I’m the Only One With Two Towers - Chapter 25

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Only I Have Two Towers Episode 025

To the Ice Prison

‘This isn’t right.’

Cheon Se-yeon rested her chin on her hand and stared straight ahead.

Jinhyeok was diligently eating the freshly served tteokbokki and sundae, whether she was looking at him or not.

‘How did it end up like this?’

Se-yeon looked down at her phone.

A message had arrived from Jin Yun-ho last night.

Not through the official line used for Hunter’s Guild work, but through an extremely private line.

-22-year-old Yoo Jin-hyeok, presumed to be a Pantheon runner. Would appreciate if you could quietly find his location.

The two had been close since their low-level days, with Yun-ho looking after her in various ways.

Cheon Se-yeon was one of the few freelance hunters that Jin Yun-ho trusted.

-I knew it!!

When she received the message, Cheon Se-yeon had clenched her fist.

She too had been thinking that Yoo Jin-hyeok might be the runner since the Dongdaemun battle.

On top of that, a secret request had come from the Player Hunter Guild team leader.

Though he used the word “presumed,” it was a given fact that Yoo Jin-hyeok was the runner.

Se-yeon had planned to subtly probe and tease Jinhyeok with this information.

She had to get revenge for all the ignored KakaoTalk messages.

-Yes. That’s right.

But then he casually admitted it without hesitation, making the situation strange.

Instead, Jinhyeok had somehow taken control by saying he’d told her, so in return they should talk about Phoenix’s Breath.

Somehow she felt like she’d been outmaneuvered.

Gulp!

Jinhyeok, who had swallowed his tteokbokki, looked at Se-yeon.

“Think while you eat. The delicious tteokbokki will get cold.”

“Mr. Yoo Jin-hyeok. Before we talk about Phoenix’s Breath pricing, I have something I’m curious about.”

“You sure have a lot of questions.”

Se-yeon made an “ugh” expression.

Come to think of it, she had asked unusually many questions today.

Usually it was the opposite.

“I’m joking. Feel free to ask. It would be nice if you could lower the price of Phoenix’s Breath too.”

“Weren’t you hiding the fact that you’re a Pantheon runner?”

“Rather than hiding it, I just didn’t bother announcing it.”

“What wind blew that made you admit it so refreshingly?”

Jinhyeok smiled.

Jin Yun-ho was already convinced that Jinhyeok was the runner.

If he seriously wanted to find him, he would ask for help from skilled freelance hunters too.

Making excuses now would be meaningless.

As for troublesome matters, he just had to avoid running into Jin Yun-ho.

“It’s not like I committed a crime.”

“That’s true.”

Se-yeon looked at Jinhyeok with a dubious expression.

“Hah.”

Se-yeon let out a deep sigh and shrugged her shoulders.

“It’s a bit awkward to say this after asking all those questions, but Phoenix’s Breath isn’t a cheap item. Even the Lava-Infused Stone, which is like a lower-tier version, costs several thousand. Plus, a major corporation contacted me recently offering 1 billion for this.”

“I see. Thank you for the delicious tteokbokki. Take care.”

Jinhyeok wiped his mouth and stood up from his seat.

1 billion? He didn’t have that kind of money even if you beat him to death.

Let’s find another way.

“Ah wait wait! At least listen to what people have to say until the end. I’m not saying I’ll sell it for 1 billion.”

“10 million won?”

“You’re more shameless than you look. I’m not necessarily thinking of receiving money. You did answer my questions just now. Though I’m still suspicious, anyway.”

When Jinhyeok sat back down, Se-yeon let out a deep sigh and leaned back in her chair.

Then she crossed her arms and began to agonize.

Se-yeon frowned, squeezed her eyes shut, and even scratched her head vigorously.

Whatever it was, it felt like she was having the worry of a lifetime.

“This is really embarrassing to talk about.”

Se-yeon looked around once and lowered her voice.

“I was wondering if you could help me out.”

The reason Se-yeon wanted to meet the runner was simple.

The 83rd floor, which showed no signs of being cleared.

She wondered if he, who was continuously updating amazing records, might have some clever strategy.

“I’m stuck on the 83rd floor. Could you give me some advice?”

“I just barely cleared the 20th floor though?”

“Still, you must have some secret method for clearing the Tower quickly and easily.”

“I suppose there might be something like that.”

“Then how do you clear it so fast!?”

“We already promised about that earlier. It’s a secret, so we agreed not to ask each other.”

Se-yeon trembled while gripping the table with both hands.

“The, the table is bending.”

“Ah.”

Se-yeon finally came to her senses and let go.

Due to her high synchronization rate, she always had to control her strength, but she forgot for a moment.

Meanwhile, Jinhyeok searched for the 83rd floor on Tower Site and rubbed his chin.

“Se-yeon, don’t you have a lot of money? You get Hunter’s Guild support too. Couldn’t you just throw money at it and get a dark attribute weapon?”

‘Look at this guy.’

Jinhyeok had just figured out the monsters that appear on the 83rd floor.

In just a few seconds, he connected it to Se-yeon’s class and understood why she was stuck on that floor.

Of course, he also provided the most straightforward solution.

‘Quick thinking.’

Jinhyeok, who had been tapping his fingers, continued speaking.

“But the fact that you’re stuck means you can’t get one, right?”

“Exactly. The Hunter’s Guild is searching with all their might, but there’s no results. I’ve looked into it personally too, but of course it was fruitless.”

“Even with the Hunter’s Guild involved, there’s nothing. Someone isn’t interfering, are they?”

“Come on, no way. How bored would someone have to be to interfere with something like that?”

