I’m the Only One With Two Towers - Chapter 103

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Only I Have Two Towers Episode 103

Kyoto Trip

Late afternoon of the 2nd day of the exchange meeting.

Jinhyeok, who had firmly adjusted his backpack, let out an awkward laugh.

“I’m not sure if it’s okay to just leave like this.”

“Of course it is. After all, your reason for visiting the exchange meeting was Muramasa, wasn’t it? Now that you’ve gotten what you wanted, staying longer would be a waste of time.”

This morning, after eating until his stomach was full, Jin Tae-gon had made a suggestion.

He said that if he wanted, he could stay until the exchange meeting ended, but if not, he could leave early.

Jinhyeok accepted this proposal after about 3 seconds of consideration.

Since he had achieved his purpose, he now wanted to enjoy touring Kyoto a bit.

“Thank you for bringing me to the exchange meeting. If you hadn’t helped me, Chairman, I wouldn’t have even been able to see Muramasa.”

“I’m the one who should be grateful. Thanks to you, our family was able to save face.”

After a brief exchange of warm words between Jinhyeok and Jin Tae-gon.

Jin Seo-hee, who had been behind them, walked forward.

“Check your phone when you leave the shrine. I’ve sent you vouchers for famous hot spring ryokans and restaurants in Kyoto, as well as your return flight ticket. I also wrote down a few tourist spots that are either famous or personally favorites of mine.”

Jinhyeok’s eyes sparkled.

He had been wondering where to book a hotel and where to start sightseeing.

Jin Seo-hee had solved this problem in one go.

“Thank you, Seo-hee. When I get back, I’ll treat you to a delicious dinner.”

Jin Seo-hee, who smiled slightly, pointed to her bandaged forehead.

“You don’t need to thank me. It’s proper repayment for what you did. Of course, you’ll still buy me that meal separately.”

“Pfft.”

Jin Seo-hee’s brow furrowed at the laughter coming from behind.

She had wondered why it was so quiet today.

“Grandfather, just send Seo-hee too. It seems like she wants to go to the ryokan together.”

Jin Seo-hee whirled around, growling.

Jin Seo-jun, who came out between the two, casually offered his greetings.

“Please make sure to visit Genex when you have time. I’ll prepare whatever you need.”

“Thank you!”

Jin Seo-jun, who was scheduled to lead Genex after Jin Tae-gon.

Genex was one of the world’s leading steel companies.

Since they produced iron used in weapon and armor manufacturing, it seemed like there would come a day when he’d need their help.

“Then I’ll see you in Korea.”

After finishing greetings with the Genex people, he went down the stairs.

He had already said goodbye to Gaigun, Gyuto, and Sachika.

Sachika had grabbed Jinhyeok’s hand and emphasized several times.

She told him to definitely come visit during cherry blossom season when the shrine turns all pink.

‘Can’t resist all that pink.’

Actually, even without Sachika’s request, he had been planning to visit for sure.

The kaiseki meal he had this morning was truly incredible.

“Hey, Yoo Jin-hyeok!”

Hiyori, who was at the bottom of the stairs, waved her hand.

Hiyori was calling him like they were childhood friends who had known each other for decades.

“Why are you leaving so quickly? Stay and eat some food and laze around a bit.”

Normally, he probably would have.

However, right now he had to go find the remaining swords.

“I’ll come again later.”

“Good, good. But answer me before you go. You’re a Runner, right? Right?”

“Yeah.”

“Oh. What a refreshingly straightforward answer. I thought you’d try to dodge it.”

Hiyori giggled and extended her hand.

“It’s an honor to meet you, Runner. Let’s keep climbing hard from now on.”

He smiled and clasped that hand.

“But this is unexpected.”

“What is?”

“I thought you’d ask for a fight before leaving. That’s why I was waiting.”

“Puhahahaha!”

Hiyori clutched her stomach, finding something incredibly funny.

Unlike her first impression, she was a friend who laughed a lot.

Hiyori, who barely stopped laughing, shook her head.

“It’s true that I like fighting, but I’m not so tactless as to point a spear at my benefactor. Even if it were a fight for mutual improvement. Well, even if I swung at you, I probably wouldn’t hit you anyway.”

Hiyori clenched both fists and showed them.

“Of course, I’ll properly destroy your enemies, so tell me anytime. I’ll drop everything and go kill them.”

Jinhyeok gave her a thumbs up.

A ranker Player who would come anytime.

He had gained another reliable friend.

“Well then, see you again, Runner.”

“Bye.”

He waved until Hiyori had climbed all the stairs, then turned around.

And began descending the mountain with light steps.

Finally, the Kyoto free tour was beginning.

An officetel located in Hannam-dong.

Cheon Se-yeon, who had finished showering, took out a beer and walked to the sofa.

White foam rising with a hissing sound.

“Ahh!”

Cheon Se-yeon, who took a sip, burst out in admiration.

She wondered if there was anything as delicious as beer after finishing the day’s work.

Cheon Se-yeon, who had half-reclined on the sofa, habitually opened Instagram.

While scrolling and half-watching.

Ding.

A notification appeared.

News that Jin Seo-hee had posted a new story.

‘She must have gone somewhere to play again.’

Normally, she wouldn’t have clicked on it.

She didn’t want to be interested in whatever that Jin Seo-hee was doing.

But what wind was blowing today?

Her finger clicked on Jin Seo-hee’s Instagram.

And at the photo that appeared.

Crack!

The beer can was instantly crushed.

The beer she had only taken one sip of.

The contents spilled out, but she didn’t care.

Her eyes were fixed on Jin Seo-hee’s story.

‘Why is he sitting there?’

