Solo Farming In The Tower

“I have some preparations to make. You go ahead.”

“Really? Alright then.”

Responding to Uren’s words, Sejun left the tent with the animals.

At that moment,

“Participants of the Food Fighter Selection Contest finals, please come up to the stage now!”

The staff of the Food Fighter contest began to guide the participants.

“Cuengi, fighting! Eat a lot!”

Sejun cheered on Cuengi, who was holding a ticket to the finals and heading towards the stage.

Krueng! Krueng!

[Got it! Cuengi will eat a lot and win!]

Buoyed by Sejun’s encouragement, Cuengi confidently gave a thumbs-up, as if to say he had everything under control.

“Khwahaha! The little guy has big ambitions.”

“Right. He’ll probably end up crying after biting off more than he can chew. Kek kek.”

The large participants scoffed at Cuengi’s declaration, but then,

Moo?!

[What did you just say to our Cuengi?!]

“Huh!”

“Ah… nothing.”

Their derision was quickly quelled by glares from the Black Minotaurs participating in the contest.

Soon, all 100 participants had found their spots, and Sejun, with the animals, took their seats in the audience.

Krueng!

[Dad, Cuengi is here!]

Cuengi, who had momentarily lost sight of Sejun and became anxious, spotted Sejun sitting in the audience and waved his paws.

“Yeah. Cuengi, fighting!”

Sejun responded by waving back and cheering for Cuengi.

“I wish I had a camera.”

Sejun lamented. Cuengi, squeezed among the huge participants and waving at him, was just too cute.

Sejun watched the adorable Cuengi while waiting for the contest to start.

“But what did Uren mean by saying he had something to prepare? Why hasn’t he shown up yet?”

Sejun became curious about Uren, who hadn’t yet appeared on the main stage. Surely he hadn’t encountered any life-threatening situations?

Sejun, who was as weak as a sunfish, worried about Uren.

Then,

“Now, the host of the Food Fighter competition and undefeated champion of the Food Fighter Contest, Legendary Merchant Uren, will make his entrance!”

Bam bam bam!

With the announcer’s introduction and the sound of fanfare,

Click.

The floor of the main stage’s highest seat opened.

And,

Thump.

Uren jumped up from below, wearing a golden crown and a golden cloak.

Oink!

When Yuren let out a roar filled with the will to win,

“Wow!”

“The legendary Food Fighter Uren!”

“The great pig Uren!”

The audience cheered for Uren. He waved back at them and took his seat. It seemed this was the “preparation” he mentioned.

“Wait, Uren was the organizer of this contest?”

What kind of person was he really? Sejun was astonished. Given what Theo had told him and his actions, it seemed impossible for him to make any money.

“How does he make money?”

As Sejun pondered how Uren became a legendary merchant,

“Alright, now that all participants are in place, let me explain the rules of the Food Fighter Contest. The contest will…”

The explanation was long, but in summary, since it was held in the Red Ribbon Kingdom, all dishes used carrots as the main ingredient.

The contest involved eating five appetizers and then the main dish. The winner would be whoever ate the most of the main dish. Essentially, the appetizers were just a warm-up, and the main dish was the real game.

prepare the

pigs began placing almost small car-sized bowls of carrot soup in

“That’s an appetizer?!”

scale of the Food Fighter Contest’s

their food in

first

participants

And,

Slurp.

Slurp.

Bang!

Bang!

and Cuengi impressively finished their carrot soup at a pace that overshadowed the other participants, placing their bowls

Krueng?!

“Uh?!”

down,

Krueng!

[Cuengi is still hungry!]

the same! It’s like I haven’t eaten

Cuengi’s provocation without backing

Zap.

and Uren eyed each other, their competitive

soup at the same speed as Uren! This competition is

impressive eating skills, setting up a rivalry

hard to make the competition exciting, but today, it seemed there would be some

Then,

Krueng!

name is

him by his name, as the announcer

Participant Cuengi Park, right. I will refer to you by your

As time passed,

the second

called for the second

***

King’s Office at

Ppyak?!

Uncle ask you to

Ppak!

[Yes, that’s right!]

the land deeds Sejun had sent

in just

the issue to be resolved so swiftly. Sejun, his uncle, was

played key roles in solving the case, but he

Ppyak. Ppyak…

25th floor of the Black Tower, reported missing by

Rabbit was checking if the land deeds matched the reported losses

Ppyak?! Ppyak?

isn’t a Black

deed from a different tower among

Tower 80th Floor

land deed. This meant the criminal possessed it. It seemed to hint at the mastermind behind

Ppyak!

on to my

Ppak!

[Yes!]

land deed, rushed

***

prepare the

pigs brought out huge glasses filled with carrot juice and

the setting of

the participants eat. From now on, the dishes being eaten by the participants will also be sold to the audience. If you want to

the audience began ordering the same dishes as

have the

“Six carrot salads here!”

eat, the audience quickly ordered

This is a pretty

thought it was

But,

fall for such

by the sales tactic,

juice! Audience members

was set up, the

Gulp. Gulp.

Bang!

and Uren impressively drank the carrot juice at an

Krueng!

Oink!

Zap.

glared at each other in a

“For…ugh… I give up…”

“Ugh!”

participants started to

Soon after,

remaining participants

only 75 participants remain. Let’s prepare

pigs brought out plates

Then,

“Huh?!”

Sejun’s eyes lit up, and he began to take out

And,

enjoy the fourth appetizer! The

Upon the announcer’s announcement,

“Here, ten carrot cakes!”

Sejun placed an order.

eat it anyway, so it’s not like I’m

convinced himself that he wasn’t swayed by

***