Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 374

Sejun looked at the creature standing before him. It was small, with green skin and large, pointed ears. *Goblin?* he thought, his eyes narrowing slightly.

Oric, the goblin, was rubbing his palms together, a very polite and eager smile on his face. Seeing this, Sejun stepped back, ready to fight if needed.

Hearing that eager laughter, Sejun felt wary. He wondered if Oric might suddenly attack, shouting, “How dare a sunfish like you try to enslave me?!”

However,

“Heh heh heh. Master, what’s wrong? Has Slave Number 5 done something to displease you?”

Oric, seeing Sejun’s defensive posture, became flustered and rubbed his palms together even more. Had he made a bad first impression?

‘What is this?’

Sejun stared at Oric with a puzzled expression. Oric was the first being to so readily accept being a slave.

Just then,

Yip?! Yip!

‘Hey! What do you think you’re doing?! You should bare your belly and greet me, the noble wolf Fenrir!’

Fenrir, from inside the sling bag, barked bravely at Oric.

And,

‘A sunfish is trying to protect me… I’ll let him off the hook.’

Sejun misunderstood Fenrir’s intentions in barking at Oric. Thanks to this, Fenrir avoided Ophelia’s punishment of dried sweet potato.

While these misunderstandings happened one after another,

‘What is that smell?!’

The warm, savory smell of potato soup filled the air, making Oric’s stomach rumble. It was the smell of the potato soup Sejun was preparing for dinner.

Gulp.

Oric unknowingly swallowed, his gaze fixed on the kitchen where the scent came from. It had been a long time since he had smelled something so delicious.

After the Brown Tower’s land began to rot, he had been grateful to fill his stomach with anything edible.

But… such a delicious smell! This, he couldn’t resist! He felt that he would have no regrets if he could just have one bite.

“Heh heh heh… Master, please give me some food.”

So, he smiled even more politely and eagerly and rubbed his palms together with all his heart.

A short while later.

Slurp.

“Heh heh heh. Master is definitely an amazing cook!”

[Your soul is filled with the outpouring of praise.]

[Your Mentality has increased by 1.]

Slurp.

“Heh heh heh. I have never tasted such delicious food in my life!”

[Your soul is filled with the outpouring of praise.]

[Your Mentality has increased by 1.]

Slurp.

“Heh heh heh. Even if you searched all nine towers, you wouldn’t find anyone who can make food as delicious as Master.”

[Your soul is filled with the outpouring of praise.]

[Your Mentality has increased by 1.]

Oric, while drinking Sejun’s potato soup, constantly showered Sejun with compliments.

Sejun had been wary because of his sly smile and actions, but Oric, you were a good fellow.

‘I judged him too much by appearances.’

He was like a machine that gave Mentality points whenever he praised the food.

“Hehehe. Oric, would you like more?”

So, Sejun, realizing he had judged Oric too quickly, offered more potato soup to the Mentality machine… no, Oric.

However,

“Heh heh heh. Master, it’s alright. I get full easily.”

Oric, oblivious to the situation, was trying to emphasize that he was a highly efficient slave who could eat little and work a lot.

The Mentality machine’s capacity was too small.

Then, it was time to change the game!

“Let’s have dessert now.”

Even if you eat until you are full during a meal, there’s always room for dessert.

“Heh heh heh. Oh! This fruit called watermelon is really sweet and delicious!”

[Your soul is filled with the outpouring of praise.]

[Your Mentality has increased by 1.]

Thanks to this, Sejun was able to raise his Mentality by 1 more with Oric’s very good words.

“Heh heh heh. I really can’t eat anymore.”

The Mentality machine, Oric, who was completely full after eating two slices of watermelon, lay on the floor with his belly sticking out.

And then,

Hee hee hee. Yip! Yip!

‘Hee hee. Good! He accepted my greeting!’

Fenrir climbed onto Oric’s belly, raised his head, and showed who was in charge.

After the meal ended like that,

“Heh heh heh. But… Sejun, sir, how much did Grave sell me for?”

Oric asked Sejun. He had been sold as a slave, but he was curious about how much his value was.

