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!

rabbit couple simultaneously turned their heads. They seemed annoyed that Sejun

didn’t know you guys eat meat

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

are they coming

a torch, he noticed a small hole about the size of

“Huh?”

the hole at that

coming in

to the light of the torch. Sejun finally figured out where the fish were coming

the torch closer to

Splash!

fish jumped towards the torch, opening

“Huh?!”

Whoosh.

torch to avoid

Snap!

fish bit the

Splash.

failed to hunt returned to the

“What’s going on?”

the torch close to the water

Splash! Splash!

jumped up

Whoosh.

lifted the torch to avoid

Snap! Snap!

Splash. Splash.

to hunt again and

“Aha.”

were reacting to. The fish would jump when they saw the torch

knew how to make the fish jump,

torch

Splash!

opened its mouth and jumped

‘Here it comes!’

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 the ground. The fallen fish

In the meantime,

Thwack! Thwack!

sent two more

fish that had stopped breathing, he approached

Squeak!

Squeak-squeak!

couple cheered for Sejun as if they were never upset,

“Ahem.”

shoulders straightened. At that moment, he

Squeak!

Squeak!

some green onion leaves and

Rustle. Rustle.

the green onion leaves

“It’s done.”

the third fish on the fire. All that was left was to wrap the fish in green onion leaves and tie

again, they

in the tower, Sejun and the rabbit couple filled their bellies with fish and went to

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

[June 19th, 6 a.m.]

the 41st day of being trapped in the

“Let’s get moving!”

However, there was now an additional small pond

order to avoid the fish’s attacks, a small faucet-like water stream was connected

Splish! Splash!

his face and went to the field. In the field, centered around Sejun’s designated rock, there were green onions in the front,

potato sprouts appeared. All the crops Sejun had planted on the first day of

“I’m proud.”

lot had happened in

day of being trapped in the tower, a Blue Moon appeared again. With that, Sejun

days ago, In their burrow. Mrs. Rabbit

Peep! Peep!

the baby rabbits came from inside the burrow, Daddy Rabbit busily started watering the green onion

to prepare

busy rabbit couple, Sejun wanted to help

Snap! Snap!

and put them on the fire, and the rest

approached the pond and waved the torch from side to side

Splash! Splash!

that jumped up to hunt the

Thump!

it

Flutter, flutter.

onion leaves, tied them with stems,

he took out the well-cooked green

comforting to have something

green onions, Sejun watered the crops and

Sniff, sniff.

smell began

Tap. Tap.

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

“Rabbit!”

the

Peep…

seemed to be tired from parenting,

with your