99th Floor of the Black Tower.
“Red Grandpa! Co play with Mulmuli!”
Thanks to Forby’s efforts, Mulmuli had slept peacefully and now approached Remter along with Sotteok-i, Huljjuk-i, Tongtong-i, and Pangpangi. They were drawn to Remter’s friendly fire aura.
—Oh. Alright. What should we play?
Remter asked in a flustered but as-gentle-as-possible voice. If he made the kids cry, it’d be a disaster.
“Hide-and-seek!”
—Ooh. Hide-and-seek’s a good one. Puhahaha. When it cos to hide-and-seek, no one beats the great Red Dragon, Remter Zahir! Even my grandson says I’m too good and that it’s no fun playing with .
Remter was visibly pleased by Mulmuli’s suggestion. Fortunately, it was sothing he was confident in.
But being good at sothing and being good with kids were two different things. He should’ve rembered why Perion once said it was no fun playing hide-and-seek with him.
—Then Grandpa will be the seeker. Everyone go hide!
““Okay!””
Thus began the ga of hide-and-seek.
“Ninety-nine, one hundred! Here I co!”
After finishing the count, Remter started to search. Determined to show off his skills, he searched earnestly—
“Waaah! Red Grandpa is an! You found Mulmuli too fast!”
“Huaaah! Sotteok-i wasn’t even done hiding...”
“Pangpangi worked so hard digging the ground!”
He found all the hidden kids almost instantly, as if going for a record—promptly making them cry. He had no concept of moderation.
And then—
“Why are you all crying? If you cry, Shongshongi gets sad too... Huaaang!”
The crying began to spread like an infection.
If this escalates, we’re finished!
“Hey kids! Look over here! There’s sothing tasty!”
Sensing danger, Forby raised his voice, quickly drawing the kids’ attention. He pulled out the food he had been stashing for himself from Sejun’s kitchen, hoping it would be enough to distract them.
“Oh?! This is made by Daddy Tteonddaen! Huljjuk-i knows it!”
“Jjongjjongi knew it at a glance too!”
“Hehe. Forby Tteonddaen, can we eat it?”
“...Yeah. Go ahead.”
Forby reluctantly gave permission. He really didn’t want to, but there were no other options.
This’ll buy ti until the food runs out...
But what about after that?
Forby began worrying about how to calm the kids next ti.
Just then—
—Kuhahaha. Isn’t this Sejun’s food? Let’s have so too.
—Drhahaha. Shall we?
—Hohoho. Sounds lovely.
—Hrhrhr. I’ve been stressed lately, and I’ve been craving Sejun’s food...
The Tower Lords, completely lacking awareness, were about to join the kids in eating Sejun’s food.
“Gran.d.fath.ers.”
Forby gritted his teeth and called out to the Lords in a quiet, sharp voice.
—Ahem.
—Ahem.
The Tower Lords quickly cleared their throats and turned around, pretending they were headed sowhere else all along.
And then—
—Sejun really is great at educating the kids.
—Seriously. Look at how mature Forby’s beco.
—I noticed he doesn’t even pick at food anymore.
—What?! Forby stopped being picky?! Should we hurry and send the Silver Tower to Earth and offer Sejun so dragon scales and Silvia as compensation?
—Ahem! Crisela, wait your turn. First in line for Sejun’s punishnt is our Perion! Don’t forget, Perion’s the reason the Red Tower arrived on Earth early.
—Fine. Then Silvia will go after Perion cos back...
—No way. Ajax is first! Because of him, the White Tower got to Earth first!
The Tower Lords were now scheming to sohow get punished by Sejun, just to send their grandchildren to the Kindergarten of Destruction. The Kindergarten was no longer just for future Creator Gods—it was now becoming a daycare for the great dragons too.
***
“Taecho, want Daddy to teach you how to swim?”
Having destroyed... no, ridden nearly every water park attraction, Sejun turned to Taecho.
He was full of confidence. After all, he had already trained two “graduates” of swimming class.
Who were they?
Blackmoonbok and Queng. Technically, Queng had learned from Blackmoonbok...
But that just ans I taught Moonbok well.
Sejun considered even that part of his own skill.
“Yeah! Taecho wants to learn swimming!”
