Genius Warlock-Episode 429
429. lull? (2)
Merlin's voice was suddenly heard in the air..
Oliver, who was busy working, turned his head with dark circles on his face..
Oliver, checking on Merlin, answered half a beat late..
“······Senior, are you here??”
“I asked if you slept?”
“I slept.”
“Is that so??”
“yes······. Two days ago. now······. I have a lot of work to do..”
Oliver pointed to the surroundings as if making excuses..
Around Oliver, a huge blood tank and auxiliary machinery were connected and placed closely together, and inside the tank were corpses being recovered and damaged corpse dolls - Duncan, Seamus, and Bathory..
In addition, embalming work was being carried out on the recovered body, and there were also signs that the organs had been packaged separately..
Merlin looked around at the surrounding scenery and opened his mouth..
“Yes, it seems. It's too much to do alone... Wasn't there some help??”
Oliver, wearing an apron, answered as he took out the body from the embalming fluid and hung it on a hook. For reference, even though this work was being done, damaged corpses and corpse dolls were being restored using Ptah's Assistant..
“that is······. Everything is ruined by this incident. Childs also suffered a lot. So I'm doing it alone... Do not worry. It's worth doing more than you think.”
the last words were true.
After two days of staying up all night, my eyes were dark and my body was emaciated due to starvation, but strangely, my stamina and strength were better than before, making it much easier to work..
So much so that even a hardened corpse processed with embalming fluid can be easily lifted..
“I don't have much to say if I put it that way, but is it because it's really a lot of work??”
It was a reasonable question. It's not too late to go back to Landa to do this kind of work in the first place. In many ways, it was wiser to rest now..
Because there is a time for rest..
Nevertheless, it was more reasonable to believe that there were other reasons for pushing ahead with the work rather than because there was a lot of work. chamberlain······.
“······I'm in a hurry to restore the invoice doll. A problem solver who makes a living through violence must always sharpen his skills. Also, I personally was in a hurry because there were some ingredients that I wanted to process quickly..”
Oliver pointed to Desihe Durance's body hanging on the drying rack..
The former dean of the Gallos Department of Life Alchemy, she was embalmed and hung on a drying rack after her upper and lower body were put together in a blood tank by Oliver's hand..
There was a stamp on her shoulder proving that it was S-class quality..
“is it?”
“Yes, there is an empty spot among the corpse dolls I am currently using, but I find her abilities interesting..”
Oliver answered, recalling Dejihe, who reconstructed his body and used it as a whip. It is expected that the scope of use will be endless..
“Older than that. If you don't mind, may I ask what brought you here? I understand you are still busy..”
Oliver pointed to the newspaper on the table in one corner of the basement. Seven or eight out of ten newspapers all mentioned the archive..
A hero who saved the city from an evil warlock, a collaborator of the Gallos royal family, a sage who will advise on this situation, and a sponsor who will provide supplies..
It was great, but from Oliver's perspective, it looked very tiring. So much so that I want to decline..
“Not necessarily. You can fool around as much as you want if you want. That's why it's good when your reputation builds. Even if you don't do anything, people think there must be something and come up with good reasons for it..”
“Is that so?”
Oliver asked back. Oliver's common sense doesn't make sense..
“That's what a high name is. Makes people blind or stupid.”
“then······. Are you still here to fool around??”
“Not necessarily.”
Merlin responded and took something out of his arms. It was a bearer bank account of.
“what is this?”
“First of all, take it.”
Oliver did as he was told and took the bankbook that Merlin held out. Perhaps it was a newly created bank account, but the recorded details were neatly written in just one line..
The problem was that the amount of that one line was beyond imagination..
“0This one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten... Sorry, did I see it right??”
Oliver asked, doubting his eyes. Because there was a ridiculous number like 50 billion in my bank account..
In the past, he caught Sheamus in the ABC case and received 20 billion won, but this was twice and a half that amount..
“You saw it right. It's 50 billion. It's yours.”
“I don't quite understand.”
Oliver stopped all work for an unimaginable amount of money. Oliver liked the money too, but that only applies if he did something to deserve it..
“I give it to you because you did something to deserve it. Don't worry, take it.”
“So, I don't understand what I'm receiving for doing something. For the past four days, I have done absolutely nothing except eat all the food, sleep, and stay here to work. I have never done anything to receive money, especially a large sum of 50 billion won..”
Oliver spoke sincerely, and although Merlin was surprised to hear what he said, he thought it was very Oliver-like. I haven't done anything······.
“You probably know that human meat cooks are high-risk criminals.?”
“Yes, I know that. Enemy of the world. He is the worst criminal defined as evil in the world. You can kill without trial, and if you kill, it will be huge....”
Oliver, who was explaining about high-risk criminals without realizing it, realized the source of the money..
“It's a bounty..”
“that's right.”
In response to Merlin's simple answer, Oliver looked at the numbers on the bankbook again..
