I Thought It Was a Healing Farming Game - Chapter 75

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I thought this was supposed to be a healing farming game.
75

“Ah, well…….”
I’d been craving a particular bread anyway today.
“Or maybe I should bake you a cake the next time you visit…….”
“That’s fine! Oh, but among your breads, do you happen to have…….”
Thinking of sweet garlic bread with cream cheese, I explained the ingredients and flavor to the best of my knowledge.
“Garlic bread with cream cheese…… that’s quite unusual. And sweet on top of it.”
At the unfamiliar combination, the Baker’s brow furrowed, but before I could take back my words and say it was fine anyway—
“I’ll give it a try!”
The Baker clenched his fist with determination. I spoke up in surprise.
“I didn’t mean to ask for anything, so please don’t force yourself. Really.”
“Baking the bread our customers want—that’s our job. I’ll let you know when it’s done.”
The thought that I might actually be able to eat garlic bread here lifted my spirits almost instantly.
Taking the bread bag, I pulled out one of the warm loaves and munched contentedly as I headed home.
On the way, I stopped by the Tavern.
“Please give this to Kaies.”
“Won’t you see him in person? He’s inside right now.”
“Not today. Oh, and please help yourself to one of the breads.”
After encouraging the staff member to pick one, I returned home without hesitation.
‘I’m just too tired today to chat.’
Kaies always looked exhausted, yet he’d listened to all my rambling without complaint—suddenly, I found that admirable.
At the same time, it struck me that I’d been visiting him often and probably annoying him, and I felt a pang of guilt.
‘Well, from now on, I should let Kaies rest when he looks tired.’
With that thought, I trudged wearily into my house.
The moment I stepped inside, my eyes landed on the sacks of corn I’d hauled in yesterday.
Each sack held hundreds of ears of corn.

Corn: 205
Corn: 189

“How am I going to move all of this? I need to transport it all at once before the Corn Merchant arrives.”
Even this amount had taken multiple trips between the Vegetable Garden and the house.
And there was still a considerable harvest waiting in the field.
At this rate, by the day the Corn Merchant came, the sun might set before I could even purchase the Fountain.
If only I had a transportation item…….
I racked my brain for someone who could lend me one. The only person in the Village who’d be likely to have a transportation item was Kaies, the village headman.
“If I ask Kaies and offer to pay a rental fee, wouldn’t he lend it to me?”
The moment possibility glimmered, I sent him a letter.
The reply arrived in the evening, accompanied by a Diamond-shaped Necklace enclosed with the mail.

Recipient: Miel
Cost: 10 Gold
Message: Borrow it or reject delivery. Your choice.

“Wow!”

Choice
Accept
Refuse

“10 Gold is more than fair.”
If I had to obtain or buy one myself, I’d need about 300 Gold.
I accepted the mail right away.

-10 Gold
Rental status activated for 3 days.

As I pressed the small button on the necklace, the sacks of corn whooshed inward with a sharp sound.
A gust of wind swept through, and my hair scattered behind me.
“Wow—! This is so convenient!”
Just having the labor reduced is worth living for.
Once I’d loaded all the corn I’d harvested the day before, it came to nearly a thousand ears.
‘If I harvest the remaining corn, I’ll easily fill three thousand!’
Just as I was thrilled, thinking the fountain I’d only dreamed of was drawing closer, a notification flashed before my eyes.

Kaies’s Affinity +30
Kaies’s Affinity +20

It passed quickly, but it was definitely an affinity increase message.
‘What did I do to suddenly raise his affinity?’
And not just once, but twice? Was it a glitch?
‘Maybe because I gave him bread and the rental fee came in?’
……But by Kaies’s standards, neither of those should be particularly noteworthy.
The timing of affinity increases was impossible to pin down.
The only thing that made sense was one possibility.
‘Could it be that he appreciated me not being bothersome?’
Today I hadn’t met him in person, had only handed over the bread, and communicated only by letter.
‘Hmm…….’
I thought of Kaies, who would lie down somewhere for a rest whenever he had a spare moment. It was a plausible enough reason.
‘From now on, I really should visit him in moderation.’
Now that I’d discovered this hidden side of Kaies, I’d simply have to refrain from any bothersome behavior going forward.

