The SSS-Class Hunter’s Garden Log - Chapter 6

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Chapter 6

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Returning to the guild, Seo Ganghyeon took out the cherry tomato he had kept in his work clothes pocket.

After staring at its glossy surface for a while, he dropped it into a glass cup with a thud.

“Hyung. Did you find out who the seller is?”

“Ganghyeon, who do you think your hyung is? It’s Yun Taegyeom.”

“So. Did you find out?”

Yun Taegyeom, who had been following Ganghyeon, grinned with his bear-like face.

Yun Taegyeom proudly raised his thumb and pointed it at his own chest.

“No. I got blocked by that seller.”

“…?”

Seo Ganghyeon felt his head throb.

But the real show was just beginning.

Yun Taegyeom bit his handkerchief and began writhing with the most pitiful expression in the world.

“I didn’t act like some weirdo or anything. I wrote politely and courteously! I even offered double the money! But what’s with blocking me? Blocking!”

Seo Ganghyeon covered his ears at the rapid-fire complaints.

But Yun Taegyeom wasn’t tired.

“I need to buy those cherry tomatoes… This is all because of you, Seo Ganghyeon! What are you going to do about it? Take responsibility!”

What’s so special about those tomatoes anyway.

Yun Taegyeom pounded the floor wailing, then suddenly his eyes lit up.

“Hey, Ganghyeon. You haven’t signed up for the Hunter Exchange, right?”

With an uneasy feeling, Seo Ganghyeon slowly stepped back.

“…Why.”

“With your personality, you wouldn’t have bothered with that stuff. Right? Right.”

As expected. Ominous premonitions were never wrong.

Yun Taegyeom licked his lips as he approached Ganghyeon.

“Right! Let’s just make one account under your name. Give me your phone!”

Yun Taegyeom unilaterally snatched Seo Ganghyeon’s phone and installed the Hunter Exchange app.

Since trying to stop him would only result in three days of sulking, Ganghyeon let Yun Taegyeom be.

“What should the ID be? ‘GanghyeonRocks’, ‘ImAnSSRankHunter’, ‘HaechiSignboardMilkyWhiteSeoGanghyeon’?”

“Try making it any of those.”

At the menacing warning, Yun Taegyeom’s mouth snapped shut.

Just when things seemed to quiet down.

Yun Taegyeom suddenly shot up from his seat.

“Hey, hey! Ganghyeon! A new one’s up!”

“What is.”

“Ah, you know, that person’s item you told me to look into. A new one’s up! Look, look!”

Yun Taegyeom pointed at the screen with an excited face, muttering.

“I’m definitely buying this. Definitely!”

What could it possibly be.

Ganghyeon turned his gaze to the screen.

[Item: ‘Potatoes Have Grit🥔(D-rank)’]

· Shouts ‘Etcha!’ loudly when pulled out. Grew robust from eating lots of fertilizer.

· When consumed, defense increases by 20% for 10 minutes.

p.s) Try eating the potato and shouting ‘Etcha!’

If you’re lucky, defense might increase by an additional +5%?

Shout… what?

Ganghyeon’s face gradually contorted as he read the additional description.

“What the hell is this person selling?”

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「Hunters’ Hideout_Underground 99th Floor」

[Question] Has anyone tried the ‘cherry tomatoes’ posted on the Hunter Exchange lately?

Nickname: Tower_Climber_333

The grade was C so I didn’t expect much, but maybe because it’s a recovery type, after eating it my concentration suddenly improved. It felt like it was drilling into my brain?

(42 comments)

⌎ Anonymous1: A mere C-rank affecting concentration? lololol

⌎ Anonymous2: I ate it too and it’s real;; ate it right before boss fight and skill damage burst 1.4x

⌎ Anonymous3: Are you on drugs?

⌎ Anonymous4: Cherry tomatoes are real. yeah

⌎ Anonymous5: Hey you C-rank, what kind of random nonsense…

⌎ Anonymous6: If you haven’t tried it, don’t talk, dude ㅡㅡ

[Review] Ate potato and destroyed boss

Nickname: CoolTomato

Ate potato at the Gate Entrance and shouted etcha☆, the defense boost was really amazing. Got properly beaten by a B-rank monster but only lost one front tooth!

I’m joining the Crop Cultivation School right away.

(67 comments)

⌎ Anonymous1: What the hell is ‘엣차☆’ lol crazy lol

⌎ Anonymous2: There’s a rumor that if you don’t do ‘etcha☆’ the effect is halved?

⌎Anonymous 3: No no. Not halved. But if you’re lucky, defense increases by 5% more.

⌎ Anonymous3: Really has effect. Defense 20% + comedy power 300%

⌎ Anonymous4: Problem is… lately all guild members became etcha parrots. ugh

⌎ Anonymous5: Bro, I’m too embarrassed to shout it out ㅠㅠㅠㅠ

⌎ Anonymous6: But if you lost your front teeth, doesn’t that mean the defense effect didn’t work?

⌎ OP: I’m C-rank.

