273. Rig (1)
Hearing the answer, Forrest nodded his head without saying a word.
Judging from his emotional state, he seemed to want to give him a few more words of advice, but he didn’t open his mouth because he knew Oliver.
They pretend not to be everyone in this city, but they are quite considerate.
“ah······. But won’t Forrest suffer because of me?”
Oliver asked belatedly.
“I mean?”
“Yeah, didn’t you say that Sheamus-sama has a lot of money and a lot of subordinates?”
“That is true. These days, even cry-firm directors seem to be paying attention.”
“If something goes wrong, isn’t Forrest-sama included in the attack?”
“Hmm······. Thanks for your concern, but you’re ignoring me too much. Do you think I didn’t prepare that much?”
oh······. Oliver sighed.
That was definitely true. Forrest is a person who has been on this floor longer than Oliver has lived.
It was certainly arrogant to worry about him like that.
Oliver immediately apologized.
“sorry. I’ve only heard that Sheamus-sama is amazing… Also, he has good action skills to attack us.”
“I do not deny it. But I am no ordinary broker.”
That was correct.
Currently, Forrest is an intermediary between the Crime Firm and the Fighter Crew. It would have been difficult for even Seamus to tamper with.
“…and whatever happens, it’s just that I’m not capable of working with you, so I don’t care.”
“······yes?”
Oliver asked at the strange answer that came out of nowhere.
Forrest shone cold and detached emotions.
“I mean, just in case. Sometimes, there are people like that. People who are vigilant because they have gained some strength.”
“No, it’s not that I’m negligent.”
“It is careless to worry about others on this floor. As I say, this floor is very dirty and fierce. Mostly my nose is crooked. Worry itself is an exaggeration. diarrhea······.”
Forrest paused for a moment to communicate effectively.
“······ Even if you die of diarrhea, you will only pay the price for coming to this floor on your own, so there is nothing to be sad or upset about. If you enter a dangerous place, you have to be prepared for that price. So don’t worry too much about it.”
Oliver nodded quietly.
To be honest, everything Forrest said was true.
Oliver or Forrest, or anyone who came to this floor by themselves. I always had to be prepared to pay that price.
“Thanks for the advice. I guess I’m lax.”
“I wish I had known by now. Don’t worry about anything else, just take care of yourself. This is a place where people who are good at their job are more welcome than people who care about others.”
“Yes, I will keep that in mind.”
“great······. Well, I’ll let Mr. Carver talk right away tomorrow. You probably won’t start the mission right away, but it’s better to prepare ahead of time. You won’t be able to relax there either.”
Oliver agreed.
Carver maintained his calmness with his characteristic reason and coolness, but he didn’t take this incident lightly.
I wouldn’t be in a hurry, but if I had the opportunity, I would go ahead with the work without any regrets.
Oliver had to be prepared to act accordingly.
‘Adjust the schedule, reinforce the power… I’ll probably have to apply for leave again.’
As Oliver was figuring out what he was going to do, Forrest spoke again.
“If it’s okay with you, I want to negotiate. Can I do it?”
“Negotiation?”
“Yeah, Carver put some conditions on it, but in the end, you can’t do anything right now. If you do well at this time, I think you can save anything.”
“Yeah, boss… Oh, then, can you ask me to find out about that in advance?”
“Is this a Parteran greeting?”
“Yes, I have a question for you.”
***
Forrest accepted Oliver’s words.
‘Okay, it’s not easy, but it’s not difficult either. I’ll try to get it from you.’
Satisfied with the words, Oliver got up and left the restaurant.
I’ve seen all the chores, and it’s late enough.
However, he didn’t go straight home.
Oliver took a late-night taxi and paid a visit to a black market that specializes in weapons.
It was a place that dealt with a variety of weapons, from general weapons to military weapons to homemade modified weapons.
As a reward for successfully training a fighter crew, I learned a few other black markets.
As soon as Oliver visited there, he ordered weapons such as bombs, firearms and hydrochloric acid jets.
‘The flash and mist bombs used by the Founder… Depending on how you use it, it can double the combat power of the cemetery doll, so close-up mortar dolls like Duncan are especially… The corpse doll-sniper’s gun must also be strengthened once.’
Oliver has been thinking about strengthening his power in his spare time. I ordered it all at once because I thought it was a chance.
Of course, this was not the end.
After completing the weapon order, Oliver visited another black market despite being tired.
It is a black market dealing with miscellaneous goods such as antiques, stolen goods, and counterfeit goods, and it has been one of Oliver’s frequent visits lately.
“hello?”
“Oh, are you here?”
Oliver was greeted by a bald clerk in a suit.
An employee at this black market, mainly dealing with books.
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Not only general books, but also old books with artistic value, black magic and magic books, and even the books of the devil.“Did the book come in by any chance?”
‘That book’ was nothing but the devil’s book. Even if they dealt with things, they did not specifically name them because of the extraordinary dangers and instinctive fears.
