Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 548

The 62nd floor of the Black Tower was cold. The walls were made of black stone, and a dim light shone from the ceiling. It smelled a little like dust.

Beep?

[Mr. Sejun, how have you been?]

“Good. Has Daddy Rabbit been well too?”

Beep.

[Yes.]

While Sejun and Daddy Rabbit said hello to each other,

Whoosh.

Thud!

[We greet Mr. Sejun!]

Black rabbits were waiting close by. They came out and bowed to show respect. They were the guards for Daddy Rabbit and the baby rabbits.

“Good. Thanks for your hard work.”

Thud!

[Then we will return to our posts.]

“Alright.”

While Sejun talked to the guards,

“Puhuhu. Long time no see, Daddy Rabbit, nya!”

[Hehet. It’s been a while!]

Kkueng!

[It’s been a while!]

Squeak!

[Long time no see!]

Theo, Fire, Kkuengi, and Blackie greeted Daddy Rabbit.

Blackie calling Sejun “Butler” might need a little explanation if it’s not clear what a butler does in this world.

Beep!

[Hello!]

“It’s been a while.”

Following them, Bbyot and Yuren also greeted Daddy Rabbit.

Squeak! Squeak!

Beep!

Byap!

Black Touch and the other baby rabbits started arguing and shouting at each other.

The reason they were fighting was Sejun.

“That person is definitely Uncle Sejun!”

“No! Mr. Park doesn’t look like that!”

“That’s right! Mr. Park has two horns and eight arms!”

“And he’s 10 meters tall, and they said Mr. Park is handsome, but that person is ugly!”

“Black Touch is a liar!”

The baby rabbits were arguing with Black Touch, saying Sejun was not really him because he looked different from the stories.

Sejun heard them and became very angry. His face turned red, and his hands clenched into fists. ‘Ugly?’ he thought. ‘They called me ugly?’

Squeak! Squeak···

[I’m not a liar! He really is Uncle Park Sejun···]

As the baby rabbits accused him of being a liar, Black Rabbit sniffled, feeling wronged.

Sssssss.

A wonderful, sweet smell of melting sugar filled the air, making everyone’s mouths water.

Squeak?

Beep?

Byap?

Pyap?

Black Touch and the baby rabbits turned to look.

“Rabbits who want to eat carrot candy, come this way and line up.”

There stood Sejun, putting sweet melted sugar on carrots.

Squeak!

[Uncle, me!]

Black Touch ran very fast and stood before Sejun, as if he had never cried. The speed of the legendary Black Rabbit.

How is this guy so fast? He’s gotten faster than me!

Just as Sejun started to feel jealous, who had missed Black Touch’s movements,

Beep!

Byap!

Pyap!

The other baby rabbits also ran to Sejun, but a little later.

Something more important than being jealous right now.

Win over the baby rabbits with carrot candy!

“Black Touch, what’s my name?”

He asked Black Touch his name.

Pyak!

[Park Sejun!]

“Good. Here.”

Sejun gave Black Touch a shiny carrot candy because he answered.

Squeak!

Black Touch happily received the carrot and stepped aside, and the next baby rabbit held out both front paws, ready to receive a carrot.

“What’s my name?”

Pyap!

[Park Sejun!]

Ddungyi answered Sejun right away. He was indeed the youngest of the Jige Rabbit family, who loved to eat.

“Good. Here.”

Pyap!

[Thank you!]

And so, Ddungyi received a carrot candy from Sejun.

“What’s my name?”

Sejun asked the same question to the third baby rabbit.

Beep···

Mr. Park Sejun has two horns on his head and eight arms···

The baby rabbit paused. He didn’t want to lie to Sejun.

At that moment,

Crunch.

Next to him, Black Touch and Ddungyi bit into their carrots. Crunch! Crunch! The sweet sound of the candy breaking was loud.

Beep!

[Park Sejun!]

The baby rabbit clenched his fist and shouted. To the baby rabbit, deliciousness was truth and reality.

“Good. Here.”

All the baby rabbits in line answered ‘Park Sejun!’ and got a carrot candy from Sejun.

Kkuhehehe. Kkueng!

[Hehehe. Daddy’s name is Park Sejun!]

Kkihihit. Squeak!

[Hehet. Helper’s name is Park Sejun!]

At the end of the line, Kkuengi and Blackie held up fruits they wanted to be made into candy and shouted Sejun’s name.

“Good.”

Sejun coated the fruits brought by Kkuengi and Blackie with sugar and made them into candy.

