S-Class Hunter Heals with Monsters - Chapter 185



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185. Poison of the Seeping Coconut Family

“By the way. How long are you going to stand there?”

Kim Na-ri looked back in surprise at Cheon Do-woon’s words.

“Oh? It’s Grandpa Joseph!”

There, Joseph was standing in an awkward position.

He who had arrived a long time ago was also listening to Cheon Do-un’s story.

Joseph’s heart fluttered at the thought of hearing these words for the first time, even though he had lived for a long time.

“Number 17… No. Cheon Do-woon, you created Diacity?”

“Well, I guess so. I didn’t build the city.”

“Aren’t you saying that you were the one who made this land habitable for people?”

Joseph laughed in vain. He even dropped the bag he was holding as if he had lost all strength.

As a resident of Gold City, he had heard rumors about Dia City.

There was a time when my goal was to be selected as a resident there.

‘That guy number 17 is the one who built that place. Oh my god. I never thought I’d be so glad I didn’t become a resident of that place.’

Cheon Do-un, the hidden land owner of Diacity.

Joseph felt a little sorry for the people living in that city.

How did I end up living in a place where the devil is the master?

“Well, as I said before, it’s not confirmed that it’s Diacity.”

“Even if you look at it upside down, it seems right? Is there a reason you think it might not be?”

When the siblings asked, Cheon Do-woon laughed.

“I’m leaving open the possibility. A whole piece of land came over the gate, right? It’s been decades already. Another island of a similar shape might have come over from somewhere.”

Even if that were true, wouldn’t it not be a land where people could live?

The siblings thought so, but did not say it out loud.

As Cheon Do-woon said, there is nothing wrong with considering variables.

“Ah, anyway, that’s enough about Diacity. Where is the newly created garden…?”

Joseph looked around and froze.

A garden with signs for weeds and fire. Joseph approached it with a look of ecstasy on his face.

Cheon Do-woon blocked his way.

“Why, why are you stopping me! I am now the personal doctor of the garden mandrakes!”

“Not yet. You have to hand over all the data hidden in the lab. That condition hasn’t been met.”

“ah….”

“Bring it. Becoming Mandragora’s official doctor comes later.”

“Yeah, that’s right. Wait a minute. I’ll bring it.”

Joseph ran into the laboratory building.

He was momentarily surprised to see the white remodeled building. He went inside and came out carrying a bundle of luggage.

“Okay, that’s it.”

13 thick folders and 17 notebooks. In addition, unidentified materials contained in glass bottles.

The siblings looked surprised when they saw that.

“Where did you hide all that?”

“That’s right. We searched the building too, but we didn’t find anything like that. How strange.”

The group was surprised and Joseph wept.

Joseph looked sadly at the research materials that had left his hands.

Of course, there was no way Cheon Do-woon would care about that.

“I can give the materials in the bottle to Manager Kim.”

“Sigh… .”

Joseph clutched his chest at Cheon Do-un’s words.

These are all materials that were obtained with difficulty. Even if you gave them ten million gold coins, an alchemist would not let them go.

‘Well, well, well… I guess it would be better if I gave it to Manager Kim.’

Joseph decided to think so.

Rather than seeing it sold for cheap to some idiot, it would be better for someone who knows its value to use it usefully.

Of course, even though I understood it in my head, I couldn’t help but feel heartbroken.

After taking a moment to catch his breath, Joseph opened his notebook and file.

Inside, it was filled with formulas that only alchemists could understand.

“These are formulas that were studied for plant monsters.”

“Chimera research?”

Joseph shook his head.

“I’m not interested in chimera research. The reason I joined the TDA Research Institute was because the director had a mandragora. I went there because he said he’d let me study it. I’ve never been interested in chimera research…”

Joseph stopped talking mid-sentence.

No matter what he says, it will only sound like excuses to those who were kidnapped as children and turned into chimeras.

I realized that and shut my mouth.

