Genius Warlock-Episode 143
project.
It was a word that really bothered me..
So Oliver asked Forrest a question..
“what is the project?”
“It's not a definite story. It's just a rumor after all. Do you still want to hear it??”
“yes.”
Forrest stood up and adjusted his clothes..
“….It seems like the city council members, through city officials, are thinking of creating a new armed group..”
“An armed group.?”
“Yes, an armed group. It's like a private soldier who can be more flexible. The police department and city defense force are administrative agencies for city security and city defense. It's hard to do whatever you want. There are many eyes to see.”
Just as Oliver was about to ask why troops were needed, the reason ran through my mind without me realizing it..
“..…Is it because of the wizards??”
“That's right. It's not everything, but it's a big part of it. I guess you're getting used to this city now..”
Forrest said that, but it didn't sound like a compliment..
“As the wizard accumulates power around Landa, the city council members must be nervous. That's why they want a flexible armed group that is easy to handle..”
Oliver nodded..
I've already heard enough stories like that. However, I had a doubt..
“But why are city officials being asked to do that??”
“I haven't heard that far, but I can guess..”
“Any guesses??”
“You are passing on the risk. Because the world is large, there are people who can compete with magic tower wizards, including fixers, street wizards, and retired soldiers. The problem is that these people are not easy to deal with..”
Oliver thought quietly. It seemed like the story was true to some extent..
Among those who used force, there were quite a few eccentric ones. That's why middlemen exist..
“Of course, there are some city council members who are good at dealing with these people, and there are also those who already have their own forces. But there are some who aren't like that. That's why I'm leaving this work to city officials. The idea is to tame wandering wolves with dogs that have already been tamed. Above all, if circumstances arise, responsibility can also be passed on. This is more important than you think.”
Oliver, who understood what I meant, nodded..
“It may seem like a difficult and costly task, but city officials readily accepted it.?”
“You can't necessarily see it that way. At least you didn't accept it without thinking. Although I described it as a tame dog earlier, city officials are quite clever dogs..”
Oliver had an interesting reaction to the new story..
Forrest kept telling me if he saw it too..
“It is true that city council members decide on Landa's policies and direction, but it is city officials who actually run them. They are my definite elite group..”
“Is that so?”
“That's right. Even though the public criticizes him for being a tax thief or an iron rice cooker, he is one of Landa's talents. If they accepted it, it means they have an ulterior motive..”
Oliver nodded curiously..
I felt like I saw a new side of this city..
“So, what is the intention??”
“Well, as the work increases, the effort increases, but also the authority increases... .. It's hard to answer right now. Let me find out more and give you an answer. First of all, please take care of the work the city has told you to do. In order to talk to them, you have to first solve their needs. Can I ask you a favor??”
Oliver nodded and gathered his folder..
“Is there a deadline??”
“You have until the end of this month. The faster the better.”
“All right.”
Oliver nodded, took his folder and left..
***
Jingling- Jingling-
Oliver came out of the restaurant while being seen off by Al..
The time left until the end of this month that Forrest said wasn't short, but it wasn't long either..
After much thought, Oliver decided to calmly do his own thing instead of looking for them right away..
It wasn't a leisurely thing..
More than that, I needed time to strengthen my power to work reliably..
After making that decision, Oliver caught a taxi and asked it to go near the general museum in District R..
The taxi driver took a swig of alcohol from a brown bag, nodded that he understood, and started driving..
As Oliver went, he sat in the back seat and looked at the files Forrest had given him..
They were large and small executives of an organization called the Kel Freedom and Independence Army, ranging from modified humans who had undergone illegal modification procedures to black magicians and, to a lesser extent, magicians..
It was quite refreshing for Oliver..
Practical Solver Badak also says that the relationship between wizards and warlocks is not good, but they belong to the same organization..
I wondered what brought them together.
‘Let’s meet later and ask when I have some free time.?’
Thinking so, Oliver looked at the bounties, personal information, and characteristics of the people in question..
Some of them even predicted where they are currently hiding..
