The SSS-Class Hunter’s Garden Log - Chapter 81

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Chapter 81

Just from his tone, he seemed genuinely regretful, but his gaze said otherwise.

Damian stepped toward Hana.

Then, thud.

He kicked the fertilizer bag that had fallen on the floor once more with his toe.

It was already a torn bag.

Nevertheless, Damian deliberately kicked it again.

Rustle.

Because of that, even the remaining contents spilled onto the floor, making them impossible to collect.

Damian wouldn’t know.

That the fertilizer he had just kicked was a hard-to-obtain ultra-premium special trace element fertilizer, which was considered a rare item among farmers.

“How about it? Do you feel like becoming friends with me now?”

Unaware that he had just committed an enormous act, Damian was busy pushing his glossy face closer.

Damian found this entire situation extremely amusing.

Opening a Gate himself, then handling it himself.

Appearing like a hero in the process.

Receiving everyone’s attention.

Of course, he didn’t reveal such inner thoughts outwardly.

“I’m not sure why, but it seems like you look at me as if I’m some terrible person.”

Damian arranged his expression.

He relaxed his subtly lowered eyes and pulled up the corners of his mouth appropriately.

It was a face that looked benevolent to anyone who saw it.

“I hope this clears up some misunderstandings.”

Damian’s reason for trying to gain Hana’s favor wasn’t anything special.

It was simply because he was that type of person.

While Damian did make plans, his momentary interests were more important, and he was someone who would invest any amount of time and effort into anything that seemed fun.

In that sense, Yun Hana was quite an interesting subject to him.

Usually, people showed goodwill when they saw Damian and approached him first.

But Hana was different.

From beginning to end, didn’t she have eyes mixed with wariness, suspicion, and displeasure?

Wasn’t Seo Ganghyeon, who supposedly kept no one beside him except ‘1’ and Yun Taegyeom, staying next to Yun Hana?

It was interesting in many ways.

So he thought it wouldn’t be bad to stick around for a while, lower her guard, and then stab her in the back.

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‘Why does this guy keep acting friendly?’

Whether Damian was making his own grand plans or not.

Hana swallowed her irritation.

And looked at the fertilizer bag with its side torn open with pitiful eyes.

Do you know how hard this is to get!

“Could you move your foot?”

Hana pointed to the fertilizer bag that Damian was standing on.

But unfortunately, Damian didn’t seem to have developed intuition in this area.

“Ah. I’m fine. I can just throw away these shoes and buy new ones.”

No, why would I worry about your shoes?

Not your shoes, but my fertilizer.

Move your foot because you’re dirtying my precious fertilizer!

Hana’s eyes became fierce as she watched Damian’s shoes practically tap dancing on the fertilizer, grinding it thoroughly.

Meanwhile, the Flower District, which had been chaos just moments ago, was being cleaned up with unbelievable speed.

When the Gate disappeared, the oppressive feeling that had been weighing down the air disappeared with it.

Those who had been terrified began to regain their senses one by one.

And soon they flocked toward Kang Hyeon and Damian.

“Thank you! We survived thanks to you!”

Because of that, Kang Hyeon was blocked by people while trying to approach Hana.

From a distance of about three or four steps away.

Trampled by the crowd, Hana’s fertilizer became damaged beyond recovery.

“No, my precious fertilizer!”

Hana gathered her bag with tears in her eyes, managed to collect what she could, and stepped back.

Making her effort to go out worthless, most of the items she had carefully bought were scattered on the floor.

“Ah! I wonder if that’s okay?”

Hana belatedly rummaged through her bag’s inner pocket.

Fortunately, the alcohol ornament was safely tucked inside the pocket, so Hana breathed a sigh of relief.

“Well, at least something is intact.”

Worried that even the remaining item might get damaged, Hana hugged her bag tightly and looked toward where Kang Hyeon was.

Even from a distance, he looked fine, with no apparent injuries.

“I should wait until the crowd thins out a bit.”

Hana scratched her head at the bustling crowd and stepped back.

Then she witnessed Damian doing another Damian thing.

Damian was now standing next to Kang Hyeon.

“Seo Ganghyeon, are you okay?”

“What do you mean?”

