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Genius Warlock-Episode 256

Sheamus, a tall man with long, shiny green hair, appeared with his arm on Murphy's shoulder..

Oliver and Jane's eyes naturally shifted to him..

"Mr. Sheamus?”

"Hello. Jane. Even though the appointed time came, he didn't show up, so I came to look for him myself. I was worried because I thought something had happened..”

Jane checked her watch..

“ah… … . It's true. sorry.”

"Of course you should be sorry. Time is money. However, if you are talking to this friend, you must understand. Because he is the king of alcoholic beverages whose stock prices are rising these days..”

Sheamus pounded Murphy's chest. Murphy hid her unpleasant feelings and she smiled..

"Thank you for your understanding. Mr. Sheamus.”

Zayn smiled and expressed his gratitude, and Sheamus also smiled and accepted..

Soon his gaze shifted to Oliver..

“……It's been a while.”

"Yes, Sheamus. Nice to meet you..”

"I hope you're sincere. I'm really happy to meet you... … . Hey, liquor king. If it's okay, can I borrow some of these people? Because we have a prior agreement..”

Murphy, who was standing like a pillar, answered that it was okay, hiding the discomfort creeping up from within..

Sheamus looked at Murphy's face for a moment, then smiled and loosened his shoulder grip..

Then he took Oliver and Jane and headed somewhere..

"Nice to meet you. Mr. Murphy.”

Oliver greeted Murphy before following Sheamus. Murphy also greeted me politely and heartily..

"It was really nice to meet you too. I'll contact you later.”

After parting ways with Murphy, Oliver walked with Jane behind Sheamus..

The guests at the party, decked out in expensive clothes and jewelry, immediately made their way as soon as they saw Sheamus walking with great strides..

As Zayn said, Sheamus seemed to be a huge success. I see people freaking out over Sheamus' momentum..

"You surprise me every time you see me.”

"It's me?”

“Yeah, I didn't know you were related to the King of Liquor. My feet are quite wide.”

"ah… … . I've had a few requests in the past. By the way, what is the king of liquor??”

"Oh right. I interrupted and couldn't hear the answer properly. Should I apologize??”

"No, not to that extent..”

"That's nice. Good people need rewards... … . As I said before, it's a nickname he got from selling a lot of alcohol and becoming rich. The liquor king’s nickname remains the same..”

"Oh, is that right??”

“Yes, the item is good. Magic spell… … . That's where Murphy's resourcefulness also played a part. I never thought I would turn my attention from domestic to overseas. Thanks to this, they are able to solidify their position within the crime firm without unnecessary competition while also making money. Rumor has it he's richer than most directors..”

Ho... … . Sheamus meant what he said..

Oliver looked at Jane for confirmation. Jane also nodded her head..

"That's amazing... … . But how does Sheamus know that??”

“The only thing to talk about in these places is who made money or who cheated. Although they are decked out in jewelry and expensive clothes, the conversation is fundamentally the same as in a back alley bar... … . Get used to it, because when you become the head of an organization, you have to taste places like this..”

"uh… … . Sorry, but there seems to be some misunderstanding..”

“misunderstanding?"

"Previous-"

"-Ah, it's here!”

The moment Oliver opens his mouth to clear up the misunderstanding. A woman's voice rang loudly..

When I turned my head in the direction of the sound, a voluptuous woman with orange hair and an orange dress ran towards me and hugged Sheamus..

"It came quickly!”

"Of course you have to come quickly. You can't keep a lady waiting?”

The woman expressed feelings of affection and dependence towards Sheamus, while Sheamus showed feelings of annoyance and calculation toward the woman..

The two very different emotions were very impressive, so Oliver asked Jane a question..

"Who are you?”

"Myrtle Vergne. She is a member of our Sisterhood group of wealthy individuals, and Sheamus' lover..”

"Oh, I see… … . It seems like you like Seamus a lot.?”

"Well, that's right. It's a bit long to explain, but I owe a lot to Sheamus..”

“Is that so?”

“yes. Seamus already manages quite a bit of his assets..”

Oliver was surprised. I wonder if that's okay though.

"Hey, what are you doing without me??”

While Oliver and Jane were talking, Seamus brought Myrtle..

Myrtle walked up to Seamus with her arms around her and greeted Oliver, and Oliver also greeted her through Jane..

Just by linking arms with Sheamus, Myrtle's confidence and self-esteem poured out like a flower..

As Jane said, her trust and dependence on Sheamus seemed to be very great..

'I don't know if it's a good thing…….'

She spoke to Oliver..

“This is my first time seeing a warlock, but it's a lot different than I expected, isn't it? I thought a warlock was just an unpleasant person doing dark experiments in the basement... … . You look pretty good..”

"Thank you for your kind consideration. Originally I was in a gloomy laboratory, but today I'm here thanks to Miss Jane..”

"Oh my, you’re a person who has fun talking, aren’t you? I thought she was in trouble because she didn't really tell me who Jane was. If I had known she would be like this, I wish I had met her sooner..”

