Chapter 429 – I Love You! Colleague!

“Great Black Dragon! We are sorry! Please forgive us just this once!”

“Puhuhut. No way, meow! You guys are now Chairman Park’s slaves, meow!”

What on earth was going on?

Kyung-chul was flustered as he looked at the dozens of black bears kneeling before Se-jun and the yellow cat scolding them.

A moment ago, Kyung-chul, who had sold all his goods and was organizing his mat while waiting for Se-jun.

Although a noisy sound arose due to the tyranny of the Black Bear Gang, he didn’t look, fearing he might get caught up in a dispute with them.

However, when Se-jun didn’t come even after waiting for over 30 minutes,

‘Could it be that Se-jun got into a dispute with the Black Bear Gang?’

with that anxious thought, he went to the place where the Black Bear Gang had gathered.

And Kyung-chul witnessed a scene he could not possibly believe.

What kind of black bears were those?

They were the Black Bear Tribe cultivating the 64th floor of the tower, and even the Phoenix Guild, the strongest force on Earth, turned a blind eye upon seeing their wickedness.

But…

‘My colleague Se-jun made those black bears kneel?’

Until now, Kyung-chul had thought that “Park Se-jun,” the strongest on Earth who saved the planet by cultivating crops that saved Earth, and his colleague Park Se-jun were two different people with the same name.

It made no sense that the colleague who entered the company with him, ate meals, and drank coffee together was that “Park Se-jun.”

Therefore, he had thought that the cat clinging to Se-jun’s leg was also a doll of the traveling merchant Theo.

The doll of the traveling merchant Theo was currently one of the most popular characters on Earth along with Baet-baet-i, and he also had a Theo doll.

Although he couldn’t cling it to his leg out of embarrassment.

However,

“Stamp it, meow! The one who doesn’t stamp it will be hit one more time by me, Vice President Theo, meow!”

Theo, who was clinging to the leg of his colleague Se-jun, was not a doll. He spoke, and he was even receiving the black bears’ paw stamps on the contract.

Could it be that my colleague Park Se-jun is that “Park Se-jun”?!

“Oh my god!”

The moment Kyung-chul realized that his colleague Se-jun was the strongest on Earth, Park Se-jun, goosebumps broke out all over his body. His heart also swelled.

‘I entered the company at the same time as Park Se-jun!’

Even if he only uploaded this fact, he would easily get a million likes on Star-gram.

While Kyung-chul was excited at the thought of getting likes on Star-gram,

“Kyung-chul!”

Se-jun called Kyung-chul.

Se-jun, the strongest on Earth who had made the Black Bear Gang kneel and his colleague, called him in front of the other hunters.

I love you! Colleague!

“Yeah… Se-jun…”

‘Am I allowed to call him like this?’

While Kyung-chul answered hesitantly,

“Take this.”

Se-jun approached Kyung-chul and handed him the [Longbow of Infinite Arrows] he had bought earlier.

“This is the Longbow of Infinite Arrows?!”

Kyung-chul recognized the bow as soon as he saw it.

With a market price of 1,000 Tower Coins, it was an item that Kyung-chul, who had barely repaid half of the loan he took to buy the ticket, could not even dream of.

“Take these too.”

Se-jun also gave Kyung-chul the items he had appraised by Aileen while walking around the street stalls.

“Se-jun, why are you giving this to me?”

“It’s for the apple.”

“The price of the apple?”

Kyung-chul did not seem to remember the washed apple he had given to him, but it didn’t matter.

Whether the other party intended it or not, I owed him a big favor thanks to it.

“Yeah. Because thanks to the apple you gave me, I got a good family.”

Because he had met Flamie.

Therefore, expressing gratitude also meant that he cherished Flamie that much.

“I don’t remember, but I’m glad it was of help to you. Still, to receive all this…”

Just as Kyung-chul tried to refuse the items other than the bow,

“Se-jun!”

Han Tae-jun and Kim Dong-sik ran from afar and called Se-jun.

-Theo Park appeared on the 1st floor of the tower!

