103. New quest (2)
At the old man’s words, Elizabeth bowed her head and went out of the room.
The door slammed shut with a bang, leaving only Oliver and the old man left in this spacious room filled with the sweet smell.
Oliver stood still and looked at the limp old man.
“What else are you looking for? How do I sit?”
“Well·····. Actually, I want you to tell me about your request.”
“Hurry up. You’ll be in a hurry in bed. You can tell by looking at the tail that looks like it. Cancer, you don’t know… Stop peeking at the old man’s panties, go over there and get some drinks. hurry.”
Tick-tock- The old man arrogantly snapped his fingers and pointed to a bottle of wine on one of the tables.
He was the magician of fluorescent light, and surprisingly, it seemed to be something Murphy had made.
Oliver poured the sorcerer into a luxurious crystal glass and handed it to the old man.
The old man gulped the magic drink and asked.
“…are you hot? Waiting for a fat old man?”
“no····. I was taught to be kind to the elderly.”
“Shibril! Oh My God····! How old are you?”
“I am twenty-two years old.”
“By the way, do you mean I learned it? Shiv! He’s the one who lives on his mother’s skirt. It’s the seed I hate.”
Oliver was about to tell him he didn’t have a mother, but then shut his mouth.
According to the new ID Murphy gave him, he currently has no parents, but he was not an orphan.
It’s a minor thing if it’s a minor thing, but Oliver was unaware of Dave Wright’s identity.
But the old man giggled as if he had taken it differently.
“Suddenly I was speechless. Why did I poke where it hurts? Do you not touch your mother’s breasts when you sleep?”
The old man wiggled his hand as if tauntingly.
It wasn’t particularly offensive or rude, but he certainly had a very different attitude from others, and he seemed to understand why Coco said he was eccentric.
But what worries me more is his emotional state.
Even though he drank expensive sorcery in a nice room and wore expensive clothes, he looked more anxious, sad, angry and empty at the same time than anyone he had ever met.
My emotions were boiling to the point of being almost pathological,
When Oliver didn’t respond, the old man suddenly began to droop as he lost interest.
“It’s not fun. Why the hell did you come here?”
“I came here because I had a job.”
“under. under. You’re talking weird. Not because of work, but because of compensation. is not it?”
The old man glanced at Oliver with sharp eyes.
He was sharper than the Pharmacist, Cant, and Forrest, and he seemed to understand at least a little bit why Coco was called the city tycoon.
‘But my emotional state is much worse… Why? I wonder.’
“Because you answer my questions. Chevrolet…… Right, isn’t it?”
“you’re right. I came here for the pay. It’s because of books about demons.”
“I’ll turn… Just say it’s a book. Except for the words in front. If any noise leaks out, annoying people will be entangled. Already, the city and the Paladins are running rampant, are you planning to fuck me?”
“No, no.”
“Good idea. ‘Cause I don’t just let the humans fuck me. I remembered what happened when I was 16 and gave me revenge. I feel bad.”
The old man drank the magic wine again.
There was no point in the conversation, and we talked as much as we could, but it was like a person in distress.
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No, it’s not the same, maybe I’m really in distress.His emotions just burned with no specific goal. with the momentum to burn themselves.
“Are you okay?”
“Are you okay? Of course, why are you asking that?”
“I do not know? Did you learn to talk to someone in need?”
“I feel like I’m talking to a seven-year-old… Ha, stop it. Let’s move on to work. It’s tiring to talk to a poor guy.”
“Yes, that’s good.”
Oliver answered bluntly, clasping his empty hand with the one holding the quarter staff.
The old man paused for a moment and then opened his mouth.
“Ask first. Did you hear who I am?”
“I heard that he is a wealthy in District R and a tycoon in the city.”
“Exactly. That’s why I’m so relaxed with a warlock like you. Coco, is it true that the female cat says you’re making a name for yourself in Area T?”
“First of all, it seems to be true.”
“Like? her! What about credit?”
“Credit?”
“Yes, credit. foundation of business. Do you risk your life for your mission, and don’t you betray at any moment? Do you keep the faith as if it were your life?”
Oliver was worried.
“I do not know. It’s just a reminder to keep your promises. Most likely.”
“No hat. Very not enough…. Can’t you just answer that?”
“sorry. But that’s true. Because I have not yet experienced a time when I have to risk my life to keep my promise…”
“Isn’t there something you think for yourself?”
“I think we will know when we go there.”
“.
