Farming Druid - Chapter 61



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061. If I go up now, it’ll be too late, right?

Choi Gyu-seop realized that he was a little nervous at the call of the young man in front of him.

“It’s nothing else… … .”

“yes?”

“I confirmed that you deleted all the parts where Abel appeared in the last broadcast.”

“Ah― that’s right. The video editing assistant tried to kill me for deleting that. Hahaha―.”

“I thanked you through text, but I thought it would be better to meet you in person.”

Choi Gyu-seop shook his head at the tree’s words.

“Well―. Since Abel was kidnapped, it would be natural for the owner to ask for help.”

Choi Gyu-seop smiled kindly.

After all the adults finished eating.

Choi Gyu-seop, who was watching the children eating the ssam wraps, opened his mouth while looking at the tree.

“Ah―. By the way, do you use perfume?”

“Huh? What is that… … .”

The tree took on a puzzled expression.

Then, Choi Gyu-seop explained the scent he was in charge of.

“The scent of the sea and the subtle scent of the forest come out when you come near the tree seeds.”

Let the tree keep its mouth shut and stay still.

Choi Gyu-seop made a face that said, “Oh no.”

“I’m sorry. I smelled a scent that I personally wanted to buy, so I stopped… … .”

The middle-aged man, who was only touching the back of his neck as if he was embarrassed, continued speaking with a curious look on his face.

“By the way, are there any cosmetics that have a strong forest scent or salt aqua scent, such as perfume or skin lotion?”

“I don’t wear perfume.”

“Ah―. I… I think I made a mistake.”

Choi Gyu-seop apologized neatly.

“No―. It’s okay.”

The tree smiled faintly.

I’ve been hearing a lot of people ask me if I’ve been wearing perfume for some time now.

I also heard a story about perfume from Bora, who was putting a large wrapper in her mouth.

‘Did your body odor change when you became a guardian?’

It was a tree that did not use perfume.

Even the toner and lotion were made from unscented wood. It was really miserable when I used something with an irritating scent and got a headache.

Ahem—

Choi Gyu-seop coughed once and opened his mouth.

“You said you were involved in an accident at the killer whale show at Dong-A Land. How did the accident happen?”

Namu sees Choi Gyu-seop, who used to be a middle-aged man who used to talk about perfume, return to the face of a broadcasting station PD.

Then suddenly a hiccuping sound was heard.

All eyes were on each other.

The protagonist of the hiccups was Bora.

“Huh? Bora?”

After finishing the wrap, Bora unconsciously held her breath and hiccuped at Choi Gyu-seop’s words.

“Uh― Excuse me, hiccup―”

“Saimdang―. Give Bora some round-grained tea.”

“yes-.”

Bora, who was handed a cup of Donggullecha, drank the entire cup and exhaled as if she was going to live.

Let Bora calm down.

The tree looked at Choi Gyu-seop and explained what had happened.

Except that he heard everything the killer whale said.

“So you’re saying that after the show, the killer whale suddenly started acting strangely?”

“Yes, the keeper called the killer whale’s name, and it suddenly jumped out, bit the keeper’s arm, and went back into the water.”

Choi Gyu-seop was taking notes on various things in a notebook he had taken out.

“They say that an accident happened at the same time at the Dong-A Land animal cage… … If the animals attack humans due to the stress of being confined, I wonder if the same thing would happen at the animal cage.”

“Can I tell you about that?”

Bora raised her hand as if making an announcement.

Choi Gyu-seop smiled at Bora’s appearance and said.

“It’s not school, so let’s talk comfortably. Bora?”

“Yes. That day, Saimdang and I were planning to buy churros and share them with you and the doctor.”

Bora’s eyes moved from the upper left to the center, and she began to speak, recalling what had happened.

Choi Gyu-seop recorded Bora’s words and agreed with her.

“Oh, so you’re saying that when Han-eum ran into the tiger cage, Namu-ssi followed him into the tiger cage and appeared to be calming the tiger down?”

“Yes. But did the tiger seem to understand what was being said?”

“Hmm—. That’s right. It was like talking to a tiger.”

At Saimdang and Bora’s words, the tree wiped its face with one hand.

‘Look… … .’

However, when asked by Choi Gyu-seop that followed, Namu had no choice but to cover his mouth with his hand.

“Mr. Tree. Can you really talk to animals?”

Choi Gyu-seop looked at the tree with a smile and asked.

“yes?”

“Last time, when we were rescuing animals caught in traps in the mountains, they became quiet after the tree seed said a few words to them.”

When asked if it understood, the tree shook its head.

He just said that he figured out what the animal wanted.

After hearing the outline of all the events, Choi Gyu-seop looked at his notebook and seemed to be thinking deeply about something.

Fooddeuk-

I thought I heard the sound of wings flapping.

Choi Gyu-seop looked towards the beautiful maple tree where the sound had been heard.

“Huh? That bird… … .”

I took a picture with my cell phone, enlarged it, and muttered.

“Shorty owl. This is an endangered species… … .”

Choi Gyu-seop looked at the owl as if it was curious.

Boo Boo Boo Boo Boo (I heard a stranger came and came.)

At the sound of the owl, the tree looked up at Abel.

Woof, woof, woof (Guardian, it’s your guest. It’s okay.)

A tree that was listening to Abel and the owl’s conversation with one ear.

I noticed that my forest friends were very wary of anyone coming to their house.

Boo- Boo- (Abel. An old man is approaching.)

At the sound of the owl, the tree rose and approached the gate.

“Why, sir?”

“Yeah, I think we have guests.”

Let’s open the door.

