15. Overnight (1)
“uh····. Is it a cling spider web?”
With that said, Oliver approached the assailant bound in a spider’s web.
The assailant tied to the black spider’s web stiffened in the posture of unfolding the scroll, but it was as if time had stopped as he could not even speak.
However, one. Except for the eyes.
“·······. Uh… uh.”
The assailant looked at Oliver with eyes that looked like they were about to cry.
Oliver checked his condition once as if he wasn’t interested, but turned off his mind.
“now····. What about this?”
Oliver turned to Peter and asked.
He still had a bewildered expression on his face, but he harbored complex emotions of fear, awe, and confusion.
Then he opened his mouth with difficulty as if he had barely regained consciousness.
“Hey, I have to take him. to the master. Well, something that will make you stunned…”
While Peter was looking around, Oliver picked up a brick lying on the side of the road and slammed the assailant in the head.
The spider’s web that bound the attacker disappeared futilely and easily due to an external shock, but fortunately, the attacker was also stunned, so there was no problem.
said Oliver, looking down at the fallen assailant.
“It stunned me.”
“ah····. That’s right.”
“·····. But, how do you get this?”
It was a silly question, but it wasn’t a strange question either.
The assailant is an adult male with a fairly good physique, whereas Oliver is skinny.
“Well, shall we move together?”
Peter stood up and said.
Peter, who has a relatively good physique, lifted his upper body, and Oliver raised his lower body, but they were all overpowered and put it down on the floor after a while.
“Is it harder than you think?”
“·····. Hey, can you answer me?”
“yes? What?”
“I asked a question earlier. Am I in danger?”
“········.”
Peter was silent again. He was about to die, but he was keeping an eye on Andrew and the factions below him. Unfortunately, that is.
After about five seconds, Oliver opened his mouth.
“If you don’t want to answer, you don’t have to answer. I’m sorry for asking.”
“·····. Why did you help me before? When attacking raiders.”
It was Oliver who was silent this time.
Peter asked again. Why did you help yourself?
A black magician is a weak meat eater. Those who were weaker or less helpful than him could easily abandon him. So, in the last raid, only the lower class disciples died.
Oliver answered.
“uh····. Did you first tell me about your life as a junior disciple, and then answer my questions about this and that? So I helped. Have you got anything?”
An answer with a question mark as if he didn’t know. However, it made me feel even more sincere.
Again, he couldn’t understand what was inside, but his attitude complicated Peter’s mind.
“·······. Did I ask if you were in danger?”
“Yes.”
“Oh, right. Dangerous.”
Peter answered without even thinking about it.
“As you know, for a warlock, strength is rank and justice. In other words, if a strong person suddenly appears, whoever it is must be taken as a superior. For that reason, those who are already at the top are extremely in control of those who are capable. Someday, he will threaten his place.”
Oliver listened silently. There was no movement in his expression or eyes.
“In that sense, you are the subject of more caution than anyone else. Within ten days of coming in, he killed the guy who would soon become a junior apprentice and took his place. Even that guy was Andrew Nim Line.”
“Line?”
“clique. It’s about being friends with Andrew-sama.”
Oliver tilted his head as if he didn’t understand. Peter went into more detail.
“Being friendly with each other is beneficial. Andrew-sama can solidify his place, and the people below can keep their backs. It’s been quite some time already.”
“·····. Then, wouldn’t it be impossible to have other skilled warlocks?”
“right. But, did I say? A warlock who excels at the same warlock is not so welcome.”
“But for the master…”
“What about the master? What?”
Instead of answering, Oliver shook his head and said nothing.
But it was still weird. Obviously, he said that his goal was to raise a strong warlock, but there was a strange gap with reality.
Peter said again.
“So be careful…. Because no one knows if the junior disciple who created your position in the first place really died of food poisoning. This is all I can say.”
Peter stopped talking as if he had repaid the favor he had helped. With him, I felt a sense of exhaustion, as if my strength was draining, and a strange satisfaction of doing something on my own.
I’ve done enough. Thinking so, Oliver spoke again.
“thanks.”
“yes?”
“Thank you for answering my question… It was helpful.”
“Uh uh…. Yes, I am happy then.”
