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70th floor of the Black Tower.
Dino, the capital of the Lizard Kingdom.
“Puhuhut. Lizard King, thanks for buying 20 million invitations, meow!”
Theo was extorting money from the king of the Lizard Kingdom.
In the past, the Lizard Kingdom had handed over half of its treasure to Theo in exchange for removing the Phoenix occupying its capital, Dino, but
the citizens of the kingdom worked hard and restored the national treasury. Thanks to that, even more was taken.
Just as he was about to head toward Sejun
“Then let’s depar… meow?!”
Chairman Park is nearby, meow!
He detected Sejun’s knee energy appearing at the 70th floor waypoint of the Tower.
Puhuhut. Chairman Park must really want to see me, Vice Chairman Theo, too, meow!”
So Theo voluntarily dashed toward Sejun, who had come to catch him, with Light Speed Meow-Step.
Swish.
“Puhuhut. Chairman Park, I missed you too, meow!”
In an instant, he clung to Sejun’s face and rubbed his face affectionately.
And then
“Kyoot?!”
Where is this place?
Iona, who had been clinging to Theo’s tail, was momentarily startled when the surroundings suddenly changed, but then
“Kyoot kyoot kyoot. Hello, Sejun~nim.”
She calmly greeted Sejun.
However
“No. I can’t say hello because of Vice Chairman Theo.”
Squish.
“Meeoow…”
Sejun responded with a grumpy voice while pulling Theo’s cheek fat.
“Chaiwman Pawhk, I’m shawwy, nyaow!”
Theo apologized right away without even knowing what he did wrong.
Because when Sejun punishes him by squishing his cheeks, there’s always a reason. It’s unconditionally his fault.
On top of that,
I think he’s angry about the invitations, meow…
Theo had a vague idea of the reason.
Even he had thought that maybe(?) he sold too many invitations when he hit 50 million.
But at some point, he got too excited and couldn’t stop selling invitations like a runaway train.
“Vice Chairman Theo, didn’t I tell you to sell only 10,000 invitations?”
“Meow?! I understood it as the least to sell was 10,000, meow!”
“What? Are your earholes clogged? Want me to clean them out?!”
“Puhuhut. That’d be great, meow! It would be an honor if Chairman Park cleaned them, meow!”
“Sigh. This guy and his mouth.”
Squish.
“Meow! Chaiwman Pawhk, I’m shawwy, meow!”
And so Theo further fueled Sejun’s anger and had to endure even longer cheek squishing.
A little later.
“Phew. So how many did you sell?”
Sejun, his anger somewhat cooled, released Theo’s cheeks and asked.
“Meow…”
Mason~nim 30 million, Hannibal~nim 23 million, to Lizard King 20 million…
Theo diligently calculated his outstanding achievements.
“Kyoot kyoot kyoot. Theo~nim sold 135,710,068 invitations!”
Iona, who had already counted the number of invitations beside Theo, proudly answered.
She was gradually becoming more like Theo, as if they were truly a couple.
“What?! 135 million?!”
Sejun, who had expected maybe 10 million at most, was furious at the overwhelming number.
“Hold still!”
“Chaiwman Pawhk, I’m shawwy, meow!”
He grabbed Theo’s cheeks again.
After thoroughly disciplining Theo
“Vice Chairman Theo, knee ban for two days.”
Sejun handed down his punishment.
“Meow?! No way, meow!”
At Sejun’s words, Theo made a devastated expression. A two-day knee ban to Theo was like a bolt from the blue.
At that moment
Now’s my chance!
Dash dash dash.
Baektang, who had been watching for an opportunity, moved.
Kyaaong!
[That knee is mine now!]
Without reading the mood, Baektang launched himself toward Sejun’s knee.
“Haak! No one can go on Chairman Park’s knee, meow!”
Thwack.
Kyaa!
After acting so recklessly, Baektang ended up getting hit by Theo and passed out with a yelp.
“Sigh… Guys, let’s go.”
This isn’t a birthday party, it’s becoming a birthday hell…
Sejun let out a deep sigh as he gathered the group and returned to the 99th floor of the Black Tower.
For the following 5 days, Sejun did nothing but gather cooking ingredients from the moment he woke up until he went to bed.
Since there were over 100 million participants for the birthday party, the sheer amount of ingredients was enough to fill both the storage and the void storage completely.
