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608 – Can You Clean It Up?

608 – Can You Clean It Up?

I had never complained about the sensitive hearing that came with becoming a Beastman.

It had saved me from danger multiple times and could be adjusted as needed.

But this time was different.

My exceptional hearing detected the fluttering of thousands of mosquito wings, which brought me hell.

Waaah-

Aaaah-

The sound of the swarm of mosquitoes pierced my ears.

It was so horrific that I wanted to cover my ears, but I knew very well that giving up my hearing in this situation would be a suicidal act.

I had to endure, no matter how difficult it was.

“Everyone, run!”

At Levinas’s shout, the children began to dash down the mountain path.

As I ran and looked back, Gaeul was standing still, staring blankly at the mosquitoes.

Was she frozen in fear of the giant mosquito and the swarm?

Using my speed, I quickly turned back and grabbed Gaeul’s hand, pulling her to run.

“Gaeul, we have to run…! If we get caught, we’ll become mummies…!”

“Minna?”

“Yeah… like a dried anchovy…!”

“······!”

Startled, Gaeul grabbed my hand and began to move ahead.

Thanks to her, I ended up being dragged along by Gaeul.

“Ka-eul, how many are there?!”

Wudada-

We were fleeing together when Haneul, who was ahead, turned back and stretched out her mechanical arm toward us.

“Master, I’m going to shoot…!”

Light flickered from Haneul’s arm.

It meant she was about to fire a beam.

Just before Haneul shot the beam, I dropped to the ground with Gaeul.

Paa-!

The beam shot out from the mechanical arm and pierced the belly of the giant mosquito like a spear.

The sight of the beam piercing through the mosquito and rising into the sky was quite impressive.

‘I feel like it’s stronger than before.’

As I helped Gaeul up from the ground, I examined the giant mosquito.

With its belly punctured and some unknown viscous fluid oozing out, it seemed unlikely to rise again.

‘They said it uses blood like a potion to recover.’

Fortunately, there was no blood in its pockets.

Just as I felt relieved, thinking it couldn’t recover, something shocking happened.

Pip- pip-

Small mosquitoes began to sprinkle the giant mosquito with blood they had collected from somewhere.

Then, the giant mosquito’s belly started to regenerate.

“Huhhh!”

Was it due to the insects’ tenacious vitality?

The giant mosquito looked surprisingly lively.

“Everyone, retreat!”

At Levinas’s shout, we hurriedly descended the mountain.

As I ran down, I pondered what to do and decided to try out my new ability.

I immediately slowed down the world around me.

Then, I took out a bag from my backpack.

It was to use as a makeshift net.

‘Let’s catch them all.’

I ran through the swarm of mosquitoes with the bag in hand.

Scraping the ground and jumping high, I used my unique senses to sweep up all the small mosquitoes.

Aside from the resurrection aspect, they were ordinary mosquitoes, so catching them wasn’t difficult.

‘I caught them all.’

Aside from the mosquitoes in the bag, I no longer felt any more mosquitoes around.

Releasing my slow-motion ability, I shouted toward Saebyeok.

“Saebyeok!”

“Yeah.”

Without needing to explain in detail, Saebyeok threw a punch at the giant mosquito.

Paan-!

With a sound like an explosion, the giant mosquito shattered into pieces and scattered everywhere.

“Oh…”

Complete disintegration.

With this level of destruction, even if there was a mosquito resurrection potion, it might not come back.

Thank goodness.

I felt like I had prevented a disaster just by catching mosquitoes with the kids.

Or maybe it wasn’t just a feeling; I might have truly stopped a disaster.

**

I picked up a plastic bottle from a nearby recycling bin and transferred the mosquitoes into it.

Thanks to Levinas and Bomi’s magic, it was easy to move them.

‘Should I poke some holes for air too?’

After all, they were mosquitoes that could produce potions.

There might be some use for them.

After making several small holes in the plastic bottle to prevent the mosquitoes from escaping, Bomi tapped the bottle lightly.

“We’ve got the demons of hell in our hands.”

“Demon of hell?”

“Yeah. The kind that makes everyone in the world tremble in fear.”

“Hmm…”

It’s true that they are nearly immortal as long as they have blood.

Nodding my head, I suddenly turned to Bomi with a start.

I was worried that Bomi might play a prank with this terrifying mosquito.

But fortunately, Bomi was truly a child who didn’t play wicked pranks.

“Since it’s dangerous, let’s not let even one escape.”

“Ah, okay.”

That’s right.

Our Bomi was fundamentally a good child.

Feeling a bit guilty, I chuckled when I spotted Jeong Yuna and Ensia running toward us from a distance.

“Hey, guys…!”

Jeong Yuna rushed toward us anxiously.

Ensia also looked somewhat frightened.

“Why are you two like this…?”

“We received a distress signal.”

“Ah… I was startled because of the mosquitoes, but how did you catch them all?”

“Is that so…? I’m glad nothing happened.”

I saw Ensia close her eyes in relief.

