Farming in the Tower Alone [EN]: Chapter 708

Black Tower, 99th floor.

Theo, the small black cat, padded back into the room, tail held high. “Puhuhu. Chairman Park, this one is back, nya!” he announced with a purr.

Iona, the white rabbit, hopped in behind him, her nose twitching. “Kkyub kkyub. Me too,” she added softly.

Sejun grinned, his face beaming. “Guess what?” he burst out as Theo and Iona arrived from their trip to the 37th floor of the Green Tower. “I’m an SS-class Tower Farmer now!” He puffed out his chest, eager to share his good news. It wasn’t often Sejun had something to boast about, and he was going to enjoy this moment. (Sejun had become an SS-class Tower Farmer, a very high rank in growing things in the Tower.)

“Puhuhu. Chairman Park, congratulations on becoming an SS-class Tower Farmer, nya!” Theo purred.

“Kkyub kkyub. Congratulations, Sejun,” Iona added.

“Puhuhu. The great Hybrid Chairman Park, don’t be reckless just because you became an SS-class Tower Farmer, nya! Always be careful, nya!” Theo warned, his tail twitching with concern.

“Kkyub kkyub. That’s right. Always be careful, and be careful again,” Iona echoed, nodding seriously.

After the congratulations, they warned him, like always. They told him not to be careless just because he was now an SS-class Tower Farmer.

The group kept a close eye on Sejun, worried he might cause an accident. They double-checked everything, even a fire that was out, and even the living sunfish.

A short while later, Sejun clapped his hands together. “I should prepare the food.”

He went into the kitchen and started preparing for the party with Sejun No. 12.

“Puhuhu. Chairman Park, this body wants you to make a super-gigantic grilled fish, nya!” Theo requested.

“Kkyub kkyub. Sejun, please roast half regular peanuts and half peanuts from the Frosty Land,” Iona asked politely.

Kkuhehehe. Kkueng!

[Hehehe. Daddy, Kkueng wants to eat rice cakes and arrowroot honey!]

Kkihihit. Kking!

[Hehe! Butler! The great Blackie wants super delicious dried sweet potato!]

The group told Sejun what they wanted to eat. It was supposed to be a party celebrating Sejun becoming an SS-class Tower Farmer, but it became no different from a regular dinner.

When the cooking was done, Sejun carefully prepared the dishes.

“Eileen, here,” Sejun said, sending her a special treat.

He sent Eileen a 100-layer pancake topped with vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry tricolor ice cream on the top layer.

“Ajax, Ophelia…” Sejun called out, preparing their meals.

He sent food to the other Tower Farmers as well, along with a note boasting, “I’m now an SS-class Tower Farmer ^^”

Sejun then took the food to the fountain and sent alcohol and snacks with a similar note to the Creator God’s temple through the dragon statue.

Sejun’s excitement was so high, it felt like an accident was about to happen.

“I don’t like this feeling, nya!” Theo muttered, sticking close to Sejun’s knee, ready for anything.

“Then let’s eat too,” Sejun said cheerfully.

Fortunately, the celebration party started without any incidents.

“Puhuhu. As expected, the great Hybrid Chairman Park’s grilled fish is the best, nya!” Theo exclaimed, happily munching on the fish. The aroma of grilled fish, seasoned with herbs from the tower gardens, filled the air.

“Kkyub kkyub. The peanuts are roasted perfectly,” Iona added, savoring the taste.

Kkuhehehe. Kkueng!

[Hehehe. Daddy’s rice cake dipped in arrowroot honey is the best!]

Kkihihit. Kking!

[Hehe! It’s super delicious!]

Kuoong!

Moo!

Kkeaak!

Whirr!

The farm family devoured the food Sejun prepared with happy noises. (The “farm family” includes Theo, Iona, Kkueng, Kking, Kuoong, Moo, Kkeaak, and Whirr.)

The party continued late into the night.

(Baet baet! Congratulations, Sejun! And don’t go anywhere alone! Always take care of yourself!)

“Hehehe. Yeah. Where would I go without you guys?” Sejun said, stroking Baet Baet’s head.

“Baet Baet, are you hungry? Eat this.” He placed a grape on his palm.

(Baet baet. Yes. Thank you.)

Chomp. Chomp. Chomp.

Baet Baet carefully sucked the grape juice from Sejun’s palm.

“And the butler only scolded the great Blackie!” Blackie thought, his tail twitching with annoyance. “The great Blackie is angry! I won’t stand it anymore!”

Grrrr.

