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nSejun’s hand tightly gripped the fish, which struggled and opened its mouth wide to attack Sejun, then clamped down hard.

nSnap! Snap!

nSharp teeth clashed, making a sharp sound. Each time, Sejun held on tighter, fearing that if he lost his grip, he might lose a finger.

nSejun held the fish tightly and ran to the spot below the hole in the ceiling where the fire was. Meanwhile, the fish, which had been fiercely resisting, began to breathe faster, and its body went limp.

nUpon reaching the fire, Sejun carefully laid down a single green onion leaf on the ground. He carefully placed the fish on the leaf and covered it with another green onion leaf.

nAnd then

nSwoosh.

nHe tore the green onion leaves to the thickness of a finger to use them as strings, wrapped the fish in two pieces of the torn leaves in a cross shape, and tied them together.

n“I hope this tastes amazing.’”

nSejun carefully placed the fish wrapped in green onion leaves in the center of the fire pit.

nAnd then

n“······”

nHe waited.

nHe watched for a long time.

nSniff sniff.

n“Ah, it smells great.”

nThe rich, oily scent melted into the rising steam and began to fill the cave.

nHe remembered his childhood. When his mother was preparing a meal, the smell of food would spread from the kitchen and take over the entire house.

nWhen he came home after school and the smell filled the house, his mood would lift if it was one of his favorite side dishes. Back then, even the waiting time before eating was happy.

nGurgle.

nA noise interrupted Sejun’s thoughts. He was hungry, but he held back. He was determined to fill his empty stomach with something delicious.

nGurgle.

n“Hold on just a bit longer. I’ll put something really delicious in you.”

nSejun consoled his stomach and patiently waited. He waited for it to be completely cooked.

nAnd when the scent became deeper and richer

n“I can’t wait any longer! I can’t stand it!”

nSejun used the dried, hardened green onion leaves to remove the grilled fish wrapped in palm leaves from the fire.

nHe carefully untied the knot that held the green onion leaves together.

nWhoosh.

nWhen he untied the string and removed the green onion leaves, a dense aroma of fish mixed with the scent of green onion leaves spread.

n“Wow!”

nSejun marveled at the sight of the moist, glistening fish.

nGulp.

nSejun folded the fish in half, tore off a piece of protruding flesh, and put it in his mouth.

n“Um…!”

nIt was perfectly cooked. There was no fishy taste, and the chewy texture was felt as soon as he bit into it, with the savory flavor spreading in his mouth the more he chewed.

n‘Amazing!!!’

nGobble gobble.

nSejun devoured the fish in a frenzy.

n“Huh, I finished it already?!”

nSejun looked at the fish with only bones left and wore a crestfallen expression.

nAt that moment

nPeep…

nPeep…

nA sound of disappointment came from the side. Sejun wasn’t the only one disappointed.

n“Huh?”

nSejun looked at the source of the sound, and the rabbit couple was wearing a lost expression as they stared at the fish bones left.

n‘No way?!’

nNo, it couldn’t be… rabbits eating fish!

nBut on second thought, the rabbit couple preferred to roast and eat the leaves like Sejun.

n“Do you guys eat meat too?”

nSejun asked.

nPeep!

nAs if to say they also just found out now, the rabbit couple simultaneously turned their heads. They seemed annoyed that Sejun had eaten it all by himself.

n“Sorry, I didn’t know you guys eat meat too…”

nSejun scratched his head and got up to go to the pond. He intended to catch a fish. The number of fish in the pond had increased since the last time he saw them.

n“But where are they coming from?”

nAs Sejun examined the pond with a torch, he noticed a small hole about the size of a hand in the corner of the pond.

n“Huh?”

nA fish entered through the hole at that moment. 𝘳𝑎.𝗇t

n“Ah, they’re coming in through that hole.”

nIt seemed they were attracted to the light of the torch. Sejun finally figured out where the fish were coming from.

nUnconsciously, Sejun brought the torch closer to the pond to take a closer look.

nSplash!

nA fish jumped towards the torch, opening its mouth.

n“Huh?!”

nWhoosh.

