TL: Hanguk
Black Tower, 75th Floor.
Kueng
[Dad, Cuengi is going to buy snacks!]
Kihiht. Kking! Kking!
[Hehe. Butler, I’ll go buy snacks too! Hyung, take with you!]
When they arrived at the shopping district, Cuengi and Blackie family dashed toward the street stalls.
“Let’s take a look around first.”
Sejun strolled through the shops with Theo and Flamie.
If they found sothing to buy,
“How much is this?”
“10 Tower Coins.”
“Flamie, fighting!”
“Puhuhut. Flamie can do it, ow!”
[Pl…Please give a discount!]
Cheered on by Sejun and Theo, Flamie practiced haggling three tis.
Although he would protect(?) Flamie, haggling skills were essential since you never knew where you might get taken advantage of.
Hehe. It could even be fun once you got the hang of it.
At first, Flamie was a little awkward, but
“That’s it. Our Flamie is doing well.”
“Puhuhut. Flamie has a knack for this, ow!”
[Hehe. Really?!]
With encouragent from Sejun and Theo, Flamie quickly adapted.
3 hours later.
“30 Tower Coins.”
[Hehe. Mister, please give a discount!]
“Then, how about 25 Tower Coins?”
[Eh. There are so scratches here too. Please give more of a discount!]
“Hahaha. Is that so? Fine, I’ll give it to you for 23 Coins.”
[Hehe. Since you’re already giving a discount, why not go down just a little further, how about 20 Tower Coins?]
“Hahaha. Alright. Your laugh is so cheerful, I’ll give you a special discount. But don’t tell anyone else about this, okay? I’ll be in trouble if word gets out.” Ŗ�
[Hehe. Yes! And Sejun-nim and Theo~oraboni, you can’t tell anyone either. It would trouble the boss.]
Flamie cleverly mid zipping their lips shut and even made Sejun and Theo swear secrecy. She had beco a skilled professional haggler.
anwhile…
Kueng
[Lower the price now!]
Kking! Kking!
[Lower it! If you don’t, I’m not moving from here!]
Cuengi and Blackie, on the other hand, had beco the notorious troubleso duo of the street stalls.
At that mont,
“Cuengi-nim, please stop that one!”
Jeras, who was chasing a criminal, shouted as he spotted Cuengi.
Kueng
Hearing Jeras’s cry, Cuengi used telekinesis to subdue the figure passing in front of him.
“Eek!”
The criminal struggled desperately to escape Cuengi’s telekinetic grip, but it was futile.
“Thank you. Here’s the bounty.”
Thanks to Cuengi’s help, Jeras easily captured the criminal and handed over the 500 Tower Coin bounty to Cuengi.
Kueng
[This is for Cuengi?!]
“Yes.”
Kuhehehe.
With this, I can buy more than 100 snacks!
Cuengi was ecstatic as he stared at the money in his hands.
Kihiht. Kking!
[Hehe. Hyung, I want that too!]
Blackie was just as excited.
Hehehe. If we catch criminals, we can eat tons of snacks!
Hehe. Earning money is easier than I thought.
As they munched on their snacks, both had the sa thought.
Kueng
[Detective Cunan is on the case!]
Kihiht. Kking!
[Hehe. Detective Kapang will help too!] (TL: Ka (까) cos from ‘까망이’, which ans ‘blackie,’ and ‘팡’ (Pang) is likely derived from ‘Pang’ or ‘Pang Adventures,’ whichever you prefer to call it.)
The two began hunting for more criminals.
“Why ?”
Jeras ended up joining them, as they needed soone to provide information about the criminals.
Sniff, sniff.
Sniff, sniff.
Like that, the two diligently searched for suspicious slls, and entered what looked like an expensive lodging.
nd then,
Clack.
As if it were their own room, they confidently opened the door to the finest room in the inn and sat at the dining table.
Monts Later.
