226. Q&A (2)
Forrest took Oliver and Ewan to visit the angel’s house.
It was Oliver’s fifth visit.
The first was to receive a request from Edith, and the second to fifth visited Coco to learn makeup.
Well, besides makeup, I learned how to make coffee, how to dress, and how to compliment women…
‘I wonder if I learned it properly.’
Upon entering through the red front door, a splendid interior greeted guests.
Fortunately, Lee Wan lifted his finger to see if he liked it and exclaimed.
“Mamma Mia…! I like it.”
“I am glad that you like it. Come in.”
After going inside for a while, the girls in tight-fitting clothes appeared and greeted Oliver.
“Oh my, Dave?”
“Nice to meet you. What’s going on?”
“Are you here to see Coco?”
“Why aren’t you coming today?”
It wasn’t a hospitality smile when dealing with guests, but a sincere greeting, and Oliver greeted each other with sincerity as usual. because it was polite
Ewan looked at Oliver with a jealous expression on his face, and Forrest also looked at Oliver with his pupils shaking.
“·····Dave?”
“Yes, nice to meet you. Mr. Mary…. huh? Why? Forrest.”
Forrest looked at Oliver with his pupils shaking as if he had not yet accepted the situation. It wasn’t like this when I was attacked earlier.
“Ummm…. Do you often visit this store?”
“Yes····. Visited a few times. Sixth with this?”
“Oh, my God, my God…”
Forrest muttered when he received a shock that was indescribable.
“What have I done wrong?”
“No, it’s not a mistake, but what can I say? I feel like I’ve seen the last innocence of the world die. It’s only natural that a lot of troubleshooters come to these stores, but you… Oh God.”
“I think I was shocked.”
A calm voice that seems to calm people’s hearts. When he turned his head, he could see Elizabeth, the owner of the angel’s house and mother-in-law.
Elizabeth, with her white hair as clear as clouds, exuded a calm and intelligent charm, even as she entered her old age.
“Miss Elizabeth.”
“Mr. Forrest.”
As if they knew each other, Forrest and Elizabeth called each other names.
It might not be so strange… Landa was huge, but at the same time it was also narrow. Especially in the back world.
“I heard a rumor recently. Did you make a big deal? congratulations. After all, talented men always come to their prime.”
“no. I was just lucky.”
Forrest spoke modestly, but he was also sincere. He considered his achievements to be pure luck.
“In this city, luck is also a skill. Luck doesn’t just come.”
“Thank you.”
“It was nothing. Thank you again for coming. It doesn’t look like you’re here for a celebration party, but what did you come here for?”
Elizabeth looked at Oliver and Ewan and asked. I don’t know the details, but I realized that this was not a typical visit with a woman’s unique feeling and my experience on this floor.
“I came in a hurry to treat the precious guest who saved my life… Will there be a room?”
“ah····. Of course. Shall we prepare the children?”
“Yes, I would appreciate it.”
Elizabeth clapped her hands like the owner of the store and gave orders to the employees.
An employee guided Oliver and his group to a room with a friendly business smile.
It was a room with antique furniture, and the sofa was arranged in a U shape.
“You seem to be friendly with the girls here, are you a regular here?”
Lee Wan sat down and asked, putting his legs on the table.
Oliver answered, sitting on the sofa following Forrest.
“Are you a regular?”
“Because there is nothing other than that to make friends with the brothels. A hogu that brings money. Suddenly I’m curious about you too. Come on tell me How did you become friends with the girls here? Share your secrets!”
Iwan clenched his fists and spoke forcefully. Surprisingly, Forrest also pretended not to be, but showed interest.
“uh·····. Not that friendly. It’s just that I came here to learn some makeup techniques and made a face. Then when there was a commotion, he helped me once or twice.”
“turmoil?”
Forrest asked.
“Yeah, as I learned from Joe, I persuaded the fussy customers… Everyone calmed down.”
Ian intervened.
“Why did you learn makeup?”
“I learned to dress up the Invoice Doll like a human. Then, the usable range will increase… Well, there are things I just want to learn.”
“ha ha ha····. As you can see from the letter, you have a very unique personality. Warlocks these days just want to go fast and easy.”
“From what I hear, you seem to be quite old.”
Forrest intervened naturally.
“Actually, I am a little older. As you can see, it’s been a while… I’m sure you’re not curious about the man’s age, so if you have any questions, just ask. In return for inviting me to a good place, I will respond with some service.”
Forrest did not refuse.
“You seem to have an acquaintance with the Anti-Development Committee, how do you get to know them?”
Forrest asked, genuinely curious. That’s because even the broker who handles a lot of information in Landa doesn’t really know much about the Anti-Development Committee.
“Well, we’re dealing with this and that.”
“A deal?”
“They want the tools I made, and I have what they want.”
Wan’s tone was light, but Forrest was serious.
If you were dealing with the Anti-Development Committee, the warlock in front of you was no ordinary person.
The Anti-Development Committee were enigmatic, ferocious, and dangerous seeds that even the city had given up on eradicating. Besides, he was also a being with all sorts of gossip.
In any case, ordinary people could not even talk to them, let alone deal.
As Forrest was about to ask another question, the door opened just in time, and the waitresses entered.
Ordinary employees placed drinks and food on the table, and the waitresses sat down one by one by Forrest, Oliver and Lee Wan.
After visiting this store several times, he knew what the store was doing, but this was the first time Oliver had used it, and he felt something awkward.
On the other hand, Forrest naturally distanced himself from the woman as if he was familiar with it, and Lee Wan quickly approached the woman sitting next to him more friendly than anyone else.
It didn’t seem like he was popular with women as he introduced himself, but he did seem to like women. It didn’t mean that I lost my mind, though.
“Can I ask a question this time?”
