The Buffs I Raised Are Too Strong - Chapter 7

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Episode 7.
“This is all because of the Guild Master.”
Jeong Sohyun spoke, her expression crumpling.
“You’re blaming me?”
“You’re famous for being old-fashioned. Plus, you’re a man of principle—wouldn’t bend toward the shadows if your life depended on it. That’s why he suspects there’s an Unconfirmed S-Rank, isn’t it?”
“Ugh.”
The Guild Master clutched his chest as if struck by the truth of her words.
“You only care about the guild. You don’t lobby, you don’t take bribes. You take every dangerous request that comes in, so no one would ever think you’d gotten your hands dirty on the wrong side. That’s what he’s counting on—that everyone just assumes you’re clean and looks the other way.”
“That’s…… not wrong.”
The Guild Master scratched the back of his head awkwardly.
Regardless, I was completely absorbed in a single word I’d heard moments ago.
“Unconfirmed…… S-Rank?”
I couldn’t believe it, even speaking it aloud myself.
That he’d mistaken me for an Unconfirmed S-Rank.
‘……Is it really that much of a mistake?’
My Information Window showed E-Rank, after all.
But according to Jeong Sohyun’s Buff Window, my abilities were definitely S-Rank or higher—EX-Rank, in fact.
So it wasn’t strange that he’d misunderstood.
‘Still, now that I’m the one involved, it’s a bit…….’
“Jeong Sohyuk.”
“……Yes.”
The Guild Master spoke cautiously.
“For the sake of response, and for the sake of confirming the facts. I’d be grateful if you’d tell me the truth.”
“The truth…… you say?”
“Yes. It might not be to your advantage, but think of it as being for your sister and the guild. Please, I’m begging you.”
His head bowed so low his forehead nearly touched the table.
Had I ever received a request this earnest in my life?
“…….”
I’d heard about this before, from Jeong Sohyun.
Back when she first joined Baekryeon.
Her assessment of the Guild Master.
‘A man who’d stake his life on the guild.’
Someone who moved with nothing but the guild in his sights—no personal gain, no selfish ambition.
“……I understand.”
There was no more room for doubt.
If Jeong Sohyun trusted him, then I could too.
“Let’s go.”
“……What?”
“To my Rooftop Room.”
The Guild Master stared at me blankly.
A Rooftop Room—even I had to stifle a rueful laugh at the name.
Trust requires proof.
More effective than rambling explanations.
Seeing it firsthand would be faster.
Jeong Sohyun approached me quietly.
“Are you sure about this?”
“Well, you called me because he’s trustworthy, didn’t you?”
“……That’s true, but.”
“Then that settles it.”
Yes, trustworthy.
The Guild Master of Baekryeon.
I found myself curious what he’d say when he saw my Rooftop Room.
* * *
‘……A Rooftop Room?’
After just over an hour of driving,
they arrived at what was unmistakably an actual rooftop room.
‘I thought it might be some kind of euphemism…….’
An old, dilapidated building.
Seeing it in person left a bitter taste.
“Let’s head up.”
“Ah…… yeah.”
Crunch, crunch.
Sand piled on the stairs.
You could feel the lack of maintenance.
Cracks in the walls.
Traces of water seepage.
‘……It’s oddly charming, somehow.’
Baek Yulheon, who’d once faced similar circumstances himself.
A faint nostalgia welled up in him.
‘Yeah, the villa where I used to live had vines like that growing on the walls too.’
A small patch of green ivy poking through a gap in the wall.
A small patch…….
Poking through…….
“?”
‘What is this.’
A small patch poking through?
No.
Not even green.
A plant that consumed an entire wall of the villa.
Decoration?
“Ah! Please don’t touch it!”
“Huh? Oh?”
“It’s alive. Come this way.”
‘……Not decoration, then?’
That was when Baek Yulheon understood.
This place was no ordinary villa.
“Go on inside, please.”
Creeeeak.
The old iron door swings open.
A rooftop painted in blue.
