I’m the Only One With Two Towers - Chapter 108

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Only I Have Two Towers Episode 108

Where is the Last Sword?

[Entering the 9th Floor of the Mythic Tower.]

A refreshing phytoncide scent seeped into my nose along with the cool breeze.

What appeared before my eyes was some mountainside.

“Mission return complete!”

Had even a minute passed since entering the tower?

Kancheo, who had surveyed the surroundings, struck a salute pose.

“No life signs within a 1-kilometer radius! No traps either!”

After patting the excellent scout, I looked around.

A forest overgrown with trees and vines where there seemed to be nothing that could be called a path.

It was clearly a place untouched by human footsteps for a long time.

‘The system is quiet today as well.’

Just as I was thinking we should climb up since it’s a mountain.

Seira stepped forward and pointed downward.

“It’s probably this way.”

“Do you know this place?”

“It’s been too long, so I’m not certain. It’s quite different from what I remember too.”

“Let’s go check it out.”

It was better to grasp at straws than to search the entire mountain.

I began following Seira as she led the way through the forest path.

Thwack!

“Giyak!”

Kancheo’s head, who was in front of Jinhyeok, snapped back.

A tree branch that Ellia had pushed through snapped back and smacked Kancheo in the face.

“What are you doing, old hag! Don’t you see there’s a yodel behind you?!”

“Hm? You were there? You’re so small I didn’t notice, so please understand?”

“That’s not something to say! Do you want to go flying?!”

He looked ready to pull out his minigun.

After pulling Kancheo back, I continued following Seira.

After going downward for quite a while like that.

Seira stopped walking.

“This seems to be it.”

Where she stopped was in front of some large cave.

The entrance to the long-neglected cave was blocked by overgrown vines and trees.

“I’ll make an entrance.”

“Wait a moment.”

Jinhyeok went to the entrance and began feeling around the entrance area.

Only this part had a different color.

Tug.

When he pulled with his hand, a clump of vines came out in a bundle.

The entrance hidden in the corner revealed itself.

It was just big enough for one person to pass through.

“Cave interior all clear!”

“Kancheo, move aside! Let Momo through!”

Momo pushed past Kancheo, who had finished reconnaissance, and entered the cave.

Momo lit a gas lamp she took out from her inventory.

“Ooh.”

It was different from the messy entrance.

The brightly lit cave seemed to have been touched by human hands until relatively recently.

There were traces of campfires, jerky and bottles placed to one side, and even a half-read book.

It was a place lacking nothing for a brief stay.

“I once performed a mission in the vicinity. Then I encountered a fierce typhoon, and while looking for shelter from the rain and wind, I discovered this place.”

Perhaps memories of that day came to mind.

A smile appeared on Seira’s face as she examined the cave.

“There was someone who particularly liked this place, saying it was like a secret hideout.”

“Could it be the owner of the last sword?”

“That’s right. The owner of the third sword we’re looking for and the vice-captain of the Black Knight Order, Kan Rendio. Kan brought books and emergency rations here whenever he had time. Whenever he got leave, he would come to the hideout, light a campfire, and read books.”

“It’s like camping.”

“Camping? What’s that?”

“It’s lighting a campfire, eating delicious food, reading books, and chatting. Sometimes you just stare blankly at the fire. It’s called fire gazing.”

“Fire gazing? Wouldn’t it be boring to do nothing?”

“I haven’t tried it either, but they say just staying still like that is healing.”

“Momo wants to heal too!”

“Let’s try it when we get out. It would be fun to take a camping car and camp in some remote place where no one comes.”

Usually I’d refrain because it’s dangerous, but now there’s no need to worry about such things.

Whether bears or crocodiles appeared, camping in beautiful locations would be very enjoyable.

Clap.

Jinhyeok tapped his cheeks with both hands.

‘Focus. Focus.’

Right now, finding the sword takes priority over camping.

The resting place favored by Kan, the vice-captain of the Black Knight Order.

Though the sword wasn’t immediately visible, there should be clues pointing to where the sword was located.

“It doesn’t look like just one or two people came!”

Kancheo wagged his tail and crouched down to examine the ground.

“Looking at how they’re all different sizes, at least dozens of people!”

“Didn’t you say Seira and the Black Knight Order rested here before? Couldn’t those be from that time?”

Kancheo looked at Jinhyeok with surprised eyes.

“Sharp! As expected of the commander!”

While feeling embarrassed by the excessive praise, Ellia, who had come out of the Star Forge, sprinkled a potion.

As the liquid touched them, the footprints began emitting their respective colors.

“What’s this?”

“A liquid that shows when they were created. The darker and brighter the color, the more recent you can consider it.”

I examined the light that once again filled my vision.

There were at least dozens of different types and brightness levels.

In other words, it meant they weren’t footprints made all at once.

“It seems like one or two people visited at intervals.”

“Hey, Captain. You need to see this.”

Dark, who had gone deeper into the cave, called for Seira.

Jinhyeok’s group rushed over there.

On the wall Dark pointed to, dozens of names were written.

“These are the members’ names.”

Seira began reciting names while pointing to each one.

“Kan Rendio, Maximus Yan, Polit Nemus, Sain Ardan, Pantip Orion, Kamen Bride.”

