Chapter 311 – But What Is Breakfast

66th floor of the Black Tower.

A towering tower could be seen on the left, and a giant red castle wall could be seen on the right.

“Please follow me.”

“Puhuhut. I understand, meow!”

Ppiyot!

[Guide us quickly!]

Pan Chen guided Theo and Ppiyot-i to the Black Market with a devious smile.

As it sold illegally obtained items, the Black Market operated very secretly across various floors of the Black Tower.

In particular, no one knew where the headquarters of the Black Market was located. Even regulars of the Black Market did not know its exact location.

The place Pan Chen was heading to was also a branch of the Black Market. However, Pan Chen had a way to go to the headquarters.

The place Pan Chen headed to like that was to the right, where the red castle wall was visible. It was the Red Fortress, a city where Red Orcs lived.

“Pass!”

When Pan Chen approached, the Red Orcs let Pan Chen, Theo, and Ppiyot-i pass without even inspecting them.

It was natural. The Red Orcs were Theo’s slaves. They had let them pass after seeing Theo.

However,

‘Pahat. When did Dad even bribe the guards?’

Pan Chen thought it was because of the Black Market’s influence.

“Is it still far, meow?!”

“We are almost there now. Just a little further.”

Pan Chen replied in a gentle voice toward the irritated Theo.

‘Now your road to the afterlife is not far.’

Thinking of dealing with Theo and Ppiyot-i, Pan Chen entered a narrow alleyway, and

“It’s here.”

Pan Chen took out a key from his chest and,

Click.

opened the door of an ordinary house and went inside.

A moment later.

Thud. Thud.

Red Orc soldiers wearing armor surrounded the house Theo had entered.

And,

“Lord Giant Molar, it’s here! Lord Theo entered this house!”

“Understood. We wait here until Lord Theo comes out!”

The ruler of the Red Orcs, Giant Molar, waited in front of the house for Theo to come out.

***

When Theo and Ppiyot-i followed Pan Chen inside, a space where thousands of items were displayed appeared.

“Meow?! What is this, meow?!”

From the outside, it was a small house, but the inside was extremely spacious, enough for thousands of people to enter.

It was a place where space expansion magic was cast, a method frequently used by the Black Market when establishing branches.

“This is the Black Market! Welcome!”

One hundred Black Market employees greeted them, and

“Is there an item you want?”

one of the employees approached Theo and asked.

“I want the land deed for the 70th floor of the tower, meow!”

“The land deed for the 70th floor? We have it. Please follow me. I will guide you.”

“Puhuhut. Good, meow!”

Theo followed the employee in joy at his words. Ppiyot-i did too.

When they followed the employee further into the space like that,

Shring.

“Kekeke! Are you the gutsy fellows who dared to touch Young Master Pan Chen?”

The Black Market employees drew weapons like swords and axes, surrounding Theo and Ppiyot-i.

“Meow?! Where did Pan Chen go, meow?”

Before they knew it, Pan Chen had run away and was nowhere to be seen.

“What, meow?! Did Pan Chen trick us, meow?! No way?! Is there no land deed for the 70th floor either, meow?!”

Theo, for whom the land deed for the 70th floor of the tower was more important than Pan Chen, asked the employee angrily.

“Kek. Of course not. Before worrying about such things, worry about your own lives!”

There was no land deed for the 70th floor from the very beginning. The employees had lied to separate the two from Pan Chen.

Ppiyot! Ppiyot?!

[How dare they lie to Lord Theo! Lord Theo, what should we do?!]

Crack. Crack.

Ppiyot-i asked as he moved his neck left and right.

“Hiss! Hiss! Ppiyot-i, don’t step in, meow! I will fight alone, meow!”

Angry at having the time to return to Se-jun delayed, Theo stepped forward and said.

Since he was fighting anyway, he intended to test the dragon skin he had received from Kellion.

A moment later,

“Nyanyanya!”

Theo blocked swords and axes with his bare body and subdued the Black Market employees.

Indeed, the dragon skin. It was hard and tough.

Step. Step.

Ppiyot! Ppiyot?!

[Bad guys! How dare you trick Lord Theo?!]

In the meantime, Ppiyot-i collected the weapons and belongings of the unconscious employees and put them into Theo’s bundle.

Press. Press.

While obtaining the employees’ stamps on the contracts. Phehehe. This is fun! This is why Lord Theo stamps them!

