Chapter 306 – Eating Pizza

Step.

“But what is this?”

[Wooden Board]

???

As Se-jun asked, holding the wooden board Theo brought,

“Puhuhut. I felt an attraction from there, meow!”

Theo replied in a triumphant voice.

“Really? Aileen, please appraise this.”

At Theo’s words, Se-jun asked Aileen for appraisal with anticipation,

[The tower administrator tells you to leave it to her.]

And Aileen took the wooden board and appraised it.

And,

[The tower administrator says that Theo has brought excellent equipment.]

[The tower administrator rejoices, saying that the fourth Divine Tool has appeared.]

Aileen, who appraised the wooden board, spoke joyfully and delivered it to Se-jun.

[Guardian Wooden Shield]

The Divine Tool placed on Se-jun’s hand. The shield was still shabby.

“This is a Divine Tool?!”

Se-jun examined the shield.

[Guardian Wooden Shield]

It is a Divine Tool that was used by the ancient god of combat, Battler, who was in charge of battles, and is a shield made from a part of the World Tree.

When mana is injected, it transforms into the desired shape to protect the owner.

As long as at least 50% of the shield remains, it can be restored to its original state.

Usage Restriction: Strength 700 or higher, Stamina 700 or higher

Creator: Battler, the god of combat

Grade: State: S

“Oh. It transforms into the desired shape?”

As Se-jun thought of a thin disk with a long handle,

Creak.

The wooden shield moved and created the shape Se-jun wanted.

Thanks to that, the equipment needed when putting pizza into the oven was completed.

Se-jun had instantly found a use for the Divine Tool.

A moment later,

“Hehehe. Guys, let’s eat.”

Se-jun said, taking the pizza out of the oven with the modified Guardian Wooden Shield,

Kkueng!

Ppiik!

Ppyak!

The animals, who had been waiting only for the pizza to be completed while smelling the pizza scent, cheered and hurriedly set the tableware on the table.

In the meantime, Se-jun took out four more pizzas of the same kind from the oven.

Pizzas where red, white, and green were beautifully arranged on the round dough.

It was a Margherita pizza topped with tomato paste, sticky corn, and green onions instead of basil.

Slice. Slice.

Se-jun quickly cut the pizzas into 16 slices.

Although 8 slices is the unwritten rule for pizza, if cut that way, there would only be 40 slices since there were 5 pizzas.

However, the mouths waiting to eat pizza were far more than that.

“Here. Don’t wait, eat right away.”

Se-jun said, hurriedly dishing out and distributing the cut pizzas onto plates slice by slice.

Because if it cooled down, the sticky corn wouldn’t stretch, and the feeling of eating pizza wouldn’t be as lively.

In that way, Veronica and the animals ate pizza for the first time in their lives.

…!

They were surprised by the taste as soon as they put it in their mouths,

Streeetch.

And they were surprised once again by the continuously stretching sticky corn.

Kkueng?!

Ppiik?!

Ppyak?!

The animals, flustered by the sticky corn that kept stretching even when pulled, kept pulling the pizza.

But,

Streeetch.

Snap.

Unlike Veronica, who could pull the pizza to break the sticky corn, the animals had very short legs.

Kkueng!

[It’s getting far away!]

So Cuengi floated the pizza with telekinesis and sent it far away,

Ppiik!

[Honey, give me the pizza, I’ll pull it for you!]

Ppii! Ppii!

[Great! Give your pizza to me!]

The rabbits swapped each other’s pizzas and pulled them.

“Pfft!”

Se-jun burst into laughter upon seeing the animals like that.

He also hurriedly lifted a slice of pizza,

Munch.

In his mouth, the nuttiness of the dough made of rice dough, the umami of the tomato paste, and the onion scent of the green onions were felt.

The ingredients boasted their respective flavors.

However,

Chew. Chew.

The sticky corn, which had the least distinctive taste, gently wrapped around all the ingredients, making them into one flavor.

Streeetch.

Slurp.

“Hehehe. It’s delicious.”

Se-jun ate deliciously, sucking the stretching sticky corn into his mouth.

A moment later,

……

The pizza on the table disappeared.

“It’s gone…”

Kkueng…

[It’s already gone…]

Ppiik…

Ppyak…

Veronica and the animals felt regretful.

“Don’t worry. I’ll bake two more times. Just wait a moment.”

