TL: Hanguk
PR: MiniPixelZ
<Earth>
Shortly after Sejun left.
“Huh? How much did you say?!”
After the wedding, Kyung-chul was startled when he heard from his younger cousins, who had accepted the wedding congratulatory money on his behalf, how much they had collected.
“A total of 27,053,140,000 won (27 billion 53 million 140 thousand). One of your friends, a guy named Park Sejun, apparently put Tower Coins in the envelope. At first, we heard the sound of coins in the envelope…”
While his cousins were chattering about what had happened back Then,
Sejun, thank you. You could’ve at least had a meal before leaving.
For reference, excluding Sejun’s gift, the total of the other congratulatory money was 53,140,000 won (53 million 140 thousand). In other words, Sejun’s gift alone was worth 27 billion won.
Recently, due to inflation on Earth and Sejun sucking in Tower Coins from the Black Tower without releasing them, the Tower Coins had become scarce.
As a result, the market value per 1 Tower Coin had risen to 1.5 million won.
“Here. Some allowance for you.”
“Wow! 5 million won?!”
“Thanks, hyung!”
Feeling good, Kyung-chul gave his younger cousins 5 million won each as allowance, and once their tasks were done, they all flocked to eat.
“But what did Sejun put in my pocket earlier?”
Kyung-chul checked what Sejun had slipped into his pocket before leaving. Earlier, there were too many people around to check.
Sssk.
As Kyung-chul reached into his pocket and took out the item, a glass bottle containing a captivating red liquid clinked softly.
“Great Growth Elixir?”
Even the name sounded extraordinary.
Remaining amount: 30 drops
Sejun had included 10 extra drops, thinking Kyung-chul might have more potential for growth than expected.
At that moment,
“Huh?!”
Kyung-chul suddenly realized that the world had changed. That he had grown as well.
How should he describe this? It felt as if his whole being had risen to a higher level.
‘No way?’
On a hunch, Kyung-chul checked his stats.
“What the?!”
All my stats went up?!
He discovered that all his stats had increased by 20%. Even his potential, which was always hard to raise, had increased tenfold.
And this phenomenon was not unique to Kyung-chul, all hunters on Earth were experiencing it.
Moreover,
“Huh?! Why does my body feel so light all of a sudden?”
“You feel that too, honey? Even my back straightened up!”
Even the physical condition of ordinary people had generally improved.
As Earth’s evolution completed and it grew into a level 2 world, its inhabitants also grew stronger.
Thus, Earthlings, now residents of a level 2 world, became stronger.
“Hey, we’ve gotten stronger!”
“Yeah, so now we’re taking over the market!”
Some factions banded together and tried to oust the Black Bears of Cuengi’s faction, who managed the market on the first floor of the Black Tower.
“You think you can beat us just because you got a little stronger?!”
Getting beaten by Cuengi’s Black Bears remained unchanged. After all, the Black Bears were from a Level 7 world. The only difference was that they could endure the beatings longer.
For reference, the residents who survived in the Tower were from at least level 3 worlds or higher.
Just because Earthlings had become residents of a level 2 world didn’t mean their ranking in the Black Tower had improved.
Honestly, the fact that Earth, a level 1 world, hadn’t perished yet and had held on was already a miracle.
Normally, Earth would have been destroyed before that, and its inhabitants would have become refugees and been naturally weeded out.
The Tower was not an easy place for level 1 world residents to live in.
Anyway, although Earth had become a level 2 world, nothing had changed significantly inside the Black Tower.
***
99th floor of the Black Tower.
[All physical abilities of level 2 residents have increased by 20%, and potential has increased tenfold.]
[Due to the increased level of your origin world, Black Tower Farmer Park Sejun’s stats have increased by 10% and potential by 50%..]
Sejun, who was eating dinner, also received the benefits of <Earth>’s level-up.
However,
“Why is this all I get?!”
You system bastard! Are you screwing me over again?!
Sejun couldn’t fully enjoy the benefits.
He had already been squeezed too much. If the system had boosted him as is, Sejun might have died, so [System 371] had made this consideration to save him. But once again, Sejun had no idea.
Shortly after.
“Hehehe. I’ve gotten stronger.”
