Chapter 247 – This is Unlimited Refills!

“Wow. It is delicious.”

Se-jun wore a happy expression while eating the carrot cake.

Sweet bread embedded with carrot pieces, and thick, soft, slightly sour cream cheese spread between the layers of bread.

Nyom. Nyom.

They harmonized together in his mouth, completing the flavor.

Moreover,

Crunch. Crunch.

Even the crunchy texture of carrots chewed here and there.

“If only there was coffee here, it would be perfect…”

Se-jun spoke in a regretful voice. He was so sorry that there was no coffee at this very moment.

“I will buy 1,000 slices of carrot cake here!”

Therefore, to eat it with coffee for a long time later, Se-jun additionally ordered a large quantity of carrot cake.

Since he had the sub-space warehouse, there was no way it would spoil, and the price of 0.3 tower coins per slice of carrot cake was a relatively cheap price for Se-jun.

“Is it correct that you are really ordering 1,000 slices of carrot cake?!”

Surprised by Se-jun’s large order, the seller asked again, wondering if they had misheard.

At that moment,

Kkueng!

[This is delicious!]

In Se-jun’s field of vision, behind the seller, he spotted Cuengi, who had devoured the carrot cake in an instant and was wearing a satisfied smile.

‘No. 1,000 slices won’t last even a day.’

Thanks to that, Se-jun’s thought changed.

“No. I will buy all the remaining carrot cake!”

So he just decided to buy all the remaining carrot cake. Since Cuengi would surely ask for some, no matter how much he bought, it was bound to be insufficient.

“There are 10,010 slices left. Are you really going to buy all of them?”

“Yes. How much is it?”

“I won’t charge for the 10 slices. Just give me 3,000 tower coins.”

“Yes.”

Just as Se-jun was about to pay the money,

Sparkle. Sparkle.

Theo looked up at Se-jun burdensomely with sparkling eyes.

“Vice President Theo, what is it? Why are you looking at me like that?”

“Puhuhut. I look forward to seeing how well Chairman Park will bargain, meow!”

“What?!”

Se-jun was flustered by Theo’s innocent words, which had no malice at all.

As if a baby bird looking at a mother bird, Theo was staring intently at Se-jun’s every move with the single-minded determination to learn all of Se-jun’s bargaining skills without missing anything.

Tap. Tap.

“Chairman Park, do not mind me, meow!”

Theo spoke while tapping Se-jun’s leg.

However,

Burn. Burn.

Looking at Theo watching him with burning eyes, Se-jun felt immense pressure.

It was a situation where he felt he had to show a cool side to Theo somehow. What should he do?

“Ahem… since it is a bulk purchase, please give me a discount.”

Se-jun began bargaining, first requesting a discount on the pretext of a bulk purchase, but

“I am sorry, but I have already discounted the price of the 10 slices of carrot cake.”

The seller defended like a steel wall. They were not an easy opponent.

“Anyway, if you cannot sell it within today, the carrot cake will spoil. So please give a discount.”

So this time he targeted the expiration date, but

“Do you really think we would leave this until it spoils?”

The seller said, looking at the pigs carrying food. ‘Don’t worry, we can process it all before it spoils.’ Therefore, there was no price discount either.

‘Mmm…’

Se-jun was slightly flustered when both bargaining attempts failed.

However,

Burn. Burn.

‘Our Chairman Park is wonderful, meow! Surely, he will show something amazing, meow!’ Theo continuously sent eyes of strong trust toward Se-jun.

‘Get a grip, Park Se-jun! Theo is watching!’

Thanks to that, Se-jun regained his senses to live up to Theo’s trust.

And,

“Then let’s do this.”

Se-jun began to bargain again.

After a while,

“Please put the cake in here.”

Cheolkong.

Se-jun said, opening the sub-space warehouse.

“Yes.”

While the sellers put the carrot cake into the sub-space warehouse like that,

“Hehehe. Vice President Theo, did you see my bargaining skills?”

Se-jun began to boast to Theo, and

“Puhuhut. I saw it, meow! How could you think of such a thing, meow?! We bought goods, but rather ended up earning money, meow! As expected, Chairman Park is wonderful, meow!”

Theo looked at Se-jun with eyes of respect and praised him.

While Se-jun and Theo talked like that,

“We transferred all 10,010 slices of carrot cake. But you really won’t regret it, right?”

The seller, who finished the work, approached and asked.

“Of course. We even wrote a contract. You should prepare the money to give later.”

“Hehehe. That will not happen.”

In that way, the seller left while laughing, and

“But where did they get ingredients like flour or dairy products?”

Se-jun suddenly became curious about where they obtained the ingredients of the carrot cake.

At that moment,

Munch…

“I will give up… eup!!”

The last participant who was eating the carrot cake with difficulty surrendered, and

“Now the remaining participants number 63. Then, we will prepare the last fifth appetizer!”

The host had the next appetizer brought out. Transparent glass bowls containing a giant orange mass began to be placed in front of the participants.

Steam. Steam.

Smoke rising from the orange mass.

However, it was not smoke rising because it was hot, but smoke rising because it was cold.

“That is?!”

Se-jun recognized the identity of the fifth appetizer and hurriedly prepared to order.

And,

“Participants, please taste the last appetizer! From now on, the audience can also order the carrot ice cream the participants are eating!”

Along with the host’s words, the sale of carrot ice cream began.

***

Black Tower Administrator Area.

“Did you dare tell our Se-jun to get lost?! Huh?!”

Boom!

As Aileen, who transformed into her true form to punish the Holy Stone that had spoken harsh words to Se-jun, firmly stepped on the white gem with her right foot,

-Egyagyak! Aileen-nim, I was wrong! Please forgive me!

The Holy Stone screamed and begged for forgiveness.

