TL: Hanguk
Temple of the Creator God.
The Creator God was silently observing five nearly completed paintings among dozens of unfinished ones.
In the first painting, the Creator God and the next Creator God were smiling as they played a puzzle game.
In the second painting, the next Creator God was seen standing up and cheering after winning the puzzle game.
On the chair where the next Creator God had been sitting, there was a puzzle piece. It was the missing puzzle piece that the Creator God had been searching for but couldn’t find.
The next Creator God had accidentally sat on it.
In the third painting, the next Creator God belatedly discovered the puzzle piece and looked flustered.
In the fourth painting, the frightened next Creator God was seen holding the puzzle piece while watching the Creator God from afar, unsure of what to do.
“So this was the reason…”
As the Creator God looked at the five paintings, he realized where the corruption of the next Creator God had begun.
A single small puzzle piece that had been accidentally sat on. A very minor mistake. If only they had been honest, it would have been a trivial matter easily brushed off.
But to the still-young next Creator God, their mistake appeared too great. They lacked the courage to be honest and instead chose to hide it.
And the guilt of hiding that mistake slowly consumed the next Creator God.
Like rust eating away at iron, guilt devoured the next Creator God until it ultimately led to destruction.
The reason for the destruction of hundreds of thousands of worlds was so insignificant. But that was how the world worked. Most worlds were destroyed for trivial reasons.
The Creator God went to the place where the next Creator God had hidden the puzzle piece.
And,
“It’s still here.”
He found the puzzle piece clumsily hidden between the pages of a book.
As soon as the Creator God held the puzzle piece in his hand, it emitted a faint glow, as if it had been waiting to be found, and then disappeared.
And then,
Chwarurur.
The beads shifted, and the fifth painting began to change.
The next Creator God, with a fearful expression, was handing the puzzle piece to the Creator God, who was smiling and patting their head.
A scene the next Creator God had once dreamed of, being forgiven by the Creator God, was completed.
At the same time, a small knot buried deep within Destruction’s heart unraveled.
***
Outskirts of Destruction.
“Everything’s fine.”
“Puhuhut. Everything is fine, meow!”
Sejun and Theo, who had woken up early in the morning to check on the Giant Tear of Destruction, confirmed that it was still there.
After confirming this,
“Hmhmhm.”
Sejun returned to the Black Tower, humming a tune as he prepared breakfast.
Additionally, he made seaweed soup and Choco Pies for the dragons.
-Puhihihi. It’s Yonggari Chicken!
“Baby brother-in-law, isn’t it cool?”
-Yes! Brother-in-law, you’re the best!
He even made Ace’s favorite dish, earning himself some points after a long time.
“Aileen, here.”
After sending food to Aileen, he gave Choco Pies to Pink-fur, who had brought Cuengi, and then enjoyed a delicious breakfast.
Ppip!
[I greet you, Sejun-nim!]
A messenger rabbit appeared before Sejun and bowed politely.
“Hmm? What’s the matter?”
Ppip!
[I have brought a personal letter from King Heuk Wol-bok of the Red Ribbon Kingdom.]
The messenger rabbit respectfully handed over the letter with both front paws.
Heuk Wol-bok, still feeling uneasy even after sending Bochi, had sent another messenger to Sejun.
And,
“Uren has entered the country…”
Sejun read through the letter.
What? Uren showing up doesn’t always mean bad news…
He thought Heuk Wol-bok’s worries were unfounded.
But then,
-P.S.: Uncle, I had a dream where I ate a whole rotten carrot! I’m so anxious! Please come quickly!
“What?!”
Reading the last part of the letter, Sejun suddenly understood Black Rabbit’s concern.
Sejun knew very well.
What happened every time Heuk Wol-bok dreamt of eating a rotten carrot.
From what Sejun remembered, Heuk Wol-bok had had several dreams about eating carrots, and every time, something bad had happened.
When Heuk Wol-bok dreamed of taking one bite of a rotten carrot.
Sejun received Aileen’s health soup or when Sejun and Heuk Wol-bok moved to another floor alone because of a land deed,
And when Heuk Wol-bok dreamt of eating two bites,
Sejun almost died after being hit on the back of the head by Aileen’s tail.
