Part 2, Chapter 161: A New Family.
TL: Hanguk
Forest of Creation.
[Hehe. It's Sejun's wedding, so the flowers I grew and... everyone, are the flowers ready?]
Flamie gripped a single apple blossom she'd picked from her own branch with her roots and asked the other Trees.
[Of course! Just as you instructed, Flamie-nim, we've prepared ten roses each in red, white, black, yellow, and purple!]
[I've prepared ten peonies as well!]
[I've prepared one hydrangea of the highest grade.]
The Dimensional Trees delivered the flowers they had prepared to Flamie.
Just then.
[Flamie-nim, should I make flowers too?]
Podori, who had been watching, asked Flamie. She usually pestered him so much, but this time she was leaving him alone, and somehow it felt empty.
But.
[No. Podori's flowers are fine.]
Flamie refused flatly. Grape blossoms weren't suitable for a bouquet.
My flowers are pretty too...
[Alright. Next.]
Ignoring the disheartened Podori, Flamie gathered the flowers the other Dimensional Trees had grown with all their effort and worked on completing the bouquet for Sejun's wedding.
Just then.
[Ah. And since Podori is a Creation Tree now, please take care of the Children of Destruction.]
Flamie was giving Podori his assignment.
[What?]
[Sejun is going on his honeymoon, so Podori, you watch the kids!]
[Yes!]
At Flamie's words, Podori felt both daunted and somehow at ease.
***
Kindergarten of Destruction.
"Puhuhut."
Chairman Park's face is looking better meow!
Press. Press. Press.
Theo took advantage of the brief break to step on Sejun's face. His front paws glowed brightly, which seemed to mean he was burning through Sejun's money in a blaze.
Kuehehehe.
Cuengi kneaded Sejun's feet with his front paws for skin care, helping with blood and mana circulation. Good complexion was important for becoming handsome too.
Kuh-eo-eo-eo-eo.
(Pip-pip. After Sejun falls asleep~)
Paespaes sang a lullaby to Sejun, who had drifted off under the two's massage, improving his sleep quality. After all, good sleep makes you more handsome.
And.
"Hihihi. Sejun looks cool even when he's sleeping."
[Hehe. Of course! Sejun-nim is the most handsome man in the world!]
Aileen and Flamie chatted while looking at him.
The two had nothing to do since Iona, who had gone to the Black Tower to fetch Egg Fruits, hadn't returned yet.
For reference, Blackie and Taecho were enjoying a nap with the Children of Destruction.
While everyone was enjoying this peaceful time.
"Kyoot kyoot kyoot. So the bouquet Flamie-nim made this time has that kind of power?"
[Yes. They say if you catch the bouquet from the bride, you can get married within three months. So Iona-nim, you absolutely must catch the bouquet.]
"Kyoot kyoot kyoot. Yes! Thank you for the great information!"
Iona, who had come to the 79th floor of the Black Tower to pick up the Egg Fruits, had received some incredible information from the Dimensional Tree Sparkie.
***
Two days before the wedding.
[Hehe. Sejun-nim, I picked this up in the yard!]
Flamie brought Sejun a bouquet bigger than her own body. It was a beautiful bouquet with various kinds of flowers in a harmonious arrangement of vibrant colors. The pink apple blossom in the center, which seemed to smell of spring breeze, was especially lovely.
It clearly looked very precious, and.
[Three Month Vow, Apple Blossom Bouquet]
Even the name was extraordinary.
"Huh? You picked this up in our yard? Where?"
Why would something like this be lying around in our yard?
Just as Sejun, unable to make sense of it, was about to check the bouquet's options and ask Flamie.
"Wow! The bouquet is so pretty! Sejun, I really love this! Can I switch my bouquet to this one?"
"Hm? Sure!"
"Hihi. Thank you! Ah! Right! Flamie, we said we'd make ten million fried eggs! Let's go quickly!"
[Yes!]
Aileen appeared in a hurry, grabbed the bouquet and Flamie, and vanished in a flash.
***
The day before the wedding.
Kindergarten of Destruction.
"These are my parents..."
"Hihi. This is my grandfather, my parents, and my younger brother."
Sejun and Aileen introduced their respective families.
