TL: Hanguk
Black Tower, 99th floor.
“Guys, good morning!”
“Meow…”
Kking…
As Sejun gathered his companions and stepped outside,
Kurorong.
Pink-fur quietly appeared, holding the still-sleeping Cuengi in her mouth.
“Pink-fur, good morning!”
[Sejun-nim, keep your voice down. You’ll wake up our Cuengi. And good morning to you too, Sejun-nim.]
At Sejun’s energetic morning greeting, Pink-fur hushed him while responding.
And then,
Kuoouong.
[Sejun-nim, here’s Cuengi.]
“Huh? Oh…”
Pink-fur very confidently entrusted Cuengi to Sejun. Not that she wasn’t confident before, but today, she seemed even more so.
After handing over Cuengi, Pink-fur moved on, not towards the west where their home was, but north, where the Minotaur King was.
Is she going to confront him about getting hit during the Minotaur King’s attempt to subdue her yesterday?
“Pink-fur, where are you going?”
Worried that the two might end up fighting, Sejun hurriedly asked.
But such petty concerns were only something Sejun would have.
Kuoeong. Kuooung.
[A strong body harbors a strong mind. I’m going to train my stamina under the Minotaur King and become stronger. I want to be a mother that our Cuengi won’t be ashamed of.] 𝐫ἈΝŏ₿Ęʂ
Pink-fur was determined to undergo special training under the Minotaur King and grow stronger.
As Pink-fur left for the north,
Mothers are truly strong.
Sejun was moved by Pink-fur’s deep maternal love.
Hehehe. Then it’s okay for Dad to be weak?
If Pink-fur found out, he’d be in for a smack on the back.
“Right, Cuengi? It’s okay for Dad to be weak, isn’t it? Bubububup.”
Sejun playfully blew raspberries on the sleeping Cuengi’s belly.
Kuehehehe. Kueng.
[Hehehe. Dad, good morning.]
Cuengi woke up slowly, smiling brightly.
Perhaps due to the emotional change from yesterday’s experience with Pink-fur, Cuengi’s smile was radiant.
And then,
“Hehehe. Did our Cuengi sleep well?”
Sejun, seeing Cuengi’s sunshine-like smile, felt his mood lift as well.
Of course, Sejun had no idea that Cuengi had entered Pink-fur’s mental world yesterday. He had passed out and gotten kicked out before realizing anything.
Kueng. Kueng.
[Dad, do the raspberry again. Cuengi is still sleepy.]
Cuengi closed his eyes again, requesting another raspberry.
“Alright. Bubububup.”
Kuehehehe.
Sejun once again buried his face in Cuengi’s belly and blew raspberries.
As Sejun played with Cuengi,
“Meow?! Great hybrid Chairman Park! Why are you blowing raspberries without including me, Vice Chairman Theo?!”
Kking! Kking!
[Butler, you’re mean! Do it for me too, quickly!]
Having just woken up, Theo and Blackie complained as they stuck out their bellies. So, Sejun gave them raspberries too.
Thus, another peaceful morning passed.
While Sejun was cooking in the kitchen,
“Puhuhut.”
Kuehehehe.
Kihihit.
The companions sat quietly at the table, inhaling the mouth-watering aroma of the delicious food they would soon eat.
Then,
“Cuengi, light this fire for me.”
As Sejun needed another brazier, he asked Cuengi for help.
Kueng… Kueng…
[Cuengi can’t use fire… Mom banned me from using fire for a week…]
Cuengi replied in a gloomy voice.
“Huh?! Why?”
Kueng. Kueng.
[Don’t know. Mom said not to use it.]
“Really? By the way, Cuengi, who do you like more, Mom or Dad?”
Sejun, feeling playful, suddenly hit Cuengi with a surprise question.
Kueng!
[Cuengi loves both Mom and Dad!]
Cuengi answered without hesitation.
“Aww, come on. But surely, there’s one you like just a little more. I won’t tell Mom, so just tell Dad.”
Since Sejun wasn’t looking for a textbook answer, he coaxed Cuengi.
Clearly, despite Cuengi purging corruption yesterday, there was still some “corruption” here too.
At that moment,
“Meow?! Chairman Park, my grilled fish is burning, meow!”
Theo, catching the smell of his burning grilled fish, shouted in a panic.
“Oh no!”
Sejun snapped back to his senses and resumed cooking. Naturally, the burnt grilled fish became his portion.
