I’m the Only One With Two Towers - Chapter 61

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Only I Have Two Towers Episode 061

Star Necklace

Cheon Se-yeon, who had rushed to the bow, looked around.

‘Where did he go?’

Just moments ago, there was someone here blocking the enemy’s attacks.

She had hurried over to confirm who it was.

But they had cleanly vanished.

‘He couldn’t have gotten off the ship…’

Boooooooom!!!

“Huuuuh?”

Her mouth fell open at the erupting explosion.

She could confidently say this.

It was the largest explosion she had ever seen in her life.

[Guardians of Saint Larel]

Se-yeon, regaining her composure, drove her shield into the bow.

A golden shield began there and enveloped the entire Newcalliope.

They weren’t included in the explosion’s range.

However, she prepared for the ship to shake violently from the aftershock.

Kwaaaaaaah!

Sure enough, the sea churned wildly from the incoming shockwave.

‘What the hell is all this.’

She looked around while maintaining the shield.

It wasn’t like a ballistic missile had flown in from somewhere.

Nor was it a torpedo launched from underwater.

What on earth could produce such explosive power?

‘Did someone self-destruct?’

It was the most realistic possibility she could think of right now, but this too left questions.

What kind of madman would self-destruct so spectacularly as to consume an entire fleet?

‘And what’s with that ice?’

In one part of her vision, a massive iceberg had formed.

Really, it was a confusing scene where she couldn’t understand anything.

Among freelance hunters, she prided herself on having quite a lot of field experience, but it seemed she’d need to reconsider that.

The shockwave that had been shaking the Newcalliope gradually subsided.

The rescue team that had been crouching began entering the ship.

Se-yeon stared at the flaming wreckage from the bow.

‘There’s nothing left to rescue anyway.’

The fleet that had been approaching head-on was briefed as a terrorist organization to begin with.

So there was no need to rescue them, but even if orders had come down to do so, it would have been impossible.

There was no way to rescue something that left no trace behind.

After confirming there were no more external dangers, she headed inside.

“Wow, it’s Hunter Cheon Se-yeon.”

“Amazing. Can I take a photo?”

“Get a grip. We almost all died in a terrorist attack and you want photos?”

“I was just saying.”

While pretending not to hear the murmuring and looking around.

Eun Gang-seok, who had followed behind, whistled.

“The guests are quite glamorous.”

“Of course. All the top influencers gathered here.”

“Aren’t you also a pretty famous influencer, senior?”

“Not pretty famous, extremely famous.”

“Then why didn’t you come? You’re not busy at all.”

“I’d have to be invited first.”

“Oh.”

Eun Gang-seok, realizing he had touched a nerve, stopped talking.

He almost got smacked in the back of the head.

“Ugh.”

Se-yeon, who had been looking around for a while, frowned deeply.

“Still can’t hide your expressions, Hunter Cheon Se-yeon.”

“Still don’t know it’s polite to uncross your arms when talking to people, youngest Miss Jin Seo-hee.”

“I told you not to call me that, but you still can’t remember.”

“I remember, I just don’t do it.”

Hot sparks flew between Cheon Se-yeon and Jin Seo-hee.

It was always like this when these two met.

That’s why they had been trying to avoid running into each other.

“Where is Jinhyeok? He should have boarded as your partner.”

A name heard from the wrong person’s mouth.

Jin Seo-hee’s eyebrows twitched.

“How do you know Jinhyeok?”

“We’re close.”

“I’ll take care of my own partner, so go rescue other people. Weren’t you on a mission?”

Se-yeon smiled brightly.

“My, Seo-hee speaks so prettily, just like before.”

“Thanks for the compliment. Though I don’t particularly need your praise.”

‘Fierce, so fierce.’

Eun Gang-seok, who was nearby, quietly turned away.

He felt like he’d get caught in the crossfire if he stayed close.

Eun Gang-seok, who had moved to the window, lifted his eyepatch.

And surveyed the dark sea.

“Hmm? What’s that ship? Headquarters? This is Eun Gang-seok. There’s a fairly large speedboat on the sea.”

# This is headquarters. You don’t need to worry about it. It’s a team sent by Genex.

“Understood.”

They had their own circumstances over there.

He decided not to get involved.

“Huh?”

Then Eun Gang-seok, who had spotted something, squinted his eyes.

Using his skill to maximize his vision, something began to come into view.

Eun Gang-seok looked back at the two people who were still growling at each other.

“Excuse me.”

Jin Seo-hee and Cheon Se-yeon both turned around simultaneously.

“That Yoo Jin-hyeok person you two are looking for, I think he’s over there.”

“Where’s over there?”

Se-yeon, who had approached Eun Gang-seok, brought her face to the window.

“I can’t see anything?”

“Of course you can’t see. It’s dark. You don’t have eyes like this, senior.”

“Right. Wait, then where is he?”

“Waaay over there, floating around in the sea. Maybe he got blown away by the shockwave?”

Thwack!

“Kugh!”

“You should have said that first instead of sitting there leisurely! Mark his position in the sea!”

While Eun Gang-seok staggered from the blow to his abdomen.

Se-yeon leaped high and escaped through the open ceiling.

“Still so spicy.”

Eun Gang-seok clicked his tongue and gazed beyond the window.

[Illuminate.]

Golden energy flowed from his eyes for a moment, then a beam of light fell toward where Jinhyeok was drifting.

As soon as the location was marked, Se-yeon quickly rushed toward that spot.

“At that level, they must be lovers.”

Eun Gang-seok muttered to himself.

This was definitely it.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have rushed off so urgently.

“Hunter Eun Gang-seok! Could you help us over here?”

“Yes, yes. I’m coming.”

