160. Transaction (1)
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Nine o’clock at night when the hour and minute hands are exactly at right angles.Arthur and Oliver knocked on the door of their meeting point, the Million General Store on Central West Road.
McVor and Donna were waiting outside the building. to be prepared for emergencies.
rattle.
The chain got caught while opening the door. A man asked with half of his face reflected through the small gap in the door.
“Who show?”
Big nose, mustache, and sharp eyes reflected through thick glasses. Arthur answered.
“I came here for an appointment. We were supposed to meet here.”
“Wait a minute.”
The man who appeared to be the owner of the general store closed the door, made a creaking sound, unchained it, and then opened the door again.
Dressed in a plaid shirt and brown trousers, he was stout and held a double-barreled shotgun in one hand.
“Follow me.”
After closing the door, the man led us to the warehouse where the goods were kept behind the counter.
In the warehouse, several shelves were installed around the walls, and all sorts of miscellaneous goods were piled up on top of them, including canned goods, alcohol, and rope.
The man lifted the carpet in the middle of the warehouse and opened the basement door underneath.
“Come in. I am waiting.”
The dark basement was disgusting, but there was no other way, so Oliver and Arthur went down to the basement.
In the basement, something like a fluorescent magician was tucked away in a corner, and as we walked all the way inside, several knives popped out and pointed at Oliver and Arthur.
“You have come.”
Oliver spoke to the emotions in the dark.
That was the man I had a fight with today.
He watched Oliver silently, then withdrew his blade and ignited a fire with his hand, illuminating the surroundings.
Whoops. The surroundings brightened with the sound of burning air.
There was a man I saw today and three more men who seemed to be his colleagues.
4v2 situation.
Arthur was nervous, but Oliver put a hand on his prosthetic golem to calm him down.
“calm down····. They have no intention of harming us. Not yet.”
One of the Kell Freedom Liberation Army, who watched the scene silently, took a few steps back, lit a torch around him, and sat down on a chair at the corner table.
There was only one chair left, he said, pointing to Oliver.
“sit down.”
“Yes?”
“He said he wanted to talk… sit down.”
Oliver looked at the empty chair left and looked at Arthur.
I was about to give up my seat, but a man intervened.
“Not that old man, you sit down. I only talk head-to-head.”
“…this is the captain.”
“Not in my eyes. you sit or lie down Choose.”
firm tone. If I talked about anything more than this, I really had the momentum to overthrow my seat.
Oliver looked at Arthur.
Arthur thought for a moment and then beckoned Oliver to go and sit down.
Somehow, Oliver became the CEO.
As Oliver sat down on the chair, the man opened his mouth.
“First of all, you-”
“-What is your name?”
Oliver asked the first question. The man, who was interrupted, asked with a displeased expression.
“what?”
“I asked what your name is.”
“What do you do when you know that?”
“Ah, it’s not a big deal, I think if you don’t know your name, it will be a little uncomfortable when we talk… And personally, it’s similar.”
“similar?”
“Yes. This is Hammersh. Beyond dealing with the same fire magic, the flow of magic and the method of use are similar… If you don’t want to say it, you don’t have to.”
At that moment, the emotion of the man on the other side fluctuated.
Emotions such as anger and sadness swelled quietly, and emotions such as patience, reason, and coolness were forcibly suppressed.
“·····Quarter staff, unique black magic and magic user. You’re the one who caught Damon, Alistair, and Hewitt.”
“Yes that’s right.”
Hearing the answer, the man suddenly began to pull his face.
Then the bare face under the leather mask was revealed.
He had red hair that fell back like a lion’s mane, a neatly shaved beard, an angled forehead and a tall nose, and clear red eyes.
That was Wallace, one of the leaders of the Kell Free Independence Army.
Wallace’s men, including Arthur, were also surprised that the situation was unexpected, but whether or not Wallace continued his speech.
“My name is Wallace. A member of the Kell Free Independence Army. You?”
“My name is Dave. Landa is the solver of Area T. Nice to meet you.”
“I am not surprised.”
“No, I was surprised.”
“What kind of grudge did you have to chase us all this way?”
“There is no grudge. I just came here for work.”
chuck.
Wallace pointed the knife to the tip of Oliver’s neck.
“Hammersh is the one I passed on to with my own magic.”
“okay.”
“Daimon is the guy who lost his parents to the Kingdom suppression forces during the protest and jumped here, and Alistair is no different.”
“yes.”
“But, was it just a thing?”
“That’s right.”
Wallace reached forward and stabbed Oliver in the skin.
“·················ogue.”
“Then, what did you come here for? Depending on the story or not, I’ll do my job. Think carefully before answering.”
He was sincere. Because of his caution and reason, Wallace was unwilling to cause a fuss right away, but at the same time, from the rage that swelled in his heart, he was willing to fight if given a reason.
It was a really complicated feeling.
Oliver looked around. Now the situation was unfavorable.
Without knowing Wallace’s skills, the fire magic in this narrow space was too deadly.
Above all, the third wizard.
It can’t be said for sure, but it was highly likely that he was a war mage of the Kingdom Army, and no matter how he managed to subdue Wallace, the moment he intervened, everything would go wrong.
If his identity was revealed, he would be silent.
‘More than anything else, there’s no Hewitt here…’
Oliver now analyzes the situation and recalls their purpose.
It was true that Wallace was a tycoon, but it didn’t matter now.