Just as Oliver was about to answer, Jane interrupted..

She naturally looked around and opened her mouth..

"Myrtle. But do you know where other people have gone? I don't see anyone, maybe I came too late?”

"huh? Oh, no, no… … . Everyone waited and went over there for a while. They said the wizards came.”

"A wizard?”

"huh. Magic Tower Wizard. Students, to be exact. He said he came here to receive investment, but he went to take a look... … . Should we go too??”

***

Although he heard a story about a wizard appearing at a party belonging to wealthy people in Landa, Oliver wasn't particularly surprised..

I already heard about that from Forrest..

In addition, I once read a similar story to this through the diary of a captured 'Lightning Wizard' and the research journal of 'Adri'..

It is a clear fact that wizards have been amassing enormous wealth in recent years, but even so, there are quite a few people within the Magic Tower who need money..

Representative examples include people with moderate talent and insufficient background, such as lightning wizards and Adri..

In order to live as a student at the Magic Tower, a considerable amount of money was needed, and they usually solved this through sponsorship, but when they reached the limit of their talent and the sponsorship was cut off, they had to make their own living from then on..

At this time, the options were broadly divided into three..

You had to engage in 'backdoor dealings' that secretly steal resources and knowledge from the Mage Tower, go outside the Mage Tower and become a 'street wizard', or find the wealthy people of Landa and receive 'investment' from them..

Exactly, like this.

"therefore. They say that with this breeding method, you can reliably obtain purebred puppies.?”

"Yes, by leaps and bounds. A cute nose, a grumpy but cute mouth, and a short tail..”

"Oh my, that's really cool.!”

"It's cool and all. It becomes perfectly pure... … . Using this breeding method will further increase your wife's authority in the dog association. I promise!”

A young man with blond hair and blue eyes was talking to an old woman holding a dog in her arms..

The old woman showed interest in what the young man said, and the young man tried to persuade the old woman. He had a hint of desperation in him..

It was quite an unfamiliar sight for Oliver, who had only seen proud and confident Magic Tower students..

But at the same time, I thought it was natural. Because everything has two sides..

A warlock who pays off debts in exchange for emotions.,

bootleggers who hire veterans,

Sisterhood uses the same women,

Such as Paterism, which is closely related to secular politics.…….

So, it might not be that strange for the Magic Tower to have something like this..

Oliver looked around and continued to observe the wizard and the city's rich people talking..

In addition to the wizard who preached a breeding method to obtain purebred puppies, there was a female wizard who claimed that potions could be processed into cosmetics to rejuvenate the skin, and there was also a wizard who spoke about processing methods to create new steel..

Most of them were students, but there were also full-time wizards who were not students..

It would have been an interesting sight for the usual Oliver, but unfortunately, he didn't find it very interesting..

That's because some of them were things I had already read in libraries, papers, and books, and they weren't very promising stories..

Nevertheless, at this party, it was explained as if it was a completely new technology, attracting people's curiosity..

Oliver asked Jane a question as he saw a scene that seemed different from what he knew..

"By any chance, do the guests attending this party invest a lot in the field of magic??”

"hmm… … . It varies from time to time, but if the item is good, I invest quite a bit. If you hit the jackpot just once, you will make huge profits..”

“But on the other hand, if you fail, you won't even get the principal back, right??”

“That's it, that's right?”

"So, is it okay to invest in a field you don’t know much about??”

"A field you don't know much about?”

Someone interrupted the conversation with Jane. It was a very cold voice..

Oliver turned his head and apologized, wondering if the way he was speaking was wrong..

"Oh, sorry. This is my first time in a place like this. If you felt bad-”

“-no. I'm just asking your thoughts, so feel free to answer.”

Oliver saw an old woman standing in front of him..

He has short, intelligent gray and white hair and wears expensive magic accessories..

Surprisingly, all the magic accessories had defensive magic and security magic that could hide emotions..

'The quality seems to be good. I can only see emotions vaguely.’

Oliver thought about the quality of magic items that hide emotions..

But that wasn't the only thing that bothered me.

Although the woman looked quite old, her skin was strangely wrinkle-free, and her body had a faint aura of black magic..

It was a similar energy to the one I had seen from Edith in the past..

‘What does artificial skin have to do with black magic energy??’

At that moment when Oliver was lost in thought, Jane came forward and greeted the old lady first..

"hello. Mr. Miranda."

"nice to meet. Jane. It's a little late.”

***

Miranda appears with a woman dressed in an expensive dress and suit..

To Miranda, Jane explained the reason why she was late..

"With Murphy?”

"yes."

After hearing the explanation, Miranda turned towards Oliver and held out her hand..

Although he was gentle on the outside, his feelings were more about following necessary steps rather than liking him..

"That's amazing. I heard rumors, but it was more... than I thought. … . Wow, even though it was our first meeting, you spoke informally. Can I keep speaking informally? Because I'm older."

"of course. Please speak comfortably..”

