I’m the Only One With Two Towers - Chapter 98

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Only I Have Two Towers Episode 098

Please Heal Me

“Then rest well and see you tomorrow.”

“Yes. Sweet dreams.”

After exchanging greetings with the Genex family, he returned to his assigned room.

After confirming there were no signs of anyone outside, Jinhyeok manifested Seira.

“How is it?”

Seira nodded her head.

“It’s not a name I knew, but that sword is correct.”

“Oh.”

Jinhyeok rubbed his chin.

The same question arose as with Ellia.

How on earth could a sword used by the Black Knight Order end up flowing into the Matsuna Clan here?

In any case, this eliminated the option of leaving Muramasa behind.

“Loyalty!”

Kancheo suddenly appeared and puffed out his chest.

“Yodel Ranger Unit Vice-Commander Kancheo! Ready for thievery mission!”

An incredibly dignified and determined expression.

His attitude of being ready to blow up the entire shrine to steal it was a bit scary, but at least he seemed reliable.

Stroking Kancheo’s perked-up ears, he opened the workshop door.

“I’m going in, so rest up. There’s food in the refrigerator and drawers over there, so take some out and eat.”

“Roger!”

After watching Momo and Kancheo run off with pattering steps, he opened the door.

Alchemist Ellia Posen’s Starry Forge.

Bubble bubble bubble.

Usually a place that boasted clear and pristine air, but today it was filled with thick purple smoke.

Ellia, wearing large goggles, was stirring a ladle in front of a huge cauldron.

‘Is this what alchemy is originally like?’

Anyone could see she was exactly like a witch from a fairy tale.

He thought alchemy circles would be drawn and antidotes would pop out instantly, but apparently not.

“Oh Master. Perfect timing.”

Ellia told him to come up onto the platform.

When he went there, Ellia pointed inside the cauldron.

“It’s almost finished. Don’t go whooshing inside or anything, okay? It’s extremely hot.”

Jinhyeok swallowed dryly.

Even while telling him not to go in, Ellia’s eyes were full of curiosity.

She had an expression of secretly wondering what would happen if a person went in there and got mixed up.

‘The amount is small.’

Compared to the size of the cauldron, the contents were about the level of one cup.

Ellia was diligently stirring to prevent it from sticking.

And not long after.

“Complete!”

Ellia shouted loudly and extinguished the fire that had been burning.

Looking now, various alchemy circles were drawn from the furnace to the cauldron.

Now she finally looked a bit like an alchemist rather than a witch.

Ellia ran to the workshop shelf and spread her arms wide.

“What kind of bottle should we use? Do you have a preference? From cloud bottles obtained from sky islands to seaweed bottles obtained from the pitch-black deep sea, there’s a very wide variety prepared!”

“A bottle, huh.”

Jinhyeok went next to Ellia and crossed his arms.

And began deep contemplation.

Someone might say.

The contents are important, not the appearance.

But that’s ignorant talk.

In situations like this, you need to look as impressive as possible.

“This one!”

He chose a bottle with black and gold harmoniously mixed together.

It was very luxurious with a design that seemed fit for royal use.

“Excellent eye as expected! This is a historic bottle used by the empire’s greatest con artist when he fleeced the imperial family! He was an amazing guy.”

Ellia nodded, lost in reminiscence.

She seemed to have been quite close to that thief.

Ellia took it to the cauldron and poured the potion into the bottle.

“Come quickly and taste it.”

“Ah.”

He had momentarily forgotten his original role.

When he approached, Ellia ladled out a bowl of potion with the ladle she had been stirring with.

Bubble bubble bubble bubble.

“Ellia?”

“Hm? What’s wrong?”

“It’s bubbling like lava?”

“It is a bit hot. But Master, you can eat it, right? You don’t die.”

“Lava kills you if you eat it.”

“Really?”

Ellia took back the ladle and blew on it with puffing sounds.

After doing that dozens of times, she handed over the ladle again.

It had definitely cooled down much more than before.

Jinhyeok carefully brought it to his lips.

And as he sipped, a sticky liquid flowed down his throat.

He wondered if this was what it would feel like to swallow a slime-type monster raw.

Ding!

[A potion made by the Star Alchemist! An antidote forged through alchemy by grinding the eyeball of a thousand-year-old Imugi! It detoxifies all snake poisons of lower rank than an Imugi!]

Below that, the names of snakes that could be detoxified were listed.

# Gidanos’s poison and curse.

The taste and texture were terrible, but the effect was certain.

“It’s perfect.”

When he gave a thumbs up, Ellia crossed her arms and lifted her chin.

“You can praise me a little more, you know? This great alchemist who has devoted 3,000 years to alchemy.”

After praising her until his mouth was dry, Ellia handed over the potion bottle.

“But Master.”

“Yeah?”

“Are you planning to trade with that potion? With the Matsuna Clan.”

“No.”

“Why not? We absolutely must take Muramasa with us. There’s nothing that can replace it.”

“That’s right. But how should I put it.”

Jinhyeok, who had been quietly looking down at the potion, shrugged his shoulders.

“It lacks style. Using a daughter’s life as leverage to demand her father hand over a sword. If that’s the case, I judged it would be better to just steal it instead.”

Ellia looked at Jinhyeok with a smile on her lips.

Ellia reached out and patted Jinhyeok’s head.

“Well done. This is how my master should be.”

It wasn’t simply because of the master-servant relationship formed through class abilities.

At this moment, Star Alchemist Ellia Posen thought.

