I went to a level 2 dungeon with Kwon Arin.
Since we only killed a few monsters as a test, the earnings weren't much.
"Sophia, look at this."
I showed Sophia the level 2 monster mana stone at the exchange.
It was to show her that I had grown.
"An orc mana stone."
"Yes. It was about five tis my size."
I spread my arms wide to describe the size of the orc.
I wanted to boast about how big the monster I defeated was.
I knew it was childish and immature.
But I always ended up acting like this in front of Sophia.
Sophia, who gave more love than I deserved.
What did it matter if I acted like a child in front of her?
To her, everyone probably seed like a child.
"Impressive, weren't you scared?"
"No. We went as a party."
As I glanced back at Kwon Arin, Levinas burst into the exchange.
"Shark! Levinas brought a dad!"
"A dad?"
"Yes! Shark is the mom! You two be dad and mom!"
Levinas pulled a young man by his sleeve and presented him to us.
He looked at us, his pupils trembling.
"Who are you?"
"Well, uh..."
Levinas, frustrated by his hesitation, shouted loudly.
"He's going to marry Sophia!"
"No, no! That's not true!"
He waved his hands frantically at everyone.
His pounding heartbeat could be heard clearly.
"Oh dear..."
Sighing, Sophia gestured for Levinas to co closer.
When Levinas approached, she tapped her on the head with her cane.
Thump! Thump!
Levinas' springy ears bounced back the cane.
Judging by her confused expression, it didn't seem intentional.
"Huh?"
Levinas looked up.
Sophia looked down at her cane.
It was amusing to see both of them puzzled at the sa ti.
"...Your ears are very springy."
"Yes! Horned rabbit ears are amazing!"
Sophia chuckled at Levinas' innocent reaction.
The annoyance she showed earlier was nowhere to be seen.
"Levinas, do you miss having a father?"
"Um...! No! Levinas has so many family mbers now, she doesn't miss him at all!"
Levinas shook her head firmly.
If her father saw her now, he might have been shocked.
"Then you don't really need a father, do you?"
"Well... But doesn't a normal family need a dad?"
A normal family.
Levinas' innocent question left at a loss for words.
What should I say to a child who lost her father at a young age?
Did Sophia have an answer?
I looked at her, still smiling.
"A normal family is nice, but we're a special family, aren't we?"
"Special..."
"Yes, a very special family."
Special.
It was a word that made Levinas' eyes shine.
Sophia's wise answer made my eyes shine too.
"Right! We're the most special family in the world!"
Levinas let go of the sleeve she was holding.
The young man, who had been a temporary dad, sighed in relief.
"I'm sorry. The child lost her parents at a young age."
"I see."
He smiled awkwardly.
Even though Levinas dragged him here, he didn't seem angry.
"I formally apologize."
"It's fine. It was fun."
Ha ha ha.
As he laughed happily, soone approached him.
It was a female employee I often saw at the exchange.
"You must have been surprised. Here, have a cup of coffee to calm down."
"C-Coffee?"
"Yes. Thank you for being kind to the children despite the misunderstanding."
There was affection in the employee's eyes.
He scratched the back of his head awkwardly.
"They're just kids. They didn't an any harm."
"Still, it's not easy to be kind in such a situation."
A sweet atmosphere blossod between the man and the woman.
What is this?
Why did it suddenly feel like a romance?
I looked at them curiously.
Next to , Kwon Arin sighed heavily.
"A couple has been born..."
Kwon Arin's expression was dark.
She showed only negative emotions about sothing that should be congratulated.
I knew why she was behaving like this, but I decided to ignore it.
It was a problem I couldn't solve.
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I returned ho with Levinas.
Levinas sat at the table and pulled out a piece of paper.
It was a family tree she had drawn.
So that's why she brought a dad. She was playing this ga.
I looked over the family tree she drew.
Sophia was the mom.
Saebyeok was the eldest sister, Levinas was the second, and I was the youngest.
Why am I the youngest?
Shouldn't I be the eldest?
Just as I was about to voice my question, Yeoreum entered the house.
She was carrying Saebyeok in her arms.
"Kids, your big sister is here."
Yeoreum smiled and sat near us.