“Now, shall we go back to work?”
Peter and Oliver picked up the raiders again and moved them.
It was still heavy, but Peter had just heard Oliver’s words ringing in his ears. Thank you Rani…
***
“It’s been a long time. You just wouldn’t have come, what’s going on?”
“I have something to tell you, so I’m here.”
The basement below the Joseph Sausage Factory.
There were several spaces like an ant den, and two men had a conversation in the most luxurious living room.
One was Joseph, the king of this place, and the other was his pharmacist.
Oh, I’ll fix it. It wasn’t just a customer, it was the biggest customer.
It digests all the things Joseph produced, and at the same time supplies raw materials.
So even Joseph, one of the leading warlocks in the town, was wary of him.
“What, would you like to drink?”
“no. it’s ok We are busy with each other, so I want to get right to the point.”
“I like it. What is the dragon?”
The pharmacist leaned forward slightly and opened his mouth carefully. The eyes over the gilded glasses shone sharply.
“Have you been attacked lately? During the supply of materials.”
“·······. How did you know?”
The pharmacist, who confirmed the truth, answered by pulling his upper body.
“I guess rather than know. The Anthony family and the Dominic family were both attacked. Oh, by the way, I’m included too. A truck that was delivering to Landa was attacked and robbed.”
One of Joseph’s eyebrows rose.
The pharmacist looked like a sane man on the outside, but in reality he was a fearsome person comparable to Joseph and other warlocks.
A city tycoon who pretended to run a drugstore and pretended to be a solid businessman, but behind the scenes took over all the dealings with the Warlock.
At least in this city, it was safe to say that no one could oppose him.
By the way, his truck was robbed? So, there was only one conclusion.
“Did the bugs creep in from abroad?”
“Perhaps it is. Landa is developing rapidly, and there are those who have lost the battle for survival and are spreading around them, isn’t it?”
“under!”
Joseph laughed. It’s not enough to skip it, so you’re going to poop.
“What is your identity? Ordinary gangs? Or a warlock?”
“I don’t know that either. I’m just here to understand the situation and explain the situation so that you don’t misunderstand each other.”
Joseph nodded.
In the past, he was none other than the one who intervened in the war between warlocks who were on the verge of annihilation to eat this small city. However, since then, it seems that he has been strangely drawn to Iza.
“Anyway, thank you for telling me. Let’s search as soon as possible to find out who the culprit is. Could I ask for some help?”
“Yes, of course…. After all, they are our enemies. If we find any traces, we will contact you.”
Then, a knock on the door was heard.
smart-
“What? I’m talking to a customer right now, so if it’s not urgent, we’ll talk later.”
A bewildered voice was heard through the door.
“Oh, sorry. master. But there is something I must tell you.”
The pharmacist blinked as if it was okay, Joseph said.
“What?”
“that···. Oliver has caught you.”
“···. What?”
“Oliver has caught the man who attacked us.”
“········.”
“········.”
Joseph and the pharmacist looked into each other’s eyes without a word.
***
Oliver teamed up with Peter to bring the stunned assailant.
I couldn’t lift it, so I grabbed both legs and dragged them one by one, but thanks to that, the attacker had his back split.
“Woo-wook- Whoo-wook- Whoo-wook-”
Oliver and Peter drenched their sweat.
He was resting near the main gate for a while, but all of a sudden, temporary and lower-level students, even intermediate and upper-class students, gathered around him.
“Wow, Mr. Does it make sense?”
“Did they really catch them?”
“Is that so?”
However, for a while, when Joseph, who came out with the pharmacist, appeared, Oliver, Peter, and the children who had been attached like swarms of flies around the assailant dispersed.
“You caught the guy who attacked us?”
“ah····. Yes, Master.”
Tired of moving, Peter stood up and answered. At that moment, the pharmacist who followed me said with admiration.
“I really caught this. I thought I had misunderstood something else, but I got it… They are truly great brothers. Who caught it?”
At the pharmacist’s question, Peter looked at Oliver with a squint. The pharmacist, who understood the meaning, laughed out loud again.
“Heh heh heh… Ha ha ha ha! Is this another friend? I think I saw you recently, is this the disciple you brought me recently?”
