“Communication?”
Seon-ah’s awakening ability was communication. However, she soon understood what that really meant.
“I can hear what the kids are saying!”
“Ohh.”
Seon-ah could hear our children’s words, which even I couldn’t understand. It was truly an enviable ability.
“Are you hungry…? Do you want to play?”
However, it seemed that communication was still not smooth, as she could only understand bits and pieces.
I had a strong feeling that her Level was likely 1st.
If her Level was higher, communication might have been much easier.
“Well, this ability is perfect for Seon-ah. Didn’t she aim to be a monster veterinarian?”
“Oh, that’s right! Congratulations, Seon-ah.”
I nodded enthusiastically at Jae-seong’s words and congratulated her.
Thinking about it, with Seon-ah’s awakening, all three siblings became Awakeners.
Considering how my awakening almost led to the pillar of the house being pulled out, it was a truly ironic situation.
“Wow! This is so amazing. Uh-huh. I see.”
Seon-ah excitedly chatted with the kids. Then, not long after, she collapsed, wrinkled and exhausted.
“Hehehe. It’s hard.”
“It seems like communicating itself uses mana.”
I brought Seon-ah a World Tree mushroom, seeing that she looked weak.
The mushroom’s ability is to restore a small amount of mana.
She should be able to regain some energy. While watching Seon-ah diligently munch on the raw mushroom, I had a strange feeling, and Jae-seong started sorting the strawberries.
“Oh, I should save some for Emily.”
One might not be enough. Just in case, I’ll pack about 10 separately. Even 10 is a small amount. This time, about 3,000 strawberries were harvested.
Unfortunately, the strawberry plant, now that the harvest was done, was wilting in real-time, but even so, it was still a lot.
I immediately prepared to head to the United States. It was an unexpected turn of events, but since we had harvested the golden crops I originally aimed for, there was no need to delay.
“Ara, let’s go to Emily.”
“Ohh! You’re going to treat the disease!”
“Happiness is coming!”
Cheong shouted along.
We then went outside and asked the guild to arrange a flight to the United States immediately.
At the same time, I contacted Nathan, the director of the Information Bureau.
-You’re bringing the medicine?!
“Yes. It’s not confirmed yet, but it’s a crop we’re hoping for.”
-Understood! We’ll prepare on our side as well!
After finishing my communication with Nathan, I quickly boarded the flight to the United States.
***
The visit of the Great Witch Katrina was a major issue even in the United States.
It was her first time staying so long in a foreign country. Moreover, news spread that she had received all sorts of praise, and there were even rumors among the citizens that Katrina was planning to immigrate to Korea.
Among Katrina’s fans, there were particularly zealous ones.
Some had even established a guild.
The guild, called “The Great Witch’s Servants,” was practically like a fanatic fan club.
There were even Level 6 Awakeners within the guild, making it quite an unusual place.
Due to the freedom-loving nature of the United States, the establishment of the guild couldn’t be stopped, but Katrina, who frowned upon them, was not pleased.
“They say Lee Kyu-seong is coming to America!”
“What? We’re heading to the airport immediately!”
These so-called fanatic fans were actually capable enough to run a guild, and they were also highly informed.
To be a fanatic fan, it seems information power is the key.
They already knew that Katrina had been close with Lee Kyu-seong while she was in Korea.
“How dare he be with our Katrina!!”
“How dare an Oriental like you act so arrogantly in a rural area!”
“We’ve never even talked to her…”
The emotions they held towards Lee Kyu-seong were jealousy.
However, it went beyond just that. Soon, the ‘Great Witch’s Servants’ guild finished all preparations for battle and headed to the airport.
All the guild members gathered and stormed towards the airport.
This fact soon reached Katrina as well.
“Mr. Lee Kyu-seong is coming to America?”
Katrina, who had now started using honorifics. Then, another piece of news was delivered to her.
“We’ve received information that pests are heading to the airport. They seem to be targeting Awakener Lee Kyu-seong.”
“These crazy bastards!”
Katrina’s eyes turned furious.
Naturally, she didn’t think Lee Kyu-seong would be in danger.
She was more worried that he might get so angry that he would destroy the entire United States.
“Stop them!! Even if I have to push them all away, we must stop them!”
“Understood. I’ll contact the guild right away and deal with the pests.”
However, their efforts were somewhat too late.
The members of the Great Witch’s Servants guild were so quick to act that, as soon as Lee Kyu-seong’s name was mentioned, they set off immediately for the airport.
And they were also the ones closest to the airport.
In the end, while Katrina was preparing to leave, the guild members of the Great Witch’s Servants had already arrived.
Soon after, the plane carrying Lee Kyu-seong landed, and an explosion erupted on the runway.
KABOOM!!
“T-Terror!”
“Run!”
These individuals, acting recklessly and impulsively. As a group of strong supremacists, they didn’t even realize they were in the wrong.
Rather, they believed they were enacting justice according to their beliefs, justifying all their actions.
“Where’s Lee Kyu-seong?”
“Find him quickly!”
The airport, now turned into chaos by the explosion. Inside, they began searching for Lee Kyu-seong.
But then, just at that moment.
BOOM!
“Ugh!”
“What, what is this?!”
Parts of the shattered airplane’s fuselage flew toward the guild members.
Some of them, unable to react in time, were swept away like bowling pins, and when the remaining members turned their gaze, there stood a small gnoll.
“A gnoll?”
The gnoll was a fairly common and well-known low-level monster.
Thus, it was rare for an Awakener not to know what it was, but this particular gnoll seemed a little different.
