Chapter 18: Health (3)
jesFqBEThe method to capture mandrakes, as I said before, is simple.tfE
BudtFirst you pull them out. And if it looks like they are going to scream, you beat them like a dog on a summer day.v0dUB
ojCvdsDo they still try to scream with all their strength?lspl
8lkThen you stuff dirt into their mouth and they can’t do anything anymore.QPd
mm1TkPThat’s how I first collected the ones for StarlightLady, which were the most urgent, and then I gradually gathered the ones for the other veteran users.H5I
zWFDAfter StarlightLady, the next person was the Heavenly Demon.bghqiI
5phC7kzThe person who helped me the most.0jpNNC
wQWI40D[WildGrills: Take this and recover your strength. Is your body alright?]l01W2
pWs[HeavenlyDemon: It was only dangerous at that moment. Now I am perfectly fine. Rather, I’m worried about the condition of your body.]RuLbnsQ
02QeuS[WildGrills: I don’t know if it’s because of the fasting pill, but aside from my stomach hurting several times a day, I’m fine.]Why
kThYHPj[HeavenlyDemon: It’s a sign that the impurities in your body are coming out. Since you didn’t go through a bodily transformation, they are being expelled in that way.]3jXUsi
76MZ[WildGrills: Is that good?]EsmZa
yx6[HeavenlyDemon: Of course it is. If you want I can give you more. After all, you also gave me something good for the body.]PevLX
SNDtJFe[WildGrills: It’s fine. Just giving me the antidote and the medicine for tinnitus you mentioned before is enough.]Qxk
i9WJQ5[HeavenlyDemon: I feel bad for only receiving.]Z3aCjE
mIsL1[WildGrills: I should be the one saying that.]mPc1
3v7u42mI always think this, but Heavenly Demon really had an admirable personality.buXKk
4NkEveryone mocks her by calling her a grumpy old woman, but if you give her something, she always gives something back.3trSQGD
FqtThat’s how an adult should be.jhiAi
ed8I don’t know why someone like her is in the gallery.SXALy
FfUa7Although thinking about it, seeing what she normally posts, she is also one of the gallery’s best users.uGNQOJC
UBbrMaybe she simply gets bored of living peacefully and that’s why she spends time in the gallery.SxC
jlzL1zz‘This is the antidote, and this is what works for tinnitus.’Tdy0vV
KCSAfter finishing the trade with Heavenly Demon, I checked the items she had given me.ZLEsfyN
wFgtGeThey were written with characters similar to Chinese, so at first I was a little confused, but Heavenly Demon explained it to me.jDVrRb
IbbRThe gallery has automatic translation, but only inside the gallery.Fn79
T6BOM5UEach country uses a different language.4OKAn
SJK26kNow that I think about it, who created this gallery and also implemented the automatic translation function?bSqpd
khJeIt was a strange world in many ways, but it wasn’t something I needed to worry about now.LNtU
u3B[SwordTasteMaster: No… it’s just that I don’t want to become healthier.]i5yOs
cMdl[WildGrills: Think of it as payment for the elixir you gave me before. Or you can give it to some sick acquaintance. You could even sell it.]Z3snkjw
Fq8Ea1x[SwordTasteMaster: Hmm… alright. If you put it that way, I can’t refuse.]PrrjWA
e4ln5fZ[WildGrills: Thank you.]xeDvuJa
WqogbWith SwordTasteMaster the trade was practically forced.ErgE
1wvsShe says she can become healthier than she is now, and still rejects it?B2S
4VotWcW‘Won’t she regret it later?’uy5Z
WipbThere are many people in the world who ignored their health and ended up dying.aWj421
B74994eHealth is something that even if you want to take care of it, you can’t always.nJUu2S
QiLdznFThat’s why you have to take care of it constantly from now on so you don’t suffer later.HjCpC
7DGEg3X[SunForEver: Is this that very valuable herb?]vMmvFx
zRJO[WildGrills: Yes. I heard it’s very expensive. Since you gave me a shield before, I’m giving it to you.]AErLek
