I’m the Only One With Two Towers - Chapter 48

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Only I Have Two Towers Episode 048

Autonomous Judgment

Creak, creak, creak, creak.

The door began to open again with harsh discordant sounds.

Everyone inside turned their gaze toward it.

That was a mechanical door made of ridiculously thick steel.

It wasn’t light enough for human strength to open and close, so why was it opening?

“Damn, this door is annoyingly stiff.”

A white-haired man entered, brushing rust off his hands.

Though he had entered the container, people couldn’t easily open their mouths.

The reason was simple.

They were dumbfounded.

Sunglasses you’d see at a resort, a Hawaiian shirt, and white shorts on top of that.

No matter how much this was near the seaside, his outfit didn’t match the location at all.

“Shouldn’t you say something when someone comes? I heard this was the land of Eastern courtesy.”

“Ha.”

People looked at each other’s faces and let out hollow laughs.

Geum Sa-ra, who was closest, frowned.

“Who are you?”

“Someone who followed a little rat.”

Geum Sa-ra, who had been looking around, raised her eyebrows.

“You mean me?”

“Who else would it be? I’ve been watching since Old Town.”

The atmosphere instantly grew heavy.

He hadn’t just gotten lost while taking a walk.

He had been following Geum Sa-ra since Old Town where the fight between Jo Gang-tae and the Runner took place.

One of the men standing in the back stepped forward.

“Do you know where this is, kid?”

“Kid, huh. I’m probably older than your grandmother’s grandmother’s grandmother’s grandmother at least.”

The immortal Dalk Castro looked around the 2-story container.

At least thirty people.

They were packed together quite well in this cramped space.

“Let’s end the small talk here. It’s almost dinner time. First, little rat. What are you guys…”

Bang!

A single gunshot rang out in the container.

The bullet cleanly pierced through Dark’s forehead.

Dark fell backward and collapsed.

Geum Sa-ra, who had pulled the trigger, wore a bitter smile.

“You should watch your attitude depending on who you’re talking to and where you are, right? Some nobody acting so fearlessly.”

“Geum Sa-ra. You should have asked who sent him before killing him.”

“Sorry. He was being so arrogant that I just…”

Geum Sa-ra shrugged and turned around.

And a moment later, question marks appeared on her face.

For some reason, her colleagues’ faces were turning to horror.

“Don’t worry. I’m not dead yet.”

“!!!”

Geum Sa-ra’s pupils shook terrifyingly.

She barely managed to turn her stiff neck to look behind her.

The bullet had clearly pierced through his head, so how?

Dark, who had gotten up as if nothing happened, pointed his finger at Geum Sa-ra.

“I’m killing you first.”

Jinhyeok had said.

He would leave it to autonomous judgment how to deal with enemies.

But he also didn’t want to stray too far from his master’s judgment range, so he decided.

He would do as Jinhyeok usually did and only kill those who harmed this side.

“You’re done now, and the other guys. Who are you…”

Rat-a-tat-a-tat-a-tat!!

The organization members each pulled out firearms and began firing.

Geum Sa-ra also continuously pulled the trigger of the pistol she was holding.

In an instant, the acrid smell of gunpowder filled the warehouse.

Click. Click. Click.

The organization members stopped shooting only after emptying all their bullets.

Geum Sa-ra also lowered the pistol she had been aiming.

Red blood splattered in all directions.

It was normally a fatal amount of blood loss, but one question arose.

Would a corpse that had been shot hundreds of times normally maintain its form like that?

“Okay.”

Everyone’s faces turned pale at the eerie voice.

Dark got up again nonchalantly and brushed off his body.

“That was refreshingly intense. Actually, I prefer this approach too.”

Since he knew nothing about this world, further interrogation would be ambiguous anyway.

It was easier to kill them all.

“W-wait. That bastard was the one who beat Jo Gang-tae in Dongdaemun…”

Slash!

The words couldn’t be finished.

The man’s head flew through the air.

While everyone’s attention was drawn there, a terrible chill began seeping into their skin.

And.

“!?”

When they turned their gaze back to the original position, Dark was no longer there.

Clang! Crash!

Dark rampaged with impossible movements, swinging his chains.

Bodies touched by the chains were cut like tofu.

But no blood was spilled.

Because their entire bodies froze solid as soon as blood tried to seep out.

It had been exactly one minute since Dark started moving.

It was a very short time, but sufficient for ice to cover the container.

Shiver, shiver, shiver, shiver, shiver.

Geum Sa-ra’s body trembled like an aspen tree.

Even Geum Sa-ra herself didn’t know whether this trembling was from cold or fear.

She only realized one thing.

Out of nearly thirty people, she was the only one still breathing.

Step.

Dark approached Geum Sa-ra, dragging his blood-soaked chains.

“W… wai…”

She wanted to say “wait” but her frozen mouth wouldn’t open.

Regardless, Dark came right up to her and lightly extended his hand.

As his finger touched her forehead.

Crack, crack, crack!!

Sharp blue ice covered Geum Sa-ra’s body.

“If you were going to do it, you should have done it earlier.”

Dark, who muttered quietly, walked toward the container entrance.

Dark stretched lazily and yawned.

Perhaps it was because he had just witnessed his master’s battle.

It had been an absurdly boring and uninteresting fight.

‘Not everyone can fight like that, I suppose.’

Jinhyeok had fought by flying between steel beams with chains.

“Keke!”

It had only been one day.

Even if he had acquired chain combat through his ability, it was real combat where every situation changed in real time.

Whether he could use it there or not was another story entirely.

Yet there was no hesitation or unnecessary movements in Jinhyeok’s actions.