Most of them are Area X, and Oliver decides to target them..
In most cases, the risk is higher, but it seemed like it would narrow down the scope of where it was and reduce the search time..
‘But I'm worried about how to find it..’
Before leaving, Oliver asked Forrest if there was any blood or other traces of the people in question, but unfortunately he said there was none..
Northland, of course, has an administrative system that is less established than that of the Kingdom, so it is not easy to secure it except in special cases..
‘Um, I have no idea how to find it..’
Oliver wondered what to do and how to catch him..
Although it was short, I experienced a lot, so there were a lot of things I wanted to try personally..
After a while, the car stopped..
Near the general museum in District R, Oliver expressed his gratitude and handed over taxi fare and a tip..
The taxi driver smiled brightly, took the taxi fare and tip, and bid Oliver farewell..
“thank you customer. have a nice day.”
“Yes, thank you. Driver, please drive safely..”
“Always drive safely.”
The taxi driver answered, taking a sip from the bottle in the brown bag..
***
Oliver went to the entrance of the general museum and turned to the side and entered the entrance to the black market in the corner..
A Black Market employee masquerading as a security guard looked at him warily, but quickly turned off his attention when he saw Oliver's face..
After going down for a while, we arrived at the black market located very deep in the museum..
Because there were many tenants receiving supplies from time to time, the scene of the black market was a little different from what Oliver remembered..
Oliver felt like taking a look, but remembering that he didn't have much time, he headed straight to the Crime Firm's office at the end of the Black Market..
When we reached the office, there was an empty desk and cabinet next to the office, just like we saw before..
“Oh my, you're here..”
An old gentleman sitting in front of an empty desk said.
Wearing gold-rimmed glasses, an old suit, and an arm sleeve, he immediately recognized Oliver and greeted him..
“hello? I came to pick up something.”
With those words, Oliver took out an iron key from his pocket..
The old gentleman politely took the key, examined it, and then asked:.
“Did you get the money??”
“Oh, wait a minute.."
Oliver said as if he had forgotten and took out a wallet-type bag from his pocket..
The glutton looked around and tried to run away as if he expected something else to happen.,
Unfortunately, Oliver, without any malice or mercy in his hands, forced his mouth open and started stroking it with his hand and then holding it upside down and shaking it..
OMG-!!
Kuehhh——!
Kuehhh———!
Kuehhh————!
Kuehhh—————!
As if he had gotten the hang of it, the resistance decreased and the bundle of money fell, clattering to the shaking beat. Along with that, the glutton's tears also fell..
The old gentleman must have gotten used to it by now and skillfully organized the falling bundle of money without saying a word..
After a while, the old gentleman who had counted all the money opened his mouth..
“The balance is 125.5 million won. exactly right.”
With those words, the old gentleman called a nearby employee and handed him money, and the other employees moved quietly as if they were going to get something..
“Didn't I come a little late??”
Oliver asked for confirmation..
In the past, among the documents prepared to order products, there was a clause stating that an additional management fee would be charged if the product was received late..
The old gentleman did not hesitate and answered naturally and fluidly..
He seemed to have a full grasp of his work, as evidenced by his working attitude..
“If you are talking about management fees, you don't have to worry. Because it's not too late.”
“Oh, I see.?”
“yes. If you ever need something again, we hope you will visit us. We will try to provide the best products possible... . Oh, there's something coming..”
The old man pointed to one side and said.
There, two large men wearing only overalls and yellow running shorts approached, each carrying a huge body bag..
There was a slight amount of magic flowing through the corpse bag, and judging from its shape and flow, it seemed to be ice-type magic..
“Items are stored at ultra-low temperatures and are in good condition with no signs of decay. However, please note that decomposition may occur quickly if left at room temperature. Here is a document containing the data of the object..”
The old gentleman unzipped the body bag, showed the items, and said as he flipped through the documents..
Oliver took a look at the documents and examined the condition of the items..
It was cold, and as the old gentleman said, there was no corruption..
