TL: Hanguk
Seed Shop Headquarters.
[The third Apostle of Creation, Blackie Park, witnesses your temple.]
[Divine Power increases by 5.]
[The first subordinate of the third Apostle of Creation, Blackie Park, Eomdol, witnesses your temple.]
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“Trust-in-Park!”
“Trust-in-Park!”
“Trust-in-Park!”
Leah and the other non-combat gods chanted the slogan again today as they saw the messages of increasing Divine Power.
[The seventh follower of the third Apostle of Creation, Blackie Park, Mubalchil, witnesses your temple.]
[Divine Power increases by 1.]
As the last message appeared,
“Wow! Blackie Park’s newest recruit has arrived!”
Cheers erupted. It meant there was one more headcount to increase Divine Power.
The non-combat gods cheered excitedly.
“But... the name is Mubalchil?”
“Who came up with such a name?”
They started talking about Mubalchil’s name. No matter how much they tried to ignore it, the name was too tragic to forget.
And then,
“No way... could it be Park Sejun?”
“What are you talking about?! Don’t you know our new God of Loneliness? Park Sejun is a warm-hearted human who gave the God of Loneliness the name ‘Uri’. There’s no way he would come up with a weird name like Mubalchil.”
“Ah. Right. My mistake. Of course Park Sejun would never do such a thing.”
Thanks to Uri’s name, Sejun wasn’t suspected at all in the divine realm.
“Since you doubted Park Sejun, say the chant ten times.”
“Okay. Trust-in-Park! Trust-in-Park! Trust-in...”
“Trust-in-Park!”
“Trust-in-Park!”
As one started the chant, the other non-combat gods also began chanting again.
“I’m so envious...”
Watching the chanting non-combat gods from inside were other non-combat gods who hadn’t received any Divine Power from Sejun.
At first, the atmosphere among all the non-combat gods was one of camaraderie, and they participated joyfully.
But...
Could they keep relying on others like this?
At some point, as they continued to receive Divine Power from other non-combat gods, they began to feel ashamed, and their self-esteem gradually plummeted.
I want to receive a temple from Park Sejun too... but there’s no way...
Envy and a sense of deprivation made them even more depressed and isolated.
And then,
So lonely...
Eventually, they shut themselves in their homes and became completely alone. No, being alone started to feel comfortable.
At that moment,
Knock. Knock. Knock.
Someone knocked on the door of Vena, the God of Ants.
If I stay quiet, they’ll just go away.
Vena deliberately didn’t answer.
However,
Knock. Knock. Knock.
The other person didn’t leave and knocked on the door again. Continuously.
Knock. Knock. Knock.
The knocking was steady, but it felt unhurried, as if they weren’t in a rush.
As the knocking continued,
Creeak.
“Who is it?”
Vena reluctantly opened the door.
And then,
“Hello. I’m Uri, the God of Loneliness. Vena-nim, can we talk? May I come in?”
Uri asked in a bright voice, and
“Huh? Oh.”
Vena, feeling a strange sense of happiness, unconsciously let Uri into the house.
A little later,
“Sob, sob, I’ve been so lonely...”
As they talked, Vena began to cry.
“It’s okay. Don’t feel lonely. I’ll stay by your side.”
“Really? Thank you. But Uri, you’re the God of Loneliness, yet you don’t seem lonely.”
“Because I’m not alone.”
“Not alone?”
“Yes. Because Sejun-nim is always with me.”
“Eh?! Park Sejun is with you?!”
“Yes, in my heart.”
“Pfft. What?!”
Vena burst out laughing at Uri’s words.
It’s true, so why is she laughing?
Uri gave a puzzled look.
“Hehe. Vena-nim, let’s pray to Sejun-nim together. Who knows? Sejun-nim might grant you a temple too.”
Uri suggested praying to Vena.
“Will he?”
“Yes. I’m sure our feelings will reach Sejun-nim! Sejun-nim, can you hear us? It’s me, Uri...”
Uri, the God of Loneliness, started praying to Sejun together with Vena.
It was a sight where you couldn’t tell who was the god.
***
99th Floor of the Black Tower.
“Aileen, can you change this name?”
Sejun asked Aileen to rename the dish called ‘Slime Meat Bloodsucking Leech Hide Soup’. The name was not only hard to pronounce but also made him think of wriggling leeches every time he saw it.
[The Tower’s Administrator asks if you have a name in mind.]
“Slime Seaweed Soup.”
