TL: Hanguk
Black Tower Administrator Area.
1st Park Sejun (19,920,042 monsters)
2nd Han Tae-jun (3,312 monsters)
3rd Leon (2,134 monsters)
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Khehehehe. Everyone, keep it up.
Khehehehe. If we take down just 10 million more, I can buy a Power to make our Sejun even stronger!
While Powers could be purchased with money, Aileen aimed for a special Power that could only be acquired through contributions.
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Khehehehe. Its rising well.
While Aileen was playing by herself while watching Sejuns contribution points go up like that,
Thud.
Several dragons entered the administrator area. They were parent dragons and hatchlings.
Aileen, where are you?!
Aileen, Hokus oppa is here!
Your Sylvia unnie is here too!
As soon as the hatchlings arrived at the Black Tower, they ran towards Aileen, calling out for her.
Ah. I was having fun just now
Aileen put down the crystal orb and went to greet the guests.
Welcome, unnie, oppas!
Aileen, you must have been bored by yourself, right?!
Huh?!
Well play with you!
Aileen was taken aback by the hatchlings who were eager to play with her.
No, Im not bored. Watching my Sejuns contribution rise is so much fun.
I, Hokus Yul, will make sure youre not bored!
What are you talking about?! Sylvia will play with Aileen and have fun!
No way! I will play with her!
The hatchlings argued over who would play with Aileen, not knowing her thoughts.
How can I get unnie and oppas to play together without fighting?
In the meantime, Aileen thought of a way for everyone to play together. If she played with just one hatchling, the others would sulk.
If the sulking hatchlings didnt visit the Black Tower, it would mean a decline in Sejuns crop sales.
That cant happen!
Sales that have gone up once must never go down. Never!
They needed a game that everyone could play together.
Ah! That will work!
Unnie, oppas, lets play hide-and-seek!
Aileen suggested to the hatchlings, who were still arguing.
Hide-and-seek?Fiind updted ovels on n/v/elbin(.)co/m
Whats that?
Never heard of it.
The hatchlings were intrigued by the new game.
Hide-and-seek is
Aileen explained the rules of hide-and-seek.
Of course, Aileen learned about hide-and-seek from Sejun.
In the past, Sejun, wanting some alone time, played hide-and-seek with the tower members, intending to hide and not come out.
However, he was found immediately.
Puhuhut. Found you, meow!
Since the seeker was Theo, getting caught was inevitable. This was before Sejun knew Theo had a Sejun detector.
Thus, Sejun became the seeker right away.
As he wandered around looking for the hidden ones, he realized that if he didnt find them, he could have alone time by himself.
But
Kueng! Kueng!
[Cuengis hungry, and cant hide anymore!]
Because Sejun wasnt looking for him, Cuengi cried out, and the hide-and-seek ended.
Khehehehe. Sejun was really funny back then.
Aileen laughed as she recalled Sejuns flustered expression.
So we just have to hide without using magic?
Yes, Hakun oppa.
Oh! That sounds fun!
Then I, Garrick will be the seeker!
Fortunately, the hatchlings showed interest in hide-and-seek.
Then hide quickly! Ill start counting! One, two
As Garrick covered his eyes and started counting,
Aileen, hide with me!
Hakun hyung, youre too big. Well get caught if we hide together. So Aileen come with me.
The hatchlings began to fight over who would hide with Aileen.
At that moment,
Hehehe. I, Sylvia am the smallest here! So, Aileen will hide with Sylvia! Lets go, Aileen!
Sylvia grabbed Aileens hand and ran.
Thus, Aileen ended up hiding with Sylvia.
Aileen, just trust me!
Okay.
She followed the confident Sylvia.
But since Sylvia had never played hide-and-seek before, she didnt hide well.
Sylvia unnie, you were about to go over there, right? Thats a really good idea!
Aileen subtly suggested a hiding place to Sylvia.
Huh?! Of course! I know, since I am your unnie! Hehehe.
Sylvia, pleased with Aileens words, managed to find a good hiding spot as Aileen intended.
After playing hide-and-seek for a while, the hatchlings became hungry.
Lets eat something.
Sure.
The hatchlings wanted a snack.
Aileen, can you give us some garaetteoks with honey?
We want some dried sweet potatoes.
We want roasted corn
The parents began to buy snacks from Aileen.
Playtime was playtime, and business was business. Aileen was thorough in separating the two.
Khehehehe. This works well too.
Aileen, back to being a seller from a pampered youngest, smiled as she sold Sejuns food.
The parent dragons were also very satisfied with the situation. Since the hatchlings were playing among themselves, they could relax.
Should we meet at the Black Tower regularly from now on?
That sounds good.
While the parents were planning their future gatherings,
Lets play hide-and-seek again!
The hatchlings, having finished their snacks, started playing again.
This time, Aileen is the seeker, so unnie and oppas, hide quickly!
Initially, Aileen thought she was just being playful with her unnie and oppas.
One, two, three
As Aileen, counted with her eyes closed, her face was soon filled with genuine joy.
***
70th floor of the tower.
Where are your comrades, meow?!
I will never tell you!
Speak, meow!
Despite Theos pressure, the skeleton didnt reveal the location of its comrades.
Vice Chairman Theo, dont get too worked up. If we find their thumbs, we can make them talk.
Once they become slaves, their thinking will have no choice but to change.
Puhuhut. As expected, Chairman Park is smart, meow!
