100. Director (1)
“Hey, hahaha-!!”
The Hoffman family’s office.
The warlock Hilton, who signed an exclusive contract with the Hoffman family, shouted.
As soon as he saw the evidence Murphy had brought, he denied and groaned, and soon extracted his emotions and attempted to attack, but Oliver first subdued him with a shadow tentacle.
By mixing Vine Shadow and Shadow Spike, both capture and attack were possible.
As proof of that, Oliver’s shadow tentacles stabbed Hilton’s arm and grabbed his neck, subduing him in an instant.
Hilton, a skilled warlock who receives hundreds of bases a week, Kek-! Kek-! made a suffocating sound.
Even the members of the Hoffman family and boss Jimmy, who were around, were afraid of the sight.
Murphy took the momentum and persuaded him. like a roaring wolf.
“Look here. Jimmy Mr. A list of truck transit times and supplies found at the truck robbers’ hideout. It’s an insider thing, and the culprit is Hilton.”
Murphy said, handed out another handwritten note with instructions for the raid.
Someone mumbled that it was Hilton’s cursive, but Hilton denied it with a gasp of breath.
“…Ah, ah, no. president. My… Kek! Why…? Such a moan…”
“Interrogating the captured truck robbers, they complained that they had no reason to stay with the family anymore. Especially when you’re under a young boss, your pride doesn’t allow it.”
Murphy just lied.
To be precise, I said he was an incompetent bastard, not a young boss.
However, as if the meaning was roughly understood, Jimmy, the young boss of the Hoffman family, turned red.
He was still confused, but he almost believed.
After all, there was solid evidence in front of me.
“Where are you, my mate.”
At Jimmy’s question, Murphy signaled outside.
Arthur grabbed three truck robbers in each hand and dragged them.
They fell to the floor, and they were all trembling in fear. Especially to Oliver.
“What is this bastard?”
Jimmy asked, looking at the man who had wrinkled like jerky.
Hilton seemed to know him.
“Bear, Barron…! How—-!”
“This jerky guy told me. Hilton is an insider. I said I was going to get more money.”
Perhaps that convinced him, Jimmy said as his anger slowly blossomed.
“······Well, the warlock yangban.”
“Yes.”
“You bastard, break your limbs.”
“All right.”
At the same time as Oliver’s answer, it roared! There was a cracking sound.
“aa-!!!”
Hilton, in a neat suit and beard, fell to the floor crying like a baby, and everyone watched it silently.
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No, only one. Except for Jimmy.He wielded a shotgun in the corner and began to beat Hilton, who had broken limbs and was unable to move.
The shame, betrayal, anger, and irritability of recognizing the eyes around him were all visible, but his emotional state seemed to be quite cornered.
Apparently, the pressure as a young boss was considerable.
Puck-! Puck-! Puck-! The sound echoed for a while, but Jimmy stopped when Hilton’s face and floor turned red.
“Ugh. Ugh······. Lock this bastard and those bastards. Where are you going to sell it to a lab?”
At Jimmy’s serious voice, the Hoffman family members dragged him along.
A red line appeared on the floor, and Oliver had a gut feeling that his job was over.
Things worked out better than expected.
“Thank you. Murphy.”
Jimmy lighted a cigarette and said.
“no. I am happy to help.”
Jimmy looked at Murphy with a subtle gaze.
It was true that he was grateful, but at the same time he was wary of Murphy.
“Where is the hideout?”
“Yeah, we checked the location, and we put the kid on our side. When you are ready, I will guide you right away.”
“I’m glad…. Do you have any items?”
“Yes, there is. Not all, but there are some leftovers that cannot be sold.”
“Money?”
“…I got it. It’s not a lot of money because it was stolen, but it’s an amount that will reduce the damage to some extent.”
“Good luck.”
“But I have one thing to tell you.”
“What?”
Murphy looked at Oliver and Arthur.
“Hey Jimmy, half of the money we found came from the Warlock and Mr. Arthur.”
“What? Who do you want?”
“As a rule of thumb, yes. The solvers take some of the items and money they captured while working. Or I should have paid more and hired him to bring the money back… It is my negligence.”
When Jimmy was about to say something, Frank and the old custodians ripped him off.
It’s like solving a problem for free anyway, so it’s okay to pay that much effort and expense.
Jimmy was forced to accept this fact, but the story was slowly coming to an end.
‘I can go back now. Because there was a small lodging above the warehouse. I’ll have to start preparing to move there.’
That was then. Suddenly Jimmy spoke to Oliver.
“Look.”
“Is that what you mean?”
“exactly. you····. From the looks of it, it looks like a very good black magician. Do you need a job?”
“…?”
“At the same time, a job is vacant on our side. How are you? If you’re going to work in Area T, you’d better work with us. How about joining our family? I will treat you with no regrets.”
what to say The momentum was good. However, the timing was not good.
“I’m sorry, but I politely decline.”
“…why?”
“I have a good life right now. Above all else, I don’t like being part of an organization.”
“Don’t say such obvious things, what you want-”
“-Wait. Jimmy.”
Murphy intervened and whispered in his ear.
He persuaded him, but perhaps thanks to his good speaking skills, Jimmy’s boiling emotions gradually subsided.
“… well, fine. Then, I hope we can keep a good relationship in the future.”
“Yes.”
Oliver answered without thinking.
The atmosphere then calmed down and the story ended, with Oliver leaving the office with Murphy and Arthur.
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Now it’s really over, Murphy told Oliver and Arthur.“Thank you both for your help. In particular, I would like to thank Mr. Dave. I was prepared to get hurt, but it turned out to be easier than I thought.”
That was true. Oliver broke the trap, attacked a wide range with a black dart, and after that, the mortal doll did everything.
