195. Pre-Tuning (2)
To say that Oliver needed a lot of help was not just a polite greeting.
Jonathan cited Oliver’s biggest reason for hiring Oliver as soon as he accepted the assignment, and that was none other than the Invoice Doll.
‘While looking for manpower, I found out that Mr. Dave used a high-quality invoice doll for the looting of the loading dock and the collection of illegal books. I’m sorry I found out secretly.’
Although within the normal range allowed for the mission, Jonathan politely apologized to Oliver.
Oliver didn’t say anything because it wasn’t particularly bad.
Didn’t Oliver find out about Jonathan’s work through Forest in the first place?
This was the floor in the first place.
In any case, Jonathan said he would like to use Oliver’s corpse doll for this mission, and asked how many mortuary dolls are available and what types they are.
Of course, it wasn’t a particularly good thing to ask for power on the floor, but Oliver only briefly explained the combat purpose, as it has already been taken care of once.
Close Combat Specialist, Invoice Doll-Duncan.
Attack and secondary warlock.
Short-range, medium-range, and long-range firepower snipers
And even a new type of invoice doll that we are currently making.
Jonathan pretended not to care, even though he was a little shocked by Duncan’s puppet status, a former Pinkman.
That being said, it seems a bit rude behavior…
But for now, work came first, so I put these trifles aside and asked if I could mobilize Oliver’s corpse doll for the operation.
‘If you want additional compensation, we will do our best to accommodate it.’
The calculations were thorough.
Oliver thought for a moment, and then agreed to just ask for a new invoice doll if it broke.
Jonathan, who was able to mobilize Oliver’s corpse doll, also explained the basic operation to be executed based on the information he had gathered, and said that he would call again when the operation was decided.
‘Take this with you.’
Jonathan gave me a communication device that I could put in my ear.
It is described as a pager and short-distance communication device. Pinkman’s own production and use.
So Oliver broke up after talking to Jonathan, and went back a few days later on Operation Day.
[Have you heard of the operation?]
Oliver was walking near the wall on the outskirts of District Y and talking to Forrest.
Because it was near Area Y, there was hardly any presence, but Oliver mimicked Kevin and cast soundproofing magic around me to control the sound so that it wouldn’t escape.
Thanks to you, I was able to speak with peace of mind.
“No, we decided to hear the details at the safe house.”
[not bad. Oddly enough, if we talk about it in advance, it will leak. So, it is often spread right before it.]
“Well, it doesn’t really matter. However, I doubt I will follow suit.”
[don’t worry. Jonathan prefers simple but efficient operations. I hate unnecessary complicated operations. There will be no difficulty in following.]
“Well then, I’m glad.”
[If you have given me enough of your power, Jonathan is fully responsible from then on. So don’t worry, just do what you do. Because all of your skills have already been recognized.]
“Yes, I understand. Thank you for your words.”
[How did you decide on the reward? The work is important, but the solver has to be able to take care of himself too. I can only do good things for others.]
Forrest asked again what he would get for the auction.
Even after breaking up with Jonathan, I was preparing for it, so I didn’t really pay attention to the pay.
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No, rather than not paying attention, it was more accurate to say that I was satisfied with receiving the devil’s book and pushed away from my interest.It sounded quite full to anyone looking at it, but even so, there was nothing I could do about it. Because this was Oliver’s nature.
‘Would you rather ask for money? ······No, that’s a stupid idea. You can make money at any time, but the items here are not always available.’
If there were any more books of the devil, I’d try to ask for them, but that’s not the case.
Then a good thought ran through my head.
[Dave?]
“Mr Forrest.”
[Oh, that’s good. I was terrified that you finally thought you were ignoring me.]
“sorry. Can I even talk about what I said before?”
[of course. If you choose too late, you can lose money.]
“I’m not versed in this kind of thing, can you get me a magic item that meets the conditions I’ve been talking about? Something similar?”
[Because it’s a magic item… not bad. Which one would you like?]
Oliver talked about the conditions of the magic item he thought he needed.
It was an item that may or may not exist, but surprisingly, Forrest replied that he would check it out with a suitable chuimsae.
[Well, that’s funny. I’ll try… Then, take care.]
“Yes, thank you.”
Oliver ended the communication by saying hello. With him, we arrived at the Pink Man’s safe house near the Y area, the meeting point.
Exactly the address given by Jonathan.
As soon as I knocked on the door, someone approached me and opened my eyes.
Brown eyes checked Oliver and immediately opened the door.
A woman in her 30s that I met at the safe house last time opened the door again.
If there was a difference from before, it looked more natural in that he was wearing a shirt, pants, a bulletproof vest, and armed with a gun.
As she led her inside, she saw Jonathan and his teammates talking inside.
“No, why are you having such trouble? Why don’t you go straight to Zone X and go straight? I have to cross the river at least once.”
