Chapter 105
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n“How dare you eat my ramen?! Take this! Boo-boo-boo-boop!”
nSejun vented his anger at Cuengi, who had stolen his ramen, by blowing raspberries1.
nHowever,
nKkuhehehe. Kruoing!
nHehehehe. This is fun!
nCuengi, feeling good with Sejun’s raspberries, stuck out his belly for more.
nJust then, a message announcing the start of the third event of the Harvest Festival appeared.
n“A Carrot Wine Drinking Competition?”
n‘If I could just eat the detoxifying green onions, I might be able to win?’
nHowever, considering that other buffs were deactivated for fairness in the carrot harvesting competition, it was highly likely that detoxifying green onions wouldn’t work.
n“Should I give it a try?”
nAs Sejun was about to go to the giant carrot altar for the competition,
n“President Park, give our youngest some New Year’s gift money too, meow!”
nTheo, who received a Churu as a gift, began to take care of the golden bat. He was even upgraded to be called ‘our youngest.’
n“Oh! Of course, I should.”
nSejun readily agreed. It was a golden bat that brought a whole packet of ramen. It deserved not only New Year’s gift money, but even more.
n(Sejun, please accept my bow!)
nAs the golden bat bowed respectfully, folding its wings,
n“Good. Here’s your New Year’s gift money. Stay healthy, golden bat.”
n(Yes! Thank you!)
nSejun gave the golden bat some New Year’s gift money.
nAnd then,
n“Let’s go.”
nHe headed towards the giant carrot altar with the animals.
nAt the giant carrot altar, there were already a mother Crimson Giant Bear, Black Minotaurs, and adult rabbits waiting for the Carrot Wine Drinking Competition to start.
nKreong!
nCuengi ran towards his mother.
nHowever,
nKreong!
nWhile the two were talking, the mother crimson giant bear shook her head,
nKrooeeeng!
nCuengi began to lie on the floor and started crying.
n“He must be throwing a tantrum to participate in the contest too.”
nIt was obvious even without looking. All the contests held at the Harvest Festival so far were eating contests.
nHowever, this time it was a drinking contest. The underage Cuengi couldn’t participate. Sejun silently wished the mother Crimson Giant Bear good luck and headed under the giant carrot altar.
nTime remaining for registration – 7 minutes 51 seconds
nCurrent number of applications – 532
nCertainly, because it was a drinking contest, young rabbits couldn’t participate, so the number of participants was low.
n“The black rabbit is obviously participating, and Theo will participate, right?”
n“Of course, meow!”
nAlthough Theo didn’t like alcohol, but he participated in the contest to stay on Sejun’s lap.
nCurrent number of registrations – 535
nAt that time,
nKreong!
nThe mother Crimson Giant Bear sent Sejun an apologetic glance while pointing at him.
nAnd then
nKrooeeeng!
nThe crying Cuengi started running towards him.
n‘No. Why is she sending him to me? Even though I’ve been taking care of Cuengi recently, this isn’t right!’
nSejun thought he would have to talk to the mother Crimson Giant Bear later as he hurriedly took out honey from void storage. He planned to appease Cuengi with honey for now.
nKrooeeeng!
nThe cry asking for honey as soon as he pulled it out. As expected of a Honey Bear, Cuengi immediately stopped crying as soon as it saw the honey.
n“If you eat this and wait quietly, I’ll give you another bottle of honey when it’s over. Can our Cuengi wait quietly?”
nLick lick lick.
nKreong!
nWhile Cuengi, who was too busy licking the honey, didn’t even raise his gaze, he responded loudly.
nAfter calming Cuengi and heading under the giant carrot,
nThe competition begins. .
nA message announcing the start of the competition appeared, and a semi-transparent red wall blocked off the surrounding area.
nAnd then,
nBoom!
nA 10m size wine bottle filled with giant carrots appeared in the center, along with a drinking glass in front of the participants.
n“Wow!”
nIt was the first time he saw such a big carrot.
n“I wonder if the wine tastes good?”
nSejun, who had never tasted wine made with carrots, looked at the drinking glass that appeared in front of him with eyes filled with anticipation. The transparent liquid in the glass was carrot wine.
