## Chapter 1723 – Chronicles of the Black-Haired Foreigner – The Life of a Transcendent Being

The frenzy sparked by the exhibition swept across the globe, including the Cheonma Divine Kingdom and Earth. Everyone burned with an inhuman artistic spirit, submitting countless satisfying works.

But in the end, we have to judge and filter out the finalists. It’s such a shame. I wish I could give awards to all of them, but that would defeat the purpose of holding this event.

Of course, making it to the finals isn’t the end. Only those who receive awards there can bring their works here. Still, the finalists’ works will be displayed at the Cheonma Art Museum, so you can rest assured.

Anyway.

Our family decided to do the judging ourselves. Of course, it’s just a matter of coming in briefly when we have time. With our physical abilities, we can all do it.

“Papa! I think this one is good!”

Zbell, sitting in front of the computer and reviewing files, called me.

“Look, Papa.”
“This one. Papa looks so cool.”
“Hoh.”

It was a truly high-quality painting. A sacred image of me, boasting perfect muscles, with my hair flying in the wind.

“Hehehe, this kid knows what’s up. Zbell found something good? Huh?”
“That’s my eye for talent. Ah, I even want to keep this one! Isn’t this a guaranteed win?”
“We’ll have to see. Let’s get it into the finals first. Let them compete there.”
“Yes!”

Zbell immediately started organizing the folders.

“Hehehe!”

She looks so happy.

There’s no way she wouldn’t be happy, choosing artwork of her beloved Papa. That bastard Nikk won’t even come to help with the judging, saying he has to work on his art and locking his door.

It’s hard to forgive him. I feel like barging in dressed as Santa Claus right now. And taking out a one-way ticket for an onsen trip for just Papa and me from the red sack.

Of course, since it’s a concept to be used on the spot, I’d immediately stuff Nikk into the sack and head straight to the onsen.

“Good.”

I should ask Shuka to write a similar story. Sending it to Nikk would definitely be a great warning.

“Anyway, Papa. It seems like Earthlings are really good at creating things. Let’s go together sometime, Papa.”
“Should we? I only went once when I was little.”
“To see Grandpa and Grandma?”
“Yeah.”

I went to see my father, Kim Mal-soo, and my mother. My mother is just a person with a faint impression, but if you saw Kim Mal-soo, even as a child, you couldn’t help but remember him.

“Should we go say hello after a long time?”
“I wouldn’t really recommend it… That Kim Mal-soo… No. That grandfather is a man who engages in bizarre behavior beyond imagination.”
“Huh? What do you mean?”
“There’s that. Something like that. I can’t even imagine what that man is thinking as he lives. What on earth is he, that man?”
“Hmm… If Papa says that much…”
“You can think of him as a really suspicious and strange man.”
“It’ll be hard to say hello.”

See? How strange must he be for the kind and cute Zbell to immediately try to avoid him? Mal-soo, this is a person with a lot of problems. I was touched when I met him back then, but facts are facts.

“Hehehe, that’s right. Our good Zbell should only see good things and grow up beautifully.”
“Yes! Papa! Zbell will grow up beautifully!”

As I was judging with Zbell like that.

ㅡCreak.

The door opened and Shuka came in.

“Oh my! Shuka’s here!”
“Shuka’s here?”
“Yes, Papa. Hello, Zbell.”
“Hello to you too.”

Shuka came to help with the judging too!

“Good job coming, Shuka! Here! Sit next to Zbell!”
“Okay. Ah, but I already did some in my room.”
“Really? Then let’s see them right away.”

Shuka, who immediately sat down, laid out the ones she had chosen. She had been doing it in her room. What a cute kid.

“But you should have come and done it together. Why did you do it alone in your room?”
“I was doing it while doing other things. Look, Papa. These are them.”
“Oh. The atmosphere is good.”

All the things Shuka chose had a dark and gloomy feeling. In other words, pictures with dark swag. Not only that, but there were also pictures of sculptures, and looking at them, they were all Shuka’s taste itself.

“Why is everything so dark and gloomy? It looks dark and heavy.”
“You see it well. As expected of Papa. I chose everything according to my taste.”
“No, Shuka. If you only choose according to your taste, the people who get dropped will be pitiful.”
“Even so, I did pick them fairly, okay?”

It’s okay.

“Well, we’ll check the ones that were dropped again anyway. Don’t worry. You took the time to create something about this Papa, so I have to look at it as closely as possible.”
“That’s a relief, Papa.”
“Yeah. But these ones Shuka chose all have a good feeling. Looking at them all, I think we can send them to the finals.”
“I chose them diligently. Of course, they’re going to the finals. But everyone drew Papa so well. I was honestly touched.”

Me too.

My heart is about to burst.

“Then Shuka. How about giving away Shuka’s novel as a prize?”
“No.”
“Instant answer?”
“No. What are you saying, it’s embarrassing.”
“Hehehe, okay. Then pick some more.”
“Okay.”

