Chapter 418 – Is Kkamang-i Refreshed, Yo

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

“Home!”

Moo.

[Hello, Se-jun-nim.]

As Se-jun appeared at the waypoint, the Bull Demon King greeted Se-jun.

“Yes. Hello. But is our Cuengi’s special training going well?”

Moo. Moo!

[Of course. We will be able to show you a good side soon!]

At Se-jun’s question, the Bull Demon King answered in a confident voice.

A good side? What good side?

Our Cuengi is already strong?

Out of anxiety, Se-jun wanted to ask more, but the time was too late.

Rumble.

Under the dark sky, the Black Minotaurs were lying on the ground, snoring as they slept.

Because he harvested pears at the pear orchard on the way back, it had become too late.

It seemed that parent-teacher consultation had to be done next time.

Se-jun exchanged greetings with the Bull Demon King,

“Toryong-i…”

And quietly summoned Toryong-i.

– Yes…

As if understanding Se-jun’s intention, Toryong-i also appeared quietly.

Thus, Se-jun climbed onto Toryong-i’s head to go home.

But why weren’t these guys coming out?

Theo, Cuengi, and Kkamang-i, who usually would have rushed out of the subspatial warehouse as soon as they arrived, were quiet.

Ppiyot and Yuren had left again to collect Yuren’s debts.

Clink…

As Se-jun carefully opened the subspatial warehouse,

Gororong.

Kkurorong.

Theo and Cuengi were visible, sleeping while hugging each other, half-buried in the treasure.

Kkiing…

So was Kkamang-i, who was sleeping while groaning, as if it was hard to breathe while squeezed between the two.

‘Hehehe. Cute.’

Se-jun, who was watching the three of them sleep, first separated Theo and Cuengi for Kkamang-i’s comfortable sleep,

Step.

“Puhuhut.”

He equipped Theo on his lap,

Softly.

“Kkuhehehe.”

Held Cuengi in his arms,

Slipped.

“Kkihihit.”

And put Kkamang-i into the sling bag.

Just as he was about to pack his companions and leave the subspatial warehouse,

Meem… meem…

A sound was heard from the corner of the warehouse.

“Huh?!”

When he looked at where the sound came from, he saw Rune, who had turned into a cicada, trapped inside a jewelry box.

It seemed they had trapped him inside in case he escaped.

‘If he suddenly transforms into something big like this, won’t he die?’

Se-jun took out the cicada, placed it on the floor, and put a gold coin on top of its body so that the cicada could not escape.

After a while,

– Master, we have arrived.

“…Yes. Thank you.”

Se-jun, who was nodding off sitting on Toryong-i’s head, quickly lifted his head and spoke, pretending he had not been sleeping.

Se-jun climbed down from Toryong-i’s head,

“Cuengi, wake up. You should sleep with your mom.”

And woke Cuengi up to send him to Pink Fur.

Cuengi… Cuengi…

[Understood, yo… Papa, good night, yo…]

At Se-jun’s words, Cuengi, with his eyes almost closed, waved his front paw in greeting and fluttered away using telekinesis to where Pink Fur was.

Then, Se-jun entered the kitchen, prepared the pears and other fruits harvested today, and placed them out.

And,

“I should sleep now.”

He went to bed,

Kkiing…

Took Kkamang-i out of the sling bag and placed him on his chest,

Gulp.

[You have consumed Medicinal Mugwort.]

[All stats increase by 20.]

[Lifespan increases by 3 months.]

[You have consumed a bitter medicine.]

[Talent: Good Medicine for Stamina is Bitter is activated.]

[Stamina increases by 9.]

He consumed the Medicinal Mugwort and fainted. It was a bitter taste that he still couldn’t get used to.

About two hours after Se-jun fainted like that,

Baet!

Baet-baet-i, who was concealed on Se-jun’s forehead, stretched and woke up.

It was later than his usual waking time. Today, because he had woken up midway to protect Se-jun, he overslept compared to usual.

(Baet-baet! Good night, everyone!)

Baet-baet-i quietly greeted Se-jun, Theo, and Kkamang-i, and left the bedroom.

And,

Flutter, flutter.

He went to the kitchen to have a meal.

(Baet-baet! There are pears today too!)

Baet-baet-i rushed excitedly upon seeing the pure white pear slices Se-jun had peeled.

Slurp, slurp.

(Baet-baet! It’s so sweet!)

Thus, Baet-baet-i sucked all the juice out of the pear.

Baet-baet?

Only then did he find the note placed next to the plate containing the fruits.

