Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 601

Kkamangi was in his mental world.

“Grrrr. I’m sorry,” Kkamangi said. “As a token of apology, I’ll give you this. Kids, bring yours out too.”

“Yes!” the Kkamangi children replied.

The Kkamangi family was apologizing to the spirits within the world’s energy, about a million of them.

Perhaps because they felt wronged, their eyes were as red as blood.

Nom. Nom.

The million spirits happily ate the yellow food offered by the Kkamangi family.

It was the Kkamangi family’s special food: dried sweet potato.

Whether it was truly soul food or not, the dried sweet potato comforted the spirits more than the Kkamangi family’s apology.

Sejun’s dried sweet potato was so full of magical energy that one piece could be divided among thousands of spirits.

The Kkamangi family, having diligently eaten the dried sweet potato, was able to give one to each of the million spirits.

Giving away Sejun’s sweet potato showed they were truly sorry. But the Kkamangi family didn’t just give the sweet potato and stop there.

“I’m really sorry for harming you,” Kkamangi said.

“I’m sorry,” the children echoed.

They bowed to each and every spirit and offered a heartfelt apology.

Of course, the thought of whether they really had to go this far sometimes popped up in their hearts.

I want to stay with Butler for a long time!

But when they thought of Sejun, those thoughts disappeared.

The Kkamangi family continued to apologize to the spirits with sincerity.

“For…give…me,” Kkamangi pleaded.

“I…for…give…you,” a spirit responded.

One by one, the spirits began to forgive the Kkamangi family.

Swoosh.

At the same time, the angry red energy drained from the spirits that had forgiven the Kkamangi family, and their eyes regained their original color.

The spirits that had forgiven the Kkamangi family returned to the world’s energy.

Before they knew it, the number of spirits that had forgiven the Kkamangi family exceeded 10,000.

Sejun had set a daily quota of 100 spirits.

However, except for when they first started apologizing, the thought of only being forgiven by 100 spirits a day had long vanished from the Kkamangi family’s minds.

As the number of spirits that had forgiven the Kkamangi family exceeded 100,000,

Gurgle.

The angry red energy flowed out of the forgiving souls and swirled in the air. It twisted and clumped together, slowly taking the shape of something ugly and wrong. Eyes and mouths seemed to bubble up on its surface, shifting and staring in different directions.

-Heh heh heh. If you were so sorry, you shouldn’t have done anything to be sorry about in the first place.

A being flicked its tongue and sneered. It flicked its tongue when it spoke, like a snake.

Drip.

The snake couldn’t properly maintain its form due to a lack of power, and its shape kept collapsing.

The snake’s sneering with its insignificant power.

Naturally, it should have been immediately destroyed by the Kkamangi family, but…

The Kkamangi family couldn’t say anything. Their bodies had frozen like ice as they looked at the snake before them.

The Kkamangi family was overwhelmed not by the weak snake in front of them, but by the massive power of the main body beyond it.

They had never seen a being with such immense power before.

“Who… are you?” Kkamangi desperately asked.

-Heh heh heh. I am Corruption. I was born with the beginning, I envy and hate, I whisper to doubt everything, I plant distrust, I awaken hidden nature, I make you fall.

Corruption answered in a sticky, damp voice.

-Heh heh heh. Do you think all your sins will be forgiven by doing this?

-Has your butler really accepted you as family? Isn’t he just using you and then going to abandon you?

-It’s obvious that he’s trying to bind you with the facade of family.

Corruption whispered to the Kkamangi family in a sinister and ominous voice, trying to plant doubt in their hearts.

“Butler! He wouldn’t do that!” Kkamangi cried.

“That’s right! Sejun would never do that!” the children shouted.

“Don’t slander Sejun!”

The Kkamangi family denied and rejected the voice, but the voice continued to whisper to the Kkamangi family without ceasing.

The Kkamangi family felt fear towards the whispering Corruption and unknowingly stepped back.

Kkamangi realized that he had been driven to the edge of his mind. There was nowhere else to run.

