TL: Hanguk
99th Floor of the Black Tower.
Late at night.
“Shh. Everyone be quiet.”
After silencing his companions with a finger to his lips, Sejun gave a signal to Paespaes with his eyes.
Paespaes, start.
Receiving Sejun’s cue, Paespaes began.
(Pip-pip. Mic test, one-two.)
After testing the magic microphone,
Paespaes started singing a Christmas carol.
And then,
“…….”
Sejun rolled up a piece of paper, carefully listened to Paespaes’ song, and said,
“Cut. Paespaes, don’t cut the word ‘tower’ abruptly. Drag it out like ‘ta↗aoww↘eer↗’. Let’s try again like that.”
(Pip-pip! Yes!)
Sejun, directing as he pleased, was ruining the performance of singer-king Paespaes.
Of course, there was no one who could go against the words of Sejun, the absolute authority and intellectual of this place.
“Kyoot kyoot kyoot. Sejun-nim, should we record it as is?”
“Yes.”
“Kyoot? Really?”
“Yes.”
And so, the recording proceeded.
Five hours later…
“Oh?! The first one was the best….”
(Pip-pip! Sejun-nim, I’m disappointed in you!)
“Kyoo-”
Sejun, after making Paespaes and Iona record the same song hundreds of times, declared that the first version was the best, infuriating them.
As a result, Sejun lost his director privileges and was kicked out.
“Ahem. I might as well sleep.”
Puhuhut. Sounds good, meow!
Kking!
[Butler! I’ll play some more!]
Having slept enough in the sock earlier, Blackie wanted to keep playing, but Sejun dragged him along to go to sleep.
And then…
Kkirorong.
Eomrorong.
Kkirurung.
…
..
.
104.28.193.250
The Blackie Family fell asleep faster than Sejun.
“What’s this?”
Didn’t you say you wanted to play more?
Looking at the Blackie Family, Sejun chuckled.
Kooorrr.
Gororong.
And fell asleep alongside Theo.
(Silent tower~ Holy tower~ The tower where Park Sejun lives~)
(When we gather together to fight and bicker~)
(Sejun quickly faints~ Sejun quickly falls asleep~)
The night deepened, accompanied by Paespaes’ modified carol.
***
1st Floor of the Black Tower.
“Kyung-chul, keep this to yourself. If you do good deeds….”
Black Bear #12 of the Kueng Gang explained Christmas to his human friend, Oh Kyung-chul.
“Ah. So, you heard about Christmas from Sejun? Well, it makes sense since it’s almost Christmas.”
But I’m still single.
Kyung-chul, who planned to spend Christmas quietly in the tower, felt a pang of sadness. Even the tower was not free from the grasp of Christmas.
“That’s right. Chairman Sejun-nim said that if you do good deeds, go to sleep on Christmas Eve, and wake up in the morning, Santa-nim will give you presents. So I’ve already done 10 good deeds. Kuku-kuk. Soon, I’ll get 10 presents. Kyung-chul, if you want to get a present from Santa-nim, hurry and do some good deeds!” ṟàNꝊᛒÈ𝐒
Unaware of Kyung-chul’s feelings, Black Bear #12 excitedly talked about the presents he would receive.
How innocent.
Kyung-chul looked at Black Bear #12 fondly.
Not just Black Bear #12, but all of Kueng Gang Black Bears were pure-hearted despite their large size.
Heheh. But sometimes, breaking such innocence is the most fun.
“Fufufu. Black Bear #12, you don’t know. Santa doesn’t exist.”
Kyung-chul imparted the wisdom of adulthood to Black Bear #12.
However, Black Bear #12’s faith in Santa was unshakable.
“What did you say?! Say it again! Are you claiming that Chairman Sejun-nim lied?! Santa-nim exists! He does! Say that Santa-nim exists, right now!”
“I… I’m sorry… It was a joke. Santa-nim exists.”
Only after being grabbed by the collar and saying that Santa existed did Kyung-chul manage to escape the wrath of Black Bear #12.
“Kyung-chul, as your friend, I warn you: Be careful. Santa-nim is watching everything. No, this won’t do. Follow me right now. You must do good deeds and ask Santa-nim for forgiveness!”
No. Only his collar was released.
“Huh?!””