“Oh?! I was just about to call you. How did you know to co?”
Sejun, carrying dishes from the kitchen, greeted Cuengi, Blackie, and
“Oh?! Jeras, you’re here too?”
Sejun smiled as he noticed Jeras, who had been dragged along by the two, sitting at the table.
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Sejun had rented the inn to prepare als for Aileen, while also making dishes for his group.
The nu was soy-braised sli, fried eggs, and white rice.
“Hello, Sejun-nim.”
What am I even doing here?
Jeras quickly greeted Sejun, all the while questioning his situation.
But then…
…?!
The mont a piece of savory soy-braised at was placed atop white rice and entered Jeras’s mouth, all his doubts vanished.
This is destiny!
Today, he had woken up 10 minutes earlier than usual to have an early breakfast, skipped lunch while apprehending two criminals, and chased down another criminal on his way back, all to arrive here, at this precise mont, to eat this food.
Delicious!
As Jeras wolfed down his al hurriedly,
Kueng
[So Cuengi caught the criminal and got the bounty!]
Kihiht. Kking!
[Hehe. Butler! Hyung used the bounty to buy food!]
Cuengi and Blackie proudly boasted to Sejun about their recent exploits while eating.
“Good job.”
While listening to their story, Sejun
‘Flamie should try catching a criminal too.’
He decided to do a criminal-catching experience with Flamie.
Detective Sherlock Sejun and his assistant Teoson.
Detective Cunan and Detective Kapang.
As Sejun was assigning roles.
“Hmm, what should Flamie be?”
After so contemplation, Sejun decided.
“Buljeonil?”
Detective Buljeonil. (TL: ‘Bul’ (불) cos from ‘불꽃이’, which ans ‘flamie’, and ‘Jeonil’ (전일) is derived from Kim Jeon-il, the detective in The Kindaichi Case Files. Sejun had considered using this na for Cuengi back in Chapter 244 but rejected it at the ti, saying, ‘If he appears, there’s always a murder case’ idk why he thought it was a good choice this ti.)
“That should work, right?”
The na felt like it could invite trouble, but considering the team mbers, he figured it would probably work out.
Once the roles were assigned
“Jeras, give us a case.”
“Huh? A case?”
“Yeah. Sothing with a high bounty. We’ll solve it for you.”
Sejun asked Jeras for a high bounty case.
And then
“Then please take this one. It’s a case with a 10 billion Tower Coin bounty, to catch an organization called the Herong Gang that’s been selling suspicious drugs in the tower lately.”
Jeras, who had been overworked recently, eagerly passed his most troubleso case to Sejun.
“A suspicious drug? Got it. Case accepted. Hehehe. Detective Sherlock Sejun and friends will handle it.”
“Puhuhut. That’s right, ow! Once Detective Sherlock Sejun and Assistant Teoson take the field, everything gets solved, ow!”
[Hehe. Detective Buljeonil, under Detective Sherlock Sejun’s command, will do her best!]
Kueng
[Detective Sherlock Sejun’s son, Detective Cunan, will help too!]
Kihiht. Kking!
[Hehe. The great Detective Kapang will assist the butler too!]
Thus, the strongest team of detectives set out to capture Herong Gang.
It was like using carpet-bombing with nuclear missiles on a problem that could be solved with a single grenade.
For Herong Gang, this was the beginning of a disaster.
And the first thing they did was…
“Assistant Teoson, do you feel anything?”
“eooow… not yet, ow!”
They decided to eat snacks while waiting for Theo’s front paws to sense sothing, a purely instinct and luck based investigative thod.
After about an hour had passed like that
“oow! Detective Sherlock Sejun, I feel the pull, ow!”
Theo called out, and
“Where?!”
Sejun quickly picked up Theo and rushed outside.
***
In a dark alley of the shopping street.
“Hey… Nar, give 10 Herong Candies.”