nHe lifted the drinking glass and slowly smelled the scent of the carrot wine. He wasn’t even thinking about winning, so he focused on enjoying the drink.
n“Hmm.”
nA delicious sweet aroma, along with the unique flavor of carrot, was felt from the drink
nHaving smelled it, now it was time to taste it.
nSip.
nHe took a sip of the drink.
n“Hmm.”
nAs soon as the drink entered his mouth, the deep flavor of grain and carrot, along with a mild bitterness, filled his mouth.
nGulp.
nThe drink smoothly went down his throat, independent of his will.
nHaaaa.
nAs the cool energy of wine slid down his esophagus, a faint sweetness of grain lingered in his mouth, which cleared away any remnants of bitterness left by the wine.
n“Ah, it’s really delicious.”
nGulp.
nSejun, who had fallen for the taste of carrot wine, ended up drinking another glass that was already filled up.
nAs he proceeded to drink five more glasses without any side dishes,
n“Huh? I’m feeling a little drunk?”
nSejun tried to take out a detoxifying green onion to sober up, but
nFor the fairness of the competition, you cannot use other items.
nAs expected, its use was restricted.
n“Should I stop drinking?”
nSejun tried to stop drinking and leave, but
nYou cannot leave until either you have emptied all the wine in the bottle or all participants have passed out.
nHe couldn’t leave until the competition was over.
n“Should I wait?”
n“Meow, meow, meow.”
nWhile Sejun was waiting for the competition to end and stroking Theo’s belly,
nRoar!
nMoo!
nSqueak!
nThe animals were making noises in admiration as they drank the wine.
nSlowly.
nSejun’s hand, craving more alcohol, gradually moved towards his glass.
n“Just one more glass.”
nSejun lifted his glass.
nGulp.
n“Ah.”
nThe taste that naturally made him gasp. The more he drank, the more he craved the wine.
n“I want to drink just one more glass.”
n‘Drink! After all, you only live once. Who knows when you will drink again after today?’
n‘No! Get a grip! What if you make a mistake? You’re going to die right away!’
nThe whispers of instinct and reason echoed in his head.
nHowever,
n“I need to empty the bottle quickly!”
nIt was the victory of instinct today. Sejun, looking at the half-full bottle in the center, decided to put his effort into emptying the bottle.
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n55th floor of the tower.
n“What?! Tariq is dead?!”
nGrid was startled at the news of Tariq’s death. He had been trying to find out his whereabouts after losing contact for a few days, but he didn’t expect that he was dead.
n“Yes! He was caught feeding locusts on the 67th floor of the tower by Iona, the chairman of the Wizard’s Association, and was killed on the spot.”
n“How dare they kill the elder of our Boar Tribe?!”
nBang!
nUnable to contain his anger, Grid broke the desk in half with his fist.
n“Lord Grid, please calm down. I have received a message that Chairman Mason is moving his agents from the Secret Inspection Bureau in an attempt to link you to this incident and deal with you all at once. You need to quickly erase all connections with Tariq.” .
nMason, who had always regarded Grid as a thorn in his side, moved as secretly as possible to finish Grid off, but Grid’s intelligence network was not to be underestimated.
nGrid had long spent effort turning several of the Secret Inspection Bureau agents, operated secretly by the Wandering Merchant Guild, into his own people.
n“There’s no need to worry. There won’t be any evidence.”
nAs soon as he lost contact with Tariq, Grid ordered all traces connecting him to Tariq to be removed in preparation for this situation, and his assassination team obliterated several villages to eliminate any witnesses.
n“What about the white rabbits that were at the farm? They’re all gone?”
n“Yes. They disappeared without a trace even though dozens of guards were watching them.”
n“It’s almost time for the harvest. Either find the missing white rabbits, or catch other white rabbits. By any means necessary, bring me those white rabbits!”
n“Yes! I’ll get on it right away!”
nAs his subordinate hurriedly left to secure the white rabbits,
nCreak.
nGrid stood up from his seat and pushed aside the bookshelf in the office, revealing stairs leading to the basement.
nThud. Thud.
nGrid descended down the stairs into the basement. The stairs led to an underground passage, and the passage led to a massive square.
nAnd in the center of the square was a white dragon statue.
n“I, Grid, pay my respects to the great White Dragon.”
nThud!
nLandlord Grid, with his massive body, bowed towards the 1-meter tall white dragon statue.
