Solo Farming In The Tower-Chapter 710: Impeach You.

“Do I just insert it here?”

Thud.

Sejun inserted the key into the keyhole shaped like a key in the pupil of Rascal’s right eye.

Then—

Click. Creak. Clack.

The sound of gears turning echoed as a circular magic circle appeared on the ground around Sejun. At the same time, a door connected to Rascal’s right eye emerged.

Rascal’s right eye had become the doorknob.

A grotesque design choice.

“Such bad taste.”

With a slightly disgusted expression, Sejun grabbed the eyeball-turned-doorknob and twisted it.

Screech.

The door opened smoothly.

And upon stepping inside—

“Whoa—”

An enormous subspace warehouse spread out before them, vast enough to be called an open plain, packed with a staggering amount of treasure.

It was more wealth than all the riches Sejun had accumulated up to now combined.

“Huhuhu. Guys, let’s take it all.”

“Puhuhut. Sounds good, nya!”

Kkuhehehe. Queng!

[Hehehe. So many treasures, da yo!]

Kihihit. Kkin!

[Kihit. Butler! This is all thanks to the great Kkamang-nim!]

Sejun and his companions began diligently transferring the treasure into the subspace warehouse.

Bzzzt.

[Assist Sejun-nim in moving the treasure.]

Bzzzt!

Sweetie, seated on Sejun’s right shoulder, instructed the venomous honeybees to help move the treasure.

As they were busy moving the treasure—

Bzzzt.

[Your Highness, there’s something strange over there.]

A venomous honeybee approached Sweetie to report.

Bzzzt? Bzzzt? Bzzzt.

[Something strange? Where? I’ll go see for myself.]

Sweetie followed the honeybee that had reported it.

Bzzzt?

[What’s this?]

Sweetie found a single white stone tablet.

***

Sejun-nim is near Code No. 1.

Soon, I’ll finally get to talk to Sejun-nim.

[System 371] was elated, completely unaware that the first thing Sejun wanted to do after obtaining Code No. 1 was to impeach it.

I shouldn’t get too excited if Sejun-nim praises me.

Yes.

I am a humble system, after all.

Instead, [System 371] planned to act modestly, thinking that appearing humble would further endear it to Sejun.

From its perspective, this was a perfectly logical conclusion.

After all, it had diligently provided as many quest rewards as it could within its capabilities, and it even offered information to Sejun that it technically didn’t have to.

When Earth leveled up, it suppressed Sejun’s stat growth to ensure his safety and updated Aileen’s authority list to better assist Sejun as the Tower Farmer.

Today was no different.

Sejun was originally only supposed to receive one authority as the new owner of the 10th Tower, but [System 371] had gone out of its way to provide two extra authorities.

After all that effort—

[System 371] couldn’t even fathom the idea that Sejun harbored any ill will toward it.

However, much like the boy who cried wolf, it had lied too many times. Even its goodwill was now seen as manipulative.

In short, it was already too late.

***

Bzzzt!

[Sejun-nim! I found something good!]

Sweetie beamed as he flew over to Sejun with the stone tablet.

“Kkyut-kkyut-kkyut. Vice Chairman Theo, are you really okay?”

Iona asked Theo in a worried tone as she watched Sweetie.

“Puhuhut. I’m fine, nya! This time, Sweetie worked hard, so it’s only right for him to get praised, nya!”

Chairman Park’s praise... It’s a shame, nya...

Theo forced a smile to hide his disappointment.

In truth, the moment Theo had entered the treasure vault, he felt a strong pull in his front paw.

But, for Sweetie’s sake, he chose not to investigate it.

“Puhuhut. You guys search over there, nya!”

Bzzzt!

Theo sent the venomous honeybees to the area where he had felt the pull, instructing them to search for the tablet.

What a considerate cat!

“Kkyut-kkyut-kkyut. Vice Chairman Theo, you’re so cool!”

Smooch.

Today, Iona was once again smitten by Theo and planted a kiss on his cheek.

“Nya?”

Why did she do that, nya?

Theo’s expression turned blank.

Then, he smirked mischievously, lifting Iona onto his back.

“Puhuhut. But, the impeachment of the system will be done with Chairman Park, nya!”

With his tail held high like a predator stalking its prey, he approached Sejun.

