The Magical Hunter Girl Decorates the Dungeon! - Chapter 69

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The Magic Hunter Girl Decorates a Dungeon! Episode 69
‘Wow…… what a beautiful boy.’
He looked to be about ten years old.
His long hair, unusual for a boy, was fastened lightly with cloth, and the loose strands framed his glasses delicately.
A white dress shirt, suspenders, and brown shoes—he looked every inch the aristocratic young master from a storybook.
‘……Wait. If he’s nobility!’
Lee Ji immediately straightened into a respectful posture.
“Ah, ah—hello! Thank you so much for letting me enter the Garden!”
“Huh?”
The boy’s brow furrowed slightly.
Though she’d never seen him before, his expression felt strangely familiar.
“Did you just mistake me for the Black Diamond Marquis?”
“Oh, no! You’re far too young to be the Marquis. Perhaps you’re a noble’s young master……?”
The boy’s lips pouted for a moment. His reaction was hard to read.
At least she could tell he disliked being called a young master.
“Don’t worry about it. I’m not here for any of that. I only came to experience this Dungeon—that Mansion, I mean.”
“Oh? Are you a Hunter?”
The boy shook his head immediately, then began to think through his introduction with a solemn expression.
“I’m neither an Awakened One nor an ordinary human. How do I explain this? I’m wise, I can go anywhere, and I want to help people—”
“……A ghost?”
“I am not!”
The boy burst out, and Lee Ji flinched.
“I’m sorry! ……A Fairy?”
“……Fairy sounds better than ghost, at least. Anyway. What are you doing here?”
Fairy—that word certainly suited his appearance.
Lee Ji’s wariness melted in an instant, and she explained her situation.
“I was admiring the flowers. I want to take exactly three of them with me.”
“Hmm. But why were you sighing?”
“They’re all so beautiful, I don’t know which ones to choose…….”
“A happy dilemma, then. What will you use the flowers for?”
Lee Ji stood still and struck a dramatic pose—the stance she’d taken the moment she touched ground after transforming.
“……What are you doing?”
“I want flowers to bloom all around me when I’m standing like this.”
Even as she said it, Lee Ji wondered if the Fairy could possibly understand.
But the Fairy nodded calmly at once.
“I understand.”
“Really?”
“Yes. Let’s choose flowers of different heights. A tall one in the back, a medium one, and a short one. That way all the flowers will be visible at once.”
“Oh……!”
He really is clever!
Once the criteria were set, the next step became simple.
For the tallest flower, there was only one choice: the Sunflower.
“Gardener’s Song!”
Pure white light enveloped the Sunflower.
Remaining Decoration Points: 3/8
Unfamiliar messages appeared immediately.
[Garden Decoration Element]
: Sunflower (1/1) (new!)
You have used the ‘Gardener’s Song’ skill for the first time!
‘Garden Decoration Element’ items can be planted in any area using the ‘Gardener’s Song’ skill at any time.
‘I’ve used this skill before, though.’
Because she’d been using it unconventionally all this time, the system was apparently finally explaining the normal method.
Time to test it right away.
‘Gardener’s Song!’
A slightly different message appeared.
[▶Extract Decoration Item]
[▷Decorate the Area with Items I Possess]
A choice between two options.
‘The lower one!’
Against a blue skill window, a grid image appeared. In the first square sat a cute Sunflower icon.
She pressed it mentally, and the moment she looked down at the ground—
Pop! A large, fresh Sunflower sprouted instantly.
‘Wonderful!’
The boy beside her let out a soft exclamation.
“Impressive. Now let’s choose the next flower. Medium height.”
Then it had to be a Tulip!
The moment she eagerly looked toward the Tulip bed, four color options presented themselves as a new dilemma: yellow, red, pink, orange……
“Your expression’s gotten serious again. What’s the problem this time?”
“It’s the color. They’re all so beautiful.”
“Hmm…… What color flowers do you already have?”
“A Red Rose and a Yellow Sunflower!”
“Then choose from the other two colors, excluding red and yellow.”
“Ah!”
This young master is genuinely clever!
Lee Ji chose a Pink Tulip. The bottom of the petals and their edges were white, making them look like tiny flames.
Remaining Decoration Points: 2/8
[Garden Decoration Element]
: Sunflower (1/1)
: Pink Tulip (1/1) (new!)
Now for the last one—
“How about a short blue flower? Would you like to choose from Pansy, Forget-me-not, or Phlox?”
