Chapter 83 of 100

Chapter 83: Tasting Honey

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"Nom."

Ailin swallowed the honey jelly. As soon as it entered her mouth, the jelly melted, filling her mouth with the unique flavor of peanuts and a burst of sweetness.

[You have consumed Honey Jelly made by Poisonous Honeybees.]

The honey jelly made from the nectar of peanut flowers, like the cherry tomato honey jelly, has the effect of enhancing magic-related talents. Recently, Ailin has been alternating between the two.

"Hehehe. Delicious."

As Ailin enjoyed the honey jelly,

[Talent: The Hardened Dragon Heart is slightly strengthened.]

[Talent: The Hardened Dragon Heart has exceeded its limit.]

[Talent: The Hardened Dragon Heart has grown into a slightly softer Dragon Heart.]

Ailin's talent grew after consuming the honey jelly.

"Hehehe. Done!"

Thump thump... thump thump...

Ailin felt her now almost soft Dragon Heart beating and was delighted.

"Grandpa! My talent has grown!"

-Of course, my granddaughter! I believed in you!

"Then teach me how to use Polymorph!"

-Why Polymorph?!

"Hehehe. I want to use Polymorph to play with Sejun!"

-No! That guy... Ahem! Fortunately, with your current skills, Polymorph is still difficult.

"Still?!"

-It's still a long way off! Let's start with what you can do now.

Kaiser encouraged Ailin and had her assess the abilities of her grown Dragon Heart. For now, adapting to the grown Dragon Heart was the priority.

***

Buzz.

Gweng!

[Smell of meat!]

Gweng punched lightly at the Poisonous Honeybees approaching with the smell of meat, using a magic-infused punch.

Boom!

Gweng's punch created a powerful vacuum 10 meters ahead, knocking out the Poisonous Honeybees.

Sejun was picking up the Poisonous Honeybees that had been knocked out by Gweng's attack.

"Poisonous Honeybees. From now on, you should only eat honey. Got it?"

Buzz.

[Yes.]

The Poisonous Honeybees answered obediently to Sejun. Sejun was using honey from Gweng's snack bag to entice the Poisonous Honeybees and teach them the taste of honey, encouraging them to give up their carnivorous diet.

Of course, there was resistance from Gweng, but they agreed to give twice the amount of honey when they returned.

[Wild Poisonous Honeybees have decided to follow you.]

"Great."

Sejun felt proud as he saw the 302nd Poisonous Honeybee convert to his side.

At first, he planned to eliminate all the eastern Poisonous Honeybees,

'If only I can make them taste honey...'

He thought that if he could convert the Poisonous Honeybees, it would be a great help to his farm. As the fields expanded, the number of Poisonous Honeybees was becoming insufficient.

So, as an experiment, he caught one Poisonous Honeybee, taught it the taste of honey, and tried to persuade it, and the result was successful. The Poisonous Honeybee, after tasting honey, easily joined Sejun's side.

Indeed, even Poisonous Honeybees are bees. Once they tasted honey, they immediately gave up their carnivorous diet.

"Great. With this momentum, I'll convert 1,000 Poisonous Honeybees to our side today!"

Gweng!

Sejun's determination made the Black Rabbit and Gweng cheer happily. They found everything fun when they were with Sejun.

While converting the Poisonous Honeybees,

Gweng!

The Black Rabbit pointed to a spot. There, a 3-meter-tall beehive, resembling a tower, was made by the Poisonous Honeybees.

"Can this work too?"

Sejun approached cautiously.

Then,

"Gweng, shake it!"

Gweng!

Gweng shook the beehive mercilessly at Sejun's command.

Buzz.

The Poisonous Honeybees inside the beehive came out to attack Gweng, but

Gweng!

The Poisonous Honeybees' stingers were only slightly painful to Gweng. A few hundred were not enough to pose a significant threat.

Gweng!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The Black Rabbit used its hammer to knock out the Poisonous Honeybees and prevent them from approaching Gweng.

"Good job, everyone!"

Sejun cheered for the Black Rabbit and Gweng from a distance.

"We are!"

Sejun started the cheer,

Gweng! (One!)

They completed the cheer. The three were gradually working well as a team, or rather, Sejun emphasized teamwork.

As Gweng shook the beehive, the Poisonous Honeybees inside were knocked out, and Sejun took out the unconscious queen from the beehive.

Then,

"Queen, wake up and try this."

Sejun woke the Poisonous Honeybee queen and fed her honey, persuading her to join his side.

"If you come with me, you can eat this every day. Will you come with me?"

Buzz. Buzz.

[I understand. I will do my best from now on.]

[The wild Poisonous Honeybee queen has decided to follow you.]

[1,295 wild Poisonous Honeybees under the queen have decided to follow you.]

[You have obtained the beehive of the wild Poisonous Honeybee queen.]

"Wow!"

He exceeded the goal of converting 1,000 Poisonous Honeybees in one go.

Gweng!

Gweng cheered at the increase in the number of Poisonous Honeybees that would produce honey.

"Hehehe."

Squeak!

Gweng!

With great success, the three moved the beehive to near Sejun's farm, singing their own songs happily.

"Kuk kuk kuk. Sejun-sama!"

Iona called out to Sejun as she approached quickly from a distance.

At that moment,

Gweng...

The Black Rabbit groaned and held its heart, seeing the direction Iona was coming from.

"Black Rabbit, what's wrong?"

Gweng! Gweng!

[Am I going to die? My heart is beating so fast!]

"No. You won't die. That's..."

Sejun saw the white rabbit, Iona, carrying Iona and said, "Spring has come for the Black Rabbit."

"Is it love?"

