I’m the Only One With Two Towers - Chapter 29

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Only I Have Two Towers Episode 029

Soy Sauce Night

“Stop.”

Kim Gwang-seon lowered the greatsword he had been swinging roughly.

Kim Gwang-seon looked straight ahead with a triumphant expression.

He was certain.

This was it.

“Hmm.”

At the end of Kim Gwang-seon’s gaze sat the chairman of the steel company Genex.

Jin Tae-gon watched Kim Gwang-seon’s swordsmanship without the slightest change in expression.

After stroking his beard for a moment, he opened his mouth.

“One…”

‘One hundred million? Not bad.’

A satisfied smile formed on Kim Gwang-seon’s lips.

Even that famous ranker Cheon Se-yeon was offered one trillion.

If he drew aggro by claiming to have crushed Cheon Se-yeon, massive views were guaranteed.

“One gyeong.”

“Thank you… What?!”

Kim Gwang-seon’s eyes widened.

When he asked back, thinking he had misheard, Jin Tae-gon frowned.

“Are your ears bad? I said one gyeong.”

“That’s ridiculous! What kind of word play is that?”

“Word play? Do I look like someone who would play with words?”

“I can’t accept this! No one else could even lift something this heavy!”

Kim Gwang-seon pointed to the greatsword he had been swinging just moments ago.

It was a greatsword made from Genex’s steel for today’s event.

“I was the one who lifted it, and I was the one who swung it enough to use it in actual combat!”

“I acknowledge your strength.”

“Then…!”

“But when did I tell you to swing it mindlessly? I would have asked you to show me any swordsmanship you could perform. You’re not planning to insist that such a thing is swordsmanship, are you?”

Kim Gwang-seon gritted his teeth.

One gyeong.

It was an amount so embarrassing he couldn’t tell anyone, and it made him furious.

But he couldn’t argue back.

In reality, Kim Gwang-seon had never learned anything called swordsmanship in his life.

“I’m busy, so get out, one gyeong.”

One of the bodyguards returned the GoPro they had confiscated upon entry.

Kim Gwang-seon snatched it away and left the room fuming.

“Sigh.”

Jin Tae-gon leaned back in his chair and let out a deep sigh.

The Tower of Despair had appeared, opening the age of great awakening.

In a world overflowing with various ability users, how could there be such a lack of talent?

“Chairman, how about ending the event as of today?”

The secretary cautiously asked for his opinion.

The reason the steel company Genex held such a strange event was solely due to Chairman Jin Tae-gon’s stubbornness.

A family tradition that the clan had maintained for generations without giving up, even while busy with business.

The swordsmanship hall still operating deep in Jirisan was exactly that.

Why a swordsmanship hall out of nowhere?

During the Joseon Dynasty, the Jin Family was a famous military family that produced numerous generals.

The swordsmanship hall was a place created to never forget the family’s roots and ancestral spirit.

Thanks to this, Jin Tae-gon had grown up watching his grandfather and father train with swords from childhood, and he himself never neglected sword training even when business was busy.

Perhaps because of this, his interest in swords was at an irrational level.

He hosted such events because he wanted to see external swordsmanship, even when everyone tried to dissuade him.

But now, a week after the event started, Jin Tae-gon was on the verge of giving up after facing reality.

Most participants couldn’t even lift a sword.

Even those who could hold a sword only swung them mindlessly or imitated kendo at best.

The same was true for rankers with some reputation.

Though better than others, none of them had seriously approached or trained with the sword.

-Tae-gon. As time passes, true warriors will disappear. The romantic era of pursuing the sword for higher realms has ended.

Jin Tae-gon wanted to find real warriors outside the family to refute his father’s words.

But so far, it had been just as his father said.

To Players, martial arts were merely a means.

A means to become famous, a means to make money.

No one knew the joy of achievement gained from polishing and refining martial arts itself.

‘Is this such an era?’

Jin Tae-gon sighed once more and looked at his secretary.

“Are there more people waiting?”