“Then, you will listen to our Se-jun well from now on, right?”

Aileen asked as if coaxing the Holy Stone, reducing the weight she had placed on her foot. Still, it was the item Se-jun had requested. She wanted to resolve it peacefully if possible.

But,

-That is… how can I listen to such a weak fellow…

The Holy Stone, which still had not regained its senses.

“What?! Fellow?! Did you just call our Se-jun a fellow?! How dare you ignore our Se-jun?!”

Press.

Aileen, enraged by the Holy Stone’s words, began to place weight on her foot again. This time, even stronger.

Crack.

As the threshold the Holy Stone could endure was crossed, hairline cracks began to form on the Holy Stone.

-Egyagyak! Save the Holy Stone! I am breaking!

“Hmph! Let it break! I will shatter anyone who ignores our Se-jun!”

Press.

Aileen placed more weight on her foot. Aileen pushed the Holy Stone even further to the limit.

A Holy Stone that does not obey its master is dangerous. Moreover, even more so for Se-jun, who did not have the ability to suppress the Holy Stone by force.

Therefore, if the Holy Stone was not tamed, Aileen intended to destroy the Holy Stone without regret. That was for Se-jun’s sake.

“Obey our Se-jun!”

Crack.

Although Aileen strove to tame the Holy Stone for a long time like that,

-Egyagyak! Even so…

The Holy Stone held out stubbornly.

‘Is it not working? It cannot be helped then.’

Aileen gave up on taming the Holy Stone. She tried to load all the weight of her true form onto her foot to destroy the Holy Stone.

At that moment,

-Egyagyak! I surrender! I will obey Se-jun-nim from now on!

In the end, the Holy Stone declared surrender.

“You will really obey our Se-jun, right?”

Upon the Holy Stone’s surrender, Aileen asked while reducing the weight placed on her foot.

-Of course!

“Then, swear that you will obey Se-jun.”

-No. There is no need to go as far as a swear…

“You still haven’t regained your senses.”

As Aileen tried to place weight on her foot again,

-No! I will swear! I, the Holy Stone Piercing, swear to obey Se-jun-nim for the rest of my life!

The Holy Stone made a vow of obedience and surrendered completely.

“You should have done that from the start. Recover.”

Aileen used magic to heal the cracks on the Holy Stone.

And,

“Keuhihihi. Shall I appraise this now?”

Aileen, whose mood improved after making the Holy Stone submit, picked up the black coal Theo had brought and appraised it,

-Who is it?! Who dares wake up the heart of me, Dark, the God of Darkness?!

A majestic voice resounded from the coal. It turned out it was not coal, but the heart of Dark, the God of Darkness.

“Keuhing! Again?!”

Looking at the magic power wafting from the heart, it seemed it would take far more time than the Holy Stone to make it so Se-jun could handle it.

“Heit!”

Thud!

Aileen, showing her annoyance, threw the heart of Dark, the God of Darkness onto the floor, seizing the initiative.

But,

-What?! Who dares…

The heart was indeed not discouraged.

Boom!

Aileen stomped her foot strongly, stepping on the heart.

-Uhuk! What is this?!

The heart, which did not know the reason, asked,

Boom! Boom!

Aileen continued to stomp without answer. Aileen was one who realized while taming the Holy Stone that, anyway, such fellows should not be dealt with through words.

***

“Wow! It is delicious! I should buy all of this too.”

When Se-jun, who tasted the carrot ice cream, decided to buy all the remaining carrot ice cream,

“The remaining participants number 37!”

Twenty-six people were eliminated at the carrot ice cream, the last appetizer.

“Participants, thank you for waiting long! Now, we will bring out the main dish!”

With the host’s shout, the pigs came out holding plates covered with giant lids and placed them in front of the participants one by one.

And,

“Then, we will reveal today’s menu! Helpers, please open the lids!”

Kquik!

Thud. Thud.

At the host’s words, the pigs gigantified to 5 meters and opened the lids. It seemed the pigs could also shrink and expand their bodies.

Inside, 100 steamed fish-carrots, made by stuffing fish inside carrots as big as thighs and steaming them, were arranged orderly in a 10×10 grid.

“Wow. It looks delicious.”

While Se-jun looked at the food,

Thud. Thud.

The pigs that opened the lids left.

‘But seeing the pigs grow that big, Yuren probably isn’t in that body originally either, right?’

Se-jun recalled Yuren as he watched the departing pigs.

‘This feels a bit off.’

Se-jun wore an anxious expression. If so, he could not receive back the deposit of 30,000 tower coins paid while writing the contract.

Se-jun wagers 30,000 tower coins, ten times the price of the carrot cake, as a deposit, and

If Yuren won, the seller would keep the deposit, and if Cuengi won, it was a contract where he would receive twice the deposit.

Of course, it was not that Se-jun was anxious about losing the 30,000 tower coins.

“Puhuhut. Chairman Park is a genius, meow!”

It was because of Theo, who looked up to him. He did not want to disappoint Theo, who strongly trusted him.

At that moment,

“Then, participants, please eat the main dish! The main dish will be refilled infinitely until only the last person remains!”

Along with the host’s words, the remaining 37 participants began to eat the main dish, steamed fish-carrots, and

“Cuengi, fighting!”

Se-jun cheered on Cuengi, who was eating the food, enthusiastically. ‘Cuengi, everything depends on you!’

And,

Kkueng! Kkueng!

[Dad is cheering for Cuengi! Cuengi will win!]

The body of Cuengi, who received such enthusiastic cheering from Se-jun, began to glow red.

Kkueng! Kkueng!

[This is unlimited refills! So I do not have to hold back!]

Cuengi activated 100% of his talent, Gluttony, which he had sealed in the meantime.