xDZf[SunForEver: Hey, does this work to increase potency or something like that?]txHMBL
Cql[WildGrills: Uh… since it’s material for elixirs, I suppose so.]AuU
wVhKKJUSo he was a man.2KF3N
BY0Although from his username I could already imagine it.DQ4gy
PiwqK[SunForEver: Thanks. Later I’ll give you a good gift.]GHuOC
4P6pQ[WildGrills: You already gave me a shield. If I find something good for health, I’ll give you more.]v3gGZ4K
qMlE[SunForEver: What a kind boy. Then every time you give me a mandrake I’ll give you something you want. Does that sound good?]RufDzj
yet[WildGrills: Sounds good to me.]kiG
uZfcQV9I had plenty of mandrakes.qWZOi
3vEzThe place where they grew was quite large, so I could keep giving them to the veteran users.s92
8JuHLBut I didn’t plan to collect them without control.CyC
QeDuIf they ran out right when I really needed them, it would be a problem.V71ab
pKcsIt’s better to think of them as an emergency fund.7PdYn8b
YKYAfter finishing the trade with SunForEver, I looked for DemonPrincess.DgyUE
ZOmg96rShe had also helped me, so I planned to give her one.tyHFnb
EnIbgY[WildGrills: DemonPrincess, I will give you one of these.]ujkDtZc
bIh[DemonPrincess: Thaaanks. I will give you another uniform too.]8Nt
RlUpxER[WildGrills: Thanks. Whose is it this time?]Rh7SU
EUuf[DemonPrincess: From the legendary goalkeeper of Chayu, Gioni Sader.]nb8N
MPpEotFAgain I had no idea who that was.odwL
7OSEDaBut since I received the clothes, the least I could do was thank her.gMUoGi
SHZMiWhen I received a uniform for the first time I thought will this really be useful?ULpxWD
EIwQu4dBut unexpectedly it has helped me a lot.T5yDml
n0p7peRThe material is so elastic that it isn’t uncomfortable at all.ZoepOQ
QofTdtc[WildGrills: Thanks. Was it the Champions? I hope you win there.]hnwDYX
1907[DemonPrincess: It’s not Champions, it’s Challengers. But thanks!]oHm8
SEqbN[WildGrills: Isn’t the Challengers that tournament where all the clubs of Mephisto compete?]zqv0r4k
Rep3M[DemonPrincess: Yes. It’s the biggest match in the world. Not only teams from Mephisto participate, but also from other countries.]h4lcc
hahvtSI didn’t have a favorite team, but I also liked soccer.7D561J
oDSELWhen weak South Korea defeated powerful Germany I felt it was a miracle.o8h
ff8mcBaAnd when Argentina won the World Cup I thought did that really happen?CWyO6Bt
AgteSoccer is a sport where even the best teams in the world can fall because of a miracle.bnr8SfF
DZyaJNThat unpredictability is what makes it the most popular sport in the world.hWat
HC8Especially in this world, where there is practically no entertainment besides the gallery, it was natural that sports would be so popular.O09fA
8abxvg‘Isn’t there something like the World Cup?’MI551
1jF8The Challenger’s Cup, or simply Challengers, which DemonPrincess mentioned, allows participation not only from clubs in Mephisto but also from other countries.zH0XZo
30xEkqFrom what I heard, there are national tournaments and others where foreign teams participate.v3b1ce
VNbVIn the past maybe not, but now each team includes different races, so it has become a struggle of pride between clubs.sre
cLxGcRBut there didn’t seem to exist something like a World Cup that followed the origin of each nation instead of the clubs.a1Ud
1Xj‘It’s not something I should worry about.’CwJ3It
pxbeTRight now I have too many problems of my own.U1F
GrB4vytEven if I like soccer, I don’t have time to worry about that.BjTt4KY
zENYQMnStill, curiosity is curiosity, so someday I’ll look into it.PGl5
MxUYwJ7From what I heard, the power of humans has been increasing, and the position of the founding country, Mephisto, is also beginning to waver.1wbZL6f
