TL: Hanguk
Black Tower, 99th Floor.
As dinner was nearing its end,
“Hahaha! Let’s make a toast for Sejun who worked hard!”
When Kaiser raised his glass and shouted,
“Sejun, good work!”
“Good work.”
“Thank you for making such a joyful time for us.”
The other leaders and the Great Black Dragons raised their glasses and expressed their gratitude to Sejun, who had worked hard to prepare for Christmas.
[<Title: Dragon Race’s Helper> has been upgraded to <Title: Dragon Race’s Useful Helper>.]
[No matter how great the gap in status, the Great Dragons will not only refrain from looking down on you but will also hold a favorable opinion of you.]
A message appeared in front of Sejun.
“Hah. Dragon Race’s Useful Helper?”
What nonsense is this?
‘So, are you saying I wasn’t useful until now?! The dragons love my cooking so much! I even have dragon friends already!’
How slow is this system?!
Frustrated by the system’s anachronistic message, Sejun quickly dismissed it and raised his glass high with the other Great Dragons.
And then,
“To our Sejun!”
“To Sejun!”
Clink.
They all clinked their glasses together, downed their drinks in one go, and spent the remaining time either partying or saying goodbye to Sejun before leaving the Black Tower.
A little while later,
“Sejun, I’ll be leaving now.”
The Great Black Dragon, Rudion Pritani, also bid farewell to Sejun.
“Alright, Rudion. Take care.”
“Sejun, let’s meet again soon.”
“Of course. Rudion, take this.”
“Huh?! Sejun, this is?!”
“Hehehe. What are friends for? Just take it.”
Sejun secretly handed over 10 bottles of cherry wine to Rudion, his dragon friend who had been the first to ask to be friends.
After saying goodbye to Rudion and returning to his seat,
“Hohoho. Sejun, come here quickly. Where did you go?”
Except for the Four Dragons Council, Brachio and the other leaders were waiting for Sejun.
“Ah, I just went to say goodbye to Rudion. But, is there something going on…?”
Sejun cautiously asked, noticing the five leaders surrounding him.
“Muhahaha. Sejun, don’t be scared. We’re just here to make an important announcement to you.”
Kin answered.
“Huh? An important announcement?!”
I’m already scared, though?
Sejun, nervous at the mention of an ‘important announcement’, braced himself.
“Yes. Unlike those sneaky Four Dragons Council guys, we’ve decided to form the Five Dragons Council!”
Artemis spoke to Sejun.
The five leaders had decided to leave their dragon statues here and proposed merging with the Four Dragons Council to form the Nine Dragons Council, but were rejected. So, the five of them formed their own Five Dragons Council. 𝐫ἈNȯΒËṥ
“Eh? Five Dragons Council?!”
That’s what you’re calling an important announcement?
Relieved that it wasn’t a big deal, Sejun let out a breath.
But why are they telling me about this?
He didn’t realize that he was recognized as the master of the Black Tower’s 99th floor by the Great Dragons.
When the Five Dragons Council finished speaking and returned to their seats,
“Ahem. Sejun, you know we came here first, right?”
“That’s right. And don’t forget how much we’ve helped you.”
This time, the dragons of the Four Dragons Council approached Sejun, reminding him of their shared history before finally returning to their own seats.
As time passed and midnight approached, the Great Dragons began to leave the 99th floor of the tower one by one. Sejun walked alongside Aileen, chatting as they strolled together.
Theo, Cuengi, and the Blackie Family tried to follow them thoughtlessly, but,
“Kyoot! Don’t disturb the two of them. Stay here and behave!”
Iona actively intervened, creating some alone time for Sejun and Aileen.
Iona, thank you. I’ll set up a date for you and Theo later.
Sejun silently made a deal with Iona.
And so, Sejun enjoyed a delightful date alone with Aileen.
For an hour, they talked without pause, but Sejun couldn’t quite remember the specifics of their conversation.
