Chapter 262 – Have We Seen Each Other Somewhere, Kkueng

Pam-pa-bam-pa-bam.

As music flowed through the wedding hall with the performance of the musicians, creating an atmosphere for the wedding, guests with giant forces began to enter one by one.

While the influential guests were entering the wedding hall like that,

Se-jun, surrounded by animals including the Bull Demon King and Urchi, was examining the black bead handed over by Theo.

[Inner Core of the Caiman Royal Family Heir]

It is an inner core created through the mana cultivation method passed down only to the royalty of the Caiman Kingdom.

Due to being forcibly extracted, a significant portion of the mana contained in the inner core has dissipated.

The inner core contains mana cultivated for approximately 100 years.

Upon ingestion, a total of 100 bonus stats are obtained. (Conversely, if a being with mana lower than 100 consumes it, the inner core will absorb all of their stats.)

Usage Restriction: Lv. 50 or higher, Mana 100 or higher

Grade: S

While Se-jun was examining the inner core,

“Puhuhut. How is the bead I found, meow?!”

Kkuhehehe. Kkueng!

[Hehehe. Papa, because Kkueng pressed hard, the bead popped right out, kkueng!]

Theo and Kkueng spoke with their bellies sticking out and their front paws on their waists, laughing triumphantly.

“Yes. Well done.”

Se-jun first put the inner core in his pocket, and

Tight hug.

He stretched out both arms and hugged Theo and Kkueng. He decided to think about what to do with the inner core after the wedding was over.

“We will begin the wedding of the bride, Pyupyu, and the groom, Black Rabbit, shortly. Will the officiant, Lady Iona, please come to the podium.”

As if the wedding was about to begin, the host called for Iona through a magical megaphone.

“Kyu-kyu-kyu. I’ll be back.”

“Yeah. Do a good job.”

“Do a good job, meow!”

“Kyu-kyu-kyu. Yes!”

With the cheers of Se-jun and Theo, Iona flew to the podium.

After a while,

“Then, the groom will enter!”

Tan-ta-da-dan~ Tan-ta-da-dan~

Squeak!

Along with the host’s words, the wedding march played, and Black Rabbit, wearing a white tuxedo, entered majestically.

“Our Black Rabbit looks cool.”

Se-jun said while looking at Black Rabbit. You’re becoming an adult now too.

While Se-jun was lost in emotion looking at Black Rabbit walking toward the podium,

“Chairman Park! Look at me, Vice President Theo! I’m cooler, meow!”

Kkueng!

[No, kkueng! Kkueng is cooler, kkueng!]

The jealous ones, who were still immature, made a fuss to get Se-jun’s attention.

“Stay still.”

Se-jun spoke in a stern voice to Theo and Kkueng, and

Hugged.

He held them both in his arms and watched Black Rabbit’s wedding again.

Step.

When Black Rabbit stood before the podium where Iona was,

“Then, the bride will enter!”

Ta-ra-ra-ran.

Unlike before, with soft music playing, Pyupyu, wearing a beautiful pure white dress and a red ribbon, entered the wedding hall.

When Pyupyu, who had pure white fur, appeared in the white dress, it felt as if the world became brighter.

“They are carrot flowers.”

Se-jun said while looking at Pyupyu slowly walking toward the podium, holding a carrot flower bouquet.

The language of carrot flowers was ‘even death would not be in vain.’ Since it meant that one would willingly sacrifice their life for you, it was a flower perfectly suited for the marriage of the two.

Of course, if such a thing actually happened, he would step forward and resolve it. He would not leave alone anyone who made his Black Rabbit and Pyupyu unhappy!

While Se-jun was hardening his resolve like that,

Rustle.

The hem of the pure white dress swept the podium in accordance with Pyupyu’s steps. A long dress hem spanning dozens of meters.

When all the guests thought it seemed difficult for Pyupyu to reach the podium without bridesmaids,

Flash.

The transparent gem embedded in the center of Pyupyu’s dress chest shone,

Whoosh.

And as a wind arose, the dress hem began to flutter beautifully behind Pyupyu.

“Wow.”

The guests admired as they looked at Pyupyu. It was as if the Goddess of Wind had descended.

Step.

When Pyupyu stood in front of the podium, the wind subsided, and the dress hem was also orderly arranged behind her, landing softly.

