Hello fellow Internet users, this is my first story I had ever written. I may not be perfect at writing it, so feel free to criticize (but not too harsh :p) so that I can improve on my writing. I hope that you guys can bear it with me. With that being said, here's the prologue.

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Chapter 0(Prologue)

 The skies are blue like the ocean. The number of clouds are enough to be counted with two hands. The birds chirping in the air was music to the ears.

Kagumiya Kakuto was sitting below a tree, with his back pressed against the trunk, relaxing while playing his MMORPG on his laptop.

"Dammit, just 3000 more HP, stupid boss"

He is currently playing the world's most famous MMORPG, Sigurd Online. There were many races to choose from, ranging from humans to demons, elves and dwarves. But he specifically chose [Spriggan] as his race.

Every weapon, every cosmetic he had was nature-like due to his tastes for green.

Since young, he loved nature. The texture of leaves, the smell of flowers, the sounds that critters make. He loved them all.

One of his dreams was to visit the biggest botanic gardens on earth.

But because his family was poor, they could not go out for events, not even mentioning buying tickets to go there. On the way to his primary school and back was the only time for him to enjoy the scenery of greens outside.

Of course, if he had free time, he would go there and glance at them whenever he could. That is, IF he had free time.

His parents wanted him to become a doctor and earn more money, so that they would be able to live fulfilling lives. Since Kakuto was a naive person, he did his best to become one by studying day in and day out twenty-four seven.

However, what he didn't know was that his parents kept quiet about having money and pretended to be poor in front of Kakuto, as they wanted to use the money for themselves. Only the bare necessities for living were given to him.

One day, while he was on his way to primary school, he spotted an old lady who was crossing the road. Due to his kind nature(see what I did there?Very Happy), he went to help the old lady on impulse.

"My my, thank you boy for helping me cross the road"

"I-It was nothing, I just did it on a whim"

"Aww, don't say that. Here, let granny reward you with this, although it's not much"

"I-I don't need money, it was just my act of kindness"

He was starting to get embarrassed, as his cheeks are flushed with red.

"Aww don't worry, it's not money I'm giving you"

She then placed a seed on Kakuto's hand.

"Eh?"

"Then, see you next time, boy!"

Kakuto was speechless. Why did she give him a seed? Was it because she herself did not have any money on her, but she wanted to offer something?

Before he could say anything, the granny was gone.

"What am I going to do with this seed? Can this even grow into something useful?"

As he was processing the information gathered in his brain, he suddenly remembered,

"Crap, I'll be late if I stayed here any longer!”

Putting the seed in his pocket, he ran to school.

Upon arriving home, he took the seed out from his pocket.

"Now what to do with this? Should I just plant it somewhere? I just hope it will grow something nice"

Because there was nothing he could use as a pot, he took a degraded bowl he found somewhere in the kitchen and scooped out some dirt from the outside, placing the seed in before watering the bowl.

With this it was done, he thought.

As the day turned to night, he looked at the bowl from time to time, hoping that it would grow someday and sprout something for his family to enjoy.

The next day, he woke up to find the plant had grown into a miniature tree, making it look like a bonsai. However, what surprised him the most was not the time it took for it to grow, but was the leaves of the tree.

"M-Money..."

Yes, the tree's leaves were notes of 1 yen.

He was so shocked that he let out a gasp.

With this, his family would not be poor again, he had thought.

As days went by, the value of the leaves increased each passing day, the first day being 1 yen, the second day being 10 yen and so on so forth, until one day, all the leaves on the tree were worth at least a billion yen.

Because Kakuto's parents never taught him anything about the bad people in society, he trusted everyone who he seemed as friendly, not even thinking about their ulterior motives. Kakuto willingly told his parents about the money tree, and they had the same reaction as Kakuto when he first saw it. They cried tears of joy, and Kakuto thought it was because they did not have to be poor any more. But, it was just an act.

His parents stopped working, he stopped going to school and spent the money by plucking the tree's leaves on whatever they desired, which for some reason kept growing. The stronger the desire for money, the faster the leaves regenerate.

They moved to a new mansion, got himself a new laptop and started to play games which his friends had recommended him to play. That way, he could still keep in touch with them even when he was not at school.

