Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 585

Agony was a sand spirit, and he was lost. Everything was dark and smelled strange. He was inside something big and warm.

“Huh?” Agony mumbled. “Where am I?”

He didn’t know it yet, but Agony was inside Fenrir’s belly. Fenrir was a giant wolf, a creature of legend. People said he was so powerful he could eat the world. And right now, Fenrir was eating *Agony’s* world.

“Mohehe. There’s so much to eat in Fenrir’s belly.”

Agony actually enjoyed being eaten by Fenrir. He had known a lot of sadness before.

And so, while happily filling his belly with Fenrir’s misfortune and the misfortune Fenrir had swallowed, from inside Fenrir…

“What are you?!”

Fenrir finally noticed Agony.

Having eaten so much misfortune, Agony’s power had grown so much that Fenrir could no longer ignore him.

“Die!”

Fenrir tried to kill Agony as soon as he found him, but

“Ugh! Fenrir, let’s talk about this!”

Agony ate the misfortune inside Fenrir. He was like a weed, strong and hard to get rid of. Fenrir could not kill him.

And then,

“This time, someone very unlucky is coming. Eat him quickly, or it will cause trouble later.”

“Yes, sir!”

After that, Agony and Fenrir lived together. They helped each other, and Agony was very happy.

However,

“Huh?! Fenrir?! Where is this?! Ah. I’m hungry…”

Fenrir became very weak, and he needed to find food. He had to move.

Agony had been wandering for a long time, searching for misfortune to fill his belly.

Then one day.

“Huh?!”

Such powerful misfortune?!

Agony smelled the strong misfortune. It smelled wonderful to him, and he got excited.

And then,

Lick. Lick. Lick.

“Oh dear…”

Agony woke up and saw he was licking Yuren. He was eating Yuren’s misfortune. He must have lost his mind from being starved for so long.

“Can I eat this?”

Agony remembered he didn’t have permission from his master. He stopped for a second, worried. But then he thought,

“It will be okay.”

Usually, they are grateful when he eats their misfortune, so Agony put his worries aside and

Lick. Lick. Lick.

began to eat Yuren’s misfortune again.

Suddenly, words appeared in Yuren’s mind: [Misfortune is rapidly decreasing.]

[The star that blesses misfortune bestows a blessing that increases all stats by 10,000.]

[Misfortune is rapidly decreasing.]

[The star that blesses misfortune bestows a blessing that increases all stats by 9000.]

[Misfortune is…]

Meanwhile, messages continued to appear in front of Yuren showing that his misfortune was decreasing, but Yuren was unconscious and didn’t see them.

A short while later.

Burp.

“Ah. I’m full. I’ll have to eat the rest later.”

Agony held Yuren tightly in both hands, like a baby who had fallen asleep while eating, and fell asleep, making a soft snoring sound.

Sniff sniff.

Kkueng!

[I smell Yuren hyung here!]

Kkueng pointed to a big rocky mountain. He had followed Yuren’s smell.

“Hurry! Chairman Park, let’s go quickly, nyan!”

Theo, clinging to Sejun’s knee, urged Sejun in an excited voice.

“Okay. Let’s find Yuren quickly.”

As Sejun hurried towards the rocky mountain,

Bbyot!

[Sejun, there’s a cave here!]

Bbyot had looked around already. He called out to Sejun.

“Really? Let’s go in.”

Sejun snapped his fingers. Light appeared, and he entered the cave with his companions.

The cave wasn’t deep, and they quickly reached the end.

“It’s Yuren.”

Sejun found Yuren, who was being held in a giant hand.

They saw a strange creature. It had a huge mouth and two big hands, but no body.

[Misfortune Devouring Sand Spirit Agony]

Above the creature, they saw the name: [Misfortune Devouring Sand Spirit Agony]. Without the name, Sejun would have thought it was just a dead body.

At that moment,

“Huh?! Who is it?!”

Agony woke up with a start. He wiped his mouth and looked around.

And then,

“Huh?!”

He waved his hand happily at Sejun and his party.

“Fenrir!”

He hadn’t felt Kamang’s energy because he had lost his mind due to hunger, but once his stomach was full, he felt Kamang’s energy in Sejun’s sling bag.

“Huh? Why is he waving his hand?”

“I don’t know, nyan!”

