I’m the Only One With Two Towers - Chapter 243

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Only I Have Two Towers Episode 243

Self-Defense

[The workload that the magical engineering city Etherapolis had assigned to Ruwolpeu has disappeared!]

[Ruvolf Sargee’s citizenship has been restored!]

[You have recruited Ruwolpeu as a guide!]

[Mythic Tower 20th floor is cleared!]

He smiled at the soaring explosion.

Ruwolpeu, who had accepted to accompany him, had mentioned there was one problem.

Unless all this waste was moved, he couldn’t enter or leave the city.

So he had blown it all away cleanly.

So there would be nothing left to move.

Gulp.

Ruwolpeu, who had been standing beside him, looked up at Jinhyeok.

When he said there was a way, he thought they were going to move it together.

But that wasn’t it.

-Should Ruwolpeu-nim and I head to Etherapolis? By the time we arrive, everything will be taken care of.

Jinhyeok had grabbed Ruwolpeu’s arm, saying let’s go.

He came along since he said let’s go, but he had question marks floating above his head the entire way down.

From the disposal site to the city was only about an hour’s distance.

It absolutely wasn’t an amount that could be cleared in that time.

-Beep beep.

Then when the scanner turned red, he thought “as expected” and accepted reality, trying to turn back.

But at that moment, something like that exploded.

“That gun Ruwolpeu-nim called outdated earlier? I did it with that gun.”

“What…? What was inside that was just ordinary bullets though?”

“What’s inside the bullets is a bit special. Anyway, your citizenship has been restored.”

Jinhyeok looked into the air.

[Remaining tickets exist!]

[Continuing to Mythic Tower 21st floor!]

[Entering Mythic Tower 21st floor, the magical engineering city ‘Etherapolis’!]

[Remaining Mythic Tower tickets: 1]

[21st floor clear condition: ???]

He bit his lips in frustration.

Question marks again.

It was already unfriendly, but it seems to have gotten worse lately.

Did I do something to earn its hatred?

“Should be okay to enter, right?”

Ruwolpeu, who had checked the scanner’s color, spoke up.

The gatekeepers looked at each other, having been dazed by the sudden explosion.

One of them glared at Ruwolpeu and Jinhyeok as if he would devour them.

“Nonsense! Explain. What did you do? It must have been your doing, right? This decrepit old man doesn’t have the ability to cause such an explosion!”

Ruwolpeu was one of Etherapolis’s top magical engineers.

But even someone like him needed equipment for magical engineering.

Since they hadn’t let him take any equipment out, it was hard to believe he had invented something at the waste disposal site.

“Yes. That’s right. But I won’t tell you. I have no obligation to explain.”

“What did you say!?”

Ruwolpeu frowned.

“You should step aside, shouldn’t you? My citizenship being restored means I should also receive proper treatment as a citizen of Etherapolis. The moment you block my entry, you’re breaking this city’s laws.”

“Save that musty old talk for the courtroom! And that guy isn’t even a citizen or anything!”

“Even without citizenship, one companion guaranteed by an existing citizen can enter. Unless the city’s laws have changed, it should be written like this.”

The gatekeeper’s face turned bright red.

He was even angrier because there was nothing wrong with Ruwolpeu’s words.

“A discarded piece of trash from the city chattering away…! Get lost right now!!!”

Light burst from the gatekeeper’s magical engineering gauntlet.

The gauntlet shot forward rapidly, spewing steam.

Ruwolpeu reflexively closed his eyes.

An impact too severe for his face to handle was about to be delivered.

But why was it?

Even though enough time had passed, he felt no pain.

Instead.

Whoooooosh!!

An unidentifiable shockwave blew over.

Surprise filled Ruwolpeu’s face as he opened his eyes.

The magical engineering gauntlet had stopped about 50 centimeters from his face.

It wasn’t that the user, the gatekeeper, had stopped it.

It had been blocked.

By Jinhyeok’s extended finger.

“Th-this is…!”

Psssssshhhh!!

He tried bursting steam and increasing the output, but it was useless.

The gauntlet didn’t budge as if blocked by a massive mountain.

A gauntlet that amplified strength several times over was blocked by bare hands, and just a finger at that.

Being an excellent magical engineer made it even more unbelievable.

“Ruwolpeu-nim.”

He barely managed to nod at Jinhyeok, who spoke to him nonchalantly.

“By any chance, isn’t there something like this in the city laws? That you can beat up anyone who tries to violate a citizen’s human rights or harm them?”

“Th-there is. Violence wielded to protect oneself is recognized as self-defense.”

“Is that so?”

“What is this bastard babbling about…”

The gatekeeper’s words couldn’t be finished.

Jinhyeok’s hand seemed to swing lightly.

Crash!

With a loud rupturing sound, the gatekeeper was slammed into the wall.

The gatekeeper slumped down, either unconscious.

“You should have told me about that earlier. Then we could have passed through faster.”

Jinhyeok smiled and stared at the remaining gatekeeper.

“Are you going to block us?”

“Y-you crazy…! Do you know what you’ve done by daring to attack Etherapolis’s gatekeeper!?”

“I know. Self-defense. Well then, we’ll pass through. Let’s go. Rudol… No, Ruwolpeu-nim.”

He quickly corrected the name.

Momo had sung “Rudolf, Rudolf” so much that it almost slipped out without him knowing.

Ruwolpeu nodded and followed Jinhyeok’s steps.