“No, I want to. I don’t want to lie though. I would do it if necessary, but I don’t want to do it in this kind of situation.”
“To this extent? under····.”
The old man had a sullen expression on his face. With him, the emotion of curiosity gradually blossomed.
“Well, maybe that’s just the right amount.”
“What do you mean?”
“A commission I entrusted to you. Who do you want to protect? About two weeks.”
Sincerity. Oliver asked.
“Who are you talking about?”
“My daughter. Exactly, the year of an illegitimate child. There are people who want to kill you.”
“Who is it?”
“The wife and children I bought with money.”
“…? I don’t understand, do you?”
“Are you really stupid? It’s a surprisingly common case in Landa… By any chance, do you know what the condition of being rich is?”
“no?”
“It’s not looking at the price tag when you buy something, and having a lover. By the way, I’m rich. Of course, he had several lovers, and he had several illegitimate cubs. I’m thinking of passing some of my fortune on to one of those daughter bitches. About 40 percent? Well then, think about it. What if the prostitute daughter-in-law, who was born outside the house, takes 40 percent of her original share?”
Oliver thought for a moment.
“Well······. You wouldn’t like it, would you?”
“Hey, here is someone who has the heart of the Savior. you don’t like it? It’s not wrong, but I’d say I’d rather kill it than that. Because you really want to kill me.”
The old man was excited again.
The ups and downs were really jumbled up, but there was also a self-destructive part.
“Then, wouldn’t it be okay if we didn’t hand over the property?”
“There are two reasons not to. The first is because my illegitimate daughter-in-law wants to receive my inheritance, and the second is because I want to give it back or not.”
“Why?”
“Because it’s my money. As long as I’m alive, I want to use whatever I want… How much will the rest of my family be upset if I donate 40 percent to my illegitimate daughter-in-law? Just to see it, I’ll pay the estate.”
what to say Oliver doubted whether he had understood the story properly.
He was literally trying to divide his fortune to harass his family. Despite putting an illegitimate daughter at risk.
Of course, that was his freedom, but even so, Oliver could not understand. It was confusing, but it seemed to be out of the normal range.
The old man said as if to confirm it again.
“Originally, I wouldn’t be able to give away part of my fortune to my illegitimate daughter-in-law because of the inheritance law, but fortunately, this is Landa. It’s a united kingdom and a separate place at the same time. If you lobby the Justice Department a lot, you can legally hand it over. And when you donate your property, you have to prepare for the inheritance tax you have to pay, and it takes about two weeks in total. hold on tight Can you take care of my illegitimate daughter-in-law for those two weeks? It can be very dangerous though. yes?”
***
“How about meeting you?”
Forrest asked Oliver, who had returned from the angel’s house.
By the way, he was having dinner, but Oliver was also there.
“Well·····. He was a fun person.”
“fun? That’s great. Edith Rock. That yangban cannot be called just a fun yangban.”
Oliver looked at Forrest while he was eating.
The old man never once said his name.
Whether it had penetrated such a heart, Forrest naturally explained.
“Isn’t there anything surprising about it? This is my job… If you are a person who owns a large amount of real estate in Area R and became a tycoon by investing in Prometheus, you have no choice but to know it even if you don’t want to know it. Besides, if you look at the way he speaks and acts, he’s the only Edith.”
moon crack. moon crack. Oliver asked as he ate the steak.
“Are you famous?”
“Of course. I met you too, didn’t you? He’s the kind of person who can’t help but be famous. Besides, he was a self-made yangban, so he received public attention at one time.”
“You’re a great person too.”
“Oh, that’s great, that’s great. Even if Landa has as many opportunities as the stars in the sky, those opportunities are as far away as the stars, and the yangban who grabbed them. It was once the object of envy. It is now forgotten.”
“Are you forgotten?”
“Yeah, people often forget about it. But that’s lucky for him too. All I know is that he forgot how he got rich and became rich.”
“How did you get rich?”
“I used bribes to buy redevelopment districts at a low price in advance, and those who refused were mainly used to blackmail them with a fixer or a gangster. Then, when people resist, they hire mercenaries or pink men to push them away. There was a lot of swearing at the time, but people soon forgot about it.”
“ah····.”
“Aside from that, I threatened a noble family in the capital with debt and got married almost as if kidnapped. Edith was close to fifty at the time, and the lady had probably just reached adulthood, right? . . . It’s a sad story, but some people even made bets on when she would commit suicide.”
