Farming Druid - Chapter 97



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097. There is something to be done.

As I watched the grandmother and grandson talking properly(?), I thought back to a little while ago.

I looked at the tree holding the water tank filled with water brought from the sea at dawn, furious and grumbling.

“Get out of my way.”

I had no choice but to step aside because his voice was full of anger.

‘What the hell is going on? What did you talk about with Grandma…?’

Haneum followed the tree into the field.

Choaaat―

Haneum’s eyes sank as she saw the seeds in the tank being thrown onto the floor.

‘I’m so pissed… … .’

Elementary school days.

When a tree gets angry, it first falls down and looks around.

He was a child who didn’t get angry easily and had a lot of patience.

He was the kind of guy who would stay still even when the schoolgirls braided and twisted his short hair.

Then, I realized what the rage trigger switch was.

‘Family story.’

Those days when I was reckless.

The working class of adults had become the class of children.

In the case of the father of the tree.

He was a breeder.

Haneum had seen the father of the tree.

‘It was like a young tree growing into an adult tree.’

Is it similar to what it looks like now?

Looking at the back of the tree, he thought of his father.

Adults think that elementary school kids don’t know anything.

Children are surprisingly clever and thoughtful.

Children who knew that the ranks of adults were their own would bully people with their ‘stinging tongues’.

Among them, the girl who was bullied the most was the tree.

The tree just harasses or not.

Because I was in that position, the kids who were bullying me just fell off on their own.

Just once.

“I went to the zoo a while ago. I saw a tree dad! He was a zookeeper. The tiger was in the man’s arms and was roaring… … .”

When the girl speaks, the tree’s ears turn slightly red and its eyes shine.

The words of the boy who had been bullying me every day suddenly interjected.

“Being a zookeeper isn’t a job that pays well. Is cleaning animal poop really your job?”

That moment.

The pencil case was stuck in the child’s forehead.

Kwadak- Aaaah-

Naturally, the child’s forehead had a bump on it.

“You—you piece of shit, I’m going to tell your mother about this!”

After that happened.

The tree’s parents had been called to the school.

The father of the child who had been hit in the forehead had been cursing and swearing at the parents of the tree a lot.

Since that day.

Strange things started to happen.

All kinds of animals and insects began to harass the boy with the bump on his forehead.

A snake suddenly appears in a residential area where there is nothing, startling you.

A cat suddenly jumps into a child’s face, scratches him, and runs away.

It started happening more and more often that the dog would rush at me as if it was going to bite me.

Similar incidents occurred near the courthouse and lawyer’s office where the child’s parents attended.

It was by chance that Haneum learned of this incident.

The teacher said that the child was hospitalized.

He said he was bitten by a dog and then a snake and ended up in the hospital.

Turt-

I asked the tree that was swaying loudly.

“what’s the matter?”

The tree turned over in a water tank was made into a chair and sat on.

His gaze traveled around the field and I opened my mouth in a dumbfounded manner.

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

I was dumbfounded by what the tree said.

How do seeds feed people?

Ah, I guess it’s possible, since there are carnivorous plants.

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

“Do you know what this seed is?”

The seeds he showed me.

It was a slightly dark and transparent seed that grew to the size of an adult’s fist.

Just looking at it gave me a crystal-like feeling.

I shook my head as if I 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. Am I getting 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.”

It was strange to see my friend angry.

Seeing him sigh and calmly settle down, it seemed like it was because of a bomb in his head.

A tumor in the frontal lobe behind the eye changed the person 180 degrees.

In addition, the illness I had recently suffered from also caused me to act very rashly.

In my head, that is.

I understood because it hurt.

I suddenly wondered.

I was very curious about how my grandmother healed trees through something called ‘seungsik’.

The wind blew while I was with the cold tree.

When dirt gets into your eyes and you squint your eyes slightly.

I saw the old woman in the tree approaching.

“Han-eum-ah.”

There was something resolute in my grandmother’s voice.

I answered in a bewildered manner.

“yes-.”

Then the grandmother issued a gag order about what was going to happen next.

I was shocked after my grandmother snapped her fingers.

‘Wow, sir.’

A woman of exceptional beauty with long, rich green hair that reached down to her waist was standing where my grandmother had been.

‘Really? Grandma?’

I quickly shut my mouth, thinking that it was opening on its own.

“Tree, Grandma—your explanation wasn’t enough.”

Let’s hear what they call a tree.

Haneum was surprised.

I realized that the green-haired woman standing in front of me was my grandmother.

‘Oh my god. Really? Was that a Druid?’

There was more to be surprised about.

Grandma told the tree to catch the seeds.

The tree took the seed without saying a word.

