Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 258

After Sejun went to the black rabbit’s wedding, Kaiser agreed to manage Sejun’s farm.

The mushroom ants worked very hard, so Kaiser didn’t have much to do.

“Kieek!”

“What?! Fire ants invaded again?!”

Occasionally, he had to chase away fire ants that tried to kidnap the mushroom ants.

“Go back.”

The day before leaving for the 10th Tower, Kaiser sent the fire ants back to their nest, like always, and returned to the fountain.

Just then,

“Kieek!”

A mushroom ant carefully carried something to Kaiser with its front teeth.

“Did you come again? That’s enough. Give it to Sejun.”

Whenever Kaiser chased away fire ants, the mushroom ants always thanked him with elixirs. So, Kaiser tried to give it back, like always.

The elixir mushrooms didn’t do much for Kaiser, and he didn’t really like mushrooms anyway.

However,

“Kieek!”

This time, the mushroom ant stood firm, holding its antennae high with confidence.

“Alright. What is it?”

Kaiser decided to take the item, planning to quickly send it back.

Plop.

The mushroom ant placed a black bean in front of Kaiser, looking at him with hopeful eyes.

“Hmph! No matter how thankful you are, I won’t act surprised over something so small,” Kaiser said loudly, then he looked closely at the black bean.

[Black Bean of Transcendence]

[A black bean grown inside the tower. It tastes great because it has lots of nutrients.]

[Grown by a farmer who knows how to farm well, so the taste and effect are even better.]

[This bean is the hardest to get out of all the five-colored beans.]

[When you eat the Black Bean of Transcendence, it makes the Power Boost Yellow Bean, Stamina Strong Red Bean, Agility Swift Green Bean, and Mana Full Blue Bean work better than ever before. The effect is 300% stronger.]

[This bean won’t grow if you plant it.]

[Cultivator: Tower Farmer Park Sejun]

[Expiration Date: 150 days]

[Grade: A]

“Huh?!”

Even Kaiser was really surprised this time.

The description said it was special. It would make other bean effects much stronger, even stronger than they should be. Kaiser felt a thrill.

Kaiser had eaten the Mana Full Blue Bean from Sejun’s five-colored bean harvest before.

But it didn’t do much. Kaiser’s magic only went up by about 0.5%.

It should have gone up by 100%, but Kaiser was too strong, so the bean didn’t work well.

He had lost interest since then, but this Black Bean of Transcendence would change things.

“If I eat this…”

Kaiser thought about the bean’s effects, and his chest swelled. Being a dragon, it swelled even more.

It would make his already strong powers even stronger. The Black Bean of Transcendence was amazing.

“This is really amazing!”

“Kieek!”

When Kaiser said the gift was amazing, the mushroom ant cried happily and walked away proudly.

“Kieek!” “Kieek!”

The other mushroom ants congratulated him. They believed that the more amazing the person who accepted the gift, the more respect they got among the mushroom ants.

For them, the great black dragon accepting the gift was a huge deal.

“I should keep this and ask Sejun,” Kaiser thought, deciding to store the black bean and pay Sejun fairly later.

That’s how Kaiser ended up rushing to the 10th Tower, carrying the Black Bean of Transcendence and a stir-fry of four-colored beans for a snack.

As Kaiser ate four beans that looked like dust compared to his huge size,

Halphas watched Kaiser nervously, and the dragons watched with hope. If Kaiser was so confident, something must be up.

However,

Kaiser’s power only increased a little. It was such a small change that no one could really notice.

“Caw! Caw!”

Halphas laughed at Kaiser.

Just then,

“Not yet.”

Gulp.

Kaiser swallowed one more bean as everyone watched. It was the Black Bean of Transcendence.

And then,

Rumble.

The Black Bean of Transcendence made the Power Boost Yellow Bean, Stamina Strong Red Bean, Agility Swift Green Bean, and Mana Full Blue Bean work better than ever before.

It made those effects 300% stronger.

“What… what’s happening suddenly…”

“How is Kaiser…”

Not only Halphas but also the dragons were shocked by Kaiser’s sudden power boost.

Sejun’s beans had become A-grade, increasing all stats by 300% for 1 minute.

All stats increased by 4 times.

