I’m the Only One With Two Towers - Chapter 156

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Only I Have Two Towers Episode 156

Downfall

That night, at Sugihara Shoji’s Mansion.

“Aaaahhh!!”

With a loud scream, Shoji bolted upright.

“Huff…! Huff…!”

He wiped his forehead while breathing heavily.

Cold sweat soaked his entire body as if he had taken a shower.

He checked the clock.

Less than 3 minutes had passed since he closed his eyes.

‘What kind of dream was that…!’

He gritted his teeth.

It must be because of that bastard who visited a few hours ago.

The reason he had nightmares he’d never experienced in his life.

Shoji took a deep breath and lay back down.

Then he closed his eyes.

This is ridiculous.

For Sugihara Shoji to be affected by mere nightmares…

[Graaahhhhh!!!]

A cruelly mangled face thrust itself right up to his nose.

This time, less than 5 seconds had passed since he closed his eyes.

“Aaaahhhhh!!!”

Shoji let out an even louder scream than before.

His eyes were bulging as if they might pop out at any moment.

This was different from before.

Shoji hadn’t fallen asleep.

That meant it wasn’t a nightmare.

Feeling a tingling sensation, he looked down.

“!!!”

Clear handprints on his wrist.

It was where that thing that just appeared had grabbed him.

“Chairman? Are you alright?”

Shoji’s face contorted.

To think that Sugihara Shoji would feel relief at a mere Security Guard’s voice.

His pride was wounded.

“I’m fine.”

“Are you alright?”

“I’m fine, so step back.”

“Are you alright?”

“I said I’m fine, so step…!”

Shoji, who was about to snap in irritation, stopped speaking.

What he just heard was Sumida’s voice.

The voice of a person who had been carried to the hospital by Security Guards, someone who couldn’t possibly be here right now.

He slowly turned his head toward the door.

“Are you alright? Are you alright? Are you alright? Are you alright?”

The door opened.

And it entered.

That very being he had seen when he closed his eyes earlier.

“Guh… Guaaahhhhhhh!!!”

The old Sugihara Family Mansion.

Chairman Shoji’s sharp screams echoed throughout the place.

Tick.

The second hand of the nearby clock moved.

Only 10 seconds had passed so far.

And this was just the beginning.

The terrible karma that would pour down every second.

Innovation Party Lounge at the National Assembly.

Sato Tsubasa, seated in her chair, placed her hand over her eyes.

Her head felt foggy and her eyelids were heavy.

‘I’m tired. My ears seem to hurt too.’

As soon as she returned, she got properly scolded by the senior lawmakers.

It was the price for leaving her post without permission.

Of course, she didn’t regret it.

She had met the Runner and even formed a connection.

‘It wasn’t a dream… though.’

Even thinking back on it, it was a continuous series of surreal situations.

That’s why she had quite a hard time deflecting questions about what she had been doing.

Besides, if she had told the truth, she would have been ground to powder.

She had done something that would make Sugihara an enemy for the sake of a Korean Player she had just met.

She turned on the TV placed in the center.

Befitting one of Japan’s top corporations, Sugihara advertisements appeared on every channel she flipped through.

-Sugihara will fall.

Tsubasa smiled.

She really felt like she had been possessed by something.

To harbor hope that such absurd words might actually come true.

After returning to the assembly and cooling her head, she realized how foolish that hope had been.

Like the advertisement playing now, Sugihara was solid.

Outside the lounge in the assembly, Kamin Party lawmakers were still wielding their power.

In other words, nothing had changed from yesterday.

‘Get it together, Sato Tsubasa.’

After consoling herself, she closed her eyes.

Then she leaned back against the sofa.

She switched the TV to news for white noise.

# Tonight in Yokohama, there will be fireworks along with the matsuri… Sorry. We’ll bring you breaking news.

Tsubasa opened one eye.

Breaking news all of a sudden?

The anchor’s face hardened after receiving something through his earpiece.

His conflict seemed to reach all the way here.

An expression that said, ‘Is it really okay to report this?’

The atmosphere was somehow ominous.

Tsubasa separated herself from the sofa and leaned forward.

At that moment.

“Congresswoman!!”

The door opened and her aide rushed in.

The aide had turned pale as if she’d seen a ghost.

“Th-this will be faster!”

She received the tablet.

Tsubasa slowly read through the content.

The more she scrolled down, the wider her mouth opened.

Even while reading, she couldn’t believe it.

What the hell is this?

“The materials have already spread to all broadcasting stations. They’ve been delivered to NewTubers as well, so recovery seems impossible.”

“What about the Kamin Party members?”

“They’ve all left their seats. Quite a few members quietly slipped out of the assembly.”

He pressed his forehead.

And read through it once more.

The corruption and cruel atrocities that Sugihara had been committing for a very long time, and a list of names of everyone involved.

It was so detailed that it included the amounts exchanged, the circumstances at the time, recordings, and even secretly filmed videos.

Tsubasa swallowed dry saliva and raised her head.

“Don’t tell me the sender of this is…”

“It’s from Sugihara’s Chairman’s Office.”

Her mind grew distant as she leaned back again.

The breaking news on TV was also about these materials.

Normally, even if they had obtained the materials, they would never have broadcast them.

That’s how much Sugihara was a giant that no one dared to oppose.

