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Genius Warlock-Episode 75

Knock knock knock knock.

The warehouse damaged by the wizard's attack began repairs the next morning..

The repair workers' skills were probably good, and only a few days had passed since they entered the finishing stage. Thanks to the work they did with the crowd, the magic spell workshop was also nearing completion..

"and.… . Fuck, he really struck lightning.?!”

"yes… . You don't have to believe it.”

"No, I believe it! Because the other men also said that lightning struck! Okay..… . Seven times? Bang here! There, boom!... . Say it again! How did you subdue the wizard??!”

Next to Oliver, who was far away so as not to interfere with the warehouse repairs, a boy spoke to Oliver, unable to control his excitement..

The boy's name was Milo Kimbell. He was the youngest brother of Murphy Kimbell..

He went home with his aunt Maggie before the wizard's attack, and a few days after the attack, he came back with his aunt and belatedly heard about Oliver's activities..

And then he stayed around Oliver for several days, asking him various questions..

"So I dodged the lightning, went forward, blocked the magic missile, disrupted the lightning, and then got close..”

Oliver insensitively explained what he had done..

It was as hard as an encyclopedia and I almost fell asleep just listening to it, but Milo's eyes were shining brighter than ever..

"Oh, fuck… .. amazing… .. I should have seen that too..”

The boy evoked pure ecstasy, admiration, envy, excitement, and in a way, even innocence..

I believed everything Oliver said, and even if Oliver said that potatoes grew on trees, I would still believe it without any doubt..

Well, maybe it’s natural.

I saw with my own eyes the magic tower wizards who fell into deep sleep..

Oh, by the way, they were currently transferred to a higher-level family that looks after the Kimbell family..

They say that help from the upper echelons of the Crime Firm is essential in order to talk about this to the families and magic towers the wizards belong to and demand compensation for the damage..

Some members of the Kimbell Family seemed like it was a waste to offer up the big fish they barely caught, but Oliver, who actually caught it, didn't feel any regrets..

Of course, it was a bit of a shame that the opportunity to talk to the wizards disappeared, but considering their emotional state, there was a higher chance of them attacking me again. I decided not to have regrets. There will be another chance next time.

"Warlock!”

Oliver turned his head at the loud sound..

Milo, unable to control his excitement, said fumingly:.

"Please tell me a story! What was it like fighting the wizards??!”

"ah..… . Well, I was a little scared and nervous..”

"to? Really?”

"yes."

"You took down four by yourself.?”

"It's largely thanks to luck. Everyone let their guard down and didn't pay attention to me. I don't know what would have happened if they had joined forces to attack me from the beginning..”

Oliver spoke honestly about his feelings..

It was true that they won, but the story might have been different if the wizards had decided from the beginning and attacked..

The same thing happened with Lightning Wizard's Electronic Shock..

When caught, there was almost no means of resistance. If it weren't for a little bit of luck, it would have been Oliver who lost..

I looked at Milo to see if he would be disappointed by Oliver's words, but for some reason, the boy's eyes glowed even more with respect..

"Dog haircut..... . It's so cool. Is this the attitude of the powerful? acknowledging the other person?”

“….yes?”

Milo asked, tapping Oliver's arm in a friendly way. Like a child throwing a tantrum to buy a toy.

"Warlock! Can I learn that too? Black magic! If my brothers gave me money, I would give it to them.!”

The boy's emotions were pure curiosity and motivation..

Just as Oliver was about to answer, a hand appeared and pulled Milo's ear..

I saw this somewhere before. It was Maggie..

"ah! Argh! aunt! aunt! ear! ears!”

"Warlock, stop bothering me and go away..”

Maggie said to her nephew, holding a tray in one hand..

On the tray were a hot dog with chopped onions and pickles, french fries, and a cup of juice..

When Maggie let go of his ear with a strong swing, Milo backed away, rubbing his sore ear. But, befitting her lively personality, she didn't just go..

"Oh, warlock. I'll come back later!”

At Milo's words, Mrs. Maggie tried to pull his ear again, and Milo just ran away..

It became quiet for an instant, and then she put a tray on the small table and invited Oliver to eat..

"Now, let’s eat here..”

"thank you.”

Oliver ate his food right away. At the same time, his employees and members of the Kimbell Family were also eating..

When the hot dog was half eaten, Maggie cautiously opened her mouth..

"I'm sorry your child is bothering you. Warlock. I apologize if you were offended..”

"yes? Ah, Mr. Milo… .. it's okay. It's not strange to have a lot of questions.?”

"You are kind..”

"is that so?”

"yes… . Everyone says warlocks are scary, but I think warlocks are a little different..”

The warlock is scary... ..Oliver thought of his teacher Joseph and other warlocks..

