Chapter 45: Welcome to the Kindergarten of Destruction!(45) |
TL: Hanguk
PR: MiniPixelZ
“Are we almost there?”
“Puhuhut. That’s right, meow!”
Kuehehehe. Kueng!
[Hehehe. I hope there’s good treasure!]
Sejun and his companions were heading toward the end of the rainbow.
Kkirorong.
Blackie fell asleep again halfway through.
Sejun and his party reached the end of the rainbow, but
“Eh. Was it just a legend? Vice Chairman Theo, what do you think?”
“Meow… I don’t feel any pull, meow…”
Kueng…
[No treasure…]
In the end, it was a bust. The idea that there was treasure at the end of the rainbow seemed to be just a made-up tale.
“But still, now we know there’s nothing at the end of the rainbow…”
Satisfied just by having gone to the end of the rainbow,
“Let’s go home.”
“Puhuhut. Sounds good, meow!”
Kueng!
Kkirorong.
They returned home together. Though they didn’t get anything from the end of the rainbow, they built a small memory just for themselves.
Like that, Sejun and his companions moved to Sejun’s family home.
“Mom, I’m home.”
“Puhuhut. Kim Mi-ran, I, Vice Chairman Theo, am here too, meow!”
Kuehehehe. Kueng!
[Hehehe. Grandma, Cuengi came too!]
Kihihit. Kking!
[Hehe. Butler’s Mom! The Great Blackie came too!]
They arrived at the family home in the late evening.
“Why are you so late? Aileen and the kids were waiting for you until just a bit ago, but they went to put the kids to sleep. There’s some jeon batter left. You’re going to eat before you go, right?”
“Yeah. Of course I’m eating before I go.”
Sejun answered with a smile to Kim Mi-ran’s words.
But
Mom, thank you.
Sejun knew. Kim Mi-ran had made a fresh batch of jeon batter and waited for him.
With Aileen and the kids’ appetites, there’s no way any batter would’ve been left.
Sejun, full of gratitude and love, sent a generous allowance to Kim Mi-ran’s account.
I should send some to Dad too. He’ll feel left out if he finds out only Mom got it.
While Sejun was sending some allowance to Park Chun-ho too,
“Puhuhut. Kim Mi-ran, is there grilled fish for me, Vice Chairman Theo, meow?”
“Hohoho. Of course.”
Kueng?!
[Grandma, is there pork kimchi stew that Cuengi likes too?!]
“Of course there is. Would Grandma not make something her grandchild loves?”
Kking?!
[Butler’s Mom! What about the extremely delicious roasted and dried sweet potato that the great Blackie likes?!]
“Of course our puppy has something to eat too.”
Theo, Cuengi, and Blackie checked around Kim Mi-ran to see if there was anything for them to eat.
For reference, Kim Mi-ran couldn’t understand what Cuengi and Blackie were saying, but strangely, the conversations somehow worked. It was really mysterious.
Chiiik.
While Kim Mi-ran prepared jeons and other dishes,
“Hehehe.”
“Puhuhut.”
Kuehehehe.
Kihihit.
Sejun and his companions giggled idly as they waited for the food. They just enjoyed the moment.
The peaceful, cozy, familiar atmosphere felt nice, and Sejun was looking forward to eating his mom’s cooking, while Theo, Cuengi, and Blackie were happy just to be with Sejun.
After about 15 minutes,
“Come eat.”
Kim Mi-ran called Sejun and his party, and they smiled happily as they ate her food.
“But where did Dad and Se-dol go?”
Sejun asked as he had eaten about half the food and suddenly remembered.
“Took you long enough to ask. Both of them went on vacation.”
“Vacation?”
“Yeah. Your dad went on a 2-day fishing trip with his friends, and Se-dol went to Europe with Serang.”
“Really?”
Tododok.
[Se-dol, our family has a noble lineage. Absolutely no shotgun weddings allowed. And of course, you can’t get married before your older brother. Remember your hyung’s words. If you disobey, I’ll rebuild the family register with Theo and Cuengi and…]
As soon as he heard Kim Mi-ran’s answer, Sejun started messaging Se-dol.
At that moment,
“Don’t send weird stuff to Se-dol!”
Smack!
Kim Mi-ran’s palm smacked Sejun’s back.
It sounded loud but didn’t really hurt.
“Ow!”
Sejun exaggerated the pain and quickly deleted the message. Even he had to admit it was a bit petty.
“Mom, aren’t you going on vacation?”
