I’m the Only One With Two Towers - Chapter 113

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Only I Have Two Towers Episode 113

The Child Who Must Die

The reason why Sofia, Charles, and Olivia were being chased.

It was a simple and one-dimensional question, but at the same time, it was also the core issue.

“Who’s being chased? Please don’t make such wild assumptions.”

Olivia answered first.

A situation where no one could be trusted.

Being caught admitting they were being chased was itself a risk.

“If it’s hard to talk about, you don’t have to.”

Everyone has their own circumstances.

Anyway, once they got off the train, they’d each go their separate ways.

He had no intention of prying further.

“A total of six people boarded the train chasing you. You saw one of them pass by earlier, right?”

Charles and Olivia’s eyes widened.

They knew there were enemies, but they hadn’t known the exact number.

As the two prepared to take defensive positions again, Jinhyeok continued speaking.

“They’re not here now.”

“Not here…?”

“They got off.”

The question marks in their minds grew even bigger.

Train Trissta heading to North-West Wales.

Trissta hadn’t stopped even once since departing Cardiff Station.

Getting off was itself impossible.

“What exactly are you? How did you notice there were enemies?”

Olivia fired off questions, but Jinhyeok didn’t answer.

He just shrugged his shoulders and acted nonchalant.

“Q&A is give and take. Since you didn’t tell me anything, I won’t answer either.”

Olivia made an expression of frustration.

Did this exchange between the two seem amusing?

Sofia, who had been quietly listening, burst into giggles.

“Since you personally made the enemies targeting me get off, we’re indebted to you, Jinhyeok. Right?”

Jinhyeok smiled slyly.

Sofia had quickly grasped the reason he’d told that long story.

Sofia, who seemed to be thinking about something, opened her mouth.

“Since we’re indebted, we should repay it to some extent. It’s the right thing to do. As you said, Jinhyeok, we are being chased. More precisely, I am.”

“Miss!”

Olivia tried to stop her, but Sofia raised her hand as if to say it was okay.

Olivia returned to her seat with a “whatever” attitude as if nothing had happened.

“I can’t tell you why I’m being chased. It’s not that I’m trying to hide it. It’s for your sake, Jinhyeok. The moment you hear this, you’ll become someone who has to disappear.”

“Oh… Then you don’t have to tell me.”

Jinhyeok nodded cheerfully.

There are truths in the world that are better left unknown.

“You really are an interesting person. You said you’re going to Snowdonia Park, right? We’re getting off before that.”

“Is it safe there?”

“Yes. We’ll be safe once we get there. There are people who promised to come meet us.”

“That’s a relief.”

Sofia smiled and looked at Olivia.

“Could you switch seats with Jinhyeok for a moment? It’s a bit far since we’re diagonal.”

Charles nodded, and Olivia reluctantly switched seats.

Olivia glared at Jinhyeok with wide eyes.

Though she didn’t speak, the message not to try anything funny with Sofia was clearly conveyed.

‘She’s really suspicious of everything.’

Sofia leaned against the window.

Jinhyeok also leaned his head toward the window following Sofia.

‘Oh, this is comfortable.’

He could see the scenery outside the train well, so it was truly a romantic atmosphere fully charged.

“Stay standing for a moment.”

Charles stood up with Olivia and moved to the corridor.

Though they couldn’t go far due to their situation, it was to respect the two people’s conversation.

“I’m curious about something. Jinhyeok, you’re an ordinary… no, you don’t seem ordinary, but you got on this train for travel, right? So why did you help us? It could be dangerous. And you don’t know me.”

“In Korea, there’s a saying that even brushing sleeves creates a connection. Since we made eye contact and greeted each other, this could also be called a connection.”

“Pfft.”

Sofia let out a laugh.

“You’re really good with words. You seemed like you’d be boring, but you’re an interesting person.”

It was somewhat confusing whether that was a compliment or not.

“What I said earlier about envying you, Jinhyeok, I meant it.”

“About traveling alone?”

“Yes. I can’t do that.”

Jinhyeok paused for a moment.

Was she sick somewhere?

“You don’t have to look at me like that. I’m healthy. I’m just in a position where I can’t do anything alone. From when I was young until now, continuously.”

Sofia turned her eyes toward the window.

“It’s not just travel. Not even once. I’ve never chosen anything by my own will. I’m just being swept along by the flow. Going wherever the great current takes me.”

The atmosphere somehow became solemn.

Perceptive Sofia sensed this and smiled brightly.

“You’re probably wondering why I’m suddenly saying this to you, right? Think of it as a younger sister’s whining and bear with me. They say there’s no better conversation partner than a stranger with no connection.”

Sofia looked at Charles and Olivia standing in the corridor.

“I can’t talk to those two about this. They’re already having a hard enough time because of me. As you saw earlier, it’s dangerous enough.”

“Speak comfortably. I have a younger sister in Korea too, so I’m used to receiving whining.”

Jinhyeok had similar thoughts to Sofia.

There’s no better person to confide your inner thoughts to than a complete stranger.

Once Sofia got off at the next station, that would be the end.

They’d never meet again.

Sofia rested her chin on her hand and let out a small sigh.

Then she began her story.

A rough life story from childhood to now.

‘Wow. Is she from some noble family?’

She hadn’t said she had no freedom for nothing.

