Eat The World Tree

Chapter 200: Is He A Genius?

Twice, the time was extended.

We stayed up all night and all day long.

Having gone that far… No matter how skilled a hunter Lee Seyeong was, had she reached her physical limit?

Repeatedly filling her completely and then emptying it all out before filling it again.

-Growl.

“I’m hungry.”

“…Really, a beast.”

Even Seyeong, who kept up until today, was a monster to anyone.

It was a point that showed how much more physically capable hunters of this world were compared to civilians of the previous world.

Lee Seyeong shouted at me with a clenched fist and a flushed face.

In the middle of it, she sobered up and yelled to pull out quickly because she might get pregnant.

She quieted down like a puppy when I did it again inside because she was being noisy.

I laughed while hugging Lee Seyeong, who was lying on the bed.

“Ah… Don’t hug me, really….”

Even while saying that, she didn’t push me away, so she seemed to like it.

When I touched her soft body under the blanket, she sighed and opened her chest to make it easier to touch.

“…What are you going to do if I get pregnant?”

“Well. Won’t there be one more person to take responsibility for? Both me and you.”

“….”

At my words, Seyeong’s eyes widened in shock.

“…No way. Did you plan this….”

On purpose.

“You… crazy bastard!”

-Bang!

A huge fist hit the top of my head.

“For that kind of reason… I knew Lee Shiheon was a crazy guy. But you’re not just an ordinary crazy guy. No, are you really crazy! This is an accident, an accident!”

“Well, I know I’m crazy. But it hurts. Stop hitting me.”

“I don’t care, you man! Really! All you do is make trouble.”

Why am I being treated like a late-coming husband?

I clearly got permission. And from the middle, if I didn’t finish inside, she would strangle me.

-…Don’t pull out. Don’t leave… Just stay inside.

-I’m about to finish.

-I don’t care… You’ve already done it.

“Ah! Really.”

Did she not remember?

She must be pretending not to know.

Originally, women’s pregnancy accidents were blamed on men, so I guess I had to follow that path.

“What am I supposed to do if you keep causing trouble?”

“Well, it means I’m that serious.”

“Ah, I don’t know, you jerk!”

-Bang!

I rolled off the bed.

I fell pitifully to the floor, unable to even cover myself with a blanket.

Was this how couples who slept separately feel?

I did nothing wrong, but was I deserving of this level of scolding?

As I was zoning out, the lady on the bed spoke up.

“What are you doing not coming up quickly, you jerk!”

“What do you want me to do?”

“Talking back? Lee Shiheon?”

“I’m sorry.”

I got up and got back into the bed, and Lee Seyeong stretched out her arms to hug my face.

-Smooch.

A quick kiss on the lips.

She buried her head in my neck and hugged me tightly.

“Hey. Answer.”

“Yes.”

“…What were you planning to do if I had a baby?”

“I told you, that’s what I was aiming for.”

“…Ah, shit. I don’t know, do whatever you want. If you leave me alone after all this, I won’t let it slide.”

She gave permission.

It’s not confirmed yet, but maybe Seyeong realized how serious I was.

When I kissed her lips, she kissed back with an exasperated face.

-Smooch.

-Growl.

As we kissed, my stomach growled.

Seyeong smiled broadly and poked my cheek.

“Hehe. Let’s go eat. How about some soup?”

“Sure.”

I was hungry from doing it all day.

I got up, and Seyeong started to gather her clothes.

Now to deal with… this pile of acorns.

Looking at the acorns scattered on the motel room floor like spilled rice bags, I asked Seyeong.

“What are you going to do with these acorns?”

Seyeong looked at me, put on her outerwear, and said with a bright face.

“Eat them.”

Oh.

Such a joke.

“Eat them.”

“Yes.”

Feeling downcast, I started gathering the acorns with magic.

When would I eat all this?

Acorn jelly. Jelly soup?

Maybe it wouldn’t be so bad to cool it down and make it into a cold soup.

‘It’s good to increase the affinity for wind magic.’

I was sure my wind magic was already above that of most geniuses.

Of course, that’s just my affinity; I’d have to learn the rest.

My potential was so high that increasing affinity by one or two didn’t even register.

“Why such a grim face? Smile.”

“Ha ha.”

Anyway, the fact that I had to eat this mountain of acorns didn’t change.

Since I made the fruits, I had to eat them.

As Seyeong’s body got more sensitive, doing it twice could really lead to an acorn hell.

“Hey.”

“Yes?”

“…Did you feel good?”

Acorn hell.

Maybe it wouldn’t be so bad.

I pushed away the thought as I popped an acorn into my mouth.

A pleasant bitterness spread through my mouth.

“…So astringent.”

“What did you say, you punk?”

After having a meal with Lee Seyeong and seeing her off, I returned home.

When I told Jin Dallae about it, she made a fuss about going to see for herself, but I barely managed to persuade her to stay.

‘If those two met and argued, I’d be drained.’

An instinctive choice. Although we’d all live together eventually, I had to live in the present rather than the future.

Baekyang also said to live in the present rather than the future.

Rationalizing things to myself, I opened the door.

-Squeak.

Inside the house, Jin Dallae, with a haggard face, was sitting in the kitchen waiting for me.

“…Oh, you’re back?”

As soon as she saw me at the entrance, she jumped up and greeted me warmly.

She came up to me and adjusted my clothes near my collar.

“Didn’t you sleep?”

“Hehe, of course I did. I slept.”

Patting my shoulder, she immediately furrowed her brows softly.

