Farming Life in Another World (異世界のんびり農家)

I was dreaming?

It's been a long time since I've dreamt that.

Lord Hiraku.

I'm terribly sorry,

I still haven't finished the morning chores.

- Don't worry, I woke up early today.

Anyways, I'd appreciate it if you stopped calling me lord.

Right, very well, mayor.

Oh, good morning.

Ha, good morning.

Sorry, I was being careless.

- So you're working in the kitchen now?

- I'll just roast the whole thing.

- No, cut him some slack.

Oh?

What a surprise.

You're up early today, aren't you?

- I am, I wanted to get an early start.

Good morning.

What are you doing here?

- I had to talk to Granmary about something

while she was on patrol duty.

Is there a problem?

It's nothing like that.

She reported to me earlier about something, and...

Is something wrong?

Hm?

No, it's nothing.

I just had a dream I haven't had in a while.

A dream?

- Well, actually, it's more like an old memory.

Back then, I really never could have imagined,

that I'd ever get to live such a dream of a life.

["Flower Ring" by Shino Shimoji, Aya Suzaki plays]

Hiraku Machio.

That's you, isn't it?

Yes?

And, um, you are?

- I'm the god who watches over this world.

You're God?

Ah, I guess that means I finally died.

Indeed.

According to this world's calendar you've lived 39 years.

And what a cruel life it was.

You were betrayed by others,

and then fell ill with a terminal disease.

That's why, I've decided to give you a chance

at a second life.

You can do that?

Of course, I'm God.

This time I shall grant you a healthy body

that won't fall ill.

You see, I consider it a mistake on my part

that you were forced to live

such a cruel existence in the first place.

Your mistake?

- I ask that you take this act

as penance for my misdeed.

- Oh, I don't really get it, but okay.

- Well, let's make sure to do this right.

Do you have any requests?

I'll let you live your new life the way you want to.

The way I want to?

- I can grant pretty much any request you have.

- In that case, I've got it,

I want to try my hand at farming.

Farming?

- Yeah, I really liked watching a show

about farming while I was stuck in the hospital.

Mm-hmm.

It was a show

about celebrities farming.

In my last life, I had a hard time

getting along with other people,

so I thought it would be nice

if I could live a laid back life of farming

somewhere where not many people go.

Is that too much to ask?

No, it's just that

farming isn't part of my jurisdiction.

Your jurisdiction?

- But let's give 'em a call and see.

Ah, hm, okay.

It is done, you'll receive your new life

and a healthy body with which to live it.

I've also received permission from the god of agriculture

to bestow upon you the power of the almighty farming tool.

- The almighty farming tool?

- Now then, enjoy your chance at a second life.

My body can move.

It's been a long time since I've been able to move around.

How many years has it been since I could stand?

Having a healthy body, is amazing.

Alright, I've come back to life safe and sound.

It's time to start my second life,

the farming life that I wished for.

So this is where I start?

Forest, forest as far as the eye can see, hmm.

I know I asked for somewhere that not many people go,

but this almost feels like a place

that people can't reach even if they want to.

Oh well, no use in complaining now.

I need to think about what I can do from here.

I'm dressed like a villager from a video game.

And I get the feeling that I'm younger than I used to be.

Do I have anything I can actually use?

That's right, the almighty farming tool.

This is it, here we go.

This must be magic.

No matter how much I use this tool, I don't get tired.

I can till the hard ground

and cut through tree roots no problem.

The soil is nice and fluffy.

I'm sure I can grow some great vegetables

in a field I till with this. Wait a minute.

I need to worry about finding water and food right now.

The forest goes on and on.

I tried listening carefully

so that I could hear if any streams were nearby,

but all I could hear was the rustling of the leaves.

Forget finding edible plants,

I don't see any grass growing around here.

Am I playing on the right difficulty setting?

Now that I think about it, there's a good chance

that there could be dangerous animals around here.

I need to hurry and find somewhere safe.

Whoa, that's one nice tree.

It'll make a good landmark,

I think I'll set up my base camp here.

I walked around for a while,

but there don't seem to be any rivers or ponds nearby.

In that case, I'll dig a well.

I bet you're thinking that it's silly

to try to find water underground like this.

But I've heard that people sometimes use this method

to find water pipes, maybe.

I don't get this at all.

Shovel!

This almighty farming tool really lives up to its name.

It can turn into all kinds of stuff.

- Excavator! - It can't turn into complicated machines, though.

Just as I expected,

I don't get tired no matter how much I dig.

Now I can dig forever until I hit water.

Am I stuck down here?

I know, I'll dig diagonally.

I only just started digging.

It's my lucky day.

No, this might be another one of God's blessings.

Now that I've secured water, it's time to find food.

That was my plan,

but oddly enough, I don't feel hungry at all.

I wonder if this is the power of the almighty farming tool.

It's probably dangerous

to go wandering through the forest again.

Scythe.

Since I'm going to turn this into my base of operations,

I'll keep working on building it up.

It'd be nice if I found something to eat

while I was working here.

But I don't see anything around here. Oh well.

If I'm going to cultivate the land here,

this tree is going to be in the way eventually.

Hmm.

It looks like a pretty sturdy tree,

but maybe if I turn the almighty tool into an ax

I can cut it down.

I think the right way is to start cutting one side,

and then go in from the other side with the ax.

I did it.

Hm, okay then.

I'll start from this side.

Here we go!

What the?

I cut it clean with one swing.

This almighty farming tool is something else.

Hatchet.

Since I've already cut it down,

I should process it into lumber.

I'll start by cutting off the branches,

then cut up the trunk and strip the bark off.

I'm cutting through this sturdy tree

like it's a block of cheese.

So about this hook-like tool