Thud. Thud.

Se-jun made the dough again with the rice dough and spread tomato paste on it.

And,

Spread. Spread.

This time, instead of sprinkling the sticky corn right away, he thickly laid mashed boiled sweet potatoes.

The second pizza he was making was sweet potato pizza.

Se-jun additionally sprinkled onions and corn on top, and finally placed sticky corn,

Slide.

And put it in the oven.

While the pizza was baking like that, Se-jun went outside.

Slice.

He harvested pineapples from the pineapple field.

Scree…

The cut pineapple opened its mouth to scream.

At that moment,

“Ice Cube.”

Se-jun created ice wrapping around the pineapple,

Crack.

Boom!

The screaming pineapple yelled, shattering the ice into pieces.

And,

…Yeeeek!

The sound spread outside.

The sound, having lost much power from destroying the ice, did not pose a threat to Se-jun.

Se-jun had developed a knack for harvesting pineapples.

By the time Se-jun brought the harvested pineapples to the kitchen area and finished preparing them,

“Here. Let’s eat.”

The sweet potato pizza was completed.

“It’s delicious!!!”

Kkueng!!!

Ppiik!!!

Ppyak!!!

Veronica and the animals ate deliciously, showing an enthusiastic response this time as well.

“Se-jun-nim, you are amazing!”

Kkueng!

[As expected, everything Dad makes is delicious!]

Ppiik!

[Se-jun-nim is the best chef in the Black Tower!]

Ppyak!

[I want to move the kingdom here!]

They praised Se-jun while finishing the pizza and waiting for the next one. They were ready to eat whatever Se-jun made.

But,

“Huh?! Se-jun-nim, what did you put in?”

Kkueng!

[Dad is a genius for putting pineapple in!]

Ppiik?!

[Why are you eating that hot?!]

Ppyak! Ppyak!

[Uncle, amazing! I couldn’t even imagine it!]

When Se-jun took out the pineapple pizza topped with pineapple as the last pizza from the oven, the reactions of the animals split in two.

“If you try it once, your mind will change.”

Shake. Shake.

Even at Se-jun’s recommendation, the anti-pineapple pizza faction absolutely refused.

Thanks to that, only Se-jun and the animals who liked pineapple pizza could eat a lot.

***

Above the fountain on the 99th floor of the Black Tower.

-Keuuu. The alcohol tastes good.

-Indeed. Hehehe.

-I wish we could just drink alcohol like this every day.

Kaiser, Kellion, and Ramter, who were happily drinking Samyangju.

And,

-Me too.

Tier.

-Aren’t you leaving?

Kaiser frowned, looking at Tier.

-I can’t leave. I haven’t been able to take Veronica yet. And Aileen said I can stay.

Tier, who had received Aileen’s permission, replied proudly.

-Mmm.

At the words that Aileen permitted it, Kaiser could no longer say anything and just glared at Tier.

Tier, who purchased 1,000 bottles of Samyangju from Se-jun through Veronica.

Since he had the alcohol, he could just drink it alone, but there was a reason he chose to drink together here while walking on eggshells around the other dragons.

That was none other than because of the delicious snacks Se-jun made.

Salty and chewy dried squid, tuna sashimi that melted in the mouth, and roasted peanuts that tasted nuttier the more one chewed.

On top of that, sweet fruits, each with an attractive flavor. The snacks were so delicious.

‘See if I ever leave here.’

Tier, who resolved never to leave the Black Tower like that.

Reach.

He picked a light green fruit from the plate, put it in his mouth,

Chew. Chew.

Chewed it slightly to let the aroma and taste infuse in his mouth,

Gulp.

And gulped down a glass of Samyangju.

-Oh! Eating melon and drinking Samyangju makes the taste subtle again!

-Aey! Let’s drink!

Kaiser, thinking that getting angry at Tier would only be a loss for himself, raised his glass while chewing dried roasted sweet potatoes.

-I’ll have a glass with peanuts.

-I’ll have a glass with tuna sashimi.

While the four leaders of the dragon clans were having a drinking party like that,

-Huh?! This is?!

Kellion suddenly felt something. A hot and bright energy.

-Kellion, what’s wrong?

As Kellion’s reaction was unusual, Kaiser set down his glass and asked.

-Kaiser, it’s the power of light! It’s right below!

