Farming Druid - Chapter 58



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058. Do you laugh even when fallen leaves roll by?

Of the three who ran to his side.

Haneum, who had come close to the tree, was checking her friend’s condition through a stethoscope.

“for a moment.”

My friend’s condition appeared to be fine, except for a rapid heart rate, some drinking, and bleeding from a wound caused by the whale’s teeth.

‘This guy might have another ticking time bomb in his head. I think he needs to get a full scan at the hospital… ‘

When Haneum is lost in thought, assessing the state of the tree.

Hong Saimdang and Yun Bo-ra were approaching cautiously.

Yoon Bo-ra’s face was a mess.

Her eyes were swollen from crying so much.

“Ah, mister. Ugh— I, I’m sorry. It’s because of me.”

Ohh …

Bora continued speaking, but couldn’t continue and started sobbing.

Hong Saimdang was calming down her cousin Bora by wrapping her arms around her shoulders.

The tree looked up at Bora and Hong Saimdang.

Bora is crying.

Hong Saimdang is at a loss.

Even if you’re a high school student, wouldn’t you be surprised by a sudden accident?

Two sudden accidents have occurred… … .

Of course you would be surprised.

“Look―.”

At the tree’s call, Bora opened her eyes, swollen with tears.

“I’m sorry, sir. I, I asked you to come here… … I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I didn’t know you’d get hurt like this… … .”

“Yoon Bora. Listen carefully.”

The tree’s tone was stronger than usual.

“When you asked me to go. I was the one who chose to come. Even though I got caught up in a sudden accident, it was my choice to come here with you, so you don’t have to feel sorry.”

“Well, you’re hurt though. You’re bleeding here, sir. Oh, oh, oh.”

If you get hurt in the water, the blood will spread and it will look like a huge wound.

“It’s okay. It’s okay, mister. Don’t cry. The sound of you crying makes my head hurt… … .”

“yes?”

Bora stopped crying, perhaps taken aback by the tree’s words.

Just then, the ambulance that Haneum had called for arrived again.

Haneum loaded the tree into an ambulance and sent it to the emergency room at Korea University Hospital.

Haneum took care of the children and followed the ambulance.

* * *

The tree in the ambulance sighed as it looked at the shaking ceiling of the vehicle.

‘I see four objects again… Is this a sign of hospitalization?’

When I was admitted to the hospital.

Something came to mind.

Like the incident where a bird flew into the hospital room.

When you are discharged from the hospital.

There was an incident where all kinds of animals were camped out in front of the hospital… … .

Since he took over from his grandmother, there have been constant incidents.

ha-

The tree suddenly remembered.

‘How did Grandma come up to Seoul?’

I was curious.

‘Geo―.’

[Yes, Guardian. I am glad you called again. How may I help you?]

‘How could Grandma, a ‘druid’, travel to the big city?’

The Legion had no answer to the question.

‘Geo?’

[When the Guardian’s ancestral corps went out to the big city, they had a special item with them.]

‘Something special?’

[Yes, if you have that item, you can live like a ‘normal person’ when you set foot in a big city.]

‘What is that?’

[It does not exist on this Earth at present.]

‘… No? Then does that mean I have to continue to be a nuisance to people?’

[Bugs also follow druids, by the way.]

Oh my―

The tree lies with its eyes closed.

I screamed in horror.

“Where are you uncomfortable?”

“Ah— no. My ankle just hurts a little.”

“Yes. We’ll be arriving at the hospital soon, so just hang in there for a bit.”

“… … .”

The tree closed its eyes again and became lost in thought.

‘Even the bugs follow you?’

Huh? But… … .

Suddenly, a strange thought occurred to me.

It was the time of year when bugs were rampant, from spring to summer.

I haven’t seen a single mosquito at my grandmother’s house so far.

Besides, I had a feeling that I hadn’t seen many bugs in the field.

‘Why…?’

After receiving treatment at the hospital.

I decided to go home and think about it.

* * *

The tree’s examination upon arriving at the hospital was completed without a hitch.

It was partly because of Haneum’s phone call, but it was also because of the influence of Professor Doo-ha Jung, the doctor in charge of the tree.

After checking all the test results, Professor Doo-Ha opened his mouth and looked at the lying tree.

“Thank goodness, the whale bite wasn’t that bad, so it’ll get better in a few days. By the way, isn’t that a new place that opened in Dong-A Land?”

In response to the question of the middleman, Haneum, who was lying down beside him, answered instead of the tree.

“It’s a new place. It’s located on the outskirts of Gyeonggi-do, right next to the sea, and they were promoting it as a place where they even have killer whale shows.”

“Teacher―. Are you okay, sir?”

A schoolgirl sitting curled up next to the wooden bed looked at Do Joong-ha and asked.

He frowned as he looked at her face.

“The student… … .”

“Ah— I live in the same neighborhood as you, sir. I… to you, sir. Sob—.”

Do you think Bora has caused any harm to the tree?

Tears flowed again.

He said, pulling out a tissue from near the bed and handing it to me.

“The test results are fine, so don’t worry too much. Why don’t you go to the bathroom and wash your face? Your face is a mess.”

“Huh? Ah―.”

Bora took out a mirror from her small handbag, looked at it, and quickly walked to the bathroom in shock.

After Bora went to the bathroom.

He said this while looking at the tree in the way.

“It’s about 0.1 mm bigger than when I checked it last time. Let’s check it again in October.”

The tree gave a short reply to Professor Dojooha’s words.

“Then I can be discharged from the hospital, right?”

“Let’s just get this right and go.”

“Yes, thank you, professor.”

“What—something like this.”

The person greeting the tree smiled kindly.

The tree asked while looking at Haneum.

“What about that Dong-A Land zookeeper?”