However,

“Huh? Grave didn’t sell you? You became a slave by planting my crops, right?”

“……”

“I just told Grave to show you once, but you planted it…”

Oric had never been sold. He was just unlucky.

And then,

‘I’m doomed!’

Oric, who had taken all the misfortune upon himself, despaired at Sejun’s answer.

The moment Oric became a slave, he resented Grave for selling him and wrote many insults about Grave.

He even wrote it on the 99th floor of the tower so it would be easily seen. If he ever returned to the Brown Tower, a fire attack would immediately come flying.

“I… is that so… Sejun, sir, but you won’t send me back to the Brown Tower, will you? Heh heh heh. I am Sejun’s Slave Number 5, after all.”

Oric looked at Sejun with a polite and eager smile and pleading eyes, but

“No. You have to plant the kidney beans that Grave is buying from me, right?”

Oric was destined to return to the Brown Tower.

“Go and wait while eating this. Oric, go back.”

“Ah… I can’t……”

Sejun packed the remaining watermelon for Oric and sent him back to the Brown Tower.

Sejun watched Oric leave, then turned back to his tasks for the night.

After Oric left like that,

Kooeng!

[Daddy, sleep well!]

Kooeng greeted Sejun and went to sleep with Pink Fur.

“Alright, kids, let’s go to sleep.”

Sejun also took Black Rabbit, Ajax, and Fenrir and went to sleep.

“Then…”

Gulp.

Sejun ate mugwort and fell asleep quickly. Today, Sejun’s lifespan was extended by 3 months.

Meanwhile, in the Damon Family Mansion…

“Da… Dave, is it really true that our Yuren received 100 billion Tower Coins from ‘Told and the Children’?”

Yuren’s mother, Hamie, asked Dave, who had reported Yuren’s information, in a voice that showed she couldn’t believe it.

“Yes. Hamie, ma’am, it is a fact I have checked myself. And on the way here, I heard stories that Young Master Yuren received 300 billion Tower Coins from the Gray Cheat, Chiron.”

“Oh! Finally, our Yuren…”

Tears welled up in Hamie’s eyes at Dave’s words.

At that moment,

“But there are stories that someone who works for the Great Black Dragon is with Young Master Yuren.”

Dave reported new information.

“Someone who works for the Great Black Dragon?”

“Yes. He is called Theo Park, the Golden Cat, who is becoming famous in the Black Tower these days and is also known as the Slave King.”

“Hmm. Dave, please continue to follow Yuren. And please also get information about this Theo Park.”

“Understood, Hamie, ma’am. Then, I will take my leave!”

As Dave left,

“Yuto-! Our Yuren…”

Hamie hurried to find her husband to deliver the good news.

Meanwhile, in the Black Tower…

“Yuren, is this the right place, meow?!”

Theo, thinking they didn’t find it, asked with a voice showing he was annoyed.

“Yes. I’m sure it’s around here…”

Yuren looked back and forth between Theo and the map, speaking in a voice that sounded unsure.

The map he bought from the person who sells information clearly stated that Lizaen, who had borrowed his money, was here, but there was nothing around.

“Meow! I can’t take it anymore, meow! I’ll find him myself, meow!”

Theo placed his paw on the ground and focused all his senses.

And then…

‘Chairman Park, help me, meow!’

He asked Sejun for help very urgently.

At that moment,

Whoosh.

The wind blew, moving Theo’s cat’s whiskers to the west.

“Pfft. Chairman Park said it’s that way, meow! Follow me, meow!”

Theo hurriedly ran west, and the group, not knowing what was going on, followed him.

‘Chairman Park, help me, meow!’

Theo moved in different directions, asking Sejun for help once in a while.

The place they arrived at was the same place Yuren had guided them to with the map. They had gone around and around to return to the original location.

Not knowing that,

‘Chairman Park, help me, meow!’

Theo asked Sejun for help again.

At that moment,

Whoosh.

Fortunately, the wind blew from top to bottom, and his whiskers pointed to the ground. The map was correct. It just didn’t show that it was underground.

