Chapter 241 – Did You Just Get Mad at My Dad

Hawaii, USA.

Squirm. Squirm.

As there was no more food left in Hawaii, the giant leech tried to enter the sea again to find other food. That direction was the US mainland.

At that moment,

“We have arrived at the destination.”

Five C-17 transport aircraft appeared in the sky over Hawaii.

And,

“We will drop the food.”

An immense number of blood tanks containing blood fell from the transport aircraft to the ground. While falling, a few blood tanks broke and leaked blood, but that was somewhat intentional.

Squirm. Squirm.

This was because the giant leech caught the scent of blood and turned its direction of movement. The giant leech swallowed the blood tanks that fell to the ground.

And,

Crack.

It squeezed tightly with force, bursting the tanks, and absorbed the blood inside.

“Operation successful. We have confirmed that the direction of the leech’s movement has changed. Returning to base.”

The transport aircraft that carried out the operation changed direction and returned.

When the giant leech first appeared, the US military failed to suppress the giant leech at the beach, so they immediately bombarded it with thousands of missiles.

Hundreds of billions of won were burned, but the effect was not significant. The giant leech hit by the missiles simply split into small leeches and then merged back into the main body.

Moreover, as there was no food, the leech began to move toward the United States in search of new food.

Having no other option, the US military finally decided to launch a nuclear missile, their most powerful weapon, at Hawaii, and withdrew the surrounding navy.

At that time, corpses with their blood sucked out like mummies were found floating in other places. A path passing through Hawaii toward the US mainland. There was more than one giant leech.

The United States hastily changed its operation.

‘For now, let’s lure the enemy to Hawaii and keep them bound there.’

Therefore, they dropped blood on Hawaii to lure the leeches, which reacted sensitively to blood, to Hawaii. This was also cheaper in terms of cost. Because the price of blood was cheaper than the price of missiles.

In that way, the giant leeches were being raised (?) in Hawaii.

***

As they drew closer to White Castle, the royal castle of the Red Ribbon Kingdom, a massive city surrounding White Castle came into view.

Pyak!

[This is Rabbit City, the capital of the Red Ribbon Kingdom!]

The Black Rabbit proudly introduced Rabbit City from Se-jun’s shoulder. It was certainly something to be proud of. The city, where buildings of various colors harmonized, was beautiful.

Pyak!

[One billion rabbits live in Rabbit City!]

“One billion?!”

Although it did not look like there was enough space for so many rabbits from the outside, it was quickly understood upon considering the rabbits’ habit of digging burrows.

The unseen underground was a city far larger than its visible size.

Pyak! Pyak…

[Yes! That is why…]

As Se-jun expressed surprise, the excited Black Rabbit explained even more enthusiastically.

As they arrived at the city entrance while listening to the Black Rabbit’s explanation like that,

Ppak!

Four Black Rabbit tribe soldiers guarding the entrance of the city saluted their king.

Pyak!

The Black Rabbit accepted their greeting and entered the city, and Se-jun followed behind him. Since Theo, Cuengi, and the Golden Bat were all clinging to Se-jun, only Se-jun had to walk.

“Wow!”

As they entered the city, Se-jun admired it once again. Countless rabbits were doing their own work, such as selling, eating, or making things.

If the feeling felt when viewing the city from the outside was beauty, the inside felt filled with vibrant vitality.

Pyak!

[Uncle, we can sightsee the city later, so I will show you the castle first!]

“Oh?! Yes.”

At the Black Rabbit’s urging, Se-jun, who was sightseeing the city, regained his senses. The Black Rabbit wanted to take Se-jun to the castle quickly.

While hurrying to the castle,

“Black Rabbit, wait a moment.”

Se-jun spotted a red crystal visible in the middle of the huge plaza in front of White Castle and called out to stop the Black Rabbit. It was a waypoint.

Pyak?

[Why?]

“Let’s register the waypoint first.”

Since one never knew what would happen, Se-jun decided to register the waypoint in advance.

As Se-jun approached the red crystal and placed his hand on it,

[The waypoint for the 55th floor of the tower has been saved.]

A message indicating that the waypoint was registered appeared.

“Now let’s go.”

Pyak! Pyak!

[Yes! It is this way!]

The Black Rabbit guided Se-jun to the entrance of White Castle.

Ppak!!

The Black Rabbit soldiers saluted while looking at the Black Rabbit with even more discipline than before. One could tell how well-trained they were just by their guard posture.

