I’m the Only One With Two Towers - Chapter 152

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Only I Have Two Towers Episode 152

Hanamori’s Treasure

The old man’s name is Saburo.

He is the last descendant of the Hanamori family, who have protected flowers for generations.

A young man who suddenly visited climbed up the veranda and entered the room without permission.

Naturally, he was going to be furious.

Huuuuuu.

But he couldn’t.

Smoke spreading into the room.

Saburo’s eyes widened.

Clearly only one person had entered, but there were two people in the room, and the smoke from earlier was blown out by one of them.

Wouldn’t you be angry if someone barged in uninvited and blew cigarette smoke?

Surely he would have been.

If it weren’t for a face that remained vividly etched in his memory despite the long passage of time.

“It’s been a long time. Child.”

He’s nearly eighty years old this year.

The being who calls such a Saburo a child – Camella Shirin.

Saburo staggered backward.

He was so surprised that no voice came out.

Camilla smiled as she watched such a Saburo.

“I’m glad you haven’t forgotten.”

How could he forget.

Her unique mysterious atmosphere and sweet smoke, long flowing black hair and eyes that seemed to understand everything.

Nothing had changed.

From the appearance that day that was etched in Saburo’s eyes about 70 years ago.

“I haven’t forgotten you either. Your name was Saburo, wasn’t it? Child of the great Hanamori family that protects flowers.”

Camilla raised the corners of her mouth and leaned forward.

“Your appearance has changed a lot. Back then you had chubby cheeks and were this tall, so you had a cute charm.”

“Haha…”

Had his surprise subsided a little?

Saburo let out a small laugh.

“A lot of time has passed. Roughly counting, it’s been 70 years. Since you saved Mother and me from the plague.”

“Hmm… So much time has passed. I was struggling with some stubborn fellow and didn’t even notice time passing.”

Jinhyeok, who was standing beside them, wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Even watching it directly, it was a scene that didn’t feel real.

-It’s a name I know.

When Camilla first said this, he hadn’t paid much attention.

She might have heard the name once before.

Hanamori was forgotten now, but in the past it was quite a famous family in that field.

But at the next words, he had no choice but to turn his head and look at Camilla.

-Hanamori Saburo. He’s a boy I know.

It wasn’t an impossible story.

Before being bound by the Plague of the Land, Camilla had wandered around various places.

Moreover, the time she spent bound was measured in decades, not hundreds of years.

It wasn’t strange at all that there was someone who remembered her.

Camilla blew smoke once more and looked around the house.

It was a place equipped with only the minimum necessities for survival.

“Back then it seemed like quite a big house. Did the family fortune decline?”

“Yes. A stubborn fool inherited the family and it ended up like this.”

“It doesn’t seem like it’s your fault. Even if you weren’t destined to become very wealthy, you certainly weren’t destined to decline like this either.”

Camilla let out a low murmur and examined Saburo’s face closely.

“Something bad has interfered. Something powerful enough to destroy your original fate.”

“…As expected, I can’t hide it from you.”

Saburo spoke calmly.

“As you said, I didn’t enjoy great wealth and glory. I didn’t wish for it either. But it wasn’t hard to make a living. Many places sought out Hanamori. Then one day, people from a company called Sugihara came to visit. They said they knew there was a flower that could bloom anywhere. So they told me to sell it to them. The amount Sugihara offered at the time was truly astronomical. Enough to enjoy wealth and glory I’d never had.”

“Why didn’t you give it to them?”

Camilla raised the corners of her mouth.

“You must have had something similar.”

Although Tsubasa said it was baseless rumors, the seed did exist.

In an improved form that was even more perfect than what Camilla had seen.

“There was no way I could hand it over. It’s like a child that contains the essence of the Hanamori family and my life. I couldn’t give it to those who wanted to use it as a simple money-making tool, not for the flower itself.”

That’s when it started, he said.

The visits to Hanamori decreased and eventually stopped completely.

And suddenly the Kamin Party moved him here under the pretext of protecting national intangible cultural assets.

“At the time, I didn’t think it would be such an exile. I had a decent house and meals, and a certain amount was paid every month. But it all got cut off not long after and ended up like this.”

He said he became suspicious only after it was over.

That all of this might have started from Sugihara’s visit.

“Does the government prevent you from leaving?”

Saburo shook his head.

“Not really. I can leave anytime. It’s just that I’ve become a ghost who can’t leave on my own. There’s nothing outside. Not even this crumbling house or the meager meals they provide.”

Having said this much, Saburo burst into hearty laughter.

“I’m sorry. I met my benefactor after so long but only told gloomy stories. By the way, what is your relationship with Lady Camilla…?”

“We’re friends.”

“Fr, friends?”

Stunned Saburo looked back and forth between Jinhyeok and Camilla.

He decided not to pry further.

It was a world where anything could happen.

“Grandfather, I have something to ask. Do you happen to have a passport?”

Once again, silence flowed.

At this moment, Saburo thought.

Perhaps because he’s Camella Shirin’s friend, this young man isn’t ordinary either.