If they had to spend a long time together in the future, if someone had to be followed, she hoped that person would be Jinhyeok standing before her.

“You worked hard making the potion, Ellia. Let’s go out.”

“Let’s do that. I need to eat something. I’m getting hungry.”

He left the Starry Forge together with Ellia, who was slouching and rubbing her stomach.

With this, the preparations were complete.

Matsuna Family Headquarters.

Gyuto, along with Sachika and Gaigun, gathered in the head’s room.

Sachika covered her mouth after hearing the story from the day.

“Really… did he say he could cure her? That he could save Hiyori?”

Gyuto nodded his head.

They had just started talking, but tears were already welling up in Sachika’s eyes.

“Then why are we just sitting here? We should hurry and invite him to request treatment.”

Gyuto let out a quiet sigh.

It was indeed incredible good news.

But his mind was complicated.

An illness that even previous generations couldn’t identify the cause of.

Yet today, a young man who suddenly appeared had not only identified the cause but also proposed treatment.

It was so unrealistic that he couldn’t easily make a judgment.

In place of such Gyuto, Gaigun, who had been stroking his beard, spoke up.

“As you can see from the records, it’s known to be an incurable disease. A potion that could cure it would have astronomical value. What did that boy ask for in return?”

“He didn’t want anything. He told Hiyori it was professional courtesy for someone in the same field.”

Their eyes widened briefly at the unexpected story.

“Hahahahahaha!!”

Gaigun burst into loud laughter.

Gyuto and Sachika looked at such Gaigun with puzzled faces.

“Bold. How bold.”

From the beginning, Yoo Jin-hyeok had clearly stated his purpose for participating in the exchange meeting through Jin Tae-gon.

Thanks to that, Gaigun and Gyuto realized that what Jinhyeok wanted was Yodo Muramasa itself.

In that state, Jinhyeok had revealed the card he possessed.

It was a card that Matsuna absolutely could not refuse.

Jinhyeok must have known too.

That Matsuna would have to accept that card even if it meant giving up everything.

Yet he didn’t use the card for negotiation.

He said he would just give it without any compensation.

Since he had said so himself, they could accept it and walk away clean.

For Jinhyeok, it was like kicking away a guaranteed opportunity to receive Muramasa with his own feet.

Of course.

If Hiyori was really cured, things wouldn’t flow that way.

The Matsuna family never forgets a debt of gratitude.

‘I don’t think he calculated even this meticulously.’

From their brief meeting and conversation, Jinhyeok wasn’t that kind of person.

Jinhyeok probably just wanted to make something clear.

That even if he had desires, he wouldn’t hold a daughter’s life hostage to obtain them.

“He’s really an appealing boy. A wonderful boy that’s hard to find in today’s world. Gyuto, Sachika.”

“Yes.”

“Hiyori is your daughter. But she’s also my precious granddaughter who wouldn’t hurt even if I put her in my eye. I’d like to trust that young man, what do you think?”

Sachika looked at Gyuto.

She wanted to nod immediately, but she wanted to respect the will of Gyuto, who was both the head and her husband.

Gyuto, who had been lost in thought for a moment, nodded his head.

He couldn’t save his daughter.

Matsuna had no other choice.

Therefore, they had no choice but to believe.

Then.

“Master!”

A shrine maiden’s voice was heard from outside.

“The young lady has headed to the Jin Family’s lodging! We tried to stop her for now, but… I’m sorry.”

How could they stop a daughter that even the head couldn’t stop?

“It’s fine, stand by.”

“Understood.”

Gaigun, Gyuto, and Sachika made eye contact.

And they prayed earnestly.

That when their daughter Hiyori returned, something would be different.

Bang!

“Hey!”

Hiyori opened the door without bothering to knock.

“Hello.”

Hiyori smiled at Jinhyeok, who was sitting formally and greeting her.

A composure as if he had known she would come.

The more she looked at him, the more curious she became about this person.

“I couldn’t wait any longer so I just came. Grandfather and Father are too overly cautious. And you should speak casually too. We’re around the same age.”

“Should I?”

Hiyori, who smiled satisfactorily, came closer.

And she pulled at the clothes she was wearing and lowered her top.

‘What?’

Jinhyeok, who was startled, stepped back.

Since he had known she was coming through presence detection, he wasn’t surprised by the sudden visit.

But dealing with such unexpected actions wasn’t easy.

Hiyori burst into laughter as if she found this reaction amusing.

“Why are you so surprised? I covered everything that needed to be covered. I wanted to show you the mark that’s driving me to death.”

Hiyori let out a quiet breath.

In front of her parents, she had pretended to be fine, pretended to be ready to accept death calmly.

Saying that it had already been a satisfying life, that she wouldn’t have great regrets even if she died.

But that was merely consideration for her parents, who would suffer more than herself.

“It’s embarrassing to say this to someone I’m only seeing for the second time, but they say distant strangers are better than close people for opening one’s heart.”

Hiyori, who muttered while running her hand through her hair, took another step closer to Jinhyeok.

And after taking a deep breath, she opened her mouth.

It was the first request she had ever made in her life.

“Please cure me. I want to live. No matter how much time and effort it takes, I will definitely repay this debt. Not as the Matsuna family, but as one person who wants to keep living, as Matsuna Hiyori.”

Jinhyeok, who had been making eye contact, smiled.

“It will involve terrible pain.”

“I don’t care. As long as I can keep living.”

Hiyori smiled back.

Looking at such Hiyori, Jinhyeok reached his hand into his inventory.

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