225. Q&A (1)
“Yes, nice to meet you. I came here after hearing that they would give me money.”
A man who suddenly appeared, bowed his back like an actor and greeted him.
As if in a play, every gesture was polite and showy.
Oliver, who had never seen this kind of person, hesitated for a moment, not knowing how to respond, but just in time Forrest stepped in.
“Dave. I’m sorry to interrupt, but who else is Mr. Smith?”
“ah····. He is the one who made the food bag I use.”
“If it’s the gluttonous bag you use, is it a human-sized gluttonous bag?”
“Yes, and that is the master. I sent you a letter saying I wanted to meet you, but it seems that you are here.”
Oliver reached out and pointed to Smith’s master. The teacher once again greeted exaggeratedly like an actor on stage. He seemed to have a very bright personality.
Forrest, having grasped the situation, thought for a moment, changed his clothes, and returned to Forrest, the broker, and politely greeted Smith’s master.
“hello? Mr. Smith’s master…. My name is Forrest, who works as a broker on Street 27 in District T. Nice to meet you here.”
“Nice to meet you too. And I know who you are. Mr. Forrest, who hit the jackpot this time and became a celebrity in Landa at once, no? It’s really great and I’m envious of you hitting the jackpot all the time. After all, a man’s life is like wine… But be careful. People are trying to pick old wine.”
Smith’s master spoke lengthily, mixing politeness and rudeness, and at the same time made loud gestures like an actor.
His speech and gestures seem to get caught up in his pace even if he calms down a little.
Fortunately, Forrest wasn’t a kid enough to get caught up in such a thing, and Oliver… It was Oliver.
“Thank you for praising me in the first place and for worrying about me……. If it’s okay with you, can I ask for your name? It is too long to call anyone Master.”
“Oh, this. Take a look at my manners… Call me Ewan Bremner. A brilliant craftsman who makes all kinds of miracles, and a genius negotiator who trades beans and cattle. There he is a great debtor, a great wanderer who has been to the desert lands across the sea, to the East where dragons fly, and even to the crazy worlds where mice shoot and the heavens where giants live.”
Forrest could not control his expression for a moment at the words filled with lies because he was too bluffed. And it was the same with Oliver.
However, Oliver had a different reason. There were some lies, but most of Wan’s words were sincere.
“Even the lover of many women, the evangelist of love, and the very popular dandy.”
“Oh, that’s a lie.”
Oliver said without realizing it. The air froze, and Lee Wan’s expression crumpled for a moment.
“Wow····. I’ve helped you at the best, but you hit me hard right away. It is said that Landa is Sodom and Gomorrah, where there are no mothers and fathers, but it must be true.”
Oliver later admitted his mistake and apologized. Then I cleared my mind.
There were many questions and many things to consider, but the first thing I had to do right now was to say thank you.
“Once again, I apologize. And thank you for your help. Lee Wan-nim was a great help.”
“Ho-oh…. It’s not that rude though. After all, there was a righteous man named Lot in Sodom, so there should be at least one decent human being in this sinful city.”
Oliver, who had been listening quietly, recalled the scriptures and asked Forrest.
“If it were Lot in Sodom, it must be with his two daughters—”
“-That’s not a big deal. Don’t go into detail.”
Oliver was silent as Forrest had said, and Ewan continued to chatter.
Once triggered, his tongue continued to move, dizzying his ears, and his gestures dazzling his eyes. I was very restless.
But for a while.
As he calmed his mind and waited, Lee Wan’s raucous glare gradually subsided, and his ferocious hand gestures stopped soon after.
Without missing the timing, Forrest spoke politely.
“Lee-Wan. I also want to say thank you for your help.”
“But I think I have a question. It’s only natural that people in this city doubt each other even between parents and children… Let me know if you have any questions.”
Relaxation that is pleasant but presses the opponent. But Forrest did not hesitate either.
“I heard you talking and it sounds like you just came to Randa from out of town. How did you find us?”
Forrest lit up a subtle suspicion.
Actually, it wasn’t strange.
It was a very convenient story for Lee Wan to appear and help at this time when he signed an official contract with the crime firm and was attacked by the anti-development committee.
I even just confirmed that I have some acquaintance with the anti-development committee.
As an intermediary, I couldn’t help but ask.
At Forrest’s request, Lee Wan lit up his feelings of joy and satisfaction.
“Well····. It’s not a question that can’t be asked from your point of view. Well, that’s good. I’ll answer you. Instead, there is one condition. It is a very important condition.”
“What are you?”
“Once you understand my answer, take me to a place with a good drink and a beautiful girl. I hate doing this on dark roads with dark men.”
Forrest looked at Oliver, Ewan, Al, and the surrounding landscape and nodded.
“ah·····. I agree. Then, I will guide you to a good place for the gentlemen of Landa to have a conversation.”
match-! match-!
Lee Wan vigorously clapped his hands, radiating true joy.
“I really like it.”
***
After some time, three cars arrived on the road that was attacked by the anti-development committee.
All were called by brokers and dealers, one was a limousine, the other was a regular taxi, and the other was a giant truck.