As Pyupyu stood beside Black Rabbit,

“Kyu-kyu-kyu. The two rabbits…”

Iona began to deliver the wedding address she had prepared.

But

Nod, nod.

As if Iona’s address was boring, some of the guests began to bow their heads.

“Kyu-kyu! Everyone, wake up!”

Iona was angered at the guests who did not properly listen to the address she had prepared with all her heart. She entered the second stage of anger Kyu.

“Hey! Wake up!”

“If you sleep, you die!”

Thanks to that, none of the guests fell asleep or left their seats until Iona’s address ended.

Around the time when Iona’s address was almost ending like that,

“Lastly, I will bestow the blessing and gift of the Great Black Dragon upon the two who are becoming husband and wife.”

“What?!”

“The Great Black Dragon?!”

Along with Iona’s words, the guests began to buzz.

Receiving the blessing and gift of the Great Black Dragon… this implied a very significant meaning.

Because the two would soon hold a founding ceremony and become the queen and king of the Red Ribbon Kingdom.

In other words, it meant that if anyone messed with the Red Ribbon Kingdom, they had to be prepared for the retaliation of the Great Black Dragon.

While the guests were buzzing,

“Kyu-kyu-kyu. First, I will bestow the blessing of the Great Black Dragon!”

Iona carved a black dragon tattoo on Pyupyu and Black Rabbit’s bodies using the Black Dragon’s scales.

Although the two already had the tattoos, they removed them and carved them again to show the wedding guests.

“Kyu-kyu-kyu. And this is the gift bestowed by the Great Black Dragon!”

Swish.

Iona, who removed the white cloth covering an object in the corner of the wedding hall, a searchlight appeared.

The searchlight that Kaiser had made for Aileen. Since it was no longer needed now that Aileen’s heart was recovered, Aileen modified it slightly and sent it as a gift through Iona.

Click.

Roar!

When the searchlight’s switch was turned on, the Great Black Dragon roared in the sky and revealed itself.

Even though it was a form created by magic, it exuded a momentum that overwhelmed everyone, so none of the guests dared to doubt that it was a gift from the Great Black Dragon.

Just like that, the wedding of Pyupyu and Black Rabbit delivered an enormous shock to the guests.

“Now, lastly, we will begin the bouquet toss. Will the guests who wish to receive the bouquet please stand behind the bride.”

Now, the very last event remained.

And,

“Huh?!”

Se-jun was flustered by the ensuing situation.

Dadada.

Guests ran forward and took their positions. More than several hundred took their positions behind Pyupyu.

He thought the bouquet toss was usually caught by a single acquaintance, but… it was not the case here. Moreover, they did not care about gender.

It seemed there were many who wanted to get married. Indeed, he also… wanted to get married.

“Then, bride, please throw the bouquet backward with all your strength!”

Pyupyu!

In accordance with the host’s words, Pyupyu threw the bouquet backward. The bouquet drew a beautiful parabola and fell toward the guests.

“It’s mine!”

“What are you talking about, I’m going to catch it!”

Although the guests in the position where the bouquet was falling jumped to catch it,

Bounce, bounce, bounce.

The bouquet grazed past their hands, bounced several times, and flew to a completely different place.

“Meow?”

Theo instinctively swung his front paw toward the bouquet flying toward him.

Smack.

The bouquet, struck by Theo’s front paw, flew and shattered in the sky, with the carrot flowers scattering and disappearing.

“This… concludes the wedding ceremony. Guests, please stay in your…”

The host quickly ended the wedding to wrap up the situation.

***

The 4th floor of the Black Tower.

Even after Se-jun left, the Cross of Death diligently absorbed wandering souls and resurrected them as black skeletons.

Rattle.

One resurrected skeleton like that.

Rattle, rattle.

He looked around diligently to grasp where this place was.

An action different from other new black skeletons who just stood blankly.

Then

“Welcome, newcomer! I am Philip, the first hoe. From now on, I will teach you the basics of farming: making fields and planting.”

As Philip approached to teach farming to the dazed new black skeleton,

“Huh?!”

Tap, tap.

Even before Philip could teach him, the new black skeleton began to repair the collapsed ridges.

He seemed to already know how to farm. This was because a soul that had farmed before death was resurrected as a black skeleton.