When Heuk Wol-bok dreamt of eating three bites,
One of the Five Immortals that Blackie couldn’t digest, the Indestructible Gray Stone Lion, Raknos, appeared and almost destroyed the Red Ribbon Kingdom.
At first, Sejun hadn’t believed it, but after several verifications, he was now completely convinced.
Heuk Wol-bok’s misfortune forecasts were more accurate than weather reports.
Until now, Heuk Wol-bok had never dreamt of eating more than half of a rotten carrot…
“He ate the whole thing?!”
This was a very serious situation.
The misfortune forecast was predicting an unprecedented disaster.
“Guys, wake up. We’re going to the 55th floor of the Tower.”
With that, the Sejun family hurriedly descended to the 55th floor of the Tower.
“Puhuhut. We’re going to see Heuk Wol-bok, meow?!”
“Kyoot, kyoot, kyoot. I can finally see ChuChu again.”
Kuehehehe. Kueng!
[Hehehe. I get to see Heuk Wol-bok hyung again!]
Kihihit. Kking!
[Hehe. I’ll show Heuk Wol-bok hyung how much great Blackie has grown!]
Of course, except for Sejun, everyone else was carefree.
***
55th Floor of the Black Tower.
“Uhehehe. More food over here!”
Uren was continuously ordering food.
Though it was safe for three days, he had decided to leave tomorrow instead of the day after, just in case.
So, he was eating as much as he could before leaving.
Pirorong.
Piyot had already filled his stomach long ago and was now sleeping.
At that moment,
“Um, Uren-nim, the dishes you ordered have reached the amount covered by your payment.”
A staff member approached and informed him.
“Oh, really? Then I’ll use this cup. Kuiik!”
Upon hearing the staff member’s words, Uren picked up a cup and activated the Talent: Midas’ Hand.
Srrrk.
The cup turned into gold.
“Here’s the payment for the food. Also, bring me 100 servings of this spaghetti. It’s so delicious. Uhehehe.”
“Yes, sir!”
Handing over the golden cup, Uren ordered more food.
And then,
“Mohehe. Uren-nim’s misfortune is getting even richer!”
Poyo licked Uren’s increasing misfortune, delighted as Uren continued to use Midas’ Hand.
But even Poyo couldn’t sense or consume the misfortune accumulating inside Uren.
The anger of the Talent: Midas’ Hand towards Uren, who was defying his unfortunate fate.
And the price of that anger was going to be paid with the world’s screams.
Something ominous was engulfing the 55th floor of the Tower, but no one noticed.
Bbyak.
[Lady Lara, let’s eat something while keeping watch.]
Bochi spoke to Lara, who was monitoring Uren.
Since they were at a nice restaurant, he wanted to enjoy a good meal and create a pleasant atmosphere with her.
However,
Ppip?! Ppip!
[Can’t you see I’m on duty?! If you want to eat so badly, do it alone!]
Lara’s response was cold.
Bbyak. Bbyak…
[No, I just wanted to… with Lady Lara…]
Feeling embarrassed, Bochi tried to explain himself.
Then,
Crack.
Suddenly, a monster’s hand formed from all probabilities converging into misfortune beyond the broken space attacked Lara
Bbyak!
[Where do you think you’re going?!]
How dare you touch my Lady Lara!
Slash.
Bochi quickly wrapped his fingers with aura and severed the monster’s hand.
But the hands, the monsters, were not just one.
Thousands, tens of thousands of creatures began pouring out from beyond the fractured space.
***
Combat Shop Headquarters.
“Huh?! This…?!”
This shouldn’t be happening…
The God of Misfortune felt a sense of dread as she observed the misfortune accumulating around Uren’s dimension.
The God of Misfortune feeling ominous about misfortune, no joke could be more absurd.
It was as if the God of Joy found joy to be ominous, completely nonsensical.
However, the emotions Missfortune felt were reasonable and justified.
Uren’s misfortune was not pure.
The misfortune accumulating around Uren was filled with a murky, primordial malice, deeper and more fundamental than mere killing intent or rage.
It was a tainted misfortune.
And then,
It saw me!
The corrupted misfortune was looking at Misfortune.
As if waiting for a moment.
***
Kuaaaah!
Uoooooh!
The misfortunes born from the worst probabilities all took different forms.
However,
Bbyak!
