When I Returned to Farming, National-level Big Juniors Flock - Chapter 51



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51. Ground Puppy

“Laugh!”

Joo Ji-hye stretched her body here and there.

She was discharged from the hospital a few days ago and was able to leave her ward in good health without any aftereffects.

After getting some rest, I felt that my condition had improved significantly compared to before.

It’s thanks to the strawberries and some other food that Oh Hyun-seong sent in large quantities.

Because it neutralizes a greater amount of turbid air in the body than the turbid air that is exposed to it.

It was also a ray of hope for her at the time while eating that terribly tasteless hospital food.

Bam!

At that moment, the door opened and Ryu Ji-hwa appeared.

Then Joo Ji-hye opened her eyes wide at his appearance.

Although he had hardly seen him since he left for America, the two were already acquainted as they were both hunters belonging to the same Aegis.

“You’re really back? The world star who swept America.”

“Yeah, yeah. I hope you’ve been doing well too.”

Ryu Ji-hwa sat on the waiting room sofa with a smirk.

“You became a 11th-rank hunter… It’s true. Isn’t that amazing?”

He stared at Joo Ji-hye and said.

The last time I saw her, she was suffering under the thick ceiling of level 10.

But I managed to overcome that wall.

A rank 11 hunter would be able to hold a nationally important position, beyond just being a high-ranking hunter.

Of course, let’s leave out his seniors who are vice-presidents or powerful figures in each key organization, as they are outside the scope of the discussion and are close to being irregulars.

It was at a level where I could grasp the key tasks right below that.

Thanks to this, not only the amount of the deposit and social reputation, but also the treatment and treatment from the country are clearly different.

“Ahem, it’s nothing special.”

Joo Ji-hye nods with a rather smug expression.

She was so proud of herself for having reached a new level that she tossed and turned under the covers in her hospital room.

Ryu Ji-hwa laughed at the obvious sight and said.

“Anyway, please take care of me. I’m also planning to have my comeback match here today.”

“But isn’t this too much power against an A-rank gate?”

“You have to start off lightly.”

“Well, fine. The CEO told me not to overdo it and just get a taste of the place, so if you’re hungry, eat some snacks there.”

“That’s okay, it’s a stabilization period right now, so you shouldn’t eat just anything.”

Ryu Ji-hwa said, waving his hand.

Then Joo Ji-hye’s gaze turned to his left arm.

The appearance of the bandages wrapped tightly.

He was called the Korean swordsman not only for his popularity as a world star but also for his outstanding skills, but those in the industry who knew him called him the swordsman ghost.

“Anyway, what have you been doing?”

The two talked about things they had not seen for a while.

Although they were not that close, they knew each other’s circumstances well because they had some contact with CEO Choi Jeong-il.

But while we were talking about those things that had piled up.

They ended up having the same name.

“You know senior Hyunseong?”

“It was thanks to you, Master, that I barely survived the last scene. That’s why I can be here.”

Joo Ji-hye nodded and said.

It was also because of this that I was able to get through the darkness of the gate that seemed to have no end, and because I was eventually able to break through the 11th level wall.

It was all thanks to Oh Hyeon-seong.

If he hadn’t come from outside to help in the first place, I would have been trapped there and died.

But unexpectedly for her, Ryu Ji-hwa’s intense reaction came from an unexpected place.

“T… Master…? Even I don’t dare call you Master…!”

Ryu Ji-hwa suddenly gets angry.

For him, who had completed that hellish training course, it was unacceptable for Joo Ji-hye, whom he had only met recently, to be tied down as master and disciple.

How can you be a disciple when you’ve only had proper training for a week?

“But you’re already calling it that?”

“What does that mean… So you’re saying that your senior gave you permission to call him master or disciple?”

“Of course. Last time, you called me disciple.”

Snap!

Oh Hyeon-seong had never officially had any disciples.

However, since they were officially seniors and juniors within the unit in the past, they were told to call him senior and not teacher.

This was to prevent people from saying that he was giving preferential treatment to his disciples who came from the same class as him when leading the organization.

Of course, Ryu Ji-hwa’s arms trembled without him knowing.

“Kidduk.”

At that moment, the corners of Joo Ji-hye’s lips curled up in a mocking manner.

In a very annoying way.

***

“Ha, I didn’t know you’d appear like this all of a sudden.”

Oh Hyun-seong looked at the being in front of him with a hollow laugh.

A giant golem that fills the room.

It was ‘Mulz’, a comrade who had made a contract with him in the past and fought in numerous battlefields together, and a high spirit of the earth.

“… It’s been a while.”

Woohoo!

The guy silently pointed his finger at him.

Then Oh Hyeon-seong shook hands with the guy.

The golem’s body that had been filling his field of vision suddenly dispersed and flowed into his danjeon.

The establishment of a contract.

“bruise!”

And at the same time, a sculpted figure of Meltz appeared.

Oh Hyun-seong’s gaze went down to the foot of the stairs, and he could see a dog sitting there.

It is a Sigor J’abson, a traditional Korean dish.

A look that is in stark contrast to his dignified appearance.

But at the same time, I couldn’t stop laughing.

“… This appearance is still the same.”

Since it was originally advantageous for the figurines to have small shapes, it was not theoretically strange for them to have such shapes.

Albert also has the appearance of an otter, and even Alyssa, although unusually human-shaped, has the appearance of a small child.

However, only for Multz, who had a large body, the gap between him and his original appearance felt really large.

“Okay, let’s go. I’ll show you our new home.”

