Chapter 335 – Why Do I Wag My Tail

[You have arrived at the 99th floor of the Black Tower.]

Se-jun arrived at the 99th floor of the tower.

Moo!

[Master Se-jun, welcome.]

“Yeah.”

He greeted the Bull Demon King and headed toward the farm.

While he was moving to the farm,

[Night has come.]

[ is activated.]

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

the sky darkened and it became night.

“I should have a light dinner.”

Clap.

Because it was late, Se-jun opened the subspace warehouse and took out some garae-tteok to eat something quick.

He was planning to grill and eat the garae-tteok.

Cuengi!

[It’s garae-tteok!]

“Brother! Are we eating garae-tteok?!”

Cuengi and Ajax were excited to see the garae-tteok.

“Yeah. Just wait a moment.”

Se-jun answered, placed a grill over the fire, and

Step, step.

placed the garae-tteok on top and began to grill it.

While the garae-tteok was being grilled,

Glug, glug.

Se-jun poured honey into a sauce bowl to dip the rice cakes.

He prepared two types of honey—regular honey and kudzu honey—so they could dip them in whichever honey they wanted.

And,

Flip, flip.

to prevent the garae-tteok from burning, he turned them over occasionally and grilled them until they were golden brown on both sides.

After a while,

“It’s done.”

When Se-jun placed the well-cooked garae-tteok on Cuengi and Ajax’s plates,

Cuengi!

[It’s delicious!]

“Brother Se-jun, you’re the best!”

the two began to eat the grilled garae-tteok dipped in honey with relish.

Step.

Se-jun also picked up a piece of grilled garae-tteok and,

Plop.

dipped it in the kudzu honey and took a bite.

Crunch.

The outside of the garae-tteok, which had become crispy after being grilled over the fire, broke with a pleasant sound, revealing the soft rice cake hidden inside.

“Hehehe. It’s delicious.”

The chewy rice cake mixed with the kudzu honey, making Se-jun’s mouth happy.

After finishing dinner like that,

Cuengi!

[Daddy, good night!]

Cuengi went to sleep.

“Ajax, take Kkamang-i and go to sleep first.”

Since Se-jun still had work to do, he sent the tired Ajax to bed along with Fenrir.

“Yeah! Brother! I’ll sleep first!”

As Ajax went home with the fainted Fenrir,

Tread, tread.

Se-jun moved to an empty plot of land to plant the Deep Dark Cherry Seeds.

He could have planted them tomorrow, but he thought it would be better to plant them at night since they had the darkness attribute.

Plop.

As he dug the ground with his dagger and planted the cherry seeds,

[You have planted the Deep Dark Cherry Seed in the mana-rich soil.]

[Job experience increases slightly.]

[Since it was planted on a dark night, the growth rate of the Deep Dark Cherry will double for a week.]

[Due to the mana-rich soil, all effects of Mana Sowing Lv. 8 increase by 50%.]

[The proficiency of Mana Sowing Lv. 8 increases slightly.]

messages appeared. As Se-jun had expected, it was better to plant the cherries at night.

“But the mana-‘rich’ soil…? Ah!”

Se-jun was puzzled at first, but then realized what it meant.

The place where he had just planted the cherries was the very spot where he had relieved himself in the morning.

“Hehehe. It became fertilizer.”

Se-jun went to sleep, satisfied that the things he had discharged(?) were helpful to his farming, and continued planting the cherries.

***

The Black Tower Administrator Area.

“Whine. It’s hard.”

Aileen was exhausted from removing the power of destruction within Fenrir’s core fragment.

Yum, yum.

She recovered her mana by eating the elixir-grade cherry tomatoes Se-jun had given her.

At that time,

-How did Brachio find out?

-I don’t know. But don’t worry, I hid it well.

-What did you hide well? Brachio came to see me just now. I sent her away saying I was sleeping.

-I should say I’m sleeping when she comes to me too.

Kaiser, Kellion, Ramter, and Tier entered the Administrator Area while talking.

It was to warn her about Brachio, who might come looking for Aileen.

As they were walking and talking,

Chrrrr.

-Huh?!

-What?!

-Are these all Tower Coins?!

-There are so many!

The four dragons were excited to see the Tower Coins scattered at their feet.

-Why are these here?

