112. Duncan (1)
“Hey, can I come in? miss.”
Oliver asked in front of a small tent.
The answer came back.
“Yes, of course.”
As soon as he heard the answer, Oliver went into the tent.
The inside of the tent could not be said to be clean with empty words, but black mold was spread everywhere.
A sight that will frighten anyone who has grown up nicely.
However, for some reason, Jane was not able to sit there calmly, and she was enjoying the porridge that the beggars gave her.
“·························································································· They were very kind. I’m hungry, so give me a meal.”
“okay. Do you like the food?”
“Yeah, that’s pretty cool. Rather than here… Captain?”
“It’s usually called the head.”
“I’ll just call you Captain. Anyway, do you know him?”
“Well, somehow. I never thought I would get help this way.”
“Huh… You seem to have given me a favor here and there?”
“Yes?”
“Oh, it’s just something I learned when I was young. I learned that if you want to live in the world, you have to give grace here and there and not forget the grace you have received.”
“Did you learn from Sisterhood?”
“········.”
Jane was silent and at the same time agitated. However, for a moment she said, as if a little resigned.
“Ahh·····. I’m too far I said too many times that I felt a little uncomfortable. How did you know? I was raised in a sisterhood.”
“I heard it before.”
“okay?”
“Yeah, surprisingly, people here know a lot.”
“I’m really surprised…. No, is it normal? No one can be a king, but he can be a beggar.”
Jane laughed as if it was funny as she said riddles.
However, unlike his smiling appearance, his emotions showed sadness and resignation.
“If it’s okay with you, can I tell you something?”
“What?”
“Well····. I’m sorry, but can’t you just talk more comfortably?”
“Yes?”
“Ah, it’s no different, because it looks so frustrating. from the first time we met. Every time I say something, I always think about it, and suppressing my heart… You can’t do that to me.”
“·····What do you mean?”
“It’s just literal. I think the reason you do this is to win the favor of others, but I don’t really care. Also, I have something to ask you. It might be something really important, so I want you to answer honestly.”
“·················ogue.”
Jane didn’t answer. I just closed my eyes, but it didn’t seem like that to the inside.
Her emotions began to fluctuate like a boiling pot,
Frustration, irritability, anger, and anxiety fought fiercely with emotions such as hope and patience. It’s like it wouldn’t be strange if it exploded right away-
“-Fuck!!!”
Suddenly Jane shouted with all her might.
“····Fuck! Fuck!! Fuck this damn dog…!”
Jane, to her surprise, stood up and spit out all sorts of swear words for three minutes, but Oliver couldn’t do anything but listen.
I wondered if the pink man on the ground could hear how thick and loud the cursing was, but when the time passed and the cursing was over, Jane said, ‘Hey man… Mandible….’ He sighed and looked down at Oliver.
“······· Are you okay?”
“Yeah, damn it’s so refreshing. For the first time in my life… What do you want to ask?”
Jane sat down and asked.
Unlike the first time I sat slightly, I sat cross-legged with my legs stretched out, and that posture seemed comfortable.
“…you said that the place to ask for help is Sisterhood?”
“Yes. It’s an organization for women.”
Jane answered while eating junk porridge. He put the bowl to his mouth and ate it.
“They say that asking for help can make you in trouble, is that true?”
Jane chews mumble food. she swallowed and said.
“Right. If you’ve heard of it, I’ll be honest. It’s not the worst, but it’s worse. I owe a huge debt to Sisterhood. In other words, you get a leash.”
“is that so?”
“Yes, you can pay off some debt, but you can’t pay more than that… If I don’t get any help and receive my father’s legacy, I can pay off the price of raising me with one big investment. The Sisterhood doesn’t ask for more than that.”
“Oh, I see.”
“But don’t get me wrong. It’s not because those bitches are nice. Because otherwise, you will rebel and betray. It’s kind of like an implicit agreement. An appropriate line that can satisfy each other… But if you owe more here, it’s a different story.”
“I don’t quite understand.”
“Let’s call it a subtle pygame. It’s not something I can just cut and explain. However, if I ask for help here, I owe not only money but also my life, and I will be caught and have to cooperate with them for the rest of my life.”
