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nTL: Hanguk

nBayon, the tyrant of the 87th floor of the Red Tower.

nIn that place, Bayon’s actions were law, and his words were truth.

nIf he liked something, he took it. If he didn’t like it, he hit it. He collected taxes from nearby villages and made them offer tribute.

nAlthough Bayon was arrogant and conceited, he knew his limits.

nWhenever a new presence appeared, Bayon would first observe whether they were stronger or weaker than him, without provoking them.

nIf they were strong, he would grovel and offer tributes to send them elsewhere. If they were weak, he would trample them immediately.

nHe was a typical case of being strong against the weak and weak against the strong—a classic weak-strong, strong-weak style.

nThat was Bayon’s survival strategy.

n‘If I can just take control of this place, I won’t have to worry about food for a while.’

nThat’s why, despite his excitement at seeing the thriving crops in the vast farmland, he held himself back.

n‘You never know.’

nWith patience, he cautiously scanned the surroundings with cold eyes, checking for any stronger presence.

nAnd then…

n‘The human seems to be the strongest, and the cat, bear, and dog are probably just pets for amusement?’

nBayon completely misjudged the situation.

nTheo had grown so accustomed to suppressing his aura because of Sejun that it had become as natural as breathing.

nCuengi was in a calm state, compressing his aura due to the .

nOf course, Blackie was genuinely weak.

n‘I can handle this alone.’

nAlthough Bayon thought it was manageable, he still didn’t act immediately. There could still be a stronger force he hadn’t noticed somewhere else.

n‘Once I make a move, there’s no turning back.’

nWhile Bayon was cautiously waiting for the right moment,

nHe saw the human sharing a meal with silver foxes, who had become slaves, accompanied by an irresistible, delicious aroma.

n‘Hmph! This guy really knows nothing about the ways of the world.’

nGiving meals to slaves…

nHe was angry.

nHe and his subordinates had lived such hard lives that they could count on their toes the number of times they had eaten their fill…

nIt was clear to him that this guy had never suffered a day in his life.

nAnd…

nConsidering that no one had shown up even while they were eating something delicious, it was obvious that there was no one stronger than this human here.

nTo Bayon, who believed that the strongest should get the best food, this confirmed that there was no one stronger in this place.

nJust then,

n“Bayon-nim…”

nHis subordinates started egging him on.

n“Ahem. Shall I then?”

nThanks to them, he could step forward without losing face.

n“Alright. We’ll take this place.”

n“Yes!”

nWith his subordinates lined up behind him,

n‘Hehehe. Now, it’s all mine.’

nBayon headed towards the cooking area in a good mood.

nCrackle!

nBayon and his subordinates had a truly electrifying experience from Cuengi’s Thunderbolt Staff.

nEvery time they were struck, they felt pain so intense that it was as if they were being fried alive.

nAfter the brutal beating ended,

n“Puhuhut.”

nThunk.

nTheo approached, grinning like a villain, and stamped Bayon with the seal that had enslaved the silver foxes.

nBut…

nUnable to make a slave as they are a resident of the Red Tower.

nThunk. Thunk.

nAfter several failed attempts,

n“Meow?! It’s not working, meow?! Puhuhut. Then I’ll stamp it directly, meow!”

nHe forcibly lifted Bayon’s front paw to stamp the slave contract.

nBayon tried to resist, but…

n‘What?! This strength?!’

nThe power was immense.

nIt turned out the bear had been hiding his strength, and so had the cat.

nThunk.

nAnd just like that, Bayon stamped the contract and became a slave.

nAt that moment,

nKking!

nBlackie started climbing all over him energetically.

nKking?! Kking?!

nYou dared to say you’d kill our butler?! Want to get killed by the great noble wolf Blackie, protector of the Black Tower’s tower farmer Park Sejun?!

nBlackie furiously stomped on him with his little paws.

nNot only had he become a slave, but now even a puppy was stomping on him. It was humiliating.

nHe was angry, but the thought that this puppy might also be hiding its strength stopped him from resisting.

nHe should’ve obediently stamped the contract when the yellow cat told him to.

nHe should’ve stopped when he made eye contact with the baby bear about to put the ssam in its mouth.

nWhen the baby bear put down the ssam and took out the Thunderbolt Staff that crackled with thunder, he should have immediately knelt down and begged for forgiveness.

n‘…Then maybe things wouldn’t have turned out like this…’

nTears as large as chicken droppings started to flow from Bayon’s eyes as he lamented his miserable fate.

nAnd then,

n“Hmm… son, write this down. The foxes of the Red Tower are quite oblivious and cry a lot.”

n104.28.193.250

nFrom afar, observing through a telescope, Mason, the chairman of the Wandering Merchants Association, spoke, and

nScribble. Scribble.

nJeras quietly wrote it down on paper.

nBoth of them, being foxes, had fortunately been brought along to the Harvest Festival.

n“Father, that’s Sejun-nim and Theo-nim over there.”

nJeras was about to greet them immediately, but—

n“No! We’re hiding our identities here and gathering useful information to help Sejun-nim.”

nThanks to Mason’s intervention, they stayed hidden and continued gathering information about the foxes from the other towers.

n‘If Theo-nim catches us, we’ll get extorted for money and suffer a lot… We must stay hidden until the Harvest Festival ends.’

nOf course, what Mason had told Jeras was a lie.

nMason just had an inexplicable desire to hide, even though he had done nothing wrong.

