TL: Hanguk
Black Tower, 99th Floor.
Ppyak.
[Sejun~nim, I think the time has finally come.]
Bochi, who had been lazily patting his full belly after eating a hearty meal of tteokguk, suddenly spoke with a serious expression.
“Time?”
Ppyak. Ppyak.
[Yes. I will now pass on my technique to you.]
“Huh? I can receive it later, though?”
That way, he could receive even better skills later.
However,
Ppyak.
[I’m going to leave again to find a bride.]
Bochi intended to pass on his skill to Sejun and then depart.
“Why? Let’s find one together. I’ll find you a great bride.”
Sejun tried to persuade him, but
Ppyak. Ppyak.
[No. I think it’s better to search alone.]
With his sharp intuition, Bochi instinctively knew he had to escape Sejun’s grasp.
“That’s a shame…”
Sejun was deeply disappointed by Bochi’s refusal.
So far, Bochi’s record stood at three confessions, three rejections.
The big entertainment of watching Bochi set new records was now gone.
More than the skill, this was what Sejun truly cared about.
Ppyak.
[Then I’ll begin the skill transfer.]
“Alright.”
As Sejun gave his permission,
Hop!
Bochi jumped onto the top of Sejun’s head and,
Plop.
Placed his tiny pink jelly pad of front paw on Sejun’s head, starting the skill transfer.
Previously, he had been unable to transfer this skill due to a lack of aura.
Then,
[Bochi, <Hamk>’s Hero, the One Who Wields Seventeen Swords, is additionally transferring the Swordmaster-exclusive skill: Sword Mastery.]
Bochi passed on additional skills.
Now that Sejun’s Beginner Aura Swordsmanship had reached the realm of mastery and his body had been reconstructed after eating Flamie’s Fire Apple, he was capable of receiving higher-tier skill transfers. Ɍ𝖆ƝŎBËŠ
[You have received Unity of Sword and Body (Master).]
[You have met all the conditions to be promoted to Swordmaster.]
Hehehe. Now I’m a Swordmaster too!
While Sejun was rejoicing over receiving swordsmanship skills from Bochi,
[The Swordmaster-exclusive skill: Sword Mastery cannot be transferred.]
Messages appeared before Sejun.
“Huh?!”
Are you kidding me?! Mastery of Farming Tools?! That’s so lame!
Sejun checked the skill just in case, but
→ When using farming tools, crop planting speed increases by 1%, crop growth speed increases by 1%, crop harvesting speed increases by 1%, and crop shelf life increases by 1 day.
“……”
The effects were so minuscule that Sejun was infuriated all over again.
Damn you, System! I’m going to impeach you! I swear I will!
Sejun raged at the system.
“Meow?! Chairman Park, calm down, meow! Your face is getting ugly, meow!”
Seeing Sejun’s expression, Theo hurriedly began kneading his face with his paws.
“No, Vice Chairman Theo. This is a time for anger.”
“Meow?! Is that so, meow?! Now I’m suddenly angry too, meow!”
At Sejun’s words, Theo became even angrier than Sejun.
Hehehe. As expected, my best friend.
As Sejun looked at Theo with pride,
“Meow? Chairman Park, but who are we supposed to be mad at, meow?”
Theo asked, struggling to summon his anger without knowing the target.
“The System. The System toyed with me.”
“Meow! It was the System, meow?! How dare it mock the great hybrid Chairman Park, meow! Impeach the System, meow!”
At Sejun’s words, Theo became greatly enraged. Since he already held a grudge, it was easy for him to immerse himself in the emotion.
While Sejun and Theo were fuming,
Ppyak.
[Sejun~nim, I’ll be off now.]
Bochi was ready to leave.
“Alright! Travel safely, and I hope you find a good bride!”
Sejun wished Bochi good luck.
Once Bochi departed,
“Time to work.”
Sejun got up as well.
Then,
“Meow?”
Kueng?
He pried Theo and Cuengi off his body and got them ready for work.
