I’m the Only One With Two Towers - Chapter 160

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Only I Have Two Towers Episode 160

This could work?

Pure white snow dancing together with pink cherry blossoms.

Gazing at a magnificent view that would be impressive anywhere.

Slurp.

He tilted his teacup.

The warm fragrance of black tea flowing down his throat.

“Ahh.”

Jinhyeok let out an exclamation and nodded his head.

He had come to realize it.

The sensation of it seeping in.

“Nice.”

“Indeed it is.”

Camilla, who had also sipped her tea, drew a satisfied smile.

She seemed quite pleased with the tea time enjoyed alongside flower viewing.

“It would be even more perfect if we could just get rid of that.”

He followed Camilla’s gaze.

Yodel Ranger Kancheo, who seemed to have possessed a mole, was digging around between the snow and flowers.

Momo was chasing after him with a frying pan, trying to catch him.

Why did she grab a frying pan?

He got up from his seat and rotated Camilla’s body to the right.

Though it wasn’t directly facing the cherry blossom tree, it was a viewpoint where the entire scenery of Frostheim could be seen at a glance.

“Much better.”

After taking another sip for a moment.

Camilla spoke up.

“Why does Master climb the tower?”

He turned his head at the suddenly posed question.

Camilla smiled and supplemented her question.

“I was curious. You’re not lacking in money, nor are you weak compared to others, so why do you climb the tower so earnestly? And why do you enjoy climbing the tower so much?”

From Camilla’s perspective, Jinhyeok’s tower climbing wasn’t simply at the level of working hard.

Not only did he enjoy the climbing itself, but she could see tremendous desire – being restless for not climbing fast enough, wanting to reach the next floor even a day sooner.

“Hmm.”

Jinhyeok rubbed his chin.

Now that he heard it, that was true.

He had already far surpassed the level he had imagined while typing on his keyboard in that basement.

After thinking for a moment, he nodded.

“I guess human greed really has no end.”

“Are you still not satisfied?”

“Yeah. I’m still far from it.”

He held his forehead and carefully recalled his memories.

Then he continued speaking.

“I don’t remember exactly when it was. But it was probably while I was climbing the Mythic Tower. At some point, I just thought, ‘Ah, this is so fun.’ And since then, I’ve been living in anticipation and excitement every day.”

A smile formed as he recalled that day.

“What kind of world will be on the next floor? Who will be there? What will be at the end of the tower? I guess you could say just thinking about it makes my heart race.”

Camilla also raised the corners of her mouth.

Facing each other like this, Jinhyeok’s excitement and passion seemed contagious.

“But didn’t you say you climbed ahead through some game when you awakened? You should have already experienced it all.”

He quickly waved his hand.

“I did climb up to the 100th floor with that. But it’s completely different. First, the number of floors and the tower’s structure itself completely changed. Plus, the gap between 2D pixels and 3D reality is enormous.”

“Didn’t you immediately figure out the weakness of the Plague of the Land?”

“I haven’t climbed much yet so I’m not certain, but it feels roughly like this. The floors themselves changed, but the elements that compose them remain the same. So while I can’t grasp an entire floor, I can sporadically use my knowledge.”

“Hmm. But are there really 100 floors? That’s quite far.”

“Much farther. There were more than 100 floors. The game disappeared when I awakened, so I couldn’t play more.”

Even after clearing the 100th floor, he definitely remembered it.

The button asking if he wanted to climb to the next floor.

Jinhyeok leaned back and looked up at the sky.

“I want to climb to the very end and see all the worlds that exist. And to do that, I need to become stronger than I am now. Just the enemies that appeared during my game play included quite a few ridiculous ones.”

Just thinking about it made him grimace.

There were quite a few floors with such terrible difficulty.

‘It was fortunate I didn’t have money.’

If he had, he would have broken a dozen keyboards from rage-quitting.

“Hmm.”

When did she take it out?

Camilla bit on her pipe and exhaled thick smoke.

Then she reached out and patted Jinhyeok’s head.

“It’s good that your goal is clear. You won’t waver. And after hearing that, I want to see it too.”

Camilla followed Jinhyeok’s gaze to the sky.

“What will be on the next floor, what will be at the end.”

The two looked up at the sky in silence.

Just as they were about to immerse themselves in contemplation.

Kwaaaaang!!

The glacier in front split in half.

A tremendous roar covered all directions.

Thud thud.

Finely shattered ice fragments poured down over their heads.

It seemed he was quite frustrated from getting beaten up earlier.

Dark, who picked a fight with Seira as soon as he got a new Bogu.

In mid-air, Eternal Cold Iron and Tarkan mixed, drawing brilliant light.

Kwagagagagagang!!

She’s even using Lightning Rain!?

This was different from when she taught Jinhyeok.

Seira, who gave 200% of her effort when fighting Dark.

After watching the fight for a moment, he brushed off the ice fragments accumulated on his head.

Then he smoothly turned his body in another direction.

When the front isn’t peaceful? Just turn around.

Slurp.

‘How peaceful.’

As he was savoring his black tea again.

Ding!

[You have cleared the 12th Floor of the Mythic Tower!]

[Entry condition for 13th Floor of Mythic Tower: Clear 65th Floor of Tower of Despair]

[Exiting the Mythic Tower!]

A message appeared.

Perfect timing.

Judging by his friends’ condition, it was time to leave.

Seoul Central Player Hunter Bureau.

Jin Yun-ho, who was about to leave work, stopped walking.

