Kays Translations
Just another Isekai Lover~
Chapter 54: Torquetum and Wof③
It wasn’t just “similar.”
It was identical.
But this tower shouldn’t be here—so maybe it just looks the same?
If that’s the case, then… what is this tower?
“You were surprised, weren’t you? I was too, the first time I saw it.”
“…Yes. It’s exactly the same as the watchtower at my house…”
“For it to resemble it so closely, perhaps there’s some connection.”
“A connection…?”
“Shall we go inside?”
“Is that alright?”
“I don’t mind.”
This tower had a door. A wooden one, with a lock.
Pakira-san showed me a key and said this was the one.
She opened the tower door.
Immediately, a musty, damp-smelling breeze wafted out.
I covered my nose and mouth and muttered,
“Don’t tell me… you’ve never been inside?”
“We haven’t.”
The inside was also exactly the same.
A spiral staircase led up to a small room.
Climbing further, we reached the top of the tower.
From the top… you could barely see the mansion’s roof.
The tower wasn’t taller than the roof itself.
I chuckled—what kind of watch tower is this?
The rooftop space was the same as my watchtower’s, too.
Open-air, with a ceiling, and not particularly spacious.
Only a single chair sat there.
I suddenly wondered—what’s become of the watchtower at my house?
I know Mineha-san brought all kinds of things into it.
Since it’s used by a girl, I’m not allowed in.
“…How should I put it… the view is kind of…”
Pakira-san looked visibly disappointed.
Yeah, I get it—seeing nothing but rooftops in all directions is a letdown.
“I think maybe the tower was built first, and the mansion was constructed around it.”
“Hmm… I suppose that’s likely. So, what do you think of the tower’s interior?”
“It’s exactly the same.”
“Hm. That just leaves the room, then.”
“…Room?”
Now that I think of it… did my tower have a room?
It’s been so long since I climbed it.
Pakira-san unlocked a door to the room.
Inside, there was a thick layer of dust and various junk items.
Wooden crates were stacked up, and scrolls were covered in dust. There were also statues and paintings.
Cough cough cough!
“T-this is awful…”
Pakira-san couldn’t stand it and tried to open a window—but it wouldn’t budge, so she smashed it open with her staff.
Hey, hey…
Sunlight poured in, and fresh air followed. The dust was seriously terrible.
It took us a while to clear out enough dust to look around.
“There’s a lot of stuff here…”
Wooden crates. Scrolls. Statues. Paintings.
It was completely used as a storage room.
I tried using the relic, Wheel of Fortune.
Hmm, reaction… the wall? Huh? The wall was glowing yellow.
Yellow… yellow, huh… yellow means…
Ahh, yellow. That’s super rare.
Which usually means trouble…
“What is it?”
“Hmm…”
Just in case, I knocked on the wall. Hmm. It felt like an ordinary wall.
Still, it was pure white. Just here.
The other walls were old stone.
Only this one was perfectly white. Suspicious.
“Is something strange about that wall?”
“Well, uh—ah.”
I noticed.
Pakira-san’s face was close.
Her green hair had a single streak of white.
Fluffy white cat ears.
Translucent white skin.
Sparkling jade-green eyes.
Delicate light-pink lips.
“What is it?”
“N-no, um… that…”
At the bottom-right corner of the wall, a section was glowing green.
I crouched and touched it.
Huh, this part isn’t really a wall.
When I lightly pushed it, it slid aside, revealing a hollow space—
and the green glow disappeared.
…………
I’ve thought this for a while, but… has the Wheel of Fortune evolved?
A-anyway, I reached into the hollow.
Nothing was inside.
But at the top, there was something like a switch.
I pressed it.
Then click click clack click—some mechanical sounds came from above.
“Wof, what did you just do!?”
Pakira-san sounded surprised.
“I just flipped a switch.”
“Look at the wall!”
The wall?
As the clicking noises continued, I looked up—
and was left speechless.
The white wall was shifting rapidly into block-like sections.
Looking closely, each block was rotating—flipping over.
Gradually, an image formed on the wall.
It reminded me of a domino effect, revealing a picture piece by piece.
What is that? The bottom of a ship, lying on its side?
