Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 552

Theo is my friend! You can never take him away!

Inside the bustling Battle Shop Headquarters, Battler paced back and forth. Dust motes danced in the shafts of sunlight that pierced through the high windows, but Battler didn’t notice. His brow was furrowed, and he kept running a hand through his already messy hair.

“What am I going to do?” he muttered to himself. “There has to be a way out of this… doesn’t there?”

Time was slipping away like sand through his fingers. Theo’s three-day deadline was almost here, the deadline to come forward and… and what? Battler didn’t even want to think about it. He just knew he had to avoid it at all costs. He sank into a chair, his mind racing.

“This is all Hunt’s fault!”

Battler blamed Hunt, who was indeed partly to blame this time.

Hunt had waited a day to tell Battler, which wasted precious time out of the three days Theo had given him.

“Should I go or not?!”

Battler pondered for a long time.

“Ah. That’s right!”

He remembered that the God of Valor, Beb, and the God of Storm, Thunder, were close to Sejun and Kkuengyi, who were with Theo.

Maybe he could ask them for help.

It would be embarrassing for the God of Battle to ask another god for help, but it would be less embarrassing than kneeling before Theo.

So, Battler went to find Beb and Thunder.

“What?! Ask Sejun to persuade Theo?!”

“Huh?! Tell Kkuengyi to persuade Theo?!”

Beb and Thunder hesitated when Battler asked for their help.

They worried Sejun and Kkuengyi would ignore them or refuse to talk if they mentioned it.

However,

“Ah. Seriously! Fine! I’ll give you 100 million divine power each if you just say something.”

Battler thought they were bargaining.

He couldn’t imagine that two gods were struggling because of one human and one bear.

He himself was struggling with one cat, though.

Of course, they were all extraordinary beings.

“Okay. I’ll talk to him.”

“I’ll talk to him too.”

Beb and Thunder gave in easily for 100 million divine power. They knew they might be blocked by Sejun and Kkuengyi, but they tried anyway. They asked Sejun and Kkuengyi to tell Theo to cancel the summons for Battler.

[Black Tower’s farmer, Park Sejun, has blocked the conversation for 3 days.]

[Park Kkuengyi has blocked the conversation for 3 days.]

Just as they expected, Sejun and Kkuengyi blocked them.

Worse, it made things worse.

[Black Tower’s merchant, Park Theo, demands you come immediately, or else!]

Battler was immediately summoned.

On the 89th floor of the Black Tower, on the way to Amur Rangie’s mansion.

“Alright! Let’s go!”

Whoosh.

Sejun and his party were riding boards and quickly descending the snow-covered mountain. The snow was fresh and powdery, and the air was cold and crisp.

They could have gone to Amur Rangie’s mansion without crossing the mountain, but they wanted to climb to the top of the mountain and snowboard down because it was fun.

“Puhuhut. This time, Vice Chairman Theo is in first place, nyaang!”

[Hehet. This is fun!]

Kkueng!

[Kkuengyi is fast too!]

Kkihihit. Kking!

[Hehet. The great Blackie is coming!]

“Kkyuk-kkyuk-kkyuk. I can’t lose!”

The party, except for Sejun, had never ridden a board before, but they all rode better than Sejun.

Boarding was about physical ability, but the feeling of going down without reducing speed was more important, and they all instinctively used that feeling well.

“Hey guys, let’s go together!”

[Hehet. Sejun, I’ll go with you!]

Only Fire Flower heard Sejun’s cry and slowed down to match Sejun’s pace.

A little later.

“Nyaang?! Why is the great Hybrid Park still here, nyaang?! I was worried, nyaang!”

Kkueng?!

[Why can’t Daddy do it when he said he would?!]

Theo and Kkuengyi, who had already arrived at the bottom of the mountain, came back up to the middle of the mountain to find Sejun.

Slap.

They hung on Sejun’s knees and sides and went down together.

When they arrived at the entrance of the mountain,

Kkihihit. Kking!

[Hehet. Butler! I won this time!]

“Kkyuk-kkyuk-kkyuk. Thank you for your hard work.”

Blackie’s family and Iona, who were waiting below in case they got lost, greeted Sejun happily.

When the party gathered again,

“I’m hungry. Theo, debone some piranha, and the rest of you, go get some firewood.”