"Kuhahaha. Nice to meet you all! I'm Aileen's grandfather, the Great Black Dragon Kaiser Pritani!"
"Hahaha. Nice to meet you, in-law! I'm the Great Black Dragon Anton Pritani."
"Hohoho. So we finally meet Sejun's parents. I'm the Great Black Dragon Elizabeth Pritani."
"Hello! I'm Sejun's proud brother-in-law, the Great Black Dragon Bongryong Ace Pritani!"
"Hahaha. Nice to meet you all! I'm Sejun's father, Park Chunho."
"Hohoho. Please come in. I'm Sejun's mother, Kim Miran. So pleased to meet you. And thank you so much for allowing Aileen to marry our Sejun."
"Madam in-law, please don't say that. We're the ones who should be grateful that Sejun is marrying our daughter."
"That's right! Sis should be the grateful one! A lazy sister who only eats a lot and sleeps every day, if not for brother-in-law, who would..."
When Ace said something he shouldn't have.
'Why you!'
Whack!
Aileen smacked the back of Ace's head at the speed of light, so fast no one could see.
"Hing..."
Ace's face filled with pain and the unfairness of being hit when he was telling the truth, on the verge of bursting into tears.
"It's okay. It's okay."
Sejun stroked the back of Ace's head and hugged him.
"Waah~ brother-in-law~! Sis hit me!"
"That's why you have to watch your words in front of your sister. Our Aileen doesn't hold back."
Ace bawled stormily in Sejun's arms and eventually calmed down.
Some time later.
Aileen's family was happily eating the food Sejun had made in the Kindergarten of Destruction's kitchen.
Kueng?
[Dad, is it good?]
Sejun and Cuengi were installing a new signboard above the Kindergarten of Destruction's existing signboard.
[Welcome to the Wedding of Park Sejun ♡ Aileen Pritani!]
They couldn't let guests get confused by the Kindergarten of Destruction sign and turn back. That would mean less wedding gift money collected.
"Hmm. Cuengi, lower the left side just a bit."
Kueng?
[Is it good now?]
"Oh! Perfect. Cuengi, hold it just like that."
Kueng!
And so Cuengi installed the new signboard.
"Tomorrow I'm really getting married, huh."
Looking at the newly hung signboard, Sejun finally felt the reality of his wedding sinking in.
***
The day of the wedding.
A line of cars worth well over hundreds of millions formed in front of the wedding venue. All of them belonging to people who had flocked there to attend Sejun's wedding.
Sejun had only invited three people to the wedding: his friend Kyung-chul, Korean Awakener Association Chairman Han Taejun, and Kim Dongsik. But his parents, Kim Miran and Park Chunho, had invited many people.
"Miran unni, you look so beautiful in hanbok!"
"Hohoho. Patty, come in! Where's your husband?"
"Ah. He said he's having a meeting with the Korean president and will come with him."
The First Ladies of various countries and friends Kim Miran had invited.
"Section Chief Park Chunho, congratulations on the wedding."
"Hahaha. Chairman, thank you for coming all the way here."
The colleagues and friends Park Chunho had invited. Among the colleagues was even his company's chairman. He had come personally to make a good impression on Park Chunho.
"Of course I had to come when our Section Chief Park's son is getting married! Hahaha. Right?!"
"Yes. Of course!"
"That's right. Our relationship with Section Chief Park is not just any ordinary relationship. He's been at the company for twenty years."
The group's directors nodded enthusiastically at the chairman's words, praising Park Chunho. Honestly, they felt like they could carry him around on their backs.
These days, orders poured in like a flood whenever Park Chunho visited a client, so it couldn't be helped.
"Alright. Everyone, let's go in."
"Then I'll go in first. Section Chief Park, congratulations once again."
"Hahaha. Thank you."
And so those who had come with wedding invitations.
"Wedding gift money for the bride and groom should be given here."
Paid their gift money to Kyung-chul and Dongsik, who were standing at the entrance to the Kindergarten of Destruction, and went inside.
And on the 99th floor of the Black Tower.
"My, my. This much gift money is far too little. You'll need to hand over your weapons and armor too to make the price right."
"What? No matter what, taking all my weapons and armor is..."
"You! Are you defying the words of a god?!"
