Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 106

While the Carrot Juice Drinking Contest was in full swing,

Kaiser sat on top of the fountain. He watched Sejun and the animals drink carrot juice and felt jealous.

The bottles had carrot juice. It was very delicious because it was made from thousand-year-old carrots.

Kaiser was sad he couldn’t join the contest because he was just a statue.

Of course, even if he were in his dragon form, he couldn’t have joined. Kaiser’s power was too strong. If he was in his dragon form, he could hurt everyone around him.

Just then,

Eileen, eager to see Sejun, asked Kaiser when she could use Polymorph to appear before him.

Kaiser checked the magic power and replied, “Wait a little longer. The magic power isn’t strong enough yet.”

“How long do I have to wait?” Eileen asked.

Kaiser replied, “Just a little longer. It’s almost ready.”

As Kaiser was reassuring Eileen, the contest ended, and the bottle with the giant carrot disappeared.

As the third contest of the Harvest Festival ended, the magic power on the 99th floor of the tower began to rise quickly.

And then,

“Now!”

The magic power on the 99th floor of the tower was as strong as the area where Eileen was.

“Khee hee hee. Sejun, I’m coming! Polymorph!”

With Kaiser’s signal, Eileen came out of the administrator’s area and used Polymorph magic.

A flash of light, like a sudden burst of sunshine, erupted from Eileen. It was so bright it made spots dance in front of the eyes, then it slowly faded, like embers cooling down.

When the light disappeared,

“Khee hee hee. Success!”

Where the dragon had been, stood a girl. Her black hair flowed down her back like a waterfall of ink. She wore a little black dress, and her skin was as white and smooth as polished jade.

However,

“Huh?!”

Eileen’s first Polymorph was only half successful. The Polymorph magic was unstable, so her wings and tail remained.

“The tail and wings… Khee hee. This much should be fine! Move!”

Eileen wanted to see Sejun quickly, so she used space movement magic.

When Eileen appeared next to Sejun, she saw him trying to drink the bottle of alcohol all at once.

‘That’s?! The energy of fire?!’

She felt the energy of fire from the carrot inside the bottle. It was a strong fire.

Fire Carrot Juice burns away the waste in your body, but unless you have a very strong body, the fire will burn you up too.

“You idiot! You’ll die if you eat that!”

Eileen was quick to act. She wanted to grab the bottle with her tail. But her tail was still new in this human-like form. It moved too low and hit Sejun on the back of his head.

Eileen’s eyes widened in horror. She covered her mouth with her hand, her wings drooping slightly.

Fortunately, Grandpa’s scale on Sejun’s left arm absorbed the damage and shattered.

“Phew. Thanks, Grandpa,” Eileen said with relief.

Sejun thought he was really dead when something hit him hard on the back of his head.

At that moment,

The black dragon tattoo on his left arm roared and protected Sejun before disappearing.

“Huh?! Huh?!”

Sejun carefully touched the back of his head, feeling like it was really breaking. Fortunately, the back of his head was fine.

“I’m alive.”

Sejun was relieved that he was alive, and with fire in his eyes, he looked for who had hit him.

‘How dare you hit me in the back of the head?!’

And then,

“You…”

Sejun found Eileen next to him.

“Sejun…”

Sejun heard a beautiful voice that didn’t seem to belong to this world.

“Eileen…”

It was the first time he had seen her in person, but he knew it right away. The beauty in front of him was Eileen.

Sejun collapsed without finishing his sentence. He had saved his life, but the shock was too much.

“Ah!”

Eileen quickly held Sejun.

At that moment,

“Meow! Get your hands off President Park, meow! How dare you hit President Park, I won’t forgive you, meow!”

Theo said bravely, pulling out his claws, but his body was honest.

He couldn’t help but tremble like an aspen tree, clinging to Sejun’s knees.

It made sense, as Eileen’s tail attack had destroyed the carrot fields, and all the other animals had fainted, even the mother Crimson Giant Bear and the Black Minotaurs.

If the mother Crimson Giant Bear and the Black Minotaurs hadn’t blocked the attack, all the rabbits might have died. It was fortunate.

On top of that, there was the unique power of the great black dragon that Eileen had. Theo was brave to protect Sejun even after feeling that. He was truly loyal to Sejun.

The shaking from Sejun’s knees and Theo’s body went to Eileen.

She felt sorry for him, but she was also proud of Theo for risking his life to protect Sejun even in front of her, the great black dragon.

“Theo, is that you? Hello. I’m Eileen. You know me, right?”

Eileen spoke softly to reassure Theo, who was clinging to Sejun’s knees and trembling. Theo was familiar to Eileen because she had always seen him through the crystal ball.

“Could it be?! The great black dragon Eileen who called our President Park to the Black Tower, meow?”

“Yes. That’s me.”

Eileen said, feeling proud at Theo’s words. She thought that bringing Sejun to the tower was the best thing she had ever done.

“Eileen, I really wanted to see you, meow!”

