Chapter 491: Kekeke. Finally, I Get to Sit Here!

Chapter 491: Kekeke. Finally, I Get to Sit Here!

TL: Hanguk

On the set of a advertisement filming in the U.S.

“Alright, Miel, just relax and act as naturally as possible.”

“Okay.”

At the director’s words, Miel confidently responded and began her acting.

“You evil monster! Take my Pineapple Bomb! You’ll explode from the deliciousness!”

Miel threw a pineapple at the giant leech costume as she delivered her scripted lines.

Thud.

Roll.

The pineapple hit the leech costume’s body and rolled across the floor.

“Del...icious...”

Thud.

The leech monster uttered a single word with difficulty before collapsing.

...

Miel almost broke character due to the overly contrived situation.

They said they’d handle the explosion and the leech monster’s smile with CG, right?

Imagining the explosion and the leech’s smile, she continued her acting.

“Hahaha. How does it feel?! To taste the Pineapple Bomb of Miel, the Bomb Mage?!”

“Hahaha. How do you like that?! The taste of Bomb Mage Miel’s pineapple bomb?!”

As Miel grabbed the leech monster by the collar and delivered her next line,

“One...more...”

The leech monster let out its final line, marking the end of the commercial shoot.

“Cut! Miel, great job. Your acting was fantastic.”

“Hahaha. Thank you.”

As Miel finished filming and chatted with the director,

“Miel, we need to leave now if we want to make it to the Hawaii Pineapple Festival.”

Miel’s manager approached, urging her to head to her next schedule.

“Ah, I’m sorry. I’ve got another engagement, so I’ll need to go.”

“Yes, I understand you’re quite busy these days. Please go ahead.”

After bidding the director farewell, Miel hurriedly left the set with her manager to get to her next appointment.

Miel, who had become famous for being the first person on Earth to use a Pineapple Bomb and discovering how to change her profession to Bomb Mage, had recently been receiving a flood of enthusiastic calls from people involved in the pineapple industry.

***

82nd floor of the Silver Tower.

Kueng! Kueng!

[Reverse Wind is a power that counters an enemy’s attack with an even stronger attack, combining Cuengi’s and the enemy’s attack forces into an even more powerful strike against the enemy! Dad would benefit from having it too!]

Yeah. It would be nice to have. But, son, you’ve got it wrong. Do you think Dad can really counter the enemy’s attack with something stronger?

Although Sejun thought it might be impossible for him to acquire such a power,

“Sure, let’s practice it later.”

He answered in a way that wouldn’t hurt Cuengi’s feelings, patting Cuengi’s head as he spoke.

Swoosh, swoosh.

Kuehehehe.

Cuengi laughed, clearly pleased with Sejun’s petting.

“Meow! I, Hybrid Vice Chairman Theo wants to be petted too, meow!”

Theo quickly placed Sejun’s other hand on his own head.

Swoosh, swoosh.

As Sejun petted both Theo and Cuengi with both hands,

Kking?!

[Hey! What about me?!]

Blackie also started barking, asking to be patted.

“Alright, Blackie, here, have this and wait.”

Since Sejun couldn’t free his hands, he handed Blackie a piece of roasted and dried sweet potato.

Kking!

[Not this, I want your hand!]

Blackie demanded Sejun’s hand again, although he didn’t return the sweet potato and quickly stored it in his sling bag.

“Alright.”

I guess I’ll have to use this method, then.

“Cuengi, can you lift Blackie up for me?”

Kueng!

[Got it!]

Still enjoying Sejun’s petting, Cuengi used telekinesis to lift Blackie in front of Sejun.

“Bu-bu-bup.”

Sejun pressed his lips to Blackie’s belly and blew raspberries.

Kihihit. Kking!

[Haha! That tickles!]

As Sejun played with all three of them, taking a short break,

Rumble.

“Huh?”

A huge vibration echoed, followed by a creaking sound.

Suddenly, the World Tree, as if sprouting from the earth, began growing rapidly, soaring up to a height of 30 meters in an instant.

It carried Sejun and his companions with it.

Creak, creak.

104.28.193.250

The giant grapevine, which had grown massively, started moving its tendrils, weaving a thick net of vines.

A net of vines, layered dozens of times.

[The Grape Seed Containing the World Tree planted in the Silver Tower has grown and weakened the winds of the Silver Tower.] [Job Talent: Growing Seed] [Great Growth Elixir] [You have consumed the Great Growth Elixir.]

Pluck.

