I’m the Only One With Two Towers - Chapter 2

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Only I Have Two Towers Episode 002

Black Knight

“Huh?”

I know.

It’s the most stupid and pathetic answer in the world.

Jinhyeok wanted to give a cool response too.

I am your master! Or swear your loyalty! He wanted to spit out thrilling lines that would appear in anime or manga.

But imagination and reality are different.

A knight he’s seeing for the first time, and one with an incredibly menacing atmosphere at that, asking if he’s the master—who could deliver such lines?

Going a step further, he could have said “Yes! I am the master!” but somehow that felt even worse.

The knight frowned, seemingly displeased with the stupid answer.

He didn’t grip the baseball bat any tighter.

Even without the memory he saw earlier, he was certain.

There’s absolutely no way to beat that thing.

Black armor with red patterns spreading like blood vessels.

The sword laid down to one side was the same.

The pitch-black sword also had red veins extending in all directions.

‘That’s definitely a demon sword.’

It’s absolutely not a holy sword.

If it were a holy sword, beating up whoever designed it would be justified.

“Only those who will become my master can enter this place.”

“Then I guess I really am the master.”

“You look weak.”

“That’s actually true.”

He obediently put down the baseball bat and pot lid.

No regrets.

Even with 100 lives, he couldn’t win with these.

Jinhyeok looked at the knight.

Ash-gray skin that looked incredibly cold.

He seems to use good lotion and shampoo.

His skin and hair are incredibly nice.

“If you’re weak.”

The knight rose, his carelessly disheveled silver hair swaying.

“Then become strong.”

“Very wise words.”

The knight picked up the demon sword he had set down.

The sword that split a dragon in half.

Jinhyeok flinched for a moment and almost shouted to flee, but fortunately the sword wasn’t swung.

The knight knelt on one knee and offered the sword to Jinhyeok.

‘I would have looked like a complete fool if I had fled.’

A master who suddenly disappeared out of fear and a knight left all alone.

Just imagining it was a pathetic situation that made his hands and feet curl up.

While praising himself for enduring once, the knight opened his mouth.

“My name is Seira Kinketon. I am the leader of the Black Knight Order that split the continent. I offer my sword and loyalty to you.”

Jinhyeok looked at the sword being offered.

This was his first time in such a situation in reality, but he’d often seen it in manga and anime.

With an incredibly solemn face, he stretched out both hands and received the demon sword.

Then a pattern of oath was drawn between Seira and Jinhyeok.

[A new card is being added!]

[Seira Kinketon]

# Leader of the Black Knight Order.

# Class: Black Knight.

# Grade: Epic.

# Level: 121.

## Upon reaching Epic maximum level 200, evolution to the next grade is possible.

[Unique Traits]

# Protection of the Black Knight.

# Oath of the Black Knight.

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[Unique Skills]

# Sword that Splits the Earth.

# Tsunami of Black Waves.

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[Possessed Treasures]

# Demon Sword Tarkan.

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He quickly read through the listed descriptions.

‘Why are there so many traits and skills?’

Perhaps because the grade and level were high, just reading through all the listed items was overwhelming.

Among them, quite a few were blacked out, seemingly requiring unlocking.

But Epic grade, huh.

He’d heard that the moment you get an item of that grade in the tower, your life is completely turned around.

The special benefits are indeed good, he thought as he shifted his eyes to the status window.

[Possessed Cards 1/3]

# Seira Kinketon.

The card had a picture of a pitch-black knight holding a demon sword.

A black knight, huh. I don’t know about romance, but the coolness factor is incredible.

[You have cleared Floor 0 of the Mythic Tower.]

[Next Floor 1 entry condition: Clear Floor 5 of the Tower of Despair.]

[Each floor will be subdivided and stories not seen during gameplay will appear.]

[The difficulty of each floor will increase.]

It was already difficult when playing to achieve the awakening conditions, and now the difficulty is going up even more—it’s definitely bad news, but.

‘I’ll just clear it.’

There’s nothing in the world that can’t be cleared.

I’ll just approach it more diligently and thoroughly.

Just like when he entered, the surrounding scenery scattered.

When he blinked next, he was already on the rooftop of the attic room.

“Phewwww!”

He let out a deep sigh.

It passed by so quickly that he couldn’t tell if it was a dream or reality, but anyway, he had awakened.

Laughter leaked from his mouth.

Overwhelmed with the feeling that he had finally done it, he threw an uppercut into the air.

“What are you doing by yourself?”

They say when you’re too surprised, even curses don’t come out.

Completely frozen, Jinhyeok turned around.

There stood Seira, whom he had seen in the forest.

‘But why is it here?’

Even after awakening, unless specific conditions are met, the ability to use powers is limited to inside the tower.

Naturally, there was no way Jinhyeok, who had just awakened, would have met such conditions.

“Why are you here?”

“Because you called me. And speak more respectfully. You are my master.”

“Should I?”

Jinhyeok, who had quickly adapted, rubbed his chin.

Then he continued speaking.

“Can you use your abilities here by any chance?”

“Of course.”

Seira instantly drew her sword and swung it.

Black sword energy scattered in that direction.

Swoosh!!

The sword energy sliced through a structure on the rooftop and continued flying for quite a while before dispersing.

Startled, Jinhyeok called up his status window.

[Player Yoo Jin-hyeok]

# Class: Collector.

# Synchronization Rate: 100%.

Jinhyeok’s mouth fell open.

He rubbed his eyes, but the number didn’t change.

It was still 100%.

