[TS] Became a Peach Saint – Chapter 175

After hanging up the phone, my mind feels even more tangled.

[⚔️Room Master, what was that call about?]

[⚔️Tell us!]

─click, click.

“Whew─ A friend said they’re sick. I’m thinking of making time to visit them.”

Sorry to the viewers, but it’s confidential.

Just the news of Grandfather being sick could make the stock market go wild.

Jokingly, a circuit breaker might even get triggered.

“Were you having fun, Pposiraegi?”

“Yes!”

*Rustle, rustle.*

Baekseol seems to be enjoying herself.

“Whew─”

I’m already happy enough.

I don’t want anything more than this.

I just hope this happiness doesn’t get shattered.

“Should we feed Baekseol?”

“Excited!”

*Ding!*

When I took out the flower, Baekseol slid down from the ball.

“Eat a lot. That’s how you grow big.”

“Yes!”

Baekseol eagerly munches on the flower she’s holding.

When I gently stroke Baekseol’s tiny head with my finger, her ears perk up.

[⚔️Touch her ears too]

[⚔️She loves it]

“Baekseol’s ears.”

“Yes!”

“Ahh.”

As I put Baekseol’s ear in my mouth while she’s sitting on the table picking petals, her eyes widen, and she freezes.

[⚔️LOL her face is so cute]

[⚔️Look at her eyes, they’re so round LOL]

[⚔️LOL she looks shocked]

“I ate it!”

“Did I eat Baekseol’s ear?”

“Yes!”

When I pet Baekseol, she goes back to eagerly munching on the petals.

“Guys, what should someone eat to get healthier?”

[⚔️Tonic?]

[⚔️Isn’t it best to just eat a balanced diet and exercise?]

“Hmm.”

Is Grandfather sick because I can get something he can’t? That doesn’t make sense from the start.

It’s not like he’s sick because he doesn’t know how to exercise.

The best experts will be taking care of his health, and in the end, there’s nothing I can do.

─click, click.

“Whew─”

[⚔️First, you should quit smoking]

[⚔️For real LOL]

Cigarette smoke drifts away into the rooftop air.

“We need something strong enough to heal even a sick person.”

[⚔️What about wild ginseng?]

“That’s like an urban legend, you know? Like how people say you’ll die if you sleep with a fan on. It’s that kind of thing.”

[⚔️For real? Isn’t wild ginseng super good?]

“It might be really good, sure? But out of all the things in the world, only a tiny fraction has been scientifically proven.”

Modern science is advancing rapidly, but compared to the infinite unknown, we’re still in the early stages.

“Ever heard of the Mpemba effect?”

[⚔️Ball control is insane]

[⚔️Not Mbappé, you idiot, Mpemba LOL]

[⚔️LOLOLOL]

“It’s one of the unsolved physics mysteries. There’s an observed phenomenon where hot water freezes faster than cold water? But even now, science can’t fully explain why.”

“I can’t prove it.”

[⚔️What kind of world is this where you don’t even know that?]

[⚔️They haven’t even figured out why ice is slippery.]

[⚔️LOL, but is wild ginseng really comparable to pseudoscience?]

“Well, I don’t know either. It’s just that the supply is low compared to the demand, so the price is high. But does it have the efficacy of hundreds of millions of won? Probably not.”

There are many simple things that humanity still hasn’t figured out.

Why are most people right-handed?

Why is ice slippery, as the viewer mentioned?

And, does the Great Hwan Dan really have such good efficacy just by smelling it?

“Great Hwan Dan?”

Everything starts from observation.

By observing an apple falling to the ground, we discovered gravity. By observing the movement of stars, we realized the Earth is round.

Since we’ve observed that Baekseol’s fur has become even softer, we just need a few more verifications.

“Baekseol, remember that sniffing thing from last time?”

“Yes!”

“How was it?”

“Good!”

Verification complete.

We need to verify the hypothesis that it’s good for the body, but there’s only one sample.

Since that one sample said it’s good, the sample average also suggests that the smell of Great Hwan Dan is good for the body.

“But how do we get it?”

“I don’t know.”

“I don’t know either.”

Baekseol, who was eating, tilts her head.

[⚔️LOL, so cute]

[⚔️Both are adorable]

“We’ll have to put in some legwork.”

***

─Thud!

Victory!

As the word appeared in the middle of the screen, a man’s cry came through the speakers.

『Wooaah wooaah!!!』

[⚔️LOL, Radelly finally lost it]

[⚔️Crying like a beast LOL]

“Today’s tasks are done.”

『Why me! Why only me!!』

As Radelly’s broadcast ended, it became quiet.

“My babies, sweet dreams. Bye-bye.”

[⚔️Bye-bye]

[⚔️BB]

[⚔️See you tomorrow]

<Lady Han Ga-eul has ended the broadcast>

“Baekseol, let’s go.”

“Yes!”

As Baekseol pokes the air, the world flips.

─Click, click.

“Whew─ Baekseol, can you bring up the list?”

Ding!