“It’s here, meow!”

Theo shouted, pointing downwards, and then

“Meow!”

He pressed down on the ground with his paw.

Then,

Rumble!

Power surged from Theo’s paw, and the ground began to break apart.

It was Vice Chairman Te’s secret technique, Kkuknyang Punch, which he had learned while pressing Sejun’s face.

Bweeoo!

[Theo, sir, there’s a tunnel over there!]

“As expected of Theo, sir!”

Bweeoo and Yuren shouted, seeing the hole that appeared at the edge of the broken ground.

“Pfft. As expected of Chairman Park, meow!”

Theo praised Sejun and entered the tunnel connected to Lizaen’s secret place. It was a dimly lit passage, the air thick with the smell of dust and something stale.

It opened into a surprisingly lavish room, filled with plush cushions and expensive-looking furniture – Lizaen’s secret hideout.

“That sucker said he couldn’t lend me a lot of money because I wasn’t trustworthy. So, do you know what I told that sucker?”

“No.”

The new hostess he had brought in shook her head from side to side at Lizaen’s question and filled his glass with alcohol.

“I told him to lend me the money and I’d give him my tail as something to hold as a promise.”

“Yes? Even if our tails are cut off, we can…”

“Yeah. But he didn’t know that. Heh heh heh.”

As Lizaen explained how he had made a lot of money and showed off,

Rumble!

The ground shook.

“What’s going on? Hey. Go find out what’s happening.”

Lizaen instructed the hired fighters he had hired at a high price.

A short while later,

Thwack! Thwack!

The quiet sound of something hitting could be heard, and then

“Pfft. Found him, meow!”

A yellow cat entered.

Tweet.

Following him, a snow-white bird with a wad of paper in its mouth entered, and

“Theo, sir, that’s Lizaen!”

Finally, Yuren, the sucker who had made him rich, entered.

“Yuren?”

“Yeah! You bad guy! Why did you trick me?!”

Yuren screamed at Lizaen, showing his growing frustration and anger.

“Hahaha! What are you talking about? It’s the sucker’s fault for being tricked. Why blame me for tricking you?”

Lizaen sneered at Yuren.

“Hey, cat, you better think carefully too. I don’t know how much you’re getting from that guy, but you’ll make a lot more just by cheating him.”

He then tempted Theo to take Yuren’s money.

Lizaen had a lot of money and valued his life, so he only hired strong mercenaries. But that cat had easily taken care of the mercenaries.

‘I can’t win with strength…’

So, he tried to cause trouble between Theo and Yuren.

However,

“Shut up, meow!”

That was a very bad choice.

Thwack!

Theo quickly knocked out Lizaen, who was shaking his heart. That was dangerous, meow! It was a bad idea, meow!

As Lizaen passed out,

Bweeoo!

[Theo, sir, I stamped it!]

Bweeoo pressed Lizaen’s thumb onto the contract.

Meanwhile,

“Um… Theo, sir, just 100…”

“Pfft. Hand over 10 billion Tower Coins, meow!”

“Yes!”

Yuren gave Theo the money, and then

“You bad guy! It’s your fault for tricking me, why am I bad!”

Thwack. Thwack.

He beat up Lizaen. Yuren was starting to not be a pushover anymore.

“Pfft. Now, let’s find the money, meow!”

Theo went around Lizaen’s hideout and found the secret room with money to open it.

However,

“There’s only 2.1 trillion Tower Coins, meow!”

Lizaen had already spent 2.2 trillion Tower Coins.

Slap!

Theo woke Lizaen up and asked where the money was, but

“Hahaha! I spent it all on having fun. Thanks to you, I had all the fun I wanted.”

Lizaen sneered, saying he had spent it all on having fun.

There was no way to recover the money Yuren had lent him.

However,

“Meow…”

Theo, after thinking for a moment, soon found a way to get the money. As always.

“Pfft. That looks good, meow!”

Theo smiled brightly, looking at Lizaen’s teeth made of brown jewels. There seemed to be at least 30 of them.

Pfft. Chairman Park will like this, meow!

Theo

Sejun