“I’m going to bite the butler’s butt!” he growled and approached Sejun with a dignified gait. (Blackie often calls Sejun “butler.”)

However,

“Blackie, why are you growling? Do you want some dried sweet potato?” Sejun asked, holding out the treat.

Nod. Nod.

Blackie’s head nodded automatically, like a conditioned reflex to Sejun’s words. Everything was right in front of dried sweet potato.

Hehe.

“I’ll eat this first and then bite the butler,” Blackie thought.

Slurp. Slurp. Slurp.

Blackie decided to eat the dried sweet potato and then bite Sejun, but sleepy…

Kkirorong.

He fell asleep while eating.

“I should start preparing,” Sejun said, looking at the time.

As Sejun picked up the sleeping Blackie and got up, the other farm family members also got up from their seats, because the Blue Moon was about to rise.

Sejun spread magic blueberries on the floor, and the farm family members positioned themselves in their designated spots.

A short while later, at midnight, the Blue Moon climbed into the sky, casting a soft, ethereal blue light over the 99th floor. The light shimmered on the blueberry plants, making them glow with an otherworldly hue.

Beep!

Beep.

Bbyak!

Ppyubyu!

Bbaeaak!

Wolgang, Wolha, Black Moon Rabbit, Ppyu Ppyu, and Black Torchi appeared, using the Blue Moon Jump.

“Hehehe. Welcome, everyone,” Sejun greeted the moon rabbits.

“Hey, guys, I became an SS-class Tower Farmer,” he started bragging again. The rabbits gave him short congratulations and long worries, telling him not to be careless just because he became SS-class.

While Sejun was talking and playing with the rabbits as they joined,

“Kkyub kkyub. Ppyu Ppyu, did you finish your homework?” Iona asked gently.

Ppyu ppyu!

[Yes!]

Ppyu Ppyu had her homework checked by Iona, who was always responsible.

About three hours passed, and sssss.

The crops that had absorbed the Blue Moon’s energy turned blue, and the farm family members began to harvest the crops.

“Let’s go too,” Sejun said.

Sejun and his group harvested the crops imbued with the Blue Moon’s energy.

When the harvest was over,

Beep!

Beep.

Bbyak!

Ppyu ppyu!

Bbaeaak!

The moon rabbits took the SS-class carrots that Sejun had prepared and went down the tower. Their steps were so light at the thought of being able to receive SSS-class carrots next time.

Kkueng!

[Daddy, good night!]

Kuoong

[Sejun, good night.]

“Yeah. Good night, Kkueng and Pink Fur,” Sejun replied.

“Guys, shall we go to sleep now?” He lay down on the bed with his companions.

Kuh-ooh-ah.

Goro-long.

Kkyu-ro-long.

Kki-ro-long.

…

Soon, Sejun and his friends were snoring, pretending to be asleep.

Of course, they weren’t really sleeping; they were going into Blackie’s mind to apologize.

It was a strange time to do this, because they would have to wake up very soon, but Sejun insisted.

The reason, of course, was to boast to Corruption about becoming a Top Farmer.

“Guys, please forgive our children.”

“I’m sorry.”

“I’m really sorry.”

As Sejun and his companions were making their apologies,

Grumble.

Suddenly, Corruption appeared again.

“Corruption, welcome! I’ve become a Top Farmer now!”

Sejun greeted Corruption, boasting about becoming a Top Farmer.

However, Sejun becoming a Top Farmer was not good news from the enemy Corruption’s perspective.

“-So what?”

Corruption said curtly.

But

“So what? You should be congratulating me!”

Sejun shouted at Corruption’s reaction.

“That’s right, meow! Congratulate him quickly, meow! The great Hybrid Chairman Park is narrow-minded and will sulk if you don’t congratulate him, meow!”

“Kkyut kkyut kkyut. Even if we’re enemies, we should congratulate each other. That’s the proper thing to do.”

“Hee hee! That’s right! If the butler sulks, he’s a stingy sunfish who won’t even give us food!”

Sejun’s friends helped him, but they also teased him a little.

“You guys! Am I narrow-minded? Stingy? Should I show you the true narrow-minded and stingy Park Sejun?!”

Just as Sejun was about to get really angry…

“-Fine. Congratulations on becoming a Top Farmer.”

Corruption reluctantly offered congratulations to Sejun.

“Hehehe. Thank you for congratulating me.”

Sejun was happy to get Corruption’s congratulations, even though he had really pushed Corruption to say it, and forgot about being angry.

“This is food I made for my congratulatory party today. I didn’t know what you liked, so I brought everything.”

As Sejun handed over a basket filled with food,

“-…Oh.”