nSejun quickly lifted the torch to avoid the fish.

nSnap!

nThe fish bit the air.

nSplash.

nThe fish that failed to hunt returned to the water.

n“What’s going on?”

nSejun cautiously brought the torch close to the water again.

nSplash! Splash!

nThe fish jumped up to hunt the torch.

nWhoosh.

nSejun lifted the torch to avoid them.

nSnap! Snap!

nSplash. Splash.

nThe fish failed to hunt again and returned to the water.

n“Aha.”

nSejun realized what the fish were reacting to. The fish would jump when they saw the torch moving near the surface, thinking it was prey. .𝒎

nNow that he knew how to make the fish jump, catching them was easy.

nSejun shook the torch near the pond.

nSplash!

nA fish opened its mouth and jumped towards the torch.

n‘Here it comes!’

nSejun focused on the movement of the fish. And when the fish reached its highest point and was about to fall back down,

n‘Now!’

nThwack!

nSejun swung the torch at the rising fish, knocking it out of the pond and onto the ground. The fallen fish writhed to breathe.

nIn the meantime,

nThwack! Thwack!

nSejun sent two more fish to the ground.

nHolding the three fish that had stopped breathing, he approached the fire pit.

nSqueak!

nSqueak-squeak!

nThe rabbit couple cheered for Sejun as if they were never upset, sending him admiring gazes.

n“Ahem.”

nSejun’s shoulders straightened. At that moment, he felt like a hero.

nSqueak!

nSqueak!

nThe male rabbit brought some green onion leaves and volunteered to help with the cooking.

nRustle. Rustle.

nNext to them, the female rabbit tore the green onion leaves into small pieces to make strings.

n“It’s done.”

nSejun spoke as he placed the third fish on the fire. All that was left was to wrap the fish in green onion leaves and tie them up, so the cooking process can be started quickly.

nAnd again, they waited happy.

nOn the 11th day of being trapped in the tower, Sejun and the rabbit couple filled their bellies with fish and went to sleep.

nBeep-beep-beep. Beep-beep-beep.

nJune 19th, 6 a.m.

nIt was the morning of the 41st day of being trapped in the tower.

n“Let’s get moving!”

nSejun woke up and approached the pond. However, there was now an additional small pond next to the old one, which hadn’t been there before.

nIn order to avoid the fish’s attacks, a small faucet-like water stream was connected next to the pond. Sejun washed his face and fetched water from there.

nSplish! Splash!

nSejun washed his face and went to the field. In the field, centered around Sejun’s designated rock, there were green onions in the front, cherry tomatoes that had grown to the height of Sejun’s knees on the left, and sprouts of sweet potatoes on the right.

nFinally, the long-awaited sweet potato sprouts appeared. All the crops Sejun had planted on the first day of the crisis had safely taken root at the top.

n“I’m proud.”

nA lot had happened in the meantime.

nOn the 32nd day of being trapped in the tower, a Blue Moon appeared again. With that, Sejun realized that the Blue Moon cycle on the floor he was on was 30 days.

nAnd a few days ago, In their burrow. Mrs. Rabbit gave birth to six babies, and the family grew.

nPeep! Peep!

nAs the energetic cries of the baby rabbits came from inside the burrow, Daddy Rabbit busily started watering the green onion leaves.

n“I have to prepare breakfast.”

nSeeing the busy rabbit couple, Sejun wanted to help them.

nSnap! Snap!

nHe broke off 10 green onion leaves and put them on the fire, and the rest were laid on the ground to dry.

nThen he approached the pond and waved the torch from side to side over the water.

nSplash! Splash!

nThe fish that jumped up to hunt the torchlight. Sejun swung the torch towards them.

nThump!

nToday, luckily, it was a one-hit-kill.

nFlutter, flutter.

nHe covered two fish with green onion leaves, tied them with stems, and put them on the fire.

nIn the meantime, he took out the well-cooked green onions and ate them.

n“It’s comforting to have something warm inside.”

nAfter eating the cooked green onions, Sejun watered the crops and spent some time staring blankly.

nSniff, sniff.

