11. Material Supply (1)
Behind Joseph’s Sausage Factory. Several children were gathered.
Age is about 16 to 19 years old. The attire was varied, but it was not well-dressed.
It seemed like a fashion had passed, or he was wearing clothes that did not fit his body, and he picked up old clothes and put them on, but it was actually similar.
However, as if they were already used to it, they did not mind and talked to each other.
“It’s been a long time since the supply of materials.”
“Master, I came here after a trip, and my schedule was delayed.”
“Would you like to walk around for a while?”
“Well, aren’t you okay? Can you go out legally?”
“Well, that’s right.”
“If you are lucky, you can save some money and eat something delicious. I want to eat something called ice cream. Now, it’s trendy in Landa.”
“Is there anywhere in town that sells anything like that?”
It was noisy, but the two managers who were checking the number of people suddenly shouted.
“Ah, Mr….! what? Is one empty? Who is it!”
Room A said angrily. Although supplying and sourcing materials is a chore, it is the basics of a family business. By the way, the low-ranking disciple is late. I couldn’t help but get angry. By the way, they are the ones who get scolded if they are caught by an intermediate student.
Room leader A was more annoyed and raised his voice.
“Which bastard is late? Stand up all right! Check it out!”
Then, room manager B intervened.
“Calm down, you know who’s late.”
“who? A bastard who devoured that concept.”
“He….”
“What?”
“It’s him.”
Then, room manager A, who was heating up, suddenly cooled down.
Lately, there’s only been one person called him. Within ten days of coming in, he became an official disciple and literally killed one person in the process.
He also appeared when he told me that he couldn’t be a yangban. And everyone was silent.
“hello. came.”
Oliver trudges over and says hello. All the lower-ranking disciples who had come first kept their mouths shut.
Originally, it would have been right to be angry that the youngest came last, but no one did.
I pretend not to be, but the impression I had in the last duel was so deep…
Still, there are courageous people. Room manager B, who was in charge, barely had the courage to open his mouth.
“Why, why are you so late?”
Oliver said, looking at the watch on his wrist.
“Weren’t the short needles 1 and the long needles … until 6?”
The chief checked his watch and said.
“That’s true, but the youngest has to come earlier. I am the youngest.”
“ah····. sorry.”
Oliver immediately bowed his head and begged forgiveness. It really didn’t mean much. In orphanages and mines, this was commonplace. However, the chief thought he had kept his dignity and smiled faintly.
“Well, be careful next time…”
Just as it was about to end this smoothly and well, a third voice intervened.
“What should I be careful about next time?”
Everyone turned their heads in the direction the sound was heard. There were intermediate students.
“ah···.”
squash.
“What do you know? Tell me, what are you going to be careful about next time?”
The intermediate student slapped the head of the room again and asked.
“that is····.”
“Since when did our family’s discipline become so lax? If it was me, even if it was a little late, it would have been a hamlet. like this!”
The intermediate student kicked Oliver’s chest with those words.
“I’m curious, why did it get so soft in the first place? Or is it only for this guy? Aren’t you scared?”
The intermediate student who kicked Oliver asked as if interrogating him. The headmaster was almost in tears, and at that time, another intermediate student intervened and intervened.
“Sleep, stop, stop. I have work today, so please do it.”
At that moment, the intermediate student who kicked Oliver stopped acting.
The intermediate student who intervened, briefly explained today’s schedule to change the mood, and then reached out to Oliver, who had fallen.
“Are you okay?”
Oliver looked at him. A man with dark brown hair and a pleasing impression. It wasn’t like that at all though.
“Yes, thank you.”
Oliver took his hand and answered.
***
Material supply and demand is to collect the appraisal and materials necessary for a family business, and it was a task that middle-class and lower-class students work together.
One intermediate student and two low-level students. As a rule, a group of three people had to go around the assigned area, but the middle-class disciple did the actual work, and the lower-level disciple learned work over their shoulder and took charge of the chores.
“Did you understand?”
An intermediate student who helped Oliver and the room chief… No, said Rasso.
He not only helped the manager and Oliver, who were being scolded by other intermediate students, but also appointed him directly as an assistant in the material supply and demand process.
The manager bowed his head, saying thank you.
“Ah, thank you so much for your help.”
Oliver followed the chief and bowed his head.
“I am very grateful.”
Rasso said humbly, waving his hand.
“No, no. Because I also named it to be comfortable. Peter Nun is famous for his sincerity, and Oliver… Because it’s famous these days. Are you okay with being hit?”
Oliver nodded and replied.
“Yes, it is fine. Thank you for your help.”
“No, no. even if it’s really good Will you pay it back later? He seemed to have a lot of talent.”
Rasso said so with a shiver. However, Oliver continued to bow his head. So that Rasso doesn’t care about himself.
“Well····. First, let’s start from the beginning. ‘Cause everyone’s gone The schedule is not tight, but just in case. Have you got all the supplies?”
The manager immediately checked and answered.
“Oh, yes. Bag with test tubes and money here. I also brought a mask.”
Rasso checked the bundles of money in his sling bag, clasped them tightly in his arms, and said:
“Then let’s all go.”
Peter looked at the leather mask and handed the most handsome one to Rasso and the other to Oliver.
Oliver looked at the leather mask, and then noticed something strange. It wasn’t just a leather mask, it was a bast with a human face removed.
“This····?”
“Just write.”
Oliver looked at the mask and then casually put it on his face.
Then an amazing sensation arose. Not only his face, but his whole body, he felt the touch of a leather mask.
Oliver looked at his hand without realizing it. His pale, skinny arms disappeared from the ground, and his tanned forearms were in their place.
Oliver squeezed his arm out of curiosity.
It was similar to putting on a mask, and although it felt a bit strange, it wasn’t uncomfortable.
