I’m the Only One With Two Towers - Chapter 28

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Only I Have Two Towers Episode 028

Event Participation

Chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp.

The cheerful chirping of a sparrow family announcing a refreshing morning.

Warm sunlight streaming through the curtains swept across Jinhyeok’s face.

“Ugh…”

It should definitely be a refreshing morning.

Jinhyeok frowned deeply and pulled the blanket over himself.

It hurts so much!

His arms, legs, shoulders, stomach – everything hurt.

It felt like his entire body had been thoroughly beaten.

‘Ah, I really did get beaten.’

He recalled the wooden sword that had flown at him relentlessly.

Each hit had been so painful.

The tears he’d shed drop by drop would have been enough to fill the kitchen sink and then some.

-Today I’ll increase the intensity.

Seira had been raising the training intensity to match Jinhyeok’s growth rate.

Thanks to that, there wasn’t a day his body felt intact.

Even as his endurance improved and his muscles grew, the training became even more brutal.

“Commander, are you okay?”

Kancheo approached and examined Jinhyeok.

“Shouldn’t we ask Seira to go a bit easier on you?”

Jinhyeok shook his head.

That wouldn’t do.

It was tough, but the effects were absolutely excellent.

Not only did his stats increase without fail after each training session, but his Black Knight Order Basic Swordsmanship trait had already reached level 9.

The condition to learn the beginner stage was achieving level 10 in the basics.

With just one step left to the next stage, he needed to push even harder.

Grin!

Jinhyeok, who had been frowning, broke into a smile.

Once he learned beginner swordsmanship, he’d be able to acquire the techniques Seira used.

While Black Moon Night might be out of reach, he could engrave a powerful finishing move when a blank card appeared.

Just imagining it made him laugh.

“By the way Kancheo, did you eat pig’s feet?”

Kancheo’s lips were unusually shiny.

“I ate the leftover pig’s feet from yesterday with Seira and Dark.”

“Oh, the two of them together?”

“Dark was picking out only the tasty parts, so Seira scolded him a bit, but other than that they ate together peacefully.”

“That’s nice.”

He sat up and patted Kancheo’s head.

Pig’s feet from the morning – these friends really had good appetites.

‘Huh?’

Jinhyeok frowned as he checked the clock.

# 02:00PM.

It wasn’t morning.

He roughly pressed down his messy hair and went outside.

Dark was diligently holding and gnawing on pig’s feet.

-What is this ridiculously delicious thing?

That had been Dark’s first words after taking a bite of pig’s feet last night.

Seeing him eating again as soon as morning came, it seemed he really liked it.

“Hey there.”

Dark waved the pig’s feet around when he spotted Jinhyeok.

“Master, you’re awake.”

Seira was sipping tea at another table.

She was pretending not to have eaten, but like Kancheo, Seira’s lips were also glistening.

Jinhyeok hastily threw on some clothes and spoke up.

“I’m going out. I’ll be back late.”

Thanks to oversleeping, things had gotten a bit rushed.

Since he needed to stop by the weapon shop before meeting Cheon Se-yeon, he’d be late if he didn’t leave now.

Seira finished her tea, stood up, and properly put on a hat and mask.

Seira had said the current sword was too light and told him to buy a heavier one.

She had agreed to go sword shopping with him today.

“Kancheo, I taught you how to order delivery, right? If you get hungry, order whatever you and Dark want to eat.”

“Got it!”

“After the delivery person leaves, then go out to get it. You understand? Make sure. Absolutely.”

He wanted to avoid a situation where the delivery person and the Yodel Ranger met.

“You don’t need to worry! I’ll place the order and Dark will go get it!”

“That’s how it was going to work?”

Dark scratched his head as if hearing this for the first time.

Anyway, it was a proper division of roles, so he gave a thumbs up.

“Let’s go, Seira.”

As he walked, he checked his reassuring bank balance.

# 130 million.

He planned to use about 120 million for purchasing equipment like weapons, excluding living expenses.

‘A new weapon.’

He smiled as he left the door.

He was already getting excited about what kind of weapon he’d get.

Pelid, a large department store located in Yongsan.

He’d come here because it was newly opened and supposedly hot for equipment like weapons and armor.

‘Huh?’

The prices were damn hot.

“There are so many zeros.”

“That means it’s very expensive.”

Jinhyeok whispered quietly and scanned the displayed weapons.

They were all sparkling and looked good at first glance.

The problem was that it was hard to find anything under 100 million.

He’d wanted to buy both weapons and armor with 130 million, but it was a futile dream.

‘That’s strange. The Tower Site said there were many cost-effective options here.’

He went on the site and checked the recommended shop list once more.

He wasn’t remembering wrong.

Several posts had introduced this place as having the best cost-effectiveness.

“Did you come after seeing posts on the Tower Site?”

An approaching employee made a troubled expression.

“What should I do about this? The opening event ended early due to stock depletion. Those posts were probably written by players who purchased during the event.”

‘No wonder it was ridiculously expensive.’

He couldn’t exactly take out a loan just to buy a sword.

He figured he’d just look around a bit and then head to the outlet.

“Thank you for letting me know. But why are there so many people over there?”

Jinhyeok pointed to a corner in the back.

The largest shop on that floor.

Dozens of people were lined up there in a queue.

