Genius Warlock-Episode 402
402. unexpected meeting (1)
Professor Alain, who came to meet us at the University of Law, said that the organization of the human meat chefs was in a state of dissatisfaction..
“It's not that strange.”
Kevin said while having dinner in his hotel room after visiting the University of Loculi. He was eating the boeuf bourguignon he ordered..
“Why do you think that? Could it be that he lied to quickly receive reinforcements for the Magic Tower from University of Loculi? Propaganda of victory is a common tactic on the battlefield..”
Terence Lore, who was sitting across from Kevin, asked a contradictory question. He ate cotes du boeuf, a beef steak..
“Maybe. The university may have said that out of nervousness, as it failed to achieve the desired results even though it joined forces with the police agency..”
“It's a huge shock. It hasn't been that long since the Lake Village incident occurred, but even so, quite a bit of time has passed, and we've only touched on a few dozen lower-level organizations. Those bats...ah.”
Terence corrected himself when he saw Oliver sitting next to him..
“hmm······. I think that woman is right. The human meat cook is cunning. When you turn the University of Law and the police department into enemies, you can't help but minimize the damage to those at the bottom. amazing.”
Terrence was sincere. Although its glory has faded compared to the past, Loculi College is still an organization on par with Magic Tower..
Even though such an organization joined hands with the police department, it was proof that the human meat chef was responding well..
“Or maybe universities and police agencies are dumber than we think. That would make more sense..”
“You can't necessarily see it that way, because there are also political and social problems in Gallos..”
Yareli cautiously expressed his opinion in response to Terence's sarcasm..
She was sitting next to Kevin and Terrent, eating the lobster thermidor she ordered..
“politics? society?”
“Yes, Colonel Terrence. As you know, Colonel, Gallos is still a chaotic place. Either politically or socially. Perhaps, the current regime is passive because it is more afraid of opposition forces trying to overthrow the current system than the warlock. They thought it would be dangerous if they sent too many troops there... I'm not trying to defend you, but I think it's a fact worth considering..”
Yareli added something to prevent any possible misunderstanding, and Terence and Kevin believed it without question..
Because I believed in Yareli’s intelligence and attitude toward work..
“But even so, it doesn't change anything, the University of Loculi hasn't achieved the results that it deserves, and by the way, there might be internal strife within the human meat chef... I honestly can't believe it. Well, there is at least some basis.?”
“uh.”
Kevin answered Terrence's question without a moment of hesitation..
“First of all, war is tiring..”
“······.”
“As you said, subduing dozens of lower-level organizations targeting human meat chefs is not a great achievement. Maybe even a human meat chef could handle that..”
“I guess so?”
“But what about the guys down there? The disciples and in-laws of the human meat cook. They will manage the lower level organizations..”
“Didn't they say that the human meat chef directly manages the organization and has a high level of control??”
“Even so, there are limits. I'm really going to manage every single detail of this huge organization that occupies half of Gallos' backworld.?”
It made sense. No matter how centrally managed the organization was, the head was unable to manage everything due to its size. In order to run an organization properly, work had to be delegated to some extent to subordinates..
“And even if the guys in charge pretend not to, they will still think that some of it is theirs. Like a fief. Because it was that kind of floor to begin with... what do you think about it?”
Kevin asked, turning his head towards Oliver. Oliver, sitting across from Yareli, was eating button mushroom pie..
“I don't really know how the Black Hand operates, but I think it will, as long as it doesn't deviate from the warlock's rules..”
“Why?”
“That's why most people became warlocks. He wants to live a better life, for his own desires..”
Kevin looked at Terence and nodded as if he was correct..
“Above all, the background to this happening... I'm guessing it's because of the meat cook's younger sister, Gretel. by her sole act.”
It was a very possible story. It was Gretel who infiltrated the University of Loculi, and it was she who moved around Lake Village alone..
There was no sign of the meat cook or his subordinates. It was most likely a solo act without consultation..
“No one likes being caught up in an unexpected commotion because of someone's arbitrariness. Especially if she is the boss' immature younger sister..”
“That's plausible, but there's no hard evidence, right? Just because there's dissatisfaction, doesn't mean there's a revolt right away..”
That too was correct. Rebellion was something that required more energy than expected. Especially against monsters that have lived for hundreds of years..
So even though Oliver saw that Alain was sincere, it was hard for him to believe it..
One of the flesh cook's subordinates asked if the war would stop if only the flesh cook died..
“I have a second piece of evidence.”
“What?”
“They say a lot of what the university said was true..”
Terence and Yarely looked at Oliver with bright eyes. A warlock who can see through emotions..
Oliver answered.
“When I saw it with my own eyes, it was sincere..”
Terence and Yarely had no doubts about what Oliver said. I've already seen Oliver's skills exceedingly high..
“Of course, even if that is the case, I can't guarantee that it's 100% true. You may believe that it's true that you didn't make a mistake..”
Kevin mentioned the unique weakness of the warlock's vision. A warlock's eyes read the target's emotions, not the absolute truth..
“I'm starting to get confused... After all, what's the point??”
“Nothing special. Let's report this to the Magic Tower, and you and I will really help Loculi University. doing the best.”
Kevin pointed at Terence and himself..
“If it is true, there is no need for the Magic Tower to create an independent front, even taking risks..”
“Well, okay. Is the operation something that can change in the field? If it's resolved that way, I have no complaints... Then, these two?”
Terence pointed to Yareli and Oliver..
“Originally, we were going to use Yareli as a bridge to explore surrounding information together.?”
“Let's make an excuse and leave these two separately, so they can investigate Gallos instead. As originally planned... Law school won't even consider that..”