Sejun gave the party their tasks and started making dinner. Soon, a cozy campfire crackled to life, casting a warm glow on the group as they prepared their meal.

The dinner menu was fish cutlets.

For the time being, it seemed like they would only be eating fish to empty the subspace warehouse filled with piranhas.

Well, if he really wanted to, he could empty it in two or three meals.

Because there was the big eater Kkuengyi and Eileen, who pretended not to be, but was actually a big eater.

Sssssss.

Sejun fried the fish cutlets in oil, made tartar sauce, grilled Theo’s fish, and roasted peanuts for Iona. The smell of the fish cutlets filled the air, making everyone’s stomach rumble.

“Eileen, take this.”

[The Tower’s administrator says he will enjoy the meal.]

Sejun handed the food to Eileen and

“Hey guys, let’s eat.”

The party gathered around the campfire and started eating. The fish cutlets were crispy and golden brown, and the tartar sauce added a tangy flavor. Theo’s grilled fish was flaky and moist, and Iona munched happily on her roasted peanuts.

It’s delicious.

The food was even more delicious because they had been playing and eating hard.

At that time,

[The God of Valor, Beb, says he wants you to persuade Theo not to call Battler.]

“Huh?”

Kkueng?

Beb and Thunder spoke to Sejun and Kkuengyi.

“Vice Chairman Theo, did you call Battler?”

Sejun asked to confirm the facts.

“That’s right, nyaang! Battler is bad, nyaang! Battler is…”

To Sejun’s question, Theo told him everything Battler had done.

And

“What?!”

He tried to tame our Theo?!

[How dare you!]

Kkueng!

[He looked down on Big Brother!]

Grrrr. Kking!

[Grrrr. Butler! Let’s punish him!]

The party was furious after hearing Theo’s story.

“I’m going to kill him!” Iona shouted, her eyes blazing.

“Block.”

Kkueng!

Sejun and Kkuengyi immediately blocked Beb and Thunder, who sided with Battler.

“Theo, call Battler. And everyone gather.”

To dare touch our Theo, Battler, this will be a very harsh business trip.

Sejun prepared to welcome Battler in the mental world.

All the beings in the Tower were precious to Sejun, but Theo was especially so.

The first being to give absolute trust to him, who was nothing.

A being who got more angry than him when he was ignored and always brought him good things.

That was Theo. That’s why he was precious.

Theo is my friend! You can never take him away!

Sejun was furious at Battler for trying to tame Theo.

“Of course, Master Sejun loves me!” Theo thought happily, watching Sejun’s face turn red with anger. Theo often added “nya!” to his sentences, a playful habit he had.

“Hey, Battle God! Come out now, nya! Or you’ll be in big trouble, nya!” Theo shouted, teasing Battle God.

Suddenly, with a *thud*, a steel shield landed right in front of Theo.

[Shield of Painful Thorns]

It was a special gift, a divine artifact, sent for Battle God to use when he arrived to help Sejun.

*Clang!* Theo touched the shield. At the same moment, Sejun and the others also reached out to touch Theo.

Then, a strange feeling washed over them.

*Krooooh…*

*Goro long…*

*Kkulorong…*

… … …

And just like that, everyone fell into a deep sleep.

Inside Kkuenge’s mind.

“Get lost.”

“Kraaah!”

As soon as Battle God arrived, the Doom Maggot let out a small roar. The roar hit Battle God so hard that he was thrown out right away.

[Come here!]

Fire Spirit had been waiting for Battle God to be kicked out of Kkuenge’s mind. She grabbed him and pulled him into her own mind.

She had to hide who she was from Sejun, but she was also very angry and couldn’t let Battle God get away with what he did.

[How dare you try to tame Theo, my brother?! Our brother is not a pet!!!]

Wham! Bang! Bang!

“Ugh…”

Fire Spirit hit Battle God about 100 times with her roots very quickly. Then she said,

[Go and apologize!]

She sent him back to the mind where Sejun and the others were waiting.

And then,

“I’ll punish the ultra-giant Master Sejun, nya!”

“Kkyu-Kkyu-Kkyu-Kkyu-Kkyu-Kkyu-Vanish!”

“Grrrr. How dare you make fun of our big brother?!”