“Ah, excuse me. You know Genex, South Korea’s largest steel company, right? They opened a shop here and they’re currently holding an event.”

“Oh, an event?”

“It’s not a typical discount event. A Genex player obtained this sword from the tower a week ago.”

The employee showed him an internet article.

# Steel company Genex acquires unique greatsword from Tower of Despair.

He read through the article.

The greatsword’s name was Ganjiang Moye.

True to its name, it had a blade mixed with white and black colors.

# Detailed options haven’t been revealed by Genex. What’s known is that despite having a respectable attack power of about 100, the level requirement is extremely low at 20.

The one he was currently using was a greatsword bought from the General Store with 40 attack power.

This was more than double that number.

“Is this sword the event prize?”

“It’s a bit ambiguous to call it a prize. Right now, the chairman of Genex is inside that tent-covered space. He apparently calls out prices depending on the participant. Since it’s such a unique event, people have flocked here. Many famous NewTubers came too.”

The Genex chairman alone was impressive, but to have such a format for a unique greatsword.

For people hungry for content, this was excellent prey.

“By the way, two days ago, that famous ranker Cheon Se-yeon participated.”

The employee looked around and lowered his voice.

“The chairman apparently called out 1 trillion won.”

His jaw dropped.

It may be called 1 trillion, but it was an amount so large he couldn’t even fathom it.

Was it because he knew Jinhyeok was planning to participate?

“Well, I hope you get good results. Fighting!”

The employee sent his encouragement.

Such kindness without even buying any items.

Pellid Department Store was really a great place, except for the prices.

“Fighting!”

Jinhyeok also pumped himself up before joining the event waiting line.

Among those waiting was the NewTuber he’d seen at Mount Inwang.

“Oh my, have the big brothers and sisters arrived? Always doing my best to provide entertaining content, NewTuber Kim Gwang-seon greets you!”

Kim Gwang-seon bowed his head with exaggerated gestures.

“Right now I’m at Pellid Department Store. What am I going to smash here? It’s the event hosted by Genex! It’s been over a week since it started but they still haven’t found an owner for the sword! So I, Kim Gwang-seon, the man who cleared the 50th Floor, have come personally to end this event! Wahahahaha! What’s that? You say I boasted last time at Mount Inwang but couldn’t even find the red-eyed sister? Hey hey, big brother! How can I find someone who doesn’t exist? They have to be there to be found. Today will be different, so look forward to it!”

Jinhyeok flinched and looked at Seira standing beside him.

Not only was she wearing her hat pulled down low, but she also had tinted glasses on.

There was no way they’d be caught.

‘I just need to wait a little.’

The line shortened faster than expected.

What exactly were they doing inside?

“Master.”

He turned his head at Seira’s call.

Kim Gwang-seon was walking over, pointing his camera this way.

“Oh dear, I’m so sorry! It doesn’t look like the line will reach those behind me! It’s not too late even now! Taking a lap around the department store and eating something delicious would be a better use of your time!”

Did he judge that there was no chance of winning against a 50th Floor player?

The people standing in front of Jinhyeok began leaving in droves.

Thanks to that, Jinhyeok ended up positioned right behind Kim Gwang-seon.

“Huh? There’s still someone who hasn’t left? You came with your girlfriend? Are you by any chance a Player?”

“Yes.”

“Out of courtesy, I won’t ask about your floor! I only ask people who seem higher than me. Hahahaha!”

The chat window started burning up.

@ Don’t bully the newbie, you bastard!

@ He’s with his girlfriend, you should help him save face!

“Oh my, what do you mean bullying? I was just joking. Come on, newbie! Let’s work hard together! Fighting!”

“Fighting.”

@ Wow, Kim Gwang-seon is being rude but look how he handles it calmly. No wonder he has a girlfriend.

@ His girlfriend seems really pretty too. They’re a handsome couple. A wild boar shouldn’t butt into that picture anyway.

‘Tsk.’

Kim Gwang-seon clicked his tongue at the rising chat messages.

Whether it was the viewers or that scrawny guy’s girlfriend, they really had no eye for men.

As a true alpha male, it was quite regrettable.

“Next participant, please come in.”

“Big brothers! It’s finally my turn! I’m going to crush this event!”

Kim Gwang-seon swept Jinhyeok with a dismissive look and entered the tent.

Once Kim Gwang-seon moved a bit away, Seira spoke up.

“If you permit it, I’ll quietly go cut him down.”

“Cut what down. He’s not bullying weak people.”

Seira looked at the utterly peaceful Jinhyeok.

“Master has a broad heart.”

Then Seira stared at the tent Kim Gwang-seon had entered.

’20 seconds? No, 10 seconds would be enough.’

A human who couldn’t even gauge whether his opponent was stronger or weaker than himself.

If Kim Gwang-seon had encountered Jinhyeok in the middle of a battlefield, his head would be rolling on the ground by now.

“Seira, if I fail, you participate. Two people have better odds than one.”

“Understood. But Master will be able to finish it.”

“We don’t even know what they’re doing inside?”

Seira placed her hand on Jinhyeok’s shoulder.

“It doesn’t matter. Because Master can do anything.”

Jinhyeok burst into a chuckle.

Having someone who showed infinite trust without asking questions.

It was truly a pleasant and reassuring thing.

Just then.

“Hyaaaaaaah!!”

An tremendous battle cry could be heard from inside.

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