Sejun’s anger toward the system was quickly soothed as he looked at his stats, which had grown by 10%.
Currently, Sejun’s stats were…
Strength (153,752 / 287,442)
Stamina (144,307 / 219,448)
Agility (142,923 / 217,575)
Magic power (150,280 / 235,008)
Mental Strength (40,371 / 50,000)
Divinity (100.8664 / 500)
From the perspective of <Earth>’s standards, these were nearly impossible figures.
“Puhuhut. Great hybrid Chairman Park has gotten just a bit stronger, meow!”
“Kyoot kyoot kyoot. Sejun-nim, please get strong quickly. So Theo-nim won’t have to worry.”
Kueng! Kueng!
[Dad, you shouldn’t get complacent just because you got a little stronger! You still can’t beat Cuengi’s finger!]
Kihihit. Kking!
[Hehe. Since the weak butler is being protected by great Blackie, you better pay protection fees with some roasted and dried sweet potato!]
To the rest of the companions, he was still a sunfish that needed protecting.
And then,
“What are you going to protect when all you do is eat dried sweet potatoes? Hmm?”
Kking…
Sejun retaliated by pulling the cheek of Blackie, who was weaker than him.
Black Rabbit had gone down with Bochi and Lara, who had been waiting on ChuChu’s orders as soon as they arrived at the Tower, without even having dinner.
Bochi and Lara’s relationship was still going in circles, with no progress whatsoever.
Ppyak…
[Uncle, don’t get married…]
Black Rabbit said with a sorrowful voice before leaving.
But,
Lucky guy.
I’m jealous.
To Sejun and Bochi, those were complaints of the rich.
After dinner,
Kueng!
[So Cuengi did this and that!]
“Puhuhut. And that’s where I stepped in, meow!”
Kihihit! Kking!
[Hehe. Great Blackie handled the final part!]
Theo, Cuengi, and Blackie excitedly told Sejun’s family about how they defeated the Kamo Pirate Crew and protected Earth after receiving the Mirror of Longing from Aileen.
“Anyway, that’s why we came back without even eating.”
Sejun added in a few words here and there while drinking the coffee Cuengi had made.
Kueng!
[Big bro spent a lot of money healing Earth with his front paws, so we came home early!]
“Puhuhut. That’s right, meow! Kim Mi-ran, Park Chun-ho! I was the one who saved Earth, meow!”
Kking!
[Butler’s mom! Butler was bullying me earlier!]
Sejun and his companions went on chatting and laughing for hours, never letting the audio go silent.
“Sejun, go to bed now.”
“Yeah. Let’s get to sleep.”
Kim Mi-ran and Park Chun-ho, exhausted from listening, turned off the mirror, and the conversation ended.
“Aileen, here. And there’s a wedding song that Paespaes made, want to listen? We met by chance on our path…”
Sejun handed the Mirror of Longing to Aileen and began singing “Chamaksan“.
However, as could be expected from Sejun’s skills, his singing was terrible.
“Puhuhut. No, that’s not it, meow! As we walk down our path…”
Kueng! Kueng~!
[That’s not the lyrics! It’s ‘As we walk our path, we happened to meet~!’]
Kihihit. Kking! Kking~!
[Hehe. Cuengi-hyung got the lyrics wrong as well! It’s ‘As we walk our path, we met!’]
The area quickly became noisy as everyone insisted their version of the song was correct.
104.28.193.250
Of course, unfazed by any of it,
[The Tower’s Administrator says your song was the best.]
Aileen took Sejun’s side.
“Noona, this isn’t right. You should tell brother-in-law the truth!”
Ace, who had been listening to Sejun’s singing next to her, said with a pained voice.
“Shut it! Are you trying to discourage my Sejun?!”
My Sejun already lives feeling down every day…
Aileen scolded Ace and didn’t allow him to reveal the truth.
And so, Sejun finished his song and received praise from Aileen.
“Hehehe. Guys, let’s go to bed.”
After taking Cuengi over to Pink-fur,
“Let’s lie down too.”
Sejun, who had arrived home, laid down on the bed with the Theo couple and the Blackie Family.
And then,
Kuh-uhhh.
Gororong.
