Genius Warlock - Episode 23
23. call (2)
Oliver followed the contents of the letter and went into Joseph's room..
It was the most luxurious place in the basement, but Oliver seemed not interested and just went where he was told..
right next to the bed.
There was a small chest of drawers and a lamp powered by a magic stone..
Oliver did as the letter instructed, putting away the lamp and pushing the dresser to the side with a whine..
Then, as written in the letter, I was able to see a small safe under the wall..
“hmm····.”
Oliver took out the letter again and checked the password..
“4·····. 7·····. 8····. 19····. 24····. 2······. 41·····. 5·····.·”
The dials in the middle of the huge piece of metal moved one after another and eventually made a clicking sound..
When a gap appeared in the tightly locked safe door, I pulled it open and saw metal storage boxes stacked up inside..
Oliver grabbed hold of locker number 3 and pulled it out..
A storage box that comes smoothly as if it was painted with oil..
It was so long that I couldn't see the end, but the long storage box was filled with bundles of large amounts of cash..
The amount filled in just one storage box is a large amount of money that most people cannot collect in their lifetime..
However, Oliver was not even excited or even agitated when he saw such a large sum of money, and simply put the money into the bag he had mechanically prepared..
“10There are 30 Mananda volumes... One, two, three·····.”
The bundles of money piled up one by one, and before I knew it, my bag was filling up..
“···. Twenty-nine... thirty.”
After putting all the money in the backpack, I triple-locked it..
It was quite heavy, and if it wasn't for high-denomination currency, it would have been quite difficult..
Oliver pushed the metal storage box into the safe, closed the safe door, and moved the dresser and magic stone lamp back to their places..
It was the same as the first time, but then I put the bag on my back, attached the fastening strap to my torso, and went out..
When I went up outside the factory, students, including Marie and Peter, had gathered there..
“···. What is it? Everyone gather together?”
One of the senior disciples answered.
“Ah, you are leaving under the master's orders, and I thought it would be polite to see you all off together... Are there any problems??”
Oliver touched himself..
“Yeah, not really·····.”
At that time, Marie carefully approached and fixed the wrinkles on Oliver's top, coat, and pants..
Then he carefully placed the newsboy cap on his head..
“If you do this, you won't be noticed..”
Oliver touched his hat once and nodded once..
It was time to leave..
“Please follow me. There's a truck waiting in front of you..”
That truck was none other than the pharmacist's truck, and since he was visiting Landa at the same time, Oliver decided to ride along as well..
Oliver was just going to follow along, but a question suddenly occurred to him..
“I have a question, can I ask you?”
“yes? what····.”
“Does your master usually make you run money errands like this? That too, such a large amount of money?”
The disciples who were seeing off, including the senior disciple, looked at each other's faces..
Everyone tilted their heads as if this was their first time..
“···. There wasn't. Usually, you take as much money as you need. If you really need it, they ask you to send it through a bank or send it by letter..”
hmm····. It's an unusual case.
At that time, another senior disciple said.
“But isn’t that because the situation itself was a special one in the first place??”
It wasn't wrong. The reason I left in the first place was to treat Andrew, who was seriously injured..
It makes sense that there was a lack of money, and it was impossible to send that amount of money by wire transfer or letter..
If you do it wrong, it can attract unnecessary attention..
Oliver, who was somewhat convinced, moved again..
“···. Yes. Then let's go. How are you all?.”
“yes, bye.”
“““yes, bye.”””
Oliver went to the truck waiting at the front gate..
It was a six-wheeled truck that was used to fight the wizard, and a black porter tent was placed on top of the luggage compartment..
“·····.”
Oliver stared blankly at the luggage compartment for a moment, not knowing how to get up..
Because I was relatively short, I didn't have a good place to put my legs up. After thinking about it for a while, I said solemnly:.
“Do you have a ladder??”
“hold my hand.”
A third voice suddenly intervened.
I looked up and saw a man in the luggage compartment..
He held out his hand and spoke again.
“hold my hand.”
When I held his hand as instructed, the man pulled Oliver up with great force..
“It's been a while?”
said the man. Oliver looked at his face and then a memory came back to him..
It was Employee A, a subordinate of the pharmacist..
The man who was in Oliver's truck when he went to fight the wizard..
“Ah, hello.”
When the memory came back, I said hello. A smile appeared on the man's angular face and he made a gesture to invite him to take a seat..
“Just sit down. Even though I don't have a place to sit because of my luggage..”
As if to prove his words, Employee A sat down roughly on the luggage piled on the floor..
Oliver followed him and sat down on the luggage..
“·····.”
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“Wow, that's really awkward..”
Employee A looked at Oliver for a while and suddenly said:.
Oliver didn't understand what was awkward, but he continued talking..
“Isn’t he always that talkative??”
“Not really. I just won't do it if I don't have anything to say..”
“why?”
“Well, I didn't hit the supervisor..”
“iced coffee····. right. Most of your kids are like that, right? But isn’t that all a thing of the past now? You're now proudly the second-in-command of a black magic organization.?”
“no. Andrew is still second in command. I'm receiving treatment..”
“He's going to be pushed out anyway, right? That guy was defeated by the wizard, and you won, right? It's not about skill?”
“····. You know very well.?”
