Chapter 511: From now on, when you miss me, Hybrid Vice Chairman Theo, just hug this, meow!

TL: Hanguk

Kueng?! Kueng!

[Why are you not answering?! Hurry up, wake up Dad!]

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Cuengi was still relentlessly slamming Mobius down, unaware that Sejun and others had regained their senses.

“Cuengi! I’m awake!”

Sejun called out to Cuengi from very far away. If he got too close, he might get hurt by the shockwaves Cuengi was creating while swinging Mobius around.

When Sejun shouted loudly,

Kueng?

It’s Dad’s voice!

Cuengi’s ears perked up in Sejun’s direction, and his head quickly turned to where Sejun was.

Kueng!

[Dad’s awake!]

Thud.

Spotting Sejun, who had regained consciousness, Cuengi dropped Mobius’s lifeless body to the ground and hurriedly shrank his size, flying into Sejun’s arms for a hug.

Then,

Kueng? Kueng?

[Dad, are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere?]

Cuengi began diligently checking every part of Sejun’s body.

“Yeah. Your Dad’s strong, you know.”

Sejun showed off his firm biceps as he spoke, but...

What’s strong about that?

There was no way Cuengi would be convinced by Sejun’s feeble biceps.

Of course, being the dutiful son he was, Cuengi refrained from voicing his thoughts out loud to avoid making Dad sad.

But his expression said it all. Cuengi, still young, was not good at hiding his expressions yet.

Fortunately, since the rest of the party also made unimpressed faces at Sejun’s biceps, Cuengi’s expression didn’t stand out too much.

A moment later,

Kueng!

[Dad is fine!]

Cuengi, having finished his inspection, clung to Sejun’s side.

“But why is this guy’s body still here even after dying?”

Sejun approached Mobius’s corpse. He intended to use it to make a giant grilled fish dish for Theo.

At that moment,

Rumble.

As Mobius’s mouth opened, things that Mobius hadn’t yet digested spilled out.

Most of it was dirt, trees, and rocks, but,

“Oh!”

There were gems, money, and items scattered among them.

Seeing those, it was impossible to resist!

“Animal for treasure hunting?!

Sejun shouted.

“Puhuhut. The number one treasure hunter, I, Hybrid Vice Chairman Theo, will claim first place, meow!”

Kueng! Kueng!

[Cuengi is also good at treasure hunting! Cuengi will find everything with my nose!]

Kihihit. Kking?! Kking!

[Hehe. Is this a game? I want to play too!]

Theo, Cuengi, and Blackie family all announced their participation and started searching for treasures.

“Land Moving!”

Of course, Sejun, being a social animal, also joined the treasure hunt.

And then,

“Kyoot... Dev~nim, I need to find the items for you... kyoot Kyoot kyoot. I’ll have to participate too! Detect!”

I can’t resist a treasure hunt!

Iona, who had been hesitating while watching, finally cast a spell and enthusiastically began searching for treasures too.

One hour later.

“Whew. That was exhausting.”

Haha, but I found quite a lot.

Sejun proudly looked at the small pile of treasures he had gathered.

I wonder how much the others found?

He glanced at the treasure piles the rest of the party had gathered.

“Meow!”

Papapapat.

First off, Theo found something every time he put his front paws into the ground, creating 10 mountains of treasures around him.

“Wow.”

As expected, Theo was overwhelmingly in first place.

Sejun had no intention of competing with the lucky golden paws of Theo, so he turned his attention comfortably to the others.

Sniff sniff.

Kueng!

104.28.193.250

Cuengi, after roughly identifying the location of the treasures by scent, used telekinesis to lift and scatter the dirt, finding treasures. Around Cuengi, there were seven treasure mounds.

Cuengi was in second place.

“Kyoot kyoot kyoot.”

Iona, who used magic to create three treasure mounds, was in third place.

Then I must be fourth?

There was no need to even look at Blackie family. Obviously, they couldn’t have found more treasures than him.

But,

Kihihit. Kking!

[Hehe. Guys, we’re beating the Butler! Let’s keep going!]

“Yes!”

Kkiruk!

[Absorbing the <Power: Absolute Smell> contained in the Power Stone of the Silent Plunderer, White Whale Mobius.] [Your strength is significantly lacking to properly absorb these powers.] [<Power: Absolute Smell> has been greatly downgraded, and you have awakened the Talent: Scent Tracking (Plants Only).] [Talent: Scent Tracking (Plants Only)] [<Power: Insignificant and Cowardly Plunder> has been activated.] [Unnamed Royal Gold Coin of the Kingdom of Kov] [<Power: Insignificant and Cowardly Plunder> has been activated.]

Kking?! Kking?!

[Huh?! Where did it go?!]

