I’m the Only One With Two Towers - Chapter 53

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Only I Have Two Towers Episode 053

Boarding the Newcallie

The streets of Cheongdam-dong lined with various luxury brand stores.

Jinhyeok swallowed dryly as the car slid into that area.

‘I never thought I’d come to a place like this.’

Money aside, he had no interest in luxury goods to begin with.

So he thought he’d never have reason to come here in his lifetime, but indeed, you live and learn.

The car stopped in front of a luxury suit shop that was gleaming from the entrance.

People who had been waiting rushed over.

As the door opened, about a dozen people bowed in unison.

“Welcome. Jin Seo-hee, our VVIP customer. We sincerely thank you for visiting our store today.”

Two V’s no less.

Once again, he thought that being a chaebol family’s granddaughter was truly impressive.

Jin Seo-hee, accustomed to such treatment, lightly nodded and entered the store.

Jinhyeok followed behind her inside.

‘Did they clear out the entire store?’

Despite being quite spacious, the only customers were Jin Seo-hee and Jinhyeok.

When the manager who had greeted them outside approached, Jin Seo-hee spoke.

“I’d like to get a suit tailored for him. We’re going to the Newcallie event this evening.”

“Yes. We’ll prepare it without delay. Would you come this way?”

“Yes.”

Following the manager to the full-length mirror, the employees began bustling about.

“Could you raise your arms?”

“Could you move forward?”

People bringing various tools to take measurements.

Jin Seo-hee watched this scene with her arms crossed from what looked like the world’s most comfortable sofa.

‘This is overwhelming!’

Of course, he desperately didn’t show it.

It wouldn’t be polite to Jin Seo-hee who had brought him this far.

However, he was convinced once again.

No matter how much money he had, it would be hard to get close to this kind of life.

After the intense measuring session ended.

“We’re all finished. Thank you for your hard work.”

“Thank you.”

Just when he thought he was finally free.

Jin Seo-hee, who had been sitting, approached the mirror.

“Manager. I’ll choose the color and fabric.”

“Yes. Understood. Please wait a moment.”

At the manager’s gesture, the employees all rushed somewhere.

“Mr. Yoo Jin-hyeok. If you don’t like the color or fabric, please let me know. Everyone has different tastes.”

“I’ll leave it entirely to you, Ms. Seo-hee. I have no sense for this kind of thing.”

Jin Seo-hee looked at Jinhyeok.

‘He’s honest.’

A world where people pretend to know when they don’t, pretend to have when they don’t.

She rather liked that he didn’t have that side.

Though she still didn’t like that he took the soy-marinated crab.

“We’ve brought the fabrics our store recommends by color.”

So that’s where they all rushed off to.

Each employee held what looked like obviously high-quality fabric.

People lining up in a row.

When Jin Seo-hee shook her head, one person would step back and bring new fabric.

Then Jin Seo-hee picked up one fabric and approached him.

Jin Seo-hee held the fabric against his face and various parts of his body.

Jin Seo-hee spoke with an indifferent expression.

“Your skin is incredibly white. No blemishes either.”

“I’m a homebody, so I’m mostly holed up in my room. No chance to see sunlight.”

Jin Seo-hee’s lips curved up just slightly.

But she didn’t smile.

Jin Seo-hee brought another fabric to try.

“What do you think, Manager? Everything seems to suit him well, so I’m having trouble deciding.”

The manager watching from behind smiled.

“I think so too. His skin tone is bright and his proportions are excellent, so whatever you choose will suit him well.”

“Hmm. Then let’s go with this dark navy. How about it, Mr. Yoo Jin-hyeok? Do you like it?”

“Very much.”

“Please use this one.”

“Understood. We’ll start production right away.”

Jinhyeok quietly let out a sigh of relief.

Now I can go to that sofa and rest…

“Would you come this way? After checking the watch size, we’ll move to the hair salon.”

Apparently this was just the beginning.

Jinhyeok smiled and followed the manager.

He decided to think positively.

When would he get to experience something like this again?

And well, it would end eventually.

“We’re here.”

Jin Seo-hee, who had parked, looked at the passenger seat.

Jinhyeok looked somehow like his soul had left his body.

“Mr. Yoo Jin-hyeok. Are you okay?”

“Yes. I’m fine.”

“Your expression doesn’t look like it.”

“Haha… I’m not used to this kind of thing.”

Starting with the suit shop visit, being dragged around for four or five hours.

He hadn’t even boarded the Newcallie yet, but already felt a bit tired.

“You seemed to be struggling, so I skipped the makeup. I thought it might not be necessary anyway.”

“Thank you.”

“Let’s get out for now.”

He stretched as he got out of the car.

Then he faced Jin Seo-hee staring intently at him.

Jin Seo-hee looked Jinhyeok up and down, then nodded with a strange expression.

‘Not bad.’

At this point, she had to admit it.

He just didn’t dress up usually, but this person had excellent natural features.

“Thank you for today.”

“For what?”

“For everything. It was enjoyable as a new experience. But is it really okay for me to accept this? It’s too expensive.”

The suit, watch, and tie pin.

He had glimpsed the price tags, and just these three items cost tens of millions of won.

An amount that wouldn’t even reach half of all the clothing he’d bought in his entire life combined.

Jin Seo-hee smiled slightly.

“Please think of it as an apology gift.”

“An apology?”