“It’s possible. The reason each country is desperately trying to recruit rankers. It’s because players who clear high floors and have high synchronization rates become national power. No country would like seeing another country doing better than them.”

Jinhyeok casually presented a different possibility.

It was a part she had never considered, so it felt like getting hit in the head.

“I don’t know anything either, but I just said what came to mind without filtering. Anyway, you just need to change your attack attribute to dark, right?”

“Yes. Then I can defeat it within the timeout.”

Jinhyeok, who had been thinking about something, casually spoke up.

“I can’t guarantee 100% success, but maybe I could be of help?”

“What!?”

Jinhyeok told her about the potion crafting box.

“Certainly… there’s enough possibility. It would be worth trying.”

A potion crafting box of unknown origin.

If something that changes weapon attributes to dark came out of there, everything would be solved.

“However, as I just said, the potion I need comes first. If it does come out, I’ll use the remaining attempts for you, Se-yeon.”

Having finished speaking, Jinhyeok extended his hand with a smile.

“So please give it to me for free. The Phoenix’s Breath.”

Se-yeon swallowed dryly.

This human isn’t just ordinarily shameless.

But she couldn’t refuse.

Even without the Phoenix’s Breath, Jinhyeok had other options.

But Se-yeon didn’t.

She was the one in need.

“Haa.”

Sighing once more, Se-yeon took out the Phoenix’s Breath from her inventory and handed it over.

Jinhyeok quickly grabbed it and carefully stored the breath in his inventory.

“Thank you!”

Thud.

Jinhyeok stood up immediately after receiving the breath.

“W-wait! Where are you going!?”

Panicked, Se-yeon grabbed Jinhyeok’s arm.

“I’ve gathered all the materials. I need to go try it out.”

“Can’t you do it here?”

Jinhyeok, who had been staring at Se-yeon quietly, extended his hand.

“Se-yeon. From now on, we’re in a cooperative relationship. In other words, we’re allies. The most important thing between allies is trust, right? Let’s trust each other.”

‘Easy for you to say since you got everything!’

She didn’t shout that out loud.

Because she was the weaker party.

Se-yeon reluctantly shook his hand.

After bowing his head once more, Jinhyeok efficiently grabbed the pre-packaged tteok-twi-sun and left the shop.

The grandmother who had been sitting looked at Se-yeon, who was left alone.

“What’s this? Did our puppy get dumped?”

“No way. Dumped? Who would reject me?”

“Tsk tsk tsk, that’s right. Our puppy is quite pretty.”

Se-yeon scratched her head and looked down at the hand she had just shaken.

‘Why is someone who just cleared the 20th floor so strong?’

It wasn’t a matter of whether he exercised or not.

Se-yeon’s synchronization rate was approaching 40 percent.

Even for Se-yeon to feel that level of substantial strength.

She really didn’t understand this person.

Se-yeon shrugged her shoulders and moved to get her cash.

“I ate well today too, grandmother.”

“Yes. That’ll be 100,000 won.”

Se-yeon looked back at what she had eaten, wondering if she had heard wrong.

Even being generous, it wasn’t worth more than 20,000 won.

“He took all the leftovers as takeout. Said the puppy would pay for it.”

“Damn it.”

Looking at the exit where Jinhyeok had disappeared, Se-yeon made a firm resolution.

Someday she would definitely pay him back.

Jinhyeok, who had put the breath into the box, rubbed his palms together.

“I’m excited to see what comes out!”

Kancheo’s eyes sparkled, his mouth covered with tteokbokki sauce.

Jinhyeok was equally excited.

More precisely, he was desperate.

If something useless came out, it wouldn’t be just a small loss.

Jinhyeok moved his hand to the pattern located on top of the box.

Ding!

[Summoned creature’s lava, Yodel Ranger’s explosive clay, and Phoenix’s Breath will be used as materials. When you turn the box, a list of craftable potions will be displayed. Even if the desired potion is not available, materials will not be returned. Would you like to proceed?]

As soon as he nodded, light poured out from the box.

And after a few seconds passed.

The light subsided and a translucent hologram appeared before his eyes.

# Potion that makes you breathe fire from your mouth for a day.

# Potion that explodes with phoenix flames when thrown.

.

.

.

Jinhyeok, who had been quickly scanning the list from top to bottom, grabbed his head.

‘Hallelujaaaaaah!!!’

Just when he was about to despair thinking it wasn’t there.

It was located at the very end.

# Hot potion that melts thousand-year glaciers.

When he selected it, a bottle containing crimson liquid appeared in the center of the box that had been empty.

[You have obtained the Hot Potion that Melts Thousand-Year Glaciers! It can instantly melt any ice! Don’t worry, it won’t melt anything other than ice!]

He poked it with his fingertip.

It wasn’t hot.

After securing the potion, Jinhyeok pressed the entrance button without delay.

[Entry conditions have been met! Entering the 3rd Floor of the Mythic Tower!]

Jinhyeok’s party re-entered at the same location they had exited yesterday.

He uncapped the potion and sprayed it widely over the ice blocking the path.

Hissssssss!

Starting from where the liquid touched, hot heat spread widely.

“It’s warm!”

“Right. It feels like being in a furnace.”

Thick steam billowed out.

The dry skin felt smooth due to the moisture.

Feeling quite good, Seira and Kancheo didn’t avoid the steam either.

Ding!

[The thousand-year glacier blocking the path has completely melted! You can now enter the Ice Prison!]

The prison that Dordal had tried to protect at all costs.

Jinhyeok stepped toward that place.

And at that moment.

Swoooooosh…!

Someone’s memory began to play.

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