“Gyeoul, how do you come up with that kind of stuff?”

“You quickly found all the rules and problems.”

“Th-that wasn’t something I came up with…”

The adults’ praise was too embarrassing.

Even though I said I didn’t create the rules, for some reason, no one believed me.

“Ugh…”

The mental fatigue was big.

It was more exhausting than going to the dungeon.

Today, I felt like I just needed to go home and rest.

“Uncle.”

I ran towards the Master who was standing a bit away.

As I stood in front of him, Master placed his hand on my head.

“You must be tired, so go home and rest today.”

“Okay.”

I hadn’t even mentioned it.

Master immediately noticed that I was tired.

Even in my tired state, my tail wagged slightly.

Before going up, I approached Chae Juyeon and Baek Mokhwa.

It was to say goodbye.

“Master, I’m too tired so I think I need to go home and rest.”

“Yeah. It’s probably because of the sparring. When fatigue builds up, it’s like poison, so you should go home and get plenty of rest, okay?”

“Yes. Let’s meet again.”

“Alright.”

After saying goodbye to those who had shown me kindness, I went up to my home.

In the living room, I saw Levinas and Saebyeok watching television.

“Huh?”

They’re watching a variety show instead of an animation?

I took a quick shower, then sat down next to the kids.

“What are you watching?”

“School watching!”

“School?”

The program was about celebrities experiencing school life.

It must have been quite interesting, as Saebyeok’s gaze was glued to the television.

“King! Levinas wants to go to school too!”

“You want to attend school?”

“No! Not attend! Just want to go!”

“Ah, you mean visit…”

We did see a high school before, but the timing wasn’t great.

It was towards the end of the festival period.

It would be a stretch to say we saw a normal school.

“King, can’t we go to school?”

“Hmm… I think we could probably visit.”

“Really?!”

“Yeah. But I’m too tired today, so can we go tomorrow?”

“Okay! Tomorrow we’re going to school together!”

School!

Levinas got up from her seat and ran to her box.

It was a treasure box where she kept her precious items.

Levinas took out an old bag.

It was the one I had given her to use when collecting empty bottles.

“A bag?”

“Yeah! You take a bag to school!”

Levinas started putting toys into the bag.

She put in Animal King cards, dolls, and carrots for snacks.

“Levinas, you need to put books in too.”

Saebyeok put a storybook into Levinas’s bag.

Saebyeok was always good at taking care of her younger sibling.

“How is it?!”

Levinas put on the bag and grabbed the straps with both hands.

She looked like an elementary school student of that age.

Well, she looked like an elementary school student even without the bag.

“You really look like a student.”

“Hehe.”

Levinas put down the bag and grabbed my and Saebyeok’s hands.

She led us to the bedroom.

“Let’s sleep quickly!”

“Already…?”

“Yeah! We have to sleep early so tomorrow comes faster!”

I guess she wants to go to school as soon as possible.

I understood how she felt, but it wasn’t bedtime yet.

“Levinas, let’s sleep a little later.”

“Aren’t you sleepy yet?”

“No. I’m tired, but not enough to sleep yet.”

“Hmm…”

Levinas stared at me blankly for a moment, then suddenly flopped down on the bed.

She patted the spot next to her, telling me to lie down too.

“Even if we lie down now, we won’t fall asleep, you know?”

“It’s okay! If Levinas is here, you’ll fall asleep!”

“O-okay…”

I didn’t think that would happen, but I lay down on the bed anyway.

There was no reason not to do what Levinas asked.

I thought she’d give up once she saw I wasn’t falling asleep.

The moment I had that thought, Levinas started patting my stomach.

“Lullaby, lullaby.”

A lullaby, huh.

There’s no way I could fall asleep to that…

—

—

“Huh?”

When I opened my eyes, it was the next morning.

I saw the kids sleeping soundly on either side of me.

“What’s going on?”

When did I fall asleep?

I tried to retrace my memories.

I definitely went to the bedroom with Levinas and listened to a lullaby…

‘A lullaby?’

Did I really fall asleep listening to a lullaby?

Blood rushed to my face from embarrassment, but I quickly regained my composure.

‘It must have been magic.’

Her desire to go to school quickly must have manifested as sleep magic.

Otherwise, there was no reason for me to sleep for such a long time.

‘I slept for over fourteen hours.’

It was an impressive magic no matter how you looked at it.

Though it was forceful, Levinas didn’t do it with malicious intent.

She must have used it without realizing it herself.

There was no need to scold Levinas.

‘Nng!’

I stretched out my arms from my prone position.

Then I carefully went to the living room so as not to wake the kids.

“Oh my, Gyeoul’s awake?”

“Yes.”

“You fell asleep before your sister even came home yesterday?”

“I’m sorry. I was really tired.”

I rubbed my eyes as I approached Yeoreum.

She naturally picked me up and hugged me.

“No need to be sorry, you should sleep when you’re tired. It’s not good for your body if you push yourself unnecessarily.”

Yeoreum nuzzled my cheek with hers.

While doing so, she diligently moved her feet.

Towards the place where bags were kept in the living room.

“I heard you’re going to school today?”

