S-Class Hunter Heals with Monsters - Chapter 223



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223. Moist Todak

Cheon Do-woon laughed at the host’s words.

At this point, it wasn’t a sports day, but a fan service concert by Dodaki.

“There’s no need to draw for the last game.”

Lee Baek-ho said as he put down the lottery box. The siblings nodded as if they agreed that it was right for Cheon Do-woon and Dodak to go.

“I also want to see a love triangle between you and Dodak!”

Kim Na-ri also raised her hand and said.

It would be nice to participate directly, but I thought it would be more fun to watch how Cheon Do-woon and Dodak would play.

“It sounds fun, but realistically, isn’t the physical difference between Dodak and Iinsangak too big? It says that when they jump, both of them have to touch the ground with some part of their body.”

Cheon Do-woon said while looking at the pamphlet.

It was a rule to prevent one person from carrying the other person on their back and running.

“That part will be fine. Just tie Dodak’s body to Boss’s ankles. It’s a bit weird to tie Dodak’s legs so that they touch the ground, because they might get hurt when they run… You can just tap the ground with the branch you’re holding. People will think that branch is part of Dodak’s body.”

Lee Baek-ho said while holding up a pamphlet.

If there was no problem with the rules, the contestants were pretty much already decided.

The participants of the two-person triangle were decided as Dodaki and Samgakdae.

Cheon Do-woon took Dodak out to the playground.

* * *

As the game participants gathered on the field, the host quickly scanned the players.

[Players from each team are coming out. Oh, look at that! Dodakki and Tripod are coming out from the Coconut Family!]

People cheered at the host’s words. Some people had already turned on their videos and were waiting.

[The rules of the game are simple. The first team to avoid obstacles and reach the finish line wins. So, please stand in your seats.]

At the host’s signal, each team stood at the starting line.

As it was the final game, a fierce battle of wits against the opposing team took place even before it started.

The only difference from last year was that it wasn’t a battle for the championship.

“Get out of the way! Your team was standing next to Tripod-nim ​​earlier! This time, our team will stand!”

“Nonsense. The first one to settle down is the owner.”

“I said, Vicky! We’ll stand next to you. We’ll stand next to you, Tripod, and film you two running!”

A war of nerves broke out between each team. There was a debate over which team would stand next to the Dodak tripod.

The host, who saw that, held back laughter and grabbed the microphone.

[Okay, let’s start the game. Please stand at the starting line…!]

With a bang, the announcer fired a gun into the sky.

Even though the signal flare sounded, the participants did not run.

As Cheon Do-un walked slowly, the participants also began to walk alongside him.

“Sir, aren’t you running?”

“Oh. Don’t run.”

“why?”

“If I run, I get motion sickness.”

Are you walking for the sake of Dodak? If that’s the reason, then I can understand.

The participants nodded with serious faces. It was indeed a bizarre sight.

[Everyone is walking as if they are out for a walk. This is the first time in the long history of the Spring Festival that I have seen such a love triangle!]

The host couldn’t hold back his laughter and shouted. Even while laughing, he didn’t stop the broadcast due to his professional spirit.

[Look! The tripod player has a sling tied to his ankle. His plump body is held in place by a rope. Oh, look at those arm studs! They are tightly holding onto the tripod’s trouser leg!]

Dodak’s arm roots were rough.

[Foot roots! Look at those foot roots! My legs don’t touch the ground, so I’m rolling in the air. Ah, I’m jumping! I’m jumping hard. My foot roots are flapping in the air at high speed!]

The little roots of Dodak’s feet moved powerfully in the air.

Because of the difference in their physiques, even when Cheon Do-woon walked, it felt like he was moving at high speed to Dodak.

To catch up, I had no choice but to run hard.

[Oh, that sight makes my heart hurt!]

The host shouted, clutching his chest.

It was already becoming a commentary where the player was expressing their own feelings rather than the game progress.

“Your feet have to touch the ground. Isn’t that against the rules?”

Someone shouted from the judges’ table. The host, enraged by this, grabbed the microphone.

[It’s not foul play. Look at that!]