Yun Mi-ri was typing at her desk.

He checked his watch.

3 AM.

That’s not like Yun Mi-ri.

She’s someone who loves clocking out more than anyone.

He walked over to her desk.

She was so focused that she didn’t even notice Jin Yun-ho approaching.

Judging by the faint light flowing from her eyes, she had even activated her awakening ability.

“What’s the occasion? You always complained so much when I asked you to work overtime.”

Only then did Yun Mi-ri stop her hands and turn around.

“You still haven’t left?”

“Oh, I was looking into something.”

He held out his phone.

“Subspace bags? Why are you looking at these?”

Hunter Cheon Se-yeon tipped me off. She said Jinhyeok was looking for subspace bags.”

“Didn’t he already take Felix’s bag? That should fit most things.”

“He did. But it seems like he needs more, so I should work hard to find them.”

Freelancer Yoo Jin-hyeok with an annual salary of 60 billion won.

It’s a generous salary, but if what he needs is subspace bags, that’s a different story.

Setting aside the lack of available items, even if they appeared at auctions, the prices would easily exceed hundreds of billions.

They needed to help from their end.

Yun Mi-ri nodded and subtly pointed at her monitor.

“You saw this, right? The astronomical amount the Strategic Operations Division used.”

“I heard about it from Director Lee Chang-gi.”

“It’s the first time, isn’t it? The Hunter Bureau using this kind of amount.”

“Right. What could they have bought to spend this much?”

With the Strategic Operations Director’s authority and the Hunter Bureau Chief’s approval, the purchase list and storage location were blinded.

“The Hunter Bureau Chief really made a big decision. Wasn’t he struggling with securing next year’s budget?”

“He did look in a bad mood today.”

Hunter Bureau Chief Kang Young-hun had demanded a budget increase from the government.

However, the Ministry of Strategy and Finance and other departments showed reluctance to this request.

The Hunter Bureau was already taking an absurdly large budget compared to other departments.

This meant the government recognized how important securing Player talent and tower climbing was.

Still, they showed reluctance because despite several exceptional increases, there hadn’t been noticeable performance changes compared to the year before last or last year.

“They even established a connection with that Runner, so they should give us some slack.”

“It’s not like we recruited him into the Hunter Bureau, we just have a connection, so the Ministry of Strategy and Finance probably thinks it’s an unstable relationship. Speaking of which, with the budget being tight, what could our Strategic Operations Director have bought so lavishly?”

After finishing his words, Jin Yun-ho glanced at Yun Mi-ri meaningfully.

Yun Mi-ri, who had been twitching her eyebrows a few times, brought up another screen.

“I’m just too curious.”

“I told you it would be disciplinary action if you get caught. Don’t do it.”

Of course, he didn’t say he wouldn’t look.

Jin Yun-ho bent over to examine the purchase list.

“It’s bags.”

“Bags.”

“And incredibly good bags at that.”

“So they didn’t spend that astronomical amount for nothing.”

Bag of Peltz, the Infinite Warehouse Owner and Picnic Bag of the Mischievous Rasbelt.

These were items whose auction prices couldn’t even be estimated.

“Director Han Ji-won does have extensive connections. These are things you can’t get no matter how much money you have.”

“Unlike us, she’s from a noble family.”

A brief silence fell.

Then the two made eye contact.

They were certain.

That they were thinking the same thing.

But before long, Jin Yun-ho shook his head.

“No way. She’s already in berserker mode these days. If we touch this, it’ll be war. Since it’s an item approved by the Hunter Bureau Chief, even Director Lee Chang-gi won’t be able to do anything rash.”

He recalled Han Ji-won, who glared at them murderously every time they met.

What if they secretly took the bags?

He was certain she’d come charging in with an axe.

“What if the Hunter Bureau Chief turns a blind eye?”

“He won’t. He’s been too openly taking our side lately.”

“But what if he still turns a blind eye?”

“Then we’d have to get it right away. Whether she comes charging with an axe or not, what can she do if we give it to Jinhyeok first?”

They had heard that Runner Yoo Jin-hyeok needed it.

Now that they knew, they couldn’t just sit idle.

“Really?”

Yun Mi-ri smiled meaningfully.

Yun Mi-ri turned her chair and placed her hands on the keyboard.

“I was going to investigate a bit more and report when things were organized.”

When she pressed enter, several screens appeared on the monitor.

The Player death incident in Chungnam, Kansai Oni who was the main culprit, Sugihara who controlled the Oni from behind, and even the Kamin Party that supported Sugihara.

After scanning the screens once, Jin Yun-ho spoke.

“Sugihara Gate? You were looking into this? Was there more to investigate?”

“There was one unresolved question. The one who triggered the gate was none other than Chairman Sugihara Shoji himself. What could have gotten into that old man?”

Jin Yun-ho nodded and stared at Yun Mi-ri.

“You found something out.”

“Originally I didn’t think much of it. But as I sat there, I started thinking about who it was that made the impossible things around us possible.”

Jin Yun-ho’s eyes widened.

He didn’t need to think further about who she was referring to.

“Runner Yoo Jin-hyeok.”

“Right. So… I looked into it just in case.”

Yun Mi-ri, with a wide grin, pressed enter.

“Ta-da. This is the conclusion I reached.”

Jin Yun-ho’s mouth fell open at what appeared on the screen.

And shortly after.

A smile formed on Jin Yun-ho’s lips as he quickly pieced together the puzzle in his head.

A smile that might seem quite wicked to someone.

This could work.

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