I’m the Only One With Two Towers - Chapter 51

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Only I Have Two Towers Episode 051

An Unexpected Partner

As expected of the chairman of Genex, I suppose.

An entire floor dedicated to the chairman’s private dining room – that’s a different class altogether.

I settled into a table by the window overlooking the Seoul cityscape.

“Scan this.”

Jin Tae-gon handed me his phone as soon as we sat down.

When I scanned it, a Newcalliope invitation ticket with a date four days from now appeared.

“It’s a ticket allocated to Genex. The admission fee is naturally free.”

He’s solving the purpose of my visit right from the start.

As expected, he’s a refreshingly straightforward grandfather.

“Thank you. I’ll put it to good use.”

“Good. But why do you want to board the Newcalliope? At first I thought you were going with your girlfriend.”

Jinhyeok had accompanied Seira during the last event.

Since they were such a striking pair, Jin Tae-gon remembered them as well.

“It’s not like that. There’s something I want to buy. And I don’t have a girlfriend.”

“Really? That’s fortunate.”

“Excuse me?”

“It’s nothing.”

Jin Tae-gon wore a mysterious smile.

When Jinhyeok looked curious, Jin Tae-gon changed the subject.

“So, what are you planning to buy?”

I showed him the Star Necklace, one of the auction items.

“Oh ho. I didn’t know you were interested in such things?”

Jin Tae-gon asked once more, then seemed to realize something and waved his hand.

“Sorry for prying so much. I should become more tight-lipped as I age, but I’m going in the opposite direction.”

“It’s fine. I’m trying to purchase it because I need it for climbing the Tower.”

Interest flickered in Jin Tae-gon’s eyes.

‘A Quest, perhaps.’

He had heard about it before.

That there existed Quests you could receive when certain conditions were met while climbing the Tower.

He was very curious, but decided not to ask any more questions this time.

Information related to Tower climbing was extremely valuable.

It would be against business ethics.

“We’ll start serving the appetizers now.”

“Good. This is a precious guest, so please make it even more delicious than usual.”

“Yes, Chairman.”

The manager clapped his hands lightly.

Food carts began appearing one by one, as if they had been waiting.

The empty table was filled in an instant.

Every dish looked delicious.

‘These are appetizers?’

Thank goodness I had trained my stomach by eating voraciously with Seira and Kancheo.

At least I wouldn’t have to put down my fork until dessert came out.

“Don’t worry about formalities and eat comfortably. My motto is that you should be comfortable when eating.”

Jin Tae-gon cleared away all the forks except for one at the bottom.

I was just wondering which one to use first to avoid breaking dining etiquette, so this was perfect.

“Thank you for the meal!”

“Yes, yes. Eat plenty.”

After taking a few spoonfuls, Jin Tae-gon narrowed his eyes.

“Did you hurt your hand?”

I hadn’t come with bandages or anything.

But my fork handling must have looked a bit awkward.

“Yes. I swing a wooden sword a thousand times before bed. Yesterday I overdid it a bit and strained it.”

“Huh. Admirable. I mean it sincerely.”

Jin Tae-gon stared at Jinhyeok’s hands.

Calluses and blister marks filled his palms.

It was proof that he was training diligently.

“Eat plenty. That’s how you heal quickly.”

“Thank you.”

I started tasting the food in front of me.

Indeed, it had a clean and refined taste that anyone could enjoy without preference.

Of course, I couldn’t tell how it compared to other restaurants.

‘I would have had to visit high-end restaurants to know.’

Just as I was completely satisfied and devouring the food.

Click. Click. Click.

Sharp heel sounds could be heard.

“Tsk tsk tsk.”

Jin Tae-gon clicked his tongue while wiping his mouth.

“Aren’t you late? The appointment was at 11 o’clock.”

“I told you to start eating first. I said my work might run a bit late.”

“Acting busy. Sit down.”

Jinhyeok stopped eating and looked up.

A woman with long black hair braided and hanging down.

