Chapter 69: Welcome to the Kindergarten of Destruction! (69) / 793 |
TL: Hanguk
“Oh! Another record-breaking day in sales!”
After closing the cafe, Park Sejun checked the daily sales on the POS system and shouted.
Then,
“Puhuhut. It’s all thanks to me, meow! I, Vice Chairman Theo, took a lot of photos, that’s why, meow!”
Kuehehehe. Kueng!
[Hehehe. No, that’s not it! It’s because Cuengi made 15 cups of coffee each time!]
Theo and Cuengi both wore proud expressions.
“What are you talking about?! Do you know how many watermelons I blended today?! It’s all thanks to me… wait! That’s not right!”
“Chairman Park, your face is rotting, meow! Step on him, Cuengi, meow!”
Kueng!
It was already too late to hide.
“Guys, wai- ugh!”
Theo and Cuengi began stomping on Sejun’s face.
A while later.
“Eok-Samchiri, put this money into Cuengi’s account.”
[Yes. Understood.]
After getting his face stomped thoroughly and becoming humble again, Sejun transferred the day’s earnings to Cuengi’s allowance account managed by [System SJC].
For reference, Cuengi’s cafe was in a building owned by Sejun, so there was no rent, and the utility bills like electricity and water, as well as supply costs, were covered by Han Tae-jun.
In exchange, Sejun agreed to supply the Korean Awakeners Association every month with five Assorted Egg Fruits, an elixir that increases all stats by 1.
At that moment,
“Mohehehe. Sejun-nim, great job!”
Poyo flew over energetically. Perhaps from having eaten a lot of misfortune, she was full of energy.
“Poyo, did you eat a lot?”
“Mohehehe. Yes! Thank you, Sejun-nim, for letting me eat delicious misfortune! Here’s the money we got today!”
Poyo handed Sejun a wad of crumpled bills mixed with 1,000-won, 5,000-won, and 10,000-won notes, along with coins.
“Wow. How much is all this?”
“Puhuhut. Great hybrid Chairman Park, I, Vice Chairman Theo, the great lucky legendary merchant, shall count it, meow!”
Swish swish swish.
Theo quickly sorted the bills and coins.
Three seconds later.
“Puhuhut. Chairman Park, your capable Vice Chairman Theo has finished calculating, meow!”
Theo spoke with a satisfied expression.
“Kyoot kyoot kyoot.”
Iona also made a proud expression.
In truth, Theo did the sorting, and Iona counted the money, but that was their little secret.
“Oh. That was really fast.”
“Puhuhut. Of course, meow!”
At Sejun’s words, Theo immediately put on a smug face.
“So how much is it?”
“Puhuhut. It’s 2,043,900 won, meow!”
Theo answered Sejun’s question.
“That’s more than I expected.”
Aside from the first two teams, everyone else had ‘Small Misfortune’ or ‘Tiny Misfortune’, so the amounts weren’t supposed to be large, but
“Mohehehe. There were people who gave money as a thank-you for eating their misfortune for free, so we earned more!”
Among those who received Tiny Misfortune cards, some gave money as a gesture of gratitude for the free service, which made the total unexpectedly large.
Indeed, a society that gives and receives is a beautiful one.
“Alright. Good work.”
Hehehe. This is my emergency stash.
Sejun pretended to put the money in his wallet but discreetly slid it into his pocket.
He didn’t need an emergency fund, but just having one felt reassuring. It was probably the same reason Raulo, Bochi’s father-in-law, had a secret fund. Or maybe not.
However.
Puhuhut. Great hybrid Chairman Park might drop it, so I, his loyal Vice Chairman Theo, will take good care of it, meow!
Swoosh.
Unaware of Sejun’s thoughts, Theo’s front paw moved swiftly. The hand was faster than the eye.
“Let’s go home now.”
And so, Sejun and his group flew quickly through the sky, avoiding the public eye.
A short while later.
“Guys, we’re home!”
Sejun arrived at the Kindergarten of Destruction.
“Sejun!”
[Sejun-nim, welcome back!]
“Daddy, welcome back!”
Aileen, Flamie, and Taecho came running to greet Sejun and the others.
“It’s Sejun Teecher-nim!”
“Teecher-nim is here!”
“Papa!”
The destruction children also came rushing out to welcome Sejun.
“But where’s Blackie?”
When Sejun didn’t see Blackie, he immediately asked where he was. You never knew where he might be causing trouble again. A wave of unease surged up.
