Fabre in Sacheon’s Tang

Typically, amphibians grow their hind legs first, followed by the front legs. The hind legs begin as small buds between the tail and body and grow slowly, taking shape over time. The front legs develop inside the body behind the gills and, once they are sufficiently grown, burst through the side to emerge.

However, right after the front legs have broken through the side, they are still short and not yet useful for swimming.

Instead, they just dangle like decorations, shaking as the amphibian swims.

But Hyang's front legs, which had grown, were clearly functioning as legs.

I could see Hyang gripping the edge of the water barrel tightly.

‘Gyaaaah!’

I knew that Hyang grew by consuming fire, but I didn’t expect such a drastic growth spurt after consuming a large amount of fire.

Seeing Hyang’s front legs gripping the barrel, I instinctively reached out with my hand to get a better look.

There was a lot to learn from just one part of the amphibian's body, like its front legs.

For instance, if the front legs had suckers, that would suggest it could climb; if it had webbing, it could swim; or if it had hooked claws, it would be able to dig.

Though I couldn’t immediately determine whether Hyang was a frog or a toad, I could tell whether it was an amphibian with claws for land use, like a tree frog, or an aquatic species good for swimming.

But before I could analyze it further, I was stopped by Hwa-eun and Seol.

“So-ryong! The poison!”

“Ah, oh no!”@@novelbin@@

I had been distracted by Hyang’s growth and almost forgot the risk of poisoning. I quickly withdrew my hand.

It hadn’t been long since I had suffered from the effects of poisoning.

“So-ryong, have you forgotten about the incident not long ago?”

“That’s right. So-ryong, be careful. How could you forget?”

“W-Well, I’m not a fish or anything…”

• Bubble bubble.

• Slurp. “In that case, get the water ready.”

• Kiss.

• Ssss.

• Zzzrrrrt!

• Zzzrrt!

• Zzzrrt!