257. Continuing Insights (2)
Derek Redhill, tall with fiery red hair and tall, strode out from among the party guests.
His stature, flamboyant hair, and distinct features stood out even among those adorned with expensive clothes and jewels.
After confirming that everyone was paying attention to whether he knew it or not, he opened his mouth again.
“Hey Warlock. What do you know about magic?”
Oliver said nothing. Not because I had nothing to say, but because I was surprised.
Who would have thought that we would meet a familiar face here?
But, if you think about it, it might not be that strange.
He said that Matop students mainly come, so it might be rather natural to have a familiar face.
‘Are you sure, Kevin?’
Oliver quickly looked around through the warlock’s eyes, just in case.
Familiar emotions were visible, but unfortunately and fortunately, Kevin was nowhere to be seen.
“Hey, don’t you answer?”
If he thought he was being ignored, Derek approached and asked again.
He seemed very offended by Oliver’s arrogant talk about magic.
“Oh, sorry.”
“I didn’t ask sorry. I asked him what he knew about magic. Where did you learn magic?”
Oliver almost said that he had listened to the tower for a moment, but he didn’t spit it out.
Currently, he is not ‘Xenon Bright’, a professor’s personal employee at Matop, but ‘Dave’, the solver of Area T.
“Well······. no.”
“But, why are you talking? On a subject I know nothing about.”
Angry, Derek came right in front of Oliver. obvious provocation.
For some reason, it seemed very disrespectful for a warlock to discuss magic.
The proof is that the other wizards at the party were pleasantly surprised by Derek’s actions.
‘ah······. Was it a bit of a dissatisfaction to convince the wealthy to invest here, everyone is complaining.’
Oliver was thinking about how to get out of this situation while writing new facts in his head.
I didn’t know if I was going to make a fuss, it would harm not only Oliver himself, but also Jane who invited Oliver.
In fact, Miranda looked at it with dissatisfaction as to whether she was not happy with the current situation.
Just as he was about to apologize again, someone intervened between Oliver and Derek. it was jane
“Wizard.”
Jane said with her characteristic soft manners.
Derek took a few steps back at her appearance.
“I know what is unpleasant, but we asked first, so please release your anger……. Dave was just answering our questions.”
Derek looked at Jane with a hint of dislike.
“Who are you?”
“My name is Jane. It’s nice to meet the students of Matop.”
Derek looked around at Jane’s appearance.
It was not because of Jane’s reluctance, but because of the eyes around him, that he stopped his hostility towards Oliver.
“you····. What was your name?”
“It’s Dave.”
“Dave… Ah, I’ve heard of it. Are you a fixer who makes your name known on the street these days? Well, that’s about it. You must have come to a party like this.”
“It’s not that great.”
“I know. If I told you the name, it would be at the level of the street. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be hiding behind a woman’s back. like a coward.”
“excuse me.”
Derek looked down at Oliver and lowered his head. Angry Jane intervened.
“The more I listen, the more I’m talking too much.”
“What did you say?”
“I said the words were too much . . . It was our fault that we talked about magic in front of the wizards, but you, too, came to receive investment. No matter who we turn to for advice, we should not get involved. Above all, everyone here is an invited guest. Be polite to your guests.”
Jane spoke strongly, not like her. Still, I did not think that it was logical, calm, and emotional.
Derek felt anger at Jane’s confident appearance.
It was a little strange.
Derek had a really good manners when dealing with Yarell and other female wizards… Apparently not all women were friendly.
Oliver tried to intervene just in case, but Sheamus moved a step faster.
“—Our Lady Jane was right. You said the right thing.”
Sheamus puts his arm on the shoulder of the other person as he did in Murphy’s case.
Obviously, he was behind Oliver, but before he knew it, he approached Derek’s back. The skill and movement of hiding his presence was amazing.
“What is this…?!”
Derek was surprised.
I tried to shake off my arm, but I couldn’t move because of Sheamus’ power.
Derek, too, had a strong physique, so it didn’t look like he was pushed anywhere.
“Ugh······. I need to do some exercise. It’s futile.”
Sheamus said, giving strength to her arms, and Derek was pressed by Sheamus’ arms and dared not resist.
Derek felt shame and humiliation, and at the same time showed intense vigilance. She realized that Sheamus was the strongest.
“you······. Who?”
“Who is who? It’s the same street solver as that guy. Well, the only difference is that I retired and became a successful businessman, and I am a druid, not a warlock.”
Sheamus pointed to the little antlers on his head as if it were evidence. Derek was very surprised to see it.
“horn······?!”
“Why have you never seen a horned druid? After all, everyone is weeping in the forest… Take a look, can you answer my question instead?”
“What is that…….”
“May I ask the real social workers here in Landa, why the subject is so upright? From what confidence?”
Some of the party guests laughed faintly at Seamus’s unique directness.
“Everyone obviously knows that the wizards who have come here are the ones who have come to miss a penny.”
Derek tried to shake his arm again in humiliation, but Sheamus’s arm didn’t let him go, like an old tree root.
Like an adult holding a child, Sheamus held Derek lightly and continued speaking. It was very relaxing.