“I will bury him in stone!”

“I will trap him forever with my web…”

“With my power, I can rot even his soul…”

… … …

Theo, Iona, and the Blackie Family were waiting in Theo’s mind. They scared Battle God and yelled at him.

“Heeik! Please spare me!”

Battle God was on his knees, begging with his hands.

Normally, Sejun would have stopped them, but this time he was too angry. So, he just watched from a distance.

He wanted to hit Battle God too, but he couldn’t hurt him. He would only get in the way of his friends, so he stayed back.

“Nya! From now on, you must give us three shields a month, nya!”

“Yes…”

After being scolded for a long time, Battle God finally went back to the Battle Shop headquarters. He had made a deal with Theo to give him divine artifacts.

“The great hybrid Master Sejun is over there, nya!”

“Okay.”

Sejun went back to reality. Theo led him back to Amur Lengji’s mansion.

The outskirts of destruction.

Crack.

“It’s over!”

“We did it!”

Hydra and Leviathan had successfully shed their last skin. They shouted with joy.

It was a dangerous molting.

Even a small mistake could have killed them or made them weaker.

But they both succeeded. They had bigger bodies and stronger powers than before.

“Hoo. It’s finally over.”

Jormungandr felt relieved as he looked at them. He was tired from managing the remaining disasters alone for ten days after Kraken disappeared.

Hydra and Leviathan couldn’t move for a while to let their bodies get used to the change. But,

“I will use both of your molted skins.”

The molted skins were made of the power of destruction. They were a good resource that could create troops on their own.

“Disasters, answer my call.”

Jormungandr gathered the molted skins of Hydra and Leviathan and used his power.

Thousands of disasters were born. They ranged from the first disaster, Locust, to the eighth disaster, Flesh Eater, except for the sixth disaster, Ogre.

“Hehe. This is enough troops.”

Jormungandr smiled as he looked at the large army.

“Go. Go and show the power of destruction!”

He sent the entire army to one world.

It was a level 10 world that had been giving Jormungandr trouble lately.

Draconia.

It was a world where dragons lived.

“It’s here, nya! I feel the pull from here, nya!”

Theo pointed to a large mansion with his front paw.

Unlike the snowy land around it, this place was like spring. Colorful flowers like red roses and yellow tulips bloomed in a big garden. The air smelled sweet, and the mansion walls were white and shining in the sun.

Maybe because Amur Lengji had left, there were no guards protecting the mansion.

“Shall we go in then?!”

Clang.

Sejun confidently opened the iron gate of the mansion.

Then,

[Welcome, Tower Farmer Park Sejun and his friends from the Black Tower. I am Amur Lengji, the second apostle of the Creator God.]

Amur Lengji’s image greeted Sejun and his friends. It was like a ghost made of thoughts, not his real body.

[If you want to get what I left in this place, you must pass my test.]

Amur Lengji had left something in this place.

As Amur Lengji spoke, everything went dark for Sejun and his friends.

And Amur Lengji’s test began.

“Come at me. You can only get what I left if you defeat me.”

Amur Lengji’s image appeared in each of their minds.

Kkueng?!

The Doom Maggot tore apart Amur Lengji’s image with his eyes. It was bothering him, and Kkuenge woke up first.

[Yap!]

Fire Spirit defeated Amur Lengji’s image second and woke up.

Punish the ultra-giant Master Sejun, nya!

“Puhu!”

Vanish!

“Kkyut Kkyut Kkyut.”

Theo and Iona woke up next.

Hey! Why aren’t you coming to greet me?!

Blackie and his helpers were punishing Amur Lengji for not greeting him. They were a little late in passing the test, but they also woke up.

(Bat bat?)

Batbat was half asleep during the test. He also defeated Amur Lengji’s image and passed the test.

And then,

Krooooh.

Only Sejun was still snoring and couldn’t open his eyes. He hadn’t passed the test yet.

Sejun was strong in fighting but weak in mental things.

His friends hoped that Sejun would pass the test quickly and become stronger.

“Puhu!”

[Hehet]

Kkuhehehe.

Kkihihit.

“Kkyut Kkyut Kkyut.”

They sat on Sejun’s knees, palms, sides, and chest to keep him warm, waiting for him to wake up.