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!

say they also just found out now, the rabbit couple simultaneously turned their heads. They

didn’t know you

scratched his head and got up to go to the pond. He intended to catch a fish. The number of fish in the pond had increased since the last

where are they

the pond with a torch, he noticed a small hole about the size of a hand

“Huh?”

entered through the hole

in through that

light of the torch. Sejun finally figured

torch closer to the pond to take a

Splash!

towards the torch, opening

“Huh?!”

Whoosh.

quickly lifted the torch

Snap!

bit

Splash.

fish that failed to hunt returned to the

“What’s going on?”

cautiously brought the torch close to

Splash! Splash!

fish jumped up to

Whoosh.

the torch

Snap! Snap!

Splash. Splash.

hunt again

“Aha.”

The fish would jump when they saw the torch

knew how to make the fish jump, catching them

the torch near

Splash!

opened its mouth and jumped towards

‘Here it comes!’

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

‘Now!’

Thwack!

fish, knocking it out of the pond and onto the

In the meantime,

Thwack! Thwack!

two more

three fish that had stopped breathing,

Squeak!

Squeak-squeak!

couple cheered for Sejun as if they

“Ahem.”

that moment, he felt like a

Squeak!

Squeak!

green onion leaves and volunteered to help

Rustle. Rustle.

them, the female rabbit tore the green onion leaves into small pieces to make

“It’s done.”

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

again, they

trapped in the tower, Sejun and the rabbit

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

[June 19th, 6 a.m.]

the 41st day of being

“Let’s get moving!”

an additional small pond next to the old one, which hadn’t

small faucet-like water stream was connected next to

Splish! Splash!

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 left, and

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

“I’m proud.”

had happened in

the tower, a Blue Moon appeared again. With that, Sejun realized that the Blue Moon cycle

ago, In their burrow. Mrs. Rabbit

Peep! Peep!

the energetic cries of the baby rabbits came from inside

to

the busy rabbit couple, Sejun wanted to help

Snap! Snap!

leaves and put them on the fire, and the rest were laid on

the pond and waved the torch from side to

Splash! Splash!

jumped up to hunt the torchlight. Sejun

Thump!

it was a

Flutter, flutter.

covered two fish with green onion leaves, tied them

the well-cooked green

to have something warm

onions, Sejun watered the crops and

Sniff, sniff.

smell

Tap. Tap.

cut the strings that tied the fish wrapped in leaves as he took

“Rabbit!”

the Daddy

Peep…

seemed to be tired

with