“Well, the situation just now was similar to the Gangnam Station Gate incident. The shock from that time must have been quite severe, so I was wondering if this might have triggered bad memories.”

What nonsense is that guy spouting again?

Hana, who had been trying to sit in a sunny spot, walked forward briskly.

“Excuse me, just passing through, excuse me.”

Pushing through the crowd to reach Kang Hyeon, Hana pretended not to notice as she tripped Damian.

“Hmm?”

Just as Damian was about to move to the side, his body tilted unsteadily.

And he staggered a step or two before falling face-first.

Splat.

With both hands planted in the fertilizer he had kicked and scattered.

When Damian, who had been shining like an idol just moments before, fell spectacularly, silence instantly fell.

“…?”

Damian lifted his head and blinked blankly.

His face showed he hadn’t fully grasped the situation.

“Did… did I just fall?”

Hana nodded her head calmly.

“Yes. That’s what it looks like?”

It was an answer without a moment’s hesitation.

Hana moved between people, quickly sweeping up the scattered items from the floor.

The fertilizer was already hopeless, so she picked out only the items that looked relatively intact and shoved them into her bag.

And finally, she also took care of Seo Ganghyeon.

“Let’s go, Seo Ganghyeon.”

When Hana took his hand, Kang Hyeon’s gaze turned to their clasped hands.

But Kang Hyeon obediently followed Hana’s steps.

“Oh, right.”

Hana, who was about to leave the scene, smiled sweetly at the people and said,

“That person over there will clean up the spilled fertilizer before leaving.”

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“Huff! Ha! Really!”

Having left the Flower District, Hana was fuming with anger.

In one hand she held a bag with a broken strap, and in the other hand she gripped Seo Ganghyeon.

“Who are you to say things like it was a big shock to Seo Ganghyeon?”

Hana widened her gentle eyes as much as possible.

Though even then, Hana wasn’t scary at all.

“Kicking other people’s fertilizer around carelessly. Following us around annoyingly when we told you to get lost!”

All the frustration that had been building up burst out at once.

“It’s strange that a Gate suddenly appeared too. Didn’t that bastard Damian have a hand in it?”

The more she thought about it, the angrier she got.

Since things had come to this, she should have at least kicked his butt once while pretending it was an accident.

Hana, who had been fuming with anger, suddenly stopped walking.

And turned around.

Kang Hyeon, who had been following right behind her, looked slightly surprised and slowly closed and opened his eyes.

“Aren’t you angry, Seo Ganghyeon? Damian spoke so rudely.”

“Not particularly. What he said wasn’t entirely wrong either.”

It was a lukewarm response.

But that made her worry even more.

Hana closed her mouth for a moment.

It was awkward to know what more to say.

Since she didn’t know Kang Hyeon deeply either, it was difficult to offer him any comfort here.

So Hana rummaged through her bag and pulled out the alcohol ornament she had bought earlier.

Hoping this might help somehow.

Then she opened Kang Hyeon’s palm that she was holding and placed the ornament on top of it.

“Here, take this, Seo Ganghyeon.”

“Did you buy this to give to me?”

“Yes. They were selling it. The color kind of resembles your skill, doesn’t it?”

Hana pointed to Kang Hyeon’s sword handle.

“Attach it there. And if Damian talks nonsense again, smack him on the back of the head with that alcohol bottle. Since you can’t actually use your skill.”

It was very sincere advice, but Kang Hyeon burst into laughter at it.

“You’ve been taking my side like this from earlier. I guess it’s true that Yun Hana and I are close friends.”

Kang Hyeon’s lips curved up refreshingly.

“I’ll use it well.”

Oh.

Hana almost let out an exclamation without realizing it.

Though she had seen him chuckle occasionally, this was the first time she had seen him smile so genuinely.

Ahem.

‘He’s so handsome when he smiles, it’s crazy.’

Ah, wait? He was originally handsome anyway.

The accurate impression was that his expression had softened, making him look even more handsome.

Suddenly, only Seo Ganghyeon seemed to be visible more clearly, as if her eyesight had improved.

Feeling somewhat awkward, Hana fidgeted and turned around.

And muttered loudly for no reason, while listening to Kang Hyeon’s refreshing laughter.

“Because of that bastard Damian Park, I’ll have to buy all the fertilizer and tools again!”

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