Excluding Sejun, Kyung-chul, Earth’s strongest hunter, was dragged by Black Bear #12 to carry loads at Sejun Company’s warehouse and earn “Good Deed Points”.
And then…
“What?! Dong-sik-nim?!”
“What?! Kyung-chul, is that you? You too?!”
Earthlings, who had tried to destroy the innocence of the tower’s residents, kept being dragged into Sejun Company’s warehouse.
***
4th Floor of the Black Tower.
‘Leah-nim, have you heard of something called Christmas?’
-My child, what is that?
‘Even Leah-nim doesn’t know? Sejun-nim mentioned something called Christmas….’
Through Ssibal the 18th, the concept of Christmas was passed on to the Seed Shop Headquarters.
“Quick! Let’s do good deeds so we can get gifts from Santa!”
“Huh?! But where do we go to do good deeds?”
“Right? There’s nowhere obvious to do good deeds…”
The non-combat gods were fretting over how to accomplish good deeds.
At that moment,
“Let’s pray for Trust-in-Park!”
One non-combat god came up with an idea.
Praying for the well-being of others was certainly a good deed.
“Oh! That’s a great idea!”
“Trust-in-Park, we pray for your peace.”
“Trust-in-Park, may you always be happy and…”
Hoping to receive gifts on Christmas, the non-combat gods began praying for Sejun.
***
59th Floor of the Black Tower.
“Listen, this is just between us. If you do good deeds before the upcoming Christmas, an extraordinary being called Santa Claus will leave gifts while you sleep.”
Green Goblin Paku whispered to a friend from another floor. He couldn’t hold back the urge to share this delightful secret.
“Really?!”
“Yeah. Sejun-nim said it himself.”
“Sejun-nim?”
“Yes, our Sejun Company’s Chairman and the great Black Dragon, Park Sejun.”
“Oh! Then it must be true! I should hurry and do some good deeds too!”
The friend who heard this from Paku wandered off to look for good deeds to do and ran into another friend on a different floor.
“Hey, I heard this from my friend, but Ronin, keep this to yourself. Soon…”
The friend passed on what he had heard from Paku.
“Hey, keep this to…”
That friend then passed the story to another friend from another floor.
This way, the story about Christmas began to spread wider and wider.
“Hey, keep this to yourself. If you do good deeds…”
“Ah, Santa-nim leaves gifts while you sleep, right?”
“Huh?! How did you know?!”
Before long, the idea of Christmas had spread so widely that there was no one in the Black Tower who didn’t know about it.
“And they say you get better presents if you spend Christmas on the 99th floor!”
“Really?!”
“Yeah. That’s why I’m heading to the 99th floor right now. Let’s go together.”
On top of that, the rumors were growing even more exaggerated.
***
<Earthworm>
“If you do good deeds and go to sleep, Sejun-nim said you’ll receive gifts on Christmas morning!”
Toryong was spreading the news of Christmas to the Earth Dragons.
“Oh! Really?!”
The Earth Dragons cheered at Toryong’s words.
However,
“That’s right. So, if anyone doesn’t receive a gift on Christmas morning, be prepared. It means you’re a bad one, and I’ll personally execute you!”
“Wha?!”
After hearing Toryong’s follow-up, the Earth Dragons turned pale.
If they didn’t receive a gift on Christmas morning, they’d die?
In a panic, the Earth Dragons scurried around <Earthworm> to do good deeds.
Kya-kya!
Kiki!
They discovered a massive group of Destruction Devourers moving toward a place rich with the energy of destruction.
And then…
“Guys, I’ll give you a ride!”
“No, ride with me!”
The Earth Dragons gave the Destruction Devourers a lift to their destination, counting it as a good deed.
Santa-nim, please give me a gift. Otherwise, I’m dead!
Praying that Santa would leave gifts by their bedside.
***
The Territory of the Great White Dragon.
“Khahaha. Listen, keep this to yourselves. I’ve become Santa.”
“Huh? What’s a Santa?”
At Kaiser’s words, Brachio, the leader of the Green Dragons, asked curiously.
“Ufufut. You don’t know what Santa is? You must not be very close to Sejun.”
“Dhaha. That’s right. We agreed to be Santas at Sejun’s request. He promised us alcohol as payment.”
