I’m the Only One With Two Towers - Chapter 35

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Only I Have Two Towers Episode 035

Root and Branch

“Not belonging to any other nation. That is my condition.”

Someone might say.

Are you really burning 50 billion won over such a trivial condition?

But that’s something only someone ignorant of this ecosystem would say.

After the emergence of Awakeners and the Tower, all nations worldwide entered a state of constant competition.

The so-called silent war.

Everyone was desperately trying to recruit talent.

The player they most wanted to find right now was undoubtedly the Honorable Stair Climber.

Though the floor number itself was low, he had climbed up to the 28th floor with incredible momentum.

As a prime example of a promising talent, no one could predict what kind of monster he would become over time.

Having such an unpredictable variable fall into another nation’s hands would be a terrible disaster.

If they could prevent this, 50 billion won actually felt like a bargain.

“To be honest, I wanted to make your joining the Hunter Bureau a condition, Mr. Yoo Jin-hyeok. But you would refuse, wouldn’t you?”

“You’re correct.”

“You probably wouldn’t like becoming a freelance hunter like Se-yeon either, would you?”

“You are correct.”

Jin Yun-ho nodded with his eyes closed.

The Hunter Bureau wasn’t a pushover.

They didn’t get dragged around by just anyone.

But right now, they had no choice but to be dragged along.

The one who needed money was the other side, but it was also Jinhyeok who was leading this negotiation.

‘This isn’t easy.’

He hadn’t known before, but seeing Jinhyeok’s attitude today made him realize.

The Jinhyeok before him wasn’t some naive rookie who didn’t know how the world worked.

He looked incredibly kind, but he was actually a cunning snake who clearly understood the cards he held.

50 billion won was undoubtedly a damn large sum of money.

However, if he could prove he was the Honorable Stair Climber, he could easily get that much money from other places.

Jinhyeok knew this but chose Jin Yun-ho and the Hunter Bureau because they seemed like the least bothersome option.

What if they didn’t know their place and made excessive demands?

He would definitely kick over the table and go find someone else.

If you can’t have it, don’t let it be taken either.

This was the best judgment Jin Yun-ho and the Hunter Bureau could make at the moment.

“Fine. However, since it’s not a small amount of money, you must tell us what you’ll use it for. I need to submit this for approval to headquarters.”

“I need a top-grade subspace bag.”

Now he understood why 50 billion won was needed.

Being able to store items from outside the Tower.

And being able to store more than other people.

It might sound trivial in some ways, but it absolutely wasn’t.

Being able to carry various items meant that the tactics you could deploy in the Tower became diversified.

Even when engaging in wars of attrition on a single floor, the essential requirement was having supplies to endure, and high-grade subspace bags made this possible.

That’s why they were damn expensive despite not being high-grade or high-level equipment.

The extremely low drop rate also contributed to this.

Jin Yun-ho, who had been touching his forehead, checked his phone.

‘There is one.’

He hadn’t remembered wrong.

The Hunter Bureau also had one.

A top-grade subspace bag that could be used both inside the Tower and outside.

However, there was already a player assigned to take it.

“If you just need the bag, you don’t need the 50 billion won?”

“Yes. I don’t need it.”

Jin Yun-ho checked the name of the assigned player.

In his judgment, there was no need to even weigh this against the Jinhyeok before him.

“Let me make one phone call. You’re accepting the conditions, right?”

“Of course. I won’t even go near other nations.”

Since he had no intention of belonging anywhere from the start, the decision was easy.

Being alone was much more comfortable.

“Good. Let’s proceed with the contract signing in a bit.”

Jin Yun-ho got up from his seat and left the store.

Then he made a phone call.

# Oh, Team Leader Jin. What’s going on at this late hour?

HR Director Lee Chang-gi was being playful with his greeting.

“It’s only 6 PM.”

# For someone like me who goes to bed early, this is a late hour. So, why are you calling first for once?

“Could you pull some strings with the Support Team? If I do it, there might be a fight.”

# Would that work? What’s this about? Let me hear it.

“The Plix subspace bag that the Support Team decided to give to Player Jo Gang-tae. I want to assign it to another player.”

Player Jo Gang-tae, who was currently attempting the 40th floor section.

The floor number alone wasn’t that high, but there was a reason the Hunter Bureau supported him generously.

Jo Gang-tae had updated quite a few Pantheon records up to his current floor.

The Hunter Bureau highly valued Jo Gang-tae’s potential and was supporting him both materially and spiritually.

# Are you trying to set off a nuclear bomb? Don’t you know Player Jo Gang-tae’s personality?

“I know. Why wouldn’t I know?”

Jo Gang-tae was a player famous for constantly requesting money and item support.

He was someone who would threaten them by hinting he’d go to other nations or organizations if he got even slightly upset.

Nevertheless, the Hunter Bureau had been silently accepting his requests because of the excellent performance he’d shown so far.

# The subspace bag was something we barely managed to get because Player Jo Gang-tae desperately said he needed it, and now you want to give it to someone else? Absolutely not. Just imagining it gives me a headache.

Jin Yun-ho raised the corner of his mouth.

Fortune teller Lee Chang-gi.

It seemed even he couldn’t foresee what would happen today.

“What if giving it away could prevent the Honorable Stair Climber from going to another nation?”

# No matter what you say, what can’t be done can’t be… What?

There was a squeaking sound of a chair.

Lee Chang-gi, who had been sprawled out, sat up straight.

# You found him?

“I didn’t find him, he came to me directly. He said he needed a top-grade subspace bag. I could give him the 50 billion won as originally requested, but I judge that to be dangerous.”

# That’s true.

The process of buying 50 billion won worth of equipment wouldn’t be easy.

