I’m the Only One With Two Towers - Chapter 90

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Only I Have Two Towers Episode 090

The Knight Commander’s Dilemma

“Shall we not go outside today?”

Jinhyeok looked at Seira.

This was the first time Seira had made such a suggestion first.

“Shall we? The weather is nice too.”

He grabbed his wooden sword and left the house.

At some point, he stopped telling his remaining friends to eat their meals properly.

Ding. Ding. Ding. Ding.

Because even without saying anything, they would order delivery like crazy when hungry.

They left the crowded city area and entered the hillside entrance.

Seira manifested and walked alongside him.

He subtly turned his gaze to observe Seira’s face.

‘As I thought.’

She hadn’t made that suggestion for no reason.

No matter how he looked at it, her face was full of worries.

For now, he decided to wait a little.

There were bound to be worries she didn’t particularly want to talk about.

“I’ll begin.”

“Please do.”

Jinhyeok gripped his wooden sword, steeling his resolve.

Before long, the wooden sword began flying toward him.

The sound of it cutting through the air struck his ears with how forcefully she was swinging.

It felt unusually fast today – was it his imagination? He hoped it was.

Whack!

After dodging and blocking well about ten times, he finally took a hit.

‘Huh?’

Realizing something was wrong, Jinhyeok looked at Seira.

It wasn’t his imagination.

It hurt way too much.

He almost screamed.

Of course, he didn’t have the luxury to whine about the pain.

Jinhyeok desperately twisted his body to avoid the wooden sword flying at him relentlessly.

“Stop!!”

But before long, he had no choice but to speak up.

It wasn’t because he lacked grit.

He was already struggling, yet Seira’s wooden sword was getting faster and stronger with each swing.

Compared to the usual training where she gradually raised the difficulty while watching Jinhyeok’s condition, this was too aggressive.

Moreover, Seira seemed deeply lost in thought, so it was right to stop for now.

Swoooosh…!

A cool breeze came from the wooden sword that stopped right in front of his forehead.

He was certain.

If that had hit, he would have been done for.

“Ah.”

Seira, finally coming to her senses, approached Jinhyeok.

“Are you alright? I went too hard without realizing it.”

“I’m fine. Though I wouldn’t have been if this had hit me.”

He gently pushed aside the wooden sword that was at his forehead.

Then he dusted off his clothes, got up, and moved to sit under the large old tree.

“Seira, come sit here too.”

He patted the spot right next to him.

Seira nodded and came to sit down.

He handed her a cool ion drink.

Seira smiled and accepted the drink.

Without drinking it, she seemed lost in thought again, staring intently at the beverage.

“Seira, you know what?”

“Hmm?”

“They say that no matter what worry it is, once you share it with someone, you feel relieved.”

A brief silence flowed between the two as their eyes met.

A drop of sweat ran down Jinhyeok’s back.

He had just said something as obvious as “Dad married Mom!”

‘Let me read some books when I get back.’

As the master, he had tried to coolly open the door for worry consultation.

But his language skills were lacking, making it difficult.

Seira smiled faintly and drank the beverage.

Then she leaned her head against the tree with a quiet sigh.

“Honestly, I’m worried.”

“About what?”

He suddenly remembered Seira looking dejected after seeing Dark’s drawing skills.

Seira who had even secretly practiced in the corner after the sword photo was completed.

She had sighed deeply as if the ground would cave in, seemingly unsatisfied with the result.

“Not being able to draw is understandable. Kancheo, Momo, Ellia and I can’t draw either.”

“I don’t think I can’t draw. I just lack experience.”

“Sorry. It was something else.”

It seemed he had guessed wrong.

He decided to keep quiet and stay still.

“I’m not sure if I should be searching for the sword. More precisely, I question whether I have the right to do so.”

This was unexpected, making him tilt his head.

Her qualifications were in doubt?

Seira let out a small sigh and continued.

“I created the Black Knight Order. And I disbanded it at my own whim. At the time, I thought it was right, but looking back now, I think it was incredibly selfish. Even if it was mine at first, the Black Knight Order that everyone had gathered for wasn’t mine alone.”

“Was there a reason you disbanded it?”

“We were few in number but stronger than any other force. However, standing at the pinnacle, maintaining that position, wasn’t necessarily a good thing. There were countless battles. From small guilds that came seeking us to massive empires – they were diverse, and all wanted the position the Black Knight Order held. But we never lost. We continued to win overwhelmingly and defended our position as if it would last forever. Even so… the fighting never ended.”

As if remembering those times, Seira quietly gazed at Tarkan the Dark Sword.

“We always won, but that didn’t mean there were no casualties. As battles became more frequent and prolonged, there were injured and dead. And at some point, I realized something. As long as the Black Knight Order existed, the fighting wouldn’t stop until everyone was dead. So I unilaterally ordered its disbandment. Without asking for any member’s opinion, just as I pleased.”

Jinhyeok, who had been nodding and listening, carefully spoke up.

“You made that decision for everyone’s sake. Wouldn’t the other knights have understood Seira’s decision?”

Even having just heard it, the reason was completely understandable.

