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 their heads.

I didn’t know you

head and got up to go to the pond. He intended to catch a fish. The number of fish in the pond had

where are they

a small hole about the size of a hand in the corner of

“Huh?”

the hole

they’re coming in through

to the light of the torch. Sejun finally

torch closer to the pond to

Splash!

jumped towards the torch, opening

“Huh?!”

Whoosh.

torch to avoid

Snap!

fish bit

Splash.

to

“What’s going on?”

torch

Splash! Splash!

jumped up to

Whoosh.

lifted the torch to

Snap! Snap!

Splash. Splash.

failed to hunt again and returned to

“Aha.”

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

knew how to make the fish jump, catching them was

the torch

Splash!

mouth

‘Here it comes!’

on the movement of the fish. And when the fish reached its highest point

‘Now!’

Thwack!

fish, knocking it out of the pond and onto the

In the meantime,

Thwack! Thwack!

sent two more fish to the

the three fish that had stopped breathing, he approached

Squeak!

Squeak-squeak!

if they were never

“Ahem.”

that moment, he

Squeak!

Squeak!

onion leaves and volunteered to help

Rustle. Rustle.

tore the green onion leaves

“It’s done.”

left was to wrap the fish in green onion leaves and tie them up,

they waited

tower, Sejun and the

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

[June 19th, 6 a.m.]

the morning of the 41st

“Let’s get moving!”

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

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

Splish! Splash!

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 left, and

long-awaited sweet potato sprouts appeared. All the crops Sejun had planted on the first day of the crisis had safely taken root

“I’m proud.”

had happened

32nd day of being trapped in the tower, a Blue Moon appeared again. With that, Sejun realized that the Blue Moon cycle on

their burrow. Mrs. Rabbit gave birth to six

Peep! Peep!

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

to prepare

rabbit couple, Sejun

Snap! Snap!

10 green onion leaves and put them on the fire,

the torch from side to

Splash! Splash!

jumped up to hunt the torchlight. Sejun swung

Thump!

luckily, it was a

Flutter, flutter.

leaves, tied

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

comforting to have

cooked green onions, Sejun watered the crops and

Sniff, sniff.

smell began

Tap. Tap.

to cut the 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

“Rabbit!”

called the Daddy

Peep…

to be tired from parenting,

with