Farming Druid - Chapter 95



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095. I guess I should do the succession ceremony now.

People were gathered in front of the white sand beaches of Songjeong, Gwangalli, and Haeundae beaches in front of Busan.

They murmured as they saw the dead fish, small whales, and other marine creatures washed up on the beach.

“What on earth is going on…?”

“Oh my god—how could this be?”

At Songjeong Beach, a YouTuber was broadcasting live to the public.

“Hello! Subscribers, I’m currently at the white sand beach in front of Songjeong Beach. Do you see this? Behind me?”

└ Oh my god, what is that!

└ Whale? The whale is dead?

└ There’s also a shark. What’s that little shark?

└ What on earth is going on?

“I’m curious too. What on earth happened? I just saw a broadcasting station helicopter flying over the sky. Is this happening not only here but also in other parts of Busan? Do any of my subscribers know?”

└ They say Haeundae is also in chaos.

└ In Gwangalli, the fish have all washed up on the white sand beach and are all dead. The smell is so bad that I feel like cursing.

└ Is that because of the number of Japanese nuclear power plants?

└ Didn’t you say it was safe?

└ Who said that? The decision to release nuclear power plant water hasn’t been made yet.

└ Is it because of Japan that the creatures in our seas have become like this?

At that moment, people’s suspicions are growing.

The tree, Haneum, and Grandma were having lunch on the porch.

The table setting was simple, but it had a Korean, country feel.

Pork kimchi stew made with aged kimchi. There was also savory fermented soybean paste, side dishes of vegetables made with wood, and rice cooked in a cauldron.

“Wow, Grandma, this is really great. It’s so delicious.”

Haneum opened her eyes wide and spoke.

Grandma said, seeming happy.

“Eat more, there’s more to come.”

“I didn’t know that really aged kimchi stew could be this delicious.”

“Put in the pork and well-fermented kimchi, add enough water to cover, and cook gently over low heat. It’s delicious.”

Han-eum nodded in agreement with her grandmother’s explanation and ate it with relish.

The tree briefly glanced at Han-eum and her grandmother, who were eating deliciously.

The weather was very nice.

“Why? Don’t you have an appetite?”

“Yeah… … a little.”

“Is it because of the medicine?”

“No, Grandma. I’ll go into that room.”

“Ugh―.”

The mutterings of Han-eum and her grandmother could be heard from behind.

Let’s open the door and go in.

A large round tank on the desk showed seeds like blue jewels.

‘The seeds drink a lot of water.’

It was deep sea water and intermediate water brought from the sea at dawn with Haneum.

today.

I was in the process of getting the buds in that tank to sprout for the succession ceremony.

The seeds, which had absorbed a huge amount of water in just a few hours, had grown to the size of an adult’s fist.

Sitting on a chair and looking at the seeds.

The door opened slightly and someone came in.

“Where did you sell the knock?”

I was talking because I couldn’t see the person coming in.

“grow-.”

“Huh? Grandma.”

Let’s look at grandma with surprised eyes.

Grandmother sat on the wooden bed, looked up at the tree, and opened her mouth.

“Let’s talk.”

“what…….”

Has the tree finally come?

The first thought that came to mind was:

Outside, it seems like Haneum is washing the dishes.

I heard the sound of dishes clashing.

Grandma looked at the fish tank.

“Now, that seed will sprout soon.”

“yes?”

“Looking at the condition of the seeds now, they will sprout in the next 24 hours.”

“… … .”

I put it in a tank this morning and poured seawater in it, and it sprouted and grew after 24 hours?

I thought the succession ceremony was extremely difficult.

however…….

Ahh. It’s hard to bring in deep sea water.

My grandmother helped me with this part… … .

Does it feel easy?

The tree, thinking that far, quietly looked at the tank containing the seeds.

The grandmother met the tree’s gaze and opened her mouth.

“Tree―. Everything will be okay.”

The tree’s eyes sank as it saw the old woman reaching out and touching its hair.

“Grandma―. Are you hiding something?”

The grandmother looked into her grandson’s narrowed eyes and asked, avoiding eye contact.

“…what?”

“This is it. It could be my imagination, but I feel like my grandmother is hiding something.”

“… … .”

“For example… … you leave me by pretending to be a benefactor and dying.”

The old woman clicked her tongue inwardly after hearing the tree’s words.

My grandson was very quick-witted from a young age.

“Grandma―. Please tell me without hiding anything.”

Phew―

“I’m making some preparations. It was the final stage.”

The wind blew in through the window.

-See? You said your grandchild would know?

Grandma frowned as she looked at the translucent bird sitting on the window sill.

“Were you listening to Windy Rile?”

-Yeah. I’m everywhere but nowhere.

“Grandma. What about that bird?”

The tree saw a translucent bird sitting on the window sill.

“This is the Wind Spirit King, Windy Rile. He is my grandmother’s friend.”

-Hello? You are the son of Han River and the grandson of another world. I’ve heard a lot about you.

The translucent bird raised its wings and greeted brightly.

The tree also bowed its head in greeting.

“Oh, hello. This is Hannamub.”

– Yeah, I know. I saw you lying in the hospital.

“But… …what do you mean I would know?”

-Oh, that old lady came up with a cute plan to disappear from this world.

Windy Rile opened and closed one eye slightly as she looked at her grandmother.

It meant to reassure you that I wouldn’t explain any further.

Phew―

The tree sighed.

It seemed like she was talking about something with the bird that was introduced as Grandma and Windy Rile.