“Well, if you're in our organization, I get to know you guys a little bit. Even if that's not the case, I also have a lot of experience in the world. I've met many people here and there..”
Looking at Employee A's feelings, it seemed to be true to some extent. It's a bit pretentious, but it's within the appropriate range..
“That's why knowledge is as wide as the ocean and as shallow as a finger. Then I settled in this neighborhood.”
“Why??”
“····. I'm curious about that?”
“A little bit.”
“He's such a funny guy... Well, a lot of things happened one way or another. I'm getting older, and I almost died. So now I wanted to settle down somewhere safer. In that sense, I envy you.”
“It's me?”
“Oh, seriously. Don’t misunderstand that I’m not doing this because I have an ulterior motive. I survived thanks to you. You saved us right away when we almost died. Otherwise, I would have been pinned down by the wizard. Firefighting isn't possible with regular firearms..”
Employee A’s feelings were sincere. There was also a little bit of envy mixed in..
“Why are you jealous??”
“Heck, you're fucking kidding me.?”
When Oliver didn't respond, Employee A frowned and asked.
“You really don't know?”
“yes.”
“ah····. Is it true? Why do I envy you, you're such a fucking genius? I mean black magic..”
“Well, is that so??”
“This bastard is hitting goals? I saw how you fight. Even these days, I see it in my dreams sometimes. Dozens of black blades pour down like rain and the area explodes... They say you haven't been here in a while. So you're a genius, right? Isn’t life solid??”
Oliver didn't really react. No, the correct response would be that it was worse than that..
Have a good life... To Oliver, these words had no particular meaning..
Because Oliver's biggest concern has always been survival, and the only recent additions were dark magic and beautiful light..
I wasn't particularly interested in anything else..
Employee A said that money and power did not inspire Oliver..
When Oliver didn't show much of a reaction, Employee A said in despair:.
“under····. Is it like the leisure of a genius? Or is that just what geniuses are like??”
“I'm sorry, but honestly, I still don't know what you mean... In short, are you jealous that I use black magic??”
“what····. That's the way it is. You don’t have to bother carrying a gun.?”
“Well, you can do it too, employee.?”
“Mr. Employee? Oh, I didn't tell you my name... But what do you mean, learning black magic? Why, perhaps I have talent??”
“well?”
“No, Mr... What can you do if you say you're an actor but don't know such things??”
“Wouldn’t it be better than not doing anything??”
Although Oliver said this without much thought, Employee A's eyes widened slightly and he smiled mischievously..
“Why do you even teach me?”
“If the owner allows it.”
“·····. I'm serious?”
“yes.”
“that's interesting. Whether it's a warlock or a wizard, they don't teach you their knowledge and only like to suck at the bone marrow..”
“is that so? ah····. Instead, there is a condition.”
“Well then... What?”
“When I first met you, you seemed to know a lot about wizards. Can you teach me what you know??”
“what?”
“About wizards―”
“―No, no, no. It's not that you didn't hear it, are you serious? It's not a joke?”
“yes.”
Employee A stared at Oliver. And then he said seriously.
“I just know a little more about wizards than others..”
“That's enough. Or even a different story.”
“····. good. Let's talk in more detail later..”
Oliver nodded. Then Employee A also nodded with a strange expression..
***
“Well, we've arrived.”
How many hours have passed? Employee A said while slightly lifting the tent..
Randa's background came in through the slightly opened tent, and Oliver took a close look at it to get used to the new environment..
The first thing I saw was a large road and cars filling the road..
It was so extravagant and numerous that it could not even be compared to Weinham..
However, the difference did not end there. Airships flew frequently in the sky.,
Underneath the long, huge building, a bizarre number of people were moving around..
Compared to Wineham, which is quiet and quiet, it is like a den of cockroaches..
In addition, compared to the people of Weinham, who only wore tops and trousers, the people here were overall dressed in very fancy clothes..
A cape dandy wearing a top hat, a man with goggles where his eyes should be, a big guy with a mechanical arm on one side, a woman wearing tight clothes that highlight her breasts, and even a man with a cross hanging on his back..
It was a completely different world.
“You look surprised..”
Employee A said as if he had a rough guess..
“yes····. There are so many people.”
Oliver said, looking at the lights so dense that no gaps could be seen..
“of course. This city has grown rapidly, taking over numerous cities and rural areas around it. It's at the level of being called a country within a country..”
“Do you know this place well??”
“Well, I used to live here too..”
“then-”
As I was about to ask more, the truck stopped on the shoulder and I heard a voice coming from the driver's side..
“Well, we have arrived. get off.”
“Hey, I guess it's time for us to break up.”
Employee A said.
It was a little disappointing, but since the name comes first, Oliver also nodded..
When I was about to get off the truck, Employee A stretched out his hand and said.
“I wasn't bored on the way there. I would like to continue what I said earlier later..”
“···. Yes, thanks for having me..”
Oliver answered, clasping his hands together..
When I was about to let go of Oliver's hand after shaking his hand, Employee A held Oliver's hand again and said,.
“Oh, by the way, my name is James, not Mr. Employee. James. From now on, call me James..”
“Uh, yeah. All right.”
“Then tell me your name.”
“yes?”
“I know your name, but I want to hear it in person... what is your name?”
Oliver looked at James' face for a while before answering..
“This is Oliver.”
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