This Heroine's Friend Has the Power of Botany

Chapter 152

That’s Impossible

"You want me to investigate? What’s going on?"

"Well, it’s just that..."

"What is it? Just say it," the village chief frowned. Why were the huntsmen still stuttering?

"It’s just that we don’t know where to start. Everything seems unbelievable. But...I’ll start with the first thing I saw. It’s Ellie’s house. Yesterday, Ellie’s house was a rundown, dilapidated place, right? And it should have stayed that way. However, what we just saw was Ellie’s house transformed into a brand new, large house. It looks sturdy and safe, built like the homes of wealthy people."

"If such a grand house was indeed built, we should have seen people coming and going to construct it, right? There would have been building materials and equipment too. And the time it would take to build wouldn’t be short. Even a small house with fewer details takes more than 5 days to build. But this...it took just one night that we didn’t see anyone building. It’s too unbelievable,"

After struggling to find the right words, one of the huntsmen finally spoke up. The villagers listening around them gasped in disbelief, prompting the other huntsmen to testify as well.

"This is true. We’ve all seen Ellie’s new house. Just yesterday, when we passed by her house, there were no changes that would indicate a new house was being built. That’s why we gathered to inform everyone."

"Yes, the new house we’re talking about is really huge. If you don’t believe us, you can go see it with your own eyes. There’s no reason for us to exaggerate."

"Yes, that’s right, and it’s not just this. There’s something even more shocking!" Upon hearing the huntsmen speak like this, many people began to feel shocked and scared. Some supernatural things were acceptable, but others were too frightening for them to comprehend.

"How is that possible!? Even if someone is a magician, there’s no way they could build a huge house in 1 night."

"If it were a major family like the Setter family and they brought people to build a house, that might be possible. But how could Ellie do such a thing?"

"What exactly is going on? Since yesterday, Ellie has been unusually quiet. Didn’t she say she was tired from the journey and needed to rest? Then how did this big house suddenly appear?"

As people continued talking like this, they became more and more agitated. Initially, Nara didn’t want to listen to this nonsense, but after hearing the situation regarding Ellie, and someone also spoke about the Setter family, what she thought was impossible suddenly made sense.

It seemed that her assumption that the Setter family had abandoned Ellie was not true. The Setter family really was something! Damn it! If they hadn’t chosen Ellie, perhaps they would have favored her instead. But what’s done was done. She couldn’t change it now, nor did she want everyone to know about Ellie’s connection with the Setter family. Otherwise...

Ellie, who was supposed to be an outcast, might become the village’s goddess!

In this village, everyone knew how powerful the Setter family was. If they found out about Ellie’s relationship with them, they would certainly rush to curry favor with her. Nobles themselves had already shown this behavior; if they, who were nobles, wanted to ingratiate themselves with Ellie to get closer to the Setter family, how much more so would ordinary people?

Nara thought for a moment, then sighed and spoke up, unknowingly finding a way out of this situation that Ellie would later feel grateful for.

"Sigh, that’s a situation that could happen. As everyone knows, the number 1 institute has many secrets. So, it’s not strange to have equipment for building a large house, which might only be low-level equipment that they have access to."

"For this equipment, Ellie and I received it together from completing a mission. But since Ellie requested to have a big house in the village, I sacrificed the magical equipment for her."

"It’s really good that Ellie is actually using it. Otherwise, I would have been very worried about her. Last night, when Ellie excused herself to go back and rest without wanting to stay at my house, Nara understood that Ellie had plans to use the magical equipment to build her house. That’s why I didn’t hold her back."

"I’m sorry for startling everyone with this. I should have informed everyone beforehand. Haha. Really, I’m very sorry." The young girl smiled shyly, as if it was her fault for not disclosing this earlier. Her cute demeanor and the explanation involving the institute’s mysteriousness left everyone without any doubts.

How could they question the word "magic" when they didn’t truly understand it?

"Nara gave Ellie that magical equipment?"

"Oh, why are you so kind, dear? Do you know how much that magical equipment could sell for? It might fetch up to 100 gold coins."

"Nara is truly a good person. You still care for your friend just as much. I really admire you."

"Sigh, so the mystery is solved. I was so shocked when I saw Ellie’s house had turned into a huge mansion. I didn’t know if I was haunted by a ghost or what. Haha."

"Next time, if there’s more magical equipment like that, bring it to the village. It would be great if all our houses were like Ellie’s. I’ve seen firsthand how sturdy it is. Even the fence posts are large enough to keep out big beasts."

"That’s incredible. If only my child were a magician too, getting some magical equipment would definitely change our lives."

Everyone talked excitedly about this, mostly praising the kind-hearted Nara. She maintained a smile at the corner of her mouth, even though her heart was boiling with jealousy!

