Chapter 79
Chapter 79
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 79
Chapter Title: Earth Normalization Plan
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Recently.
Choryun had lots of chances to go outside.
She started going to kindergarten and could look around the outside world.
As a result, Choryun reached one conclusion.
"The Earth definitely needs normalizing."
The Earth right now was in too much pain.
She had to restore the Earth to normal.
She had to heal the Earth's illness.
She had to get rid of the germs making the Earth sick.
"Before it gets any worse, we need to normalize it!"
On the way home from kindergarten.
Choryun steeled her resolve and looked up at her dad as she spoke.
"Daddy!"
"What is it, Choryun?"
"I can't go home with you today. I have something to do, Daddy!"
Squeeze-!
Choryun clenched her fist tight, burning with determination.
Ha-jun thought to himself, *What's she planning to cause trouble with now?* before asking.
"What is it? If Daddy can help, I will."
"If you're willing to help, I'm grateful, Daddy! Then follow me!"
Hop, hop, hop-
Choryun bounded off with light steps and picked up a discarded soda can from the ground.
Then, beaming brightly, she held the trash out toward Ha-jun.
"Daddy, you just hold this trash!"
"I'll hold it for now, but Choryun."
"Yes!"
"Why are you doing this all of a sudden?"
Pure curiosity.
Choryun answered the question with a bright smile and clear eyes.
"To make the Earth normal again, of course! We're picking up trash to make the Earth healthy!"
"Hmm, I see..."
"Yes!"
Ha-jun looked into Choryun's eyes, brimming with confidence.
They were the eyes only someone who would never bend their will could have.
"Clear Bright Eyes... To awaken them at such a young age..."
Shiver-
Ha-jun trembled, feeling both anticipation and fear for Choryun's future.
But his daughter wanted to do a good deed—there was no reason for a parent to stop her.
She just looked lovable doing something kind.
"Then, shall we pick up the trash around here today? Hwaryun, Suryun. You two pick up trash too."
At those words, Hwaryun and Suryun freaked out and yelled.
"No way! Why should I pick up trash? I hate picking up trash!"
"Trash is dirty. No."
They crossed their arms in an X, refusing vehemently.
"If you don't want to, oh well."
Ha-jun said they could do as they pleased, then patted the head of Choryun, who had come back with more trash.
"Good job, Choryun. You're such a good girl, always doing kind things."
"Hehe, thank you, Daddy!"
Pat, pat-
Seeing that, Hwaryun and Suryun's eyes went wide.
"!!"
"...!!"
Had they forgotten their refusal from moments ago?
The two started diligently picking up trash after Choryun and putting it into the bag Ha-jun had brought.
No one ever cleaned this street, but the dragon family banded together to pick up the trash.
"We're restoring the Earth to normal!"
Normalization Plan Step One.
Trash Pickup.
Choryun worked hard to pick up trash and achieve her goal.
"Fighting!"
Heave-ho, heave-ho-
The path to kindergarten, once full of trash, was gradually getting cleaner.
***
After finishing the trash pickup.
Choryun looked at the bulging trash bags and said.
"I didn't realize there was this much trash around here...! It doesn't seem like much when it's scattered, but once you collect it, there's a ton...!"
"There's even more trash over there."
"You're not talking about humans, right, Suryun unnie!"
Thud-
Exhausted from picking up trash, Hwaryun plopped down on the ground and said.
"Yeah, there was a lot...!! Way too much...!! I nearly died of exhaustion...!"
"You worked hard, Hwaryun unnie! I praise you! But Suryun unnie didn't work hard, so no praise for her."
Glare-
Suryun glared at Choryun and said.
"I don't need your praise anyway. Who asked for it?"
"That's just how it is! Suryun unnie has no tact!"
Grrr-
Suryun and Choryun started sniping at each other, on the verge of a fight.
To change the subject, Ha-jun quickly picked up the trash bags and said.
"If we just throw this trash out, we're done, right? Daddy will go dump it."
"No!"
Screech-!
Choryun blocked Ha-jun's path and took the trash bags.
Then, she pulled out one piece of trash and said.
"That won't help the environment! We have to process it ourselves!"
"Ourselves?"
"Yes!"
Process it themselves.
Everyone tilted their heads at the idea of handling the trash directly.
