Chapter 317 – Do I Lack Mental Power Just Because I Lack Strength

Jump.

‘Huh?’

Se-jun discovered Fenrir climbing out of his pocket on his own.

‘Blacky has grown, so he moves well now?’

Se-jun did not catch Fenrir but just watched him.

He left him be because no matter how hard he ran with his toddling steps, he could not go far.

At that moment,

Kking?

Fenrir, who had not gone far, suddenly disappeared below.

“Blacky!”

Se-jun hurriedly went to the place where Fenrir had disappeared, and

Plop.

“Huh?!”

the ground gave way, and Se-jun also slipped into the darkness.

And,

“Chairman Park fell, meow!”

Cueng!

[Dad has disappeared!]

“Hyung Se-jun! I will save you!”

(Lord Se-jun!)

Ppiyot!

[Lord Se-jun, I am coming!]

The group waiting in the sub-space warehouse hurriedly ran toward the place where Se-jun had disappeared.

However, the ground that had swallowed Se-jun and Fenrir had already returned to normal.

“Dig the ground, meow!”

The group began to dig the ground to find Se-jun and Fenrir.

***

Roll, roll.

Plop.

Fenrir, who rolled down a sloped cave for a long time, fell flat on the ground.

A moment later.

Kking…

Fenrir regained consciousness.

‘Where is this?’

Fenrir looked around.

However,

Kking.

‘I can’t see anything.’

He could barely see right in front of him. Beyond that, pitch-black darkness resided.

While Fenrir was looking around like that,

Roll, roll.

Plop.

Se-jun, who rolled down the cave like Fenrir, appeared next to Fenrir.

Kking?!

‘You came too?!’

Fenrir was so glad when Se-jun appeared. He felt his mind stabilizing.

And,

Kkingcha. Kkingcha.

he diligently climbed onto the chest of the unconscious Se-jun, and

Tap. Tap.

Kking!

‘Wake up!’

slapped Se-jun’s face with his adorable front paw, waking Se-jun up.

At that moment,

Creeping.

The darkness gradually approached Se-jun and Fenrir.

Kking! Kking!

‘Don’t come! Don’t touch him!’

Fenrir barked loudly toward the darkness, threatening it.

However,

Slide.

the darkness approached gradually, and

Kking!

‘I said don’t come!’

Fenrir threw his body toward the darkness.

Slide.

Like that, Fenrir was swallowed by the darkness.

Slide.

So was Se-jun.

***

-What happened?

Fenrir, who was swallowed by the darkness, looked around to grasp the situation.

However, the surroundings were no different from just before.

However, if there was something that changed…

-I am a spirit body?

Currently, Fenrir was in a spirit body state. The darkness had separated Fenrir’s mind from his physical body.

At that moment,

Step. Step.

-I am the one who walks the night, the Night Walker. Welcome to the world of night.

Out of the black darkness, an even darker existence walked out.

And,

-Become a part of the night.

Along with the Night Walker’s words, hundreds of thousands of hands emerged from the darkness to bind Fenrir.

-Hmph! Trashy things!

Do I lack mental power just because I lack physical strength?! If it was just mental power, Fenrir was at a level where he could face off ten-to-one against gods.

Of course, Fenrir was the one.

Thud.

Just by Fenrir raising his mental power a little, the hands of darkness could not approach him.

But,

-Ugh! What is this?! Let go-!

It was not the case for Se-jun. Se-jun was dragged into the darkness, caught by ten hands of darkness.

Se-jun was a true sunfish with low mental power and no physical strength.

-…

Before long, Se-jun was swallowed by the darkness, and not even his voice could be heard.

-How dare a mere trashy existence touch the guy who feeds me?!

The angered Fenrir grew in size and became gigantic when they touched Se-jun.

This was the world of the mind. If Fenrir wished, making his body gigantic was an all too easy task.

Fenrir regained his original form like that.

-I am Fenrir, the wolf that hunts gods. I command, so you shall be annihilated.

-Huh?! Lord Fenrir? Wait a moment…

The Night Walker, who realized Fenrir’s identity late, called Fenrir, but

Uwoooo-!

it was buried in Fenrir’s roar, and

-Lord Fenrir? Why me…?

We are on the same side… Sending a look of resentment to Fenrir, the Night Walker was annihilated.

-Hmph! Something that is not even a single bite’s worth dares to touch whom!