───

[You can select a training ground]

1. Main Story

2. Song Training Ground

3. Sonata’s Lovers

4. That’s Love!

5. Secret Garden of Starlight

6. Nolbu’s Magpie and Jiknyeo’s Shalyn Crow. That Secret Love Across Borders

7. Hwandan Gogi, Tenderloin, and Tender Heart

7.Earth

..

..

..

..

───

The suspicious list still scrolls up.

Among the endless list, I should probably pick something that feels nostalgic.

In a world full of monsters, what you gain from the process is more important than the clear reward. I’m not even sure if there’s a reward.

If it’s something that can overcome aging, it’s probably not something ordinary.

Impossible.

Therefore, for that level of power to be contained, the item must have a long story embedded within it.

Folktales passed from mouth to mouth will become folklore, then legends, and eventually myths.

In other words, the embedded story transforms into power.

In modern times, things like ginseng and cordyceps, which are called elixirs of immortality without any verified effects, are like this.

“Shall we try this?”

“Sure!”

Ding!

<Even if you say you made soybean paste with beans, no one will believe it.>

Not only this, but other things are also impossible to distinguish by name.

“Let’s go.”

As Baekseol moved her front legs, the world flipped upside down again.

Before even opening my eyes, I could smell the pleasant earthy scent and feel the fresh air.

“Thatched roof house?”

“Grass!”

Something felt off, so I looked to the side and saw Baekseol, who was on my shoulder, rubbing her cheek against me.

“Huh? Can Baekseol come along now too?”

“Yes!”

As I petted Baekseol, she rubbed her face against my fingers.

“Nice.”

“Exciting!”

While chatting with Baekseol, someone came running from afar.

“Pant, pant. What are you doing here!”

“Who’s this?”

The person who approached was a woman with a braid.

She didn’t look too friendly.

“Kongjwi, I told you to fill the ditch with water!”

“Kongjwi? Me?”

“Hey! Did you trip over a protruding rock? Did you hit your head? Hurry up!”

“Alright, whatever.”

If I do what I did with Toast Guy last time, I might fail immediately.

As I slowly moved toward where the braided girl was pointing, she yelled from behind to hurry up.

“Sounds like she’s talking about Kongjwi and Patjwi. Feels like a quest to fill a broken jar with water.”

“Fill it?”

“Yeah. She just told you to fill the jar with water.”

But I didn’t even have a pot, let alone a jar.

As I walked around, I heard a strange noise from afar.

“──!!”

“Baekseol, where’s that sound coming from?”

“Over there!”

Where Baekseol pointed, there was a huge embankment.

The sound was coming from a dried-up area where water couldn’t reach.

“Baekseol, hold on tight.”

“Okay!”

After confirming Baekseol, I threw myself down the slope, and in an instant, the ground came into view.

Thud!

“Ahhh!”

“What? Where am I?”

“Over here!!”

The source of the sound came from below the embankment.

Squelch. Squelch!

A loud cracking sound came from what seemed more like a dam than an embankment.

Below, a toad was wedged into a small hole, holding on.

“Kongjwi! Hurry up!!”

“Huh? What? Did you just talk, Toad?”

“Hurry up!”

─Crash!

Before I could do anything, the dam broke, and water gushed out.

“Ahhh!”

Splash!!

In a rush…

As I stepped back, the water gushing out like crazy from the dam quickly chased after me.

<Failure>

“What?”

In an instant, the sky and the ground flipped, and a familiar scene unfolded.

“…..”

Come to think of it, I think they said it wasn’t a poison but a dike.

It’s a time attack mission.

“This is insane.”

“Exciting!”

I could feel Baekseol, who was on top of my head, shaking her body.

Does this little creature always feel safe when she’s by my side?

“Baekseol, show me the list again.”

“Yes!”

Once again, a crappy list unfolds before my eyes.

To break through that, I need to run like crazy to the dam, not walk slowly.

Then, what’s next?

“Are they telling me to hit concrete or something?”

“Bam!”

This time, Baekseol definitely packed her toy.

“Baekseol, let’s use this.”

<Cheongundam>

At least the name sounds peaceful.

It sounds like a name a mountain hermit might pop out of, but I don’t want to see a double-headed duck twice.

Ding!

The smell of grass wafts through.

When I opened my eyes, I was in a forest with a fresh green hue all around.

Plop. Plop.

“It’s raining.”

“Rain!”

Ding!

As I took out an umbrella from the subspace and opened it, Baekseol tapped the umbrella handle.

─Click, click.

“Phew─ So this is an umbrella.”

After playing with the umbrella handle for a while, Baekseol slipped into my pocket.

She did this last time too; seems like she doesn’t really like the rain.

“Phew─”

I like the rain, but that doesn’t mean I enjoy being outside.

With every step, the muddy ground squelches beneath my feet.

The slope makes it look more like a mountain than a forest, but the surroundings are too dense to tell.

***

After walking for over an hour, I saw a building touched by human hands.

An old cabin was half-destroyed. Judging by the lack of maintenance, it didn’t seem like anyone lived there.

Creak.

As I opened the creaky wooden door, an unpleasant noise greeted me.

“Is Baekseol sleeping?”

“Yes!”

Baekseol, who was in my pocket, poked her face out.