The Gardener in a Hunter World - Chapter 38

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Dreams given by whales (2)

Normal men are not interested in scented candles. 

Especially the men around Yoo Ji-Ha. 

‘The hyungs won’t like scented candles because they’re unfamiliar with it.’ 

So, it was decided that the people who would receive the incense candles as a gift were SeonYoung and HyeJin.

Jumi isn’t included because he knows she wants a baby. 

How would she feel if an unfulfilled wish appeared as a dream? 

‘I can’t even use the wish scroll.’ 

SeonYoung had the book she wanted, but she bumped and fell over and over again as a price. 

If having a book was like that, he couldn’t imagine what kind of misfortune she had to endure to have a baby. 

He guesses that’s why mortals aren’t supposed to touch it. 

Meanwhile, HwaYeon visited the general store.

She was surprised to see a puppy like a Siberian Husky panting in front of her. 

“…Where else did you pick it up? I don’t think it’s a husky?” 

“I was taking a walk in the neighborhood and he followed me. I couldn’t just throw it away.”

“Hmm. Can I touch it for a moment?” 

“Of course.”

HwaYeon put her hand on Daeng’s shoulder and lifted it up. 

His expressionless expression, swaying hind legs, and his coated tail… 

‘Ears, cute…’ 

She wanted to hug him, but she felt guilty.

She held the puppy in her arms as natural as possible.

She felt his plump body and soft fur. 

“I think this dog likes people a lot. What’s his name?” 

“I called it Daeng.” 

Yoo Ji-Ha saw Daeng whimpering, but he didn’t say anything. 

Because he thought HwaYeon would be embarrassed if he mentioned that. 

Apparently, she likes dogs more than cats. 

It’s hard to see a dog like this these days. 

“Daeng. Did you eat? Huh? Are you in a bad mood? Was the rice tasteless?”

The people of the guild will be surprised to find out that a guild leader with a fiery character is doing this with a dog. 

She doesn’t even raise any animals for image management.

It was hard to find in her past something similar to standing and humming while holding Daeng in her arms. 

For some reason, she feels comfortable coming here…. 

As a smile was engraved on HwaYeon’s lips, someone entered the store. 

HyeJin looked at HwaYeon’s car and was slightly nervous. 

‘I don’t have to be discouraged.’ 

Isn’t she just here to buy potions?

At the same time, she saw Yoo Ji-Ha’s face.

But she was annoyed seeing Hwayeon pacing around with a dog in her arms.

“……”

“……”

Cha HwaYeon and Seo HyeJin.

The two recognized each other and stopped on the spot. 

The two rankers are known in the hunter world and were once rivals with Han SeungHyuk in between. 

HwaYeon’s age is slightly older, but that doesn’t really matter. 

Because they never had anything to talk about. 

A cold wind blew in the warm general store.

Beom, who was doing something, was caught by HyeJin and dragged away. 

“You seem to like dogs. I heard that you didn’t show that to the guild members at all.” 

It was unexpectedly HyeJin who opened the fire first. 

“Dogs are loyal. It is fun nurturing it. The cat you’re holding won’t even appreciate its owner.” 

“In a way, isn’t a cat more suitable for Hwayeon than a dog? Because you’re used to being alone.” 

“No matter how much you are used to being alone, don’t you need someone to give you affection? But Hyejin won’t be able to do that. What a pity.”

In short, HyeJin had been thinking about SeungHyuk all day, so she didn’t have a heart to give to the cat. 

Obviously, there was the sound of knives as the conversation was exchanged.

It was the first time Ji-Ha saw HyeJin biting her teeth. 

‘Hwayeon’s eyes are not so bright either……’ 

There is only one way to overcome this situation.

Yoo Ji-Ha presents the candles to the two women burning their eyes. 

“…what is this?” 

“It’s a scented candle. It smells good.” 

HwaYeon and HyeJin accepted the scented candles to ease the tension. 

Yoo Ji-Ha asked them both.

“Turn it on when you are comfortable alone. If something happens, I’d appreciate it if you could tell me a little bit. I’ve tried it, and it’s not a dangerous item.” 

“What happens when I turn this on?”

“I’m not sure, but I think it sheds light on the dream I want to have. If you’re lucky, you’ll be able to get skills.” 