Taecho nodded enthusiastically in response to Sejun’s offer.
And so, Sejun and Taecho’s swim lesson began.
“Let’s start with so kicking, okay?”
“Like this?”
Splash, splash.
Sitting at the edge of the pool, Taecho mimicked Sejun’s movents and kicked diligently.
“Oh! Nice job. Our Taecho’s a fast learner.”
“Hehe~! ‘Cause I’m Daddy’s daughter!”
Pleased by Sejun’s praise, Taecho bead with growing confidence.
“Alright, let’s try it in the water now.”
“Okay!”
Sejun held Taecho’s hand while guiding her to kick in the pool.
Splash, splash.
“Great job! Now let’s try with a float.”
“Okay!”
Seeing how well Taecho followed, Sejun advanced the lesson quickly.
“Now let’s try combining arm strokes and breathing. Like this—hum-pah! Hum-pah! That’s how you breathe, got it?”
“Okay! Hum—”
Taecho dunked her head in the water, mimicking Sejun.
“Pah!”
At the sa ti as she exhaled sharply, she rotated her head and pushed with her right arm.
Ping.
...?!
A sharp gust brushed past Sejun’s left ear.
And monts later—
BOOOOM!
A crashing sound echoed behind them.
Then—
“Pah!”
Another exhale from Taecho.
Ping.
This ti, the gust blew past Sejun’s right ear.
BOOOOM!
More destruction followed.
Taecho had ◈ Nоvеlіgһт ◈ (Continue reading) subconsciously infused her breath with divine power as her exertion increased, unleashing the hidden strength within her.
“Uhm... Taecho, maybe we should wait until you’re older to keep swimming? Daddy suddenly feels really tired...”
Sejun, glancing nervously at the aftermath behind him, gently suggested stopping.
Two massive craters now stretched behind him—cutting across the water park and Neverland.
This is dangerous. I could die teaching her to swim. Earth could get destroyed, too.
Her breath was way too destructive.
I should probably compensate Tae-jun’s nephew, too...
Repairing those holes was going to cost a fortune.
“Okay! Taecho’s a good girl, so I won’t make Daddy tired!”
Taecho responded brightly to Sejun’s suggestion.
“Right. And Daddy’ll never make our daughter angry, either.”
Sejun replied solemnly, deeply committed to that promise.
With what little remained of the water park now obliterated by Taecho’s exhale, Sejun and the group moved to the only remaining pool.
“Hehehe~. I love being in a tube with you, Sejun.”
“Puhuhut. It’s so nice eating Churu on Chairman Park’s lap in the water, nya~!”
“Kkyut-kkyut-kkyut... So sleepy... Kyu-ron~.”
[Hehe~. This is great.]
Kuhehehe. Kkueng!
[Hehehe~. Even if I don’t move, Kkueng is floating around, da yo!]
(Bat-Bat. Let know if you need anything! I’ll get it for you!)
“Hehe~. This is fun!”
The pool they were using was a lazy river. As long as you were in a tube, the current gently carried you along.
Letting the flow carry them, Sejun and the others enjoyed a peaceful ti.
About an hour passed.
Click.
Kihehe. Squeak!
[Hehe. The great Kkamang has arrived!]
Kkamang popped out of the subspace warehouse.
Boing.
Jumped straight out.
But—
Huh?! It’s water?!
Sejun was in the middle of the pool.
Kkamang had assud it was ground and panicked upon seeing water.
Shara-lang!
Screech!
Ppiyak!
Mumu!
Thankfully, his followers caught him mid-air, preventing a full dive.
Plop.
Kkamang landed safely on Sejun’s belly.
Kihehe. Squeak!
[Hehe. Baby snake, bow to the butler! This is the butler of the great Kkamang!]
Kkamang introduced Akasha to Sejun.
Jingle! Jingle! Jingle!
[Hello! This is Baby Snake, reporting in! I’m sorry for earlier!]
The small white snake, now speaking through his tail bell, had been reborn—with a new tail.
Kihehe. Squeak!
[Hehe. Butler! Give Baby Snake a new na!]
Kkamang requested a na from Sejun.
Tail, bell, snake...
And thus began Sejun’s naming show.
