The SSS-Class Hunter’s Garden Log - Chapter 85

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Chapter 85

The fierce momentum from just moments ago, when they had been rampaging like crazed monsters, was nowhere to be found.

Hana looked down at the scene while catching his ragged breath.

“Huh? What’s this? Why are you all acting like that all of a sudden?”

Puzzled by the Snow Rabbits’ changed reaction, Hana raised his hand to scratch his head.

At that, the Snow Rabbits jumped up and retreated even further back.

Seeing this, Hana’s eyes narrowed mischievously.

Well, well, look at this.

Could it be that force actually works?

To test it, Hana interlaced his fingers and stretched them out long.

Crack.

At the menacing sound from Hana’s knuckles, the rabbits’ shoulders all flinched simultaneously.

“So this was it.”

Having finished stretching his fingers, Hana shook out both hands and rolled his wrists this way and that.

The realization was simpler than expected.

For monsters, the driving force behind repetitive learning wasn’t food.

It was flicks to the head.

Hana smiled brightly at the rabbits.

“Our little rabbits. Shall we start learning from the beginning again?”

Though that smile looked somewhat frightening.

* * *

The learning process that began anew went extremely smoothly.

“You need to watch carefully this time, okay?”

Hana picked up a strawberry seedling and carefully placed it on the snow.

Plop.

Then, using a trowel to gently clear away the snow and cover it with soil.

As he gently pressed the soil into place with his fingertips, Hana continued speaking slowly.

“I just worked really hard to plant this strawberry, right? But if you guys go around trampling on it, how do you think I’d feel?”

“Kyu! Kyuguk!”

A Snow Rabbit with bumps sprouting all over its head raised its eyebrows menacingly and made an angry expression.

“That’s right. So should we trample on this, or should we not?”

“Kyu-guk!”

The rabbits shook their heads left and right in unison with discipline.

Good.

Now it seemed like they could communicate to some degree.

Setting down the trowel, Hana pointed to the left side of the strawberry patch that had been divided in two.

“Now, memorize this. This side is for you guys to eat.”

Next, he pointed to the right side.

“And this side is what I’ll be taking.”

Following Hana’s finger, the Muscle Rabbits’ heads went back and forth from left to right.

“You can do whatever you want with your side, but you can only pick from this side, don’t trample it. Got it?”

“Kyupkyup!”

【SYSTEM】

【They say they understand. Though I’m not sure if they really comprehend it~? (*ᵔᢦᵔ*)】

Deliberately ignoring the system window’s sarcastic comment, Hana distributed lettuce and potatoes to the Snow Rabbits.

After that, it was a continuous cycle of repetition.

Teaching, demonstrating the power of head flicks, and eating lettuce and potatoes.

After repeating this about ten times, the rabbits finally stopped trampling the strawberries meant for cultivation.

“…I did it.”

With a face that had grown haggard, Hana lay down on the snow field.

Then he could see the Muscle Rabbits, who had become much more well-behaved.

Yeah, this should do it.

He had saved the strawberries that would have been trampled to death by those incredibly terrifying hind legs.

Though it was an open secret that he had invested an entire section of lettuce to train them.

“The lettuce I worked so hard to grow.”

Hana sniffled, holding back bitter tears.

Then he tried to rationalize it.

“Still, it was worth investing a whole pile of lettuce for this much progress, really.”

Before Hana’s eyes, fanfare erupted.

【SYSTEM】

【Congratulations! You have successfully trained the monster ‘Snow Rabbit (Stage 2)’ for the first time!】

【As a reward, ‘Learning’ will be granted to new crops you acquire in the future.】

It was a flashy effect he hadn’t seen in quite a while.

But he didn’t even have the energy to be happy about it.

Hana barely managed to lift just his head and let out a wilted exclamation like drooping spinach.

Wrestling with those Muscle Rabbits had left him without the strength to lift a finger.

“Wow. I can get rewards for something like this too.”

Then he tilted his head in confusion.

‘But what does it mean that crops will be granted learning?’

Hmm.

After pondering briefly, Hana waved his hand dismissively.

“I don’t know. I’ll figure it out when the time comes.”

Though I’d prefer experience points instead of rewards.

【SYSTEM】

【You sure ask for a lot! ( ｡•̀_•́｡)】

“Ugh, fine, fine. Thanks for the reward.”

Hana appeased the system window that was about to sulk and dropped his head back down with a thud.

“I still have a mountain of work left to do.”

I need to hurry out and prune the cherry tomato side shoots, and cover the potato field with plastic too.

As Hana counted the tasks he needed to do on his fingers, he pouted.