The reaction of the two women was absurd. 

He suddenly picked up a scented candle and they can get skills with it?

“What are you talking about?”

While HwaYeon asked, HyeJin nodded slightly. 

“You want us to test it, right?”

“Yeah. I really liked it when I tried it. It was really good.” 

Where the hell did he get this strange thing from?

HyeJin realized that it was meaningless to ask Yoo Ji-Ha.

“I wish I could dream about my oppa.” 

When she responded positively, HwaYeon grabbed another candle from Yoo Ji-Ha’s hand. 

“Give me another one. I’ll try it.”

 

***

 

After returning to the mansion, HyeJin took a bath and lit the incense candles. 

As she lay down the bed, a pale scent tickled her nose.

“Oh…”

Her consciousness was sucked into somewhere.

As she came to her senses, she was walking down the street.

Who is the person with his arms crossed? 

This sensation, strangely enough, is not unfamiliar.

When she turns her head to look at him, the person with his arms crossed is the one she was hoping for in her dreams.

Han SeungHyuk.

A handsome man was smiling at her. 

She wonders if she can remember this smile in her dream.

HyeJin walked idly with him.

The strong forearms and the deep-sounding voice seemed to cover her whole body. 

‘Oppa…’

She wanted to ask where he’s been so far, but suddenly the surrounding scenery changed.

Even if she doesn’t want to, suddenly the surrounding landscape changed.

On the drawbridge leading to the castle, there was a bloody atmosphere due to the fight between humans and monsters.

HyeJin was welcomed by the sight of blood pouring out and flesh flying randomly.

She, as a skilled hunter, watched the scene carefully without turning a blind eye to it. 

‘There is a swordsman.’ 

She saw a male swordsman wielding an intangible sword.

Maybe he was trying to teach her something?

However, his skills were not so different from hers. 

‘If I had been less skilled, I could have learned something here.’ 

She guessed this is why Yoo Ji-Ha talked about skills. 

But this castle… is somehow familiar. 

After looking around the man for a while, HyeJin found out that the castle was the same as that of Estram’s palace.

‘Was it this scene when you fled from the palace?’ 

Not only were there warriors in armor, but also people in fancy clothing.

Perhaps an Estram noble or king.

Among them, a blond warrior and a woman in what appeared to be a wedding ceremonial clothing stood out.

Seemingly unrelated to the battle, she was under the protection of the people around her.

The vision was slowly blurring. 

HyeJin opened her eyes and sat up on the bed.

Her dream may be linked to a swordsman from Gehenna.

Whether the skills were similar or not, it didn’t help much.

But…

She gripped the bed cloth tightly.

‘I want to see you one more time.’

After checking the surroundings, she lay down, but wasn’t sleepy at all. 

That day, HyeJin lay in bed until the candle burned out.

 

***

 

“Hmm. Is that what happened?”

Yoo Ji-Ha had entered the garden and was looking through the Gehenna continent.

According to HyeJin’s dream, it was clear that the royal family of Estram or people of high rank had escaped the palace. 

So where did they go?

‘Here’s the road the theradrones found.’

Yoo Ji-Ha gaze reached the mountain beyond the Tales River.

It was certain that they had escaped to this Mt. Apeto somewhere. 

‘A few ether stones can be used.’

It was purely curiosity.

He wondered if they were still alive and how they were living.

Anyway, what kind of dream did Hwayeon have? 

‘I’ve never seen you so flustered.’

She, with confidence, could never have dreamed of a pink love, but she must have conquered the world. 

Yoo Ji-Ha summoned a few theradrones passing by and pointed to the fall. 

They looked at the ether stone and fell alternately, and then nodded their tongs.

After a while, the fog wall on one side of the garden slowly faded.

Beom and Daeng looked uninterested, so they climbed up to the roof of the hut and watched what Ji-Ha was doing.

‘It opens….’

Finally, the terrain around Mt. Apeto was open. 

It was like looking at an aerial photograph.

A large monster was hanging around the foot of the mountain, but it was only about Ji-Ha’s finger. 

Three Theradrons were scuttled and looking around 

‘No one here, no one there.’

There are quite a few monsters in this mountain.

No matter how strong the survivors of Estram are, they will instinctively seek out a safe place. 

