Farming Druid - Chapter 67



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067. The king is big, so he is cute.

The snake stuck its tongue out.

Bor, the snake that was watching the striped bird, raised his head and opened his mouth.

“Why? Did the old lady call you?”

“No―. Lord Abel asked me to convey it.”

“what?”

“They say the Guardian often looks at the tree trunk.”

“What? Really?”

The snake Bor was very happy to hear the bird’s words.

Because the thought of making the man running far away collapse from bleeding out was so far away.

The snake looked at the bird with the small black stripes drawn beautifully.

“Ah― If you like it, please tell me.”

It seemed like nothing good would come out of the snake’s mouth.

“Wh, what did you say?”

“Guests will be visiting the Guardian’s house soon, so come inside when winter comes… … .”

“… … ?”

The snake lowered its head, which had been held upright.

Phew―

“Ah …

Swish— Swish—

The snake blinked once, wide-eyed.

Let’s draw it.

The long and thick body shrank along with the light.

“I’m telling you―. You have to fix the Guardian snake trauma. I saw that guy on TV a while ago when I was chasing him. What is that―. That exposure therapy? That should do the trick.”

The beautiful striped bird, seeing the snake talking to itself, flew up into the sky.

Pororon-

* * *

On the way up to Seoul.

I looked at the vehicle following me.

The tree was following along as it drove.

Abel was also riding in the back cargo area.

‘Oh, you’re so diligent… … .’

He got up at dawn, swept the yard, and then neatly planted the salad greens he had bought in town yesterday in the field.

When I came out after washing up, I saw my friend already working in the field.

Besides, the way my friend would quickly make me rice cake soup for breakfast made me think he was the owner of a restaurant.

‘Your complexion looks good… … and it seems like Abel is taking his medicine well.’

Squeak-

I had a lot of thoughts about my friend, but I shook them off.

We quickly arrived at ‘Gyeonggyeo Cape’.

Two people got out of the car and a huge dog.

The dog began to sniff the air.

And let’s find the one sound that came down from before.

He came running and started barking.

Woof woof—woof woof woof—

“Oh my―. Are you sad that I’m leaving, Abel?”

Woof woof

It seemed like Haneum was sad that Abel was leaving, but that wasn’t the case.

“Guardian, what should I do if I get sick while sleeping?”

“Ah—I can’t communicate. What should I do?”

The tree pretended not to hear the whole conversation.

Haneum asked me to interpret for her, but… …let’s just ignore her.

“Wow—that’s lethal. Are you bragging about being able to talk to animals now?”

“Who would be upset? Just say, ‘Wow, it’s the sea.’ It’s exciting. It’s like this.”

“Oh, really?”

I lied to Haneum.

The tree, who had briefly seen Abel, put the plastic bag he had taken out of the icebox in the hold into his pocket and walked towards the beach.

“Let’s go together.”

Haneum grumbled as she followed behind the tree, carrying her medical bag.

“Is it just me or does the medical bag become animal friendly when I come here?”

“… It’s because I have good friends. Well.”

“what?”

Han-eum was astonished, but the tree in front stepped aside and pointed to the beach with its hand.

“Don’t you think that bag would be of use to those creatures?”

Haneum looked out at the sea and her mouth fell open for a moment.

“…Wow―. What is all that?”

What Haneum saw were sea animals gathered near the beach.

“Let’s go down.”

Let’s get to the beach with the trees leading the way.

The beach began to feel as noisy as an old country fairground.

Seals speaking in a dialect, finless porpoises, and even sea turtles and other marine life began to make their appearance one by one.

Then, Han-eum was startled by the sound of a water column shooting up from the sea a little further away.

“That, that thing— isn’t that a whale?”

“… It’s a whale… … but it’s a little far away so I can’t see it very well.”

Haneum was amazed to see the sea creatures that had gathered on the beach.

“But, does the Druid even encompass the sea?”

Haneum looked up at the tree with a troubled expression and asked.

Then the tree shook its head.

“…I don’t know either.”

If you look at the killer whale that threatened the trainer by saying that it smelled like the deep sea.

Wherever you go.

I had a feeling that animals would appear and follow me.

Phew―

The tree let out a small sigh and called the porpoise.

Car camping-

The finless porpoise we treated yesterday came up onto the pebble beach.

“Ah—want to try?”

Let the trees talk.

The dolphin opened its mouth without saying a word.

He kicked out the things that Haneum had done to the inside of his mouth.

Pirok―(Wow― It’s refreshing.)

The tree smiled at the dolphin’s words and told Haneum.

Haneum stroked the dolphin’s head.

“Don’t put anything in your mouth, and be careful of people.”

At that moment, a gray-white finless porpoise came closer, pushing its body next to the dolphin, and put down what it had in its mouth.

When the treated porpoise looks at the tree and tries to open its mouth.

A gray-white finless porpoise washed up on the beach.

Beep, beep, beep (I caught this in the ocean, I’m really grateful. Uncle, take this.) Beep, beep (Mom, don’t push it. It hurts.)

The tree quickly covered the mouth of the crying porpoise next to the porpoise that had its tongue treated.

Haneum, who saw that behavior, made a curious expression.

“Ah― that, that, the dolphin… … the, the dialect… … .”

The tree gave a brief, muffled laugh, shaking its shoulders behind Haneum. It looked at what the porpoise had put down and asked.

“Can you tell me what this is?”

Ppeok- (A clam with a black bead inside.)

The tree was embarrassed by the dolphin’s words.