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A few days later, morning.

[Corn Harvest: 1,000 remaining from yesterday]
[*Corn Merchant’s visit day!]

At last.
Today was the day I would buy something special from the Corn Merchant.
With three thousand ears of corn, no less!
I opened my wardrobe with determined purpose.
Pants that would be fine with dirt on them, a thick work shirt that absorbed sweat well, sturdy shoes.
Finally, I grabbed my farming tools and set out from the house.
As I passed along the narrow path toward the field and walked between the fruit trees, a clear, refreshing voice called down from above.
“Miel!”
Hearing that cheerful voice, I instinctively stopped in my tracks.
A boy slid down from a tree on a ladder and came running toward me like a puppy, throwing his arms around me.
“Miel—!”
“Priam. Good morning!”
“Yeah. Good morning.”
The boy hugged me tightly with both arms, and the sweet scent of fruit wafted from him.
“Where are you going?”
Lifting his head slightly, he looked me in the eye from close range and asked.
“To harvest corn.”
“Want some help?”
“No, that’s all right! I’ve already harvested two thousand yesterday, and today I only need to do the remaining thousand, so it won’t take long.”
“That much corn? That would take four or five hours.”
Confident in my preparations, I proudly pulled out the farming tool I’d stored in my Inventory.

Sickle of Mass Harvest Blessed by Gods (+15 Enhancement): A miraculous sickle that cuts any crop as easily as cotton candy.

“Tada!”
“Wow.”
Priam’s eyes sparkled as he beheld the farm tool.
“Did you succeed with the enhancement?”
“Yes, it succeeded miraculously just the other day! Hehe. Yesterday I harvested everything in two hours with this and moved it all.”
“That’s incredible, Miel. To get something like this.”
The boy’s face beamed brightly as he clapped his hands together.
“Priam, if you ever need it, just say so. I’ll lend it to you!”
Since it was going to be a busy day, I promised Priam we’d talk later and hurried off to my field.
“Oh, Miel. Up and working hard this morning, aren’t you? Keep your spirits up today.”
“Thank you! Have a wonderful day yourself.”
The villagers I passed along the way spotted me and greeted me warmly.
“Miel! Do stop by the Bakery sometime! I’ve made that sweet garlic bread you wanted before!”
“Really?! I’ll definitely come by later!”
I bounced along as we talked, and soon arrived at the field.

[Miel’s Cornfield]

I passed through the nameplate and stood in the vast cornfield, its far edge lost to the horizon.
I drew out the Sickle of Mass Harvest Blessed by Gods and took a deep breath. Then I swung the sickle with all my strength.
With a sharp whistle and the rush of wind, the blade severed the stalks of corn cleanly in a sweeping motion.

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My steps felt heavy as I made my way back, the cart laden with corn.
‘My heart feels light, but all this corn…….’
Still, I’d finished before noon, so I had until two in the afternoon—when the Corn Merchant appeared—to bundle and prepare everything for delivery.
I looked down at my arms, which stung and ached, and blew on them gently.
I’d torn my work clothes by accident, and a gash ran along my arm.
“Ouch, that hurts.”
I’d rushed to pour water on it and wrap it tightly with clean cloth to stop the bleeding, but as I kept moving, blood seeped through little by little.
‘What am I going to do about this.’
As I quickened my pace in dismay, a familiar voice called out from the roadside.
“Miel.”
It was Siard’s voice. He appeared to be just returning from his work.
“Oh, Siard! Good afternoon.”
“Good afternoon. You…….”
He was greeting me calmly, but the moment he saw the cloth wrapped around my arm, his expression darkened.

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