Then, vines were seen climbing up the tree’s body at a rapid pace.

‘No – wait a minute. Am I dreaming?’

I pinched the ball.

Wheeing―

A cool breeze brushed Haneum’s forehead.

A huge creature landed next to my grandmother and came into view.

It was stiff as death, but it seemed to be descending lightly like the wind.

“I, that… … .”

I was so surprised.

It was a minke whale, one of the largest whales in the world, belonging to the large whale family.

Haneum was very curious as to why the whale had suddenly appeared.

‘What on earth are you trying to do?’

I saw an old woman holding a vine and pulling it towards the whale.

The vines wrapped around the whale as if it were a living creature.

The whale quickly deflated like a balloon.

I whistled inwardly.

‘Wow – is this fantasy or reality?’

Haneum, who had been staring at the tree, realized that something was strange.

I just realized that the seeds I was holding had changed color.

‘No way. Could it be that the seed absorbed the whale carcass?’

Haneum’s thoughts were soon interrupted by the tree’s scream.

Kkaaaah― Aah―

A shrill scream.

Haneum looked up at the vines in surprise.

“I am a tree―.”

Blood splattered everywhere.

I was so surprised that I went up to the vine and tried to free it.

?!!

Something was blocking it.

Looking down, I saw that it was the cane my grandmother was holding.

Grandma’s eyes were stern.

And then he quickly shook his head.

He meant not to disturb me.

‘Whew – what the heck is going on?’

A strange sound began to come into Haneum’s ears.

It’s like a heartbeat.

Drumroll- Drumroll-

The vine that had engulfed the tree soon began to grow into a round sphere.

How big would it be?

I heard my grandmother sigh lightly.

I was curious, so I pointed to the ball with my hand and asked.

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

Let’s ask a question.

Grandma looked at me.

I realized once again that it was truly a dazzling beauty that was almost blinding.

‘Wow, the tree’s good looks were inherited from my grandmother.’

While I’m thinking about something else for a moment.

The grandmother put her index finger on her chin, thought about something, and then opened her mouth.

“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?”

My grandmother explained this and that to me.

‘That tree vine acts as a giant womb, and the tree inside is reborn as a new being… … What if it’s a perfect transformation… …?!’

Haneum was a little bit hopeful.

I thought that the tree that would come out of that wooden womb would be very healthy.

-You didn’t explain it properly, Grandma.

The voice of the tree was heard.

It was a more attractive voice than the one I always heard.

The tree and the old woman were having a conversation.

―… …Han Eum-ah.

The sound of the tree calling brought me back to my senses.

“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.”

According to my friend’s words, I was able to bring clothes and towels.

The corners of my mouth went up automatically when I thought of my friend who would no longer be sick.

We were close friends, but since he always had a bad expression when we met, I couldn’t ask him to do anything with me.

‘Now we can travel together… … .’

Honestly, I was happy with the tree.

The reason Haneum liked trees was because of his personality, but he also liked trees that worked hard.

Thanks to that effort, I was able to advance to medical school and gain a lot of insight while working as a doctor.

As a friend, the tree was always hard-working, thoughtful, steady, and sincere.

Thanks to that, I learned a lot.

“It’s here… … .”

Haneum gathered the tree’s clothes and a large bath towel and headed back to the field.

“Are you here? Give me the towel.”

“Yes – here.”

Let’s give Grandma a bath towel.

Choaaaak―

Red water poured out first from a sphere made of vines.

Crackle— Crackle—

The vine’s sphere split and spread open like lotus petals.

Among them.

I laughed when I saw the crouching tree.

Although her skin was still close to white, it looked lively.

“Thank you for your hard work.”

The tree seemed to smile at the grandmother’s words.

The tree wrapped in a bath towel quickly got dressed.

“Han-eum-ah―.”

I looked up at the tree’s call.

She had a beautiful smile that could be called a refreshing smile.

‘Oh my gosh, I’m an X-god for thinking that guy’s smile was pretty.’

“why?”

“Thank you for packing my clothes.”

“Don’t mention it… … .”

Haneum shrugged.

I thought as I looked at the affectionate backs of the grandmother and grandson.

‘Can I feel a little more comfortable now?’

* * *

“Oh, Hannamu. How do you feel about being born again?”

Haneum kept asking, grumbling, what was making her feel good.

“Okay. Okay. Don’t ask me how many times. You can take the test again tomorrow when you go up to Seoul.”

“uh-”

There was a reason why Haneum kept asking.

I knew I was wondering if there was a time bomb in my head or not.

“You two. Step away for a moment.”

Percussion –

The old woman put down a small table in front of the tree and Haneum and said.

“Tree―. As a guardian, you have work to do.”