I Thought It Was a Healing Farming Game - Chapter 62

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I thought this was supposed to be a relaxing farming game.
Chapter 62

Fluffy Cloud Sofa
Autumn Dish Cabinet

The cloud-shaped sky-blue sofa looked like it would feel exactly like sitting on a cloud.
The warm wooden dish cabinet seemed to match our house’s dishes beautifully too.

Flower Pattern Carpet
Ceiling Pendant Light

Beyond those, there was a cute little flower-shaped carpet and a pendant light that emitted a soft glow.
“They’re all so pretty…….”
Everything was something I wanted to bring into my home.

Working Broom
Price: 100 corn
Sweeps away dust on its own every morning.

“Wow. This one even cleans on its own.”
The further I scrolled, the more items I fell in love with. The problem was that the prices climbed right along with my enthusiasm.
‘Three hundred corn…….’
When I harvested all the corn I’d planted, how many would I have?
I calculated frantically in my head before asking the Corn Merchant.
“How much longer will you be here?”
“From summer when corn is in season, until autumn begins. I come here every year.”
“Ah…….”
“What’s wrong?”
“All the items are so pretty that I’m worried I won’t be able to afford them.”
“Don’t worry about that. I’ll be visiting again next year anyway.”
The merchant smiled leisurely at that.
I scrolled through the item list again.
As I went further back in the pages, increasingly expensive paintings appeared one after another.

Flower Still Life Painting
Price: 1,000 corn

Sea and Sunrise Painting
Price: 2,000 corn

Creation of Node
Price: 5,000 corn

The moment I saw the price tags, all sense of appreciation vanished.
‘I’ll aim for next year.’
It was right as I flipped to the last page that a white fountain, glittering like a jewel, caught my eye.
“Wow.”
If I placed this fountain in front of the cottage with its green grass, and even floated flowers on the water, how beautiful would it be?
Just thinking about it made my heart leap.
With excitement, I checked the price tag.

White Crystal Fountain
Price: 3,000 corn

“Three thousand…….”
My mind was racing with calculations.
To harvest three thousand ears, I’d need a vegetable garden of at least three hundred square meters.
‘I’d be growing corn all summer long!’
Rationally speaking, this summer I should only buy small decorative pieces.
The fountain could wait until next year, or the year after.
I knew that, but…….
‘Ah. It’s just too beautiful!’
Once the fountain had caught my eye, it refused to leave my mind.
Badly enough that…….
Ssshhh—
Even when making tamagoyaki for lunch.
‘If I laid grass in the yard, it would look perfect with it.’
Even when making butter at the ranch.
‘I could polish it every day and keep it sparkling.’
Even while reading in Kaies’s study room.
‘How should I arrange the surroundings to make the fountain stand out more…….’
Snap.
Kaies flicked his finger.
I snapped back to reality to find a teacup thrust in front of my face.
“My arm’s aching, princess.”
Only then did I realize Kaies had been holding out the teacup for quite some time.
“Oh! I’m so sorry!”
“I call, but you don’t hear. What are you daydreaming about so hard?”
“I was just thinking about something…….”
“What?”
“Oh, it’s nothing.”
Kaies leaned his face close and peered at me as though trying to read my thoughts.
“What scheme are you cooking up?”
“A scheme? I was just thinking about the fountain.”
“The fountain? The one in the Village Center?”
“Oh, no. There’s a different fountain being sold. Let me describe it to you…….”
I marshaled every descriptive phrase I could think of to paint a vivid picture of the fountain’s appearance.
I wanted to convey to Kaies just how magnificent the thing truly was.
“I see. So what you’re saying is——”
“Yes.”
“You fell for it at first sight?”
Kaies’s assessment was blunt and straightforward.
“Exactly.”
“A fountain. Is that from the Corn Merchant?”
“That’s right! Have you bought things from there before?”
“If something catches my eye, sometimes.”
“What sort of things do you like?”
He leaned back in his chair opposite me, falling silent for a moment in thought.
“Clean, simple, intuitive things.”
“I see.”
“And you?”
“Me? I prefer cute, lovely things.”
“That’s a shame.”
“Why?”
Kaies rested his chin on his hand and spoke without inflection.
“None of that comes close to my taste.”
I blinked at him while still holding my book, then jumped to my feet almost reflexively to protest.
“That can’t be right. I know you’d like them too!”
“Oh? What for?”
“Well…… even when everyone was standoffish at first, you looked after me, and even though you act calculating, you’re always thoughtful. I know you’re a warm person underneath.”
I rattled off Kaies’s merits and smiled with satisfaction.
He looked at me with surprise for a moment, then let one corner of his mouth lift slightly.
“You’re quite naive, aren’t you. Our little princess.”
“What? Why. What about me?”
“Just… everything.”
He’d complimented me, but then called me naïve out of nowhere. What did he mean by that?
Kaies’s cat-like eyes stared directly at me.
“It means I like you.”