"Ah... no! I'll offer them!"
"Here."
"Battler, is this all the gift money you brought? What's a measly ten million Tower Coins?"
"What?! This much is plenty!"
"Theo said gods should collect at least thirty million Tower Coins. Don't you know Theo's personality? I'm going to record this and tell Theo, you know?"
"No. That's... here, forty million Tower Coins."
"Heuheuheu. You have so much money, you should have given it sooner."
[Battler's Wedding Gift Money: 50 million Tower Coins]
The God of Merchants, Hel, was practically robbing the guests of their gift money. Theo had said he'd impeach her if the collected gift money was low, so she was doing her best.
For reference, the Creation God had declared a Safe Zone on the Black Tower 99th Floor so that the tower's residents wouldn't be affected by the auras of the gods and the great dragons.
As the guests were entering, the wedding time gradually approached.
"Ah. I'm getting nervous."
Sejun, who was waiting for the ceremony to start in the groom's waiting room, was starting to get nervous. Standing in front of so many people was incredibly nerve-wracking.
"Puhuhut. Great Colorless Dragon Hybrid Chairman Park, I, Vice Chairman Theo, am right beside you, so don't worry meow!"
Kuehehehe. Kueng! Kueng!
[Hehehe. Dad, breathe in deeply going "kuha, kuha-ha" like Cuengi! Then you won't be nervous!]
Kihihit. Kking! Kking!
[Hehe. Butler! If you're nervous, grab the Great Blackie's tail! The Great Blackie will let you grab it just this once, as a special favor!]
"Hehe. Dad, Taecho will release your tension. Kimjang, release! Yah!" [TL: Taecho mixes up 긴장 (ginjang, "tension") with 김장 (kimjang), the traditional Korean practice of making large batches of kimchi.]
His companions were trying to release Sejun's tension.
"Pft. Taecho, it's not kimjang, it's tension."
"Ah. Tension."
Thanks to them, a smile crept onto Sejun's lips and his tension melted away.
"Hihihi. I'm excited. I hope it starts soon."
[Hehe. Me too!]
In contrast, Aileen, who was waiting for the wedding in the bride's waiting room, wasn't nervous at all. She was simply giddy with excitement.
***
The kitchen on the 99th floor of the Black Tower.
Ppaek?
[Fatty, Shak, is everything ready?]
Ppip! Ppip!
[Yes! Ten million portions of broth set up!]
Ppip! Ppip!
[The noodles are also prepped for ten million portions, ten servings at a time! All we need to do is put them in and boil them!]
While Black Torch, Fatty, and Shak were doing their final check.
"You all are working hard right to the end. Well, it takes tremendous effort to get a girlfriend."
Yoppi, who had finished lighting all the stoves, spoke to the three of them in a knowing voice.
Then.
Ppaek? Ppaek?
[Girlfriend? I broke up because I couldn't make time for my training, though?]
Ppip?
[I already have a girlfriend, though?]
Ppip!
[Me too!]
"Eh?!"
You weren't learning to cook to date someone like me?!
It was a shocking answer that broke Yoppi's expectations. And one of them said he broke up because he was too busy.
'Ah! What a cruel world!'
Sejun is still all I have! I'll learn to cook hard and succeed in romance!
Yoppi steeled his heart, went to the cutting board, and began julienning the garnish to go on top of the noodles.
A sufficient amount had already been prepared, but.
'Cruel world! Why am I the only one without?!'
Ta-da-da-dak!
He needed somewhere to vent his anger.
***
"Please welcome the groom!"
At the MC Han Taejun's call.
"Puhuhut. The most handsome man on Earth, Chairman Park, is making his grand entrance meow! Everyone, clap hard so Chairman Park's confidence goes up meow!"
Kuehehehe. Kueng!
[Hehehe. Everyone, congratulate him!]
Kihihit. Kking!
[Hehe. Everyone clap!]
"Hehe. Yah! Yah!"
Theo and the others led the way, scattering flower petals.
Heh heh. The most handsome man on Earth, Park Sejun, is coming through.
Sejun strode jauntily behind them. It seemed his companions had relaxed him a little too much. Well, it was better than being all stiff and curled up with nerves.
