Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 376

Iona, what brings you here?

Theo asked Iona, who was curled around his tail with a contented smile.

Kkyut kkyut kkyut. I came to solve a request.

Iona chirped happily. For her kind, this ‘Kkyut kkyut kkyut’ sound was a common way to speak.

A request?

Kkyut kkyut kkyut. Yes! Lately, at the Tower…

Iona excitedly explained why she had come, sharing every detail even though Theo hadn’t asked. It was a surprising sight that the mages of the Magic Tower or the Mage Association wouldn’t believe, as Iona usually frowned at anyone who dared to speak to her.

Puhuhut. I’ll come with you!

After listening to Iona’s explanation, Theo decided to join her. The words ‘red mist’ had caught his attention. He knew it was a fragment of Fenrir’s core!

He realized this was a chance to find the fragment of Fenrir’s core that Sejun was looking for, and he could spend time with Iona. There was no reason to refuse.

Kkyut kkyut kkyut. Really?!

Iona chirped, her small eyes shining with excitement. She bounced on her toes, her tail twitching happily. “You’ll really come with me, Theo?” she asked, her voice full of hope.

Puhuhut. That’s right! Which way is it?

As Theo asked and stood up, Bbyot and Yuren also got ready to leave.

Kkyut kkyut kkyut. That way!

Iona pointed in the direction they needed to go with her short forefinger. In that direction lay Bore City. Theo remembered stories of its past glory, when the powerful landowner Grid ruled. But now, Bore City was fading. Buildings looked worn and dusty, and the once busy streets seemed quiet and empty.

Puhuhut. Let’s go!

Theo, Iona, Bbyot, and Yuren set off for Bore City.

Black Tower, 99th floor.

[You have planted the Seed of Agility Cucumber in the land imbued with magic.]

[Your job experience has slightly increased.]

Sejun had planted all the cabbage and radish seeds he had collected and was now planting cucumber seeds. He felt particularly motivated today.

[You have consumed Eileen’s special meat.]

[The effect will only be activated if you eat all the food.]

[69 pieces remaining.]

Sejun spent his lunch break eating Eileen’s special meat and worked without rest.

As Sejun was planting cucumbers,

Whine! Whine!

Hey! I’m hungry! Give me food!

Fenrir, who had woken up from a nap in the sling bag Sejun carried across his chest, whined.

Okay, let’s feed Blackie too.

Sejun put Fenrir down on the ground so he could eat comfortably, filled a bowl with milk, and gave it to him with dried sweet potato.

Kee hee heet. Whine!

Hee hee. I’m holding it, so it can’t run away!

Perhaps because of the nightmare of the milk lake, Fenrir dipped his front paw into the bowl to hold the milk so it wouldn’t escape.

Slurp. Slurp. Slurp.

He ate the dried sweet potato and occasionally quenched his thirst with milk.

Then eat quietly.

Sejun warned Fenrir, who was eating diligently, and went back to planting cucumbers.

A little later,

[You have completed a huge cucumber field.]

[You have acquired 10,000 experience points due to your job trait.]

A message appeared as he finished planting the cucumbers.

Hehehe. Fulfilling.

Sejun smiled contentedly as he looked at the message.

Huh? Where did Blackie go?

Fenrir was nowhere to be seen, leaving only the empty bowl behind.

As Sejun was looking for Fenrir,

Crunch.

Fenrir was in the radish field, digging up and eating the radish seeds that Sejun had planted a little while ago.

Today, I am not lenient!

And

Kee hee heet. Whine? Whine. Whine!

Hee hee. Is it because it contains my core energy? It’s more delicious. I need to feed the butler more of my core!

He realized that it was more delicious to feed Sejun his core and then eat the seeds containing that energy himself.

Hey! Who told you to eat the seeds?!

Sejun, who belatedly discovered Fenrir, hurriedly grabbed Fenrir by the scruff of his neck and put him in the sling bag.

However,

Blackie, how many seeds did you eat, you rascal?

He had already dug up and eaten 200 of the radish seeds that Sejun had planted.

Whine. Whine.

I’m full now. I’m going to sleep.

Kkirorong.

Knowing that he would be scolded by Sejun, Fenrir hurriedly fell asleep to digest the core energy.

