Investigation (2)
“If you were thinking of me in that sense, I think you got it completely wrong.”
Lennok replied with a frown.
“I haven’t had many things like this in my entire career. I don’t even move well unless it’s a request in the first place.”
In the first place, he’s not such an angular personality as to get caught up in something like this.
In any case, what happened this time was just a coincidence that happened over and over again at the auction house.
It was no coincidence that I chose freelance work to make money in the form of commissions that can be thoroughly reviewed and rushed into in advance.
During Dyke and Agent, the process was also quite risky, but in the end, the key was to design and enter the operation in advance, so it was only a work that was carried out.
It wasn’t Lennok’s taste to solve such sudden incidents.
But Sebastian shook his head as soon as he heard Lennok’s answer.
“The opposite. You will come across more of these things.”
“what?”
“Didn’t you jump into this game with your own reasons? You might want something, and the odds that you’re the only one wanting anything are very low. Rather, you will face countless competitors like now.”
“……….”
“Freelancers who don’t know anything just have to choose the request they want and work as a worker. But aren’t you just a freelancer now?”
Sebastian laughed mischievously.
“You start working for the things you want, not for the money. You are now a client as well as a freelancer.”
His tone was light, as if to let it flow, but it was hard for Lennox to deny his words easily.
In hindsight, this situation has become like Lennok entrusting the job to Sebastian.
While working with Jenny, it was natural for him to borrow the broker’s ability, so he forgot about it, but from Sebastian’s point of view, it wouldn’t be strange if he accepted it completely differently.
“…That’s not wrong.”
“Your thoughts seem complicated. Shall we continue talking about work?”
After sneakily checking Lennok’s expression, Sebastian turned around like a ghost.
Jenny was like that too, but the brokers’ eyes were really like ghosts.
“Anyway, to talk a little more about Vincent Mayblack, the trading business he runs is not a healthy business located in the sun. In fact, it is said that there is almost no awareness among citizens, and the atmosphere among the departments organized in the company is also different. It’s not uncommon to see guys like this working in this city.”
As he said that, he poured the new wine into his glass and shook it leisurely.
The gaze did not miss the wine moving along the glass, but the eyes were shining sharply.
It was proof that he was still not missing the strings of his thoughts.
“You’re making the most of your business profits while going back and forth between the dark and the sunny. Probably, each department thoroughly divided the work and made them not know what each other was doing.”
“Is the trade industry such a business that has a corner to fall behind?”
“of course. There is no end to digging. Passing through customs, beating up thieves who covet treasure by scheming with institutions that take off taxes and inspection fees on goods that are circulated… .”
Especially on this floor where superhumans run rampant. Saying that, Sebastian laughed.
As expected, I thought about it from the time I thought of the auction house, but Sebastian is one step ahead of Jenny in this matter.
Basically, the amount of personal connections and information he had was overwhelming, perhaps thanks to the fact that he had worked with rich people or businessmen who had accumulated some wealth.
Unlike Jenny, who has many acquaintances in a variety of unimaginable fields, a broker who only works for customers in one field.
But because of that, there were things he could do more easily.
The keyword is the old gentleman who was the last to bid for an artifact at the Teina Auction House.
Being able to sort out a person’s identity in an instant with just that alone was surprising even to Lennok.
“Well, these kinds of information are only a small part compared to the data we investigated. I will organize it in a form that is easy to understand at a glance and hand it over within three days.”
“Thank you. How much should I pay?”
The other day, in exchange for borrowing his power, he acted as Sebastian’s mediator and successfully completed the request, but that was only when he had time to spare.
Now Lennok thought it was urgent to get the information from Sebastian and figure out Irina Pesfield’s whereabouts.
I can’t help it if I ask for a deal through Jung’s request, but I wish I could win as much money as possible… I was
thinking that way, but Sebastian, who put down the file folder, skillfully rubbed his hands together and opened his mouth.
“About that part, there’s something I want to say too.”
“what?”
“This day. Can’t I join you too?”
“…I don’t know what that means. Didn’t you already agree to some extent by gathering information about Vincent Mayblack?”
“It doesn’t mean that. The Arashak Ruins Explorers excavated many ruins and presented the artifacts contained within them to the world, but they are also famous for not revealing all the truths contained within the ruins. I want to help you uncover the truth.”
In a word, he robs the expedition team, but doesn’t he mean he wants to take his share too?
Lennok thought about the possibility and reality for a moment, but then shook his head.
“If the exploration team had kept that many artifacts or artifacts, there’s no way they wouldn’t have used them to fight me. I don’t think the rumors were more misleading than I thought.”
