I’m the Only One With Two Towers - Chapter 293

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Only I Have Two Towers Episode 293

About Becoming Bait

I leaned against the railing and looked down below.

“The sea was scarier than I thought.”

Rogadu, who had turned pale while explaining why we shouldn’t row.

Various sea monsters live beneath this pitch-black sea.

Strange creatures that are usually docile but become aggressive and start hunting when they sense any presence other than Mugu.

They’re so sensitive that while a person can briefly enter and exit the water, if they swim around inside, the creatures immediately reveal themselves.

“That’s why we waited for rescue even though we have quite a few crew members. Those guys are the masters of this Black Sea. Once you’re marked as a target, death is unavoidable.”

Rogadu finished speaking and squeezed his eyes shut.

He had once seen it while standing on the shore by chance.

An absurdly massive monster swimming in the middle of the pitch-black sea.

The thought of such a thing attacking this galley ship was terrifying just to imagine.

“When will rescue come?”

“Maybe never?”

A woman of similar age carrying Momo piggyback walked over.

Rogadu’s daughter, Rimuna.

Rimuna shook her head back and forth.

“Actually, it’s been quite a while since we’ve been drifting without rowing. In the meantime, we’ve strayed quite far from the routes that existing work boats take. They’ll probably try to find us if we don’t return, but no one knows whether we’ll be discovered or not.”

“They say words become trees! You have to be careful what you say!”

“Wouldn’t it be good if we became trees?”

“Eh?! That does seem right!”

Rogadu let out a groan and pulled two long sticks from his pocket.

“Signal flares to indicate our position. We had five, but we’ve already shot up three.”

“But rescue still hasn’t come.”

“Right. According to the existing work schedule, at least one ship should have seen these signals. It’s strange how there are no work boats around.”

Rimuna let out a deep sigh at the dejected Rogadu.

“Dad. Let’s just do what these people say. If we use up both remaining signal flares, we won’t have any other options. It’s a short-term work boat, so we don’t have food either.”

“That won’t do. Those guys will come.”

Jinhyeok, who had been listening, spoke up.

“What if we can kill everything that comes?”

Perhaps it was an unexpected statement.

Rimuna and Rogadu turned their heads simultaneously.

“We have some expertise in naval combat. We’ve even caught really big sea monsters before.”

“It was a giant eel! Super fatty and delicious!”

“Momo prepared it!”

“Oh my, is that so?”

She seems to have already fallen for Mohwang’s charm.

Rimuna vigorously kneaded his chubby cheeks.

“We’ll divide the people – some will row and some will guard the ship.”

“Some people… That won’t be easy. Didn’t you see the size of the galley ship? It won’t move forward with just three or four people rowing.”

“Don’t worry about that.”

I gave a thumbs up.

What we have in abundance is strength.

“The problem is…”

Rimuna narrowed her eyes.

“If they come diving underwater. It’s so dark we have no way of knowing if they’re coming or not.”

“Don’t worry about that!”

Kancheo rushed off somewhere.

Soon he came back dragging something.

It was Nia, who had been sleeping on the deck.

“When everything around gets pitch dark, Nia’s detection ability skyrockets! She’ll notice them as soon as they come!”

Where did he learn the word “skyrockets”?

While I was puzzled, Kancheo pulled fishing line from his bag.

It looked like something he’d stolen from Grandpa Toto.

But what was he planning to do with Nia and fishing line… Gulp!

I swallowed dryly.

I thought he might have some brilliant idea.

But it was a much more straightforward method.

Kancheo skillfully tied the fishing line around Nia’s rising and falling belly.

He seemed to be planning to put sleeping Nia in.

Into that pitch-black ink.

Camilla shook her head with a hopeless expression.

“He’s definitely going to hell.”

“Kancheo, what are you doing!!”

Momo jumped down from Rimuna’s neck, shouting angrily.

I thought she was going to deliver righteous judgment to Satan Kancheo… but no.

It seemed she found it interesting deep down.

She sat down side by side and helped tie the fishing line into knots.

“Odongtongi is going to fall in too.”

After thinking about something for a moment, I walked over to the Kanmo Duo.

Rimuna looked at me with a startled face.

She was asking with her eyes.

Surely you’re not planning to join that procession too?

“Kancheo, Momo.”

“Yodel Ranger Vice-Captain Kancheo!”

“Why are you calling!”

After taking a few deep breaths, I spoke with a solemn face.

“Tie it to my waist!”

Nia isn’t the only one with the “In Darkness” unique trait.

I had also acquired it during the last battle at Wawel Castle.

Kancheo jumped up from his seat and saluted with the most solemn and reverent face in the world.

“Yes sir! I won’t forget the Captain’s noble sacrifice!”

I’m not planning to sacrifice myself!

“All tied up!”

Momo connected the fishing line to my body while I was distracted.

Her hands are indeed quick.

“Momo, tie it in several more layers. So I don’t drift away.”

One line feels unsafe.

“Got it!”

Momo gave a chubby thumbs up and created several butterfly knots with incredible hand movements.

It definitely felt more secure than before.

“Don’t worry, Captain! I’ll hold on tight and not let go!”

Kancheo showed me the bamboo fishing rod.

A fishing rod so flimsy it wouldn’t be strange if it snapped at any moment.