[Blackie is expanding the sweet potato farm on the 3rd floor of the 10th Tower with three of the Four Heavenly Kings of the God of Ruin Ditto.]
Fortunately, he seemed to be behaving. Sejun was really glad he had made Blackie the manager of the sweet potato farm.
“Daddy, punish Blackie oppa! He didn’t play with Taecho!”
Though it left Taecho bored, it was better than him causing trouble.
“Okay. Daddy will spank Blackie oppa for you.”
“Okay!”
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Sejun comforted Taecho and entered through the open door to the 10th Tower’s garden. He had left the door open so they could enter whenever they wanted.
Originally, it couldn’t be left open for so long, but with the help of [System Eok-Samchiri], it was now possible to keep the door open all the time.
Once he entered the 10th Tower and moved to the 3rd floor,
Kihihit! Kking!
[Hehe. Move faster and expand great manager Blackie’s sweet potato farm! Fill the 3rd floor with sweet potatoes so I can brag to my butler!]
Pbok pbok!
Blackie, riding on Heukbuk’s back, didn’t move a paw as he barked orders noisily at the others.
And then.
Blackie, this little punk…
Just when Sejun thought he might’ve finally come to his senses and started working hard, he was still full of tricks.
Seeing that made Sejun flare up. For some reason, seeing Blackie taking it easy just made him angry.
“Park Blackie, a manager should lead by example. You think barking orders like that is enough?”
Sejun scolded Blackie.
“Puhuhut. That’s right, meow! Look at our great hybrid Chairman Park, meow! He always works like a servant, meow!”
Theo chimed in.
That was probably supposed to be a compliment, but why did it feel so bad?
Was it just his imagination?
For some reason, Sejun felt irritated by Theo’s words.
He wanted to ask Theo what he meant, but right now he was in the middle of scolding Blackie.
“You all are off work. Blackie doesn’t get dinner until he plants 1,000 sweet potatoes.”
So Sejun gave Blackie overtime work by himself.
“Thank you!”
Thus, the sweet potato farm slaves under Blackie’s watch were released.
Kking…
[Butler is mean…]
As Blackie fell into despair,
“Blackie oppa, do you want Taecho to help?”
Taecho offered a helping hand to Blackie.
Kihihit. Kking! Kking!
[Hehe. Yes! Help me!]
The great Blackie has finally found reward in earnestly teaching the youngest!
Blackie, who had fallen into despair, regained hope.
But.
“Hmph! Blackie oppa didn’t play with Taecho earlier, so too bad!”
She stuck out her tongue and vanished.
Kking…
[I’m hungry…]
While holding back his growling stomach, Blackie hurriedly planted 1,000 sweet potatoes to eat the Extremely Delicious Royal Honey Sweet Potatoes.
***
It was the 5th day since [Bulmeok] opened.
-Hey guys, have you been to Bulmeok? It’s been trending on YouTube lately, so I checked it out. And they gave me a Medium Misfortune card. For context, I’ve taken the public service exam three times, and I had an interview just a few days ago. I paid 300,000 won to erase my misfortune, thinking why not. Today is the second day, and I just got a text saying I passed!
ㄴYeah, take your ads somewhere else.
ㄴNo, it’s true. I erased a Small Misfortune, and my girlfriend hasn’t asked me for a week if I’ve changed anything about myself.
-I erased a Large Misfortune at Bulmeok and met someone driving a Benz! For some reason, whenever I go on a blind date…
-I got a Medium Misfortune card at Bulmeok and got selected for the national team… For some reason, I always get injured the day before the final selection…
Posts from people who used [Bulmeok] began flooding SNS and online communities like personal testimonies.
Thanks to that, more and more people began flocking to Cuengi Cafe to use [Bulmeok], and it exploded in popularity.
Since the space had been designed to be spacious from the start, it didn’t feel overcrowded even as people poured in, and now the cafe’s daily revenue hit 300 million won on weekdays and 1 billion won on weekends.
And then.
-Don’t just drink coffee at Cuengi Cafe. Try the other stuff too. The coffee is good, but the watermelon juice and cake are seriously insane.
Sejun’s watermelon juice and cake also played a role in boosting sales.
On the seventh day of operating [Bulmeok],
“Hmm hmm hmm.”
Bzzzt.
Sejun had sent Poyo to work early in the morning, spent the morning on his usual tasks, and was preparing lunch in the kitchen when his smartphone buzzed.
[Cuengi Cafe Manager]
“Hello.”
“Hello, boss. A Bulmeok customer just received a ‘Consultation Required’ card.”
A customer who surpassed even Large Misfortune had finally appeared.
