191. First work (2)
“Yes, can I ask where you need to go to get to the Elementalist Tower?”
After Oliver finished speaking, he checked himself to make sure he spoke naturally.
Eyes, gestures, and tone were all fine.
It was as natural as practicing with Coco and the people of the angel’s house.
It’s an official sunny life, so I’m not aware of it, so I’m getting stronger.
The woman, with her silvery curly hair and thick glasses, did not immediately answer if something was strange, but looked at Oliver with a small glow of curiosity and suspicion.
It wasn’t a bad feeling. I just wanted to thank you for accepting the conversation.
Above all else, Oliver was also observing her, so it was her teacher.
‘You look tired. On the other hand, there are no wrinkles on the clothes, and the emotions are calm… It feels similar to the elites I saw in the Landa District.’
When they finished observing each other, she opened her mouth.
“Why the Elemental School?”
The woman asked with a little bit of vigilance and suspicion. Did I do something wrong?
“I was supposed to go to work today.”
Oliver took his wallet out of his pocket and showed him the Matower ID card he had received from Merlin.
The employee ID was engraved with the employee number and the second pseudonym ＜Xenon Bright＞, along with another leather look worn by Oliver.
The name was given by Merlin, and the surname was a slight variation of Dave’s camouflage surname. I thought I’d just bring it, just in case you didn’t know.
“…a private employee hired by the professor.”
“Yes.”
“Which professor are you? It’s the first time I’ve seen you.”
“This is Professor Kevin Dunbar of the Elemental School.”
The woman stared at Oliver’s face and pointed in one direction.
It is a tower in the form of several towers connected as one, and it was a building with a systematic and unique design reminiscent of a cog wheel.
“There it is. If you go to the front door, there is a signboard for the building, so you can refer to it.”
“Oh, thank you. Have a good day.”
“Yes, you too.”
After saying goodbye to the woman Oliver helped, they parted.
I thought that he was quite kind for a person with a vast yet pure magical power within his body.
***
“It’s not too late.”
Elementalist Tower. In the professor’s lab.
Kevin Dunbar, with his hair neatly tied up, said as he checked his watch.
He had never seen any cracks in the past, but now he’s a lot more astute. He was wearing a suit, but it looked like he was wearing armor.
“I will come sooner.”
“No, you don’t have to. Because that’s inefficient. Don’t be late.”
“Yes, I understand.”
Oliver politely replied.
It was Merlin who allowed him to enter the tower, but it was Kevin who took the risk. So, while Oliver enjoyed the benefits of the tower, he was going to follow his instructions as best as possible.
Just coming in here was an unexpected consideration for Oliver.
“By the way, it’s not too late. I thought you would be late.”
“Actually, I was almost late. I got lost in the road because the tower is bigger and wider than I thought.”
“Yeah, we need a map.”
“Do you have a map?”
Oliver asked, tilting his head. It was strange to have a map, but at this scale, it didn’t seem strange.
But, why didn’t Merlin give it to me?
“Uh, here.”
Kevin gave Oliver the map that was on his desk. The internal geography of the tower and each building were marked.
“Did you forget what the old man gave you?”
“No, I didn’t give it to you on purpose. He likes to put his disciple in a difficult situation. It develops vigilance and agility.”
Kevin didn’t believe it as he said it himself, but Oliver just nodded, saying yes.
“But who taught you?”
“Yes?”
“That this is an elemental school tower. These guys are pretty picky, so they probably won’t be kind to people they see for the first time.”
That was true. The first few times, no one dealt with Oliver.
“A woman helped me at a critical time.”
“It’s amazing…. Did you leave the quarter staff behind?”
Kevin looked at Oliver and asked.
Oliver shook his head and pulled out a small wooden stick from his bosom.
It was a quarter staff reduced by reduction magic.
It was a magic learned from Merlin as an attribute, and I was thinking of carrying it in my magic bag, but I put it in my arms so it was easy to take it out in case something unexpected happened.
“Here it is. He said it was noticeable.”
Kevin said as he read the magic tricks developed around the stick.
“Shrinkage magic……. It’s cumbersome to carry around.”
That was true. It’s not the end of casting magic once, it’s because you have to keep supplying magic to keep it going.
Thanks to this, Oliver had to extract magic power and put it in his body, or drink supplemental potions to replenish his magic power regularly.
“I love being by your side.”
“okay? It seems that no magic or black magic has been enchanted.”
“It is, but it puts my mind at ease.”
“Well, it’s none of my business. Did you hear what your role was?”
“Yes, I heard from the old man. As an employee of Matop, who was hired at the noble mercy of Professor Jeon, I have to assist the professor in his work and provide labor whenever he has a request.”
“That’s right. Take these.”
Kevin gave me some booklets. I looked through the title of the loan.
[Matopian Rules]
[Responsibilities and benefits of individual faculty and staff]
[Rules and methods of using facilities]
The hard font on the cover of the book indirectly told how strict the rules were.
“It would be best to learn it as soon as possible. The tower is closed, and the rules are strict in some cases. If you break the rules and get penalized, I have no intention of helping you.”