-What does that matter! Shall we pick them up first?

Slink.

The four dragons reached out toward the Tower Coins on the floor with greedy eyes.

But,

“Those are Se-jun’s! If you take them, know that you will be kicked out of the Black Tower!”

Aileen looked at the four of them fiercely and threatened them.

And,

“Collect!”

Chrrrr.

She quickly put the Tower Coins on the floor of the Administrator Area into her subspace warehouse.

-Tsk…

The four dragons watched the disappearing Tower Coins with regret.

A moment later.

-So this is a piece of Fenrir’s core?!

“Yes. There is the power of destruction inside, so if you remove it, money comes out.”

Having heard from Aileen where the Tower Coins came from, the dragons stared intently at Fenrir’s core fragment in Aileen’s hand.

The thought of warning her about Brachio had suddenly vanished into the distance.

‘If we only have that… Tower Coins…’

-Hahaha.

-Hahaha.

-Puhaha.

-Deuhaha.

Kaiser, Kellion, Ramter, and Tier were already drinking kimchi soup before they were even offered rice cakes.

-Granddaughter, we will also help remove the destruction.

-Yes. Because destruction is our enemy.

-Ahem… Instead, for our labor…

-About a 9-to-1 split…

The dragons targeted the Tower Coins and came forward to help remove the destruction. And of course, they themselves, who would do the hard work, were the 9.

But,

“No way!”

Aileen resolutely refused the temptation of the evil forces targeting Se-jun’s Tower Coins.

“A 5-to-5 split. If you don’t like it, I’ll do it by myself.”

Instead, she made a counterproposal.

-No… Still…

Just as Tier, who had first proposed the 9-to-1 split, was about to bargain,

Step.

Kaiser, Kellion, and Ramter, who had already accepted Aileen’s offer, placed their hands on Fenrir’s core fragment.

And,

Chrrrr.

-Oh! It’s coming out!

-I think we can make 500 million a day?

-Since it’s 5-to-5, it’s 250 million.

They began to extract Tower Coins by removing the destruction.

-Traitors…

Step.

Tier also hurriedly placed his hand on Fenrir’s core fragment and removed the destruction.

***

The 84th floor of the Black Tower.

“Puhuhut. We have arrived, nyang!”

Theo arrived in front of the huge gates of the Caiman Kingdom.

Bang!

“Puhuhut. Hand over the money, nyang!

He pushed open the gates with his two front paws and entered confidently.

Then,

Beep!

With the sound of a whistle, the soldiers gathered at the castle gates.

“Who is it?!”

“How dare you break in, knowing where this place is?!”

The soldiers surrounded Theo and shouted.

“Puhuhut. If you ask who this body is, it is only polite to answer…”

Theo excitedly began to introduce himself as if he had been waiting.

But,

“Who let such an inferior cat into the royal castle of the noble Caiman Kingdom?!”

A crocodile appeared and interrupted Theo’s self-introduction.

It was Princess Kelly Caiman, who could be said to be first in line to the throne of the Caiman Kingdom in Croco’s absence.

And,

“Kkyu-kyu-kyu! Did you just call Mr. Theo an inferior cat? Hellfire!”

that was Kelly Caiman’s last words.

Boom!

The Hellfire melted Kelly Caiman and the Caiman royal castle behind her.

“Huh?! Kkyu…?”

“The… the Mage of Great Destruction!”

“It’s the third stage of Kyu of Anger!”

“Run away!”

The soldiers who learned of Iona’s identity began to flee.

But,

“Puhuhut. Where are you going, nyang?! Stamp here, nyang!”

Theo was not one to just watch.

Stomp.

Theo took out the contracts and collected the soldiers’ stamps.

“Puhuhut. The number of slaves has increased by 100, nyang!”

“Kkyu-kyu-kyu. Mr. Theo, good job!”

“Puhuhut. I know, nyang!”

Theo felt proud as he looked at the contracts stamped with the soldiers’ prints.

At that time,

“Nyang?! But why are you guys in this state, nyang?”

The condition of the soldiers belatedly caught Theo’s eye. The soldiers were emaciated, as if they had not eaten in days.

“That is… King Croco…”

They said that because Croco had taken all the food for the war, the remaining soldiers and residents of the Caiman Kingdom were starving.

“Then eat this at least, nyang!”

