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656 – Cat Ghost

656 – Cat Ghost

My Master stared down at my feet for a while.

Though his expression was almost blank, I could tell he was worried about me just by his gaze.

“You got hurt, so take a good rest for today and tomorrow.”

“But I drank that potion, and I’m all better now!”

“There must be stress too, so just rest for now.”

“Um… okay.”

The Master handed me a pair of sneakers and returned to the guild building.

It seemed he wanted me to wear them, but I didn’t want to put on the new sneakers he had given me while they were covered in soot.

“What should I do?”

Should I move around barefoot for now?

Or should I ask someone to carry me inside…?

“Gyeoul!”

“Master…!”

My dilemma was solved thanks to the children running towards me.

They carried me on their backs and took me to the guild container.

“Ju-in, Iggumuyak?”

Gaeul, who was resting in the guild, tilted her head while pointing at my blackened feet.

If I said I got caught in an explosion, it would scare them, so I decided to mix in a little lie.

“This happened after I went to the Land of Fire.”

“Burning land?”

“Yeah. I accidentally stepped on fire in the Land of Fire. I almost became a roasted cat!”

“Roasted cat?!”

Gaeul, startled, grabbed my hand.

She pulled me along, urging me to get outside.

“Gaeul, what’s wrong?”

“Gaeulri, burning land.”

“The Land of Water?”

“Cold.”

Gaeul led me to the swimming pool playground.

Splashing, she beckoned me to come in as she stepped into the shallow water of the pool.

“Ju-in, come in.”

“Okay. This will cool my feet.”

As I dipped my feet into the swimming pool playground, the cool water and purification magic washed over them.

I let out a light sigh as I watched my feet getting clean in real-time.

‘There’s still a long way to go.’

According to the data from that world, research facilities were continuously popping up.

When one was reduced, another would appear shortly after, creating fake research facilities to deceive.

It felt like I was dealing with an enemy whose resources were infinite.

‘I’m sure we’re gradually reducing their numbers, but…’

I felt a sense of frustration.

Sitting in the swimming pool playground, I absentmindedly splashed the water.

It was a day filled with sighs.

**

After parting ways with Gyeoul, Kang Jinho summoned Hanyeoreum and her group to his office.

It was to take action on matters that showed no progress.

“I’ll go next time.”

“Master…?”

Hanyeoreum swallowed hard at Kang Jinho’s calm remark.

He was really angry about Gyeoul’s injury.

That was all she could think.

“Master, but even if it’s you, it could be dangerous in that world. Mana is extremely limited there.”

The strength of adventurers comes from Mana.

The Master of Dawn would be strong even without Mana, but it was certain he would be weaker than usual.

In a critical moment, problems could arise.

Hanyeoreum and the guild members did not want to see anything happen to their Master.

The Master of Dawn was an irreplaceable being.

“Master, for now, we’ll work harder…”

“For now.”

Kang Jinho interrupted Hanyeoreum and placed a bracelet on the table.

Seeing this, Jeong Yuna pushed her chair back and stood up.

“Master, that is…!”

“…What? What’s that?”

Hanyeoreum, not knowing what the bracelet was, looked around.

Choi Jin-hyuk also seemed surprised, wondering if he knew what it was.

From their reactions, it didn’t seem like an ordinary bracelet.

“What is it? Tell me too.”

“It’s a Mana amplifier.”

“A Mana amplifier? Is it what I’m thinking?”

If it’s an amplifier, it must be illegal, so how does the Master have it?

No, wasn’t it not illegal for a select few?

As Hanyeoreum examined the bracelet, she decided to stop the Master for now.

“Master, please calm down. If you use that, your body will explode.”

It absorbs the surrounding Mana, amplifying it to a level the body can’t handle.

After use, one would almost certainly die.

Should I say the body would burst from the overwhelming Mana?

Currently, it was an item banned due to ethical issues.

It was a culture where using the bracelet was forced in emergencies.

“Master, I know you’re angry, but please calm down…”

“No, this could be useful…?”

“Uh…?”

Hanyeoreum couldn’t help but be taken aback by Jeong Yuna’s remark.

It sounded like she was welcoming the idea of the Master’s body exploding.

“If you use that, our Master will die!”

“No, he won’t die. After all, there’s hardly any Mana in that world.”

“Mana… Ah-ha?”

Hanyeoreum could finally understand what Jeong Yuna meant.

In that world, the basic Mana was low.

Even if they used the amplifier to gather Mana, the Master’s body wouldn’t burst from it.

“But where will we gather the Mana?”

