TL: Hanguk
Forest of Creation.
“Then, I will begin the third trial to become the Tree of Creation. Raise one Dimensional Tree.”
[Heheh! Yes! Please seal my power quickly!]
“During the third trial, your power will be sealed.”
[Understood!]
Flamie had her power sealed for the third trial.
But…
[Huh?! Why did you stop sealing halfway?!]
“Candidate for the Tree of Creation, your power has grown too strong. This is the best seal possible.”
Due to the rewards from passing the Tree of Creation candidate trials and the Enhancing Elixir, Flamie had grown too powerful.
[No! Please try harder!]
If this continues, I won’t be able to visit Sejun~nim!
Flamie pleaded with the trial statue, but it was no use.
At that moment…
“Huh?! Sejun~nim?”
104.28.193.250
“Hohoho. No, I am Park Sejun’s clone, Santa Sejun, the God of Christmas. Flamie, don’t worry and head to the 99th floor of the Black Tower. It’ll be fine just for today. Now, I must go, I’m busy! Hohoho.”
Santa Sejun appeared before Flamie, delivering good news, and then vanished. The blessing of Christmas included Flamie’s share of gifts.
[Hehe. Sejun~nim, I’m coming!]
Thanks to this, Flamie joyfully went to the 99th floor of the Tower to find Sejun.
But what if Podori suddenly becomes a Dimensional Tree?
Flamie was worried that she might have fed Podori too many nutrients.
***
Christmas Morning.
99th floor of the Black Tower, Sejun’s bedroom.
My Sejun looks so cool even when he’s sleeping.
“Kurrr…”
Lying beside Sejun, Aileen gazed at his face, filled with love, while he snored and slept deeply.
And then…
Stroking.
‘Khehehe. So soft.’
As she stroked Sejun’s face,
Gororong.
Kyurorong.
Kkirorong.
…
..
.
Puhyu-puhyu-
The sound of snoring reached Aileen’s ears.
As usual, Theo was sleeping on Sejun’s lap, while Iona had wrapped herself around Theo’s tail and fallen asleep.
The Blackie Family was also sprawled out on Sejun’s chest as usual, each of them holding a piece of roasted and dried sweet potato in their mouths.
They must have woken up early, checked their gifts from Sejun, and eaten happily before falling back asleep.
The unusual thing was that Ace was lying on the opposite side of Aileen, resting his head against Sejun’s left side.
In order to accommodate Ace’s massive body, nearly one wall of the bedroom had collapsed, but Ace’s body perfectly blocked the wall, preventing any cold wind from entering. ʀἁ𐌽ȱꞖÊ𝐒
Thus, nothing happened between Sejun and Aileen during the night.
Last Night.
Hehehe. A kiss with Aileen…
As Sejun thought about hugging and kissing Aileen,
“Kuhaha. Sejun, first, have a drink!”
“Yeah, Sejun, take my glass too!”
“You’d make me sad if you didn’t accept mine!”
The Nine Dragon Leaders called out to Sejun.
Spending time with Aileen was important, but he couldn’t ignore the summons of the elders.
No, he needed to go, even more so for Aileen. He wanted to gain recognition from the Great Dragons and become a worthy boyfriend.
‘I’ll just drink nine cups and escape.’
Sejun planned to drink quickly and return to Aileen, but,
“So, you’re Sejun? Nice to meet you.”
“Yeah, I’ve been enjoying the drinks and food you’ve made.”
“Sejun, take our glasses too!”
“Yes!”
As other black dragons joined the Leaders one by one, the situation escalated.
Aileen, who had rushed down to the 99th floor, had left the passage open in her hurry.
“Ah!”
Realizing her mistake belatedly, Aileen went to close the passage, but by then, thousands of black dragons had already entered the 99th floor of the Tower.
Thanks to this, Sejun, who had planned to accept drinks from the Leaders and escape, ended up being called by other black dragons.
After greeting them and accepting one drink after another, he had already consumed over 100 bottles.
Munch. Munch.
Fortunately, thanks to the Detoxifying Green Onion, he didn’t get drunk.
But,
I’m full.
At some point, he became full, eating only green onions without drinking.
“Huh? I’m not getting drunk?”
Sejun realized, thanks to his increased stats, that he didn’t get drunk easily anymore.
And then,
“Sejun, nice to meet you. I’m the great black dragon, Rudion Pritani. Your drinks and food are truly the best! Here, have a drink.”
