Chapter 85: Completing the Waterway

The next morning.

"Ah!"

As Sejun got out of bed,

Thud.

Something white fell from Sejun's leg.

"Huh?"

Plop.

A round clump of fur floated in the air instead of falling to the ground.

"Iona?"

It turned out that Iona, who had been curled up and sleeping, had fallen from Sejun's knee.

Swish.

Sejun carefully picked up Iona and placed her on his blanket.

"Kyo-"

Iona grumbled and curled up even tighter.

"Did you not sleep well?"

Judging by the irritation in her voice, it seemed she needed more sleep.

As Sejun left Iona and went outside,

Squeak!

Squish!

Squish!

The rabbits that had woken up earlier greeted Sejun.

"Alright. Hello."

After greeting the rabbits, Sejun went to the water source to wash his face and then prepared breakfast in the kitchen.

Breakfast was the chef's soup, which had been simmering for 24 hours as usual. Today, he added roasted sweet potatoes.

"Let's eat breakfast!"

At Sejun's call, the rabbits, who were stretching in the front yard, lined up to receive their breakfast and gathered to eat.

Then,

"Flame, good morning."

Sejun took the breakfast and went down to the cave to talk to Flame.

[Master! Good morning!]

Flame, as always, waved its leaves and greeted Sejun energetically.

"Is everything okay?"

[Yes! More importantly, my leaf has finished recharging! Show me the corrupted Ent seed! I will purify it perfectly this time!]

Flame showed Sejun the first leaf, which had turned green, and said.

"Huh? The leaf has recovered?"

Sejun looked at Flame's leaf and said. The first and third leaves, except for the second one he had used recently, had turned green.

[Yes! Please take out the corrupted Ent seed!]

"Okay."

Sejun took out the corrupted Ent seed from his pocket.

[Yaah!]

As Flame shouted,

Whoosh.

The leaf with the purification ability turned white and sent a white flame to the enhanced corrupted Ent seed.

Swoosh.

The purifying flame gently seeped into the seed, which had changed from blue to sky blue.

"Good job, Flame."

Sejun stroked Flame's leaf, which had just used the purifying flame, and said.

[Hehehe! More! More!]

Sejun stroked Flame with his left hand while eating breakfast with his right hand and started the morning farming.

Swoosh. Swoosh.

As Sejun was harvesting the cherry tomatoes in the cave,

Squish!

Squish!

The black rabbit and Squish, who had finished breakfast, shouted "fighting" and came down to the cave.

"Kids, I'll leave lunch to you. Make crayfish."

Squish!

Squish!

At Sejun's words, the two nodded and went into the pond.

After a while, Sejun, who had finished harvesting the remaining cherry tomatoes, climbed the ladder to the ground.

Then,

"Huh?"

Sejun, who had climbed to the top of the ladder, felt something strange.

"Why is it like this?"

The ladder, which he had set up to go between the cave and the ground, was about an inch higher than it should be, as if the ground had risen.

"That's strange. Is the ladder growing?"

Although Sejun found it strange, he didn't think it was a big deal, so he ignored it and looked around the ground.

The white rabbits were working on the morning farm, and the gray rabbits were working on the waterway construction with the black minotaurs who had arrived on time.

And,

Squish!

Squish was using magic to cut trees to the size the gray rabbits wanted or to bring the items they needed using levitation magic, helping with the waterway construction.

"Your magic skills are good."

"Kuk kuk kuk. Of course! I'm your disciple!"

Iona, who had woken up, said proudly from behind Sejun.

"Well... I feel a bit embarrassed to boast about a disciple who can use magic in front of Sejun-sama."

"Huh?"

"I know everything. Sejun-sama is in a game, right? You're intentionally playing a weak role to enjoy the game."

Iona thought Sejun was playing the role of the weakest character because she saw him being protected by other monsters.

"Huh? Uh... yeah."

Sejun agreed with Iona's words. It would have been more embarrassing to say no.

Since the misunderstanding had already piled up, he decided to take full advantage of it.

"Iona, help with the waterway construction with Squish. I can't use my strength because I'm in a game."

"Yes! Leave it to me! I'll complete it today!"

Iona joined the waterway construction. After a brief discussion with the gray rabbits about the construction, she started using magic.

"Stone Wall!"

Boom.

Iona's magic was on a different scale from Squish's. Dozens of stone pillars sprang up instantly, forming the supports for the waterway, exactly to the thickness and height the gray rabbits required.

Although destruction and precision seem far apart, using destructive magic requires a very precise ability to control magic.

Thanks to this, by late afternoon, a 1 km long waterway heading north was completed.

Squish!

Boom!

Squish, who had heard that the waterway was completed, brought out the sealed Squish boat.

The Squish boat had been modified by the gray rabbits and now resembled a proper boat.

There was a figurehead carved in the shape of Squish at the bow, and the front and back seats were made wide to accommodate several people.

Squish!

Squish got into the front seat of the Squish boat and called Sejun.

"Got it."

Sejun answered and got into the Squish boat. Since the waterway was now complete, it should be fine.

As Sejun got on the boat,

Squish!

The black rabbit, who had already been in the back seat, greeted Sejun.

"Oh. It's changed a lot."

Inside, the seats were made of wide wooden planks for comfortable seating, and there were handles.

