S-Class Hunter Heals with Monsters - Chapter 180



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180. The day I went to pick up the thornbush

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When Cheon Do-woon arrived home, he put down the box.

Kim Na-ri, who had been welcoming him, widened her eyes when she saw the box.

“This, this is…! It is presumed to be a drawing tool!”

Kim Na-ri stalked nearby with her characteristic wild animal-like movements.

“Sir, what is all this?”

“gift.”

“Sir, gifts…! These look like children’s belongings. Are they mine?”

“Yes. It’s yours.”

“Wow…!

Kim Na-ri circled around the box. She also raised her arms and struck a cheering pose.

The siblings who saw it from above the rib dome smiled happily.

Although they are not related by blood, the two look alike. As I looked at them, I felt like I was really looking at a father and daughter.

Kim Na-ri took out the items in the box one by one with an excited look on her face.

“This, this is…! I know this. This is a crayon!”

“That’s right. It’s a crayon.”

“There are 24 colors!”

Kim Na-ri flashed a 24-color crayon. The colors are really pretty. It’s the perfect size to hold in your hand.

Kim Na-ri, who was holding crayons, had sparkling eyes when she saw the new art supplies.

“There are colored pencils too!”

“There are colored pencils too.”

“This, this… there’s also paint! I know what this is. This is something you use when painting with watercolors.”

“Really? Mr. Park put in a lot of paints. Are they for watercolor?”

“Yes. Oh oh, these are poster paints. There are also oil paints!”

“I know. Isn’t that great?”

Kim Na-ri felt happy at Cheon Do-woon’s compliment. She put her hands on her waist and struck a proud pose.

There was one thing that caught Kim Na-ri’s attention.

An apron with a large sunflower design. Kim Na-ri took off the plastic wrap and put on the apron.

“Pa, the arm and leg toshi are included in the set!”

The arm wrestling set was also full. The painter’s set didn’t stop there.

“This, this is…! A bread hat!”

A yellow beret hat. It was a hat that President Park had included as a service.

“I, I know this. This is a painter’s hat. I heard a rumor that wearing this will increase your painterliness by +5.”

That’s the effect of the bread hat. Kim Na-ri lifted her hat. Cheon Do-woon, who was watching, smiled silently.

“I didn’t know it had that effect. Where did you hear that?”

“I saw it on TV when I was at the lab. The artist on it was wearing a hat like this. It was cool.”

Kim Na-ri wore a yellow baker’s hat.

Kim Na-ri’s painterliness was added by +5. When the apron and arm warmers were combined, +5 was added again.

A total of +10 to the painter.

Kim Na-ri felt the artist’s soul sleeping inside her stirring.

“I, I have to draw something right now. My soul is crying out to me.”

“Really? Then just wait.”

Cheon Do-woon set up the easel. He also set up the drawing board.

I placed the drawing paper there and held it with tongs to keep the paper from slipping out.

‘Is this okay?’

Cheon Do-woon looked at the picture drawn on the wrapping paper and set up an easel in a similar shape.

“I think this height should be enough. I guess I can use the chair in the yard. Okay. Sit down.”

“Wow! This is my drawing tool!”

Kim Na-ri sat down in front of the easel. She looked at the art supplies on the table and proudly picked one up.

“I’ll draw with this!”

The sky blue crayon was chosen. Seok Woo-hyuk, who was watching from afar, flinched at it.

‘Crayons on an easel?’

Wouldn’t it be uncomfortable? If you’re going to draw with crayons, wouldn’t it be better to draw on the table?

I had that thought, but I didn’t say anything. I liked her so much, and I didn’t want to ruin the mood.

“Okay. Then Kim Na-ri is burning the artist’s soul here.”

“Aren’t you going to draw together?”

“I’m going to go get the thornbush. The snow in the yard has all melted. I should go get it soon.”

“Go, thornbush!”

“Okay. Do you want to go together?”

Kim Na-ri was worried. She wanted to go with him. But the crayons were dazzling before her eyes, and she couldn’t leave.

When Kim Na-ri couldn’t answer, Cheon Do-woon made the decision for her.

