Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 244

Floor 23 of the Violet Tower.

*Creak… creak…* The sound echoed as Fire Flower’s thick, brown roots slowly pushed outwards, reaching in every direction like curious snakes exploring a new cave.

*Kieeeek!* Suddenly, a screeching sound broke the quiet. Poison centipedes, their segmented bodies gleaming with a sickly green, swarmed out from cracks in the floor. They were angry that their home was being invaded and snapped their sharp pincers at Fire Flower’s approaching roots.

But Fire Flower was ready. “[Fire, blaze forth!]” it declared, the words glowing with warm light.

*Whoosh!* Instantly, bright flames erupted from Fire Flower’s roots, licking outwards. The poison centipedes, caught in the magical fire, were quickly burned away, leaving only wisps of smoke.

*Creak…* Satisfied, Fire Flower continued to extend its roots, moving deeper into the Violet Tower.

Fire Flower continued to burn away the poison centipedes as it extended its roots.

[Oh?! There was a farm here too?]

Fire Flower discovered a farm on the 23rd floor of the Violet Tower.

*Creak… creak…*

[Hello, everyone. I’m Fire Flower.]

As Fire Flower extended its roots to greet the plants on the farm,

[It hurts… Please… help… us.]

The farm’s plants, suffering from the surrounding poison, requested help from Fire Flower. They looked like they were wilting in a terrible heat, their leaves hung down like sad flags.

[Alright! I’ll help you!]

Creak.

Fire Flower wrapped the farm with its roots, blocking the poison from entering, and

[Iyap!]

used the power of its first leaf, the Flame of Purification, to purify the farm’s soil.

[We… don’t… hurt… anymore… Thank… you… Fire… Flower.]

The plants expressed their gratitude to Fire Flower.

[We… will… follow… Fire… Flower… from… now… on.]

The plants on the farm, having been saved from their suffering by Fire Flower, decided to follow it.

Plop.

A rolled-up document fell in front of Fire Flower’s roots. It was a land deed, a rolled-up paper that showed who owned this floor of the Violet Tower.

[Thank you, everyone. Hee hee. I have to give it to Master!]

Fire Flower placed the land deed for the 23rd floor of the Violet Tower between its roots and continued to extend them.

Meanwhile, far away from the Violet Tower, Sejun was having his own adventure…

“Ah. I can’t eat anymore.”

Sejun clutched his stomach, struggling after eating 50 plates of food, when

Beep!

“The fourth preliminary round has ended! The fifth preliminary round will begin soon!”

The host announced the end of the preliminary round.

And

Kkuaeng? Kkuaeng!

[It’s already over? Kkuaengi wants to eat more!]

Kkuaengi, thinking about eating more food, didn’t leave his spot. He seemed ready to participate in the next, fifth preliminary round as well.

“Kkuaengi, let’s go get the ticket.”

Kkuaeng…

[Okay…]

Thump.

Kkuaengi, not wanting to leave his spot at Sejun’s call, reluctantly walked over and clung to Sejun’s leg.

As Sejun went to get the ticket with Kkuaengi,

“Oh! You’re the one who ate 1200 plates. Here’s the main round ticket.”

Kkuaeng!

[Thank you!]

The operator knelt down to Kkuaengi and politely handed him the main round ticket before going to the other participants.

To move to the main round, people had to eat at least 100 plates of food. Sejun was eliminated because he ate less than 100 plates. However, he wasn’t too disheartened since his goal was just to participate in the competition.

“Let’s go.”

Kkuhehehe. Kkuaeng?

[Hehehe. Are we going to eat dinner now?]

Kkuaengi smiled brightly, thinking that going meant going to eat dinner.

As Sejun returned to where his group was,

“President Park! Are you alright, meow?! Cheer up, meow! I’ll give you a better gift than the prize, meow!”

Theo rushed over and comforted Sejun, who had been eliminated in the preliminary round. Only with words, though.

Rub rub.

Theo vigorously rubbed his face against Sejun’s knees. It was only comforting in words; it seemed he was more vigorously fulfilling his own selfish desires with this opportunity.

At that moment,

Kkuaeng! Kkuaeng!

[No! Big Brother doesn’t need a gift!]

Kkuaengi shouted, feeling upset at Theo’s words.

“What are you saying, meow?!”

Kkuaeng! Kkuaeng!

[Kkuaengi will win the prize and give it to Daddy! And Kkuaengi’s prize is better!]

This was the reason Kkuaengi was upset. Kkuaengi was also planning to win the prize and give it to Sejun.

But when Theo said he would give a better gift than the prize, Kkuaengi’s feelings were hurt.