After finishing breakfast, Sejun took his companions to work on the farm.
And then,
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“Puhuhut. It’s nice not going to work today and spending time with Chairman Park, meow!”
Kuehehehe. Kueng!
[Hehehe. Cuengi thinks so too!]
Having gone through a rough day yesterday, Theo and Cuengi were working remotely(?) today.
Kihihit. Kking!
[Hehe. Being with my hyungs makes the great Blackie happy too!]
Thanks to that, Blackie was also in high spirits for no reason.
After finishing up the farm work with his companions,
“Summon door.”
Sejun summoned a door leading to the 10th Tower,
Clang.
He opened the door and stepped inside, arriving at the 10th Tower.
As soon as Blackie family arrived,
Kihihit. Kking!
[Hehe. Guys, yesterday, our butler acted like such a fool…]
He gathered his subordinates and began boasting about his achievements, how he had taken Sejun into Pink-fur’s mental world and protected him.
And then,
[You have planted a Destruction Pioneer Seed in the body of Leviathan, the serpent that summons tsunamis and 12th seat of the Apostles of Destruction.]
…
..
.
Sejun planted a seed in Leviathan’s body.
A few hours later,
“Let’s go home and eat.”
After finishing the planting, Sejun spoke to his companions.
“Puhuhut. Sounds great, meow!”
Kueng!
Theo and Cuengi were delighted by Sejun’s words.
Kihihit. Kking!
[Hehe. Butler! Let’s go eat quickly!]
Blackie excitedly wagged his tail and ran over, But,
“Why? Shouldn’t the great Blackie stay here and keep badmouthing me?”
He had underestimated how petty Sejun could be.
Kking…
[Butler, you’re so unfair…]
Blackie grumbled.
But Blackie, the noble wolf who once made gods tremble in fear, the god-hunting wolf, never easily gave up on food.
Watch this. Witness my cuteness.
Kking! Kking!
[Butler! Give me food! Give me food!]
Blackie stood up on two legs and desperately waved his front paws, showing off his cuteness to Sejun.
“Ahem. I’ll let it slide just this once.”
Giving in to Blackie’s cuteness, Sejun reluctantly put the Blackie family into his sling bag.
And then,
“As expected of the great Blackie!”
Kkiruk!
Sharalang!
“The great wolf Park Blackie, who moved Sejun-nim’s heart!”
…
..
.
Blackie basked in the praises of his subordinates.
When Sejun returned to the Black Tower,
-Brother-in-law~!
Ace’s dragon statue came looking for him.
“Hm? Baby brother-in-law, did you sleep well?”
-Yes!
“Did you eat? We’re about to have lunch. Want to join us?”
-Puhihihi. Yes! I want to eat with you!
“Then wait a moment.”
-Okay!
After finishing his conversation with Ace, Sejun started cooking and asked,
“Aileen, is there anything you want to eat?”
“Spicy?”
[The Tower’s Administrator declares that the essence of tteokbokki is its spiciness.]
“What?! Puhahaha.”
Hearing a dragon talk about the “essence” of tteokbokki caught Sejun completely off guard, making him burst into laughter.
“Hahaha. Aileen, I’ll make instant tteokbokki for you today.”
Sejun decided to introduce Aileen to a broader world of tteokbokki.
“Aileen, wait a bit.”
After telling Aileen to wait, Sejun prepared the ingredients for instant tteokbokki and fried some Yonggari Chicken for Ace.
A little while later,
“Aileen, here.”
Sejun ladled some tteokbokki into a bowl and handed it to Aileen while it was still simmering.
Tteokbokki is best enjoyed when shared like this.
“Really? That’s good to hear. Let me know when you finish. I’ll give you more. And we can stir-fry rice with this later too.”
Sejun spoke as if frying rice in the leftover sauce was something amazing.
“Hehehe. Got it.”
“Okay.”
Cuengi had already torn open ten packs of ramen even before being asked.
Kuehehehe.
It seemed Cuengi really liked the ramen noodles in the instant tteokbokki.
As Theo ate his grilled fish, the Blackie family munched on roasted and dried sweet potatoes, and Ace enjoyed his Yonggari Chicken, Sejun, Aileen, and Cuengi were happily eating the instant tteokbokki.
– Brother-in-law, I want to try that too!
Ace, betraying his Yonggari Chicken, showed interest in the tteokbokki.
“Sure.”
