“Are we almost there?”
“Puhuhut. We are-nya!”
Kuhehehe. Kkueng!
[Hehehe. I hope there’s a good treasure-da yo!]
Sejun and his companions made their way toward the end of the rainbow.
Kirorong.
Kkamang fell asleep again midway.
After a while—
They finally reached the end of the rainbow.
“Eh. So it was just a legend? Vice Chairman Theo, what do you think?”
“Nya... I don’t feel any pull-nya...”
Kkueng...
[There’s no treasure-da yo...]
In the end, it was a bust. The story about treasure at the end of the rainbow was just a made-up tale.
“But now we know there’s nothing there...”
Sejun found satisfaction simply in having made it to the end.
“Let’s go ho.”
“Puhuhut. Sounds good-nya!”
Kkueng!
Kirorong.
They headed ho. They may not have found any treasure, but they made a small mory of their own.
Sejun and his group returned to his parents’ house.
“Mom, I’m ho.”
“Puhuhut. Kim Miran, Vice Chairman Theo is here too-nya!”
Kuhehehe. Kkueng!
[Hehehe. Grandma, Kkueng is here too-da yo!]
Kkihihit. Kking!
[Heheh. Butler’s mom! The Great Kkamangy-nim has also arrived!]
They arrived late in the evening.
“What took you so long? Aileen and the kids waited for a while but ended up putting them to bed. I still have pancake batter left. You’re eating before you go, right?”
“Of course.”
Sejun smiled at Kim Miran’s words.
But deep down—
Thanks, Mom.
He knew. Kim Miran had made a fresh batch of batter, just to wait for him.
With how much Aileen and the kids ate, there was no way any batter would’ve been left.
So Sejun, filled with gratitude and affection, transferred a generous amount of pocket money into her account.
Better send Dad so too. He’ll sulk if Mom gets sothing and he doesn’t.
As Sejun was wiring money to Park Chun-ho—
“Puhuhut. Kim Miran, is there grilled fish for Vice Chairman Theo-nya?”
“Hohoho. Of course.”
Kkueng?!
[Grandma, is there pork kimchi stew for Kkueng too-da yo?!]
“Of course. Would Grandma skip sothing her grandchild likes?”
Kking?!
[Butler’s mom! What about the Extre Flavor Roasted Sweet Potato Dried Snacks the Great Kkamangy-nim loves?!]
“Of course my sweet pup has his favorite too.”
Theo, Kkueng, and Kkamang all hovered around Kim Miran, checking if their favorite dishes were included.
For the record, Kim Miran couldn’t understand a word they said—but sohow, they still managed to communicate perfectly. It was truly mysterious.
Ssshhk.
While Kim Miran prepared pancakes and other dishes—
“Hehehe.”
“Puhuhut.”
Kuhehehe.
Kkihihit.
Sejun and his companions waited with soft chuckles. They just enjoyed the mont.
It was peaceful, warm, familiar. Sejun was excited to eat his mom’s food, while Theo, Kkueng, and Kkamang simply loved being with Sejun.
After about 15 minutes—
“Dinner’s ready.”
Kim Miran called them over, and they sat down and smiled happily as they began eating her ho-cooked al.
“By the way, where are Dad and Sedol?”
Halfway through the al, Sejun suddenly thought of them and asked.
“Took you long enough. They both went on vacation.”
“Vacation?”
“Yeah. Your dad went on a one-night fishing trip with his friends. Sedol went to Europe with Sera.”
“Really?”
Toddodok.
[Sedol, we’re a family of tradition. No premarital stuff. And you’re definitely not allowed to get married before your big brother. Rember that. If you break the rule, Theo, Kkueng, and I will personally rebuild the family skeleton from the ground up...]
As soon as he heard the news, Sejun began furiously texting Sedol.
But then—
“Don’t send him weird stuff!”
Smack!
Kim Miran’s palm struck Sejun’s back.
It was loud, but didn’t hurt.
“Ow!”
