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“Hello?”
As Sejun approached the Tear of Destruction that had taken his form, Destruction Sejun swung his fist towards him without a word.
But…
"Puhut. Too slow."
Destruction Sejun’s punch seemed endlessly slow to Sejun.
Swoosh.
Sejun easily dodged the punch, smirking at his doppelgänger.
Then…
Wobble.
Destruction Sejun, having missed his target, stumbled and then… as if to hide his embarrassment, pretended to dig into the ground.
“...Hey! Don’t embarrass yourself while looking like me!”
Sejun, unexpectedly receiving a form of “mirror therapy,” realized there was a reason why the Tear of Destruction was so weak, even while imitating the Great Dragon’s power.
The Tear of Destruction copied not only the appearance but also the disposition, stats, and skills of the target. However, Sejun’s primary skills were farming skills, which were fundamentally incompatible with the powers of destruction.
In attempting to replicate Sejun’s farming skills, the Tear of Destruction had used up almost all its power.
At that moment…
Poke. Poke.
Destruction Sejun, forgetting all about fighting Sejun, started digging the earth and preparing to plant seeds.
‘What’s with this simple-minded guy?’
Sejun watched Destruction Sejun in curiosity, not realizing that he was looking at a reflection of his usual self.
Should I give him a seed?
“Sejun 2, plant this for me.”
Sejun handed Destruction Sejun the Devourer of Destruction Seed.
Sejun 2 took the seed without hesitation and, beaming, eagerly planted it.
And just like that, Destruction Sejun naturally became Sejun 2.
Fortunately, it seemed Sejun’s rebellious spirit hadn’t fully transferred over.
When Sejun 2 planted the Devourer of Destruction Seed…
Chirp! Chirp!
The seeds started hatching, and the Devourers of Destruction began to follow Sejun 2 around.
They were drawn to absorb Sejun 2’s aura of destruction.
“Well done.”
Sejun watched the scene with satisfaction and planted some seeds himself.
A little while later…
[The Seed Shop is opening.]
...
The Seed Shop had opened.
“Oh! Dragon fruit!”
Sejun purchased dragon fruit seeds, pomegranate, lotus root, and angelica seeds.
And then…
“Wake up, Sejun 3.”
He sprouted the dragon fruit seed.
However…
“Huh?”
This time, Sejun 3 had copied Sejun’s skills of mana swordsmanship and intermediate spear techniques.
In this place, combat skills were practically useless.
“What am I supposed to do with him?”
As he watched Sejun 3 staring at him blankly, Sejun thought for a moment.
“Just do whatever you want.”
After giving Sejun 3 free time, Sejun went back to planting seeds. Sejun 3, meanwhile, began swinging his sword with mana swordsmanship.
While the three Sejuns were each busy with their tasks…
Ping.
A transparent droplet popped out of Sejun 2 and exploded in the air, creating a thick cloud of steam.
Then…
Clink.
One hundred million Tower Coins and a piece of World Energy dropped to the ground.
It was a part purified from the Devourers of Destruction that had detached and dissipated.
“What is he, really?”
He worked, fed the little ones, and even produced money.
A perfect worker, Sejun 2 gave endlessly!
“Hehehe. So, there’s more of these out there?”
Sejun looked up at the sky with a twisted smile.
Though all he saw was the blue sky, his gaze was fixed on the dark red beyond.
I found what you wanted, Sejun-nim!
Flame did too.
At that moment…
Pitter-patter.
Chirrup! Squeak!
[Hehe! Master! I found this!]
One good deed completed!
Kamangi came over, carrying the money and World Energy that Sejun 2 had dropped.
And…
If I just stick with Butler Sejun 2, I can quickly complete three good deeds!
Along with the Devourers of Destruction, Kamangi’s family also trailed Sejun 2, waiting eagerly for him to spit out more money.
Black Tower, 85th Floor
“It must be a gift from Sejun-nim; it’s incredibly effective.”
Elka looked at his side with a satisfied expression.
A bald spot the size of a fist on his side was now sprouting silver fur.
Recently, due to the stress of child-rearing, Elka had developed a bald patch on his side.
If it were on his head, Sejun’s strength-enhancing corn would fix it, but for the side, there had been no solution.
As the leader of the Silver Wolves, a lush coat was a symbol of health.
If the other Silver Wolves found out about his bald spot, it would damage his dignity as their chief.
He couldn’t let the others see it!
He had carefully covered the bald spot with surrounding fur, but the patch kept growing, which worried him… until he received a hair growth cream from Santa Sejun as a Christmas gift.
Of course, the effect of the cream, gifted by the transcendent Santa Sejun, was extraordinary, and within hours of application, new fur had started growing.
In a few days, it wouldn’t even show.
As Elka marveled at the cream’s effects…
“Daddy!”
“Daddy, we found you!”
“Now you’re the one who has to hide!”
Five young Silver Wolves found him hiding in the bushes and started barking joyfully, their tails wagging as they clung to Elka.
Rustle, rustle.
In that moment of stress, half of the newly grown silver fur fell off.
“No!”
Despairing over his falling fur, Elka…
“Puhuhut. Don’t worry, Elka! Vice President Theo will take care of everything!”
Theo, who had been secretly watching, approached.
Incidentally, Elka’s work performance was exceptional, as he had praised Sejun.
“Theo-nim?”
A massage, perhaps?
Elka thought Theo might help him with a stress-relieving kneading, but instead…
“Come, kids! Follow Uncle Theo, nya!”
Theo began playing with the young Silver Wolves.
“Uncle Theo, carry me!”
“Puhuhut. Hop on, nya!”
“Uncle Theo, I need to go potty.”
“Puhuhut. Let’s go together, nya!”
“Uncle Theo, what game are we playing next?!”