When he tried to say it was love, it sounded a bit awkward. Honestly, Sejun didn't fully understand the feeling.

Gweng?

"What is love? Love is..."

Mossol, who learned about love from TV, began to explain it to the young Mossol.

"Remember this. Love is straightforward. It's about not running away from your feelings. And we?!"

Gweng! (One!)

"Go on, Black Rabbit! We'll cheer for you!"

Sejun clenched his fist. He felt more nervous for some reason.

Gweng!

Gweng also clenched its fists, not knowing what it was, but cheered for the Black Rabbit.

Then,

Gweng!

The Black Rabbit, encouraged by the two, stepped forward.

"Iona, what's up?"

"Kuk kuk kuk. I'm going to the 99th floor of the tower to collect samples for magic research."

However, Iona's eyes were fixed on Sejun's knees as she answered.

"Is that so? Iona, can we talk for a moment?"

Sejun called Iona aside to give the Black Rabbit and Iona a chance to talk alone.

***

The Black Rabbit approached the white rabbit that came with Iona.

Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump!

As he got closer, his heart beat faster and more roughly. Uncle said this is love.

Hello! I'm the Black Rabbit!

The Black Rabbit, encouraged by Sejun and Gweng, approached and spoke confidently.

Yes. I'm Kwi.

Kwi answered brightly. Although she had heard from her teacher, seeing another rabbit made Kwi very happy.

Then,

Kwi, I love you!

The Black Rabbit suddenly confessed to Kwi.

Sorry. I don't have the time for love.

Kwi rejected him outright.

It's okay. I'll make time for you. What can I help you with?

I need to rebuild the Rabbit Kingdom, Red Ribbon, on the 55th floor of the tower.

Is that so? Then if I help you rebuild Red Ribbon, will you go out with me?

Is rebuilding a kingdom that easy?

I don't know. But I will do it! So will you go out with me?

No. Rebuilding a kingdom is not that easy...

So if I rebuild the kingdom, will you go out with me?

Uncle said love is straightforward. It's about not running away from your feelings. The Black Rabbit was going all out.

***

In a nursing home in Kobe, Japan.

Swoosh.

The door to a single room opened, and a man entered with a box full of leeks and sweet potatoes.

"Hey! I'm here!"

The man saw his emaciated wife, Toda, lying in bed and said.

"Gotaro...welcome."

As Toda extended her arm, Gotaro carefully embraced her.

"I finally got the leeks of detoxification. Just wait a moment."

"Okay. You didn't overdo it, right?"

"Don't worry. I'm a hunter of the Royal Knight Guild."

Although it cost nearly 400 million yen, Gotaro didn't mention it honestly. He was willing to spend more to save his wife, who had terminal liver cancer.

He was only disappointed that he couldn't get enough detoxifying leeks as he wanted. To cure terminal liver cancer, 100 detoxifying leeks were needed, but Gotaro could only get 50.

The auction sold detoxifying leeks in batches of 500, making the bidding price too high. So, the guild first won the auction with guild funds and then distributed them to the guild members.

However, the number of detoxifying leeks secured was small, and many guild members wanted them. Most guilds sold the detoxifying leeks to patients with severe symptoms to reduce conflicts, selling only enough to alleviate symptoms rather than cure them.

Swoosh.

Gotaro washed three detoxifying leeks and one strength sweet potato and put them in a steamer. Research showed that eating three detoxifying leeks per meal maximized their effectiveness.

"Chew slowly and thoroughly."

Gotaro started feeding Toda the well-cooked leeks and sweet potatoes, cutting them into appropriate sizes.

"Okay."

Toda carefully ate the leeks and sweet potatoes.

"The sweet potato helps with bowel movements."

"...Okay."

Toda answered softly, seemingly embarrassed. The effect of the strength sweet potato was so good that she had to go to the bathroom 30 minutes after eating it. After that, Toda always ate leeks and sweet potatoes together.

A few days later, when they visited the hospital for a regular check-up,

"This is a miracle! The cancer has completely disappeared!"

They received a diagnosis of complete recovery.

"Really?!"

Toda, who had only eaten 30 detoxifying leeks, couldn't believe the doctor's words. To go from stage 3 liver cancer to complete recovery was unbelievable!

"Yes! Moreover, all liver function tests are above average."

Toda also visited other hospitals, but all showed no signs of cancer cells.

After that, a doctor who heard Toda's case published a study showing that the strength sweet potato increased the effectiveness of the detoxifying leek by five times. Similar cases were also reported in other hospitals.

It was an incredible effect. It meant that with the strength sweet potato, 20 detoxifying leeks were enough to cure liver cancer.

Hunters who bought the strength sweet potato for increased strength received numerous offers to buy the sweet potatoes. Other hunters eagerly awaited the next auction to buy the strength sweet potato.

***

"A! Let me introduce my disciple! Kwi!"

Iona, who was talking with Sejun, called her disciple.

Kwi!

The white rabbit, Kwi, ran to her teacher, followed by the Black Rabbit. It didn't seem like they had become particularly close.

'Didn't it go well?'

"Sejun-sama, this is Kwi, the princess of the Red Ribbon Kingdom. Kwi, greet them. This is the great Black Dragon, Park Sejun."

Kwi!

Kwi bowed at Iona's words.

"Princess?"

The white rabbit's status, which the Black Rabbit had fallen in love with, was higher than expected. I need to give the Black Rabbit something to match.

"Let's go to the farm first."

Sejun led the group back to the farm.

Then,

The right-hand of the great Black Dragon?

The bodyguard of President Park?

The Black Hammer, Bb?

While Sejun was thinking about a suitable status for the Black Rabbit to match the princess,

Kwi.

The Black Rabbit and Kwi were holding hands and following behind.