In that sense, they are more likely to be near the lake shores to the south than the mountains. 

“Go over there, over there.” 

Yoo Ji-Ha pointed to the south of the mountain with his fingers, and the Theradrones spread their wings and jumped up.

They couldn’t fly yet, so they had to land, and unfortunately, they fought every time.

Ground is basic, and there were a lot of dangerous monsters such as Green Serpent, but they couldn’t stop the Theradrones.

Watching them beat up monsters made Yoo Ji-Ha feel refreshed.

‘Those creatures are in a way.’ 

But for some reason, he didn’t think they were the same kind. 

Animals act according to their instincts. 

Although wary of humans, they are sometimes indifferent and sometimes show goodwill.

But monsters attack only with nothing but complete hostility.

It was a race that could not be liked at the moment.

‘Oh, it’s an ogre.’ 

It’s a horror grade monster famous in Europe, blocking the path of Theradrones. 

In many ways, it is backward compatible with abominable objects, but in terms of durability, it was comparable to that of higher-ranking species.

A fierce close battle took place. 

Yoo Ji-Ha used essence to cheer for the Theradrones.

‘It’s about the essence for kids to fight.’ 

When the worker’s blessing buff was mobilized, the Theradrone Warriors were clearly pushing the ogre. 

He screamed and shook his arms and legs, but he was bitten by the pincers and had to bleed. 

‘It’s going to be terrible to see in person……’

It’s quite comical to see guys smaller than toys doing this. 

The Ogre struggled, but his head was cut off and met a futile end. 

However, the Theradrones were also not healthy either.

He was hit by a bat wielded by the ogre, breaking everywhere and leaking body fluids.

“Retreat, retreat.” 

Yoo Ji-Ha called in. It was tormenting to see the Theradrones squirming.

It was purely because of his curiosity, not war.

‘When I’m free later, let’s send the knight and use a tracking scroll.’

It was difficult to see what they were doing under the ground.

Yoo Ji-Ha prepared potions and delicious food for the Theradrons returning exhausted.

 

***

 

In Mt. Apeto, where the Theradrons stopped their search. 

To the south of the mountain, there is a village of survivors who escaped from the Kingdom of Estram.

Although it was barren, it was cut off from Mt. Apeto, so it was a good place to hide so there were not so many monsters.

A woman was kneeling and praying in front of an altar in the corner of the village.

“O Lord, thy foolish creatures suffering. Please be their unwavering strength.” 

The object to which she prayed was the now-forgotten Lord Arc. 

The myth of Gehenna’s creator and planting the world tree has long been forgotten. 

Great powers, including the Gemark Empire, announced that he had become a star and left Gehenna.

However, despite being oppressed, the Akkites1I think the people of Estram did not abandon the faith they had given so far. 

A sigh came out of Saint Selena’s mouth.

When will the Lord respond to them?

Faith without promises was slowly faltering.

Dominating this village was not the prince who lost his authority and symbol but the greedy aristocrats who colluded with the subjects.

It was natural that a loaf of bread was more valuable than the faith of the hungry inhabitants. 

So far it was fine.

But she was afraid it would blow up sooner or later.

Selena once again prayed to the Lord.

“Please, save these poor souls…” 

A young blonde man came up and knelt next to her.

“Saint, the ogre of Apeto is dead.” 

“The ogre… Is it a territorial battle between monsters?” 

“I don’t know. After the roar broke out, the patrols went to see and only traces of the battle remained and everything was gone. Judging from the footprints, it looks like an insect-type monster.”

Selena clasped her hands together with a gaunt face.

“I hope it will not affect us badly.” 

“Anyway, Baron Grom has something to say about that. Probably because it’s located in an ogre territory.” 

Selena’s face frowned a bit then returned.

Baron Grom and his subject, Parozak, were very difficult people to deal with. 

But they had control over the villagers, so there was nothing they could do about it. 

Selena stood up and a young man escorted her.

A handsome black-haired man, who had washed himself roughly by the lake, met them and pretended to know them.

“Edinscal2It’s a greeting, Selena.” 

Han SeungHyuk. 

It is the name of the man who was in distress on Mount Apeto three years ago.

Mau: OMG!!! It’s SeungHyuk! The Han SeungHyuk >////