Fenrir had no idea he had committed a team kill.

-Come out.

Fenrir pulled out Se-jun, who was swallowed by the darkness.

When the Night Walker, who had received the mission from destruction to seal the night, disappeared like that,

Slide.

the night that had been sealed by the Night Walker was released, and the darkness of the cave began to thin out, and

Kueee.

Keerorong.

the separated minds returned to their physical bodies, and Se-jun and Fenrir fell into sleep.

A moment later,

Rumble.

the ceiling broke, and Theo, Cuengi, Ajax, the Golden Bat, and Ppiyot-i, who had dug through the ground, appeared.

“Chairman Park, wake up, meow!”

Press. Press.

Theo, who found Se-jun lying on the ground, massaged Se-jun’s face with healing energy.

Then,

“Ugh.”

Se-jun regained consciousness and opened his eyes.

“Chairman Park, are you okay, meow?!”

“Yeah. I’m okay. But why am I here? Ah!”

The ground gave way while I was chasing Blacky!

“Huh?! Where is Blacky?!”

Se-jun hurriedly searched for Fenrir.

And,

Keerorong.

he found Fenrir sleeping peacefully spread-eagled on his belly, sticking out his stomach.

Chuck.

Se-jun carefully lifted Fenrir and put him into his pocket.

‘Commendable fellow.’

Before regaining consciousness, Se-jun had had a terrifying nightmare.

Countless (?) hands emerged from the darkness and dragged him into the darkness.

He struggled, but he could not shake them off.

That was when Se-jun thought of death as he was dragged into the darkness like that.

‘Blacky saved me.’

It was a dream, but it felt real. Well, there was no way the sunfish Fenrir would save him, but…

Still, Se-jun found it commendable that he protected him in the dream.

‘I should give him roasted sweet potato jerky when Blacky wakes up later.’

While Se-jun was thinking that he had not almost died but had just had a scary dream like that,

Cueng!

[Dad, there are sweet potatoes here!]

Cuengi called Se-jun.

“Sweet potatoes?”

When Se-jun got up and looked around at Cuengi’s call,

“Huh?! They are real sweet potatoes?!”

Sweet potato vines filled the cave. All over the walls and the ceiling.

And,

Snap.

when Se-jun pulled the vine to harvest the sweet potatoes,

[You have harvested 30 chestnut sweet potatoes.]

[Your class experience increases slightly.]

[The proficiency of Harvesting Lv. 8 increases slightly.]

[You have acquired 2,100 experience points.]

[Since the class quest is not completed, experience points do not accumulate.]

the messages appeared.

“Hehehe. I found it. Chestnut sweet potato.”

Se-jun smiled and checked the options of the chestnut sweet potato.

[Chestnut Sweet Potato]

A sweet potato grown inside the tower, it is delicious having absorbed sufficient nutrition.

It has the characteristic of only growing at night.

Upon ingestion, you can sleep well, and during sleep, one of the stats among strength, stamina, agility, and magic power randomly increases by 3.

Grower: Tower Farmer Park Se-jun

Expiration Date: 150 days

Grade: A

“Huh?!”

It had nothing to do with the power of darkness Se-jun was looking for, but the options were better than expected. Except for one detail…

-It has the characteristic of only growing at night.

Is it called a chestnut sweet potato because it only grows at night? But there is no night in the Black Tower?

“Then how did this grow?”

While Se-jun was wondering,

[You have achieved the great achievement of reclaiming the night of the Black Tower.]

[As a reward for the great achievement, you have acquired .]

[As a reward for the great achievement, all stats increase by 100.]

[Rewards are given to those who helped in the great achievement according to their contribution.]

“Huh?! Me?!”

When did I? Se-jun was flustered to see the message that he had reclaimed the night of the Black Tower.

But,

Keerorong.

Fenrir, the only one who could answer, was asleep, and

“What happened?”

Se-jun thought for a moment, and then

“Ah. Now is not the time for this. Guys, help me.”

Snap. Snap.

concentrated on harvesting chestnut sweet potatoes with the group.

When Se-jun, who finished harvesting all the chestnut sweet potatoes like that, came outside,

“Huh?! It has gotten dark?”

A slightly dark sky greeted Se-jun. Night was approaching.

“What, meow?! Why is the sky dark, meow?!”

Cueng!

