TL: Hanguk
77th Floor of the Blue Tower.
“I can’t see it…”
Since morning, Sejun and his companions had been searching the sea for hours, but they couldn’t find the Creator God’s Tablet.
It’s time to eat now.
“Guys, let’s have a contest to see who catches the best one!”
As mealtime approached, Sejun suggested a hunting contest to his companions.
After the mutant seaweed disappeared, creatures that had been hiding in the sand or under rocks started moving again, making it easy to catch prey.
“Puhuhut. I, Vice Chairman Theo, will take first place, meow!”
[Cuengi will catch the most!]
Kihihit. Kking!
[Hehe. The great Blackie will win!]
With Sejun’s proposal, the group became eager and scattered in all directions, while Sejun moved to collect something he had already spotted.
‘Hehehe. I saw something good earlier.’
If I get that, first place is mine!
In truth, Sejun had suggested the contest with the intention of taking first place himself.
A short while later.
Thud.
“Puhuhut. Chairman Park, look at this, meow! I caught something amazing, meow!”
While Sejun was resting and chatting with Flamie, Theo appeared and placed a massive clam with a dazzlingly colorful shell in front of him.
I lost…
[Jewel Pen Shell]
Just selling the jewels attached to the shell would easily bring in hundreds of billions of Tower Coins.
Hehehe. On top of that, I can make buttered pen shell scallops.
“Oh! As expected of Vice Chairman Theo! Well done!”
As Sejun thought about the dishes he could make with the pen shell, he praised Theo.
“Puhuhut. Of course, meow! I, Vice Chairman Theo, am always great, meow!”
Feeling proud, Theo rubbed his head enthusiastically against Sejun’s hand.
At that moment,
Kueng!
[Dad, Cuengi caught a lot of good stuff!]
Thud!
Cuengi appeared, carrying an enormous pile of shellfish bundled together with his telekinesis. The pile contained clams, cockles, mussels, and more, easily over 10 tons. ŖÂＮοꞖЁ𝙎
Sejun’s mind buzzed with images of mussel soup, grilled shellfish, and other delicious dishes.
“Oh! As expected of my son!”
Overjoyed, Sejun vigorously ruffled Cuengi’s head with both hands in praise.
Kuhehehe.
Cuengi giggled with a big, satisfied grin at Sejun’s praise.
“But why hasn’t Blackie come out yet?”
As Sejun, starting to get worried, looked toward the sea,
Kking! Kking!
[Butler! Help! Help!]
Blackie was whimpering and calling for Sejun.
“Blackie!”
When Sejun quickly ran toward the source of the sound,
Kking! Kking!
[Let go of me! You’re in big trouble when the butler arrives!]
He saw Blackie Family struggling in a fierce battle after being caught by an octopus the size of a forearm.
The Blackie Family had tried to catch the octopus using the youngest, Kabulto, as bait, but instead, they ended up being hunted by it.
“Puhup!”
Sejun tried to hold back his laughter at Blackie Family’s sunfish-like antics before stepping in to rescue them.
Once everyone had gathered with their catches,
“Hehe. This here is the ginseng of the sea, a sea cucumber.”
With a proud expression, Sejun took out a sea cucumber he had picked up from the sea and showed it off.
It was long, bumpy on the surface, and wiggled unpleasantly, making it look pretty creepy no matter how one saw it.
“Meow?! What is that, meow?!”
Kueng?!
Both Theo and Cuengi grimaced at the strange appearance of the sea cucumber.
Kking!
[This time, I win!]
Trying to redeem himself from his earlier failure, Blackie lunged at the sea cucumber and took a big bite.
“Hey! That thing is poisonous!”
Kking…
Sejun quickly pulled Blackie away, who had gotten his tongue paralyzed by the sea cucumber’s toxin. Then, he started cooking with the ingredients everyone had gathered.
Somewhere along the way, everyone had forgotten they were even competing.
“Puhuhut. It smells like delicious grilled fish, meow!”
Kuhehehe. Kueng!
[Hehehe. We have a lot of dishes today!]
Kihihit. Kking!
[Hehe. The great Blackie defeated the sea cucumber!]
The group watched Sejun’s back as he cooked, eagerly waiting for the meal to be ready.
Using all the ingredients they had brought, Sejun prepared a lavish lunch.
“Guys, let’s eat!”