And with the Black Bean of Transcendence, the four-colored beans were 300% stronger.

In other words, it increased all of Kaiser’s stats by 4 times, and then again by 3 times, making them 12 times stronger.

Moreover,

“I’ll show you hell for 3 minutes.”

The duration also increased from 1 minute to 3 minutes.

“Try to struggle!”

Kaiser instantly appeared next to Halphas and attacked his neck.

Three minutes of hell were about to start for Halphas, but

Crack.

“Huh?!”

“Kuh! I didn’t think I would fall so easily…”

Kaiser made a mistake by not getting used to his new power, and Halphas’s neck was cut off instantly. Halphas died.

Swoosh.

Halphas’s body turned into a red mist and disappeared.

Clang.

Black coins and Tower Coins fell where Halphas died.

“Collect.”

“Collect.”

“Collect.”

Kaiser, Kellion, and Lamter all tried to grab the coins.

But the coins all went to Kaiser because he was stronger.

“Hehe. You can’t beat me.”

Kaiser took all the coins.

“Hey! That’s not fair!” Kellion complained.

“Are you using some kind of trick?” Lamter grumbled, looking annoyed.

But Kaiser wasn’t going to give back the money.

So, thanks to Kaiser, the dragons defeated Halphas, the 2nd seat of the Apostle of Destruction, the Raven of Death.

They returned home with the rescue team waiting in the 10th Tower.

As they landed near their home, the leaders of the other eight dragon tribes stepped forward, their eyes fixed on Kaiser. The oldest dragon spoke, his voice deep and serious. “Kaiser,” he said, “we need to talk. Now.”

Sejun woke up and carefully looked around.

“Ppyarorong.”

The black rabbit was sleeping on Sejun’s left arm, using it as a pillow. He had said he wanted to sleep with his uncle the night before the wedding.

“Kkulorong.”

Softly, Queng slept, using Sejun’s arm as a warm, furry pillow.

A low grumble came from Theo, who was curled up like a ball on Sejun’s lap. Iona, always close to Theo, slept in her own small bed in the corner of the room, with her young student, Ppyu-Ppyu, beside her. It was easy for them all to sleep together like this because of the ‘Theo Ball’ – when Theo curled up so tightly, he took up very little space.

“Bae-rorong,” the Golden Bat squeaked quietly in its sleep.

Lastly, the Golden Bat, not wanting to be left out of the cuddle, nestled against Sejun’s chest, its golden fur soft against his shirt, and drifted back to sleep.

“Black Rabbit, wake up.”

Having made sure his animals were all comfortable, Sejun woke the Black Rabbit first.

Ppyak…

The Black Rabbit made a sleepy noise as Sejun woke him. He wanted to let him sleep longer, but he couldn’t.

Today was the Black Rabbit’s wedding day. The soon-to-be groom had much to prepare. The Black Rabbit was getting married… Sejun still couldn’t quite believe it.

“Black Rabbit, you need to wake up.”

Sejun carefully massaged the Black Rabbit’s body to wake him up.

A moment later,

“Ppyak!”

“[Uncle, see you later!]”

The Black Rabbit hurried out.

“Alright, you guys, wake up.”

Sejun began to wake Theo, Queng, and the Golden Bat.

“(Yes!)”

As always, the Golden Bat, being the most obedient, woke up the quickest.

However,

“Chairman Park, let’s sleep five more minutes, nyaong…”

Queng…

“[Queng will sleep more, yo…]”

In contrast, the others were quite lazy. Usually Sejun would let Theo and Queng sleep longer when they grumbled, but today, Sejun and his companions had much to do.

Plop.

“Alright. Time for you sleepyheads to wash up.”

Sejun picked up Theo, Queng, and the Golden Bat and dropped them into the bathtub. If they went dirty, the Black Rabbit might get told off, so they needed to be cleaned up first.

“Nyaong! I’m wet, nyaong!”

Sejun dropped Theo into the water. Theo was still half-asleep. He couldn’t use his water magic in time. Now he was wet and in a frenzy. His fur was soaked.

“Now, stay still.”

“Alright, nyaong…”

Theo gave up.

Grumble.

He let Sejun wash him and began to fall asleep again.

“Are you asleep?”

Sejun scrubbed Theo.