Levinas, startled, pulled Yeoreum's arm.
"When you co ho, you have to wash your hands and feet first!"
"Uh, adults don't really have to..."
"Huh...? Really...?!"
"Sorry... that was a lie."
Yeoreum, who had washed her hands and feet with Saebyeok, fixed her gaze on Levinas' drawing.
Yeoreum's position was 'little mom.'
"Sister is a mom?"
"Yes!"
She seed quite satisfied with her role.
Yeoreum giggled.
Saebyeok also seed content.
I was the only one who was unhappy.
"Hey, why am I the youngest?"
"King is naturally the youngest! King is also the shortest!"
"Uh..."
It seed strange, but it was just a family ga.
Even Yeoreum was playing the mom role.
There was no need to question a child's ga.
"So, you played family today?"
"Yes! And we played hypnosis this morning too!"
"Hypnosis...?"
Yeoreum tilted her head.
She looked like she had no idea what kind of ga that was.
"Should I show you?!"
Levinas took out a coin from the toy box.
It was a hypnosis coin attached to a string.
"It's a coin?"
"Yes! But it's not real hypnosis, just pretending!"
"Oh... so that's why it's called hypnosis play?"
"Yes! The person hypnotized has to do whatever they're told!"
Levinas shook the coin in front of Yeoreum's eyes.
Then she started making her request.
"Kiss!"
"Oh no! My body is moving on its own!"
Smooch-
Yeoreum kissed the cheeks of the kids and .
Indescribable joy filled , and my tail wagged furiously.
Saebyeok wagged her tail even faster than .
"How was that?!"
"It's a really fun ga!"
"Right?!"
Levinas' next target was .
She waved the coin in front of my eyes.
"King... King is a baby! King becos a baby!"
"A baby...?"
What kind of command was that?
I hesitated at the difficult command.
Yeoreum chuckled and patted my head.
"Gyeoul is already a baby, though?"
"Right. How can a baby beco a baby again?"
Their reactions were strange.
Just as I was about to protest, saying I wasn't a baby...
"Huh...?"
My mind felt fuzzy.
The swinging coin began to control my mind.
Who am I?
What am I?
Oh!
Right! I am...
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Levinas' magic activated out of the blue.
When commanded to beco a baby, Gyeoul's subconscious struggled.
There was no data on being a baby.
The youngest person she had t in this life was Levinas.
Though she had encountered babies in her past life, babies in this world might be different.
She needed to draw on the most similar data available.
As Gyeoul's mind worked, she saw Levinas swinging the coin.
Was Levinas a baby?
Not exactly, but her actions were certainly cute like a baby.
Gyeoul's subconscious decided to beco Levinas.
I am the strongest horned... cat beast-kin!
Once she made up her mind, the world looked different.
It was thanks to embedding keywords like 'overflowing with confidence' and 'can do anything'.
Gyeoul looked around.
Saebyeok's tail was swaying back and forth on the table.
There was no reason not to bite the tail of soone you liked.
At least, that's what Levinas would do.
Gyeoul grabbed the swaying tail and bit it.
Nom nom nom-
"Nyaak!"
Startled, Saebyeok jumped like a cat.
The bitten tail didn't hurt much but stung slightly.
Why would sweet Gyeoul suddenly bite a tail?
Saebyeok wasn't the only one surprised.
"G-Gyeoul?"
"Yes!"
It wasn't his usual soft and gentle voice.
It was a strong, playful, and bold child's voice.
Could it be...?
Yeoreum looked at Levinas.
Mana was rising from the coin.
"Oh my."
She had cast a hypnosis spell.
Normally, such a spell would be easily blocked, but this was Levinas and Gyeoul.
They didn't doubt each other, so the hypnosis took hold easily.
"It's ti to be the Animal King!"
Gyeoul shouted confidently.
She looked exactly like soone she'd seen before.
It was the sa way Levinas usually spoke.
So Gyeoul thought being a baby ant being Levinas.
But how to break the hypnosis?
As Yeoreum pondered, Gyeoul ran to her.
"Play Animal King!"
"Uh, okay..."
She had to break the hypnosis.
But couldn't they enjoy it just a bit more before that?
Yeoreum pondered seriously.
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