Chapter 144: The Burning Drug (3)
After wrapping up my work, I left the deputy director’s office at the Sehee Research Institute and made my way to the sleeping room.
Inside, right in the middle, stood a sturdy containment unit made of tempered glass—the special room built just for the bud.
And sure enough, my hunch was right. Ever since it was moved to the sleeping room, the bud had been looking fresher and livelier every day.
I was grinning at the sight of it when I noticed something odd.
What is that?
I opened the tempered glass and pulled out the flowerpot to check. Next to the bud’s leaves, a small blue fruit had started to form.
As I stared at the fruit, as pretty as a sapphire, I got that prickly feeling—like someone, or something, was watching me.
Blink-! Blink-!
“!”
I nearly jumped out of my skin when I realized the bud had opened its eyes and was staring right at me.
With a big yawn, it let out a tiny giggle, its face all cute and smug, then plucked the fruit and handed it to me.
“You want me to eat it?”
When I took the fruit, the sprout kept miming the motion of putting it in its mouth. Then it shut its eyes again and went back to sleep.
Now, since this was a fruit given by an Object…
Obviously, I shouldn’t eat it. But then again, this was the Mini Reaper variant, so… maybe it’d be okay?
I shook my head furiously, trying to clear away those Oh Yerin-esque thoughts.
But seriously, what was I supposed to do with this fruit?
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