But my dear brother-in-law, you don’t have to betray your Yonggari Chicken. Tteokbokki, like me(?), is generous and embraces everything.
Sejun added Yonggari Chicken to the tteokbokki sauce, let it simmer, and then gave it to Ace.
– Puhihihi. Brother-in-law, it’s delicious!
Ace delightedly ate the chicken, now coated in tteokbokki sauce.
“Alright, now I’ll fry some rice.”
Sejun added rice and seaweed flakes to the nearly empty tteokbokki pot, creating fried rice.
Kueng!
[Dad, this is delicious too!]
– Puhihihi. Brother-in-law, you’re the best!
“Haha. Eat as much as you like.”
The group ate as if they had just started their meal.
After lunch,
– Yes… Brother-in-law, I have to go now.
“Alright. Go help your sister a lot.”
Ace was summoned away by Aileen.
Slurp.
“Ahh. Barista Cu, today’s coffee tastes even better than usual. Is it a different variety?”
Kuehehehe. Kueng. Kueng.
[Hehehe. That’s right. Chairman Park really knows his coffee. Today’s coffee is a top-grade selection from across the sea.]
Sejun played along with the act as he sipped the coffee Cuengi brewed.
“Puhuhut. I, Vice Chairman Theo, know that sea very well, meow! There’s an enormous, ultra-giant fish there, and one day, I’ll definitely catch it and make grilled fish out of it, meow!”
Theo also joined the pretend play and added a spoonful of plot, but
Kihihit. Kking!
[Hehe. Actually, the great Blackie has already eaten that ultra-giant fish!]
Before the plot could even develop, Blackie ended it abruptly.
And then,
Kueoooh.
Gororong.
Kurorong.
Kkirorong.
Sejun and his companions took a short afternoon nap.
At that moment,
– Sejun.
A quiet voice called out to him.
“Mm… Crisella-nim?”
Waking up, Sejun saw the silver dragon statue and spoke.
– Yes, it’s me.
“What brings you here…?”
– I heard that two days ago, you upgraded the Purple Tower into the Great Purple Tower. Could you also upgrade our Silver Tower into the Great Silver Tower?
When Sejun asked, Crisella Hisron, the leader of the great Silver Dragon clan, spoke in a desperate voice.
Currently, only three towers remained that had not yet become great towers.
It had become a battle for the lower rankings.
If things went poorly, the Silver Dragons might end up at the bottom among the Nine Dragon Clans, so Crisella had come to Sejun in secret, without informing the other dragons.
“Puhuhut. Then show your sincerity, meow!”
Woken by their conversation, Theo held out a plump pink jelly to Crisella.
– Here it is.
Crisella handed over a prepared box.
“Puhuhut. Chairman Park, Crisella-nim’s sincerity is sufficient, meow!”
After checking the contents of the box, Theo nodded in satisfaction.
“Crisella-nim, then please check the conditions required for upgrading the Silver Tower to a Great Tower and let me know.”
– Alright. Give me a moment.
Crisella hurriedly checked the Silver Tower’s administrator crystal and began writing down the conditions on paper.
Kueng?
Kking?
Meanwhile, Cuengi and Blackie woke up as well, curiously observing the situation.
At that moment,
– Sejun!
From afar, a golden dragon statue flew toward them. It was Artemis Yul, the leader of the great Golden Dragons.
He had been hesitating about whether to approach Sejun or not, but upon spotting Crisella by Sejun’s side, he hurriedly flew over.
At least Grave isn’t here.
It seemed he wouldn’t be last place.
– Sejun, I also request the growth of the Great Golden Tower. Here, take this.
Artemis handed over a box.
“Puhuhut. Artemis-nim’s sincerity is sufficient, meow!”
“Artemis-nim, please check the conditions for the tower’s growth and let me know as well.”
– Understood!
With that, Sejun received the request for the Golden Tower’s growth in addition to the Silver Tower.
And then,
– Huh?! When did you two get here?!
Grave, noticing Crisella and Artemis beside Sejun, belatedly realized the situation and hurriedly flew over.
– Grave, you’re late.
– Grave, you should have come sooner.
Thus the Brown Tower’s last place was confirmed, but
“Puhuhut. Grave-nim, show your sincerity as well, meow!”
Theo boldly extended his front paw toward Grave.
“If you want to remain the only ordinary tower, you don’t have to give anything…”
Sejun, standing beside him, added indifferently in a teasing tone.
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