“Puhuhut. Are you challenging me, Vice President Theo, meow?! No matter how good the prize is, it can’t beat my paws, meow!”

Theo stretched out his paws, confident in his victory.

“Stop.”

Sejun quickly stopped them and said,

“Who told you to fight?! Huh?! This is punishment. Booboob. Booboob.”

Sejun picked up Theo and Kkuaengi and gave each of them a belly fart in turn.

“Puhuhuhu.”

Kkuhehehe.

The atmosphere improved thanks to that.

“Let’s go back quickly. See you later, then.”

Sejun said goodbye to Uma Wang and Urchi and returned to White Castle with the animals, ending the day.

Of course, Kkuaengi returned to the castle and ate dinner as usual. As if he hadn’t eaten 1200 plates.

The next morning.

Kkuaeng! Kkuaeng!

[It’s morning! I’m so excited to eat again!]

Eating was the happiest thing in the world for Kkuaengi. He bounced up and down, his eyes shining, ready for breakfast. He was excited at the thought of eating as soon as he opened his eyes.

“Ugh… Is it morning already?”

Thanks to that, Sejun, who had been sleeping while hugging Kkuaengi, had no choice but to wake up, and

Kkuaeng! Kkuaeng!

[That’s right! I want to go eat breakfast quickly!]

Kkuaengi urged Sejun, waking him up.

“Alright. But I have to wash up before going out.”

He was, after all, the King’s uncle. He couldn’t go around looking unkempt. Sejun quickly washed up and went to the dining hall.

Ppyaororong···

When he arrived at the table, he saw the Black Rabbit dozing off, resting his chin on the table.

“Did things not go well yesterday?”

The Black Rabbit hadn’t returned for dinner after leaving during lunch yesterday.

At that moment,

Ppyak? Ppyak!

[Uncle’s here? Bring out the breakfast!]

The Black Rabbit, having come to his senses, ordered breakfast to be brought out.

Kkuhehehe.

Kkuaengi excitedly ate as the food came out. The main round of the food fighter competition would be held at lunchtime, but he didn’t care at all.

“Black Rabbit, what happened with yesterday’s incident?”

Sejun asked the Black Rabbit after eating some of his breakfast.

Chomp chomp chomp.

“Meow…?”

Theo, who was eating a handmade Churu made by a chef from the Red Ribbon Kingdom, perked up his ears.

Ppyak.

[Well… we couldn’t catch him, but we confirmed that the culprit is after the land deeds.]

“Land deeds?”

Ppyak.

[Yes.]

“Then I’ll help.”

Ppyak?

[Uncle will?]

“Yeah. The culprit is after the land deeds, right? Then wouldn’t it work if I, who has the land deeds, act as bait?”

“Puhuhut. That’s right, meow! This case will be taken on by the famous detective Sherlock Sejun and his assistant Theotson, meow!”

Theo, who had been listening with his ears perked up, jumped up and shouted. Puhuhut. It’s time to show off the teamwork of President Park and Vice President Theo, meow!

Black Rabbit squeaked nervously, wringing his paws. [No! The opponent is…] He tried to stop them, but it was too late.

“Kooeng!” Kooeng barked happily, bouncing on his paws. [That’s right! It has to be Kooeng!] He was not going to let Teo have all the fun with Sejun. Kooeng wanted to be part of whatever was happening too!

And

“Kooeng! Kooeng?”

[Daddy Kooeng wants to play detective too! What role is Kooeng in charge of?]

Kooeng looked at Sejun with sparkling eyes, asking for a role for himself.

“Hmm…”

Sejun was in trouble and fell into thought for a moment. *Koo Jeonil? No way! Every time Koo Jeonil is around, trouble happens, especially murder cases.* Sejun immediately erased the name that came to mind.

“Then…”

Sejun pondered again.

At that moment,

“Ah!”

A name popped into Sejun’s head. He was always big and strong, even when he was smaller.

Besides, our Kooeng is good at knocking people out. There were many things in common in many ways.

“Okay. Kooeng, from now on, you are Detective Koonan.”

Koohehehe. Kooeng!

[Hehehe. Detective Koonan, I like it!]

“Black Rabbit, you focus on the founding ceremony and the wedding. We’ll take care of everything!”

Sejun trusted Teo and Kooeng and shouted.

Squeak! Squeak!

[Yes! Don’t overdo it too much!]

Black Rabbit squeaked, sounding nervous. [Yes! Don’t overdo it!] Secretly, Black Rabbit also sent a message to the guards. *Protect Sejun, no matter what! Don’t let him get hurt.*

And so, with a determined nod, Sejun, Teo, and Kooeng set off to handle the murder case in the Red Ribbon Kingdom. Secret agent Golden Bat flew ahead too.