“H-hey, stop right there!?”

Even while shouting roughly, the gatekeeper didn’t dare block Jinhyeok and Ruwolpeu.

The gatekeeper slowly pressed against the wall, breaking out in cold sweat.

Then the gatekeeper brought his wristwatch to his lips.

삐이이이이이이익—!!!

A sharp siren and red beams of light spread throughout the city.

The magical circuits surrounding the city changed color, dyeing all of Etherapolis red.

“Prepare yourself! The crime of attacking a gatekeeper will be very heavy!”

Ruvolf sighed.

“They’ll come swarming.”

“It’s fine. It was self-defense. But Ruvolf sir.”

“Hmm?”

“You don’t happen to be mistaken about the city laws or anything, do you?”

“I’m old but not that far gone. Trust me.”

“Phew. Then I’m relieved. That means I can beat up anyone who picks a fight.”

Cold sweat ran down Ruvolf’s forehead.

What on earth is this guy?

-He’s roasting sweet potatoes after disposing of the waste.

He hadn’t brought any of his companions who came with him.

From the disposal site to here would take at least 40 minutes even at the fastest pace.

If Etherapolis decided to attack, it would be enough time to die dozens of times over.

Yet why is this guy so calm?

As if he could win even if the entire city came at him.

“What’s going on!”

How much time had passed since the siren sounded?

A middle-aged woman appeared with dozens of soldiers in tow.

An orange-haired woman with an eyepatch over one eye.

Ruvolf let out a quiet breath.

“Good. Someone reasonable has come.”

When they got close enough, Ruvolf spoke first.

“It’s been a while. Rosanna.”

“Ruvolf sir…?”

Rosanna made an expression of disbelief.

Rosanna, who had been looking back and forth between the gatekeeper embedded in the wall and Ruvolf, continued speaking.

“Don’t you lack citizenship? Don’t tell me you forced your way through with mercenaries…?”

“As if I would do that. This guy is just an acquaintance of mine, not some mercenary. Try the scanner on me.”

Ruvolf extended his arm, thinking that would be faster.

Beep!

# Magitech Engineer Ruvolf Sargee. Citizenship confirmed as valid.

Rosanna frowned at the scanner’s voice.

How could this be?

He should have been given a task that could never be completed.

“The gatekeeper attacked physically even after confirming citizenship. This guy protected me in the process.”

“Is that true?”

“G-General Rosanna, that’s…”

Rosanna’s face contorted.

“Answer properly. Before I collect the door’s mana and send you back.”

Only then did the gatekeeper bow his head and confess that Ruvolf’s words were true.

“Foolish bastard! How dare gatekeepers violate Etherapolis law? Take him away. You two guard the gate until the next shift arrives.”

“Yes!”

Rosanna’s soldiers struggled desperately to extract the gatekeeper embedded in the wall.

Rosanna shifted her gaze to Jinhyeok.

“Embedding him in the wall. I think that was excessively violent beyond necessity.”

“I didn’t know the wall would be that weak. I’ll be more careful next time.”

“Playing with words…”

Rosanna trailed off, looked at Ruvolf, then shook her head.

“Ruvolf sir. Are you going to your house?”

“I suppose I should for now.”

“I’ll escort you there. There might be unnecessary trouble along the way too.”

“I’d appreciate that.”

He decided not to refuse.

Anyone connected to the Management Bureau would react just like that gatekeeper the moment they met Ruvolf.

Jinhyeok and Ruvolf followed Rosanna as they walked.

“R-Ruvolf sir?”

“Huh…? Isn’t that Ruvolf sir?”

“Ruvolf sir has returned.”

“Shh. Be quiet. Don’t stare.”

Jinhyeok observed the people whispering.

Indeed a renowned magitech engineer of the city.

Everyone from adults to children recognized Ruvolf.

However, no one approached to speak first.

They seemed to fear something.

“Why have you returned?”

Rosanna spoke quietly as they walked in silence.

“As a general of the Management Bureau, I suppose you’re not pleased. That this old man who inevitably brings trouble has returned.”

“You know that’s not what I mean.”

“Just joking.”

Ruvolf burst into hearty laughter.

Did that frivolous behavior serve as a trigger?

Rosanna, grinding her teeth, turned toward a deserted alley.

Then she stopped and faced Ruvolf.

“It’s not too late even now. I’ll handle the gatekeeper situation, so please return to the disposal site.”

“You want me to rot away my entire life in a place with no one, where I can’t even do magitech?”

“Don’t you know that’s the only way you can survive? Why would someone who knows that do this…!”

Rosanna pressed her forehead.

“At this point… What exactly do you intend to do now that everything is over? Beila, who was our only hope, has stopped moving. Those who shared our cause live like the dead under the Management Bureau’s surveillance. There’s nothing they can do.”

“But you remain, don’t you?”

“Don’t you know why the Management Bureau hasn’t cut me out!”

“Because there are still many in the city who respect and follow you. And you cherish them as well. Still the same. That vicious method of using each other as hostages so no one can do anything.”

Having said this much, Ruvolf took a breath.

Then he glanced at Jinhyeok once before continuing.

“I’m going to retrieve Beila with this guy.”

“What did you say…?”

“And I’m going to awaken her again.”

Ding!

[The clear condition for the 21st floor of the Tower of Myth has been updated! ‘Awaken Beila, the war hero of Etherapolis!’]

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