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!

to say they also just found out now, the rabbit couple simultaneously turned their heads. They seemed annoyed that Sejun had eaten it all

know you guys eat

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

are they

hole about the size

“Huh?”

fish entered through the

coming in through

to the light of the torch. Sejun

brought the torch closer to the

Splash!

jumped towards the

“Huh?!”

Whoosh.

torch to avoid the

Snap!

fish bit

Splash.

to hunt

“What’s going on?”

brought the torch

Splash! Splash!

jumped up to hunt the

Whoosh.

torch

Snap! Snap!

Splash. Splash.

failed to hunt again and

“Aha.”

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

to make the fish jump,

torch near the

Splash!

opened its mouth and jumped

‘Here it comes!’

And when the fish reached its highest point and was about to fall back

‘Now!’

Thwack!

rising fish, knocking it out of the pond and onto the ground. The fallen fish writhed to

In the meantime,

Thwack! Thwack!

more fish to

that had stopped breathing, he approached the fire

Squeak!

Squeak-squeak!

rabbit couple cheered for Sejun as if they were never upset, sending him admiring

“Ahem.”

moment, he felt like

Squeak!

Squeak!

leaves and volunteered to help with the

Rustle. Rustle.

rabbit tore the green onion leaves into small pieces

“It’s done.”

wrap the fish in green onion leaves and tie them up, so the cooking process

they

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

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

[June 19th, 6 a.m.]

the morning of the 41st day of

“Let’s get moving!”

an additional small pond next to

fish’s attacks, a small faucet-like water stream was connected next to the pond. Sejun washed his face and fetched water from

Splish! Splash!

green onions in the front, cherry tomatoes that had grown to the height of Sejun’s knees on the left, and sprouts of sweet potatoes on the

appeared. All the crops Sejun had planted on the first

“I’m proud.”

lot had happened in the

day of being trapped in the tower, a Blue Moon appeared again. With that, Sejun realized that the Blue Moon cycle on the floor he was

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

Peep! Peep!

rabbits came from inside the burrow, Daddy Rabbit busily

to

the busy rabbit couple,

Snap! Snap!

on the fire, and the rest were

he approached the pond and waved the torch from side to

Splash! Splash!

fish that jumped up to hunt the torchlight. Sejun swung

Thump!

it

Flutter, flutter.

two fish with green onion leaves, tied

took out the well-cooked green onions and ate

have something warm

cooked green onions, Sejun watered the crops and spent some time

Sniff, sniff.

delicious smell began to

Tap. Tap.

leaves as he took them out of the fire. Just

“Rabbit!”

called the Daddy

Peep…

seemed to be tired from parenting, his

this with