I’m the Only One With Two Towers - Chapter 217

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Only I Have Two Towers Episode 217

 

Ranjets’ Wooden Horse

 

[Renia’s promotion Quest ‘Unfinished Grudge’ begins!]

 

[The 17th Floor of the Mythical Tower will be changed! Existing entry restrictions are removed! You can enter immediately!]

 

I threw an uppercut into the air.

 

Of course, only in my mind.

 

In front of me, the life-or-death story of the 8th Evil Ranjets was unfolding.

 

A ceremony here would be impolite.

 

“That’s everything I know.”

 

I examined Ranjets with sharp eyes.

 

It felt like he had said everything except what he absolutely couldn’t say.

 

“Where is your base?”

 

“Th-there isn’t one.”

 

His pupils shook noticeably.

 

There definitely is one.

 

But I didn’t press further.

 

Because I had heard from Renia.

 

All Rakshasas have absolute obedience to the Queen.

 

They absolutely cannot make statements or actions that would harm her.

 

“No base, I see. How about we talk about the Tower of Despair you just mentioned? What does it mean that you’ll enter the tower?”

 

I had confirmed this was possible through the Rabbit Maredo.

 

Maredo had also existed in the Tower of Despair while maintaining ties with the Rakshasas in the real world.

 

“It’s… it’s a deal.”

 

“With the system?”

 

“The system is just a mediator. The actual trading partner exists somewhere in the Tower of Despair.”

 

I rubbed my chin roughly.

 

This was another new concept.

 

Individual progress rates, floors that aren’t shared, and identical monsters and environments that appear.

 

Humanity understood the Tower of Despair as something like stages in a mobile game.

 

But when the Rabbit Maredo appeared, cracks formed in this concept.

 

A floor where we couldn’t enter together but accessed the same dimension and space.

 

This was the discovery of the possibility that unique beings could exist in the Tower of Despair too.

 

According to Ranjets’ words now, not only were there more such beings, but they could even trade with the outside through the system.

 

“What do the Rakshasas gain by entering the tower?”

 

“Opportunity and safety.”

 

Ranjets cautiously opened his mouth after gauging our reactions.

 

“Hunting in a place where no dangerous elements exist.”

 

“Oh.”

 

I understood immediately.

 

Currently, humanity’s greatest interest is undoubtedly the Tower of Despair.

 

A tower where everyone except those who can’t climb does their best to go up even one more floor somehow.

 

If they set up base in such a place and waited?

 

It would be no different from prey rolling in on their own feet.

 

The Rakshasas’ soul supply would become incomparably faster than before.

 

Of course, players would become stronger than in reality as their synchronization rate reaches 100%, but they seemed to judge they could handle it sufficiently.

 

“But belonging to the tower means being trapped. Don’t you mind losing your freedom?”

 

“That’s… only temporary.”

 

Jinhyeok smiled at Ranjets who hesitated to answer.

 

I didn’t think I needed to hear the answer.

 

Because I could guess.

 

“It’s a war of attrition. As long as it’s not cleared, you can come out again someday.”

 

It might be a rational judgment.

 

Monster Rakshasas who endlessly revive until their souls are depleted.

 

They’re not even weak.

 

Even the 3rd Evil Kalik was a powerhouse who would only appear on the 90th floor or above.

 

I didn’t know if the Rakshasa legion would be organized as a whole into a unique floor, or divided into several regular floors.

 

But they were certainly troublesome monsters that had never appeared before.

 

They wouldn’t be easily cleared.

 

“Okay. Is there anything else to talk about?”

 

“I-I’ve said everything! Didn’t you promise! That you’d spare me!”

 

“Calm down. When did I say I’d kill you?”

 

Jinhyeok nodded and stepped back a couple of steps.

 

Renia also got up.

 

Crack!

 

“Kyaaaaaaah!!”

 

After ripping off one of Ranjets’ arms.

 

The promise not to touch a hair was void.

 

Because he lied about the base.

 

Before long, a new arm sprouted from Ranjets’ shoulder.

 

Ranjets looked up at Jinhyeok while breathing heavily.