[Baet-baet-i, deliver this to Iona – Se-jun]

It was Se-jun’s errand.

Baet-baet!!!

Seeing Se-jun’s errand note, Baet-baet-i became excited.

(Finally, I can receive a five-star stamp too!)

I prepared in advance for this day!

Baet-baet-i smiled brightly and took out a small bundle of paper he had safely kept inside his fur.

Unfold, unfold, unfold.

When he unfolded the paper that had been folded dozens of times, there was a bat drawing that Baet-baet-i had drawn with care, and ten empty circles inside it.

Baet-baet.

Baet-baet-i looked at the paper with satisfaction, folded the paper again dozens of times, put it in his chest, and

(Baet-bo!)

Flew to the Black Parkae Magic Tower located to the south of the farm.

***

The top floor of the Black Parkae Magic Tower.

“Kyu—there is too much work!”

Iona was angry today as well at the excessive workload.

Since she had to handle the tasks as the Tower Master of the Black Parkae Magic Tower, as well as the tasks as the President of the Mage Association, she couldn’t help but be busy.

So, recently, she had recruited ten Vice Presidents to help with her work, but they ran away without lasting a few days. All ten of them.

“Kyu—kyu—when you return, I won’t let you off!”

Iona roughly turned the papers, being furious at the Vice Presidents who had run away.

At that moment,

(Baet-baet… Iona-nim, may I come in?)

Baet-baet-i, poking his head out through the crack in the window, asked while scanning Iona’s expression.

“Kyut-kyut-kyut. Please come in!”

Iona quickly put down the documents and welcomed Baet-baet-i.

(Baet-baet. Thank you!)

At Iona’s permission, Baet-baet-i expressed his gratitude and entered the room.

And,

(Baet-baet! Se-jun-nim told me to deliver this!)

He delivered Se-jun’s note to Iona.

“Kyut? A note?”

Iona opened the note and began to read it quickly.

“Kyut?!”

They caught the Faceless Great Thief Rune?!

Iona, who read the note, was surprised.

The Faceless Great Thief Rune was an existence that the Traveling Merchant Association, the Mage Association, and the Free Mercenary Association had pursued in cooperation for a year, but failed to catch.

In the note, the content that they had caught Rune at the hideout of the Faceless Great Thief Rune and the location of the hideout were written. Along with the request to pack the items in the laboratory.

“Kyut-kyut-kyut. It’s great, since I had a reason to go to the 81st floor of the tower anyway!”

The place where a slave… no, one of the Vice Presidents had run away to was the 81st floor of the tower.

“Kyut-kyut-kyut. By the way, what is Theo-nim doing lately?”

(Baet-baet! Big brother commutes to the Green Tower every morning…)

At Iona’s question, Baet-baet-i answered diligently with the information he knew.

After a while.

“Kyut-kyut-kyut. Thank you. Then, please go back. I will go directly to the 81st floor of the tower!”

(Baet-baet. Yes. Goodbye!)

Iona, who relieved her fatigue while listening to Theo’s story, sent Baet-baet-i away and set off on a chase—no, to escort(?) the run-away Vice President back.

***

“Heave-ho.”

As morning came, Se-jun opened his eyes.

[The seal on the Earth Gem has been released.]

[Loke, the God of Rock, who was sealed inside the Earth Gem, is released from the seal.]

[Loke, the God of Rock, repays the favor to the target who released his seal.]

[Loke, the God of Rock, repays the favor by creating a rocky path on 1 pyeong of land.]

[10% of the life force possessed while sleeping has been saved.]

[The Orb of Life is 8.69% complete.]

Mana has accumulated by 0.1 over 24 hours.

[Mana increases by 0.1.]

“Good.”

If it’s a rocky path, is it golden rock?

Checking the messages, Se-jun quickly packed Theo and Kkamang-i and got up.

And,

Scratch.

He marked the date on the bedroom wall and went outside to find the golden rocky path.

However,

“Oh! It’s white bread!”

Contrary to Se-jun’s expectation, it was not golden rock but brown white bread. It was different from his expectation, but that made it even better.

It seemed the gods had finally caught on.

“Hehehe. Breakfast is French toas… Huh?!”

Se-jun’s face, which was grabbing the white bread with an excited expression, stiffened.

Why was it so hard?

The white bread was as hard as a rock. That did not mean it was a real rock. If it had been, there would have been no leeway at all.

“I should grind this to make bread crumbs.”