“Because Zone X is also far from the normal zone. Even if only a few people rush in, there are those who will attack you. It is much safer to go back even if it is troublesome.”
“I applied because I thought I would crush everything when I became a Pink Man, but now that I know it, it’s really bad.”
“Welcome to the real world. I got used to it because I signed a contract.”
“This is a scam.”
match. match.
The woman who opened the door clapped her hands to grab the attention of her colleagues.
“Tough guys. The last guest has arrived. Can we talk about work now?”
At those words, everyone looked at Oliver.
“hello. Am I a little late?”
Oliver took out his watch and checked it just in case.
“no. Our side was the first to come and prepare.”
It was possible to suspect that the solvers had other thoughts in this case, but when looking at Jonathan’s emotional state, it seemed that it was not.
“If it’s ready…?”
“This one.”
The orange-eyed woman answered while wearing mechanical gloves made of nuts, wires, cogs, iron plates, and magic stones.
At the same time as the answer, magic flowed from the rectangular machine placed in the corner, and an image was floated in the air.
It was a messy street with most of the buildings demolished, with corpses hanging on the street with ugly graffiti everywhere.
It was like a city where even a disaster had spread.
Oliver instinctively seemed to know where it was.
“Is this area Y?”
“You saw it right.”
Jonathan, dressed in battle suit, approached Oliver and said, He had a sword in his legs and a revolver the size of an ax and a shotgun at his waist.
It looked like something made in a workshop rather than a ready-made product made in a factory.
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No special magic was seen, but durability seemed certain.“As you can see, the view of Area Y is like this, and that place in the middle of the screen is the warehouse where the stolen auction items are hidden.”
On the screen Jonathan spoke of, there was a temple without a roof.
Around the temple, several naked gangs, chained mutants, and men with huge weapons were seen.
“They are friends who will be punished for hiding their belongings in the temple.”
“Hmm. Yes.”
“The good news is that it’s on the outskirts of the city, not quite inside. If you do it right, you can hit and run in an instant and get things without too much damage.”
“There must be a lot of auction items, is it possible?”
“So I brought something to help. Hey.”
At Jonathan’s call, a muscular middle-aged man brought a large magic bag that could fit two people.
Unlike a normal magic bag, it had a thick leather case, and three magic stones the size of a fist were embedded in it.
“This·····?”
“It’s a military magic bag. Well, it’s for military use, but it’s a dead product because it’s not efficient. With this item, you will be able to bring any auction items.”
Judging by the amount of magical power flowing, it didn’t seem like a lie.
Of course, it doesn’t look like something that will be used for a long time because it consumes a lot of mana to get that much output.
‘Still, it’s short enough to hit and fall….’
“Take this too.”
Jonathan pulled out a silver-painted water bottle. Judging by the embossed cross, it seemed to be a part of the Pater religion.
“It is holy water that neutralizes disease-based black magic. It will save you on a fatal level, if not perfect.”
Oliver looked at the bottle and thought for a moment.
“Why?”
“No, it’s just ironic. The fact that I, as a warlock, carry holy water.”
“It’s ironic to live…. This is what I pay for from my side. So, did you bring the things Dave promised?”
At Jonathan’s question, Oliver nodded briefly, then pulled out a folded glutinous pouch-Big Mouse from the leather case that was wrapped around his waist.
The fleshy Big Mouse had his eyes closed as if he was sleeping, but in response to Oliver’s will, he opened his eyelids one by one, looked in different directions and checked his surroundings, puffing up like bread dough.
“Hey, is this the glutton bag?”
The young man with the eye tattoo murmured. Come to think of it, have you ever seen Jonathan before?
Eventually, the fully grown Big Mouse stood up with arms and legs resembling those of a human being.
He looked at Oliver with a gurgling sound like a toad.
“Big Mouse. Please.”
At Oliver’s request, Big Mouse looked around once more.
In particular, Pinkman’s party including Jonathan.
“Kurreuk…….”
Big Mouse looked around and folded his body in half as if nodding his head and opened the zipper made of teeth.
He even vomited two mortuary dolls.
Queek–!
The first thing he vomited was a sniper. Eight arms, more firearms, and small bombs were hung from his body.
“I’m going to go to war by myself.”
Queek–!
The second invoice doll was this time Oliver’s newly created invoice doll.
Six legs, six arms, three torso, and a large body of flesh. It was like a cockroach with a muzzle.
The Pink Men were surprised that they didn’t even see something like this, and they backed away.
Except for Jonathan. He approached Oliver and asked.
“Is this the invoice doll for high-fidelity long-distance support?”
“Yeah, you have to move like a sniper, but the power is sure to come. It’s because the corpse of a magic user is attached to a pure magic school wizard as the main material… One firepower is certain.”