The host pointed at Dodak. With a snap of his fingers, a close-up of Dodak appeared on the screen.

Ok. Ok. Ok. Ok.

There was a sound of the branches of the world tree hitting the ground.

Every time Cheon Do-un’s feet touched the ground, he tapped the floor with his cane.

[That branch is part of Dodak’s body! He uses it to mark the ground. He doesn’t rely on the tripod to move. Dodak himself runs!]

“That’s right. It’s running.”

“It’s true that you’re running.”

“Dodak is running!”

The crowd cheered for Dodak.

The other judges nodded as well. In the end, only the judge who had raised the objection shrank down and said nothing.

Meanwhile, the participants fought for the seat next to Cheon Do-woon.

Every time I took a seat next to someone, a question would pop up.

“Teacher, since when did you become so strong?”

“When did you reach that level?”

“How can I become like you, Teacher? I want to become your disciple!”

The contestants took turns shouting once. In the meantime, they entered the first obstacle course.

[We have entered the first obstacle, the thorny section! Large thorns are rising from the ground, so the participants should be careful… Oh, and before we know it, the eliminated team has appeared!]

Thorns rose and fell repeatedly from the playground floor. They were large thorns that were much taller than a person.

Of course, even though it was a thorn, it wasn’t dangerous since it was a game.

The tips of the thorns were blunt and the overall shape was soft.

However, because the speed at which they rose was so fast, some teams started to hit the thorns and were thrown out of the field.

[Oh, there are thorns under the tripod too!]

Thorns also sprouted from under Cheon Do-un’s feet.

At that moment, Cheon Do-woon stood on the tip of the blunt thorn. He jumped at the same time it rose.

[Nose, Coconut Family Team! Jump using obstacles!]

As Cheon Do-un rose high into the sky, the other teams’ eyes also sparkled.

“Let’s follow the teacher!”

“Jump using the thorns as a stepping stone! Use the thorns’ propulsion power!”

“Teacher, please wait! This disciple is leaving!”

People caught up in the festive atmosphere began to follow Cheon Do-un’s lead, saying whatever they wanted.

Of course, that wasn’t going to work out.

[Oops! They lose their balance and fall! Oh, that team is being flung all the way out of the field! It looks like the thorns are too soft to control the direction they jump in!]

The participants rolled on the floor. Among them was Oh Seung-cheol, the leader of the AA team.

He looked at the retreating Cheon Do-woon with a longing face.

“W-Please wait, Master!”

Oh Seung-cheol shouted. The three members of the Coconut Family who were watching from the tent frowned.

“Who the hell is that teacher?”

“I haven’t even called you master yet. How dare you talk about master without even taking the Coconut Family’s entrance exam?”

Oh Seung-cheol did not look good to the trio.

Oh Seung-cheol, who was shivering from an unknown chill, regained consciousness and stood up.

I tried to step on the thorns again and jump over the obstacle course, but failed again.

Cheon Do-woon, who was walking as if he was taking a stroll, looked back at those awakened people. Already, one third of the participants had been eliminated in the first obstacle section. However, there was a team that did not give up and kept going until the end.

“There are some guys with guts.”

-Ugh.

“You think so too?”

-Ouch, oh yeah!

“That’s right. Now that I think about it, everyone here was an Awakened person.”

Awakened. In other words, a worker with better physical strength than others.

The corners of Cheon Do-woon’s mouth slightly rose. In this game, the last person to follow could be put in as a worker for the slum reconstruction.

He opened his mouth to the Awakened.

“Try spreading mana across the floor. Check where the spell is activated and cover it with mana before the thorns come up. You’re jumping on the mana, not the thorns.”

The voice, filled with mana, reached the struggling team behind them.

The host also looked surprised when he heard that.

[Triangle player, teaching tips to other players. As expected, Dodak’s partner! He’s a great player just like Dodak!]

The host shouted. Everyone in the audience was amazed, but the Coconut Family had a different reaction.

“The old man is choosing workers!”

Kim Na-ri said.

“Yeah. They’re choosing workers.”

The siblings nodded.

“What should I do? Everyone is touched.”

The trio looked at the moved contestants with sad faces.

