I Thought It Was a Healing Farming Game - Chapter 27

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I thought this was supposed to be a healing farming game.
Chapter 27

I was turning back, carefully cradling the Four-Leaf Clover that Kaise had found for me, when his hand suddenly caught the nape of my shirt.
“Oof!”
“Dust off your knees before you go, customer.”
“My knees?”
“If you wander back like that, everyone will think you’ve been rolling around in the dirt.”
At Kaise’s words, I glanced down and saw my skirt hem was completely stained with grass and mud.
“Oh no. My clothes!”
As I brushed off my knees with a grimace, Kaise glanced at the clover and let out a soft laugh.
“Looks like a symbol of misfortune.”
“It’s not.”
Ignoring Kaise’s mockery, I ran toward Priam’s house, clutching the Four-Leaf Clover.
I could hear his leisurely footsteps following behind me, but I paid them no mind.
Knock, knock.
“Priam!”
“Who is it—Miel? What brings you here?”
He greeted me with a surprised expression, evidently not expecting my return so soon after we’d parted ways.
“Good evening.”
“Kaise too? What’s this all about?”
Kaise offered a brief greeting and then tilted his chin toward me instead of answering.
I stepped closer to Priam and held out my clenched fist.
“Priam, look at this.”
“Hmm?”
I opened my palm. The Four-Leaf Clover appeared before his eyes.
“Ta-da! It’s a Four-Leaf Clover. They say it brings good fortune to anyone who has one.”
“Wow, you found it yourself? Perfect timing, Miel!”
I shook my head at his cheerful congratulations.
“No, I brought it for you, Priam.”
“For me?”
Priam’s eyes darted between me and the clover before he asked in a hesitant voice.
“Why?”
“Because I wanted you to have good fortune! If you keep it, something good will happen, and then you’ll be happy too.”
Upon hearing my answer, Priam, who had been wavering, carefully accepted the Four-Leaf Clover with both hands.
His cheeks soon flushed a soft pink.

Priam’s Affection Level +50

“Thank you, Miel… I’ll treasure it.”

Priam’s Affection Level has reached Level 2!

The way Priam looked at me grew so bright with emotion it was almost overwhelming.
‘I didn’t expect him to be so happy. For a symbol of good fortune, it’s certainly working wonders.’
My own mood lifted in response, and we shared warm smiles in that pleasant moment together.
“Kaise!”
Someone called out to Kaise urgently.
A young man came rushing toward us, breathless, and glanced at us briefly.
“Forgive me, but I have something important to tell you.”
As Kaise approached the young man, he whispered something in his ear.
After finishing his hushed message, the young man bowed respectfully and hurried away.
‘What was that about?’
My curious gaze and Kaise’s eyes met directly.
“Sigh.”
Kaise released a dry laugh and swept back his hair.
​”Kaise. Is something wrong?”
​”Whether by chance or by design…….”
​Kaise murmured the words as if to himself.
​”Wait…… Did you just say burdock?”
​I pressed him earnestly, and Kaise broke into open laughter. I touched the back of my neck, embarrassed.
​”Oh. I must have misheard. That’s not burdock, is it?”
​”No, you heard right. I was just wondering whether to stock it at the Tavern.”
​”Burdock? Burdock is…… when you braise it in soy sauce it becomes crisp and salty—quite delicious. Though I’m not sure it makes the best snack.”
​”Our customer knows everything, it seems.”
​Kaise clapped his hands together with an impassive face.
​”Oh, that’s hardly…”
​I stopped mid-answer and noticed a wry smile playing at the corner of his mouth.
​I narrowed my eyes and regarded him with suspicion.
​”Are you teasing me right now?”
​”Me? I was complimenting you.”

​Kaise’s Affection Level +5

​Hmm. Seeing his Affection Level rise, he hadn’t been entirely lying after all.
​Though still suspicious, I decided to let it slide since he’d given me the Four-Leaf Clover so readily just now.
​’Besides, Priam’s mood improved because of it, so that’s a win. What does it matter…’
​I said goodbye to them both and walked home with a light step.

