TL: Hanguk
Golden Tower, 1st Floor.
“Let’s go now.”
Tap.
Sejun arrived at the exclusive passage with his companions and placed his hand on the golden portal.
[Please select your destination.]
<Olga (Lv. 5)>
<Noel (Lv. 7)>
“Noel.”
“Yeah.”
When Sejun responded, the stay fee began to be calculated.
The total number of people had reached twenty because Piyot, Uren, and Poyo had joined them.
Piyo…?
[Sejun-nim, can’t I go with you too…?]
Wanting to go with Theo, Piyot looked at Sejun and cautiously asked for permission.
“Sure. Let’s go together.”
Since Artemis-nim would be paying the money anyway.
Since he didn’t have to spend his own money, Sejun readily gave his permission.
“Just this once, I’ll take you along.”
Piyo! Piyo!
[Yes! Sejun-nim, you’re the best!]
While showing off as much as he could.
…
..
.
As they waited for the cost calculation to finish,
[<Bloodline: Descendant of the Golden King> has been confirmed.]
[<Hidden Bloodline: Financial Backer of Hero Party> has been confirmed.]
[<Hidden Bloodline: Pig Cursed with Misfortune by the God of Destruction> has been confirmed.]
[Talent: Pig Jinxed with Bad Luck has been confirmed.]
[Talent: Pig Who Breaks His Nose Even When Falling Backward has been confirmed.]
[Talent: Pig Who Only Draws Blanks…]
[Talent: Pig Who Only Chooses Wrong Answers has…]
[Talent: Pig Who Chooses the Bad Path at Crossroads has…]
…
..
.
Bloodline and dozens of misfortune-related talents appeared before Sejun.
“Wow.”
Truly impressive.
That was all Sejun could say in awe as he watched. There was a reason why Uren remained unfortunate even after Theo removed Talent: Midas’s Hand.
At the core of all the bad luck seemed to be the <Hidden Bloodline: Pig Cursed with Misfortune by the God of Destruction>.
Judging from this, it seemed that one of Uren’s ancestors had secretly supported the Hero Party and helped defeat the God of Destruction, and as the god died, he cast a curse.
But why is Yuto-nim fine?
Come to think of it, Uren’s father Yuto was completely normal. He lived well, with no signs of misfortune.
“What’s going on?”
Sejun’s theory began to wander into confusion.
Just then,
“Huh?!”
It forcibly awakened a talent?
Now Sejun understood why Uren had so many misfortune-related talents.
Because of the <Hidden Bloodline: Pig Cursed with Misfortune by the God of Destruction>, his talents kept getting forcibly awakened.
That’s kind of enviable?
If only they weren’t all misfortune-related.
Once Uren’s stay fee had been calculated,
A message appeared announcing a discount on the stay fee.
“Oh!”
A 15% discount!
With an advantage like this, Uren was definitely coming along the next time they went to Earth!
It felt a bit icky because of all the misfortune, but a 15% discount could reduce Earth’s stay fee by roughly 1000 quadrillion. The amount saved was enormous.
Moreover, the moment he was with Theo, Uren’s misfortune was nothing more than good fuel to make Theo’s luck shine even brighter.
Hehehe. As long as we stay on guard, it should be fine.
Sejun, happy that the time to return home was drawing near,
was transported to <Noel> with his companions.
***
“It’s a pig!”
“How long has it been since we’ve had meat!”
“Catch it!”
The residents of <Noel>, about 300 of them, rushed toward Sejun and his group as soon as they arrived.
Kking?! Kking!
[Did you just call the great Blackie a pig?! I’ll punish you!]
Blackie, who had been sensitive lately due to his diet, flared up in anger at the word ‘pig’.
And then,
Dadada.
He rushed toward the residents of <Noel>, but they ignored Blackie and passed him by. They had only one target. Uren.
I knew it.
Sejun nodded as he watched Uren get surrounded by the residents of <Noel>.
A moment later.
“Puhuhut. Line up to get my stamp, meow!”
“Yes! Please stamp mine first!”
“I’ll go first!”
“Don’t cut in line!”
The residents of <Noel> eagerly extended their hands to receive Theo’s stamp.
Puk. Puk.