The clerk shook his head.
“No, he didn’t come. Dealers say it will be hard to find for a while.”
Sincerity. Oliver was sad.
“Is that so?”
“Yes······. You have to buy it elsewhere or discover something new, but it’s not easy. Have you already read all the books you bought last time?”
The book the clerk was talking about was none other than a translation of the diary of a mad man who made a deal with the devil.
As a man in the middle of the continent, it was Randa 70 million, even though he only said unknown words, but frankly, it was not a satisfactory thing.
‘I didn’t understand the content well, and I didn’t even eat the book Edith gave me.’
After talking about this, the clerk apologized.
“Sorry to disappoint you. Guest.”
“no. It was because I was prepared for it.”
said Oliver.
In fact, the employee explained before Oliver bought the book.
The black market doesn’t mean that you can easily buy the devil’s books.
First of all, it was said that it was difficult to find the proper item itself, and even if it was obtained, it would be taken from the collector’s market, which was only allowed for high-ranking people there.
Fortunately, the fact that the warlock, Oliver, was able to save this openly was possible thanks to the reputation he had built up in Landa.
“It is a bit difficult to find things in my line because the right things are taken care of first by the director level……. If you want, I can tell the director.”
Oliver thought for a moment and shook his head.
I don’t know why, but it seemed like it wouldn’t be a good thing.
It doesn’t matter if he comes first as a request from the other side, but if he approached him first for a private matter, he would get entangled too deeply.
It was true that I wanted the Devil’s Book, but it wasn’t urgent either.
So Oliver politely declined.
“No, thanks. If you find something good, can you bring it to me? If it’s money, I’ll match it as much as I can.”
“Yes, of course we will.”
“thank you.”
After doing all that, Oliver went home and fell asleep right away.
terrrrrrr! terrrrrrr! terrrrrrr!
As soon as he closed his eyes, Oliver opened them. Obviously I slept for several hours, but it felt like less than a minute.
Swarm–click.
Oliver turned off the alarm and got up.
Oliver warmed up by stretching to keep from drowsiness, turned on the radio, worked out a bit, and showered.
Then I went into preparing a simple breakfast.
– Knock. Knock.
When the food was ready, a knock on the door was heard.
Oliver tilted his head and went to the door.
Because there was no one to visit his house. I wondered who the hell came.
The front door opens softly.
Oliver looked at the man standing at the door and asked a question.
“How the hell did you know that I live here? old man.”
“I always spare no effort to put a burden on my students. can i come in? It smells like food.”
***
“Isn’t it a waste to serve breakfast to an old man?”
Merlin, who ate one grilled steak, coarse sausage, black pudding, three eggs, three slices of bread, baked beans, fresh salad and apples, raw orange juice, and coffee, asked the first question.
Looking at him, Oliver answered.
“No, I was just looking at you curiously how did the old man get to know you?”
“Did I tell you before? I spare no effort to burden my students. It’s the joy of my life.”
Because of the thick wall of magic, Oliver couldn’t tell if Merlin was serious.
However, it didn’t seem strange even if he was sincere for some reason.
“Besides, do you usually eat this much? The portion is quite large for breakfast.”
That was true.
There was no one to point out, but Oliver’s amount of food was quite large.
He wasn’t very greedy, but he could eat whatever he needed.
At least, I’ve never had a lot of food left behind.
“I do not know? It’s just that you should eat a healthy breakfast.”
“I’m so sorry. Isn’t it because of me that you couldn’t eat for nothing?”
“No, thanks. Apples, bread, and milk are enough… Can I ask what you came here for?”
“Isn’t it you who said you wanted to meet me?”
“ah······. That’s true, but I thought you had some urgent business to come here all of a sudden.”
“Well, that’s not wrong. I’ve got to go away for a while.”
Oliver asked at the unexpected words.
“Are you going far?”
“Yeah, are you surprised?”
“Honestly, I was surprised. It’s sudden.”
“I agree too. But, something urgent happened.”
“ah······. May I ask where you are going?”
“It’s a personal matter, so it’s difficult to answer. I don’t like men interested in me. restrain yourself.”
“··································································································· sorry?”
Oliver tilted his head and apologized to the unknown.
Merlin smiled slightly, swallowed the food, and opened her mouth again.
“······anyway. I’m here today to tell you that I’m leaving for a while. I don’t know how long it will take, because it was polite to tell me in advance… What made you want to see me?”
“ah······. I had a few questions to ask.”
“what? Say something urgent first. I’m going to leave as soon as I’m done eating with dignity.”
sudden offer.
Oliver looked at the half-empty breakfast. I had quite a few questions to ask, but it didn’t seem like I could do much.
‘Are you glad that you came to visit me like this though?’
Oliver thought as positively as possible and asked the urgent questions first.
“Have you ever heard of my education law?”