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​The moment I stepped through the entryway, Siard greeted me.
​”You’re late. Has something happened?”
​”Oh, I’m sorry! The walk took longer than I expected…….”
​I laughed sheepishly and brushed the grass leaves clinging to my shoe tips.
​”I see.”
​”Actually, I was searching for a Four-Leaf Clover to give to Priam.”
​”A Four-Leaf Clover?”
​”Yes, they say that having a clover with four leaves brings good fortune.”
​”That’s why you were delayed.”
​Siard looked at me quietly for a moment, then smiled softly.
​”Since it’s a gift from your heart, Priam must have been delighted.”
​”He was. He loved it.”
​I felt suddenly self-conscious and laughed while scratching my cheek.
​”Anyway, it’s getting late, so let’s eat supper quickly. I need to finish the Mending work after we eat.”
​After a simple supper with Siard, we gathered on the living room sofa.
​He would do Embroidery while I would mend the Work Clothes I’d been given as a job.
​Since we didn’t have much time to see each other’s faces, I’d suggested we spend time together like this.
​I found thread the same color as the Work Clothes and threaded it through the needle’s eye.
​”Next time, should we go on a picnic together?”
​”Whenever you wish.”
​Siard replied affectionately and moved his needle across the fabric.
​I found a button identical to the one that had come loose and fit it into the empty spot.
​Slipping my hand inside the garment, I felt for the area to be sewn and carefully stitched the button so the stitching wouldn’t go crooked.
​I shook the Work Clothes lightly to confirm the button wouldn’t fall off again.
​’And mend the torn spots too…’
​I bit through the thread and tied off the knot.
​As I was folding the Work Clothes one by one.
​Siard tapped the table with his finger.
​I stopped folding and turned; Siard held out a handkerchief.
​Along its edge was a delicate Four-Leaf Clover embroidered in fine detail.
​”Wow, oh wow. It’s so beautiful! Is that a Four-Leaf Clover?”
​”I embroidered it while thinking of the good fortune you mentioned.”
​”The stitching is so clean. Is there anything you can’t do, Siard?”
​I couldn’t tear my eyes away, admiring the small embroidered Four-Leaf Clover at length.
​Siard smiled faintly, seemingly pleased by my enthusiastic reaction.
“A stroke of luck for you, Miel.”
“For me?”
The surprise faded quickly, and the moment I saw the handkerchief, emotion washed over me like a tide.
So this was what Priam must have felt.
“Such a treasure…… I’ll cherish it always, Siard.”
I accepted the handkerchief with the care one might show a newborn.
“You’re too kind.”
Embroidered by his own hands. No one could possibly dislike a gift crafted with such devotion.
‘And it’s remarkably intricate…… so delicate. It’s lovely.’
The handkerchief’s fabric was exquisite too—fine enough that I wouldn’t hesitate to pay ten Gold for it in a shop.

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“Five Growth Accelerants! That’s five Gold total.”
As I handed over the Gold, the merchant promptly offered me a pouch containing the Growth Accelerants.
“Here you go.”
“Thank you.”
I’d decided to invest my Part-time Job Wages back into farming again.
I made straight for the Vegetable Garden as I always did.

[Miel]

“Hello, you all. Growing well, aren’t you? I’m back.”
I greeted my plot and checked on the crops’ condition.
The seedlings that had just broken through were a little taller than yesterday.
‘At this rate…… most of them should be fully grown in a week or two?’
It was a respectable pace, yet far short of my ambitious goal.
The housing deposit I needed to save for was a full thousand Gold.
‘So I’d better earn money with everything I’ve got!’
I watered the soil thoroughly—it had been thirsty—then pulled out what I’d just bought.

Growth Accelerant: An ampoule containing concentrated plant hormones that promotes rapid growth in a short span of time.

The ampoule was small, shaped like a dropper, yet its power was extraordinary.
‘If its performance matches the game specs, everything should be fully grown within a week.’

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