Chapter 76 – The Match Is Not Over Yet, Meow!

When Theo, who had suddenly come out of Israel’s warehouse, began to run,

“Representative Theo, where are you going?!”

Elka also asked as he ran after Theo.

“I feel President Park’s lap nearby, meow!”

“What?!”

“It is in that direction, meow! It is getting closer, meow!”

Theo climbed onto Elka’s head, grabbed Elka’s ears, and shouted.

“Yes!”

Elka was puzzled by Theo’s words about finding Se-jun’s lap, who should be on the 99th floor of the tower, but Theo’s voice was filled with too much confidence.

“Hold on tight!”

For now, Elka ran in the direction Theo pointed.

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Frogs 1231/2291

“Are there about a thousand left now?”

When Se-jun muttered, checking the number of remaining Frogs,

“Guys! Lord Se-jun says there are still about a thousand Frogs left!! Hurry up and catch the Frogs!”

Hegel, who had his ears perked up beside Se-jun and was focusing on his every move, shouted to the black wolves.

“Yes!”

Pyak!

Kkueng!

The Black Rabbit and Cuengi, who had fallen in love with the fun of group hunting with the 300 black wolves, replied together.

The wolves’ hunting method of surrounding and dealing with the Frogs from afar was a new experience for the Black Rabbit and Cuengi, who had always hunted alone.

The wolves brought the Frogs caught through group hunting back to the land and presented them before Se-jun, and

Thud!

[You have defeated the Frog.]

[You have gained 500 experience points.]

[You have leveled up.]

[You have acquired 1 bonus stat point.]

Se-jun easily accumulated experience points and reached level 30.

And

[A quest has occurred.]

[Job Quest: Plant a new crop that you have never planted before.]

Reward: Level 31 unlocked, 500 tower coins.

The Level 30 job quest appeared.

“A new crop that I’ve never planted before?”

Se-jun thought for a moment while looking at the quest,

“Ah! There was that!”

Dig.

He dug the ground with his dagger and took out the pineapple top from his pocket, which he had saved after eating a pineapple earlier, and planted it.

[You have planted the pineapple top.]

[Due to Sowing Lv. 4’s effect, the probability of the pineapple top taking root increases.]

[Due to Sowing Lv. 4’s effect, the probability of damage from pests is slightly reduced.]

[Your job experience increases very slightly.]

[The proficiency of Sowing Lv. 4 increases very slightly.]

[Due to the effect of Proficiency Increase Lv. 1, the proficiency of Sowing Lv. 4 increases by an additional 5%.]

[You have completed the quest.]

[As a quest completion reward, Level 31 is unlocked.]

[As a quest completion reward, you have acquired 500 tower coins.]

“Hehehe. I got lucky with this quest.”

If he had not found the pineapples, a situation where he could not level up until the seed shop opened might have come.

Fortunately, this time, he completed the job quest immediately without losing even a single experience point.

Like that, while Se-jun was gaining experience points again by defeating the Frogs the wolves brought,

Rustle.

There was a sound as the bushes shook.

And

“Found you, meow!!”

Something yellow popped out from beyond the bushes.

“Huh?! Representative Theo?!”

Theo, who had arrived at Lake Zenka by activating the Se-jun lap detector at full power, jumped from Elka’s back and threw his body toward Se-jun.

Squeeze.

Se-jun caught the flying Theo with both hands. He was very warm and fluffy.

“President Park, nice to meet you, meow. When did you come here, meow?!”

Theo asked, calmly raising his front paw to greet him.

“What? Representative Theo, how did you know I was here and come?”

Although he had heard from Hegel that Theo was nearby, he had not expected him to find him so quickly.

“I have my ways, meow!”

Theo spoke arrogantly and took his seat on Se-jun’s lap.

And

Plop.

He pulled out two contracts and handed them to Se-jun. One was a contract with the Black Wolf tribe, and the other was a contract to receive 5,000 tower coins from Israel and Oren.

