Solo Farming In The Tower

Sejun’s hand tightly gripped the fish, which struggled and opened its mouth wide to attack Sejun, then clamped down hard.

Snap! Snap!

Sharp teeth clashed, making a sharp sound. Each time, Sejun held on tighter, fearing that if he lost his grip, he might lose a finger.

Sejun held the fish tightly and ran to the spot below the hole in the ceiling where the fire was. Meanwhile, the fish, which had been fiercely resisting, began to breathe faster, and its body went limp.

Upon reaching the fire, Sejun carefully laid down a single green onion leaf on the ground. He carefully placed the fish on the leaf and covered it with another green onion leaf.

And then

Swoosh.

He tore the green onion leaves to the thickness of a finger to use them as strings, wrapped the fish in two pieces of the torn leaves in a cross shape, and tied them together.

“I hope this tastes amazing.'”

Sejun carefully placed the fish wrapped in green onion leaves in the center of the fire pit.

And then

“······”

He waited.

He watched for a long time.

Sniff sniff.

“Ah, it smells great.”

The rich, oily scent melted into the rising steam and began to fill the cave.

He remembered his childhood. When his mother was preparing a meal, the smell of food would spread from the kitchen and take over the entire house.

When he came home after school and the smell filled the house, his mood would lift if it was one of his favorite side dishes. Back then, even the waiting time before eating was happy.

Gurgle.

A noise interrupted Sejun’s thoughts. He was hungry, but he held back. He was determined to fill his empty stomach with something delicious.

Gurgle.

“Hold on just a bit longer. I’ll put something really delicious in you.”

Sejun consoled his stomach and patiently waited. He waited for it to be completely cooked.

And when the scent became deeper and richer

“I can’t wait any longer! I can’t stand it!”

Sejun used the dried, hardened green onion leaves to remove the grilled fish wrapped in palm leaves from the fire.

He carefully untied the knot that held the green onion leaves together.

Whoosh.

When he untied the string and removed the green onion leaves, a dense aroma of fish mixed with the scent of green onion leaves spread.

“Wow!”

Sejun marveled at the sight of the moist, glistening fish.

Gulp.

Sejun folded the fish in half, tore off a piece of protruding flesh, and put it in his mouth.

“Um…!”

It was perfectly cooked. There was no fishy taste, and the chewy texture was felt as soon as he bit into it, with the savory flavor spreading in his mouth the more he chewed.

‘Amazing!!!’

Gobble gobble.

Sejun devoured the fish in a frenzy.

“Huh, I finished it already?!”

Sejun looked at the fish with only bones left and wore a crestfallen expression.

At that moment

Peep…

Peep…

A sound of disappointment came from the side. Sejun wasn’t the only one disappointed.

“Huh?”

Sejun looked at the source of the sound, and the rabbit couple was wearing a lost expression as they stared at the fish bones left.

‘No way?!’

No, it couldn’t be… rabbits eating fish!

But on second thought, the rabbit couple preferred to roast and eat the leaves like Sejun.

“Do you guys eat meat too?”

Sejun asked.

Peep!

found out now, the rabbit couple simultaneously turned

didn’t know you guys eat

the pond. He intended to catch a fish. The number of fish in the pond had increased

are they coming

small hole about

“Huh?”

fish entered through the

in

the torch. Sejun finally figured out

to the pond to take a

Splash!

fish jumped towards the

“Huh?!”

Whoosh.

the torch to

Snap!

bit the

Splash.

to hunt returned to the

“What’s going on?”

torch close to the

Splash! Splash!

jumped up to hunt the

Whoosh.

torch to

Snap! Snap!

Splash. Splash.

hunt again

“Aha.”

realized what the fish were reacting to. The fish would jump when they saw the torch moving near the surface,

how to make the fish jump,

torch near the

Splash!

opened its mouth and jumped

‘Here it comes!’

movement of the fish. And when the fish reached its highest point and was about

‘Now!’

Thwack!

at the rising fish, knocking it out of the pond and onto

In the meantime,

Thwack! Thwack!

two more fish to

the three fish that had stopped breathing, he approached

Squeak!

Squeak-squeak!

for Sejun as if they were never upset, sending him

“Ahem.”

straightened. At that moment, he felt like

Squeak!

Squeak!

some green onion leaves and volunteered to help with the

Rustle. Rustle.

green onion

“It’s done.”

to wrap the fish in green onion leaves and

they

11th day of being trapped in the tower, Sejun and the rabbit couple filled their bellies with fish

Beep-beep-beep. Beep-beep-beep.

[June 19th, 6 a.m.]

morning of the 41st

“Let’s get moving!”

the pond. However, there was now an additional

small faucet-like water stream was connected next to the pond. Sejun washed his face and

Splish! Splash!

washed his face and went to the field. In the field, centered around Sejun’s designated rock, there were green onions in the front, cherry tomatoes that had grown to the height of Sejun’s knees on the

the long-awaited sweet potato sprouts appeared. All the crops Sejun had planted on the first

“I’m proud.”

had happened in

again. With that,

few days ago, In their burrow. Mrs. Rabbit gave birth to six babies, and the family

Peep! Peep!

inside the burrow, Daddy Rabbit busily started watering

have to prepare

the busy rabbit couple, Sejun wanted

Snap! Snap!

off 10 green onion leaves and put them on the fire, and the rest were laid on

he approached the pond and waved the torch from side to side over

Splash! Splash!

the

Thump!

it

Flutter, flutter.

two fish with green onion leaves, tied them with

the well-cooked

have

cooked green onions, Sejun watered the

Sniff, sniff.

smell began

Tap. Tap.

that tied the fish wrapped in leaves as he took them out of the fire. Just then, the husband rabbit came out of the

“Rabbit!”

called the Daddy

Peep…

rabbit seemed to be tired from parenting, his response

with