If you sleep like that, I will…

Sejun was annoyed with Fenrir for causing trouble and sleeping, and tried to wake him up, but he couldn’t bring himself to wake Fenrir when he saw how cute he looked sleeping soundly.

Okay. As long as you don’t get sick.

Sejun gently stroked Fenrir’s round, bulging belly, feeling the soft fur to help him digest.

A little later,

Burp.

Fenrir burped refreshingly, and his body grew a little bigger. Fortunately, there was still room in the sling bag.

However,

Blackie, you rascal…

Sejun, who had lost a little peace of mind due to Fenrir’s growth, poked Fenrir’s belly for no reason, feeling sulky. Who told you to get stronger without permission?

Kkiing···

Fenrir tossed and turned and hugged Sejun’s finger.

Ahem. I’ll let you off the hook this time.

The corners of Sejun’s lips crept up slightly at the softness and warmth conveyed to his finger.

When Theo and his party arrived in Bore City,

Oh! Iona and company, welcome.

Meerkat Tre, who had been appointed mayor of Bore City after the boars who followed landowner Grid were driven out, came out to greet them himself.

Kkyut kkyut kkyut. Mr. Tre, where is the subject of the request?

Well… can we go to the castle center first to talk about it? I have prepared a meal inside.

Kkyut kkyut kkyut. Then let’s do that!

Iona wasn’t hungry, but she didn’t refuse because of Tre, who kept craning his neck and looking around nervously.

It’s a trap.

It was clear that someone was waiting in ambush in the castle center.

Kkyut kkyut kkyut. It’s not bad that I get to spend more time with Theo.

Iona was happy to spend more time with Theo and followed Tre to the castle center.

On the way to the castle center, even though it was a declining city, it was too quiet, as if no one was there.

As they entered the castle center,

Boom.

The iron gate came down, closing the castle center gate.

I… I’m sorry. If they don’t bring Iona here…

Kkyut kkyut kkyut. It’s okay. Oh, power of gravity…

Iona stopped Tre, who was apologizing to her, and began to chant a spell, preparing for battle.

Meow! Quickly stamp the document!

Bbyot!

[Stamp it right here!]

Yes!

Meanwhile, Theo and Bbyot were badgering Tre, getting him to stamp the slave contract.

···Is it because of me again?

Yuren took out money from his pocket, thinking that falling into the trap was due to his misfortune again.

At that moment

A heavy *THUD. THUD.* The ground trembled.

From the dark mouth of the castle, a boar burst into the light. He was enormous and red, his tusks like curved daggers. It was Pax, once a follower of Grid. His eyes burned with fury.

“Iona!” Pax roared, his voice shaking the air. “Do you know how long I have waited for this? To make you pay for what you did to Grid!”

Pax was supposed to vanish, to hide in the shadows forever. But a strange power had found him, a power that whispered of revenge. It filled his heart with a burning need to avenge his fallen leader.

He had taken Bore City, their old home. He held the people hostage, every squealing pig and nervous badger. He had forced the mayor to send for Iona. This was his moment.

Some other creatures stood with Pax. But he didn’t care about them. He planned to kill them all easily. If everything went as he wanted…

Pax smirked confidently at Iona.

“Gravity Control!”

Iona used 20 times the gravity on Pax. Iona attacked before Pax could do anything. Sometimes, plans don’t matter when someone is stronger.

Wham!

“Ugh!”

Pax couldn’t handle the gravity and was crushed to the floor. His confidence, which had been a soaring bird, crashed to the earth like a stone in an instant.

He couldn’t even twitch a finger because of the powerful force pressing down on him.

Pax knew he couldn’t win, even if he trained harder. Iona was just too powerful.

He saw his snow-white arm bone, broken from the gravity, sticking through his skin. Blood flowed out from the hole.

His mind started to fade.

At that moment,

-Do you need more power?

He heard the whisper that had given him power.

“Squeak squeak squeak. It’s over.”

As Iona was about to finish Pax off,

“Give me… the power… to offer my soul…”

Pax forced out his last words, gritting his teeth.

And then,

Whooooosh.

At the same time as Pax’s answer, a thick, red mist poured from Pax’s body, like blood blooming in water. It began to cover Pax’s body.

