compare!”

    “That’s right, I am the best in the world.”

    Saebyeok’s tail began to wag rapidly.

    It seemed that Saebyeok also liked the drawing of the Horned Rabbit.

    Perhaps because Ravi, who was controlling the drawing, was their mother, she knew very well how to make the children happy.

    ‘Ravi is amazing.’

    The drawing of the Horned Rabbit instantly captured the children’s hearts.

    Including Haneul, Bomi, and Gaeul.

    Everyone clung to the drawing of the Horned Rabbit and asked what they were like.

    “Rabbit Horn, Gaeul?”

    “Gaeul is…”

    The drawing of the Horned Rabbit stopped speaking and stuck to the wall.

    It had become immobile.

    “Huh?!”

    Was Gaeul flustered because it had turned into a drawing at her turn?

    As Gaeul tapped the wall, she felt disappointed seeing the unmoving drawing.

    Wiggle, wiggle—

    The drawing of the Horned Rabbit began to change.

    The Horned Rabbit turned into a puppy drawing, and then it transformed into a drawing with its thumb raised.

    Gaeul’s tail began to wag at the change in the drawing that conveyed intention.

    “Is Gaeul the best?!”

    “Yes! Gaeul is the best! The world’s number one super puppy!”

    “Wow!”

    The drawing that had gone into the wall returned to being a Horned Rabbit.

    Pretending to return to a normal drawing, it threw in this twist.

    Ravi’s caregiving skills were incomparable to mine.

    “What about me?! What about me?!”

    “Horned Rabbit, me too…!”

    “Bomi and Haneul…!”

    The eyes of our children, who had conversed with the drawing of the Horned Rabbit, sharpened.

    And at that moment, the drawing of the Horned Rabbit began to droop.

    “Oh dear, is it time for me to go back.”

    The drawing of the Horned Rabbit lay down, returning to the sketchbook.

    The children looked on with worried expressions.

    “Horned Rabbit! Why are you like this?!”

    “I live in the world of drawings. So I can’t stay in this world for long.”

    “Gasp! Are you going to die?!”

    “No, I’m just going back to the world I originally lived in. Don’t worry too much; we can meet again later!”

    Seeing that the drawing of the Horned Rabbit was leaving, Levinas and the children looked disappointed.

    Then, the drawing of the Horned Rabbit squeezed out its last bit of strength and shouted.

    “You are the coolest kids I know! So don’t lose your confidence and keep living!”

    “Yeah…!”

    “Okay! Horned Rabbit, take care! See you later!”

    “Ugh…!”

    The children sent off the drawing of the Horned Rabbit with quite a cool expression.

    Even though it had returned to a normal drawing, the children’s expressions were somehow different from usual.

    Should I say they were more passionate and filled with confidence?

    “Yah!”

    “Wow!”

    Levinas, unable to contain his excitement, grabbed a crayon and dashed outside.

    Gaeul followed behind Levinas, holding a Wooden Caliber.

    Tat, tat, tat—

    Their running looked quite brave.

    Like warriors igniting their fighting spirit on a battlefield.

    As I ran behind the children, I caught sight of Ravi hiding behind a tree, giggling.

    “Gasp.”

    Ravi, who met my gaze, startled and hid behind the tree.

    So the drawing of the Horned Rabbit was indeed being controlled by Ravi.

    I didn’t particularly feel deceived, though.

    I didn’t need to say that.

    For now, it was more important to enjoy the bravery with the children.

    **

    We ran for a while and then returned home.

    We didn’t achieve anything in particular, but still, I felt good.

    “Let’s watch television in style! Haneul, is there something you want to watch?!”

    “Can I watch a drama…?”

    “Sure, drama!”

    Levinas handed the remote to Haneul.

    Haneul pressed the remote a few times, and the drama started.

    Bang—

    As soon as the drama began, someone got slapped.

    Getting slapped not by a hand but by a noodle was surprisingly novel.

    “Gasp! Attacking someone with food!”

    “That’s a really bad person.”

    The children began to focus on the drama, which was developing into a mess.

    In a situation where it was unclear who the protagonist was, a wealthy-looking lady appeared and glared.

    – “Beg until your hands become feet. Then I might forgive you.”

    “Huh?”

    Hearing the scary lady’s line, Gaeul tilted her head.

    I wondered what part she found puzzling when suddenly Gaeul began to rub her hands together.

    Rubbing, rubbing—

    The speed at which she rubbed her hands was quite impressive.

    Watching this, I realized why Gaeul was rubbing her hands so vigorously.