“There’s one team. They seem like a couple, but I’m not sure if both will participate.”

“Let’s just see one more person. The event ends today.”

“Understood.”

He didn’t particularly expect anything.

He was already exhausted beyond measure.

He was just trying to show courtesy to those who had waited.

Step.

Jin Tae-gon looked at Jinhyeok who entered.

A young man who appeared to be in his early twenties.

Though he had a body that seemed to have exercised quite a bit, his handsome features looked far from martial arts.

“Would you like to try lifting the sword?”

His build wasn’t even large.

Probably even lifting the sword would be difficult…?

Jin Tae-gon’s eyebrows twitched.

Jinhyeok easily lifted with one hand what Kim Gwang-seon had lifted with both hands.

“What should I do next?”

Jin Tae-gon, who had been stunned for a moment, continued speaking.

“If you know any swordsmanship, would you show me?”

“Understood.”

Jinhyeok immediately answered and took his stance.

Then he began to perform the basic swordsmanship he had learned from Seira.

“…!”

For the first time since the event started, Jin Tae-gon’s eyes widened.

His body, which had been stuck to the chair, leaned forward with each swing of the sword.

It was on a completely different level from the choppy, nutcracker-like swords of the others.

The line that started from the sword’s tip hadn’t broken even after all this time.

It continued unbroken, drawing beautiful lines.

Creak.

Jin Tae-gon had completely risen from his chair before he knew it.

The secretary, who had been watching in a daze alongside him, barely came to his senses and spoke.

“Chairman.”

He had already been swinging for three or four times longer than other participants.

It was time to stop.

“Stop.”

As the voice rang out, Jinhyeok sheathed his sword.

“Huh.”

An exclamation escaped involuntarily.

Even the sheathing motion was perfect.

The line continued unbroken as well.

“Have you learned swordsmanship before?”

“Yes. I’m still learning now.”

“From whom?”

“I have a master.”

“May I know their name?”

“I cannot tell you that. They don’t wish it.”

“I see.”

Jin Tae-gon nodded.

Though he couldn’t learn the name, a smile leaked out.

They still existed.

A true master who could teach such swordsmanship.

“Your name?”

“Yoo Jin-hyeok.”

“Do you belong to any organization? Like the Player Hunter Guild?”

“No.”

“Good. Do you know who I am?”

“You’re the chairman of Genex, the steel company.”

“You know well. If you want, I’ll hire you under very good conditions. With my chairman’s authority, right here and now.”

“I’m grateful that you think well of me, but I must decline. I didn’t come here because I wanted to belong somewhere.”

The corner of Jin Tae-gon’s mouth twitched.

Among the event participants, many had joining Genex as their main goal.

They wanted to impress the chairman and skip the complex and difficult hiring process.

“I just came because I heard I could buy a sword cheaply.”

“What’s your reason for needing a sword?”

“I want to become stronger.”

“Last question. Why do you want to become stronger?”

“Well, becoming stronger is…”

Jinhyeok smiled.

“Because it’s fun.”

Jin Tae-gon’s twitching mouth corner rose long.

Ecstasy spread across his previously indifferent face.

He had found it. The real thing.

The age of romance wasn’t over yet.

Jinhyeok, who had been looking at Jin Tae-gon, carefully opened his mouth.

“I heard you’d tell me the sword’s price after the test.”

Only then did Jin Tae-gon come to his senses and nod.

Intoxicated by joy, he had momentarily forgotten this was an event.

At his gesture, the security team brought out a long box.

Thud.

A heavy sound indicated it was quite weighty.

Jin Tae-gon reached out and opened the box.

From within, Ganjiang Moye revealed itself.

It was a sword with black and white exquisitely mixed.

‘Ooh.’

Jinhyeok’s eyes sparkled.

He was certain the moment he saw it.

This was much better than those hundred-million-won swords he’d seen outside.

‘I want it.’

Of course, the possibility of buying it was extremely low.

All the money he had was 130 million.