During this process of gathering ingredients, Sejun’s level rose by 3, reaching level 196.
Meanwhile, Hel received many quests requesting ingredients like Chocolate Bricks and Oreo Powder, and accumulated a large number of Welfare Points.
[Used 20 Sejun Company Welfare Points to access the Seed Delivery Network.]
[Sent the Transcendence-grade seed, Dragon Fruit Seed, to Vice Chairman Park Theo of Sejun Company.]
[Hel, the God of Merchants, received 5 Welfare Points as a reward for completing the quest.]
Every time 20 points were accumulated, Hel sent a Dragon Fruit seed to Sejun through Theo.
This was in hopes of sending Sejun 100 Transcendence-grade seeds and, in return, receiving an increase in divinity and 5% shares of Sejun Company’s Seed Delivery Network.
Thanks to this, Sejun received two Dragon Fruits over the past five days and germinated them, but the results were not good.
One yielded a Dragon Fruit that had only the Super Vitality skill copied, while the other copied Crop Miniaturization and Rain Thunder.
At least the one with the Rain Thunder skill could make it rain and water crops.
Munch. Munch.
“Hey! Stop eating!”
The one with only Super Vitality had no practical use. Its level was already raised to 7 using a Great Growth Elixir, and it ate a lot.
How annoying.
Sejun grew displeased as he watched the Dragon Fruit that looked like him do nothing but eat.
“Aileen, please cook something.”
[The Tower’s Administrator excitedly asks if you want to eat her food.]
[The Tower’s Administrator tells you to wait just a little bit.]
She prepared food to feed the gluttonous Dragon Fruit.
And then.
Boom!
The gluttonous Dragon Fruit exploded after eating a new dish developed by Aileen, Chestnut Dish. But it turned out it wasn’t a chestnut but a bomb.
Thanks.
Sejun gave deep thanks and condolences to the obliterated gluttonous Dragon Fruit and headed to the carrot field. It was time to harvest carrots for the carrot cake.
While Sejun was working hard preparing for the birthday party,
“Who is it, meow?! Who burned it all, meow?!”
Theo, finding the treasury empty, summoned Cuengi and Blackie to interrogate them.
Kueng! Kueng!
[Cuengi is innocent! Cuengi only burned Dad’s skills!]
Cuengi placed his right front paw on his left chest and declared his innocence.
Cuengi doesn’t lie, meow!
“Then is it Blackie, meow?!”
Theo ruled out Cuengi as a suspect and turned to Blackie.
Kking! Kking!
[Great Blackie is innocent! Because of Big Brother, I didn’t even get to burn the butler’s money and ended up on a diet meal plan!]
Blackie barked fiercely in protest, full of resentment. He really looked unjustly accused.
Doesn’t seem like Blackie either, meow.
“Then who is it, meow?”
Unable to find the culprit,
“Detective Sherlock Sejun, help me, meow!”
He called Sejun for help.
However.
“I entrusted that money to Aileen.”
“Meow?!”
The culprit was Sejun.
“Hehehe. Now you can’t burn it even if you want to.”
Sejun provoked Theo with a smug expression.
“Meow! Chairman Park’s face is getting ugly, meow!”
Kueng!
[Dad, ugly face is not allowed!]
Kihihit. Kking!
[Hehe. Let’s stomp on the butler’s face!]
Sejun was mercilessly trampled by the three Park brothers.
Hehehe. But they still can’t burn the money.
Sejun willingly smiled as he was stomped.
However, Aileen, his trusted treasurer, once flush with funds, began to indulge in power shopping.
Kuhihihi. What power should I buy for my Sejun?
She started shopping for powers.
<Power: Omnipotent Tower Farmer>
Price: 10 quintillion Tower Coins
Effect: All stats +10 billion inside the Tower
Granting Restrictions: Tower Farmer (SSS), must be a resident of a level 8 world or have a stat potential of 10 billion or more
…
..
.
<Power: I’ll Protect My Field>
Price: 100 quadrillion Tower Coins
Effect: All abilities increase by 10,000% when protecting one’s field
Granting Restrictions: Tower Farmer (SS), must be a resident of a level 6 world or have a stat potential of 1 billion or more
…
..
.