Jeong Yuna also let out a long breath and soon smiled.

“I should make a call first.”

“A call?”

“I barely managed to stop everyone from coming here. They have a lot of work to do.”

“Ah…”

I had heard that my ability sent a distress signal to my family.

Did I instinctively send out a distress signal because I was so startled by the swarm of mosquitoes?

Feeling like I had caused trouble, I shrank back.

“I’m sorry for being a nuisance…”

“What are you sorry for? As long as you’re not hurt, that’s all that matters. But Gyeoul, were all those mosquitoes the resurrection kind?”

“Yes. The giant mosquitoes were being protected by the small ones. So I caught them all.”

“Wow… Gyeoul, can I study those?”

“The mosquitoes?”

“Yeah. I’ve never seen a mosquito that can convert blood into potions. Do you often encounter such fascinating creatures?”

That’s true.

I nodded in agreement with Jeong Yuna’s words and handed her the mosquitoes.

“I guess I’m just lucky.”

“Good… is it?”

“Yes. The first encounter is scary, but if you endure it, the rewards are great.”

“Oh, that’s right.”

Jeong Yuna, who patted my head, shifted her gaze to the mosquitoes she had received.

Her eyes were filled with the intellectual curiosity unique to a magician.

“Let’s take the mosquitoes home.”

“Okay.”

**

We returned home and took a break.

Jeong Yuna went to the laboratory with the mosquitoes, and Ensia left to get back to her work.

“Wang caught all the vampire’s minions like this, shasha! And the blue Haneul…!”

“I shot the beam…!”

Levinas was excitedly recounting the battle against the vampire and the giant mosquito.

It was clear that the vampire was a special monster for Levinas.

“Hehe.”

I stepped out to the park, leaving the excited kids behind.

I wanted to walk for a moment in the sunlight.

Since becoming a Beastman, basking in the sun had given me a small sense of happiness.

“Woosung, are you okay?”

“Yeah. I’m fine.”

“That teacher is really violent.”

While leisurely walking through the park, I heard the familiar voices of the kids.

It was my neighborhood friends, Dahee and Woosung.

With a joyful heart, I approached them, but something felt off.

Woosung was rubbing his head with a gloomy expression.

“Hey, guys, what’s wrong?”

“Ah, Gyeoul, it’s that…”

Dahee bit her lip.

After hesitating whether to speak or not, Dahee ultimately chose to say it.

“Well, Woosung got hit by the teacher.”

“By the teacher?”

A teacher hitting a child.

Woosung had become quite mature lately, so there shouldn’t be a reason for him to get hit, right?

I couldn’t help but be shocked at the news that my precious friend had been hit.

“What happened?”

“I forgot my homework.”

“Ah, I see…”

Forgetting homework shouldn’t be a reason to get hit, but asking if that justified hitting him on the head to the point of a bump seemed strange.

“Woosung’s teacher is really scary, you know?”

“Is it that bad?”

“Yeah. She especially picks on a few kids she doesn’t like.”

Sigh.

Dahee let out a sigh.

It was a sigh that could not be taken lightly.

‘Something feels off.’

If she treated everyone the same, she could be called a bad teacher.

But if she only bullied a few kids she disliked, what kind of teacher could that be?

Various unpleasant possibilities flashed through my mind.

Thinking that the situation was not ordinary, I asked the kids.

“Hey, do you want me to help?”

“Gyeoul?”

“Yeah. She seems like a dangerous teacher.”

“Dangerous…?”

Dahee tilted her head.

It seemed she was still too young to understand the seriousness of violence.

“Yeah. It’s dangerous. Just trust me.”

“Okay, got it.”

I comforted the still gloomy Woosung and headed to the Master’s room.

The Master, busy with paperwork, glanced at me.

“Did you catch the mosquitoes?”

“Yes. But right now, the mosquitoes aren’t the important thing.”

“What is it?”

“The school teacher hit my friend.”

The Master flinched.

I could see the Master, who usually showed no emotions, was startled this time.

“What should I do?”

“Well…”

I guess I should go to the school and assess the situation.

But if I go, wouldn’t even a violent teacher be scared off by the reputation of the Dawn Guild?

‘First, I’ll hide my identity…’

While I was planning various things in my mind, the Master put down the pen he was holding and said,

“Should I take care of it?”

“…Huh?”

What on earth did the Master mean by “take care of it”?

I couldn’t help but ponder for a moment.

‘Does that mean to get the teacher to step down?’

If the teacher is truly violent, that would be good.

But I felt like I should first go and confirm whether they were really a bad person.

“If they’re really a bad person…”

“…Yeah.”

In a brief moment, a strange light appeared in the Master’s eyes.

For some reason, it was a rather frightening gaze.

A word from the author (Author’s Note)

Thank you so much for reading today, PIA1747014585384!

Thank you for the comments and recommendations as well! They always give me strength!

Sigh… I was really able to come early today…

I was planning to get a boost and write right away… but I got scammed… sob sob…