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675 – The New Beastmen Tribe

675 – The New Beastmen Tribe

“U~”

The children struck a pose as they looked at Hanyeoreum.

It was a pose that mature adults often adopt to accentuate their figures, but it didn’t feel that way coming from the children.

It was because they didn’t understand the meaning behind the pose.

“Levinas is glamorous!”

“Oh dear.”

Sophia placed her hand on her forehead at the children’s unusual poses.

Of course, Sophia didn’t scold the children who knew nothing.

She simply followed Hanyeoreum, who had fled to the break room.

“Summer, come out here.”

“······.”

“Summer.”

“Huh, um···”

Hanyeoreum, who had been standing shyly behind a chair in the break room, stepped out hesitantly.

It was clear from her flushed face that she was embarrassed.

“How could you teach the children something like this?”

“Well… it’s about being stylish as a woman…”

Hanyeoreum couldn’t articulate her thoughts properly and rolled her eyes from side to side.

Seeing this, Sophia let out a light sigh.

“Yes, Summer, I understand that you’re young and impulsive, but…”

“No, no, no! It’s not like that!”

“Is it not?”

“Yes! It was just a little joke!”

As Hanyeoreum waved her hands in surprise, the children relaxed their poses.

Even though they hadn’t been scolded, they were still wary of Sophia’s gaze.

“Shark, is this a bad pose that we shouldn’t do…?”

“No, it’s not particularly bad. It’s just…”

“Just…?!”

“Um…”

Sophia trailed off.

It was unusual for clever Sophia to be in a dilemma.

It was indeed a part that was hard to explain as an adult.

I decided to explain it for her.

“Levinas, this is a pose that a beautiful woman strikes when she’s trying to seduce someone.”

“Seduce?! Was that the kind of pose?!”

“Yeah. It’s not necessarily bad, but if you end up seducing the wrong kind of person, it could be a big problem.”

“Gasp! Mata!”

“Should I say it’s a pose you shouldn’t just do with anyone?”

Was my explanation convincing?

Levinas nodded her head.

“Levinas is so, so pretty that she might just charm everyone!”

“Is that so?”

“Gasp! Then Wang… uh-oh…!”

“Yeah…?”

Levinas, with her Horned Rabbit eyes wide open, gasped.

She froze in that state for a while.

It felt as if time itself had stopped.

As I watched Levinas remain still for a long time, Sophia finally spoke up.

“By the way, Gyeoul, you had something to consult with you. I almost forgot.”

“Me?”

“Yes, I want to hear your opinion.”

Sophia consulting me was definitely not a normal situation.

I found myself more nervous than usual.

“What is it about?”

“Our kids who were active outside found a treasure belonging to the Beastmen.”

“Wow, really?”

“Yes, but they only found it; they couldn’t bring it back. It already had an owner.”

“Ah…”

A treasure belonging to the Beastmen that someone else owned was indeed disappointing.

“Fortunately, the owner put it up for auction.”

“If it’s an auction, we might be able to buy it, right?”

“That’s true, but it’s not something that costs just a few coins, so I’m worried.”

“Is it very expensive?”

“It’s probably expensive. It doesn’t have any special abilities, and I’m wondering if it’s worth spending a lot of money on something that’s just symbolic.”

“I see.”

An expensive item with no abilities.

But it held great significance for the Beastmen.

If we had the financial means, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to buy it.

“Sophia, how much do you think it will cost?”

“I don’t know well since there’s no specimen, but if we decide to buy it, we’ll gather money from our entire Beastmen tribe.”

“Then wouldn’t it be good to at least give it a try?”

“Gyeoul, is that what you think?”

“Yes.”

Even though it had no abilities, the symbolic aspect was important.

The treasure of the tribe was a source of pride, and pride would unite the Beastmen.

“Then we’ll go with Gyeoul’s opinion.”

“Yes.”

The thought of the entire Beastmen tribe moving as one was already valuable in itself.

Even now, our kids were rummaging through their wallets.

“Gaeul, I have money!”

“Me too! I have a lot of money!”

“I have anchovies.”

The children began to contribute what they had little by little.

Even though the auction hadn’t started yet, I already felt good about it.

**

The day of the art auction arrived.

The auction was held domestically, and the interior of the auction house felt similar to a movie theater.

“Wow.”

There were many people dressed in luxurious attire.

Just by looking, I could tell they were wealthy.

Were these our competitors?

Thinking about competing against those with a lot of money made me nervous already.

‘Will we be able to manage with the money we have?’