 

“Go. A promise is a promise.”

 

Did he not think we’d really let him go?

 

Ranjets, who had been stammering for a while, hesitantly stepped back.

 

And soon left at full speed.

 

After confirming his presence had grown distant, I took out the Yodel Compass.

 

Friends appearing one by one.

 

“Captain. Did you get the finger as planned… Kyaaaang! Why did you rip off the whole arm!”

 

“Cruel!”

 

The Kanmo Duo were horrified.

 

Jinhyeok also swallowed dryly.

 

Originally the plan was to get a small body part, but he had refreshingly ripped off an arm.

 

An arm is also a body part so it’s not wrong, but anyway.

 

Renia’s scale is different.

 

“Because ripping off a whole arm is easier than one finger.”

 

Renia muttered softly while handing over the arm.

 

Is that so? I received the arm with that question mark.

 

Then I brought it to the Yodel Compass.

 

Numbers and direction changing in real time.

 

Hmm! It works properly.

 

“Teacher Daemomo.”

 

“Why are you calling me!”

 

“What should we do with this? We need to store it.”

 

Momo looked at a distant mountain.

 

“Mo-Momo’s warehouse is full so I can’t put it in!”

 

Liar.

 

It’s an infinite warehouse.

 

“Kancheo’s bag has lots of empty space!”

 

“What are you saying! Momo! It’s full of clay!”

 

“You used it all at the birthday party!”

 

“I’m going to fill it up again soon!”

 

Jinhyeok wiped the corner of his eyes at the two bickering.

 

What else could he do.

 

He’d have to put it in his bag.

 

“Dark, could you freeze this for me.”

 

“Sure thing.”

 

After making frozen octopus legs, he wrapped them well in cloth and put them away.

 

He’d have to chase after them later when the distance stopped increasing.

 

“Dokkaebi friend. You planted my frog eggs properly, right?”

 

“I drove them right into his shoulder blade.”

 

Wh-what, are you sure?”

 

Ellia stuck out her thumb with trembling hands.

 

There was no telling how far Ranjets would flee.

 

That’s why he had planted them.

 

The frog eggs that Star Alchemist Ellia had newly synthesized this time.

 

“Hey old lady! Does it work for sure?! Does it really teleport?!”

 

“Hmph. Of course it does? There’s nothing I’ve made that doesn’t work?”

 

“Don’t lie! Everything’s weird except for the age-telling cuckoo clock!”

 

“I meant everything works except the ones that don’t work.”

 

“What kind of logic is that?!”

 

“You Yodel Satan with guts as small as your size is big. I guess I’ll have to show you.”

 

Ellia, wearing the Star Gauntlets, drew a synthesis circle.

 

Two giant frogs appeared above it.

 

Being Ellia’s creation, their appearance was bizarre.

 

“Shoo shoo. Go away. Shoo. Stand over there.”

 

Ellia dragged one frog to the edge of Namsan Tower.

 

Ellia returned and pointed to the remaining frog.

 

“Try going in? You’ll come out of the other frog’s mouth.”

 

Silence fell over Namsan Tower.

 

People’s hearts must all be the same.

 

His friends whistled and looked at distant mountains, not wanting to go in first.

 

“Can’t be helped.”

 

Jinhyeok, who had been watching, stepped forward.

 

This wouldn’t end otherwise, so he’d lead by example… though it was scary.

 

He decided to make a rational judgment as the owner.

 

“I’ll ask you to be the vanguard. Dark.”

 

“Why does the story go that way?”

 

“Because you’re the safest person?”

 

“Sandbag, are you refusing your master’s words right now?”

 

“Weak fool. To rebel out of fear.”

 

Seira and Renia’s criticism poured out as if they’d been waiting.

 

Dark shrugged his shoulders and walked toward the frog.

 

Rather than worrying he might die, he seemed reluctant to go inside that mouth.

 

“Alchemist. This really works properly, right…?”

 

Gulp!

 

Dark disappeared from view.

 

Ellia scratched the back of her head.

 

“Oh right, I forgot to mention. If you get close, the frog swallows you automatically?”

