The SSS-Class Hunter’s Garden Log - Chapter 75

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Chapter 75

“…!”

“I was so worried when I thought something had gone wrong with you too….”

With his words trailing off, Seo Ganghyeon buried his head in Hana’s shoulder.

What kind of situation is this?

Hana’s eyes shook busily left and right.

Kang Hyeon’s arms holding her tightly.

And the body heat she could feel right in front of her.

So right now….

‘…Seo Ganghyeon is hugging me?’

Hana’s mouth opened in a triangular shape.

Once she understood the situation, ironically, she understood it even less.

We’re not close enough for such intimate greetings yet, are we?

“Excuse me, Seo Ganghyeon? Could you let go of this?”

Hana lightly tapped Kang Hyeon’s back.

But that small contact had the opposite effect.

More strength went into Kang Hyeon’s arms.

As if he wouldn’t let go.

“Ugh. I can’t breathe.”

Then Hana finally noticed.

The subtle trembling coming from Kang Hyeon’s back and his shoulders moving irregularly as if swallowing his breath.

He was shaking.

The great Seo Ganghyeon.

‘Was he that startled?’

Well, the ground had split open before his eyes and a person had suddenly fallen down.

No matter how strong his heart was, he must have been shocked.

‘I should comfort him, right?’

It wasn’t intentional, but anyway, it seemed like she was the cause of startling Seo Ganghyeon.

Hana spread her hand wide, then patted Kang Hyeon’s back.

Very awkwardly.

“I’m fine, Seo Ganghyeon. I almost fell into the crevasse but jumped over it well.”

However, Kang Hyeon’s trembling showed no signs of stopping.

Hana wondered if she should explain just how excellent her athletic abilities were.

Or should she tell him about gaining Snow Rabbit subordinates?

Since shock therapy would be better for snapping him back to his senses, Hana decided to choose the latter.

Whatever it was, something intense would be best.

“And from now on, I’m going to grow strawberries in that Gate, and the Snow Rabbits agreed to harvest them for me.”

“…What?”

As expected, it was effective.

Kang Hyeon lifted his head with an incredulous expression.

“Who’s going to do what?”

“The Snow Rabbits. They’re more obedient than they look.”

Just as Hana was about to open her mouth to give additional explanation.

The portal rippled once more.

“Hah, huff…! I thought I was going to die!”

Following Kang Hyeon, the Hunters were coming out one by one.

Hunters with frostbite and injuries staggered as they stepped on the ground, supporting each other.

Cold breaths continued roughly here and there.

“But what about Hunter Yun Hana? We ended up coming out first. Shouldn’t we look for her more?”

“She might have come back first, so-.”

Among the voices mixed with confusion and relief.

The Vice-Guild Master, who happened to be looking for Hana, turned his gaze this way.

“You were already out! I was really worried beyond measure. Especially Hunter Seo Ganghyeon-.”

The Vice-Guild Master, who had been pouring out words in relief, suddenly closed his mouth.

Because the very Hunter Seo Ganghyeon he had just mentioned was hugging Hana.

Not only the Vice-Guild Master, but all the Hunters’ eyes lost their way and wandered in unison.

“Uh, ahem. You’ve already met each other.”

Sidelong glances poured in.

When all those gazes focused at once, Hana’s face flushed red.

It felt like being caught in a scene that shouldn’t be seen.

“Wh, whaaah!”

Finally, Hana couldn’t endure it and quickly escaped from Kang Hyeon’s embrace.

In the process, she reflexively pushed against Kang Hyeon’s chest.

Thud.

Kang Hyeon’s body was pushed back just like that.

Much more easily than expected.

So futilely that even she couldn’t believe it.

“…?”

Kang Hyeon’s eyes wavered for a moment.

He looked down at his own arm that had stopped while awkwardly extended forward.

He seemed flustered, unable to believe that he had been pushed back.

But Hana didn’t have the mental capacity to worry about such things.

Hana, who had been fanning her heated face with her hand, picked up the basket.

It contained the strawberries she had stored.

“Th, those with frostbite, please come this way! You need to eat strawberries first!”

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Perhaps thanks to eating the strawberries Hana had given them.

The frozen bodies of the Taesan Guild members began to slowly thaw.

Their stiff joints moved, and color gradually returned to their pale complexions.

The attention of the Taesan people, whose status ailments had been lifted after thawing, focused on one place.