‘After processing this and the corpse of the Mattel employee, repairing and remodeling the corpse doll will take a day or two. I need to experiment with other things, so at least 2 to 3 days... … . I guess it's a little too late to even make a request.?’
Oliver thought as he examined the items..
It seemed possible to shorten the time as much as possible by reducing sleep, but the problem was that it was impossible to know specifically where the Kel Free Independence Army executives were..
It would be nice to have traceable elements, such as blood or clothes. Even that wasn't possible, so I was wondering what to do..
"hmm......."
“Is there some problem??”
A familiar voice spoke from behind..
There stood Joe, with messy hair and wearing an old suit..
“Ah, Joe. nice to meet you.”
Joe nodded as if he meant the same thing..
“If there is no problem, please tell me. Are you waiting?.”
Joe pointed to the old gentleman standing guard next to Oliver..
The old gentleman stood waiting to see if there was any problem..
“Is there a defect with the item??”
“No, there isn't. I was thinking about something else for a moment. sorry.”
“no. If there is no defect in the item and you receive it as is, please sign here..”
The old gentleman held out the confirmation document on his clipboard..
Oliver read the confirmation once and signed the acknowledgment of receipt..
The old gentleman confirmed the cause of death and politely said,.
“Thank you for using our branch. We hope you can visit us whenever you need us. We will serve you with better service..”
After Oliver greeted him, the old man returned to his seat and sat down at the desk again..
Oliver asked Joe for permission to wait a moment, then took out the leather case on his belt and took out the Big Mouth..
He then asked Big Mouth to swallow the two items he received..
“By any chance, something happened?”
Oliver asked back Joe's unexpected question..
“yes? suddenly what..…."
“No, just… . More reliable… . no.”
Joe waved his hand and canceled his statement..
This time Oliver said.
“Joe, are you working??”
“uh. Because I have to make a living."
After hearing Joe's answer, Oliver quietly looked at him and opened his mouth again..
“Have you been waiting for me??”
“okay.… . Could you please confirm when the next class will be available??”
“How much practice did you do??”
The practice that Oliver talked about was extracting raw emotions, which was the basic of basics..
It was an unavoidable measure because I was strangely familiar with black magic. The basics were important to use the black suit..
Instead of explaining Oliver's questions in detail, Joe took out a test tube..
It was a crude and cheap emotion, but it was unprocessed..
Shuhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Joe is not fast, but he extracts emotions without being too slow..
Thinking back to when I first had a hard time, I could say it was a huge improvement..
“Oh, that's amazing. It's much faster than I thought?”
"Thanks to you."
“yes?”
“Thanks to you helping me figure it out before we broke up last time, I got the hang of how to do it. From then on, I practiced over and over again. Thanks to you, I lost some money, but... . Where did you learn it??”
“I learned it?”
Joe extended one of his fingers and placed it on the back of his other hand. When Oliver taught me a trick, he did it indirectly in that way..
“This is how you indirectly taught me the trick, right? Thanks to that, I was able to practice as efficiently as possible..”
“…? I didn't learn it. It's just something I've known since long ago..”
“okay? .… that's interesting.”
“Why don't others teach it that way??”
Joe nodded..
"I don't know who the warlock is capable of teaching, since I've only seen our captain, but you're the only one who teaches in that way... . I knew from the beginning?”
"yes."
Oliver answered, looking at Joe. It didn't seem like a lie.
Now that I think about it, I've never read this type of teaching method in Joseph's study, Glyph's journal, or Puppet's book..
Oliver suddenly thought.
How did he learn to teach this way??
All I remember was that when I was teaching Marie, I did it reflexively without realizing it..
“Well then, when can you teach me the next one??”
“ah… . I'm sorry, but could you wait a moment? I don't have time because I have to work now..”
“Day? fixer job?”
“Yeah, it's a little hard to say.-”
“-Are you talking about the Kell rebels hiding in Landa??”
Oliver looked at Joe in silence..
Joe answered wisely..
“Rumors spread..”
“Oh, I see.”
“Hey Dave.”
“yes?”
“If it's okay... . can i help you?”
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