nA delicious smell began to spread.

nTap. Tap.

nSejun began to cut the strings that tied the fish wrapped in leaves as he took them out of the fire. Just then, the husband rabbit came out of the burrow, wobbling.

n“Rabbit!”

nSejun called the Daddy Rabbit.

nPeep…

nThe husband rabbit seemed to be tired from parenting, his response lacked energy.

n“Share this with your wife.”

nPeep.

nThe moved husband rabbit hurriedly took the fish and went into the burrow.

nHowever,

nPeep!

nPeep!

nAs the baby rabbits woke up, the rabbit couple could only eat the fish after a while.

nBeep-beep. Beep-beep.

nJune 19, 5:00 AM

nOn the 50th day of the crisis, the smartphone rang the alarm for the last time and died.

nFortunately, the rabbits woke up precisely at 5 AM and went to bed at 7 PM. It seemed that there would be no change of the time difference due to the continuous daylight if they followed the rabbits’ daily rhythm.

n“You did well.”

nSejun put the dead smartphone in his bag with the already dead laptop.

nAt that time,

nPeep!!

nPeep!

nThe rabbit couple, who seemed to have become familiar with parenting by now, came out of the burrow and greeted him.

n“Uh, good morning.”

nSwoosh.

nSwish, swish.

nWhile the husband rabbit watered the crops with a watering can and the wife rabbit cut the green onion leaves,

nThump!

nThump!

nSejun caught fish from the pond.

nThen holding the caught fish, he went to the fire and wrapped the fish in leaves and put them in the fire. The wife rabbit took out the roasted green onions, beautifully arranged them on the leaves, and handed them to Sejun before going back into the burrow with her husband.

nThey went inside to prepare breakfast for their babies.

nMunch. Munch.

nAs he satisfied his hunger by eating the green onion,

n“Huh?!”

nSejun noticed a small yellow flower blooming at the end of a cherry tomato branch.

nHe remembered what he had read on the internet. If there were no bees or wind, pollination wouldn’t happen.

nThere was a gentle breeze in the cave, but Sejun decided to make sure pollination took place by carefully rubbing the flower with the fishbone.

n‘Please work. Please work.’

nSejun pollinated the flower with his earnest heart.

n*****

n“Let’s get moving!”

nAs soon as Sejun got up, he approached the rock wall of the cave.

nAnd

nSwoosh.

nHe used a fishbone to etch a line on the rock wall.

nNext to it, there were two vertical lines and ten lines above.

nIt had been 61 days since getting trapped in the tower. He had been recording the date like this since the smartphone battery died.

n‘It’s already been 61 days…’

nJust as Sejun’s mood began to sink, the cave became noisy.

nBeep! Beep! Baby!

nAs morning came, the baby rabbits came out of the burrow one after another, following their parents.

nBeep! Beep!

nThe rabbit couple greeted Sejun in the morning and asked for help.

n“Alright. Let’s go.”

nLately, Sejun occasionally looked after the baby rabbits. It wasn’t a big deal, just making sure they didn’t go anywhere dangerous.

nWhile Sejun watched the baby rabbits, the husband rabbit watered the field, and the wife rabbit cut the leaves to prepare breakfast.

nThe baby rabbits stayed quite when given food, so the meal was peaceful. After the meal, the rabbit couple went back into the burrow with their babies.

nSejun washed his face and went to the cherry tomato field. The cherry tomato field had become a flower garden with more and more flowers blooming.

nAnd Sejun lightly shook the branches with cherry tomato flowers.

n“Please work. Please work.”

nSince there were now too many flowers to pollinate one by one, he lightly shook the branches and recited the pollination spell.

nThat’s when

n“Huh?”

nA tiny green cherry tomato, smaller than a bean, appeared between the fallen petals.

nOn the 61st day of being trapped in the tower, the green cherry tomato finally ripened.

nIt was the day before the Blue Moon.

nHello everyone, It’s my first time translating, so please let me know in the comments if you notice any mistakes in my translations. Also, I started translating after the comics came out, which are very well drawn, so please check them out too.

nComic link – realmscans.com

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