“More than anything else, I thought what that guy was saying was true. Thermal power generation has reached its limit of growth. There are some wizards under me, so I’m studying this and that.”
“Those who fell off the tower—”
“-Hey! The same goes for the guys here, right? Money runs out, and if you don’t get support, you get kicked out… Hey little friend. A person can be miserable at any time, so be humble. That way, if you get embarrassed later, you get less laughs.”
Sheamus cut off Derek’s words, and the party’s guests burst out laughing louder than before. Oliver was also quite impressed.
Anyone can be miserable, so be humble. It seemed like a pretty good word.
Sheamus spoke again.
“But if the story ends like this, it’s true that you feel unfair too. I do not suggest in that sense. Why don’t you prove it somewhere? Who is more right?”
“Are you going to have a discussion here?”
“Khhhh! You’re a master from Magic Tower, so there’s a lot of naivety, isn’t it? discussion? In Landa, there’s a more certain way than that! That’s right, you prove it by force!!”
***
Sheamus raised his strength from his lower abdomen and said in a loud voice.
Oliver tilted his head, not understanding what he was saying, and Derek frowned.
But apart from that, all the party guests who were listening around showed interest and interest.
It was like when a fight broke out in a bar.
“You want to fight the warlock now?”
Derek shrugged Sheamus’ shoulder and shouted. It was closer to what Sheamus had unleashed, though.
“Yes, Landa is a city that speaks with its own abilities. A stronger person would be right.”
It was a logically absurd story, but to his surprise, the party leader nodded in agreement with the guests. The desire to watch the fight also played a part.
Oliver was personally interested in this situation.
It was said that not only the wealthy people of Landa, but also high-ranking people such as wizards and nobles came, but the atmosphere was not much different from that of a normal bar except for the lacquer work.
Drinking, chatting, judging each other, judging each other, and passionate about watching fights.
Of course, this was not an insult. It was just interesting… Well, it’s to the point where I think I did well.
Sheamus drew the response of the party guests with his characteristic pleasant voice as if igniting an embers, and the guests gladly responded by throwing off a veil of courtesy.
‘Some people want to see the disgrace of wizards, others just enjoy the fuss. Some people want to check something. The reasons are different… yes?’
Oliver turned his head as he felt a pull on his collar. Jane whispered with a worried look on her face.
“…are you okay?”
“Yes? What do you mean?”
“This is the situation.”
Jane pointed to Sheamus, who encouraged a fight with her eyes, and the people who responded to it.
All of a sudden, the center of the party was here, and the conversation changed when a student from a famous horse tower and a solver who made a name for himself in the back alley fought, who would win. Some even made bets.
It wasn’t if I asked if it was a pleasant and pleasant situation, but it wasn’t too bad either. it was just shit
“really?”
“Yes······. I’ve heard of this happening before. Before going to the auction house held at the Great Museum of Subureptor with the Lady.”
“ah······.”
Obviously, it was.
Landa is a city ruled by violence. The upper class of the city, who did not have their own armed forces, hired bodyguards by personal force to solve the lack of force.
It’s rare, but sometimes the bodyguards fight each other. So I’ve been thinking about it to some extent.
work is work.
“Of course, if the lady tells me not to fight, I don’t fight.”
“Me?”
“Yeah, first of all, I was hired by Miss Jane.”
Jane’s eyes widened for a moment at that, and then she smiled.
“hahaha······. You are very consistent.”
‘Is that so?’ as Oliver was about to answer, the thundering Sheamus’ voice was heard.
“Hey, Dave! You seem to be trying to get rid of the magician of the tower, do you have anything you want to say?”
“Me?”
“Yeah, it’s not easy to get this much attention here. Is there anything you would like to say as the captain of the Fighter Crew?”
“Oh, you say there is one.”
“Oh, what? Tell me.”
“I’m not the captain of the fighter crew.”
The faces of those who were expecting Oliver’s words were dyed with doubt.
Because those who heard the news knew that the warlock Dave had taken his place by brutally murdering the captain of the Fighter Crew.
“what?”
“It is as I said. I don’t know where the misunderstanding started, but it’s all a misunderstanding. It’s true that I did a little help with the fighter crew, but they’re not my subordinates, they’re just fighter crews. I’m not their captain, and I’m not an ally of the Crime Firm. It’s just one solution. Oh, it’s a little refreshing to say that. I felt a little uncomfortable because I thought I was deceiving others.”
When Oliver finished speaking, the heated mood lowered slightly.
Sheamus put on an absurd look on his face, and Jane shook her head calmly, as if accepting now.
Several women who appeared to be members of the same group asked Jane, but she only skillfully replied that she would answer later.
Oliver thought he was wrong, but decided not to regret it.
Judging from the reaction, it was right to say that now. Wouldn’t it be better to solve the misunderstanding before it deepens?
“So, you’re saying that you can’t fight with a Matop student because you’re afraid?”
Miranda, who had been silently watching, spoke for the first time.
Here, Miranda’s influence was considerable, so everyone stopped talking and looked at her.
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Naturally, Oliver had to answer.“Fighting is always scary. Because I might die… However, I think it might be possible to do a matchup. If Miss Jane, who invited me, allows it.”
Oliver answered, pointing to Jane, and Jane got everyone’s attention.