"As the saying goes, you are polite. I don't know who I am?”

"Yes, I heard that from Forrest. nice to meet you Miranda.”

“forest?"

“Yes, you are the broker I am dealing with..”

"I heard it once recently. I met a good problem solver and was lucky enough to make a comeback... … . I had a deal with Forrest from the beginning.?”

"yes."

"that's interesting. But we are still dealing with Forest. I have a personality that values ​​friendship.?”

“……?? Sorry, but I don't quite understand what you mean..”

"Even if you become successful in Landa, no one keeps their first business partner. Either you have a romantic personality that values ​​friendship, or you just have a weakness..”

"ah… … . Is that so? I just work with Forest because he always does a good job. You have excellent skills. You could say I'm lucky.”

Oliver usually spoke his thoughts without hesitation..

Even though he was an orphan, Oliver considered himself lucky, and that luck included meeting Forrest..

Miranda's expression moved slightly..

“……Are you sure you're different from the problem solvers I've seen? I think it was a good idea to tell Jane and invite her..”

"I'm just an ordinary problem solver. Still, thank you for your kind consideration..”

Miranda looked at Jane..

"You have a fun friend.”

“It's my luck.”

"I think so. And luck is an essential skill in this city... … . Can I call you Dave??”

"Yes, please feel free to say so..”

"Welcome to this party. Dave. In that sense, I will answer the question I asked earlier..”

"Is it okay to invest in something you don’t know much about??”

“Right, that one. You seem to be very worried about us..”

“Oh, I wasn't worried. I just don't understand. I'm sorry if you felt bad.”

"No, you don't need to. Because it's not actually wrong. We don't know much about that. Because noble wizards keep their knowledge hidden. Still, it's not like there's no way..”

"Is that so?”

"Yes, the world is always trying to balance things out. Even if you don't have any knowledge, you can still get someone to give you advice..”

Miranda slightly raised her hand..

Accordingly, among the group of women following Miranda, a woman in a suit slightly bowed her head..

They all had considerable magical power in their bodies..

"You're a wizard..”

"Hmm… … . Luckily, these days you can hire even great wizards. Well, there are people who specialize in this kind of work..”

Ho... … . Oliver was surprised. It might definitely be possible.

Wizards who lost out in the magic tower competition used to appear on the streets..

I didn't think it would be too strange to act like this..

No, it might actually be reasonable. You have access to expert knowledge, the risk is lower than that of a solver, and you can expect higher wages..

"That's amazing... … . So, Miranda, what areas are you interested in??”

"There isn't much that stands out right away... … . At least the Agni School's new thermal power generation technology is noticeable..”

"I think it's better not to do it.?”

“what?”

"I said it would be better not to do it..”

Oliver spoke in an unwavering, calm voice..

In contrast, most of the wizards here tried to increase their persuasiveness with all kinds of fancy language and exquisite language, but strangely enough, Oliver sounded more trustworthy..

Because it felt like I was just telling the truth, out of conflict of interest..

Miranda asked with a blush..

"Why? I'm not just saying this.”

"There are limits to efficiency. Thermal power generation is a method of producing energy by burning coal or magic stones based on flame magic, but even if it is improved, the limitations are clear..”

Unlike his usual open-ended remarks about infinite possibilities, Oliver's words were quite definitive..

It wasn't that there was no basis at all..

It was a story based on books and papers I read in my spare time at the Elemental School library..

Except for some in the Agni School, the current consensus was that there were limits to thermal power generation. That is something that Kevin, who is from the Agni School, also agrees with..

Of course, the story might be different if an outstanding genius unknown to Oliver appears, but I judged that that was unlikely..

When Oliver read the material, he also felt a clear limitation..

Nevertheless, Oliver left some room just in case. It wasn't a good idea for him to make arbitrary decisions based on his own lack of skills..

"Of course, this is just my opinion. It may change if someone outstanding comes along..”

"If it doesn't come out, what do you think is more promising? than thermal power generation.”

Miranda asked back. There were no feelings of displeasure, irritation, or suspicion, just interest..

And it wasn't just Miranda.

The women behind Miranda, Jane, Seamus, and other party guests were watching Oliver's words..

I felt like I made a mistake.

"hmm… … . I'm just a warlock, so I'm worried that if I say something wrong, I might cause harm to you..”

"Why are you worried about that? In the end, investing is something you choose. Even if you heard something wrong and made the wrong investment, it was your own fault for not making the right decision. Who do you blame? There are no such idiots here. is not it?”

Miranda said to the women behind her. The women nodded in unison..

It felt like I couldn't avoid answering any more. Oliver opened his mouth..

"I think the pure magic school would be better..”

“The reason is?”

"Instead of burning the magic stone, you can reduce waste by manipulating the magic power contained in the magic stone itself. In my personal opinion, the energy generated when compressing the magic stone itself is used.-”

“-It's a joke. A warlock discussing magic.!”

While Oliver was speaking, someone interrupted him..

It was Derek Redhill..