<strong>TL: Hanguk</strong>
Forest of Creation.
“Then, I will begin the third trial to be the Tree of Creation. Raise one Dimensional Tree.”
[Heheh! Yes! Please seal my power quickly!]
“During the third trial, your power will be sealed.”
[Understood!]
mie had her power sealed for the third trial.
But…
[Huh?! Why did you stop sealing halfway?!]She soon realized that her power had only been reduced by half.
“Candidate for the Tree of Creation, your power has grown too strong. This is the best seal possible.”
Due to the rewards from passing the Tree of Creation candidate trials and the Enhancing Elixir, mie had grown too powerful.
[No! Please try harder!]
If this continues, I won’t be able to visit Sejun~nim!
mie pleaded with the trial statue, but it was no use.
At that moment…
“Huh?! Sejun~nim?”
104.28.193.250
“Hohoho. No, I am Park Sejun’s clone, Santa Sejun, the God of Christmas. mie, don’t worry and head to the 99th floor of the ck Tower. It’ll be fine just for today. Now, I must go, I’m busy! Hohoho.”
Santa Sejun appeared before mie, delivering good news, and then vanished. The blessing of Christmas included mie’s share of gifts.
[Hehe. Sejun~nim, I’ming!]
Thanks to this, mie joyfully went to the 99th floor of the Tower to find Sejun.
But what if Podori suddenly bes a Dimensional Tree?
mie was worried that she might have fed Podori too many nutrients.
***
Christmas Morning.
99th floor of the ck Tower, Sejun’s bedroom.
My Sejun looks so cool even when he’s sleeping.
“Kurrr…”
Lying beside Sejun, Aileen gazed at his face, filled with love, while he snored and slept deeply.
And then…
Stroking.
‘Khehehe. So soft.’
As she stroked Sejun’s face,
Gororong.
Kyurorong.
Kkirorong.
…
..
.
Puhyu-puhyu-
The sound of snoring reached Aileen’s ears.
As usual, Theo was sleeping on Sejun’sp, while Iona had wrapped herself around Theo’s tail and fallen asleep.
The ckie Family was also sprawled out on Sejun’s chest as usual, each of them holding a piece of roasted and dried sweet potato in their mouths.
They must have woken up early, checked their gifts from Sejun, and eaten happily before falling back asleep.
The unusual thing was that Ace was lying on the opposite side of Aileen, resting his head against Sejun’s left side.
In order to amodate Ace’s massive body, nearly one wall of the bedroom had copsed, but Ace’s body perfectly blocked the wall, preventing any cold wind from entering. ??????ê??
Thus, nothing happened between Sejun and Aileen during the night.
Last Night.
Hehehe. A kiss with Aileen…
As Sejun thought about hugging and kissing Aileen,
“Kuhaha. Sejun, first, have a drink!”
“Yeah, Sejun, take my ss too!”
“You’d make me sad if you didn’t ept mine!”
The Nine Dragon Leaders called out to Sejun.
Spending time with Aileen was important, but he couldn’t ignore the summons of the elders.
No, he needed to go, even more so for Aileen. He wanted to gain recognition from the Great Dragons and be a worthy boyfriend.
‘I’ll just drink nine cups and escape.’
Sejun nned to drink quickly and return to Aileen, but,
“So, you’re Sejun? Nice to meet you.”
“Yeah, I’ve been enjoying the drinks and food you’ve made.”
“Sejun, take our sses too!”
“Yes!”
As other ck dragons joined the Leaders one by one, the situation escted.
Aileen, who had rushed down to the 99th floor, had left the passage open in her hurry.
“Ah!”
Realizing her mistake btedly, Aileen went to close the passage, but by then, thousands of ck dragons had already entered the 99th floor of the Tower.
Thanks to this, Sejun, who had nned to ept drinks from the Leaders and escape, ended up being called by other ck dragons.
After greeting them and epting one drink after another, he had already consumed over 100 bottles.
Munch. Munch.
Fortunately, thanks to the Detoxifying Green Onion, he didn’t get drunk.
But,
I’m full.
At some point, he became full, eating only green onions without drinking.
“Huh? I’m not getting drunk?”
Sejun realized, thanks to his increased stats, that he didn’t get drunk easily anymore.
And then,
“Sejun, nice to meet you. I’m the great ck dragon, Rudion Pritani. Your drinks and food are truly the best! Here, have a drink.”
