City councilor (1)
“Collecting data….”
Lennok muttered as he shook the tobacco in his hand.
Rebellion of the defense forces guarding the outskirts of the megalopolis. But it wasn’t that surprising.
The departure of former soldiers. It was also not something that happened for a day or two that discharged soldiers who could not find their place to be flowed into the shadows.
Ex-soldiers who were located in the scavenger’s branch, former soldiers from the special forces drifting into the shadows, and even traces of wires that gradually stopped maneuvering and began to rust.
One of the innumerable insecurities and cracks rooted in this city has just emerged.
The problem is that the beast at the end of the rift may now be openly targeting Lennok.
It was something that could not be overlooked.
“With a high probability, Ban will reach you. It’s likely to be one of the city council members.”
“A city councilor?”
“There are not many strong people in the shadows who are not tied to a specific organization or affiliation. Most of those minorities are psychopaths who have no ties to the concept of cooperation. It’s only natural that people pay attention to those who have proven both their skills and trust through freelance work.”
“….”
“The City Council has to sacrifice a lot to give the powerful people the right to act before the ban is lifted. I’d rather borrow the hands of the outlaws operating in the outskirts.”
One of the biggest controversies in the city is the prohibition law, which grants privileges corresponding to the right of action to the powerful people of Yangji instead of limiting them.
As Lee Bon-ga-joo mentioned, rumors have been circulating recently that the statute may be lifted, but nothing has been decided yet.
Considering that the law is not a simple system, but a restriction mixed with gias, they will try to devise another method instead of hastily messing with the law.
“I roughly understood.”
Lennok, who had been listening to Nicole, nodded slowly.
“But I haven’t heard the most important thing. Why are you telling me this story?”
I understood what she wanted to say.
Doesn’t this mean that the raid that just hit Lennok wasn’t just a one-off affair, but a huge stake surrounding the defense forces of the megalopolis?
It’s a pretty plausible story, but Lennok didn’t believe everything Nicol said anyway.
After that, all the specific details will be solved by cross-verifying through the crew he captured.
But what is the intention of Nicole who dares to show up and deliver this information first?
Now, her actions are nothing short of convincing the suspicion that Plato’s Mercenary Office is closely linked to the city government.
If you risked Lennok’s judgment and came here, Nicole must have a purpose.
Lennok wanted to hear Nicole’s answer first before seeing and judging it all with his own eyes.
Nicole smiled bitterly.
“well…. Let’s just say it’s a token of gratitude.”
“what?”
“I heard about the proxy war in the citadel. He said he met Adam and saved his life.”
“….”
“I paid for my nephew’s life here…Would that be enough reason?”
After saying that, Nicole slowly turned her back and walked out through the alleyways.
A laid-back attitude, as if he had no idea what Lennok would do.
Rather, by responding in this way, he was implying that he trusted Lennok that much.
Lennok was silent as he watched her walk away.
Weigh the trade-off between capturing her alive and spewing out all the information she knows, and her relationship with the Plato Office.
I don’t like her attitude of hiding and watching the situation, but there is no need to be hostile to her right away, who handed over the information, saying it was a sign of gratitude.
Nicole’s identity is well known, so if something goes wrong, it should be enough to take action at that time.
After deciding to let Nicole go, Lennok turned around and took out his phone from his arms.
“Should I contact Antares….”
As long as Evelyn took a long vacation and responded to the call-up order and lost contact, Antares is the only collaborator who can discuss these issues right away.
In addition, Dray, who is a former soldier and belongs to Lennok’s company, is all.
First of all, I have no choice but to put in appropriate contact with those who know good information.
[Baan-!]
Lennok began to move his fingers, frowning at Manson’s yells from nearby.
* * *
“Ban!”
Lennok waved from a distance and smiled at the approaching mask.
Dylan casually tossed a drink he was holding at Lennok.
Instead of accepting it with his hand, Lennok naturally snatched it and held it through the magician.
Through the work in the fortress, the skill of manipulating magicians, as well as the efficiency itself, greatly increased.
To put it simply on a technical level, it was the fastest growing among the spells of Lenok’s system.
It may be because the proficiency of other systems is sufficiently supported, but even by Lennok’s standards, being fast is not a bad thing.
“Hey, I just said I like cars. Why are you buying something like this?”
Mila, walking behind Dylan, grumbled as she shook the mint-flavored soft drink she was holding.
Dylan replied, smirking through his mask.