fcna‘I’ll make a post asking later.’8iIp
2QTZFor things like that, the gallery is really useful.beIMG
ncCn8z3I wanted to ask DemonPrincess more things, but unfortunately I didn’t have time.bYOQ
lktUsOI heard that only moderators can adjust the time of private conversations. Maybe I should suggest it.axqQ
6Scygb1[WildGrills: Thanks. Let’s go Chayu!]g1L
CrC[DemonPrincess: Thaaanks! I hope you survive tomorrow too!]1WG
3AGxH0The conversation with DemonPrincess ended cheering for Chayu.hK1
SKNXE0Now only two veteran users remained: AllFather and DwarfPassingBy.xOomI
nT0N[WildGrills: Hello, AllFather. I will give you an adult mandrake.]18cm
ebb[AllFather: Oh! Thank you very much. How much do I owe you?]SHyGI7
tBL[WildGrills: You gave me valuable information, so there’s no need. But have you made progress with the golden frog antidote?]rzT4vDS
1tCacX[AllFather: May I speak with complete honesty?]Ii25S
AwtWhen I read AllFather’s message, I was confused.uMuM
iiXS5QSpeak honestly?gjS
v8CsIt sounded a little negative.lYAS
JQOc[WildGrills: The result was negative?]jTyD4
VrXB[AllFather: Yes. And especially for you, Grills, it is important information.]SVWTsKd
hjqO9Jt[WildGrills: Hmm… explain.]x6UaVbx
Ri23n[AllFather: The poison of the golden poison frog is stronger than I expected. It almost melted my laboratory.]DP742
mTqSn6[WildGrills: Huff… are you alright?]dnxOM
GeTeYAs you know, the poison of the golden frog is extremely potent.p8Rs0
QdF4It’s not even acid, but if it can melt wood, that says everything.vBg
uXjqWI had already warned AllFather, so if his laboratory almost melted, it must have been a very dangerous situation.bZW
Lbz[AllFather: Yes. Fortunately there was no accident. But the most important thing is that the poison is so strong that even the antidote failed when trying to neutralize it.]WhJJnWY
bbnx[WildGrills: Then…?]ynU
r5hRKomWould I have to buy water?BZ9
9L9PWhile I thought about that, AllFather made a proposal.2KOLf
LNq0h2[AllFather: But it wasn’t all in vain. Thanks to investigating the venom sac I discovered something else.]sZC2
vsDv[WildGrills: That sounds positive.]BuO
h51YN[AllFather: Yes. If everything goes well, you, Mr. Grills, might develop resistance to poison.]mUS933
V5bAllFather’s explanation was more or less like this.gb5zM3
7Nf7rkVAs a result of investigating the venom sac of the golden frog, he found a special component inside it.dE72Fbv
afMPpIf that component was used, my body could develop resistance.6m6C
FsT4d[WildGrills: Wouldn’t that be even better?]D56CX
xk7f[AllFather: But you will have to consume it for at least two weeks. Only then will you be able to develop resistance to the poison of the golden poison frog.]z2UKcn
jeCZ[WildGrills: That sounds like I’ll have to capture more frogs.]UPq
XsmDX7[AllFather: I see you are quick to realize.]iX3y
q8BHa. This old man, seriously.i8Ajc
741raQbI couldn’t help letting out a dry laugh at AllFather’s shamelessness.n2CVk6V
mcw8hStill, it was worth trying.96Ekr
eKkKZAfter all, he said I would gain resistance to the poison itself, so it would be especially useful for me.WHuC
uTH77ck‘For now, more than the frogs, the most dangerous things are the insects.’DWRIl
lgnEkJThe poison of the golden frog can at least be blocked with a shield or avoided.jeOCif
XZgYWaLBut venomous snakes, poisonous insects, and poisonous plants can appear in unexpected places.lfZ
Z1DEspecially since I am quite sensitive to plant poison, AllFather’s proposal was quite attractive.JCka
sLaXG7[WildGrills: It doesn’t sound bad. But it would be good if you first prepare what I gave you earlier.]4YV
PeqL[AllFather: I also have some pride. In two days I will prepare the appropriate amount and send it to you.]A4l
hJa[WildGrills: Thank you.]230