"To think our son is getting married... it's because I gave him such a good name... hic. Hic."
Kim Miran kept dabbing her eyes with her sleeve.
Heuheuheu. Sejun, be happy.
"Hey now... our Se-dol is going to get married soon too."
At Kim Miran's words, Park Chunho flared up.
"Be quiet. Are you going to ruin our children's wedding?!"
"No. It's just..."
Of course, he quickly fell silent.
Mom is the noisier one...
Park Se-dol, sitting behind the two, thought quietly. Just thought. Speaking his mind out loud might cost him home-cooked meals for several days.
***
Black Tower 99th Floor.
Thud.
Moo.
[For Sejun to be getting married... no matter how I look at it, I can't believe it.]
The Minotaur King, who had downed a single shot of grass juice, spoke in a slightly choked voice while watching the wedding broadcast in the sky.
Iona was using magic to broadcast the wedding on Earth to the sky so the guests on the 99th floor of the Black Tower could watch it too.
Whirrr. Whirrr. Whirrr.
[Indeed. To think a day like this would come. I'm so happy. Sniff. Sniff.]
The Great Poisonous Queen Bee Queen Sweetie was deeply moved and shed tears.
"Sob."
"Hngh."
Crying sounds could be heard from several places, suggesting there were many who were deeply moved.
***
When Sejun stood before the officiant.
-Sejun, congratulations.
-Heuheuheu. Thank you. Please keep the wedding address as short as possible.
-Of course.
The Creation God, who was officiating, spoke to Sejun via telepathy.
While the two were having their conversation.
"Please welcome the bride!"
Aileen, wearing a black veil and a black dress, slowly walked toward Sejun on Anton's arm.
Sharalak.
The Children of Destruction and Ace walked one meter ahead of them, scattering flower petals.
The petals fluttered in the light breeze.
And Aileen walked slowly through that flower wind.
"Kkeu-euk... my granddaughter..."
Kaiser's tears flew on the wind too.
Wow.
Sejun marveled as he watched Aileen walking toward him.
He had seen Aileen in her dress before, but Sejun once again fell deeply for Aileen's beauty. No matter how often he looked at her, her beautiful figure never grew familiar.
While Sejun was lost in gazing at Aileen.
"......."
"......."
The others were also lost in Aileen's beauty.
"Ahem."
The Creation God gave a light cough to snap the people out of it.
"We will now hear the words of Fabio-nim, who is officiating today's wedding."
Han Taejun, having come to his senses, resumed the ceremony.
One minute later.
"...I now pronounce you husband and wife. And I bless this union."
Just as the Creation God had answered Sejun, the wedding address was extremely short.
But because the words the Creation God spoke were never light, each and every word of the address was like a blessing bestowed upon Sejun and Aileen.
Once the address ended.
"Now for the wedding song. Today's wedding song will be performed by Paespaes together with the famous girl group Moonlight Fairy."
Paespaes performed the wedding song with the members of Moonlight Fairy.
This wedding song was a piece Paespaes had personally written and composed from start to finish for Sejun's wedding. Paespaes carried the melody with his own voice while the Moonlight Fairy members supported him with backup vocals.
Thanks to this, a legendary performance was created that received praise from everyone.
After the wedding song ended, they exchanged wedding gifts. Since they were already wearing the rings Aileen had made, they ceremonially slipped the rings back onto each other's fingers.
"Aileen, I love you."
"Hihihi. I love you too."
The two couldn't resist whispering cheesy lines to each other in that brief moment.
A short while later.
"The bride and groom will now exit!"
The wedding was finally over.
"Puhuhut. Chairman Park, congratulations on your wedding meow!"
Kueng!
Kking!
"Dad, congratulations!"
The moment the wedding ended, the companions latched onto Sejun.
And then.
"Thank you all for coming to the wedding today! We've prepared food, so please enjoy yourselves!"
Sejun expressed his thanks to the guests, took Aileen's hand, and crossed through the Dimensional Gate that Paespaes had opened, moving with his companions to the 99th floor of the Black Tower.
"Creation God, shall we go?"
"Let's."
Following Sejun, the Creation God, Kaiser, Anton, Elizabeth, and Ace also crossed over to the 99th floor of the Black Tower.