The participants who did not know the truth stood up with all their might.

“The Tripod is giving us advice. He is encouraging us!”

“Let’s go. Don’t give up until the finish line!”

The Awakened now moved forward relying on each other rather than competing.

[Oh, it’s warm. This is a unique sight in its own right. The dodakki and the tripod bring a considerable change to the spring festival that was full of competition.]

The host said with a pleased face.

Certainly, the Spring Festival had changed. It was no longer a sports day, but an audition to select Cheon Do-un’s personal workers.

“Well, it’s fun, so it’s okay.”

The fun-loving siblings laughed as they watched the desperate contestants trying to become workers.

Only the Coconut Family noticed that the meaning of the sports day had changed.

* * *

D, who was sitting on the judges’ bench.

He, nicknamed Dando, looked at the stadium with a trembling face.

He didn’t like the coconut family that everyone cheered for.

To be exact, there was something about the team leader, Cheon Do-woon, that annoyed me.

‘Those eyes, that attitude… I’m sure I’ve seen it somewhere.’

I don’t remember when it was. I don’t remember, but I have a feeling that I shouldn’t be associated with the author. Why is that?

While he was pondering, the game continued.

[You’ve all entered the second obstacle course. This is where puddles of water randomly appear where you step.]

Cheon Do-woon waited for the other team to arrive and then set off together.

He avoided puddles, but the other team couldn’t. People kept falling into and out of the puddles that formed under their feet.

“What are you doing? I taught you the trick earlier. It’s the same as the first rotation. Spread mana on the ground to detect and dodge.”

“Ha, but Master! The Jumunjin are moving randomly!”

“You have to predict it by the flow of mana.”

Cheon Do-woon looked down at Dodak as he answered.

Dodaki opened his eyes wide as if he was amazed at the puddles of water forming here and there.

The roots of the feet that were looking at the puddle moved faster than ever before.

‘Do you want to splash around?’

As a plant monster, it is natural that it likes water.

Cheon Do-woon loosened the strings of the rope tied around Dodak’s ankles. He lowered Dodak’s position and refastened the strings.

He put his foot on the puddle that had formed next to him.

“Okay. Let’s make some splashes.”

Dodak, sensing the water, flapped his short legs. He moved his feet, recalling the time he floated on a tube in a swimming pool.

[Look at that! A dodak is splashing water.]

Plop, plop. Every time Dodak moved his feet, water droplets splashed.

[It’s a Dodak-style water paddle!]

“Oh, Dodak-style water splash…!”

People were excited to see Dodak’s water splash on the screen.

Applause erupted as a close-up of the plump feet splashing water appeared.

“Good job!”

“Great job!”

“Dodaki-style water splash!”

“Dodaki-style water splash!”

The chorus of ‘Dodaki Pyo Muljanggu’ began with someone shouting.

“Tea… Uncle Sparrow. People are strange. Is this what a sports day is like?”

Kim Na-ri, who was watching the game, asked.

“Well. It’s our first time at a sports day so I don’t know… but seeing everyone doing it so naturally, I think maybe this is how it’s supposed to be?”

Yoo Beom answered. Yoo Ji Ah nodded as well. Number 49 also had a look on her face like she was thinking, “This is how it is.”

‘That’s not it.’

Nam Ki-seok and Seok Woo-hyuk, who knew about ordinary sports days, had no idea where to start explaining.

To them, it seemed like people were getting carried away by the atmosphere and their heads were loosening one by one.

I had that thought, but I didn’t have the confidence to break the mood and say it.

[Look at that! The roots of the body of the dodak have become moist because they have absorbed water! They are shiny. The plumpness has been added to the bouncy texture! This is a moist dodak!]

“Oh, so moist and fluffy!”

“It’s a moist squat!”

“The dough is moist!”

Applause broke out again from the audience.

In that enthusiastic atmosphere, Nam Ki-seok hesitated and took a step back.

Is it the people gathered at the festival who are strange? Or is it me who finds this strange?

Nam Ki-seok and Seok Woo-hyuk groaned as they watched the people shouting ‘Moist and Soft’.