28. New Master (2)
little girl.
As the pharmacy door opened, a beautiful bell rang.
An old woman with her back bent and a scarf that had run out came in.
“welcome.”
A middle-aged man with half-baled hair and gilded glasses greeted the old woman.
The owner of this pharmacy was wearing a white robe over a suit.
“Oh, pharmacist. hello?”
The old man with little wrinkles greeted him very warmly.
The pharmacist also welcomed her kindly.
Indeed, it could be said that it was the prestige of this city.
“Yes, I am always bye. Come on…”
The pharmacist approached the old woman, who was sick with arthritis, and helped her move.
kindness in the body. The old woman thanked and greeted her.
“Oh, thank you. Teacher. that····. ah! I really enjoyed the chicken dish you sent me a while ago. It was the most delicious food I’ve ever eaten in my entire life. Thank you very much.”
“no. I’m rather glad that you enjoyed it.”
The pharmacist said skillfully.
After all, there are many enemy ships in the city, so if you are greeted like this, you will hear it several times a day, so you have to get used to it.
When the thanks had finished, the old woman took out a crumpled banknote from her arms.
“really····. It’s a really shameless thing to say, but can’t you just buy a painkiller with this money? Teacher?”
The pharmacist looked at the money secretly. There was no chin.
I asked again if the old woman was aware of it.
“It’s getting harder and harder to move around. The hat is later…”
The pharmacist raised his hand. Then he went inside the store and took out a pain reliever that had just arrived.
It was a pain reliever made by Jon Snow.
“Take it with water before bed. This is a recent pain reliever, and it seems to work well.”
“It looks pretty expensive…”
The old woman said embarrassed. The pharmacist also said it kindly without giving up.
“it’s okay. Let’s call it a birthday present.”
“My birthday is still far away…”
“Didn’t you take care of it last year? just accept it Let’s say that I gave that money as pocket money for my grandson.”
The old woman was sorry, but in the end she decided to accept the pharmacist’s consideration.
The old woman was so grateful that she continued to say thanks, and the pharmacist smiled kindly and said it was okay over and over again.
“How old is your grandson?”
“Hey, he’ll be about fifteen now.”
“If you want, I can arrange a job for you, so please let me know if you have any ideas. The warehouse needs labor, and Landa has connections to restaurants and factories.”
“thanks. Thank you so much···. You will definitely be blessed.”
The old woman was about to leave with that kind of greeting, but at that time, she almost bumped into people who had just come in with a jingle bell.
“Ego….”
“Hey, are you okay?”
Dark hair and pale skin. The boy, who looked like a living corpse, said as he supported the old woman who was about to fall.
His behavior was kind, but his lifeless skin and bright eyes evoked a sense of rejection rather than friendliness.
As if the old woman was no different, she hurriedly greeted me and ran out of the pharmacy.
“········.”
“········.”
The customer and the pharmacist who had just entered looked at each other without a word.
After a while, the pharmacist felt something unusual, so he trudged to the door and locked the door, and hung a sign that reads ＜close＞ in front of the door.
“I’m just asking, just in case, you came here because you have something to do with me, right? I didn’t come here to buy medicine.”
guest, no. Oliver answered.
“Yes.”
The pharmacist led Oliver and his attendants Marie and Peter into a small room inside the pharmacy.
“I’m sorry, but there are only two chairs. The only thing to drink is water. Because it wasn’t originally made to welcome guests.”
“it’s okay. pharmacist.”
After pouring water into the cup, the pharmacist asked while drinking one.
“Okay, let’s get to the point. No matter how urgent it is, it is a caution not to close the door for more than 20 minutes. What did you come here for?”
“I came here to ask you something.”
“Request?”
“Yes.”
“If it’s Joseph’s request, you should come. Why did you come?”
“Because it’s my request?”
“········.”
The pharmacist looked at Oliver without a word. I was trying to figure out what he was doing right now, but unfortunately I couldn’t find anything.
When he came to extract the life force, when he came to capture the raider, he still looked the same even now.
There was no hostility, no favors, no intentions.
“·····. It’s true that you should be kicked out without listening to it normally, but you’ve helped my staff in the last battle with the wizard, so let’s hear it… Oh wait. You must have asked Joseph for permission before that, didn’t you? You would hate to do this without your permission.”
“Oh, if that’s the case, don’t worry. He died.”
“·······. What?”