Kellion replied and jumped down where the power of light was felt.

-What?! No way?!

Kaiser was greatly surprised and hurriedly followed Kellion, jumping down from the fountain.

Since the Creator God disappeared, all harmony in the world broke and became jumbled.

And,

“Darkness disappeared.”

“Light disappeared.”

In that chaotic time, the Black Dragons lost the power of darkness, and the White Dragons lost the power of light.

They did not even know where and how they lost it.

At some point, it vanished completely without any sign. The power that was as familiar as breathing…

‘But for the power of light to suddenly start being felt nearby… Then the power of darkness too?!’

Light and darkness were things that could not exist without each other.

When viewed closely, light and darkness seemed to reject each other, but when viewed from afar, light and darkness always coexisted.

Therefore, just as morning came after the darkest dawn, darkness lay at the end of light.

-Kellion, is the power of light coming from here?

Kaiser asked, standing beside Kellion with anticipation.

-Yes. Hehehe. Look at this. It’s coming from this flower.

Kellion, with a full smile on his face, spoke while looking at the Light-Watcher flower.

The Light-Watcher flower raised its head toward the sky, absorbing light and storing the power of light. Precisely, in the seeds.

‘Considering it’s on the farm, Se-jun must have planted it, right?’

Kellion hurriedly flew toward Se-jun.

Because Se-jun had to harvest it quickly for them to buy the seeds.

***

“Here. This is dessert.”

Se-jun prepared juice in carrot cups, bringing back memories.

To share and eat the Heavenly Peach of Longevity, he blended it together with bananas and honey.

Gulp.

Thanks to that, everyone ate a similar amount of the Heavenly Peach of Longevity, and their lifespan increased by about 16 years each.

“Are you going down first thing tomorrow morning?”

Se-jun asked Father Rabbit in a regretful voice.

Ppiik! Ppiik?

[Yes! We have to go water the carrot field. Can you give us some sticky corn seeds when we go?]

“Sure. I’ll give you 10.”

Ppiik!

[Thank you!]

As Se-jun took out and handed the sticky corn seeds to Father Rabbit,

“Meow?! Chairman Park, Blackie woke up, meow!”

Theo informed Se-jun that Fenrir had woken up.

“Blackie?”

As Se-jun poked his head out of the kitchen area,

Kking?! Kking!

‘Where is the one who feeds me?! I’m hungry!’

Fenrir, who had just woken up, was calling Se-jun anxiously.

“Blackie, are you awake?”

When Se-jun called Fenrir,

Kking?

‘Were you there?’

Waddle. Waddle.

Fenrir ran diligently toward Se-jun.

Heave-ho. Heave-ho.

After struggling to cross the threshold of the kitchen area,

Step.

He sat down at Se-jun’s feet. ‘Feed me!’

Wag. Wag.

Fenrir’s tail moving diligently. He seemed very glad to see Se-jun.

“Our Blackie is hungry?”

When Se-jun took out dried roasted sweet potatoes and gave them to Fenrir,

Munch. Munch. Munch.

Fenrir ate hurriedly, as if he was hungry.

‘Now is the time!’

Slide.

Seizing the opportunity, Se-jun took out the mithril armor he made earlier and began to put it on Fenrir.

Kking?!

‘What are you doing?!’

Although Fenrir showed his dislike,

Munch. Munch. Munch.

He could not resist much because he was busy eating the dried roasted sweet potatoes,

Slide. Slide.

Thanks to that, Se-jun put the armor on him easily.

Although it was a bit loose, it wasn’t to the extent of coming off easily.

Kking?! Kking!

‘What is this?! I’m taking it off!’

Fenrir, who had finished eating the dried roasted sweet potatoes belatedly, tried to take off the armor, but

“Blackie, sit.”

Step.

Fenrir sat down immediately at Se-jun’s words. ‘Are you going to give me more food? Then I’ll tolerate it a bit.’

While feeding Fenrir dried roasted sweet potatoes like that to get him used to the armor,

-Se-jun! Come out for a moment!

Kellion called Se-jun in a very excited voice.

Munch. Munch. Munch.

‘Khehehe. Delicious! Happy!’

Unaware that he had restored the power of light to his enemy, the White Dragon, Fenrir laughed brightly and ate the dried roasted sweet potatoes.