I rode in a car with the Guild Masters to the dungeon’s vicinity.

Numerous people had already gathered around the portal.

‘Thirty-two people.’

Originally it was thirty, but two more were added at my request.

They were Yoon Hyunseo and Han Taehwi, who had been with me at the Academy.

I tried to approach them, feeling glad to see them, but Yeoreum quickly grabbed me.

“Gyeoul, it’s dangerous with so many people. Stay with your sister, okay?”

“Okay.”

Yeoreum put her hands under my armpits from behind.

She lifted me up, leaving my legs dangling in the air.

For some reason, this position felt comfortable.

Maybe it was because my body was so light.

“Hmm…”

But if I stay like this, I can’t go greet them.

It seemed I’d have to greet them from afar.

I waved my hand and tail at the two of them.

However, for some reason, their reaction was strange.

They clasped their hands politely in front of their stomachs, looking tense.

Other adventurers around were also showing various forms of respect.

Were they nervous because the Guild Masters were here?

Our Guild Masters don’t really care about this kind of thing.

It felt odd to be the only one waving in this solemn atmosphere.

I quickly lowered my hand, but my tail wouldn’t stop wagging.

Tap tap tap-!

My wagging tail hit Yeoreum’s arm.

It wasn’t a loud sound, but since everyone was silent, it carried far.

“Oh my.”

In an instant, everyone’s eyes turned to me.

Jung Yu-na chuckled at me, then walked to the center of the group.

“I have a brief explanation. Please listen comfortably.”

Jung Yu-na drew the attention away from me.

I had been embarrassed, so I was relieved.

I listened to Jung Yu-na’s explanation, thinking this.

She explained to everyone how to behave in the dungeon, the purpose of the field trip, and so on.

These were things I’d already heard several times.

At this point, Yeoreum put me down.

“Well, the explanation is over…”

After finishing all the explanations, Jung Yu-na walked towards me.

She stood in front of me with a smile and spread her arms wide.

What’s this?

Is she asking for a hug?

I snuggled into Jung Yu-na’s arms without hesitation.

I spread my arms wide like her and hugged her back tightly.

“Huh?”

Jung Yu-na hesitated for a moment, then hugged me tightly.

Her soft embrace felt nice.

“Gyeoul really likes hugs, huh?”

“Yes…?”

I do like them, but didn’t Jung Yu-na initiate this one?

She’s talking as if I hugged her first.

I looked up at Jung Yu-na with round eyes.

“This wasn’t meant to be a hug. I was asking you to spread your arms so I could cast a protection spell, but you hugged me.”

“I-I’m sorry… I didn’t know…”

“What are you sorry for? I enjoyed the hug too.”

Jung Yu-na patted my back.

Then, she took my wrists and spread my arms out to the sides.

“Now, if you stay like this, I’ll cast the spell.”

“Okay…”

I looked around while keeping my arms spread.

I was worried people might laugh at me for suddenly hugging her, but fortunately, everyone was just smiling kindly.

This world really is tolerant of hugs.

As I was thinking this, Jung Yu-na tapped my head lightly with her staff.

Whoosh-!

Energy flowed from the staff, enveloping my whole body.

It felt nice, like a warm heater.

“Is this the protection spell?”

“Yes. With this, you’ll be okay even if a monster attacks you.”

“Wow.”

Jung Yu-na stroked my head as I exclaimed in wonder.

Then she left to cast spells on the others.

As Jung Yu-na left, new people approached.

It was Yoon Hyunseo and Han Taehwi.

“Gyeoul!”

“Hello.”

“Hi. How have you been, Gyeoul? I’m so grateful for this amazing experience, thanks to you.”

“You don’t need to thank me. We’re a party, after all.”

“Ah…!”

Yoon Hyunseo covered her mouth.

I could see the corners of her mouth lifting behind her hand.

“Let’s do our best and stay safe today.”

“Yeah. Let’s work hard together.”

I shook hands with Yoon Hyunseo and Han Taehwi, agreeing to do our best.

I also shook hands with Kwon Arin, who had joined late.

After finishing our preparations like this, we entered the dungeon.

Yeoreum went in first, and I was the very last to enter among everyone.

For some reason, that’s how the order ended up.

**

Inside the portal was a vast desert region.

The temperature was so high that heat waves were visible above the ground, but strangely, it didn’t feel hot.

Why is that?

Kwon Arin answered my curiosity.

“Yu-na’s magic really is amazing.”

Kwon Arin said this while looking over her body.

I realized that not sweating was thanks to the magic.