[Cut them down!]
Slash. Slash.
Before Bochi, the hero of <Hamk>, the one who wields thirty swords, they were all sliced apart just the same.
But the sheer number of monsters was too great for thirty swords alone to handle, and eventually, the creatures began to break through the space.
Piyo!
[Messenger’s Sprint!]
“Kuiik! Pink Crush!”
“Sandstorm!”
Piyot, Uren, and Poyo swiftly handled the invading monsters.
Ppip!
[Evacuate this way!]
Meanwhile, Lara guided the rabbits to safety.
And,
Woom.
A dark crimson energy slowly seeped out from the corpses of the slain monsters, quietly gathering high in the sky. However, everyone was too focused on the battle to notice.
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A short while later,
Ppyak!
[Attack!]
Heuk Wol-bok arrived with reinforcements upon receiving the report, giving the frontline some breathing room.
At that moment,
Stumble.
By sheer bad luck, a monster tripped, causing Bochi’s sword strike to miss.
At first, they thought it was just coincidence.
But,
Bbyak?!
[It tripped again?!]
Ppyak?!
[Why am I suddenly slipping?!]
Piyo!
[There’s a sudden headwind!]
“Kuiik?! Why is there a hole in the ground?!”
As small misfortunes kept occurring to Bochi and the others, they realized something was wrong.
On top of that,
“Be careful! You all smell delicious!”
Poyo’s crucial remark.
This was no coincidence.
Misfortune was slowly creeping over them.
As a series of small misfortunes accumulated, gaps began to appear in their defensive line,
Kueeek!
One monster broke through the encirclement and charged toward the rabbits who had evacuated.
Ppyak! Ppyak!
[No! Stop it!]
While dealing with the monsters, Heuk Wol-bok shouted to his subordinates.
Ppip!
Ppip!
The Black Rabbit subordinates quickly chased after the monster.
Kueng!
[Dad is in danger!]
Thud!
Cuengi threw a punch at the monster charging toward Sejun.
Boom! Kaboom!
The monster, struck by Cuengi’s punch, tumbled backward and crashed into the hole where the monsters were emerging from.
For a while, the hole was blocked, preventing more creatures from coming out.
“What the hell is going on?”
“Puhuhut. Nice to see everyone, meow!”
“Kyoot, kyoot, kyoot. Good to see you all!”
Kueng!
[Hello, everyone!]
Meanwhile, Sejun and his group had arrived.
Ppyak. Ppyak…
[It’s fine now… We’re saved…]
Heuk Wol-bok breathed a sigh of relief as he saw Theo clinging to Sejun’s knee, Iona hanging onto Theo’s tail, and Cuengi latched onto Sejun’s side.
It was the perfect dream team. Now, no matter what enemy came, there was no need to worry.
Kihihit. Kking!
[Hehe. Great Blackie has arrived!]
The Blackie Family barked enthusiastically to assert their presence.
But,
Ppyak. Ppyak?
[Yes. The youngest is here?]
To Heuk Wol-bok, Blackie was just the youngest.
With Sejun and his group joining the battle, the monsters were instantly pushed back, unable to even emerge from the spatial rift before being annihilated.
“No experience points?”
Sejun was disappointed as no message appeared.
At that moment,
“Meow?!?”
Theo looked up at the sky.
“Vice Chairman Theo, what’s wrong?”
“There’s something in the sky, meow!”
“An enemy?”
“No, meow! It’s something good, meow!”
“Something good?”
Shooosh.
As Theo answered, he leaped into the sky.
Breaking through the clouds, he discovered a massive, dark crimson sphere of condensed misfortune.
“Meow!”
Help our great hybrid Chairman Park, meow!
Fwaaash.
Burning money, his front paw gleamed brilliantly in golden light as he struck the sphere.
Boom!
The dark crimson sphere was engulfed in golden light and exploded.
And then,
No!
The Talent: Midas Hand, which had been controlling the sphere, was annihilated.
[The Black Tower’s Lucky Legendary Merchant, Park Theo, has obtained <Title: Talent Slayer>.]
[You have obtained <Title: Talent Slayer’s Accomplice>.]
“Huh?!”
I’m an accomplice?!
At the same time, Sejun unexpectedly gained a bizarre new title.
*****
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