Like that.

“Papaaa!”
“Oh my! Lera!”

As I was doing that, Lera came, Hilda came, Aisha and Rica. Even Diel came. The only ones who didn’t come were Nikk and Kaina.

Still, it’s noisy and bustling with the kids gathered at the PC cafe like this. Everyone sat down and continued the selection process, looking through the assigned amount of photo files.

“Papa. Claire wants these.”

Kim Kat sculptures and structures.

“She’s just like her mom. Huh? How can she sound so exactly like her mom?”
“Claire loves Papa as much as Mom loves Papa! It’s only natural!”
“Hehehe, what a cute kid. But is it possible? Lera’s competitor is none other than Mom herself?”
“Ugh.”

Seeing this, Claudia will naturally burst out with enthusiasm, saying she’ll take them. Can Lera really get her hands on this? I don’t think it’s possible.

“Father. I especially like these sacred images. It’s a painting that feels literally sacred…”
“That’s exactly Elise’s taste. Papa likes it too.”

There are a lot of kids who have inherited Mom’s taste. Well, mothers and daughters are bound to resemble each other. They may not resemble each other, but they usually do.

“Papa! Come to Hilda too!”
“M-Me too…”

Hilda and Diel are calling me too. I moved busily and proceeded with the judging together.

“Everyone likes Papa so much. Papa must be tired.”
“It’s okay, Aisha.”
“Here, I’ve organized as much as I can.”
“Hehehe, okay. Aisha is pretty.”

Time spent judging with my daughters.

It’s very enjoyable.

          *     *     *

And so, the finalists were announced.

ㅡTruly beautiful! The most beautiful paintings in all dimensions!
ㅡWhich great artist will win! The winner will be the most famous artist in all dimensions!
ㅡConnect to the internet right now! And witness the miracle!
ㅡCheonma Art Museum admission tickets sold out online! Sold out again!
ㅡIf you can’t get a ticket, watch comfortably at home on the internet!

News articles pouring into the Cheonma Divine Kingdom’s internet site.

“Hehehe, it worked well.”

I was trying to accelerate the spread of the internet in the Cheonma Divine Kingdom, and seeing this, it seemed to be having a very good effect. People would try to connect to the internet out of curiosity.

The goal is to make the internet accessible to everyone. This Cheonma Exhibition will accelerate that.

“Earth is going crazy? Look at these bastards. They’re screaming that they want to come here, screaming.”

Karin, who was checking the Earth news, showed me the video.

“Kyahaha, art academies are overflowing. Hey. Isn’t it too much? Is it human to exploit art instructors to hold an exhibition? Huh?”
“Hehehe, if you’re going to hold this Cheonma Kim Kat exhibition, you have to pay the price.”

Karin laughed and fiddled with the computer at my words. This older sister really likes this kind of thing.

“At this rate, cultural fusion will be a piece of cake! As expected, this soft power! Entertainment power! Is the best!”
“That’s right, Hilde. Thus, we will unite all dimensions with Fusion Confucianism!”
“It’s the perfect Kim Kat Galaxy!”

So wonderful!

“Huhu, certainly it would be better for humans to be integrated. But shouldn’t we start connecting with other dimensions soon?”
“No. There’s still not enough foundation there.”

Earth has a lot of connections, so it was connected right away, but in fact, it’s ambiguous to proceed with other dimensions right now. It will take more time there.

Even the dimension where the Taoists were is still building pillars, and the Status Window dimension was a relatively developed place, but it’s too early to attempt cultural fusion.

“It will take more time.”
“Is that so? If we proceed forcibly, humans will eventually follow.”
“We have to give them time to adapt.”

All worlds are changing rapidly due to my intervention. We have to give them a minimum amount of adaptation time.

“But Blackie. What are you going to give as a prize? It’s a big event, so it’ll be a bit much if you give something mediocre.”
“Well, besides the opportunity to meet me in person. Take pictures together. We have to give them gold and silver treasures, trophies, and stuff like that.”
“How about sightseeing tickets to famous places? Something that Earthlings can use too.”
“That’s good. Isn’t it the first time we’re doing it for pure tourism purposes?”
“Yeah. It’s meaningful because of that.”
“Let’s do that.”

The prizes are roughly decided.

“Now, let’s judge these finalists again and pick the winners.”

Now we have to pick the winners from the finalists.

ㅡTap tap tap.

My wives started typing quickly. The candidates have already been chosen. Even if they’re dropped, we have to write down our evaluation of their work.

“Ah, but Winia. Where’s Nikk?”
“He said it’ll be finished soon?”
“This bastard is working really hard. Did he really find a talent for art?”
“Well, that’s not bad either. It’s not bad for our Nikk to live doing such pretty things.”
“Nikk has to work in a 3D industry.”
“Gah! Blackie will be punished!”
“Hehehe.”