At that moment,

Flash.

As if the sky had opened and the clouds had parted, a dazzling golden light began to shine on the Kkamangi family, and the light gradually widened.

-Ugh!

Corruption retreated, avoiding the light so as not to be touched by it.

Before they knew it, golden light had covered Kkamangi’s entire mind.

-Heh heh heh. Too bad. If I had just done a little more…

Corruption, touched by the golden light, turned into black ash and disappeared.

It was dawn on the 99th floor of the Black Tower, a time when everyone except Batbat was asleep.

Whimper… Whimper…

“Hmm… Kkamangi?” Sejun woke up to Kkamangi’s whimpering.

Is he having a nightmare?

He stroked Kkamangi’s belly to calm him down.

At that moment,

Flap. Flap.

(Batbat. Sejun, why did you wake up?)

Batbat, who had been playing alone outside, heard Sejun’s voice and flew in.

“Kkamangi seems to be having a nightmare. He keeps whimpering,” Sejun said, stroking Kkamangi’s belly.

(Batbat. Sejun, I’ll help you too. Lullaby~ Lullaby~ Our little brother~)

Batbat quietly approached and sang a song next to him, helping the Kkamangi family to get a good night’s sleep.

A little later, Kkamangi’s whimpering gradually decreased.

Kkirorong.

Eomrorong.

Kkirurung.

The Kkamangi family snored and slept soundly.

Sejun, who was stroking Kkamangi, also fell asleep sitting up, snoring.

(Batbat. If you sleep like that, your neck will hurt in the morning…)

Batbat, who was watching him with pity, carefully laid Sejun down on the bed.

(Batbat Healing Art.)

Press. Press.

He massaged Sejun’s face, imitating Theo’s healing art. No one but Theo himself knew why he was massaging his face when his neck was the one that hurt.

“Then, I’ll leave Pochi in your care,” Sejun said.

Kkyuk!

[Sejun, leave it to me!]

Sejun said goodbye to Pochi and prepared to go down the tower with his companions.

Originally, he was only going to send Theo down.

“Puhuhu. Chairman Park, should I bring Gorina in 3 hours?” Theo asked.

For Theo, who hated being away from Sejun for long, the slowest he could go was about an hour.

“No. You should come back in a week,” Sejun replied.

“Nyang!? I don’t want thatnyang! That’s too longnyang! Then let’s go togethernyang, Chairman Park!”

“Let’s do that,” Sejun agreed.

So, Sejun decided to go down with him to buy time. Since he was going down anyway, he should also look for a proper bride with ‘abundant black fur’ that Pochi wanted.

Introducing Gorina to Pochi was something that even Sejun, who had abundant fur on his conscience, strongly felt was wrong.

If I take Gorina, I’ll probably be excommunicated by Pochi.

As Sejun left to find a bride candidate for Pochi,

Kkyuk!

[Sejun No. 3, you have to swing it like this!]

Pochi diligently taught Sejun No. 3 swordsmanship.

Pohuhut. Am I finally escaping being single?

He imagined the bride that Sejun would bring.

Back on Earth,

“Good. The holiday must be completely over now, right?” Kyungchul smiled as he came out of the Black Tower.

Kyungchul had deliberately stayed in the tower for three more days to avoid the holiday atmosphere. Of course, he had some trouble with the holiday spreading in the Black Tower, but he liked that time passed quickly because he was busy using his body.

Kyungchul walked down the streets of Gangnam after leaving the tower.

“Huh?!”

The streets were not what Kyungchul had expected. It wasn’t the world Kyungchul knew.

[25% Discount Sale to Commemorate Santa’s Birth!]

[1+1 Only Today for Those Who Didn’t Receive a Gift from Santa Sejun]

The Earth was celebrating the birth of Santa.

At that moment,

Buzz.

The smartphone in Kyungchul’s pocket vibrated. It wasn’t Kyungchul’s smartphone, but a gift he had received from Santa Sejun.

