I’m the Only One With Two Towers - Chapter 110

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Only I Have Two Towers Episode 110

Fat Wallet

“Boss!? Are you okay? Did you freeze up? Did an invisible Medusa attack you?!”

“He’s frozen but his mouth is smiling! Momo is scared!”

Kancheo and Momo hugged each other and trembled.

Regardless of their reaction, Jinhyeok remained frozen.

As if someone had forcibly issued a stop command.

“What’s wrong with him?”

Seira approached and crouched down.

Then she read what was displayed on the phone screen.

“One hundred thousand… How do you read the rest? There are too many numbers.”

“Momo knows how to read it!”

Momo pushed her face forward and frowned.

She showed a level of concentration she had never displayed even when dismantling monsters.

“This is ten billion!”

“Then is it 60 billion?”

“Yes! How’s Momo at counting numbers!”

Momo placed her hands on her hips and puffed out her chest.

This was the moment when her usual practice of reading numbers paid off.

“Master! How’s smart Momo!? How is it, how is it, how is it!”

Momo threw soft punches at Jinhyeok as if demanding praise immediately.

Only then did Jinhyeok come to his senses and let out an exclamation.

It was exactly as Momo had said.

The number written in the message was 60 billion.

This was the annual salary that the Player Hunter Bureau had offered to Runner Yoo Jin-hyeok.

He hugged the bouncing Momo and read through the support proposal again.

# Annual salary of 60 billion.

# Dispatch of Grade 5 or higher hunters in 3 shifts for 24-hour protection of immediate family.

# Unlimited support within the Player Hunter Bureau’s capabilities for personnel and equipment when needed.

Four briefly summarized lines, short if you could call it short.

But the content was very substantial.

Even seeing it with his own eyes, it still didn’t feel real.

’60 billion?!’

His current bank balance was less than 500 million.

Even that was such a large sum that he had been grateful and satisfied with it.

But suddenly an annual salary that was more than 100 times his total balance.

It was only natural that he felt dizzy.

Ding dong.

Following the notification, he opened his banking app.

‘Holy.’

Current balance: 5.44 billion.

His heart felt reverent… no, magnificent.

It hadn’t been long since midnight and the money was already deposited.

Just like how they provided the officetel, it was truly efficient processing.

“Seoul Central Player Hunter Bureau.”

As he spoke quietly, the Yodel Compass pointed in that direction.

He bowed deeply toward that location.

“Boss? What are you doing?”

“Kancheo and Momo come do this too. We’re rich now.”

“We’re rich?! Can we eat king crab every day?”

“Yes! You can eat a hundred of them every meal!”

Kancheo quickly ran over and prostrated himself beside them.

Judging by how his tail wagged constantly, he seemed to already be imagining eating king crab.

“Momo will do even better!”

Momo rushed over and dove headfirst into a full prostration.

Her body formed a perfect straight line in an instant.

After counting numbers, she was also good at bowing.

As they were worshipping the Hunter Bureau at a religious level.

Ring ring ring ring.

His phone rang.

He quickly knelt down and respectfully answered the phone with both hands.

“Yes, Team Leader Jin Yun-ho.”

# Sorry for calling so late. I saw that the message was marked as read, so haha…

“Oh, no need to be sorry. I’m naturally nocturnal so it’s completely fine. I’m available even later, so please feel free to call whenever you want.”

# I’m grateful that you say that. Did you happen to read the message I sent you?

“I just checked it.”

# The reason I called is because I wanted to apologize. The Hunter Bureau unilaterally decided on this matter and proceeded without consulting with you, Jinhyeok. Although it’s unconditional support as written at the bottom, you as the recipient might feel burdened or uncomfortable.

Gulp!

Jinhyeok swallowed his dry saliva.

Burden and discomfort.

These were emotions he had never considered until he just heard them from Jin Yun-ho.

“It was a moment that made me resolve to climb the Tower more diligently. I’ll climb quickly and update South Korea’s highest floor record too. Thank you for believing in me and supporting me.”

He desperately squeezed out these lines to avoid showing his true feelings.

And on the other end of the phone.

A pleased smile formed on Jin Yun-ho’s lips.

In this world, there were truckloads of players who acted arrogantly even when supported with good intentions.

From players who claimed their worth wasn’t just this much even when given support more generous than their objective value, but they’d specially accept it.

Players who, once given support, didn’t climb the Tower as they should but squandered money recklessly.

Or players who used that money to cause incidents worthy of making the news, troubling even the Hunter Bureau that supported them.

The world was full of people who caused headaches in all sorts of ways.

But this person said he would climb the Tower more diligently and thanked them for their support.

A Runner whose achievements were already world-class, beyond national level, said this.

He really was someone who could only be cherished and treasured.

Jin Yun-ho leaned back in his chair and continued speaking.

“Director Lee Chang-gi and I requested an annual salary of 100 billion, but we faced some opposition. Most top rankers belonging to the Player Hunter Bureau as freelancers receive around 100 billion, so allocating 100 billion to an external Runner would be unfair. To prevent further noise, we accepted it for now, but I plan to push for it again once your floor level increases.”

# Thank you for always looking out for me.

Jin Yun-ho’s lips curved upward.

Jinhyeok said thank you but didn’t say this was enough.

There were occasionally players like this too.