We just looked at each other.

‘Is this what my father meant when he said this?’

When in a coma.

I did hear the story from my father.

I’m telling you this in advance because the process of succession can be extremely painful…

Grandmother’s presence was similar to that of a mother and father to the tree.

family.

was my only family.

I wanted to hear my grandmother’s honest thoughts.

“Grandma—. When I was in middle school, Grandma said that, right? Family members shouldn’t hide anything from each other.”

“… … .”

“Just be honest with me. Do you really intend to do what he said?”

At the voice of the tree, the grandmother shook her head.

“Did you tell me about the identity of this seed?”

“Yes – it’s a plant that helps the environment for aquatic life to survive… … .”

“Unlike most plants, this plant eats deep sea water and mid-water when it sprouts, but after sprouting, it needs a lot of nutrients….”

Grandma continued explaining.

Describes the environment in which blue daffodils can grow.

On the deep sea floor, the seeds absorb a lot of water, and when they sprout, they grow into long, vine-like stems that feed on the ‘death’ of marine life.

After hearing the explanation up to this point, the tree looked at the grandmother with sunken eyes and opened its mouth.

“So, Grandma, when those seeds grow, you eat them and feed me the fruit that comes out of them?”

“No… that’s it.”

When the grandmother tried to continue the explanation.

The tree suddenly felt like it didn’t want to hear it.

And then my emotions started to run wild.

“I don’t like it. Sacrificing someone to get better? If that’s how I’ll get better, I won’t do it.”

The grandmother sighed at the tree’s cold voice.

“This is― the way to cure your incurable disease, Grandma thought. With a half-hearted succession, you may die at any moment.”

“I understand how you feel, Grandma, but what about me? Did you think that I would be happy and feel better if I got better just because Grandma made the sacrifice?”

“… … .”

“Grandma―. If it was that good, I wouldn’t have done it. I clearly told you.”

The tree got up from the chair and tried to take the tank of seeds that was on the table.

When the grandmother saw that, she tried to block the tree with her whole body.

“I, tree―. No. You have to get better. How much I have to do to get you better… .”

The old woman, who was about to speak, blocked the tree with her body.

The tree looked down at the grandmother with cold eyes.

“Grandma―. Me. I don’t have to be the successor. I can just stay sick and live. Why don’t you understand that I just want to stay here with my grandmother, farming with the animals? A grand guardian of nature? A surrogate? When did I ever want to be something like that? I just wanted to share and help Grandma because I thought she might be having a hard time… … .”

The tree was so angry.

My eyes got hot.

It made me so angry that my grandmother was planning something like this.

bang-

As the tree came out into the living room carrying the fish tank.

Haneum looked up with surprised eyes.

“Get out of my way.”

Haneum, who heard the extremely angry expression and voice, left the room without saying anything.

The old woman who followed the tree was clenching her fists.

The tree that came into the field carrying the tank went to a corner of the field and threw the seeds in the tank on the ground.

Choaaaak―

Perhaps because of their weight, half of the seeds had dug into the field.

Thud, thud.

There was a sound of Haneum approaching.

“what’s the matter?”

The tree turned the tank over.

He sat down on a chair made like a chair and looked around the field. He looked at Haneum with a dumbfounded look on his face and opened his mouth.

“Han-eum-ah. Did Grandma plan to get eaten by this seed?”

“What? How can a seed eat a grandmother?”

“Do you know what this seed is?”

Haneum shook his head as if he didn’t know.

“These are the seeds needed for the druid succession ceremony you speak of, according to my grandmother.”

“… … .”

“But when this seed sprouts, it uses my grandmother as its source of nutrition… … and my illness gets better. I get better at the expense of my grandmother? What do you think?”

Haneum shrugged her shoulders in response to the tree’s question.

Opened his mouth.

“Before you answer, let me clarify. Is it true that Grandma is trying to pass the title of ‘Druid’ to you through a succession ceremony?”

“uh.”

“I need that seed to do that succession ceremony. When I look into the details, it seems like I have to sacrifice my grandmother, so you don’t like that?”

“Oh. And the fact that my illness is getting better is also fucking true.”

“Do you understand why the grandmother wants to make sacrifices?”

“… No, I can’t. I understand how you feel, but I don’t understand.”

“It’s difficult.”

“… … .”

“If I were to speak from a third party’s perspective, there is a kind of succession through sacrifice. It’s also used as material for dramas.”

“That’s a drama.”

“This is the reality you are facing right now.”

“… So, accept reality? Is that what you mean?”

“No—just cool down your slightly heated head and think.”

Phew―

The tree sat silently, looking at the dirt with its branches clasped together, lost in thought.

A little while ago.

The thought of parting with my grandmother sent a cascade of emotions running wild.

I impulsively threw away those seeds.

‘ah-.’

Suddenly, I remembered that I had not listened to my grandmother until the end.

If it were my grandmother, she would have definitely come up with a plan.

When I thought about it that far, my head felt cold.

When the trees talk to each other in the field.

Grandma was talking to Windy Rile on the porch.

―You’re so impatient… … You jumped in even though I didn’t tell you everything?

‘You probably didn’t want to break up with me. I understand why you’re so angry even though I didn’t explain everything.’

– So what’s the plan? There’s chaos at sea right now, so we have to do it quickly.

‘why?’

―The kids from the sea are telling us… … Many of our friends at sea are sick. Many are dying.

Phew―

‘The succession ceremony. I have to do it now. I’ll ask Windy.’