The Rooftop Room came into view.
And.
“……What is that?”
“Oh, that’s a Cherry Tomato.”
“……That’s a Cherry Tomato, is it.”
A stem that rose far above his head blocked out the sunlight.
Two meters? Three?
In any case, it wasn’t any Cherry Tomato he’d ever known.
If anything, it resembled a Tower Plant.
‘This is Jeong Sohyuk’s ability…….’
Carefully, he reached out his hand toward the Cherry Tomato fruit.
Pop―.
“Ah.”
With a soft sound, the Cherry Tomato fell lightly into his palm.
“Ah, oh…… by accident…….”
“It’s fine. Would you like to try one?”
“……What?”
He gazed quietly at the bright red fruit resting in his hand.
The skin gleamed, reflecting the sunlight.
“Sniff, sniff…….”
His nose twitched of its own accord at the strange aroma.
Sweet, the kind that made saliva pool in your mouth…….
“Is it delicious?”
“Oh, what?”
Crunch.
Before he knew it, he was already chewing the fruit.
‘I put it in my mouth without even thinking…….’
The habit of caution with food would have been ingrained in his body.
Without a single warning, it disappeared past his throat.
Gulp.
“……It’s delicious.”
“Thank you.”
It truly was delicious.
No exaggeration.
The Stevia Tomato he’d received as a gift last time couldn’t compare to this.
‘At this level, he could make a fortune just selling them to restaurants…….’
“Huh……!?”
That’s when it happened.
His body suddenly burned with heat, as if ignited from within.
“What…… what is this……!”
His muscles thrummed with vitality, like a body fresh from weight training.
Having spent long years as a businessman, his physique had deteriorated far beyond repair.
‘The power surging through me…… it’s like the moment I first Awakened……!’
He turned his head urgently toward Jeong Sohyuk.
“Jeong Sohyuk…… this is.”
“It’s this. How my sister got stronger.”
“……!”
Now he turned toward Jeong Sohyun.
She nodded gently, a small smile playing at her lips.
“……This can’t be real.”
In all his time in the guild—
or even accounting for his years as an Awakener before that—had he ever encountered a Buff of this caliber?
‘It’s extraordinary.’
Now he finally understood Jeong Sohyun’s excessive protectiveness, which until now had made no sense.
With an ability of this magnitude, she could attract interest not just from domestic guilds, but from overseas as well.
Baek Yulheon’s mind began racing wildly.
‘What if he can cultivate not just Cherry Tomatoes but other plants too? What if…… different plants grant different Buffs? What if they stack?’
“Guild Master.”
“Oh…….”
At that moment,
Jeong Sohyuk tapped Baek Yulheon’s shoulder.
“……Are you alright?”
“Ah, haha. More than alright—I’m overflowing with energy.”
“Then could you look at this too?”
“……What?”
Jeong Sohyuk beckoned Jeong Sohyun from behind as well.
“Come over here. It’s fully grown.”
“What, what!? You, why didn’t you contact me!”
“I was going to…… but you told me to come to the guild…….”
Thud-thud.
With drooping shoulders, Jeong Sohyuk walked past the Cherry Tomatoes and moved to the side.
And then.
“?”
‘A different…… plant?’
What stood there was not a Cherry Tomato, but something else entirely.
A plant that reached up to about thigh height.
The problem was…… its appearance.
“Wow…….”
Exquisite.
Its form matched no plant he’d ever seen before.
Multiple stems converging at a single point, shaped like a birdcage.
Fruits so beautiful they looked like glass artwork.
He circled it three-sixty, examining it from every angle.
What in the world was this plant?
The Cherry Tomatoes had also undergone a complete transformation from their original appearance.
So he assumed this must be something similar.
But still.
“Haha, I haven’t the faintest idea. Jeong Sohyuk, what kind of plant is this?”
“Oh, it’s understandable you wouldn’t know. It’s a Tower Plant, after all.”
“Ah, a Tower…….”
Baek Yulheon froze mid-bow.