Theo looked at Eileen with respect. The being Theo respected next to Sejun was Eileen, who had called Sejun here.

“Khee hee hee. I wanted to see you too. It’s nice to see you in person.”

“Meow! I’m happy too, meow!”

“Don’t worry. Sejun just fainted.”

“That’s a relief, meow.”

Eileen, holding Sejun, continued to talk with Theo.

“Ah!”

Her arm began to turn black. It was happening because the Polymorph magic was ending due to a lack of magic power.

“I have to go now.”

“Why are you leaving already, meow? Wait and see President Park wake up, meow.”

“I want to, but I can’t. I have to go. Theo, please continue to protect our Sejun well.”

“Leave it to me, meow! I will protect President Park, meow!”

Theo said, puffing out his chest bravely.

“Yes. And please don’t tell him that I hit Sejun in the back of the head.”

“That’s difficult, meow! There are no secrets between me and President Park, meow!”

“I understand. Then, please don’t say it first.”

“I understand, meow!”

“Okay. Then, I’ll go.”

Eileen kissed the lips of the unconscious Sejun and disappeared.

Kaiser waited for Eileen on the fountain, unaware that she had left. He thought she would come to see him.

“Umm.”

Sejun woke up on the seventh day of the Harvest Festival, which was the last day, at lunchtime.

“President Park, are you awake, meow?”

“Sejun, are you awake?”

The animals around Sejun were worried about him because he had been unconscious for almost a day.

“Yeah. I’m okay. But… why am I lying here?” Sejun asked.

“President Park, don’t you remember anything, meow?”

“Yeah. I remember drinking alcohol at the drinking contest, but I don’t remember anything after that. Did I really drink too much and forget everything?”

Sejun had forgotten what happened because of the shock. Only Theo knew the truth, as he was the only one who didn’t faint.

As evening came, the rabbits packed carrots to say goodbye. The 1000 rabbits would go back to where they came from after the Harvest Festival.

Most of the rabbits looked okay. They decided to bring their groups and move to the 99th floor of the tower. They also had enough money because of the New Year’s money they got from Sejun.

However, the rabbits who had to go back to the 55th floor of the tower didn’t look good. They would have to work hard as soon as they returned.

“Don’t worry. The Wandering Merchant Association will punish Grid soon,” Iona said to reassure the rabbits.

Iona thought this was a serious crime, and even Grid couldn’t protect the 55th floor of the tower.

As the rabbits were saying goodbye,

“I saw a very pretty woman…”

Sejun was harvesting cherry tomatoes, trying to remember the beauty he had seen.

“Ah. Why can’t I remember?”

Sejun was frustrated. She was so beautiful, Sejun thought she could make even the prettiest fairy look plain.

“Will I see her again? She was really pretty.”

It would be nice if Eileen told him it was her, but Eileen was sleeping because she was tired from using Polymorph.

At that moment,

The black rabbit and Ppyu Ppyu came to find Sejun.

“Do you have something to say?”

The two rabbits put their front paws on Sejun’s body.

The black rabbit said, “I want to go down to the 55th floor of the tower with Princess Ppyu Ppyu!”

“Just the two of you with Ppyu Ppyu? Isn’t that a bit dangerous?”

Ppyu Ppyu said, “We will rebuild the Red Ribbon Kingdom!”

“Hmm…. Okay. But I can’t let you go alone.”

Iona said that Grid would be kicked out of the 55th floor of the tower soon, but villains are strong and survive until the end. It could be dangerous if they went down alone.

Even now, they had called the Black Wolf tribe and the Silver Wolf tribe to protect the rabbits. They could rebuild the kingdom more safely with them.

And then,

“Iona, follow the black rabbit and Ppyu Ppyu and help them.”

“Yes! I was worried too. I’ll go with them,” Iona said.

Sejun added Iona to the group. With Iona’s strong magic, they could beat all the enemies, so there was no danger.

A moment later,

“Goodbye, Sejun,” Iona said, sad that she wouldn’t be able to sleep well for a while. She took the black rabbit and Ppyu Ppyu with her. The Black Wolf tribe and the Silver Wolf tribe would meet them at the 75th floor of the tower and go down together.

“Goodbye, Iona, meow! I’ll wait here, meow!”

Theo, who could have all of Sejun’s lap, saw Iona off happily.

However,

Sejun grabbed Theo by the neck and moved him next to Iona.

“President Park, why am I here, meow?”

“President Theo, it’s time for you to go down too.”

It was time to work since he had played so much. Theo’s bag was already full of crops. All he had to do was go down.

“I understand, meow!”

Theo answered obediently. He thought he had played too much lately. He needed to show his face to the humans who were waiting for him.

“And don’t forget what I told you.”

“Don’t worry, meow! I remember everything, meow!”

As the animals left and time passed,

The Harvest Festival was over.

Sejun felt a pang of loneliness. He hadn’t realized how much life the thousand rabbits brought until they were gone. The farm felt quiet and empty, like a stage after the actors have left.