The adventurer stayed.
Unfortunately.
"…I'll pay."
"…Kiro already does."
"…I'll pay more."
Ryo paused.
"…Define more."
"…Double."
pause
"…You can stay."
The adventurer nodded and stepped into the field.
Immediately—
rustle
The crops reacted.
Different from before.
Sharper.
More focused.
"…Why are they doing that?"
"…They like attention."
"…I don't like attention."
A vine shifted.
Faster than usual.
Wrapped slightly around the adventurer's boot.
"…That's new."
"…That's not supposed to happen."
The adventurer didn't panic.
He crouched.
Observed.
"…It's reacting to movement."
"…It shouldn't react at all."
The vine tightened slightly.
Then released.
thmp
"…It tested me."
"…I don't like that sentence."
System Alert
Crop Behavior Update
Response Type: Interactive
"…Interactive?"
"…No."
"…We're not interacting."
Ryo stepped back.
"…You deal with that."
"…You're the farmer."
"…I'm the owner."
"…Same thing."
"…Very different."
The adventurer picked another fruit.
This one glowed brighter.
thump
"…These could be useful in dungeons."
"…Take them."
"…I will."
"…Take all of them."
"…Gladly."
Trade Window Opened
Items Listed:
Reactive Tomato x60 Pulsing Fruit x30 Unknown Variant x15
Buyer: Adventurer
Total Value: Very High
Transaction Complete
Gold Earned: +520
Ryo blinked.
"…That's too much."
"…These are rare."
"…They shouldn't be."
"…But they are."
Ryo looked at the field.
Then at the adventurer.
Then at the gold.
"…This is becoming a problem."