Chapter 376 – Uncle, Don’t Get Married!

“Iona, but what are you doing here, meow?”

Theo asked Iona, who was wrapped around his tail with a pleased smile.

“Kyu-kyu-kyu. I came to resolve a request.”

“A request, meow?”

“Kyu-kyu-kyu. Yes! Lately in the tower…”

Although Theo did not ask, Iona explained in detail the reason why she had come down, chattering excitedly.

It was a scene that the mages of the magic towers or the Mage Association would not believe if they saw it. Because Iona was someone who would frown just from being spoken to.

“Puhuhut. I will go with you too, meow!”

After listening to all of Iona’s explanation, Theo decided to accompany her.

This was because the words ‘red mist’ came up during Iona’s explanation. It was definitely Fenrir’s core fragment, meow!

He could gather the core fragment of Fenrir that Se-jun was looking for, and since he could stay together with Iona, there was nothing bad about it.

“Kyu-kyu-kyu. Really?!”

At the news that Theo was going with her, Iona was overjoyed and did not know what to do.

“Puhuhut. That’s right, meow! Which direction is it, meow?”

As Theo asked Iona and stood up, Ppiyot-i and Yuren also stood up and prepared to move.

“Kyu-kyu-kyu. That way!”

Iona pointed in the direction they needed to go with her short front toes.

At the end of that direction lay Boer City, a city that was once ruled by the great landlord Grid but was now decaying.

“Puhuhut. Let’s depart, meow!”

Theo, Iona, Ppiyot-i, and Yuren set off toward Boer City.

***

The 99th floor of the Black Tower.

[You have planted an Agility Cucumber seed in the mana-infused soil.]

[Your job experience increases slightly.]

…

..

.

Se-jun finished planting all the cabbage and radish seeds he had harvested, and was planting cucumber seeds.

Since he was somehow feeling motivated today,

[You have consumed a piece of Aileen’s Healthier Fist Meat.]

[You must consume all of the food to activate the effect.]

[69 pieces remaining.]

He worked without resting, making do for lunch with Aileen’s fist meat.

While Se-jun was planting cucumbers in that manner,

Kking! Kking!

‘Hey! I’m hungry! Give me food!’

Fenrir, who had been sleeping in the sling bag, woke up and whined.

“Alright. Let’s eat, Kkamang-i.”

Se-jun placed Fenrir on the ground so he could eat comfortably, filled his bowl with milk, and gave it to him along with dried roasted sweet potato.

Kkiheet. Kking!

‘Heeheet. Since I’m holding onto it, it can’t escape!’

Perhaps because of the nightmare of the milk lake, Fenrir dipped his right front paw into the bowl to hold the milk so it wouldn’t escape,

Smack. Smack. Smack.

he ate the dried roasted sweet potato, occasionally quenching his thirst with the milk.

“Then, eat quietly.”

Se-jun gave a warning to the eating Fenrir and went back to planting cucumbers.

A moment later,

[You have completed a 5,000 pyeong cucumber field.]

[You have obtained 10,000 experience points due to your job trait.]

As soon as he finished planting the cucumbers, a message appeared.

“Hehehe. Rewarding.”

While Se-jun smiled warmly looking at the message,

“Huh? Where did Kkamang-i go?”

Leaving behind only the clean, empty bowl, Fenrir was nowhere to be seen.

While Se-jun was searching for Fenrir in that manner,

Crunch.

Fenrir was digging up and eating the radish seeds Se-jun had planted just a moment ago in the radish field. Today, I am not generous!

And,

Kkiheet. Kking? Kking. Kking!

‘Heeheet. Is it because it contains the energy of my core? It’s even more delicious. I should feed more cores to the butler!’

He realized the fact that it was more delicious to feed the cores to Se-jun and then eat the seeds containing that energy himself.

“Hey! Who told you to eat the seeds?!”

Se-jun, who discovered Fenrir late, hurriedly snatched him by the scruff of his neck and put him in the sling bag.

However,

“Kkamang-i, you rascal, how many seeds did you eat?”

he had already dug up and eaten 200 radish seeds Se-jun had planted.

Kking. Kking.

‘I’m full now. I’m going to sleep.’

Kkirorong.

Perhaps knowing he would get scolded by Se-jun, Fenrir quickly fell asleep to digest the core’s energy.