“I heard. from Kevin. Isn’t it indirectly giving you a sense of it?”
“Yes that’s right. Can I teach my students with that?”
“It’s not going to happen.”
“Is that true?”
Surprised by the cool answer, Oliver asked. I thought it wouldn’t work because of Kevin’s reaction.
Merlin added the condition.
“But, don’t abuse it, use it to a minimum. And when someone asks you about it, answer that you learned it from someone. It’s a technology from the desert or the distant East.”
“ah······. Is there anything similar there?”
“no. When it comes to just the technology of the desert and the East, doesn’t it look like something?”
Hearing the unexpected answer again, Oliver tilted his head.
“The old man… I bet even the elderly don’t know a similar technique?”
“I don’t mind if you answer me, but would you mind? I’m eating it all.”
Merlin pointed to the almost empty plate. In fact, most of the plates were completely empty.
“Eat slowly.”
“I don’t listen to my disciple. In particular, the temporary apprentice… Don’t look at me like that. The old man is hurt.”
“sorry. Uh, um… So, may I ask about the world tree?”
“Are you asking if the world tree can tell the future?”
“How did you know?”
“I also read newspapers. ABC Investment Company·······. Isn’t it noisy these days? For some reason, I thought I’d ask you.”
“okay······. Is it possible?”
“In theory.”
Merlin answered briefly.
I expected the answer to be impossible, but it was unexpected.
“But it’s only in theory. There have been no success stories yet.”
“How is that possible? I’ve thought about it myself, but no matter how much information is in the past, there seems to be a limit to predicting the future.”
“That’s a pretty sharp question. There is a way to answer it myself, but I am a believer in self-directed learning, so I will give it to you.”
Merlin pulled an old book out of his pocket.
Rather than being a formally published book, it was a simple book that seemed to have been bound by an individual.
“World Tree … Evolution Theory?”
I read along the cover of the book Oliver was handed me.
“This book deals with one of the theories of the world tree. I can answer your doubts.”
“Oh, thank you.”
Oliver turned the book over and said hello.
Surprisingly, they were all handwritten. Merlin nodded when he said this.
“So it’s expensive. Originally, I should have paid for it, but the food tastes good, so I guess I got it for this.”
“Can I do that?”
“Of course, your cooking skills are pretty good.”
Oliver thanked Merlin for his compliment, then glanced through the book again. I don’t know the content yet, but I instinctively knew that it wasn’t an ordinary book.
‘Maybe it will help to work….’
“Then, I’ll have to get up soon.”
Merlin said, clearing the plate.
“Are you going already?”
“You’ve finished your meal, so why stay here?”
Oliver looked at Merlin again.
“Ah, with those eyes… wait a minute.”
Merlin rummaged through something in his arms without speaking.
“I must have gotten really old. Forgetting this.”
“What are you talking about?”
“Wait a minute······. Ah, I found it.”
Merlin held out a bundle of letters.
“Receive. This is a letter from you.”
“For me?”
“Yeah, why is there a question mark at the end?”
“Who is writing me?”
Oliver asked sincerely. No matter how much I thought about it, there was no one to send me a letter.
However, Merlin’s answer cleared the question.
“Who is who? Rothburn and other kids.”
***
“······· So it seems that I will not be able to come out for a while.”
Elemental school tower fitness room. Oliver said in front of about thirty students there.
What he said was that he was on vacation for personal reasons and could not attend classes for a while.
I didn’t want to do this because I had a job, but it seemed impossible.
Fortunately, the students weren’t too disappointed.
‘Am I really lucky?’
Oliver thought as he looked at the students who were not motivated to do so.
Oliver said he was working hard, but it wasn’t as easy as he thought.
“······ Since the professor says he is recognizing other people, there will be no problems with the class. However, I apologize again. I am very sorry for neglecting my work due to my personal circumstances.”
The students nodded their heads dryly.
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Nothing of interest.But Oliver wasn’t angry or offended. is it your fault
When Oliver finished talking, the class was over and the students trudged out of the gym as usual.
Among them was Felix.
“Mr Felix?”
Oliver summons him.
Mixing with the students, he stopped and turned to Oliver.
“······Yes?”
“Do you have a next class by any chance?”
“Why are you doing that?”
“I thought you were busy.”
“I’m not busy, but what’s going on?”
“I have something to ask you. Can you help me for a moment?”
Staff asking students for help. Not absent, but rare. Felix frowned. I’m debating whether to help or not.
“What is it?”
After thinking for a while, Felix came over to Oliver, letting his friends go first.
“Before leaving, I would like to check Mr. Felix’s magic flow one more time, is it possible?”
“Now?”
“Yes.”
“Is it meaningful?”
“Probably, there will be. There is something I want to experiment with.”
“Experiment? no······. Ha, what is it?”
“There is a method that came from the desert land of the far east.”
“······Yes?”
Felix asked with a look of not understanding at all. It was as if he had seen a medicine man.