A short while later,
“Puhuhut. Chairman Park, I’m going to earn lots of money, meow!”
Kueng!
[Cuengi will gather lots of good medicinal herbs too!]
As Theo and Cuengi left for work, Theo to the 27th floor of the Red Tower and Cuengi to the herb fields,
“Blackie, let’s get to work too.”
Kking!
Sejun placed Blackie in his sling bag and started his morning tasks.
First, he harvested the crops from the 99th-floor farm.
“Alright, everyone, ready?”
Kkwek!
Together with the Mushroom Ants, he transplanted pre-sprouted sticky rice seedlings into the paddy field that Toryong had prepared.
The rice they were planting today was a +1 enhanced golden glutinous rice, strengthened once with the Enhancing Elixir.
The enhancement didn’t improve the medicinal effect of the rice, but it did reduce the amount needed to activate its effects, from 100,000 grains to 70,000.
After finishing the transplanting,
“Summon door.”
Click.
Sejun ate a Strength-Boosting Yellow Bean and turned the key, opening the door to the 10th Tower.
“Patrick~nim, Hamer~nim, I’m here.”
After greeting them,
[You have planted a Destruction Pioneer Seed in the body of Melpheus, the Demon of Ruin and 4th seat of the Apostles of Destruction.]
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..
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Sejun planted the Destruction Pioneer Seeds into Melpheus’s body.
It’ll disappear soon right?
Seeing how much smaller Melpheus’s body had become, Sejun decided to store the body in his Void Storage when work was done.
If Melpheus’s body disappeared while he was away, he wouldn’t be able to receive the experience points.
As he continued planting the seeds,
[You have gained 6 trillion experience points.]
[You have leveled up.]
[You have received 1 bonus stat point.]
[Strength has increased by 30.]
[Strength potential has increased by 1%.]
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..
.
A string of messages appeared before Sejun.
Melpheus’s body had disappeared faster than expected.
Once again, Sejun received an immense amount of experience points, forcibly completing his job quest and reaching level 161.
The job quest rewards included +300 to all stats and 20 billion Tower Coins.
“Heh. Nice.”
Another day of growth.
“This is why farming is worth it.”
Feeling proud, Sejun finished planting the remaining Destruction Pioneer Seeds.
Then,
Kihihit. Kking!
[Hehe. Quickly, offer the seeds to the Great Blackie!]
Ptui-ptui-ptui.
Ptui-ptui-ptui.
While sitting next to Blackie who was collecting seeds from the Destruction Devourers, waiting for seed collection to finish
Kihihit. Kking!
[Hehe. Butler! The Great Blackie has gathered all the seeds!]
“Good job.”
Once the seed collection was complete, Sejun packed up the seeds and placed the Blackie Family into his sling bag.
Kking!
[Butler! I’m about to go apologize, so watch over me closely!]
“Alright.”
Sejun paid attention to Blackie, who was still holding the World’s Energy piece in his mouth as he slept.
“I’ll be off now.”
After bidding farewell to Patrick and Hamer, Sejun returned to the Black Tower.
-Brother-in-law~!
He took a short break and played with Ace for a bit before passing through the dimensional gate to <Earthworm>.
Still nothing today.
Sejun was disappointed to find that no new Tears of Destruction had appeared.
Moreover, the other Destruction Sejuns had all transformed into Tears of the Creator at some point.
As a result, he gained five more drops of the Tears of the Creator, but now, he was the only one working in <Earthworm>.
104.28.193.250
[Hehe. Sejun~nim, keep your spirits up! Something good is bound to happen soon!]
Flamie comforted Sejun.
Recently, multiple cracks had been discovered, and they were searching for a safe path for the Tears of Destruction to reach <Earthworm>.
“Mm. As expected, my Flamie is the best.”
[Hehe.]
After praising Flamie and gently patting her,
Thud. Thud.
Sejun began planting Destruction Devourer Seeds into the ground.
I want to make Sejun~nim happy as soon as possible!