“I went into emergency surgery. It looks like part of my liver has ruptured.”

At Haneum’s words, the tree nodded, having seen how the killer whale trampled a person.

The whale was swimming at such a speed that it would have been like being hit by a car underwater.

“But aren’t killer whales called the gangsters of the sea?”

Haneum and Namu nodded at Dojoongha’s words.

Jiing— Jiiing—

“Oh my—I’m getting a call from the phone. Tree. You’re all set. See you in October.”

“Yes, Professor. Thank you for your hard work.”

As soon as I received the tree’s greeting.

It was Professor Doo-ha who was leaving the emergency room.

Chorrrrrr—

The curtain opened again and two people came in.

It was Bora and Hong Saimdang who had washed their faces.

“Sir—are you okay?”

“Yeah – If I get all this right, I can go home. Are you done crying now?”

The tree asked mischievously.

Bora looked up at the tree with a puzzled face, but he reached out and patted the back of Bora’s hand, saying,

“This is an accident… … Don’t blame yourself too much. Okay? If you keep blaming yourself, I’ll tell you not to come to my house to play?”

“That, that is… … .”

“If you don’t blame yourself, you can come and see the cats every day. It makes my job easier because you guys take care of the cats.”

Bora nodded at the tree’s words.

“yes-.”

Bora looks a little calmer.

Haneum took Hong Saimdang and Bora out of the emergency room.

After asking the children to wait in the waiting room.

He went up to the surgical duty room.

The children waited in the waiting room and made phone calls to their respective homes.

Some time passed.

Han-eum returned to the emergency room and placed a set of surgical gowns on Namu’s stomach.

“what’s this?”

“Your clothes are all wet. It’ll be hard to wear them. So, my scrubs. You and I are similar in build and height, so you can wear them.”

“Hey, wait a minute. You’re not even a doctor, so you’re leaving the hospital wearing scrubs?”

“Then what are you going to do? Are you going to go wearing wet clothes? I’m wearing a hospital gown right now. How are you going to go home?”

The tree could not refute Haneum’s words.

ha-

“Okay. What about the top on me?”

“It’s in the car.”

“You messed up your off-day.”

“Well. It might be a mess, it might not.”

“What are you saying?”

The tree laughed.

Haneum brought up a different story.

“First of all, your hospitalization procedures and examination fees. Dong-A Land paid for it all. And if your condition is okay, I would like to talk to you… … What do you think?”

“I have a lot to say, too. But not today. If I talk about it now, I feel like I might hit someone without realizing it.”

“aha?”

He opened his mouth, tapping his head with his index finger.

“I’m still seeing things slightly overlapping. It’s a bit difficult to talk right now.”

The tree continued, pulling the blanket to its chest.

“Feed the kids. They must be hungry. And I’m going to rest for a bit.”

“Okay.”

Haneum quickly tidied up the blanket of the tree that was about to fall asleep.

I went out to the waiting room outside the emergency room and picked up Bora and Hong Saimdang.

“Are you guys hungry?”

“Ah— no… … .”

Bora shook her head.

But a rumbling sound was heard from Hong Saimdang’s boat.

Haneum raised the corners of her lips at the sound and said.

“I’m hungry. Let’s go. There’s a place called [SeeYou] nearby. I don’t know if it’s open today, but let’s go and eat.”

“Oh, sir, he hasn’t even been discharged from the hospital yet?”

“The uncle told me to take care of you guys.”

“Come quickly.”

When Bora hesitated.

Saimdang took Bora’s hand and led her.

“let’s go.”

“huh.”

The three arrived at a store called [SeeYou] near Korea University.

Dararang-

“Welcome. How many people are there?”

As you enter the store.

A neat-looking employee approached me and asked with a smile.

“There are three people… … .”

“Please take a comfortable seat.”

The name tags on the employees’ chests sparkled.

[Team Leader Joo Ha-yoon]

“Here’s the menu. When you’ve decided, please call me.”

“yes.”

Saimdang and Bora looked around the store and whispered to each other.

“Here… …Is this it?”

“where?”

Bora showed Saimdang the restaurant screen on Stargram with her cell phone.

“here.”

Saimdang was shocked when she saw the screen.

“Ah. This is a place that is rumored to be a famous restaurant near Seoul Korea University.”

“What are you two whispering about? Have you decided on a menu?”

“Yes, I’d like spicy shrimp pasta.”

“Saimdang, what about you?”

“I’m [today’s meal].”

“Really? Over there.”

Haneum called the staff.

The employee who gave me the menu a little while ago came over and said with a smile.

“Would you like to order?”

“Yes. Two of today’s regular dishes and one spicy shrimp pasta.”

“Yes, I understand. Please wait a moment.”

The employee took the menu away.

Let’s input the menu into the POS in the kitchen. The chef starts moving in the kitchen.

“and-.”

Bora opened her mouth, lowering her head and tapping Saimdang’s shoulder next to her.

“Hey chef, isn’t he really handsome?”

At Bora’s words, Saimdang looked towards the kitchen.

Haneum also turned around and looked at the kitchen.

A tall, handsome young man was moving around.

The name tag on his chest glittered.

[Main Chef Kang Si-hoo]

‘He’s a person who lives by digging up his face like a tree… … .’

The eyes of the chef in the kitchen and Haneum met.

Chef Kang Si-hoo smiled gently.

Ahem—

Haneum coughed in vain and Bora was enjoying it alone.

“Imdangimdang. You saw me. You looked at me.”

Haneum burst into laughter when she saw Bora acting all excited.

Bora, who was crying while worrying about the tree at the Dong-A Land Orca Performance Hall, was soon laughing heartily.

‘Didn’t they say that when you were that age, even just rolling leaves would make you smile?’