[It’s scary!]

Ppiyot?!

[Why is the sky getting dark?!]

Theo, Cuengi, and Ppiyot-i, who had never seen a dark sky in the Black Tower, got scared and clung to Se-jun.

And,

(Baetbaet! This is good!)

The Golden Bat, who liked the dark, was delighted.

“Aw. It’s getting dark.”

Lastly, Ajax hated it when night came.

This was because the White Tower, unlike the Black Tower, only had night and no day.

“Let’s go back for now.”

Se-jun took the group back to the 99th floor of the tower.

He wanted to enjoy the first night in the Black Tower at home.

***

99th floor of the Black Tower.

-Kuuu. Good!

-Here! Fill the glass right away!

-Phehehe. Kellion, you are in a very good mood?

-Of course. Thanks to Se-jun lately, my relationship with Ajax is good, you know.

While the dragons were pleasantly drinking Samyangju at the fountain,

-Huh?!

-What?!

-Why is it getting dark?!

-Who dares?!

As the surroundings turned slightly dim, the dragons looked up at the sky in displeasure. They thought that someone was looking down on them from the sky.

However,

……

There was no one in the sky. Instead, only the darkened sky was visible.

-Huh?! This is night!

Kaiser was deeply moved as he looked at the gradually darkening sky.

At that moment,

-Grandfather, our Se-jun did this!

Aileen let Kaiser know who had brought the night to the Black Tower.

-Krahaha. As expected of our Se-jun!

-Indeed. Who else but Se-jun would do such a thing?

-I’m envious. Rain should fall in our tower too…

-Ramter, you search among Se-jun’s crops too to see if there is anything helpful. If I get Se-jun’s permission, I’m thinking of planting Detoxifying Green Onions in the Purple Tower.

While the dragons were conversing like that,

Rumble.

Se-jun appeared in the distance riding Toryong-i.

A moment later.

“Huhut. Praised again.”

Hehehe. What a guy I am. Se-jun, who had received immense coddling from Kaiser, laughed with an arrogant expression.

His arms were full of scales and claws. Kaiser had packed plenty of them, expressing gratitude for reclaiming the night.

But,

“But is this okay?”

Se-jun did not know exactly what he had done, since everyone said he had reclaimed the night.

“I’ll just enjoy it. Hehehe.”

Se-jun went to the yard in front of the house with a laugh.

And,

Creak. Creak.

infused mana into the Guarding Wood Shield to make it keep extending, and

“Vice President Theo, cut it.”

“Puhuhut. I understand, meow!”

He made Theo cut it.

Since it was made of the World Tree, it was hard, but

Slash. Slash.

it was easily cut by Theo’s dragon claws.

“Cuengi and Ajax, pile up the wood.”

Cueng!

[Understood!]

“Yeah! Hyung!”

He made the two of them pile up the wood Theo had cut.

Once the wood was piled high,

Snap.

Se-jun snapped his fingers to create a spark and lit the wood on fire.

“Hehehe. As expected, a campfire is the thing for a dark night.”

Crackle. Crackle.

Se-jun listened to the sound of the burning wood and threw sweet potatoes and potatoes wrapped in green onion leaves into the fire.

This was to make roasted sweet potatoes and roasted potatoes.

He put in two kinds of sweet potatoes: honey sweet potatoes and the chestnut sweet potatoes harvested today.

While the roasted sweet potatoes and roasted potatoes were cooking like that,

the fire burned more fiercely, and conversely, the sky became gradually darker.

And the group sat around the bonfire.

Cuhahaha. Cueng!

[Hehehe. It’s really delicious to eat it like this!]

“Really?! Hehe. I’m looking forward to it.”

“Me too.”

Ajax and Veronica swallowed their saliva while listening to Cuengi’s explanation.

Ppiyot! Ppiyot!

[Ppih! If you do it like this, it is fire peanut!]

Ppiyot-i skewered raw peanuts on a skewer and roasted them over the fire.

“Nyaang. It’s good, meow!”

Theo lay lazily on Se-jun’s lap, basking in the fire.

Keerorong.

Fenrir was still sleeping in Se-jun’s pocket.

“It’s good.”

While Se-jun spent a peaceful time looking at the group warmly,

[Night has arrived.]

[The is activated.]

[All stats increase by 20% during the night.]

Night arrived in the Black Tower for the first time.