“hmm······. It's not bad, but it'll be okay?”
Terence agreed with Kevin and looked at Yareli. Yarelli nodded his head with his characteristic sense of responsibility shining..
“yes you can.”
match! Terence clapped his hands..
“Well then, that's it... I'm sure you'll be fine too?”
Terence asked Oliver. Oliver nodded his head as he asked if he could assist Yarely well..
“Yes, it's okay, it's actually better.”
“I don't know why I feel so anxious when you say I like you?”
“I'm happy because it's proof that it's normal.”
Kevin uncharacteristically responded to Terence's joke..
After the roles were somewhat divided, we resumed eating, and a complete night came. Eventually, everyone went to their respective bedrooms and went to bed..
***
The next morning. Kevin and Terence, Yarely and Oliver. All four people began to move as they had discussed last evening..
Kevin and Terence left the hotel early in the morning and went to Loculi College, while Yarrelli and Oliver left the hotel two hours later..
It was never the case that the two of them were lazy..
It would be rude to come too early, so I just followed other people's times..
As proof, Yareli wrote a list of places to visit for two hours, and Oliver reviewed the Gallo language, looked at maps to understand the complex geography of Ravili, and leafed through Gallo history books. I made the most of my time.
And it was a lot more fun than I thought.
“I'm glad Zenon is having fun too..”
Yareli said while taking a break inside a restaurant..
When she came in for a late lunch, there was a hint of fatigue in her voice..
Well, I left the hotel at 9 a.m. and have been wandering around until 2 p.m., meeting many people and talking about the day and night.······.
In addition, everyone I met there was very opinionated, and Yareli felt very tired just listening to their stories. He just didn't show it on the outside..
‘Mr. Yarely himself doesn't really like dealing with people... Although you are good at it.’
Oliver asked, looking at Yareli, who was faithful to his duties regardless of his personal inclinations..
“You seem to be very tired. Is there anything I can help you with? If you need anything, please let me know..”
Yareli, who heard Oliver's words, showed feelings of self-reproach, as if he had made a mistake..
“······I made a mistake. Could you please pretend you didn't hear it??”
Yareli seemed defensive at the fact that he easily showed his true feelings..
Oliver obeyed obediently. I don't think I'm forcing it just because I don't like it. Instead, he told a different story.
“Yes, I understand······. Anyway, I'm happy. Actually, I wanted to take a look around like last time. Gallos..”
Last time was when I returned to Landa from Ark Orphanage, and Yareli also remembered that incident..
“Ah, I remember. I didn't go sightseeing, but left right away..”
“Yes, of course I'm not here to sightsee, but it's still fun to be able to explore Gallos while working. This city and the people who live in it seem to have a different charm from Landa... What can I say, it seems like there is a lot of passion. Everyone..”
Oliver thought about the people he had seen while traveling around Rabili, the capital of Gallos, with Yareli..
From the young man who spoke in the alley to the city's upper class that Yarely met. Regardless of their status, they had their own firm thoughts..
“Most Gallos people are passionate. Especially when it comes to politics and what he believes is right. Thanks to you, a lot has happened over the past 100 years..”
Oliver nodded without asking what had happened for 100 years..
It was because I saw roughly what happened in the book I read before leaving the hotel..
‘With the rise of liberalism, they cut off the king's head and established a republic, but it wasn't long before they had an emperor, and then the emperor fell, the old dynasty was restored, and another revolution broke out..’
Oliver recalled what he had read in the book. It's not an area I know much about, but it seemed quite surprising that the country of Gallos was maintained..
“But I think people are still passionate..”
Yareli said bitterly, recalling conversations with people he met..
The people Yareli met through his family's connections were diverse, including wizards, wealthy nobles, and wealthy people who were a new class emerging in the city, but the one thing they had in common was that they failed to provide any useful information..
They were less interested in the war between the flesh cooks and the University of Loculi than one might think, and only talked about their political grievances, urban development projects led by the royal family, or asked about Landa..
Gallos is so confused that he can't survive..
“Maybe he's hiding his true feelings or lying... Were there no such people??”
Even though Yareli regretted the fruitless time he had spent, he did not despair, but gathered his courage and asked the question..
After hearing the question, Oliver took out a notebook from his pocket. In my notebook, I wrote down people who lie or hide their true feelings..
Just as Oliver was about to say the name written in his notebook, he suddenly caught a familiar feeling. Oliver turned his head to one side..
A bell rang amidst the din of the restaurant, and the restaurant door opened. And through the open door, a man and a woman came in..
It was a face we both knew by coincidence..
“Mr. Murphy? Miss Jane?”
“······Mr. Dave?”
“Ah, you two are correct as expected. hello?”
Oliver said hello to Landa's liquor king, Murphy Kimbell, who looked surprised at him, and Jane, who had a reputation as a successful female investor..
They were literally amazed. As if he had never expected to see Oliver in Gallos..
“This is... What on earth is going on??”
“I have some work to do. Mr. Murphy, what brought you to Gallos??”
“I visited on business..”
“Oh, I see······. What did Lady Jane do to Gallos? Ah, was it Gallos to leave Landa for a while because of work at the hotel the other day??”
Oliver asked, remembering the time he ran into Jane at the hotel. Jane said she would be leaving Landa for a while because of her business..
“yes······. I didn't expect to see you in Gallos, but it's nice to meet you..”
“I am also pleased to meet you. It's a bit surprising.”
“I'm surprised too... Can you introduce a new group member??”
Jane asked Oliver with the same smile and emotion as when she met Marie..
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