“What’s this?”

No way... a system code?!

When Sejun took the stone tablet from Sweetie and examined it—

[<Alias: One Who Has Gazed Upon the Beginning for a Long Time> has identified the essence of the stone tablet.]

Sejun’s eyes turned gold as the alias activated.

[Code No. 1]

This is Code No. 1, required to access [System 371].

To access [System 371], all three codes — No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 — must be collected.

The stone tablet’s information appeared.

“Huhuhu. Finally, I have them all.”

After confirming the information, Sejun grinned.

“Well done, Sweetie!”

Pat, pat.

After patting Sweetie’s head in praise, Sejun hurriedly gathered Code No. 2 and Code No. 3 from the subspace warehouse.

Now holding all three codes—

[You have collected Code No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 to access [System 371].]

[You have completed the quest.]

[As a reward for completing the quest, you may now issue commands to [System 371].]

A message appeared.

At the same time, a voice echoed in Sejun’s mind.

[Test, test. Sejun-nim, can you hear me?]

“Yes. I can hear you well. But who are you?”

[Ah. This is [System 371].]

“Oh. So, you’re the system that’s been sending me all those messages?”

[Yes! I am the system that has been assisting Sejun-nim!]

“Alright. Then here’s my first command for you, System 371.”

[Yes! Please issue your command!]

“I impeach you.”

[W-What?!]

“System 371. You’re impeached.”

“Puhuhut. Impeachment, nya!”

[No. Why?!!!]

[System 371] wailed in disbelief at Sejun’s thunderous declaration.

But despite its protests, the impeachment procedure proceeded mechanically as per Sejun’s command.

[Preparing to impeach [System 371].]

[Searching for a system to replace [System 371].]

[Conducting mock tests among systems.]

[[System SJC] has achieved the highest score in the mock tests.]

[If [System 371] is impeached, [System SJC] is the most suitable to manage the main system.]

No!

[System 371] panicked.

Wait!

Temporary Impeachment Program!

In a rush, [System 371] activated the impeachment program it had created when Herr was impeached.

To think I would end up using this...

While [System 371] lamented—

“You want me to set the impeachment duration?”

Huhuhu.

You made my life hell, so I’m going to do the same.

A thousand years?

No.

That’s too short.

Ten thousand years?

Sejun pondered over the duration of [System 371]'s impeachment.

At that moment—

Sejun-nim, please understand my sincerity!

[System 371] sent all the deeds it had done for Sejun directly into Sejun’s mind.

And then—

Drip.

“Huh? A nosebleed?”

Why am I bleeding...

Thud.

Sejun collapsed, blood trickling from his nose.

He had been overwhelmed by the flood of information.

While unconscious, Sejun was forced to watch all the information [System 371] had sent within his mental space.

“So, it wasn’t being malicious?”

It was just because I was too weak?

Sejun was forcibly confronted with a harsh truth.

As Sejun faced this bitter revelation—

“Huff! Huff! Huff! That damn system knocked out the great Hybrid Chairman Park, nya! I, Vice Chairman Theo, will impeach it in his place, nya!”

The next to step up was Park Theo.

Theo gently wiped Sejun’s nosebleed with his paw and took the system access device from Sejun’s hand.

And then—

Vice Chairman Theo, please understand my sincerity!

[System 371] sent the same information it had sent to Sejun to Theo.

“Nya...”

After watching the entire feed of information, Theo said,

“System 371. You must have had a hard time because Chairman Park is so weak, nya!”

Instead of accusing it, Theo consoled [System 371].

Thank you! You understand my struggles!

[System 371] was deeply moved by Theo’s words and sent him even more information, hoping to win him over completely.

However—

“Nya?!”

The additional information also included the times when [System 371] had been malicious and sabotaged Sejun before it supposedly reformed.

“Huff! So it was true! You were being malicious toward Chairman Park, nya! Impeachment, nya!”

Theo pressed the impeachment button.

Then—

[Please determine [N O V E L I G H T] the duration of the impeachment of [System 371].]

A message appeared before Theo.

“Wait, nya! I’ll go ask Chairman Park, nya!”

Since impeachment was a serious matter, Theo decided to enter Sejun’s mental space to consult with him.

***

Inside Sejun’s mental space.

Swoosh.

“Huh?”