When Sejun arrived at the Black Tower with Aileen.
"Waaa! The new groom Sejun is here!"
"Aileen-nim, congratulations on your wedding!"
Words of congratulations on their marriage poured out.
"Heuheuheu. Thank you."
"Hihi. Thank you."
As Sejun and Aileen received the guests' congratulations and made one round of the reception hall.
"Uhehehehe. Sejun! Aileen! Congratulations on your wedding!"
"Uhyahya!"
Uren, who was eating with Lucia, congratulated Sejun and Aileen.
Lick. Lick. Lick.
Poyo licked Lucia with all his might, reducing the time until Lucia's misfortune kicked in.
"Now I just need to throw the bouquet, right?"
Sejun asked Aileen after finishing his round of the reception hall.
"Hihihi. Yes!"
"Paespaes, can you announce that I'm throwing the bouquet?"
(Pip-pip. Yes! She's going to throw the bouquet now! Anyone who wants to catch it, please come forward!)
When Paespaes called out to the guests, the three divine beings who hadn't caught the bouquet at the Creation God's wedding and the Great Brown Dragon Krebibi once again stepped forward.
It's another battle today! But I absolutely won't lose! Because I have a reason I must win!
Iona's fighting spirit burned against the gods and the great dragon.
"I'll throw it now!"
Iona, catch it well!
Aileen, cheering for Iona in her heart, deliberately threw the bouquet toward where Iona was standing.
Her opponents were three gods and one great dragon.
"Meteor Shower! Triple Black Hole!"
Knowing she was at a disadvantage, Iona double-cast her strongest magic from the start and rushed toward the bouquet.
But.
"Soap bubble. Protect me!"
"Chains. Block my enemies!"
"Wind Wall!"
"Block them."
They had also come prepared, blocking Iona's magic as they charged toward the bouquet.
Bam!
All five of them collided.
"Kkyuk!"
Iona, the weakest of the five, was the only one bounced back by the impact.
"Iona, you okay meow?!"
Theo moved swiftly and caught the flying Iona.
"Kkyung... Theo-nim, I'm sorry. Because I'm weak... I couldn't catch the bouquet..."
Iona's voice quivered.
"Puhuhut. It's fine meow! You can get married without a bouquet, can't you meow?!"
"Kyoot?!"
That means... a proposal to me right now?!
Iona took Theo's words as a proposal.
But.
"Because we have the Great Hybrid Chairman Park meow! Chairman Park will figure something out meow!"
"Kkyung..."
I should have known.
Theo wasn't that kind of guy. He just wanted to invoke the Sejun Almighty Theory.
While Theo was talking with Iona.
"Move! I'm not letting it go!"
"Yield it to me!"
"Don't be ridiculous!"
"I'm going to get married!"
The four fought fiercely to claim the bouquet.
"You hit me?!"
"You hit me too!"
"Die!"
"Stupid divine beings!"
At some point their emotions flared and the bouquet was forgotten as they just started brawling.
And then.
Plop.
"Huh?!"
The bouquet fell onto the head of Yoppi, who had been carrying food into the kitchen.
As a result, the bouquet ended up with the lifelong single Yoppi.
'They said catching that gives you many chances to get married within three months, but is he going to be okay?'
But didn't they also say that if you don't get married within three months, you have to live alone forever? And the bouquet's option disappears too...
Sejun recalled the options of the [Three Month Vow, Apple Blossom Bouquet] that Flamie had said she picked up off the street.
Yoppi will figure it out, right?
Sejun grew worried watching Yoppi, but he forced himself to brush the worries aside. There were far more important things right now.
"Aileen, let's go."
"Yes!"
"Everyone, let's head out!"
Sejun, holding Aileen's hand, called to his companions. It was time to leave for the honeymoon.
"Puhuhut. Got it meow! Iona, let's go meow!"
"Kyoot kyoot kyoot. Yes!"
Kueng!
(Pip-pip! Yes! I'll open the Dimensional Gate!)
Kking!
"Dad, Taecho is all ready!!"
And so, having married Aileen, Sejun left on the honeymoon with his companions. A trip around the world for one year.