At that time, the number of expeditions Lennok killed would be ten people.
How likely is it that among so many members, they are hiding the existence of the artifact until right before their death?
If not, it would mean that Irina was holding so many artifacts by herself, but that was also an unrealistic story.
“…Hmm, thank you for your honest answer. But even if it’s not necessarily like that, it’s meaningful to dip your toes into this work. Irina Pesfield’s artifact ‘Archangel’s Compassion’.
Sebastian said, “If you become known as a broker who can handle such famous relics, your position will rise as well.” Sebastian said, and even filled the glass in front of Lennok with wine.
Bright red wine gushes out like a fountain from a wine bottle that floats up with telekinesis and flows smoothly into the glass.
“It’s okay if I’m not necessarily the main one. It’s okay if Jenny leads the work and I only show my face next to her.”
“So many people want the artifact?”
Jenny’s words sounded like it had a relatively low value compared to other powerful artifacts, but just listening to Sebastian’s words, it seemed that it was worth participating in this task just for that wand alone.
“The abilities of the Archangel’s Compassion are definitely far from combat, so there are parts that are underestimated, but even so, the abilities contained in such a top-notch relic are different from the magic spell.”
“In what part?”
“Hmm… I’m not a magician, but a psychic, so it’s hard to explain, but there are quite a few abilities that work in a completely different way from the principles of modern and contemporary magic techniques represented by magic power.”
Sebastian straightened his posture as if he thought it would be okay if I explained a little more about this part.
“If I had to give you a good example, there would be an item like the artifact ‘Clarice’s Room’ owned by Kaeda, the leader of the Agares Flyer. It is like a sacred object of a shaman who is famous for converting the user’s mana into exactly double the amount of mana and giving it back.”
“………”
“Does this make sense? It is impossible to understand from changing a specific power to something completely different, but even converting the amount of energy to more than double and giving it. This is something that transcends the understanding principle of magic.”
“You’re expecting something similar from the Archangel’s Compassion.”
“Not what you expect. The Archangel’s Compassion is on the top row of artifacts like Clarice’s Chamber. Combined abilities of five or more attributes and a wide range of powerful secondary techniques. It’s like an unscratched lottery ticket that’s sure to have abilities that haven’t been revealed yet.”
“Umm…”
Sebastian said as if Lennok would get his hands on the artifact any moment, but Lennok wasn’t mistaken.
What he has to do now is to quickly annihilate the remaining exploration team and leave no trace behind.
It would be nice if Irina Pesfield’s artifact could be retrieved in the process, but that’s a problem after Lennok’s goal was achieved.
If I were to grant Sebastian’s request in this state, my priorities would change.
It was necessary to make it clear to Sebastian what to prioritize.
Hearing Lennok’s explanation, he nodded without difficulty.
“I don’t think things will be that easy either. The Arashak Exploration Team has several sponsors to match its skill and reputation, and they won’t want the Expedition’s annihilation either.”
“good. If you can understand that part, maybe you can talk to Jenny.”
Saying that, Lennok rose from his seat.
The issues related to the drug and the drug lord are delegated to Jenny, and the issues related to the Arashak expedition are delegated to Sebastian, and Lennok uses the information gathered in the middle to make a decision.
The problem to be dealt with first is the exploration team, but the first thing to be prioritized is the drug ship and drug lord problem.
You must move without rest, but you must not mistake the order.
Afterwards, Lennok talked with Sebastian about the identity and location of the remaining members of the expedition, the list of sponsors, and where Irina Pesfield might be hiding.
As if Sebastian proves that he only accepts customers in certain fields, the information gap between the fields he does not know and the fields he knows is huge, but on the contrary, he knows a lot about the fields he is interested in—especially in the business that makes money, so Lennok is also learning
. There were many things.
“Then, wake up soon. If you set a reasonable amount of time, about three or three days, and start preparing, the time will be roughly right.”
“good. In the meantime, I’ll have to deal with the backlog.”
Lennok stood up, clearing his stiff neck.
Recently, the time to meet Aris has been sparse, so the call on my cell phone was unusual.
I didn’t have to put off what I had to do as an assistant professor, but I still had to do what I had to do as I entered her research institute.
Providing ideas in terms of research assistance was also a job because Lennok needed time to think.
Tired but doable.
Balancing the life of the yin and yang was not a choice, but an essential issue.
Lennok left Sebastian’s office as he opened his phone, found Aris’s number in his contact list, and took a picture.