A Red Orc, who didn’t look too well, frantically pulled out so money as he spoke to a figure in a black hood.
“Sorry. With that money you can only buy 1. Starting today, Herong Candies went up to 10 Tower Coins each.”
Nar took the 10 Tower Coins from the Red Orc’s hand and replied in a sly tone.
“What?! Yesterday, it was only 1 Tower Coin per candy!”
“Nothing I can do about it. If the boss says to raise the price, I have to. By the way, starting tomorrow, the price will go up to 20 Tower Coins each, so if you’ve got the money, stock up today. Kekeke.”
At Nar’s words, the Red Orc spent all his money to buy 3 Herong Candies.
And just like that, every few minutes, Nar sold more candy.
“Detective Sherlock Sejun, that’s the guy, ow!”
Theo pointed at Nar in the distance.
“Alright, let’s get him!”
“Puhuhut. Understood, ow!”
Thwack!
“Ugh!”
At Sejun’s words, Theo imdiately struck the back of Nar’s head, knocking him unconscious.
Normally, investigators would tail a suspect to locate their base of operations. But for Sejun’s detective squad, that wasn’t necessary.
“Detective Kapang, go!”
Kihiht. Kking!
[Hehe. Great Detective Kapang will sniff everything out!]
Thunk.
Kkirorong.
Blackie headbutted Nar and promptly fell asleep.
Monts later,
“Eek! I’ll tell you everything! Just please, spare my soul!”
Nar, who had regained his senses, was ready to spill everything.
“Hideout.”
“It’s in Ger Village on the 72nd floor of the Tower. It’s the biggest mansion in the village, you’ll recognize it right away!”
“Na of the Herong Gang’s boss?”
“That I don’t really…”
Grrr!
When Nar couldn’t answer, Blackie imdiately growled.
How cute.
To Sejun, it was nothing but adorable, but…
“Eek! It’s true! This isn’t information soone as low-ranking as would know! But I do know the nas of the people I’ve dealt with! Oh! Now that I think about it, I did hear the na of a mid-level boss once! I’m sure it was Kozette!”
Nar panicked at Blackie’s growl and desperately spilled everything he knew.
After getting information from Nar like that, Sejun.
Handed Nar over to Jeras and moved to the 72nd floor.
***
Black Tower, 72nd Floor.
Piyo?!
[This is all because of you, Uren-nim?!]
“Sorry…”
Piyot was furious at Uren.
A few days ago, the two of them had been on their way to find the last divine relic of Misfortune, the God of Misfortune, when they encountered highway robbers for the first ti in a while.
For Piyot and Uren, dealing with them wasn’t a big deal, they easily subdued the thieves and prepared to stamp.
But…
“Piyo?!”
[What is this stuff?!]
“I don’t know! Uhehe. But it feels good!”
After inhaling the black powder the bandits had scattered, they began experiencing side effects.
Piyihihi.
Uhehe.
Their bodies weakened, their mood lightened, and uncontrollable laughter began to bubble out of them.
And then,
“Alright, they’re completely drugged. Grab whatever’s valuable!”
The bandits started taking money from the dazed pair.
If they had only been robbed of money, it wouldn’t have been much of a problem, but…
“Uhehe. Look at this! I can even make gold like this.”
Uren, in his drugged state, showed the bandits his ability to create gold, and things quickly spiraled out of control.
When the two regained their senses, they were restrained with equipnt that sealed magic power and locked in prison, and
Piyo! Piyo?!
[Why would you make gold for them?!]
Even as Piyot scolded him, Uren had no excuse to offer.
At that mont,
Clank.
“So you’re awake.”
A towering Yellow Minotaur entered the prison carrying a basket filled with stones.
Then,
“Make gold, Legendary rchant Uren.”
He shoved the basket toward Uren, demanding he turn the stones into gold.
It wasn’t difficult to identify Uren’s identity since he was the only pink pig capable of creating gold in the Black Tower.
