Chapter 84
[You already possess the essence of a flower yet to bloom.]
No way, it can’t be…
[The flower for Wendy Porcelain’s team is…]
This must be a joke, right?
[The Sura’s Calamitous Despairflower.]
As the notification chimed, my inventory opened on its own.
And there it was, peeking out—a flower bud.
‘W-What…?’
It trembled slightly, as if shy, its leaves quivering while it seemed to gauge my reaction.
It was unmistakably the essence of the Sura’s Calamitous Despairflower.
“Ack! This doesn’t count! I never heard of a rule like this before!”
This rule wasn’t even in the original story.
Doesn’t the system have any consideration for someone who transmigrated into this world?
“Bring out the administrator! Change it! I demand a change!”
[Once a flower is chosen, it cannot be changed.]
I jabbed at the notification window, yelling like an unreasonable customer, but there was only one response.
“Wendy, is something wrong?”
Lyria, who had been watching me flail around, asked cautiously, her expression filled with concern.
“Ha…”
Her wide, worried eyes and her pink hair swaying gently in the breeze.
Technically, she was the reason all this was happening, but…
“Is it… because of me? Did I cause trouble?”
How could I blame this adorable child, who timidly gauged my mood while asking?
Even the villainous Wendy Porcelain from the original story would have found it hard to do so.
“…No, Lyria.”
Really, when has anything ever been easy?
I had managed to muddle through and survive until now.
A single mistake in choosing a seed wasn’t a big deal.
Well, technically, it wasn’t a choice I made—it came to me.
“There’s no problem at all.”
It couldn’t possibly be that bad.
Besides, it wasn’t done out of malice.
She had simply wanted to give me a gift and had carefully uprooted it for me.
How could I be upset about that?
With a sigh, I glared at the innocent-looking essence of the Despairflower.
Why was this thing sticking to me as if glued?
I should just…
‘W-Whimper…’
The flower bud wilted further, drooping its head and curling its petals, as though it sensed my hostile thoughts.
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–TodayIsMonday (mauxxx): “Ack, it’s so cute! Where does the Despairflower bloom?”
–Drooling (gunxxx): “I’d like to reserve one flower for myself. Lining up here.”
–SproutBibimbap (sasxxx): “I’m in line too.”
–SneakyPlant (ssaxxx): “How dare an ugly flower make its way into my heart? How cunning.”
[You’ve gained favor from 25 observers.]
[Accumulated favor: 665.]
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‘Huh?’
The observers’ reactions were true to form.
‘Is it… trying to act cute?’
How could a flower with such a terrifying name and power act this adorably?
With this, I couldn’t even vent my frustration.
“Fine, alright. What’s your fault in all this?”
I could only blame my own rotten luck.
Still, if it was my team…
It seemed possible to gather the materials for the Despairflower.
Even if my dream of a healing trip to the Western Flower Field was dashed.
‘The Three Lives Chronicle thrives when it rolls with the punches.’
Instead of lamenting my fate, it was wiser to recall details from the original story.
‘Let’s see… to bloom the Sura’s Calamitous Despairflower…’
When I tried to recall the necessary ingredients, a notification window popped up.
Ding!
I focused on the alert before me.
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- Sura’s Calamitous Despairflower
— A flower born of chaos, malice, and blood-drenched conflict. Wherever this flower blooms, hell will follow.
(Ingredients: Asura’s Finger, Crystals of the Bloody Sea, Heart of the Hell Glutton)
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Previously, all the ingredients had been marked with question marks.
But now that the flower had been selected, all the details were revealed.
‘Still…’
Hell will follow?
Why would anyone let such a seed exist in a place like this?
I wanted to cry, but what good would it do?
‘And yet, I’m the one who chose this seed…’
When things get tangled, you just need to make a plan for when they’re tangled.
The only solace was this: the harder the task, the greater the reward.
“Alright, I’ll explain the plan from now on.”
My team members, who had been watching me despair and eventually give up, their expressions filled with concern, finally relaxed when I returned to my usual self.
“Good, that’s great!”
Even Xenon, who rarely showed emotions, must have been worried about me.