However…
“Aileen, wait for me. I’ll definitely become stronger.”
“Yes. I’ll wait.”
Sejun asked her to wait, and Aileen promised she would. Beneath the cold moonlight, they shared a kiss.
And then,
“Sejun, I’m going now.”
“Okay.”
Just before midnight, when the Blessing of Christmas ended, Aileen returned to the Administrator’s Area.
However,
[Hehe.]
Flamie was still there.
Even though 50% of Flamie’s power was sealed, it was still far beyond what Sejun could handle.
No, not just Sejun, except for Cuengi, the Beast of Apocalypse, no one could withstand such power.
Yet, for some reason, despite Flamie’s presence, nothing unusual happened on the 99th floor of the tower.
The reason was…
Hehe. Sweetie, thank you!
Sweetie had helped Flamie.
This solution was discovered not long after Flamie had arrived at the Black Tower.
Wiing? Wiing…
[Flamie-nim, could you share some of your power with me? I need it to evolve…]
Sweetie, the Poisonous Queen Bee, had approached Flamie with a request.
Santa Sejun had given Sweetie a royal jelly as a Christmas gift, granting her the qualification to rise in rank and become a demigod like Toryong.
For reference, as a bee, Sweetie had a racial trait that allowed her to absorb the energy of trees.
Sweetie initially proposed the idea to Podori, but…
[No way! I’m so close to becoming a dimensional tree!]
Podori had flatly rejected her.
[Hehe. I’d be happy to!]
Thanks to this, Flamie began sharing her power through her roots, helping Sweetie as she spun a cocoon to evolve.
And then,
[Guys, you can have some too.]
Wiing?
She also offered her power to the other Poisonous Bees.
Hundreds of thousands of Poisonous Bees each absorbed a tiny portion of Flamie’s power, gradually weakening her overwhelming strength.
Sejun seemed destined to grow weaker than the Poisonous Bees in the future at this rate.
***
The next morning.
“…….”
Sejun, who had gone to bed early the previous night, woke up earlier than usual.
What is this? Why does my body feel so light?
Sejun noticed that his physical condition had changed and quickly checked the messages that had appeared while he was asleep.
And then,
“What?!”
The reason soon became clear.
As Hamer’s body had been completed, Sejun was able to borrow 1% of Hamer’s stats.
Sejun checked his stats.
“All my stats went up by about 5,000.”
Then… Hamer’s total stats are… 2 million?!
“Wow.”
As expected of a god, they were incredible.
Just like that, Sejun’s total stats increased by 20,000 overnight.
“Huhuhut. I’ve grown stronger again.”
He said feeling quite proud.
“Meow….”
“Kking….”
He gathered up Theo and the Blackie Family and stepped outside.
At that moment,
[Hehe. Good morning, Sejun-nim!]
Flamie, basking in the morning sun, greeted Sejun.
“Yeah, good morning.”
Sejun greeted Flamie back and then,
Plop.
He placed Flamie on his shoulder.
And then,
Step. Step.
He walked around the farm, letting the sound of his footsteps reach the crops as he harvested things to eat for breakfast.
A short while later.
Kueng!
[Dad, did you sleep well?!]
Cuengi woke up and came looking for Sejun.
“Yes, Cuengi, you’re hungry, aren’t you? Let’s get breakfast ready.”
Sejun took Cuengi and went to the kitchen to start cooking.
Today’s menu was salad, soup, and the leftover bread from yesterday.
Since both lunch and dinner yesterday had been excessive, breakfast today was kept simple.
When breakfast ended,
“Puhuhut. Chairman Park, I’ll be off now, meow!”
Kueng!
[Cuengi will go gather good herbs, dad!]
Theo and Cuengi headed off to work.
Theo didn’t plan to visit another tower today but instead decided to check on how the employees were doing and went down the tower.
“I should get to work too.”