Theo had charged Israel and Oren 25,000 tower coins in compensation, calculating the value of his own life, the wolves’ lives, and even Iona’s life.

However, their wealth fell short by about 5,000 tower coins, and

“Pay back the remaining money with your bodies, meow!”

Theo had made Israel and Oren sign a contract to pay back the remaining money with labor. Theo was good at using what he had learned from Se-jun.

“Did I do well, meow?”

“Yes. But did you choose three items from Israel’s house?”

“I haven’t chosen them yet, meow…”

Theo answered while glancing at Se-jun, fearing that Se-jun might send him back.

“Really? Then choose them next time.”

In any case, Israel’s house and all the items inside had passed to Se-jun through the contract. The drawing could be done anytime.

“Understood, meow! I will choose them next time, meow!”

Theo, relieved by Se-jun’s words, lay down comfortably on Se-jun’s lap.

And

Purr.

He quickly fell asleep.

***

As the number of remaining Frogs decreased, the speed at which the wolves caught and brought the Frogs became slower.

And when the number of remaining Frogs dropped below 100, the Frogs scattered and hid, and the black wolves, Black Rabbit, and Cuengi also scattered to find the Frogs.

As such a tedious search continued, the Black Rabbit and Cuengi began to explore Lake Zenka instead of searching for the Frogs.

Patter.

Pyak!

Kkueng!

The Black Rabbit and Cuengi poured their treasures found in Lake Zenka in front of Se-jun and bragged.

Most of it was junk like stones or bone fragments, but to the Black Rabbit and Cuengi, they were marvelous treasures that stimulated their imagination.

“Oh! Cool! Guys, go find more treasures.”

Pyak!

Kkueng!

Receiving Se-jun’s encouragement, the Black Rabbit and Cuengi entered Lake Zenka with a grim determination to find better treasures.

***

[A quest occurs for the Middle Manager.]

“Hehehe! Shall I see what kind of quest occurred for the praiseworthy human?”

Aileen checked Se-jun’s quest.

And

“Hmph! I don’t like it!”

Checking Se-jun’s quest, Aileen frowned. The quest rewards were too lousy. Aileen had already forgotten about the quest she had given Se-jun in the past.

“I should ask Dad how to change the quest rewards.”

Since Anton had taught Aileen how to sync with the black dragon statue through the crystal ball, direct conversation was now possible.

“Dad.”

She called Anton through the black dragon statue.

-Oh! Our granddaughter! Have you been well?!

Whether Anton had stepped away for a moment, Kaiser answered happily.

“Yes. Grandfather, there’s something I want to ask.”

-Hahaha! Ask anything! Grandfather will tell you everything! But Aileen, you missed Grandfather, right?

“Huh?! Yes! Of course I missed you. Grandfather, tell me how to change the quest rewards.”

-Hahaha! Grandfather also missed our Aileen so, so much. But you want to change the quest rewards?

“Yes.”

-Hmph! Are you trying to shower that Se-jun punk with gifts again?!

Kaiser’s voice rose as he recalled the Aileen’s 100th Birthday Celebration Fountain passing to Se-jun as a quest reward.

However,

“Grandfather. Are you angry at me right now?!”

As Aileen’s voice stiffened,

-N-No! There’s no way… Here, Grandfather will explain it to you in detail!

The voice of Kaiser, the ultimate underdog of the Pritani family, changed back to its original state—no, it became even softer than before.

Like that, Aileen learned how to change quests for several hours.

“Change rewards.”

As she had learned from Kaiser, she placed her hand on the quest window and began to change the quest rewards, putting in her will and mana.

She raised the reward experience points from 10,000 to 100 million and the tower coins from 1,000 to 10 million, increasing the rewards by 10,000 times each. Aileen’s scale was way too big.

However,

[Cannot change the reward of the Middle Manager Quest.]

[Tower Farmer Park Se-jun’s level is too low.]

Se-jun’s level was too low.

“Hmph! Then 1,000 times!”