I sincerely hoped so.

I clasped my hands together as if in prayer.

“Master…! Please don’t worry too much…! We will win…!”

“Yeah. That’s right?”

Since Sophia participated in the auction alone, we decided to wait outside until it was over.

While pondering what to do with the kids until the auction ended, I spotted someone in a robe passing by in the distance.

“Oh.”

The aura emanating from the robed figure felt both familiar and strange.

Though I couldn’t see her face, I could tell she was a young Beastwoman.

It was due to the unique aura of the Beastmen.

‘Who could it be…?’

Could she be from our Beastmen village?

I found myself captivated by her as she entered the auction house.

The mysterious Beastwoman seemed to sense my gaze, glancing back at me just before she disappeared.

‘What is it?’

Why did I feel a similar vibe from her?

I pondered but couldn’t come up with a reason.

I didn’t know.

I just wanted to play with the kids.

I shook off my doubts and waited for the auction to end.

After two hours of playing outside with the kids, those who participated in the auction began to come out of the auction house.

Was it finally over?

We hurriedly ran to find Sophia.

“Sophia.”

“Um…”

Sophia’s expression was not good as I approached her with a joyful heart.

Just from her expression, I could tell that she had missed the treasure.

“Sophia, did you fail?”

“I’m sorry, a woman was blatantly interfering…”

“Interfering? How did she interfere?”

“It was a million-unit auction, and she kept raising the bid by a million.”

To raise the bid by just a million in a high-unit auction was indeed a blatant move, just as Sophia said.

“Who on earth…?”

Instead of answering, Sophia glanced to one side.

There, the robed woman I had seen before the auction was walking out.

“Wasn’t she one of us? I thought she was on our side since she’s a Beastwoman…”

“Beastwoman…?”

“Yes. Didn’t you know?”

“I couldn’t tell since she was covered from head to toe in a robe.”

“Oh…”

Indeed.

She was fully covered, so why did I know she was a Beastwoman?

As I was puzzled, the robed woman approached us and spoke.

“That’s unfortunate.”

Her tone was somewhere between kind and mocking.

Just from her tone, I could tell she was not on our side.

“Excuse me, who are you?”

“Me?”

The mysterious woman revealed her face as she took off her robe.

Her gaze was sharp yet mischievous.

She looked to be in her mid-teens, but it was hard to judge age based on appearance among the Beastmen.

She had ears similar to Gaeul’s on top of her head, but instead of golden, they were a deep orange.

Her shoulder-length hair also had an orange hue.

“Uh… a fox?”

“Yes, I’m a Fox Beastwoman. And you’re the same, right?”

“Same as me?”

“Don’t you know? That’s disappointing.”

She let out a somewhat alluring laugh.

I couldn’t tell if it was a sneer, a playful laugh, or just genuine joy.

“I’m sorry… I don’t quite understand what’s the same…”

“It means you lead a group like you.”

It was only then that I realized the identity of the aura I had felt from her.

“…a blessing?”

“Oh, you recognize it?”

I gasped as I looked at her, realizing she was not one of us but someone from another village that had never been known before.

“Did you buy the treasure from your side?”

“······.”

At my question, she stopped smiling.

She averted her gaze and rolled her eyes.

“Gyeoul, the treasure has fallen into the hands of the human race.”

“Oh? Is that so?”

I thought it had gone to the other side, appearing like a dark figure.

As I looked at her with a puzzled expression, she confidently tossed her hair back with the back of her hand.

“Well, it can’t be helped. We haven’t built wealth in this world yet.”

“That’s true.”

By the way, a king from another Beastmen village is quite impressive.

I asked her with shining eyes, “By the way, how many Beastmen are there in your village?”

“Heh, there are as many as fifty!”

“···Oh?”

That seemed fewer than I expected.

But fifty is still a lot.

As I nodded, she looked at me with her characteristic smile.

“I heard that your side has just over ten, is that right?”

“Um…”

We have over a thousand…

Of course, the families of Beastmen residing in the guild did just exceed ten.

“Leading ten is a lot, but it’s still insufficient.”

“Yes, yes…”

“Don’t be too scared. I just want to give you the opportunity to come under my wing. What will you do?”

“Um… I’ll discuss it with everyone first.”

“Alright. I’ll be waiting. Let’s meet again later.”

The Fox Beastwoman walked away into the distance.

I watched her retreating figure, absorbing the new information in my mind.

An earnest yet somewhat clumsy woman.

Of course, it could all be an act.

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!

A new Beastmen friend(?)…!

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