I’m the Only One With Two Towers - Chapter 43

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Only I Have Two Towers Episode 043

Are You the Runner?

Early morning.

[Exiting the 4th Floor of Mythic Tower.]

Jinhyeok, who had come out of the Tower, wore a dumbfounded expression.

Unlike the previous floors, this one had ended at record speed.

“What is this?”

Kancheo also tilted his head in disbelief.

It was understandable.

Jinhyeok’s party had woken up early, made full preparations, and entered Mythic Tower.

What greeted them was a small space of about 3 pyeong.

It was a size where they could barely stand by huddling together.

In the center of the space was a strangely shaped disc.

The Tower was cleared the moment they picked it up.

‘There are all kinds of clear conditions.’

Jinhyeok looked down at the disc.

A disc covered with indecipherable characters.

No matter how he turned it around, there was nothing particularly noteworthy.

[To enter the 5th Floor of Mythic Tower, you must complete the incomplete disc!]

The message that had appeared on the way out was the only clue.

True to the unhelpful system, it didn’t explain why this disc was incomplete.

“Hmm.”

Momo approached, rubbing her chubby chin, and began examining the disc.

Jinhyeok watched Momo with expectant eyes.

Momo had shown extraordinary abilities from her first appearance.

Surely Momo would find some clue…

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Momo suddenly started hitting the disc up and down.

He quickly snatched it away, fearing the disc would break.

“It’s not working! The TV worked when I did this yesterday!”

Jinhyeok shifted his gaze to the TV in the living room.

The thing was already on its last legs, and now it was being beaten in places he couldn’t see.

“Shoo shoo. Go play games over there.”

“Games are good!”

“Want to play a round?”

“Kancheo is bad at it though.”

“What are you talking about! I won everything yesterday!”

After sending the two friends to the living room, Jinhyeok entered his room.

Sitting at his desk, Jinhyeok began carefully examining the disc.

It was shaped like a black stone plate with several sparkling white gems embedded in it.

‘Is it some kind of game?’

Jinhyeok groaned as he fiddled with the gems.

Well-cut luxury stones, stones that would probably fetch a good price if sold.

Apart from that, nothing else came to mind.

‘They say the more you hurry, the more you should take a detour.’

He crossed his arms and took a step back.

He stared at the disc from a distance for a while.

‘A constellation?’

The night sky he had stared at tediously while lying down yesterday flashed through his mind.

Sparkling white stones on a black background.

That was the only thing among his knowledge that fit.

He quickly sat in front of his computer and searched for famous constellations.

“Huh?”

Jinhyeok alternately looked at the disc and monitor with a stunned face.

Constellations like Orion and Canis Minor perfectly matched the pattern on the disc.

The joy of discovery was brief, as doubt crept in.

Why are these exactly the same?

The disc was brought from Mythic Tower.

Naturally, the constellation on this disc would have been modeled after the night sky of the world that floor belonged to.

It was fascinating that the constellations were identical to Earth where Jinhyeok lived.

‘Well, whatever.’

He put the question aside for later.

A precise analysis of the disc and constellations came first.

And it wasn’t long before he discovered it.

There was one thing missing from where it should be.

The brightest star in the night sky, Sirius.

‘Find Sirius and complete the disc?’

Having reached his own conclusion, Jinhyeok rushed out to the living room.

“Puhehehehe! I’m almost winning! Are you ready to lose?”

Kancheo jumped up, absorbed in the game.

“Kancheooo!”

“Boss? Why are you calling… Ah?”

The moment he turned around, Momo’s car overtook Kancheo’s car and sped ahead.

Momo let out a deep sigh and put down the controller.

“Kancheo is bad.”

Kancheo froze in place and looked at Jinhyeok with sad eyes.

He didn’t resent him.

He was his one and only boss!

“Why did you call me?”

He handed the Yodel Compass to Kancheo.

“I want to enhance this. Can it be done right away?”

Kancheo had said it once before.

The Yodel Compass’s functions weren’t just limited to this.

If they found a craftsman in Yodel Forest, he might be able to unlock hidden functions.

At the time, he didn’t particularly need additional functions and there was a risk of the compass breaking, so he had passed on it.

But to find Sirius without any clues, it seemed he’d have to take the risk.

“We just need to go to Yodel Forest!”

“How should I pay them?”

“Just buy chicken!”

“Chicken all of a sudden?”

“Yodel people love delicious food! With chicken, you can turn them into slaves right away! Puhehehe!”

He was trying to get help, but slaves? What a scary guy indeed.

Still, he was a bit worried.

The Yodel Compass was such a useful item that could be used outside as well.

If it broke and became unusable, his heart would be torn apart.

“I should pray it doesn’t break.”

As he muttered to himself, Kancheo waved his finger as if telling him not to worry.

“Sometimes things break during enhancement because grandpa dozes off. I’ll make sure he doesn’t fall asleep!”

“How?”

Kancheo pulled out a square box from his pocket.

“This is a remote control bomb I learned this time! I’ll attach this to Grandpa’s neck! The moment he dozes off, BOOM!! Then he’ll never fall asleep again!”

Seira and Dark, who were sitting nearby, looked at Kancheo.

Everyone had the same expression as Jinhyeok.

Scary Yodel guy!

“Then let’s go to Yodel Forest when we get entrance tickets.”

“Understood!”

Jinhyeok stretched and put on his clothes.

The lava zone that would unfold from the 31st floor.

There were items needed to climb that place.

Central area of Dongdaemun Market.

Jinhyeok, who had arrived, rubbed his chin.

‘This is amazing.’