Sejun showed them it was really him with candy.

What am I doing?

He felt silly using food to prove who he was, but it was working.

Crunch. Crunch.

Sweet sounds of candy breaking were everywhere.

“Now. What’s my name?!”

Park Sejun!!!

“Do you believe me?!”

Yes!!!

“Park Sejun is?!”

Handsome!!!

Sejun shouted, holding up the carrot candy. Right away, the baby rabbits liked him.

But

“You think we’d fall for food?!”

“Hmph! We won’t fall for that!”

“Truth prevails!”

Chichi, Dudu, and Tongtong were the oldest baby rabbits. They didn’t give in and didn’t fall for Sejun’s trick.

Hehe. I wonder if you can resist this?

“Okay, I feel like being nice today. I will draw a special dragon tattoo on any rabbit who shouts, ‘Handsome Park Sejun, Cool Park Sejun, Ultra Strong Park Sejun!’”

Sejun shouted and showed them the dragon tattoo on his hand.

Squeak!

[Me!]

Black Touch stepped forward first again.

Black Touch always wanted a dragon tattoo like the other Black Rabbits. So, he stepped forward right away.

Squeak! Squeak! Squeak!

[Handsome Park Sejun! Cool Park Sejun! Ultra Strong Park Sejun!]

“Good. Where should I draw it?”

Thump.

Black Touch raised his left front paw at Sejun’s question.

“The left? What color should I make it?”

Sejun asked, taking out the dragon scales of the Nine Dragonkin.

Because he had dragon scales, he could make dragon tattoos in nine different colors.

Squeak!

A tiny voice squeaked, “[Golden, sir!]” Sejun looked down at the baby rabbit, a smile touching his lips. “Alright,” he said gently. He hummed softly, “Mmm,” as he picked up a shiny golden dragon scale.

Sejun carefully held a golden dragon scale. It shimmered in the light. He gently pressed it onto Heuktochi’s small left paw, creating a glowing golden dragon tattoo. “Handsome Park Sejun! Wonderful Park Sejun! Ultra strong Park Sejun!” chanted Heuktochi, bouncing with joy. One by one, the other baby rabbits hopped closer, eager for their own tattoos, repeating the funny chant.

The baby rabbits were too young to understand how special these dragon tattoos were. They just loved the bright colors and the fun of it.

“Look!” one squeaked, showing his paw. “Mine is red!”

Another giggled. “Red is silly! Black is the best dragon color!”

“No way!” cried a third. “Purple is the coolest!”

Perhaps because Heuktochi started with his left forepaw, the other baby rabbits all got dragon tattoos on their left forepaws.

The baby rabbits chattered excitedly, showing off their new tattoos. Suddenly, with a little *thump*, Chichi hopped in front of Sejun. *Beep! Beep! Beep!*

“[Ha…Handsome Park Sejun! Wonderful Park Sejun! Ultra strong Park Sejun!]” she chanted, a little shyly. Chichi loved food more than anything, but she wanted a black dragon tattoo just as much!

Sejun’s grin widened. Chichi had called him “handsome!” “Okay then,” he chuckled. “Black it is! A black dragon for Chichi. How about this?” He held up a black dragon scale.

“Perfect!” Chichi *beeped* happily. Sejun gently pressed the black scale onto Chichi’s paw, creating a cool black dragon tattoo.

*Tap tap tap* went tiny paws as Dudu and Tongtong hurried over. “Handsome Park Sejun! Wonderful Park Sejun! Ultra strong Park Sejun!!” they chanted even louder. Dudu got a bright blue dragon tattoo, wiggling with delight.

“And for you, Tongtong?” Sejun asked.

*Beep!* “[I don’t need a dragon tattoo, just lots of carrot candies!]” Tongtong replied quickly. Tongtong was the oldest and wisest of the baby rabbits; he knew what he really wanted!

(By the way, the Backpack Rabbit had three sons: Tongtong, Tungtung, and little Ddung.) “Hehe,” Sejun chuckled at Tongtong. “Alright, carrot candies for you. But maybe a small dragon tattoo too?” Sejun was making all the baby rabbits very happy.

Just then, a small *beep* came from the crowd. “[Sejun, did your grandfather really teach you farming?]” one of the baby rabbits asked, tilting his head. A little *rumble* of excitement went through the group as all the baby rabbits gathered closer, their ears twitching, ready to listen.

