I Thought It Was a Healing Farming Game - Chapter 2

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I thought it was a healing farming game.
Chapter 2

The certainty in that voice—as though the surgery would succeed without question—drained away the last of my anxiety.
“The anesthetic is going in now. Count from one to ten in your head.”
I began counting silently, following the instruction.
One, two, three.
Consciousness snapped like a thread.
Darkness.
Then, at some point, a faint mechanical beeping echoed through the void.
Beep.

Data generation in progress…….

Text appeared before my eyes, meaningless and flickering.
Beep.

Set your nickname.

Beep.

Yumiel

The program installed itself like code, and my name entered automatically.

Confirm as ‘Yumiel’?
.
.
Generation complete.

Ding!
A cheerful notification sounded, and my eyes snapped open.
When I came to my senses, there…….
Blink, blink.
“You’ve awakened.”
An angel stood before me.
My dazed mind struggled to process reality.
Hair white as snow, violet eyes gleaming with an otherworldly light beneath shadowed lashes.
The moment I beheld that angelic face, my mind went blank.
Did I…… die?
Even as shock consumed me, a voice—soft and sweet as spun sugar—cut through the haze.
“I found you collapsed in the forest and brought you here.”
“Dead……? The forest?”
I scrambled to gather my scattered thoughts.
Then it struck me—this angel looked familiar.
No, this wasn’t an angel at all…….
“This is the town of Node.”
Siad?
A Resident from the game I’d been playing.
Ding!

—Tutorial—
Exhausted from the burden of reality!

Then, with a bright notification sound, a familiar message floated suspended in the air.

Have you ever thought about living peacefully in a quiet place where no one knows you?
Congratulations. You are a chosen one!

The words I’d seen when first starting the game.
I stared blankly between the system window and the man frozen as if time had stopped.

You have arrived at Node, a peaceful and beautiful island village.

Soon my vision flickered white.
I squeezed my eyes shut against the dazzling light, and when I opened them, an entirely new landscape spread before me.

The sea unfurling beyond the harbor’s edge.

White foam ceaselessly shattered across the blue water.
A cool breeze carrying the salt of the sea ruffled my hair without mercy.
For a moment I lost myself in the sight, until another vista came crashing over me like a wave.

The village in all its beauty.

A grand clock tower and fountain at the village’s heart.
Trees heavy with ripe fruit, two-story cottages with red roofs and flower-lined footpaths, a patch of fresh herbs, even a grand manor nestled deep in the woods.
As the graphics I’d only ever seen through a tablet screen drew suddenly close, my heart quickened.

The residents of Node, always living freely.

Now familiar faces came into view one by one.
Siad, brewing potions from herbs.
Kaise, sprawled across an office sofa, rifling through documents.
Priam, smiling as she filled a basket with freshly harvested fruit.
Twin siblings at an antique dining table, clutching dolls and waiting for their treats.
All the game NPCs I’d interacted with were truly alive and moving before me.
“It’s really…….”
In the moment I stretched my arm toward the impossible scene, murmuring those words.
The wind abruptly ceased, and I found myself back in the room, arm still extended.
On a bed bathed in warm sunlight.

Begin your new life in Node, the perfect rural village.
If you wish to become a true resident of Node, they will always welcome you!

I watched the words slowly dissolve and thought to myself.
Perhaps this is the chance God has given me.

* * *

“Since you’ve only just awakened, it would be best to keep your first meal light,” Siad said, extending a plate of food in a kind, gentle voice.
I looked down at the potato soup with bacon and mushrooms, offering a faint, dazed greeting.
“Thank you…….”
The game’s story was simple enough.
I collapse in the forest, awakening with no memory.
And the angel who brought me to Node…….
No, rather. The healer, Siad.
I understood what was happening now, but there was one problem.
The surgery had failed?
No, that wasn’t it.
I might have died?
That wasn’t it either.
So I’d somehow wandered into the game itself?
Not that either.
I…….’

Yumiel. Level 1.

‘My level……’
I stared at my profile window, unable to finish the thought.
Everything had been reset.
The Affection I’d carefully built with the Residents, the Skill Levels that had climbed near maximum—all of it gone.
The fortune I’d painstakingly saved, the house I’d decorated with such love and care.
‘Nearly a year of game time, and……’
All of it rendered worthless in an instant.
I lifted the spoon to my lips, fighting to keep my face composed in front of Siad.
“Does it suit your taste?”
“It’s delicious……”
My voice trembled with sorrow, yet it came out sounding genuinely moved.
In truth, after eating nothing but low-sodium meals, the rich saltiness of this properly seasoned food was such a revelation that I couldn’t help but be moved by it.
“I’m glad to hear it.”
Siad smiled with obvious pleasure.
‘How beautiful……’
I found myself marveling at his almost holy features, as if the weight of loss had momentarily lifted.
Siad reached into his clothes and drew out a bottle, extending it toward me. The blue liquid inside the glass vial sloshed gently.
“Drinking this should help your recovery.”
A Potion!
Gazing at it with curiosity, a cute speech bubble suddenly appeared above the bottle.

Recovery Potion (Common): Increases the speed of wound healing by 20%.

Ding!

-Tutorial: Items-
The village contains various useful goods.
Objects with special effects are collectively called ‘Items,’ and if you gaze upon one for three seconds, you can see the Item’s name and description.
Descriptions of items crafted directly by village Residents, or fields of knowledge you have yet to learn, may be marked with a ‘?’.
As you gain knowledge through reading, activities in related fields, or asking questions, you will see more detailed descriptions……

In short, it meant that simply gazing at something would reveal its full description this way.
“Thank you, I’ll drink it gratefully!”
I bowed brightly and tipped my head back, draining the potion in one swift motion.
The cold, bitter liquid slid down my throat with a series of gulps.
Once I’d finished, Siad’s palm smoothed gently over my head.
“You’ll need plenty of that. Well done.”
I felt embarrassed to be praised like a child who’d taken her medicine, yet strangely pleased nonetheless.
Siad produced another bottle from his robes.
This one held candies inside, and as I gazed for three seconds, a speech bubble popped into view again.

Siad’s ?? Candy: A candy made by Siad himself. The ??? effect persists for one day.

During the game, I’d often had accidents or gotten injured, and would seek Siad’s healing.
Each time, after he finished treating me, he’d slip a candy into my mouth, saying the medicine was bitter.
‘I always thought they were store-bought candies. So he was making them himself the whole time?’
No wonder each time I ate one, I’d notice a different effect afterward.
The question marks seemed to indicate a lack of knowledge on my part.
‘My Herbalism Level must still be too low to identify what kind of candy it is.’
Then Siad’s fingers, holding a candy, moved toward me.
I opened my mouth reflexively.
His fingers hesitated in midair before a single candy slipped past my lips.
“Mm. It’s strawberry!”
Delighted by the sweet and tangy taste, I began to dissolve the candy in my mouth.
“You’re like a baby bird.”
As I was savoring the candy, I lifted my head at the sound of his voice.
Looking down at me, Siad murmured softly.
“Not a shred of caution in him.”

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