Chapter 125 – Setting Out to Find Dad

“Kkweee-eng!”

When Cuengi’s crying did not stop for a long time,

“Kuu-ung?”

Sensing something strange, the mother Crimson Giant Bear, Pink Fur, rushed over in a hurry. It was clear that something had happened. Normally, Se-jun would comfort Cuengi, and Cuengi would stop crying quickly.

“Kuu-ung!”

When Pink Fur arrived at the place where Cuengi’s crying was coming from,

“Kkweee-eng!”

Se-jun was gone, and Cuengi was crying, screaming hysterically.

“Ppi-ik!”

“Kke-ek!”

Beside him, the rabbits and mushroom ants tried to comfort Cuengi, but because Cuengi was crying and moving his body violently, they could not easily approach him.

“Kuu-uh-ung?”

Pink Fur patted Cuengi to stop his crying and asked why he was crying. What’s wrong?

“Kkwe…e-eng! Kkwe-ek!”

[Dad… went to the 77th floor of the tower alone-da-yo! Dad might be getting beaten up by bad guys-da-yo!]

When Pink Fur hugged him, Cuengi replied, crying even more sorrowfully and intensely.

“Kuu-ung?!”

Hearing Cuengi’s words, Pink Fur was taken aback. The situation was serious.

At that moment,

-What?! Se-jun went where?!

Kaiser, who had been in a great mood after receiving a full course of sweet potato dishes—including roasted sweet potatoes, sweet potato soup, and sweet potato Baekseolgi—as a token of gratitude for defeating the fire ants, asked in panic.

“Kkwe… Cueng!”

Cuengi explained to Kaiser the details of when Se-jun disappeared. Since the dragon grandfather was scary, he held back his tears and explained as clearly as possible.

-He disappeared because he opened the land deed? That fool just opened the land deed?!

As if bursting with frustration at Cuengi’s explanation, Kaiser shouted in an angry voice.

“Cueng…”

[It might have opened on its own because Dad grabbed it-da-yo…]

Cuengi said in a tentative voice to defend his dad.

But it was nonsense. Ownerless land deed items had their summoning function locked so they could not be activated at any time, as the function was designed to recognize the first person who opened it as the owner.

Unless force was applied intentionally, the land deed would not open. Se-jun had blindly opened the land deed without even reading the description.

-Ahem… Then what about my sweet potato soup in the future…?

Kellion, who had taken a liking to the sweet potato soup, said in a gloomy voice.

-Is the soup the problem right now?!

Kaiser grew angry at Kellion, who was worrying about the soup. He was truly tactless. Right now, the soup was not the problem, but the roasted sweet pota… no, Aileen was the problem.

-Grandfather! Find our Se-jun quickly!

Sure enough, as soon as she knew Se-jun had disappeared, Aileen immediately urged Kaiser.

-Aileen, wait just a moment. This fellow suddenly disappeared, so… everyone under me, assemble!

Kaiser hurriedly called all the monsters on the farm to rescue Se-jun, who had been summoned to the 77th floor of the tower.

With Se-jun’s sudden disappearance, the 99th floor of the tower was in a complete state of emergency.

***

[You have arrived at the farm on the 77th floor of the tower.]

“Is this the farm?”

There was nothing around except hundreds of shriveled, dying trees.

“There shouldn’t be any monsters, right?”

This was the first time he had come to another floor alone without the animals. Se-jun, who had suddenly dropped into a remote place alone, looked around with anxious eyes. Fortunately, no monsters were in sight.

At that moment,

Tap.

Something touched Se-jun’s back.

“Ugh!!”

Se-jun, who was too startled, ran hard without even looking back and hid behind a nearby shriveled tree.

And,

‘What is it?’

While he was looking for the existence that had touched his back,

(Se-jun-nim, where is this place?)

A voice was heard from Se-jun’s back.

“Golden Bat?”

(Yes! It’s me!)

Flutter, flutter.

The golden bat flew forward from Se-jun’s back.

Because the golden bat had been clinging to Se-jun’s back and dozing off, the land deed recognized it as part of Se-jun’s body and moved it together. It was thanks to the golden bat’s small size. They were lucky.

“Oh! What a relief! This is the 77th floor of the tower. It seems only we were moved.”

Se-jun felt relieved looking at the golden bat. He was not alone.

(Bat-bat! Since the hyungs aren’t here, I will protect you, Se-jun-nim!)

The golden bat shouted confidently and hovered around Se-jun.