 

Everyone’s gaze shifted to the frog on the other side.

 

Its belly bulged.

 

Gwaeeeeeek!

 

The frog spat out Dark with an unpleasant sound.

 

“Ugh.”

 

Jinhyeok and his friends stepped back once again.

 

Whether it was saliva or something else, some kind of sticky substance covered Dark’s body.

 

Dark, who had been looking at the stretchy liquid, raised his head.

 

“Alchemist. What is this?”

 

“It protects your body? Since you never know what might be at the teleportation destination.”

 

“Ohhh.”

 

This time applause like a seal’s clapping burst out.

 

Such delicate exception handling.

 

Truly the Star Alchemist.

 

Though Dark still seemed displeased despite everything.

 

“Dark! Here’s bottled water, shampoo, soap, and a towel!”

 

Thud! Thud thud! Thud!

 

Momo threw items from the Infinite Warehouse from a distance.

 

Dark’s eyes seemed to grow even sadder.

 

Anyway, they had confirmed the frog’s basic function.

 

Alright!

 

After confirming Dark had cleaned himself up somewhat.

 

He pressed the entrance button.

 

Let’s go right away.

 

To the Mythic Tower.

 

Ding!

 

[Entering the 17th Floor of the Mythic Tower!]

 

[You have entered the 17th Floor of the Mythic Tower ‘A Human’s Memories’!]

 

Huh?

 

This is another novel floor.

 

Someone’s memories rather than a physical space.

 

He looked around.

 

Everything was white in all directions, like a blank canvas with nothing drawn yet.

 

“It’s like a hospital!”

 

“Won’t we fall if we step on it?! Dark! Try stepping on it!”

 

“I especially want to hit you today.”

 

“Sorry!”

 

He tried stepping, but fortunately didn’t fall.

 

Swish.

 

A single black stroke was drawn before his eyes.

 

The drawing speed gradually increased.

 

It really was a canvas.

 

An ink painting.

 

The first picture was finally completed.

 

It was Renia’s cave where they had obtained the black dragon’s scale last time.

 

Characters were drawn over the background.

 

Three young children and one dokkaebi.

 

Judging by how even the tattoos were properly depicted, it was Renyard.

 

‘So that’s how it was.’

 

During their last visit, he had wondered about the murals drawn on the cave walls.

 

No matter how he looked at them, they seemed like pictures drawn by a pure child, not something Renia would have drawn.

 

The ink painting continued to erase and redraw repeatedly.

 

Judging by how the bean-sized children grew, time seemed to flow quite quickly.

 

‘It’s warm.’

 

It wasn’t colored in.

 

Yet it seemed like warmth could be felt from it.

 

The life of the dokkaebi and children in the picture was that joyful and bright.

 

‘He’s liked kids since way back.’

 

It was the same when he had just been freed from the seal.

 

Unlike Dark who had punched him, Renia had patted Kancheo and Momo.

 

He had vaguely thought it was because they were both fatally adorable, but apparently that wasn’t the only reason.

 

Of course, Renia would obviously deny it, so he didn’t bother saying it out loud.

 

Anyway. It was a picture with incredible immersion.

 

‘Hm?’

 

At some point.

 

Beings painted pitch black appeared before the dokkaebi.

 

He could tell instinctively.

 

That they were Rakshasas.

 

The dokkaebi and Rakshasas fought fiercely as if they had made a promise.

 

The Rakshasas were always the ones who lost, but the fighting showed no signs of ending.

 

The Rakshasas kept pushing forward.

 

As if trying to kill Renia through exhaustion.

 

And after some time had passed.

 

The children who had been in the cave disappeared from the picture.

 

Only the dokkaebi was left there all alone.

 

‘Don’t tell me…’

 

Jinhyeok and his friends’ eyes widened.

 

They didn’t dare look toward Renia.

 

-He didn’t really like staying in this place.

 

The words Renia had said when they first went to the cave came to mind.

 

Maybe it was because he had painful memories.

 

Swish.

 

The dokkaebi in the picture raised his body.

 

The dokkaebi began heading somewhere.

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