The knights who had stood with Seira in the middle of battlefields couldn’t have failed to understand this.

“I didn’t tell them the reason for disbandment at the time. I just told them to disband.”

“Oh… was there a reason you didn’t tell them?”

After thinking for a moment, Seira shook her head.

“I’m not sure why I did that, but I thought it was right not to say anything. I was their commander after all.”

He stared at Seira quietly.

Somehow, it felt understandable because it was Seira saying this.

Was it because she was a knight?

Seira possessed a noble atmosphere, pride, honor, and other qualities that others couldn’t feel.

Plus her iron-willed stubbornness that activated in certain situations.

Considering all these things, Seira must have had a tremendous sense of responsibility as a commander.

That kind of responsibility and stubbornness that made her think of worries and burdens as hers alone, without sharing them.

“Was there a knight who opposed the disbandment?”

“No. They never once contradicted my orders. It was the same then too.”

Seira brushed back her hair and closed her eyes.

Then she drew a bitter smile.

“It’s not simply because of the disbandment. I just had doubts. Whether I had the qualifications to be a leader aside from being strong, whether they were forced to follow my selfish orders from beginning to end just because I was strong, unable to show their true feelings. After the disbandment, they too might have realized and regretted it. That they had been following someone worthless all this time.”

Jinhyeok, who had been listening to the story, emptied a bottle of drink in one gulp.

Then he let out a long breath and opened his mouth.

“Seira. Are you the same now as when you were the leader of the Black Knight Order?”

Seira tilted her head and thought for a moment, then nodded.

“I think so.”

That was the answer he wanted.

He turned his gaze from the moon that was shining particularly bright tonight and met Seira’s eyes.

“If the leader Seira Kinketon who led the Black Knight Order back then is the you I know now, the knight order would never have regretted it.”

These weren’t words spoken simply to comfort her.

Seira, who always charged forward first whenever they climbed the Tower.

Jinhyeok had desperately chased after her every time.

“I told you before, didn’t I? That humans are full of doubt. I’m full of doubt too. Even more so because I’m cowardly. But when following behind you, I never once doubted or hesitated. Instead, I was certain. Ah, this person is someone I can follow.”

“I’m curious about the reason. How could you trust others, trust me so blindly?”

“I can’t pick just one reason. It’s a comprehensive result of your usual character, actions, judgment, decisions, and so on. Hmm, if I absolutely had to condense it into one phrase.”

Jinhyeok took another deep breath and smiled.

“You’re just that kind of person, Seira. Someone who gives trust and makes people want to follow. You said no one opposed when you disbanded even though you didn’t give a reason? That wasn’t because they were afraid of you. Having watched you for so long, they trusted you, their leader, in that final judgment too. I think they knew the reason even though you hid it. They’d actually be angry. If they heard talk about the knight order regretting it later or whatever.”

Jinhyeok stood up from his seat and stretched.

Then he placed his hand on Seira’s head.

“I guarantee you were a very excellent and good leader. I’d bet on it.”

He stroked the head of Seira, who must have suffered alone for so long.

His gaze lifted toward the moon.

‘Crap, this is bad. I acted way too cool.’

While he was breaking out in cold sweat thinking he’d acted too knowledgeable when he knew nothing.

Seira slowly closed her eyes and gently leaned her head into Jinhyeok’s touch.

A warm sense of relief that started from his hand and spread through her body.

It was the first time.

Being comforted by someone.

Leaning on someone.

Though Jinhyeok above her head seemed to be trembling nervously, she decided to pretend not to notice.

Right now, she just wanted to stay like this a little longer.

The next morning.

[Entering the 7th Floor of the Mythic Tower.]

Jinhyeok and his party, who had entered the Tower, looked at the vast snowy plains spread out before their eyes.

[Clear Condition: Find traces of a sword at the end of the snowy plains.]

The system was being unusually kind today, even providing a clear mission.

But traces of a sword – it seemed like there was a clue to one of the three swords here.

Of course, he thought it would have been nice if it had been a little more kind.

‘Do they mean go up, or go down?’

The snowy plains were far too vast to search everywhere.

Which direction’s end were they talking about?

Then.

Rumble rumble rumble.

An ominous vibration was felt beneath their feet.

It felt like the entire snowy plains were shaking.

“Boss.”

“Yeah?”

Kancheo pointed upward with his stubby finger.

“Something’s coming.”

An avalanche pouring down with tremendous force.

The range was so wide that their entire field of vision was covered in white.

“Oh… Kancheo.”

“What is it?”

“In times like this, it’s better to let us know much more urgently.”

“Emergency!! Super emergency!! We need to run right now!!!! Like this?”

“Very good.”

Having finished his reply, Jinhyeok tucked Kancheo and Momo under his arms.

Thanks to the avalanche, the dilemma of whether to go up or down disappeared.

The system had become extremely kind in the most extreme way, as if it had heard his grumbling.

Anyway, without anyone taking the lead, they all started running downward.

“Boss!! It’s right behind us!!! Faster!!”

“Got it!!”

With his eyebrows streaming in the wind, he threw his body toward the distant depths below.

Hoping that there would be traces of a sword in that distant place.

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