Sejun pretended to be in pain as he sheepishly deleted the ssage. Even he had to admit—it was pretty petty.
“Mom, are you going on vacation too?”
Trying to change the topic, Sejun asked.
“Of course. I’m heading to the U.S. with your dad tomorrow.”
Ah. So the fishing trip was to make sure he sleeps well on the plane.
Sejun pictured Park Chun-ho’s master plan in his head.
“Arica’s nice. Oh, Mom, the U.S. President is sending a private jet for . Want to take it with Dad?”
If she agreed, Sejun planned to send his parents on the private jet while he flew there riding Kkueng.
With Kkueng, it’d be a 10-minute trip to the White House. The jet, though? He’d have to go to the airport, take a 10 hour flight, and then transfer again to get to the White House.
Frankly, using the private jet was a massive waste of ti for Sejun.
“What?! No thanks! That’s too much. I already booked first class. I’ll just ride that.”
“Okay.”
“So, Sejun—where are you going for vacation?”
“Well...”
Her question made Sejun pause and think.
First issue—
Can I even go on vacation?
Even if he wanted to, bringing 23 Children of Destruction with him would make it not a vacation. That would just be a portable Kindergarten of Destruction.
Unless... he sent them with Forby when he returned to the Tower tomorrow?
Sejun thought it over briefly.
The Lords can handle them for a few days, right?
It seed doable.
Heheheh. I can’t be the only one suffering. The Tower Lords can have a taste too.
With revenge in mind for sending the Tower to Earth, Sejun plotted his own payback.
Now that the first problem was solved—
Where should I go?
A second issue appeared.
How about an uninhabited island?
He rembered so nice ones he’d seen while flying over the Pacific and Atlantic. It’d be fun with his companions.
No... I’ve been to places like that already.
Honestly, the Tower had cleaner air and more beautiful nature than most resort islands.
And he could visit those any ti he wanted.
A true vacation should be soplace he couldn’t usually go.
He wanted to go sowhere he’d never visited with his companions.
Like...
“Neverland?”
“Hohoho. Planning to go to an amusent park? That’s a good idea. You can go on a date with Aileen too.”
Kim Miran smiled.
“Heheheh. Yeah. Planning to go tomorrow.”
My lifelong wish is finally coming true.
Sejun grinned. Going to an amusent park with a girlfriend had always been one of his lifelong dreams.
With both location and date settled—
“Hello, Mr. Dongsik? I have a favor...”
Sejun called Dongsik to arrange a full rental of Neverland. Can’t risk others getting hurt, after all.
“So soon?”
—Yes. The president of Neverland is my ntor’s niece.
Thankfully, Han Tae-jun’s niece ran Neverland, so the rental was arranged quickly.
“What? Tae-jun’s niece is the president? Then Tae-jun is also...”
—Yes. In fact, my ntor is...
Apparently, Han Tae-jun belonged to Korea’s most powerful chaebol family.
No wonder everything Sejun needed in Korea always got done fast.
Now only one thing left to solve.
The hardest problem remained.
For Sejun to go on a proper date with Aileen at an amusent park, he had to ensure one thing.
I can’t afford to pass out during the date...
He needed a way to keep himself safe.
Eoksamchiri, it’s a quest. Before I finish my al, find a way to safely go on a one-day date with Aileen. If you fail—impeachnt.
Sejun issued a virtually impossible quest to [System Eoksamchiri].
SJC, help!
—Yes! Eoksamchiri-nim!
[System Eoksamchiri] even enlisted help from [System SJC] to figure out a thod.
Three seconds later—
—Eoksamchiri-nim, Madam Aileen’s [Radiant Earring of Darkness] is close to leveling up. How about force-upgrading it by 10 stages using causality and divine power? That could work.
After simulating 5 trillion scenarios, [System SJC] proposed the thod with the highest chance of success.
That’s so dumb... but fine.
It was an absurdly brute-force thod—but there was no ti to hesitate.
Alright! Do it! SJC, make sure to optimize it to avoid side effects!