“I feel sorry for you who don’t know the taste of mint, so I took care of it myself, so be grateful.”
“Are you going to keep talking bullshit?”
“Then shall we exchange it for this one? It’s a barley-flavored soda, but it’s also worth eating.”
“Do you really want to die?”
While bickering, the two naturally took their seats across from Lennok’s bench.
“Why did you set this place as a meeting place?”
abandoned park. Stairway side of a mall overlooking a dusty playground.
Even the sunlight does not come through the cloudy sky, and only the light coming from the old shopping mall signboard illuminates the place.
Humid weather like it’s going to rain anytime soon.
But Lennok didn’t care, sat down on the bench between the stairs and opened a coffee can.
“Come to think of it, I heard that you came from Pagoong Fortress after playing with pseudo-assholes?”
He said as if he remembered Mila, who was sitting across from him and sipping a mint-flavored soft drink.
“There was a story that the city government was going into the fortress for a full investigation because of that, but do you know what is going on? With no Hyeongung, it seems like only work will be a hassle.”
“….”
Dylan’s shoulders twitched as he listened quietly.
Lennok averted his gaze without missing the gesture.
Come to think of it, there’s no way Dylan, who lights up his eyes when it comes to church-related news, is unaware of this incident.
Considering that Plato’s Nicol also knew information about the citadel, the mercenaries on the Antares side must have heard roughly what Lenok had done.
There’s no reason to bring it up now, when you can’t guess whether Mila knows about Dylan’s circumstances.
“I had a lot of work with that missionary…. I’ll talk to you later.”
Lennox naturally turned around.
“This business comes first. If you’ve read the message, you’ll know roughly what’s going on.”
The first thing to do is to contact Antares, but there is no sign that he has read the message.
No, I couldn’t even guess that he existed in this city right now.
That’s why Lennok called the mercenaries he knew and tried to listen to Antares’ intentions or what he left behind.
That man is undoubtedly one of the superhumans closest to the truth of this world.
The direction of the answer Antares had decided and whether or not he was aware of the current situation were more important than he thought.
“Hmm, Defense Force Command.”
Dylan murmured as he shook the mint chocolate-flavored beer he was holding in his hand.
“To be honest, our captain is so busy that it’s been a while since we’ve had a proper talk.”
“….”
“It seems like he’s probably doing this or that somewhere other than in a big city. Wouldn’t it take a bit of trouble to find it?”
Mila answered with a sad expression.
“If the purpose of those soldiers is really to overthrow this city, then the people who left the city in the first place wouldn’t care.”
“That is not wrong. Then how about this?”
Lennok briefed them both about Nicole’s presence and what she had said.
When the names of Plato’s mercenary office and the city government came out, the attitude of the two became more serious.
“It’s Plato….”
“Come to think of it, it’s been a while since I’ve seen that old man’s face. Why didn’t you know?”
“….”
Lennox sighed at Dylan’s words as he scratched his mask.
It’s not just that he doesn’t care, it can’t be this kind of reaction unless he doesn’t even care at all.
Rather, Mila, who was listening to the story from the side, snapped her fingers as if she knew something.
“Come to think of it, there were a lot of strange rumors about Nicole.”
“what?”
“Somehow, I heard that you were working with Plato’s mercenary, but you weren’t from the shadowy side in the first place?”
“….”
“I heard that he used to be a civil servant in an unknown department.”
“I am a civil servant.”
“Some say I wasn’t born in this city at all. He has a reputation inside the office, but he tends to hide his private life thoroughly.”
“Well, that’s pretty much like any wizard I know.”
“The fact that you can’t understand their true intentions makes them look alike like brother and sister.”
Lennok thoughtfully brushed aside the nonsense Dylan and Mila were talking about.
First of all, it seems clear that the Plato Mercenary Office has some kind of connection with the city government.
If so, then Nicole’s suggestion that one of the city councilmen will call Lennok directly is also unlikely.
‘how will we do it….’
If indeed the Outer Defense Forces cut their lines with the megacities and acted independently, it would be impossible for Lennok to ignore.
It is self-evident that the first direction for the port of the National Guard armed with countless firearms and human resources is the outskirts of a megalopolis.
It is only natural that the distribution network that Jenny had built collapses and disrupts business.
Lennok had no interest in the security of the Balkans or order in the shadows, but he did not want his hard-earned business to be ruined in this way.