“exactly.”
“You brought a really great kid. I knew it wasn’t normal from the moment I pulled out the vitality, but it’s supposed to be this much. how old are you now 13 years old? 14 years old? Even so, compared to not only here but also other children from other families, it’s not far behind. Everyone will envy you.”
“Thanks for the compliment.”
Contrary to the answer, Joseph’s expression was not very good. However, the pharmacist didn’t mind and continued talking.
“Is this the assailant?”
“Yes. Scrolls were used to beat those who were trying to escape.”
“What?!”
Everyone, including Joseph, was amazed.
Taken from n̲o̲b̲l̲e̲m̲t̲l̲.̲c̲o̲m̲
Needless to say, scrolls are expensive things that wizards make.In particular, tricky magic like teleportation scrolls were very expensive.
Proper items were priced in the hundreds of thousands, depending on safety and distance, and illegally made items on the black market numbered in the tens or hundreds.
The pharmacist, who had been quietly listening to the story, intervened.
“Well, it’s a scroll, a scroll…. Joseph. If it’s okay with you, can I take this assailant?”
“Why?”
“Isn’t it suspicious even if I pretend to be an asshole running away with an expensive scroll? I’d like to find out for myself who is in charge as the lord of this town. please allow I’ll make everything blow up within a week, and I’ll tell you everything, and I’ll repay you so you don’t feel sad.”
Joseph thought for a moment and then nodded.
The pharmacist had never lied like this. There, even arguing with the assailant, the work was delayed.
When permission was granted, the pharmacist smiled warmly and ordered the guards who brought them to put the stunned assailant in the car.
Then he said goodbye once more and left the factory, but before leaving, he greeted only Oliver lightly.
“You did a great job. It’s great to be like a little friend.”
The factory went silent as if a hurricane had been swept away, but Joseph opened his mouth to break the silence.
“Oliver.”
“Yes, Master.”
“How did you catch the assailant? Your seniors couldn’t even catch their tails… Well, I don’t understand at all if you’re the one running away with the scroll.”
“I was able to catch it with Peter’s help.”
Joseph’s brow narrowed.
Can you help me, peter? Something was very strange, but there was no further investigation. ‘Cause I hit the ball
“Well, that’s fine…. Whatever it was, he made a big contribution.”
Taken from n̲o̲b̲l̲e̲m̲t̲l̲.̲c̲o̲m̲
No one denied it. The other intermediate students have already caught the one they missed.“If you do a good job, you should be rewarded appropriately. Thanks to you, I’ve got something to strain my neck. Well, let’s see… It’s unusual, but can you make me an intermediate student?”
At those words, not only the intermediate students, but also the senior students were surprised.
The disciples always had a set number of Tio, and suddenly they broke it for just one.
But no one objected.
Even the rules were set by Joseph, the owner of the family in the first place. For nothing, I could have been photographed again if I opposed it.
So, Oliver wanted to be promoted to an intermediate student at once, but Oliver, the person involved, refused.
“No, thanks. master.”
Everyone’s eyes turned to Oliver.
“why?”
Oliver said with a characteristic blank expression.
“uh····. It’s enough for me to just learn black magic. The seat is also squishy now. You may not do it for nothing. I just wish the classes were a little more frequent. and·····. ah!”
“Why?”
“I really want to ask you something. I would like to see how the product is made. Could you please do some chores? We will take care of all the troublesome work.”
“·····. Do you want subordinates to put them into production?”
“ah···. Of course, I can do it myself.”
In response, Joseph burst into laughter. As if there were all kinds of funny people.
After a moment of contemplation, he slowly opened his mouth.
“Okay, the schedule is urgent anyway, so there’s nothing wrong with increasing the number of hands.”
“””Yes??!!”””
Standing behind Joseph, the junior and senior students were astonished and said:
When Joseph turned around and asked what was wrong, they kept their mouths shut.
Joseph looked down at Oliver again.
“As you ask, I will increase the classes of the lower class students and put them into production. Then, let me rest.”
When Joseph finished speaking, he went back, and Oliver bowed his head as he saw it.
“thank you. master.”