TL: Hanguk
Someone else’s misfortune is my happiness.
And someone else’s misfortune is my luck.
Caught between eating and being eaten in the balance of happiness and misfortune.
What does this mean?
“Puhuhut. Stamp it, meow!”
The lucky being drawn to Uren’s misfortune met Theo and experienced a roller coaster-like plunge into great misfortune.
“Oh! Looks delicious!”
For Agony, this meant there was now plenty to eat.
Especially at the moment when Theo stamped him, it became twice as delicious.
“Die!”
“Oh. Let me get one too….”
Sejun was about to attack the Black Lizardman who had attacked him, but,
Kueng!
Bang!
Cuengi took care of it first.
“Hmm… Cuengi, thank you.”
Kuhehehe. Kueng!
[Hehehe. Dad, Cuengi will protect you!]
Currently, Sejun and his companions were attacking the Redin Fortress where the leader of Black Shield, Ulkan, resided.
When Sejun and his companions subdued the soldiers guarding Redin Fortress and entered the interior,
“Who dares recklessly invade this place?!”
A massive Black Lizardman appeared. It was Ulkan, the leader of Black Shield.
“Puhuhut. If you ask who I am, it’s only polite to answer! I am great hybrid Chairman Park’s right-hand man….”
Theo, excited, began to introduce himself in response to Ulkan’s question.
“Silence!”
Ulkan tried to cut him off by attacking Theo, but,
“Meow! Listen till the end, meow! I’m the deadly hybrid golden cat legendary merchant, Park Theo, meow!”
Puhuhut. Introduction complete, meow!
Dodging the attack, Theo finished his introduction to the end.
And then,
Thwack!
Theo struck the back of Ulkan’s head, knocking him out.
Thus, the rebellion of the Lizard Kingdom ended before it even began.
“Puhuhut.”
Stamp
Theo laughed as he stamped Ulkan’s nape and began searching his body.
However,
“Meow?”
There wasn’t a single coin on Ulkan.
If it’s not here, it must be somewhere else, meow!
“Meowww….”
Stretching out his paw in concentration,
“Puhuhut. Chairman Park, I sense something over there, meow!”
“Really?”
Theo led Sejun to the source of the sensation.
Following Theo’s guidance, Sejun arrived at a massive room.
It was Ulkan’s room, with a desk for work, bookshelves, and several chests filled with money piled in the corner.
“Oh. Let’s hurry and pack it up!”
“Puhuhut. Got it, meow!”
Kueng!
Kking!
The group moved the money from the chests into the Void Storage.
A little while later,
“Meow… It’s less money than expected, meow….”
After counting the total from the chests, Theo had a disappointed expression.
The total amount from the money chests was 5 trillion Tower Coins.
Since they had taken 17 trillion Tower Coins from the vice-captain, they expected the captain to have more, but the amount was far below expectations.
At that moment,
Kihihit. Kking!
[Hehe. Butler! We cleaned up the trash and put it in the trash can!
Blackie proudly reported the good deed they had done to Sejun.
Why they were cleaning someone else’s room was unclear, but,
“Good job. Just two more good deeds left to go.”
Sejun praised them for now.
And,
Kihihit!
104.28.193.250
Sejun’s praise made the Blackie Family dance with joy.
After gathering all the money,
Kihihit. Kking!
[Hehe. Butler! Give this one a name too!]
Morolong.
Blackie pointed at Agony, who was hanging limply over Uren’s head while devouring misfortune.
Since it had become part of Sejun’s family, it needed a new name.
“A name?”
Thump. Thump.
The Blackie Family looked at Sejun with expectant eyes, eagerly awaiting what name he would come up with.
Bulkeun! Bulkeun!
Am I finally no longer the youngest?!
Especially Kabulto, who gazed at Sejun with anticipation, but that was wishful thinking.
The Blackie Family wouldn’t grow any larger beyond Kabulto.
“Hmm.”
It only had two hands and a mouth, ate misfortune to survive, and was a evil sand spirit…
As Sejun observed the characteristics of Agony, who was sleeping, he pondered on a name.
Sejun’s Naming Shop opened once again.
Since it’s a sand spirit that devours misfortune, Bulryeong? [TL: 불령 (Bulryeong) = 불 from 불행 meaning misfortune + 령 meaning spirit]
Since it only has a mouth and two hands, Ipsondoo? [TL: 입손두 (Ipsondoo) = 입 means mouth + 손 means hand + 두 means two]
As Sejun continued to deliberate,
I wonder if changing ‘evil spirit’ to ‘fairy’ when naming would have any effect?