It’s a subtle pygame…
Oliver nodded and pondered. At least Jane wasn’t lying.
“·······I am just asking because I am curious, what happens if I just ignore it? So if you don’t repay the favor.”
“…Then, my wealth will be known to the world.”
“Chibu?”
“The Sisterhood has a safety device in case something like that happens… I can’t say more than this. It’s not that I’m a brazen woman, but I’m not without shame.”
I didn’t understand, but I didn’t ask.
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Not only was I not that curious, but because Jane was really suffering.“·····ha. But why are you asking that?”
“I want to ask what if there is a way to not get help.”
“…are you kidding me?”
Jane asked sincerely. I can’t seem to believe it.
“sorry. I’m not good at joking. It was hard to learn.”
“What the hell is that?”
“Three men played poker at the bar. One is a Norse, one is a Kingdom, and the last is a Landain. These three-”
“-no. no. How can I not get help from the Sisterhood? Do you have anywhere to turn for help? powerless?”
“no. I’m just going to go up on the ground by myself and hurt anyone who’s looking for a girl.”
“Stop joking around. I’m annoyed.”
“Isn’t this a joke? ····Wait.”
Oliver pulled something out of his arms. It was a newspaper a few months ago.
“Would you like to read this article?”
“… the Northland coal mine suppression. We’ve seen it together before. ”
“yes. You said Duncan was from Pinkman, right?”
“yes······.”
Jane furrowed her brow as if she had sensed something.
“Look at this.”
Oliver showed me a new article. Above the article was written ＜Over-Suppression Hearing!＞.
“·····It is the contents of the hearing regarding the excessive suppression of the coal mine village. After all, they killed too many for the initial suppression goal. Even mothers with children. But what about this?”
Oliver said as he read the article.
“I’m not sure, but there’s been talk about firing some of those in charge of riots because of this hearing.”
“It’s just a show. They either take them out of the field and hire them back as office workers, or they take a few months off and then hire them again. It’s all catering.”
“Won’t it still feel bad? Employees?”
“That’s it…. It could be.”
It was. In particular, Kant said, the more talented the person, the stronger their self-esteem, so even following such a play is humiliating, said Cant.
“I’m just asking, just in case Mr. Duncan quit his job as a Pink Man and went straight to Edith-sama?”
“No, I had my own office before that. Then things didn’t work out and it went bankrupt, and then, Dad… Ah!”
Jane looked surprised, as if she had realized something.
“Since many of the Pink Men are unemployed, it seems that Duncan is trying to fulfill his youthful dream.”
Jane’s expression and emotions were literally confused.
“Isn’t it excessive to make such a guess based on just such a thing?”
“It is said that there is a bar where the Pink Men often go. It’s called pink thighs. Some time ago there were some Pink Man drinking and talking about changing jobs. To a former Pinkman who works for some speculator.”
“·················ogue.”
“He treated me better, and he said that he could open up a market in that area because he had aristocrats with him.”
“This is Edith’s wife. I’ve seen it before.”
Jane laughed out loud.
“How did you find out?”
“I gathered information from newspapers, rumors, and conversations and put them together. It is said to be the highest income of the poor brother here.”
“under·····. I knew Landa was a fun place, but I didn’t know it was such a fun place.”
“is that so? Anyway, I think she’s trying to get her to get some kind of investment, and she’ll probably be very nervous too. If the young lady is safe, everything will fall over. In other words, it is highly likely that Mr. Duncan is also present, and if I kill Mr. Duncan at this time, we will be able to root out the danger.”
“Then, aren’t you in danger?”
“Originally, this is a risky thing. I do know.”
“But there’s no reason to even do this, right?”
“is that so? Since I was hired to protect the young lady, I thought it would be better to protect her in the best way possible. Also, the lady taught me this and that.”
Jane hesitated.
“I had to show myself well because I was being protected. I learned it in Sisterhood.”
“I know. Still, I did get help. More than anything·····.”
“···More than anything? what?”
“I like Ms. It’s beautiful.”
Oliver said she was feeling pretty, but at that moment Jane’s face went blush and she didn’t say anything.
“…by any chance, what did I say wrong?”
***
“This is it. I ran this way.”
“It’s gone. Where the hell are you!”
dark night. The back alleys are intricately tangled like a maze.