“Well… um, it’s for accelerating the growth of plant monsters, and things like that. If you need it, use it. If you give it to Manager Kim, he’ll figure out the formulas.”

For Joseph, who had a strong desire to monopolize knowledge, these were groundbreaking words.

“Okay. Then I’ll give these to Manager Kim.”

Unbeknownst to Manager Kim, one more task has been added to his workload.

Cheon Do-woon, who had packed the files, took out the fruit of the World Tree from his fanny pack.

-Huh… .

-Ouch, oh yeah… .

As I took the fruit out, a snoring sound came from inside the bag.

It was the sound that Joseph’s root and baby root made while sleeping.

‘Come to think of it, I haven’t buried these guys in the garden yet.’

It was so quiet that I had forgotten. Cheon Do-woon took out the two roots and handed them to Joseph.

“Go and start researching the fruit. There are a lot of empty rooms in the research building. Let’s remodel one and use it.”

“Oh, I see.”

“While you’re at it, bury these roots in the field marked ‘Fire Field.’ As you can see, the Fire Field and the Weed Field are two different camps. Be careful not to get them mixed up.”

“Of course. I will take good care of both of you.”

Joseph received the roots and fruit with a moved face.

That smile didn’t last long. As Joseph was walking to the garden, he saw the vines in front of him and his mouth fell open.

“T-That’s… a thornbush? Why is a rare plant from the cave area here!”

“I brought you here. You said you wanted to stay here.”

Joseph’s eyes shook at the words that came out calmly.

The cave area is difficult to enter in itself. They say they brought rare plants that only live there. Does that make sense?

‘Calm down, man. Your opponent is number 17. He’s not a thornbush, but a world tree. It wouldn’t be strange if he brought it and planted it in the yard.’

Joseph calmed himself down. Whatever it was, it was luck.

You will never see a thornbush this close in your life.

“Whew… Whew… Haa… .”

Joseph gasped as he looked at the vine. The vine flinched and backed away.

-That guy is scary. His eyes are rolled back.

The thornbush hid behind the clouds. Joseph’s expression fell at that.

I couldn’t understand why only Cheon Do-un was loved by plants so much.

“You don’t like that person?”

-I don’t like it. It’s weird.

The thornbush spoke, shaking its stem horizontally.

“I guess you don’t like it. There was no mention of vines in the contract terms. Don’t approach vines without permission.”

“Sigh… .”

Joseph’s eyes grew moist at the restraining order.

Is this heaven or hell? There are many precious plant monsters, but they are not following you, but Cheon Do-un.

‘Why only that guy…?’

Feeling powerless, Joseph slumped down.

‘Me too… I can be nice to you too. I like you too. Why don’t I follow suit?’

There could be nothing sadder than this. Joseph fell to the ground, his face white and burnt, in despair.

‘The more I see him, the funnier he gets.’

If you keep it next to you and watch it, you won’t get bored.

Joseph didn’t know that his siblings were smiling at him.

* * *

Joseph’s despair was of no interest to Cheon Do-woon.

Having achieved everything he could, he looked back at his group with a relieved face.

“By the way, I think we need a name for the thorn vine. What do you think?”

The siblings who had been laughing at Cheon Do-woon’s words flinched.

Naming. The siblings were nervous about the evil events that came periodically. At that moment, Kim Na-ri raised her hand.

“I think I like vines!”

“Ivy? Come to think of it, it was written like that in your picture too.”

“Yes. Vineguri is cute. I like the name Vineguri.”

Kim Na-ri said. The vines that had been hiding behind Cheon Do-woon poked out their stems as if they were interested.

“It’s a vine. It seems okay. What about you?”

Cheon Do-woon asked the vine. The vine, which had a name for the first time in its life, nodded.

-I like it. I like it. I’m a vine now!

“Judging by the reaction, it seems to be good.”

The vine’s name was decided. The siblings who were watching from the side were secretly relieved by that.

‘Ivy… well, that’s okay. If it was Cheon Do-woon, he might have named it Ga-neung by combining thorn and vine.’