Ren Trading Company had pushed out Sejin Guild leader Kim Geon-man and taken the central position.

They would have finished moving at the earliest this morning, but they had already finished preparing for business and even had quite a few customers gathered.

In a corner of the store, Kim Geon-man, who hadn’t finished organizing yet, was busily moving items around.

Perhaps because he had lost all public support, no one was helping him.

‘Serves him right.’

But what incredible initiative.

To finish cleaning and even start business in just one day.

No matter how little moving there was, it wasn’t something that could be done easily.

“A store that sells good products at good prices will always do well anywhere. It’s an unchanging truth.”

Oh Jae-gap, standing beside him, smiled.

“Aren’t you going to do business, Grandpa? You should open the General Store.”

“I opened it.”

“What? You just opened it and came here?”

“It’s fine. There are no customers because of this place.”

Oh Jae-gap squeezed his eyes shut.

The General Store had done well because Dongdaemun Market had been colluding to charge high prices.

Now that Ren Trading Company had normalized prices in a prime location, customers wouldn’t go all the way to the General Store tucked away in that corner.

Jinhyeok swallowed dryly.

‘Is this team killing?’

Of course, Oh Jae-gap’s expression when looking at his granddaughter was very bright.

“Jinhyeok! Grandpa!”

Yoo Su-yeon, who had been selling items and spotted the two, waved at them.

“I’m sorry! This is all the items I prepared! I’ll restock as much as possible today and open again tomorrow!”

It seemed she had sold out of everything.

They walked toward the Ren Trading Company building.

“What should we do? She’s sold out?”

“We need to buy today. Then let’s go there. You know that famous place. Was it the General Store?”

“That place is a bit far.”

“But it’s cheap. Let’s go, let’s go.”

Oh Jae-gap, who had been walking alongside them, suddenly made a sharp turn.

“I’m going. Good work.”

Oh Jae-gap left a brief greeting and quickly disappeared.

‘Sell a lot, Grandpa.’

Wishing for the General Store’s prosperity, he entered Ren Trading Company.

Suyeon, who had lowered the store shutter, wiped the sweat from her forehead.

“Come right in! Why were you waiting outside?”

“You looked too busy. It’s good that business is going well.”

“Anyone listening would think you’re talking about someone else. It’s all thanks to you, Jinhyeok. I’m really grateful.”

Rumors had already spread throughout the market.

That a young man had properly beaten up Sejin Guild and even caught their weakness.

“No, not at all. These are items for sale today.”

Thud.

An enormous amount of materials was placed on the floor.

Much more than what he had brought yesterday.

It was a quantity made possible by the large number of orcs that had occupied the stronghold on the 30th floor.

“Huh? Orc Raider leather?!”

Suyeon gasped in surprise and opened her mouth.

Leather with much superior elasticity and durability compared to regular orcs.

Thanks to this, even small pieces sold for quite expensive prices.

“Wow… So you’re that famous Runner, Jinhyeok.”

Jinhyeok nodded with an embarrassed face.

If he had wanted to hide it, he would have sold the Raider leather later, but since he would need to entrust purchases to Suyeon continuously, he decided to let her know.

Grab!

Suyeon grasped both of Jinhyeok’s hands.

“It’s an honor! Please take good care of me!”

“Please take good care of me too.”

“I’ll keep it completely secret from others! Oh right, and the items you brought yesterday all sold today. Could you give me your account number?”

“Oh, yes.”

Not long after giving it to her, his phone rang.

Jinhyeok opened his mouth wide when he confirmed the deposited amount.

“150 million won? Is it really this much?”

Even though the quantity wasn’t small, he had only brought one or two days’ worth, yet it was over a hundred million.

He couldn’t help but be a bit stunned.

“Yes. Raw stones are selling well these days. I was able to get more than the previously set market price. The leather you brought was in such good condition too. I sold it to tanners I know through connections at a good price.”

Jinhyeok clicked his tongue.

To accomplish all this in one day, it was certain.

Yoo Su-yeon was a born merchant.

“Thank you for selling at a good price. You could have bought at market price and kept the profit margin.”

“No matter how much of a merchant one is, one shouldn’t forget kindness. I’ll work even harder from now on!”

“Please take good care of me!”

Suyeon and Jinhyeok bowed deeply as if competing.

“Oh, Suyeon. This is a bit out of the blue… do you have any spare chains or something?”

“Chains?”

“Yes, haha… I have a use for them.”

“Just a moment!”

Suyeon, who had been rummaging in the back, came out dragging two bundles of chains with effort.

“They’re a bit long since they haven’t been cut, but if these are okay, please take them! Of course, they’re free!”

“Even better! Thank you, I’ll use them well!”

After briefly chatting over coffee, Jinhyeok got up.

“Then I’ll come again.”

Since he had things to buy today, he needed to move diligently.

“Yes! I’ll deposit the money as soon as the items sell!”

Suyeon spoke energetically while opening the shutter.

After greeting her and leaving Ren Trading Company, Jinhyeok walked toward the subway station.

He was planning to visit the attribute defense gear shop he had seen on Tower Site, but he had to stop walking before long.

Someone who he had avoided because they seemed like they would bump into him, but who followed him again and blocked his path.

“Are you by any chance Yoo Jin-hyeok?”

The one asking for his name was a man dressed head to toe in luxury brands.

The man alternated between looking at his phone screen and Jinhyeok’s face.

“That’s right. Yoo Jin-hyeok.”

“Who are you?”

The man didn’t answer.

Instead, he raised the corners of his mouth in a long smile and opened his mouth.

“Is it you? The Honorable Stair Climber?”

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