Sophia petted Gyeoul's head for a while.
She also hugged Gyeoul's upper body, which was lying on her thigh.
'It's all the fault of the adults.'
How could it be the child's fault that she doesn't understand the world?
Sophia showed affection to Gyeoul until she felt reassured.
Gyeoul didn't seem to mind, as she lay still.
"Ahem..."
Their eyes t, and a smile ford involuntarily at the sight of the child's pure eyes.
The child was so lovely that it could make the heart of soone emotionally barren beat faster.
It was only unfortunate that Gyeoul herself didn't know this.
'She hasn't been loved for a long ti.'
When children are treated kindly, they look to receive even more love.
However, since Gyeoul had never experienced love, her personality was unexpectedly tough.
She knew how to end a life without hesitation and didn't care if her body was damaged.
She tried to solve most hardships on her own.
It was only after getting seriously injured that she would reluctantly ask for help.
'Even receiving help isn't sothing she has much experience in...'
She was a child who felt awkward receiving help from others.
It was natural for her to try to handle everything alone.
While other children had a severe dependency problem, the child didn't even have the slightest dependency.
Sophia, who was pondering this, decided to teach Gyeoul how to depend on others.
"Gyeoul, you did very well last night."
"Last night?"
"Yes, didn't you wake everyone to help Levinas?"
"Yes. I couldn't do it alone."
That was the only way to save Levinas.
It wasn't sothing that particularly deserved praise.
Gyeoul awkwardly played with her tail.
"From now on, if there's sothing you find hard to do alone, try asking those around you for help."
"Family, you an?"
"No, it doesn't have to be just family. You can ask the adults around you for help."
Help requested by a child like Gyeoul had a significant impact, as she was a child who evoked a protective instinct in adults.
"Unknown adults... won't help ..."
"Why wouldn't they? Surely, soone will want to help."
"They're strangers..."
It wouldn't be easy to help soone they don't know, would it?
As Gyeoul tilted her head, Sophia gently pressed her nose.
"The words 'please help' are more powerful than you think."
"Um... okay."
Indeed, the Yeomyeong Guild did help.
There might be soone who would help if she was lucky.
Gyeoul decided to trust Sophia.
"Now, repeat after . 'Please help.'"
"P-please help?"
"Well done."
Sophia petted Gyeoul's head.
Gyeoul's white ears twitched lively.
"Oh my, I must help."
Yeoreum appeared from the kitchen, smiling.
Gyeoul wagged her tail in greeting.
"I'll help you if sothing happens too."
"Hehe, thank you."
Yeoreum, who sat on the sofa, grabbed Gyeoul's ankle and placed it on her thigh.
Gyeoul's small, white toes wriggled.
"I'll ask for help if sothing happens, but... honestly, helping people isn't easy."
It's not an easy task, yet you always manage to do it.
Sophia, who muttered this to herself, showed a faint smile.
"Still, make sure to ask for help."
"Okay..."
You never know with people.
Asking for help might be a good idea.
Gyeoul nodded in understanding.
For now, she decided to lie down like this until it was ti to eat. The warmth she felt was just too comforting.
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The children woke up and ate together.
After digesting for a while, we went out to play in the park.
We dug in the ground and rode the carrot boat, following Levinas' lead.
Even though it was a ga we always played, Levinas jumped around excitedly.
"King! It's fun!"
"Yeah, did you enjoy the boat ride?"
"No! Playing with the King and the Dark King was fun!"
"Oh..."
So it wasn't the ga, but playing with us that was fun.
It felt like a realization hit hard.
"King, do you know? Levinas loves playing with the Kings the most?!"
"Yeah. I love playing with Levinas too."
I reached out and petted Levinas' head.
For so reason, beast-kin felt happiness when their heads were petted.
Was there sothing different about beast-kin?
I'll have to ask Sophia later.
Just then, Saebyeok poked my waist.
"······."
She didn't say anything, but I knew what she wanted.
I used my free hand to pet Saebyeok's head.
"Of course, I love Saebyeok the most too."
Rrr.
