I Was Kidnapped By The Strongest Guild

"Catch him!"

Levinas started chasing after the fleeing vehicle with her stick.

I hesitated about whether to stop her but decided to join the chase.

It was because of a sense of duty to protect the local residents as an adventurer of Yeomyeong.

Thump-thump-thump-

I drew on my mana and ran after the vehicle.

The fleeing car narrowly avoided people crossing at traffic lights and other vehicles on the road.

"Eek!"

"What, what's that!"

Tension took over my body in a situation where a major accident might occur.

"King! The villain is driving dangerously!"

"Yeah. Let's catch him before something terrible happens."

I stuck to the side of the vehicle along with Levinas.

The windows were darkly tinted, but with beast-kin eyesight, I could see the person inside.

'He's swaying.'

The person holding the steering wheel showed the characteristic swaying of someone drunk.

Not knowing how to stop the car, I decided to try knocking first.

Knock knock-

When I tapped on the window, the driver flinched.

He must have pressed harder on the accelerator because the car roared and began to pull ahead.

"Ah..."

I sped up even more to keep pace with him.

"Y-you're crazy...!"

His eyes, which had spat out curses, were fixed on the car's dashboard.

I was also surprised by the speed shown on the dashboard.

'Wow.'

I'm incredibly fast.

I could probably go even faster if needed.

I prepared to channel more mana, but contrary to my expectations, the vehicle suddenly slammed on its brakes.

The road ahead was blocked with cars.

Screeech-!

It was such a hard brake that I thought it might leave tire marks on the road.

The speed decreased rapidly, but at this rate, it might still collide with the car ahead.

"Levinas, soap bubbles!"

"Hmm...!"

Levinas, who was running beside me and panting, took out soap bubbles from her pocket and blew.

Pop-pop-pop-

The soap bubbles flew like a barrage and engulfed the vehicle.

The soap bubbles created by Levinas's magic easily lifted up the entire car.

"Wow."

The car, slightly floating in the air, spun its wheels before finally stopping.

Thankfully, there was no accident.

Phew, I looked up at the car with relief when Levinas started kicking the car door.

Thump! Thump!

"Come out! You villain!"

Levinas punched and kicked the car mercilessly.

Thump! Thump!

After throwing a couple of punches at the car door, her hand must have hurt because she switched to just kicking.

Apparently angered by the continuous kicking, the driver burst out of the car.

"Hey!"

Bloodshot eyes and rough breathing.

Was it anger?

He seemed a bit different from someone who was just drunk.

"Do you know how much this car costs?!"

The man who got out of the car instantly flew into a rage.

His finger pointed at Levinas, but it trembled so much he couldn't even point at her properly.

Looking closely, he didn't even seem to be looking at Levinas.

"H-how much does it cost...?"

"What good would it do for you to know...!"

Levinas, who had been like a magnificent hero, took a step back, surprised by the realistic talk of money.

Thinking he had gained the upper hand, he grabbed Levinas by the collar and began shaking her violently.

"You chased after me and almost caused an accident!"

"Waaaa!"

He shook Levinas's body back and forth.

Just as I reached out to stop him, Levinas's magic, startled, suddenly deactivated.

Thud-!

As the soap bubble burst, his car fell to the ground.

It hadn't been floating very high, so there was no external damage, but the internal parts might have been affected.

"You'll pay for the repair—"

"Kids!"

"Shuin!"

Just as he was expressing his anger toward Levinas, the children arrived at the scene.

The police in patrol cars also arrived at the scene right after.

Click-

The police who got out of the car quickly subdued him.

Though he looked like an adventurer, he couldn't even control his own body, making it easy to subdue him.

"Hey! Let go of me! I'm going to bill you for repairs!"

The man, who was staggering and causing a disturbance, was handcuffed and put into the police car.

"...Senior, this doesn't seem like just drunk driving?"

"Could this be..."

The two officers searched the inside of the car.

After searching thoroughly, they found blue powder emanating mana in the glove compartment.

**

We couldn't figure out what the blue powder was.

The police avoided answering with smiles on their faces.

We received thanks from the police, but Levinas wasn't in good shape.

It was because the man had threatened to bill us for repairs.

"King, is car repair expensive...?"

"W-well...?"

Even at a glance, it was clearly an expensive car.

It had the luxurious look of a sports car.

The doors opened upward rather than to the side.