Kyurorong.
Kkirorong.
…
..
.
Sejun and his companions, snoring away, entered Blackie’s mental world. Another night of overtime had begun.
***
Blackie’s mental world.
Once again, Sejun, Theo, Super-Giant Chairman Park No. 3, Iona, and Gilsun Nightmare were soothing the souls.
“Everyone, I’m sorry.”
“I’m really sorry.”
The Blackie Family earnestly apologized to the souls and worked hard to gain their forgiveness.
While they were in the midst of being forgiven by the souls,
Gururuk.
Once again, corruption appeared today.
After facing it several times, they had found that corruption often formed a shape from one or two strands of World’s Energy, or even from a single soul’s energy.
And today, when corruption appeared from one soul,
Gururuk.
Corruption from another soul also appeared, resulting in two appearing simultaneously.
Disappear!
Whoosh-
As Sejun glared at the two corruptions, their bodies began to burn.
-Kuh… Kukuk…
-Look forward…
-To my…
-Corruptions…
-Will come…
-Coming for…
-You…
Today, the corruptions disappeared while uttering even more chilling words.
However,
“Yeah. Not scary anymore.”
Humans are creatures of adaptation.
Sejun, who had grown accustomed to the threats of corruption, wasn’t scared at all.
“You think I’d be scared just because you run your mouth?!”
Now, the problem was that he wasn’t scared enough. After all, the Corruption had clearly said it would come for him.
I better keep an eye on your surroundings for Chairman Park’s safety, meow!
I should cast many shield spells on Sejun-nim!
Hehe. We’ll protect the butler!
Theo couple and the Blackie Family decided they needed to strengthen the perimeter around Sejun instead.
“Guys, let’s start again!”
While Sejun and the party continued apologizing sincerely, the night deepened.
[You have completed the quest.]
[As a quest reward…]
One strand of the World’s Energy was purified.
“Time to really sleep now. Good night, everyone.”
Sejun bid his companions goodnight, and each returned to their own mental worlds to get some rest.
***
375th Dimensional Sea Zone.
“This is Captain Kamous of the Black Angler. Respond, base.”
Kamous, who had fainted and regained consciousness, sent a communication to his base.
He normally shouldn’t have been able to wake up, but he had secretly used a single-use item that increased recovery speed right before fainting, allowing him to wake up early.
“Salute! Reporting to Kamous-nim!”
“Forget the formalities. Call the defense commander.”
“Yes, sir!”
Thus, Kamous summoned the defense commander at the base via communication.
“Salute! Defense Commander Ulson reporting!”
“Prepare to engage the enemy immediately.”
“Yes! Where and what enemy shall we engage?”
“The location is Grondra. The enemy is the Black Angler.”
Kamous ordered Ulson to attack the very ship he was on.
“What?”
Ulson looked confused by Kamous’s order.
The reason Kamous gave the command to attack the Black Angler was because he had a means of escape.
“Just do as I say. The moment the Black Angler enters Grondra, mobilize all forces and launch a full assault. Understood? A total offensive!”
“Yes! Understood!”
After giving instructions to Ulson
Klklkl. Come quickly to claim the treasure.
‘The moment I enter the base, I’ll be free.’
Kamous, dreaming of freedom, collapsed back onto the floor and pretended to be unconscious.
***
Dawn at the 99th floor of the Black Tower.
“Alright!”
Sejun woke up earlier than usual, And,
(Pip-pip! Sejun-nim, you’re up early?!)
Paespaes came flying over in an excited voice.
“Yeah. I’ve got a lot to do today. Want to come along, Paespaes?”
(Pip-pip! Yes!)
Sejun picked Paespaes, the Theo couple, and the Blackie Family and quickly checked on the Calamity Farm, the 99th floor farm, the farm on the 10th Tower, and Kamyeoldaeseong (TL: Skybean Planet).
He did all this before breakfast to prepare for a visit to the pirates’ base.
After finishing his rounds and having breakfast,
“Iona, let’s go.”
“Kyoot kyoot kyoot. Yes. Power of dimensions…”
With Iona’s dimensional teleportation magic, they moved to the Black Cuengi Ship, which had the unique coordinates engraved.
*****
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