Marie, Peter, Dominique, Anthony, etc..

"hmm..… . I don't know. Anyway, you don’t have to scold Mr. Milo. I have nothing to do anyway..”

it was true.

After defeating the wizard, other gangs and solvers that occasionally attacked stopped coming..

When we asked Murphy about this, he said it was thanks to word of the wizards' victory spreading..

Of course, there are many people who don't believe it because it's half a rumor, but since there are many people who jump at the sight of the gun's shadow, there are no more intruders..

Thanks to this, Oliver was currently earning money by sitting still and eating the food provided..

"Can I ask you a question??”

"Question??"

"Yes, Mr. Murphy said he was going to hand over the wizards to a higher organization to negotiate. What exactly does that mean? They say it's done with the Magic Tower and the wizard family, but I don't really understand..”

"Oh, that's literally it. They talk about this and negotiate with their affiliated Magic Tower faculty and affiliated families..”

"Negotiation? Are you talking about ransom??’’

"Yes, that's included too. In addition, there are costs of silence and compensation for damages regarding this matter..”

"The cost of silence?”

"To put it simply, it's a matter of respect. Can I be a little honest??”

"...? yes.”

"Wizards had a great status in the past, but now their social status and reputation have reached their peak. In the early days of Landa, it was in a position to receive help from capitalists, but now it is in a position to fight for hegemony with those capitalists. In particular, the Magic Tower is in a unique position among wizards. That's why most of the people there are also from prestigious families. What would happen if there was a rumor that they lost to a street fixer??”

"ah… … . It's a pride issue.?”

"There are also practical issues beyond simple pride. If this matter is revealed, not only will it end in shame, but your reputation and trust among those around you will also drop. For example, in the case of affiliated departments, grants and sponsorships will decrease, and highly competitive wizard families may be pushed out of internal competition due to this. Honestly, raiding the warehouse wasn't a big deal. Losing is a big problem..”

Oliver nodded..

It's not something I particularly agree with, but I roughly understand what it means..

"So, the wizard was handed over to the upper echelons of the Crime Firm, who could negotiate with the Magic Tower officials and the family in question. Then they will accept a mountain of inflated compensation for the costs and damages on our behalf... .. Most of it will be eaten by the stomach in the name of commission, but Hick will still make a big profit. To the extent that the financial situation, which was strained due to excessive business expansion, has improved. In that sense, I am truly grateful to the warlock. I'll tell Murphy to give me an extra thanks for this..”

"No, thanks. I just did my job.”

Oliver waved his hand. He planned to earn as much money as he could, but he still planned to earn as much as he worked..

Cant said there's nothing more dangerous than free money... . But wouldn't it be okay if it was something else??

"Can I ask you something in another form instead??”

"What do you mean??”

Maggie said happily in response to Oliver's request. Of course, it was a calculated favor rather than a pure favor..

"I think the workshop will be completed safely. Well, Mr. Murphy said he would give us an additional 30 million rand by the fall of next year..”

"Yeah, I think it's a fair price..”

"Yes, but is there any way to get it other than money??”

"Something other than money? What are you talking about specifically??”

"Something like an ID card..”

Oliver said. Actually, I didn't have a specific plan to use my ID card yet, but I thought I'd prepare in advance for something like this..

Forrest said fake IDs aren't cheap, even if they're cheap, and the real ones tend to be quite expensive..

About 30 to 50 million Rand on average.

So Oliver took the initiative to speak up now that he had made a contribution..

Fortunately, the idea seemed to work, and Mrs. Maggie smiled and answered,.

"You mean ID card? Yes, I think that would work. I'll talk to Murphy and I'll get back to you as soon as possible..”

"thank you.”

A moment of silence. Maggie spoke again..

"Warlock?”

“yes?”

“….Please take care of me for the remaining time..”

"Ah, yes. All right."

***

When the contract period with the warlock ended, the warehouse repairs and magic spell factory were completed..

Led by Herbert, who was chained up, the factory's production facilities finally started operating, and red steam generated during the production process rose into the sky along the huge pipes..

Maggie asked her nephew Murphy..

"I don't think they'll get caught because of that smoke.?”

"Do not worry. aunt. She has a vapor filtration system on the ceiling, so she won't notice at all. It's an expensive item, so it's worth it..”

Maggie nodded at her nephew's words and looked at the alcohol, potatoes, and corn piled up on one side of the studio..

But what stood out the most was the box in the corner of the warehouse..

That box contained a potion supplied directly from the Magic Tower..

A miracle drug that instantly cures most injuries. The problem was that the price was as expensive as the miracle..

"If it were something like that, it would be profitable to just sell it on the black market.?”