Thanks to that, Se-jun, who now had some peace of mind, examined the land deed in his hand. Since the land deed had moved him here, he thought that the way to return would also be in the land deed.

[Farm Land Deed for the 77th Floor of the Tower]

It was a land deed proving ownership of the farm on the 77th floor of the tower.

Once the engraving process was completed, you could be recognized as the owner of the land deed.

It has been over 100 years since the land deed information was last updated.

Owner: None

Grade: A

“What?! Where is the way back?”

No way back was in sight. Furthermore, there was no explanation of the engraving process at all.

“What am I supposed to do?!”

As Se-jun frowned at the unfriendly information,

[The Farm Land Deed for the 77th Floor of the Tower updates the farm’s information.]

“Update?”

A new message appeared.

And,

“Ukki!”

“Ukki-ki!”

A hundred monkeys approached, surrounding the area. Carrying crude wooden spears and wooden shields, the monkeys closed in to surround Se-jun.

“Hmph. I can handle this much. Create Da…”

Just as Se-jun, gaining confidence from the monkeys’ poor armaments, created dark clouds and prepared to fight the monkeys,

“Ukki!”

Without him realizing when they had climbed the trees, the monkeys threw a net from the trees toward Se-jun.

(Se-jun-nim! Dodge!)

The golden bat tried to pull Se-jun and avoid the net, but Se-jun was too heavy for the golden bat.

Thanks to that, the two were caught together in the net. If it had fled alone, it could have easily avoided it, but because it was looking after Se-jun, the golden bat was caught along with him.

And,

“Ukki!”

Surrounded by the monkeys in an instant, Se-jun and the golden bat had their limbs tied to a long wooden pole like a roast chicken and began to be transported somewhere.

At that moment,

[Monkeys are currently occupying the farm illegally.]

[A quest occurs.]

[Quest: Defeat the monkeys illegally occupying the farm or reach an agreement to reclaim the land rights.]

Reward: Recognition as the rightful owner of the land deed

A quest appeared late.

“You tell me so quickly.”

Se-jun lamented after reading the message while hanging dangling from the pole.

(Se-jun-nim! Don’t worry! I can go to Earth in a little bit!)

“Really?”

Thinking about it, it had been almost a week since the golden bat went to Earth. Once it went to Earth, the rope tying the golden bat would naturally untie.

And once the golden bat returned to the tower and untied Se-jun’s rope, they could escape. Although he was flustered because of the net just now, this time he planned to teach them a lesson.

“Alright. Travel safely.”

(Then, I’ll be back.)

The golden bat disappeared.

“Ukki? Ukki!”

The monkey holding the pole hurriedly reported to the senior monkey as the golden bat suddenly disappeared.

However,

“Ukki. Ukki.”

[It’s fine. The one we need is this guy.]

The senior monkey said, checking the rope tying Se-jun’s arms.

“Ukki?”

[But will the gorillas accept this guy?]

The subordinate monkey also helped the senior monkey check the rope tying Se-jun’s legs.

“Ukki. Ukki.”

[They will accept him. This guy looks similar to us.]

‘Similar? Where?!’

Se-jun flared up at the senior monkey’s words.

“Ukki. Ukki.”

[I hope this guy lasts long. The number of males who married the gorilla chief’s daughter and died is over 100.]

‘What?! I’m going to marry a gorilla?! Golden Bat, come quickly and save me!’

Marrying a gorilla? That was out of the question. Se-jun earnestly wished for the golden bat to return quickly.

“Ukki! Ukki!”

[No time! Let’s move quickly!]

The senior monkey urged the other monkeys and moved quickly.

***

“What, meow?!”

Theo, who arrived on the 38th floor of the tower, felt something strange.

“Suddenly, Park Se-jun’s lap has gotten closer, meow!”

Although he felt good because Se-jun’s lap had gotten closer, the lap detector signaled that Se-jun’s lap was in danger.

‘Something must have happened to Chairman Park, meow!’

“I must finish the trade quickly and go back, meow!”

Theo hurriedly ran to the camp.

And,

“Humans, I have arrived, meow! Gather quickly, meow!”

Theo hurriedly called the humans together.

However,

“Theo, wait just a moment. Everyone is hunting on the 40th floor.”

The camp was completely empty. As the Detoxification Green Onions were released, most of the hunters who had defeated the boss of the 38th floor of the tower were currently targeting the 40th floor.

“Then I will go to the 40th floor, meow!”

Theo, who was in a hurry, decided to go up to the 40th floor himself.

And after a while,

“Humans, I have arrived, meow!”

