I lay on my side, hugging the horned rabbit to my chest.

Who would have thought that the once-terrifying horned rabbit could be this adorable?

Watching it nuzzle against me affectionately, my mind was in turmoil.

Had I become less threatening now that I had mana?

Or had even the horned rabbits become cute thanks to Levinas?

I felt embarrassed about having been afraid of horned rabbits in the past.

Back then, I really did feel my life was in danger.

Come to think of it, that horned rabbit probably wasn’t trying to kill me either.

It just stabbed me once and immediately ran away.

It was probably trying to threaten me and escape, but I was too weak and the horn went in too deep.

In the first place, I was the one who tried to catch it.

As I sorted out my thoughts, my resentment towards the horned rabbit faded away.

I could stroke its back without hesitation.

Pat pat-

Its fur was soft, as if well-groomed.

The small, warm body felt nice.

“Squeak!”

It seemed to enjoy my petting too, burrowing deeper into my arms.

As a result, its horn poked my stomach, but it didn’t hurt at all.

My body with mana didn’t even get a small scratch from the horned rabbit’s horn.

‘I guess there was a reason people laughed at me.’

To think I got my stomach pierced by such a weak horned rabbit.

I couldn’t help but giggle.

That’s when Yeoreum approached me.

“Gyeoul, are you okay…?”

“Yes. I’m fine.”

“R-really…?”

Yeoreum stared intently at my stomach.

Where the horned rabbit’s horn was touching.

“Look at this. Even though the horned rabbit is poking me like this, my stomach doesn’t hurt at all. I must have gotten a lot stronger.”

“Oh…! Y-yeah…! Gyeoul’s gotten so strong! At this rate, you’ll be stronger than your sister soon!”

Yeoreum’s voice was louder than usual.

She was even clapping, but it seemed a bit off-beat.

“Nah, that’s not true.”

“What do you mean? Everyone knows Gyeoul’s talent is way better than mine.”

“Hehe…”

Even though I knew it was just flattery, it felt good to hear such praise from the strong Yeoreum.

My tail swayed gently.

As I was like that, Levinas approached me.

Levinas, who had been blinking silently, picked up the horned rabbit from my arms.

She put the horned rabbit down right next to us, and then snuggled into my arms in its place.

“Hehe.”

Levinas, who had been expressionless, giggled as soon as she was in my arms.

She even rubbed her face against me like the horned rabbit had done.

‘Ah.’

Levinas must have been jealous of the horned rabbit.

I laughed inwardly.

“Master…!”

Gaeul, who arrived late, flopped down on top of my face.

Saebyeok also hugged my legs tightly.

I couldn’t see because of Gaeul on my face, but I could tell Gaeul was wagging her tail rapidly.

I could feel Gaeul’s stomach swaying left and right on my face.

Being with family like this makes me happy, even just lying here.

In the darkness, I moved my hands to pat the children’s bodies.

“Oh…”

After staying like that for a while, Saebyeok suddenly got up with a start.

Curious, I gently pushed Gaeul off my face.

“Saebyeok?”

Saebyeok was staring blankly at something.

It was in the direction of the portal.

“Saebyeok, what’s wrong?”

“The horned rabbit went into the portal.”

“Huh…?”

The horned rabbit?

I got up and looked around.

The horned rabbit was indeed nowhere to be seen, as if it had really gone into the portal.

“Oh…”

This could be dangerous for the ecosystem over there.

Even if we wanted to go look for it, we couldn’t enter because of the cooldown.

As I was looking at the portal worriedly, Levinas, who had gotten up with me, puffed out her chest.

“King! Don’t worry, Levinas gave it orders!”

“Orders…?”

“Yeah! I told it not to do bad things!”

“I-I see…?”

I wondered if the horned rabbit could distinguish between good and bad deeds.

I was worried, but it was better than it going without any instructions at all.

“It’s the nicest and smartest horned rabbit after Levinas! Don’t worry too much!”

Levinas, who usually followed my opinions well, pounded her chest, telling me to trust her this time.

Her confident gesture made it impossible not to believe her.

“Okay. Then I won’t worry.”

“Hehe!”

Happy that I trusted her, Levinas flashed a bright smile.

I smiled back at Levinas, silently wishing for the well-being of the horned rabbit that had arrived in that world.

I could only hope it would do well.

**

Kang Jinho’s office on the top floor of the Yeomyeong Guild.

The door burst open with a bang.

It’s surprising the door didn’t break from being opened like that.

Kang Jinho had such useless thoughts as he looked towards the door.

A security guard with a bewildered expression was examining Kang Jinho.

His outstretched hand was near the doorknob.