Of course, the honeymoon wasn't exactly smooth, as was the norm with Sejun's daily life. Many incidents and accidents occurred along the way, and in the end they all became memories.
And.
-Park Theo, eldest of the Sejun Family, slew the tyrant of <Demaon> and established a Sejun Company branch in <Demaon> to protect it from outside threats.
-Godmother Aileen of the Sejun Family and eldest son Park Cuengi reformed the demon dragon of <Mineta>, showing compassion in not carelessly killing a living being. And as proof of his reformation, Park Theo, eldest of the Sejun Family, stamped him with a seal.
-Park Paespaes, third eldest of the Sejun Family, salvaged the souls of demons in <Iren> with his beautiful song.
-Park Blackie, fourth eldest of the Sejun Family, created a vast kudzu field on the barren lands of <Mibas> and had the residents cultivate it, resolving the food shortage.
-Park Flamie, eldest daughter of the Sejun Family, subdued the Park Family's Three Brothers who were fighting fiercely while Park Sejun was away.
-Park Taecho, second daughter of the Sejun Family, annihilated demons in <Unir> with a battle cry, driving out the darkness.
...
..
.
-Park Sejun, head of the Sejun Family, is said to not particularly enjoy using force. He tends to resolve incidents using his outstanding strategy, earning his family's complete trust and excellently serving as the centerpiece of the Sejun Family.
It was later recorded as one line in the legend of the Sejun Family. Of course, since history is recorded from the victors' perspective, it differed greatly from the facts.
The last day of the honeymoon.
"I'm happy... Sejun, are you happy too?"
Aileen, sitting on a wide plain and gazing at a sea of countless stars, looked at Sejun's face and asked.
"Puhuhut. Sister Aileen, the Great Colorless Dragon Hybrid Chairman Park is with me, Vice Chairman Theo, so of course he's happy meow!"
Kueng! Kuehehehe.
[That's not it! Dad is happy because of Cuengi! Hehehe.]
[Why are the two of you answering? Aileen was asking Sejun.]
"Yeah. Flamie's right. I'm of course happy too. Because Aileen is here..."
"I'm happy too because Sejun is here."
As Sejun and Aileen gazed at each other with burning eyes.
Kking! Kking! Kihihit.
[No! The butler is happy because of the Great Blackie! Because the Great Blackie didn't bother the butler all day today! Hehe.]
Blackie barked with a very proud expression.
"Blackie, when did you not bother me?! A few hours ago you said you were making a sweet potato field and then went and planted a massive amount of kudzu vines instead of sweet potatoes, you caused a huge disaster! Just imagine how much trouble the Mibas residents are going to have cleaning that up later... sigh."
Kking! Kking!
[That's not the Great Blackie's fault! The butler should have distinguished them properly!]
"That's my fault?! Park Blackie, things have been too easy for you lately, huh?!"
Kking!
[Run away!]
"Park Blackie, where do you think you can run to?!"
Kking...
[Buhwer, I'm soddy...]
Sejun grabbed both of Blackie's cheeks and dangled him in the air as he tried to run away.
At that moment, countless shooting stars streaked across the black night sky, drawing beautiful trails of light.
This is my chance!
"Everyone, let's make wishes!"
After getting his companions to make wishes, Sejun.
'Iona, Aileen, now!'
'Yes!'
'Got it!'
Sejun quickly signaled Aileen and Iona.
"Sleep."
"Kyoot kyoot kyoot. Power of mana. Grant them a pleasant sleep. Sleep."
Gororong.
Kkurorong.
Kkirorong.
Kuh-eo-eo.
The two used magic to put the companions, who had closed their eyes to make wishes, to sleep.
"Heuheuheu. Iona, I'll leave them to you."
"Kyoot kyoot kyoot. Yes. Have a good time."
Sejun entrusted his companions to Iona, took Aileen's hand, and disappeared.
And that night, the Sejun Family gained one new member.
-The End-
Author's Note
We've finally reached the conclusion of Part 2!
Dear readers, thank you so much for staying with me for nearly thirty-four months!
It was a happy time, and thanks to you readers, I was able to write joyfully.
With this, the Sejun Family's journey has ended, but there are still some stories left to tell, so I'll write a few side stories before wrapping things up.
The first side story is Dr. Sejun.
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