“Yes, Rudion-nim, thank you.”
“What’s with the ‘-nim’? We’re about the same age, so just talk casually.”
“Really? Is that okay…?”
“Of course!”
Sejun even made a few ck dragon friends.
“Hehehe. Give me another drink.”
“Oh! Park Sejun, this guy is really bold! I like him!”
“Puhuhut. That’s right, meow! The great hybrid Chairman Park is very bold, meow!”
“Huhuhut. Well, boldness is one of my specialties!”
Sejun, puffing his chest with pride, wiped his nose at the ck dragons’ and Theo’spliments.
“A toast to the bold man, Park Sejun!”
“To Sejun!”
Feeling good, Sejun enthusiastically epted the drinks his ck dragon friends poured for him.
Kurrr.
Eventually, he passed out on the ground while returning from the bathroom.
“Meow! Chairman Park, you can’t sleep here, meow!”
Theo carried Sejun on his back andid him on the bed.
“Puhuhut. Sleep setupplete, meow!”
Gororong.
Theo climbed onto Sejun’sp and fell asleep.
Once Sejun and Theo were sound asleep,
“I want to sleep next to my brother-inw too!”
Boom!
Ace broke through the wall, stuck his head in, and fell asleep.
“Sejun, are you sleeping?”
Khehehe. Are you?
Aileen, who came looking for Sejun, alsoy down beside him and watched over him all night.
At that moment,
“Alright. I can’t miss such a good opportunity!”
Aileen clenched her fists and left the bedroom, heading to the kitchen.
Today was the day she would showcase her honed cooking skills to Sejun.
A littleter.
“Sejun, wake up and eat breakfast!”
Aileen called out loudly to wake Sejun.
…What?! Aileen made breakfast?!
At Aileen’s words, an rm of impending doom went off in Sejun’s head, and his eyes snapped open.
And then,
“Stop right there.”
He stopped the group that was trying to sneak away.
You guys… if we live, we live together; if we die, we die together!
“Especially you, Vice Chairman Theo! Is this how you repay me? Is it?”
Sejun pulled at Theo’s cheeks, questioning his betrayal.
“Chairman Park, it’s hurts, meow! I was only trying to help Iona escape, meow!”
Theo imed his innocence.
Right. Vice Chairman Theo only eats grilled fish anyway, so he wouldn’t run away.
“Fine. I acknowledge your innocence, Vice Chairman Theo.”
“Puhuhut. I’ve been recognized by Chairman Park, meow!”
When Sejun acknowledged his innocence, Theo rubbed his face against Sejun’s knee in delight. Theo was especially weak when it came to Sejun.
“Then what about you, baby brother-inw?”
This time, Sejun turned his sharp gaze to Ace.
“P-Pheeeng. Brother-inw, I’m sorry! Sister’s cooking is just too scary…”
Ace immediately admitted his fault.
“Baby brother-inw, even so, you shouldn’t have done that. Don’t do it again next time, okay?”
“Yes! I won’t do it again!”
“Alright. Now, let’s promise.”
Sejun forgave Ace, hooking his pinky finger, thicker than Sejun’s forearm, with his own for a promise.
And then,
“ckie, do you know what you’ve done wrong?”
Kking! Kking!
[No! I’m not eating Aileen-noona’s cooking!]
Sejun caught the ckie Family, who were trying to escape until the end, and headed to the kitchen.
“Ah. I’m dying.”
As he moved, his stomach churned, and he felt like throwing up any second.
But everyone’s gone already.
Around the farm, not a single dragon could be seen. They must have all fled the moment Aileen entered the kitchen.
Sejun arrived in front of the kitchen.
Hoo.
I can do this!
After taking a deep breath, he opened the kitchen door and greeted Aileen.
“Aileen, good morning.”
“Morning, Sejun. Are you hungry? Sit down quickly.”
“…Yeah.”
She’s beautiful.
Sejun sat at the table, grinning like an idiot, enchanted again by the beautiful Aileen wearing an apron.
Thanks to that, all fear of the food disappeared.
In the meantime, Aileen set the table with the dishes she had prepared.
“Sejun, eat up.”
Aileen sat across from Sejun, resting her chin in her hands, gazing at him with loving eyes.
The menu consisted of Aileen’s specialty, soft-boiled fried eggs, soybean sprout soup for hangover relief, and reheated rice from the previous day.
I can handle this!
