The Medicine-Taking Genius Wizard Episode 973:
Library of Darkness (1)
“It seems like a decision has been made.”
[I decided to make the conditions clear. Make no mistake.]
The top floor of the cartel headquarters. 1President Virgil’s office.
Lennok glanced at Virgil, who backed away with a nervous expression, then turned his gaze.
A doll wearing a veil was placed on a chair behind the desk in the spacious office.
Every time the doll slowly shook its head, a familiar sound came out from behind the veil.
[There is no need for useless stories. I will get to the point first.]
“Listen.”
In exchange for handing over Anathema’s body parts, Lennok had requested that Oliveira accompany him to the Abyssal City.
There are many ways to head to the Outworld City, but in the end, the most efficient way to make sure things happen is to involve Oliveira himself.
Wasn’t the purpose of subduing Anathema and raising objections to the deal at the meeting to make the path to Kundara clearer?
I could guess what decision she had made when she called Lennok again.
[Of course, just because I want to go to Kundara, I can’t take you there right away.]
“I don’t want to hear the sound of seconds striking from the beginning.”
[I guess you said you would listen quietly?]
The doll said, raising its head resolutely as if it would not be allowed to talk back.
[As I have said several times, the Abyssal City is hidden behind the curtain surrounding the central front, so its location cannot even be found by ordinary means.]
“….”
[That is the reason the curtain was manufactured in Kundara in the first place, regardless of their safety. This is because they were practically directly connected.]
“I have heard about the veil and the orbital period several times.”
Lennok answered, tilting his head.
“I also understand that we need to be prepared to solve that problem. “What do you want to say?”
Lennok, who had been researching Kundara for a long time, knew that heading to the Abyssal City would require considerable preparation.
From the first time I heard about Aris Richellen’s teacher and servant Clarice, there was talk about the orbital period.
It is self-evident that one cannot enter Kundara without at least solving that problem.
What Lennok wanted to know was whether Oliveira had any idea of how to twist the orbital period.
If Oliveira simply decided to accompany him here and there, Lennoc would just have to find a way to do it himself.
However, if she had thought of a solution to the orbital cycle in advance, things could be a little easier.
[Before we discuss that, we should first clarify the terms of the deal you demanded.]
Oliveira said, cutting off Lennok’s words with a voice like a sword.
[There is certainly some reasonableness to the transaction adjustment you requested. Not only was Anathema’s death itself not discussed at the time of the transaction… but watching the hypocrite’s death was also a satisfying experience.]
“….”
[The remains of Armas von Anathema. Among them, I will receive the tendons of the right arm and liver thigh.]
A cold voice echoed quietly in the office.
[In return, I will personally accompany you and fully cooperate with you until you reach Kundara…]
Oliveira paused for a moment and slowly whispered.
As if he needed a moment of preparation before saying those words.
[…I swear to my own eyes.]
“Anathema’s body parts. “Can I just take it out to this office?”
If you make a promise to your own magical eye rather than to another object, there is no reason to ask any further questions here.
At Lennok’s immediate reply, the doll tilted its head in annoyance.
[I’ve said this many times, but I must be grateful that this is a contract in which I will definitely bear the loss. Originally, I would never enter into a transaction like this-]
“Oh, it’s spilled.”
Slam!!
A huge arm covered in scales fell out of the subspace that Lennok opened.
A muscular arm covered in blue blood. The skin looks messy with scales and goat hair mixed together.
“Wait a minute…!!”
Virgil, who had been quietly watching the conversation, was shocked and held up Anathema’s falling arm.
thud!!
The image of Virgil staggering around while carrying Anathema’s right arm, which is much larger than his own body.
Virgil’s eyes wavered for a moment as he looked at the blue blood flowing down the cut side of his arm.
Lennok chuckled as he looked at that.
“You can take the blood that fell in the office, Virgil. Consider this amount as a down payment.”
Vampires are a sub-race that thirsts for blood from birth.
Central city nobles. It is no wonder that Virgil feels the urge to drink blood from Anathema, who failed as an apostle.
If Madam were here, she would have offered all kinds of deals to somehow get a bottle of blood from Lennok.
