ushernet Chapter 581: I am the last one…
Chapter 581: I am the last one…
TL: Hanguk
Jǫrmungandr’s Mental World.
Beyond the pitch-black darkness, an eerie blue light gleamed coldly, glaring at Jǫrmungandr.
“Kukukuk. Is that you, Fenrir?”
Jǫrmungandr spoke, staring directly into the darkness. His voice brimmed with confidence.
If he hadn’t transcended his limits, he would have been scared, but now things were different.
There’s no rule saying I have to die.
In fact, Jǫrmungandr considered it fortunate that he had encountered Blackie right now.
If he could devour Blackie’s mind and grow his body further, he’d easily be able to spit out
This time, I’ll chew you it thoroughly before swallowing!
As Jǫrmungandr flicked his tongue while looking at Blackie,
...!
The number of glowing blue lights in the darkness increased.
“Grrr...”
Thump. Thump.
Slowly walking out of the darkness and revealing himself was the massive wolf Blackie with dark blue fur.
Thump. Thump.
“Jǫrmungandr, it’s been a while.”
Following Blackie, Eomdol with his massive rock body appeared, and
“It’s been a while.”
Then, the giant spider Ggomi also made her appearance.
Behind them, the Blackie Family revealed themselves in order of rank and surrounded Jǫrmungandr.
What the hell?! Fenrir, aren’t you supposed to be a noble wolf that hunts gods?! You’re supposed to fight alone! Why aren’t you fighting alone?! This isn’t right!
Jǫrmungandr was bewildered at how things were unfolding contrary to his expectations.
And then,
“Fenrir? Am I not your friend?!”
Bang!
Starting with Blackie’s first punch, the Blackie Family’s group beating began.
Kaboom! Bang!
Smack! Smack!
“I couldn’t sleep because of you!”
“You bullied me for being the youngest, didn’t you?! Now you’re the youngest!”
“How dare you try to swallow me?!”
The snake faction’s attacks were especially fierce.
“Ah... I surrender! Please spare me!”
And so Jǫrmungandr raised the white flag, experiencing firsthand that there’s no defense against a group beating.
“Grrr. Fine. Then tell me where you hid the treasure.”
Blackie asked Jǫrmungandr while raising the corner of his mouth.
“Wh-what?! Treasure?!”
“Our Besugu saw you hiding a shiny object. If you claim ignorance, things might get very interesting. Grrr.”
When Blackie growled and threatened, Mukbupal, Besugu, and Sipdeokgu silently prepared to attack.
“Ah. If it’s the shiny object... I know what you’re talking about! I’ll give it to you!”
Having gotten a hint from Blackie’s words, Jǫrmungandr hurriedly took out a shiny black object.
[Stone of Ten Thousand Poisons]
→ A stone formed from the condensed remnants of poisons left over after Jǫrmungandr digested his prey.
→ It contains over ten thousand kinds of poisons and is lethal enough to poison even gods or great dragons upon contact.
In other words, if it were given to Sejun, he would die instantly.
“Grrrr. Besugu, bow your head.”
Blackie glared murderously at Besugu, who had almost provided information that could’ve killed Sejun, and ordered.
“Yes!”
Besugu immediately slammed his head to the ground. Saying anything unnecessary here would only earn a beating.
It’s ruined!
The grand plan of bringing the beautiful gemstone to Sejun and exchanging it for roasted and dried sweet potato snacks was now ruined for Blackie.
Thwack!
“Urgh!”
In his frustration, Blackie smacked the back of Jǫrmungandr’s head.
Why hit me after I gave it to you?!
While Jǫrmungandr was feeling wronged,
“Now, the next question. I heard you were nearby when Destruction-nim fell. Was that your doing?”
Blackie asked another question.
“Me? I was elsewhere at the time.”
“Liar! I saw you! You were right next to Destruction-nim when he fell!”
Sipdeokgu shouted vehemently at Jǫrmungandr’s answer. If he made a mistake, he might end up like Besugu, slamming his head to the ground.
“It wasn’t me!”
“‘It wasn’t me’?! How dare the youngest speak so informally?!”
“I wasn’t...”
Jǫrmungandr hurriedly tried to adjust his speech, but,
“This is insubordination!”
“The youngest needs to be taught a lesson!”
Whack. Thwack-thwack.
Mukbupal and Sipdeokgu, who had been looking for any excuse to hit him, eagerly raised their fists against Jǫrmungandr.
“Let’s hit him first!”
Besugu, who had been bowing his head, secretly joined in.
A moment later...
“Sob sob. But... it really wasn’t me. At that time, I was somewhere else on an errand for the Creator God.”
Jǫrmungandr, whose white body had turned blue with bruises becoming a blue snake, spoke while sniffling.
