I’m the Only One With Two Towers - Chapter 87

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Only I Have Two Towers Episode 087

Fragment of the Black Knight’s Armor

First, his mouth fell open.

Then he had no choice but to rub his eyes.

From the 41st to 50th floors, 10 floors of the Pantheon were simultaneously updated to SSS+ grade.

Even seeing it with his own eyes, the result felt utterly unreal.

Se-yeon, who had been tilting her head, rebooted her phone.

Still, the screen didn’t change.

‘So there was a compression ticket for the 41st floor section after all.’

He remembered how she had nagged like a machine gun that this section should absolutely never be compressed.

A chuckle escaped him.

If she had heard in advance that he was going to compress 10 floors, she really would have stuck to his side and tried to stop him all day.

It wasn’t unreasonable for Jinhyeok to hide it.

But still, 10 floors – he was definitely crazy.

“What do you think? Strategic Director?”

It was Lee Chang-gi who broke the silence in the meeting room.

Lee Chang-gi looked at Han Ji-won with his characteristic cheeky smile.

“Are you still hung up on Felix’s subspace bag and Player Jo Gang-tae who left because of it? He just surpassed the floor count that Player Jo Gang-tae had climbed.”

“That’s…”

“I think everyone knows well why compression tickets are treated as duds. If 10 floors were combined with such compression tickets, you can imagine how ridiculously strong the resulting floor would be. Yet the Runner cleared it with an SSS+ grade.”

Lee Chang-gi, who had paused slightly, stared at Director Kang Young-hun.

“He just had a late start, that’s all. It’s not that he lacks ability. Given the ticket restrictions, he’ll need another month or two, but I believe the Runner will eventually surpass other rankers. What’s Hunter Cheon Se-yeon’s opinion?”

“I agree one hundred percent. If I were given coins to bet with, I’d go all-in on the Runner updating the highest floor.”

“Same here.”

Jin Yun-ho casually chimed in.

Lee Chang-gi smiled and continued.

“As the Strategic Director said earlier, I think the Runner needs special management. Currently, the Hunter Bureau sets support limits based on the section being attempted. For the Runner alone, I’d like us not to set this limit.”

“Director Lee Chang-gi! Exceptions shake the rules and ultimately bring chaos! The Runner is an exceptional case, but…”

Han Ji-won stopped speaking when Kang Young-hun raised his hand.

After quietly exhaling for a moment, Kang Young-hun spoke.

“Runner, let’s give him special management. From now on, there will be no upper limit on all support going to the Runner. Director Lee Chang-gi, Team Leader Jin Yun-ho. Please support the Runner without regard to means or methods so he can reach the 93rd floor even a day sooner.”

The first exception case since the establishment of the Player Hunter Bureau.

Except for Han Ji-won who frowned, no one objected to this.

The shock of the simultaneous update of 10 floors they had just witnessed still lingered.

“I’ll do my best.”

Lee Chang-gi answered with a smile and sank into his chair.

Kang Young-hun wasn’t a fool.

He knew that the national loss that would occur if the uncleared 93rd floor transferred was far greater than the risk of the Runner failing.

‘But still, Yoo Jin-hyeok, this person.’

Lee Chang-gi let out a hollow laugh while looking at his phone.

‘He’s not in his right mind.’

In the meeting, he had spoken as if everything was under his control.

But honestly, it was hard to gauge.

Just how strong would one have to be for something like this to be possible?

Therefore, he could only hope.

That Runner Yoo Jin-hyeok would continue climbing the tower without getting stuck or breaking.

Sunlight seeped through the blackout curtains.

From beside him came the sound of Kancheo’s drowsy snoring.

Jinhyeok opened his eyes and quietly stared at the ceiling.

‘How peaceful.’

The sweet sleep he had after spending such a long day.

Could there be anything sweeter than this?

He groggily got up and went to the living room.

He thought he smelled something delicious from the morning.

Momo, standing on a platform, was moving her hands with dazzling skill.

“Momo is cooking!”

Momo, who spotted Jinhyeok, stuck out her chubby thumb.

Jinhyeok gave her a thumbs up back and sat down on the sofa.

He seriously considered opening a restaurant later.

Something like ‘Momo’s Restaurant’ for a name.

“Today’s cooking is worth looking forward to, you know?”

Ellia, who had been sprawled out, made a meaningful expression.

What could it be to make her act like that?

Beep beep beep.

With the sound of the door lock, Seira entered, drenched in sweat.

It seemed she had been doing her morning training as usual.

“Smells good.”

“Super delicious thing complete!”

A large hot pot was placed on the table.

A pot full of fresh vegetables and appetizing meat.

But the shine flowing from the meat was extraordinary.

“What kind of meat is this? Did we have such good beef at home?”

“It’s Imugi meat!”

“Huh?”

Come to think of it, he had forgotten for a moment.

What he got from killing the Imugi wasn’t just the heart.

From the Imugi’s scales to meat and eyeballs, even excluding what Ellia took, there were plenty of byproducts.

“What are we eating?”

Kancheo walked out of the room rubbing his eyes.

His hair on one side was flattened, making it asymmetrical.

“They say it’s Imugi meat.”

“Isn’t it poisoned?”

“Momo doesn’t know either. Just looked delicious so made it.”

“You’re saying we might die as soon as we eat it.”

Dark, who joined last, added a comment.

And perhaps because of this, even though the hot pot had started boiling, no one reached for their chopsticks.

Everyone was waiting for someone to taste it first.

“Ah, that’s me.”

Jinhyeok, the food taster of this party, picked up a piece of meat and brought it to his mouth.

