Fabre in Sacheon’s Tang

After three days, Hyang finally started to show signs of life.

It had been fasting for three whole days, and just as it was sneaking toward the kitchen, Seon-hwa and I happened to pass by and caught it red-handed.

“Hyang, where exactly were you going?”

With her hands on her hips and a dangerous smile I’d never seen before, Seon-hwa interrogated it.

• Squeak... Squeak...

Hyang averted its eyes as if nothing had happened, but we weren’t letting it go that easily.

“You were heading for the kitchen, weren’t you?”

“Trying to sneak into the kitchen, weren’t you?”

• Squeak?!

It furiously shook its head, insisting it wasn’t, but come on—it had been starving for three days.

Since the saying goes that even a brat gets an extra treat, I explained that the color of the stone would return, then asked Seon-hwa to feed Hyang another Fire Crystal.

As expected, Hyang didn’t look for fire again for about two days.

It really seemed like Fire Crystal contained a more concentrated form of fire energy.

For Hyang, fire must be like plain rice, whereas Fire Crystal must be more like premium beef.

Once consumed, it was enough to keep Hyang full for several days.

It’s like how, when people eat meat, they don’t feel the need to snack much afterward.

“This confirms it.”

“So... what Yang Seong-hu gave me was Fire Crystal? I’ve heard of it before, but I never imagined...”

Hearing that her engagement token was actually Fire Crystal, Seon-hwa’s eyes widened in surprise.

When I casually asked Grandfather about its value, I learned that Fire Crystal was just as rare and expensive as Ice Crystals.

It was no wonder Seon-hwa found it hard to believe that she had received such a valuable gift.

“Yangrang, thank you... for something so precious...”

“No, Seon-hwa. It’s really nothing...”

“Yangrang...”

“Seon-hwa...”

Locking eyes, their gazes grew increasingly intense before, as if they couldn’t hold back any longer, the two of them suddenly clung to each other like a pair of live octopuses.

Their public display of affection once again left the rest of us groaning.

“Seriously, you two, knock it off!”

“At this rate, I should hurry up and find a lover too.”

“First Ji-ryong, now Yang Seong-hu… This is just unfair.”