TL: Hanguk
22nd floor of the Red Tower.
Kihihit. Kking!
[Hehe. Butler! Give me more!]
Blackie stuck his head out just slightly from a small gap in the Void Storage and urged Sejun.
“Alright.”
Plop.
To help Blackie, who was suffering from the heat, Sejun peeled the skin off a mangosteen and placed the flesh into Blackie’s mouth.
Kihihit. Kking!
Blackie immediately pulled his head back into the Void Storage and,
Chomp. Chomp. Chomp.
the sound of Blackie and his subordinates happily eating soon followed.
The ‘Cold Mangosteen’, true to its name, had a naturally cool flesh and provided a heat-resistance effect that kept the body cool for 1 hour.
“Are you feeling better now?”
Sejun looked at Blackie, who seemed to have regained some energy, and resumed harvesting mangosteens together with Theo and Cuengi.
A little while later.
Kihihit. Kking!
[Hehe. Great Blackie has been revived!]
Blackie, now with heat resistance, came leaping out of the Void Storage with boundless energy. Perhaps too much energy.
Kking!
[I smell something delicious here!]
Overflowing with energy, Blackie secretly jumped toward a basket full of harvested mangosteens while Sejun was busy harvesting.
Kking!
Blackie wiggled his body and crawled into the basket.
Kking!
[Found it!]
Crunch. Crunch.
Blackie, with his excellent deboning skills, peeled the mangosteen skin and
Kihihit. Kking!
[Hehe. Guys, let’s eat!]
He shared it with his subordinates, and they ate fervently.
A short while later.
Kking…
[Butler… My stomach hurts…]
“I feel cold…”
Kkiruk…
Sharalarang…
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The Blackie family, having eaten five mangosteens each, approached Sejun with weak voices and flopped down in front of him.
“Sigh.”
Sejun hurriedly started rubbing Blackie’s belly first.
“My hands are healing hands. Blackie’s belly is a poop belly.” (TL: The first part refers to a song that goes like “Grandmother’s hands are healing hands.” The second part is an old term with a negative connotation, used to describe someone who has gained weight. It implies that their intestines are filled with poop and need to be cleared by losing weight. This term was commonly used in the old marketing of diet products.)
While singing a teasing song.
Fortunately, Sejun’s stomach rubbing seemed to have an effect.
Kihihit. Kking!
[Hehe. Butler! I feel better now!]
Blackie soon regained his energy.
“Please take care of me next…”
Next, Eomdol laid down in front of Sejun, and
“My hands are healing hands. Eomdol’s belly is a poop belly.”
Sejun took turns treating each member of the Blackie family.
“Puhuhut. It’s coming this way!, meow!”
Cuengi!
[It’s coming this way!]
Theo and Cuengi, who had finished harvesting mangosteens midway, joined in, speeding up the treatment process.
Once the stomachache treatment was completed,
“Now, let’s head to the waypoint.”
Sejun and his companions moved toward the waypoint on the 22nd floor of the tower.
“Who are you?!”
Seems like Udon hadn’t informed Flame Squirrel Yoppi, 22nd floor boss , sent killing intent toward Sejun and his companions.
“Water Bomb.”
Boom!
With just a single show of strength from Sejun in the clearing,
“Welcome! Please come in!”
The path was opened immediately.
Click.
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Sejun placed his hand on the red crystal to register the waypoint.
“Yoppi, how’s life these days?”
“Huh?”
“Big bro’s trying to help you here. Don’t be scared, tell me.”
“Oh. Are you really going to help me?! Actually, there’s this squirrel I like….”
“Unrequited love, huh. Hahaha. Yoppi, you should consider yourself lucky.”
Because I am none other than love expert Park Sejun.
While providing Yoppi with love advice, Sejun chatted with him to pass the time, as they had to wait for Udon to arrive.
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A little later.
“Sejun-nim, you’re here!”
“Yeah. Udon, how have you been?”
“Very well. Here’s the land deed for the 99th floor of the tower. I’ve already informed the boss, so all you need to do is register it.”
Udon, who had run over quickly, handed over the land deed for the 99th floor.
“Thanks.”
Sejun received the land deed.
“Yoppi, try confessing like I told you. That way, you’ll have a 100% chance of succeeding.”
“Yes! Sejun-nim, thank you so much!”
“Then, fighting!”
Encouraging Yoppi, Sejun used the land deed and moved to the 99th floor of the tower.