“Yes, Rudion-nim, thank you.”
“What’s with the ‘-nim’? We’re about the same age, so just talk casually.”
“Really? Is that okay…?”
“Of course!”
Sejun even made a few black dragon friends.
“Hehehe. Give me another drink.”
“Oh! Park Sejun, this guy is really bold! I like him!”
“Puhuhut. That’s right, meow! The great hybrid Chairman Park is very bold, meow!”
“Huhuhut. Well, boldness is one of my specialties!”
Sejun, puffing his chest with pride, wiped his nose at the black dragons’ and Theo’s compliments.
“A toast to the bold man, Park Sejun!”
“To Sejun!”
Feeling good, Sejun enthusiastically accepted the drinks his black dragon friends poured for him.
Kurrr.
Eventually, he passed out on the ground while returning from the bathroom.
“Meow! Chairman Park, you can’t sleep here, meow!”
Theo carried Sejun on his back and laid him on the bed.
“Puhuhut. Sleep setup complete, meow!”
Gororong.
Theo climbed onto Sejun’s lap and fell asleep.
Once Sejun and Theo were sound asleep,
“I want to sleep next to my brother-in-law too!”
Boom!
Ace broke through the wall, stuck his head in, and fell asleep.
“Sejun, are you sleeping?”
Khehehe. Are you?
Aileen, who came looking for Sejun, also lay down beside him and watched over him all night.
At that moment,
“Alright. I can’t miss such a good opportunity!”
Aileen clenched her fists and left the bedroom, heading to the kitchen.
Today was the day she would showcase her honed cooking skills to Sejun.
A little later.
“Sejun, wake up and eat breakfast!”
Aileen called out loudly to wake Sejun.
…What?! Aileen made breakfast?!
At Aileen’s words, an alarm of impending doom went off in Sejun’s head, and his eyes snapped open.
And then,
“Stop right there.”
He stopped the group that was trying to sneak away.
You guys… if we live, we live together; if we die, we die together!
“Especially you, Vice Chairman Theo! Is this how you repay me? Is it?”
Sejun pulled at Theo’s cheeks, questioning his betrayal.
“Chairman Park, it’s hurts, meow! I was only trying to help Iona escape, meow!”
Theo claimed his innocence.
Right. Vice Chairman Theo only eats grilled fish anyway, so he wouldn’t run away.
“Fine. I acknowledge your innocence, Vice Chairman Theo.”
“Puhuhut. I’ve been recognized by Chairman Park, meow!”
When Sejun acknowledged his innocence, Theo rubbed his face against Sejun’s knee in delight. Theo was especially weak when it came to Sejun.
“Then what about you, baby brother-in-law?”
This time, Sejun turned his sharp gaze to Ace.
“P-Pheeeng. Brother-in-law, I’m sorry! Sister’s cooking is just too scary…”
Ace immediately admitted his fault.
“Baby brother-in-law, even so, you shouldn’t have done that. Don’t do it again next time, okay?”
“Yes! I won’t do it again!”
“Alright. Now, let’s promise.”
Sejun forgave Ace, hooking his pinky finger, thicker than Sejun’s forearm, with his own for a promise.
And then,
“Blackie, do you know what you’ve done wrong?”
Kking! Kking!
[No! I’m not eating Aileen-noona’s cooking!]
Sejun caught the Blackie Family, who were trying to escape until the end, and headed to the kitchen.
“Ah. I’m dying.”
As he moved, his stomach churned, and he felt like throwing up any second.
But everyone’s gone already.
Around the farm, not a single dragon could be seen. They must have all fled the moment Aileen entered the kitchen.
Sejun arrived in front of the kitchen.
Hoo.
I can do this!
After taking a deep breath, he opened the kitchen door and greeted Aileen.
“Aileen, good morning.”
“Morning, Sejun. Are you hungry? Sit down quickly.”
“…Yeah.”
She’s beautiful.
Sejun sat at the table, grinning like an idiot, enchanted again by the beautiful Aileen wearing an apron.
Thanks to that, all fear of the food disappeared.
In the meantime, Aileen set the table with the dishes she had prepared.
“Sejun, eat up.”
Aileen sat across from Sejun, resting her chin in her hands, gazing at him with loving eyes.
The menu consisted of Aileen’s specialty, soft-boiled fried eggs, soybean sprout soup for hangover relief, and reheated rice from the previous day.
I can handle this!