Naturally, not on the Taesan Guild Master-, but on Hana, who was distributing cherry tomatoes following the strawberries.

“Once everyone has warmed up a bit, please try these too. They’ll restore your stamina.”

“Cherry tomatoes! These are those, right!”

True to the Taesan Guild that had once been desperate to obtain Hana’s crops, they immediately recognized the cherry tomatoes.

The Taesan Guild members who hurriedly put the cherry tomatoes in their mouths teared up seeing the system message saying their stamina was being restored.

“These really are those cherry tomatoes that were sold on the Hunter Exchange. Such precious things!”

Then one of them opened his eyes wide.

“Huh? But the Hunter who sold these had an exclusive contract with Haechi Guild, right? Then this person is-.”

Only then did the Taesan Guild members who recognized that Hana was the Hunter who had created the complete sellout legend of cherry tomatoes and potatoes on the Hunter Exchange start stirring.

And that stirring soon turned into praise directed at Hana.

“What an honor to meet you like this! I tried to get ‘Yay☆ Potato’ and checked the Hunter Exchange app a thousand times a day-.”

“Hey, move aside! Hunter Yun Hana, I even joined the Crop Cultivation School! Your crops are revolutionary, crops! Crops! I even respect you for treating frostbite now!”

The gloomy atmosphere from earlier at Mount Seorak Summit was nowhere to be found as the Taesan Guild members became extremely excited.

They even looked like fanatics, constantly shouting “Crops!” claiming it was the signature chant of the Crop Cultivation School.

Feeling burdened, Hana slowly stepped backward.

She had just shared some ‘Stamina Boost Tomatoes’ with the Taesan Guild members whose stamina had dropped due to injuries sustained in the Gate.

The resulting effect was tremendous.

“E, everyone please calm down….”

Hana broke out in a cold sweat trying to calm the Taesan Guild members who were snorting like a herd of wild buffalo, eager to look around the garden.

But when they showed no signs of calming down, Hana pointed to Kim Wuchan.

“Guild Leader! Everyone, we need to check on the Guild Leader first!”

“Ah. Right, the Guild Leader was still lying down.”

Fortunately, it seemed to have an effect as the Taesan Guild members’ attention, their eyes still frozen, all rushed toward Taesan Guild Master Kim Wuchan, who was lying peacefully on a blanket.

The Vice-Chairman of Taesan, who had regained consciousness first, listened to the account of how Kim Wuchan had been brought out and bowed his head respectfully.

“Thank you so much. For sharing the cherry tomatoes, ah, no, for bringing our Guild Leader out.”

Though there was something strange mixed in the middle, Hana pretended not to hear that part and waved his hands dismissively.

Before these people’s attention turned back to the Crop Cultivation School or whatever it was, he needed to redirect their focus to Kim Wuchan.

“Oh, not at all. All I did was just drag him out.”

“Excuse me? Drag?”

“Ahaha. I misspoke. I mean I brought him out safely.”

Hana hastily corrected himself.

After all, he was a Guild Leader in name, so he couldn’t say he had dragged him out like luggage.

This was a kind of white lie.

Sometimes ignorance is bliss.

Meanwhile.

Kang Hyeon’s heat gradually melted the ice that had been covering Kim Wuchan’s body.

The solidly frozen ice cracked, and recovery potion was immediately sprayed on the wounds.

The transparent liquid seeped into the wounds. The torn flesh slowly healed.

However, perhaps because the bleeding had been so severe, consciousness returned more slowly than the body recovered.

Hana, who had been watching Kim Wuchan unable to open his eyes, raised his head.

“What will you do now?”

“We’ll first, ahem.”

At Hana’s question, the Vice-Chairman started to speak but stopped and looked to the side.

At the end of his gaze was Kang Hyeon, standing closely attached right next to Hana.

Hana also turned his head following the Vice-Chairman’s gaze.

And nudged Kang Hyeon with his elbow.

“Move away a bit, Seo Ganghyeon.”

“I refuse.”

Really, why is this guy acting like this.

For some reason, Seo Ganghyeon had been different somehow since coming out of the Portal.

At first, he thought it was just temporary shock.

But even though quite some time had passed, it continued.

Hana sidled away from Kang Hyeon by a span.

Then Kang Hyeon stepped closer by a span more than Hana had moved back.

He even pressed his shoulder firmly against Hana’s shoulder.

Just like Popcon, who was sitting on the other side with his bottom pressed firmly against Hana’s foot.

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