Even if a much smaller 10 billion than Cheon Se-yeon’s was called, Jinhyeok couldn’t buy it.

Jin Tae-gon, having finished pricing, opened his mouth.

“Take it.”

“Pardon?”

Thinking he’d misheard, he reflexively asked back.

“It’s free. You emptied your inventory, right?”

While he stood dazed, the security team brought the box to Jinhyeok.

Jinhyeok, alternating between looking at Jin Tae-gon and the box, carefully took the sword.

As his hand touched it, a description window appeared before his eyes.

[Ganjiang Moye / Two-handed Greatsword / Grade: Unique / Level Limit: 20 / Tower Exclusive Item]

# Attack Power: 100.

# Originally two separate swords. A skilled blacksmith combined the two swords, imbued with a couple’s wish to never be separated.

# Contains the power of both the yang sword Ganjiang and the yin sword Moye.

## Each time you cut an enemy, Ganjiang’s influence increases the player’s strength.

## Each time you block an enemy’s attack, Moye’s influence increases the player’s agility.

He swallowed dry saliva.

A buff-type weapon he’d only heard about.

Moreover, it was one that maximized its effects the longer the battle lasted.

‘Nice!’

After throwing a mental uppercut, he quickly put Ganjiang Moye into his inventory.

Fortunately, even until he finished storing it, no one shouted ‘Surprise! It was a hidden camera!’

“Thank you. I’ll use it well.”

Jin Tae-gon smiled.

“Do you take private requests?”

“Of course. As long as it’s not illegal. I need money to live.”

For a regular individual player to receive requests from a major corporation was nearly impossible.

It was usual to entrust such work to known rankers or guaranteed parties like small-scale corporate units.

“I like your honesty. Take this, it’s my business card. Could you write your number here before you go?”

He wrote his number where Jin Tae-gon pointed.

“Thank you. Let’s shake hands.”

Jinhyeok smiled and grasped Jin Tae-gon’s extended hand.

His first impression had been terrifying, but now he seemed like a refreshingly good grandfather.

“See you again.”

“I’ll see you again.”

After politely bowing his head, he exited the tent.

“No, brothers and sisters! This is completely ridiculous! The event itself is wrong! The evaluation method isn’t transparent either, it’s just whatever he wants!”

Perhaps the results didn’t satisfy him.

Kim Gwang-seon was venting his frustration.

“Probably everyone who participated in the event feels the same way!”

@ So how much were you quoted?

@ What’s wrong with the organizer doing whatever they want? It’s their item they’re putting up.

@ First let’s see how much you were quoted. Then we can at least compare with other NewTubers.

Kim Gwang-seon frowned.

It was a whopping 1 quadrillion.

An amount never heard or seen before.

If this gets revealed, he’ll be properly screwed.

Whether Kim Gwang-seon was doing this or not, Jinhyeok quickly turned around with Seira.

Just then, Kim Gwang-seon, who spotted Jinhyeok, raised his voice.

“I’m telling you, the price isn’t what’s important! The event itself is the problem! Oh? There happens to be someone coming out over there! I’m sure they’ll think the same as me! I’ll go ask them!”

The moment he tried to follow Jinhyeok’s steps.

“1 quadrillion.”

Jin Tae-gon, who had come outside, blocked Kim Gwang-seon’s path.

@ Holy shit, it’s really Jin Tae-gon. The Genex chairman.

@ 1 quadrillion? What’s he talking about?

Perhaps worried that the viewers wouldn’t understand.

Jin Tae-gon pointed at Kim Gwang-seon and delivered his words clearly once more.

“That’s the price set for this man. 1 quadrillion.”

Kim Gwang-seon’s face turned bright red as he began trembling.

Watching such Kim Gwang-seon, Jin Tae-gon smiled.

“By the way, that’s the highest price I called in this event.”

Come to think of it, he had forgotten to mention something.

That to some people he’s kind and benevolent, but to others he’s a stubborn and nasty old man.

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