“Grrr. Is that true?”
“Yes, it’s true! If you ask the Creator God or the First Apostle of the Creator, Emila, they can prove my innocence.”
“Hm...”
He’s not lying.
Judging from Jǫrmungandr’s reaction, it seemed true that he wasn’t present when Destruction fell into corruption.
[You’re a Field! Lv. 9 has been activated.] [You have prevented the invasion of Destruction into
And
“Hmm....”
He fell into thought again.
This needs some storytelling!
Sejun began recalling Jǫrmungandr’s story.
‘He ate his friend.’
‘Blackie spared his life in exchange for seven roasted and dried sweet potato snacks.’
‘And he has blue bruises from being beaten.’
‘He looks like a fat innkeeper worm.’
‘Since he’s the last one to join the Apostles of Destruction, he’ll be the youngest forever.’
Perfect! Something’s coming to me now.
“If he’s forever the youngest, what does the future look like for him?”
Black.
While the bruises might heal and disappear naturally, the resemblance to a fat innkeeper worm won’t change.
So, a black fat innkeeper worm means...
“Ka....bulto. Kabulto. Wow.” [TL: 까불토(Kabulto) = 까(Ka) from 까망 meaning Black+ 불(bul) is from 까불 which means to ‘don’t act out’ or ‘not mess around’ which is the taken from the above storytelling. Also if you notice it also contains 까 so it becomes double meaning and another part is explained in another not below + hanja 土 (to) ]
The more he said it, the more he felt it was a great name.
And the symmetry, starting with Blackie and ending with Kabulto. Perfect. (TL: Blackie’s name in Korean romanized is Kamangi so the starting name starting with Ka in Kamangi and the ending name ending with Ka in Kabulto all coming to a full circle.)
This is genius. Even if I say so myself.
“Hahaha. Isn’t this too perfect?”
As Sejun celebrated his naming masterpiece,
Kihihit. Kking! Kking!
[Hehe! Kabulto, don’t act up from now on! This is the butler’s naming skill at its peak!]
“Don’t act out, Kabulto!”
Kkiruk!
Sharalang!
...
..
.
Blackie family began teasing Kabulto about his new name, excited and full of energy.
And then,
[The effect of Talent: Namer has been activated.]
[The name ‘Kabulto’ has been imbued with a special effect.]
[All stats increase by 101.]
[
Special effects were imbued in the name Kabulto.
As an added note, it was mentioned that, likely due to the ‘Flame’ in the name, the flames became stronger on Saturdays. [TL: So the another meaning of ‘Bul’ is Flame and the reasoning for it becoming stronger on Saturdays is because the name conatins ‘to’ which in this context taken from 토요일(Toyoil meaning Saturday). ]
Thus, Kabulto became the youngest member of Blackie family with a fitting new name.
Ppuuu!
[Hey, youngest! Massage my legs!]
Yol-yol!
Bebe!
[Hey, youngest! Bring me some water!]
Yol-yol!
Hihit!
[Hey, youngest! Aren’t you going to clean this place?!]
Yol-yol!
Calls for the youngest came from all directions, leaving Kabulto with no time to rest.
Ah... I am the last one...
Kabulto belatedly regretted being the last to join Blackie family.
“I think we should leave Jǫrmungandr’s body as it is.”
Leaving Jǫrmungandr’s stomach behind, Sejun returned to
Jǫrmungandr was simply too big to fit into the Void Storage.
Moreover, according to Kaiser, the current location of
Removing
On the other hand, within Jǫrmungandr’s body, the energy of destruction was being safely converted into energy of creation, making it a safer choice.
A Trojan Horse, if you will?
“Hehehe.”
As Sejun let out a sinister laugh,
“Meow?! Great Hybrid Chairman Park’s face is getting ugly, meow!”
Poke. Poke.
Unable to tolerate Sejun’s increasingly “ugly” expression, Theo urgently began administering emergency treatment with his front paws.
“.......”
Since even he thought he looked a bit ugly this time, he quietly received Theo’s massage.
After a moment,
“Puhuhut. All done, meow! Your face is back to its usual level of uglyness, meow!”
I, Vice Chairman Theo, have saved Chairman Park’s face, meow!
Theo wiped his forehead with his paw, feeling proud after saving Sejun’s face.
And then
[Black Tower’s Tower Farmer Park Sejun has successfully persuaded Jǫrmungandr, the Greed that Devours the World and 3rd seat of the Apostle of Destruction.]
[Black Tower’s Tower Farmer Park Sejun has completed the task of persuading all 12 Apostles of Destruction.]
[Six tasks remain.]
“Phew. That’s a relief.”
Even the Creator God wiped his forehead in relief.
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