Following Sejuns advice, Theo quickly found the skeletons thumbs and started stamping the contracts.
Guys, lets help out too.
Sejun and the others also found the thumbs and stamped the contracts.
Several hours passed like that.
Oh, my back. Ugh!
Sejun, who had been diligently finding thumbs and stamping, stood up and stretched widely.
Meeeow.
Kuueeeng.
Kyuuu.
Piyooot.
Ugh!
His companions stretched along with him.
This is harder than collecting treasure.
Sejun looked at the towering piles of sorted thumbs and said.
With so many skeletons, finding and stamping the thumbs was an enormous task. There were still many unchecked bones left.
At that moment,
Grooowl.
Cuengis stomach rumbled. It was dinner time.
Since finishing today seemed impossible, the remaining work would have to be done tomorrow.
Lets eat first. Vice Chairman Theo, please catch some fish.
Got it, meow!
Following Sejuns instructions, Theo hunted fish from the moat, and Sejun prepared and grilled them deliciously.
As expected, fish grilled with Chairman Parks care is the best, meow!
Kueng!
[Its delicious!]
Kking! Kking!
More! Give me more!
While the group enjoyed their grilled fish,
Swish. Swish.
A pile of fish bones quickly accumulated.
Then,
Crunch. Crunch.
A strange noise came from the pile of fish bones.
Huh?
What is it, meow?
Kueng?
When Sejun got up to check the pile of bones,
A skeleton?
There, a skeletons skull was munching happily on fish bones.
Meow? Thats the guy who didnt tell us his comrades location earlier, meow!
Theo recognized the skeleton and said.
Really?
Now that he thought about it, they still hadnt found that skeletons thumb bone.
You like this, huh?
Sejun said as he moved the surrounding fish bones out of the skeletons reach.
Then,
Ah
The skeleton visibly showed its disappointment. It seemed willing to do anything as long as it could eat the fish bones.
Hehehe. I have a lot of this.
Sejun said as he took out the fish bones he had stored for making broth from the Void Storage.
The skeleton mimicked swallowing. Though it couldnt actually swallow, it acted like it did.
If you stamp this contract, Ill give you one of these fish bones every day. How about it? If you want to stamp, move your thumb bone.
When Sejun said this to the skeleton,
Rattle, rattle.
Suddenly, the sound of moving thumb bones was heard from all around. The skeleton in front of him wasnt the only one who wanted the fish bones.
As a result, the maintenance cost for the skeletons went from zero to one fish bone a day, but it was no burden at all.
As expected, Chairman Park is a genius, meow!
Aha. Doing this much is nothing
Sejun modestly replied to Theos praise, but internally,
Heheh. Maybe I really am a genius?
He felt incredibly proud.
A little while later.
They found and stamped the contract on all the moving thumb bones.
Puhuhut. Chairman Park, Anis says there are many slaves on the 96th floor of the tower, meow!
Theo had found out the location of more comrades from Anis, the leader of the skeleton mages.
The 96th floor of the tower?
Kyoot Kyoot Kyoot. The 96th floor of the tower is ruled by Regius, the Lord of Bones, who is considered sacred even among the sacred bones!
Really? But were stronger, right?
Sejun asked Iona, slightly uneasy due to the impressive title of Lord of Bones.
Kyoot Kyoot Kyoot. Of course! Were more than enough! If youre worried, should we call the Minotaur King and the Black Minotaurs?
Should we?
Feeling uneasy, Sejun immediately nodded.
Then I will contact the Minotaur King right away?
No. We need to go to the 68th floor first, so contact them later.
Kyoot Kyoot Kyoot. Yes!
After finishing his conversation with Iona, Sejun played with Theo, Cuengi, and Fenrir before falling asleep.
***
99th Floor of the Golden Tower.
[Participants who wish to join the contest, please gather in front of the High Elfs Giant Cherry Tomato Altar.]
What?!
Not alcohol, but juice?
The elves, who were expecting alcohol, were taken aback.
No way!
Cecilia was no different.
Yay!
Instead, young elves who could now participate cheered.
And then,
Ugh Im so full
Cecilia came in last place again.
But the Honey-infused Magical Cherry Tomato Juice was really delicious.
Cecilia smiled, recalling the taste of the juice she had just drunk.
However,
But the rewards will be even tastier, right? Im so jealous.
Thinking about the rewards, she quickly became sad.
Oh! Its the rewards!
Meanwhile, the winners of the contest received their prizes.
Horrible Cherry Tomato Goblin Whiskey?
It was an S-grade alcohol made by mixing Sejuns cherry tomatoes with the horrible goblin whiskey that Orik had brought to the Brown Tower.
Thanks to this, Orik gained immense recognition from the Red Goblin tribe, but for the elves, it was a disaster.
Lets at least try it. Despite the name, it must taste good!
Yeah.
The winners who drank the rewarded alcohol ended up vomiting everything and passed out.
Phew. Thank goodness.
Cecilia was grateful she didnt win.
Later, when the winners woke up, they were so traumatized that they shuddered even at the mention of goblin for months.
***
The next morning.
You guys go to the 4th floor of the tower, meow!
Yes!
The skeleton mages, under Theos command, left for the 4th floor of the tower, preciously holding the bundle of fish bones inside their rib cages.
And then,
Guys, go inside the storage.
Sejun put his companions into the Void Storage and,
Swish.
Sejun unfolded the deed for the 68th floor and disappeared.
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