First off, it looked much cuter than the usual gnoll. It was almost like a mascot.
Moreover, it was dressed in boots and had its arms crossed, creating an appearance that naturally drew attention.
-Did you dare to attack me?
“It talks?”
Just as the Awakener expressed confusion.
Suddenly, Ras appeared before him, as though teleporting.
“Ugh!”
The Awakener, startled by Ras’s incredible speed, tried to step back but was immediately grabbed by the collar.
-You’re a hundred years too early to attack me. You need a lesson.
Wham!
Ras lightly gave him a smack on the head. And with that one smack, the Awakener passed out cold.
“R-Robert!”
“Did Robert, a Level 5 physical-type Awakener, just get knocked out with one hit…?”
The sight before them was unbelievable. However, soon after, they started coughing.
“Ugh, ugh.”
“Achoo! Cough… what is this?”
People suddenly began feeling weak. And among them, Cheong appeared subtly.
“It hurts.”
Without them noticing, Cheong had spread a disease and infected them.
The disease wasn’t fatal but was enough to incapacitate the victims.
“Ugh, ugh! What have you done to us?!”
“Bad people must be punished!”
And finally, Ara appeared.
Suddenly, lightning erupted towards her.
“You monsters! Die!”
Crackling!
Ara was struck directly by the lightning. The Awakener who caused that scene, coughing and wiping his nose, laughed triumphantly.
“Hahaha! It’s nothing! Cough, cough!“
“It’s itchy! Give me more!”
“What?!”
As the dust from the lightning cleared, Ara was revealed to be perfectly fine.
Seeing this, the members of the guild lost their will to fight.
‘Are we dreaming right now?’
The lightning attack just now had come from the guild’s strongest Level 6 awakened member.
It was also the strongest attack that a Level 6 awakened could use.
And yet, Ara had been struck directly by it and still appeared unharmed.
The members had no choice but to raise their hands and surrender.
“Monsters…!”
“Who are the monsters here?! I’ll teach you a lesson!”
…
The members of the Great Witch’s Servants, who had been looking around for the monster, lost their words upon seeing Ara.
Soon after, they were all tightly bound by Ara, Ras, and Cheong.
“Good job, guys.”
“We did what we had to!”
After subduing everyone, Lee Kyu-seong appeared, and those who saw him trembled.
“Lee Kyu-seong!!”
“So you were targeting me. Who are you exactly?”
Lee Kyu-seong, who didn’t know English, simply tilted his head as he watched the enemies calling his name.
He had been surprised at first, but now that he had calmed down, he was about to speak…
“Lee Kyu-seong!”
Whooosh!
Someone appeared, rushing in with the wind, urgently shouting.
Then, seeing the people who were captured, the newcomer showed their anger.
“You’ve been a nuisance for so long, and now you’ve really caused trouble!”
“K-Katrina!”
The appearance of the Great Witch Katrina was something they hadn’t expected.
While Katrina had often been in the public eye as a celebrity, she never showed up for troublesome matters.
She only appeared for events that brought her attention or fame, never once acting for her fans.
As such, seeing her in person was as rare as finding a star in the sky.
“I’ll erase everything here, down to the last trace!”
“K-Katrina! I’m fine!”
Lee Kyu-seong hurriedly stopped her.
He couldn’t bear to watch these people suffer in front of him, especially with the children present, as it would be bad for their emotional well-being.
“Katrina! We meet again so soon! How have you been?”
“Hm, Ara. Are you okay?”
“I’m fine! Just a little burnt on my clothes?”
Ara, tilting her head as she looked around her body, noticed her clothes were scorched from the lightning strike.
Luckily, she hadn’t been wearing a hat, or it would have been a disaster if it had burned.
“How dare you…”
Seeing Ara in that state, Katrina’s anger boiled over.
Even though she wasn’t one to get attached, she had started to care for Ara.
“You won’t get away with this.”
Katrina warned them in a cold voice before quickly making a phone call.
After finishing her call, she spoke to Lee Kyu-seong.
“I’m glad you’re safe.”
“Yeah, but why did they target me?”
“…”
“Sorry. Those guys are my obsessive fans. They must have thought I was involved with you, so they went overboard.”
“Heh.”
Still, to commit terrorism at the airport?
It was beyond Lee Kyu-seong’s comprehension, but then again, terrorists were always the kind of people who didn’t make sense.
After a little while, airport security and Awakeners from nearby areas arrived.
“I hope you’ll take care of things here.”
With that, Katrina spoke to the arriving group and immediately took Lee Kyu-seong and the children away.
“Can we leave like this?”
“Let them handle the aftermath. No one would dare say anything to the people caught up in the incident.”
Fortunately, people had already identified Katrina as the one who had resolved the situation.
Given the great witch’s reputation, it was only natural.
“Sigh, it’s going to be a mess again.”
A terror attack at the airport.
And the target was Lee Kyu-seong. Katrina knew very well that Lee Kyu-seong had been attacked several times before.
If this incident added on top of that, would the Korean government stay quiet? What about the Ara Hongryeon Guild?
While Katrina was lost in thought, Lee Kyu-seong suddenly said.
“Oh, it’s Director Nathan.”
“Nathan?”
Could it be the Director of the Information Bureau, Nathan?
And sure enough, her prediction was right, as Nathan, the director, was running toward them in a panic.
“Lee Kyu-seong!!! Are you alright?!”
“This is a disaster.”
At this point, Katrina wore a resigned expression.
Cliche Novel 