However, even after hearing Lennok’s words, Virgil bit his lip and raised his gaze with difficulty.
“It’s a secret item that the Chairman obtained through a fair transaction. “You can’t touch even a drop of it.”
“That’s a perfect answer. “Considering that Oliveira is still watching.”
Lennok raised his hand toward the doll.
“I could blindfold her for a moment if you want.”
[What kind of nonsense are you talking about in front of me now?]
Lennok laughed at the doll’s cold message and lowered his hand.
[I will personally decide where Anathema’s remains should be stored. From now on, please come alone to the coordinates I am calling for.]
“Then shall we retrieve this right arm?”
[…no. Please keep it in the underground safe at the headquarters.]
The doll, which had been thinking for a moment, slowly let out a sigh of relief.
[Virgil. Extract the remaining blood from Anathema’s arm and deliver it to the laboratory. After the analysis of the ingredients is completed, I will allow you to drink blood.]
“Chairman. “I…”
“It is a virtue of a superior to help his subordinates develop themselves.”
Lennok, who interrupted Virgil, smiled and nodded.
“Let’s move right now.”
[….]
Instead of answering Lennok’s words, Oliveira cut off consciousness with a cold cynicism.
Lennok walked away, leaving the doll lying limply on the office chair.
“Can you tell me later about the effects of drinking Anathema’s blood? “I know a few vampires here too.”
“….”
“If it can be used as a means of transaction against vampires, it may be useful in its own way.”
“You… are done. “It is strange that I am now advising you on your dealings with the Chairman.”
Virgil was about to say something with an absurd expression on his face, but then sighed.
“Just be careful about one thing.”
“What do you mean?”
“The Chairman never accepts anything he does not want to do.”
Virgil’s eyes, looking at Lennok, glowed strangely.
“Your request may not have been such a loss or unpleasant request to him in the first place.”
“….”
“I don’t know why you want to go to the Abyssal City, but the Chairman may also have a personal purpose in Kundara.”
“That’s a very… interesting answer.”
Lennok, who opened his mouth, turned his gaze towards Virgil.
“It may be quite important information for Olivia, so why are you telling me that?”
“I hope that you and the Chairman can maintain a good relationship.”
Virgil, who called the secretary and instructed them to carry Anathema’s arm, sighed softly.
Virgil muttered as he looked at the secretaries with pale complexions putting his right arm in a bag with a magic inscription on it.
“Whether you like it or not, the cartel will be moving in the same direction as the Magic Tower for the time being. “I just hope that the two of you don’t end up antagonizing each other in the process.”
“….”
“Even if the Chairman does not say it directly, if we know this fact in advance, at least a big conflict will not occur.”
“Your loyalty is so great that it brings tears to your eyes.”
Lennok said with a smile.
“good. But that will be up to Oliveira herself, not me. “I haven’t met many magicians with as much pride as her.”
“There’s nothing I can do about that part. “I just do the best I can in my position…”
Virgil said with a bitter smile.
“Even so, the Chairman has too many enemies. “It’s not surprising if something happens in the city of outer space.”
“It seems like the fact that Oliveira Ron Mays has so many enemies is entirely her own fault.”
Lennok turned away, exhaling smoke.
“I’ll let you decide on that depending on the situation.”
“Well, of course I think that’s the right thing to do, but…”
Virgil smiled bitterly.
“When has it never been like that?”
“….”
* * *
Megalopolis Balkan. An undeveloped area located outside the 50th district.
The cool northern plateau area with towering dry mountains.
Perhaps because it was well past midnight, there was pitch darkness all around.
Thick tires spin violently, scattering stone dust.
A monster bike flashing in the dark sped across the plateau and stopped, twisting its body to the side.
Good!!
Lennok, who stopped the bike, sat on the body of the car and opened his mouth, putting a cigarette in his mouth.
“I understand that beyond this is not an administrative district in the Balkans.”
[….]
“We haven’t resolved the issue of the veil yet, but you’re not planning on leaving the Balkans right away, are you?”
[The Sea of Understanding can be seen exceptionally well from this plateau.]