<Power: Skillful Farmer>
Price: 100 trillion Tower Coins
Effect: All job skills of the Tower Farmer increase by +3 levels (however, skill levels can only be raised up to the limit of the job grade)
Granting Restrictions: Tower Farmer (S), must be a resident of a level 2 world
…
..
.
For some reason, a flood of new powers tailored for Tower Farmers had been stocked in the shopping list.
I am working this hard for you, Sejun~nim.
Please recognize my loyalty!
It was the tearful effort of [System 371], but no one acknowledged it.
***
55th floor of the Black Tower.
“Bochi~nim, it’s been a while.”
Hearing the news of Bochi’s upcoming wedding, Kalchi, Archbishop of the HamGod Church, visited with other followers to help with the preparations. (TL: HamGod = Hamster God)
Bochi and Lara’s wedding was planned to be held once in <Hamk> tradition, and once in Red Ribbon Kingdom style.
To prepare ceremonial attire for the <Hamk> style wedding, the hamsters had arrived first to take measurements of Bochi and Lara and were in the process of making the outfits.
Thus, Kalchi and the followers stayed in the Red Ribbon Kingdom.
“What?! HamGod Iona~nim is coming to the wedding?!”
Through conversations with other rabbits, the hamsters learned that Iona would be attending the wedding.
And then.
“Notify the homeland immediately!”
“Opportunities to see the visage of HamGod are rare!”
“Glory to HamGod!”
Though Iona was a common presence on the 99th floor of the Black Tower, suddenly she was being treated like a rare Pokemon. The hamsters of <Hamk> began pouring into the Black Tower just to catch a glimpse of her.
Of course, given that they were from a level 7 world, it was difficult for them to reach the 99th floor of the Tower on their own.
“If you want to attend the birthday party, bring either an invitation or Bochi and Lara’s wedding invitation.”
“Huh?! That’s all we need?”
“Yes! Our Kueng Faction and the wolves will safely escort you to the 99th floor of the Black Tower!”
The Kueng Faction’s black bears and wolves were operating a shuttle service to the 99th floor.
Bochi~nim, please give me a wedding invitation.
Bochi~nim, I really want to attend the wedding!
To use the shuttles headed for the 99th floor, the hamsters requested invitations from Bochi.
Kkyuk!!
[Of course I’ll send them!]
Hehehe. That’s all gift money coming in.
Bochi accepted all requests, thinking about the wedding gifts he would receive.
Soon, all printing presses in the Red Ribbon Kingdom began operating 24 hours a day to print invitations for 50 billion hamsters.
It was uncertain whether they could finish printing them all before the birthday party.
However, if they could print them all, it seemed <Hamk> would be completely empty on March 23rd, Earth standard time.
Thus, Bochi dropped a massive nuclear bomb on the 99th floor of the Black Tower for the sake of his wedding gifts.
At that very moment.
[Red Tower 43F Red Monkey, Monggu: Hello. Folks from the Black Tower, may I ask something?]
[Black Tower 77F Boss Banana Monkey Tribe Village Chief Ookil: Go ahead. I’ll answer.]
[Red Tower 43F Red Monkey, Monggu: Thank you. I heard something by chance… is it true the Black Tower has something called a birthday?]
Mongo posted a question on the Full-time Employee Communication Network, triggering a ripple.
[Black Tower 77F Boss Banana Monkey Tribe Village Chief Ookil: That’s right. For the record, I received a birthday directly from Chairman Park. (Heh.)]
[Red Tower 33F Red Skunk, No. 23: Wow! I’m so jeal… Ppwoong! Oh. Sorry. I got too excited…]
[Black Tower 73F Boss Giant Flying Squirrel Quarrel: Heeheehee. If you want one, I’ll give you one. Birthdays can be shared.]
[Red Tower 43F Red Monkey, Monggu: Really?! I want one!]
[Red Tower 33F Red Skunk, No. 23: Plea… Ppwoong! Please give me one!]
[Brown Tower 77F Red Goblin, Gwek: I want one too!]
[<Deputy Manager> Red Tower 87F Loser, ‘Loyal Full-time Employee’ Red Fox Bayon: Red Tower guys, STOP! The first to receive Sejun~nim’s birthday in the Red Tower will be the loyal full-time employee- me, Bayon!]
A new bomb was being created even in the Full-time Employee Communication Network.
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