Theo took out grilled fish from his bundle and handed it to the soldiers. Puhuhut. You have to be healthy to work well, nyang!

“Th-Thank you!”

“We will eat well!”

Unaware of Theo’s true intentions, the soldiers were deeply moved by his generosity and devoured the grilled fish in a hurry.

While the soldiers were eating,

“Now let’s collect the compensation, nyang!”

“Kkyu-kyu-kyu. Yes!”

Theo and Iona walked toward the site of the Caiman royal castle, which had become a flat field.

Iona had not blown up the royal castle without thinking.

She had blown up the castle without hesitation because she knew that the treasure warehouse protected by magic was underground.

“Puhuhut. I can feel the pull from down here, nyang!”

Of course, Theo was feeling it too.

Flash!

Theo drew his dragon claws.

Hop.

He jumped into the sky and,

“Nya-nya-nya! Nya-nya-nya!”

fired Meow Meow Storm Fist toward the ground.

Boom!

The entrance to the treasure warehouse was revealed.

“Puhuhut. Let’s go, nyang!”

“Kkyu-kyu-kyu. Yes!”

Theo and Iona entered the treasure warehouse with excited faces.

***

[Stored 10% of your life force while sleeping.]

[The Orb of Life is 1.95% complete.]

0.1 mana has accumulated over 24 hours.

[Mana increases by 0.1.]

“Hup!”

As the surroundings brightened, Se-jun opened his eyes and jumped up.

And he hurriedly went outside,

Slash.

[You have harvested 3,219 golden rice plants.]

[Job experience increases slightly.]

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

[Due to the cold effect of the Scythe of Freshness, the shelf life of harvested crops is extended by 5 days.]

[You have acquired 225,330 experience points.]

and began to reap the well-ripened rice plants he had been eyeing since yesterday. This morning’s meal is rice!

Slash, slash.

While Se-jun was cutting the rice,

Kking!

‘My core!’

Fenrir woke up calling out to his core.

Kking?!

‘Hey! Where are you?!’

Thump, thump.

Fenrir came out to find Se-jun, who had his core.

And,

Kking! Kking!

‘I found you! Give me my core!’

Thump, thump.

Looking around, Fenrir spotted Se-jun cutting the rice and ran toward him, wagging his tail violently.

But,

Stop.

‘What is this? Why am I wagging my tail?’

He was soon embarrassed by his own actions. Since he wouldn’t give back his core, he should be furious… but he felt so good when he saw that guy.

‘This won’t do! I am Fenrir, the noble wolf!’

Step.

Steeling his mind, Fenrir held his head high and walked toward Se-jun with a noble air.

At that time,

“Our Kkamang-i, are you awake?”

When Se-jun turned his head toward Fenrir,

Gulp.

at the sight of Se-jun’s face, Fenrir’s mouth began to water as if by conditioned reflex.

And,

Wag, wag, wag.

his tail wagged violently again.

Kking! Kking!

‘Let’s eat first! Hey! Give me food!’

Step.

Fenrir decided to get his core back later and hurriedly sat at Se-jun’s feet.

***

Harbin, China.

“Yes! Everyone has waited a long time! We hear that the statue of the Golden Bat, the divine beast that protected our Black Tower, will arrive shortly!”

When the host spoke in the square in front of the Black Tower,

“Waaa!!!”

the people cheered.

The people of Harbin considered the Golden Bat, which saved the Black Tower, to be a divine beast and had created a statue to express their gratitude.

And it was made of pure gold, no less.

A moment later,

Wuuu.

three golden statues in the likeness of the Golden Bat were brought in on huge trucks.

And,

Click, click.

reporters began taking photos of the three statues and sending them to newspapers around the world.

[The Golden Bat using Baet-baet-hu]

[The Golden Bat using Baet-baet Storm Fist]

[The Golden Bat using One Baet Slash]

The photos showed statues with the names of the techniques used by the Golden Bat clearly written on them.

If the Golden Bat had known, he would have been horrified.

If the news from Earth were to be relayed to the tower through hunters…

he might be taken by Theo and Cuengi for a serious talk.

But,

[Wow! The statue was made exactly like him.]

there was someone who already knew.

Flamie had poked a small root out near the Black Tower in Harbin and was watching the Golden Bat’s statue.