Forrest gave a small tip to each person who pulled out and told them what to do with respect.
First of all, in the case of a regular taxi, the eggs that had suffered a lot today were sent to the dormitory, and the truck driver used an assistive mechanism to collect the broken vintage vehicle from Forest.
“My baby is going to be like this. It’s really sad… Now, would you like to ride?”
Forrest asked as he opened the back seat of the limousine.
Ewan shrugged his shoulders, smiled broadly, and got into the car, followed by Oliver and Forrest at the end.
Inside, it was the most luxurious vehicle Oliver had ever seen, and to his surprise, there was a bottle and glass of wine on a small table.
What was more surprising was that Lee Wan naturally drank alcohol as if he had been in a car like this a few times, but that was not enough, so he took out a cigar from the cigar box and smoked it naturally.
he asked, puffing out cigarette smoke.
“Good cigarette. You can tell the level with these details. I want to make a deal with a good place.”
“Thank you for the compliment.”
“Can I ask where you are going?”
“Go to District O, Street 66.”
“Ah, one of Landa’s pleasures. I used to visit often in the past. Now it’s called the “Street of Joy, isn’t it?”
“You know.”
“There are a lot of things I know. But, are there any good shops these days?”
“Yes, it’s a shop run by an acquaintance, and it’s a pretty decent shop. It’s expensive, but it’s good to have a conversation.”
Angel’s house… Apparently, the shop that Forrest was talking about was talking about an angel’s house.
You can confirm by asking, but Oliver has more questions than that, so he put the question back and looked at Lee Wan.
“Lee-Wan. If you don’t mind, could you show me one more time?”
“What····? ah!”
Iwan rummaged through the inside of his cloak as if he remembered it.
“Not this, not this… not this…. Not even this.”
Knock Knock Knock Knock Knock Knock Down. Iwan pulled out all sorts of bizarre auras, such as a stuffed nose, a dense doll, and a pink potion, and then shouted.
“Ah, I found it.”
It was a hand. Hands withered like jerky.
The color was dark, and his fingers were dry like twigs, and they looked like they would break if you touched them even the slightest mistake.
Evil amulets were hanging from his wrists, and his palms were full of black magic circles engraved with swords. The most impressive part was that there were human eyeballs stuck in the back of his hand.
“Oh, you were here. milestone.”
milestone. Lee Wan called the black magic item he brought out a milestone.
It points to the person, thing, or place the owner wants.
It was thanks to this item that I found Oliver.
It was a really great item, but it didn’t seem like it.
“Looking at it again, it’s a treasure trove. It works great, but if it’s too far away, it’s useless, but if it works well, it’s not. I only work when I feel like it. However, there are times when it works just as well as this time, and it’s difficult to throw it away.”
Iwan said that black magic items have self-will, much like living creatures. And it was said that the better the function, the stronger that temperament.
Oliver agreed with that. A typical example is the gluttonous bag.
The bigger the size, the better the performance, but at the same time, the self-consciousness became stronger and the resistance was severe. enough to kill and devour its owner.
‘I don’t know.’
“But, it’s a bit surprising.”
Ewan said, looking at Oliver at first. It was so out of the blue that Oliver asked.
“What are you doing this for? Lee Wan.”
“No, it’s different from what I heard from Mr. Smith. He said he was the type to ask questions when he had questions, but he didn’t ask me how I got acquainted with the Anti-Development Committee, or whether you took the body you labored for and returned it. Don’t you wonder why? I heard they were dealing with mortuary dolls, but then the corpse wouldn’t be just a corpse.”
That was correct. For Oliver now, the body was quite an important plunder. The stronger the body, the more precious it is.
“Yes, that’s right.”
“But, why don’t you ask? Are you afraid that I am too strong?”
“no.”
“Fuck, are you saying I’m ok? I know who I am!”
“No, no. I think Lee Wan-nim is a great person without being easy-going. Because I taught Mr. Smith… I have a lot of questions to ask, so I’ll just wait patiently. Actually, I have a lot of questions about Lee Wan. Originally, I only wanted to ask about the recently captured black magic items, but suddenly there are a lot of them.”
What Oliver said was true. I was only going to ask about black magic items made from meat captured from the chef’s subordinates, but there were many more things I wanted to ask Wan beyond that.
I also wanted to ask about the Anti-Development Committee, how I got to know the Anti-Development Committee, and the story Puppet said that the clock moves.
For some reason, the man in front of me seemed to know something.
“I have a lot of questions, it’s not a bad thing. However, opening my mouth is quite expensive, can you afford it? The reason I came here was because I had a hukou to peel off.”
That hogu was none other than Oliver.
Frankly, Oliver didn’t care. The horse called Hogu. Oliver’s interest was to dispel his curiosity.
As Oliver opened his mouth to answer, Forrest interrupted.
“I’ll do my best to match it, so don’t worry too much. Just in time, the store has arrived.”
Forrest pointed to the car window. The windows reflected an antique rectangular building with a red roof.
It was the angel’s house.