However, his skill level was unusual.

When the new black skeleton brought his hand close to a grape sprout,

Hum.

Creak.

A green light emitted from the black skeleton’s hand, and the grape sprout grew rapidly. It began to grow in an instant.

Thanks to that, the grapes in the grape farm quickly began to bear fruit.

***

Step, step.

When the wedding ended, servants began to place dishes on the tables where the guests sat. The wedding reception followed immediately.

Leaving the shock from earlier behind, the guests focused on the food placed before them.

“But what is this?”

A few of the guests showed interest in Se-jun’s rice noodles and asked the servants about them.

“It is a dish called rice noodles.”

“It’s a food I’m seeing for the first time, where did you get it?”

“I heard that the king’s uncle brought it.”

“Oh! Really? This is delicious.”

Hearing the guests praise the rice noodles from the side,

“Hehehe.”

Kkuhehehe.

The smiles did not disappear from the faces of Se-jun and Kkueng, who had made the rice noodles.

Then,

Slurp, slurp.

The sound of someone sucking in food while making a massive noise was heard from two tables away.

Kkueng?

Kkueng turned his head at the threatening sound of disappearing food.

“Huh?! Kkueng?!”

He made eye contact with Great Merchant Uren.

Crackle.

Sparks flew between the two.

And the food fighter competition of just the two of them started again.

Slurrrrrup.

‘I won’t lose this time!’

Slurrrrrup.

‘The rice noodles are mine, kkueng!’

Se-jun watched the two of them eat the rice noodles diligently, and

Chomp-chomp-chomp.

Se-jun dined while feeding Churu to Theo. Since they were dishes he had already tried at the palace restaurant, he selectively ate the delicious ones.

Crunch, crunch.

“Kyu-kyu-kyu.”

Iona, who had returned to Theo’s tail as soon as the officiating ended, also dined while eating roasted peanuts.

Then

“What is this, meow?! Rice noodles? I said I don’t eat noodles, meow!”

Crash!

A guest flipped the table. Well… one could dislike rice noodles. Still, flipping the table was not right.

And above all…

Kkueng?

The food that flew as the table was flipped fell onto Kkueng’s head. How dare they do that to our Kkueng!

Just as the angry Se-jun was about to say something to the opponent who had just flipped the table,

Kkueng?!

[Did you just say you won’t eat the rice noodles that Papa and Kkueng made, kkueng?!]

Anger flared at an odd point, and Kkueng grabbed the opponent by the collar.

“Nyeng?!”

Kkueng?

[But have we met somewhere before, kkueng?]

Kkueng asked at the familiar voice, though it was his first time seeing the face.

“N-No, meow! I’ve absolutely never seen you before, meow!”

Shake, shake.

The opponent shook his head violently while being held by the collar.

Kkueng! Kkueng!

[No, kkueng! It is definitely a familiar voice, kkueng!]

“T-There is no way, meow…”

The voice, which became smaller to hide itself, was even more suspicious.

Sniff, sniff.

Kkueng! Kkueng!

[The scent is also familiar, kkueng! Have we seen each other somewhere, kkueng!]

Kkueng spoke in a confident voice while sniffing the opponent.

Then

“Kyu-kyu-kyu. Of course. That’s Great Merchant Mimir.”

Iona, who had seen Mimir’s bare face, said. The current Mimir had his fur completely shaved after being sheared by Theo.

“Meow?! You were Mimir, meow?!”

At Iona’s words, Theo hurriedly pulled out a contract and sent it to Aileen. Puhuhut. You can’t run away this time, meow!

While Theo was receiving Aileen’s stamp like that,

‘Why am I so unlucky, meow…’

Mimir, held by the collar by Kkueng, wanted to cry.

Kkueng! Kkueng!

[There is no way this is not delicious, kkueng! Eat it quickly, kkueng!]

Kkueng made Mimir sit down and offered him the rice noodles. Once you eat it, your mind will change, kkueng!

“Nyeng…”

Slurp.

Under the atmosphere where he felt like he would be killed if he did not eat it, Mimir forced the rice noodles into his mouth.

And Mimir’s pupils dilated.

Heavenly taste ()!!!

The noodle missionary Kkueng led the lamb Mimir into the world of noodles, and thanks to that, the noodle fanatic Mimir was born.