She appeared to be roughly the same age.

As she sat down, Jin Tae-gon spoke.

“Say hello. This is Yoo Jin-hyeok. I told you about him, right? The friend who took the Soy Sauce Dark Night at the event.”

Jin Tae-gon shifted his gaze to Jinhyeok.

“This is my third granddaughter. Her name is Jin Seo-hee. As you saw earlier, she’s always pretending to be busy. What could she possibly be busier with than me, the chairman?”

“Grandfather!”

“Alright, alright. Just say hello.”

“Hello. I’m Yoo Jin-hyeok.”

“Hello. I’m Jin Seo-hee.”

An awkward greeting was exchanged.

“Have you arrived? I’ll serve your meal shortly.”

“It’s been a while. Could you start with the main course? I’m hungry.”

“I’ll do that.”

A moment of silence fell over the table.

Jin Seo-hee sat with her arms crossed, observing Jinhyeok.

‘This person took the Soy Sauce Dark Night?’

Honestly, it was unexpected.

When she heard the story from Jin Tae-gon, she had naturally imagined a burly middle-aged man with bulging muscles.

But he was a peer who looked incredibly innocent.

‘The person who took my sword was someone this young.’

Jin Seo-hee clicked her tongue lightly.

The Soy Sauce Dark Night with its mysterious harmony of black and white.

That was the sword Jin Seo-hee had wanted.

Despite her persistent pleading, Jin Tae-gon had stubbornly put it up as an event prize.

But Jin Seo-hee didn’t panic and waited calmly.

It was just a department store opening event, after all.

Because there was no way talent capable of satisfying Jin Tae-gon would come from such places.

However, Jinhyeok appeared at the end of the event and snatched away the Ganjangmakya.

He had wanted to meet him anyway, so the timing was good.

Gulp.

Jinhyeok swallowed his saliva as he put food in his mouth.

‘Why is she glaring at me? Did I do something wrong?’

Jin Seo-hee was cutting the steak that had just come out but not taking her eyes off Jinhyeok.

It felt like his forehead would be pierced through.

“Grandfather.”

Jin Seo-hee swallowed the meat she had been chewing and raised her head.

She had tried to endure it, but she felt she had to say what needed to be said.

“To be honest, I don’t think this person’s swordsmanship is superior to mine.”

The fact that he gave Ganjangmakya to Jinhyeok despite her pleading.

This meant that Tae-gon judged Jinhyeok to be a step above Jin Seo-hee.

“Is that so?”

Jin Tae-gon faced Jin Seo-hee with a mysterious smile.

Jinhyeok quietly put down his fork and picked up his water glass.

This was uncomfortable. Extremely so.

The food was delicious, but eating simple soy sauce egg rice with friends would be a hundred, a thousand times better.

“Then why don’t we check it out?”

“Really? Was it Yoo Jin-hyeok? Let’s go together after we finish eating.”

“No, not today.”

“Pardon?”

Jin Tae-gon pointed at Jin Seo-hee’s phone with his finger.

“The Newcalliope event. Jinhyeok will go in my place. You’ll have plenty of time together, so take your time checking it out.”

“Cough!”

He almost spat out his water.

When he looked at him with wavering eyes, Jin Tae-gon smiled slyly.

“Did you forget? I’m a businessman. There’s no such thing as free in this world. What? Don’t you want to go with my granddaughter?”

“No, that’s not it. It’s just that Miss Seo-hee…”

“That works out well.”

‘Huh?’

He thought she would be similarly flustered.

But Jin Seo-hee was nodding as if she liked the idea.

“Let’s check it out then. But if Grandfather’s words are wrong… sell me the Ganjangmakya. That should be fine, right? Grandfather?”

“You don’t need to ask me. The Ganjangmakya is already Jinhyeok’s sword.”

“Is that okay? Mr. Yoo Jin-hyeok? I’ll buy it at a fair price.”

“Since the chairman said it’s fine, let’s do that.”