Corruption accepted the basket in a daze.

Hehehe. Eat it quickly.

Sejun stared at Corruption, making him feel pressured.

-Ahem.

What should I do?

Corruption avoided Sejun’s gaze and pondered, thinking that there was sincerity involved…

It should be okay to eat just that much, right?

He picked up a peanut, put it in his mouth, and clamped his lips shut, chewing as carefully as possible.

“You eat so cutely, unlike how you look.”

Sejun said, surprised as he watched Corruption.

Blush.

Embarrassed by Sejun’s words, Corruption’s cheeks flushed hotly.

Fortunately, his body was dark red, so it wasn’t noticeable.

Instead, he picked up another peanut, popped it into his mouth, and chewed diligently.

He liked Sejun watching him eat.

What is this feeling?

Corruption felt a strange, ticklish sensation in his chest, unfamiliar yet unwilling to reject it.

Because it felt good.

He wanted to keep feeling it.

And then he suddenly realized.

It’s delicious.

The peanut Sejun gave him was delicious.

I want to eat other things too.

Corruption wanted to eat the other foods in the basket as well.

However, unfortunately, his current form had weak power and couldn’t send the food Sejun gave him to the Land of Destruction where he resided.

Eating it here, though…

Absolutely not!

He didn’t have the confidence to eat cutely.

“-Let’s part ways for today.”

“Why? Eat something else.”

“-No! I said let’s part ways!”

Corruption shouted again at Sejun’s words.

“Okay, Vice Chairman Theo.”

“Understood, meow!”

Sejun combined with Theo and used Seobeam to blast Corruption away.

This was the only way Sejun knew to part with Corruption.

Whoosh.

Corruption vanished, looking at Sejun and the basket of food with a regretful gaze.

Sejun felt that Corruption looked somehow lonely.

“Let’s stop for today too.”

Sejun and his companions woke up and started a new day.

Just like usual, they visited the Disaster Farm and the 10th Tower, arriving at the Great Star of Destruction, when

“Huh?!”

There was a gift from Corruption.

Two groups of ogres and very strong turtles.

Thinking of Sejun’s safety, Corruption divided the 2000 ogres and 200 very strong turtles into two groups, instructing one to attack in the late morning and the other in the late evening.

Thanks to that, without the threat of a coordinated attack,

Kkweang!

[I surrender!]

Sejun, accompanied by Kkweang, easily received the surrender of the 200 very strong turtles and eliminated the 2000 ogres.

“Hehehe. I guess he liked the peanuts.”

Sejun thought that he should give Corruption more peanuts next time they met, planted crops on the Great Star of Destruction, and returned to the Black Tower.

And then,

“Ajax, I’m going over there.”

He told Ajax to empty the 99th floor of the White Tower.

It was to meet Les and deliver the collected fighting energy.

The fighting energy had accumulated too much and was becoming burdensome.

[You have arrived at the 99th floor of the White Tower.]

“Sejun, welcome!”

“Welcome!”

Les and about 100 small ogres greeted Sejun as he arrived at the White Tower.

The fighting energy that Sejun delivered absorbed the energy of the king and formed bodies, and they were training and growing again by practicing fighting energy.

“Les, take this fighting energy.”

“Sejun, thank you for returning my people.”

Les thanked Sejun and absorbed the fighting energy from Sejun’s body.

The Muscle Strengthening Technique has finally reached the 5th level.

At the same time, he checked Sejun’s physical condition.

And then,

“Sejun, now we will learn the Muscle Tempering Technique.”

Les firmly resolved to diligently teach Sejun, the benefactor of the ogres, a new fighting energy technique.

“Okay. How do you do the Muscle Tempering Technique?”

“The Muscle Tempering Technique is really easy. Hey, show Sejun the training method for the Muscle Tempering Technique!”

At Sejun’s question, Les instructed the ogres, and

“Ugh!”

Thwack! Thwack thwack!

The ogres formed pairs and one started beating the other diligently.

“Did you see that? You just have to get hit. Easy, right?”

Les looked at Sejun, seeking agreement.

Shake. Shake.

I don’t want to learn it.

Sejun firmly shook his head, refusing the Muscle Tempering Technique.

It was because he hated being in pain, but

“Ah. Now that I think about it, this isn’t the time for me to learn fighting energy techniques. I’m a Top Farmer, so I need to focus on farming.”

Of course.

That’s right.

He made an excuse that sounded okay and hurriedly ran away to the Black Tower.

“It’s bearable.”

Of course, Les didn’t believe Sejun’s excuse.