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nKihihit. Kking! Kking!

nHehe. Butler! If this guy acts up again, just tell me! Then the great Blackie will personally deal with him!

nThump. Thump.

nBlackie gleefully stomped on Bayon’s face.

nAt that moment,

nKiki!

nKiki!

nLeader, we’re heading out!

nThe Destruction Devourers suddenly barged in.

nKking?

nThey picked up Blackie with their mouths, placing him on their heads, and began moving together as a group.

n“Play safely and come back early!”

nSejun shouted from behind.

n“Great Blackie-nim, we sense the aura of Violet’s energy nearby.”

nEomdol reported to Blackie after detecting Violet’s presence.

nKking?!

nReally?!

n“Yes.”

nKihihit. Kking! Kking!

nHehe. Then let’s go catch Violet! Let’s move out!

nThe fourth subordinate!

nAnd so, Blackie and his subordinates moved, riding the Destruction Devourers.

nPiyo?

n“Uhehehe. Are you here to welcome us back?”

nWhere they headed, they encountered Piyot and Uren, who were returning.

nAnd then,

nKiki!

nKiki!

nThe Destruction Devourers surrounded Uren and started rummaging through his pockets.

nAt that moment,

nPlop.

nA purple crystal fell from Uren’s pocket.

nUhehehe. I’ll give this to Sejun~nim.

nUren had defeated Violet and picked up the crystal that had fallen nearby.

nHowever,

n‘I’m sensing Krueger-hyung’s aura from these guys.’

nIn truth, Violet was only pretending to be dead.

nAs expected from unlucky Uren. He was about to deliver a fragment of the Apostle of Destruction to Sejun…

n“Violet!”

n– Krueger-hyung, where have you been?! Don’t tell me you got captured by these guys?! If that’s the case, I will…

nAs Violet, who had discovered Eomdol, was about to return to his original form

n“Violet, stop!”

n– Huh?!

nEomdol charged at Violet, who had been calling out to him.

nAnd then,

nThrust!

nEomdol stabbed Violet in the chest and pulled out the Core Fragment, throwing it to the Destruction Devourers.

nKiki!

nKiki!

nThe Destruction Devourers swarmed around the core, which was filled with the energy of destruction.

n– What?! Hyung, why did you… to me?!

nAs Violet’s core disappeared, he shrank in size, staring at Eomdol with a betrayed expression.

nKihihit. Kking!

nHehe. Welcome, Violet!

nBlackie appeared, welcoming Violet with a mischievous grin.

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n“Here, eat this and stop crying.”

n“Sniff… Yes…”

n“Kiing. Thank you.”

n“Sniff! It’s so delicious!”

nWhile Sejun comforted the crying Bayon and his subordinates by grilling samgyeopsal,

nKihihit. Kking!

nHehe. Butler! I exorcised another one and brought it here!

nThump. Thump.

nBlackie confidently strutted into the kitchen, carrying a humanoid purple crystal of similar size and shape to Eomdori on its back.

nKking!

nThis is Violet, the Crystal Giant of Destruction and the 11th seat of the Apostle of Destruction!

nSince Sejun had already discovered that Eomdol, Ggomi, and Kkabi were Apostles of Destruction, Blackie proudly introduced Violet.

n“Hello…”

nViolet bowed at a 90-degree angle to Sejun.

nHonestly, Violet wasn’t happy about greeting a human like this.

nBut he couldn’t be disrespectful toward the butler of the great Blackie-nim, formerly known as Fenrir, the god-hunting noble wolf.

nAs soon as he greeted Sejun,

nKihihit. Kking!

nHeheh. Butler! Give this one a name too!

nBlackie asked Sejun to name Violet.

n“But Blackie-nim, I already have a name…”

nViolet tried to refuse, but—

nKking!

nShut up!

n“Quiet!”

nSharalang!

nTrying to have your cool name?! Not a chance!

nWith jealousy burning in their eyes, Blackie, Eomdol, and Kkabi glared at Violet, leaving out only Ggomi.

nThump. Thump.

nThey looked at Sejun with eager, expectant eyes.

n“Hmmm…”

nAnd so, Sejun’s naming shop opened again before a day had passed.

n‘Boradori.’ ( TL: Boradori (????) is the Korean name for Tinky Winky from Teletubbies, a British children’s television series.)

nThe moment he saw Violet’s purple body, this name popped into his mind.

nNo, no!

nBoradori lacked sincerity and creativity.

nThe next name that came to mind was…

nSince Violet was about the size of a thumb-sized purple crystal, Eombojeong. (TL: Eombojeong (???) is a portmanteau derived from the combination of the words “?? ??” (eomji keugi, meaning thumb-sized) and “??? ??” (borasaek sujeong, meaning purple crystal). The term Eombojeong is formed by taking ‘Eom’ (?) from eomji keugi, ‘Bo’ (?) from borasaek, and ‘Jeong’ (?) from sujeong, resulting in ???.)