Flamie diligently moved her roots, luring the Tears of Destruction through various cracks while creating a path to <Earthworm> that was free of Energy of Creation.
As each of them focused on their tasks,
Kking… Kking…
Blackie started whimpering.
Corruption had appeared.
“Rock-a-bye~ rock-a-bye~ My little mutt~”
Sejun stroked Blackie’s head and sang a lullaby, mocking him in the process.
Sejun and Blackie were always ready to tease each other whenever they had the chance.
***
Inside Blackie’s Mental World.
“I forgive you.”
As the last of the one millionth soul forgave the Blackie Family and returned to the World’s Energy,
Gururuk.
A red energy seeped out from the souls, gathering and beginning to transform into Corruption.
Since it was the millionth, this Corruption was three times larger and significantly stronger than before.
And then,
-Kukukuk. We meet again, betrayed wolf. Are you not afraid of being betrayed once more?
It peered deep into Blackie’s mind, exposing his secrets.
“Grrrr. Shut up! Soon, my butler will burn you to ashes!”
Blackie roared angrily at such Corruption and
Flash!
A golden light descended from the sky, setting the Corruption ablaze.
-Kukukuk. Do not think that this feeble power of the Primordial can continue to stop me. You all know it, don’t you? That you will ultimately be abandoned… So why
This time, it took a considerably longer period for the Corruption to fully dissipate.
“Grrrr…so frustrating.”
Next time, I will make sure to say that I trust my butler!
Blackie growled in frustration as he gazed at the spot where the Corruption had vanished, regretting that he had failed to say he trusted Sejun.
***
<Earthworm>
The sound of Blackie’s whimpering gradually faded, and then he opened his eyes.
And,
Kking!
[Butler! The apology is done now!]
He handed the World’s Energy he had been holding to Sejun.
[World’s Energy Freed from Corruption]
Its name had changed, signifying that the Corruption’s will had been completely erased.
Corruption had been meticulous, hiding its will within the World’s Energy in case Destruction failed.
If Destruction ever failed, it could take time, but using the World’s Energy to rebuild the world would eventually allow it to revive.
Of course, thanks to Sejun and the Blackie Family, that plan was beginning to crumble.
“Blackie, you did great.”
Kihihit. Kking!
[Hehe. Butler! Since the Great Blackie did so well, give me some roasted and dried sweet potatoes!]
“Alright.”
Feeling triumphant from Sejun’s praise, Blackie stuffed himself with the roasted and dried sweet potatoes Sejun gave him and took a break while Sejun continued planting seeds.
Since he was planting Destruction Devourer Seeds alone today without the help of the Destruction Sejuns, it took a long time.
Then,
“Chairman Park, I’m back, meow!”
Kueng!
[Cuengi is back too!]
Theo and Cuengi, who had finished work earlier, came looking for Sejun.
“You guys worked hard.”
As Sejun patted the heads of Theo and Cuengi, who had snuggled into his arms,
“Puhuhut. Chairman Park, take this, meow! I, Vice Chairman Theo, sold out everything again today, meow!”
Kuehehehe. Kueng!
[Hehehe. Cuengi also gathered five medicinal herbs today!]
Theo and Cuengi handed over what they had brought.
“Great job. Thank you.”
After praising them, Sejun continued planting the remaining seeds.
Then,
[What do I do?!]
Flamie was in trouble again.
Whiir!
[It’s done! Now I’m a demigod too!]
Sweetie, who had been absorbing Flamie’s power, had become a demigod.
As a result, Sweetie could no longer absorb Flamie’s power.
At that moment,
Kkwek?
A group of Mushroom Ants happened to be passing by Flamie’s roots.
[Hehe. Hey, do you guys need some power?]
Wouldn’t it be nice to have a Mushroom Ant god too?
Flamie began eyeing the Mushroom Ants with interest.
And,
Seed Shop Headquarters.
“Trust-in-Park’s Partner Bee?!”
Partner?!
Due to the misunderstanding by the non-combat deities, Sweetie’s field visit turned into very grand.