227. Return from vacation (1)
terrrrrrr! terrrrrrr! Swarm–click.
Oliver turned off the alarm clock as usual.
five o’clock in the morning.
It was still time to lie in bed, but Oliver got up without hesitation for a second.
Then I got out of bed, stretched and stretched.
Woodduck. Woodduck. thump. thump.
The stiff joints and muscles were gently released, and the mind became even clearer.
widely! Tiik–
Oliver reflexively turned on the radio next to the bed, and at the same time gathered the magical energy stored in his body and collected it at his fingertips, then flicked his fingers.
Magical power sprang up like sparks, and the pre-installed communication magic ‘speaker’ was activated.
Regular news came out on the radio, and the sound of the radio resounded through the ‘speaker’ at an appropriate volume throughout the house.
[hello. Dear listeners. ＜Today’s News＞. We pay our respects to the citizens of Landa who diligently went to work even at an early hour, and we will inform you of today’s news.]
Same message as usual.
Oliver did a light exercise while listening to the radio, went to the bathroom to shower, then went down to the kitchen on the first floor to prepare food.
The menu consisted of a steak grilled with butter, thick sausage, black pudding, three eggs, three slices of bread, baked beans, fresh salad, apples, fresh orange juice, and coffee.
It was a decent amount, but it was the result of following the advice of Joe and Dinklage to eat well if you want to increase your stamina.
Well, thanks to the kitchen, it was also easier to prepare food.
At first, I thought the kitchen was the most unnecessary space in this house, but I was using it more than I thought.
Oliver took off his apron and started eating at the table.
It was very tasty.
Perhaps it was thanks to the fact that he did what the cookbook told him to do, and it was not inferior to what he sold at the store.
A really fun and relaxing time. It was like heaven.
Especially compared to the mining days.
So Oliver enjoyed this moment, but not as much as he did today.
The reason was none other than the story of Ewan Bremner I heard two days ago. Smith’s master.
Oliver recalled the conversation without realizing it.
‘Five·······. Where did you hear that story?’
Oliver remembered him. He showed a sharp interest.
‘I heard this by accident.’
‘Wow, I must have heard it by accident!’
Horses with bones. But he didn’t go any further. Rather, he responded kindly.
‘The clock is moving… It’s an old eschatology. No, would you rather be closer to an old story than that? fairytale?’
I don’t know, but Oliver was intrigued. When I asked Forrest if he knew anything, he said that there were more such stories than I thought. It’s like an urban myth.
Ian continued to explain.
‘Well, where do I start talking about this? To understand, first ask a question. Have you ever heard that if you do something bad you will go to hell or be punished?’
Oliver nodded. If that’s the case, I heard it a lot when I was in an orphanage.
‘Well, here’s a question. What if all human beings on earth were sinners? From a newborn baby to an old man on the verge of dying, women and men alike.’
It was a pretty interesting question. Everyone on earth is a sinner.
‘Are you going to be punished in that case? No, it’s inefficient. So, what should I do?’
Lee Wan forgot about the woman sitting next to him and concentrated on the story. So was Oliver.
‘Well····. Will it rain fire and brimstone like Sodom?’
‘That’s right. Or cause another deluge. Anyway, when the clock moves, it means that the world is full of evil and God’s patience has reached its limit. A countdown to some sort of apocalypse has begun.’
‘Why didn’t you just destroy it?’
‘Well? As I said, it’s an old story, so I don’t know the details. Could it be some kind of penance time? Do you want to repent now?’
It was something I really didn’t know.
‘There were other stories besides that, but I can’t remember. There was talk of some kind of savior, the son of an angel, the son of the devil, there must have been some sounds like a prince.’
Every single word thrown by him felt like an important puzzle to Oliver, and at the same time aroused curiosity.
At the same time, questions arose, such as whether there were angels or whether the devil had children.
I asked if there were any more detailed stories, but Lee Wan was confused and hung up. It’s a very old story, so I can’t remember.
‘Besides, like any other story, it was passed down by word of mouth, so I don’t know the perfect story. What I heard may be misleading. I don’t know the perfect original.’
Oliver asked if anyone knew the original.
‘Well····. Anyone who predicted the eschatology would know the original. Some kind of princess, I think it was called a warlock. Or was it both?’
As a princess warlock, it was the first combination I had ever heard of.
‘Or, those who heard the prophecy directly might remember it. It’s a story from hundreds of years ago.’
It was meaningless to say that hundreds of years ago, no one would be alive, but Oliver realized it was just a stupid idea.
In the first place, wasn’t it Puppet who told this story? Puppet most likely knew the original. Or, a human meat cook. He also said that he has lived for hundreds of years.
At that time, Lee Wan added a word as if he had remembered it too late.
‘Oh, maybe the archives know that.’
‘Archive?’
‘Oh, don’t you know? It is a word that refers to a great wizard who has inherited knowledge and power over a thousand years. Being a being who has been passed down with countless knowledge over the years, he may even know about cheap eschatology… Oh, of course, although it is something we cannot meet with humans like us. The archives are something that even the kings of a country show their respect.’
Ian smiled as he said that. Then I asked Oliver why he was suddenly curious about that.
Oliver asked the question-
-beep -beep -beep
As the dedicated communication device for Forrest placed next to the table rang, Oliver came out of the sea of memories and came to his senses.
Oliver, who had already emptied the plate, wiped his mouth with a napkin and received the communication device.
– click
“Yes, Forrest.”