“Since it’s a snake with a bell on its tail... Kkobang-i. Nice to et you, Kkobang-i.”
The World-Strangling Snake Akasha beca Kkobang-i.
Kkobang-i?
Kihehe. Squeak!
[Hehe. As expected, the great Kkamang’s butler is a naming genius!]
“As expected of Sejun-nim!”
Chirp!
Shara-lang!
...
..
.
As the Kkamang family rejoiced over Akasha’s new na—
[Talent: Namaker has activated.]
[The na “Kkobang-i” has been imbued with special power.]
[All of Kkobang-i’s stats have increased by 10.]
[Kkobang-i has awakened the talent: Flatterer.]
The Namaker talent activated, boosting Kkobang-i’s stats.
Jingle! Jingle!
[Sejun-nim, thank you for the great na! You’re so handso!]
“Hehehe. Really?”
Kkobang-i had acquired the talent: Flatterer, an expert in buttering up.
Grrrr. Squeak?!
[Grrrr. Hey! Kkobang-i! Are you flattering the butler of the great Kkamang?!]
He’s my butler! Don’t try anything!
Irritated by the flattery, Kkamang let out a growl and...
Thunk.
Began another round of “ntal training” for Kkobang-i.
A little later—
(Bat-Bat. We are holiday-goers drifting across the water~)
Jingle. Jingle.
Bat-Bat sang while Kkobang-i shook his tail in rhythm.
Sejun, floating along the lazy river in a tube, said:
“See this line? Pour hot water up to here.”
He gave a serious explanation to Aileen and Queng while preparing cup ran.
Bat-Bat had fetched the ran from Sejun’s subspace warehouse, and the hot water was made by Queng and Iona.
Hehehe. I’ve always wanted to do this.
Sejun smiled happily, watching the ran cook while floating on his tube.
Eating cup ran on a lazy river?
At any regular pool, this would’ve gotten him scolded by his mom or kicked out—but here, only his group was around, so it was fine.
Even if they spilled sothing, Sejun had a cleanliness skill to purify it instantly.
And honestly, after all the destruction around them, this hardly even counted as an incident.
“Hehehe. Looks delicious.”
Kuhehehe. Kkueng!
[Hehehe. Slls tasty, da yo!]
Following Sejun, Aileen and Queng poured hot water into their ran and waited for it to cook.
Three minutes later—
“You can eat now.”
Sejun opened the lid and picked up so noodles with his chopsticks.
Then—
Slurp.
He started eating.
It tastes even better than usual.
Like how ran tastes better on a plane. Not that he had ever eaten ran on a plane.
After filling their stomachs with ran—
Kerahh~.
Erorong.
Gororong.
...
.
They all began drifting off into a nap on the water.
About an hour later—
Ding.
Ding.
Ding.
An alert rang out.
“Mm.”
What’s that sound?
Sejun, peacefully asleep, opened his eyes, annoyed by the notification.
“Huh?!”
[The heads of the Nine Great Dragon Clans have failed to control the 23 “Children of Creation Tainted by Destruction.”]
[The 23 “Children of Creation Tainted by Destruction” are trying to destroy the Black Tower.]
[A quest has occurred.]
[Quest: Please bring the 23 “Children of Creation Tainted by Destruction” to the Kindergarten of Destruction within 3 hours. If you fail, the Black Tower and the ho of the Great Black Dragon will be destroyed.]
Reward: Peace for the Black Tower and Great Black Dragon’s ho, 3-day delay in arrival of the Five Towers to Earth, 5% Earth (Lv. 5) evolution experience.
The ssage instructed him to hurry and retrieve the Destruction children.
“Heheh.”
Sejun read the ssage and smiled in satisfaction.
The Destruction kids are doing well.
Just reading the alert made it easy to imagine how much the clan heads were struggling.
Still, I thought they could at least last three days.
Guess vacation’s over.
At the sa ti, Sejun realized his sweet vacation had co to an end.
But he wasn’t displeased. They’d had a short but fulfilling break, and the quest reward delayed the other towers from arriving on Earth.
“Guys, ti to wake up.”
Sejun woke his companions, dropped Aileen, Flamy, and Taecho off at ho, and headed for the Black Tower.
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