“Kim Na-ri, you are drawing thorn vines here.”

“Oh?”

“When the thornbush comes, I give it to you as a gift. It’s a gift for joining the Coconut Family.”

“Hey, this is a gift for joining the company!”

That’s it. Why didn’t I think of that? Kim Na-ri put down the sky blue crayon.

Instead, I took out a green crayon. I also took out a red crayon to draw the flowers blooming on the vine.

“I’m ready. I’ll finish the painting before I bring the vines.”

“Yeah. That’s a good promise.”

“I’ll write a welcome message too.”

Kim Na-ri said with a face full of enthusiasm. The siblings who saw that jumped down from the rib dome.

“We’ll go to the cave area too.”

“You too?”

“Oh. I didn’t have much to do there. I thought I’d take this opportunity to go and take a look.”

“Can I come with you?”

The one who raised his hand was the doppelganger chimera Seok Woo-hyuk.

The cave area is one of the top three areas to avoid. However, if Cheon Do-un and his siblings go there together, it won’t be dangerous.

Seok Woo-hyuk raised his hand because he had that confidence.

“Okay. Then Seok Woo-hyuk from the siblings. Is there anyone else who needs to go?”

Cheon Do-woon looked at number 49. He was sitting in a corner of the yard and smiled.

“I’m fine. I think I’ll feel my legs back soon. I just need to keep this feeling alive for a little longer.”

Number 49 said with a confident face.

“You’ll be standing on your own two feet by the time you get back. Next time, please be my guide.”

Once I have legs, I will be able to run around freely. 49 smiled at the anticipation.

“Then it seems like everyone who will go has already been decided.”

It has been decided who will go and get the vines.

When the number of people was decided, Cheon Do-woon raised his hand and called Blue.

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Cheon Do-un rode Blue and headed to the cave area.

As we neared our destination, the scenery began to change rapidly.

At that, Seok Woo-hyuk’s face became curious.

“It’s full-blown spring here. The flowers are in full bloom.”

“There is a saying that spring in the Demon World begins in the cave area.”

“Why does it start here? Even further south, the snow hasn’t melted yet.”

“Well, the cave area is a place that cannot be explained by theory. Don’t try to understand it with your head.”

Cheon Do-un said while looking at the cave area.

It’s a place where once you enter, you lose your sense of direction.

Sometimes waves are emitted that prevent the gate from opening.

Because of this, it is also impossible to escape through the return stone.

It was a place where it seemed as if someone was artificially blocking escape. That was the cave area.

“There are cases where the Awakened One’s abilities don’t activate in there. Don’t try to understand it with your head. This is a place that even the Hunter Association has given up on revealing.”

While we were chatting, we arrived at our destination.

Cheon Do-woon landed in front of the cave area and looked around.

“I know the energy of the thorn vines. If I detect it with mana, I can find it quickly…”

Cheon Do-woon stopped talking midway.

His gaze stopped at the footprints in front of the cave area.

“I see there are passengers.”

The footprints were quite clear. They had been taken only a few minutes ago.

There were roughly five people. He looked at the footprints and his face became puzzled.

‘This is considered a place to be avoided. Why did you come to a place like this?’

Whatever it is, there is a chance that you will encounter people.

Cheon Do-woon looked at the siblings. The siblings folded their wings as they had thought. Yoo Beom also changed his new head into a human shape.

It was to avoid any inconvenience in case I ran into someone.

“Then shall we go?”

Preparations were complete. Cheon Do-un spread his mana throughout the cave area to find thorn vines.

* * *

The thornbush’s day was simple.

When I wake up in the morning, I stretch my legs to stretch my body.

Check each flower growing on the stem to see if it is doing well.

Once that was done, the time to wait for Cheon Do-woon began.

-Should I pick you up today?

The vines murmured as they twisted their stems. They also took out Cheon Do-un’s coat that was hidden inside the stems.

He said he was coming to get this. So he’ll definitely come get it.

After waiting for several days, believing that, a change occurred for the first time in the same daily routine.

-Footsteps!

At first I thought it was a stroke of luck.

But something was different. His footsteps weren’t this loud.

-This is… not that person. People I don’t know came.

