99th Floor of the Black Tower.
No way... Tier? I didn’t think he was like that. But to cause such a massive incident?!
Sejun was furious after hearing what Ace had told him.
“Haaah. Thanks for telling , Ace.”
He took a deep breath to calm himself and expressed his appreciation to Ace for sharing the information.
–Brother-in-law, I did good, right?
“Yeah.”
–Puhihihi.
Ace bead proudly at Sejun’s praise.
At that mont—
Ahem. Ace, you’ve beco quite the loose-lipped dragon, haven’t you.
Tier, who’d been lurking nearby trying to find the right mont to approach, quickly stepped forward and glared at Ace with clear irritation.
–Brother-in-law... puhiiing...
Ace, caught in Tier’s glare, looked like he was about to cry and quickly hid behind Sejun. In his hands were two half-eaten pieces of spicy dragon chicken.
Then—
“Tier, you jerk! You’re the one who screwed up, so why are you taking it out on Ace?! And how is he ‘loose-lipped’? Our Ace just told the truth!”
Kaiser, who had been watching from the side, jumped in, visibly angry.
–That is being loose-lipped! He snitched right away!
–It wasn’t snitching. He was just worried about Sejun. Hahaha! That’s our Ace—so kind, just like his old granddad!
–What?! You’re calling yourself kind now, Kaiser?!
–That’s right! If you can find a dragon as kind as , bring them here!
Kaiser and Tier bickered, with Kaiser proudly imagining his grandson watching him from afar.
‘Grandson, are you watching? Grandpa’s stepping up for you. I’m all you’ve got, right?’
But—
–Puhihihi. So tasty.
Ace was far too busy enjoying his dragon chicken to pay Kaiser the slightest attention.
Not the result Kaiser wanted, but—
‘Just look at him eat. So hearty and joyful. Unbothered by anything, just like when I was a kid.’
Kaiser smiled warmly as he watched Ace, not just a doting grandpa to his granddaughter—he was a sucker for his grandson too.
While Kaiser was lost in sentintal admiration—
“Tier, what exactly happened?”
Sejun turned to Tier, seeking a full explanation.
–I’m sorry. I was playing with Forby and... Here, this is to apologize.
Tier, looking genuinely remorseful, handed over one hundred thousand of his scales to Sejun.
Then—
“Puhuhut. Tier, I’ll be taking so claws too, nya!”
Right on cue, Theo demanded claws, standing boldly beside Sejun like a true cat gangster.
Puhuhut. I’ve got the great hybrid Chairman Park next to . I fear nothing, nya!
Theo said whatever he pleased under Sejun’s protection.
–Very well. Will 100kg be enough?
“Tier, give a bit more, nya!”
–Then I’ll give you 500kg. Happy now?
“Puhuhut. Thank you, Tier, nya!”
While Theo collected claws, Iona and Queng transported the scales into the subspace storage.
“But really... how distracted were you that you forgot to manage your tower?”
Sejun asked, genuinely curious. As soone who’d raised many kids himself, he couldn’t understand how soone could lose track of everything over a single child.
“Well... Forby...”
Tier explained.
Forby had asked Tier to watch his “superhero landing.” Tier had been focusing on slowing the tower’s movent speed, so he only spared about 10% of his ntal focus to watch.
But—
“Dahaha! Well done, grandson!”
“Grandpa, you’re not even paying attention! Focus properly!”
“No, Forby, Grandpa’s just—”
Unhappy with Tier’s half-hearted praise, Forby exploded.
“Waaah! Grandpa! Pay attention to ! I said focus!”
He threw himself on the floor, screaming and wailing.
Shaken, Tier scrambled to calm him down, and before he realized it, his entire focus had shifted to Forby. The tower, now unmanaged, accelerated rapidly toward Earth.
“I see.”
So Forby’s the real culprit.
After hearing Tier out, Sejun concluded:
“I’ll take Forby to Earth for a few days.”
Hehehe. You do the cri, you do the ti.
Sejun decided to bring Forby back to Earth.
Tier had already paid for the incident, but sotis you had to experience consequences firsthand to truly understand what you did wrong.
Sejun intended to use Forby as a temporary teacher at the Kindergarten of Destruction.
With the new arrivals, the kindergarten now had 21 children—more than enough to teach Forby a hard-earned lesson.
After a few days with the kids, he’d co to understand:
Ah... I really put the grown-ups through hell... I was way out of line...
–Forby...? Ahem. Sejun, would you mind if I went too?
Tier asked, a little sheepishly.
Trying to tag along using a sneaky “1 1” deal with his grandson. Other Tower Lords looked hopeful, casting expectant glances at Sejun.
And—
“Of course not.”
Sejun rejected them flatly.
To go to Earth, he had to use the dedicated path on the 1st floor. With Sejun’s resistance level, he could survive 7 seconds with Forby. Any longer than 3 minutes and he’d die.
And Tier, too?
The mont Tier appeared before Sejun on the first floor—
I die.
The whole 1st floor gets wiped out.
Sad ending unlocked.
Rejection was the only sane answer.
A little later—
–Brother-in-law, co again soon.
Ace hugged Sejun tightly in farewell, his chicken now all gone.
There was still plenty of dragon chicken packed for later, but Ace always hated being separated from Sejun.
“Yeah. Take care, brother-in-law. I’ll bring more chicken next ti.”