-Wow! He’s really cute! Come quickly!

Hunters who recognized Theo due to the conflict with the Black Bear Gang took photos of Theo with their HunterPhones and spread the news to other hunters, and

it was also delivered to Kim Dong-sik, who was moving with Han Tae-jun to explain the current situation to the hunters trapped in the tower.

And,

“Huh?! Master, it’s Se-jun!”

Finding Se-jun photographed alongside Theo, they had run over in a hurry.

Had they been even 10 minutes later, hunters from other nations might have contacted Se-jun first.

“Meow! Han Tae-jun, Kim Dong-sik, nice to meet you, meow!”

Looking at the approaching Han Tae-jun and Kim Dong-sik, Theo raised his front paw and greeted them warmly.

“Hello.”

Se-jun also greeted the two awkwardly. To greet Han Tae-jun, the strongest hunter in South Korea.

Although he greeted much more great dragons every day, for Se-jun, greeting Han Tae-jun was more nerve-wracking.

“Se-jun, we will escort you. Let’s go.”

“Yes.”

The two tried to guide Se-jun to the South Korean Awakened Association branch on the 1st floor of the tower.

“Yes. Kyung-chul, let’s take the bus ride later.”

“Huh? Uh…”

Ah. He wanted to die of embarrassment. To think he told Se-jun he’d carry him…

Kyung-chul recalled the conversation from a few hours ago and answered in a flustered voice.

However,

“Wow! It seems Park Se-jun offered to carry him!”

“I’m so envious!”

The surrounding people talked, unable to think of Kyung-chul as the carrier, and Kyung-chul, his face growing even hotter, couldn’t raise his head.

***

Click.

As Han Tae-jun entered his room at the South Korean Awakened Association branch,

“Greetings to the Earth Defense Commander and Vice Commander! My code name is Captain K.”

he suddenly saluted Se-jun with discipline, and

“I am code name K-6!”

Kim Dong-sik also followed Han Tae-jun and saluted Se-jun.

“Puhuhut. Everyone worked hard, meow! I am Earth Defense Vice Commander code name Yellow, meow! No! I will change it to Gold now, meow!”

Theo accepted their salute, but the two did not lower their salutes. Because the highest-ranking officer, Se-jun, had not accepted the salute yet.

‘Right. I was the Earth Defense Commander.’

“I am code name Black Dragon.”

Se-jun accepted their salute and spoke, making up a code name on the spot.

“No, meow! Great Black Dragon, meow! You must not leave it out, meow!”

“Okay. Great Black Dragon. Happy?”

“Puhuhut. That’s right, meow! Chairman Park is the Great Black Dragon, meow!”

Once each other’s code names were introduced like that,

“Then, I will brief you on the situation on Earth.”

Kim Dong-sik stood up and explained the current situation on Earth.

A moment later,

“What?! Flesh Devourers?”

Se-jun, who heard Kim Dong-sik’s explanation, was surprised.

Se-jun, who had known that the locusts were extinct and the leeches were mostly taken care of by the fragrant grapes overflowing with life.

He was greatly surprised at the news that the entire state of Texas in the US had been occupied by monsters called Flesh Devourers.

“Flesh Devourers first appeared in the Black Tower, and we suspect Michael McLaren, the vice president of the global grain company Gagel, to be behind them. Michael is currently…”

“Puhuhut. Don’t worry, meow! Now that Chairman Park has arrived, it’s the end for them, meow!”

“Yes. Don’t worry.”

Se-jun also boasted confidently, believing that his strength would work on Earth.

“I’ll cleanly take care of the monsters in the US too.”

Hehehe. He had never been to the US, so he thought he should travel to the US while he was at it.

Se-jun was excited at the thought of sightseeing in the US.

“Then are you going out immediately?”

“No. I’m going to educate the black bears, normalize the market, and then go.”

While following Han Tae-jun, Se-jun put the black bears in the sub-space warehouse. Telling Cuengi to educate them since he would be bored.