The residents who received the stamp then hurried over to Sejun.
“Chairman, I got the stamp!”
“Good. Confirmed. Enjoy your meal.”
“Thank you! I’ll eat well!”
They showed Sejun their stamped hands and received food from him.
They were so hungry, it seemed like they’d sell their souls just for a bite to eat.
Ah. Maybe they already did?
Since they got stamped by our Vice Chairman Theo…
“Hehehe.”
Although Sejun spoke as if he were different from Theo, like Vice Chairman, like Chairman. Among the full-time employees, Sejun was already infamous as either a devilish handler or a great demon.
As he distributed food to the residents of <Noel>, Sejun listened to the situation in the area.
According to the residents, many villages in <Noel> stored food in communal warehouses, but they were attacked by blue fire moths,
and as all the warehouses burned down, they lost their food and had been starving ever since.
“Blue fire moths?”
Could it be that other Calamities also evolve like the Locusts when their numbers increase?
While Sejun chatted with the residents and gathered information,
“Kyoot kyoot kyoot. Power of ice. Freeze the enemy. Ice storm.”
Kueng!
Piyo!
Kkuik!
“Mohehe. Sandstorm!”
Iona, Cuengi, Piyot, Uren, and Poyo defeated the approaching Calamities.
Thanks to Uren’s misfortune, Calamities kept coming at them even if they just stood still. Strangely, the fire moths were nowhere to be seen.
And then,
“Hand over the food!”
“Hand over your money too!”
From time to time, robbers drawn in by Uren’s misfortune also appeared,
“Puhuhut. Hand over everything you’ve got, meow!”
providing Theo with a nice little profit and
“Puhuhut. Get your stamp, meow!”
Helped Sejun Company fill out its full-time employee roster.
Just having Uren around makes things so easy and convenient.
Sejun smiled in satisfaction as company performance kept rising.
After about six hours, the situation had mostly settled down.
“Take care!”
Sejun left behind food for the residents and moved on with his group, heading northwest where Piyot, while scouting the area, had discovered an unusual phenomenon.
Since food supplies kept replenishing as they dealt with Calamities, the stock of food in the Void Storage wasn’t much different from when they had first arrived at <Noel>.
As they traveled,
“Meow?!”
Kueng?!
Theo’s front paw and Cuengi’s gaze simultaneously pointed to the same spot.
Cuengi you felt it too, meow?!
Big brother felt it too?!
Both of them sensed something at the same time.
It’s an Herb.
Sejun immediately understood what they were reacting to.
Hehehe. Then we’ve got to go.
“Where is it? Let’s hurry over.”
“Puhuhut. Chairman Park, I, Vice Chairman Theo, shall guide you, meow! Just trust me, meow!”
Kueng! Kueng!
[No! Cuengi will guide Dad!]
“I’m going to do it, meow!”
Kueng!
[Cuengi will do it!]
Theo and Cuengi argued over who would guide Sejun.
However,
“If you fight, I’m not going.”
At Sejun’s firm words,
Chuk.
The two of them put their arms around each other like best buddies and said,
“Follow us, meow!”
Kueng!
[Follow big brother and Cuengi!]
and took the lead.
Hoohoo. Should’ve done that from the start.
Sejun held back his laughter and followed behind the two.
Then,
“Huh?”
Guided by the two, he arrived at a pitch-black swamp that radiated an ominous aura. Everything around was dead.
Locusts, leeches, petrifying spiders lay dead in groups, and even dozens of slimes were found dead.
At that moment,
[The Orb of Death’s Energy warns of imminent death.]
The Orb of Death’s Energy sensed danger and displayed a warning in red letters to Sejun.
Is there something here?
As Sejun scanned the area,
What’s that?
In the center of the swamp, he saw a herb with two fresh green leaves that stood out in stark contrast to the ominous surroundings.
[Baby Ten-thousand Poison Herb]
It’s poison!
Sejun quickly took out SS-grade Detoxifying Green Onions.
“Everyone, eat this!”
He distributed it to his companions and
Crunch. Crunch.
He quickly chewed one himself.
Shortly after.
[Thanks to the effect of the SS-grade Detoxifying Green Onion, you are not poisoned.]
A message appeared in front of Sejun.