Kkueng?

[Does he want to be friends with Kkueng?]

Sejun, Theo, and Kkueng tilted their heads, not knowing what was going on.

However,

“Hey! Be smart! Don’t say hello to him!”

Kamang was worried that Sejun would find out who he was, so he shook his head quickly from side to side.

Kamang was still worried. He ran to Agony and bumped his head against him.

Kamang, Agony, and the others fell asleep.

Then, a sandstorm started. It quickly surrounded Sejun and his friends.

Suddenly, everything went dark. Sejun and his friends were caught in the sandstorm. But somewhere else, in Agony’s mind…

In Agony’s mind, it was dark and empty. Then, a low growl echoed. *Grrrr.* Heavy footsteps sounded. *Thud. Thud.* A dark blue wolf appeared.

“Oh! Fenrir, it’s been a while!”

I missed you!

Lick. Lick. Lick.

Agony flew towards Fenrir and licked Fenrir’s face. He looked like a complete pet dog.

“Grrrr. Agony, you almost got me caught by the butler because of you! And call me the Great Kamang!”

Kamang was angry and ignored Agony. But then Agony said, “Huh? Fenrir, you don’t taste good anymore?” Agony was very surprised and worried. He was shocked because Kamang no longer tasted like misfortune.

Agony was so focused on the taste that he didn’t really hear what Kamang was saying.

“Where are the others?”

Agony licked Kamang again. Then he licked Kamang’s friends, Eomdori and Kkomi. But they all tasted plain and not unlucky anymore.

Meanwhile,

Grrrr.

Kkamangi stood facing Agony, his dark fur bristling. Around him, his group waited, ready to attack. They had to stop Agony. Kkamangi knew Sejun thought Agony was helpful, a way to get rid of bad luck. But Kkamangi saw the truth. Agony was evil, a spirit of darkness.

Kkamangi would never let such a thing near Sejun. He knew what happened when misfortune disappeared completely. He and his group had seen it before, in other worlds.

It always ended the same way: destruction.

People might think no misfortune means only happiness. But Kkamangi knew better. Happiness without any sadness was false, like a flower made of paper, bright but without life. It couldn’t last.

This was true for people too. Without some hardship, they would break down quickly, not even living a full life.

So, Kkamangi wanted to get rid of Agony, who could become dangerous to Sejun.

Yuren’s misfortune was a little sad, but it was actually helping Theo.

That’s why there was even less reason to keep Agony alive, since he might reveal Kkamangi’s secrets.

“Wait! Fenrir? You’re going to kill me? But… but we were friends! Please, Fenrir, noble wolf, spare me!” Agony cried out, terrified.

“Call me the Great Kkamangi! Use the name the butler gave me!” Kkamangi shouted.

He struck Agony hard with his paw.

Just then, a voice came from behind Kkamangi.

“Kkamangi, are you really Fenrir, the apostle of destruction?” Sejun asked.

A little earlier…

Sejun and his friends were caught in the sandstorm that Agony created.

Where am I?

Sejun opened his eyes. He was alone in a strange, sandy place. The air was still, and the sky was a dull grey.

Theo and Kkuengi struggled against the sandstorm to avoid being pulled into the mental world, and Bbyot quickly escaped it.

Is this the mental world?

Sejun had been here before and knew it right away.

But where is everyone?

Sejun looked around and saw Kkamangi’s large, wolf-like shape in the distance. His fur looked dark against the pale sand, and he stood strong and steady.

That’s Kkamangi!

Sejun was worried about being alone and hurried toward Kkamangi. Then he overheard Kkamangi and Agony’s conversation.

Kkamangi is Fenrir?!

Fenrir, the noble wolf who hunts the first apostle of destruction?!

Sejun was shocked.

Kkamangi was excited and rushed toward Fenrir’s core fragment.

Kkamangi easily drove out the apostles of destruction.

Memories flashed through Sejun’s mind.

I just thought he liked balls and was good at driving out evil spirits because he was an exorcist…

Why didn’t I ever think he was an apostle of destruction?!

Sejun blamed himself.

But Kkamangi seemed so strong but also easily hurt. Even the great dragons didn’t suspect him. It was hard to believe he was really Fenrir, the noble wolf.

Sejun couldn’t believe what he had heard.