Seeing these low-difficulty dishes, Sejun felt a glimmer of hope.
“Alright… I’ll eat well.”
He said nervously, scooping a spoonful of soybean sprout soup and putting it in his mouth.
And then,
“What?!”
He was utterly shocked.
Why is the soybean sprout soup sweet?
Sejun quickly scanned the counter with his eyes.
Ah, she added sugar.
The lid of the sugar container, sitting next to the salt container, was open. Since both were white, it seemed she had mistaken sugar for salt.
In a way, it was fortunate. To achieve this level of sweetness, she must have added a significant amount of sugar.
If it had been salt instead…
Sejun shuddered at the thought of drinking soup that tasted like seawater.
But surprisingly, it’s good.
On top of that, the sweetness of the soybean sprout soup helped settle his hangover-induced queasiness.
Gulp. Gulp.
Feeling thirsty, Sejun picked up the bowl of soup and drank it straight.
“Sejun, do you want more?”
“Yes.”
“I knew you’d say that, so I made plenty!”
Excited, Aileen eagerlydled more soup into Sejun’s bowl.
“Baby brother-inw, ckie, try this. It’s really good.”
“Yes, brother-inw!”
Kking! Kking!
[Don’t lie! There’s no way Aileen-noona’s cooking could taste good!]
Unlike Ace, ckie didn’t believe him, as he had been tricked by Sejun many times before.
Kueng! Kueng!
[Good morning, everyone! Cuengi woke up and found this honey jar!]
Cuengi entered the kitchen proudly showing off his Christmas gift and then,
Kueng!
[It’s delicious!]
Only after Cuengi praised Aileen’s soybean sprout soup did ckie believe it.
Kking?!
[It’s real?!]
Cautiously.
ckie hesitantly licked the soup.
And then,
Slurp. Slurp. Slurp.
Kking!
[Aileen-noona, give me more!]
In no time, ckie emptied a bowl of soup and started showing his belly cutely asking for more.
After their peaceful breakfast ended,
“Alright. Shall we enjoy Christmas to the fullest?!”
“Yes!”
Sejun stepped outside with Aileen for a date, but,
“Meow, meow, meow.”
Kueng! Kueng!
Kking! Kking!
With Theo, Cuengi, and ckie tagging along, it was hard to create a romantic atmosphere.
To make matters worse,
Thump. Thump.
The massive Ace was trailing behind them.
At this rate, Christmas would end without Sejun even holding Aileen’s hand, let alone having a proper date!
Feeling a sense of urgency, Sejun thought
Alright! That’ll do!
He devised a n to shake off the group.
“Guys, let’s y hide-and-seek!”
“Khehehe. I’m great at hide-and-seek!”
“Puhuhut. Sounds good, meow!”
Kueng!
Kking!
“Puhihihi. This sounds fun!”
The group’s eyes sparkled at Sejun’s suggestion.
If Theo or Cuengi bes the seeker, they’ll find me quickly, right?
“Alright. I’ll be… it.”
So Sejun decided to be it himself.
Once everyone was hiding, he nned to pretend not to find them and enjoy a date with Aileen.
He even secretly signaled Aileen to stay nearby.
However,
“Ny-nine! One hundred! Ready or not, here Ie!”
There was one thing Sejun hadn’t considered.
…
Ace wasn’t good at hide-and-seek.
Well, it wasn’t entirely Ace’s fault. Given his massive size, there weren’t many ces for him to hide.
The moment Sejun turned around, he made eye contact with Ace, who was peeking his head out from behind Podori.
I didn’t see Ace. I didn’t see him.
Sejun averted his gaze, pretending not to notice.
“Hehehe. Guess I got caught quickly.”
Scratching his head, Ace stepped out of hiding and confessed.
Thanks to this, Sejun ended up holding hands with both Aileen and Ace as they searched for the others.
“Found you.”
Before long, they found the rest of the group. Theo was located using the Theo Detector, while Cuengi and ckie were lured out with honey and roasted and dried sweet potato.
Hehehe. Well, this counts as a date too.
Sejun decided to just have fun with everyone and spent the entire morning ying hide-and-seek.
Then,
“Sejun, I’ll make lunch too!”
“No! Please let me make lunch!”
As Sejun desperately tried to stop Aileen from taking charge of lunch,
[Hehe. Sejun-nim, I’m here!]
mie arrived, ready to enjoy her holiday with Sejun.