But Oliver denied this.
“no. Thanks to Arthur’s help, the negotiation became easier, and I tested the invoice doll just in time, so it wasn’t bad.”
“Well, me too. Thanks to this, I have a savory side income, so I have no complaints. With this, the cost of fitting a new golem prosthetic can be easily solved.”
The truck robbers had collected quite a bit of money, but the golem prosthetic seemed to be quite expensive.
Well, it didn’t seem strange to Oliver, who had no knowledge there, because he had a complex structure.
‘Maintaining a continuous golem of magical power, synchronizing with the user, and strong power… I also want to learn this field when I have time. Do you want to be at the bookstore?’
“Black Mage. I will finish the paperwork and hand over the payment neatly at least three days in advance.”
“Yes, thank you.”
“Then, excuse me first. I think I’ll be really busy starting tomorrow. Would you like to drive me on the way?”
As Oliver was about to answer, Arthur placed a hand on Oliver’s shoulder.
“If it’s okay, I can talk to this friend for a bit… I have a personal story to tell.”
Murphy looked at Arthur and then backed away.
“Yes, I understand. Black Mage. See you next time.”
Murphy reluctantly stepped back.
Thanks to this, only Oliver and Arthur were left.
“What is this?”
Oliver looked at the business card and asked. The word “Labor Union” was engraved in hard font, and workers holding hands were standing under the letters. The phrase to unite was impressive.
“Right now, I am a half-employee. It’s an organization that helps the persecuted workers in this city a little bit.”
“Do you get any money?”
“Very little…. Eat and live If you ever need a job, come to me. Of course, a friend like you won’t have time to work short, but there’s no law telling you to do business with Mr. Forrest, right?”
“Well····. Let’s think about it.”
“Okay, that’s enough… And can I give you some advice with the same solver?”
“Yes, you tell me.”
“That invoice doll…. You said you picked it up in the contaminated area, is it a puppet’s corpse doll?”
“I do not know····. I just picked up what was lying around, isn’t that a failure?”
Doubt shone in Arthur’s feelings. However, I did not ask.
“Well, okay. I don’t care. However, do not abuse it in broad daylight or in crowded places. Whatever it is, it’s easy to get pods because it’s a human corpse. In particular, the invoice doll gives a lot of misunderstanding… Use it in moderation.”
It was a pure favour, which Oliver thanked.
“Thanks for the advice.”
“It’s nothing. Thanks to you, I saved one life and earned a savory side income. And people are kind to their capable friends. I want to see some virtue.”
“is that so?”
“Very well. Well then, see you next time.”
***
“after·······. That’s too bad. Heartily.”
said the owner of the inn where Oliver was staying.
“You pay your money on time and you’re not particularly special…. It was unusual, but it was good.”
“Thank you for saying that.”
Oliver, who was ready to move, answered. Well, there was nothing great about getting ready to move, but at most I brought only one bag.
“I’m serious. I bought this inn by saving money like crazy when I was young in order to live while saying what I wanted to say… I’m sorry for Rothburn. Rothburn, come on out! Dave says he’s leaving now.”
After a while, Rothburn, full of emotions such as disappointment, sadness and disappointment, came out.
The boy, who knew the reality, struggled to suppress his sadness, but it seemed very sad that Oliver had left.
I really couldn’t understand.
I just asked for help and gave some help, and now I can read and write and do simple arithmetic to some extent, but I still rely on myself so much.
Suddenly, Marie came to mind.
“that···. Well, go ahead. Teacher.”
“·················ogue.”
Oliver scratched his cheek.
If it was normal, I think I would have said good-bye and went back. For some reason, I wondered what I would have done if I was Cant.
“····Yes, thank you……. I’ll come back from time to time.”
Rothburn’s eyes were brought to life.
“The rice here is delicious.”
“Oh, do you know how to say something like that? Didn’t you tell me earlier?”
“I will tell you a lot in the future. I don’t know how to cook anyway… So I’ll see you then. Rothburn.”
A smile appeared on Rothburn’s face, who was about to cry.
“ah····. Yes, yes!”
After finishing the story, Oliver went to the new dormitory, the warehouse, where the innkeeper and Rothburn saw him off.
Also, this seemed right.
It was right to go to the warehouse to practice new black magic, including Child, and to practice the actual practice of the cemetery doll.
“You are here.”
As we reached the warehouse, Murphy, who was waiting at the door, greeted us.
He opened the folder he was holding automatically and held it to Oliver.
A formal contract was written on the file.
“If you hold it as an asset, there is a risk of exposure, so we will give it to you in the form of a long-term lease. First of all, you need to have an assortment, so you have specified the deposit and monthly rent, but you don’t have to worry about it. All in all, I want to skip the contract and make it easier to use, but there is a risk to me too. Please understand.”
“No, you are right.”
Indeed it was
In the warehouse, Oliver would do research experiments related to black magic, no matter what, but if the owner’s name on the paper was still Murphy, he could get into a difficult situation that he couldn’t even remove it later.
This kind of consideration alone was too much.
Oliver read the papers like flowing water and then signed them with a pen.
Oliver’s official pseudonym is Dave Wright.
“Oh, the handwriting is nice. It’s like royalty.”
“Are you noble?”
“Yeah, since they care about looking good, they say they practice handwriting for a few hours. I don’t mean to be sarcastic, but the font is really cool. Did you practice?”
“No, I just wrote it this way from the beginning.”
Murphy narrowed his eyes for a moment.
“What·····. okay. Anyway, congratulations. With this, this warehouse is nothing more than owned by the Warlock.”
“I am very grateful. I’m happy that I did a great job.”
Oliver said so and looked at the warehouse.
I really liked it.