Right next to the guard was an angry Encia.

“Hmm…”

Did Encia kick the door open before the guard could open it?

Kang Jinho knew why Encia was baring her teeth at him.

The only thing that could make Encia angry was Gyeoul-related matters.

“Master, how could you send Gyeoul to a level 6 dungeon without even consulting me?”

As expected, it was about Gyeoul.

Though it was rude behavior, Kang Jinho didn’t get angry.

Gyeoul’s safety was important to Kang Jinho as well.

“We’re taking sufficient safety precautions.”

“Sufficient isn’t enough. We need to prepare overwhelmingly perfectly.”

“…We will.”

There was Jung Yu-na and the Wizards Association president’s protection magic.

Kang Jinho, Park Taesan, and Chae Juyeon’s divine magic was also included.

Did she want it to be even safer than this?

Hmm.

Kang Jinho stroked his beard.

There was no harm in Gyeoul being safer.

He decided to put in a bit more effort.

**

The procedure for touring high-level dungeons was more complicated than I had imagined.

It was because no one knew when or where dungeons would open.

When a dungeon opened, they quickly accepted applications for the tour and took those people into the dungeon.

This process couldn’t take more than a week.

If dungeons were left alone, monsters would escape.

They had to quickly recruit people for the tour and clear the dungeon quickly.

Thanks to this, the day of the dungeon tour came soon.

Even though it was called a tour, I was going to a level 6 dungeon.

I swallowed hard, feeling nervous.

“Gyeoul, what did your sister say you should do if it’s dangerous?”

Yeoreum asked with a rather serious expression.

I felt like I’d be in trouble if I said I didn’t know.

“I should shout ‘Help me!’ loudly.”

“Right. And you should grab any adult nearby and ask for help, right?”

“Yes.”

I took this routine warning to heart.

A moment of carelessness or mistake could lead to a lifetime of regret.

That’s how dangerous a level 6 dungeon was.

“But don’t worry too much. No matter what happens, your sister will protect you.”

“Okay. I believe you.”

Clench.

As I was looking at Yeoreum and clenching my fists, our Master approached me.

“You’re supposed to fight monsters. Protecting is my job.”

“B-but I can protect while fighting monsters…!”

“…Just do one. Trying to do both will only cause trouble.”

“…Okay. Please take care of Gyeoul.”

Tsk.

Yeoreum clicked her tongue, as if disappointed.

Our Master ignored Yeoreum and put his hand on my head.

“Are you confident about today?”

“Well, to be honest, I’m not… I’m scared of level 6 dungeons…”

“That’s fine. It’s better to be honest than to pretend to be tough.”

“Yes. But I’ll try to be as brave as I can.”

I looked up at our Master with determined eyes.

He seemed to like my attitude and patted my head.

“Today, let’s try shooting your bow at some monsters too.”

“M-me? I don’t think I’ll do any damage…”

“It’s okay if you don’t do damage. It’s just about trying.”

“O-okay…”

I wasn’t confident.

I nervously took an arrow from my quiver and tapped the arrowhead.

I wonder if these arrows used in beginner hunting grounds can pierce a monster’s hide?

As I was thinking various things, people I knew started arriving at the park one by one.

“Hahaha! Gyeoul, it’s been a while!”

“Hello, Gyeoul.”

Uncle Taesan stood in front of me, and Master Chae Juyeon stood on my right.

And our Master stood on my left.

“Huh?”

I was surrounded by Guild Masters on all sides.

At least the back was open…

I naturally turned around.

Somehow, Argo and Encia were blocking my back.

“What’s going on?”

Now I’m really surrounded.

I looked up at our Master with confused eyes.

“This is how we’ll position ourselves in the dungeon.”

“But I’m short, so if you surround me like this, I can’t see anything…”

“We’ll spread out more. Just understand that this is roughly how we’ll position ourselves.”

“Okay… Is there anything else I should be careful about?”

At my question, our Master crossed his arms.

Hmm, after thinking for a long time, our Master opened his mouth.

“If…”

This was the precaution our Master uttered after much deliberation.

He was surely about to say something crucial.

I maintained my tension and looked up at our Master.

“…If a stranger offers you something delicious, don’t follow them.”

“S-something delicious?”

“That’s right. Say ‘No’ firmly.”

“Uh…”

That’s kind of deflating.

I looked up at our Master with blank eyes, then looked around.

For some reason, everyone was nodding.

“That’s right, Gyeoul. You must never follow them.”

“That’s right, boss! Boss could be eaten in one bite!”

“Y-yes…”

They’re treating me like a kid.

From our Master’s perspective, I am a kid, so I decided to just go along with it.

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