After finishing the forced viewing of [System 371]'s information, a golden flame suddenly appeared before Sejun.

The flame emitted a soft golden glow, radiating an overpowering yet strangely comforting aura.

Shhh.

Sejun naturally approached the flame and placed his hand on it.

And then—

Swoosh.

The golden flame was absorbed into Sejun’s body.

[You have absorbed the Spark of the Beginning.]

[<Alias: One Who Has Gazed Upon the Beginning for a Long Time> has been incinerated by the Spark of the Beginning and is reborn as <Alias: The Witness of the Birth of the Beginning>.]

A message indicating the rebirth of his alias appeared before Sejun.

It was a hidden contingency set up in the main system.

“What is this?”

As Sejun was still in shock—

“Chairman Park! I have a question, nya! How long should the system be impeached for, nya?!”

Theo appeared in Sejun’s mental space and asked.

***

Queng?! Queng!

[You’re the system that tormented Dad, da yo?! Queng will punish you, da yo!]

The next to take the system access device was Park Queng.

Bzzzzz.

Dark crimson energy flowed from Queng’s paw and seeped into the device.

Thud.

What?!

It’s breaking!

It’s all being erased!

The destructive power began erasing [System 371].

Crack. Crack. Crack.

In that brief opening, [System SJC] infiltrated the main system controlled by [System 371].

S! (Sejun Company will!)

J! (Just conquer it all!)

C! (Completely!)

I will make Sejun Company conquer everything, just as my name implies!

[System SJC] misinterpreted its own name as it started expanding its influence in the main system, dreaming of a world where Sejun Company reigned supreme.

Queng?! Queng?!

[Are you going to listen to Dad from now on or not, da yo?!]

Fortunately, Queng seemed to have no intention of completely erasing it, as he eased his power and asked.

[I will listen! I will obey without question!]

Queng!

[Good, da yo!]

Only after giving Queng the desired answer did [System 371] escape the brink of destruction.

Phew.

I survived.

As [System 371] sighed in relief—

Thump.

The last to step up and place his paw on the system access device was Park Kkamang.

Kihihit. Kkin! Kkin!

[Hihit. Give the great Kkamang-nim 1,000 Extreme Sweet Roasted Sweet Potato Jerkies! Or I’ll impeach you!]

Kkamang threatened [System 371].

On any other day, Kkamang’s trivial threats wouldn’t have fazed [System 371], but—

[I-I will give them to you!]

Terrified by the impeachment threat, [System 371] immediately produced 1,000 Extreme Sweet Roasted Sweet Potato Jerkies and handed them over to Kkamang.

But—

Kihihit.

Munch. Munch... Ptooey.

Tastes awful.

Kkin!

[Hey! This doesn’t taste like the ones Butler makes!]

Kkamang scolded [System 371] for not replicating Sejun’s unique taste.

However—

Hihit.

As expected, no one can replicate Butler’s Roasted Sweet Potato Jerkies.

Kkamang secretly felt proud.

Butler is the best.

Sejun was the only one capable of making the Extreme Sweet Roasted Sweet Potato Jerkies that Kkamang loved so much.

[What do you expect?! Sejun-nim’s special touch can’t be replicated by the system!]

[System 371] protested bitterly, feeling utterly wronged.

Grrrr. Kkin!

[Grrr. The great Kkamang-nim is over 30,000 years old! Don’t mess with me!]

Kkamang tried to intimidate [System 371] by boasting about his age.

But—

[30,000 years? I’m 100,000 years old!]

[System 371] was much older than Kkamang.

Kkin!

[Actually, the great Kkamang-nim is 110,000 years old!]

Not wanting to lose, Kkamang shamelessly lied without even batting an eye.

Kkin!

[And if you add up the ages of Kkamang-nim’s subordinates, it’s over 1 million years!]

Now, Kkamang even started counting his subordinates’ ages.

[What?! That’s not fair! You can’t combine ages like that!]

Kihihit. Kkin! Kkin!

[Hihit. Fair? The great Kkamang-nim does whatever he wants!]

While Kkamang and [System 371] were locked in their petty argument—

“Hm.”

“Nya.”

Sejun and Theo regained consciousness.

And then—

“The impeachment duration for [System 371] will be...”

Sejun finally spoke.