“If you sleep like that, I…”

Se-jun wanted to wake up Fenrir out of annoyance that he was sleeping after causing trouble, but seeing how cutely he slept, he could not bring himself to wake him.

“Fine. As long as you don’t get an upset stomach.”

Se-jun stroked Fenrir’s bulging belly to help him digest well.

A moment later,

Belch.

Fenrir let out a loud burp, and his body size grew slightly larger. Fortunately, there was still room in the sling bag.

However,

“Kkamang-i, you rascal…”

With a little less peace of mind due to Fenrir’s growth, Se-jun played a prank and poked Fenrir’s belly for no reason. Who allowed you to get stronger without permission?

Kkiing…

Fenrir tossed and turned, hugging Se-jun’s finger.

“Ahem. I’ll let you off just this once.”

The corners of Se-jun’s mouth crept up at the softness and warmth felt on his finger.

***

As Theo and his party arrived at Boer City,

“Oh! Lady Iona and your companions, welcome.”

Tre, the meerkat who had been serving as the mayor of Boer City since the wild boars who followed the great landlord Grid were expelled, came out personally to welcome them warmly.

“Kyu-kyu-kyu. Mayor Tre, where is the target of the request?”

“Well… could we go to the inner castle first to talk? I have prepared a meal inside.”

“Kyu-kyu-kyu. Then let’s do that!”

Iona was not hungry, but she did not refuse. It was because of Tre, who kept craneing his neck and looking around anxiously.

‘It’s a trap.’

It was clear that someone was waiting with a trap in the inner castle.

‘Kyu-kyu-kyu. It’s not bad since the time I spend with Representative Theo is increasing.’

Rejoicing that her time with Theo was increasing, Iona followed Tre into the inner castle.

The path to the inner castle.

……

Even for a decaying city, it was too quiet. As if no one were there.

As they entered the inner castle in that manner,

Rumble.

the iron gate came down, closing the inner castle gate.

“I… I am sorry. If I didn’t bring Lady Iona here, they…”

“Kyu-kyu-kyu. It’s alright. Power of gravity…”

Iona stopped Tre from apologizing and began preparing for battle while chanting a spell.

“Meow! Stamp the seal quickly, meow!”

Ppiyot!

[Stamp it properly right here!]

“Yes!”

Meanwhile, Theo and Ppiyot-i were intimidating Tre and getting his stamp on the slave contract,

“Is it… because of me again?”

Yuren, thinking that falling into a trap was due to his misfortune again this time, rummaged through his pockets to pull out money.

At that moment,

Thud. Thud.

A giant red wild boar appeared from the direction of the inner castle. It was Pex, a wild boar who was formerly Grid’s subordinate.

“Iona, I have waited only for this moment! Enemy of Lord Grid!”

Pex was originally destined to live in hiding for his entire life, but through a power he had obtained by chance, he became able to contemplate avenging Grid.

Therefore, he took control of Boer City, which had been their city in the past, took everyone living inside the city hostage, and made the mayor summon Iona.

Although there were extras beside her, it was not a problem. He could just kill them all. If his plan succeeded…

As Pex smirked confidently at Iona,

“Gravity Control!”

Iona applied 20 times gravity to Pex. Everyone has a plan until they get hit.

Boom!

“Argh!”

Pex could not withstand the gravity and was slammed flat onto the floor. At the same time, his confidence, which had pierced the sky, was instantly driven into the ground.

He could not even wiggle a finger under the powerful force pressing down on him.

She was not an opponent he could do anything about just by getting stronger himself. She was a being of a different level.

He saw his pure white arm bone, which had broken from failing to withstand the gravity, piercing through the skin. The blood escaping through that hole was visible too.

His consciousness gradually faded.

At that moment,

-Do you need stronger power?

He heard the whisper that had given him power.

***

“Kyu-kyu-kyu. It is the end.”

As Iona was about to deliver the final blow to the dying Pex,

“Yes… I will offer my soul… give me… power…”

Pex grit his teeth and spat out his final words.

And,

Rumble.

simultaneously with Pex’s reply, a red mist flowed out and began to wrap around Pex’s body.

“Hellfire!”

Feeling a massive energy, Iona hurriedly attacked Pex.