nBut this followed the same pattern he used when naming Eomdol, so it was discarded.

n“Hmmm…”

nMaybe it was because he had already come up with the once-in-a-lifetime masterpiece name Black Torch today, no good ideas were coming to him.

n“Show me if you have any special skills.”

nSo today, instead of focusing on appearance, he decided to base the name on abilities.

n“Ahem. I can grow and detonate amethysts.”

nWhy am I nervous about this?

nAt Sejun’s request, Violet detached part of his body and demonstrated his ability.

nFwoosh.

nThe purple crystal ignited, and purple flames began to burn.

nNormally, it would have exploded instantly, but due to Violet’s lack of power, the crystal burned slowly, leading to this phenomenon.

n“Th-this isn’t right…”

nViolet, flustered, was embarrassed by the unexpected result.

nSince it makes purple fire, Boburi? (TL: Combination of ??? (borasaek meaning purple) and ? (bul meaning fire) making it Boburi (???))

nSince it makes purple flames, Boyeomi? (TL: Combination of ??? (borasaek meaning purple) and ?? (hwayeom meaning flame) making it Boyeomi (???))

nSince it explodes crystals, Supoki? (TL: Combination of ?? (sujeong meaning crystal) and ?? (pogbal meaning explosion) making it Supoki (???))

nSince the crystal burns, Suta? (TL: Combination of ?? (sujeong meaning crystal) and ?? ?? (tago issneun meaning burning) making it Suta (??))

nWhile watching this, Blackie and his subordinates eagerly awaited the odd name Sejun would come up with.

n“From now on, your name is Jaki!”

n……?

nBreaking everyone’s expectations, Sejun said an unexpected name.

nWhile everyone was focused on the burning crystal,

n‘Did he say he grows amethysts?!’

nHeheh. Growing amethysts, what a unique ability.

nSejun was carefully observing to see if Violet’s body would regenerate.

nOh! It’s real.

nAs amethysts grew back from Violet’s body, regenerating the part that was just detached

n…!

nA word flashed into his mind like lightning.

nAmethyst Growing. Shortened to Jaki! (TL: ??? ??? (Jasujeong Kiugi), meaning ‘Growing Amethyst,’ is shortened to ?? (Jaki).)

nKihihit. Kking! Kking!

nHeheh. As expected of my butler! You never disappoint me!

n“As expected of Sejun-nim!”

nKkiruk!

nSharalang!

n“So, my name is Jaki…”

nExcept for Violet, who had just received the name, Blackie and his subordinates were satisfied with Sejun’s latest naming masterpiece.

nThus, Violet, the Crystal Giant of Destruction and the 11th seat of the Apostle of Destruction, was given a new name as Jaki, the 4th subordinate of the great Blackie.

n“From now on, Jaki, let’s make only 1 kg of amethyst per day. If you want to make other colors, feel free to do that too.”

n?!

nAlong with the heavy responsibility of producing crystals.

nAnd then,

n“Hmm… The foxes of the Red Tower sure eat well, even while crying.”

nMason, who had been watching the cooking area the whole time, commented.

n“Father, the foxes from the Brown Tower are on the move.”

nScribble. Scribble.

nJeras, who was writing down Mason’s words while watching the movements of foxes from other towers, said.

n“Really?”

nMason quickly adjusted his telescope and spotted the Brown Tower foxes sneaking around.

nWhere are they going?

nMason tracked the direction of their movement.

n“Those Brown Tower foxes really don’t have any sense. They’re going to get themselves into big trouble…”

nCrunch, crunch.

nUnlike his concerned voice, he started eating peanuts from his pocket with a bright smile.

nTo enjoy watching the upcoming fight.

nTheir target were Piyot and Uren, who were returning to the farm.

nAnd the Minotaur King.

nA short while later…

nSqueal!

nThe screams of the Brown Tower foxes echoed, and soon, Piyot and Uren were seen busily stamping the paws of the unconscious Brown Tower foxes onto the slave contracts.

nAt that moment,

n…?

nSuddenly, Mason’s view was filled with pink.

nWhat is this?

nAs Mason wondered in confusion,

n“Hello, Theo-nim.”

nHe heard Jeras’ voice.

nTheo was blocking the front of Mason’s telescope with his front paw.

n“Th- Theo-nim! It’s an honor to see you!”

nMason quickly put down his telescope and stood up to greet Theo.

n“Puhuhut. Nice to see you, Chairman Mason-nim, meow!”

nTheo, who had followed the pull of his front paw, smiled brightly at Mason.

nAnd then,

n!!!

nPuhuhut. As expected, I am the great Chairman Park’s right hand, meow! I’ve thought of a good way to make money, meow!

nAn incredible idea popped into Theo’s head as he looked at Mason.

n“Puhuhut. Chairman Mason-nim, I want you to sell Harvest Festival tickets, meow!” freewēbnoveℓ.com

nTheo tasked Mason with selling tickets for the Harvest Festival, stamped with his paw print.

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