“Alright, I’ll do it. But let Piyot go.”
Hoping to at least save Piyot, Uren tried to negotiate.
“Kukukuk. Legendary rchant Uren, do you think you’re in a position to negotiate with ? You have no such right. You’ll do what I say. Here, my word – the word of Bulka, boss of the Herong Gang – is law.”
Bulka refused to entertain Uren’s terms.
“Instead, if you don’t make the gold, I’ll pluck this bird’s feathers one by one and make it my dinner. Hahaha. Now. Quickly make gold. Legendary rchant Uren.”
“Alrig-”
When Uren was about to give in to Bulka’s words
Piyo?! Piyo!
[You’re going to eat for dinner?! Go ahead and try!]
Piyo! Piyo! Piyo!
[I am Piyot, right front paw of the deadly dragon clawed hybrid golden cat Theo Park-nim, subordinate of the great black dragon! I don’t beg for my life! And soon, Theo-nim will co to rescue !]
Furious, Piyot chirped fiercely.
“Kukukuk. Such a tiny thing with big guts. But no matter how great Theo Park might be, it’s impossible for him to find this underground prison. I’ve changed my mind. First, I’ll pluck all your feathers-”
As Bulka smirked and reached out toward Piyot, a sudden voice rang out.
“Puhuhut. Over here, ow! I can feel it from this direction, ow!”
Kueng
Boom!
With Theo’s voice coming from beyond the wall, Cuengi smashed through it.
“Eh?! It’s Piyot and Uren!”
Sejun and his group appeared through the hole in the wall.
“Go-Golden Cat Theo Park?!”
And even the tyrant Cuengi Park?!
‘How did they find this place?!’
Bulka froze in panic upon seeing Theo and Cuengi.
At that mont,
Piyiing!
Theo~nim, I was scared! This guy bullied !
Piyot burst into tears upon seeing Theo, who had co to rescue him.
“ow?! You made my right front paw cry, ow?!”
Thwack!
“Urgh!”
Theo imdiately avenged Piyot by hitting Bulka on the back of the head.
“By the way, do you know who the boss of the Herong Gang is ow?”
He asked Piyot and Uren about the Herong Gang’s boss.
Point.
The two simultaneously pointed at the unconscious Bulka.
Kihiht. Kking!
[Hehe. Detective Kapang, on it!]
Thunk.
Blackie headbutted Bulka, and just like that, all of Herong Gang’s secrets were revealed.
[Jeras’s Case Log]
The Herong Gang, an organization distributing suspicious drugs in the tower
– With the help of the Sejun Detective Squad, Herong Gang’s leader Bulka and all 20,000 mbers were arrested, achieving a 100% success rate in the roundup!
– Total bounty: 15.3 billion Tower Coins paid in full.
And thus, the major case that had been troubling Jeras was completely resolved.
“Flamie, how was it? Did you enjoy playing detective?”
[Yes!]
At Sejun’s question, Flamie grinned widely, clearly having had a great ti.
Becoming a detective and tracking down criminals, it was thrilling and exciting!
Flamie learned what it ant to almost die from excitent this ti.
“Alright, let’s ride this montum and do a treasure hunt next.”
[Hehe! We’re going treasure hunting this ti?]
“Yep.”
Sejun was now heading to the 62nd floor of the Tower to help Uren find the last divine relic of Misfortune, the God of Misfortune.
***
[You have arrived at the 62nd floor of the Black Tower.]
…
..
.
When Sejun arrived on the 62nd floor:
Ppiik?
[Sejun-nim?]
“Huh?! Father Rabbit?”
Sejun spotted Father Rabbit, who was feeding the baby rabbits.
And then,
Ahem! See that?! being familiar with Sejun-nim?
Father Rabbit puffed up his chest proudly as he glanced at the baby rabbits.
At last, the mont had co for Father Rabbit to prove his dignity and authority.
*****
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