Pyak!

The Black Rabbit accepted the soldiers’ salute and went inside.

And,

Pyak!

[Summon the Escort Guard!]

As soon as he entered, he called the escort guard to protect Se-jun.

Wudadada.

Ppak!

[O King! Did you call us?!]

At the Black Rabbit’s call, ten Black Rabbits ran over quickly.

Pyak!

[These guys will protect Uncle from unseen places until the wedding is over.]

As the Black Rabbit spoke,

“There is no need for that, meow! Puhuhut. I, Vice President Theo, will protect Chairman Park, meow!”

Kkueng! Kkueng!

[That is right! Kkueng will protect Dad!]

Theo and Cuengi, who claimed to be Se-jun’s bodyguards, said.

However,

Pyak!

[Still, Uncle is weak, so the more escorts, the better!]

“That is true, meow! I understand, meow!”

Kkueng!

[I admit it!]

Theo and Cuengi immediately agreed at the Black Rabbit’s persuasion. ‘Guys, I have gotten a lot stronger, you know?’ Se-jun thought that he should show off his strength when he got the chance.

Ppak! Ppak!

[Se-jun-nim, I am Coco, the captain of the escort guard. I look forward to working with you!]

“Yeah, Coco. I look forward to working with you too.”

In that way, the escort guard in charge of Se-jun’s protection greeted Se-jun,

Pyak!

[All escort guards, move into escort formation!]

Seureuk.

They vanished. They had used their stealth ability.

“Huh?! Where did they go all of a sudden?

Se-jun was flustered when the Black Rabbits suddenly disappeared without a word.

“Puhuhut. Can you not see them, Chairman Park, meow? They are here, there, and right here, meow!

Kkueng!

[I can also see them behind Dad and behind that pillar over there!]

Theo and Cuengi, who could detect even high-level stealth, informed Se-jun of the locations of the hidden escort guards.

Pyak! Pyak!

[Let’s go for now! I will show you around the castle with my family!]

The Black Rabbit took Se-jun to the place where the father rabbit and mother rabbit, whom Theo had brought from the 99th floor of the tower, were, and gave them a proper tour of the castle.

Three hours later,

Rumble.

Around the time a sound came from Cuengi’s belly, the Black Rabbit guided Se-jun and the party to the dining room.

And then, the food came out.

“Chairman Park! It is grilled fish, meow!”

As soon as Theo spotted the grilled fish, he pointed at the grilled fish with his front paw. Since he could not fall off Se-jun’s lap, it was a sign to Se-jun to go in front of the grilled fish.

“Sure.”

As Se-jun approached the place where the grilled fish was,

Kkueng!

[It smells delicious!]

Dadada.

Cuengi, who was not obsessed with the lap, ran toward the food that gave off a sweet smell and began to eat it without even peeling the skin.

Asak. Asak.

A fruit with a golden skin, sweet juice, and a crunchy texture. It was a pear.

Jjup. Jjup.

(Squeak. Squeak. It is delicious!)

Beside Cuengi, the Golden Bat, who had flown over at some point, dug its teeth in and was sucking the juice of the pear.

“There is a lot of delicious food.”

Se-jun, who was looking around at the dishes, also began to eat the food.

“Oh! It is a fried egg!”

The first dish Se-jun ate was a fried egg. A soft-boiled fried egg with the yolk uncooked.

To be precise, it was not a chicken’s egg, so it was not a fried egg, but the taste was the same as a fried egg.

Chew. Chew.

Just as he had tasted various foods like that,

Pour.

A cup was placed, and the servants poured a black, hot liquid into Se-jun’s cup.

“Could this be coffee?”

Smelling the aroma coming from the cup, Se-jun wore a surprised expression. Coffee that gave off various aromas, such as caramel and floral scents.

An intense and diverse aroma, which could not even be compared to instant mix coffee, tickled Se-jun’s nose.

Pyak!

[I was lucky to obtain it! I will pack some for you when you leave!]

“Yeah. Thanks.”

Se-jun, whose mood improved at the Black Rabbit’s words, drank the coffee in earnest.

Sip. Sip.

A sweet chocolate flavor brushed against his tongue, followed by a heavy bitterness that settled in to balance the taste.

Gulp.

Finally, a refreshing lemon flavor cleanly tidied up his mouth. A single sip of coffee contained the entire introduction, development, turn, and conclusion of taste.

“Wow.”