A curious thought arose.
Changing its defining characteristic. This was something he had never tried before.
“Then….”
Since it’s a sand fairy that devours misfortune, Poyo. [TL: 포요 (Poyo) = 포 from 포식 meaning devour + 요 from 요정 meaning Fairy]
“I’ll go with Poyo.”
As Sejun decided on the name,
Kking…
[It seems like butler isn’t in good condition today…]
“It could be because of us….”
Kkiruk! Kkiruk!
[That’s right! The earlier shock must’ve been too much!]
The disappointed Blackie Family, as if understanding Sejun, began searching for another good deed to do.
And then,
[The name ‘Poyo’ has been imbued with a special effect.]
[<Bloodline: Sand Fairy That Devours Misfortune> has been granted.]
With the special effect of the name Poyo, Agony, the Sand Wraith, Devourer of Misfortune., was reborn as Poyo, the Sand Fairy that devours misfortune.
The bloodline option couldn’t be asked about since Poyo was sleeping, but it didn’t seem to be significantly different from his existing abilities.
When Sejun’s naming was completed,
“Sejun-nim, we apologize for being so late.”
Jeras arrived with 1,000 mercenaries.
“No, you’ve arrived just on time. Here, the seal.”
Sejun handed Jeras the Lizard Kingdom’s seal ring.
Before heading to Redin Fortress, Sejun had sent the messenger bird, Piyot, to contact Jeras.
In response, Jeras had hurried over with the mercenaries permanently employed by the Wandering Merchant Guild.
“Then I’ll leave the cleanup here to you.”
“Yes. We’ll calculate and send the bounty as soon as the area is cleared.”
“Okay. Take care, then.”
Sejun left the cleanup to Jeras and moved to the waypoint.
He planned to activate the waypoint and travel to the 63rd floor of the Tower.
On the way to the waypoint,
“Hey, pig, stop right there!”
Thirty Black Lizardmen, lying in ambush, blocked Sejun’s path.
Once again, Uren was the first pick of the bandits.
The Black Lizardmen, who had received military funds from an external source and were quietly returning to Redin Fortress, had originally planned to avoid trouble.
But,
“Oh?! It’s Uren, the sucker legendary merchant!”
They couldn’t resist a sucker!
Like moths drawn to a flame, they were pulled in by Uren’s misfortune.
Uren, the misfortune millionaire with an endless spring of misfortune. His misfortune had already started recovering.
“Puhuhut. Chairman Park, these guys have a lot of money, meow!”
Thanks to that, the 30 trillion Tower Coins in military funds passed from the Black Lizardmen’s hands into Theo’s front paw and then into Sejun’s hands.
“Puhuhut. Now only 44 trillion Tower Coins remain, meow!”
Having now collected more than half of the 100 trillion Tower Coins needed to complete the job quest, Theo was thrilled.
“Puhuhut. Uren, good job, meow!”
“Uhuhuh. Thank you. But what did I do well?”
“Puhuhut. Nothing, meow! You just did well, meow!”
Theo praised Uren, who had done absolutely nothing.
A little while later,
After sending the Black Lizardmen back to Redin Fortress via Toryong, Sejun and his group arrived at the waypoint on the 65th floor of the Tower.
Thud.
“Welcome!”
Perhaps having already heard the news, the Giant Lizardman, the boss of the 65th floor, immediately bowed and greeted Sejun and his group.
“Meow….”
Theo, disappointed by the reaction of the boss monster, lowered his paw.
And then,
Click.
As soon as Sejun registered the waypoint,
“Puhuhut. Chairman Park, see you in a bit, meow!”
Clank.
The companions went into the void storage on their own, and
Whoosh.
Sejun used the 63rd-floor land deed and disappeared.
***
Outskirts of Destruction.
“Fire!”
Kwoooooo!
Thousands of great dragons enthusiastically unleashed their breath attacks toward the energy of destruction spread across the outskirts of Destruction, removing the destructive energy.
The reason was simple.
Clink.
“Collect.”
It was for Tower Coins.
With Jǫrmungandr, who used to guard the outskirts of Destruction, gone these days, the great dragons could now freely earn Tower Coins, opening the era of great shopping for the dragons at Dragon Market.