Their goal now was to secure Hewitt or help him escape.
“You don’t answer?”
Wallace rushed to answer.
“…I came here to secure Mr. Hewitt. Hewitt, the magic hacker.”
The enemies surrounding Arthur raised their swords.
“But I got another one.”
Wallace raised his hand and stopped the men. and asked
“What order did you receive?”
“Can I know what information Mr. Hewitt got before that?”
“Do you have any reason to answer me?”
“If you tell me, I will help you. So that they can escape from the Kingdom Army.”
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Nine o’clock at night is the perfect time for people to meet secretly.Taken from n̲o̲b̲l̲e̲m̲t̲l̲.̲c̲o̲m̲
Negotiations that started unintentionally turned out to be more than expected.Even Oliver, the negotiator, was unexpected.
One of the city’s quests to help him escape by securing Hewitt or obtaining the information Hewitt obtained was a complete success.
Arthur and his colleagues were quite shocked by Oliver’s achievements.
Of course, it was not without concerns.
There were also opinions that the other side could be lying, and that they were uneasy because they were too directly involved with the rebels.
However, at Arthur’s words that the water had already been spilled, they all agreed to cooperate with the rebels as Oliver had negotiated.
In the first place, in order to succeed in the city’s quest, there was only one of two things: war with the rebels or cooperation.
As there are many things to consider, such as exposing identity and locating Hewitt, cooperation was more likely to succeed than to complete the quest.
After Arthur set the order, Oliver and his party got ready and moved to the meeting place.
The meeting place was on the outskirts of the city, and there were several large and small farmhouses around, but Wallace and his party said that they were hiding in one of those farmhouses.
“You can tell me that much information…. It doesn’t sound like a lie.”
“Don’t worry, Donna. Ms. Wallace seemed to be happy with our offer, probably because she was worried about something.”
“Ah, since you’re a warlock, you can see through the feelings of others, don’t you?”
“It’s not very detailed, it’s only a rough idea.”
“I’ve heard of it. It is said that when a warlock reaches the extreme level, he can read his thoughts. Is that enough?”
asked Macbore as if passing by. Contrary to his appearance, he didn’t seem to be asking out of pure curiosity. He was looking for something to explore.
There was no malice, but there was a sense of self-interest.
Oliver replied immediately.
“Not to that extent. It’s not at the level of reading thoughts, but you can see intentions and attitudes.”
“I envy you. If I play a card game, I will definitely win. What was Wallace feeling?”
“What kind of feeling was-”
“I felt fortunate that there were people who could somehow use the car I was having trouble with.”
With a sudden voice, Wallace and his companions appeared from the darkness.
There were also three people I saw in the basement. Each of them had magical powers.
Oliver wasn’t particularly surprised, as he noticed his feelings ahead of time, but Arthur’s party was very embarrassed even if they didn’t show it.
After all, it seemed like it was good not to fight.
One way or another, once they had fought, neither side could avoid damage.
“Isn’t this a meeting place?”
Wallace answered Arthur’s question.
“It came from our side just in case. Fortunately, it doesn’t look like they’ve done anything wrong.”
said Wallace, who searched the surroundings by spraying magical energy into the air.
Magical energy spread out in the form of a thread cut through the air and collided with trees, rocks, etc., and delivered information about the surroundings to Wallace.
I’ve seen one used by a Matop student in the past.
The student didn’t find it easy to use, but Wallace used it as natural as breathing.
Apparently, he didn’t only know how to deal with fire magic, but he seemed to have a deep knowledge of magic in many ways.
Even if it was temporary, when the opponent with a bounty of 1.2 billion was in front of them, Donna and McVorre tensed up and set up a fighting stance.
Wallace’s side also confronted the tension without slowing down.
I thought it was the most awkward and bizarre alliance in the world.
“Where’s Hewitt?”
Wallace answered Arthur’s question.
“Not here. Already on the move.”
“What?”
“What are you surprised about? Did you have an appointment with Hewitt?”
“Didn’t you say that you would hand over the information Hewitt found out?”
“know. I’ll tell you instead. I heard it all from Hewitt.”
“It is true.”
said Oliver. Wallace’s words were sincere.
With Oliver’s assurance, I decided to listen to Wallace.
Wallace opened his mouth.
“Currently, the main road to the north is guarded by a small number of kingdom troops. And when the reserve forces are empty, they are preparing to support them. If you get caught even once, it’s over.”
“therefore?”
“While Hewitt escapes safely, we will attack the kingdom forces and grab their attention. help me with that A magic equipment expert, a sniper, a golem prosthetic, and a warlock would be of great help.”
“Are you telling us to help the kingdom army attack now?”
“Is it work anyway?”
Oliver didn’t feel anything. It’s a bit dangerous, so I’m just thinking about being careful.
However, Arthur was different. In addition to the anxiety of taking risks, I felt personal discomfort.
But at the same time, I was worried. Weighing the price that can be obtained when this task is completed safely.
Wallace had noticed this too, so he opened his mouth to convince Arthur.
“You don’t seem to like it, will you change your mind if you listen to the information I give you?”
“Why are you so confident? I think it’s too easy to trade for something like that.”
Wallace’s emotions fluctuated slightly at that moment.
“…because it’s not just about our wars. more important than that. as a human being.”
“What is that?”
“I am dealing with the devil. Royal greetings.”