—Yes!
With the best thod in place to ensure Sejun’s safe date—
[Sejun-nim, we’ve found it!]
[Madam Aileen’s...]
[System Eoksamchiri] imdiately reported quest completion.
“Great. Then give any quest right now.”
[Understood!]
Sejun requested a quest to upgrade the Radiant Earring of Darkness.
[A quest has occurred.]
[Quest: Please sing a lullaby to the Children of Creation Tainted by Destruction.]
Reward: 0.3% charge on [Radiant Earring of Darkness], 0.023% Earth Lv.5 EXP
[System Eoksamchiri] had crafted a quest Sejun could complete right away.
“Mom, I have sothing to do at ho. Enjoy your vacation with Dad.”
Sejun stood up to go.
“Puhuhut. Kim Miran, Vice Chairman Theo is heading ho-nya!”
Kkueng! Kkueng!
[Goodbye, Grandma! Kkueng will co again-da yo!]
Kkihihit. Kking! Kking!
[Heheh! Butler’s mom! Thanks for the great al today! The Great Kkamangy-nim will continue to protect your son!]
Theo, Kkueng, and Kkamang also stood and said their goodbyes.
“Alright. Have a great vacation, Sejun. And goodbye, my precious little ones.”
They left under Kim Miran’s warm sendoff.
Soon after—
🎵 “Baby’s sleeping so soundly~” 🎵
(Bat-Bat: 🎵 “Baby’s sleeping so soundly~” 🎵)
Sejun and Bat-Bat sang a lullaby together and completed the quest.
Fwoosh.
The [Radiant Earring of Darkness] glead with radiant black light.
SJC, begin!
—Yes!
[System Eoksamchiri] and [System SJC] poured absurd amounts of causality and divine power into the earring, starting the brute-force upgrade.
Their go-to fuel for causality was money filled with desire.
“Nya?! Chairman Park, I sll money burning-nya!”
Theo perked up imdiately. His nose was uncanny when it ca to the scent of money.
And so, with the sll of burning wealth filling the # Nоvеlight # air—
Night fell.
The next morning.
“Up we go!”
Sejun got up energetically.
“Nya...”
[Hehet...]
Kkueng...
Kking...
After gathering his companions, he walked out into the living room.
“Pohihihi.”
Forby was sprawled on the couch watching Poruru. He was watching it at 3x speed, trying to finish before returning to the Tower today.
Is that his tenth rewatch already?
Yep. President Forby. Works for dragons and humans alike.
Honestly, Poruru might as well be a god.
Sejun spaced out watching Forby for a bit.
Now’s the ti!
As the next episode loaded—
“Forby.”
“Huh? What?”
“Take the kids with you to the Tower. You’ll be touring the Dragon Grounds for three days.”
If Forby had thought for just a second, he might’ve realized this ant he’d have to care for the children alone, since Sejun couldn’t enter the Dragon’s Domain.
But—
“Pohihihi.”
Poruru’s opening the had started, and Forby returned his focus.
“Sure.”
He agreed without hesitation.
After breakfast—
“Today... heh... we’re going on a... heheh... field trip to the Dragon Grounds. Heh... did everyone pack their lunch bags? Heheh.”
Sejun barely suppressed his laughter as he announced.
“”Yes!””
The kids replied with spirit.
“Great! Let’s go!”
Sejun, his companions, Forby, and the kids headed for the Tower.
[You have arrived on the 1st floor of the Black Tower.]
“Kids, listen to Teacher Forby. Got it? Heheheh. Forby, I’m counting on you. The Lords will help a lot.”
After entrusting the 23 Children of Destruction to Forby—
“Kids, scatter!”
“Puhuhut. Got it-nya!”
Kuhehehe.
Kkihihit.
Sejun and his companions fled to Earth.
And then—
—Huh?! Forby, who are these kids?
—Huh?! This aura...?
—No way...!
Forby and the 23 Children of Destruction arrived on the 99th floor of the Black Tower.
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