“Congresswoman.”

“Let’s go right now.”

This isn’t the time to be sitting here.

We need to go out immediately…

# Chairman Sugihara Shoji has just appeared!

Broadcasting station cameras positioned outside the Sugihara Estate.

Shoji appeared there.

He wasn’t being dragged out by someone.

He walked out on his own.

‘What is that.’

Tsubasa frowned.

What appeared on camera wasn’t the Sugihara Shoji they had known, the one called an unshakeable mountain.

The word “haggard” was far from sufficient.

The area around his eyes was sunken as if carved out, turned pitch black.

His exposed body was covered with bright red marks, as if he had been beaten by someone.

Shoji staggered out and walked toward where the cameras were gathered.

‘What is he looking at?’

Shoji’s gaze wasn’t directed at the people who had gathered.

He was staring vacantly at empty air.

Tsubasa and her aide stared blankly at the TV.

The atmosphere at the scene wasn’t much different.

Many broadcasting stations were present, but they couldn’t carelessly speak up.

His condition was poor, but the opponent was still that Sugihara Shoji.

If they said the wrong thing, they didn’t know what terrible fate might befall them.

In the heavy silence.

# Stop…

It was Shoji who spoke first.

# Stop!!!

Shoji grabbed a camera and screamed as if coughing up blood.

# I’ve done everything! There’s nothing left! The settlement is over, so stop!!

Tsubasa covered her mouth.

The one screaming was definitely Sugihara Shoji.

But at the same time, he wasn’t Sugihara Shoji either.

‘That’s… that Shoji.’

Eyes that never wavered no matter who he faced.

They always contained a sharp power that made those he faced cower.

But not now.

No matter how hard you looked, you couldn’t find any trace of that power.

All that dwelt in those eyes now was the madness of an old man broken by fear.

“Ha.”

Tsubasa let out an exclamation and slumped onto the sofa.

Her legs had no strength.

She instinctively checked her watch.

-Sugihara will fall.

Exactly four hours since Runner Yoo Jin-hyeok had said these words.

In just four hours, they had begun to crumble beyond collapse.

Sugihara and the Kamin Party, who had controlled the center of Japan for many years.

The cozy living room sofa.

Slurp!

Jinhyeok, sitting almost lying down, sucked up his juice.

A happy smile appeared on his face.

Jinhyeok had returned to Incheon Airport immediately after finishing his business in Japan.

He went straight home, took a hot shower, and came out.

“Home really is the best.”

“That’s right. Drinking cold juice at home is the best.”

He touched the fluffy fur while watching TV.

This was Korea, not Japan.

Naturally, the news currently showing was from a Korean broadcaster, but the content was identical to Japan’s.

It was that big of an incident.

The Sugihara Gate that began with Chairman Shoji’s exposé.

‘It’ll be impossible to contain.’

Irrefutable physical evidence had been presented in large quantities.

Among them were things related to player hunting conducted in Korea.

There was also abundant evidence that Chairman Shoji had given orders to the Kansai Oni.

Confirming this, the South Korean Government was frantically pressuring the already paralyzed Japanese Government.

“Whooooo.”

Smoke puffed out from beside him.

Kancheo suddenly stood up after receiving pats.

Kancheo launched his body into the air.

“Why are you smoking so casually?!”

Camilla lightly dodged and stuck a talisman to the back of Kancheo’s head.

Thud.

The Yodel Ranger swayed and fell asleep just like that.

“Tsk tsk. That Satan guy.”

Camilla clicked her tongue and sat down beside him.

Then she slyly raised one corner of her mouth.

“He acted fearless, but look at him now. Half his face is gone.”

Jinhyeok checked the time.

“I didn’t know it would be this fast.”

“It was fast for us. But it wouldn’t have been for that old monster. He probably felt like he was tormented endlessly for decades.”

They say time is relative.

Sugihara Shoji was demonstrating the relativity of time firsthand.

“Just because he opened up about everything he did doesn’t mean his karma will disappear, right?”

“Of course not. If I was going to end it that boringly, I wouldn’t have had you apply my blood either.”

Camilla pointed to her forehead with her finger.

“My blood is a mark. It will never be erased. It will spread through that old man like a plague. To all the sinners nearby who must receive their karma.”

“Camilla, were those handprints over there meant to stimulate fear?”

“No, did I not tell you? Death without pain is a blessing. Do you think I would let a monster who committed such acts obtain that blessing?”

A cruel smile spread across her lips.

“Huuuuu.”

Perhaps because Satan Kancheo had disappeared.

Camilla exhaled smoke very comfortably.

“Some people say that the past is just the past. That it’s time that has passed, so there’s no need to look back. To some extent, that’s true. But it doesn’t apply to everyone.”

Camilla pointed at Shoji on the TV with her pipe.

“Traces that have passed but are never erased or changed—that is the past. Traces that remain frozen in place no matter when or where you look back. No matter what he does, his karma will never be cleared. He must struggle to the very end. Until he becomes so weak and frail that his body can no longer endure it.”

Jinhyeok nodded and stared at the pale-faced Shoji.

He couldn’t help but acknowledge it.

Truly, this was a perfectly fitting end for that bastard.

Ring ring ring ring.

Just as he was smiling with satisfaction.

The phone began to ring.

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