Whether it was due to the caffeine, which was much stronger than instant mix coffee, or the taste of the coffee, he did not know, but Se-jun’s mind, which had become drowsy with satiety, instantly woke up at a single sip of coffee.

“Yeah. This is coffee.”

Se-jun, who drank coffee-like coffee after a long time, wore a satisfied expression and,

Hururuk.

Had a pleasant coffee time.

At that moment,

Ppak!

[Excuse me!]

A soldier came in, approached the Black Rabbit, and began to report quietly.

Pyak?!

[Again?!]

Ppak! Ppak…

[I am sorry! Even though we strengthened the guard…]

Pyak! Pyak!

[I got it! Preserve the scene, I will go right away!]

Hearing the story, it sounded like a murder case.

Ppak!

[Yes!]

The soldier hurriedly left the dining room,

Pyak. Pyak.

[Uncle, I am sorry. I think I have to leave first.]

“Yeah. Don’t worry about me and do your work.”

Pyak!

[Then I will see you at dinner later!]

The Black Rabbit hurriedly left the dining room.

And when the meal ended,

“By the way, where is the food ingredient warehouse?”

Se-jun asked the servant for the location of the food ingredient warehouse. It was to deliver the rice noodles.

At that moment,

Ppak!

[I will guide you!]

Coco, the captain of the escort guard, released his stealth and guided Se-jun to the food ingredient warehouse. Coco guided Se-jun through the door from which the servants were coming out with food.

Passing through the door, a huge kitchen appeared, and inside, not only rabbits but also chefs of various races employed by the Red Ribbon Kingdom were cooking together.

Ppak!

[This way!]

When Coco crossed the kitchen and opened the door at the end, a massive food ingredient warehouse built in a wide space came into view.

As they arrived at the food ingredient warehouse like that,

Ppak! Ppak!

[This person is Se-jun-nim, the king’s uncle! Give Se-jun-nim everything he needs!]

Coco introduced Se-jun to the managers managing the food ingredient warehouse,

Seuk.

And escorted Se-jun while hiding his form again.

Ppiseit?

[Se-jun-nim, what do you need?]

The warehouse manager, who thought Se-jun needed something, asked.

However,

“I want to store this in the warehouse and use it for the Black Rabbit’s wedding. Cuengi, please take out some rice noodles.”

It was the opposite.

Kkueng!

[Understood!]

Clang.

As Se-jun opened the sub-space warehouse, Cuengi began to take out the rice noodles.

Ppiseit?!

While the food ingredient warehouse manager was flustered by the unexpected situation,

“You are a face I see for the first time, who are you?”

A voice was heard from below Se-jun.

“Huh?”

As Se-jun looked down,

“Puhuhut. If you are speaking of me, I am the great black dragon’s subordinate, the deadly dragon claws yellow cat, Theo Park, meow!”

Theo, who was introducing himself to a golden fluff ball, was seen.

However,

“Puhup! You should know what you are doing before you run a scam.”

The golden fluff ball ridiculed Theo. Looking closely, it was a sheep. Its face was hidden because there was too much wool.

“Meow?! What do you mean by scam, meow?! I did not run any scam, meow!”

“You impersonated the Theo Park who is hot these days. And that person is not a yellow cat, he is a golden cat.”

Although Theo was called a golden cat as the great merchant Yuren widely publicized Theo, who had saved him twice,

“Meow?! I am a golden cat, meow?”

He was the only one who did not know he was called that.

“No. Not you. If you keep impersonating like that, you might get into big trouble if you meet the Bull Demon King or the real Theo Park.”

The golden sheep told Theo to stop impersonating himself, saying he might get into big trouble later. Telling him not to impersonate himself…

“Puhup!”

Because that sight was funny, Se-jun laughed, and

“What?! Are you laughing at my consideration right now?!”

The golden sheep was enraged that its consideration was ignored.

Pajijik.

Bluish sparks began to fly from the wool of the golden fluff ball. Was he an easy target?! Se-jun felt unjustly accused for no reason. He could make sparks fly too, after all!

Just as Se-jun was about to step forward,

Ppak! Ppak!

[Stop it! Great Merchant Mimir-nim!]

The escort guard surrounded the Great Merchant Mimir to protect Se-jun. They could not draw close because of the strong sparks.

At that moment,

Step. Step.

Grab.

Cuengi slowly approached and, without a care, grabbed the collar of Mimir, clutching his chest fur where strong sparks were flying.

Kkueng?!

[Did you just get mad at my dad?!]