Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 127

A worried growl echoed through the Red Ribbon Kingdom. “Find Sejun quickly!” shouted a wolf.

Squawk!

“Yes!”

The Black Wolf tribe and Silver Wolf tribe were helping to rebuild the Red Ribbon Kingdom on the 55th floor of the tower. They received a message from the cat interns and arrived at the 77th floor with the Black Rabbit.

“Hegel! The smell goes in two directions,” Elka said.

“Sniff sniff. That’s right.”

Hegel sniffed the floor. One scent was Kkuengi and Theo, and the other was the Black Minotaurs.

“We’ll split up. The Black Wolf tribe will follow the Black Minotaurs.”

“Yes! We’ll follow Kkuengi and Theo’s smell!”

The wolves split into two groups.

“Black Rabbit King, are you coming with us?”

Squawk!

The Black Rabbit chose the path where Theo’s scent was strongest.

Theo was very good at finding Sejun, almost like magic. The Black Rabbit thought that if Theo couldn’t find Sejun, Sejun was probably dead.

Maybe Theo would even go to the afterlife to find him…

“Let’s go!”

Squawk!

Elka shouted, and the Black Rabbit and the silver wolves followed Theo and Kkuengi’s scent.

Five hundred Black Minotaurs were moving south from the 99th floor.

This made the boss monsters on the 80th and 70th floors nervous. They tried to understand why the upper floors were descending.

Some monsters went ahead to prepare. Nobody knew what changes this would cause.

While there was chaos in the Black Tower, Sejun, Theo, and the Golden Bat were enjoying themselves, waited on by the monkeys.

“Ugh! I slept well!”

Sejun yawned and stretched, feeling wonderfully rested. Sunlight streamed into the monkey leader’s hut, warming the soft king oyster mushroom mattress he’d brought from his magic storage. It had been the most comfortable sleep he’d had in ages!

As soon as Sejun woke up,

Ooh-kkee!

The monkeys saw that Sejun was awake and quickly brought out food.

“This is?!”

Sejun’s eyes widened. “Wow! Look at this!” he exclaimed, his mouth already watering. Breakfast was a feast of colors! Bright yellow mangoes and juicy red watermelons were piled high. The sweet smell of ripe fruit filled the air.

“Looks delicious!”

Sejun smiled at the sight of mangoes and watermelons, which he hadn’t seen since entering the tower.

(Wow! They smell delicious!)

The Golden Bat was also happy to see the fruit. He especially liked the watermelon because it was easy to suck on.

“Here, eat this.”

Sejun cut the watermelon into a size that the Golden Bat could easily hold.

Bat bat!

(Thank you!)

Slurp! Slurp!

The Golden Bat held the watermelon with its wings and began to suck on it.

“Should I have one too?”

Sejun chose a mango.

“I will enjoy this.”

Just as Sejun was about to eat a piece of mango,

“President Park, don’t you have something you’ve forgotten, nya?” Theo asked in a sulky voice.

“Huh?!”

Sejun quickly looked at Theo, who was pouting because he wasn’t being taken care of.

“President Theo, I’m sorry.”

Sejun had been distracted by the fruit. He quickly took out Churu.

“Here you go.”

Sejun tore open the Churu and held it to Theo’s mouth.

“Nya! I’ll let you off the hook this time, nya!”

Chomp chomp chomp.

Theo’s sulky face disappeared as he licked the Churu. Sejun picked up the mango again and put it in his mouth.

“Hmm….”

The mango’s sweet smell filled his mouth, and the soft, ripe flesh melted smoothly.

Gulp.

The mango slid down his throat.

“Delicious!”

Sejun ate the mango and then picked up a watermelon.

Crunch.

He took a big bite of the watermelon. The juicy flavor and sweetness flowed down his mouth.

“What is this, nya?! It’s sticky, nya.”

Theo was eating Churu on Sejun’s lap. He was annoyed and had to clean himself after being splashed with watermelon juice.

Crunch. Crunch.

“Wow. It’s really sweet.”

It was a pity the watermelon wasn’t cold, but it was still delicious.

He saved all the mango and watermelon seeds. He planned to plant them on the farm on the 99th floor later.

Ooh-kkee.

While they ate, the monkeys fanned them with big leaves.

“Hehehe. Good.”

“Puhuhoot. Good, nya!”

(Sejun! Theo! We are happy!)

It felt like they were on vacation.

After breakfast, Sejun started to move.

“Take me to the banana trees.”

He wanted to see the sick banana trees.

‘I hope I can fix them.’

Ooh-kkee!

The monkeys led Sejun to the banana trees.

“Hmm. This one is sick, huh?” Sejun said, looking at a banana tree.

The banana tree looked dry and was dying. But the grass on the ground was green, so it wasn’t from a lack of water.

“Should we look inside first?”

Sejun was about to tear off the dry skin of the banana tree when,

[Farmer’s Touch Lv. 3 is activated.]

[The banana tree’s growth is slightly faster while you touch it.]

[The banana tree is sick and has no energy to grow.]

The skill started when Sejun touched the banana tree.

[A quest has appeared!]

[Quest: Help the banana tree get better.]

[Reward: Farmer’s Touch becomes Farmer’s Warm Touch.]

[Failure: The sick banana tree dies.]