As a teacher, how could he not smile?

‘This one… has natural talent.’

He felt it wouldn’t be long now.

The day when his master wouldn’t die even if he fought without holding back.

Cheon Se-yeon’s house.

“Then I’ll visit again tomorrow.”

“Thank you for treating me and taking care of various things. See you tomorrow.”

“See you tomorrow!”

Jin Yun-ho and Min Yu-gyeong exchanged greetings and went up in the elevator.

Jinhyeok and Se-yeon waved until the door closed, then returned to the table.

“You cook well, Jinhyeok.”

“I’ve been living alone for quite a while now.”

Honestly, he hadn’t planned to cook from the first day of visiting someone else’s house.

-Grumble.

When the sound came from Min Yu-gyeong’s stomach, Se-yeon had brought out the kimchi stew and instant rice she had prepared.

And the moment he took the first spoonful, Jinhyeok made a decision.

Even though one hand hurt, he should cook for Yu-gyeong who had treated him.

“I always order delivery or buy ready-made food. I’m really clumsy with my hands. But I thought I should try doing it myself, and well.”

Jinhyeok swallowed dryly at Se-yeon’s shrug.

Normally, he should have said out of politeness, ‘No way, it was delicious!’

But he couldn’t bring himself to say it.

‘What was that?’

It was a terrible taste that couldn’t be described as sweet, salty, sour, or spicy… no, that’s too harsh. It was a strange taste.

Jin Yun-ho and Min Yu-gyeong, who were probably on their way home, likely had similar impressions.

After the first spoonful, they hadn’t reached for the kimchi stew even once.

“Hmm.”

Se-yeon looked at Jinhyeok with narrowed eyes.

“What? That face that strangely accepts that I’m clumsy?”

“You misunderstand. This is my normal expression. Shall I clear the table if you’re done eating?”

Se-yeon smiled and nodded.

“Let’s clean up together. But I feel a bit sorry. You made so much delicious food, but I couldn’t even eat half of it.”

Se-yeon scratched her face while looking at the food remaining on the table.

Seeing how he made even steamed eggs in such a large bowl, Jinhyeok seemed to have generous portions by default.

“It’s okay. I’ll eat it all.”

“Huh…? You just ate.”

“My day and night are reversed, so I’m like an owl. I’m going to eat it bit by bit as a late-night snack. So, would it be okay if I use some more ingredients from the refrigerator?”

“You’re going to make more?”

“You never know what might happen with a person’s appetite.”

“Of course. Use as much as you want. They’d prefer being used by you rather than me. They’d want to become proper dishes.”

“Haha… I’ll use them well.”

“It’s strangely irritating that you’re not refuting that.”

Se-yeon clicked her tongue while clearing the dishes.

“Since I got to eat delicious food, I’ll do the dishes. You should rest. Your hand is injured too.”

“Oh, yes. Then I’ll shamelessly accept!”

Jinhyeok bowed his head and walked to the sofa.

Se-yeon, who was washing dishes without much thought, opened her eyes wide.

The situation was so natural that her realization came a bit late.

‘Wait a minute.’

No matter how spacious it was with many rooms, a man and woman alone under one roof.

In this unfamiliar situation, Se-yeon creaked as she glanced back.

Jinhyeok was sitting on the sofa, laughing at something interesting he was watching.

‘Why is he adapting so quickly? And if he’s so good at looking at his phone, why hasn’t he read my KakaoTalk messages yet?’

If they were outside, normally, she would have jokingly said, ‘Please read my KakaoTalk messages too.’

Strangely, the words wouldn’t come out.

“Oh, Se-yeon.”

“Uh, yes yes!!”

“Thank you for treating me. It really got much better. Enough that I could swing it right now.”

“It’s not completely healed yet, so be careful. It might happen again.”

“Yes. I’ll be careful!”

Se-yeon, who barely hid her expression, began to focus on washing dishes.

It seemed like she should hurry up and go to her room to sleep.

About an hour after Se-yeon went into her room.

Jinhyeok quietly came out to the darkened living room and opened the refrigerator to take out the side dishes he had made earlier.

Then he efficiently heated up instant rice and returned to his room.

Seira, Kancheo, and Momo, who had been waiting, looked at Jinhyeok with sparkling eyes.

“Today’s menu is home-cooked food. Eat quickly.”

The three began eating combatively as soon as he set it down.

“I thought I was going to die of hunger!”

“Me too. It was the hardest day recently.”

“It’s delicious!”

Rustle.

Not long after, Dark materialized and stretched.

“I’m starving to death. Master, I caught the little rats for now. I couldn’t find out what kind of guys they were though.”

“Good work, Dark. Wait just a moment.”

Jinhyeok went to the kitchen to get instant rice and utensils.

Se-yeon’s kimchi stew left alone in the refrigerator caught his eye and he paused for a moment, but soon shook his head and returned to the room.

It wasn’t something to feed a friend who had worked hard.

When he gave him utensils, Dark joined the eating broadcast lineup.

“Dark, did you get shot?”

His body was fine, but the Hawaiian shirt he had worn was completely in tatters.

“Roughly a few hundred shots.”

“Oh… I’ll buy you a new one tomorrow.”

“Please get different colors.”

“I’ll buy you a variety.”

Dark smiled and took a big bite of rolled omelet.

Jinhyeok, who had been watching the eating broadcast with a pleased face, checked his watch.

Although he was told to take absolute rest, he couldn’t skip tower climbing.

The 31st Floor, the first Lava Zone of Mythic Tower’s 1st Floor for strengthening the Yodel Compass.

They plan to enter immediately after the eating broadcast ends.

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