The possibility of catching other people’s attention or having his identity revealed was also very high.

Even if Jinhyeok kept his promise well, he could be exposed to other dangers, so the Hunter Bureau wanted to avoid this situation at all costs.

“HR Director. Will you do it?”

# What are you asking? Of course I have to.

Like Jin Yun-ho, Lee Chang-gi didn’t bother weighing the options either.

If Jo Gang-tae had occasionally updated Pantheon records, the Runner had completely swept and replaced everything from the 1st to 28th floors.

Naturally, all the records Jo Gang-tae had set in those sections had been very cleanly erased by Yoo Jin-hyeok.

There was nothing to think about.

# Team Leader Jin Yun-ho.

“Yes.”

# You did very well.

Lee Chang-gi hung up the phone with praise.

Felix’s subspace bag, secured successfully.

Jinhyeok finished with a hearty dinner and delicious seafood for the second round.

“Then I’ll see you tomorrow.”

He greeted the two people.

Since the subspace bag required procedures, they agreed to deliver it tomorrow.

“Yes. We’ll deliver it on time. Get home safely.”

“Take care!”

Jinhyeok bowed once more and left the store.

Watching his retreating figure, Se-yeon let out a deep sigh.

“Let’s go for a third round.”

“Let’s hold back today. We shouldn’t interfere with such an excellent Player, especially a Runner, who says he’ll enter the Tower as soon as midnight strikes.”

“I’m also a very, very excellent Player who cleared the 84th Floor today, you know?”

Se-yeon shrugged her shoulders and leaned back in her chair.

Normally, she would have grabbed Jinhyeok regardless of the Tower or whatever.

But today she had something to discuss with Jin Yun-ho.

“Did you find her?”

“No. We were one step too late.”

Geum Sa-ra from the Hunter Bureau support team who had been in charge of Se-yeon until recently.

She had completely vanished.

“We found this at Geum Sa-ra’s house.”

Jin Yun-ho handed over the phone that Se-yeon had lost at the Hunter Bureau.

“As expected… it was Sa-ra.”

Se-yeon held her forehead.

The back of her head felt slightly numb.

They had been quite close for over two years.

“We’re following Geum Sa-ra, but there’s been no harvest yet.”

“Cutting off the tail, huh.”

She clicked her tongue in annoyance.

She wanted to completely destroy them for the interference, but it was frustrating.

“By the way, wasn’t Yoo Jin-hyeok connected to that car you asked me to find last time?”

“Ah, haha…”

Se-yeon scratched her head while looking at distant mountains.

Since it was discovered that Jinhyeok was the source of the potions, it was hard to keep making excuses.

Se-yeon watched Jin Yun-ho’s expression.

For some reason, he looked extremely serious.

“Please understand. I received something, so I couldn’t tell you.”

Just as she was about to add another word to his still unrelenting expression, Jin Yun-ho continued.

“There’s one more clue besides Geum Sa-ra.”

“A clue?”

A file folder was pushed across the table.

Several profile sheets.

“Who are these people?”

“A group that seems connected to Geum Sa-ra. Most of them were ex-convicts.”

“Where are these bastards? I’ll go ask them directly.”

“You won’t be able to ask them.”

“What?”

“They’re all dead.”

He handed over a photograph.

About a dozen corpses photographed at an abandoned factory.

Se-yeon frowned.

“Who did this?”

“Actually, I’m curious about that too.”

Jin Yun-ho’s eyes met Se-yeon’s.

Reading his intention, Se-yeon waved her hand.

“Come on, Yoo Jin-hyeok just cleared the 28th Floor. His synchronization rate would be at most around 10 percent. Do you think that makes sense?”

“Does the record Yoo Jin-hyeok set from the 1st to 28th Floor make sense?”

She had nothing to say.

Though she had become somewhat numb after 28 repetitions, it was indeed a series of miraculous records beyond comprehension.

Jin Yun-ho exhaled quietly and leaned back.

“An Honorable Stair Climber. An incredibly amazing existence. No one would deny that. But I don’t think that’s everything. If Yoo Jin-hyeok really killed these people…”

A strange gleam appeared in Jin Yun-ho’s eyes.

“He might be a much more tremendous irregular than we think.”

Se-yeon swallowed dryly.

What was on Jin Yun-ho’s face wasn’t seriousness or suspicion.

It was tremendous anticipation close to ecstasy.

She could guarantee that Jin Yun-ho was hoping.

Please let Yoo Jin-hyeok be the irregular who killed these people.

And one more thing – another worry had arisen.

The unknown organization that went to the meeting place through Cheon Se-yeon’s phone.

Then they might also be aware.

That the last person the dead organization members met was Yoo Jin-hyeok.

At that moment, at the Old Town Officetel.

“Sound the festive music!”

“Festive music… what’s festive music?!”

The word was too difficult, so they decided to change it.

“Raise the chicken legs!”

“Waaah! Chicken legs are delicious!”

Seira and Dark followed Jinhyeok and Kancheo, each raising a chicken leg.

“What should we do now?”

After staying frozen like that for a moment, Jinhyeok, who had been intoxicated with joy, scratched his head.

“Let’s eat deliciously.”

The four people quickly devoured the chicken in front of them.

Jinhyeok also began tearing into the chicken much more deliciously than on other days.

And for good reason.

Satisfaction!!

It was a whopping 50 billion won.

An amount he wouldn’t have dared covet even in his imagination.

But it had rolled in like a windfall.

In the form of a subspace bag.

Jinhyeok, who had demolished a chicken leg in an instant, clenched his fist.

‘Nice!’

Tomorrow he could finally go.

To the Outer Layer of the Mythic Tower, the 3.5th Floor.

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