“He died. At Landa.”
“·····. Have you seen it yourself?”
“Yes?”
“How did you die?”
“I got hit by a las boom, and one arm flew off, causing excessive bleeding . . .”
“Have you been attacked by other warlocks? But why are you a warrior…? Ahh. Did you kill him?”
The pharmacist said he knew. Oliver answered calmly.
“Yes, that’s right.”
Although the pharmacist should have been surprised, he was not strangely surprised. For some reason, looking at the boy in front of me, I think it could be enough.
“·····. Why did you kill me?”
“He was trying to kill me. To be precise, to offer it as a sacrifice to the devil… So inevitably.”
The pharmacist was not surprised. I’ve been dealing with Warlocks for decades. I knew enough to know about their journey.
In particular, if you were a strong warlock like Joseph, it wasn’t too strange to trade with the devil. There was nothing new at all.
But this boy was a little different.
A warlock who made sacrifices to the devil is most likely a menacing monster.
However, the boy who looked 15 or 16 in front of him was saying that he had defeated such a monster.
Still, he wasn’t happy or embarrassed about it at all.
Malice, arrogance, cruelty, and a different sense of alienation were strongly felt.
“Okay, I understand. Joseph wanted to kill you, and you killed him to live. Right?”
“Yes···. I’m glad you understand.”
“·····. What I don’t understand is why you came to me, what’s the matter?”
Oliver whispered a few words to Peter before answering.
“Ah, sorry. Somehow, I succeeded in taking over the family, and other people said they could attack us when they find out that the owner is dead.”
“It could be…. Have you come to ask me to intervene?”
“Yes. you’re right. can you help me?”
A question to the point of being naive. The pharmacist felt something beyond simple malice or cunning.
“no.”
“ah····. May I ask why?”
“For whatever reason, I’ve been dealing with Joseph for a long time. But do you think you can help if the employee below you is humiliated and asks for help? Could it be that everything you said was a lie?”
“ah···. Could it be?”
Oliver said as if he really could.
Peter said to Oliver again.
“·····. I hope you can help though. If warlocks fight with each other, won’t the pharmacist’s business be disrupted?”
“Are you threatening me?”
“no. Absolutely not.”
Oliver shakes his hands and speaks. The pharmacist sighed and said.
“ha···. You’re right to some extent, but this kind of mediation is worth it if you do it right, or at a loss if you don’t. I helped you all for nothing, and if you make any misunderstandings, you could lose more.”
“But have you ever helped?”
“At that time, everyone wanted to stop fighting, and it was in my interest.”
“Then, if I can give you a profit, can you help me?”
Just as he was about to say nonsense, the pharmacist looked at Oliver’s eyes and shut his mouth.
The instinct of the businessman realized that it was not just a sound.
“·····. Even if I can’t help everyone, I can give you a place to talk at least once. After that, it’s up to you.”
“Ah, that is enough. thank you.”
“I haven’t told you to do it yet. What can you give me?”
“Ah, that’s…”
Oliver took out a pilgaret and began to speak.
***
Two days after meeting with the pharmacist.
As promised, the pharmacist summoned the heads of the two warlock families Anthony and Dominique to his own tavern.
Anthony was a pale-skinned, bald man, with his brown hair to the right.
Dominique boasted an angular jaw and a stout body, like a man engaged in manual labor.
They were both about the same age as Joseph, so I didn’t really like Oliver, who only looked like fifteen at most.
Still, it was the pharmacist’s invitation, so I stayed silent and watched the situation.
“·················ogue.”
“·················ogue.”
“·················ogue.”
As an awkward silence pressed the air, Oliver stood up and greeted him.
“Hello everyone? Thank you for coming.”
Taken from n̲o̲b̲l̲e̲m̲t̲l̲.̲c̲o̲m̲
No answer came back.However, if there was no response, it wasn’t.
Their emotions showed active reactions such as questioning, irritability, confusion, speculation, observation, cunning, and so on.
Oliver opened his mouth again, and Anthony raised his hand.
“Oh, yes. What are you going to say…?”
“·····. There are so many things I want to ask you, but I’ll start with the most basic. Who are you?”
“Ah, sorry. It’s my first time in a place like this… My name is Oliver.”
“Oliver?”
Dominique, who brushed his hair back with oil, said as he touched his ragged beard.