That was proof of how odd I must have seemed.
Feeling slightly embarrassed, I cleared my throat a couple of times before continuing.
“The flower we’ll bloom is the Sura’s Calamitous Despairflower.”
First, it was important to inform them of our team’s objective.
If anyone questioned why I chose this flower,
‘I’ll just dodge the question somehow….’
Huh?
But something felt strange.
They all simply nodded without raising any objections.
Did no one have complaints?
“…Uh, don’t you have any questions or doubts? The name alone screams dangerous…”
‘W-Whimper, whimper…’
The Despairflower, which had escaped from my inventory and now sat in my hand, let out pitiful sounds as if it were sad.
But I ignored it and turned my attention back to my team members.
I had expected an uproar, yet they remained calm.
“No matter how ominous the flower’s name is, if it’s the flower you want, we’ll make sure to get it for you.”
Darwin said this with a serious expression as he stared at me.
Before I could even be shocked, the other members chimed in one by one.
“I… I think any choice you make is great, Wendy. If there’s anything—or anyone—opposing you, I’ll get rid of it….”
Nia spoke shyly, her words oddly violent despite her timid demeanor.
“I’ll follow the leader’s decisions unconditionally. Especially when the leader is wise.”
Sylvester spoke maturely and sagely.
“We’ve survived countless times thanks to Wendy’s decisions, so I’m more than willing to follow her again.”
Yeriel added with a gentle smile.
“Wherever my benefactor goes is the path I’ll take.”
Eden said this as if it were a given.
“If you’ve made that choice, I’m sure there’s a reason behind it.”
Even Xenon showed me his unwavering trust.
My heart swelled with a strange warmth and excitement.
“You’re really… a team of people just waiting to be scammed.”
I sighed, teasing them, but they only smiled back.
Their smiles eased the thumping of my heart and made me feel a sense of calm.
So this is what it feels like to be trusted, supported, and followed by others.
I guess I’m fitting into this world better than I thought.
“Thank you, everyone.”
Smiling brightly, I continued speaking.
“Then let’s go find the first ingredient.”
The first material needed to bloom the Sura’s Calamitous Despairflower.
That was…
“Let’s go get Asura’s Finger.”
It was truly a name as ominous as could be.
Hearing the name, my team members’ expressions twisted into strange grimaces.
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“Wendy… do we really have to start with Asura’s Finger?”
The first ingredient we had chosen to collect was Asura’s Finger.
The name alone was undeniably grim.
Even Yeriel, whose face turned pale upon hearing it, hesitated before speaking up.
“Wouldn’t it be better to start with something easier?”
His tone carried rare concern as he voiced his opinion.
“Don’t worry.”
But there was no problem.
After selecting the Despairflower, three materials were revealed:
— Asura’s Finger
— Crystals of the Bloody Sea
— Heart of the Hell Glutton
Each of them had a name more terrifying than the last.
However, Asura’s Finger…
‘Judging by the name, it sounds like we’d have to fight Asura and break off their finger to get it.’
It was the most dangerous and foreboding of the three.
It was no wonder my team found it unsettling.
“Whether it’s Asura or some demon, we just have to defeat them, right?”
“I’ll blow away anything that stands in our way!”
Of course, Darwin’s warlike nature and Nia’s devotion, to the point where she’d follow me even to hell, meant they didn’t seem too concerned.
“By the way, is this thing leading us correctly?”
As we moved forward, Xenon’s voice broke the silence.
“You shouldn’t doubt a good dog, Xenon.”
The “thing” we were following was…
A white puppy that had appeared before us as soon as we selected the first ingredient.
‘Pitter-patter, pitter-patter.’
Its tiny legs worked busily as it led the way, its face cheerful and pure.
“Pant, pant, woof! Woof, woof!”
In Korean folklore, dogs are often depicted as guides to the underworld.
It seemed that this myth was being faithfully portrayed here.
Though I gave Xenon a side-eye for being so heartless as to doubt this adorable puppy, his suspicion wasn’t entirely unwarranted.
We were currently in the southern part of the Western Flower Field,
A vast expanse of green meadows stretching out endlessly.
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