“Let’s go to the crime scene and look for clues!”

Sejun, who had received the right to investigate from Black Rabbit, went to the crime scene with the animals.

But

“There’s nothing…”

As Black Rabbit said, the culprit left no trace.

While looking around the crime scene like that,

Kooeng!

[Kooeng found a clue!]

“A clue? What clue?”

Kooeng!

[Everything at the crime scene smells bad!]

“A bad smell?”

Kooeng, who was sensitive to smells, discovered a clue. It was the smell of the chemicals Leto used to get rid of the body.

Kooeng! Kooeng!

[That’s right! Kooeng will follow the bad smell and catch the culprit!]

Sniff sniff.

Kooeng confidently spoke and chased after the culprit, smelling the scent. From now on, it’s Detective Koonan’s time to shine!

Sniff sniff.

Kooeng was tracking the scent like that.

“Huh?! Isn’t this where they sell carrot fries?”

Kooeng guided Sejun to the carrot fry shop.

Koohehehe. Kooeng…

[Hehehe. I’m sorry. A good smell came out, so I unconsciously….]

Kooeng scratched his head, perhaps embarrassed even by his own thoughts. Kooeng, who smelled a delicious scent in the middle, instinctively followed the delicious scent.

“Give me five bags of that.”

Sejun bought carrot fries first,

“Let’s eat and move.”

Kooeng!

[Okay!]

Crunch. Crunch.

He took a short break while eating carrot fries with Kooeng. It was a taste and smell that Kooeng would be drawn to.

At that moment,

Sniff sniff.

Kooeng!

[It’s a bad smell!]

Kooeng, who was eating carrot fries, smelled the culprit’s scent.

And

Kooeng!

[It’s over there!]

He pointed to a figure covering his face with a gray hood.

“Golden Bat, track him from the air!”

(Yes! Leave it to me!)

The Golden Bat, which had been clinging to Sejun’s back, hurriedly flew away.

“Let’s go!”

Kooeng!

[Follow me!]

Tap tap tap.

Kooeng hurriedly ran ahead.

But

Kooeng!

[There are too many smells here!]

Kooeng, who was tracking the scent, lost his way. This was because the finals for the food fight preliminaries were in full swing where they arrived.

The smell of equipment being installed by many workers for the stage setting, and even the smell of food being cooked in the outdoor kitchen. The surrounding smells were so strong that the culprit’s scent was masked.

“It’s okay. Golden Bat is tracking him well… Huh?!”

Sejun, who was telling Kooeng that it was okay, discovered the Golden Bat returning powerlessly. The Golden Bat had also missed the culprit.

“Puhuhut. As expected, the great detective Sherlock Sejun and his assistant Teotson must step up, meow! Follow me, meow!”

Teo, who was clinging to Sejun’s leg, confidently raised his front paw and pointed forward, glancing at Sejun. *Chairman Park, it’s time for us to shine, meow!*

“······?”

-Why are you looking at me?

-Clueless Chairman Park! Hurry up and go where I tell you to go, meow!

-Okay.

A conversation passed through their eyes.

“Let’s go.”

Sejun moved with the animals towards where Teo was pointing.

However, there was something Sejun overlooked because Teo was so confident. Teo’s front paw had nothing to do with tracking down the culprit.

Teo’s front paw was simply specialized in finding items that would benefit Sejun.

“What is it?”

Leto, who felt someone was chasing him, hurriedly took off his hood and headed to where the target was.

“This is the last time.”

Since this target was a big shot, he was planning to disappear as soon as he collected the land documents.

Leto approached where the target was. It was behind the scene where the food fight preliminaries stage was being built.

“I’m here to relieve you.”

Leto spoke to the soldiers guarding the huge tent.

“Bajak, what about Ruda?”

“Ruda? Ruda suddenly said he had a stomachache, so he came first to relieve you.”

“Really?! But Ruda refers to Bajak’s weapon… Who are you?!”

“Die!”

As soon as his disguise was discovered, Leto immediately threw poison-laced daggers at the soldiers.

Thud. Thud.

“Kuh…”

“Grrk…”

The soldiers, stabbed by the daggers, collapsed with painful expressions.

And

Step. Step.

Leto quietly entered the tent.

Pat pat.

“Wh- Who are you?”

The target dropped the snack he was eating and asked in a terrified voice.

At that moment,

“Chairman Park, is it here… Meow?!”

“Huh?! These guys seem to be poisoned?!”

Sejun and Teo’s voices were heard from outside the tent, and

Screeeech!!!

Yuren, the target of Leto, screamed with all his might, asking for help.