“Huh?! Upgrade?”

Skill upgrades were secret in each guild, so Sejun had never heard of them.

“But how do I help the banana tree? Should I give it fertilizer?”

Ooh-kkee?

[Do you need fertilizer?]

A monkey heard Sejun and quickly brought fertilizer from the village. The monkeys farmed and made fertilizer.

They put the fertilizer around the banana tree and watered it, but nothing happened.

“Nya! I know how to make it feel better, nya!” Theo shouted. He had been bored.

“What is it?”

“President Park, watch me, nya!”

Theo walked up to the tree confidently.

Press. Press.

“Cheer up, nya!”

He started pushing on the banana tree as if he was doing CPR.

But,

[The banana tree is getting weaker.]

The banana tree was too weak for Theo’s pushing.

“Hey!”

Sejun grabbed Theo and put him on his lap.

“Why isn’t it getting better, nya? My paws are magic, nya.”

Press. Press.

Theo was confused and started pushing on Sejun’s lap.

While Sejun was getting a massage from Theo,

(Sejun, how about a song?)

The Golden Bat had a new idea.

“A song?”

(Yes. Music gives you energy.)

“Hmm.”

That made sense. Sejun had heard that music helps plants grow faster and taste better.

“Let’s try it.”

He decided to try everything he could.

“Ahem. Ah. Ah. Ah~!”

Sejun cleared his throat and picked up a branch to sing.

[The banana tree is getting weaker because of the loud noise.]

“Huh?!”

He was just clearing his throat…

The banana tree was very sensitive.

“Puhuhoot. I must sing my song, nya! I am a servant of the great Black Dragon…”

Theo turned to the banana tree and sang his own song.

[The banana tree is upset by the song and is getting weaker.]

“President Theo, stop it. It doesn’t work for you either.”

“Let’s just cut it down, nya!”

Scratch!

Theo was angry that the tree got weaker after listening to his song and unsheathed his claws.

At that moment,

(Where, where, where did the Golden Bat appear from~)

The Golden Bat started singing a song he knew from Earth, like his theme song. It was gentle and happy.

‘He prepared,’ Sejun thought, looking at the Golden Bat.

He hoped the banana tree wouldn’t hurt the Golden Bat.

But,

“Huh?”

“President Park, why do you let the Golden Bat sing, nya?!”

The banana tree didn’t get weaker.

A moment later,

[The banana tree is slowly getting its energy back from the soothing sound.]

‘This is?!’ Sejun was surprised.

One hour later,

[Quest complete!]

[Farmer’s Touch Lv. 3 becomes Farmer’s Warm Touch Lv. 3!]

The Golden Bat helped the banana tree recover, and the quest was complete.

Sejun checked the upgraded skill.

[Farmer’s Warm Touch Lv. 3]

-The touch of a farmer who loves plants is warm.

-Plants grow faster when touched.

-Sick plants slowly get better when touched.

“Good.”

With this skill, he could save the banana trees. Sejun touched a banana tree and started to heal it.

Ooh-kkee!

Ooh-kkee-kkee!

The monkeys watched the banana tree get better and bowed. It was a miracle.

Sejun healed 100 banana trees in one day and returned to the monkey village in the evening.

Ooh-kkee!

The village was getting ready for a festival because Sejun had healed the banana trees. The monkeys only had mangoes and watermelons, so there wasn’t much food.

Sejun told them to slice unripe mangoes and dry them to make dried mangoes. The monkeys also made fruit wine with mangoes and watermelons.

But there still wasn’t enough food for the festival.

“It doesn’t feel like a festival with this.”

Sejun took out food from his magic storage and started cooking.

Ooh-kkee!

The monkeys watched Sejun cook.

The monkeys thought watching Sejun cook was a story they could tell their children for years. They watched him closely.

Sejun made four dishes while the monkeys watched.

He made honey potatoes, roasted sweet potatoes, tomato soup, and stir-fried squid. The honey potatoes and roasted sweet potatoes smelled amazing. The stir-fried squid smelled spicy and exciting.

“Let’s eat!”

Sejun said, and the monkeys ate his dishes.

Ooh-kkee!

The monkeys reacted differently to each dish. The monkeys who ate the honey potatoes and roasted sweet potatoes loved the sweetness. The monkeys who ate the tomato soup liked the sour taste.

Ooh-kkee! Kkee!

The monkeys who ate the spicy stir-fried squid turned red and sweated.

Ooh-kkee!

They quickly ate other foods to cool down and then told other monkeys to try the stir-fried squid. They laughed as they watched their friends suffer from the spiciness.

While they were enjoying the festival,

Goo-oh!

Goo-oh-oh!

A monster roared outside the village. The fun didn’t last long.

Ooh-kkee!

Ooh-kkee-kkee!

The monkeys hid behind Sejun.

“Huh?! What’s wrong?”

Ooh-kkee! Ooh-kkee!

[It’s the gorilla tribe! God, please protect us!]

“The gorilla tribe?”

Suddenly, the ground shook. *Thud. Thud.* A shadow fell over the festival as a giant gorilla, taller than the trees, stepped into the village.

It was a huge, scary gorilla, but strangely, it wore a big pink ribbon and a frilly skirt on its head!

The daughter of the gorilla tribe leader smelled the delicious food and came to find a husband.