Seeing these low-difficulty dishes, Sejun felt a glimmer of hope.
“Alright… I’ll eat well.”
He said nervously, scooping a spoonful of soybean sprout soup and putting it in his mouth.
And then,
“What?!”
He was utterly shocked.
Why is the soybean sprout soup sweet?
Sejun quickly scanned the counter with his eyes.
Ah, she added sugar.
The lid of the sugar container, sitting next to the salt container, was open. Since both were white, it seemed she had mistaken sugar for salt.
In a way, it was fortunate. To achieve this level of sweetness, she must have added a significant amount of sugar.
If it had been salt instead…
Sejun shuddered at the thought of drinking soup that tasted like seawater.
But surprisingly, it’s good.
On top of that, the sweetness of the soybean sprout soup helped settle his hangover-induced queasiness.
Gulp. Gulp.
Feeling thirsty, Sejun picked up the bowl of soup and drank it straight.
“Sejun, do you want more?”
“Yes.”
“I knew you’d say that, so I made plenty!”
Excited, Aileen eagerly ladled more soup into Sejun’s bowl.
“Baby brother-in-law, Blackie, try this. It’s really good.”
“Yes, brother-in-law!”
Kking! Kking!
[Don’t lie! There’s no way Aileen-noona’s cooking could taste good!]
Unlike Ace, Blackie didn’t believe him, as he had been tricked by Sejun many times before.
Kueng! Kueng!
[Good morning, everyone! Cuengi woke up and found this honey jar!]
Cuengi entered the kitchen proudly showing off his Christmas gift and then,
Kueng!
[It’s delicious!]
Only after Cuengi praised Aileen’s soybean sprout soup did Blackie believe it.
Kking?!
[It’s real?!]
Cautiously.
Blackie hesitantly licked the soup.
And then,
Slurp. Slurp. Slurp.
Kking!
[Aileen-noona, give me more!]
In no time, Blackie emptied a bowl of soup and started showing his belly cutely asking for more.
After their peaceful breakfast ended,
“Alright. Shall we enjoy Christmas to the fullest?!”
“Yes!”
Sejun stepped outside with Aileen for a date, but,
“Meow, meow, meow.”
Kueng! Kueng!
Kking! Kking!
With Theo, Cuengi, and Blackie tagging along, it was hard to create a romantic atmosphere.
To make matters worse,
Thump. Thump.
The massive Ace was trailing behind them.
At this rate, Christmas would end without Sejun even holding Aileen’s hand, let alone having a proper date!
Feeling a sense of urgency, Sejun thought
Alright! That’ll do!
He devised a plan to shake off the group.
“Guys, let’s play hide-and-seek!”
“Khehehe. I’m great at hide-and-seek!”
“Puhuhut. Sounds good, meow!”
Kueng!
Kking!
“Puhihihi. This sounds fun!”
The group’s eyes sparkled at Sejun’s suggestion.
If Theo or Cuengi becomes the seeker, they’ll find me quickly, right?
“Alright. I’ll be… it.”
So Sejun decided to be it himself.
Once everyone was hiding, he planned to pretend not to find them and enjoy a date with Aileen.
He even secretly signaled Aileen to stay nearby.
However,
“Ninety-nine! One hundred! Ready or not, here I come!”
There was one thing Sejun hadn’t considered.
…
Ace wasn’t good at hide-and-seek.
Well, it wasn’t entirely Ace’s fault. Given his massive size, there weren’t many places for him to hide.
The moment Sejun turned around, he made eye contact with Ace, who was peeking his head out from behind Podori.
I didn’t see Ace. I didn’t see him.
Sejun averted his gaze, pretending not to notice.
“Hehehe. Guess I got caught quickly.”
Scratching his head, Ace stepped out of hiding and confessed.
Thanks to this, Sejun ended up holding hands with both Aileen and Ace as they searched for the others.
“Found you.”
Before long, they found the rest of the group. Theo was located using the Theo Detector, while Cuengi and Blackie were lured out with honey and roasted and dried sweet potato.
Hehehe. Well, this counts as a date too.
Sejun decided to just have fun with everyone and spent the entire morning playing hide-and-seek.
Then,
“Sejun, I’ll make lunch too!”
“No! Please let me make lunch!”
As Sejun desperately tried to stop Aileen from taking charge of lunch,
[Hehe. Sejun-nim, I’m here!]
Flamie arrived, ready to enjoy her holiday with Sejun.