–Puhihihi. ◆ Nоvеlіgһt ◆ (Only on Nоvеlіgһt) Okay!
Finally, Ace bead happily and let go of Sejun.
“We’ll send Forby down when you signal from the first floor.”
Kaiser inford him.
Since Sejun could only endure Forby’s energy for a short period, Kaiser, as the Tower’s administrator, would ti Forby’s descent perfectly.
“Alright. See you all. Take care.”
Sejun bid farewell to the Tower Lords and everyone at the farm, then descended to the first floor via waypoint.
–......
While Sejun departed, Tier’s purple dragon statue remained silent—it was busy explaining the situation to Forby.
***
Administrator’s Zone of the Purple Tower.
“Forby, co here. Grandpa has sothing to tell you.”
Tier called out to his grandson, who was sprawled out lazily on the floor.
But—
“Why can’t you co here instead?”
Forby couldn’t be bothered to move. He didn’t even look Tier’s way.
You little...!
Tier’s anger flared.
He’ll learn his lesson once he’s with Sejun.
Thinking of sending Forby to Sejun cald Tier down.
That’s why he hadn’t tried to stop Sejun from taking him.
Sending a less-than-1000-year-old dragon off alone to a place with no family was a big decision, even if Earth was considered safe.
But Tier had seen what happened to Aileen, Ace, and Ajax after spending ti with Sejun. They’d grown polite—even to Kaiser and Kellion.
And Aileen, a hatchling just like Forby, was doing great on Earth.
So Tier pushed aside his unease and decided to send Forby with joy in his heart.
“Forby...”
Tier began carefully explaining the situation.
“What?! Earth?! I have to go there alone?!”
“Yes... And even if you miss Grandpa—”
Tier braced for tantrums and resistance—
“Yay! If I go to Earth, I’ll get to play with Aileen all by myself! I’m so excited! Pohihihi! This is gonna be great!”
Excited?!
Without Grandpa?!
The little brat actually cheered and clapped.
“When do I leave, Grandpa?”
“Ahem. Right now.”
Grumbling to himself, Tier sent Forby straight to the 99th floor of the Black Tower.
[Currently preparing dedicated portal use...]
“Kaiser, now please.”
[Tower Administrator has approved the transfer.]
The mont Forby arrived on the 99th floor, he was sent directly to the 1st floor.
“So you’re the human Aileen likes—Park Sejun, was it? Pleased to et you. I am the great Purple Dragon, Forby Pheten.”
The handso, violet-haired boy greeted Sejun with an arrogant smirk.
“Yeah. Nice to et you.”
The mont Sejun replied—
[You are now being transported to Earth.]
[Please enjoy your ti.]
Sejun and the group were sent to Earth.
I’ll finally get to play with Aileen!
I should ask her to play hide and seek...
Forby smiled with glee, imagining all the fun he’d have.
But—
I don’t like this kid...
Sejun stared at Forby with open disdain.
You’re smiling? After what you did?
And worse—you’re even better looking when you smile.
Honestly, it wasn’t the smile—it was that damn good-looking face. Standing next to Forby, Sejun felt like a deep-sea squid. A bottom-tier one.
Maybe I should make him transform into a dragon.
Sejun was tempted. But this was Earth. Theo and Queng could pass as animals—but Forby, a majestic Purple Dragon, would draw too much attention.
Exploding with inferiority complex and petty jealousy, Sejun glared daggers at Forby.
Laugh it up while you can. Your suffering begins soon.
He planned to dump the hardest tasks on Forby.
“Pohihihi!”
Forby, clueless that his nightmare was about to begin, skipped ahead joyfully.
***
Clack.
“Aileen, I’m ho—”
Sejun opened the door and called out to Aileen and the others.
Thud-thud-thud!
“Aileen! Big bro Forby is here!”
Before Sejun could finish, Forby raced past him excitedly.
And—
“Big bro Forby! Perfect timing. Co here, hold this rope!”
“Huh? Oh! You can count on big bro Forby!”
Aileen handed him a rope. Forby, bewildered, accepted it.
“Big bro Forby, don’t lose. Got it?”
“Got it! Just leave it to !”
He had no idea what was going on, but replied confidently.
“Alright, then—begin!”
Hrrng! Hrrng!
Eighteen children began pulling the rope with all their might.
Aileen was putting them through tug-of-war training for their next match against the Imperial Kindergarten.
“Co on, kids! Pull harder!”
“If you lose, no dinner!”
The kids strained with everything they had.
“What?! Waaah!”
Forby, caught off guard, dug in and pulled with all his strength too.
anwhile—
[You have safely retrieved three [Children of Creation Tainted by Destruction] who were left behind in .]
[As a reward, storage capacity of the [Earring of Radiant Darkness] has increased by 15%.]
[Earth (Lv. 4) evolution EXP increased by 9%.]
After reading the quest reward notifications—
“Sejun, you’re back?”
“Yeah.”
Sejun exchanged greetings with Aileen.
Evening was falling.
Ti to prepare dinner.
But first—
“You three, go help with the rope.”
““Okay!””
He sent Nene, Kuku, and Chacha to join the tug-of-war.
Hehehe. Let the suffering begin.
“Grrr! I won’t lose!”
And so, from his very first day, Forby found himself working as a full-fledged teacher at the Kindergarten of Destruction.
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