“……Fairy. Is there Forsythia anywhere?”
“There isn’t.”
“But there are so many flowers here?”
No Forsythia, of all things.
Lee Ji looked around in confusion. Amid a dizzying array of every other flower, the boy answered coolly.
“There really isn’t. This Dungeon’s setting is early nineteenth-century Western Europe, and Forsythia wasn’t imported to Europe until the 1830s.”
That’s a difficult and logical rebuttal.
Though bewildered, Lee Ji offered her own logical counterargument.
“But you have Carnivorous Roses here!”
Carnivorous Roses don’t exist in twenty-first century Europe either, right?
Yet his answer was unexpectedly thoughtful.
“It’s complicated to explain, but what matters in a Dungeon isn’t historical accuracy—it’s Attribute Persistence and recreation.”
“……I’m sorry?”
“What matters in this Dungeon is the Marquis’s defining trait: he’s a collector of beautiful and rare things. So even things that don’t exist are recreated under the system’s logic: ‘A collector like the Marquis would have gathered these too.'”
“……”
“Let me put it simply. Say someone’s recreating their great-grandmother’s oxtail soup, famous for its deep flavor. The point isn’t using the exact same seasonings she did—it’s creating that rich, meaty broth taste by whatever means necessary.”
“I see!”
She grasped the gist, but there was one thing she couldn’t agree with.
“Does he think Forsythia isn’t pretty……?”
The boy hesitated slightly before answering.
“……Honestly. Forsythia is common, and it’s not as pretty as other flowers.”
Thud—!
The harsh words struck her head like a bell.
“But—it is a pretty flower!”
“Compared to other flowers? Do people buy Forsythia bouquets or decorate their homes with it?”
“……I don’t think so.”
“Is it rare?”
“……No.”
It bloomed everywhere—not just in gardens, but on barren hillsides too.
She’d seen something about this on a TV quiz show once.
‘Forsythia is thought to derive its name from attaching the prefix “Common,” meaning petty and insignificant, to “Lily.”‘
‘Despite being the herald of spring, it’s been treated dismissively from its very name.’
“Find common flowers in other Dungeons. Anywhere with wild hills might have them.”
“……”
“For the third flower, I’d really recommend a well-cultivated Pansy…… Oh?”
Suddenly, the boy’s eyes wavered with concern.
“Are you crying?”
“Me?”
Lee Ji quickly wiped her face with her sleeve. There were no tears. But she felt the warmth in her cheeks and the corners of her eyes.
She’d choked up without realizing it.
“No, I’m not crying! I’m fine.”
“You did tear up. Is Forsythia that important to you?”
“……”
Is it that important? Does she care about it that much?
It seems neither is quite right.
Lee Ji’s favorite flower is the Rose. It’s beautiful, and it always appears beside the magical girl.
‘That’s Rose’s role.’
The most important flower is the Daisy. Lee Ji was born on Daisy day.
‘That’s my role.’
For the background, she just needs to choose pretty flowers.
……So why does she want Forsythia, a flower no magical girl chooses as a background?
As she turned the word “Forsythia” over carefully in her mouth—
A voice surfaced in her mind like a clue.
‘Ji-ah. Remember this flower? I saw it in a book yesterday.’
‘Uh……. Puppy-flower! It’s puppy-colored!’
‘Haha! Such a cute name. But shall I teach you the flower’s real name? Go, Na, Ri!’
‘Go, Na, Ri!’
‘Excellent!’
She didn’t know when that memory was from, or where.
But one thing was certain.
This was surely her first lesson about flowers from her Parents.
……A memory she could only have because Forsythia was so common.
Common isn’t bad.
Lee Ji steeled her resolve—
and thanked the boy.
“Thank you for showing me around.”
“Huh? Why are you saying goodbye all of a sudden?”
“I’m going to leave the Garden now.”
“Wait. You said you were choosing three flowers, but you’ve only taken two: the Tulip and the Sunflower.”
“I’ll find the last one in another Dungeon like you said. I really want to plant Forsythia on my land!”
“……”
“Well then, I’ll be on my way!”
The Dungeon Clear condition was ‘the Marquis having Tea Time.’
There was no mention of having to attend the Tea Time itself, so sitting by the Lakeside and passing the time seemed like it would work.
Thinking this, Lee Ji spun around—
when the boy suddenly grabbed her sleeve urgently.

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