Iwan asked Forrest with his eyes focused on the woman.
“What are you talking about?”
“Really, I suddenly wondered, how did Mr. Forrest and Dave meet? No, so. This city is terribly large, isn’t it enough for a middleman to step? I don’t think we just met by chance, how did we meet?”
It was sharp. It was a minor aspect that could be overlooked, but it was no coincidence that Forrest and Oliver worked together.
“We met through an introduction.”
“Introduce?”
“Yes, a friend I worked with in the past gave this friend a letter of introduction.”
“Oh ho ho …!! Thank you so much for that. A friend introduced to me by a former colleague is such a blessing.”
“I am feeling it these days.”
Forrest’s hand hardened awkwardly, and his emotions fluctuated slightly with him. Feelings of gratitude, guilt, and regret intermingled in an instant.
Wan didn’t miss it either.
“What is that friend’s name?”
“yes?”
“What is that friend’s name? I want to know the name of the blue bird that brought you luck. please answer me Then, I will answer you more kindly.”
Forrest hesitated before answering.
“······Cantra.”
“Oh, cant…. That’s fun. The name of the head who leads the biggest beggar in this city is also called Cantra.”
Oliver flinched, and so did Forrest.
Oliver asked.
“Where did you hear that?”
“I told you, you know a lot. Well, rumors are all that, but with amazing skill, you build a giant beggar to help other beggars? That’s a crazy story. Beggars helping beggars Come to think of it, this might not be Sodom and Gomorrah.”
Ian laughed out loud.
“But, how did you break up?”
“Yes?”
“With a person named Cant who introduced me to that friend. There must be a reason why we broke up, right?”
Forrest, who had been a seasoned person, was shaken again by Lee Wan’s question, which is light but perfectly digs into the painful part of a person.
Do you have any bad memories? Forrest’s emotions fluctuated.
Frankly, Oliver was also curious. It’s been over a year since I met Cant and Forrest, but Oliver didn’t know anything other than that the two were co-workers.
“It’s a bit personal.”
“Oh, that’s better. There’s nothing more fun than taking someone else’s personal affairs upside down. Whether it’s my wife’s affair, or that my children aren’t my bloodline… Please tell me.”
Lee Wan ate a snack and blatantly demanded an answer. Forrest’s feelings didn’t matter.
Although Forrest felt displeased with such a blatant request, he could not easily respond because he was Oliver’s guest.
Lee Wan, as well as aware of this, drank alcohol and smoked a cigar he had secretly brought from the limousine.
“If you don’t answer, I won’t be able to answer the question either?”
“Is that so?”
“Of course. Isn’t it unfair that I’m the only one answering? Because of you, only that friend is wasting a chance to get an answer.”
Ewan pointed at Oliver as if raising a pill. Forrest looked at Oliver with a poker face, and took a sip of his drink, glistening in embarrassment.
If it was a normal Forrest, it would somehow solve the problem, but the question was not only a question, but the opponent was also very bad. I asked for an unconditional answer regardless of my interest.
I didn’t think he was doing this on purpose.
“Honestly, aren’t you curious too? How did this broker and the person who introduced you to you broke up? Looking at this subtraction, I think there must be a dramatic anecdote, right?”
That was true. Oliver didn’t even ask, but wanted to hear how Forrest and Cant broke up.
I trusted Forrest enough to let Cant introduce him to Oliver, but as I listened to Cant’s fall from a fixer to a beggar, something was wrong.
It might not be a bad thing to listen to like this… However, Oliver saw Forrest’s difficult feelings and soon gave up.
Because spontaneity was important in this story.
“Lee-Wan.”
“Ah, for some reason, it must be a funny story, don’t you think?”
“I’m sorry, but could you please pass on that question?”
“why? Aren’t you curious?”
“Honestly, I am curious. But, I think you should tell a story like this when you want to tell it yourself.”
“Why?”
“Because that would be the most true.”
“Oh, what a scripture. It will be true… But, don’t you think this is a bit unfair? You call me on your own because you have a question and ask me to be patient with my question. Aren’t you a little shy?”
Oliver was going to say it was a private matter, but he gave up. It doesn’t matter to this person. Above all else, he himself had such a temperament.
The female employee sitting next to Oliver whispered lowly into Oliver’s ear, contemplating how to respond. In the past, it was a woman who Oliver had helped her with a customer’s quarrel.
Small, small, small.
Oliver looked at the woman, and she nodded as if to believe her.
“I hope Lee Wan, who is handsome and broad-minded, will understand.”
“·····Huh, do I look like a person to fall for? It was a bit risky, but thank you.”
“If you understand, the employees here will tell Mama that they will give you special services throughout the store.”
Ian stopped.
“Fuck it, I can’t help it. I have no choice but to yield to myself, who is handsome and broad-minded. But it just can’t be.”
“then·····?”
“Originally, I was going to answer everything today. He helps my disciple, and he’s a polite friend, so it’s special… It’s not easy for me to have this kind of heart.”
Sincerity.
“However, since I am broken, I will only accept one question. Only one····. If you don’t like it, quit.”
unilateral notice. Forrest blinked at Oliver that he would just answer, but Oliver said he was fine.
I wanted to hear it, but I wanted to hear it when I spoke to myself.
“All right. Then, I will ask you just one question.”
“Are you okay? It’s not easy to get answers from me, because of wanderlust and debtors, you can leave at any time.”
“Then, I can go find you.”
Ian’s speech was interrupted for a moment.
“…Oh, that’s creepy. a man is chasing me Tell me, what are you curious about? Curious about the magic item I made, as I wrote in the letter? Or, are you curious about the Anti-Development Committee?”
Oliver spoke without hesitation.
“Tick. Tick. Tick. The clock moves… Do you know anything about this saying?”