Whew. That was close.
“Karurur, here.”
Caw?!
Sejun gave Karurur five pieces of roasted and dried sweet potato, who had given him the Orb of Death’s Energy.
And then,
Kking!
[Hey! Give it to me!]
Caw…
“Didn’t I say Blackie has to run 10 laps to get roasted and dried sweet potato?”
Sejun stopped Blackie, who tried to snatch Karurur’s snack.
Kuehehehe.
Meanwhile, Cuengi had approached the Baby Ten-thousand Poison Herb.
Pop.
As he pulled it out,
Let me go!!!
The herb resisted and released purple mist from its leaves, but it had no effect on Cuengi.
Kueng!
[Stay still!]
When Cuengi emitted killing intent instead, the herb trembled in fear, its leaves shaking violently as it surrendered.
Kuehehehe. Kueng!
[Hehehe. Dad, here it is!]
Cuengi handed over the subdued Ten-thousand Poison Herb to Sejun.
“Yes. Thank you.”
Sejun carefully accepted the herb.
Then
What’s with this weakling?!
Maybe it hadn’t come to its senses yet, because the herb started resisting again.
As expected, Sejun was being underestimated again today.
However
Oh ho! So you think I’m easy, huh?!
Sejun had a secret weapon to subdue the herb.
Drip.
He dropped a single drop of Detoxifying Green Onion Juice onto the leaf of the herb.
Shiver shiver.
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The herb’s leaf trembled in pain. A small white spot appeared where the juice had touched.
The poison had been neutralized.
“Hehehe. If you act up again, I’ll drop more.”
Sejun brought the Detoxifying Green Onion close to the Ten-thousand Poison Herb and threatened it with the sneer of a petty villain.
……
The Ten-thousand Poison Herb became docile.
“Chairman Park! Fix your face, meow!”
Instead, Theo began to throw a fit.
“See how cute it is once it calms down.”
Receiving Theo’s paw-kneading, Sejun carefully planted the Baby Ten-thousand Poison Herb in a small flowerpot and stored it in the Void Storage.
Then,
“Let’s go.”
He gathered the corpses of the Calamities that could be eaten once the poison was neutralized and continued northwest.
When they arrived at their destination,
Fwoooosh.
The blue fire moths were throwing themselves into a massive blue flame.
“What are they doing?”
“Puhuhut. I have no idea, meow!”
Kuehehehe. Kueng!
[Hehehe. Dad, I think roasting meat over that would taste really good!]
“Right? Just dipping it in and pulling it out would cook it completely.”
“Puhuhut. Then use that fire to grill my fish too, meow!”
“Hehehe. Should I?”
Kking!
[Hey, butler! Let’s make roasted sweet potatoes there!]
“Uhehehe. Should I take out the ingredients?”
Since the Calamities were dying on their own, all Sejun and his group could think about was grilling food over the fire.
At that moment,
“Kyoot? Sejun-nim, the magic power of the flames is growing stronger.”
Iona sensed something strange and warned the group.
But it was a second too late.
Boom!
The blue flames exploded, and a fire moth the size of a compact car with black wings took to the sky. Black flames wrapped around its wings.
[Black Flame Fire Moth]
It was a moth evolved through the sacrifice of one million Blue Flame Fire Moths, all for the sake of a single one.
Of course, to Sejun’s group, whether it was Blue Flame or Black Flame, it was just another squid.
Hehehe. Since it evolved, it should taste even better, right?
A tastier squid.
“Cuengi, create a typhoon. Iona, use your ice magic.”
Kueng!
A fierce typhoon trapped the Black Flame Fire Moth,
“Kyoot kyoot kyoot. Power of ice…”
and the ice created by Iona mixed with the typhoon, extinguishing the black flames almost instantly.
Later.
“Catch the black fire moth!”
Kueng!
Kkuik!
Sejun, Cuengi, and Uren searched <Noel> thoroughly with fire in their eyes to hunt the Black Flame Fire Moth.
That was how much of a delicacy it was.
While Sejun and his group hunted for the Black Flame Fire Moth, the sky darkened and night fell over <Noel>.
And then,
(Pip-pip. Good night, everyone!)
Paespaes woke up. It was time for treasure hunting.
*****
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