The reason was unknown.

The background was a first-class seat inside an airplane.

It was a photo of Jin Seo-hee sitting together with Yoo Jin-hyeok, looking friendly.

# To Kyoto.

Only three characters were written.

Why they were going to Kyoto wasn’t written.

This made her imagination run even wilder.

‘Why are just the two of them going to Kyoto.’

The beer can that had been crushed and was now starting to tear apart.

If the beer can had a voice, it surely would have said:

What did I do wrong?

After trembling like that for a while, Se-yeon burst into a chuckle.

‘Really, what am I doing. The two of them can go on a trip together.’

She shrugged her shoulders and got up from her seat.

Then she walked to the trash can to throw away the shredded beer can.

“What do you mean they can go!! Men and women shouldn’t be alone together after age seven!!!”

Just when it seemed she would throw it away quietly, Se-yeon slammed the beer can in with a full swing.

Thanks to that, the upper half of the perfectly fine trash can went flying far away.

“Huuuu.”

She slowly regulated her breathing.

‘Hold back.’

If she sent a KakaoTalk message asking about it now, she’d look too desperate.

‘I have to hold back.’

Besides, she didn’t even understand why she was acting so impulsively.

She needed to maintain her composure.

“I’m frustrated, so what’s there to hold back!!”

She furiously tapped her phone’s touchpad and sent Jinhyeok a KakaoTalk asking what he was doing.

Then she stared intently at the persistent number 1 that wouldn’t disappear.

Disappear. It has to disappear. He has to reply after it disappears.

Only then could she fall asleep.

After waiting like that for a moment.

KakaoTalk!

A reply from Jinhyeok arrived.

# I came on a trip to Kyoto.

Jinhyeok sent a photo of Kinkakuji, famous as a tourist destination.

Se-yeon quickly straightened up and enlarged the photo to examine it.

No traces of anyone else were visible.

# Wow. Really? Did you go on a solo trip again?

After reading it two or three times, she pressed the send button.

Good. That was natural.

# I came with the Genex people to participate in an exchange meeting, but I wanted to sightsee so I came out separately. If you know any good restaurants in Kyoto, please recommend them! I already got some recommendations but I think I’ll need more even after visiting all of them.

“Huuuuuu.”

Se-yeon leaned back on the sofa and stroked her chest.

Gritting her teeth, she checked Jin Seo-hee’s story again.

Definitely.

She posted this on purpose.

‘I got played again today.’

She clenched her fist.

Then she made a firm resolution.

Someday she would pay her back.

# For Kyoto restaurants…

After that, she did her best to provide restaurant names and reasons for recommending them.

So he wouldn’t have to look at restaurants someone else had already recommended.

Jinhyeok entered a walking path located beyond the temple.

A path with few people, perhaps because it was away from major tourist attractions.

His friends began to manifest one by one.

Jinhyeok and his friends dressed in kimonos they had prepared in advance.

“Eat one of these each.”

He distributed the dango he had just bought.

It wasn’t the taste he had imagined, but it was sweet and chewy, which was quite excellent.

They walked side by side along the quiet walking path like that.

Jinhyeok looked at his friends one by one.

‘Seira and Dark look like foreigners. Ellia covered her ears with her hair so she’s fine. Momo is a child. And Kancheo is.’

Kancheo walking with his ears perked up, apparently enjoying the dango.

His bipedal walking was quite unnatural, but from a distance, he’d probably look like a pet raccoon or something.

Of course, he couldn’t help but feel somewhat tense when people came from the opposite direction.

Without a single exception, all eyes were drawn to their group.

‘That’s cheating.’

They say what matters more than clothes is the person wearing them.

It was surely her first time wearing a kimono, but the noble atmosphere Seira exuded was incredible.

She suited it so well it was like a perfect match.

Though she herself was indifferent to such gazes and attention, not caring about them at all.

Well, thanks to that, no one paid attention to Kancheo, so it was rather fortunate.

“It would be really pretty when the cherry blossoms bloom.”

Kyoto was full of cherry blossom trees everywhere they went.

As Sachika said, it would probably be spectacular if they came during the season.

“Cherry blossoms? What’s that? Is it tasty?”

“They’re flowers. Pink and really pretty.”

He showed photos on his phone, but since they weren’t edible, Kancheo didn’t seem very interested.

“I’d like to come when the flowers are in full bloom.”

Everyone’s gaze turned.

Dark, who was usually indifferent to everything, was expressing his opinion so actively.

And about flowers, no less.

“What a sight to behold.”

“You and cherry blossoms don’t match.”

Puhehehe! Did you drink alcohol from daytime?”

Even with the criticism that poured out afterward, Dark didn’t argue back.

He just reached his hand toward the cherry blossom tree and raised the corners of his mouth.

“Everyone has at least one, you know. Memories related to flowers. Right?”

Dark asked while looking this way.

Jinhyeok and the group became speechless and stared at Dark like that.

‘In the land of the one-eyed, the two-eyed man is abnormal.’

Jinhyeok nodded with sad eyes.

It wasn’t that he didn’t want such memories so he didn’t have them.

What could he do when there was no opportunity for them to form?

“Hopeless.”

Dark, who had given a one-line review about the party, shook his head.

His expression said he didn’t even want to talk.

Just as they were about to start walking again with slight bitterness.

“Huh? Where did Momo go?”

Momo was nowhere to be seen.

Momo with her unique trait ‘Presence Suppression’ had less than zero presence.

“She probably ran away! I’ll go catch her!”

Kancheo prepared to go on a chase with a determined face.

At that moment.

Kwaaaaang!!

A tremendous roar swallowed the entire area.

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