Aileen changed the quest rewards again, removing one zero at a time, but 1,000 times, 100 times, and even 10 times were too high rewards for Se-jun.

“Then 7 times!”

[Cannot change the reward of the Middle Manager Quest.]

[Tower Farmer Park Se-jun’s level is low.]

Still, as it went below 10 times, the word ‘too’ was removed.

And

“5 times!”

“2 times!”

“1.5 times!”

Finally, the quest rewards were changed.

“Hmph. Praiseworthy human, get strong quickly.”

Aileen felt upset because she wanted to give Se-jun a lot but couldn’t.

***

[The reward of the Middle Manager Quest has been changed from 10,000 to 15,000 experience points.]

[The reward of the Middle Manager Quest has been changed from 1,000 tower coins to 1,500 tower coins.]

“Huh?”

Se-jun, who had fallen asleep while blankly staring at the lake as the speed of the wolves bringing Frogs slowed down, suddenly woke up at the message that the quest rewards had changed.

“Did Aileen do something?”

As far as Se-jun knew, the only being capable of such a thing was Aileen.

Having woken up like that, Se-jun looked around.

And

“What is all this?”

Se-jun discovered a pile of junk stacked nearly 10 meters high in front of him. The things the Black Rabbit and Cuengi had brought, calling them treasures, had piled up this much before he knew it.

“Shall I see what they brought?”

When Se-jun was about to check if there was anything useful,

“Kyut-kyut-kyut.”

Iona came flying while singing. It was to accept Theo’s surrender and wrap up the match with her victory.

“Ah?! Greetings, Lord Se-jun!”

Discovering Se-jun late, Iona greeted him.

“But what is that?”

He asked, looking at the glass bottle containing a transparent liquid floating around Iona.

“Ah! This? It’s a Contract Cancellation Potion that I found in Israel’s warehouse.”

“Contract Cancellation Potion?”

“Yes. If you pour this on a contract document, you can cancel the contract.”

“Really?”

“Yes. Have a look.”

[Contract Cancellation Potion]

A potion that can cancel the contract of a contract document.

If you pour the Contract Cancellation Potion onto the contract document, the contract will be cancelled.

If the status of the contract supervisor is high or the contract period has passed 100 days, contract cancellation is impossible.

Grade: B

‘There was such a thing too.’

He thought that once a contract was made, it was the end…

“Are there many of these Contract Cancellation Potions?”

“No. I’ve only heard about it, but this is the first time I’ve seen it in person.”

Se-jun was relieved by Iona’s answer.

Still, thinking that he should prepare for cases where contracts might be cancelled in the future, he examined the contracts he had.

Like that, while Se-jun was examining the contracts,

“Representative Theo, wake up.”

Iona woke Theo up, lifting his eyelids.

“Meow? What is it, meow? Iona, I want to sleep more, meow…”

“Then I won the match, right?”

“Meow?!”

“The match to find a better item. I won, right?”

At Iona’s words, Theo’s eyes snapped open.

“No, meow! Victory is mine, meow!”

Theo shouted as he jumped up. Armed with Se-jun’s lap, he was an invincible cat. He could never lose.

“Kyut-kyut-kyut. But I have already found a B-grade item, and you haven’t found anything yet, Representative Theo.”

Iona spoke, confident of her victory.

“The match is not over yet, meow!”

Theo shouted to Iona, focusing all his nerves on his front paw. He intended to quickly find an item that would beat Iona.

Just then,

Tingle.

Theo felt a strong pull tugging at his front paw.

‘Puhut. As expected, even if I wanted to lose, I couldn’t, meow!’

Following the pull, Theo

Thrust.

thrust his front paw into the pile of junk the Black Rabbit and Cuengi had stacked, and began rummaging through it.

And

‘Got it, meow!’

“Puhut. Iona, victory belongs to me, Representative Theo, meow!”

Just as Theo was confident of his victory, pulling out the item he caught with his front paw from the pile of junk,

Clatter.

“Meow?”

The pile of junk cascaded down onto Theo’s head.