Chapter 5
Chapter 5
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 5
Chapter Title: Limited Exclusive Sales Begin!
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I clutched my head as I stared at the post filled with overly effusive lines.
"...This is about me, isn't it?"
Joining a party without revealing I was a healer.
Clearing the boss in just twenty minutes.
The pendant—Lumina something or other—dropping from the boss chest.
And even the author being Sprout Guild Master Choi Han-ul.
It was certain.
The protagonist of this post, with views easily surpassing thirty thousand, was me.
My face burned all the way to my ears.
"No way. What exactly did I do that's so amazing to deserve this level of praise...?"
No matter how I thought about it, I'd just done the bare minimum as a healer. I couldn't recall accomplishing anything extraordinary.
After reading through the original post and every single comment, my mind grew even more chaotic.
"What is all this even saying...?"
Was it that strange for a healer to yield the clear rewards?
So unbelievable that they thought it was all made up?
That healers were rare?
"No way that's true."
Then why had the party members from the previous gate treated me so poorly?
— Party Member
A healer? Oh... I heard low-grade gates can be cleared with just dealers...
— Party Member
Oh... Bringing a healer will probably make the clear time drag on forever.
Their words still echoed in my ears, lingering as wounds.
I immediately tapped the all-posts tab and searched for 'healer'.
Swipe—swipe—
My scrolling speed picked up.
Posts desperately seeking healers, ones wanting to raid gates even with trash-tier healers, wishes to be reborn as a healer—they all flew by.
"Ah..."
Now I finally understood how the world worked.
I'd been incredibly lucky to awaken with healing skills, but it turned out healers were one of the rarest existences in this world.
While I'd been pouring everything into raising 'Lumina Bell', all the other awakeners had quickly realized that fact—everyone except me.
It felt like my head had been smashed with a hammer.
Now I understood why Guild Master Choi Han-ul had treated me with such deference the moment I revealed I was a healer.
And that meant...
— HealerHere : Hello, it's your healer^^ Please take good care of me, fellow awakeners~
My community named debut was right around the corner.
I quickly created an account and posted on the board.
Then I waited for reactions.
If healers were that rare, my post as one should rack up way more views than Choi Han-ul's.
I might even get my first named account in life.
Thump-thump.
My heart swelled like it might burst.
But.
"......"
To my astonishment, no one paid me any attention.
⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙
[Ugh... Another troll's here.. Dude, wanna be a healer that bad? Get reborn then. That's the fastest way.]
Instead, I got nasty comments treating me like a troll.
Dejected, I quietly turned off my phone screen.
'What the heck is the problem...?'
No matter how I racked my brain, I couldn't figure it out.
Did I have some fate that made me invisible offline?
Was I born under that kind of star?
.....
I needed a mood booster.
I dumped out all the soil from the pots where I'd planted seeds before and replaced it with the dirt I'd brought from the gate.
Then I planted seeds in each of the five pots and gave them a bit of water.
Immediately, a message popped up notifying me that the conditions were met.
⚔ STATUS ⚔
['Lumina Bell' seeds accept the soil.]
💨 Mana Level: 100 / 100
✨ Soil Purity: Suitable
Beneath the properly laid soil, the seeds began emitting a faint blue glow.
All that was left was plenty of waiting and patience.
Thinking about how these little guys could make me a fortune definitely lifted my spirits.
But then.
⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙
['Lumina Bell' seeds pout with hunger.]
A cute message appeared, as if the seeds were whining about being hungry.
Hm, why were they hungry?
Was the water I gave them earlier not enough?
I added a bit more water so they'd feel full.
But the message didn't go away.
I tried adding general plant fertilizer, piling on more soil—anything to fill their 'bellies'.
Nothing worked.
The message persisted.
'It's a plant infused with high-purity mana.'
The soil lacked mana, so they wouldn't even sprout...
Maybe they needed mana as food?
After pondering for a while, I decided to try using a skill on the seeds as a last resort.
Closing my eyes and focusing my mind, a warm glow bloomed from my fingertips and slowly drifted toward the pots.
Like a gentle drizzle, the light soaked the small pots quietly.
⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙
['Lumina Bell' seeds smile in satisfaction.]
It seemed my Hail Mary attempt had worked.
It felt just like feeding a Tamagotchi.
I then cast Heal on the remaining four seeds the same way.
As satisfying messages popped up one after another above the pots, it happened.
⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙
[Sufficient proficiency accumulated.] [Unique Ability 'Plant Lover' has leveled up.]
⚔ STATUS ⚔
✨ [Unique Ability] - [Plant Lover - Lv.2]
My unique ability had leveled up.
Then came a message that made me tilt my head.
⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙
[New ability unlocked.] [If plant satisfaction is sufficient during germination, rare lifeform birth probability +20%]
"Rare lifeform?"
A lifeform born from a plant? I'd never heard or even imagined such a thing.
'Maybe it's just calling a rare flower bloom a "lifeform"?'
Hm, who knows.
I'd figure it out naturally as I raised them.
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It was about time.