In other words, it is a story about how to behave well. Oliver answered right away.
“I will memorize it as soon as possible.”
“Then go out and clean the prayer room across from the lab. You haven’t cleaned in a while, so you’ll have to clean all day.”
“Yes, I understand. Is there anything else you would like to say to me?”
“What do you mean?”
“Anyway, I became the professor’s employee, just in case there was anything I wanted to give attention to or demand…. I want to do my best.”
“…don’t be late for your appointment, and don’t do your hair.”
“Yes, I will keep that in mind. Do you have anything else?”
“no. I don’t know anything about you, so I have nothing to talk about.”
“ah·····. Yes, I understand. Then, I will leave.”
As Oliver bowed his head and was about to leave, Kevin stopped him.
“Wait a minute.”
“Yes?”
As soon as Oliver answered, Kevin skillfully gathered magical energy in one hand, condensed it, and flicked his finger.
right! The magical energy that had been condensed along with the sound spread evenly, and it contacted the inner wall of the laboratory and cut it off from the outside so that the sound did not leak out.
The casting speed and the activation method of the silent window. It was as good as breathing.
“Ask a personal question.”
“Yes, tell me. If I can answer it, I will.”
“If you are as skilled as you, you will be contacted from anywhere. Is there any reason why you insist on working as a solver on your own? It doesn’t make sense to me because it seems inefficient.”
Instead of scratching the itchy spot right away, Kevin asked the question, avoiding the core, as if scratching the side. For unknown reasons, Kevin was wary of Oliver.
He tried to hide his emotions with magic, but he wasn’t as good as Merlin, so Oliver was able to get a peek.
“Well····. It’s not that there wasn’t an offer like that, but I turned it down.”
“Why? It would be more convenient to be part of an organization rather than a solver.”
That was correct. Even if the work of the solver seems okay, the job is not fixed and the essence is to undertake dangerous subcontracts. Belonging to an organization was better overall. In a general view, that is.
“If I belong to an organization, I may have to force myself to do things I don’t want to do.”
“chore?”
“Yeah, things that have to be kidnapped and turned over, for example, children and women. It’s not that I can’t… a little. Isn’t it?”
Oliver replied, remembering the puppeteer Glyph. The first warlock I met when I first came out of the world and stayed at the beggars of Kent.
Suddenly, I wondered what it would have been like if I had accepted his offer and went to black hands.
‘If you don’t know anything else, you may have learned a lot about the devil… Are you sorry?’
“But now, you belong to the Magic Tower, aren’t you? I have Master as my disciple.”
“Ah, this case is an exception. We signed a contract with each other, and if we didn’t agree, we decided to end the relationship. Entering the tower is an extension of that, so I don’t think it’s a big deal.”
Kevin lit up with a slightly startled emotion. Did I say something wrong?
“That’s right….”
“Yes····. Did I make any mistake?”
“No, it wasn’t a mistake…. Oh right. Give me a warning.”
“Yes, tell me.”
“Right now, it won’t be a problem since I just came, but soon people will come to you and try to harass you. Don’t cause trouble, be quiet and be patient.”
“Yes, I understand·····. But, why are you arguing?”
“Because it’s my employee.”
***
Leaving behind the unfamiliar words, Oliver entered the staff room where Kevin had spoken.
Dust and rubbish that had accumulated enough to roll around, and stains that looked like they had been intentionally soiled were noticeable. As Kevin said, it was filthy.
But that’s only limited to the general public’s view.
For Oliver, who still sets the standard of living in orphanages and mines, this was only a little messy.
Oliver was cleaning with the cleaning tools he had received from Kevin, and feeling a bit short, he took the cleaning tools out of the magic bag he had brought.
Originally, it was bought for the purpose of making an invoice doll or cleaning up after material handling, and its performance has already been proven.
“Now it’s time to clean up.”
Oliver muttered as he cleaned the staff room with his cleaning tools.
After cleaning, Oliver looked at the inside map of the tower and the rules of the tower, the duties and benefits of individual professors and staff, and the rules and methods of using the facilities, and focused on the important things first.
After concentrating so much, I realized it was time for work.
Oliver went to the front of the lab, but Kevin had not yet returned and it was empty.
I told him to leave the office on his own if he didn’t come by time, but I thought it would be okay.
There was even a large office (Oliver standard) and a legal salary for attending classes, so it’s okay to be comfortable like this.
That didn’t mean Oliver could do anything, and it didn’t seem like it was the case to ask for a job.
“Well, there will be work to do.”
With that thought in mind, Oliver went to work.
At that moment, Oliver felt someone approaching.
Kevin’s lab was at the far end of the tower, so it wasn’t a place he could come across by accident, so it seemed like he had a business to do here.
Suddenly, a woman entered the hallway. It was a familiar face.
The silver-haired woman who showed me the way here.
She asked, raising her characteristic thick glasses once.
“hello. Professor Kevin Dunbar came here to find out what class he was going to teach this semester.”