Theo, who called the hunters together, began the auction on the 40th floor of the tower.

“The first item to sell is the Sweet Potato of Strength, meow! I will sell 10,000 of them in batches of 1,000, meow!”

Theo, who wanted to finish the auction quickly, doubled the quantity of sweet potatoes sold at one time.

“200,000 Tower Coins for 1,000!”

“250,000 Tower Coins for 1,000!”

“280,000 Tower Coins for 1,000!”

The bid price rose rapidly. Starting at 200 Tower Coins per piece, even the starting price was high.

“Sold, meow!”

The 10,000 Sweet Potatoes of Strength were sold at an average of 290 Tower Coins each.

“This time, it is 10,000 Detoxification Green Onions, meow!”

Theo hurriedly began the auction for the next crop. There were many crops to sell.

“80,000 Tower Coins for 1,000!”

“100,000 Tower Coins for 1,000!”

Although the price of the Detoxification Green Onions had soared in the last auction as the quantity decreased, because the supply was sufficient this time, the winning bid was lower compared to before.

“Sold, meow!”

Thanks to that, they were sold at an average winning bid of 105 Tower Coins per piece, which was about 30% lower than the last auction. Still, it did not matter. Because he was releasing a new crop today.

‘Today’s last product is the Potato of Strength, meow!’

Theo took out the potatoes and showed them to the hunters.

“Oh! This activates stomach function!”

“Then doesn’t this treat stomach cancer?!”

“What?! Stomach cancer treatment?!”

The hunters grew excited at the appearance of a new cancer-treating crop. Especially, hunters who had stomach cancer patients in their families hurriedly began to borrow money from surrounding hunters.

“Then, let’s begin, meow!”

“130,000 Tower Coins for 1,000!”

The starting price was higher than that of the Detoxification Green Onions. Even though they were both cancer, stomach cancer and liver cancer were different. Although the mortality rate was higher for liver cancer, the number of stomach cancer patients was much larger.

The number of cancer patients wanting Potatoes of Strength was larger than those wanting Detoxification Green Onions. Therefore, the Potatoes of Strength were sold at a higher price than the Detoxification Green Onions.

“180,000 Tower Coins for 1,000!”

Furthermore, because it was the first crop that treated stomach cancer, a premium was attached.

“Sold out, meow!”

In that way, the Potatoes of Strength were sold at an average of 197 Tower Coins each. The total sales amount was 4.92 million Tower Coins. Although he achieved the feat of doubling the previous total sales amount again, Theo could not rejoice.

His lap radar signaled Se-jun’s crisis.

“Theo, let’s take a picture.”

As soon as the trade finished, the hunters approached to take photos with Theo.

However,

“There is no photo time today, meow!”

Theo refused, desperately trying to ignore the Churu in the hunters’ hands.

And,

“See you next time, meow!”

Theo hurriedly departed toward where he felt Se-jun’s lap.

***

“Kuu-ung?” (Did you pack your snacks?)

Pink Fur did a final check while packing Cuengi’s belongings.

“Cueng!” (I packed them-da-yo!)

Pat, pat.

At Pink Fur’s question, Cuengi replied, patting his snack pouch containing honey.

“Kuu-ung?” (What about meals?)

“Cueng!” (Flamie nuna grilled a big fish for me-da-yo!)

Cuengi showed the giant bag slung on his back. When Pink Fur opened the bag, he showed the giant tuna divided into three parts.

“Kuu-ung.” (Eat sparingly and travel safely.)

“Cueng!” (I will definitely find Dad and bring him back-da-yo!)

Lick.

Pink Fur licked Cuengi’s body and said goodbye. Because Cuengi strongly insisted that he would find and bring back his dad, Cuengi was included in the Se-jun rescue team composed of Black Minotaurs.

While Pink Fur was saying goodbye to Cuengi like that,

-Are you all prepared?

“Cueng!”

[I am all prepared-da-yo!]

At Kaiser’s question, Cuengi replied.

-If you have this, you will be able to know the direction Se-jun is in.

Kaiser gave Cuengi a compass that detected the Token of the Intermediate Administrator Se-jun possessed.

“Cueng!”

[Then, I will be back-da-yo!]

Cuengi, carrying a bag much larger than his own size, said goodbye with a solemn expression and joined the Black Minotaurs.

“Moo!”

As the 500 Black Minotaurs roared to signal their departure,

“Kkweee-eng!”

[I will punish all the bad guys who bully Dad-da-yo!]

Cuengi also roared and began the long journey to find his dad.