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Thanks to the money tree, his life had changed greatly for the better.

At least he had thought so.

A few years later on a certain day, he thought of a brilliant idea.

If there were more of these money trees, wouldn't his family then be rich enough to by anything? From cars to islands and the like.

Thus using the money he got from the money tree, he searched for information about the seed.

He bought information from brokers, went to every website available, scanned if his money or not, he did not care, but after all his efforts, still could not find the origins of the seed.

Just as he was about to give up, a certain stranger had emailed to him through his laptop.

"I have information on what you are looking for. There is a 0% chance of finding this seed, because the seed is called the [desire seed]. This seed grants a wish to whoever the one who had planted it desired. I do not know what you desired for, but if you are looking for more, sadly there is only one which exists in this world, and it's in your backyard."

Kakuto wanted to know how did the sender of this email knew all of this. Nevertheless, he continued reading.

"If you want to know why I know all of this, it's simple, I'm the one who gave it to you."

It seemed that the person who sent the email and the person who gave the seed to him was the same person.

"Wait wait wait, that granny???"

He was shocked, but snapped out of it after a while.

Because of this, he decided to make do with his money tree to achieve one of his dreams. He spent money on plants to plant in his garden, to make a haven in his own backyard.

He hired a professional gardener to take care of the plants, as he did not know the procedures of taking care of each and every plant.

Thus, his daily routine would be to play games, get a new plant, learn how to take care of it, and the cycle continues.

Thanks to the internet, he was able to increase his knowledge of how the world works, especially the dark side of it.

Thanks to this, he has started to suspect his parents for hiding something. He confronted them about the matter, however they denied it immediately. Thus raised his suspicions even more.

He finally decided to kick them out of the house, forbidding them to come back.

After a few years, he became a shut-in with only just his beautiful garden, filled with all different species of plants. From the hibiscus flower all the way to the intricate design of the bonsai tree, even those that bear fruits.

Thus, leading to the current situation.

*Boom*

"What was that?"

Kakuto was weary that that sound came from inside the house, as both his parents were out spending the money from the money tree.

*Boom*

"What is that sound?"

As Kakuto was about to stand up,

*CRASH*

"WHAT ON EARTH IS HAPPENING!?"

He ran into the house through the backdoor, to spot three men dressed in suits at the entrance, with the front door broken down.

One of the men stepped forward.

"We are an organization which had been searching for the [desire seed]. Because we had gathered critical information from a certain someone, we found out that you are in possession of it. Kindly hand it over to us and we will not do anything else"

Was this a joke? Kakuto thought so.

"Why should I give it to you?"

"That's confidential"

"What do you mean confidential? Anyway, no, I'm not giving away my money tree. After I had money I was happy to even be able to afford luxurious food. There is no way I am giving away my lifesaver! No, my beloved!"

"I see...then,"

The man pulled out a knife from his suit and stabbed Kakuto in the heart.

"We will take it by force."

Kakuto spat out a huge amount of blood.

"T-this....c-can't......be......"

The man pulled the knife out, splattering blood everywhere.

Kakuto dropped to the floor, with his life wavering away from his eyes.

He had difficulty breathing, having his entire life flash through his eyes before he finally succumbed to the cold, lifeless afterlife.

His pulse was gone by the time a minute passed.

"Now that's over, let's go get the..."

Before the three men could do anything, three spikes pierced the hearts of the men.

"Wh-h-at..h-happ-penn-ed..."

When the three of them were dealing with Kakuto, the tree swayed unnaturally. When Kakuto's pulse became flat, the tree automatically pierced the men's hearts with its sharp branches.

The three men died on the spot.

The tree began to uproot itself, forming two plump legs with its roots.

It walked towards the house and shrunk to the size of a normal human being.

It was a nude woman figure with beautiful facial features and a nice body, but the only thing unnatural was that she was made of wood.

She walked towards where Kakuto was.

She had an expressionless face, however she shed a tear after looking at Kakuto's current state.

Then, she squat down and placed her right hand on his heart.

The area around Kakuto's heart was slowly being filled up with wood, including the inside.

After a few minutes, the wound was gone, and his pulse was stable.

However, in the process, the wooden girl had vanished into thin air, leaving behind a wooden tear.