I’m the Only One With Two Towers - Chapter 136

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Only I Have Two Towers Episode 136

Suspicious Disappearance

Dawn breaking at daybreak.

“Phewwww!”

Torongi, the earth spirit, wiped away the flowing sweat.

Perhaps from plowing tirelessly all night long.

He had plowed much more than the target amount.

‘It was a rewarding day.’

He lay flat and brought his cheek to the soil.

Actually, Torongi liked the time spent plowing fields more than fighting monsters in the Tower.

Communing with the earth and cultivating its surface.

What a peaceful and blessed time this was.

“Heheheheek.”

While rubbing his cheek against the dirt for a while.

Step.

A fluffy-furred paw appeared in his field of vision.

He had seen it before.

The same paw that had kicked his side a few hours ago.

“Hiiiiiek!”

The startled Torongi fell backward on his bottom.

The crazy raccoon had reappeared.

“Calm down. I didn’t come here to beat you up.”

Kancheo approached and put his arm around Torongi’s shoulder.

“I received orders from the commander not to beat you anymore. Of course, it’s a bit annoying that you ran off crying after getting hit once, but I’ll let it slide.”

Torongi’s face brightened.

Anyway, it meant this crazy raccoon wouldn’t rampage anymore.

“From now on, I’ll watch your back. Feel free to farm to your heart’s content. But if I see discipline getting lax, I’ll have no choice but to use the carrot.”

For a moment, he wondered if it was really carrot? Or stick? but decided to just let it go.

“I’ll come check on how the farming is going from time to time. Since the commander and I have to eat the harvest, put your heart into it and do your best. Well then, keep up the good work.”

Kancheo walked away with his hands behind his back.

And watching the raccoon disappear, Torongi swallowed nervously.

What the hell is that guy, really?

Chirp chirp chirp tweet chirp!!

The sparrow family announcing the arrival of morning with their vigorous chirping.

Today too, the sparrow family was diligent.

“Commander.”

“Don’t blow up the sparrow family.”

“Understood.”

I groggily got up.

I was about to get up anyway since my face felt like it was going to burn.

I squinted and looked up at the blazing sky.

The inability to escape the pouring sunlight.

This was the fatal flaw of romantic rooftop sleeping.

“Dismiss your manifestation and get ready. Let’s go home.”

“Good. I want chicken.”

“Momo wants chicken too!”

Come to think of it, it had been a while since I’d been away from modern delivery culture.

Healthy home-cooked meals from my hometown were nice, but now I wanted to indulge a little.

I stretched and walked to the faucet area.

Cold water face washing was the best for waking up.

Splash!

As soon as I splashed water on myself, I stepped back a couple of steps.

I was startled.

How could it be this cold?

‘I almost had a heart attack.’

I realized after a long time.

Unlike the city, there was no bottom to the minimum water temperature in the countryside.

‘Sorry Momo.’

Yesterday, Momo wasn’t whining about her face freezing for no reason.

I offered a mental apology and entered the living room.

People should definitely wash with warm water.

As soon as I opened the door, I felt the warm heat.

I thought there was some bustling around, and breakfast was in full swing from early morning.

“Oh? Son! Where did you sleep? I went to the room across and you weren’t there.”

“The weather was nice so I slept on the rooftop with a mat.”

“Without even a blanket?”

“I’m tough so it’s fine.”

“Really? Come eat.”

My eyes met with Cheon Se-yeon, who was sitting at the dining table in a half-asleep state.

For some reason, her eyes seemed to be asking for help.

I noticed the heaping bowl of rice and the piled-up braised ribs in front of her.

Suddenly, my elementary, middle, and high school days came to mind.

Kim Min-ji, who would force me awake when I wanted to sleep just one more minute and make me eat heaping bowls of rice.

I knew it was parental love, but it was really painful back then.

“But Mother, do you know something?”

“What?”

“Even someone who farmed all day couldn’t eat that much. Especially in the morning.”

“City people must eat less. Your father eats that much every day.”

I shifted my gaze slightly.

Father Yu Man-cheol visibly flinched.

Father didn’t raise his head.

He just silently continued his fight for peace.

With the power of love.

‘Fighting, Father.’

After sending my support, I sat across from Se-yeon.

“Wait just a moment. There’s not enough rice so I need to make a little more.”

“No, it’s fine. I’ll share Se-yeon’s. Se-yeon, give me half of yours.”

“What? The meal was so delicious I was going to eat it all myself.”

Despite her words of regret, Se-yeon quickly served me rice with the face of someone who had met a savior.

The meal really was delicious.

But this was too much, even if it was a lot.

Glance.

Yu Man-cheol raised his head to look at Jinhyeok.

Jinhyeok thoroughly ignored him even while feeling that gaze.

If I took some of that too, my stomach would really burst.

‘How nice to see.’

Kim Min-ji watched Jinhyeok and Se-yeon sharing rice with a pleased expression.

He’s my son, but he’s really capable.

Does he take after his father?

“Son. Take this when you go. It’s kimchi, pickled cucumber, and seasoned squid. I packed Se-yeon’s separately.”

“Really?! Thank you for the meal!”

Se-yeon’s face brightened.

The portion was overwhelming, but the taste was truly exquisite.

She felt happy knowing she could enjoy home-cooked meals for a while.

“Older Sister! Please try this too!”