“It’s a ‘fake face’ that is a black magic item. When you put it on, it changes not only your face but also your body. Rather than changing, it’s more like putting on a mask all over his body. ”
Rasso’s kind explanation. Oliver was curious. Do you even do this with black magic? It was fun.
“Is this a product?”
“product? Ah, to what extent? But it’s not the main item. Fake faces are expensive, so bank robbers and gangs sometimes buy them. The main product is separate.”
“what is that?”
Oliver asked again. Peter tried to stop Oliver from doing it in moderation, but Lasso smiled and gestured as if it was okay.
“No, it’s okay. If you want to become a warlock, you must have that kind of desire to explore. However, not everyone sees it in a good way, so you have to learn to respect yourself.”
“Yes, not right. Not right.”
Peter bowed his head instead of Oliver. Still, Oliver wanted an answer, but Rasso thought for a moment before opening his mouth.
“uh···. I have work. What are you talking about here, I’ll tell you while I work. What do you think?”
Oliver nodded and said yes. Rasso said with a smile that he really liked the look.
“Okay, come with me.”
Oliver followed with a briefcase of the examiner.
I didn’t know where the area was, but I had to walk quite a bit, and in the middle Peter came up to Oliver’s side and whispered in a low voice.
“I think you are lucky.”
“Yes?”
Peter looked at Lasso’s back and spoke softly again.
“Tell me you are lucky. Originally, lower-class students could not speak recklessly to middle-class students. Rasso-sama was nice, so I just passed on it. Don’t do that in the future.”
Be nice…. Oliver looked at Lasso. No, not exactly his feelings. Hmm·····. are you good
“But, why can’t you just talk to me?”
“Because that is the rule. Our family values order and order. Subordinates must obey their superiors.”
Oliver nodded. So were the orphanages and mines. However, unlike back then, there are too many questions I want to ask now.
“What are you whispering about?”
Rasso, who was walking in front, said. Peter hurriedly replied that it was nothing, but Rasso just smiled as if it was okay.
“hahaha, don’t be so nervous. I think I’m going for a walk in moderation.”
“Oh, yes.”
“More than that, Oliver. I said earlier that I was going to tell you what the product was.”
“Yes that’s right.”
“Right, it’s hard to explain. First of all, let’s do a job.”
After saying that, Rasso took a notebook out of his pocket and looked at it.
“Shall we start here? Let’s see where… 112A Paul Street.”
Rasso murmured and went into one place, examining the chaotically built inn. It was a small and dirty place, but as soon as I entered, I could smell an unknown stench.
“Nissy.”
An old woman, who is supposed to be the innkeeper, said to me. There were a lot of age spots around her eyes, which was quite disgusting.
Rasso said naturally.
“Is the fruit ripe?”
The old woman’s eyes widened and she answered.
“I have cooked three.”
“Can you guide me? Would you like to taste it?”
“I want you to follow me.”
I followed the old woman to the second floor in a narrow hallway and cash register that could barely pass one person. There were three small rooms and the sound of a child.
Knock. Knock. The old woman knocked on the door.
“Do you have a mother?”
After a while, the door slowly opened with a sigh. Someone poked their face through the crack in the door.
“Lord, Mrs. For what…?”
“Ugh? Oh, no big deal, I told you before. it. I’m here. Open the door.”
Oliver looked. Feelings dimly reflected through the door.
The emotion was trembling with fear. However, the door opened soon as if she had made up her mind, and the woman just before the transition from girl to woman appeared.
There was a baby in her arms, and she pushed her clothes as if she had been breastfed before.
“These are…”
she said frightened. The old woman reassured her.
“don’t worry. Did I say it hurts? It’s not dangerous. to the baby too. Think of it as just donating blood.”
The woman looked frightened, but then closed her eyes tightly as if she had no choice.
“well····. Please.”
“Hehe. how is it? Are you fine?”
In response to the old woman’s question, Rasso raised two fingers so that only the old woman could see it.
The old woman nodded in approval, and Rasso ordered Oliver.
“Can you give me a test tube?”
Oliver opened his briefcase and held out an empty test tube. Rasso, who was handed the test tube, calmed the woman and stretched out her hand.
“There is no pain and no side effects, so don’t worry.”
With those words, Rasso extracted her feelings. It was none other than the love of a child, that is, motherly love.
The light was very beautiful and warm. Oliver marveled for a moment, but when the tube was about 1/3 full, the lasso stopped brewing.
“after·····.”
The woman sighed and sat down. A look that was a bit dazed by the unfamiliar sensation. However, when he saw the bundle of money Rasso held out, he immediately came to his senses.
“This···?”
“I told you, I’ll give you money. Quite a lot?”
The woman, preoccupied with the bundle of money, nodded her head. Rasso bowed politely and handed over the extracted maternal love to Oliver.
“Then, I wish you all the best next time.”
The woman clutched the bundle of money and nodded, then came out of the room and went to another room to extract maternal love from the two single mothers there in the same way.
When I came back down from work, at the front door, Rasso handed the old woman more money than she had given the three single mothers.
“Thank you, huh? Did you have less money than before?”
Rasso answered the old woman’s question.
“Don’t you know? We are as picky about quality as we are paying the full price. The lady in the last room is no longer good.”
“That’s right, that’s right…. Okay, sooner or later, she’ll leave her room and find another mother. okay?”
“Yeah, if you bring the right stuff, I’ll add that much more.”
The old woman nodded, saying she knew. Rasso came out with a friendly greeting, and after coming out said to Oliver.
“Did you take good care of the emotions you extracted?”
“Yes.”
“That is the material. for making products. Do you know what it is?”
Oliver shook his head. Rasso said with a smile.
“That’s right, it’s Pilgaret.”