Chapter 69: Receiving Hatred

Chapter 69: Receiving Hatred

Ailin, who had collapsed on the ground due to the Dragon Heart's rampage, opened her eyes.

"Am... I still alive...?"

Ailin moved her limbs and wings to check her body condition. There was nothing wrong with her body.

"Dragon Heart?"

Ailin, who had just started to like the Dragon Heart, focused on its heartbeat with a nervous heart.

Thump. Thump.

The Dragon Heart's heartbeat felt rhythmic.

"Uh?!"

The Dragon Heart's heartbeat was better than expected. It was even better than before the rampage.

"What's going on?"

Ailin checked the message in the crystal ball to understand the situation when she fainted.

She recalled that she had lost consciousness while calling out to Sejun, seeing the message that [Tower Farmer Park Sejun has completed the quest.]

"Hmm... A little embarrassing..."

Ailin, though not hot, flapped her wings and arms vigorously as she checked the message.

"Sure enough, the considerate human saved me."

Ailin felt happy that Sejun had saved her. Although she felt guilty towards her grandfather, she was glad that Sejun had saved her.

"Hehehe."

She couldn't help but laugh.

"But... what is honey jelly?"

Ailin tried to recall the taste of honey jelly, but...

"Ugh! I ate it while unconscious, so I don't know what it tastes like."

Ailin thought she would have to get honey jelly from Sejun later to taste it.

"No!"

But soon, she thought she shouldn't do that.

"As a great black dragon, to receive a life-saving favor and then try to get honey jelly is not right!

Not repaying a life-saving favor and getting something else was not something a great black dragon should do.

"Hehe. Then I'll repay it!"

Bang!

"Phrytani, open the collection storage!"

Ailin kicked the door of the collection storage and entered. She began to look for a gift for Sejun among the items collected by her ancestors.

However,

[Black Sword Apophis], [Gae Bolg], [Holy Sword Excalibur]...

"Hehe... I'm sad. There's nothing Sejun can use..."

Among the items displayed in the collection storage, there were none that Sejun could wear with his level and stats.

Then,

"Ah!"

An item came to Ailin's mind.

"Hehehe. Sejun, wait for me!"

Ailin, who had left the collection storage, ran to the garden of the tower's management area.

***

When Sejun, who had stopped Ailin's Dragon Heart from rampaging, finished harvesting the cherry tomatoes and was having dinner,

[Tower Manager expresses gratitude for saving her life.]

Ailin woke up.

"Ailin, are you okay?"

[Tower Manager says she feels even better thanks to you.]

"That's a relief. Eat this. It will help Ailin."

Sejun handed over three honey jellies. Originally, there were five, but he had given one each to his mother, the Crimson Giant Bear, and Gweung.

[Tower Manager says it's too shameful to keep receiving without giving.]

"Shameful? What do you mean?"

[......]

[Tower Manager says she will repay the life-saving favor.]

[A quest has been triggered.]

[Quest: Shout 'Ailin' loudly into the sky.]

Reward: Something very big and good!

Refusal: Refusal is not an option!

"Something very big and good? What is that?"

As Sejun read the reward, he wondered.

"Puha! I know what something very big and good is, nya!"

Theo, who was eating churu on Sejun's lap, shouted.

"What is it?"

"Puha! President Park doesn't understand the world of adults, nya!"

Theo got off Sejun's lap.

"Hey!"

Sejun, sensing that something unpleasant was about to happen, quickly tried to stop Theo, but

"It's this, nya!"

Theo pulled it out faster than Sejun.

"...What?! That's the world of adults?"

"Yes, nya! Only adults can eat such a big fish, nya!"

Theo confidently held up a giant fish with both hands, which he had taken from the bag on the floor. These were the mackerels that had been appearing in the pond recently.

"Theo, have you ever been in love?"

"Wh... Why are you asking that, nya?!! Unya! Ohren! This guy! I will definitely take revenge, nya!"

Punch! Punch! Punch!

Theo, reminded of the time he was tricked by Ohren into confessing to Maril and got embarrassed, started causing a commotion by hitting the ground.

"I just asked. Sorry..."

"Ohren, I will punish you, nya!"

Punch! Punch! Punch!

While Theo was venting his anger on the ground,

"Ailin!!!"

Sejun shouted Ailin's name loudly into the sky.

[Quest completed.]

[Quest completion reward: Ailin's 100th Birthday Commemorative Fountain.]

"Ailin's 100th Birthday Commemorative Fountain?"

Boom!

A huge vibration sounded, and a massive fountain was erected next to Sejun's brick house.

A circular pool 100 meters in diameter, made of high-quality black stone, with a black dragon statue in the center, adorned with brilliant red gemstone eyes, stood there.

The black dragon statue was in a dynamic pose, as if it were about to come to life, roaring with its mouth open.

As Sejun looked at the statue,

Flash.

The black dragon statue's eyes glowed,

Swoosh.

A jet of water curved out of the black dragon statue's mouth, creating a beautiful rainbow.

Then,

Creak.

The black dragon statue began to slowly rotate 360 degrees.

"Wow."

Sejun exclaimed and approached the fountain to take a closer look.

[Ailin's 100th Birthday Commemorative Fountain]

This fountain was commissioned by the great black dragon Kaiser Phrytani to commemorate Ailin Phrytani's 100th birthday and was made by dwarves.

All materials used were high-quality black marble, and the black dragon statue was modeled after the great black dragon Kaiser Phrytani.