“Yes. You haven’t forgotten, have you? Before getting off the ship, I’m taking the soy sauce makya. Of course, I’ll pay a fair price separate from the gift.”

“Ah, that.”

Jin Seo-hee narrowed her eyes at his overly innocent reaction.

“I’m serious. I want the soy sauce makya.”

“I know.”

“You don’t look bothered at all.”

“Well, it’s not like it’ll be taken from me, right?”

Jin Seo-hee was about to retort but stopped and let out a strange laugh.

Honestly, this was the first time she’d met this type of person.

He seemed gentle and soft on the surface, but looking deeper, he was nothing like that at all.

Deep inside this man was something that would never waver.

Because he believed in it without doubt, he could afford to show gentleness in other areas.

“Since you’ve been honest with me all day today, let me be honest about one thing too.”

Jin Seo-hee took a step closer to Jinhyeok.

“I haven’t had a good nature since I was young. I was quite the contrarian. If someone said I couldn’t cross something, I wanted to try crossing it. If they said something absolutely wouldn’t shake, I wanted to try shaking it. Maybe that’s why I want to try shaking whatever it is that Yoo Jin-hyeok believes in.”

“You can shake it as much as you want.”

“Because it won’t shake no matter what?”

“Exactly.”

Jin Seo-hee spun around with an amused expression.

“Let’s go in for now. We might miss boarding if we keep chatting.”

“Let’s go.”

Walking along, he looked around.

This definitely wasn’t an event just anyone could attend.

Just looking at the cars parked nearby, they all looked expensive.

Among the people boarding the Newcallie, there were many influencers he’d seen on TV or NewTube.

“Bear with it even if it’s a bit uncomfortable.”

Before he could ask “what?”, Jin Seo-hee linked arms with him.

“Since we’re going with one invitation, there’s no need to look like we’re fighting. But if you don’t like it, just say so.”

He showed a relaxed smile as if that would never happen.

Of course, despite this composure, cold sweat was forming on his back.

Wasn’t linking arms something you did with someone you were dating?

‘I guess not.’

All the people standing in front of the Newcallie were holding hands or linking arms too.

Even people who didn’t seem to be couples or lovers.

‘There must be some kind of party partner culture.’

The homebody learned something new today too.

“Ticket confirmed. It’s an honor to have you aboard. We’ll do our best to give you the finest experience today.”

“Yes, please take care of us.”

After a light bow, they stepped onto the Newcallie.

Jinhyeok quietly took a breath.

Having just received 300 million from Ren Trading Company today, his bank balance was 600 million.

He planned to win the bid somehow inside here.

For Sirius’s gemstone that would allow him to advance to the next floor.

Genex Headquarters, the steel company.

An Mi-yeong, who had returned after finishing dinner, looked around.

Confirming no one was around, An Mi-yeong stretched refreshingly.

Though she had night duty and had to guard the front desk until late, her expression was bright.

Thanks to Jinhyeok who had visited a few days ago, she had received an impossibly high bonus point on her personnel evaluation.

‘Who was he?’

She recalled Jinhyeok’s face.

If she met him again later, she definitely wanted to repay him.

Not only for the bonus points, but also for getting the senior who tormented her daily transferred to a distant place.

Click. Click. Click.

The sound of heels echoed through the quiet lobby.

“Hello. This is Genex. How may I help you?”

A black trench coat and sunglasses worn despite it being night.

It was quite an unusual outfit, rarely seen.

The woman who came right up to the front desk handed over a small letter envelope.

“This is…?”

“Could you deliver this to Chairman Genex?”

“I can have it confirmed through the personnel team tomorrow morning and then delivered. Who should I say it’s from? There’s no sender written.”

“You don’t need to know that. It’s not particularly important. But will that be okay?”

“Pardon?”

“Tomorrow morning might be too late.”

The woman who left those meaningful words turned around.

Though called several times, the woman left without looking back.

An Mi-yeong looked at the letter with a troubled expression.

According to procedure, she should wait until tomorrow, but she couldn’t just ignore the woman’s words – something felt off.

“Team Leader! Sorry for the late hour!”

She immediately called the personnel department and relayed what had just happened.

# The Chairman hasn’t left yet, so I’ll inform him. He’ll be down shortly.

How much time had passed after hanging up the phone?

Ding.

The private elevator doors opened and Jin Tae-gon appeared with his staff.

“Good evening! Chairman!”

“You’re working hard at this late hour. There’s a letter for me?”

“Yes. Here it is.”

“May I check it first? Just in case.”

“It’s not even a package, what could happen? It’s fine.”

Jin Tae-gon examined the letter he received.

A letter sealed with red candle wax, something uncommon these days.

As expected, no sender was written.

He broke the seal and took out the contents.

And within seconds, Jin Tae-gon’s eyes widened.

“Try contacting the Newcallie. Check if it’s departed too.”

“Yes. Understood.”

The personnel director who quickly finished the call frowned.

“The Newcallie departed from the Han River an hour ago. But… we can’t reach the Newcallie right now.”

Jin Tae-gon nodded and looked around at his staff.

“Keep trying to contact the Newcallie, and call the Player Hunter Bureau right now. Tell them there seems to be a problem with the Newcallie.”

The staff scattered after receiving orders.

Jin Tae-gon furrowed his brow and turned his eyes back to the letter.

The written content was simple.

# Jin Tae-gon, Chairman of Genex. How much can you pay to save your granddaughter?

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