    The answer lay in the scary lady’s line from the television.

    – “Beg until your hands become feet.”

    Gaeul was really trying to see if her hands could turn into feet.

    It was an idiom, but Gaeul was still young and didn’t fully understand idioms yet.

    Rubbing, rubbing—

    Gaeul, who had been rubbing her hands quickly, suddenly stopped and looked down at her hands.

    I wasn’t sure if it was fortunate or disappointing, but Gaeul’s hands had not turned into feet.

    “Gasp…”

    Just as Gaeul was blankly staring at her hands, Bomi, who was next to her, said with a mischievous smile.

    “Gaeul, you should rub faster!”

    “Really?”

    “Yes. You have to rub super fast.”

    Did Bomi understand what Gaeul was trying to do?

    Intrigued, I watched the conversation between Bomi and Gaeul.

    “Ee-keh?”

    Rubbing, rubbing—

    Gaeul began to rub her hands at an incredible speed.

    It was a speed that could not even be compared to a fly.

    “More! Faster!”

    “Ee-keh?!”

    Gaeul rubbed her hands at an astonishing speed as if they had motors attached.

    Just as I was thinking how amazing it was, Bomi quietly moved behind Gaeul.

    Swoosh—

    Bomi let out Black Mana towards Gaeul.

    Then, Gaeul’s hands began to change little by little.

    Golden fur sprouted from Gaeul’s hands.

    Thick jelly typical of canine animals also emerged.

    Gaeul was rubbing her hands at such a high speed that it seemed she didn’t notice these changes.

    “Gaeul, your hands have turned into feet!”

    I pointed at Gaeul’s hands.

    Then Gaeul stopped rubbing and revealed her transformed feet.

    “Wow.”

    They were puppy feet covered in golden fur.

    If Gaeul were a puppy, these would be the exact feet she would have.

    “Chuin, Ee-geum-yak?”

    “These look like puppy feet, right?”

    “Huh?”

    Gaeul’s eyes widened at her transformed hands.

    The wriggling puppy feet were indeed amusing.

    “Gaeul, how did your hands end up like this?”

    “Ee-keh, Ee-keh!”

    Gaeul mimicked rubbing her hands vigorously.

    Bomi watched Gaeul and chuckled.

    “Gaeul, you’re in big trouble now!”

    “Big trouble?”

    “Yes! It’ll be hard to eat snacks with those hands?!”

    “Really?!”

    Startled, Gaeul rushed to the kitchen to get snacks.

    It was a sandwich cookie filled with delicious cream, but because they were puppy hands, she held it tightly with both hands.

    “It’ll be hard to even open the snack packaging.”

    Indeed.

    How would she open the box with those hands?

    While I was pondering this, Gaeul suddenly handed the snack box to me.

    “Can you open it for me?”

    “Gasp…”

    I opened the snack box for Gaeul.

    I even opened the individual wrappers inside.

    “Ahem.”

    After Gaeul had unwrapped everything, she puffed out her chest.

    As if to say, “Now I can eat!”

    Perhaps not expecting Gaeul to counterattack, Bomi looked flustered.

    After a moment of hesitation, Gaeul pointed at the snacks inside the wrapper and said.

    “I unwrapped it, but how do I eat the snacks?”

    At Bomi’s question, Gaeul could only open her mouth in response.

    I knew very well that this meant she wanted me to feed her the snacks.

    “Here.”

    I picked up a snack and put it in Gaeul’s mouth.

    Munch, munch, Gaeul happily ate the snack.

    She had used my hand instead because her hands had become inconvenient.

    “Gaeul, you’re so cute.”

    Ahem.

    Gaeul puffed out her chest twice.

    Bomi looked shocked at this.

    The mischievous Gaeul had managed to outsmart Bomi twice.

    For Bomi, there could be nothing more shocking than this.

    “This can’t be.”

    Thud.

    Bomi collapsed helplessly.

    She had acknowledged her defeat to Gaeul.

    “Munch, munch, munch.”

    Gaeul, on the other hand, seemed completely unfazed.

    She didn’t even realize that Bomi had turned her hands into puppy feet.

    Crisp, crisp—

    She simply finished eating a cookie and opened her mouth again, asking for more.

    “Wow.”

    “Oh my.”

    The children watching this were even more surprised than Gaeul.

    It wasn’t just a victory; it was an overwhelming victory.

    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!

    Bomi’s shocking first defeat…!

    ───

    Thank you for the 10 coins, AABABBA!

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