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n“Heeheehee. I’ve learned it all! Now I can see Sejun!”
nAileen, who had fully mastered the polymorph spell, shouted with a happy face.
nNow all she had to do was wait for Kaiser to signal.
n“Heeheehee. I can’t wait to see Sejun!”
nAileen looked at Sejun through the crystal orb with an excited expression.
n-Ah, this is great.
nSejun, who participated in the carrot wine drinking competition, kept exclaiming as he drank.
n“Is it really that good?”
nAileen became curious.
n-Ah, this is good.
n-It’s so good!
n-good.
nSejun kept exclaiming ‘good’ every time he drank. Aileen’s face gradually hardened as she watched Sejun.
n‘Humph! Is it better than me?!’
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nThe tower administrator asks if you like the drink more than her.
n“What?! What does that mean?!”
nThe tower administrator is angry asking why you keep saying it’s good! It’s good! when you drink.
n“Heeheehee. Our Aileen is jealous of a drink?”
nThe tower administrator denies ever being jealous.
n“Heeheehee. Don’t worry. You’re the only one for me.”
nSejun, who was drunk and feeling good, spoke playfully.
n……
nThen
nThe carrot wine drinking competition has ended early as all the prepared carrot wine has been consumed.
nThe rankings were determined as the participants drank all the wine in the bottles.
nCarrot Wine Drinking Competition Ranking
n1st – Red Fur (1000L)
n2nd – Minotaur 102 (103L)
n3rd – Minotaur 72 (102.5L)
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nThe amount was incomprehensible considering the small glasses. Sejun didn’t know it, but when the alcohol in the glass was emptied, more alcohol kept filling up so he could drink continuously.
nRewards will be given to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners of the Carrot Wine Drinking Competition.
nThe reward was a beer bottle-sized bottle of alcohol filled with carrots.
nYou have received 10 carrot seeds as a participation prize in the Carrot Wine Drinking Competition.
nSejun received carrot seeds as a participation prize.
nThen
n“Wait!”
nThis time, Sejun called out to the mother Crimson Giant Bear, Minotaur 102, and Minotaur 72, who were hurrying to leave without giving Sejun the reward.
n“Why aren’t you giving it to me this time? Give me the reward!”
nSejun, who was drunk, confidently extended his hand.
n“You guys better not move!”
nAlthough he couldn’t control his body and was swaying, Sejun angrily told the innocent animals to stay put.
n“Give me the reward quickly!”
nKreong!
nEmooo!
nAt Sejun’s demand, the mother Crimson Giant Bear and the Black Minotaurs shook their heads hard with their alcohol bottles.
n“Heeheehee. Did you guys plan to eat all the delicious stuff alone?!”
nSejun was convinced. Looking at the animals’ reactions, it was clear that the reward this time was something delicious.
n“President Theo, go!”
n“Got it, meow!”
nTheo quickly took the alcohol bottle that Minotaur 72 was holding. Normally, Theo wouldn’t have been able to take it from Minotaur 72, but now he was drunk. His reaction was slow.
n“Here it is, meow!”
n“Well done, meow!”
nPfft.
nSejun mimicked Theo’s way of speaking and opened the cap of the bottle that Theo had brought.
nAnd just as Sejun was about to drink the alcohol in the bottle,
n“You idiot! You’ll die if you drink that!”
nPuck!
nAlong with the surprised woman’s voice, something hit Sejun’s back of the head.
nYour body has taken a fatal hit.
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nMagic Power is consumed to protect the body from breaking.
nYou have an extreme lack of Magic Power.
nDragon Tribe Skill – Dragon Skin is activated.
nThe scale of the great Black Dragon Kaiser has been destroyed.
nThe scale of Kaiser disappeared into nothingness.
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nTL Notes:
n1) Blowing Raspberries : en.wikipedia.org
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