On Hiatus: God's Personal Reasons-Chapter 193: #The Daily Quests aren’t Easy

The large morning sun shone on a tall, beautiful building in the heart of Gangnam. The owner of the building—me—sat in the president’s office on the top floor of OnlyGod Publishing House.

I sat on the leather sofa, preoccupied with my mobile game.

Knock knock—

“Come in.”

My editor-in-charge walked in, bowing respectfully toward me.

"Um, Mr. President, how's your serialization coming along today? Any progress?"

I rubbed my nose with my thumb, yelling at him. “Do you think I can finish the manuscript under pressure? Have some patience! Creation needs time!”

Wiping his sweaty forehead with a handkerchief, my editor said nervously, “The platform is urging us for the manuscript. They even threatened to terminate our contract if we delay it any longer. It’ll be a huge blow to our publishing house, which has been running at a deficit...”

I let out a sigh. Straightening out the zipper on my green training suit, I gave him a condescending look. “What’s the fuss, Mr. Editor? We can just buy the platform.”

Then, I laid out large, beautiful golden statues on the desk that had the nameplate “Yu Il-Shin” on it. Statues of various versions of me greeted the wide-eyed editor—one with raised index finger, one with middle finger raised, and one with two middle fingers raised!

“Here, use this to acquire the serialization platform and use the rest to buy Hanwoo for the staff.”

“Whoa! Thank you so much, Mr. President!”

I smiled broadly when he bowed deeply, full of respect, like a flip phone.

Hahaha~ this is my flex as a wealthy writer!

Ding!

God-Maker’s notification dragged me back into reality.

[Followers of the Gayami Nation fear Yu Il-Shin's greedy smile!]

-L-Lord Yu Il-Shin, why do you have such a fearsome look? Did we do something wrong?

When I looked back on the screen, I saw my followers trembling, kneeling on all fours.

Gosh, why are you acting as if I’d just killed someone?

I quickly comforted them.

“N-no. I just got too excited! I love the statue!”

-Waaah! God Yu Il-Shin says that he loves the statue!

My followers danced in festivities once more. Weren’t they too naive?

As a father—no, as a god, I’m quite worried. But that’s besides the point.

I whispered secretly to Anty, “Uhm, Anty, please don’t misunderstand, I love this statue, but could you make more for me?”

-Of course! I’ll gladly make more if you want!

“Don’t overwork yourself, just make them whenever you can.”

I wasn’t an avaricious, wicked god, but a good one who cared about the welfare of his followers.

-Yes, I shall obey and only work twenty-two hours a day!

Uh, I think my intentions weren’t conveyed properly...

Ding!

[A quest has been activated.]

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[Covetous Golden Statue Quest]

The Holy Nation of Gayami crafted a statue from gold looted from the empire’s mine. The moment God Yu Il-Shin saw it, he grinned greedily and said, “What a magnificent statue! My beloved followers, make more for my sake!”

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Crafted golden statue count: 1

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Make more for my sake?

“Hey, when did I say that?!”

God-Maker just slandered me. This only made me look like an evil business owner!

Feeling sorry for my followers, I went to the kitchen and grabbed a bag of sugar, sprinkling it on them.

-Wow! God Yu Il-Shin is blessing us!

The followers danced in a flurry, eating the powdered sugar as it fell from the sky.

Such pure children, getting satisfied by something as simple as this.

Now that the population had grown much larger, I’d have to order a few large bags of sugar from the grocery store.

“See you again next time.”

After saying goodbye to Anty and the followers in Gayami Nation, I stared at the screen for a while. This made me look forward to the other quests.

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41st Floor, Tower of Warriors: Fairy Queen Aran and Fairy followers

[New quest unlocked!]

42nd Floor, Tower of Warriors: Fallen High-tier God Cycler of All Things

[New quest unlocked!]

44th Floor, Tower of Warriors: Great Cosmic Empire Queen Esméralda

[New quest unlocked!]

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I wonder if there’d be similar quests on the other channels?

Alright, I’m going to work on them one by one like daily quests!

Burning with the ambition to obtain similar rewards, I decided to check the channels one after the other, starting from the 41st floor.

It’s been a while since I last came here.

It was the fairy world Il-Ho had saved from the malevolent god of the forty-first floor. Actually, it was only thanks to him that we were able to win against the bizarre gods of the Three Martial Association.

Aran was so cute back then.

A wry smile appeared on my face as I recalled the baby fairy I’d named.

I hope she’s doing well?

[You have accessed the channel to Fairy Queen Aran and Fairy followers.]

Then, I was met with a giant baby crying and clinging to the top of the World Tree like King Kong.

-Aboo! Abooo!

A group of fairies were running away, screaming.

-Kyaaa! The Fairy Queen is crying again! Everyone, evacuate!

-Save meee!

What the fuck is happening?!

Where was the image of the loving, dreamlike fairies from fairytales?!

Ding!

An urgent quest appeared.

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[Quest: Stop Fairy Queen Aran from Going on a Rampage!]

Fairy Queen Aran’s grief for her father—Warrior Il-Ho—has reached its limit. At this rate, the world of fairies, Fairia, may face destruction!

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Will the fairy world be doomed if I don’t stop her crying?!

Meanwhile, Aran was dangling precariously from the treetop.

I spoke cautiously and softly to her, “A-Aran. It's dangerous there, so won’t you come down? C’mon, who’s a good girl? Do you want some candy?

-Aboo?

Aran glanced at me, but resumed crying as if the world was ending.

-Waaaaah! Aboo aboo!

The fairies began shrieking again.

-Kyaaa! The torrential downpour is here again!

-The terrible evil god is about to devour the Fairy Queen!