“Really? Got it. Please tell them I’ll be there within the hour.”
Sejun hung up and quickly resumed making lunch.
A little while later.
“Hello.”
Sejun greeted a woman in her thirties with a dark expression. Next to her stood a pale-faced boy who slightly brightened as Sejun approached.
“Your son is the one who received the ‘Consultation Required’ card, I assume.”
Sejun recognized it immediately. First of all, the child’s expression looked far too miserable. And dozens of evil spirits were clinging to the boy’s body.
“Yes…”
The woman replied with a voice as dark as her expression.
For the past three years, she had been searching everywhere to resolve the strange occurrences affecting her son. During that process, her secretary reported about [Bulmeok], and she came here grasping at straws.
At that moment.
“Get lost!”
Sejun shouted toward the woman’s son.
“Haak! Get lost, meow!”
Theo followed suit, hissing at the boy.
“What are you doing…”
The woman was about to get angry when,
“Huh?! Mom, my body suddenly feels lighter! And I can’t hear the scary voices anymore!”
The boy’s face lit up.
“Ah, I’m sorry. I should have explained beforehand, but your son looked like he was suffering. I didn’t yell at the customer, I promise.”
“Puhuhut. That’s right, meow! Our great hybrid Chairman Park treats customers like royalty, meow! But if anyone acts rudely toward Chairman Park, I, Vice Chairman Theo, will not forgive them, meow!”
As Sejun explained, Theo added on with a stern expression.
Glare!
When Sejun focused his eyes, a golden light filled his pupils, and
Whooosh.
The evil spirits that had just been driven out of the boy by Sejun and Theo’s shouting burst into flames and were released to the afterlife.
Of course, what Sejun did was just emergency treatment. If the boy’s misfortune wasn’t removed, new evil spirits would be drawn in again.
While Sejun was sending the evil spirits to rest,
“Puhuhut. How much were you expecting to pay, meow?!”
I smell money, meow!
Theo beamed brightly and began full-on negotiations.
Compared to what they earned in the Tower, it was small change, but filling Sejun’s treasury was his right-hand man’s mission. Of course, Theo was also the one who raided that treasury.
“I’ll pay whatever you ask. Just please remove my son’s misfortune.”
The woman, gaining trust from hearing her son’s words, spoke with desperation in her voice.
“Puhuhut. Very well, meow! Then…”
Theo negotiated a price of one billion won. From his perspective, that was the purr-fect price.
Once the deal was done,
Mohehehe. Thank you for the meal!
This tastes just slightly less intense than Sejun-nim’s misfortune?!
Poyo devoured the boy’s misfortune deliciously.
“Poyo, you can make it home on your own now, right?”
“Mohehehe. Yes! I’m overflowing with energy now, I can travel by myself! Don’t worry!”
“Alright. Then I’ll see you at home later. Vice Chairman Theo, let’s go.”
“Puhuhut. Understood, meow!”
Sejun returned to the Kindergarten of Destruction with Theo. They hadn’t done much, but it was already time to prepare dinner.
While Sejun was preparing dinner at home,
Kihihit. Kking!
[Hehe. No dinner for anyone who plants less than Great Blackie!]
On the 3rd floor of the 10th Tower, Blackie was once again leading the employees of the Park Blackie Sweet Potato Farm under Sejun Company in their tasks.
“Don’t worry! I, Eomdol, will plant twice as much as Great Blackie!”
Kkiruk!
Sharalang!
…
..
.
Jingle! Jingle!
Blackie’s subordinates all tried to work harder than him no matter what.
“Heehee! Taecho planted more than Blackie oppa, so Taecho wins!!”
Kyawng!
Nyongnyong!
Pbok pbok!
Jak jak!
Taecho and the guardian beasts treated the farming like a game and were simply enjoying it.
However.
It’s unfair if it’s just us working!
Right! White Magma Korin had the highest rank, so why isn’t he working with us?
Let’s ask Great Blackie to bring Korin too!
The Four Heavenly Kings’ dissatisfaction gradually built up.
“Great Blackie, we know someone who’s an excellent worker!”
“That’s right! The leader of the Four Heavenly Kings, White Magma Korin, works better than us!”
“If it’s Korin, he could plant 100,000 sweet potatoes in a day!”
They proposed to Blackie that he bring White Magma Korin along too.
Kihihit. Kking?! Kking!
[Hehe. 100,000 sweet potatoes in a day?! Let’s go get him as soon as the butler comes!]
Blackie’s answer, of course, was a yes.