I’m the Only One With Two Towers - Chapter 23

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Only I Have Two Towers Episode 023

Hometown Visit

Snore snore.

The sound of the Yodel Ranger snoring.

Jinhyeok, who had been lying face down, turned around to look behind him.

On the blanket spread out in the middle of the living room.

Seira and Kancheo, who had departed for dreamland, were lying on top of it.

‘It would be more comfortable if they dismissed their manifestation and went to sleep.’

The two were increasingly reluctant to dismiss their manifestation.

Well, it wasn’t like the previous house where it was too cramped to sleep together, so he figured it didn’t matter.

“Ugh.”

He stretched.

Using the desktop while lying face down made his back and neck feel like they were breaking.

An old officetel where the only options were a boiler and gas range.

He felt like he should at least bring in basic furniture like a bed and computer desk first.

‘By the way, there’s nothing particularly noteworthy.’

Jinhyeok sighed and stared at the monitor.

He had posted various question threads not only on the Tower site but also here and there.

# What are the three hottest objects in the world?

The number of comments on the first question thread was 0.

The view count was also pitiful.

So he tried changing the title and content a bit.

# Got into a fight with a friend. The crazy bastard said these were the three hottest objects in the world, so I beat the crap out of him with facts lol

Fortunately, the response was excellent.

A comment section that turned into a colosseum with everyone’s logic and opinions.

Various things were suggested accordingly, but nothing practically usable was visible.

# The center of the sun.

‘Is that even an object?’

# The surface and interior of neutron stars.

‘How am I supposed to get there?’

He squeezed his eyes shut.

He wondered if he’d have to embark on neutron star exploration to make a potion.

The only thing that could be considered an object was just one.

# Stone imbued with lava.

The lava zone section starting from the 31st floor of the Tower of Despair.

It was a stone that came from that place, known to contain tremendous heat.

The problem was that the drop rate was low, making the unit price damn expensive.

Other lava-related items had similar circumstances.

To purchase all three would easily exceed hundreds of millions.

‘Do I really need to buy lottery tickets?’

Going up to the 31st floor to obtain them directly was the most realistic method.

But it felt too wasteful to delay climbing the Mythic Tower for over ten days when he could climb it if he just had the potion.

‘For now, should I try going to Mount Halla for lava?’

There was no explanation saying liquids couldn’t be used as materials.

He thought about somehow scooping up lava and pouring it into one of the triangle sections.

‘I should visit the General Store once.’

Oh Jae-gap, the old man with a strange concept.

The General Store was a famous shop even on the Tower site.

It wouldn’t be wrong to say that all early Players had passed through Oh Jae-gap.

As such, there was a high probability he had various connections and information.

Thud.

Jinhyeok lay down at the edge of the blanket and closed his eyes.

A day of hastily moving and going around two towers.

Perhaps because of that, irresistible drowsiness began to wash over him.

To the point where Kancheo snoring next to him didn’t matter at all.

Snooooore.

How many hours had passed since he fell asleep like that?

He felt a soft sensation on his face.

It felt like something jelly-like was pressing down repeatedly.

When he opened his eyes slightly, he saw Kancheo’s face with fur sticking out in all directions.

“General. That thing is ringing.”

His phone, set to vibrate, was ringing.

Jinhyeok groggily got up and checked the caller.

“Yes, Father.”

# The sun is high in the sky and you’re still sleeping?

“It’s 7 in the morning?”

In Jinhyeok’s common sense, high in the sky meant at least past noon, but for Yu Man-cheol who woke up at dawn to farm, that was out of the question.

# You’ll become a cow at this rate. Live diligently. Nothing special happening lately?

“Nothing special.”

# Yesterday, suddenly some people from the Player Hunter Guild or something came looking. They said they wanted to pay their respects, but it was obvious they were looking for you. They brought lots of gifts even though it’s not a holiday.

“Really? Why would they be looking for me? Anyway, enjoy what they brought with Mother.”

It wasn’t particularly surprising.

Since he was identified as a Hall of Fame runner, they would want to find him somehow.

Going to his family was a somewhat expected move.

# That’s what I’m planning to do. Since they gave it to us anyway. That aside, come down when you have time. No wait, if I say it like that, you won’t come. Can you come right away?

Jinhyeok tilted his head.

His father usually didn’t say things like this, worried it might burden his son.

“Something’s wrong at home. Is Jin-hee not listening again? I told you to give her a beating. She acts like that because Father always coddles her.”

Yoo Jin-hee, who had gone through a turbulent adolescence in her second year of middle school.

He wondered if his sleeping younger sister’s black flame dragon had awakened again.

# Your sister awakened.

“What? Suddenly?”

# So she’s making a fuss about climbing the Tower again, come and try to stop her.

“What does Mother say?”

# Far from stopping her, she’s making a fuss telling her to hurry up and climb to act like a human being.

As expected of Kim Min-ji.

She had always shown more spirited decisions and actions than Yu Man-cheol.

“What did she awaken as?”

# Something about summoning. She said something about being a summoner, but I don’t remember well.

Jinhyeok, who had been nodding, narrowed his eyes.

Then he recalled other summoners he had seen on the Tower site.

There were definitely summons with fire attributes among them.

“Is that sooo?”

# Why are you talking like that? It’s unsettling.

Jinhyeok drew a smile and got up.

“I’ll come today.”

Actually, whether Yoo Jin-hee climbed the Tower or not wasn’t his business to interfere with.

He didn’t have the right to anyway, since he was secretly climbing towers himself.

“Yes, Father. See you in a bit.”

After hanging up, Jinhyeok looked back at Seira and Kancheo.

“Let’s go visit my hometown.”

Seira and Kancheo looked at each other’s faces.

Yoo Jin-hyeok’s hometown Chungcheongnam-do Yesan, visit confirmed for today.