It was a car anyone could tell was expensive, but I couldn't tell Levinas the truth.

"Don't worry too much. We make good money now. We can definitely afford to pay for car repairs."

"Hmm..."

Levinas nodded weakly and walked ahead.

With Levinas feeling down, naturally, the other children became gloomy too.

"Hek..."

Gaeul, who had been watching Levinas from behind, rummaged through her pockets.

What came out of Gaeul's pocket were three hundred-won coins.

"Piggy!"

Gaeul grabbed Levinas's wrist and placed the three hundred won in her palm.

Then she smiled brightly and started wagging her tail.

"This is from Gaeul doggy..."

"Hek..."

Gaeul folded Levinas's fingers.

As Levinas gripped the three coins tightly, her eyes began to narrow fiercely.

"Levinas won't be intimidated by villains!"

Levinas raised her clenched fist high.

Gaeul, pleased by the sight, started hopping around.

The atmosphere had become harmonious again, as if nothing had happened, and my tail began to wag too.

"Levinas prevented what could have been a major accident. There's no need to be discouraged by something like repair costs. We'll just pay them and that's that."

"Dat's right...! As long as no one got hurt...!"

Ahem.

Levinas, having regained her spirit, walked proudly with her shoulders spread.

That's how we were able to arrive at the building where the Masters were gathering.

'This is...'

It was a high-end Western restaurant just from the look of it.

It was a place that would be uncomfortable for just us to enter, but since we knew Master was inside, we walked in without hesitation.

"Welcome. Do you have a reservation... oh?"

"Hello. Are there guild masters inside?"

"Yes. Would you like me to guide you?"

"Yes."

We were guided by a waiter in a formal suit to the room where Master was.

Slide-

When the private room door opened, we found familiar faces.

"Oh my?"

"Hello."

Chae Juyeon, the master of Sacred Guild, and Park Taesan, the master of Taesan Guild.

There were also other guild masters I had seen before.

I greeted them and then asked our Master:

"Are you all having a meal together?"

"No, we were just having a brief meeting."

"...Should we come back later?"

"It's fine. We were about to wrap things up anyway."

At Master's gesture, we entered the room.

I thought they were eating, but most of the masters hadn't even touched their food.

Only the Taesan Guild master had finished his food neatly and was even eating the food of the person next to him.

"No one's touched this, so feel free to eat."

Master handed us the food on the table.

He was about to hand over the food in front of other masters too, which made me hesitate a bit.

"Um, well..."

"It's okay. None of them intend to eat anyway."

"Really?"

If they had no intention of eating, why have a meeting at a restaurant?

Park Taesan, the master, solved my question.

"I'm the one who suggested meeting here."

"Ah."

So Park Taesan, who was hungry, pushed for this meeting place with his characteristic generous personality.

Understanding the situation, I handed soup to Gaeul who was next to me without hesitation.

"Hek..."

Gaeul wagged her tail gently and took a spoonful of soup.

Perhaps because it was a high-end place, the soup was gone after about three spoonfuls.

"Uing?"

As if she couldn't believe the small amount, Gaeul tilted her head.

Watching Gaeul and laughing, Master Chae Juyeon handed her soup to Gaeul.

"Want to eat this too?"

"Nyeng."

Gaeul smiled brightly and accepted Chae Juyeon's soup.

She also received soup from other masters, including Saebyeok.

"Yeomyeong must be so lucky."

"Indeed."

The masters' gazes turned toward our Master.

With a shrug of his shoulders at their gazes, Master looked at me.

"How did you get here?"

"Ah, well..."

I came because of the divine beasts.

Just as I was organizing what to say to Master:

Levinas, who had been eating soup, raised her hand high.

"We defeated a villain!"

"A villain?"

"Yeah! A villain was driving while wobbling!"

"Wobbling?"

The masters' attention turned to Levinas.

The vague description of "wobbling driving" seemed to have piqued the masters' interest.

"We thought it was drunk driving, but the police said it wasn't. They found blue powder in the car."

"What...?"

"Blue powder is..."

Suddenly, silence fell upon the room.

Confused by the sudden quiet, I just moved my eyes left and right.

"Why, why are you all like this...?"

"We were just discussing exactly that."

"About blue powder...?"

Blue powder.

What could this be that would make the masters gather for a meeting?

I found myself shrinking under the masters' gazes, which seemed to be urging me to speak quickly.