“Yes. Did you hear about it?”

“Yeah. Saebyeok told me yesterday.”

“Ah, I see.”

So that’s how it was.

As I nodded, Yeoreum handed me a bag.

“You know you have to take a bag to school, right? I put everything you need in here, so make sure to take it with you, okay?”

“Yes. I’ll take it.”

“I’ve already told them you’re coming for a visit. If anything happens, ask a nearby teacher for help.”

“Yes.”

Yeoreum was always so worried, as usual.

I was just grateful for her thoughtfulness towards the children.

‘I should wake the kids up soon.’

Since you have to get up early for school.

I decided to wake up Saebyeok first, since she was a heavy sleeper.

—

—

In the end, Saebyeok couldn’t wake up.

So I just carried her on my back.

“King, isn’t it heavy?”

“A little…”

I had Saebyeok on my back and the bag Yeoreum packed on my front.

Carrying both at once was a bit heavy, but not unbearable.

“Should Levinas carry the bag?”

“It’s okay. I need to do strength training anyway.”

“Uh…”

I headed to school while receiving Levinas’s worried gaze.

As soon as we stood in front of the playground, Levinas’s face brightened as if nothing had happened.

“It’s school!”

Levinas’s gaze turned towards the playground.

Male students were playing something similar to soccer on the field.

Thud-! Thwack-!

The soccer game was quite rough.

They were crashing into each other so much that it almost looked like they were fighting.

It felt like watching American football.

‘Ah, I see…’

A sport where you engage in intense physical contact while also controlling the ball with soft, delicate touches.

It was truly a sport befitting this world.

“King! They’re playing ball over there.”

Levinas’s eyes narrowed sharply as she watched the ball rolling around.

It was a predatory gaze, but somehow it just looked cute.

“Levinas?”

Why is Levinas suddenly making that expression?

As I wondered, Levinas started running towards the ball.

“Yaaah!”

Dadadada!

Levinas ran straight for the ball.

I hurriedly chased after her, but carrying Saebyeok and the bag slowed me down.

“Hey, wait a second.”

“Uh…”

The male students who had been rough-housing stopped and followed Levinas with their eyes.

Worried that Levinas might get hurt, they awkwardly paused in their tangled positions.

With looks that said, “What’s going on?”

“Hyah!”

In this unexpected situation, the ownerless ball rolled along the ground.

Levinas, who had run up to the ball, extended her foot with all her might.

Thump-

Though she kicked it with full force, the ball didn’t fly very far.

Levinas continued chasing after the rolling ball.

“Yah!”

Thump thump-

Levinas ran all over the field, kicking the ball.

The students pretended to block Levinas’s path while actually making way for her.

“Uh, aah…”

“F-fast…”

They awkwardly rolled on the ground or lay down.

They were kindly playing along with Levinas who had suddenly joined in.

“King! This is where everyone plays ball together!”

“Ah…”

Since dozens of people were playing with the ball.

She must have thought it was okay to just jump in and play.

It made sense for Levinas, who didn’t know the rules of sports.

“King! Catch!”

Before I could say that this wasn’t right, Levinas kicked the ball towards me.

Due to the low accuracy of the pass, the ball rolled in a different direction instead of coming to me.

I naturally looked at the rolling ball.

After rolling for a short distance, the ball stopped at the feet of one of the male students.

“Oh.”

My eyes met with the male student who had the ball.

His pupils moved restlessly from side to side.

“Wow, did you steal that?”

“Ugh, trash.”

“Is there a high schooler who goes seriously against an elementary schooler?”

The surrounding male students jeered playfully.

It was because he had taken the ball that the child Levinas had been playing with.

‘What nice people.’

I thought they’d be angry about us suddenly barging in.

As always, I felt that there were only good people in this neighborhood.

“Ah, no… this just rolled to me…”

The male student with the ball scratched his cheek, then rolled the ball back to me.

Thanks to the accurate pass, the ball rolled right up to my feet.

“Uh…”

What should I do with this?

I looked back at Levinas, unsure of what to do in this sudden situation.

She shouted at me with a fierce look in her eyes.

“King! The goal!”

“Ah, no…”

We shouldn’t be doing this here, should we?

Confused by the situation, I hesitated with the ball.

Seeing my hesitation, the boy who had passed me the ball approached.

“You need to put the ball in that goal over there. Want to go try?”

“Y-yes…”

How did it end up like this?

I awkwardly kicked the ball towards the goal.

Carrying Saebyeok and the bag made me quite slow.

“Shoot! King! Take a shot!”

Hearing Levinas’s shout, I kicked the ball towards the goal.

It was a light shot without much power behind it.

The slowly rolling ball was blocked by the goalkeeper’s foot.

It was the kind of slow ball that shouldn’t have gone in.

“Hehe…”

I didn’t score.

I turned around with an awkward laugh, intending to apologize for interrupting their game.

However, for some reason, the expressions of the male students looking this way weren’t good.

“Why did he…”

“What the hell.”

They had scary expressions, as if they could kill someone.

The killing intent was so intense that my body froze up without me realizing.

Maybe it was because I failed to score a goal.

High school boys tend to be very competitive.

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