And then,
“Alright! Love expert Sejun-nim said if I give her delicious food while confessing, I’ll succeed!”
Bolstered by Sejun’s encouragement, Yoppi confidently confessed to the squirrel he liked, holding the acorns he received from Sejun.
The result…
“What love expert?! Park Sejun, you conman!”
He was rejected.
***
The moment he arrived, Sejun looked around the sky.
“It’s over there.”
Sejun moved toward the location where a crimson pillar of light was visible.
As he approached the waypoint,
A massive humanoid monster with red skin, a single horn, a thick tail, and a body slightly smaller than the Minotaur King appeared.
“Welcome.”
As Udon had said, Balrog opened the path to the waypoint.
Hehe. As expected, free pass.
“Thanks.”
Sejun smiled as he walked past Balrog.
However,
Zzzzt!
What was that look?
Although he was granted passage, Sejun instinctively flinched as Balrog sent a murderous aura his way.
Balrog, upset about not being able to fight after following Udon’s orders to let Sejun through, was provoking him.
A true battle maniac who would bet his life on combat, that was Balrog.
But today, Balrog had picked the wrong opponent. Because this time, he’d literally have to bet his life. And his future.
Kueng! Kueng!
[Cuengi saw that you sent killing intent toward Dad! Cuengi will teach you a lesson!]
The filial son Cuengi couldn’t let it slide and swung his front paw at Balrog’s face without hesitation.
Great! If he hits, it’s self-defense!
Balrog, thrilled at the incoming attack, welcomed it.
But,
Boom!
“Keurgh!”
Cuengi’s strength was far beyond what Balrog had imagined.
Kudangtangtang!
Hit by Cuengi, Balrok rolled hundreds of meters and
“Uurgh….”
Thud.
Finally passed out.
And then
“Puhuhut. Balrog is now a permanent employee of Sejun Company, meow!”
Stamp.
Theo stamped the seal on the forehead of the unconscious Balrog, officially making him an employee of Sejun Company.
See? I told you not to mess around.
Udon, who had hurried over just in case, sighed as he saw the cat paw print stamped on Balrog’s forehead.
Once the surroundings were settled,
Click.
Sejun placed his hand on the crystal.
[Congratulations!]
[You have achieved the great feat of clearing all nine towers managed by the dragons.]
[As a reward for this achievement, you have obtained the <Title: One Who Reached the Summit of the Nine Towers>.]
[Due to the effect of <Title: One Who Reached the Summit of the Nine Towers>, the waypoints of all 99th floors of the cleared nine towers are now interconnected.]
[Due to the effect of <Title: One Who Reached the Summit of the Nine Towers>, the effect of <Title: Retrogressor> increases ninefold within the towers.]
[Due to the effect of <Title: One Who Reached the Summit of the Nine Towers>, you gain 5 seconds of invincibility after descending from the tower.]
Messages about obtaining a title appeared.
It didn’t seem to have any particularly special effects.
Probably because it’s not perfect yet?
After all, there was still the 10th tower remaining.
“Alright, time to head back.”
Just as Sejun was about to return to the 99th floor of the Black Tower,
A new message appeared.
Worth?
As Sejun tilted his head in confusion,
[Quest: Gather the 10 Creator God’s Tablets scattered across the 10 towers and combine them into one.]
Reward: All stat potential +50,000, All stats +10,000, 100 trillion Tower Coins
A quest message appeared.
“If it’s the Creator God’s Tablets…”
Is it talking about the stone placed in front of my house?
“Hahaha. Then I already have one secured.”
Feeling slightly tense due to the enormous reward, Sejun smiled as he left the waypoint and looked around.
Since he had come this far, he intended to collect the Creator God’s Tablet located in the Red Tower as well.
“Uh! Udon!”
Conveniently, there was a subordinate he could ask.
“Ah, if you’re talking about the Creator God’s Tablet, it’s over there.”
Udon guided Sejun to a gray rock about 5 meters in size.
And then,
[Third Commandment – When a Tower Farmer has two or more Tower Farmers under them, they can borrow part of their subordinate Tower Farmers’ abilities.]
The Creator God’s Tablet in the Red Tower also had unreadable text inscribed on it.
“Udon, what does this say?”
Sejun asked Udon, and Udon relayed what he had heard from Ramter.
But,
“Eh. I already know this.”
The contents of the tablet were of no use to Sejun, who already commanded all the Tower Farmers.
“Ramter-nim, can I take this tablet?”