“Hello?”

“Hello. I’m the owner of the phone. Is it possible to pick it up now? I’m near Gangnam Station,” a woman’s voice came from the other end.

“Ah. I’m also near Gangnam Station. Then let’s meet at Gangnam Station Exit 10.”

Sniff! Sejun, thank you!

Kyungchul thanked Sejun and hurried to Gangnam Station.

Sejun and his companions arrived at the 75th floor of the Black Tower.

“Let’s go to the shopping district first,” Sejun said.

“Puhuhut. Goodnyang!” Theo replied.

Kkyueng!

Kking!

Sejun and his companions decided to find Pochi’s bride by setting up shop in the shopping district with the highest foot traffic.

“Oh. This is delicious,” Sejun said.

Kkyueng!

[Dad, this is also delicious!]

At a popular restaurant,

“Chairman Park, is my grilled fish readynyang?!” Theo asked.

“It’s almost done,” Sejun replied.

Sejun asked for the store’s understanding and set up a small brazier next to it to grill Theo’s fish.

Kkihihit. Kking!

[Hehet. Butler! I want dried sweet potato!]

“Okay,” Sejun said.

Kkamangi made the strange claim that he needed a lot of dried sweet potato to apologize to the spirits, but Kkamangi must be weak, so I need to feed him a lot.

He had seen Kkamangi whimpering in the early morning, so he grabbed two handfuls of dried sweet potato and gave it to him.

Slurp. Slurp. Slurp.

The Kkamangi family diligently ate the dried sweet potato.

Kking! Kking! Kking?

[Butler! I’m going to apologize now, so stroke my belly! Keep looking at me! Got it?]

“Okay,” Sejun said.

Still anxious, he received confirmation from Sejun several times before taking out one piece of the world’s energy that he had been holding onto yesterday and putting it in his mouth.

Kkirorong.

And fell asleep.

Sejun stroked Kkamangi’s belly and looked out the window.

“Huh?!”

A black marmot with flowing black fur passed by.

Abundant black fur!

Sejun quickly picked up Kkamangi and went outside.

“Do you happen to have a boyfriend?” He asked the black marmot.

“Hmph! You have high standards. I don’t have a boyfriend, but you’re not Momori’s type,” Momori, the black marmot, scoffed, acting as if it was beneath her to even talk to him.

As the daughter of the Black Marmot Chieftain on the 96th floor of the tower, she had a very high nose.

You’re not my type either!

Sejun was furious inside, but he endured it for Pochi’s sake.

“No. I wanted to introduce you to someone else,” Sejun said.

“Hmph! I don’t like boyfriends who aren’t stronger than Momori,” Momori replied.

“Don’t worry about that. The one I’m trying to introduce you to is also incredibly strong.”

Hehehe. Our Pochi is a Grand Sword Master.

“Then guide me,” Momori said.

“Okay,” Sejun agreed.

Sejun went up to the 99th floor of the tower with Momori.

“Pochi, this is Momori,” Sejun said.

As Sejun introduced Momori to Pochi, Pochi’s heart pounded.

“Momori only acknowledges men who are stronger than Momori! Let’s see if you’re qualified to be Momori’s boyfriend first. Come at me!”

Kkyuk!

At Momori’s words, Pochi, wanting to become the best boyfriend, thump thump, beat Momori with all his might.

Sejun was shocked as he watched.

A little later,

“Momori lost,” Momori said.

Momori got up, dusting off her body. She didn’t seem too shocked.

Then, is a couple achieved?!

Sejun looked at Pochi and Momori with expectant eyes.

“Momori realized something. Momori’s boyfriend has to be strong and handsome,” Momori said.

Momori realized her new ideal type.

“But this one is…” She shook her head, looking at Pochi.

“Huh?! Momori, if you look closely at our Pochi…” Sejun stepped up for Pochi, but

“No is no,” Momori shook her head firmly and left the 99th floor of the tower.

Being single for 300 years wasn’t something anyone could do.