Farming Druid - Chapter 96



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096. Can I get some comfort?

The wind blew hard.

The tree and Haneum in the field frowned at the dust and covered their noses.

As soon as I approached, my grandmother’s face appeared before my eyes.

“Han-eum-ah.”

Han-eum answered her grandmother’s call in a bewildered manner.

“yes-.”

“I want you to keep what’s going to happen from now on a secret.”

“…yes.”

Taak-

With a snap of fingers, Haneum’s eyes became owl eyes.

Where the grandmother had stood, a white-skinned woman with green hair stood.

The woman opened her mouth and looked at the tree.

“Tree―. Grandma’s explanation wasn’t enough.”

“I acted hastily without listening properly.”

“Take those seeds in your hand. Haneum, step back a little.”

“Oh, yes. Yes.”

Haneum stepped back, unable to take her eyes off her grandmother.

As the grandmother told him, the tree picked up the seeds that had been thrown away and held them in both hands.

The weight was heavy.

Let’s look at the tree holding the seeds with both hands.

With a graceful gesture, the grandmother made a wooden cane appear, slightly taller than her.

[Blue daffodil, plant growing in the deep sea strata. Hear my voice and sprout right here and now.]

As she spoke, the grandmother brought the head of her cane to the seed.

Okay then.

The sprouts emerged with the sound of seeds cracking open.

bang-

The grandmother hit the ground hard with her cane.

The tree and Haneum returned to their original appearance as the grandmother they knew.

The tree was startled when it saw this and called out to the old woman.

“Ha, Grandma―”

“It’ll be okay.”

Wheeeeeeing―

As the wind blew, the sprouts from the seeds gradually began to grow longer.

He was staggering around as if he was looking for something.

The vine touched the tree’s hand.

The grandmother saw this and spoke to the tree.

“Don’t be surprised and stay still.”

The tree nodded at the grandmother’s words.

Whiriliririk―

It climbed up the tree’s arms very quickly.

At the same time, something huge was seen landing lightly next to the grandmother.

“I, that… … .”

At Haneum’s surprised voice, the tree also looked next to the grandmother.

It was a whale.

It was the carcass of a minke whale, a large whale that died

The grandmother led a vine that grew from the tree’s seeds to the minke whale carcass.

At the grandmother’s gesture, the vines quickly began to wrap around the whale.

The vines that the grandmother had been leading began to turn black and absorb the dead whales.

Let it absorb to some extent.

Changes began to occur in the seeds.

The tree saw that and just laughed.

‘It wasn’t my grandmother who absorbed the nutrients. I feel a little sorry for my grandmother… ‘

The tree looked at the grandmother.

Grandmother’s gaze was on the seeds.

Thump- thump-

The seeds, which had been transparent blue with sound, began to change color to dark green.

“Tree—this vine will entangle you… …but don’t be alarmed.”

At the grandmother’s words, the tree nodded with a pout.

I felt relieved because my grandmother looked so peaceful.

The tree showed a relieved expression.

The grandmother pointed to the tree with her index and middle fingers.

At the same time, the vines that had been wrapping around the tree’s arms began to climb up quickly and loosely wrap themselves around the tree’s entire body.

The old woman, who had noticed that vines had grown around the tree, opened her mouth in a slightly hoarse voice.

“Tree―. It must hurt a lot. It must really hurt a lot, but… … Hold on.”

As soon as my grandmother finished speaking.

The loose vines tightened their hold on the tree’s entire body and dug into it mercilessly.

Kkaaaaaaahh …

The tree screamed as if it was going to tear apart.

The vines wrapped around the tree began to dig into my skin.

Choaaat―

Blood spurted everywhere.

The vines wrapped around the tree made a small sound.

Drumroll- Drumroll-

It grew in size and became round, making a heartbeat.

Haneum opened her mouth wide, her jaw dropping.

Let’s stretch out our hand and try to approach the tree.

