Gardeners were, quite literally, those who cultivated “Gardens.”
And the method of cultivating those Gardens differed for every Gardener. Some devoted themselves to their Garden all day long, while others stopped by to tend it at appropriate times. Some regarded their Garden as a friend or family member, while….
“……”
Others worshiped it like priests serving a god.
‘…That must be the eye of the Source Gardener Yoo Seongwoon told me about….’
Among the Hunters whose guilds had assembled at the Dungeon entrance, the eyes of Jeong Youngwon—a Hunter and Gardener affiliated with Eunwol—held only “Seo Gio.” Watching her, a fellow Hunter spoke.
“Youngwon, your eyes.”
“Ah.”
Jeong Youngwon adjusted her glasses.
“Are they all right now?”
“Yes. They look like an ordinary yellow.”
“Then perhaps earlier they were…?”
“Hmm. Scarlet?”
“I see.”
She touched the skin around her eyes.
‘This aspect of being a Gardener is inconvenient.’
Gardeners were intimately connected to the Gardens they served. As a consequence, the color of their eyes or hair sometimes changed. Jeong Youngwon, who served a gentle flower garden in spring, was no exception.
‘My Garden does not often change state. Could it be… because the eye of the Source is nearby?’
Seeing Jeong Youngwon’s gaze, her fellow Hunter addressed her again.
“Why do you…