Y0XAlthough the conversation with AllFather ended, I stayed a little worried.mmLV5b2
ccLd9fpHe said it wouldn’t be an antidote, but something that would make me gradually get used to the poison.ldTUQA
Lt2VZThat means the effect wouldn’t appear immediately.FQZ
MKy2aE5It would be easy for something to go wrong.JtStSkf
fAPXpAN‘For now I’ll have to endure with the antidote Heavenly Demon gave me.’cBm
bA7I didn’t think AllFather was trying to scam me.f7aC
5drRKIf he had wanted to do that, he would have done it when I gave him the golden frog.UsNXzT
yLLgAnd judging by the enormous amount of money he has, his skills must be real.d4BsI
VHyRa‘Now only DwarfPassingBy is left.’UhacZI
UlSYKnLastly, I gave a mandrake to DwarfPassingBy.uW3
X91z9TBut that guy didn’t waste any time using it to make liquor.v88H
GfaXNWhen I saw it, I couldn’t help being speechless.ZqEVK0
2NptAt least I would have understood if he had sold it for money.Xgux
qEDZOㄴDwarfPassingBy) I have a lot of money haha4F7LM
4JeYkGㄴWildGrills) Yeah, yeah. Your shit is very thick.wG1OPxv
xRzㄴDwarfPassingBy) Thanks for the compliment.KZOqotx
XwxXyㄴWildGrills) Damn bastard hahahaOLVvb4V
cuRzugㄴhahaha8IL
Hnxㄴhahahaha1nlSX
qLtBmL9ㄴI have nothing to say hahahaKLU4ri
JOQSeriously, why do I even say anything.Q6uU
tfinYnoSome people are on the verge of dying because of poor health, and others simply turn it into liquor.j1uk3M7
aMsnnpFOnce again I felt that the world was quite unfair.GMW
z34G2YAlthough it was already unfair from the moment I fell into the Forest of the Four Seasons.F8OwuX
MmUSYAnyway, since I had already given gifts to the veteran users to whom I owed something, I got to work on the next task.zSOxu
lyq33hPClack! Clack!a2n
OxM“Ah… I’m going to die.”q3RIZ7
ZnKUcfwDigging traps at the entrance of the cave.5LUXa
tH9C4UtIf I kept postponing it day after day, I would definitely regret it, so I needed to keep doing it constantly.8NbGw
2JT0That the next day my whole body would hurt?mPmB95s
MtolR7Better that than dying.L1zxe
vSt‘These are the moments when I want to take a shower.’41n
BKa5PABut now I had no choice but to endure.6AKHeh
NxDucIEven if the threat of the golden frog disappears, it will still be difficult to bathe every day.fkwjMaI
fMvYeXpIt’s not that the problem is cleaning afterward, but the clothes.LdS
xXRMfTo minimize contact with insects and plants, clothing is not optional, it’s mandatory.rm11YMQ
eSbMCABut if I wear the same clothes every day, hygiene will become a problem.5nIPUwq
YpJ7qSThat’s why I’ll have to wash them from time to time, which naturally requires a lot of water.VjY9
NAuE‘I’m going to need a lot of soap.’ICIA
S8KzPuXIn a place like this, hygiene is very important.NkrFs
22xFkFWIf I got sick by carelessness, it would be dangerous.e9oznx
RlZ08Besides, diseases are not cured immediately just by taking medicine.tcbWask
VOgCsBMaybe that’s why, when night fell, I stopped working and bought water.hNYDObG
KmHXAI had sweated, so at least I had to wash the necessary parts for hygiene.Rj9Ix
Nm5Once you experience that feeling of freshness, it’s hard to forget it.5tTLpQ
CYKoPEven if the money hurts, if you think of it as the price of your life, it’s actually cheap.EtJHDwX
6KHSyR‘Is today the second day?’eCj
ONZxco0After washing a little, I entered the gallery.l3QQiyR
ZfCNMMpSince I had finished all my work for the day, I wanted to leave a record.bdyL
DgUI would probably end up recording it every day like StarlightLady.bfy
xzulTitle) Day 2 of survivalKbOnroa
lnGYdWildGrillsmDESzSu
ACP(photo of the campfire)FuNqfY
qxNbYAEDay 2 of survival completed! See you tomorrow.xKBaJUi
73WiㄴHeavenlyDemon) Rest well.Ljh
HDVfㄴSwordTasteMaster) Good work. I gave the mandrake to my mother.RZuWKZr