The thornbush was confused. The cave area was considered a place to be avoided.

As such, the vine rarely encountered people.

-What should I do?

There are a lot of opponents. It’s scary to fight, so let’s avoid it.

The thorn vine climbed up the pillar, crouching down at the high ceiling, fifty meters above.

Here, they won’t be able to reach you. They might pass you by without even seeing you.

After thinking like that for about 10 minutes, the owners of the footprints appeared.

-Oh, there are five people.

It was the first time he had seen so many people. The vine looked down in wonder.

Just then the hunters discovered the thorn vines.

“Wait a minute! There’s a monster stuck to the ceiling.”

“It’s a plant monster.”

“It probably lies in wait like that and pounces when its prey comes.”

The hunters drew their weapons.

“Let’s drop it and catch it!”

“Use your gravity powers to make it fall. You said you can use your powers even in caves, right?”

The vines were startled by the hunters’ cries.

He was just hiding, hoping they would pass by without finding him.

“I won’t do anything, so just pass by.” The vine shouted, but no one could hear its voice.

“I’m going to drop it. Everyone, get ready!”

One of the hunters used his ability.

Gravity Weighting Ability. The vine was surprised at how heavy its body suddenly became.

He tried to hold on by wrapping himself around a pillar, but fell.

The thornbush was unable to come to its senses due to the shock of falling 50 meters.

“Now is the time. Cast your net!”

“I have to kill him before I can control his body!”

A hunter-only net covered the vines. The thorns got caught in the net, and the more I struggled, the more they tangled around my body.

“This net is state-of-the-art. It has an electric shock function.”

It was an eerie sound to the thornbush that understood human speech.

-Ha, don’t do that! I hate being sick!

I shouted desperately, but it still didn’t reach the hunters.

I didn’t have time to indulge in such sentiments, wondering if things would have been different if they had heard my voice.

Soon electricity will spread throughout the grid.

The thornbush closed its eyes tightly. Its body trembled as it braced itself for the pain to come.

-uh…?

But there was no pain. The iron net that had been squeezing her body loosened. The vine cautiously opened its eyes.

-ah….

The vine saw someone blocking its path. It also saw the grass roots sitting on its shoulder.

-You came… .

The thornbush’s voice trembled.

I know who the author is. He finally came. He came to get me. This time, he’s going to take me out of here.

The vines felt better as if they had never been sad before. The drooping leaves opened up. The flower petals also became fresh.

On the contrary, the hunters were confused. They were holding only the handles of the cut iron net in their hands.

“What the heck… the net is cut.”

“This must be a special iron net.”

The net, which even the power of the Awakened could not tear apart, was torn like a piece of paper.

The hunters glared at Cheon Do-un with distorted faces.

“Hey, is this what you did?”

“Why did you attack us… Hey, wait a minute. Isn’t that guy an S-class hunter?”

Someone recognized Cheon Do-woon’s face and stopped.

While they were panicking, Dodaki jumped down from Cheon Do-woon’s shoulder.

-Whew!

Dodak ran to the vine. Dodak knew who the vine was.

That is the vine from which the flowers were plucked. It is time to repay the favor for receiving the flowers.

Dodaki caught the iron net. Cheon Do-woon saw it and secretly pulled out a thread and made a crack in the entire net.

-Phew… Yeah!

The fish tore the net apart on both sides.

Crackle. The iron net shattered into pieces and flew in all directions.

“Oh, how could that be!”

“How about a special iron net…!”

“Wow, it’s indeed you, Dodak-nim. Even though you’re small, you’re still a S-class hunter.”

The hunters’ mouths opened wide at Dodaki’s monstrous strength.

Even the thornbush that had been watching had its eyes sparkling at the sight of Dodak’s wonderful appearance.

Dodaki straightened his body. He squared his shoulders proudly. He stamped his feet on the cave floor.

Toong. A magnificent sound rang out.

-Whew!

A ferocious roar also rang out. Dodak, who had torn off the net, slowly looked back at the hunters.

-Ouch, oh yeah!

Are you the ones who have been harassing this vine? The king’s eyes flashed dangerously.