Chapter 472: You're in big trouble.
TL: Hanguk
At the boundary where the powers of Destruction and the Tower are balanced.
“The power of destruction definitely fluctuated...”
“Was it temporary?”
“A dragon saw the Black Moon briefly grow larger and something escape from it. We need to keep a close watch for now.”
“Yeah. We can’t let our guard down.”
The leaders of the Nine Dragon Clans and all the dragons had gathered, preparing for battle.
Recently, when destruction had forcibly opened the Black Moon, and the power of destruction had intensified, prompting the dragons who sensed it to gather in haste.
And then—
“No?! Why does it have to be now of all times?!”
“Exactly. Sejun is probably eating a bunch of delicious food without knowing how hard we’re working.”
“Of course. The Harvest Festival must be in full swing by now...”
“This makes me so angry! Graaah!”
The members of the Four Dragon Council, frustrated at missing the Harvest Festival, unleashed their angry breath attacks toward the red mist.
Then—
“The leaders have stepped up! Let’s shoot our breath, too!”
The other dragons also started firing their breath attacks.
Clang.
Thanks to them, a tremendous amount of Tower Coins was generated.
“Collect! I hope our Sejun leaves some for us too...”
“Collect! Our Sejun definitely would have left some for us.”
“Collect! Of course. Our Sejun is so loyal!”
“Collect! But I was the one who defeated that!”
“No, you weren’t!”
The members of the Four Dragon Council hurriedly gathered the Tower Coins, hoping Sejun would leave some of their food behind.
***
“Surely the rewards for the Grape Eating Competition won’t be the same? Guys, time to sleep.”
Sejun hoped the rewards for the next competition would be different as he prepared to go to bed.
However—
“Huh?”
Where did Blackie go?
Sejun finally realized his sling bag was empty.
“Blackie!”
Just as Sejun hurried to go find Blackie—
Kiki!
Kiki!
The Destruction Devourers came carrying the soundly sleeping Blackie.
Kkirorong.
Eomrorong.
Kkirurung.
Sharorong.
Jajorong.
Kyahorong.
“Who’s this now?”
Sejun’s eyes caught sight of a small crow sleeping next to Blackie.
A black bird, huh? Maybe I’ll call it ‘Kasae’? (TL: Kasae (까새) is a combination of 까만 (kaman) and 새 (sae), which mean ‘black’ and ‘bird,’ respectively.)
Seeing the new arrival, Sejun’s brain automatically started thinking of names. Sejun’s Naming Shop was about to start business unconsciously.
But—
“Haaah. No, I can’t. Let’s just sleep for now.”
I’m too sleepy...
Due to the accumulated fatigue of the ‘owner’, the Naming Shop closed early, and thanks to that, Halphas gained some time.
Not knowing that the current name was a relatively good option.
“Theo, Iona, good night.”
“Puhuhut. Good night to you too, Chairman Park, meow!”
“Kyoot kyoot kyoot. Good night, Sejun-nim!”
Kuuuh.
As soon as Sejun lay down, he fell asleep.
Gororong.
Kyurorong.
Soon after, Theo and Iona also fell asleep.
In the quiet hours of the early morning, when everyone was asleep—
[Heheh... Now that I’m weakened, I can appear before Master...]
Flamie’s avatar staggered toward Sejun’s house.
Although her strength would gradually recover, the Blessing of Peace would reduce her attack power, allowing her to stay by Sejun’s side until the festival was over.
As Flamie’s avatar finally reached the front yard of Sejun’s house, struggling to get there—
[Um...Flamie-nim...]
Podori cautiously called out to Flamie.
[What is it?!]
Flamie’s voice spiked involuntarily due to the eagerness to hurry to Sejun.
[Well... Uncle, the God of the Grapevine... he...]
In response to Flamie’s sharp tone, Podori even more cautiously reported Uncle’s misdeeds(?) from earlier today.
And then—
[What?! Uncle gave Sejun-nim tasteless grapes as a reward?!]
Flamie exploded in fury upon hearing Podori’s report.
[Yes. What should we do about Uncle?]
Podori asked in a loyal voice, as if ready to do anything Flamie ordered.
Here, the only correct answer was ‘yes’. Saying ‘no’ could result in a few of Podori’s roots turning to ash.
[First, close Uncle Road for three days and inform Uncle. If the next competition reward disappoints Sejun-nim again, tell him that Uncle Road will be permanently closed and a World Tree Meeting will be convened.]
[What?! A World Tree Meeting?!]
How?
Without realizing, Podori reflexively questioned it.