“Ahh···! Are you Oliver? I heard your name once. They played an active part behind the bastards of wizards!”
“Yes.”
“hahaha! From what I’ve heard, it looks like a real weak bone! Did you really kill the wizard?”
“I was lucky.”
“He’s a fun guy… But I came here because Joseph called me, so why are you here?”
Dominique suddenly stopped laughing and made an impression.
Rather than being really angry, it was intended to intimidate people.
In fact, Marie and Peter, who followed as attendants, flinched.
Apparently, a man named Dominic was good at this kind of threat.
“Pharmacist. you tell me Obviously, you said Joseph was coming, didn’t you? I hate being teased.”
Dominique’s arrogant and intimidating attitude was enough to sensitize the pharmacist’s staff, and then Dominic’s men growled.
The atmosphere quickly became harsh.
Said the pharmacist, calming his staff.
“I exactly said the owner of the Joseph family would see me.”
“So. Are you Joseph? Well then… yes?”
I looked at Oliver to see if he noticed something other than Dominique was talking.
Anthony, who was watching the situation, also looked at Oliver with sharp eyes, and at that time, Oliver said:
“hello. My name is Oliver, the new owner of the Joseph family.”
Oliver greeted him politely, but the reaction was cold.
They froze as if they hadn’t processed the information before, and then Dominic spoke with a ferocious smile.
“I don’t understand what kind of dog situation this is right now?”
“I am of the Joseph family-”
“-no no. Fuck…. That’s not it, fuck rom. Joseph is here, so why is a bastard like you being the owner and acting like you?”
“ah···.”
Oliver saw the pharmacist. When the pharmacist shook his head, he understood the situation and explained it again.
“The master is dead.”
“go back? That person?”
Anthony was a bit surprised. As if you couldn’t believe it.
“Yes.”
“Who killed you? Does that yangban have the skills to work even in Landa?”
“I killed him. You are trying to kill me.”
“So you killed Joseph?”
“Yes.”
Oliver answered, but the situation did not improve significantly.
Dominique’s expression grew even more serious, and Anthony laughed lowly, absurdly, and asked the question.
“How old are you?”
“Age?”
“Yeah, your age.”
“well···. I do not know. I work in a mine in an orphanage, so my age is not certain.”
“under···. okay. A friend who worked in a mine at an orphanage. Ask again. You said you killed Joseph?”
“Yes.”
“Is there any evidence?”
“no···. Anyway, I don’t think it’s cutting off the master’s head.”
“Is this crazy?”
said Dominic. I didn’t understand what was going wrong.
“Pharmacist. Did you trust this crazy man and called us now?”
“It doesn’t sound like a lie. There were also some interesting suggestions. It’s hard to believe, but it’s a proposition that benefits all of us.”
“Fuck, really now-”
“- First of all, let’s hear it.”
Anthony said, calming the angry Dominique.
“After listening to everything. Isn’t it too late to get angry? Hey, Oliver? I’ll listen, so tell me.”
“thank you.”
After Oliver expressed his sincere thanks, he spoke again.
“The reason I’m here is because I want to ask you guys something.”
“Request?”
“Yes, even though my master has passed away, I want to live in peace as it is now. I hate fighting.”
Dominique and Anthony’s men burst out laughing.
“If you do that, I will repay you at least slightly.”
“What answer?”
Oliver pulled a pilgarette from his pocket.
“I am going to share a recipe to make a better quality pilgaret.”
Dominique and Anthony reflexively looked at the pilgarettes Oliver had pulled out. The light was definitely a little different.
“what?”
“It’s a pilgaret I made, and it’s of better quality than before. Even the pharmacist approved it.”
The pharmacist nodded his head in approval.
“No, that’s not the case, what is that pilgaret?”
“Ah, it’s a combination of maternal love and anger. About eight to two.”
Everyone looked up at Oliver in silence at the words.
“Of course, it’s okay to have only one emotion, but the effect is instantly better when you mix the opposite emotions. Also, in the process of mixing emotions, they react to each other, increasing the amount a little more. This will definitely benefit you as you can create more emotions of better quality.”
Everyone was silent, disregarding Oliver’s enthusiasm. The reaction was unpredictable, Anthony raised his hand and said.
“It seems like a good idea. Why do you think we wouldn’t have thought of that?”
“·····, I do not know? Why?”