Thanks to this, the previously idle lifestyle of the great dragons had drastically changed, and they were now living a very disciplined life.
Early in the morning, they commuted to the outskirts of Destruction to earn Tower Coins.
Around lunchtime, they visited Aileen at the Black Tower to purchase Sejun’s alcohol and crops, then returned home.
“Alright, shall we call it a day here?”
“Sure.”
“Let’s head to Dragon Market now!”
Once the great dragons earned the amount of Tower Coins they needed, they quickly flew to the Black Tower.
And,
Thud. Thud.
“The line is long today too.”
They stood in line behind other great dragons who had already arrived and were waiting for their turn.
“Aileen, can I get three bottles of watermelon wine and 100 six clove garlic of mental strength?”
“Yes! Just a moment! Ace, three bottles of watermelon wine and 100 mental garlics!”
“Got it, noona!”
There were so many customers that Aileen couldn’t handle it alone, so Ace also worked part-time at Dragon Market to help her out.
His payment was one hour of playtime with Sejun for every hour he helped, so Ace worked diligently without any complaints.
“Sylvia, could I get five bottles of lemon wine and 100 Wind Cabbage?”
Additionally, other hatchlings occasionally visited Dragon Market to help Aileen as well.
Once they finished helping, they could play with Aileen.
“Yes! But what about Sylvia’s snack?! Sylvia wants some cherry tomato juice!”
“Alright. I’ll add one glass of that too.”
“Hehehe. Thank you!”
And they could extort plenty of snacks from the adult dragons as well.
As the Great Dragons joined in removing the energy of destruction spread around Black Moon,
Along with the 10th Tower, level 11 world Earthworm, they were gradually sealing the Black Moon without even realizing it themselves.
***
‘Where is this?’
Sejun looked around and saw tall trees towering above him.
What kind of trees are these?
As Sejun’s gaze followed the trees upward,
Thud!
[You are in an invincible state.]
[You have taken no damage.]
“Ugh.”
Sejun groaned as he was struck by something that fell from the sky.
“What the heck?!”
Sejun checked what had hit his head and fallen to the ground.
“Oh?! This is a coconut?!”
As Sejun realized what had struck him,
“Puhuhut. Great… Meow?! Chairman Park, why is your face getting ugly again, meow?!”
Theo, who had excitedly opened the Void Storage and come out, noticed Sejun clutching his head with a grimace and immediately began emergency first aid on his face.
Squish. Squish. Squish.
Meanwhile, coconuts continued to fall,
Kueng!
Cuengi used telekinesis to catch the falling coconuts.
Sejun grabbed one coconut and,
“Guys, you make a hole like this and drink it.”
Pop.
Gulp. Gulp.
Sejun demonstrated by poking a hole in the coconut with his finger, putting his mouth to the hole, and drinking the coconut water.
Sejun had the strength to easily pierce a coconut with just his finger.
Poke. Poke.
He punctured the coconuts, handed them out to his companions one by one, and let them taste the coconut water.
Kuhehehe. Kueng!
[Hehehe. It’s sweet!]
Kihihit! Kking! Kking!
[Hehe. Butler! It’s delicious! Great Blackie will drink only this instead of water from now on!]
“Uhuhuh. It’s so good!”
Cuengi, the Blackie Family, and Uren loved it immensely, but once again, Theo and Piyot showed little interest.
Crunch. Crunch.
“When you’re done drinking, split it in half like this. Then you’ll see the white flesh inside, right? You can eat that too.”
As Sejun demonstrated eating the coconut’s flesh,
Thud.
A coconut fell to the ground with a thud, shaking the earth.
Click. Click.
No, it wasn’t just a coconut. A coconut crab approached Sejun, threatening him with its claws.
Thud. Thud.
One after another, coconut crabs kept falling from the coconut trees.
Since their coconut drop attacks weren’t working, they had decided to handle the matter themselves.
[Quest: Eliminate the coconut crabs raiding the coconut farm and reclaim the land rights.]
Reward: Recognition as the rightful owner of the 63rd floor of the Black Tower.
At the same time, a land deed quest appeared before Sejun.
“Hehehe. Now that I think about it, it’s dinner time.”
Sejun licked his lips as he looked at the approaching coconut crabs.
And,
“Mohehe. Looks delicious.”
Poyo also licked its lips, savoring the misfortune radiating from the coconut crabs.
*****
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