Early morning on the 99th floor of the Black Tower.
After a refreshing and deep sleep, Sejun woke up earlier than usual.
Cuengi, you’re just happy as long as you can dip something in honey, aren’t you?
As Sejun chuckled at Cuengi,
“Brother-in-law! Guess what I want to eat too!”
Ace shouted with wide eyes, clearly wanting to share a connection with Sejun like Cuengi did.
Jealousy was written all over his face.
Sejun locked eyes with Ace and pretended to think for a moment.
He shouted confidently.
“That’s right! Puhihihi.”
Ace burst into laughter, grinning widely at Sejun’s answer.
Knowing everyone’s favorite food was far too easy for Sejun.
“Roasted and dried sweet potato!”
Riding the momentum, Sejun also guessed the foods that Theo and Blackie wanted to eat.
Puhuhut. As expected, the Great Hybrid Chairman Park understands me perfectly, meow!
[Hehe. As expected, my butler knows what I like!]
Theo and Blackie were thrilled as well.
Watching their reactions, Sejun smirked to himself.
Then, he set about preparing the dishes, garaetteok, frying Yonggary Chicken, grilling fish, and taking roasted and dried sweet potatoes from the Void Storage.
Although Cuengi had used his coupon to let Sejun eat what he wanted, in the end, Sejun prepared all the dishes that the group wanted.
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After finishing their breakfast,
As Sejun sipped the coffee Cuengi had brewed,
Suddenly, a powerful energy wave exploded from afar, sending shockwaves rippling toward Sejun.
What was that? That’s where Mother-in-law is!
As Sejun turned to look in the direction where the energy wave had occurred,
-Sejun, are you alright?!
-Son-in-law, are you okay?!
Kaiser and Anton’s dragon statues flew toward Sejun with all their might, worried that he might have been injured by what just happened.
“Of course, I’m fine. I’m strong now.”
As Sejun answered confidently with a smile
Another wave of energy erupted, this one even stronger than the previous one.
“But are Mother-in-law and Ace okay?”
When Sejun asked them
-Yes, it’s because my daughter-in-law’s body is recovering, and her power is surging. As for Ace, he’s a dragon, so this much is nothing for him.
Ace possessed , which allowed him to nullify over 90% of the energy from other dragons.
Additionally, he was protected by , which lasted until he turned 100 years old. This blessing reduced the remaining 10% of energy that his bloodline couldn’t offset to one ten-thousandth of its original strength.
On top of that, there were several other powers that specifically protected young dragons, such as absorbing the energy of surrounding dragons.
Without these safeguards, a dragon would likely die from their parents’ energy the moment they were born.
Moreover, Ace had grown much stronger than other dragons his age, thanks to receiving a name from Sejun and eating Sejun’s crops.
Ace was born with both a dragon’s silver spoon and Sejun’s silver spoon.
-But son-in-law, wouldn’t it be better if you went somewhere else for a while?
-Yes, Sejun, go visit another floor. It’ll take some time for Elizabeth’s energy to settle.
Kaiser and Anton spoke with concern for Sejun.
“Nah. I told you I’m fine.”
Just as Sejun was confidently saying this
[All stats boosted by 20,000 and magic power boosted by 70,000 due to have disappeared.]
The effects of vanished from Sejun.
A message appeared before him.
Suddenly, with 150,000 total stats gone, Sejun felt an overwhelming sense of weakness.
Elizabeth’s energy wave struck Sejun once more.
This time, it hurt a little.
“…I’ll go down for a bit.”
It’s always best to listen to your elders.
Thus, Sejun decided to temporarily leave the 99th floor of the Tower until Elizabeth’s energy stabilized
Guess I’ll do some shopping.
Sejun and his companions headed down to the 75th floor of the Tower.
Hearing Aileen’s words, Sejun, who had been shopping, returned to the 99th floor of the Tower.
“Brother-in-law, Mom says she’s planning to return to the dragon’s territory next week.”
Ace, who was now eating with Sejun while Elizabeth rested after recovering her strength, delivered the news of her return.
“Puhing… So that means Ace will have to sleep alone at night now.”
Ace spoke in the most pitiful voice he could muster, staring at Sejun with pleading eyes. It was clear he wanted to sleep with Sejun.
Ace naturally assumed he’d stay behind with Sejun.
That wasn’t going to happen. If Elizabeth returned, Ace would obviously go with her.
“And I think Ace will go with your mom.”
Ace began to cry at Sejun’s straightforward words.
He had been fine with the thought of being separated from his mom, but the idea of being apart from Sejun made tears flow uncontrollably.
“Why are you crying? You can come back anytime you want. And if there’s anything you want to eat, just tell me, and I’ll send it to you.”
Sejun patted the giant Ace on the back, soothing him.
Ace’s spirits lifted, and a smile returned to his face as the corners of his mouth curled up.
“Hey! If you cry and laugh like that, you’ll grow hair on your butt!” (TL: Check my note at the end on Chapter 222)
When Sejun teased Ace ,
Theo, Cuengi, and Blackie gave Sejun strange looks, as if to say, What’s so weird about that?
The three already had hair there.