A cane appeared in front of Haneum.

Haneum turned her gaze.

The grandmother was holding a cane and blocking the way.

“Han-eum-ah. Just… just watch.”

My grandmother’s tone of voice was calm.

Haneum, who noticed that the look in his eyes was filled with worry and regret, stepped back.

Grandmother’s gaze was directed towards the seeds.

The color was gradually becoming lighter.

The whale’s body had already disappeared without a trace.

The grandmother reached out to the seeds.

A vine grew from the seed and climbed up around the grandmother’s arm.

The grandmother stroked the vines and sang quietly.

“Everything will be okay.”

* * *

It was extremely painful when the vines dug through.

My body felt like it was being torn apart and ripped to pieces by the vines that were digging into my entire body.

Screamed.

The tree was left with a pain thousands of times worse than a headache, forcing it to lose consciousness.

“Everything will be okay.”

When your mind is hazy.

I heard my grandmother’s voice.

At some point there was no pain.

I felt something flowing in.

It felt warm, yet affectionate, pitiful, yet sad.

I heard my grandmother’s voice in my head.

‘Tree―. Humans, animals, and plants are all born in nature and return to nature. We call this ‘cycle’. This cycle has continued from the moment the Earth was born until now. Now, bless the newborn guardian… . . ‘

Grandmother’s voice faded and stopped.

‘Grandma… … I didn’t hear the last part very well… … .’

Drumroll- Drumroll-

I could hear a heart beating somewhere.

It was such a peaceful and pleasant sound.

Just like in my mother’s arms.

It was warm and comforting to think of safety.

Drumroll- Drumroll-

* * *

Haneum couldn’t believe what she was seeing in front of her eyes.

Drumroll- Drumroll-

While listening to the sound of a heartbeat coming from inside.

I looked at my grandmother.

“Do you have any questions?”

The grandmother said, looking at the wooden ball that had turned round.

“What the heck is this? Where did the tree go… … What happened a little while ago… … .”

When Haneum asked.

The grandmother turned her gaze to Haneum.

“Have you heard from the trees? About being ‘the guardians of nature’.”

“… Uh. Is it like a Druid?”

“Oh! Where did you hear the word Druid?”

Grandma’s eyes were filled with curiosity.

“There’s a genre novel called that, and it also appears in the game.”

“I see. That would be easy to say. The moment the tree is reborn here, it becomes a being that is both human and non-human. Just like I was.”

“… … .”

“If you become the successor, all the illnesses you had as a human will disappear. Just for this reason, I had to make the tree my successor. Do you know how heartbreaking it was to watch your grandchild lose his parents and become ill?”

Grandma had a sad smile on her face.

Haneum knew that smile and those eyes.

It was the way guardians looked at patients at the hospital.

Those eyes that are so pitiful and pitiful that I don’t know what to do.

Grandma knew.

“Han-eum-i’s arrival caused Grandma’s plans to change a little. So she tried to talk honestly to the tree and ask for its cooperation.”

The grandmother paused for a moment, stroking the vine ball as she continued.

“This guy lost his temper and left.”

“Did the tree pop out while you were listening to your grandmother’s explanation?”

“Well―. I think there was a misunderstanding… … .”

-You didn’t explain it properly, Grandma.

Haneum was startled by the voice coming from within the vines.

Drumroll- Drumroll-

“How are you feeling?”

A light laugh was heard at the grandmother’s question.

-If I leave here, will I no longer be human?

“No― I am your grandson and a citizen of the Republic of Korea. And so is your grandmother.”

-I see, Haneum.

Han-eum was a little surprised by her friend’s voice coming from inside the vine’s sphere, but she answered.

“Uh—why.”

-Are you my friend no matter what I look like?

“What are you talking about, you crazy bastard?”

– Really? Then could you bring me some clothes from my room?

“Huh? Huh.”

―If you’re going to do it, underwear too… … .