Indeed, the shine flowing from the meat didn’t lie.

The Imugi meat melted gently as soon as it entered his mouth.

It was so savory and light that even top-grade Korean beef couldn’t beat this.

Ding!

[You have eaten the meat of an Imugi that lived for thousands of years! Your Strength stat permanently increases by 1!]

“Oh?!”

“It really is poison?! This tiny chubby one poisoned the general!”

“No!”

‘I’m not dead yet, Kancheo.’

He looked at him with sad eyes then smiled.

“There’s no poison, so hurry up and eat. It’s really delicious. Stats go up too.”

“Is this for real?!”

Kancheo, eyes sparkling, was the first to grab some meat.

Kancheo slowly chewed, savoring the taste of the meat.

“Delicious!!!”

Kancheo shouted a word he’d seen somewhere before and began devouring the meat frantically.

Not to be outdone, Seira, Dark, and Ellia eagerly grabbed meat as well.

Momo was eating meat while simultaneously adding new pieces to the pot.

“This is incredibly delicious.”

“What kind of meat is this? I thought Imugi would be really tough.”

“Tasty, right?”

Jinhyeok also picked up a few more pieces of meat and vegetables.

Meat that raised stats with every bite.

Truly an Imugi that gave generously before departing.

‘I want to catch another one.’

Promising to meet again someday, he ate meat until his stats stopped rising.

“Phew. That was delicious, really delicious.”

Patting his full belly from the morning feast, he settled into the soft sofa.

If heaven existed, it would probably feel something like this.

He reached into his inventory and pulled out the Black Knight Order armor fragment he’d obtained yesterday.

And upon using it, a message appeared.

[Starting Legendary grade Hidden Quest, ‘Traces of the Black Knight Order’!]

‘What? Legendary Hidden?’

It wasn’t like Legendary Quests had never appeared in the world before.

Though the details weren’t disclosed, there were rumors that top-tier rankers in Korea alone were attempting them.

But on top of that, a Hidden one.

This could possibly be Korea’s first or even the world’s first.

Swish.

He examined the Quest that had been added to his system window.

As expected, there wasn’t just one clear condition.

Except for the condition he needed to fulfill now, the Quest was filled with question marks and dots.

Therefore, it was impossible to grasp the content or total number in advance.

# Enter the 6th Floor of the Mythic Tower.

Ding.

[The 6th Floor of the Mythic Tower will be changed due to the Hidden Quest starting! The existing 6th Floor will be moved to a different floor number!]

‘Oh?’

This was another function he’d never seen before.

The more he looked at the Mythic Tower, the more it felt like a living organism.

Tap. Tap. Tap.

He drummed his fingers while waiting for his friends to finish eating.

Even though it had just started, his heart was pounding with excitement.

His first Legendary Hidden Quest.

He was already full of anticipation for what new sights would unfold.

He smiled with swelling expectations.

He wanted to go quickly.

[Entering the 6th Floor of the Mythic Tower, Chamber of Swords.]

A circular, spacious chamber.

Jinhyeok appeared in the center and looked around.

It was a place with an atmosphere similar to the castle he’d visited yesterday, appearing quite old.

Three statues were placed in the chamber.

In front of each statue was a small circular pedestal.

Now that he looked at it, the silhouettes of the statues resembled Seira.

“Seira. Are these statues of the Black Knight Order?”

Seira, who had been standing blankly, nodded her head.

“I think I know who they are too.”

Seira approached the statues and reached out her hand.

Despite not seeing them for hundreds of years, names, faces, and memories came flooding back.

A smile naturally formed on her lips.

‘The system is unhelpful as usual.’

Seira knew who the owners of the statues were.

Yet the system didn’t even display a single message, let alone a floor mission.

After the clear condition of entering the 6th Floor was completed, the Quest window showed no particular reaction.

It was telling them to figure it out themselves.

“Roughly feels like an equilateral triangle.”

Ellia rubbed her chin and smiled as if finding it interesting.

“What could it mean?”

“Well. The meaning of triangles is quite diverse. There are many things that can be applied to them. In some cases, they represent order and balance, while in other cases, they represent chaos and destruction. If the owners of the statues are the Black Knight Order… Seira, don’t they each have any distinctive characteristics?”

“Like the weapons they used, for instance?”

Hearing Ellia and Jinhyeok’s words, Seira fell into thought.

All three of them used no weapons other than swords.

“Or maybe some special power that only they possessed, which other knights didn’t have?”

Jinhyeok rubbed his chin and added another comment.

At this, Seira opened her mouth as if something had occurred to her.

“There’s one thing. They were all Bogu owners.”

Ding!

As soon as Seira finished speaking, a change occurred in the Quest window.

[Traces of the Black Knight Order]

# Complete the Chamber of Swords.

## Gather three Bogu to complete the chamber.

All the question marks and dots attached to the Quest disappeared at once.

He had thought it would be a chain Quest leading from one to another.

But it meant clearing by just collecting three swords.

Of course, the process itself would probably feel like a chain Quest.

[You have completed the 6th Floor of the Mythic Tower mission, ‘Explore Chamber of Swords Completion Conditions.’ The 6th Floor is cleared.]

[From now on, the 6th Floor of the Mythic Tower can be entered without a ticket.]

[You can now enter the 7th Floor of the Mythic Tower.]

Jinhyeok let out a soft sound and looked at the three statues alternately.

And once again, a smile full of anticipation formed.

Swords precious enough to be called Bogu.

It was enough to ignite the fire in a man’s heart.

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