[₤50,000,000,000]
“······Isn't it too much??”
After confirming the reason for receiving it, Oliver questioned the amount this time..
Even if it is an old monster that has lived for hundreds of years, one individual's life costs 50 billion randara... It was an amount that far exceeded Oliver’s economic sense..
“Additionally, I understand that Gallos' current situation is not favorable, so is it possible to pay this amount??”
“Because it was paid by the Pater Church. You don't have to worry.”
“Parterre Bridge?”
“okay. To be exact, it was provided by funds provided by many countries and wealthy people, including Gallos and the United Kingdom..”
“I don't really understand what you're saying.”
As Oliver gradually showed interest in this area, Merlin was relieved and explained it to him. To maintain appropriate interest.
“It's a fund created as a result of an incident in the past..”
“It's an incident?”
“okay. But, let’s postpone that story until later. Because the story is too long... Anyway, because of that incident, each country's wariness about the Black Hand increased, and each country put up a bounty. Later, the bounties were collected and deposited in the Pater Church's bank. For administrative convenience and efficiency.”
“Are you saying it's 50 billion won??”
“Because it is a combination of money paid by various countries and wealthy people. Moreover, since the fund can be managed by the Church of Pater, interest is accumulating. For reference, the bounty for the human meat cook is not set at just 50 billion won..”
“······??”
“It runs a huge fund as a whole, and divides it into percentages for those who are judged to be dangerous by the Pater Church. Only 50 billion of them are human meat cooks..”
“hmm······. It's strange that the word 'only' is added to the amount of 50 billion, but I roughly understand it... Can I ask you one more question??”
Oliver, who had suddenly returned to his usual self, asked a question, and Merlin happily accepted it..
“Something?”
“If the human meat chef has 50 billion, then Puppet and Fan. How much is each Pied Piper? I'm just curious....”
“Interest is still accruing, so I don't know exactly, but the puppet is worth 55 billion won and the fan is about 47 billion won..”
“What about the Pied Piper??”
Oliver asked again in response to the intentionally omitted answer, and Merlin hesitated for a moment before answering..
“······1,820It's billions.”
Oliver was surprised. 182 billion Rand. It was 30 billion more than the 152 billion Randa, which is the combined amount of the human meat chef, the puppet of eternal life, and the eternal child fan..
“That 30 billion is the bounty for Gretel, the flesh cook's younger sister. I handed it over to the Gallos royal family. First of all, officially, they also took credit..”
Oliver nodded. He didn't even know he was receiving a bounty in the first place, and he left all the troublesome cleaning up to Merlin. He wasn't the one to argue..
“But the Pied Piper's bounty is ridiculously high. The amount is the sum of all the remaining fingers plus Gretel..”
“I'll tell you about that later too. Now let's talk about something else first.”
“What is it?”
“It's a bit much.”
Merlin began like that. The first story I brought up was about the human meat cook and Gretel's corpse..
“As I said before, Gretel's body was decided to be jointly owned by the kingdom, Loculi College, and the Magic Tower, respectively. To be exact, I put it off for a while to decide who would own it..”
Oliver understood. Gretel lived for hundreds of years through the knowledge and blessings of the devil, ate countless wizards, and eventually absorbed a few drops of hell's energy..
Her body could be said to be a treasure trove of knowledge. In terms of academic value, it was worth more than her bounty of 30 billion won..
Therefore, it would have been difficult for anyone to give up ownership of her body. So much so that I want to secure it even if I have to force it..
It was the same for Oliver, but he tried not to have any regrets..
The first reason was actually Merlin who killed Gretel, and the second reason was because he wanted something more than that..
“What happened to the body of the human meat chef??”
“Everyone believes that it disappeared just as planned..”
Oliver was relieved. Immediately after slaying his flesh cook, Oliver attempted to collect the flesh cook's body, but Merlin advised him that it would not be easy..
Like Gretel, the body of the human meat cook also boasted a high value, so it was said that many powers would place an iron plate on its face and demand ownership..
Honestly, it wasn't wrong. It may seem absurd at first glance, but such things are common in the world..
However, Oliver did not back down either. Because I wanted to own the body of the human meat cook..
Oliver wanted to study his body and process it into a corpse doll. No, before he did he just wanted to have a body..
In this regard, Oliver asked Merlin for help, and Merlin offered to hand over Gretel's body so that he could take possession of it without a fuss..
“If you take chicken instead of pheasant, it's hard to ask where the pheasant is. Especially, those who have done nothing.”
Oliver understood what that meant. He had heard the explanation before..
The story goes that the body of the human meat cook disappears during the battle, and if you throw away Gretel, who is still intact, everyone will be distracted by the corpse and won't even care about the human meat cook..
Actually, that is correct. Everyone was so preoccupied with Gretel's body that they didn't even think about looking for the human meat cook's body. Well, that's what the archive said.