Sejun, who watched until Theo and Cuengi were out of sight, also began to move to start his day.
Click.
Recently, Sejun had been busy preparing for Christmas, leaving the 10th Tower and <Earthworm> neglected, so there was much to do.
***
Black Tower, 75th Floor.
“Alright. Gorina, congratulations on becoming a manager!”
104.28.193.250
“Manager Gorina, congratulations on your promotion!”
“You’re amazing!”
Gorina, who had risen from an entry-level intern to a manager in Sejun Company within 300 days, was receiving everyone’s congratulations.
“Thank you, everyone!”
Thud! Thump! Thud! Thump!
Gorina responded by pounding her chest hard in appreciation of the other employees’ congratulations.
However,
Not enough! I need even bigger achievements to become the Vice Chairman of Sejun Company!
The manager position wasn’t enough to satisfy Gorina’s ambition. She had her eyes set on Theo’s position as Vice Chairman of Sejun Company.
My love, just wait a little longer! I, one of the three beauties of the Black Tower, will win you over!
Gorina, the daughter of the Gorilla Tribe’s chief, had fallen in love with Sejun at first sight when she saw him on the 77th floor of the tower. (TL: In ch 128)
Even after being punched by Cuengi, she didn’t give up. She left her homeland to join Sejun Company, working diligently as she eagerly awaited the day she could be by Sejun’s side.
Then one day,
“What?! Full-time employee communication network?”
Gorina caught wind of new information.
“Yes. Only full-time employees can use it, and it seems there’s all kinds of information about Chairman Park being shared there.”
Information about Sejun?!
‘I want to use the official employee network too! I want to know what time Sejun wakes up, what time he goes to bed, and what he eats!’
Gorina longed to gain access to the official employee network.
But becoming a full-time employee wasn’t easy.
You had to either target Sejun’s life or make Theo extremely angry.
Unlike normal standards, Sejun Company’s requirements for becoming a full-time employee were bizarrely difficult and required considerable “bad luck”.
‘How can I make Vice Chairman Theo angry?’
Gorina spent the entire day working hard while brainstorming ways to enrage Theo.
However,
[Manager Gorina’s Work Attitude: Excellent.]
She had no idea that her actions were actually pleasing the very person she needed to anger.
Puhuhut. Excellent work, meow!
Theo, secretly observing Gorina as she worked hard while scheming to upset him, found the irony amusing.
There was no greater irony than this.
If Theo had known she was targeting his position, he would have immediately promoted her to permanent full-time employee. But alas, Theo lacked the ability to read Gorina’s mind.
“Puhuhut. Gorina, since you’re working so well, there’s no need for you to work long hours, meow! I’ll suggest reducing your schedule to four days a week, meow!”
As a result, Gorina found herself drifting further and further from the full-time position she desired, and from Sejun as well.
***
<Earthworm>
“Hey, everyone. Hello.”
As Sejun stepped through the dimensional gate,
Kiki!
Kiki!
The Destruction Devourers greeted him warmly.
And then,
Kihihit. Kking!
[Hehe. Guys, great leader Blackie is here!]
Blackie began playing with his subordinates and the Destruction Devourers.
While Blackie and her family were busy having fun,
Plop Plop
Sejun planted seeds of the Destruction Devourers he had brought from the 10th Tower.
At that moment,
Plop.
A thick, red, sticky liquid blob fell from the sky.
It was a Tear of Destruction that had accidentally entered Jǫrmungandr’s body and leaked out through a gap devoid of Energy of Creation.
SloshSlosh
The Tear of Destruction, following its instincts, began to transform into the appearance of the closest being, Sejun.
PlopPlop
It started digging into the ground to create spots for planting seeds, mimicking Sejun’s original habits.
The Tear of Destruction was replicating the behavior of its main body perfectly.
“Oh. What’s this?”
Sejun’s eyes sparkled as he realized he had gained a new worker.
*****
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