Oh Hyun-seong lifted the boy up and left the room.

A partner who shared life and death together and whose souls were connected.

It was my first reunion with that guy in years.

Regardless, the guy’s actions of licking his face and wagging his tail made him burst into hearty laughter.

***

Oh Hyun-seong introduced the guy to his new home.

During that process, the lower spirits who were playing in the yard discovered Multz and greeted him happily, and he received especially enthusiastic cheers from the earth spirits.

They even danced around to express their joy at their reunion.

It was a very warm reaction when I thought of the spirits of the earth who usually went about their business silently.

Albert, who was probably at the reservoir by now, would have known that Melts had returned.

There was no way that two great beings, so closely intertwined in the same soul, would not recognize each other.

But Albert didn’t come here first.

Just leisurely swimming in the reservoir.

‘That’s typical of a guy, but I still have to say hello to my old friend I haven’t seen in a long time.’

Oh Hyun-seong, who shook his head repeatedly, took Melts and headed towards the mountain behind the house.

We head to the reservoir to say hello to the locals and take a walk along the back road together.

As expected of a guy who loves walking, he is happy just walking with me and is enjoying the human world that he hasn’t seen in a while.

But then the guy suddenly stopped in his tracks, put his nose in the door, and started stomping.

“What, why are you doing that?”

“Grrrr!”

Melts lowered his head and began to chase something.

Although it was the movement of a guy who had strayed from the path leading to the reservoir, Oh Hyeon-seong began to follow him quietly.

A behavior that dogs might do, tracking something by sniffing.

But to him, the smell was just an added bonus.

Meltz, the upper spirit of the earth, could read the traces of the ground.

Even very subtle traces that would be undetectable by the senses of humans or even sensitive animals could be vividly detected.

Even traces that had completely disappeared could be read from the land’s memories within a certain period of time.

Since the accuracy of such a trace was close to 100%, Oh Hyeon-seong followed without a word and was soon able to find the owner of the trace through the trees.

Shhh! Shhh!

A wild boar spewing out sharp breath.

At the guy’s appearance, he quickly lowered his posture.

‘Found another wild boar… Is this area a habitat for wild boars?’

This wild boar was almost the same size as the one I saw last time.

I’ve heard that the mountain behind here is a place where wild boars appear, but it seems like there are more than just one or two of them living there.

Normally, it would mean a dangerous place that you shouldn’t set foot in, but for him, it was actually closer to good news.

Thanks to this, you won’t have to worry about pork for a while.

‘Shh.’

However, he took Melts with him and stepped back.

“I found it, but is it possible to find traces of other animals besides wild boars?”

There was still quite a bit of pork left in the warehouse from the last hunt.

Although Oh Hyun-seong had roasted pigs himself several times and even had barbecue parties, the amount of meat that came out of one pig was more than he had imagined.

In particular, the size of the wild boar I encountered at that time was unusually large.

That is, there is ample meat available right now, so there is no need to hunt it just because you see it.

Rather, I thought it would be better to leave them behind and manage their population.

It was a valuable resource that provided delicious meat, so we couldn’t just wipe it out through indiscriminate overfishing.

Then, Melts, who had moved after hearing his words, soon found other traces.

Hit the button!

The guy started running following the trail.

It was a fast pace that would be difficult for an ordinary person to keep up with, but Oh Hyeon-seong, whose legs were completely healed, followed along leisurely.

‘It seems like it’ll go quite farther than I thought… Surely a crescent bear or wolf won’t pop out like this?’

Since the great chaos of the Gate incident, quite a few alien species have been introduced to Korea.

There were quite a few species that would not have been able to adapt to the environment in the past, but who were able to settle in due to the ecological chaos caused by the influx of toxic air.

In particular, the nature of the animals changed to some extent, such as the size of wild boars and their increased aggressiveness.

It’s not strange if something pops out.

But contrary to such thoughts, traces of a very familiar life form appeared.

‘These footprints… I think they’re chicken’s.’

Chicken footprints on the ground.

However, the problem is that its size is unusual.

Oh Hyun-seong could roughly guess the identity of his opponent just by looking at their footprints.

But if the footprints were true, the size drawn would be enormous, and he had never seen a chicken that big in his life.

The guy who appeared in front of him as he was following the traces.

“Oh my god…”

Thud!

A chicken is walking in the mountains.

It appeared to be a chicken that had escaped from a house, but had settled in a different restricted area, quite a distance from the reservoir.

Perhaps because of that, this guy boasts an incredibly large body.

Some city people are surprised when they first see a chicken because it is bigger than they thought, but this was nothing like that.

It’s the size that reminds me of the famous Brazilian dinosaur chicken.

Crooked!

A mad chicken flapped its wings and pounced on him.

Then Oh Hyeon-seong fed it a chestnut and sent it away without any pain, and obtained more food.

I didn’t really plan on doing this, but it was an unexpected outcome.

“Come to think of it… I received a lot of help from you in the past when I was on the verge of starving to death in the operation area. It reminds me of the old days.”

Oh Hyun-seong burst into laughter at the sight of the guy wagging his tail.

Meltz was quite adept at tracking.

Hunting wild animals was a really urgent thing, but his abilities were also put to good use when going out on various operations.

As with other spirits, it is not limited to just combat abilities.

“for a moment…”

At that moment, a thought flashed through his mind.

Stories I heard from Gil-Sang Lee a while ago.

At the time, it was just information that couldn’t be used, but now that Melts was back, things were different.

“Maybe… I can find that secret seed vault?”

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