Jin Dallae, looking sulky for a moment, then relaxed her expression as if she understood.

“Another woman’s scent.”

“…You know well.”

“The professor?”

“Yes.”

There was no need to hide anything since we both knew everything.

Yawning, Jin Dallae handed me the clothes and towel she was holding in one hand.

“Did you eat? Should I set the table?”

“No, I already ate… I’ll take a shower… Where’s Shiba?”

“Sleeping. Lately, she sleeps a lot. Must be because she’s still a child.”

I also knew that Shiba was a sleepyhead.

She used to expend all her energy when I was around and sleep when I wasn’t.

And just as my hypothesis hit the mark.

-Beep!

A beep sounded from Shiba’s room.

-Clatter!

The sound of little footsteps followed.

With her short legs, Shiba came running in a series of rapid steps. Jin Dallae laughed incredulously, and Shiba, showing her face, ran towards me.

“Dad!”

Jumping with all her might into my arms, Shiba soared to her height and landed perfectly in my embrace.

“Did you sleep well?”

“Why did you come so late?”

“Dad had a lot to do.”

Although I just had people to meet, having Jin Dallae here made things worry-free.

Even if Jin Dallae wasn’t here, Shin Hye-young, the nanny, was.

“Shall we take a bath together after a long time?”

“Pii? Okay!”

Everything seemed good if it was with Dad, Shiba smiled brightly.

I worried that she might even act like this when she gets to high school.

No, with Shiba, it’s possible.

She would chirp when I wasn’t around, but bathing with Dad wouldn’t be impossible.

“I heated the tub… But it might have cooled down by now.”

“…You even heated the tub?”

“Hehe. Every two hours.”

Water waste… but with magic, it didn’t matter.

If it was cold, I’d just warm it with magic and get in.

I grabbed Shiba’s clothes and towel and went straight to the bathroom.

“Raise your arms.”

“Pii!”

Shiba lifted her arms up. I quickly undressed her like peeling a cabbage leaf.

It was easy to dress her in simple clothes since she was young.

On the other hand, clothes with a lot of ribbons and decorations were harder than adult clothes.

“Let’s get in.”

Lifting Shiba up, I entered the bathroom and turned on the shower first.

Adjusting the water to the right temperature, I sprayed it on Shiba’s head. She was in a daze and then squealed as the water hit her.

“Pii~! Pihihi”

Her hair brightened a bit and resonated.

It was proof that Shiba was drinking water.

Since she was a tree, she couldn’t distinguish between water for washing and drinking.

“Don’t drink, spit it out.”

“Tee tee?”

“You should drink tastier water.”

By the way, what would happen if I gave her more of the Tree Circle Pill?

Would she instantly grow into an adult?

‘I guess I’ll have to save up some points.’

Checking the status window, I saw there weren’t many points.

Of course, that made sense.

1 favor from a tree person was 10 points. 1 favor from the World Tree was 100 points.

Considering I had only gotten close to about seven or eight people, it’s no wonder there weren’t many points.

I’d have to plan for the future.

I could increase favor without necessarily being in a romantic relationship.

And with the World Tree, the number of trees didn’t matter.

I could always discard them.

【 'World Tree of Purity' is startled and throws the showerhead. 】

Her reaction came quickly, as if she was reading my mind.

The World Tree of Purity… Although I didn’t know what she looked like, she’s the one with the highest favor among the people I had connected with so far.

‘What exactly is this woman?’

There’s no way to know.

As I washed Shiba’s hair, I also let the warm water soak my body.

“Byaa~”

Shiba opened her mouth to catch the water, her throat moving as she swallowed.

She’s drinking the water again.

Since the shower water wasn’t particularly dirty, it probably didn’t matter.

I thought that eating a bit of dirt helped build immunity, and always drinking only clean water could also be a problem.

I squeezed some shampoo and spread it evenly on Shiba’s hair.

Gently spreading the white foam.

Shiba looked at her hair in the mirror and her eyes sparkled.

“Dad! Hair, hair.”

“Yes, what about your hair?”

“It’s white!”

“It’s white. Don’t eat this, okay?”

Shampoo was deadly poison for trees.

Maybe Shiba knew this instinctively, as her hair didn’t shine like when water was sprayed.

-Swish.

After roughly washing Shiba, we got into the bath.

Holding her under the armpits, I lowered her slowly into the warm water so her sensitive skin wouldn’t be startled.

Shiba shivered as she submerged in the warm water.

“Pii.”

-Splash.

As I floated her, she started splashing around.

She’s playing well on her own now.

I stretched my legs out in the spacious bathtub and took out my phone.

Thanks to magic engineering, it’s amazing that I could use my phone even underwater.

‘I was supposed to have a drink with Sansuyu too.’

Jin Dallae, Lee Seyeong, Sansuyu. Next week, I had a date with Byeol as well.

-Me: When should we have our drink?

I sent the message and waited for a reply.

Sinking into the warm water, I chuckled while watching Shiba play in the water.

But when I looked at my phone again, there was no expected reply.

There was no read receipt next to the message.

‘Are they busy?’

Hopefully, nothing serious happened.

As I waited for a reply, my phone vibrated.

-Buzz!

Finally, a reply?

When I picked up my phone, it was actually a message from someone else, not the one I was waiting for.

-Byeol: Hahaha.

-Byeol: I heard.

-Byeol: Seyeong’s pregnancy attack.

-Byeol: …Genius?

-Byeol: (Thumbs up emoji)

For some reason, I felt praised.