Hwaryun stood up and spoke for the group.
"Process it ourselves?"
"Yes!"
"Then I'll do it! Just burn it all!"
Roooar-!!
Hwaryun spat fire and roared.
She stepped forward to burn the trash.
"Eek!"
Choryun quickly hid the trash bags behind her and said.
"No! Burning trash makes the air dirtier!"
"Aaaah!! Then what am I supposed to do! Why are there so many things I can't do! Just kill the whole environment! Kill all the trash! Then it'll be clean!!"
Unable to contain her frustration, Hwaryun started ranting wildly.
Ha-jun quickly grabbed Hwaryun's body to stop her from charging ahead.
"Stay put, Hwaryun."
"Roooaaar-!!"
If he'd been even a second slower, it would've been a disaster.
Anyway.
Choryun seemed to have a plan in mind, as she picked up the trash bags and headed somewhere.
Following her led them to the Dead Mountain, the elves' new settlement.
"This should do it!"
Rustle-
Choryun dumped the trash out on the mountainside and scattered it around.
Picking up trash, only to dump it again.
It was baffling behavior.
"She said she'd protect the Earth! But she's the one dirtying it!"
"Yeah. I have no idea what her plan is."
Still, figuring she had something in mind.
The family watched Choryun quietly.
Choryun scattered all the trash around, then stood in the center.
"Hoo..."
She clasped her hands together, closed her eyes, and focused.
At that moment, the mana seeping into the ground began to writhe and stir.
"Please help me normalize the Earth...! For environmental protection...! I'll make the environment beautiful...! Please lend me your power...!"
Rumble-!
Did the Earth hear her?
The ground shook violently, and the scattered trash began sinking into the soil.
*What ability is that? Is that some dragon power I don't know about? Choryun's okay, right?*
As Ha-jun panicked.
Suryun, the Dragon GPT stuck right by his side, began explaining.
"It's a Green Dragon ability, Daddy. She can ask nature for help. That thing absorbing the trash is spirit power."
"Spirits?"
"Yeah, that eco-freak mentioned it last time. She has friends. Back then it was forest spirits, this time it's earth spirits."
Earth spirits.
The spirits absorbed the trash, breaking it down in real time and turning it into their own nutrients.
Choryun kept her hands clasped and continued.
"It might not taste good... but it'll help...! Break it down and use it as nutrients...! I'll definitely revive the mountain spirits later too...!!"
And so.
After Choryun finished collaborating with the earth spirits.
All the scattered trash had sunk into the ground and vanished.
According to Choryun, the earth spirits were diligently breaking it down.
"It won't take long! My friends will eat the trash up deliciously! And once the trash is broken down, the soil gains strength!"
Clap, clap-
Choryun suddenly clapped.
At the same time, elves who had been hiding somewhere popped out and knelt before Choryun.
They handed a watering can to Choryun, the head of the environmental protection group.
"Just sprinkle water on this empowered soil!"
Sprinkle-
As soon as the water hit, sprouts shot up from the dead ground, instantly growing into trees reaching Choryun's knees.
Choryun spread her arms wide with a big smile.
"Ta-da! That's how we turn trash into trees! What do you think? Pretty amazing, right!"
Environmental Protection Group President.
Yi Choryun's Earth Normalization Plan showcase.
Seeing that, Ha-jun clapped.
Clap, clap, clap-
"As expected of my daughter. Smart just like her dad."
"Really?! Yay! Daddy praised me a lot today—I'm so happy!"
Bounce, bounce-
Choryun hopped around excitedly.
Suryun eyed such Choryun with annoyance.
"...Is it that great?"
Her expression darkened more and more.
Anyway.
Choryun's Earth Normalization Plan was proceeding steadily.
Picking up trash, processing it, planting trees, reviving the environment.
Choryun was doing everything to normalize the Earth.
Slowly changing the surroundings first.
The Earth was vast, so she couldn't fix it all at once.
But Choryun took one step at a time toward her goal.
*If I make the Earth normal, Daddy can live a long time too, right?*
To live happily for a long time in a good place with her dad.
That was the true goal of the Earth Normalization Plan.
Though the family had no idea.
*I hope we can all live happily ever after in a normalized Earth. Hehe.*