Guilds were legally obligated to protect their designated areas.

If monsters appeared or adventurers caused trouble, they had to prioritize protecting the residents and property within their region.

This was true for the Yeomyeong Guild as well.

However, what set Yeomyeong apart from other guilds was the vast expanse of their territory.

Even though they didn’t need to, Yeomyeong protected an area larger than what the state had legally designated.

In a world where monsters existed, the region guarded by the most powerful guild…

Property values in this area had no choice but to skyrocket.

Then Yeomyeong made a modest announcement.

They stated that due to the guild’s worsening circumstances, they might have to ‘reduce’ the area they protected.

The “might have to” meant it wasn’t finalized yet.

“Don’t tell me…”

Those quick on the uptake immediately realized what this meant.

It was a signal that they were displeased.

To think that chasing children out of a playground was the result of protecting them without asking for anything in return.

Yeomyeong had every right to express their discomfort in this situation.

They had already protected more than the legally required area.

Even if they reduced the area, it wouldn’t be a legal issue, and the other side had made the first move.

They held all the cards, so to speak.

The apartment residents were the ones who panicked at Yeomyeong’s actions.

It was quite well-known that Yeomyeong would do anything for their children, especially Gyeoul.

“Come on, they chased the kids away over some maintenance fees?”

“They should’ve just let the kids play.”

“More importantly, who chased them away?”

“You know, that lady who’s always chasing kids out of the playground.”

The apartment residents quickly identified the culprit.

The woman who chased children away was quite infamous in the area.

And Gyeoul, the person at the center of all this, knew nothing about it.

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I was strolling through the park with my family.

We were there to check out the playground that had been completed today.

“The more I think about it, the angrier I get. If it was about maintenance fees, they should’ve charged an entrance fee or politely asked them to leave. Who yells at children like that?”

Yeoreum expressed her dissatisfaction.

All I could do was hold her hand tightly.

“…I’m sorry, I’m saying too many negative things.”

“It’s okay. It’s natural to be angry when Gaeul got hurt.”

“Yeah. Gyeoul got hurt too.”

“Yes.”

I lowered my gaze.

Thanks to the potion, there wasn’t even a scar on my knee.

The potions in this world were truly amazing.

As I was staring blankly at my knee, Yeoreum shook my hand up and down.

“Gyeoul, look at that.”

“Oh…”

I saw the completed playground in front of me.

The children and I let out exclamations of wonder at the same time.

“Wow.”

It was a playground that made the one we saw before look cute in comparison.

Perhaps because it was combined with the existing playground, its scale was considerable.

There were far more pieces of equipment, and the swimming pool area was quite large.

“This is a dream!”

“A dream?”

“Yeah! It’s a dream playground!”

Levinas, seeing the playground, hopped up and down.

She stared at me intently.

It seemed like she wanted to play right away.

“Shall we play together?”

“Yeah!”

As soon as I spoke, the children ran towards the playground.

The first place the children headed was the zipline.

“Levinas will try it!”

Levinas climbed onto the zipline equipment.

It was a device where you slide down quickly along a rope, designed to drop you into the water at the end.

“Wow, this looks really scary. Can Levinas do it?”

I deliberately tried to scare Levinas.

It was to increase her satisfaction when she succeeded.

“R-really? Should we do something else?”

“Hmm… But Levinas is a horned rabbit, so you can do it. If you weren’t a horned rabbit, you couldn’t do it.”

“……!”

At my words, Levinas’s ears perked up.

She furrowed her brows fiercely and got on the zipline.

“Here I goooo!”

Levinas slid down the quite long zipline quickly.

After riding it all the way to the end, she fell in headfirst with a splash.

“Wabbit!”

Surprised, Gaeul approached Levinas.

Due to the depth of the pool, she had to use a dog paddle to get there.

I was a bit worried too, but fortunately, Levinas quickly surfaced.

“Did you see?! Was Levinas cool?!”

“Yeah. You were really cool.”

“You looked like a hero horned rabbit.”

Saebyeok and I clapped our hands.

Levinas seemed pleased, puffing out her chest with an “Ahem.”

“Wabbit.”

“Wrong! You need to add ‘horned’ in front!”

“Horned wabbit.”

“Correct!”

Levinas giggled and hugged Gaeul.