As soon as Oliver came out on the ground, he started playing tag with a bunch of Pink Man.
Oliver was winning, but it wasn’t too difficult.
As the sun goes down, all that is left on the street is a vagrant or a pink man chasing Jane, so the restrictions are lifted.
There were many enemies, but Oliver’s eyes made it easy to spot the opponent’s position.
Based on this, Oliver escaped the complicated back alley, attacked moderately and fell back.
If there is a difference, it was enough to get rid of the appearance or presence with ‘Eraser Exit’ or ‘Shade Clock’.
If the Pink Man misses it, they attack again.
“Where… ugh!”
“It’s here!”
Dududududu -doedu -doedu -doedu Dudu ―――!
However, it wasn’t that easy. It was because the Pink Man’s reaction was also quicker, and as soon as one was hit, they immediately covered up and opened fire.
The world was lit up by flashing muzzle flames, but Oliver fled again, defending himself with a black shield.
“Chase! Don’t miss it!”
‘great. There’s still enough.’
I thought as I looked at the emotions in Oliver’s arms.
With the feelings he received from Cant, if he had any problems with him, he asked him to take Jane to the Sisterhood instead of him, and he gave it to him.
Thanks to this, Oliver was able to make up for the lack of emotions.
When asked how he got it, Cant replied that he was once a solver too. He was a very talented person.
[Shade Clock]
Oliver made a thin, dark cloak to hide in the darkness and the deepest and most shady darkness.
Then, I put hat bullets in the minions, and after a while, I released them to the pink men from both sides.
The Pink Men each brought their own lanterns, so they could be seen from afar, but the minions skillfully approached them from a square and started to spit out hat bullets.
📻-! 📻-! 📻-! 📻-!
With each hit of the hat bullet, the Pink Man falls one by one.
However, unlike the gangsters, Pinkman responded immediately, when the man behind them found the minion and fired it.
Doo doo doo doo-! pop! aah!!!
The minion screams and disappears.
In the meantime, Oliver prepared to attack. That was right then.
“There!”
Two pink men with goggles in their eyes pointed at Oliver and shouted.
The goggles also had magical powers, but it seemed like something with a search function.
The Pink Men all fired at you, but Oliver deployed the black shield in both directions.
Tatada da da-da-dang–! Tang! Tang! Dang, so, so, so—!
Lead bullets striking the shield.
The power of each shot was low, but as the number increased, it was threatening enough, but it was hardly easy to move.
“Everyone out!”
A Pink Man with an unusual gun appeared, pushing his comrades.
The gun he was holding was similar to a shotgun, with the only difference being that a test tube was inserted into the loading handle, and the inside of the test tube was a substance with magical powers.
Although the details were unknown, Oliver instinctively sensed that the object was quite dangerous.
“Burn.”
With those words, Pinkman opened fire.
The material in the test tube gully entered the gun, and a huge fireball flew out of the barrel and engulfed Oliver and its surroundings.
It was a pretty good strategy.
To tie you up with a standard firearm and then end up with a powerful heavy weapon.
The Pink Men also thought that this was the end, so they stopped shooting.
Oliver smashed the Black Marble and Black Shield like an explosion, removing the flames with the impact, and then extended a shadow tentacle in all directions to attack Pink Man in a wide area.
Even if it was a wide-area attack, it was enough to quickly stab and cut with the shadow tentacles.
However, the effect was excellent, and at that moment, dozens of Pinkmen collapsed.
It could not be said that the emotions consumed were small, but considering the number of defeats, it was quite effective.
That was then.
He approached something terribly fast and ran towards Oliver using the wall as a foothold.
That was Duncan.
Pakang ━━━━━!!!
A unique ˦-shaped stick loaded with magical power smashed at Oliver.
The shock pushed Oliver to the side as if flying away,
Fortunately, the three layers of black shield were spread out at the same time, so no damage was taken. Although 2 out of 3 shields were horribly smashed.
As expected, as much as Druid Scott… No, he was stronger than that, he said, emitting massive magical powers from his body.
“Are you good?”
“Thank you for a good look. I decided to pay more attention to the shield while fighting Mr. Scott.”
Oliver answered, wearing a black suit around his body and quarter staff.