Trying to change the topic, Sejun asked.
“Of course I am. I’m going to the US with your dad tomorrow.”
Ah. So he went fishing today to sleep well on the plane.
In Sejun’s mind, Park Chun-ho’s big picture came together.
“America’s nice. Oh, Mom, the US president said he’d send a private jet. Do you want to ride it with Dad?”
If Kim Mi-ran agreed, Sejun planned to let his parents ride the private jet sent by the U.S. President while he flew on Cuengi.
If Cuengi gave him a ride, it would only take 10 minutes to reach the White House, but if he used the private jet, he’d have to go to the airport, board the plane, fly for over 10 hours, then move from the airport to the White House.
Riding the U.S. President’s private jet was, frankly, a huge waste of time for Sejun.
“What?! No thanks! That’s too much. I already booked a first-class seat. I’ll just ride that comfortably.”
“Okay.”
“But Sejun, where are you planning to go for your vacation?”
“I…”
At Kim Mi-ran’s question, Sejun found himself deep in thought.
His first concern…
Can I even take a vacation?
Whether he could take a vacation at all.
Even if he wanted to go, taking 23 Children of Creation Tainted by Destruction with him would make it not a vacation. That would just be a relocation of the Kindergarten of Destruction.
If he sent the kids with Pobi to the Tower tomorrow…
Sejun considered for a moment.
‘The Dragon Leaders should be able to handle them for a few days.’
It seemed quite possible.
Hehehe. I can’t be the only one suffering. The Dragon Leaders should suffer a bit too.
Sejun was plotting revenge against the Leaders who had sent the Tower to Earth using the fiery temperament of the Children of Creation Tainted by Destruction.
With the first concern resolved,
‘Then where should I go for vacation?’
The second concern appeared.
Should I go to a deserted island?
Sejun recalled some nice deserted islands he’d seen flying over the Pacific and Atlantic. It sounded fun to go with his companions.
Nah. I’ve experienced those plenty already.
Honestly, compared to most resorts, the Tower had better air quality and more beautiful natural environments.
And those kinds of places were always accessible whenever he wanted.
A vacation should be somewhere you normally can’t go.
Sejun wanted to vacation somewhere he and his companions couldn’t usually visit.
‘For example…’
“Neverland?”
“Hohoho. You’re going on vacation to an amusement park? That’s a good idea too. You can go on a date with Aileen.”
Kim Mi-ran laughed at Sejun’s answer.
“Hehehe. Yes. I’m planning to go tomorrow.”
So this is how my wish comes true.
Sejun also laughed as he replied. A date at an amusement park with a girlfriend had been one of Sejun’s lifelong wishes as someone who had never dated before.
Now that the location and date for vacation were quickly decided,
“Hello. Dong-sik nim, I have a favor to ask….”
Sejun called Dong-sik and requested a private booking of Neverland. He didn’t want anyone else getting hurt.
“Already?”
-Yes. Neverland is run by the master’s nephew.
Fortunately, the amusement park was run by Han Tae-jun’s nephew, so the private booking was quickly arranged.
“What? Tae-jun nim’s nephew is the CEO of Neverland? Then Tae-jun nim is also…”
-Yes. Actually, Master is…
Sejun hadn’t known, but Han Tae-jun was part of a chaebol family. And not just any, one from the largest chaebol family in Korea.
Thanks to that, things always got handled quickly when Sejun tried to do something in Korea.
Now just one thing left to solve.
The hardest problem remained.
The one thing absolutely necessary for going on a date at an amusement park with Aileen.
I can’t pass out while I’m on a date with Aileen…
He needed a way to guarantee his own safety.
‘Eok-Samchiri, quest time! By the time I finish eating, give me a way to go on a safe date with Aileen for a whole day. Failure means impeachment.’
Sejun issued a near-impossible quest to Eok-Samchiri.
5.251.205.82
SJC, help me!
Yes! Eok-Samchiri-nim!
[System Eok-Samchiri] received help from [System SJC] to find a way for Sejun to safely go on a date with Aileen.
Three seconds later.
Eok-Samchiri-nim, since there’s not much time left before Madam Aileen’s Brilliant Darkness Earrings can be upgraded, how about pouring in causality and divine power to upgrade it by around 10 levels? Then there’s some chance.
[System SJC], after simulating about 500 billion scenarios, offered the method with the highest probability.
Hmm. It’s too brute force…
[System SJC]’s suggestion was absurdly brute force, but there was no time to nitpick right now.