The Tower of Despair harbors countless dangers befitting its name.

Nevertheless, one of the reasons people compete to climb it is precisely this synchronization rate.

The synchronization rate can be increased by climbing the tower or through special rewards.

Players can use their awakened abilities in reality according to their synchronization percentage.

This makes it possible to accomplish things that would normally be impossible.

That’s why people were so desperate for this number.

However, frustratingly, this number increases very minimally unless you’re lucky enough to obtain special privileges.

A player who purely cleared the 50th floor without special privileges would have a synchronization rate of barely 20%.

Of course, even this was incredible enough to receive love calls from countries around the world.

And Jinhyeok’s rate was 100%.

It meant he could fully use his awakened abilities in reality too.

He exhaled quietly.

And looked at the cleanly cut structure.

‘Landlady, let’s call it even for the boiler repair you didn’t do last time.’

After arbitrarily making that deal, he looked at Seira.

Just the sword energy she had unleashed was far more incredible than anything he’d seen on NewTube.

‘Let me check.’

His head was hot, but he knew what he had to do right now.

He opened the system window.

[Would you like to enter the 1st floor of the Tower of Despair?]

He nodded.

There was no reason to delay further.

He would begin climbing the tower.

[Entering the 1st floor of the Tower of Despair, Goblin Encampment.]

The easiest floor, but one that had caused considerable casualties in the early days when the tower first appeared.

As soon as the scene before his eyes was completed, goblins began emerging one by one from the tents.

“Grrr!”

Sweat beaded on Jinhyeok’s forehead.

He had seen them countless times in videos.

But this was his first time facing them in person.

Seeing creatures that moved solely to kill humans, he couldn’t help but feel tense.

‘I should have brought a baseball bat or something.’

While he was having belated regrets.

Clank.

Seira, who had instantly armed herself, stepped forward.

Jinhyeok remained quietly in place.

22-year-old Yoo Jin-hyeok was more of a realist than anyone.

Knowing well that it was Seira Kinketon who was strong, not himself, he had no intention of stepping forward triumphantly to show off.

“Master, give me an order.”

He pointed with his finger at the goblin squad charging with battle cries.

“Kill them.”

“Simple and good.”

Seira smiled and swept her sword horizontally.

Then, just like on the rooftop, pitch-black sword energy shot out.

Swoooosh!

The bodies of the goblins touched by the sword energy were instantly split apart.

Ding!

[You have cleared the 1st floor of the Tower of Despair!]

[Time taken to clear: 5 seconds. This is a world record! Your record will be updated in the Hall of Fame!]

[Amazing clear speed. SSS+ grade achieved! Achievement gauge increases! When the gauge is full, you can spin the privilege box!]

[You have obtained Goblin Teeth! Intact teeth can be used to craft armor and weapons!]

[You have obtained a Goblin’s Wooden Club!]

[You have obtained 20 Worn Leather Scraps!]

[Player level increased by 1. Current level: 2]

The byproducts were automatically added to his inventory.

He barely suppressed the corners of his mouth from rising as he turned to look at Seira.

Seira was making an utterly bored expression, as if it had been too easy.

Looking at her, he felt a strong conviction.

A windfall had rolled right into his lap.

An incredibly powerful windfall at that.

[Exiting the tower.]

He went through the familiar process and came back outside.

Since the battle was over, Seira was disarming herself.

Her armor and sword disappeared, and formal attire that some imperial noble might wear appeared.

He had wondered if he needed to buy clothes for her to wear while manifested, but it seemed unnecessary.

Grumble.

Jinhyeok looked down.

It wasn’t his stomach.

He had just eaten two bowls of ramen a little while ago.

When he looked up, Seira was looking at her own stomach.

“I’m hungry.”

Jinhyeok wrinkled his face with a troubled expression.

This absolutely wouldn’t do.

His windfall was hungry.

Ending the manifestation like this would be nothing short of dereliction of duty as a master.

Without hesitation, he opened a delivery app.

22-year-old unemployed Yoo Jin-hyeok.

His bank account was nearly empty and he had been surviving on ramen and sour kimchi, but he couldn’t do that today.

He generously spent 50,000 won from his last remaining 100,000 won.

For Jinhyeok, this would normally be an unimaginable expense, but today was a day worth celebrating.

“Tonight, we’re having chicken.”

“Chicken? What’s that?”

“You can look forward to it. It’s damn delicious.”

“Really? I’ll trust my master then.”

Jinhyeok gave a thumbs up and walked toward the stairs.

“Then let’s go back. To my room!”

His father had said:

Live with your shoulders back.

He spread his shoulders wide like a proud peacock.

The smile never left his lips.

It had been a long time.

Since he looked forward to tomorrow like he did today.

The Everything of the Tower, the largest community site for the Tower of Despair.

A post appeared there.

# Tower of Despair 1st floor, cleared in 5 seconds.

At first, the post didn’t attract people’s attention.

And for good reason—it wasn’t particularly noteworthy content.

High-level players weren’t banned from entering the 1st floor, after all.

But when the post’s title changed to:

# Tower of Despair 1st floor, cleared in 5 seconds. SSS+ grade.

The view count began to skyrocket.

No matter how fast you clear a floor, if your level is too high compared to the floor, you won’t get a decent grade.

An SSS+ grade meant one thing.

A user with a level low enough for the system to deem appropriate had finished that floor in 5 seconds.

The post with rapidly increasing views was registered as a hot issue.

And as soon as it was registered, it began spreading to various other sites.

A hot potato had emerged.

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