Sofia had received countless educations since she could remember.

Normally he would have advised her to at least scream that she didn’t want to do it, but from what he heard, it wasn’t an environment where she could refuse.

As she continued her story, Sofia closed her eyes.

In Sofia’s life, there were only things she had to do and things she shouldn’t do.

The option of things she wanted to do didn’t exist.

Sofia opened her eyes after finishing her story.

“Pathetic, isn’t it? The result of living like a marionette is not knowing when I might die.”

She laughed from the absurdity of it all.

“Honestly, I’m confused now. Whether I want to live even by running away like this, or whether I’m following along because I have to do even this. What do you think you’d do in this situation, Jinhyeok? You’re an adult who’s lived a little longer than me.”

“Hmm.”

Jinhyeok rubbed his chin.

“Honestly, I can’t say I completely understand or empathize. I’ve lived quite freely after all.”

“I understand. It’s impossible to 100% empathize with a completely different life.”

“Even so, if I may share my opinion, if it were me, I would survive first. And I would look for an opportunity.”

“An opportunity?”

“Having to live as a marionette against your will was due to unavoidable circumstances and situations. An opportunity to change that, to break free from it.”

“Is such a thing possible?”

“I can’t make rash judgments, but at least from my experience living, environments do change. Situations change too. And when they do, opportunities that didn’t exist before come along. To meet those opportunities, you have to survive first, right?”

Sofia stared intently at Jinhyeok.

“You really are an adult. That’s an incredibly simple and clear answer compared to my long whining.”

“You know how it is? Words are always easy.”

“Pfft. You really are interesting.”

Sofia let out another chuckle.

“And…”

She stopped laughing and gazed at Jinhyeok.

“You’re a kind person. A good person too.”

Perhaps it was because those deep, deep green eyes were staring so intently.

He felt slightly embarrassed.

# Trissta will soon arrive at Rose Station. Passengers getting off, please prepare.

The station where Sofia had to get off.

“Thank you for listening to my boring story. Maybe because my life was hanging by a thread, but this was a first for me. Having such an open conversation. I feel relieved.”

He shook hands with Sofia as she extended hers.

“And this.”

Sofia handed over the necklace she had been wearing.

“A small gift of gratitude. It’s nowhere near enough to repay the debt for your help though.”

Jinhyeok received the necklace.

It was a necklace with various gems embedded along ornate patterns.

“This seems too expensive.”

“It’s not expensive. They’re all fake. This is all I have, so please accept it even if it’s just this.”

“Then I’ll look at it often and remember our train conversation.”

“That makes giving it worthwhile.”

As the train gradually slowed down, Charles and Olivia gathered their luggage.

Sofia stood up, put on her coat, and looked at Jinhyeok.

“Well then, have a pleasant trip.”

“Take care.”

Sofia smiled, nodded, and walked toward the corridor.

She didn’t say goodbye with hopes of meeting again someday.

Because she knew well that wouldn’t be possible.

“Oh right.”

As if remembering something, Sofia turned around.

“Sofia Windsor. Sofia Marcia Windsor. That’s my real name.”

Without giving him a chance to respond, Sofia walked down the corridor and left the train.

While he stood there dumbfounded for a moment, the train departed again, and Momo materialized beside him.

Momo touched the necklace Jinhyeok was holding.

“Ooooh! This is super expensive!”

Momo exclaimed and spread both arms wide.

“Huh? Expensive?”

“Yeah!! Super super super super expensive!”

Jinhyeok frowned.

She definitely said it was fake though?

He stuck his head out the window.

The platform of Rose Station had already become distant and invisible.

“Master.”

“Oh geez.”

Jinhyeok was startled by Seira’s sudden appearance.

While Kancheo and Momo popping up randomly was daily routine, this was the first time for Seira.

“There’s something concerning.”

Jinhyeok stared at Seira.

Something concerning?

A castle located near London, United Kingdom.

A light knock came to the dark bedroom.

Despite no response to the knock, the door slowly opened.

The man who entered crossed the room and threw open the tightly closed curtains.

Sunlight seeped through and illuminated the bed.

An elderly woman lay on the bed.

The man approached and stroked the sleeping woman’s hair.

“Did you sleep well, Grandmother.”

No answer came back.

Nevertheless, the man continued speaking without concern.

“The child you’ve hidden and raised your whole life, what was her name? Ah, Sofia. I found that child. She’s struggling desperately to come here somehow.”

A sinister smile formed on the man’s lips.

“She dares to try to inherit the throne without knowing her place.”

The sunlight gradually shifted position and illuminated the woman’s face.

Queen Elisia Jeri Windsor.

The 42nd monarch of the United Kingdom, the empire where the sun never sets.

The name of the man beside the bed was Widric Palam Windsor.

Elisia’s first grandchild and the person who should have been first in line of succession.

Widric quietly gazed at Elisia.

“Don’t resent me. You’re the one who killed that child, Grandmother.”

His hand gripping her hair tightened with force.

Soon Widric glared at Elisia as if he would kill her while gripping her hair.

“You’re the one who made Sofia into a child who must die.”

Widric gritted his teeth.

First place obtained even by violating human ethics.

He absolutely couldn’t let it slip away.

He intended to obtain it by any means necessary.

Even if it meant turning all of the United Kingdom into a sea of fire.

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