Oliver seemed to understand why Edith had so much contempt for his family.
In the beginning, his family was born to hate each other.
When his curiosity was somewhat dissipated, Oliver talked about his work.
“There is one thing I don’t understand.”
“Something?”
Forrest asked as he drank the wine Al had poured over him.
“He’s a very wealthy man, he’s influential in the city, and he seems to know gangs, fixers, mercenaries, etc., so why are you hiring me?”
“Maybe I can’t believe it.”
“Yes?”
“Edith, the yangban’s credo is ‘People are driven by desire’. And that’s how he lived himself. Probably, that’s why you won’t be able to trust the people you’ve worked with… I heard that he was not in good health, but what about seeing it in reality?”
Oliver thought for a moment. It could be because of his mood, but Forrest seemed to know Edith better than he thought.
“Dave?”
“ah····. Yes, it looked bad.”
Oliver answered, recalling the irregular and hazy vitality.
“According to a source from the Fixer Guild, it is said that it will be done today and tomorrow. Then, he is going to die soon, so why do you dare to follow him? It’s better to ignore the words of the soon-to-be-dead corpse and maintain good relations with the families who will inherit it. People are fleeting, but money is eternal.”
Forrest’s voice and tone were more poignant today.
“…is something going on?”
“No, just thinking about that person’s situation, I think that’s the case……. Anyway, when it comes to work again, I would leave it to an untrustworthy acquaintance, so I think I found a friend like you with no connection, even gambling.”
“Are you friends like me?”
“A solver who has skills, but does not yet belong to any faction. Because of the strict conditions, it must have been hired through Elizabeth and Coco, who had a relationship with this place. Also, if you hire people like you, the other side will also adjust their firepower to some extent. If you defend yourself openly, you can attack as much as you want, but if you’re vague, it’s not easy.”
Oliver nodded. It seemed to make some sense.
“Even so, it is dangerous. If you don’t just give away a penny or two, but donate 40% of your entire fortune… The family will try to stop it somehow. I will not choose any means and methods if I leave the car… You seem really crazy.”
“Yes?”
“Yeah, even if I inherited it, I wonder if it will be okay. Did he just want to prove that he had power?”
“Yes?”
“Ah, it’s just a guess… No matter how powerful or rich you are, in the end, as long as you are a human, you will die. Although drugs can slow aging, humans eventually die. You may not know it yet, but the road to death is not very pleasant. Especially the rich old man…. Perhaps it is the reaction that stems from it. That kind of repulsion that he wasn’t dead yet.”
Well·····. It seemed to be the right thing to say.
Edith’s feelings certainly had that corner.
He was impatient, in denial, and had a strong sense of revenge or proof.
“In short, it’s like a childish thing to do just to improve his mood. Even if he wasn’t a good person, he was a pretty detailed person, but at the end of the day… What do you think?”
“What do you mean?”
“I mean, are you going to accept the quest? Frankly, I am against it.”
“Why?”
“Obviously, the pay is high. Two weeks protection and 200 million randaini. And then there’s the related books. By the way, the basic price of that book is hundreds of millions of dollars, so it is more difficult to obtain. That’s why the wealthy collect them for show. In other words, it’s hundreds of millions of dollars, but that’s a rare big thing in a year. Fees will definitely drop tremendously.”
“Yes.”
“But it is still the other way around. The board itself is so childish and emotional. Childish things end up dirty, and emotional things have a lot of variables. Both are the worst.”
“Is that so?”
“Yeah, just as Edith has a lot of fists and connections, the family must have connections too. I’m desperately trying to kill the illegitimate girl. Including interfering. I can’t even imagine what will happen. I just want to tell you to avoid it if possible. Money is precious, but life is more precious.”
Well·····. That was correct. Most of all, Forrest was sincere and genuinely worried about Oliver.
However, as he listened to those words, several memories flashed through Oliver’s head.
An old man on a horse, the entrance to Hell, and unknown patterns.
Sometimes I forgot, but sometimes I remembered strongly, as if they were telling me to find them.
Of course, I didn’t intend to throw everything away and look for it, but I dared to come up with a way, and I didn’t want to go back.
It is said that a book is basically hundreds of millions of dollars, but it would take a month just to raise money, and the opportunity to buy it itself was even more uncertain.
had to catch
Forrest said first whether such an atmosphere had surfaced.
“But you still have no intention of giving up, are you?”
Oliver replied as he sliced the steak and ate it.
“Yes. Yes.”