Kaies’s Affinity +30

“Really?!”
Getting Kaies to say he liked me wasn’t easy.
I felt so giddy on the way home that my face tingled the whole way back.
That night, just before sleep, I pulled out my Information Notebook for the first time in a while.
‘Huh? Why did the affinity go up so much?’
I hadn’t really tried to court anyone in particular, yet somehow I’d grown closer to everyone naturally.
I stared at the notebook for a long time, then drifted off to sleep with a contented feeling.

A few days later, the day to harvest corn arrived.
I cut down the corn with my Reinforced Sickle and let out a long sigh.
‘All right. Let’s give up on the fountain.’
No matter how badly you want something, you have to know when to let go of your desires in the face of reality.
‘There’ll be other chances anyway. Once I sell this harvest, I’ll have plenty of money left over even if I buy other furniture and decorations.’
I set aside twenty-five of the freshly harvested corn cobs and loaded them onto a cart.
Then I visited the Corn Merchant on the day he was scheduled to come.
“Hello there!”

Animal Ear Headband
Price: 5 corn

What I wanted to buy were five Animal Ear Headbands.
At five corn each, they were easy to gift to the villagers without feeling like too much.
I picked the types I’d thought about beforehand one by one, then casually browsed through the other items.
I’d planned to buy the gifts and leave right away, but my hand kept scrolling through the catalog.
‘Maybe I’ll just… look around?’
In the end, I flipped all the way to the last page.

White Crystal Fountain
Price: 3,000 corn

The moment I saw the fountain, a gasp escaped me without thinking.
“It’s beautiful!”
My resolve to give up crumbled instantly, and my heart wavered helplessly.
‘How on earth am I supposed to get this fountain?’
I wanted to tear my hair out.
I barely managed to turn away and stopped by the Village Hall.
As I rustled through wrapping up the Animal Ear Headbands to distribute to the villagers, the moment I sealed the package, I finally made my decision.
‘Do it!’
If it’s going to keep coming to mind like this, then I shouldn’t give up—I should give it my absolute best shot.
I’d have to plant nothing but corn all summer long.
Only corn!

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“Young mistress, young master. A gift from Miel has arrived.”
“A gift?”
Yu Eun, who’d been playing with a doll, scampered to the door and received the gift box.
Then, dragging her dress hem, she approached Eun Yu.
“Miel sent us a gift.”
“A gift?”
Eun Yu, who’d been bouncing a doll on the floor, looked up.
“Did she draw us a picture like last time?”
“Let’s open it.”
The Twins carelessly tossed their dolls to the floor and sat side by side with the gift box between them.
The pair stared at the gift like hunting cats, then tore open the wrapping with their fingernails in quick, eager scratches.
When the Twins discovered the headband inside, they settled at once, as though they’d never been wild at all.
Each of them picked up a headband and looked at the other.
Black cat ears perched atop each band.
In the next moment, both of them slipped the headbands on simultaneously.
As the black ears twitched upright, the Twins’ eyes widened in perfect circles.

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