“Puhuhut. The great hybrid Chairman Park taught me Go-Stop, nya!”
Having observed Sejun, a parenting master, Theo played well with the young Silver Wolves.
“This is Uncle Theo! Playing with him is so fun!”
“Uncle Theo’s going to play with us!”
Soon, all the nearby young wolves gathered around.
"Puhuhut. Uncle Theo’s popularity has never faded, nya!"
Surrounded by excited young Silver Wolves, Theo smiled contentedly.
After playing hard with the young wolves…
"Puhuhut. Uncle Theo is off-duty now, nya!"
With a farewell, he disappeared in an instant.
“Waah~! Uncle Theo disappeared!”
“Uncle~ Come back!”
The 85th floor of the tower turned into a sea of tears.
“Alright, kids, let’s play with Daddy now.”
After resting, Elka resumed playing with the young Silver Wolves, but…
“Uncle Theo carried each of us back and forth 100 times…”
“Uncle Theo gave us tasty, energizing jerky…”
“Daddy, disappointment.”
It was a difficult task to satisfy children who had grown used to Uncle Theo’s high standards of play.
A little while later…
[<Deputy Head> Black Tower, 85th Floor Boss, Silver Wolf Chief Elka: Never entrust the kids to Vice President Theo. If a kid hasn’t played with him, they’re just fragile, but once they do, they become ultra-fragile.]
Elka, having just managed to put the kids to sleep, posted a message full of resentment on the employee communication network.
[<Deputy Head> Black Tower, 98th Floor Boss, Black Eagle Redin: Hang in there, Elka.]
[Black Tower, 59th Floor Green Goblin Paku: “Ultra-fragile” sounds terrifying. ㄷㄷ]
[Black Tower, 65th Floor, Long-Tailed Green Monkey Chief Nokmong: Enjoy it while you can. Soon, they’ll only play among themselves and won’t even invite Dad.]
Receiving responses from his colleagues, Elka felt a bit better.
Black Tower, 99th Floor
“Off duty!”
Sejun stepped into the tower through a dimensional portal as if he had just gone through a great ordeal.
And then…
“Hm-hmm-hmm.”
Sejun started preparing dinner.
Ace, in dragon statue form, approached Sejun. It was a Christmas gift from Kaiser.
“Hey, brother-in-law, just woke up?”
“Tonight, it's slime pork stir-fry rice. It’s almost ready, so hang tight.”
As Ace took a seat at the table…
Kueng!
[Daddy, Kuengi is here!]
Kuengi came into the kitchen, carrying herbs.
And…
Kueng!
[Daddy, Kuengi picked these herbs!]
Kuengi proudly handed Sejun the herbs he’d gathered.
[One-Month Old Strength Ginseng]
[One-Month Old Potency Polygonum]
Though they weren’t particularly potent, being newly picked, they had similar effects to the kudzu Kuengi had previously harvested, making Sejun hopeful for the future.
“Thanks, Kuengi.”
As Sejun started setting food on the table, patting Kuengi’s rear…
…
Sejun’s view darkened.
“Vice President Theo, you’re here?”
“Puhuhut. That’s right, nya!”
Sejun detached Theo, who had latched onto his face.
Then…
“The great hybrid Chairman Park has had a busy day! Listen to what I’ve been up to, nya!”
Listening to Theo’s story, Sejun shared a meal.
After a peaceful dinner…
“Hehehe.”
“Puhuhut.”
[Hehe.]
Kuhehee.
Chirrup.
Sejun spent a leisurely moment with his companions, gazing at the starry night sky.
“Kuengi, time for bed. Mom will worry.”
Kueng! Kueng!
[Understood, Daddy! Sleep well!]
Sending Kuengi off to Pink Fur, Sejun lay down in his bed and soon drifted off to sleep.
As the night deepened…
Buzz. Buzz.
Sejun 3 continued to swing his sword.
Destruction’s Outskirts
Hehe! Sejun-nim wanted this!
With a scrunching sound, Flame maneuvered her roots, luring the Tears of Destruction into areas void of Creation Energy.
Such a shame…
The gap without Creation Energy was small, so she could only lure in the smaller Tears of Destruction to Earthworm.
Earth Dragon, make sure no one else comes this way.
“Yes! Sister Flame, you can count on me!”
Flame instructed Earth Dragon to block any Earth Dragons from approaching the lured Tears of Destruction.
If the Tears managed to copy an Earth Dragon’s form, Sejun’s hard-working team would vanish.
Moreover, it would be extremely dangerous, as the Tears of Destruction use any remaining power to enhance themselves after copying.
Copying Sejun’s form was the safest solution in many ways.
As Flame continued luring the Tears of Destruction toward Earthworm…
Flame, I… I’m getting a signal! I’ve reached my limit!
Podori’s scream echoed.
Podori, you can do it!
Flame looked quickly towards the Black Tower, cheering for Podori.
But…
I… can’t…
Podori’s roots turned white, and he was on the verge of losing consciousness.
No!
Stay focused!
Whoosh.
Flame urgently generated flames, warming Podori’s roots.
Ah! Hot!
Podori screamed in pain.
Oh?! But it subsided.
Simultaneously, the evolution force calmed down.
Thank you, Podori, for holding on.
Thanks to him, Flame could spend a little more time with Sejun.
But…
How much longer until I see Sejun-nim again?
She sensed the end of that time was approaching.
The Next Day
“What?!”
Gurgle. Gurgle.
Arriving at Earthworm, Sejun discovered ten Tears of Destruction transforming into his form.
“Hehehe. Welcome, Sejuns 4, 5, 6, 7… and 13.”
He attached name tags to each worker and welcomed them.
And…
“Nya?!”
Too many Sejuns! I feel dizzy, nya! This Rotten Chairman is everywhere!
Theo was utterly shocked.