As Sejun was looking around the Squish boat,

"We'll get on too."

Squish!

Iona and Squish also got on the Squish boat.

"Then we'll go to the fountain. Levitate."

As Iona used the levitation spell,

Boom.

The boat started to rise into the air.

Then,

"You wicked hamster! Do you dare to kidnap Park Sejun?!"

Theo, who had climbed onto Sejun's lap, shouted at Iona.

***

"I came so quickly, so victory is mine!"

Theo, who had urged the wolves and interns to shorten the arrival time by several hours, arrived at the 99th floor of the tower, confident of his victory.

"I'll go first, and you follow slowly!"

"Yes!"

Theo hurried to Sejun's farm.

Theo, who didn't know that Iona had already arrived yesterday using the high-speed merchant passage, but his instincts kept sending signals that something was wrong with Sejun's lap.

'Park Sejun's lap is in danger!'

Theo, suppressing his unease, ran hard and approached Sejun's farm.

"What?!"

In the distance, he saw Iona trying to kidnap Sejun on the boat.

"Sure enough, my feeling was right! How dare you run away with my lap?!"

Theo ran at full speed and jumped onto the boat, precisely onto Sejun's lap.

And he shouted at the lap thief.

***

"Don't worry, Mr. Park! I'll protect Mr. Park!"

Theo shielded Sejun's lap with his body and reassured the "kidnapped" Sejun.

"What kidnapping? We're just riding the boat."

"Meow? What are you talking about?"

"We're going to ride the boat and go down."

Sejun pointed to the waterway and explained.

"Oh. I see."

"Right. So apologize to Iona for calling her a wicked hamster earlier."

"No way! Even if she didn't kidnap, Iona is still wicked!"

"Mr. Theo, are you not going to listen?"

"Tch! Fine."

Theo reluctantly answered to Sejun's stern voice.

And,

"Iona, I'm sorry for calling you a wicked hamster. I was too excited earlier."

Theo approached Iona hesitantly and said.

"It's okay. Please come in, Mr. Theo."

Iona readily accepted Theo's apology and welcomed him warmly. Finally, her perfect nap was complete.

Splash

Meanwhile, the Squish boat had arrived at the fountain.

And,

Creak.

The Squish boat was perched at the end of the waterway,

Rattle.

And started to move down the waterway.

Whoosh.

The Squish boat glided smoothly through the gentle current, and Sejun and the animals enjoyed the pleasant breeze and the scenery of the farm.

"Is it this big?"

Sejun, looking down at his farm from the waterway, realized how large it was.

While Sejun was admiring his farm,

'I won't let my guard down!'

Theo, hanging onto Sejun's lap, was on guard against his competitor, Iona.

"Kuk kuk kuk."

Theo saw Iona's smile as a sign that she was after Sejun's lap. In reality, she was smiling at Sejun's lap and Theo's tail.

While Theo was on guard,

Whoosh.

The Squish boat, having traveled 1 km, reached the end of the waterway. On the return trip, Squish carried the boat and walked 1 km back.

"Something's missing."

Sejun said as he got off the Squish boat.

"What's missing?"

"Thrill is missing."

The waterway was too gentle, and the boat didn't reach a thrilling speed.

"I don't know what you mean, but I'm missing something too. I need a churu!"

Theo jumped onto Sejun's lap with a churu from his backpack.

And,

"Here you go!"

Theo, standing on Sejun's lap, proudly offered the churu to Sejun. Because he was Mr. Theo!

And he had achieved the best results in the auction. He was fully qualified to ask for a churu.

"Got it."

Sejun peeled the churu and brought it to Theo's mouth.

"I'll enjoy it!"

Squish.

As Theo happily licked the churu,

"Mr. Sejun, we're back."

An intruder appeared. Elka had returned late with the wolves, interns, and the goblin Scaram.

"Who's that goblin?"

Sejun asked, seeing Scaram being dragged with his hands tied.

"That's Scaram, who cheated me! Punish him!"

Theo, forgetting the churu, glared at Scaram.

"Oh. So that's Scaram."

Sejun smiled, seeing Scaram. Now he might know a way to secure items from Earth.

Then,

"Scaram! How dare you come here!"

Kaiser's angry voice came from the black dragon statue.

And,

"Vanish!"

Kaiser instantly erased Scaram.

Snap.

Scaram's existence was precisely erased, and his clothes, now ownerless, fell to the ground.

"Huh?!"

No. Why?!! My ramen?!!

Sejun looked at Kaiser with a questioning gaze.

"What? Why?"

Flap. Flap.

Kaiser, instead, asked with a brazen voice and hurried back to the fountain.

"Mr. Park, hang in there. It's too early to give up!"

Theo, comforting Sejun, started rummaging through the spot where Scaram had vanished. He had felt nothing a moment ago, but now his front paw was being pulled.

And,

"Mr. Park, I found something!"

Theo pointed to an object on the ground. A small metal key was lying there.

"What's this?"

As Sejun picked up the key,

[The key to the extradimensional prison has been attributed to Tower Farmer Park Sejun.]

"Prison?"

At the same time, a hole appeared in front of Sejun where he could insert the key.

"Should I put it in here?"

Sejun inserted the key into the hole and turned it.

Clunk.

The sound of a door opening was heard, and the door to the extradimensional prison opened.