“That looks like the twelfth floor of the city’s dungeon… the Ark Ruins…”
“There’s one just like this on the twelfth floor?”
“Y-yes. It’s very similar.”
The Ark Ruins…
Why is that depicted on the wall of this tower?
Once the full image appeared, words emerged—written in an ancient script.
“Let’s see…
‘Legacy of Haiyaan. An endless dream one day fulfilled.
To the one who seeks and follows, bring the Sacred Seal to the Second Tower.’
…Sacred Seal?”
“This must be it.”
With a click, Pakira-san took something from the wall.
At that moment, click clack click clack click—the picture reverted back to a white wall.
What she retrieved looked like a round medallion.
It had a unique pattern on it, not letters.
From the color, it looked like it was made of bronze.
Wait—this pattern… I feel like I’ve seen it somewhere before.
“This is the Sacred Seal?”
“Seems so. Here.”
Pakira-san handed me the seal.
“Eh?”
“I’m giving it to you.”
“Are you sure?”
“It’s not nearly enough to repay you, but consider it a token of thanks.
Besides, isn’t the Second Tower at your place?”
“Probably… I think so…”
There may be other towers out there, but I have to investigate the one at home now.
Then, Pakira-san muttered softly.
“So this is the Legacy of Haiyaan…”
“You know about it?”
“An endless dream someday to be fulfilled. I recall seeing something like that in an old book. But I can’t remember the details… Still, if that Ark Ruin is involved, this could be something big.”
Pakira twitched her cat ears slightly and swayed her two tails, one long and one short.
“…Is there something about it?”
“I don’t know if there is. The 12th floor is all megaliths. Especially the Ark Ruin—we know nothing about it. No one does. Why are there giant stones that look like the bottom of a capsized ship on that floor?”
“So they’re stones. Then why is it called an ark?”
“That too, we don’t know.”
“But it’s part of the city’s dungeon, right? Isn’t it closed off now…?”
“Yes, until the survey team returns.”
…That settles it.
Either way… I’m curious, so I’ll investigate the tower at home once I return.
The problem is Mineha-san…
On the way home, someone called out from behind me.
“Hey. You there.”
I looked around. No one else was nearby. Me, then.
“What is it?”
I stopped and turned around. Two men stood there.
They looked like… well, one tall and skinny, the other fat. Really just tall guy and fat guy.
Their outfits were unremarkable—nothing stood out.
The vibe they gave off was “Lackey A and B.”
Tall guy, a.k.a. Lackey A, spoke:
“Y-You just came from Torquetum, didn’t you?”
“Yeah. What of it?”
“W-What did you want with them? What’s in that bag!?”
Fat guy (Lackey B) glared and barked at me.
Ugh… What’s up with these two?
“Answer me, damn it!”
“H-Hey, Nopo. Let’s just kill him. This pest.”
“Y-Yeah, Debbu. No pests allowed near our Torquetum!”
Pest…? They drew swords. A longsword and a heavy broadsword.
Why swords? Aren’t knives more common for street punks?
And seriously? This isn’t some back alley.
We’re in a well-trafficked city street. There are even people watching us from a distance.
And they still drew their weapons? What are these guys thinking? They’re going to get arrested.
Also… my hands are full.
I was carrying a bunch of sweets from Lupinus-san as a thank-you gift on the way home.
The apple on top was from Liv-san.
“Dieeeeee!”
“You peeeeeest!”
Tall guy and fat guy charged. They’ve got energy, I’ll give them that—just energy.
This is bad. My hands are full. No choice, then.
I dodged the slow swing of Tall Guy’s longsword, and deflected Fat Guy’s thick blade with a spinning back kick.
All that training with the witch really paid off—my core strength is solid.
“Buhii!?”
Even if my hands are full, my legs aren’t.
“You bastard!”
Tall Guy flinched and stepped back. I stepped on Fat Guy and jumped.
Fat Guy hit the ground.
“Debuuu!”
“You used me as a springboard!? Guh-bwah!”
I brought my heel down onto Tall Guy’s head.
Direct hit to the crown. He collapsed on the spot.
And just like that, I took down Tall Guy and Fat Guy.
Seriously… what was with those two?