A sound ca from Saebyeok's throat, like a cat purring.
I knew it was a sound cats made when they were happy.
"As I always say, Saebyeok is really like a cat. She even makes cat sounds."
"Yeah. But Gyeoul makes cat sounds too."
"Uh, yeah..."
They all claid they heard cat sounds from , even though I never did.
When did I ever do that?
Rrr.
I mimicked Saebyeok's sound for no reason.
It didn't sound particularly like a cat. Were the kids just imagining things?
As I pondered this, Levinas waved her hands around.
"I can't see...!"
Levinas' long rabbit ears were pressed down, covering her eyes.
It was because I was holding them down with my hand.
"S-sorry."
When I quickly let go, Levinas grabbed my wrist faster and put my hand back on her head.
"King! Don't let go!"
"Uh, okay..."
It was better to have her head petted than being able to see, at least for Levinas.
I petted the children's heads for about two more minutes like that.
Thanks to my hard work shooting the bow, my arm didn't hurt.
"This ti, Levinas will do it... King, there's sothing on your clothes."
Levinas reached towards my shoulder.
Because my clothes were very worn out, the stitching on the patched fabric had co undone.
"It looks like the stitching ca loose."
"Oh no! Do we have to sew this again?"
Levinas grabbed the thread and started pulling.
With her dexterity, the thread kept coming out without breaking.
"Levinas, you shouldn't pull. You need to grab it firmly and snap it."
"Like this?!"
Snap!
Levinas tore the thread with such force that the entire seam on the left side of the shirt ca apart.
"······!"
From the left shoulder to the thigh, the separated shirt naturally fell down.
Since I was wearing an adult male's shirt as a single piece of clothing, it slipped off all at once.
"Ah!"
With quick reflexes, I grabbed the shirt, preventing it from exposing my body.
It now resembled a torn cheongsam dress, revealing my side.
"S-sorry..."
"It's okay. I was planning to sew it again anyway."
"Really...?"
"Yes. Why don't you two play for a bit? I'll be back quickly after sewing this."
I estimated that I just needed to sew the side and the shoulder.
"Levinas made a mistake, so shouldn't she co with you...?"
"It's fine. It's really no big deal. I'll be right back. Can you two play together?"
"Well... okay! Levinas always listens to the King!"
"Yes."
I petted Levinas' head and headed ho, holding the clothes tightly to keep them from falling.
One step.
Then two steps.
Just when the children were out of sight, the clothes started to co apart.
Rip-!
The remaining threads began to snap one by one.
Like a building collapsing after one pillar falls, the clothes began to fall apart.
"Oh..."
This can't happen here.
I need to make it ho.
As the clothes started to separate front and back, sweat trickled down my face.
I couldn't move.
Instinctively,
I knew that a few more steps would completely disintegrate the clothes.
What should I do in this situation?
Sophia said to ask for help from the people around .
I hid in a nearby bush and looked around.
There were few people around since it was after lunchti, but there were so.
I spotted an adventurer I recognized passing by.
Carefully, I called his na from the bushes.
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I'm going to rest in the park for a bit.
It was when adventurer Gu Ja-seong was heading towards the park.
"Excuse ..."
A child's voice ca from inside the bushes.
The frail, teary voice sounded familiar.
"Hmm?"
Adventurer Gu Ja-seong looked towards where the voice ca from.
A famous child was crouched inside the bush, looking at him with pitiful eyes.
What on earth happened?
As Gu Ja-seong approached, his mouth dropped open in shock.
"P-please help..."
Gyeoul, dressed in completely torn clothes, was whimpering as she asked for help.
Although she wasn't actually crying, to Gu Ja-seong, he looked like she was.
"What..."
Did soone do sothing terrible to Gyeoul?
How could that be possible in this park?
Gu Ja-seong's eyes widened in disbelief.
"Your, your clothes... What, what! Which bastard did this!"
"······!"
Maybe it was because of his sudden loud voice, but the child trembled.
Ah.
He realized he had made a mistake.
Gu Ja-seong felt a dizzying sensation co over him.
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