However, as I take a step back and observe the situation, I am concerned about the upcoming summons for the Eye of Cheong.
It shouldn’t be long before Lighthouse Keeper Lapis contacted Lennok, as Evelyn Marcia left after being contacted first.
It could be ignored if it was a simple friendship, but if it was a call from Lapis, who had recently left the Dominion and was rapidly expanding its territory, it would be hard to ignore Lennok as well.
Since there is work in the church, it would be better to use this opportunity to show your face and collect related information.
It would be best to resolve the issue of the National Guard and respond to the call-up as quickly as possible, but… … .
“half?”
Mila asked with a slight frown while Lennok was lost in thought.
“What are you doing?”
“hmm?”
Hearing that, Lennok looked down at his hands and smiled awkwardly.
At some point, the strands of magicians flowing from both fingers were holding onto an empty coffee can and spinning strings in the air.
I didn’t know that the habit of practicing occasionally in the fortress to improve magician manipulation skills would still remain.
The two mercenaries stared at Lennok with a bizarre expression as he slipped his hand away.
“True wizards are friends that are hard to understand.”
“To be able to do something like that without even being aware of it…. It seems that I will never be able to set foot in the world of magic.”
“Anyway, I roughly understood what you said.”
Quickly organizing his thoughts, Lennok stood up from his seat.
“The situation where Ibelin and Antares are away at the same time…If the National Guard had thought about these things and set the timing, then this would not be something to be treated carelessly like Nicole said.”
“Can we help?”
“Even if you don’t have to, there will be a chance to meet again soon. If one of the city council members really does contact you, naturally-”
Brilliantly!!
Before Lennok could finish his sentence, his cell phone started ringing loudly.
The three of them looked at each other with confused expressions and took out their cell phones from their arms.
The three cell phone screens were popping up with the name of the caller as if they had promised.
Lennok, who was still looking down at his phone screen, continued.
“-I will try to find a person with a good reputation.”
But even so, I never thought I would get a call from this person again.
Lennok never really thought that a relationship that started with one job would twist and reach this far.
[Telephone: District Councilman John Mayer]
What does it mean that I got a call from a district councilor who I knew behind the scenes while working for a pharmaceutical company?
The greedy old man, coveted even by Lennok, who had just started freelance work, took off the district councilor’s business card and took on a higher position.
* * *
“Senator. Are you really going to ask this man for cooperation?”
“why. Are my eyes not trustworthy?”
“It is not.”
A woman with a clear voice answered.
“However, the recent behavior of ‘fastness’ seems quite risky. It is certain that it is very heterogeneous, even by some old-fashioned standards.”
“….”
“Although they act as if they have no interest in the struggle for rights behind this city, the resulting gains are steadily being called out. In particular, it becomes more evident when you look at his recent handling of the cartel and the Palgoong Fortress.”
In the struggle for rights with the cartel, he was strong, and in the proxy war of the Palgoong Fortress, he mixed in between them and returned the two forces to a friendly stance at the same time.
It is impossible even for her to guess how far her skills, which she developed in anticipation of long-term conflicts between organizations, will reach.
“If you look at the analysis report extracted from the Ministry of Security database, you will know.”
Saying that, she casually took out a thick sheet of paper and put it down in front of the old man.
coo!!
A thick analysis report that looks like dozens of pages.
It is a collection of materials created to find out the background, ability, behavior and trend of only one person.
At the top of the piece of paper hung a blurry, albeit blurry, picture of a young man with an exceptionally keen impression.
What does it mean that the quality of the photos used in the analysis report made under the approval of a high-ranking official in the city government is so poor?
Proof that this was the best way to capture the magician Van in the data of a photograph.
“In the midst of doing and accomplishing something that deserves a record like this, I can’t find any information about the past. This is a level that far exceeds the level of caution. Hiding and changing his identity is so perfect that it is almost obsessive.”
said the woman.
“Isn’t it an act that cannot be seen without having such circumstances and secrets?”
“….”
“Abnormally fast growth rate. Corresponding connections and delays. Even a neat track with no superfluities. There must be a strong motive that we haven’t been able to figure out.”
The woman looked down at the elderly man who was smiling leisurely and concluded his words.
“And no one will be able to guess whether the purpose of fastness is in a direction that will help you.”
As if to answer his words, the black nameplate placed in front of the old man shone neatly.
[Member of the City Government Central Council]
[John Mayer]
The Genius Wizard Who Takes Medicine Episode 297