‘In addition, the ridiculous traces of the battle, in which a section of the city was destroyed, also played a role... Because it wasn't strange at all if one body disappeared..’
“As promised, I will study the human meat cook's corpse first and then return it to you... Any problems?”
Oliver nodded without hesitation. He was of great help during the battle, as Merlin helped him secure the body of the human meat cook without making a noise. Moreover, Merlin was Oliver's mentor, even if only temporarily..
“As long as you give it back, you can research it as much as you want..”
“oh······. Those words really move me. Are you learning how to flatter these days??”
“no······. do you have a book?”
Oliver asked seriously, and Merlin lamented..
“I meant it as a joke... Still lacking in humor.”
“I study for 30 minutes every day before going to sleep..”
“1Study for hours.”
Oliver nodded in response to his temporary mentor's advice. That is correct. Maybe time is the issue. What can you study in 30 minutes??
“I will also hand over the book held by the human meat cook as soon as I return to Landa. Research materials, journals, and the devil's book. However, I will keep the devil's book in my study, so I can read it there..”
Oliver nodded obediently. The devil's book was quite dangerous, so it was understandable that Merlin did this..
Oliver was satisfied that Merlin cooperated without even asking why..
“thank you.”
“Thanks should go to the Gallos royal family. Thanks to them, we were able to avoid the paladin's interference..”
That was correct. In principle, it was right that all the books of the human meat cook were managed by the Holy Knights..
Their mission was to protect the human world from evil demons..
Nevertheless, it was thanks to the help of the Gallos royal family that Merlin was able to secure this..
‘Of course, the royal family did not just cooperate..’
It wasn't just something I said. It was strictly true..
Of course, the royal family, who did nothing while the human meat cook and his men reduced the city to ruins, was able to gain the reputation of helping to protect the city with Merlin's help..
It wasn't difficult. It would have been fine if Merlin, who actually played an active role under the prestige of being an archive, had claimed that..
In addition, Merlin also found the human meat cook and the financial connections between the commoners and handed them over to the royal family, contributing to the royal family's great defeat of the commoners who were threatening it, and the Gallos royal family, which suffered enormous political chaos and economic damage due to the destruction of the capital. Provided various assistance to the government.
They handed over the ownership of the Hecatoncheires summoned by Gretel, allowing them to secure funds based on this, and donated some of the wealth of the enormous archive, and gave credit to the University of Loculi and the royal family to establish their position..
In fact, he took charge of the closure and cleanup of the case. Therefore, the Gallos royal family and government had no choice but to cooperate with Merlin's request..
Oliver didn't really know why even the royal family recognized the archive's authority, but now he seemed to understand a little bit..
The Archive was not just limited to magicians, but was a being with enormous influence in many fields..
“You're amazing..”
Oliver said this, feeling once again how great Merlin was. However, Merlin just shook his head..
“The great thing is you. Actually, you killed the meat cook and Gretel, didn't you??”
Oliver shook his head..
“No, Mr. Gretel, you had almost subdued him, right? I had no strength.”
Merlin had a lot to say, but he didn't. Instead, she listened to Oliver..
“And the human meat chef... It's true that I took it down, but honestly, I'm not sure. I don't remember much..”
“I don't remember?”
“yes······. I'm flying, but something is floating and doesn't feel real..”
“So you decided to hand me all the credit??”
“No, that's not it. I just passed it on to the elder because I didn't want to get involved with the human meat chef. After reading the newspaper, I think I did well..”
Oliver pointed to the newspaper again. In the newspapers, only Merlin's story was published, but Oliver had no wish to end up like that..
Isn't it too hectic, busy, conspicuous, and tiring??
“Also, I personally have memories with the human meat chef... It's a bit like that..”
Oliver recalled the last conversation the meat cook had had. that······. It was annoying.
“Well, I'm glad if that's the case. I felt like I was stealing a young man's credit, but I guess that's not necessary..”
Merlin said jokingly, and Oliver nodded and actively agreed..
I stopped the human meat cook because it was work and I wanted to do it, not because of fame..
Rather, I was satisfied because I obtained 50 billion won in cash and a large number of high-quality corpses in addition to the human meat cook. I didn't feel very good, though..
‘But I guess it's okay because I saw the old man's emotions for a moment.?’
Right after killing the human meat cook, Oliver was able to see Merlin's emotions through his magic barrier for a moment. That feeling······.
“Okay, I've said everything I wanted to say, so I'll leave now..”
“yes? Are you leaving already??”
“Why is it a pity that an old man is leaving??”
“It's not that I regret it, but I was taught that it's polite to offer a cup of coffee..”
“It would have been better if you had left out the first words and changed the last words to “I want to treat you well instead of being polite.”.”
“······I would like to serve coffee to an elderly person..”
“late·····. Above all, when meeting young people, if an old person joins in, they get criticized..”
Young people? gaffer? Oliver tilted his head at the incomprehensible words, but soon understood what they meant..
Jane was coming through the basement passage..
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