And so, they all had a meal together.
“Oh! This is delicious.”
Kuhehehe. Kueng!
[Hehehe. That’s right!]
Of course, the only one who ate every dish Sejun prepared with delight was Cuengi.
Theo and Blackie Family only ate grilled fish and roasted and dried sweet potatoes.
After lunch,
Slurp.
Sejun lay down on a sunbed, savoring the coffee Cuengi had brewed for him, enjoying his rest.
At that moment,
[Sejun-nim… I think I need to go back.]
Flamie spoke in a gloomy voice.
It was because Podori, who had been holding back from evolving into a Dimensional Tree, had reached his limit.
Honestly, the fact that he had endured this long was already close to a miracle, so Flamie couldn’t ask him to hold on any longer.
“Really? Then let’s hurry back.”
Upon hearing Flamie’s words, Sejun quickly returned to the Black Tower so that Flamie could rest underground on the 99th floor.
He left his belongings behind since he planned to return to search for the tablet again.
“Return.”
Thinking it was urgent, Sejun activated the Dragon Horn’s Return Bracelet,
Wooong.
The golden characters engraved on the bracelet began to glow.
[Calculating the distance between the current coordinates and the return target coordinates.]
[Returning to the designated location.]
Sejun disappeared from the 77th floor of the Blue Tower.
***
As soon as he returned home,
[Sejun-nim, then I’ll see you next time.]
Flamie, who had been perched on Sejun’s shoulder, spread her leaves as wide as possible and embraced him.
“Yeah. See you next time. Next time, I’ll have plenty of elixirs ready for you.”
[Hehe. You don’t have to…]
Sejun gently patted Flamie’s forehead, soothing the sadness of parting.
[Then, I’ll go now! Sejun-nim, take care!]
Knowing that it would be uncertain when she’d see Sejun again after this, Flamie forced a cheerful voice before disappearing underground.
[It’s done! I don’t have to hold back anymore!]
At the same time, Podori, who had been desperately holding back, finally began evolving into a Dimensional Tree.
Rumble.
Releasing everything he had suppressed for the past ten days, Podori’s seven roots rapidly stretched out into different worlds.
Usually, when a tree becomes a Dimensional Tree, it initially takes root in five worlds, but perhaps because Podori had held back for so long, he immediately planted himself in seven worlds.
Considering that it normally takes around 1,000 years to establish roots in an additional world, this was an astonishingly compressed growth.
It was practically the discovery of a new growth method.
Shiver.
Seeing Podori, Sausage trembled his branches. He had a bad feeling that he might be the next target for testing this new growth method.
Just then,
[The World Tree Communication Network has been launched for Sejun Company.]
[From now on, communication between World Trees belonging to Sejun Company is possible.]
A message appeared before the World Trees Flamie had nurtured.
Whether it was fortunate or not, Sausage wasn’t the only one who would be tested.
That’s a relief.
Sausage felt a sense of relief, thinking he had found comrades in suffering.
However,
[Silver Tower 82F, Grape World Tree, Pose: Hello! I’m Pose, a tree aspiring to become a Dimensional Tree!]
[<Earthworm> Destruction Devourer World Tree, Eosepo: I’m Eosepo! Let’s work hard together to become Dimensional Trees!]
[<Omid> Generous Green Onion World Tree, Omipase: I’m Omipase! By the way, my name was given by Sejun-nim! Let’s do our best!]
The World Trees on the World Tree Communication Network were not normal.
As the World Trees introduced themselves and passionately committed to the shared goal of becoming Dimensional Trees,
[A new sub-group for the Sejun Company Employee Communication Network has been opened.]
A message appeared stating that a sub-group of the Sejun Company Employee Communication Network had been established.
And then,
[<Manager> Seed Shop Headquarters, God of Peanuts, Pipi: A Dimensional Tree! As expected of, Don’t Ask, Don’t Question, Just Trust-in-Park! Everyone, chant with me!]
[<Manager> Seed Shop Headquarters, God of Walnuts, Wal: Don’t Ask, Don’t Question, Just Trust-in-Park!]
[<Manager> Seed Shop Headquarters, God of Stones, Toga: Don’t Ask, Don’t Question, Just Trust-in-Park!]
…
..
.
Within the Employee Communication Network, the chants of the non-combatant gods praising Sejun echoed silently.