And since Earth could only be incorporated into the 0th floor of the Black Great Tower tomorrow morning, he couldn’t leave now even if he wanted to.

He had tried to go out through the official exit of the tower for a moment earlier, but

[The Tower Farmer of the Black Tower cannot leave the tower.]

he could not leave.

“Hunter, did the exit disappear for you by any chance?”

“Huh?!”

Thanks to that, he even caused a misunderstanding with the employee of the Korean Awakened Association.

“Ah. Then we will go out in advance to prepare a private jet to go to the US and contact Se-jun’s family in advance.”

“Yes. Thank you.”

After finishing the conversation like that, Se-jun came out of the South Korean Awakened Association branch.

Clank.

Se-jun carefully opened the sub-space warehouse slightly and

“Cuengi, is the education all finished?”

asked, peering inside.

Kkueng! Kkueng?!

[Yes, yo! Right?!]

As Cuengi, holding a club, looked at the black bears and asked,

“That’s right! We have become completely good now! We are very good black bears!”

“We decided to become the Cuengi Gang and do no bad deeds anymore!”

‘Cuengi Gang?’

‘Cuengi, I told you to educate them, why did you make a gang?’

While Se-jun wore a worried look,

Kkueng! Kkueng!

[Yes, yo! Our Cuengi Gang does no bad deeds, yo! If you do bad deeds, this is what happens, yo!]

As Cuengi performed the action of snapping the club, the black bears trembled.

‘Scary.’

Se-jun also trembled. It seemed they would never harbor other thoughts.

“Now. Follow me.”

“Yes.”

Se-jun reorganized the market, leading the black bears of the Cuengi Gang who had come to their senses.

“Raise Earth!”

Se-jun built shops where business could be conducted in half of the market, and made it so hunters could do business in the other half as before.

“Puhuhut. First, if they challenge us, get a stamp, meow!”

“Yes! If they challenge us, stamp!”

In the meantime, Theo educated the black bears on what to do with entities that disrupted business or caused trouble.

At that moment,

Clatter.

1,000 skeleton mages who were on the 4th floor of the tower arrived.

“Now. Here, you guys just need to appraise the items brought by hunters and sell them at appropriate prices.”

Se-jun deployed them to the shops.

With this, a shop that professionally purchased hunters’ items 24/7 all year round was established on the 1st floor of the Black Tower.

Initially, hunters would sell directly, but later they would realize that it was more profitable to sell here at a reasonable price and go hunting.

As the preparations for the market’s business ended like that, the surroundings turned dark.

Se-jun had a simple dinner, entered the sub-space warehouse, and slept with Theo, the Black Rabbit, Cuengi, Baet-baet-i, and Kkamang-i.

The next morning.

Clank.

As Se-jun, waking up from sleep, came out of the sub-space warehouse, washed simply, and looked around the market,

[The Tower Administrator says that the incorporation of Earth into the 0th floor of the Black Great Tower is complete.]

“Really?! So where is the exclusive passage?”

[The Tower Administrator says to move straight north from your current location.]

“Got it!”

As Se-jun moved north according to Aileen’s words, a black hole dug into the floor was visible.

“So this is the exclusive passage.”

Alright. Let’s go.

As Se-jun placed his hand toward the black hole,

[Currently, the number of users trying to use the exclusive passage is six.]

[Would you like to pay the stay cost for six and move to the 0th floor of the Black Great Tower?]

a message appeared.

“Yes.”

When Se-jun answered, they began to calculate the stay cost.

[Calculating the stay cost considering Theo Park’s stats and status.]

1 4000 .]

[Calculating the stay cost considering the Black Rabbit’s stats and status.]

1 3000 .]

[Calculating the stay cost considering Cuengi Park’s stats and status.]

1 5000 .]

[Calculating the stay cost considering Baet-baet-i Park’s stats and status.]

1 3000 .]

It was expensive, but within the expected range.

And now, only the weakest Se-jun and Kkamang-i remained. In short, only the two who cost the least money were left.

But

[Calculating the stay cost considering Park Se-jun’s stats and status.]

1 1000 .]

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