Theo, who subdued the employees like that,

“Meow?! But where is Pan Chen hiding, meow?!”

Theo searched for the disappeared Pan Chen, but he could not find him even after searching every nook and cranny.

“Ppiyot-i, let’s pack the items here first, meow!”

Ppiyot!

[Yes!]

Since he could not find Pan Chen, Theo began to put the Black Market’s items into the bundle along with Ppiyot-i.

Unfortunately, there was no item that drew his attention.

At that moment,

Ppiyot!

[Lord Theo, here is the land deed for the 81st floor of the tower that Lord Se-jun requested!]

Flap. Flap.

Ppiyot-i flew over holding a land deed.

“Puhuhut. Good job, Ppiyot-i, meow! As a reward, I will give you a one-day pass to be Vice President Theo’s right hand, meow!”

Theo gave a reward to Ppiyot-i, who had done a commendable job, just as he had learned from Se-jun.

Ppiyot?! Ppiyot!

[Really?! It’s an honor!]

To be Lord Theo’s right hand for a day?! The deeply moved Ppiyot-i packed the items into the bundle even more diligently.

The two, who packed all the items of the Black Market like that,

tried to go out again, but

Clank. Clank.

the door would not open.

“Open up, meow!”

Theo tried to break it with force, but this was a place where dimensions were separated using magic.

It could not be destroyed with force. A special key was required.

Like that, Theo and Ppiyot-i ended up trapped in the Black Market branch.

***

Ugh.

Se-jun woke up as morning came.

Keerorong.

Next to him, Fenrir was sleeping spread-eagled like a human.

Slide.

Se-jun sat up from the bed.

And,

“Ajax, summon.”

As promised, he summoned Ajax first.

[Summoning Ajax Mamuve, the White Tower Farmer of the White Tower.]

Ten seconds after the message appeared,

“Hyung Se-jun!”

Pitter-patter.

Grab.

As soon as Ajax was summoned, he called Se-jun and hugged Se-jun’s leg in delight.

“Hyung! Why did you call me so late?! I’ve been waiting since earlier!”

Rub, rub.

Ajax grumbled as he rubbed his face against Se-jun’s leg.

Stroke, stroke.

Se-jun stroked Ajax’s head and waited for Ajax to calm down.

A moment later.

Ajax regained his composure.

“Hyung Se-jun, but what is breakfast?”

Ajax, who had been burying his face in Se-jun’s leg, peeked up and asked about the breakfast menu.

“Breakfast? I haven’t decided yet… Is there anything you want to eat?”

“Huh?! Are you going to make what I want to eat?!”

“Yeah. You did me a favor, after all.”

Ajax was touched by Se-jun’s words. He rested his chin on his hands and began to ponder. What should I ask Hyung Se-jun to make?!

“Ah! I’ve decided! I want to eat Garaetteok for breakfast!”

Remembering that he had heard from Cuengi that Garaetteok was incredibly delicious, Ajax shouted.

“Garaetteok? Sure. Alright.”

“Wow!”

Ajax cheered at Se-jun’s acceptance.

“Ah! And this.”

Ajax said as he handed over 100 cherry tomatoes harvested from the White Tower and the remaining Elixir of Harvest.

“Thank you.”

Se-jun, who received the cherry tomatoes and the Elixir of Harvest,

Chuck.

first set down the Elixir of Harvest and checked the cherry tomatoes.

[Elixir: Cherry Tomato Infused with Great Mana (+1)]

…

..

.

Upon ingestion, magic power permanently increases by 30.

Born by absorbing powerful magic power, it cannot grow unless it is in a place with strong magic power.

Grower: Ajax Mamuve, White Tower Farmer of the White Tower (Slave of Park Se-jun, Tower Farmer of the Black Tower)

Expiration Date: 10 years

Grade: A

“Good.”

Fortunately, the desired effect was enhanced, and the magic power increase went up from 10 to 30.

Se-jun, who checked the options of the cherry tomatoes like that,

Slosh.

shook the glass bottle to see how much of the Elixir of Harvest was left.

Whether it was because two drops had been used on the cherry tomatoes, only one drop of the Elixir of Harvest remained in the glass bottle.

‘I should save this and use it when needed later.’

Clack.

Se-jun put the cherry tomatoes and the Elixir of Harvest into the sub-space warehouse.

“Since making Garaetteok takes some time, sleep a bit more.”

“Okay! Hyung!”

Hop.