"If you process it into magic liquor and sell it, it will bring in not just a little salty money, but a huge amount of money. There are only a handful of companies that make proper magic spells.…..”

"That amount could last for several months.?”

"Yes, even if it is a magic spell, it dilutes the potion tremendously. I said above that I would deliver it on a regular basis. Well, at least it's leftovers from eating..“

It was like that. In the process of safely returning the attacked wizard, Crime Firm hit a huge jackpot..

He received a huge ransom and silence fee for the captured wizards, as well as a promise to allow him to secretly purchase potions managed by the magic tower on a regular basis..

Magic tower potions were something you couldn't easily get even if you wanted to, so it was good to just sell them, and it was good to reprocess them into magic spells or drugs, but Murphy also got the right to buy the leftovers from them..

Of course, I followed suit, but I wasn't very convinced..

Maggie comforted..

”Even if it's just leftovers, it's all the same. Thanks to that, we're safer, right? Anyway, if it's at that level, there's more than enough to support our production..“

”Yes, that amount will last for 3 months of production. “But my goal is to reach consumption volume in a few weeks.” Maggie laughed lightly. That was enough to supply magic liquor to all of Seland..

The person with that level of business was at the level of a crime firm director..

It was quite a risky remark, but Maggie did not dislike her nephew's ambition..

‘But to become a director, you need not only money but also the appropriate force..’

In that sense, I felt sorry for Maggie..

Originally, they were planning to invite a warlock named Dave to become their family's exclusive warlock..

Of course, a warlock with that level of skill would not even look at a contract where he would lose money.,

He seemed a bit immature, and the world seemed dark, so I thought all I had to do was persuade him..

For example, by handing over the shares, a percentage of the net profit of the magic liquor factory will be handed over..

However, when she was about to put her plan into action, Maggie gave up without realizing it..

I wondered if he was scared because he was a warlock who defeated a wizard, but before that, I felt an unknown fear..

Could it be said that it is a sense of difference from others hidden beneath an immature appearance??

I had a strong feeling that I shouldn't touch it hastily..

If you ignore it and reach out clumsily, you will miss it forever..

So Maggie quit. It was an uncertain risk, but it was so ominous… . It was a relationship too precious to be missed like this..

Murphy seemed to notice this and asked.

"Did you talk to the warlock? Become our exclusive warlock?”

"....no. I was going to do it, but I just quit..”

"Well done. He's a guy who finds it fascinating to bribe the police, but he's not just an immature guy..”

“….You make the same facial expression when you talk about wizards..”

When Murphy had just returned to the military, he spoke of a wizard he had seen on the battlefield..

Although the change in facial expression was extremely limited due to the surgery that turned him into a humanoid, Maggie was still able to see the fear, fear, and despair the child felt..

A being that is a person, but is not just a person. And the indescribable sense of deprivation and inferiority felt when faced with such a being..

"what.… . Yes, I defeated not one but four wizards..”

".…But is it really true that he defeated the wizard? Since I haven't seen him, I have no choice but to believe him, but honestly, he doesn't seem like he's suited to fighting. Even though Milo bothered me for hours, I didn't complain..”

"Yes? I can’t believe it either. But I saw it. How he fights. Even though he was in a death situation, he didn't even blink. As if I were from another world. It was a little creepy”

Murphy smoked a cigarette..

“…Well, I don't care. Anyway, warlocks and wizards are difficult to understand from our perspective. All you have to do is maintain appropriate relationships and get help at critical moments. He said he wanted identification.?”

"okay.”

"Well then, I guess I'll have to prepare it for level 1. It's a bit expensive, but the benefit I gained thanks to that person is greater than that. Above all, the ransom price will become more expensive in the future.."

"Because I defeated the wizard?”

"Yes, no matter how much you hide it on this floor, rumors will somehow spread. Some of the people above are already showing interest by asking questions. Well, of course. A warlock who defeated a wizard..”

"That person must be having a hard time too..”

Maggie said sincerely..

Although I didn't know much about the underworld, I knew everything from the back alley bar to the secretary of the Kimbell family..

Having lived in the back alleys all my life, the rumors I heard were second to none..

In the case of a fixer, the stronger the price, the higher the price, but at the same time, the greater the possibility of being caught up in trouble..

Things like unreasonable demands that are beyond your capabilities or dirty work that even the city is reluctant to do..

If they think it's useful, politicians, capitalists, and other organizations will try to take them under their control or exploit them, using not only money but also political and economic power. In the process, it was a common occurrence for many dark horses in the back alleys to disappear for nothing..

Well, there is nothing to feel unfair about. It was that kind of world from the beginning. But, I was curious.

If he overcomes such a situation and survives, what kind of being will the warlock named Dave become? .. I was very curious..