Once again, Sejun Company was thriving day by day.
“Flamie, rest well.”
Sejun gently ran his hand over the spot where Flamie had disappeared and spoke softly.
Then,
“Since I’m back, I should take care of some work.”
Having spent a long time on the 77th floor of the Blue Tower to make memories with Flamie at the sea, Sejun stopped by the 10th Tower and <Earthworm> to take care of his backlog.
There was nothing particularly special at the 10th Tower, so he simply planted the seeds that had accumulated there.
Meanwhile, at <Earthworm>, which he reached via the dimensional gate, Sejun found 10 new drops of the Tear of Destruction waiting for him.
Gulp. Gulp.
The Tears of Destruction transformed into Sejun’s appearance.
Thanks to this, 10 Destruction Sejuns worked hard in Sejun’s place, planting Destruction Devourer Seeds.
Ptooey. Ptooey. Ptooey.
At this point, even the Destruction Devourers, who had gotten used to Destruction Sejun, naturally spat out seeds to them, ensuring that the work continued smoothly even in Sejun’s absence.
Meanwhile, the seven previous Destruction Sejuns had been completely purified, turning into seven drops of Tear of the Incomplete Creator God.
“Here you go.”
Sejun immediately sent the Tears to Emila and, in exchange, received 35 drops of the Great Growth Elixir.
Gulp.
He drank them all at once, and as a result his Mastery of Farming Tools, Fire Field, and Crop Miniaturization skill levels increased by 1 each.
After finishing work and returning to the Black Tower,
-Brother-in-law!
Ace welcomed Sejun.
-Brother-in-law! These were harvested at dawn yesterday!
Ace handed him blue-colored crops.
“Ah, yesterday was a Blue Moon, huh.”
These were crops harvested during the Blue Moon.
-Puhihihi. Brother-in-law, please cook with these!
Ace looked at Sejun with eyes full of anticipation. The taste of crops harvested during a Blue Moon was significantly enhanced.
“Alright.”
Time to show off my skills!
Determined to meet Ace’s expectations, Sejun took the crops and headed to the kitchen to start cooking.
A short while later.
-Oh! Sejun, when did you get here?!
-Sejun, you’ve been too busy lately. Take it easy, will you?
The Four Dragons Council’s Dragons stealthily took seats at the kitchen table, eager to eat Sejun’s food.
And then,
-Hohoho. Hello, Sejun.
-Sejun, have you been well?
Even the Five Dragons Council’s Dragons, who normally wouldn’t even greet the Four Dragons Council’s Dragons, greeted Sejun and sat across from them.
Zap.
The dragon statues at the table glared at each other.
At that moment,
-Sejun, you’ve been doing well at the Blue Tower, right? If anything is inconvenient, just let us know right away.
The Great Blue Dragon, Kin, spoke to Sejun, trying to flaunt his close relationship with him.
“Yes. I’ll probably be heading back tomorrow morning. The Creator God told me where the tablet is, so I need to find it.”
-Oh! Our Sejun even talks with the Creator God! You’re really amazing!
-Wait! While it’s true our Sejun is amazing, what do you mean ‘our Sejun’?! Kin, Sejun is going to be my grandson-in-law!
-That’s right! And he’s our Ajax’s sworn brother!
-Right! Only we can use the term ‘our Sejun’!
-That’s right!”
The Four Dragons Council’s Dragons claimed that only they had the right to call Sejun “our Sejun” and directed their arguments toward the Five Dragons Council’s Dragons. (TL: I think I explained it in an earlier chapter. If not, the use of ‘Our’ in Korean is equivalent to the use of ‘My’.)
-What?! He’s not even married yet, then what do you mean grandson-in-law! Sejun, how about meeting our Ophelia?!
-We have our Silvia too!
The Five Dragons Council’s Dragons also began making proposals, trying to strengthen their ties with Sejun.
However,
“No. My heart belongs only to Aileen.”
Unlike his usual indecisive attitude, Sejun firmly rejected their offers without hesitation.
There was not even a moment of uncertainty or awkwardness from considering the dragons’ reactions.
Kehihihi. As expected of our Sejun. I knew I could trust him! (TL: Aileen)
It was really fortunate. If Sejun had even pretended to consider it…
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Guys, thank you.
Sejun raised his glass high toward the stars that had been flickering unusually much today, conveying his gratitude.