Ajax jumped straight onto the bed at Se-jun’s words.

Kking…?

‘Why is it so noisy…?’

Thanks to that, Fenrir woke up.

At that moment,

Ack!

Hug.

Ajax snatched and hugged Fenrir.

“Blacky, sleep together…”

Arorong.

Perhaps because he was tired, Ajax fell asleep before he could even finish speaking.

Kking?! Kking?! Kking!

‘What is this?! Are you trying to kill me?! Hey! Save me!’

Fenrir, who could not escape from Ajax’s embrace, asked Se-jun for help.

However,

“Blacky, sorry.”

Se-jun turned away from Fenrir and headed to the kitchen. He could not pull him out with his strength.

Kking!

‘Traitor!’

Like that, Fenrir, until Ajax woke up to eat breakfast,

Keerorong.

slept together with him.

***

It had been several hours since they were trapped in the Black Market branch.

Boom!

Theo did not give up and attacked the wall again, but as expected, the door did not budge.

“It’s a disaster, meow!”

Theo, who wanted to return to Se-jun’s knees, fell into frustration.

Ppiyot! Ppiyot!

[That’s right! It’s a disaster!]

Ppiyot-i did too.

‘I have to brag within today…’

This was because if today passed, he would not be able to brag about becoming Theo’s right hand.

When the two fell into frustration like that,

Click.

Creak.

Iona appeared, opening the door.

Originally, there were two forces on the 66th floor of the Black Tower.

One was the Mage Association headquarters on the east side of the 66th floor of the tower,

and the other was the Red Fortress, the city of Red Orcs, on the west side of the 66th floor of the tower.

“Why isn’t he coming out?”

Giant Molar began to feel anxious when Theo did not come out even after several hours had passed.

This was because if something happened to Theo, the subordinate of the Great Black Dragon, here, the Black Dragon’s wrath could be directed at them.

So, he tried to enter the building himself.

However,

Click.

“…?!”

When he opened the door, there was only an ordinary house inside. Moreover, there was no one.

“Is it magic?”

Giant Molar, who felt something strange,

sent a subordinate to request help from the Mage Association headquarters,

and Iona happened to be in her seat to process business as the president of the Mage Association.

“Kyutkyutkyut. Lord Theo came here?!”

She followed the Red Orcs herself.

And,

“Kyu-kyu-kyu- I cannot forgive them! How dare they imprison Lord Theo!”

Upon seeing the magic cast on the house, she began to analyze the magic while huffing in anger.

After about an hour had passed like that,

“Kyu-kyu-kyu- Lord Theo, I will let you out now!”

Iona, who finished analyzing the magic,

Hum.

infused a mana pattern into the handle that could open the space connected to the door, and

Click.

opened the door.

“It’s Iona, meow!”

Ppiyot!

[Lady Iona!]

Theo and Ppiyot-i cheered upon seeing Iona.

“Kyu-kyu-kyu-kyu- Lord Theo, are you okay?! What bastard imprisoned Lord Theo here?!”

The angered Iona asked Theo.

“It’s a fellow named Pan Chen, meow! But I can’t see where he went, meow!”

“Kyu-kyu-kyu- I will find him for you! Please wait a moment!”

Swoosh.

At Theo’s words, Iona wrapped Theo’s tail around her body and closed her eyes.

A moment later.

“Kyu- I can’t see the guy named Pan Chen. But there are traces of mana left that used teleportation!”

Iona, whose anger had subsided a lot by now, opened her eyes and said.

“Did he escape after all, meow? Then can we not catch him, meow?!”

Theo was disappointed at Iona’s words.

However, the Iona in front of Theo was the best mage in the Black Tower.

“Kyutkyutkyut. Lord Theo, who am I?!”

“It’s Iona, meow!”

“Kyutkyutkyut. Yes! I am none other than Mage Association President Iona!”

Iona laughed, thinking it was an opportunity to show off her skills to Theo.

Tight.

Iona closed her eyes even tighter than before and concentrated.

“Lord Theo, I know where he went!”

Iona shouted in a confident voice. She had found the coordinates where Pan Chen teleported.

“Puhuhut. Then let’s go catch Pan Chen right away, meow!”

“Kyutkyutkyut. Yes! O power of space…”

Iona chanted a spell and used teleportation magic to the coordinates Pan Chen had moved to, and

……

Theo, Iona, and Ppiyot-i moved to the Black Market headquarters, chasing after Pan Chen.