“Kkamangi, are you really Fenrir, the apostle of destruction?” he asked directly.

“Uh… well…” Kkamangi said.

Kkamangi had always known this day might come. But when Sejun asked, he didn’t know what to say.

“I see,” Sejun said.

Kkamangi’s reaction told Sejun everything. Kkamangi was Fenrir, the first apostle of destruction.

At that moment, Sejun felt a distance from Kkamangi and his family.

The idea of the super strong but easily hurt Kkamangi being an apostle of destruction was very different from Fenrir, the great wolf.

Just then, Theo arrived.

“I’m here!” Theo shouted. “Don’t worry, Super-duper Chairman Park! Vice Chairman Theo has arrived, meow! Punish him, meow!”

Theo realized Sejun was in Agony’s mental world. He brought Super-duper Chairman Park and quickly took care of Agony.

“Agony, I’m stamping you!” Theo said.

“Yes!” Agony cried. “I’ll do anything, just spare me!”

Theo stamped Agony, making him a permanent employee of Sejun Company.

“Now, Agony, give Yuren’s misfortune back, meow!” Theo demanded.

“I’m sorry!” Agony said. “I already digested it!”

“Return Yuren’s misfortune, meow!” Theo shouted.

Theo was furious. He grabbed Agony, who had shrunk to the size of a baseball, and shook him.

“Woohoo. A lot of misfortune has disappeared,” Yuren said happily.

Bbyot! Bbyo…t?

[I feel a little better now! Ah… or do I not?]

Bbyot was happy that Yuren’s misfortune had lessened, but he pretended not to like Theo’s reaction.

While Theo, Agony, Yuren, and Bbyot were making noise,

Sejun stared at the sky, his jaw tight, his eyes narrowed.

Squeak…

[Guys, pack your bags… ]

Kkamangi and his group quietly packed their things, ready to leave. They wanted to stay with Sejun and be happy, but they had done too many bad things in the past. They thought even the butler would not want them around.

While the Kkamangi family packed their small bundles, Eileen spoke to Sejun in his mind.

[The Tower’s administrator says that it’s impossible to completely forgive them because they destroyed too many worlds, to be honest.]

“I knew it,” Sejun thought.

Sejun was talking with Eileen about how to save Kkamangi and his family.

[The Tower’s administrator says that Kkamangi helped by persuading all the apostles of destruction, and the others are helping too, so they will be a little more lenient.]

[The Tower’s administrator says that he will also try to find a way to reduce the sins of the Kkamangi family, so you should cheer up.]

“Okay. Thank you,” Sejun said.

“Hey! Kkamangi! Where are you running off to?!” Sejun shouted.

Ah. I’ve grown too attached.

Squeak?!

He grabbed the Kkamangi family, who were trying to sneak away, and put them in a sling bag.

“If you’ve done something wrong, you have to be punished!” he said. “From now on, you have to do three good deeds every day! Got it?!”

He may have been Fenrir, the first apostle of destruction, in the past, but now he’s our Kkamangi. I’ll try too.

Sejun planned to keep the Kkamangi family close and make them pay for their sins. Then, even if they weren’t completely forgiven, their sins would be a little lighter later.

Squeak?

[Butler, are you not going to leave us?]

“Of course not. We’re family,” Sejun said. “Don’t hide anything from me anymore. Got it?”

Sniff sniff. Squeak! Squeak! Squeak!

[Sniff sniff. Okay! Great Kkamangi, I won’t trick the butler! And I’ll work hard to do good deeds from now on!]

“Sniff sniff. I… I will do five good deeds a day!” one of them said.

Squawk!

Shining!

The Kkamangi family was overjoyed that Sejun didn’t abandon them. Tears streamed down their faces.

“What are you crying about… nya?” Sejun said.

Sejun wiped away the tears from the Kkamangi family’s faces.

Squeak…

[The butler is crying too… ]

Kkamangi licked away the tears on Sejun’s cheeks.

“Chairman Park, why are you crying, meow?!” Theo asked.

Kkueng?!

[Who hurt Daddy?!]

Theo and Kkuengi also rushed to Sejun and wiped away his tears.

“You guys, stop drooling so much…,” Sejun said.

Day 561 of entering the tower. Today, the Sejun family’s bond grew even stronger.