Loke-nim, you need to exert yourself a bit more. Loke-nim’s score is 0.2 pyeong out of 10 pyeong.

[Loke Road]

Loke, the God of Rock, who repaid us with white bread so hard that it would break teeth. Bad.

Se-jun created a 0.2 pyeong Loke Road at the entrance of the farm, strolled around the farm, and headed to the kitchen.

“Huh?”

When he entered the kitchen, alongside the traces of fruits eaten by Baet-baet-i on the dining table, a piece of paper that was worn out from being folded dozens of times was placed.

[Se-jun-nim, since I did the errand, please stamp me a five-star stamp too – Baet-baet-i]

Along with the words that Baet-baet-i had diligently written.

“Puhaha.”

That fellow Baet-baet-i, when did he make something like this? Hehehe. Cute.

“Sure.”

Se-jun pulled out the five-star stamp, stamped Baet-baet-i’s praise paper, folded it carefully, and tucked it into his pocket.

After a while,

Cuengi!

[Papa, good morning, yo!]

Cuengi entered the kitchen while rubbing his eyes.

“Yes. Cuengi, did you sleep well?”

Cuengi! Cuengi!

[That’s right, yo! It was a sweet sleep, yo!]

“Right.”

It seemed so.

The matted fur on Cuengi’s right front paw and around his mouth. The traces of waking up at night to eat honey remained exactly as they were.

‘I should wash him after eating.’

“Sit and wait just a moment.”

Cuengi! Cuengi!

[No, yo! Cuengi will set the spoons and milk, yo!]

Rejecting Se-jun’s words, Cuengi placed spoons and milk at each seat.

And,

Kkuhehehe. Kkueng.

[Hehehe. If I receive the stamp today, Cuengi can get pocket money again, yo.]

Sitting in his seat, he looked contentedly at the praise paper with 9 stamps printed on it, waiting for Se-jun to quickly finish cooking and stamp it.

However,

“Now, let’s eat.”

When Se-jun placed the Sweet Potato Mattang he made for breakfast on the table,

Cuengi! Cuengi!

[It’s mattang, yo! Thank you for the meal, yo!]

Cuengi even forgot that he had to receive the stamp and began to devour the mattang in a hurry.

“Here. Kkamang-i, eat too.”

As Se-jun put a few pieces of mattang in his food bowl,

Kking?!

[There is another sweet potato dish?!]

Kkamang-i was shocked upon seeing the new sweet potato dish.

Kkihihit. Kking!

[Heh. Delicious!]

His shock was only brief, and Kkamang-i ate the Sweet Potato Mattang deliciously.

“Vice President Theo, let’s eat grilled fish too.”

“Understood, meow!”

While everyone was having breakfast deliciously,

Press.

Se-jun stamped Cuengi’s praise paper.

“Our Cuengi collected 10 stamps?”

Cuengi! Cuengi?

[That’s right, yo! Can Cuengi receive pocket money now, yo?]

At Se-jun’s words, Cuengi quickly nodded and looked at Se-jun with sparkling eyes.

“Yes. Here, pocket money.”

Se-jun gave Cuengi 1,000 Tower Coins.

Cuengi!

[Thank you, Papa, yo!]

Cuengi politely received the pocket money given by Se-jun with his two front paws and bowed 90 degrees.

And,

Kkuhehehe.

He took out his pocket money pouch, put the money inside, and felt proud.

Once breakfast was over,

“Chairman Park, I’ll be back, meow!”

Theo went to work on the 1st floor of the Green Tower, and

“Cuengi and Kkamang-i, let’s wash.”

Se-jun took the two to the water tap and washed them.

Kking!

[I don’t want to!]

Of course Kkamang-i attempted to escape, but

Cuengi!

[Kkamang-i, get over here, yo!]

Kking…

[I’m coming…]

He could only return at the scolding of the scary second brother who was taking out a club.

“There. Done.”

While Se-jun washed the two of them and dried Cuengi’s fur with a towel,

Kkueng?

[Is Kkamang-i refreshed, yo?]

Kkiyaya!

Cuengi dried Kkamang-i’s fur with a Kkuenghu. Although the answer was not heard well because of the wind, seeing him cheer made it seem like he liked it.

While he was watching Kkamang-i cheer and drying Cuengi’s fur,

[You have driven the first calamity of ruin, the locusts sent to Neta, to extinction.]

[As a reward for the great achievement, the first calamity of ruin, the locusts, cannot invade Neta.]

“Huh?!”

Se-jun achieved a great feat by driving the locusts to extinction once again.