i7m5IdㄴDemonPrincess) Thanks for the gift. Take care.CBNu
I0gIㄴSunForEver) Post again tomorrow. I’m worried.JmQXw
nKXㄴHeroDontThrowAway) Good work!szrrRj6
8e4mMaybe because I had become familiar with the veteran users.ZUwV
St8BPMost of them left messages saying that I had worked hard or done well.koPv3eB
Q438g4xEven the moderator appeared in the middle.o3ijiv5
7kInIt seems I receive more attention than I thought.24u
5pk5KUOI didn’t pay much attention to the anonymous users.j6G
AaWpeMost of them were only busy releasing their own desires.TCIsCu
kJMZAhㄴDwarfPassingBy) Hey. I can’t sleep after making liquor with what you gave me hahazcZo4
FG3U5u7ㄴWildGrills) You better die.4D93rfH
VHpPigㄴDwarfPassingBy) Gulp gulp hahax21lfe
4qGwㄴDamn, even the post smells like alcohol hahahaLmCm
Xwy4drjㄴLol1BhDho
bUDㄴHahac0h
GEbCZ4MEven though there is a useless guy, since he at least helps a little I let it pass.fpdJ1Z
aC5EBesides, even though he talks like that, before he even gave me alcohol because he felt guilty.7F9GVJ
ueyD‘Now that I think about it, what happened to StarlightLady?’GM2A8Ez
dFKL5HlShe hasn’t given any news and that worries me.kxsFV
398AEFHopefully she will post something tomorrow.H1Ebll
cqVDO3gI slowly lay down on the ground.lq7
gfmXnIt wasn’t hard, it felt somewhat soft.6sCfsc
TUqDb2Thanks to the mattress and pillow I bought at the auction.JZN
r9M8I heard they were filled with straw.xpd7es
te1SmqI‘It really is soft.’1toK
8uotQMaybe because of the day’s fatigue and the comfort, sleep began to overtake me.ZIWQALS
TdbS4jfUnable to resist the drowsiness any longer, I slowly closed my eyes.s1YeQqw
lTkJiSHoping that the next day would bring something good.ANBC
j0LLy***jysDo
FiuWhile Grills finished his day and fell asleep, the gallery remained active regardless of whether it was day or night.jfKCMW
7ZVqSNormally the gallery was full of absurd posts, but recently it had changed.tGMxnQq
5p7SqMThe reason was WildGrills, who supposedly had fallen into the Forest of the Four Seasons.cvddkx
P6frgDDOnce it was confirmed that he was really there, he began receiving enormous attention.tkoNhkN
JX0DEven the adult mandrake incident seemed like it would end up becoming just a simple anecdote.TZN
UO0fLwGTitle) Gallery user in trouble right now…WnFa
HCQf4LRMy friend is a knight and his superior ordered him to trade with Grills and bring back an adult mandrake…jrr4H
BUtaQㄴSeriously?oyWA
EcsjLVㄴYes, seriously. That guy has a high rank.H7tf
2tpaㄴIt feels very sudden.oiKa1gT
JCwCWㄴThey say they had been observing him before, they just didn’t say it. It seems they became convinced after the dwarf’s post.J6n1
d13XjbkㄴHaha at this rate even the emperor will ask for one to be brought.cbb6GH
LC90ㄴMore than that, I’m curious about the reaction of the magic tower.oiJ5AgL
9mHq0ㄴWhy the magic tower?DQg3
ZoHㄴBecause they have the monopoly on mandrakes. They must be watching him more than anyone.aGwQkuN
1sqvYUㄴBah. Will there really be a scandal just because of this?ZkUv4
wlMIuㄴDon’t you know the incident of the previous moderator?MZBMRp
EPpRzㄴWhat incident?SFuDl46
DsW2ㄴA territory made a secret agreement with the Dwart territory to send goods without taxes. Because of that they almost went bankrupt.n49l
eKxsdOnㄴHuff…x2EdA
qRNPkㄴHufff…FDbt
rXMㄴBut doesn’t Grills have limited supply?KcgR
CIIsdㄴThe magic tower also has limited supply. They don’t cultivate mandrakes, they only manage them.tx5qq
KaG6ㄴSo they also obtain them outside?KA6
Q4OgrㄴYes. Since they have a lot of authority and a monopoly, they say they abuse their power quite a lot.JHT72
tjBnzㄴFrom the magic tower’s point of view, Grills must be quite troublesome.XB8
0Kh5QEcThe atmosphere began to become strange.zpLH37
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