As I was smiling at the sight of the two harmonious children, someone called my name from behind.

“Um, Gyeoul?”

“Yes…?”

When I turned around, there was a woman whose face I recognized.

She was a woman who often walked in the park with a child who looked about kindergarten age.

She was holding the child’s hand, and the child’s gaze was directed towards the swimming pool playground.

“Could my child play here too?”

“Oh…”

Why is she asking me?

I glanced towards Yeoreum outside the playground.

Yeoreum was smiling at me.

That smile made me belatedly realize that I was playing the role of park manager.

It meant I should decide.

“Yes. You can play. This is a park facility too. But the swimming pool could be dangerous, so you need to watch carefully.”

Actually, it wasn’t that dangerous.

There was a protective spell cast on the playground.

Still, it didn’t hurt to be careful.

“Okay. I’ll watch carefully. Jun, you should say thank you too.”

“Thank you.”

The child bowed his head slightly, then ran towards the swimming pool.

It seemed like he had been holding back his desire to play.

And this seemed to be the case for other children in the park as well.

Looking around, I could see children glancing at the playground.

Some cautiously approached and tapped the playground equipment.

It was the children’s way of expressing their desire to play.

If no one stopped them, they would start playing little by little.

Time would solve this issue.

I took my eyes off the park children and looked for our children.

Levinas was playing on various equipment, and Saebyeok was swimming, following Levinas around.

And Gaeul…

“Gaeul?”

I couldn’t see Gaeul.

I urgently moved my pheromones.

Fortunately, Gaeul was in a nearby location.

“Huff huff.”

Gaeul was running back and forth between the pond and the playground.

She was holding a fish in her arms.

“Oh…”

A baby pool playground where the water reached up to the ankles.

Gaeul put the fish down there.

The fish floundered in the shallow water.

Seeing this, Gaeul ran back towards the pond.

“Gaeul?”

I don’t think the fish will survive properly here.

I chased after Gaeul.

Splash-!

Gaeul jumped into the pond and caught fish with her bare hands.

Gaeul’s fish-catching skills were impressive.

“Huff huff.”

Gaeul, having caught the fish, ran back to the playground.

And just like before, she released the fish into the baby pool.

“Gaeul, what are you doing?”

“Fish good.”

“Hmm… Fish can’t play here. If you leave them like this, they’ll die soon, you know?”

“……!”

Boom-!

Gaeul’s eyes widened.

With her tongue slightly sticking out, she looked somewhat cute.

“F-fish…!”

Gaeul hugged two floundering fish to her chest.

Then she ran back to the pond again.

‘She’s catching those to eat.’

Doesn’t Gaeul know this?

Is this some kind of animal welfare, treating them well until she eats them?

I just stared at Gaeul’s retreating back.

At that moment, someone approached me.

“S-student…”

It was an unforgettable voice I had heard recently.

I couldn’t help but flinch.

“Y-yes…?”

As I turned my head sideways, I saw the woman who had chased us out of the playground.

For some reason, she had dark circles under her eyes.

“I’m sorry about last time… I’ll apologize like this…”

The woman bowed to me.

Surprised by the sudden situation, I glanced towards Yeoreum.

Yeoreum was approaching me with quick steps.

“What are you sorry for?”

Yeoreum blocked my front and responded in a brusque tone.

Even I was a bit surprised by her sharp voice.

“I’m sorry for yelling at the children… I didn’t know they were your children because they were wearing hoods…”

“It doesn’t matter whether they’re our children or not. You shouldn’t yell at children like that.”

“Y-you’re right. I’m reflecting on it.”

The woman looked quite cowed.

Had something happened to change her mind in the meantime?

As I was looking at the woman with confused eyes, Yeoreum turned to me.

“What do you think, Gyeoul?”

“Huh?”

“Will you forgive her?”

“Am I the one to decide?”

“Yeah. Because you got hurt.”

Yeoreum stroked my head with a gentle smile.

It was a completely different atmosphere from when she was dealing with the woman.

“Well… I’m okay, but I’d like her to apologize to Gaeul too.”

“Right, Gaeul was badly hurt too, wasn’t she?”

“Oh…”

It wasn’t that bad, actually.

I glanced in the direction where Gaeul was.

Just then, Gaeul, who had put the fish back in the pond, was running towards us.

“Master…!”

She looked quite urgent.

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