Chapter 567: Chapter 567
At the center of the vast forest.
With Flamie cheering it on, the rose tree sprouted golden roses.
A golden flower bloomed at the top of the rose tree.
Kihihit. Kking! Kking!
[Hehe. Butler! I’m hungry!]
Blackie, who had been playing outside, excitedly dashed into the cooking area.
“Come sit down quickly.”
Sejun spoke to Blackie while placing plates of grilled fish and Yonggary Chicken in front of Theo and Cuengi.
He also served Yonggary Chicken and roasted dried sweet potatoes to the Blackie family seated in front of him.
As everyone enjoyed their meal,
As usual, Besugu was running errands for Mukbupal, fetching water for him.
Recently, Besugu’s workload had increased as he also occasionally delivered roasted dried sweet potatoes from Blackie’s storage, making his life as the youngest even harder.
Just hang in there a little longer!
But there was still hope for Besugu.
There were two Apostles of Destruction who would come after him.
Since hierarchy here was determined by the order of arrival, so…
As soon as Jǫrmungandr-nim and Hydra-nim arrive…
He could escape being the youngest.
‘I might even be able to make Jǫrmungandr-nim and Hydra-nim run errands for me!’
Thinking about bossing them around, since he’d no longer be the youngest among the snake faction, filled him with joy.
[Besugu! Where’s the water? Are you done yet?!]
Of course, for now, he was still the youngest.
[Yes! Coming right away!]
Just endure till they get here!
Besugu endured today, dreaming of the youngest role passing to the new arrivals.
And so, lunchtime came to an end.
After having lunch, Sejun yawned as he lay down on the bench. Next to him, Theo, Cuengi, and Blackie yawned along with him.
As Sejun fell asleep,
The others soon drifted off to sleep as well.
While Sejun and his companions were soundly asleep…
[I forgot to feed the Bukbukis…] (TL: Cuengi is calling the turtles Bukbuki as they make Bukbuk sound )
Cuengi groggily got up and went to the fountain where the Apocalypse Destruction Turtles were kept.
[Eat a lot and grow big!]
Cuengi took out some food from the snack pouch and fed the turtles. On his way back to Sejun…
[Cuengi, come to the pond for a moment.]
Cuengi faintly heard Flamie’s voice.
Following the sound, Cuengi dove into the pond inside the cave.
Swimming to the bottom of the pond,
There, about 100 multi-colored cores obtained by Flamie after defeating Tree Killers were lying scattered.
[Cuengi, give these to Sejun-nim.]
Hearing Flamie’s words, Cuengi started picking up the cores.
[Flamie noona, but what should Cuengi say when Dad asks where these came from?]
Flamie thought for a moment.
[Let’s say Podori gave them to you.]
After hearing Flamie’s response, Cuengi gathered the cores and returned to Sejun.
He snuggled into the still-sleeping Sejun’s arms.
And quickly fell asleep again.
A little while later…
“Oh! Podori gave these to you?”
Sejun woke up, received the cores from Cuengi, and checked their stats.
[Core of the Tree Killer]
→ A core made by Tree Killer insects inhabiting by sucking tree sap.
→ When consumed, increases Stamina potential by 50 and Stamina by 20.
→ When consumed, has a low chance of awakening [Talent: Extraction].
→ Has a grassy taste due to the sap-based diet of the Tree Killer.
→ Usage Restriction: All stats must be 100 or higher.
The cores, made from the sap of various trees, had widely varying stats and effects.
Hehehe. Still, these are pretty great.
Smiling, Sejun went to thank Podori.
Podori looked utterly confused.
“Yeah, Cuengi said you were the one who gave this.”
Sejun showed the cores to Podori as he spoke.
Podori, who hadn’t heard anything about this, was flustered. At that moment, Cuengi used telekinesis to gather twigs and leaves, forming the shape of Flamie, and signaled to Podori.
Ah! It must have been Flamie-nim’s doing!
[Of course! I personally obtained these for Sejun-nim.]
Realizing it was Flamie’s mission, Podori quickly lied.
“Really? These are from Drolia, but how did you manage to get them?”
[…That’s because I’m a Dimensional Tree. I brought them from another dimension.]
One lie led to another.
[Yes. I’ve recently become a Dimensional Tree.]
“A Dimensional Tree… Is that better than a World Tree?”
[Yes. Dimensional Trees can root themselves in multiple dimensions.]
“Wow. That’s amazing. So, other than Drolia, where else have you rooted yourself?”
Curious to know if there was a world Podori was connected to that he recognized, Sejun asked.
[Well, there’s Drolia and…]
Podori named five worlds that Sejun couldn’t verify. After all, Dimensional Trees needed to be rooted in at least five worlds.
Podori paid close attention to the details to ensure the lie wasn’t uncovered.
“Oh. So there’s a tree even greater than the World Tree. Anyway, thanks for this, Podori. I’ll enjoy it.”
Phew. I didn’t get caught.
Podori sighed in relief.
Podori’s branches trembled as a sudden chill ran through them.
[Hehe. It’ll be convenient for Podori to be a Dimension Tree to keep delivering good things to Sejun-nim in the future!]