The owners of Muramasa and Raven were there too.

After reading the last name, Seira straightened up.

“These are the names of all Black Knight Order members. Not a single one missing.”

Jinhyeok quietly smiled.

Seira Kinketon, captain of the Black Knight Order.

Eons had passed since the Black Knight Order was disbanded.

Nevertheless, she remembered the names of all the members who had followed her.

‘She really is a good captain.’

How could one not follow such a captain?

While he was nodding with a pleased expression, Seira let out a thoughtful hum.

“There’s something a bit strange. Among the names written here, there are some who died before the cave was even discovered.”

Since it’s unlikely that ghosts came to carve the names.

“Ellia. Could you give me that potion?”

Jinhyeok received the potion and sprinkled it over the carved names.

Names emitting various lights.

As expected, there was at least one light that perfectly matched each fallen warrior’s name.

In other words, someone had carved the names on their behalf.

Now there was only one remaining question.

What purpose did they have for visiting this cave one after another?

Even going so far as to carve the names of the fallen.

Tap. Tap. Tap.

Jinhyeok, who had been tapping his fingers, began to move.

He stopped in front of a pile of stacked books.

“Seira. What was Kan’s favorite book?”

“A book called Rest.”

When he picked up the book Seira pointed to and opened it, the text written on the first page caught his eye.

# There is only one place for us to sleep.

# There we shall enter eternal rest.

# To that place where all swords gather.

Seira’s eyes widened upon seeing the text.

She had never forgotten a single name or face from the knight order.

She also clearly remembered the final moments each fallen warrior had faced.

But there was one thing she had unknowingly forgotten.

A story that Vice-Captain Kan had once told her.

Seira slowly opened her mouth and recited the words she had heard back then.

“The Graveyard of Swords.”

Ding!

[Black Knight Order Captain Seira Kinketon has recalled a forgotten memory!]

[The moment of the story is being replayed!]

A hologram unfolded around them.

Two people were sitting beside a small campfire.

Though the figures were blurry, Jinhyeok squinted, wanting to confirm their faces.

One looked like Seira, who was still beside him, and the other was.

“Kan.”

It was Kan Rendio, the vice-captain of the Black Knight Order.

Kan, who had been reading a book, opened his mouth with a bright expression.

“Captain, have you read this book? Rest.”

“The story about a hero’s party defeating the demon king? The title was so inconsistent with the content that I stopped reading.”

“You didn’t read to the end again, did you? I’ve told you countless times. You have to read books to the end.”

Seira didn’t respond.

Though the hologram wasn’t clear, it was obvious what expression she must be wearing.

She was surely keeping silent, flinching at Kan’s pointed words.

“The first half is about the hero party’s adventures and defeating the demon king, but the latter half describes each character’s thoughts about their final moments. The hero party, who had lived more extraordinary lives than anyone else. They constantly discussed and pondered what kind of ending they wanted. One of the party members said they wanted to meet their end fighting stronger enemies. Another said they wanted to help sick people until the very end.”

“That’s natural. Everyone has different values and ideals they aspire to.”

“That’s right. Each member of the hero party spoke of different endings.”

“It’s still a story far removed from rest.”

“Hey now. Just listen a little more. The heroes who were sharing their stories soon realized something. With their common goal of the demon king gone, and each having different ideals, it would be impossible to continue together. But they cared for and loved each other too much to simply conclude that they should scatter and live apart. They were more than friends or comrades-in-arms and wanted to be together forever. So they changed the subject. To what comes after life, about rest.”

Seira, who had been nodding and listening, opened her mouth.

“Did they find an answer?”

Perhaps because it was the question he had been waiting for.

A smile formed on Kan’s lips.

“Yes. They found it. Once they changed the subject, the answer became simple. To sleep in the same place and spend eternity together after death. How about that? Isn’t it incredibly romantic?”

Perhaps thinking it was a somewhat anticlimactic ending.

The hologram ended with Seira bursting into laughter.

“Kan never brought up related topics after that. So I just thought of it as light book talk.”

A conversation about books that could be shared casually anywhere, anytime.

It was no wonder she hadn’t remembered this conversation.

Seira began slowly turning through the pages of the book she was holding.

And when she reached the last page, a pattern filled with various characters appeared.

“A map.”

“What kind of map is this?”

“It’s a code that only the Black Knight Order can decipher. Could you hold this for a moment?”

“Momo wants to hold it!”

Seira looked at the book and began drawing lines on the ground.

Before long, a small map was completed.

‘So this was an intermediate waystation.’

A place that provided directions for gathering somewhere.

That’s why all the Black Knight Order members had stopped by this place.

“I think I know the way. Let’s go right away.”

Seira exited the cave and took the lead.

Following Seira, Jinhyeok calmed his racing heart.

The place where the Black Knight Order had gathered.

He wanted to see it quickly.

Jinhyeok’s group, who had been walking according to the map, stopped in their tracks.

They stared straight ahead with their mouths agape in silence.

They had no choice.

According to the map, there should have been an impossibly huge and clear lake in this location.

But what occupied that spot was a cliff so dizzyingly high that the bottom couldn’t be seen.

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