Compared to that, ‘Neungkuri’ was an intuitive and cute name.

“Let’s see. Now that the snow in the yard has all melted, I should really start welcoming spring. I brought in some vines. I made a vegetable garden. What else do I need to do?”

Things I had planned to do in the spring are being completed one by one.

Still, he felt like he was missing something. Cheon Do-woon, who had been lost in thought, went into the house.

“I almost forgot this.”

What he brought out was a flat seed the size of a person’s fist.

“Oh, that’s…! It’s a grapevine seed!”

Kim Na-ri shouted.

Joseph, who was planting mandragora in his garden, stopped dead in his tracks at those words.

He looked back at Cheon Do-un with a creaking movement.

“Pho… the seeds of the grapevine?”

That can’t be. That precious thing couldn’t have come out of the house like that. Joseph looked at Cheon Do-woon with wavering eyes.

‘Oh my god! That’s right!’

Joseph was amazed by the seeds that Cheon Do-un was holding.

Why is that precious thing coming out of the house like it’s rolling around the neighborhood?

Thorns on the mandragora. Now even the seeds of the grapevine were around Cheondoun.

‘He still has a leaf from the World Tree stuck in his head.’

Please take that off. Don’t wear that precious thing on your head like a lunatic.

Joseph sniffled and thought.

‘Even the fruit of the World Tree fell into his hands… Why does it all belong to him?’

He decided to study it himself, but in the end, it was Cheon Do-woon who became its owner.

As expected, there is no God. Joseph was frustrated again.

Kim Na-ri, who didn’t know that, lifted her leg to look at the seeds.

“Sir, are you going to plant it now?”

“No. Not now. Judging from the energy, it seems like he’s still hibernating.”

Still, the reason I brought it out was to slowly get some fresh air outside.

If you feel the spring breeze, you will wake up from your sleep.

“Sir, where are you going to plant it then?”

“Well. Where would be good?”

Considering its size when it becomes an adult, it was impossible to plant it in the yard.

“How about keeping it and planting it in Diacity?”

“That’s good. While I’m at it, I’ll take over Diacity too.”

The siblings said, half-jokingly.

A giant tree growing in the center of Sky Island. It has a wonderful appearance, but it is difficult to move once it has taken root, so it cannot be chosen rashly.

Cheon Do-woon thought for a moment and then stood up.

“Let’s ask the vine itself.”

The grapevine has probably woken up from its winter sleep as it is an adult.

Let’s ask ourselves where we wanted to be planted when we were seeds.

‘Because we have Joseph’s communication medicine. We’ll be able to talk.’

I also wanted to know if you had made it through the winter safely.

Cheon Do-woon took medicine and seeds. Joseph, who saw this, quietly stood next to him.

“Then I’ll go too.”

Joseph tried to sneak in.

Joseph broke out in a cold sweat when Cheon Do-woon looked at him expressionlessly.

“I, I know more about plant monsters than anyone else! Think about it. Winter is a dangerous season for plants. If you’ve survived a winter like that, you need to get a health checkup. I can even give you my special nutritional supplements!”

Joseph was desperate. At that point, it was a bit pitiful. The siblings covered their mouths with their hands as if they were sorry.

Although he covered his mouth, he couldn’t hide his slightly trembling shoulders.

Cheon Do-woon looked at Joseph and nodded.

“That’s not wrong. Okay. Come with me as your attending physician.”

“Hey, hey, hey!”

Joseph roared, clenching his fists.

The first cool, refreshing OK sign filled me with joy.

Seok Woo-hyuk felt a little sad when he saw that.

I wonder how he was treated normally that he was happy about something like that.

‘Why does that old man’s voice seem to be acting strange?’

Although he wasn’t aware of it, the Coconut Family’s poison was seeping into Joseph as well.

Does everyone change like that when they come here? Will I one day start making strange sounds like that too?

‘I, I shouldn’t do that.’

Seok Woo-hyuk thought secretly while sweating coldly.