Eun Gang-seok put his eyepatch back on and turned around.

Se-yeon would handle rescuing the castaway on her own.

He decided to focus on this side.

‘The night sky is beautiful.’

He looked up at the star-filled sky.

Being in the middle of the pitch-black sea, the twinkling was very clear.

‘Good thing I wore a life jacket.’

Though Dark’s ice had blocked it, he couldn’t be completely free from the aftershock.

The jet ski had just whooshed away and drifted off somewhere.

Thanks to that, Jinhyeok got the opportunity to float around and enjoy the night sky.

‘Romance level: super pass.’

But anyway.

Swoosh.

Jinhyeok looked down at the pitch-black sea.

‘There aren’t any sharks, right?’

He liked playing in water, but sharks were scary.

He had thalassophobia, believing sea monsters existed in the depths.

He suddenly started getting scared.

‘…Should I go back?’

He turned around and started swimming.

If a shark appeared, Seira or Dark would handle it for him.

Even so, he wanted to avoid such encounters as much as possible.

“Hm?”

He raised his head.

Just now, something flashed in the sky… CRASH!!

Jinhyeok startled and backed away.

A familiar face had fallen from the sky.

“Oh?”

“What do you mean ‘oh’? And what kind of castaway is so relaxed? You’re making the person who came to rescue you feel unrewarded.”

On top of a wide rectangular shield.

Se-yeon burst into laughter and extended her hand.

“Can two people get on? Won’t it sink?”

“Excuse me, Mr. Yoo Jin-hyeok. I’m a ranker. I came to rescue you, so are we going to be castaways together?”

He grabbed her hand and climbed onto the shield.

As expected of a ranker.

It was very stable without even the slightest tremor.

“It might be a bit fast.”

“Huh? What’s going to be fast?”

He couldn’t hear an answer.

Light burst forth and the shield shot up high into the sky.

It reminded him of the gyro drop he rode at an amusement park as a child.

Which meant it was just as scary.

Worried he might fall, he clung tightly to Se-yeon’s arm.

When they reached the Newcalliope, Se-yeon withdrew her shield and surrounded her feet with light.

Rustle.

It was truly a feather-light landing.

If what he’d just ridden wasn’t a shield but an airplane, he would have given the captain a round of applause.

“Phew.”

He swept back his hair that had been properly soaked in seawater.

He’d just showered not long ago, but it seemed he’d need to shower again.

“Thank you, Se-yeon.”

“Don’t mention it. Of course I had to rescue someone who was stranded.”

People from inside were also coming out onto the deck one by one.

The Newcalliope staff came out first and looked around the ship.

Naturally, their faces were grim.

Apart from surviving, the ship’s damage was tremendous.

“Where did one of the jet skis go?”

“Right? That one shouldn’t have been attacked either.”

“Oh, that…”

Just as he was about to say he’d taken it and lost it, so he’d compensate.

“What a waste. One costs 150 million, and we didn’t even get to use it once.”

He turned around at the dizzying number that hit his ears.

‘It was a sacrifice for the greater good. I’ll remember you, jet ski!’

While he was rationalizing it in his own way and nodding.

“Why is she coming over here again?”

Jin Seo-hee, who had just come out onto the deck, walked over.

Seo-hee stopped nearby and looked back and forth between Jinhyeok and Se-yeon.

“I have something to discuss with Jinhyeok for a moment.”

Se-yeon bit her lip with a crunch.

“Oh, yes.”

She decided to step aside for a moment, if only for Jinhyeok’s sake.

She also had to finish her report to the Hunter Bureau.

When Se-yeon left, Seo-hee examined Jinhyeok’s body.

“It’s really strange.”

“Huh?”

“Even when I saw that explosion earlier, I wasn’t worried about you at all, Jinhyeok. I just felt like you’d naturally be fine like this.”

“I am pretty sturdy.”

“But anyway, are you really okay with this? You’re the one who swept away the terrorist organization’s fleet with that explosion, Jinhyeok. You’re a hero. You saved the Newcalliope and its people.”

Jinhyeok smiled and shrugged his shoulders.

He didn’t particularly want to be praised or acclaimed for what he’d done.

He just wanted to quickly get what he wanted and go home to climb the Tower.

His goal was to become stronger as quickly as possible and face new floors, new worlds.

“Sigh. Since you don’t want it, I’ll take care of embellishing it nicely myself.”

“Thank you.”

Seo-hee took out a small box from her chest and handed it to him.

“Please don’t refuse this too. I clearly know who saved me, so I can’t just pretend not to know and let it pass. As the only person who knows about today’s events, I have an obligation to repay my debt to you, Jinhyeok.”

Jinhyeok opened the box he received.

‘Ooh.’

The box contained the star necklace, which was the reason he had boarded the Newcalliope.

“Thank you. I really needed this.”

“Don’t think this settles everything. Take this too.”

A card painted in black and gold.

On the front, the name Genex was engraved along with the letters VVIP.

“You know the Pellid Department Store where we held the Black Moon Night event, right? This is an exchange voucher you can use there. Any amount over the limit gets charged to me, so don’t hesitate to exchange it for something good.”

He bowed his head and quickly pocketed the card.

He had just realized the necessity of equipment that could be used outside anyway.

It seemed like a good opportunity to get something.

“And…”

“Yes?”

Jin Seo-hee, who had been hesitating, opened her mouth.

“Thank you. For saving me, for teaching me the sword technique, for everything.”

Jinhyeok smiled.

“Don’t mention it.”

After Jin Seo-hee extended her hand and they shared a firm handshake.

He tried to put the star necklace he had just received into his inventory… Huh?

A question mark appeared on Jinhyeok’s face.

Why won’t this go in?

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