“Is the magic preventing the heat?”

“Yeah. Without the magic, we’d have been cooked alive in no time.”

“W-wow…”

So without protection magic, we couldn’t even attempt to enter the dungeon?

As expected of a level 6 dungeon.

Even the terrain is a challenge.

I unconsciously placed my tail on our Master’s hand next to me.

It was to feel a sense of security.

Our Master walked without asking why I put my tail there.

While other people’s feet sank deep into the desert sand, I only left small footprints, probably because I was light.

We walked like this for about five minutes.

Then, a strange vibration came from under the ground.

“Huh?”

I lowered my head to look at the ground.

There was nothing but sand.

The people around me came closer, probably thinking it was strange that I was just standing still and looking at the ground.

Among them, Kwon Arin asked on behalf of everyone.

“What’s wrong?”

“There’s something under the ground.”

“What’s there?”

“I don’t know. It feels like something crawling underground, and the vibration is getting stronger…”

I looked up at our Master with surprised eyes.

Our Master shrugged as if it was no big deal and said:

“Sand worm.”

“Sand worm?”

Just as I questioned this, an earthquake occurred.

This time, it was a massive earthquake that everyone could feel.

Crack-!

“Kraaak!”

A giant worm burst through the sand.

It looked like it would be bigger than a thousand of me put together.

“…Gyeoul, your sensing ability is really impressive. That thing was crawling a hundred meters below us.”

Our Master seemed more amazed by my sensing ability than the giant worm monster.

It was nice to be praised, but I was terrified of the giant worm that was opening its mouth wide as if to devour us.

The cylindrical mouth filled with densely packed teeth looked like it could tear us to shreds in an instant.

I instinctively hid behind our Master’s body.

I hoped the monster wouldn’t see me.

“Wow…”

“Holy shit…”

I couldn’t see because I was hiding behind our Master, but I could hear the sounds of fighting and the exclamations of people around us.

Were the guild members fighting the monster?

I wanted to see, but honestly, I was too scared.

I just trembled behind our Master like that.

I was even considering covering my ears when our Master put his hand on my head.

“Try shooting an arrow.”

“A-an arrow…?”

“Yes. Aim for its mouth.”

Will it make any difference if I shoot?

I didn’t want to, but since our Master told me to, I decided to try and be brave.

“Ugh.”

I nocked an arrow and aimed at the sand worm.

My arms trembled with fear, but this level of shaking wasn’t a problem.

The beast-kin’s excellent senses allowed me to aim accurately even with shaking arms.

Twang-!

When I let go, the arrow flew quickly into the sand worm’s mouth.

What I shot was a lightning arrow, known for its powerful destructive force.

Zap-!

There was an electrical sound from inside the sand worm’s mouth.

“Keeek!”

The sand worm let out a death cry and collapsed onto the desert sand.

Thud-!

The creature that fell with a huge sound no longer moved.

“Huh?”

Did the sand worm die from my arrow?

My current attack should only be able to make a small scratch at best, so how?

My ears perked up in surprise.

I didn’t know what had happened, but I was glad we had taken it down.

**

Break time.

Yoo Sang-ah, a guild office worker, was browsing the internet.

She was looking at a community where many adventurers frequently gathered.

“Huh?”

The title of the most popular post on the main page was strange.

[The Princess and Her Bus Drivers]

Curious, Yoo Sang-ah clicked on the post.

There, she found familiar faces.

The Yeomyeong Guild members were taking down sand worms so easily it almost looked like bullying.

They would bring the sand worm to the brink of death, then encourage Gyeoul to shoot an arrow.

When the trembling Gyeoul shot her arrow, the sand worm would immediately die.

It was because they had already brought the sand worm to the verge of death.

“Oh?”

At first, Gyeoul was trembling, but she gradually started to gain confidence.

She shot arrows at the sand worms with fiercely raised eyebrows.

She had killed nearly five sand worms like this, just delivering the final blow.

But perhaps feeling sorry for letting only Gyeoul kill the sand worms, they also let the other field trip participants kill a sand worm each.

[Weemip: Lol why do I love seeing the Yeomyeong Guild members taking care of Gyeoul so much]

[└MuYeYoung: It’s funny seeing the Yeomyeong guys doting on Gyeoul]

[Donggurie: Usually during field trips, they never let you touch the monsters.]

[└BeastkinLover: Thanks to Gyeoul, they’re getting a really precious experience.]

After reading the comments, Yoo Sang-ah smiled.

She was glad that Yeomyeong’s princess seemed to be doing well on the dungeon field trip.

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