When Sejun picked a bunch of grapes,

[You have harvested a bunch of Seedless Plump Green Grapes (20 grapes).]

[Your job experience has slightly increased.]

[Your proficiency of Harvesting Lv. 9 has slightly increased.]

[You have gained 2000 experience points.]

A harvest message appeared.

“What?! Seedless?”

Could they also be bitter, by any chance?

With a worried expression, Sejun checked the grape’s options.

[Plump Seedless Green Grapes]

→ These are grapes that the World Tree, Pose, has removed the seeds from, especially for the Tower Farmer of the Black Tower, Park Sejun.

→ Even eating just one grape will provide sufficient nutrition.

→ Upon consumption, all stats increase by 1, and a feeling of fullness is maintained for 6 hours. (If total stats exceed 10,000, all stats will increase by 0.01.)

→ Cultivator: Park Sejun, Tower Farmer of the Black Tower

→ Shelf Life: 150 days

→ Grade: S

“Oh.”

It removed the seeds just for me. How thoughtful.

Sejun felt better after reading the description.

The fact that consuming the grapes would only increase all stats by 0.01 didn’t really matter. He could increase those stats by eating other things.

But how do they taste?!

Nom.

Trusting Pose’s thoughtfulness, Sejun boldly put a grape in his mouth.

There was no bitterness. Instead, the unique aroma of grapes combined with a strong sweetness and tartness, making it delicious.

“They’re delicious.”

[Really?!]

“Yeah.”

[Ihehehe. There’s plenty, so have more!]

Pose laughed with a peculiar giggle, clearly pleased by Sejun’s compliment.

[Don’t eat them!]

Suddenly, Pose shouted fiercely.

“Huh?!”

You just told me to eat them, didn’t you? Pose, don’t tell me you have a split personality?

As Sejun hesitated and slowly put the grape down,

[Ah... no, not you, Sejun~nim. I meant those guys.]

Pose hurriedly explained, pointing with its branches at the Silver Tower residents eyeing the grapes.

Then,

[Only those who are Sejun~nim’s employees can eat my grapes! So, if anyone wants to eat grapes, hurry and go to Theo~nim to get a stamp!]

It seemed like Pose had received some early education somewhere, as it started recruiting employees on its own.

Stamp.

[You have stamped the Nine Dragons’ Employee Contract Seal.]

[You have made a one-year employee contract with the other party.]

“Puhuhut. Welcome to Sejun Company, meow!”

Thanks to this, Theo enthusiastically stamped the Silver Tower residents.

Kuehehehe.

Kihihit.

Meanwhile, Sejun played with Cuengi and Blackie on Pose, comfortably increasing the number of employees.

A little while later,

“Puhuhut. Pose, you’re very impressive, meow! As a special honor, I, Hybrid Legendary Merchant Theo Park, will make you a Legendary Merchant, meow! Hel~nim, please make Pose a Legendary Merchant too, meow!”

Theo, seeing Pose’s potential as a Legendary Merchant, recommended it for the title.

“If you refuse, you’ll be impeached, meow!”

As expected of the Serial Impeachment Blackmailer, Theo didn’t forget to add a threat.

However,

[World Trees cannot become legendary merchants.]

The system rejected the request.

“Phew. I’m saved.”

Thanks to the system’s intervention, Hel, the God of Merchants, narrowly escaped the threat of impeachment.

“Meow! I don’t like the system, meow!”

It never listens to me, and it’s always bullies our great Hybrid Chairman Park, meow! One day, I’ll definitely gain system access and give it a good scolding, meow!

Determined to punish the system someday, Theo made up his mind.

Hug.

In order to grow stronger, I need Chairman Park’s lap, meow!

Theo snuggled up on Sejun’s lap, beginning his energy recharge.

***

Outskirts of Destruction.

“Kekeke. Finally, I get to sit here!”

With Fenrir and Halphas, followed by Jǫrmungandr who was in the process of resurrection after being defeated by the dragons, the next in line, Melpheus, the Demon of Ruin and 4th seat of the Apostles of Destruction began commanding Destruction.

I’ve been wanting to do this for so long.

Melpheus started controlling calamities to bring distruction to the world.

However

“Huh?! What?”

Why are these calamities dying off so quickly?

The harder Melpheus directed the calamities, the faster they were annihilated, and the power of destruction that had been engulfing the world weakened.

“What’s going on? Hey! Fight better!”

Melpheus was unaware that he was a disastrous commander.

As a result, more than half of Destruction’s forces were wiped out, significantly delaying the destruction.