Those who valued themselves too low due to excessive humility or low self-esteem.

They would bow excessively and feel pressure and responsibility that wasn’t even wanted from this side.

This could cause them to take on unwanted dirty work or attempt reckless climbs, leading to unexpected accidents.

But it seemed there was no need to worry about such things with Jinhyeok.

He was someone with better self-objectification than anyone.

Jinhyeok would never undervalue himself.

Even though his abilities were worth more than 100 billion, his acceptance of 60 billion was probably just because he didn’t want to create noise.

Knowing that all treatment would naturally rise as his floor level increased, this was tolerance and composure he could show because he was more confident than anyone in climbing the Tower well.

Perfect balance and equanimity, neither excessive nor insufficient.

The more you looked, the harder it was to find flaws in this player.

“Oh right, I heard you’re currently in Japan.”

# Yes. I’m in Kyoto.

“Oh my… That’s quite close.”

# Is something wrong?

“It probably doesn’t concern Jinhyeok since he’s there for tourism, but the situation in Japan right now is quite serious. To put it briefly, the Yamaguchi-gumi, one of Japan’s largest yakuza organizations, has been completely wiped out. According to information received through unofficial channels, Ronia Corporation, which has deep ties with the Yamaguchi-gumi, has also encountered some problems. According to my source’s expression, this is an unprecedented situation that has never occurred in Japanese history. Since those two have deep connections with political circles as well, he said a massive storm is brewing.”

Normally, he wouldn’t have worried.

But this was none other than a Runner.

Currently the greatest treasure of South Korea in Jin Yun-ho’s mind.

He was already anxious even when he was in Korea, but now he was in the eye of the storm, making him feel uneasy.

# Such a thing happened…! That sounds really serious. But you don’t need to worry. I’m taking a flight this evening.

Color returned to his face.

How delightful it was that his treasure was coming home.

“That’s a wise decision. If it’s alright with you, would you like to have dinner together? I’ll head to the airport at the right time.”

# Ah, I’m not going to Korea.

“Excuse me? Then where are you going…?”

# I’m going to Wales.

A moment of silence fell.

Jin Yun-ho unconsciously squeezed his eyes shut.

Japan already felt far away, but Wales – he didn’t know how to explain this dizzying feeling.

Yoo Jin-hyeok was strong.

So he wasn’t worried about him getting beaten up somewhere.

But shining things tend to attract moths.

He couldn’t help but feel anxious about getting caught up in some trouble.

# I’ll contact you when I get back. I’ll buy you something delicious!

“Yes. I understand. Then I hope you have a pleasant trip. If anything happens, please contact me immediately.”

# Yes, I definitely will. Thank you! Get some rest, Team Leader!

Jin Yun-ho hung up the phone, trying not to show his feelings.

Jin Yun-ho let out a deep sigh.

What could he do?

He said he liked overseas travel.

“Haah.”

Jin Yun-ho sighed once more and picked up his phone.

Worry was worry, but he had work to do.

He sent messages to Min Yu-gyeong and Gu In-jun, who had been promoted to Grade 4 upon entering the 70th floor, and to the trustworthy freelance hunter Eun Gang-seok.

He intended to entrust them with guarding Yoo Jin-hyeok’s family.

After finishing the rest of his work, Jin Yun-ho sank into his chair.

He opened a map app to check Wales’ location.

“It’s far, so far.”

He muttered to himself and closed his eyes.

Hoping that Runner Yoo Jin-hyeok would return safely without any incidents.

And at that moment.

At a high-end ryokan located in Kyoto.

Jinhyeok, who had hung up the phone, wiped away the sweat that had trickled down.

‘The, the news travels really fast.’

As expected of the 21st century digital age.

It hadn’t even been 24 hours yet, but the news had already reached Korea.

‘Team Leader, you don’t need to worry about me getting caught up in the storm. I’m the one who created it.’

He nodded with a most solemn expression.

He sent his sincere condolences to the countless people who would suffer because of this storm.

‘That aside.’

Jinhyeok smiled and opened the Korean Air app with a much lighter heart.

The price for first-class direct flights from Incheon Airport to Wales was 10 million won per person.

If he booked for 6 people, it would be 60 million won.

‘It’s damn expensive, but it’s cheap.’

He knew it was a contradictory statement.

But what could he do? This was his honest feeling.

‘The first-class section of this aircraft model has a total of 12 seats.’

Fortunately, no one had made reservations yet.

Jinhyeok looked at his bank balance once more and took a deep breath.

Then he checked all 12 seats.

His friends’ first airplane experience.

He decided to flex so they could enjoy it without worrying about others.

Even doing this, Kancheo would still need to use stealth occasionally, but anyway.

‘Should I press it? Really press it?’

Just like how only those who’ve eaten meat know how to eat it well, it wasn’t easy to spend money he wasn’t used to spending.

With trembling hands, he pressed the button.

# Payment has been completed.

Korean Air first-class flight to Wales departing tomorrow evening.

He had chartered the entire section.

120 million won instantly disappeared from his bank balance.

Still, his heart felt secure.

Even after flexing like this, he still had over 5.3 billion won left.

Holding his phone showing the balance preciously, he laid his head on Kancheo’s soft body.

The journey to the Tomb of Swords that would soon begin.

He wished the sun would rise quickly.

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