“We’ll have to bring it ourselves. The exchange rate is probably…”

Jeong Yuna began writing calculations in the air using Mana.

If they took 100 Mana from this world, it would be about 0.61 in that world.

It might even be lower than that.

‘That’s going to cost a lot.’

Jeong Yuna kept her thoughts to herself.

Capital was also one of the powers that Dawn possessed.

“Master, then please wait a little. We’ll gather Mana soon.”

“No, you all use it.”

“…What?”

Kang Jinho pulled his chair back and stood up.

He declared that he would go to that world without the amplifier.

“………”

No one, including Hanyeoreum, tried to stop Kang Jinho.

He was someone who never let his guard down.

He must have calculated that it was possible to do so.

Hanyeoreum could only gaze at the sword in Kang Jinho’s hand.

‘I want to use that too.’

It was the lightsaber that Gyeoul had brought not long ago.

**

“Seol, can you spin around like this?”

“Meow! Meow!”

“Wow, then what about Kkamang?”

“Meow!”

It was when I was playing with Seol and Kkamang in front of the guild container.

Clank-!

The guild door opened, and a frightened Levinas rushed out.

“Wanga! Wanga!”

Levinas spun around me in a panic.

Seeing this, Seol also jumped and spun around me.

“Levinas, what’s wrong?”

“Ghost! A ghost has appeared!”

“A ghost?”

“Yes…!”

Suddenly, a ghost?

This was a park protected by various protective spells, so what was going on?

I hurriedly followed Levinas into the guild container.

“Levinas, where’s the ghost?”

“Over there!”

Levinas pointed to the break room table.

There was only a glass cup filled with milk on the table.

“I don’t see a ghost. Where did it hide?”

“Yes…! It’s definitely hiding!”

Nodding, Levinas hid behind me and suddenly jumped at the sound of the break room door opening.

When I turned around, Gaeul was peeking her head out from behind the door.

“Gaeul?”

“Huh…?”

“Do you need something in the break room?”

“Cold! Milk!”

Gaeul ran towards the break room table.

Her eyes sparkled as she saw the milk on the table.

“Milk?”

Was she asking if it was okay to drink?

I looked back at Levinas instead of answering.

Levinas was on high alert about the milk.

“Gaeul, that milk has a ghost in it!”

“Ghost milk?”

“Yes…!”

Just as Levinas nodded, the glass cup on the table began to move on its own.

“Ah! It moved again!”

“Meow?!”

Levinas and Gaeul’s ears perked up.

I wasn’t as surprised as them since I knew why the cup was moving.

‘It’s friction, right?’

The cup was moving due to the water on the bottom of it.

Our kids, who still didn’t understand the principle, couldn’t help but be surprised.

‘Is it study time?’

Since their reactions were amusing, I decided to play a little longer before explaining.

I stifled a chuckle that was about to escape.

Then Gaeul began to look around the table.

“…Ggaemmi?”

Ants.

Did she think a little ant moved the cup?

Unfortunately, it was the friction with the water that moved the cup, not an ant.

Still, she was correct in guessing that some entity moved the cup.

“Gaeul, that’s not an ant!”

“Not an ant?”

“Yes! It’s a ghost that moves cups!”

“………!”

As Levinas and Gaeul began to weave their imaginations, the cup moved again.

As the cup filled with milk was about to fall off the table, Gaeul hurriedly caught it.

“Hey!”

Gaeul scolded the falling cup.

No matter how much of a ghost it was, she couldn’t help but scold it for throwing milk around.

For Gaeul, milk was the best drink.

“Is Gaeul not scared of ghosts…?!”

“No. Gaeul will catch it!”

Ahem.

Gaeul proudly puffed out her chest.

However, the cup on the table began to move slowly again, and just before it fell, Gaeul caught it again.

“Medicine…?!”

Gaeul looked back and forth between the cup and the table with a surprised expression.

Even after scolding it, it kept trying to throw the milk, so she couldn’t help but be flustered.

“Ju-in, Iggu… Iggu meow ghost.”

“Like a cat ghost?”

“Yes.”

Gaeul concluded that the entity throwing the milk must be a cat ghost.

Cats often throw things off desks for no reason.

I too occasionally felt that impulse.

“Ju-in, can you scold the cat ghost?”

“Should I scold the cat ghost?”

“Yes.”

Gaeul looked at me with expectant eyes.

It seemed she wanted me, being a fellow feline, to handle the cat ghost.

A word from the author (Author’s note)

Thank you so much for reading today, PIA1747014585384!

Thanks for the comments and recommendations too! They always give me strength…!

I’m really, really, really, really sorry for being late…