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!

just found out now, the rabbit couple simultaneously turned their heads. They seemed annoyed that Sejun

I didn’t know you guys eat meat

catch a fish. The number of fish in the pond had

where are

he noticed a small hole about

“Huh?”

the hole at

they’re coming in through that

seemed they were attracted to the light of the torch. Sejun finally

Sejun brought the torch closer to

Splash!

fish jumped towards the torch, opening its

“Huh?!”

Whoosh.

torch to avoid

Snap!

bit the

Splash.

that failed to hunt returned to

“What’s going on?”

torch close

Splash! Splash!

fish jumped up

Whoosh.

torch to avoid

Snap! Snap!

Splash. Splash.

to hunt again

“Aha.”

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

that he knew how to make the fish jump, catching them

the torch near the

Splash!

its mouth and jumped towards the

‘Here it comes!’

And when the fish reached its highest point and

‘Now!’

Thwack!

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

In the meantime,

Thwack! Thwack!

two more

had stopped breathing, he approached the

Squeak!

Squeak-squeak!

Sejun as if they were never

“Ahem.”

At that moment, he

Squeak!

Squeak!

male rabbit brought some green onion leaves and volunteered to help with the

Rustle. Rustle.

rabbit tore the green onion leaves into small

“It’s done.”

was left was to wrap the fish

they waited

day of being trapped in the tower, Sejun and

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

[June 19th, 6 a.m.]

was the morning of the 41st day of being trapped in

“Let’s get moving!”

However, there was now an additional small pond next to the old one,

water stream was connected next to the pond. Sejun washed his face

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

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

“I’m proud.”

lot had happened in

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

ago, In their burrow. Mrs. Rabbit

Peep! Peep!

of the baby rabbits came from inside the burrow, Daddy Rabbit busily

to

busy rabbit couple,

Snap! Snap!

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

approached the pond and waved the torch

Splash! Splash!

hunt the torchlight. Sejun

Thump!

it was

Flutter, flutter.

onion leaves, tied them with stems, and put them

the meantime, he took out the well-cooked green onions and ate

to have something

watered the crops and spent some

Sniff, sniff.

delicious smell

Tap. Tap.

leaves as he took them out of

“Rabbit!”

called the Daddy

Peep…

seemed to be tired from

this with

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