The sound of an elderly person being startled could be heard through the front door.

“Wow, you really have sharp ears.”

“Really? How do you know there’s a guest outside the front door?”

“Mr. Han-eum―. You said you come here to play sometimes, right?”

The sound of conversation in the yard reached the tree’s ears.

“Ah, sir?”

It was Kim Yu-sin, the old man next door who taught me various things about farming and the village.

Woof woof

“Oh my, it’s been a while, Tungi.”

The old man greeted Abel warmly and stroked his head, expressing his delight.

“Sir—have you eaten?”

“Oh, I ate. Do you have any guests?”

“Yes, I was eating in the yard just now.”

“Really? I heard that bears and wild boars have been spotted near the village entrance recently. They’re also digging up the village crops, so be careful. I came to let you know.”

“I see… … Which side do you come down to often?”

The old man thinks for a moment.

“They say that wild boars sometimes come down to the area around the house where the village chief, Jo Moon-tak, lived and the surrounding area, and they ravage the fields, and if they see people, they quickly run away.”

Huh? The house where village chief Jo Moon-tak lived?

Something was a little strange.

“But is this the house where Chief Jo Moon-tak lived? Did his family move out?”

The old man waved his hand at the tree’s question and continued speaking.

“Don’t talk nonsense. The birds kept shitting on that house, and no matter how much they cleaned it up, they kept shitting and making a mess. Chief Jo’s wife couldn’t stand it anymore and went to her son’s house.”

“Ah―. Yes… … .”

“I’m talking about Chief Cho’s house. It’s common to hear that he has a grudge against animals.”

“… … .”

“What is that? The person who appeared in [What the World Is This?] is said to be Chief Jo. Did you know?”

The tree smiled bitterly at the words of the old neighbor.

Thanks to that chief, poachers are getting away with it.

It was a tree who witnessed the animals in the back mountain getting hurt by being caught in traps and helped them.

The tree shook its head at the old man’s words.

“I only heard it through rumors… … .”

“I see. I was too busy when guests came. Go in. Go in.”

“yes.”

The old man stroked Abel’s large head.

“Ttung-i – You don’t come to see our Nureongi these days?”

Kkiing― (interested……)

The old man stroked Abel’s head for a while.

He walked home waving his hand.

The tree briefly glanced at Bora, Saimdang, Haneum, and PD Choi Gyu-seop, who were talking to each other in the yard again.

‘Quietness is good, but sometimes this kind of hustle and bustle is also good… ‘

“What are you doing standing there?”

At Haneum’s words, the tree quickly approached.

Choi Gyu-seop seemed to be thinking about how to structure the broadcast while writing down his conversation with Han-eum in a notebook.

“Sir―. It’s really delicious and fun to grill meat like this in the yard.”

Saimdang nodded as if she agreed with Bora’s words.

“Don’t you guys have a yard at home too?”

The children shook their heads at the tree’s question.

“No, it’s just the countryside in name only. We don’t even have a yard. We live in a townhouse.”

“Besides, my house is on the rooftop, and sometimes when I try to grill meat there, people complain that it smells. Also, it’s about a five-minute walk to my grandfather’s house, which I just visited.”

“Is that so?”

“I’m jealous because no one can say anything. I can grill meat like this without worrying, and I can even see cats playing in the yard.”

Looking at the five cat brothers running around in the yard and the town cats watching from the corner.

Bora seems really jealous.

He said, looking around.

Choi Gyu-seop also agreed with Bora’s words.

How many times has the intercom in a Seoul apartment rang because oil was splattering and smelling when you tried to grill some meat?

ha-

Choi Gyu-seop naturally wanted to live a leisurely life in the countryside.

The reason I came down to the tree on a business trip instead of calling was because I wanted to feel a little bit of this kind of leisure.

“That’s right… … I’m a bit jealous that you can spend time like this in the yard, and it feels like you’re camping.”

Choi Gyu-seop muttered his true feelings without realizing it.

“Ah, PD. You know that if you go a little further from here, there’s the sea, right?”

Choi Gyu-seop tilted his head at Hong Saimdang’s question.

“ocean?”

Hong Saimdang looked at the tree and asked Choi Gyu-seop.

“Yes. Don’t you know either, sir?”

The tree thought for a moment and then opened its mouth.

“When I was young. I went there once with my grandmother. Is it still there? Has it not been developed?”

“Yes―. Not yet.”

“And there’s a natural cave there, it’s really cool.”

The tree tilted its head at Saimdang and Bora’s words.

“I don’t think I’ve seen a cave… … .”

“Go there tomorrow with Mr. Han-eum. It’s really great.”

The tree nodded at Hong Saimdang’s strong recommendation, and Haneum’s eyes lit up.

As we chatted in a relaxed atmosphere, the night in the countryside deepened.

“Huh? It’s already 9 o’clock.”

“Im-dang. Let’s go quickly.”

Bora and Saimdang stood up from their seats.

The trees rose together to see the children off.

“Are you sure you can ride a bike? It’s so dark.”

“I have to go somehow.”

“Just wait a minute.”

The tree briefly asked for the understanding of the group waiting in the yard.

I loaded the children’s bikes into the trunk and took them to Bora and Saimdang’s house.

Let’s go back home.

In the yard, Choi Gyu-seop and Han-eum were talking.

A tree quietly watching Choi Gyu-seop conversing with Han-eum.

“PD Choi, if you go up now, it’ll be really late, right?”

“Right?”

The tree opened the door to the annex across from the main building and said.

“Then, you can sleep in the annex here before you go.”

“yes?”