⌎ Anonymous5: Then I acknowledge it. Potato effect is insane.

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“Etcha☆!”

Somewhere in the Guild Lounge, someone in combat gear shouted.

“Eeeeetcha☆!!!!!”

Someone jumped, someone else cutely pointed their toes.

Muscular men were bending their legs cutely like magical girls.

Seo Ganghyeon’s brow twitched.

As if that wasn’t enough for everyone, an A-rank Hunter rolled around drawing star shapes with his hands.

The B-rank defense-specialized Hunter next to him was shouting “Potato power! Etcha!”

All for the random chance of +5% defense.

“…Really, has everyone gone crazy.”

I’d rather not watch this.

Ganghyeon covered his face with his hands.

Veins bulged on his smooth forehead.

“Taegyeom hyung.”

“Yeah.”

“I think my ears are going to rot.”

At those words, Yun Taegyeom, who had been fiddling with Ganghyeon’s phone, burst into laughter instead.

“Ganghyeon, don’t you know what’s trending these days? ‘Etcha☆’ is the trend. Potatoes have grit!”

Of all things, even this guy.

Ganghyeon, feeling his patience reach its limit, hooked his arm over the chair and leaned his head back.

Inside the Gate would be better than this.

“I really can’t stand this.”

Unable to bear it any longer, Seo Ganghyeon snatched his phone from Yun Taegyeom’s grip.

Then with quick finger movements, he opened the Hunter Exchange app and began writing a message.

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Unaware of the pain Seo Ganghyeon was experiencing, the potato harvest was in full swing at the garden.

“Potatoes are all about the personal touch after all.”

Hana was bustling around the garden with rolled-up sleeves, oblivious to the sun hanging directly overhead.

Freshly dug potatoes were piled high in the basket.

The cherry tomato vines sparkled, soaked in sunlight, and the scent of moist earth was refreshing.

It was a peaceful and cozy scene.

The red Gates that once covered the entire world and the hordes of monsters that poured out from within.

It was hard to believe this place existed on the same Earth as the cities that collapsed overnight because of them.

After the Gates opened and the world turned upside down.

In a reality where everyone had to live with the fear of Gates that could appear at any moment, only this small garden felt like another world.

And within that surreal garden, Hana was humming a tune before she knew it.

“Hmm-hmm~.”

The melody was all over the place, but let’s just overlook that.

Just then, bzzt— a vibration came from her pants hem.

“Hm? What now?”

Hana wiped the sweat from her forehead with her palm and pulled out her Hunter Trading Post exclusive phone from her pants pocket.

Since registering potatoes as new merchandise, notifications had been quite frequent lately.

[1 New Message]

[From: WhenKingFallsKingKong]

“That username is…”

Hana’s jaw wrinkled up.

“Terrible.”

It was the kind of name that would appear in the ‘Best 100 Jokes Collection’ that patient 205 always carried around.

Who would make such a joke, she wondered. But apparently someone actually uses names like that.

[I’d like to purchase all the potatoes.]

However, the moment she saw the message content saying they’d buy all the potatoes, her impression completely flipped.

“A-all of them?”

She couldn’t believe the numbers on the screen.

“They’re really buying everything?”

The username that had made her frown just moments ago somehow seemed endearing now.

Hmm. They were someone with a sense of humor after all.

With her humor standards now much more generous, Hana set down the basket and jumped up on the spot.

“Woohoo! Jackpot!”

She spun around the garden in circles, pumping her fists toward the sky.

At that moment, as if celebrating this joy, a system window appeared.

【SYSTEM】

【Farming Reward Distribution Notice】

【Congratulations! You have maintained stable crop production and trading for over a month.】

【Stat Changes:</p】

-Stamina +2

-Intelligence +1

-Endurance +3

-Agility +1>

【Farming Skill Lv.2 Achieved → New crop cultivation available!】

【SYSTEM】

【’Trading Agricultural Products at Hunter Trading Post’ mission complete (200/200 items)】

【You have gained ‘Access to Clues for Recovering Lost Memories’ as a reward. Upon accumulating certain experience points, you can view lost memories step by step!】

【SYSTEM】

【Additional Mission: Upon reaching 2,500pt accumulated experience, ‘A Fragment of Lost Memory’ will be given as a reward.】

【Current Experience: 20/2,500pt】

“Huh?”

It wasn’t over just by getting the access?

I wondered why they gave accumulated experience points, but this is what they were for.

“Let’s see, my current experience is 20pt so…”

Still a long way to go, yeah. Still far off.

It was disappointing since she’d been looking forward to it, but she decided to be satisfied with just getting the access for now.

If she farmed diligently, it might increase quickly!

Hana then tried clicking around her status window.

“I leveled up too. But is it okay for leveling up to be this easy?”

Thanks to her consistent searching, she had basic knowledge about Hunters.

So she knew.

That levels don’t just go up from playing around with some dirt.

“Is leveling up a bit easier for F-rank…?”

Then, another message appeared.

【SYSTEM】

【Try planting new crops!】

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