The World Tree Meeting is a meeting where the roots of World Trees from all over the world gather to decide on an agenda by majority vote.
The more World Trees that attend the meeting, and the more World Trees that support the agenda, the stronger the enforcement power of that agenda becomes.
In the past, the World Tree Meeting once gathered 100 World Trees to strip a god of their divinity for committing evil acts.
The World Tree Meeting is capable of wielding such immense power, but there is one condition to hold a meeting.
[The seal of the Earth’s Jewel has been broken.] [Weed Pulling Lv. 1] [You have lifted the seals of five gods.] [Farmer’s Warm Touch Lv. 8 is activated.]
Pat pat.
As Flamie monopolized Sejun’s hand, basking in the gentle pats—
Kking!
[Butler! Good morning!]
“Did you sleep well?”
Kkiruk!
Sharalang!
“Good morning!”
Blackie and his underlings also woke up.
And then—
“······”
What’s this? Why are they greeting such a weak being first?
Halphas watched them silently.
Kking!
[Quick, greet my butler politely!]
Whack.
Of course, Halphas, who was trying to be defiant, got smacked on the back of the head by Blackie.
Caw...
Thus, Halphas awkwardly nodded his head and reluctantly greeted Sejun.
Kking!
[Butler! This is the new guy I exorcised! Quickly, give him a name!]
Blackie asked Sejun to name Halphas.
Thump thump.
Blackie and his underlings looked at Sejun with eyes full of anticipation.
A name that others would laugh at when they heard it!
A name so shameful that one would be embarrassed to say it themselves!
Of course, they all hoped for a name even weirder than their own to come out of Sejun’s mouth.
“Alright! Time to show my naming skills!”
And so, Sejun’s Naming Shop opened for business again.
Since it’s a black crow, Kaka. (TL: Kaka (까까 ) is a combination of 까만 (Kaman) which means black and 까마귀 (Kamagwi) which means crow.)
‘No.’
Let’s use a slightly more refined word today.
Since it’s a black crow, using the Chinese character for crow (烏), Kao. (TL: Kao (까오) is a combination of 까마귀 (Kamagwi), meaning ‘crow’, and 오 (o), which is the Hanja form of the Chinese character 烏, also meaning ‘crow’ or ‘black as crow’. This forms ‘Kao’ (까오).)
Since it’s a black bird (鳥), Kajo. (TL: TL: Kajo (까조) is a combination of 까만 (Kaman), meaning ‘black’, and 조 (jo), which is the Hanja form of the Chinese character 鳥, which means ‘bird’. This forms ‘Kajo ‘ (까조).)
Unlike last night, Sejun, feeling more energetic than the night before, upgraded the naming level by using Chinese characters.
However—
“Kao, Kajo...”
Even after saying them aloud, none of them felt quite right.
Just then—
Piyo!
[Good morning, Sejun-nim!]
“Sejun-nim, hello!”
Piyot and Uren approached Sejun to greet him.
‘Oh, right, Piyot’s full name was Pirururur Yotra, wasn’t it? So, how about “Karurur”?!’
Huh?!
“Karurur.”
Sejun quietly said it aloud.
Oh! This is it!!!
It felt good, rolled smoothly off the tongue, and was satisfying to say.
“From now on, you’re Karurur.”
When Sejun named Halphas “Karurur”—
As expected, butler is a genius!
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Sejun-nim’s naming skills are truly unparalleled.
Phew. I’m so glad it wasn’t me.
Now I’m no longer embarrassed by my name.
I’m glad I came early.
Blackie and his underlings trembled with joy.
The new name, Karurur, perfectly met their expectations—a name that others would laugh at upon hearing and one that would be embarrassing to say out loud.
Thus, Karurur received his new name.
Caw?!
(How dare you name me Karurur?!)
Naturally, he rebelled and started causing a ruckus.
At that moment—
Kueng!
[Dad, good morning!]
Cuengi entered just then.
Caw! Caw!
Kueng! Kueng!
[Quiet down! Cuengi is angry because Cuengi is hungry!]
Cuengi, who was in a bad mood due to hunger, tried to grab Karurur and quiet him down.
Hmph! Do you think you can ignore me just because I look weak?! Let me tell you, the physical body isn’t everything!
Thunk!
Karurur headbutted Cuengi in an attempt to put him in his place, and they both lost consciousness.
Kkihihit. Kking.
[Hehehe. Karurur, you’re in big trouble.]
Blackie watched the scene and laughed slyly.
One second later.
Caaaw!
Karurur woke up screaming in terror.
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