Theo, sleeping so comfortably while getting a bath, was a little annoying, but Sejun was grateful that he was staying still and washed him.

Grumble.

After washing the sleeping Theo and wrapping him in a towel, Sejun returned to the bathtub.

“Kkuhehehe. Queng?!”

“[Hehehe. Is it Queng’s turn now?!]”

Queng, who had been waiting for Sejun’s touch, clung to the bathtub and asked with an excited voice.

“Yes. Now, come here.”

“Queng!”

“[Okay, yo!]”

Queng let Sejun wash him.

Sejun scrubbed Queng.

Kkuhehehe.

Queng laughed and enjoyed Sejun’s hands scratching his body.

‘I’m so glad Queng likes baths.’

Otherwise, Sejun would have needed help from Pink Fur, a strong friend, or even the Ox Demon King, who was very good at big tasks, to bathe Queng. And a tremendous amount of water, too.

Then Queng, who was always digging in the dirt, would have become really scruffy.

“Alright. Queng, wake up your big brother and dry your fur together.”

Sejun placed the bathed Queng next to Theo.

“Queng! Queng!”

“[Okay, yo! Big brother, wake up, yo!]”

“What, nyaong…?”

Theo, who had been sleeping warmly wrapped in a towel, groggily opened his eyes.

“Queng!”

“[Dad said to dry our fur together, big brother, yo!]”

“Puhuhut. No one can beat me, Vice Chairman Theo, at drying fur, nyaong!”

At Queng’s words, Theo jumped up and then flopped back down, rubbing his body hard against the towel. He was wiping the moisture from his fur with the towel.

“Queng!”

“[Queng dries fur better than big brother, yo!]”

Queng also started rubbing his body a lot against the towel on the floor, following Theo’s lead.

The older brother trying to beat his younger brother, and the younger brother trying to beat his older brother. Sejun, watching the two compete instead of helping each other dry off, simply left them alone. Well… at least they were drying their fur…

And then,

“Golden Bat, come here.”

He called the last in line, the Golden Bat.

“(Yes!)”

As expected, the Golden Bat, who had been waiting for Sejun’s touch, readily swam over to Sejun in the bathtub, like a tiny golden leaf floating on water.

Sejun scratched the Golden Bat.

“(Bat bat. It’s refreshing!)”

After washing even the Golden Bat and turning around,

“Puhuhut. I, Vice Chairman Theo, won, nyaong!”

“Queng!”

“[No, yo! Queng won, yo!]”

He saw the two of them, not even having dried their fur completely, already saying that they had won.

“Sigh. Come here.”

Sejun shook Theo, Queng, and the Golden Bat to dry them.

In the end, Sejun dried the fur of Theo, Queng, and the Golden Bat, and barely managed to take a shower himself.

Pya pya.

While Sejun was showering, the servants brought the suits that Sejun and the animals would wear at the wedding.

Unlike Sejun’s suit, the animals only had jackets and bow ties. This was the best they could do for animals who found it uncomfortable to wear anything at all.

Rustle. Rustle.

Sejun put on his clothes first.

“It fits perfectly.”

The servants had taken his measurements when he first arrived, so the clothes fit Sejun perfectly.

After Sejun put on his clothes,

“Alright. First, tuck in all your claws.”

Sejun made the animals tuck in their claws so that his clothes wouldn’t get torn.

Rustle. Rustle.

He put on their jackets.

“It’s stuffy, nyaong!”

“Queng!”

“[It’s uncomfortable, yo!]”

“(Bat···)”

The animals were uncomfortable, perhaps because it was their first time wearing clothes.

“Oh! Our kids all look good in their clothes.”

Sejun encouraged and calmed the animals.

“Puhuhut. Anything looks good on me, Vice Chairman Theo, nyaong!”

“Queng!”

“[Queng looks good too, yo!]”

“(Bat bat. I look good too, right?!)”

Thanks to that, the animals were in a good mood.

“Alright. Let’s go!”

“Puhuhut. Good, nyaong!”

Kkuhehehe.

“(Bat bat!)”

The animals, full of confidence thanks to Sejun’s encouragement, came out of the room with Sejun.

Day 357 of being stranded. Finally, the Black Rabbit’s wedding was about to begin.