Yoo Jin-hee sucked up to Se-yeon while offering her a delicious rib cut.

“Thank you!”

To Se-yeon, who had no siblings, Yoo Jin-hee only looked adorable.

Jinhyeok just shook his head watching this scene.

After such a harmonious mealtime ended.

Se-yeon, sitting side by side on the sofa, lowered her voice.

“Jinhyeok. Are you okay?”

“Huh?”

“I saw the Pantheon update. You cleared 2 floors at once without even using a compression ticket. The system even kindly added an explanation saying it was because you defeated a powerful disaster that didn’t match the floor level.”

‘That system bastard is only specific when it’s unnecessary.’

Se-yeon moved back and looked over Jinhyeok’s body.

He was still unwashed and looked shabby, but no significant injuries were visible.

He was far too intact for someone who had faced a powerful disaster.

“I’m not hurt at all. The system was just making a fuss. There was an easy trick to clear it too.”

“Really? Then that’s a relief.”

“Let’s have some coffee.”

“Thank you!”

Sipping coffee, he leaned back into the sofa.

The Chungnam regional morning news happened to start.

In the past, he and Yoo Jin-hee would throw punches over what programs to watch.

Now both Jinhyeok and Jin-hee just had the stance of watching whatever was on.

# This is breaking morning news. Last night, another disappearance case occurred in Chungnam Cheonan City. The missing person is a player who completed awakening, and with no traces of going out, it appears an accident happened during tower climbing…

Jinhyeok tilted his head while watching the news.

Since the Tower of Despair appeared, disappearances had become one of the most common incidents.

Even if problems occurred during climbing or someone died, they wouldn’t be automatically ejected and would be processed as missing.

Because of this, unless someone was quite famous, they usually wouldn’t appear on the news, yet here was a disappearance as the first morning news story.

“Oh my, another disappearance? How many times is this now?”

“Why, mother? Have there been many disappearances recently?”

“Not just many. This is the thirtieth person in Chungnam Cheonan alone in just one week.”

Jinhyeok searched for related articles on his phone.

Most were players climbing between floors 20 and 30.

‘This is definitely too many.’

Three years had passed since the Tower of Despair appeared.

Though short, it was enough time for data to accumulate.

Even Tower Site, accessible to everyone, was overflowing with strategies up to the 70th floor range.

Thanks to this, disappearance cases in lower floors had decreased exponentially compared to the first year.

In this situation, thirty missing persons in that section in just one week? And only in Cheonan City.

Did a group enter without reading Tower Site?

“I heard the Chungnam Player Hunter Bureau is also investigating.”

Se-yeon lowered her voice.

“But there aren’t any particular clues. There’s no connection between the missing persons either. No chronic illnesses, similar ages, or personal relationships.”

Jinhyeok nodded.

He couldn’t blame the Player Hunter Bureau for incompetence.

Disappearance cases where people cleanly vanished.

Having to find clues only through cause and effect made it naturally difficult.

“Jin-hee and Jinhyeok! You two really need to be careful. Don’t overdo it! Se-yeon too! Got it?”

Kim Min-ji spoke with a face full of worry.

She wanted to stop them from going, but these weren’t children who would listen.

“Don’t worry, mom. My summons guard me with tight security.”

“I only go to easy places too.”

“Right. Answer when I call! Unless you want to see mom have a heart attack. Especially you, Yoo Jin-hyeok! Don’t put it on sleep mode!”

“I got it. I got it.”

“What do you mean you got it, it’s always just words.”

Jinhyeok smiled and turned his eyes to the TV.

An excessive number of missing persons in lower floors.

It’s probably just climbing accidents, right?

An abandoned commercial building located in Cheonan.

A luxury sedan stopped in front of the building.

A woman in a business suit got out of the car and looked at the building.

“…Tsk.”

The woman clicked her tongue lightly and walked toward the building.

A door heavily rusted from long neglect.

Creak.

When she opened the door, a terrible stench wafted out.

The woman frowned and covered her nose and mouth.

“Have you arrived?”

An eerie voice came from the dim interior.

A voice that was unpleasant no matter when she heard it.

“Can’t you ventilate this place?”

“You know that’s not possible, don’t you? The barrier would be disrupted and the smell and energy would leak out. With all sorts of abilities from awakenings, we must be careful.”

The woman clicked her tongue once more in annoyance.

She moved her steps inside.

Something seemed stuck as squelching sounds came with each step.

Going a bit further in, an old woman in red priestess robes turned her head.

“Tsk tsk. You left behind the talisman I gave you again today.”

“How can I carry around something written in blood? It’s disgusting. So, what are the results?”

“Aren’t you already on your way here after checking?”

The woman hit right on target frowned.

Unpleasant old hag.

“I think thirty people is sufficient for verification, don’t you agree?”

“They’re only lower floor players.”

“Wasn’t it you who chose this region and targets saying we shouldn’t attract attention?”

The old woman turned around completely and met the woman’s eyes.

Unpleasant eyes that seemed to see through everything.

The woman clenched her fists and put strength in her eyes.

She almost instinctively looked away for a moment, but somehow managed to endure it.

“Now, let’s speak openly. Just who exactly do you want to curse?”

The woman who had been standing for a moment took out photos from her jacket and handed them over.

This was what it was all for.

All the preliminary preparations she had gone through until now.

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