“Okay.”

Haneum ran into the house to get clothes at the tree’s request.

I guess the sound came from inside the building.

-Grandma. I’m sorry for the misunderstanding.

“No—Grandma’s explanation was very lacking.”

-It’s my fault for not listening properly.

“… … .”

The grandmother realized that her grandson was all grown up.

The tree in the sphere was embarrassed by the grandmother’s apple.

‘It’s my fault for not listening properly… Ugh… I feel like an idiot.’

The tree looked down at its hand.

It was a difficult looking hand.

When I came to my senses.

How surprised I was when I realized I was underwater.

I was struggling for breath.

I was amazed to realize that I could breathe underwater.

Around that time.

It appeared to be connected to the belly button.

That moment.

The tree realized that it was floating in amniotic fluid.

A rumbling sound was heard.

Listen carefully.

I realized that it was Haneum and her grandmother.

I put my ear to the wall and listened to their conversation.

-Did the tree pop out while you were listening to your grandmother’s explanation?

―Well―. I think there was a misunderstanding… … .

The tree was momentarily moved by the words of the grandmother.

“You didn’t explain it properly, Grandma.”

The grandmother’s voice heard from outside was warm.

It was a voice of relief, with worries gone.

It was a moment when I understood my grandmother’s feelings.

It seems that he thought that this method through the succession ceremony was the only way to cure his illness.

Sigh-

Grandma understood.

I thought to myself, what a supreme love this is.

I felt the grandmother’s love for her grandchild, who was not a parent but a grandson, and wanted to heal her.

When this sphere breaks and goes out, we will officially become the guardians of nature.

The tree was a little scared.

I also wondered how I had changed.

‘I feel like an office worker about to start work for the first time… … .’

I ended up chuckling at the thought that he was nervous.

Shar-shar-

I looked down at the area where the sound came from.

The umbilical cord-like thing attached to the belly button broke off and fell off.

The tree, which had touched various parts of its body, smiled faintly.

‘It’s a human body.’

When I was caught in the vines, I screamed in pain without realizing it as it was torn and torn to pieces.

Jjajak- Jjajak-

As the sound of the vines breaking was heard, the tree crouched down.

Because I had no intention of showing my naked, natural body to my friends and grandmother.

Choaaaak―

After all the water has drained out of the bowl.

The wooden sphere fell away like a lotus flower opening.

The feeling of the wind blowing.

I felt the warmth of the sun shining on my skin.

Sarak-

There was a hand covering my body.

It was my grandmother.

My grandmother covered my body with a large towel.

“My puppy. You’ve worked hard.”

Let’s get up from our seats and cover our natural bodies with a towel.

Haneum held out her clothes.

“Okay— put it on.”

“thank you.”

Haneum noticed a slight change in the tree’s voice.

Although it was good as usual, I noticed that the voice had changed to something more pleasant to listen to.

“How are you feeling?”

The tree answered Haneum’s question with a smile.

“Do you feel like you’ve been reborn?”

“Thank goodness I don’t have to get sick.”

“I don’t know about that… … .”

The tree looked at the grandmother.

After getting dressed.

I looked at my grandmother quietly.

Wrinkled face and hands.

The years were sculpting her.

I know that this image is not my real grandmother’s.

I now know that it was the form I had been using to be with you in human form.

“Grandma―.”

The grandmother smiled at the tree’s call.

“Is our tree mature now?”

“… How far is Pohang Iron and Steel Company from here?”

Taaak―

The tree twisted its body at the sudden pain it felt on its back.

“Didn’t I tell you not to make old jokes, you punk?”

“Ahhh— it hurts! Stop hitting me.”

Haneum’s lips corners slightly went up.

Now my friend the tree guy will never get sick again.

I saw an amazing sight, but I know that even if I told it, no one would believe me.

I thought as I watched the old woman hitting the tree on the back.

‘Can I feel a little better now?’