Sejun had to get a solution before finishing his meal.
Alright! Then let’s do that! SJC, optimize it so there are no side effects!
Yes!
As the best method for Sejun’s safe date was created,
[Sejun-nim, we found it!][The Brilliant Darkness Earrings owned by Aileen-nim…]
[System Eok-Samchiri] immediately reported and completed the quest Sejun had issued.
“Yeah? Then quickly give me any quest.”
[Understood!]
Sejun requested a quest to upgrade the [Brilliant Darkness Earrings].
[A quest has been generated.][Quest: Please sing a lullaby to the [Children of Creation Tainted by Destruction].]
Reward: Increases the storage capacity of [Brilliant Darkness Earrings] by 0.3%, <Earth (Lv. 5)> evolution experience 0.023%
[System Eok-Samchiri] created a quest that Sejun could complete right away and offered it to him.
“Mom, I have something to do at home, so I’ll head out now. Have a nice vacation with Dad.”
Sejun got up to complete the quest.
“Puhuhut. Kim Mi-ran, I, Vice Chairman Theo, am going home, meow!”
Kueng! Kueng!
[Goodbye, Grandma! Cuengi will come again!]
Kihihit. Kking! Kking!
[Hehe. Butler’s Mom! Today’s hospitality was excellent! From now on, your house will be protected by the great Blackie!]
Theo, Cuengi, and Blackie also got up with Sejun and said their farewells.
“Alright. Sejun, enjoy your vacation too. You kids have a good trip.”
Sejun and his companions left for home, seeing off Kim Mi-ran.
A short while later.
“Baby’s fast asleep~”
(Pip-pip. Baby’s fast asleep~)
Sejun and Paespaes sang a lullaby together and completed the quest.
Then,
Flash.
The [Brilliant Darkness Earrings] emitted a brilliant dark light.
SJC, let’s start!
Yes!
[System Eok-Samchiri] and [System SJC] began a brute force upgrade by pouring an immense amount of causality and divine power into the [Brilliant Darkness Earrings].
For reference, the easiest form of causality the systems consumed was money filled with desire.
“Meow?! Chairman Park, I smell money burning somewhere, meow!”
Theo looked around. Theo had an uncanny sense for the scent of money.
And so, as the smell of burning money filled the air, night deepened.
***
The next morning.
“Alright!”
Sejun got up energetically.
“Meow….”
[Hehe…]
Kueng…
Kking…
“Dad….”
After getting his companions ready, he walked into the living room.
“Pohihihi.”
As always, Pobi was lying on the sofa watching Poruru. Since today was the day he returned to the Tower, he was on his final binge session at 3x speed.
Is this already his 10th rewatch?
As expected of the Poru-president. Whether human or dragon, it worked on all.
At this point, isn’t Poruru basically a god?
While entertaining such pointless thoughts, Sejun watched Pobi and then,
Now’s the time!
Just as Poruru transitioned to the next episode,
“Pobi.”
Sejun called him.
“Huh? What is it?”
“Take the kids with you when you go to the Tower. They’ll be touring the Dragon’s Territory for 2 nights and 3 days.”
Had he thought a bit more carefully, he would’ve realized. Since Sejun couldn’t meet the dragons in their true form, the kids would have to be taken care of without him in the Dragon’s Territory.
But.
“Pohihihi.”
While they talked, the opening of Poruru ended, and Pobi, now focused again, replied,
“Got it.”
He agreed without much thought.
After breakfast.
“Today, heh. We’re going to, heh heh, the Dragon’s territory for a field trip. Did everyone pack your lunch bags, heh heh?”
Sejun said while trying his best to hold back laughter so it wouldn’t burst out and
“Yes-!”
The kids replied enthusiastically.
“Good. Then let’s go!”
Sejun took his companions, Pobi, and the kids, and headed to the Tower.
And then.
[You have arrived at the 1st floor of the Black Tower.]“Kids, listen well to Teacher Pobi, okay? Heh heh. Pobi, I’m counting on you. The Dragon Leaders will help you a lot.”
After saying this to Pobi and the 23 Children of Creation Tainted by Destruction,
“Guys, run!”
“Puhuhut. Got it, meow!”
Kuehehehe.
Kihihit.
He and his companions escaped to Earth.
And then.
-Oh?! Pobi, who are these kids?
-Oh?! This energy is…?
-Don’t tell me…!
Pobi and the 23 Children of Creation Tainted by Destruction arrived on the 99th floor of the Black Tower.
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