Absolutely not.

“Mr. Rogadu. Is there somewhere we can tie this? Something that extends long like an anchor would be even better.”

I’m not just planning to go into the sea for simple detection.

My friends will have to defend, but it’s better to keep the sea monsters and the ship as far apart as possible.

So I’m planning to properly play the role of bait.

So that those called the masters of the Black Sea could turn their eyes away from the galley ship’s rowing.

“There’s a suitable place. Follow me.”

I followed Rogadu’s steps.

Let’s go up and change into the swimsuit.

‘Becoming bait for clearing the Tower would be good experience too.’

Master Seira had advised me to accumulate as diverse experiences as possible.

I gave a thumbs up to Seira who was just walking over from the deck.

Seira’s eyes shook violently, perhaps because of the butterfly knots tied all over my body.

I didn’t bother asking if this kind of thing was included in the experiences she told me to accumulate.

That’s just how it is sometimes.

The kind of thing where it’s better not to hear the answer.

Well anyway, let’s go.

The island of Pamillan, surrounded by the pitch-black sea.

An old man standing in the tallest building on the island opened his mouth.

“The work boat?”

“There’s no need to worry. It hasn’t returned for two days now.”

They had tampered with the power source below deck and changed the schedule of the remaining work boats.

There would be no safe rescue or anything like that.

The old man nodded and stroked his white beard.

“I hope they understand. That all of this is for the sake of the island.”

“What’s there to understand or not? Anyway, they won’t know the truth until the moment they die. They’ll simply think they were unlucky.”

“Marundo.”

“Yes, family head.”

“My foolish son.”

“Yes…?”

The old man frowned.

“They were sacrificed for the island. At least showing respect is human decency. With that kind of mindset, no wonder your artifacts always turn out that way.”

“I’m, I’m sorry.”

Marundo bowed his head and gritted his teeth.

The very person who ordered all this, yet showing such sentiment afterward.

It was hypocrisy that made his teeth chatter.

The old man rose from his seat and walked to the railing.

Then he scattered the wine cup he was holding toward the sea.

“Rest in peace. With your sacrifice, the masters of the Black Sea will remain quiet for a while.”

Pamillan, the Island of Innocence.

To Pamillan, the Black Sea was both a deadly danger and an indispensable source of life.

That’s why they had no choice but to obey.

The great providence of nature, the absolute rules set by the Black Sea.

The rear end of the galley ship.

Jinhyeok, standing at the very back, looked around.

“Mm!”

The personnel placement was perfect.

Dark and Renia were in charge of rowing, Ellia and Camilla handled defense on deck, and Kancheo and Seira were assigned to strike the monsters that would appear.

Nia, the deadly sin of sloth and gluttony, was currently hanging from Kancheo’s bamboo fishing rod as the last line of defense.

If by any chance the monsters ignored me and swarmed the galley ship, she would enter the water.

Then what about Odongtong Momo?!

Peep! Peeep! Peep peep!

“No! You have to row when the peep sound disappears!”

General Mo was in command for the two rowers whose breathing was impossibly out of sync.

Dark let out a deep sigh at the booming shout.

“The sounds are all different – peep and peeep and peep and peep peep – how do we match them? How about just using one, two?”

“What?!”

Momo’s eyes shook terrifyingly.

“Dark, why are you so smart! Hey, you stupid yodeler! This isn’t good!”

Kancheo shook his head at Momo, who was blaming the yodel whistle for no reason.

“Hopeless. That one. Can’t use it.”

General Mo as the rowing master, Dark and Renia as rowers.

In another sense, it was a combination that inspired very little confidence.

Below deck, would it be okay?

Rogadu, the galley ship’s work foreman, placed his hand on my shoulder.

He seemed very worried about me going into that dark place.

Let me quickly reassure him.

“It’s okay. Whatever comes, I won’t get hurt…”

“Are those rowers going to be alright?”

So that’s what it was.

“Hmm.”

I rubbed my chin and gave a somewhat uncertain thumbs up.

“They’ll be fine. Probably?”

“I’ll, I’ll trust only you.”

“Then shall we depart?”

“Let’s do that.”

Following Rogadu’s instructions, the galley ship’s sail was unfurled.

The galley ship slowly glided over the sea, catching the wind.

I securely put on my snorkeling goggles and jumped into the sea.

The bait play begins.

‘Ugh.’

As soon as I entered with a splash, my face contorted in disgust.

There was no such thing as the refreshing feeling of the sea.

All that existed was the sticky texture clinging to various parts of my body.

Even with status abnormality immunity, I worried my body might rot.

Of course, separately from this, perhaps because I had entered the invisible depths of the sea.

I seemed to feel strangely calm.

[Unique trait ‘In the Darkness’ activates! All senses become sharp!]

My nose wrinkled once again.

The already unpleasant texture became even clearer.

And how much time had passed?

The gliding galley ship began to pick up speed.

It seemed Dark and Renia had started rowing.

Accordingly, my body was also dragged along, dangling.

The current speed is just right… huh?

Kwaaaaaaaa!!

For some reason.

Though it seemed like it should slow down now, the speed kept increasing endlessly.

And perhaps because of this aftermath.

In the pitch-black darkness where nothing was visible.

Splash!

Something began to move.

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