“Hellfire!”

Feeling a huge amount of energy, Iona quickly attacked Pax.

But the red mist blocked Iona’s attack and lifted Pax, who had fallen.

Crack.

The sound of Pax’s bones breaking, too weak to handle 20 times the gravity, continued.

When the red mist completely covered Pax, a wolf’s head made of red mist appeared next to Pax’s head.

-Heh heh heh. I am… the one to kill the dragon. You foolish things. Become my prey.

The wolf’s head roared and moved its body.

“Wind, by my command, create a storm. Tornado.”

Iona quickly cast a spell, chanting the words.

Whooosh.

A powerful wind gathered, and a whirlwind was created in a flash. It swallowed Pax’s body, which was controlled by the wolf’s head.

But the whirlwind, which seemed to grind everything, quickly lost its power when it touched the red mist.

“Power of gravity…”

Iona immediately prepared another gravity spell.

The red mist had stopped the Hellfire and Tornado spells, but it had not stopped the Gravity Control spell.

“Mini Black Hole.”

When Iona used the spell, a black hole opened in the space behind Pax. It began to suck in everything around it with a strong force.

However,

-Heh heh heh. You can’t kill me with that.

Pax withstood the suction with the power of the red mist. But that was the limit.

“Squeak squeak squeak. Let’s see how long you can last. Power of gravity. By my command, destroy the enemy…”

Iona used the Mini Black Hole in front of Pax this time, and

-Eek! Me… like this…

In the end, Pax’s body split in two and was sucked into the black hole because he couldn’t handle it.

Just before a black bead from Pax’s body was sucked into the black hole,

“Nya!”

A golden line appeared, and the black bead disappeared.

Theo used Ilnyang Island. He burned his treasures to create a force that pushed him away from the black hole.

“Puhuhut. It’s a 0.001% chance, nya!”

Theo put the black bead in his bundle to give it to Sejun.

The battle was over quickly. Meanwhile, Theo was busy with his own task.

Theo and his group finished their request. They ate the meal that Tre had quickly made.

“Squeak squeak squeak. Theo, I’ll finish work quickly and go.”

“Puhuhut. Okay, nya!”

They promised to meet again and left.

Late afternoon.

Kkweang!

[Daddy, Kkweang is here!]

Kkweang, who had dug up kudzu roots, returned to the farm.

Kkweang!

[Daddy, I’m eating this!]

“Okay. Thank you. Let’s eat together, Kkweang.”

Sejun and Kkweang shared a blue kudzu root, each eating one.

[You have consumed a kudzu root of blue potential.]

[All stat potentials increase by 5.]

As they ate the kudzu root,

Kkweang!

[Daddy, Kkweang is going to train!]

Kkweang immediately got up from his seat.

“Let’s go together.”

Sejun followed Kkweang.

‘I need to talk to the Black Rabbit quietly.’

It had been several days since the Black Rabbit had reached the 99th floor of the tower, but he wasn’t thinking of going back down.

So, he was going to ask what was going on.

Kkweang! Kkweang!

[Okay! Kkweang is holding on tight!]

“Okay!”

At Kkweang’s words, Sejun held Kkweang tightly. Otherwise, he might fall.

Kkweang!

[Going!]

Wham!

Using psychokinesis, Kkweang flew like a red arrow.

And then,

“Ugh…”

Sejun fluttered like Kkweang’s cape.

A little later.

Kkweang!

[Little hyung is training over there!]

While floating in the sky, Kkweang pointed to the ground.

Squawk!

[Nine thousand nine hundred and one!]

There, the Black Rabbit was doing jumping squats with a Black Minotaur on his back, jumping 10m each time.

Squawk!

[Ten thousand!]

The Black Rabbit finished his last jumping squat and collapsed.

“Black Rabbit, it’s time to go home.”

Sejun waited for the training to finish and approached the Black Rabbit.

Then,

Squawk!

[Uncle, don’t get married!]

‘This rascal…’

The Black Rabbit suddenly teased Sejun.

But,

Squawk!

[Uncle, I’m too scared of the night!]

After hearing the next words, he understood. Sejun smiled. ‘Like father, like son,’ he thought. ‘It’s okay to be scared. I was too, once.’