A large house like a mansion?

A big fence that could keep out even large beasts?

Hmph!! Should Ellie really receive all that? She just seduced men and captivated them. If it weren’t for her cunning ways of pretending to be pitiful every day, did she think the Setter family would care about her?

But fine, let her enjoy it for now. Soon enough, she’d become a true outcast! This was probably the first time Nara genuinely wanted to pray for someone. For the first time, Nara prayed for the eldest son of the Setter family to become a strong leader, to be the head of the Setter family who had a good wife, and to have 20 children so that Ellie, who married Aman, would be stuck in the branch Setter family forever!!

"Nara dear, we understand about the house, but there’s something else that is equally shocking," one of the huntsmen interrupted everyone’s focus on the house.

In fact, he wasn’t that interested in Ellie’s house. Building houses or acquiring equipment had nothing to do with him. So what if Ellie had a big house? It didn’t improve his life. However...what intrigued him was Jay-ar’s condition. How did Jay-ar suddenly become healthy and strong? That was what he wanted to know, as it had real implications for his own hopes.

When Jay-ar was still an injured person who was almost partially paralyzed, he felt some sympathy for him. He understood how physical pain increased over time due to incomplete healing.

He himself had once injured his right arm, the arm he used for work and various tasks, as he was right-handed. At that time, when he encountered a mountain lion, he fought and fled. Although he survived but during the fight, he got attack severely, receiving wounds that left him bedridden for days.

Fortunately, an herbalist had prepared a potion that saved his life. However, each day his condition seemed to worsen. This was common in the village: people who initially improved from injuries often deteriorated over time, and their body eventually couldn’t take it any longer. He saw his future as inevitably losing the use of his right arm.

He tried to find another solution for his body by learning to use his left arm more, but he knew it was impossible to hunt effectively by using just left arm. With just 1 arm, the quality of his work would worsen as well. So...he had been living with constant worry.

He believed he wasn’t the only one with this problem; otherwise, why would everyone be so shocked to see Jay-ar, the worst off among them, fully recovered?

"Another shocking thing?" Nara frowned deeply upon hearing this.

She felt that Ellie was truly trying to steal the spotlight from her. Nara didn’t know what Ellie was thinking, but it was clear that in just 1 day, Ellie was already trying to create an image for herself that attracted attention!

Nara’s small hands clenched tightly, her hatred for Ellie growing. Did Ellie want to compete with her? Seeing how many people were interested in Nara, did Ellie want all the attention for herself? Hmph! No matter what dirty tricks she used, Nara would never let that happen. Everyone’s attention would not shift to Ellie because she was just an ordinary person, a worthless person, a fool who should stay in her foolish place! Ellie...had no right to become the center of the village!

Of course, all these thoughts were only in Nara’s mind. Ellie didn’t care about such things. What she wanted was a peaceful life without problems. What value did the attention of others hold for Ellie? No! It had no value at all. Did it make her any fuller if people paid attention to her? Did it make her stronger? No, it didn’t. Therefore, there was no reason for her to do such things.

Maybe...Ellie might even want to thank Nara for trying so hard to help her, but she hadn’t had the chance to do so directly. After all, Ellie didn’t think that the heroine of the story would think so far ahead.

"Yes, the shocking news is about Jay-ar. I believe everyone knows how Jay-ar’s health was just a few days ago. No! Actually, his condition was so bad that he couldn’t even attend the feast last night. But what’s shocking is..."

"...................."

"This morning, Jay-ar returned to being the same old Jay-ar, the one who can hunt large wild animals!" Upon hearing that, everyone was stunned. Their eyes widened in disbelief, especially an elderly woman who had joined the gathering to hear the fun.

"That’s impossible. I know Jay-ar’s condition best. As his mother, I spoke with the healer shortly after Jay-ar’s accident. He said that poor Jay-ar would never regain his former strength. That attack seemed to have destroyed his entire lifespan. Just living to be 30-40 years old was considered a miracle."

When the elderly woman spoke, some people discreetly rolled their eyes at her selfishness, while others showed understanding expressions. This situation could indeed be viewed from two perspectives. From the perspective of those who pitied Jay-ar, the old woman seemed extremely selfish. While her son was struggling, she didn’t think to help him. Knowing he had a short lifespan, she still had the nerve to kick him out of the house. However, there were also those who understood her actions.

If it was known that this child couldn’t be saved, rather than letting him become a burden to the family, it would be better to cut off the infected and rotting finger to save the rest. Otherwise, would the whole family be destroyed because of this burden?

Both perspectives had no clear right or wrong. However, this didn’t mean that Jay-ar and his family couldn’t feel resentment for the treatment they received. Every decision, regardless of what it was, required one to be able to bear the consequences....and that’s the whole story.

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