‘……A Tower Plant?’
“A what!?”
“……I’m shocked.”
His hands trembled.
His breathing turned ragged, excitement coursing through him.
‘A Tower Plant, you say……?’
His gaze flickered between Jeong Sohyuk and the plant.
An unknown species.
Abilities beyond classification.
“Let me see too! Please!”
Jeong Sohyun shoved Baek Yulheon aside and stepped closer to the plant.
“Wow…….”
In an instant, she was utterly entranced, her mind entirely captivated by it.
‘……Has anyone ever actually cultivated a Tower Plant before?’
Never.
It was impossible.
If it had happened, it would have sent shockwaves through the entire Awakener community.
Tower Plants boast overwhelming efficacy merely from consumption.
Some enhance the body.
Others cure serious wounds in a single use.
In rare cases, there have been reports of effects related to Mana, which is why nearly every Awakener searches for them desperately.
But.
Their supply is severely limited compared to demand.
Currently, the only source of Tower Plants on the market
is the clear reward from the Tower itself.
If you collect plants without defeating the boss,
the moment you defeat the boss and leave the Tower, everything you obtained inside vanishes.
Attempts to mass-produce Tower Plants have been made before.
Seed extraction, recruitment of plant specialists en masse, personnel and facility reinforcement, and more.
Occasional reports have surfaced of successful seed extractions,
but no further progress has been made in decades.
‘Yet.’
What all manner of experts had failed to accomplish
was achieved by a single young man living in a Rooftop Room.
“Does it have a name?”
Jeong Sohyun asked, her eyes gleaming.
“Uh…… Azure…… Breeze?”
“You named it?”
“No, it’s showing up in the Information Window.”
“Tower Plants show up too…….”
Baek Yulheon suddenly interjected into their conversation.
“Um, Information? Can you also see details like effects and properties?”
Baek Yulheon’s raised voice caught Jeong Sohyuk slightly off guard.
But he smiled and answered readily.
“Yes. For reference, the Cherry Tomato from earlier provided a Strength Buff.”
“So, then, this one……?”
Both Baek Yulheon and Jeong Sohyun leaned forward to listen.
They had no choice.
A single Cherry Tomato had saved the guild from danger.
The effects of a Tower Plant were incomparable by contrast.
Jeong Sohyuk wore a meaningful smile.
“Mana.”
* * *
One hour earlier.
Baekryeon Guild.
His sister and the guild master had left the office first.
He’d slipped away under the pretense of using the restroom.
He needed time to think.
‘Think, Jeong Sohyuk.’
Baek Yulheon said to me earlier, “There won’t be any gain from this,” but.
that’s not entirely true.
A connection with a single guild itself is.
opportunity enough.
Will the Baekryeon Guild be a sufficient shield for me?
What benefit could there be for me in this?
‘He still doesn’t know I’ve cultivated a Tower Plant.’
What kind of reaction would Baek Yulheon show when he saw my diamond goose?
One thing is certain.
His mind works better than mine.
‘He called himself a businessman without greed.’
A Tower Plant that would cause upheaval the moment it hit the market.
It’s not a venture I can manage alone.
If I borrowed my sister’s strength?
Still not enough.
But.
‘If one major guild lent its power?’
Protecting my identity’s secret.
Distribution of the plants.
Revenue generation.
I think the power of a major guild would make it all possible.
The problem is trust.
‘If I’m betrayed, both my identity’s protection and my profits vanish entirely.’
To be honest, the profits aren’t really the issue.
After all, if I have my ability, I can produce the plants again.
The problem is my safety.
‘Is it safe to trust him?’
I have to protect myself with my own hands.
My sister said it.
Baek Yulheon is a man who moves only for his guild.
A man who would do anything for the guild’s sake.
Could he really abandon me—this golden goose?
Especially with such a convenient justification: the sibling of their figurehead.
“I’ll trust him.”
If I don’t take a step forward, nothing will ever begin.
I decided to trust Baekryeon.
The Buff I Created Is Too Powerful
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