What in the world is wrong with my face that they have to react like that?!

I felt hurt. Ever since I was young, everyone always said that I looked adorable!

-Waaaaaaaah!

Don’t underestimate me! I’m a resourceful man with a great track record of raising my niece in my busy sister’s stead!

Ding!

[Congratulations! You have completed the quest: Stop Fairy Queen Aran from Going on a Rampage! Remarkably well.]

[The fairies hold sincere faith in God Yu Il-Shin.]

Zzz, zzz—

The governess cradled the sleeping baby fairy in her arms. Then, she looked at me wide-eyed, raising her voice.

-Aah, Lord Yu Il-Shin is indeed an incredible governess! Elise is extremely impressed!

Doodoo~ Doodooruru~!

I turned off the NeoTube video on my laptop.

Thank you, creators of Baby Shark and Bororo. You guys are every dad’s heroes.

Anyway, now that I had stopped Fairy Queen Aran’s rampage, I hopped to the next channel, hoping that I’d get a good reward.

[You have accessed the channel to Fallen High-tier God Cycler of All Things.]

-Haaa! Lord Yu Il-Shin, over here! Please water this area too!

“L-like this?”

-Gosh! Please be more like a man!

The cactus girl, incarnation of Cycler of All Things, waving her thorny hands in the air in urgency. I continued sprinkling water on the desert with the hose hooked to the water supply. But why was I doing this?

Ding!

[New quest unlocked!]

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[Quest: Help with the Restoration of Waternia]

Even after the defeat of the wicked Sun God, his evil powers still lingered in the world. Join the Water Shaman to help restore Waternia.

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It was all because of this quest.

-Haaaa! Good job, God Yu Il-Shin! I’ll see you again tomorrow~!

Even though I’d poured a few tonnes of water, she asked me to come again? My sister would give me a slap on the back for the spiking water bills—literally!

This wasn’t what I had in mind.

I had a sinking feeling that something was off, but since I’d started it, I should at least try getting something out of it. So, I proceeded with the last channel.

[You have accessed the channel to Great Cosmic Empire Queen Esméralda.]

Upon arriving, a movie production crew had been waiting for me. I thought they mentioned making a movie about the activities of Empress Esméralda and Warrior Il-Ho?

-Lord Yu Il-Shin, please strike a few more poses for reference. By repelling the meteor shower from the Graveyard of Stars, you’ve performed a great miracle and protected our empress! We’d like to reenact it for the public!

“What, like this?”

-Oh, yes! That’s it! Action!

When I first appeared, the staff actually ran away in panic. However, the director who filmed me was quite pleased with my descent and ordered me to pose. He had three eyes on his head and a camera in each of his three pairs of hands

Ding!

[New quest unlocked!]

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[Quest: Produce a Thrilling Premium Blockbuster Movie that will Shake the Galaxy!]

In the world of mass media, even a god must appeal to the masses in order to survive. Captivate your future followers with your whole-hearted performance.

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According to the director, this was the greatest movie in the history of the universe, which was worth a hundred trillion credits. I wasn’t exactly sure how much that was, though.

The alien director turned to me with sparkling eyes as he made an exclamation.

-Please believe in me! I, Filtekus Chikiria, will definitely turn you into a star in the great universe!

“...Oh, sure.”

I couldn’t stop thinking that something was wrong.

“What are you doing?”

Suddenly, a chillingly cold voice appeared from behind.

I flinched and spun around in surprise. I saw Yi-Shin, pathetically covered in monster blood, glaring at me. I quickly turned off God-Maker.

“Haa... Guess I’m the only one fighting an uphill battle.”

Babysitting, watering, posing—I let out a sigh as I listed the things I had done.

Anyway, looking at Yi-Shin, it seemed that he had dealt with the situation pretty well...

Hmm? What’s that?

I instinctively pointed at the thing held by his waist.

“What’s with that penguin?”

It wasn’t exactly a penguin, but a person wearing a mask of one.

Yi-Shin threw the penguin mask at me.

“Huh?” I caught the mask reflexively.

“I cleaned up everything except for the leader. I’m going back to cultivating, so take care of the rest.”

Ssss—

“If you find Despair Dragon’s leader in the future, be sure to call me! I’ll tear it into shreds!”

Swoosh!

Then, Yi-Shin turned into a blur and slowly disintegrated.

“Oh!”

His memories seeped into me, as if I had experienced them personally.

The cultists seemed about to sacrifice this penguin person to the Despair Dragon...

But why do they look so familiar?

Despite the ridiculous mask, the person wore a beautiful white dress—half torn and stained with blood and dirt.

Alright, let me heal her first.

“Healing Ring Finger of God.”

Tzzz!

As my power activated, a blinding white light enveloped the unconscious woman.

Ding!

[Calculating the causality rate of the healing target...]

[A member of the 4th-ranked higher race, descended from a divine bloodline. A weak existence that slightly affects the rules between gods and the world.]

[You paid 10,000 Gcoins for the healing.]

Huh? A 4th-ranked higher race?

That was four ranks higher than the Earthlings, who were ranked 8th. Moreover, it cost me a whopping 10,000 Gcoins to heal her—that was about the same level as Il-Ho!

Seemingly having fully recovered, the masked figure jumped to her feet all of a sudden. She looked around her surroundings, then flinched upon spotting me.

The bizarre mask aside, I should at least explain the situation nicely to her.

“Hello. I know you’re flustered, but...”

Just then, she grabbed my hand in a flurry. “Peng-hi![1]”

Uhm, don’t say such a dangerous line that could get me into a copyright case...

1. A line from the famous Korean character Pengsoo ☜