The eyes of the black dragon statue were made of magic stones personally enchanted by the great black dragon Anton Phrytani.

The fountain can either create water on its own or draw water from sources within a 10km radius.

The intensity, direction, and distance of the water jets can be freely adjusted.

Commissioner: Great Black Dragon Kaiser Phrytani

Manufacturer: Dwarf King and his followers

Grade: S

Skills: [Water Production Lv. 50], [?????], [?????]

"No usage restrictions?"

[Tower Manager says it's an installation item, so there are no usage restrictions.]

"Ah! An installation item?"

Sejun had only heard of such items.

[Tower Manager says it will reduce the time spent watering.]

"Ailin, why are the other skills marked with question marks?"

[Tower Manager says Grandfather didn't tell her.]

"Then how do I control the water?"

[Tower Manager says placing your hand anywhere on the fountain will bring up a control screen.]

"Like this?"

When Sejun touched the fountain's pool wall, a control screen appeared.

***

"Hmm... I don't like it."

The more Kaiser thought about Sejun, the more uncomfortable he felt. He had lost the opportunity to see his granddaughter once every ten years because of Park Sejun.

"Father, please calm down. After all, Ailin's condition improved thanks to Park Sejun, didn't it?"

Ailin's father, Anton Phrytani, said to Kaiser with a smile. Anton was quite encouraged as he reviewed the emergency system's activity records.

This was the first time Ailin's Dragon Heart had improved instead of deteriorating after a rampage.

But,

"That's also annoying! Very annoying!"

Kaiser was not pleased that Ailin's Dragon Heart, which had shown no improvement even when he intervened, had improved thanks to Sejun.

I want to hate him... but I owe him.

But that also annoys me.

Kaiser's heart swung back and forth between annoyance and gratitude like a pendulum.

"Still, I should give him a reward..."

As Kaiser pondered what to give Sejun as a reward for saving Ailin,

[Ailin's 100th Birthday Commemorative Fountain's location is changing.]

[Ailin's 100th Birthday Commemorative Fountain is being installed on the 99th floor of the tower.]

"What?! The 99th floor of the tower?"

Kaiser had put a lot of effort into creating the Ailin's 100th Birthday Commemorative Fountain for his granddaughter, who was alone in the tower. The idea of it being installed on the 99th floor...

"Activate the video transmission system."

[Activating the video transmission system for Ailin's 100th Birthday Commemorative Fountain.]

Kaiser used the hidden video transmission skill to see what was happening. The black dragon statue rotated 360 degrees, capturing and transmitting the surrounding images.

The video showed numerous monsters like cats, rabbits, the Crimson Giant Bear, and the Black Minotaur. Among them, a human. Kaiser immediately recognized who it was.

"Kaaah! You! Park! Se! Jun!"

Kaiser's pendulum swung towards annoyance as he thought about Sejun, who had captured his granddaughter's attention, and he became angry again.

Ailin, this guy!

Is he that good?! Is he worth the gift I gave?!

"Black dragon statue! Show him what you're made of!"

With Kaiser's shout, the black dragon statue's gaze turned towards Sejun.

***

"Oh. So this is how it works."

As Sejun was learning how to control the fountain's water and watering the fields,

Creak.

Bang!

The black dragon statue suddenly changed direction and started shooting a water cannon at Sejun.

"Ugh! Why is this happening all of a sudden?!"

Sejun was taken aback by the sudden water shower. It didn't hurt, but he couldn't understand why it was happening.

"Water is bad, nya! President Park, quickly get away, nya!"

Theo, who was hanging on Sejun's lap and got caught in the water shower, shouted at Sejun. Despite being hit by water, Theo didn't seem to want to leave Sejun's lap. I will stay with President Park's lap until the end of the world, nya!

Bang! Bang!

Sejun quickly dodged the water cannon. Fortunately, the water cannon fired about 20 times and then stopped.

"Phew. What was that?"

Sejun used the fountain again to water the fields and went to bed.

And in the early morning,

Crunch. Crunch.

The branch scouts invaded again. Some of the branch scouts' bodies were charred black, indicating that the fire Sejun had set in the western forest had been effective.

Unfortunately, Flame's fire buff could not be used.

Flame's leaves had turned white and yellow after using the Purifying Flame and Harmonizing Flame, and they needed to turn green again to use the fire buff.

"Let's go, guys!"

"I'll give them a good slash, nya!"

Squish!

Gweung!

Sejun and the animals ran out to deal with the branch scouts.

But,

Roar!!!

The mother Crimson Giant Bear roared at the enemies, and the battle was over. The branch scouts were reduced to dust by the mother Crimson Giant Bear's roar.

The mother Crimson Giant Bear, whose talent had been enhanced by eating one honey jelly, was almost at the end of her growth. Her talent, the Mana Roar, had evolved into a powerful Mana Roar.

"Let's... go back to sleep."

"Let's do that, nya..."

Squish...

Gweung...

The four who didn't get to show off their skills trudged back home.

And,

Roar?

The mother Crimson Giant Bear, thinking she might have dampened the spirits of the others, scratched her head and lay down again.

And Sejun, who didn't fight in the early morning, woke up early in the morning for the first time in a while.

"Phew! Ailin, are you free tonight?"

[Tower Manager says to trust only her.]

Day 241 of the ordeal. Sejun's 9th Blue Moon was approaching.