“Farming? Yes,” Sejun began, settling down. “Your grandfather is my farming teacher. It was a long time ago, almost 500 days. I was stuck in a dark cave then, eating only… well, not very good green onions. I was very sad.” Sejun made the story a little sadder than it really was, to make Father Rabbit sound better.

*Beep?! Beep!* “[Green onions?! Grandfather gave you the green onions, Sejun!]” a baby rabbit exclaimed.

“Huh?” Sejun looked up, surprised. He saw Father Rabbit looking at him with wide, pleading eyes. *Please say it’s true!* Father Rabbit seemed to be begging silently. Sejun realized Father Rabbit had been telling the baby rabbits stories, maybe making himself sound a little too good. *You can even beg with your eyes!* Sejun thought, a little amused.

“Ah, yes!” Sejun said quickly. “I remember now. I was very hungry, and Father Rabbit came with green onions! He saved me! Things got much better after that.” He decided to help Father Rabbit out.

“Grandfather was telling the truth!” shouted a baby rabbit. “Our grandfather’s green onions saved Chairman Park!”

“Grandfather really taught Chairman Park farming!” cheered others. Suddenly, the baby rabbits looked at Father Rabbit with even more respect.

Sejun continued the story, talking about meeting the Rabbit couple and Dalkomi. “So, Father Rabbit and I worked together to convince them…”

*Beep?! Beep?* “[Didn’t Grandfather fight the giant Poison Honeybee all by himself to save everyone?]” a baby rabbit interrupted. Sejun glared at Father Rabbit. *You ran away and left me!* his eyes seemed to say. *Please…* Father Rabbit begged again with his eyes.

“Ahem,” Sejun cleared his throat. “Yes, Father Rabbit was very brave and helped us.” He decided to help him out again. But Father Rabbit’s stories kept getting bigger and bigger.

*Beep?!* “[Then is it true that Grandfather saved Sejun from the Black Dragon? Did Sejun have to kneel and beg for his life?]” another baby rabbit asked, eyes wide. *How many lies has he told?!* Sejun stared hard at Father Rabbit, his eyes flashing. *Please…* Father Rabbit begged again.

“Well,” Sejun said, trying to stay calm. “I didn’t exactly kneel. My knees were just… very close to the ground.” He admitted a little bit of the lie, just to keep some truth.

Then, another small voice, *Beep?* “[Is it true Grandfather made Sejun handsome?]” little Ddung asked, raising a paw.

“What?!” Sejun almost jumped. *He made me handsome?!* *This is too much!*

Just as Sejun was about to lose his temper, a voice called out, “Meow! Wait a minute! *I* fixed Chairman Park’s face! It was me, Vice Chairman Theo! His face was terrible before, meow!” Theo the cat suddenly appeared, speaking quickly. Father Rabbit’s biggest lie was finally out!

“Grandfather lied?” The baby rabbits looked confused. “Waaah! Grandfather is a liar!” some started to cry. “Oh no!” Sejun thought. He knew if one baby rabbit cried, they would all start crying!

“Okay, okay! Look at this!” Sejun said quickly, trying to distract them. *Beep? Beep?* The crying stopped for a moment as they looked at him. “Watch!” Sejun put some special corn into a pot. *Pop! Pop! Pop!* The corn started bursting open with a warm, buttery smell and funny popping sounds.

“Wow!” “Amazing!” “It smells so good!” the baby rabbits gasped, forgetting all about the lies. Sejun quickly used his magic to make some carrots grow huge and round. “Theo, can you make these into cups, please?” he asked.

“Heh heh, of course, meow!” Theo purred, already shaping the giant carrots into perfect popcorn cups. Soon, each baby rabbit had a big carrot cup filled with warm, delicious popcorn.

“Okay,” Sejun said, starting the story again. “Listen while you eat, okay? Grandfather and I… well, we remembered some things a little wrong. Let me tell you what really happened.”

“Yes!” the baby rabbits cheered, happily munching on their popcorn. *Crunch, crunch, crunch.* They were mostly listening to the popcorn, not the story!

While Sejun told the real story, *Beep. Beep.* “[Grandfather, don’t worry,” Heuktochi said kindly. “Everyone forgets things sometimes, especially when they get a little older.]” Father Rabbit didn’t look comforted at all. He mumbled to himself, “I’m not old!” Sejun sighed. He felt a little old himself sometimes, dealing with all these rabbits!

Meanwhile, far away in the Outskirts of Destruction, a loud *Crack!* echoed. The giant Hydra and Leviathan were starting to shed their old skins, ready for something new…