As the saying goes, ‘the longer the tail, the more likely it is to be stepped on’. Finally, Blackie noticed because he took something too distinctive.

Where did the painting of the great Blackie in action go?!

Of all things, Sejun had taken a large golden plate that depicted the battle between Fenrir and the great dragon race from the past.

Half of the golden plate was occupied by a massive wolf fighting with twelve leader-level dragons and all nine remaining dragon clan members, depicted in such detail and dynamism as if witnessed firsthand.

Of course, even without the detailed picture, the sheer size of the golden plate made it inevitable that he would get caught.

Kking?!

[Butler! Why are you stealing my stuff?!]

Blackie barked, running over to Sejun, who was holding the golden plate.

Kking? Kking?!

[Wait? This smells like me too? Isn’t this ours too?!]

Once caught, it all unraveled. Blackie, who had been sitting there seemingly unaware, had marked every treasure with his scent one by one.

A moment later.

“I even lost to the kids...”

Sejun ended up being the last-place finisher in the treasure hunt competition.

“Puhuhut. The great Hybrid Park Chairman came in last, meow! That’s why you need me, Hybrid Vice Chairman Theo, meow!”

Kueng!

[Cuengi will find lots of treasures for you next time, so cheer up, Dad!]

Theo and Cuengi comforted Sejun.

Kkirorong.

Eomrorong.

...

..

.

Blackie family, satisfied with beating Sejun, slept soundly in victory.

“Kyoot kyoot kyoot. I’ll return everything to their rightful owners.”

Iona began sorting out the items whose owners were clearly identifiable.

“Kyoot kyoot kyoot. I’ll take this too. If I ask the creator, Amur Lange, I’ll be able to find out who bought it.”

Among the items was the large golden plate with Blackie’s painting on it.

At that moment,

“Meow!”

Theo, who hadn’t stopped treasure hunting until the very end, found a box in the dirt pile.

And then,

“Puhuhut. Park Chairman, take this, meow!”

Theo handed the box to Sejun.

“Oh! Thanks!”

Click.

Sejun, looking pleased, opened the box that Theo had given him.

Inside were three Land Deeds.

[Black Tower 4th Floor Land Deed]

[White Tower 67th Floor Land Deed]

[Golden Tower 89th Floor Land Deed]

“I needed these land deeds, so this worked out perfectly. Well done, Vice Chairman Theo.”

“Puhuhut. I, Hybrid Vice Chairman Theo, always do a great job, meow!”

“Yeah.”

Sejun patted Theo on the head as he gathered up the land deeds.

The land deed for the 4th floor of the Black Tower was needed to erect a monument for Leah’s achievement, who had granted him a 5-star divine relic, and to assign Ssibal the 18th as a follower.

The land deed for the 67th floor of the White Tower was essential for finding the sealed sun of the White Tower.

“If only it were one floor higher.”

If he had received the land deed for the 90th floor instead of the 89th floor of the Golden Tower, it would have been perfect...

Patrick, the God of Earth’s divine relic, the Earth Armor, was on the 90th floor of the Golden Tower.

Sejun, feeling slightly regretful, stood up from his seat.

“Kyoot kyoot kyoot. Sejun-nim, I’ve packed everything!”

Iona, who had gathered all the items with owners, said as she carried the remaining items and Mobius’s corpse into Sejun’s void storage.

“Iona, thank you for your hard work. Let’s head back now.”

Kueng!

[Dad, Hold on tightly to Cuengi!]

“Yeah.”

As Sejun held Cuengi in his arms,

Shwoosh!

Cuengi used telekinesis to quickly lift them into the air, and in the blink of an eye, they had returned to the surface.

“Kyoot kyoot kyoot... Well, I have things to do, so I’ll be off...”

Iona bid farewell with a voice filled with reluctance.

However,

Hug.

Contrary to her words, she couldn’t easily let go of Theo’s warm and fluffy tail, which she hadn’t touched in a while. Her hands still clung to it with lingering attachment.

“Puhuhut. Iona, take this, meow! From now on, when you miss me, Hybrid Vice Chairman Theo, just hug this, meow!”

Theo handed Iona a heart-shaped fur ball made from his own fur.

“Kyoot?! Theo-nim! I love it so much!”

Iona, deeply moved, embraced Theo with a beaming expression, holding the heart-shaped fur ball.

Then,

“Kyoot kyoot kyoot. Theo-nim, I’ll do my best! Sejun-nim, take care!”

With a heart full of Theo’s warmth, Iona cheerfully bid farewell and left.

Aileen must have been this happy, right?

Sejun smiled, imagining how happy Aileen must have been when she received the heart-shaped rice ball from him, even though he hadn’t seen her reaction firsthand.

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