3 hours later, at a village in Yesan-gun, Chungcheongnam-do.

Jinhyeok looked around and summoned Seira and Kancheo.

“There are many mountains.”

“So green and lush!”

“That’s what the countryside is like.”

Jinhyeok nodded and leaned against the rice paddy ridge.

Then he peeked out and surveyed the surroundings.

A sedan that clearly didn’t fit with the village.

It was positioned at some distance but where Jinhyeok’s house entrance was visible.

“I feel like a criminal.”

“Me too.”

But it didn’t feel particularly bad or uncomfortable.

Strangely, these situations had been fun since the last midnight escape.

“Seira, that’s our house over there. You can sneak in, right?”

“Of course.”

“Kancheo, let’s go in stealth with me.”

“Sounds good!”

After confirming Seira was taking a detour through the mountains, he used stealth.

Stealth that made not only the user’s body transparent, but also possessed items within a certain volume and weight.

It truly was an incredibly convenient function.

He looked down to confirm his hands had become transparent, then walked toward the house.

‘Can’t see inside.’

He peeked around the car while passing by, but the tinting was too dark to see inside.

Jinhyeok and Kancheo shrugged and slipped into the house.

Seira, who had come over the fence in sync, looked at Jinhyeok.

Using stealth didn’t erase one’s existence entirely.

It only made one visually transparent, but presence and scent remained, so there was a chance of being detected by someone with exceptional senses like Seira.

“Kancheo, you know you can’t talk, right? You’re a pet raccoon.”

“I know!”

It would be easier to dismiss the summons, but Seira and Kancheo had strongly refused.

Since there was no reason for family to tell anyone, he decided to just bring them along.

Creak.

As he opened the door, warm air and delicious smells wafted out.

The heartwarming atmosphere and temperature that could only be felt when coming home.

“Your son is here.”

As soon as he spoke, footsteps could be heard.

One from the kitchen, one from the living room – it was Mother Kim Min-ji and Father Yu Man-cheol.

“Oh my. I thought you died after going to Seoul, but you actually came… huh?”

“Hey now. What kind of thing is that to say to a son visiting after so long… huh?”

Mother and Father stopped talking at almost the same timing.

Jinhyeok nodded with a smile.

He had told them to dismiss the summons because he expected this scene to unfold.

“J-J-J-J-Jinhyeok. Who is the person next to you…?”

“This is my friend Seira. She came from abroad for training, and I brought her to experience home cooking.”

“Hello.”

Seira bowed politely in greeting.

Excellent.

She was doing well copying the etiquette and speech patterns she learned from NewTube.

Yu Man-cheol and Kim Min-ji looked at this Seira with wavering eyes.

Just because it was the countryside didn’t mean there was no internet or TV.

So they saw everything others saw, but even so, that face was unbelievable.

Kim Min-ji, barely regaining her composure, lowered her gaze.

“What about that friend below?”

“This is my pet raccoon Kancheo.”

“Woof!”

‘What?!’

He looked at Kancheo in surprise.

And shot him a laser glare.

Raccoons don’t bark “woof!”

Fortunately, his parents, distracted by Seira, didn’t seem to mind.

“What an interesting-looking raccoon. Well, as long as it’s cute, right?”

“You’re really cute, aren’t you.”

Yu Man-cheol and Kim Min-ji petted Kancheo with both hands.

Kancheo seemed to like it too, rolling around on the ground like a real puppy.

“Huh? My Seoul brother came… what?!”

Yoo Jin-hee hesitated and finally sat down with a thud.

True to her childhood nickname of tomboy or wild girl, she was showing an even more dramatic reaction.

Anyway, after the small commotion passed, Jinhyeok’s family and Seira gathered around a large dining table.

A table truly laden with food to the breaking point.

Among them was the two-horned Korean beef that Jinhyeok had brought.

In other words, he hadn’t come empty-handed.

Chomp chomp chomp chomp chomp chomp!!!

Jinhyeok swallowed dryly.

Kancheo’s acting skills were tremendous.

Without using his hands, he instantly devoured whatever was given to him with incredible appetite.

“Oh my, oh my. It must be very hard living alone. Does Jinhyeok help you a lot?”

“If it gets difficult, just say so. You can live here for the rest of your life.”

‘What do you mean live here!’

Yu Man-cheol and Kim Min-ji were also marking Seira well.

Jinhyeok leaned slightly toward Yoo Jin-hee.

“Hey little sister. I heard you awakened as a Summoner.”

“Nope. Not just a Summoner, but a Summoner of the Century. Please call me properly.”

“What’s that supposed to be.”

“It’s a hidden class, no less.”

“What were the awakening conditions?”

“Carving the forms of 100 different summons.”

Yoo Jin-hee pointed to a display case placed to one side.

Indeed, there were 100 sculptures, even painted, placed there.

“Excellent, my sister.”

“I acknowledge it too.”

“So, about that.”

“I can’t lend you money. I’m still climbing the 5th Floor so I don’t have any.”

“Didn’t you see the two-horned Korean beef I brought? What do you take me for. That’s not it…”

He casually mentioned the purpose of today’s hometown visit.

Whether there were any summons related to fire or lava, and if so, how they were composed.

“You ask about the strangest things.”

Yoo Jin-hee shrugged and walked to the display case, bringing back two sculptures.

“One looks like this. It’s a flame-type summon that you can’t touch with your hands. This one is lava-type, made of solid matter so you can touch it.”

“Does it happen to spray that lava or something?”

“Yeah, that’s right?”

“Perfect.”

Jinhyeok handed a box to Yoo Jin-hee.

“Could you put some lava in this part here?”

Jinhyeok smiled with satisfaction.

It seemed like he had secured at least one ingredient.

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