The corners of Jin Seo-hee’s mouth curved up long.

This wasn’t simply about getting the Ganjangmakya back or not.

Jin Seo-hee had attended the swordsmanship hall more diligently than her older brothers or sisters.

She hadn’t neglected her training either.

Yet Jin Tae-gon had rarely acknowledged her.

This was a good opportunity to show her grandfather her achievements.

“Good. Is the morning of departure day okay for you?”

“Yes. That’s fine.”

“Then let’s meet early. You’re not going to Newcalliope in that outfit, are you?”

Jinhyeok looked down at his clothes.

He had been planning to ask Se-yeon to accompany him shopping when he got back anyway.

He thought this actually worked out well.

“Let me borrow your phone for a moment.”

Jin Seo-hee scanned the QR code and registered her KakaoTalk ID.

Only after that did she seem relieved and start eating again.

‘This person is also straightforward like her grandfather.’

While he was nodding inwardly, appetizing steaks were laid out on the table.

“The main course is here. Please dig in. It’s very good meat, so you’ll like it.”

“Yes, haha… I’ll enjoy it.”

Jinhyeok also started cutting and thought.

I need to eat quickly and go home.

A few hours later, at Cheon Se-yeon’s house.

“What?! The Newcalliope event?”

“Yes. Do you know about it too, Miss Se-yeon?”

“Of course I do.”

Se-yeon bit her lips with a crunch.

How could she not know?

It was an event sponsored by Genex Corporation, so she hadn’t received an invitation.

Se-yeon suppressed her anger inwardly and tilted her head.

“But don’t you need a partner for that? I heard it’s a 2-person, 1-ticket thing.”

“I got one. Miss Jin Seo-hee, Genex’s third granddaughter…”

Crash!

Jinhyeok jumped back in surprise.

The apple that had been stuck on the fork was completely crushed from how hard she had struck down.

“Se, Miss Se-yeon?”

“Oh, sorry. Something was crawling on the table, haha.”

Jinhyeok swallowed his saliva.

He knew that wasn’t it, but since she seemed to have blown her top, he decided not to ask further.

“Jin Seo-hee. Haha… Jin Seo-hee.”

“Ugh.”

Jinhyeok hesitantly pulled his chair back and retreated.

Se-yeon was now crumpling the fork like paper instead of the apple.

Jin Seo-hee, her college classmate.

At some point, a strange rivalry had formed between them, and they had been engaged in a long battle of nerves.

She had been petty, taking small revenge by not inviting Cheon Se-yeon to any events related to Genex.

“How nice for you, Jinhyeok.”

“Me? Why?”

“Seo-hee is pretty, isn’t she? I saw her SNS photos in a swimsuit, and her figure has gotten really good too. It’ll be fun.”

He decided not to bother answering.

If he said “Yes, it’ll be fun, hohoho,” he felt like he’d end up like that fork.

Ding dong!

He turned his head at the timely sound of the doorbell.

Jin Yun-ho and Min Yu-gyeong’s faces appeared on the screen.

‘Nice timing.’

“I’ll get it for you.”

Jinhyeok quickly got up from his seat and walked to the monitor.

Se-yeon had registered Jinhyeok as a resident for security today.

When he scanned his face on the screen, the elevator started moving.

The elevator arrived shortly after.

“Hello. Good afternoon!”

“Did you sleep well?”

Jin Yun-ho and Min Yu-gyeong got off the elevator and greeted them brightly.

He flinched for a moment because of Se-yeon’s inexplicably stiff demeanor, but anyway.

“This is the list of houses I mentioned yesterday. Would you like to take a look and choose one?”

“Oh, yes!”

Jinhyeok received the booklet and sat down on the sofa.

Then he quietly smiled.

The booklet was thicker than he had expected.

The thought that he could freely choose a house from among these made his heart start racing.

‘Well then, shall I take a look?’

He opened the first page of the booklet.

The house selection begins.

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