After hearing about the contents of the Creator God’s Tablet from Udon, Sejun called for Ramter and asked for the tablet.
Ramter firmly refused.
“I’ll give you 100 bottles each of Cherry Wine and Watermelon Wine in exchange. Will that work?”
Sejun tried to negotiate with specialty wines, but Ramter didn’t budge.
However,
He hesitated a bit.
Sejun caught the momentary hesitation.
“500 bottles each of Cherry Wine and Watermelon Wine.”
Believing there was a chance, he raised the offer.
Then,
Ramter was visibly wavering. Truthfully, the Creator God’s Tablet wasn’t particularly important to Ramter. It was just something he kept because it had been made by the Creator God, more out of obligation than necessity.
“I’ll also add 100 Transcendence Black Beans.”
“Thank you. I’ll deliver the wine and beans once I return.”
Sejun bowed his head in gratitude to Ramter.
“Cuengi, load it up.”
Kueng!
Sejun had Cuengi load the Creator God’s Tablet into the Void Storage.
And with that,
“Udon, see you next time.”
Sejun bid farewell to Udon and returned to the Black Tower.
Once Sejun and his group disappeared,
“Hey, Sejun-nim is gone. So is Cuengi.”
Udon approached the still-unconscious Balrog and spoke.
At that,
“…Really?”
Balrog, who had been pretending to be unconscious because he was too terrified of Cuengi, suddenly sprang up.
On Balrog’s left cheek was a large, dark bruise in the shape of Cuengi’s paw, which stood out even more against his red skin. And on his forehead was a cat paw print.
“Pffft.”
Udon couldn’t hold back his laughter at Balrog’s ridiculous appearance.
***
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Sejun returned home.
“Ajax, send me the Creator God’s Tablet.”
Ajax, the good little brother, readily agreed to Sejun’s request.
Thud.
The tablet Ajax sent appeared in front of Sejun.
Good. Now I have 3 Creator God’s Tablets.
“Ophelia, send me the Creator God’s Tablet you have. I’ll reduce your slave contract by 100 years.”
Thud.
Hehehe. 4 acquired.
Without much effort, Sejun had collected four Creator God’s Tablets.
“Ramter-nim, here you go.”
At the fountain, Sejun handed over 500 bottles each of Cherry Wine and Watermelon Wine, as well as 100 Black Beans, to Ramter.
At this,
– Sejun! Why are you only giving them to Ramter?!
– This is too unfair!
– That’s right! Give some to us, too!
Kaiser, Kellion, and Tier openly voiced their dissatisfaction toward Sejun.
“This isn’t a gift. It’s payment for a transaction.”
– Indeed. It’s fair compensation I received for giving Sejun the Creator God’s Tablet.
Ramter spoke proudly, supporting Sejun’s explanation.
– Ahem…
Kaiser, who didn’t have a Creator God’s Tablet to offer for trade, swallowed his words, and
– What?! Sejun, then let’s make a deal with me, too!
– Me too!
Though Kellion and Tier shouted enthusiastically
“I’m sorry. I already received the tablet from the White Tower through Ajax.”
– What?! My grandson did?!
Kellion was immediately struck with despair.
And then,
– Hahaha! Sejun, I’ll trade with you. I’ll take 1,000 bottles of Detoxifying Wine and 100 Black Beans in exchange.
Tier, who could offer a deal, proposed his terms with a triumphant voice.
The Detoxifying Wine was a type of liquor brewed by Sejun using the Detoxifying Green Onions, capable of purifying poisonous energy, making it popular among the Purple Dragons.
“Yes, but I don’t have any Detoxifying Wine prepared at the moment, so it’ll take about 10 days.”
– That much time is more than enough. Then, I’ll send you the Creator God’s Tablet.
A short while later,
Thud.
The Creator God’s Tablet sent by Tier through Veronica appeared in front of Sejun.
I need to clean this quickly before it contaminates the other plants.
Since the tablet from the Purple Tower was covered in poisonous energy, Sejun consumed a Detoxifying Green Onion and,
“Maintain Cleanliness.”
“Water Bomb.”
Using two skills simultaneously, he thoroughly cleaned the tablet.
When Sejun had gathered a total of five Creator God’s Tablets in front of his house,
[The divine power received through the blessing of the Creator God increases tenfold.]
“Oh! As expected, Trust-in-Park!”
“Trust-in-Park!”
“Trust-in-Park!”
The non-combat gods at the Seed Shop headquarters were moved once again today by the grace of Trust-in-Park.
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