“There’s no way I would. I’ve never left Japan.”

“Then how about leaving Japan to live elsewhere?”

The intention of the question was unclear.

But the answer was already decided.

“If it were possible, I’d want to leave. This country is now… I’m sick of it.”

“That’s good. Wait a moment.”

Jinhyeok, who had turned away briefly, held out a bundle full of various food and drinks.

Saburo’s eyes widened.

Where did that suddenly come from?

“Please wait here for about two or three days. I’ll get you a passport.”

Originally he would have to go himself, but since Sato Tsubasa is there, it should work out somehow.

If it doesn’t work, he’ll just find another way.

At the overly fast flow of events, Saburo looked at Camilla.

“You can trust him. My master is versatile.”

“Then I’ll come again.”

Jinhyeok bowed in greeting and passed by Saburo to go out to the veranda.

Camilla, who followed, lowered her voice.

“The seed?”

“Let’s just go.”

Today’s visit was for seeds that could bloom flowers in Frostheim, but I couldn’t bring myself to ask for them.

These were seeds so precious he called them his children, seeds he had protected through countless sacrifices.

How could I ask for them?

“Let’s find another way. This is a world where nothing is impossible.”

A smile formed on Camella Shirin’s lips.

How fortunate. Because it’s this child.

“Let’s do that. Life has thousands upon thousands of paths. There’s surely a way.”

Camella turned around.

“Then I’ll see you again. Child of Hanamori.”

With a quiet farewell, Camella released her manifestation.

Saburo had an expression as if possessed by a ghost after she suddenly disappeared.

Just as I lightly bowed to Saburo and was about to leave.

“Wait.”

Saburo, who had been bowing, pulled out a very old statue from the wooden floor.

The rich scent of antiques wafted over.

If greedy Momo had seen it, she would have immediately demanded it.

“An incredibly elaborate and well-made sculpture…”

Crack!

‘What!?’

Saburo suddenly smashed the statue onto the floor.

What was clearly a fine antique shattered helplessly into pieces.

And then, the real treasure hidden inside revealed itself.

“I barely managed to bring one out. You came here needing this, so how can you leave empty-handed?”

Saburo, who handed over the seed, pointed to the food placed on one side.

“This is repayment for giving this old man something delicious.”

It wasn’t given because of the debt owed to Camella.

This seed was woefully insufficient to repay that favor.

Jinhyeok smiled as he received the seed.

“Thank you.”

“I’m the one who’s grateful. I thought I’d never see her again in my lifetime.”

“We’ll be able to see each other often from now on. Thank you once again. I’ll make sure to bloom beautiful and magnificent flowers.”

Saburo smiled and gestured for him to hurry along.

I don’t know how long it’s been.

Since I’ve smiled like this.

Jinhyeok left the thatched cottage and walked toward the entrance where Tsubasa was waiting.

“…?”

Tsubasa narrowed his eyes.

He had thought Jinhyeok surely wouldn’t get what he wanted.

But Jinhyeok’s face was as bright as if he had achieved everything he desired.

Perhaps that’s why his mouth felt even more restless.

He had resolved not to ask anything, but the sudden appearance of the apparition and its relationship with Saburo.

There was so much he wanted to ask.

“Councilman Tsubasa.”

But it was actually Jinhyeok who spoke first.

“Could you possibly make a passport for someone?”

“What?”

It was such a random question that he couldn’t help but ask back.

Obviously, he was asking to make a passport for Hanamori Saburo.

He had no idea what it would be used for, and above all, this attitude of demanding it as if it were something entrusted to him was very bewildering.

Just as he gathered his wits to ask questions, deciding this wouldn’t do.

Ring ring ring.

The phone rang.

“Yes. This is Sato Tsubasa.”

# Councilman! Why haven’t you been answering your phone! Where are you!?

“I’m in Japan, where else would I be? I forgot I had it on sleep mode. What’s wrong?”

# There’s chaos! Turn it on quickly! NJK broadcast!

Tsubasa turned on NewTube.

There was no need to specifically search for the NJK channel.

It was at the very top due to the explosive surge in real-time viewers.

An angle capturing the confrontation between two forces, two nations.

Osaka, Japan.

In front of Sugihara Industries headquarters.

“Ha.”

Cheon Se-yeon let out a bitter laugh.

She had somewhat expected some kind of action from the Osaka Player Hunter Bureau.

But this far exceeded those expectations.

“Endo Tsuyoshi, Kamihara Utsu, Yoshida Mine, and so on… It looks like all the influential Kamin Party members have gathered.”

Kim Hyeon-ung, who had participated in the Oni subjugation together, clicked his tongue.

Cheon Se-yeon and three or four hunters had arrived at Sugihara headquarters exactly one hour ago.

Yet they still hadn’t been able to set foot inside the company entrance.

It was because of the Kamin Party members who had gathered like a massive rally, blocking the entrance.

“…Tsk.”

Cheon Se-yeon clicked her tongue and let out a sigh.

This doesn’t look like it’s going to be easy.

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