[By the Tower Administrator’s authority, the dish name ‘Slime Meat Bloodsucking Leech Hide Soup’ has been forcibly renamed to ‘Slime Seaweed Soup’.] <Title: One Who Cooks Calamities> [Due to the effect of <Title: Top Tower Farmer>, you receive 1% of the job experience and Harvesting skill proficiency acquired by Ajax Mamebe, White Tower’s Tower Farmer.] [Due to the effect of <Title: Top Tower Farmer>, you receive 1% of the job experience and Seed Sowing skill proficiency acquired by Ophelia Iorg, Green Tower’s Tower Farmer.] [Moving to the 94th floor of the Black Tower.]
Sejun took a sip.
“Oh! This is really good!”
He couldn’t help but exclaim at the taste of the coffee.
“Niheheh. What you just drank is the finest coffee we’ll be selling soon, the Sejun 94 Chikasan Black Tower.”
“Huh?! But why does the coffee variety have my name in it?”
“Well, because Sejun-nim’s name means ‘the best’, of course.”
“Ah come on. ‘The best’... I’m not that great...”
Sejun tried to act modest.
But...
Hehehe. My name means the best.
The corners of Sejun’s mouth curled up into a crescent moon, rising high.
Slurp.
“Hehehe. Delicious.”
Perhaps due to the praise, the coffee tasted even better. Plus, the magnificent view from the top of the mountain added to the experience.
“Meow meow meow. Chairman Park, pet me more, meow!”
“Alright.”
While Sejun, feeling good, petted Theo, who had sprawled belly-up on his lap, and sipped his coffee,
Kueng!
Kking!
Cuengi and Blackie family ran around Chikasan as if it were their home, playing joyfully.
At that moment,
Thud.
Kueng?
[What’s this?]
Cuengi, lifting a stone to see if there was anything underneath, discovered a hole that seemed endlessly deep.
Kihihit. Kking!
[Hehe. It’s adventure time!]
Boing.
Blackie leaped into the hole without hesitation.
However,
Kking?
Float float.
Kueng! Kueng!
[No! Blackie, it’s dangerous!]
Cuengi’s telekinesis caught Blackie mid-air, suspending him.
We go on adventures with Dad!
Cuengi gathered Blackie family and ran toward Sejun.
***
90th Floor of the Black Tower.
“Kyoo-kyoo-so you’re saying someone robbed Dev-nim’s warehouse a week ago?”
Iona, her voice filled with frustration, asked the massive hippopotamus in front of her.
I was about to go to Theo-nim!
Iona had finally managed to delegate a task completely to Blackster, giving her some free time to go visit Theo. But then,
“Iona-nim, we’ve received a message from Dev-nim on the 90th floor of the tower!”
Dev, the boss of the 90th floor, where the former Gravity Tower had once been, had asked for help, having once offered them aid in the past.
Theo-nim ᅮᅮ
With disappointment in her heart, Iona made her way down to the 90th floor.
“Yes... that’s correct.”
Noma, the butler at Dev’s mansion, answered Iona’s question in a trembling voice.
“Kyoo-kyoo-Lead me to the warehouse.”
“Yes.”
Following Noma’s guidance, Iona headed to the warehouse that had been robbed.
“Power of mana, uncover the traces. Detect.”
I need to finish this quickly and go to Theo-nim.
She used magic to start searching for any traces left by the thief.
And then,
Kyoot-kyoot-kyoot. Found it. There are traces of a teleportation magic circle leading to the 94th floor of the tower.
The 94th floor is nearby! And I can even sense Theo-nim’s presence there!
Iona’s voice, which had been filled with frustration, now burst into a bright, cheerful tone.
Kyoot-kyoot-kyoot. Then I’ll depart right away! Teleport!
I’ll catch the thief and see Theo-nim too!
Quickly, she activated her magic.
***
Floating.
“Oh. It’s pretty deep here,”
Sejun said as he slowly descended into the hole, holding Cuengi, who was using his telekinesis. He looked down below as they went further.
Even after about 10 minutes of descending, the bottom was still nowhere in sight.
Though he was scared,
“Puhuhut. Chairman Park, I feel a pull from below, meow!”
“Really?!”
Encouraged by Theo’s words, Sejun mustered the courage to continue going down into the hole.
At that moment,
Kwaboom!
“Ugh.”
A loud explosion echoed from below, and a powerful updraft suddenly surged, engulfing Sejun and his companions.
And then,
“Meow?! I feel Iona’s presence from down below, meow!”
Iona is in danger, meow!
Sensing that Iona was in danger, Theo quickly used Meow-step while kicking off the wall and disappeared into the darkness.
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