Haneum, who saw the confused look on her face, wondered what on earth was being said.

“Inside this. I heard there are pearls in it?”

“pearl?”

“They say that’s a black pearl too… … .”

“… … .”

Haneum stood still, looking at the dolphin.

Ppio-ok (There are many in the sea, but if there aren’t enough, let’s talk.)

“No― no, it’s okay.”

Car camping – Car camping –

A sea turtle walked toward Haneum and bowed its head as if greeting her.

Haneum was inwardly surprised when she saw that sight.

‘Oh my goodness. The net… … .’

The turtle’s body was entangled in a net, but we were able to free it using the tools we brought.

Most of the animals that approached were suffering from nets and fishhooks.

Haneum diligently removed the nets and fishhooks wrapped around their bodies.

Except in cases where there was severe bleeding, I just pulled the fishhook out.

Next to Han-eum, a pile of garbage, including nets and fishing hooks, was quickly created.

Haneum checked the time.

“I― should probably go now… … .”

At Haneum’s words, the tree spoke to the approaching animals.

“This doctor said he’ll come again next time. See you then, guys.”

As soon as the tree finished speaking.

The animals that had been helped came ashore.

He put something down and went into the sea, shaking his fins.

“… … .”

“… … .”

The two looked down at the things the creatures had brought.

Things like abalones, oysters, and clams were piled up in front of the tree and the sack.

“You gave this to me to eat, right?”

“Maybe… … I’ll give you half of this, so take it and eat it. I’ll give you an icebox.”

Haneum hesitated a little to take it.

The tree gave him a shell that the dolphin had given him as a gift.

“Take this too?”

“Uh—well, you did it, actually. So take it.”

“… … .”

The tree took a large plastic bag out of its pocket and filled it with clams.

After that.

After putting the nets and fishhooks from the animals’ bodies into bags, he headed back to the parked car.

Han-eum went up to Seoul, and Namu went to the town to do some shopping, and they parted ways, promising to meet again next time.

* * *

Namu was buying chicken and fish at the town mart.

People were gossiping among themselves while looking at the market tree.

“Isn’t that guy the same guy? The guy who was on [What the World Is This?] before… … .”

“Oh— that’s right. Oh my. You’re from this neighborhood?”

The tree, whose ears could hear people’s conversations so clearly, was thinking of going to the market and taking a quick look.

Percussion –

Let’s put the shopping cart on the checkout counter.

The cashier started counting each item.

Beep, beep.

After scanning the barcode and completing the calculation.

The cashier took something out from under the counter and gave it to the tree, saying:

“This is a cat treat giveaway.”

He gave the cat a fishing rod made from bird feathers.

“Ah―. Is this a gift?”

“Yes. Cats seem to like it quite a bit. I gave it to my cat and he liked it too.”

The tree raised the corners of its mouth at the cashier’s words.

The cashier’s eyes widened slightly at the sight.

‘Wow—a feast for the eyes.’

The five cat brothers played well among themselves, but the tree raised the corners of its mouth at the thought that they would like it if given to it.

“take care.”

The cashier, who came to his senses at the tree’s greeting, began to count the items one by one while pulling them behind him.

“Isn’t that young man handsome?”

The old lady who brought the items spoke to me.

“That’s right. It’s a rare sight in this countryside.”

“The dog in that bachelor’s car is handsome, too.”

“yes?”

The cashier tilted his head and waved his hand.

Let’s head towards the parked car.

People were milling about to see Abel.

As the saying goes, the bigger the king, the cuter he is.

It was cute to see Abel sticking his tongue out.

After placing the groceries in the luggage compartment.

When I tried to start the car, there was a vibration in my pocket.

I checked the screen and then answered the phone.

“Yes, PD Choi.”

-You haven’t negotiated compensation with Dong-A Land yet, right?

“Yes― I was supposed to contact you today… … What’s going on?”

Choi Gyu-seop was silent for a moment.

“It has been discovered that a trainer named Jang Min-jeong abused orcas under the orders of his superiors. It seems that he illegally captured them overseas for a whale show at Dong-A Land, tamed them overseas, and then brought them in.”

– Is that so? Then how can we get the Marine Life Conservation Association involved?

“Once the broadcast goes out, they will move. But… … When Mr. Namoo said that the killer whale might have been kidnapped, did he mean illegal capture?”

Choi Gyu-seop leisurely sipped a cup of coffee at a cafe and waited for the tree to speak.

―When I saw it, the killer whale at Dong-A Land was a calf that wasn’t even an adult yet. So, of course, it was separated from its family, so wouldn’t it be kidnapping?

Choi Gyu-seop closed his mouth at the words coming from the other end of the receiver.

Of course it could be.

If a young orphaned whale were to perform a killer whale show, it could be seen that way.

“So when are you coming to Seoul?”

Choi Gyu-seop felt like the tree was hesitating.

“Why—what’s going on?”

-No. It’s not that there’s anything wrong. I’m just worried that I might cause trouble if I go to Seoul.

“Huh? What… are you bothering me?”

The tree remained silent in response to Choi Gyu-seop’s question.

Because I couldn’t say it with my own mouth.

When you go up to Seoul, birds from all over the place gather.

How can we explain the phenomenon of temporary harmony across species among stray dogs, stray cats, and even rats?

– I will let you know after coordinating the schedule with Dong-A Land.

“Yeah, yeah.”

Choi Gyu-seop hung up the phone and tilted his head.

‘Why is it like that?’