After spreading rumors about Lumina Bell's effects and value.
Once the seeds dried up in the gates, it would be time for me to monopolize sales...!
"How can sprouts be this adorable?"
I gently tapped the tiny, cute leaves with my index finger.
Judging by the growth speed from seed to sprout.
I could succeed in cultivation right around when the Lumina Bell seeds dried up.
Actually, before spreading word of Lumina Bell's effects, I'd considered grabbing a few flowers from nearby gates in advance.
But now that cultivation was definitively possible, I thought, why bother?
Honestly, gates were terrifying—not knowing what monster I'd run into or where.
Fighting the monsters inside was just as scary and unpleasant.
Until now, I'd fought hard because my party members' lives depended on me...
Truth be told, battling monsters wasn't my thing.
In a world where healers were rare and I could pick high-reward gates with preferential treatment... it still didn't appeal.
I just wanted to stay home tending flowers.
"Alright, let's get started."
I'd been dying to post about Lumina flowers all this time.
I deserved a pat on the back for enduring so patiently.
"Hm... Plant Gallery? Or the Awakener community?"
Rumors would spread faster in the Awakener community, but for my long-held dream, Plant Gallery it was.
I turned on my computer and started typing a post on Plant Gallery.
[Plant Fanatic: That flower the gallery lord was raving about recently... Got the seeds and successfully cultivated them...]
Tap-tap-tap. As I typed excitedly, I suddenly stopped, deleted everything, and started over.
'On second thought, posting about successfully cultivating Lumina flowers might be a bit risky.'
It might draw tons of attention and comments, but cause issues later when the seeds dried up and I started exclusive sales.
Like people figuring out who I was.
So I decided to just reveal the 'effects' of Lumina flowers.
[Plant Fanatic: That flower the gallery lord was raving about recently... (Post deleted in 10 mins)]
I attached pre-taken photos and noted its basic mana regeneration effect, plus how it was effective against mental fractures.
I didn't forget to poke readers by saying my conscience wouldn't let me keep it secret.
Once posted, views skyrocketed—impossibly fast for how little time had passed.
Comments too.
It was my first time seeing double-digit comments on a post under ten minutes old.
💬 Comments
— User123
Isn't this Plant Fanatic the guy who always pulls weird aggro? Zero trust...
— CuriousCat
Is this info legit??
— Regular
But you always say 'deleted in 10 mins' and never do it.
But the reactions weren't great...
Plus, I'd only written a few posts hoping for attention, and now I was labeled as the aggro-puller.
...It hurt!
My lip jutted out unwittingly.
But soon enough, that pout vanished.
Posts mentioning my thread started appearing one by one, and the comment vibe began to shift.
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— HoneySucker
Was hogging the honey solo, but now it's out..ㅠ Low gates were doable thanks to that flower, but now that it's public, it'll be gone from gates... Name's Lumina Bell. Thanks for everything. But why publicize..ㅠ
— Skeptic
That post seems fake. Don't believe it. OP's the aggro king. Plus, a flower from low gates can't have effects like that.
— Taster
I ate that flower too, no mana recovery or anything. Tastes bad, ruins your appetite. Ignore the aggro post.
Starting with negatives like 'Why publicize when you were solo-hogging?', 'Fake post', 'Don't believe'...
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— Desperate
I'll go check it out even if it's a scam. Dying every raid cuz no AoE heals... Better verify myself.
⭐ Top Comment
— Believer
Seeing some reactions, it seems real. Were they keeping it secret to profit among themselves? Our Plant Gallery isn't that stingy... ...Kinda disappointed.
— Grateful
Thank you Plant Fanatic.. You'll be blessed.. Could've kept the premium info solo. Mana source this close... Assembled low-gate party in a rush. Thanksㅠㅠ
Positive opinions emerged, my post exploded—not just in reactions, but earning its first 'concept post' status in my life.
Soon, Plant Gallery was filled with talk of my post.
Thump-thump-thump.
My heart raced wildly.
Dopamine surged to max.
Getting this much attention in the community...
It was way more thrilling than I'd imagined...!
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Rumors of 'Lumina Bell' spread beyond Plant Gallery to various communities.
Magic-type awakeners who relied on mana canceled schedules and rushed to low-grade gates.
Their goal was singular: find Lumina Bell flowers.
Even non-mana users followed suit.
Some to cultivate at home, others to sell at high prices—they flocked to low-grade gates.
But.
The 'Lumina Bells' painstakingly harvested withered or died the moment they left the gate.
Even rushing them home to pots yielded the same result.
Bringing gate soil didn't help either—it seemed soil was the issue.
No one who entered low-grade gates could keep 'Lumina Bell' alive for long.
Yet those who confirmed its effects refused to give up.
They kept challenging. And challenging again.
Then one day, when Lumina Bell seeds had completely dried up and vanished from low-grade gates.
📰 Breaking News
[Selling 5 Lumina flowers - limited quantity. Name your price. Bulk offers welcome.]
Not content with just keeping the near-impossible-to-sustain 'Lumina Bell' alive.
Someone had successfully cultivated it.