“No, but what exactly is Santa?”
Annoyed, Kin, the leader of the Blue Dragons, asked again after hearing Kellion and Tier’s explanation.
“Puhaha. Only the mightiest dragon can become one!”
“What?! The mightiest dragon?!”
“And you left me out of something like that?! I can’t accept this!”
“That’s right! I want to be Santa and get some alcohol too!”
At Ramter’s words, the other five leaders of the towers grew angry, ready to fly to the Black Tower immediately if it weren’t for the ongoing dragon meeting.
Thus, news of Christmas spread throughout the Black Tower, the Seed Shop Headquarters, <Earthworm>, and even among the dragon leaders.
The scale of the Christmas party was rapidly growing larger and larger.
***
4 Days Until Christmas.
Ten days had passed while Sejun prepared Christmas dishes during the day and Christmas presents at night.
And then,
“…Why are there so many?”
Sejun realized something had gone wrong.
The Christmas party invitations were only supposed to be sent to acquaintances…
“Hahaha. They say this is called a Christmas tree!”
“It looks nice. Next year, we should make a tree like this on our floor!”
“So you just hang fish bones on the tree like this?”
Hundreds of thousands, no, millions of uninvited residents were flooding onto the 99th floor of the Black Tower.
And it wasn’t stopping there. Apparently, the general merchant routes leading to the 99th floor were already blocked from the 75th floor onward.
There were various reasons why the residents wanted to reach the 99th floor, and one of them was,
“Chairman Sejun-nim, I want to date my neighbor, Marlene! Please make it happen!”
“Alright. Good luck.”
No, but why are you telling me that…
It was because people wanted to share their wishes with Sejun.
As rumors about Christmas grew more exaggerated, a story spread that if you told Sejun your wish in advance, you could receive it as a Christmas gift.
Thanks to this, Sejun, who had planned to take a short break while preparing for the Christmas party, couldn’t rest and had to listen to the residents’ wishes.
Puhuhut. If you want to speak your wish to the great hybrid Chairman Park, pay 10 billion Tower Coins to Lucky Merchant, Vice Chairman Theo!
Fortunately, Theo began collecting money from the residents in line, and the queue disappeared in an instant.
“Vice Chairman Theo, well done.”
“Puhuhut. I, Vice Chairman Theo, always do well, meow!”
“Haha. That’s right.”
Sejun patted Theo’s belly in praise and then asked,
“What’s your wish?”
To those who afford the 10 billion Tower Coin fee, Sejun began listening to their wishes.
“Sejun-nim, I want to get along with my younger sibling.”
“Alright. I’ll talk to Ninir for you.”
“Yay! Thank you so much!”
“Sejun-nim, I want to take a vacation!”
“Alright. Iona, let’s give Blackster a week off.”
Kyoot? That’s too much!
“Then how about 5 days?”
Kyoot kyoot kyoot. Alright. Blackster, you’ll get a 5-day vacation starting now.
“Sejun-nim! Iona-nim! Thank you!”
Thankfully, these were things Sejun could resolve without Santa.
Once the wish-listening session was over,
“Now, it’s time to prepare the presents. Vice Chairman Theo, make sure no one comes in.”
Puhuhut. Got it, meow! Just trust me, meow!
Sejun assigned Theo to stand guard and went into the Void Storage to secretly prepare Christmas presents.
With little time left until Christmas and the number of residents coming to the 99th floor continuing to grow, he had no choice but to prepare gifts even during the day.
However,
Kueng?
[Big Brother, what is Dad doing?]
Puhuhut. Chairman Park is preparing Christmas presents, meow! So don’t disturb him and go play somewhere else, meow!
Kueng!
[Got it!]
Everyone knew exactly what Sejun was doing.
***
1 Day Until Christmas.
Late on Christmas Eve.
[A massive storm of causality occurs centered on Black Tower’s Tower Farmer Park Sejun, who had the greatest influence on the birth of the Grand Magic Stream.]
Ruuumble!
The Grand Magic Stream, which had absorbed Flamie’s magic, was finally complete.
And then,
“Alright, Sejun, let me show you how amazing the Creator God can be! Heup!”
The Creator God created a miracle by combining everyone’s wish for Christmas with the storm of causality.