[Yeah, fly. I don’t think I’m bothering you too early.]
“no. Didn’t I ask you this time?”
That was true. Because he works at the tower, Oliver gives a reasonable excuse, saying that he can only talk on the phone early in the morning, in the evening, or at night during breaks.
Rather, it was the Forrest side that matched it.
[I was contacting you, nothing else, to talk about the raid.]
The raid refers to the raid by the anti-development committee two days ago.
Although they used to cause a commotion in Area Y, Forrest felt suspicious of their actions of coming out and retaliating.
“By any chance, did you find out anything?”
[Sorry to disappoint, but I have nothing to tell you right now.]
“No disappointment, no need to be sorry.”
Oliver immediately responded to Forrest’s words. It wasn’t just consolation, it was sincerity.
In fact, Oliver, who had only heard of the abandoned Y and Z areas in Landa and how difficult it was to investigate the unidentified committee against the development of an unidentified organization, knew.
A place where even the city was satisfied with giving up and isolating it. Even if you were attacked, it didn’t make sense to look for something right away.
[Thanks for your understanding. However, I’m just trying to let you know that work is a job, so we’ll continue to investigate. The Brokers Guild and the Crime Firm are also cooperating, so you can get something.]
“Well····. Are you planning to use Heimdall?”
Heimdall, a magical hacker organization that appears in the world behind Landa.
Although the cost was high, they spyed on the entire area of Landa through the World Tree and brought the information the client wanted.
[Unfortunately, Heimdall’s power cannot be borrowed. The power of the World Tree is weak in Zone Y and Z. By the way, you can see area Y from time to time, but area Z is literally pitch black.]
“then?”
[I’m thinking of using a more classic method. Surprisingly, even the Y and Z areas, where all kinds of gossip circulate, require money. They’re trying to bribe people over there and try to figure out who has access to the Anti-Development Committee. If you compare it with the time of the attack, you might be able to narrow the range.]
“Oh I see····. Why didn’t you write that way before?”
[The amount is always a problem.]
“ah····.”
[Anyway, I’m here to tell you this. If I learn anything more, I’ll let you know.]
“Thank you for your consideration. By any chance, can I ask how you are doing?”
After breaking up with Lee Wan, Forrest volunteered to watch over Ewan and even entertain him and take care of him instead of Oliver.
Oliver, who still wants to ask Ewan, did not refuse.
[I’m still living in an angel’s house. Don’t worry, Miss Elizabeth will contact you if you want to leave.]
“thank you.”
[No. I am personally interested in him. Looking back and forth, he’s not an ordinary person either. In other words, I am doing this because I need it, so there is no need to thank me.]
“Well, thank you anyway.”
Oliver said as he drank his cold coffee.
[Well, thank you for that… I’ll just cut this off.]
“Yes, I understand. suffer. Forrest.”
Oliver greeted him politely, and as he was about to turn off the communicator, Forrest suddenly said something from the communicator.
[Dave?]
“Yes? Forrest.”
[that·····. Thank you.]
“What do you mean?”
[He helped me when I talked to Lee Wan… Thank you.]
Hesitatingly, at the awkward expression of emotion, Oliver traced his memory and then recalled it.
It seemed to be about the question of how Cant and Forrest broke up.
Ewan blatantly questioned, and Oliver sided with Forrest instead of helping Ewan in questioning.
“no····. It’s a personal matter, and I think you don’t want to talk about it. You’re not really going to thank me.”
[Even so, I am grateful because I am grateful.]
Forrest mimicked what Oliver had said earlier. At that moment, Oliver felt a little joy that could not be described in detail.
[····· By the way, aren’t you curious?]
“No, I am curious. But, as I said before, I think it’s good to do things like that when you want to talk about them.”
Forrest was silent for a moment, then spoke again.
[…] to thank you once again for your consideration. It must have been hard to bear. Especially if it’s you. . . . promise me one.]
“Promise?”
[Yeah, I’ll be the first to tell you when I’m ready to speak. Regarding the relationship between me and Cant, why we broke up again.]
ghastly voice. Oliver was satisfied with this and replied that he would know, and after that he really ended the communication.
It was still morning, but the day was already satisfactory.
After finishing the coffee, Oliver cleared the table, finished washing the dishes, and went straight to work.
He put on Xenon Bright’s leather mask, put on his clothes, and sprinkled some perfume on him.
The angels said that one perfume changes a person’s mood.
Oliver then packed snacks and necessary supplies into the magical bag he had captured.
Tools needed for class preparation, memos, notebooks, etc.
“Oh right. This too.”
Oliver took two items with unusual magical powers.
One was a small mechanical device that looked like a pocket watch, and the other was a small pill box that looked like a ring box.
The mechanical device moved delicately and regularly through a complicated technique, and the medicine box contained a pill containing concentrated magical power as if hundreds of potions had been compressed.
In exchange for receiving the Devil’s Book after completing the Crime Firm’s auction house retrieval mission,
The mechanical device has the ability to store work from several meters to several tens of meters in the form of audio and video, depending on the will and ability of the magician.
And he said that the pill is a kind of high-performance potion, and it can replenish the vast amount of magical power inside with a single intake.
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Not all ready-made products, but items made by renowned craftsmen or artisans for a small number of customers.They said that they dealt with all kinds of things at the auction house, and it seemed to be true.
Oliver went out of the house with the items in their own arms, not in the magic bag.
To go to work at the Tower, and to ask Kevin how to contact his interim master, Merlin.