“Because it’s not as easy as it sounds. Emotions are very delicate energy. Even if you don’t know the same thing, it’s okay to mix emotions with different tendencies.
Anthony couldn’t finish her speech. Because Oliver took out two test tubes and synthesized his emotions on the fly.
The two emotions with different personalities showed a repulsive action, but they soon regained stability in Oliver’s hand, and beautifully blended into one and radiated light.
“·····. Can I?”
Taken from n̲o̲b̲l̲e̲m̲t̲l̲.̲c̲o̲m̲
No one said anything.Oliver looked at the reaction around him and spoke again.
“Or, if you provide your feelings, I will synthesize them and deliver them on a regular basis. Then, make a better pilgaret and benefit everyone here-”
“-Damn it!”
Someone cut off Oliver’s horse.
A muscular man, Dominique’s subordinate, he babbled like a ferocious dog.
“If you have some leftovers, do you dare to compete with your master? What do I do?! You don’t know how polite this cheeky bastard is.”
Oliver suddenly saw the angry man.
On the outside, he seemed more angry than anyone else, but on the inside, cunning was shining.
Trying to find out how far you can squeeze with a threat.
The muscular man took out a test tube with a potion and drank it.
He had added a muscle-up spell to his vitality, but as soon as he drank it, the muscles of his body swelled greatly.
‘Ah, if you eat your life force and put on a muscle-up, the side effects will be offset.’
As Oliver thought about it in his head, a muscular man came screaming to him.
“Don’t teach me how to be polite. Sweetheart!”
Anthony and Dominique watch the situation. and pharmacist.
As the muscular body approached, only Marie moved.
“Now each owner is talking, where dare- cuddle!”
The muscular man grabbed Marie’s neck.
My hands are so small that one hand was enough, he said mockingly.
“Let me ask you one thing. If you really are the owner of the Joseph family, why did you bring only two of your men? huh? Are you all scared?”
“Yeah, everyone was scared, so I told him to just stay.”
“Khahaha! Is this crazy?”
“is that so? But can you let go of that hand? It looks very painful.”
Oliver said as he looked at Marie, whose complexion had been caught by the neck.
The muscular man waved and mocked Marie.
“Why are you asking? You said you knocked down Joseph? So, why don’t you just let it go on your own? Ha ha ha ha ha!!”
“·····. Yes. I see.”
Oliver responds with a shrug.
Black tentacles popped out of the shadows on the floor with him, subduing the muscular man in an instant.
Arms, legs, waist, shoulders, and neck were wrapped around tightly, but the muscular man was very embarrassed.
“uh? huh?”
Either way, Oliver asked Marie if she was okay.
“it’s okay?”
“Kek! Kek-! Yes···. But what about this?”
“I learned it when I was fighting with my master.”
It wasn’t a lie, and Anthony and Dominic knew it was true.
They’ve all fought with Joseph.
When Joseph first fought, he remembered that he would unconditionally outwit the opponent with this barine shadow.
“Who, who is such a vain thing…!”
The muscular man tried to sever the shadow tentacles with force, but the tentacles only pierced with greater force.
Crushing muscles and breaking bones.
“. big! Don’t worry!”
He couldn’t even scream, but Oliver apologized as he saw him in pain.
“I’m sorry. But can you please don’t push yourself too hard? Then, it’s difficult to control the power…”
Sensing an unusual situation, the members of each family took out a test tube and medicine at once and took a fighting stance.
Oliver asked, taking out the test tube accordingly.
“Ah, after all, are you fighting?”
“········.”
“········.”
Surprisingly, Anthony and Dominique did not respond as easily as before.
After a while, Anthony asked.
“·····. why? If I said we were going to fight, would you fight?”
“I hate it, but… I can’t help it.”
“under···. Don’t you like it?”
“Yes. Because I don’t like killing people. What’s more, if you fight, you waste your time studying… I’m sorry, but is there any peaceful way?”
The situation just before life and death come and go.
Taken from n̲o̲b̲l̲e̲m̲t̲l̲.̲c̲o̲m̲
Nevertheless, Oliver’s remarks were quite open with him. It was as if the battle for his life had nothing to do with him.Even more horrifying was that this wasn’t due to low self-esteem or false arrogance.
Everyone looked at Oliver with full of tension.
Tensions escalate over time like a bomb burns a wick, and when it gets out of control, someone hastily spoke up.
“Pilgaret…! Shall we talk again?”