Little World Tree!?
Seeing Ian's actions, everyone's eyes widened, anticipating what would happen next.
Ian had just buried the Magic Bean in a small hole he had dug in the lawn.
In just a few seconds.
"Pfft!"
A green branch then peeked out.
"It's grown! It's grown!"
"It's growing so fast, what kind of plant is this!?"
Uvogin Nobunaga and the others shouted and cheered, their excitement dispelling the fatigue from their recent training. They had been eagerly anticipating Ian's gadgets.
Chrollo stared intently, wide-eyed, wondering what kind of plant it was and what would happen next.
After all, Ian's props always have unexpected effects.
"That's nothing, it's still a long way off!"
Ian grinned; it was rare for him to draw an item that leaned towards magical creatures, and he was quite looking forward to it.
He simply raised his hand slightly.
The next moment, a slightly blue umbrella appeared in his hand.
Ian looked at the umbrella and couldn't help but twitch his lips. He had recently drawn quite a few items, and this umbrella was clearly the most useless one among them.
Second only to the previously used [Idiom Chain Pen] and [Fighting Gloves].
This is... [Umbrella That Rains When Opened]. While it might be useful in certain situations,... that's about it...
As the name suggests.
This item's ability is that once it's opened, rain will continuously pour down from inside the umbrella.
He's a prime example of someone who's willing to endure hardship even if it's not meant to be.
But at this time, it is still quite competent as a watering can.
Everyone looked at the umbrella in Ian's hand with suspicion, but Ian didn't explain, mainly because he was too embarrassed to talk about the umbrella's abilities.
He simply opened the umbrella and moved his body away.
Soon, fine rain began to drip continuously from inside the umbrella.
"Huh, that's strange, it's raining under this umbrella!"
"Yeah, where does the rainwater come from?" Uvogin curiously looked down and peered inside the umbrella, but didn't find anything unusual.
The rain just appeared out of nowhere from inside the umbrella!
"That's amazing! This rain appeared out of nowhere, Ian. This prop is meaningful!"
Ian sighed, his lips twitching slightly, and said awkwardly.
If you find it interesting, I'll give it to you later. Hope you like it!
Upon hearing this, Uvogin's eyes lit up.
"OK!"
However, just as he finished speaking...
The branches under the umbrella, nourished by the rain, miraculously regenerated and grew several meters taller in the blink of an eye!
The roots, green and resembling thick, intertwined vines, are already three meters tall.
This rapid growth, visible to the naked eye, astonished everyone.
"I... Ian, this... this plant has grown again!"
While holding the umbrella to avoid being touched by the plant, Ian continued to water it by letting the umbrella rain down on it, and smiled.
"It's still early. This Magic Bean comes from a fairy tale world. Soon, it will grow to the sky!"
"And we can also climb this towering vine and see what's up there!"
Everyone was speechless upon hearing Ian's words!
"You mean, this plant will grow to the sky?" Feitan glanced at the plant, which had already grown to several meters tall, then looked up at the impossibly high sky, his expression silent.
Sure enough... Ian always manages to pull something unexpected!
His judgment of Ian is never wrong!
Hearing Ian's words, Aimina and Eluna's dark, beautiful eyes widened, and they stared at the Magic Bean plant beside them, their mouths slightly agape.
"Whoosh!"
Under their watchful eyes, it quickly grew another ten meters in height.
From a distance, it already looks like a very strange, towering green vine!
"This... this is too amazing..." Aimina with slight surprise.
Eluna, standing to the side, seemed to have thought of something and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
"Sister, this... could this be the World Tree!?"
Upon hearing Eluna's words, Aimina's pupils contracted.
World Tree!!
In the Hunter World, Lake Mobius, where humans currently live, is only a very small lake compared to the Dark Continent.
However... the inland land where humans currently live is not small.
It could even be said that it is... extremely huge.
As a result, on this unknown inland land, there live many Magical Beasts and strange creatures that humans have never discovered, and even special spaces formed by rare and special geological structures.
Of course, this applies to some special areas that have been explored.
One area has been fenced off by humans and even turned into a tourist attraction; that is the Little World Tree, which is 1,784 meters tall.
In the original story, Ging once led Gon to the top of this Little World Tree.
He also told Gon that this World Tree, which is a full kilometer tall, is just a small World Tree and is still in the growth stage.
The true World Tree, rooted in magma, absorbs the essence of the Earth's scorching core, its branches blotting out the sun.
It is highly likely that... it does not exist in Lake Mobius, where humans currently live, but rather is rooted somewhere on the Dark Continent.
Ian, who was standing nearby, naturally heard Eluna's words and raised his eyes in surprise.
"The World Tree, have you been there?"
The two women were also surprised that Ian knew about the existence of the World Tree, Aimina spoke softly.
"My father once led us to the far north of the Gandor Dynasty, where a tree a thousand meters tall stood. He said it was the World Tree, growing from the very essence of the world, and one of the oldest living plants on this land."
Hearing what they said.
Ian thought for a moment and then understood... what they had seen was probably just a Little World Tree, and they hadn't actually entered the Dark Continent to see the real World Tree.
"Oh, that tree should just be a sapling of the World Tree..."
Upon hearing Ian's words, both women widened their eyes in surprise and exclaimed in unison.
"A sapling of the World Tree!?"
Ian nodded casually.
"Of course, you don't actually think the real World Tree is only a little over a thousand meters tall, do you?"
After saying that, he stroked his chin, pondered for a moment, and said softly.
"So... you saw that tree thousands of years ago, when it was only a little over a thousand meters tall?"
"Four thousand years have passed now, and that guy hasn't grown much at all! Could he be malnourished...?"
Then, he said softly.
"Don't worry, I'm not lying to you. The real World Tree should be much taller than that guy..."
"Although I've never seen it before, I'll definitely go there someday..."
"I reckon the real World Tree must be at least tens of thousands of meters tall!"
Ian nodded to himself.
Clearly, given the nature of the original story, he wouldn't be surprised no matter how enormous the World Tree was.
Upon hearing Ian's words, both women were surprised by how many secrets he knew, and even more surprised that he seemed completely unconcerned about the World Tree.
And... they said they'll go see the real World Tree someday!
Could it be that he knows where the real World Tree is!?
The boy before them became increasingly mysterious in their eyes.
Ian ignored them.
Based on their previous conversations, he had deduced that the Gandor Dynasty seemed unaware of the situation on the Dark Continent, so he had not yet explained it to them.
We can share this information when needed later.
"Whoosh!"
In the short time the group was talking, the Magic Bean vines had already grown to a height of several tens of meters.
Ian checked the time and thought it was about time.
After watering it again, he handed the umbrella (Umbrella That Rains When Opened) directly to Uvogin, and said earnestly.
"This prop is now in your hands. Take good care of it and don't let it down!"
In short, he never wanted to see that guy again...
He then spoke.
"Let's go. Even if we keep climbing, we might not be able to keep up with this guy's growth rate!"
Let's go!
After saying that, he took the lead and climbed up the thick trunk of the Magic Bean vine.
This is a fairytale plant, so I didn't feel particularly tired while climbing it...
Just like this plant, its original purpose in growing is to serve as a ladder for people to explore the sky!
Seeing Ian's actions, Uvogin and his group followed without hesitation.
"Elder sister!?"
"Let's go too!"
Aimina and Eluna exchanged a glance, then, disregarding their image, they clung to the vine branches like children and began to climb upwards.
The group moved very quickly.
However, the vines grow even faster!
Not long Kung Fu Hustle.
From a distance, a towering vine stretches from the sky to the ground within the Sharku Manor, a truly awe-inspiring sight!