However, the red mist blocked Iona’s attack and forced the fallen Pex to stand up.

Crack.

The sound of Pex’s bones breaking, which were too weak to withstand 20 times the gravity, kept echoing.

And once the red mist covered Pex’s entire body, a wolf head made of red mist appeared beside Pex’s head.

-Kekeke. I am… the one to kill dragons. Foolish things. Become my prey.

The wolf head roared and moved its body.

“Wind. Create a storm according to my command. Tornado.”

Iona hurriedly chanted a spell and cast magic.

Whoosh.

A whirlwind created in the blink of an eye as powerful winds gathered swallowed Pex’s body, which was controlled by the wolf head.

However, the whirlwind that seemed capable of grinding down everything quickly lost its momentum upon touching the red mist.

“Power of gravity…”

Iona immediately prepared another gravity magic right after.

This was because, although the red mist had neutralized the Hellfire and Tornado magic, it had failed to neutralize the Gravity Control magic.

“Mini Black Hole.”

When Iona used the magic, a black hole opened in the space behind Pex, and it began to suck in everything around with powerful suction.

However,

-Kekeke. You cannot kill me with something like that.

Pex withstood the suction using the power of the red mist. However, that was his limit.

“Kyu-kyu-kyu. Let’s see how long you can hold out. Power of gravity. According to my command, the enemy…”

This time, Iona used Mini Black Hole in front of Pex,

-Ugh! For me… to be like this…

unable to hold out in the end, Pex’s body split into two pieces and was sucked into the black hole.

And right before the black bead that came out of Pex’s body was sucked into the black hole,

“Meow!”

a single golden line was drawn, and the black bead disappeared.

It was Theo, who had used One Meow Slash while burning wealth to avoid being sucked into the black hole.

“Puhuhut. It is a 0.001% one, meow!”

Theo put the black bead in his hand into his bundle to give it to Se-jun.

A moment later.

After completing the request, Theo and his party finished the meal that Tre had hurriedly prepared, and

“Kyu-kyu-kyu. Representative Theo, I will finish my work quickly and go.”

“Puhuhut. Understood, meow!”

they parted ways, promising to meet next time.

***

Late afternoon.

Cuengi!

[Dad, Cuengi is back, yo!]

Cuengi, who had dug up kudzu roots, returned to the farm.

Cuengi!

[Dad, eat this, yo!]

“Sure. Thanks. Let’s eat it together, Cuengi.”

Se-jun and Cuengi amicably ate a blue kudzu root each.

[You have consumed a Kudzu Root of Blue Potential.]

[All stat potentials increase by 5.]

After eating the kudzu root like that,

Cuengi!

[Dad, Cuengi is going to do special training, yo!]

Cuengi immediately stood up from his spot.

“Let me go with you.”

Se-jun also followed Cuengi.

‘I should have a quiet talk with the Black Rabbit.’

Although it had already been several days since the Black Rabbit came up to the 99th floor of the tower, he showed no intention of going back down.

So, Se-jun intended to ask him what was going on.

Cuengi! Cuengi!

[Understood, yo! Hold on tight to Cuengi, yo!]

“Yes!”

At Cuengi’s words, Se-jun hugged Cuengi tightly. Otherwise, he might fall.

Cuengi!

[Here we go, yo!]

Boom!

Using telekinesis, Cuengi flew like Superman.

And,

“Euaaaa…”

Se-jun fluttered like Cuengi’s cape.

A moment later.

Cuengi!

[Little bro is doing special training over there, yo!]

While floating in the sky, Cuengi pointed toward the ground.

Ppyak!

[Nine thousand nine hundred one!]

Down there, the Black Rabbit was visible doing jumping squats of 10 meters while carrying a Black Minotaur on his back.

Ppyak!

[Ten thousand!]

The Black Rabbit collapsed after finishing his final jumping squat.

“Black Rabbit, we should go home now.”

Se-jun waited for the special training to end, then approached the Black Rabbit and said.

At that,

Ppyak!

[Uncle, don’t get married!]

‘This rascal…’

The Black Rabbit was teasing Se-jun out of the blue.

However,

Ppyak!

[Uncle, I am so scared of the night!]

Hearing the next words, he understood. It was like father, like son. It was okay. His dad had been like that too.