“Was farming always this hard? It would be easier to just shoot monsters with a gun.”

It was just a stream-of-consciousness mutter.

But hearing those words, the Snow Rabbits’ fur bristled up.

They had expressions as if remembering something.

For example, the scene from not long ago when Hana had been humming a children’s song while beating up their fellow rabbits?

The rabbits held each other’s hands and trembled.

Then, when they made eye contact with Hana, they tactfully went to the cultivation strawberry patch and carefully patted the seedlings with their front paws.

They also patted the bumps on each other’s heads.

The effect of the learning was quite remarkable.

* * *

“…”

Around the time Hana finally achieved victory in his battle with the Snow Rabbits.

Kang Hyeon was still staring at Hana’s dark phone screen.

Only now did Kang Hyeon realize that he didn’t know much about Yun Hana.

Her grade and characteristics, and the fact that she had been staying at Yangpyeong Hospital.

That was all.

What she had done before that. What kind of life she had lived, why she had come to possess such abilities.

He knew none of it.

“…”

When he thought about it, it was only natural.

He had never asked about it in the first place.

Kang Hyeon slowly raised his head. Then he looked out the window.

Under the reddened sky, buildings cast long shadows.

Looking at that scenery, he felt like he was the only one who didn’t belong here, standing outside.

It felt like drifting without being able to settle anywhere.

Ever since he lost his senior, continuously.

“It’s similar. Or maybe I’m the one who hasn’t developed.”

It was strangely a situation both similar to and different from his senior’s.

About his senior too, Kang Hyeon knew nothing except what he had directly experienced.

How much he had regretted and regretted again over the past 3 years.

If only he had known even a little more back then, if only he had asked even a little more, wouldn’t it have helped even slightly in finding his missing senior?

At the very least, his senior’s real name.

“….”

Kang Hyeon briefly considered going to the Yangpyeong rehabilitation hospital where Hana had stayed to check on Hana’s activities during that time.

But he quickly dismissed that thought.

Unilateral background investigation without the other person’s consent didn’t suit Kang Hyeon’s nature.

He would ask directly if he was going to ask.

Kang Hyeon clenched and unclenched his fist.

He didn’t want to repeat the same mistake this time.

This time, instead of just waiting, he wanted to ask first.

About Yun Hana.

“…If I ask, would he tell me?”

Kang Hyeon kept clenching and unclenching his hand.

He didn’t know when this habit had started, but it was something he did when he felt anxious.

While he was waiting for Hana to return like that.

Ding-dong-.

The bell sound flew in, breaking the silence.

When he checked the monitor to see who it was, Tae-gyeom appeared.

As soon as Kang Hyeon opened the door after confirming who it was, Yun Taegyeom practically rolled inside.

“Hey, Kang Hyeon. The Taesan Guild Master woke up. And he’s looking for you and Han Tae-ho.”

Kang Hyeon’s brow furrowed at Tae-gyeom’s words.

Tae-gyeom already understood the situation to some extent.

He was the person involved who had directly helped when moving Kim Wuchan from Gangnam Station Gate to Haechi Guild.

Han Tae-ho had also used his tracking skill in reverse to help prevent Damian from tracking Kim Wuchan.

The Vice-Chairman of Taesan had also watched that scene from the side.

But it didn’t seem like he was looking for Han Tae-ho just to say thank you for that incident.

Kang Hyeon looked back toward the living room where Hana hadn’t returned yet.

“Kang Hyeon? What should we do? Should I contact Han Tae-ho?”

“Yeah.”

Kang Hyeon forcibly turned his reluctant steps.

“Contact him. Tell him to come to Haechi.”

* * *

“….”

A subtle silence filled the space.

Kim Wuchan, who had just regained consciousness, was sitting with his body half-leaning against the bed.

With his relatively small frame combined with white hair, Kim Wuchan looked like a patient about to collapse.

And in front of him sat Han Tae-ho, who had been called over just as he was about to do his evening workout.

“So what’s the reason you called me here?”

Worried about muscle loss, Han Tae-ho couldn’t sit still.

“Today is the day I’m supposed to work on my lower body. I’d appreciate it if you could just tell me what you need quickly.”

“This guy, it’s not like his brain is filled with nothing but muscle.”

Han Tae-ho’s jaw dropped at the rough language coming from that sickly face.

“What? Then you’re the one who’s skinny as a thorn! After I went out of my way to help you, look how you talk!”

When the agitated Han Tae-ho shot up from his seat, the Vice-Chairman of Taesan hurriedly stepped forward.

He skillfully covered Kim Wuchan’s mouth and floundered.

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