Oliveira, who was standing on the hill with her colorful coats fluttering, answered without turning her head.
[Conquering the Sea of Understanding, including the Philenom Dominion, was once one of Balkan’s long-cherished projects.]
“I know that things went awry due to Heavenly Gyeon’s intervention. “I saw her too.”
Lennok, who exhaled smoke, answered.
“I believe the story ended after the Blue Eye was launched.”
[no. I’m talking about the story before that.]
Oliveira muttered as she slowly turned her back.
[Because that was one of the scenarios designed by Kaise and the idea that became the origin of the project.]
“…What?”
[To take possession of the Dominion’s floating island colony and investigate the secrets sleeping beneath the sea of understanding…]
Oliveira’s indifferent voice quietly echoed beyond the veil.
[It was one of several conclusions reached in the process of digging into all the world’s failures.]
“….”
The Philenom Dominion where the Blue Eye headquarters is located, and a colony of floating islands that exist on the Sea of Understanding.
We know that the sea, where rising air currents blow, has a particularly special location and status.
Does this mean that beneath the sea of understanding lies a secret equivalent to the failure of the project?
While Lennok remained silent at Oliveira’s unexpected words, she passed him by without notice and walked down the hill.
[Well, this is a meaningless story right now. It doesn’t matter if you don’t necessarily listen.]
“…Did you call me here to tell me that meaningless story?”
[It means a lot to have obtained Anathema’s causality.] As
Oliveira said this, she looked down at the distant cliff behind the rocky hill.
Whioooo!!
A cliff where the end of the cliff and the scenery on the other side cannot be seen even when using Lennok’s magical power detection.
Beneath the sheer cliff, a fierce and fierce wind blows ceaselessly.
Would it be an illusion to think that the sound of the wind cracking against the cliff sounds like the screams of a living human being?
[Even if it is a one-time expedient, if you can bypass the ban, you can accomplish more than you think.]
“….”
[Anathema’s horn.]
Let Lenno throw Anathema’s right horn from subspace. Oliveira grabbed it with one hand.
Quick!!
When she split the tip of the horn and removed it, it turned into finely ground powder in her hands.
A grip so strong that it’s hard to believe it was done with bare hands. Oliveira scattered horn powder down the cliff.
A delicate and reverent gesture, as if scattering ashes down a cliff.
But the moment Oliveira withdrew his hand and took a step back from the cliff.
Kugugugu…!!
Accompanied by strong vibrations, the wind blowing from beneath the cliff began to stop.
The canyon suddenly became quiet, as if the wind itself was an artificial phenomenon.
Oliveira looked at this and nodded towards Lennok.
[Go down.]
Whoop!!
Without getting any response, he takes one step forward and falls down the cliff.
Lennok also sighed and immediately jumped down the cliff.
Whioooo!!
Even though the wind has stopped, the depth of the cliff is so deep that the hem of your clothes flutters.
Lennok, who was looking at the endless void below the cliff, suddenly looked at the cliff wall and smiled bitterly.
This is because countless bones and skeletons, presumed to be human remains, were suddenly hanging all over the cliff.
Undeveloped Balkan area of a huge city.
No one could have predicted that such a terrifying landscape would be hidden deep in a dark plateau with no human presence at all.
The moment when Lennok thought like that, drew up his magic power and wrapped it around his body.
The darkness flooding under their feet enveloped Lennok and Oliveira, and their mouths opened wide.
Paaaa!!
The moment they noticed, the two were already in the middle of a huge cave with no end in sight.
“….”
Burning black lamps light up the dark hallway, and there is a carpet made of black animal fur.
Even the furniture made of ebony wood and the chandelier hanging from the ceiling appear to have been made from processed obsidian.
A strange sense of illusion, as if the landscape in all directions was black and distorted.
“It’s a dungeon.”
Lennok, who figured out the identity of this space, said with interest.
“Did you build a workshop and add barriers and techniques to turn it into a demon cave that excludes intruders?”
A long time ago. At the time, Lennok had just started working in the Balkans as a freelancer.
I’ve heard rumors that similar horse caves are hidden near undeveloped areas, but this is actually my first time seeing them in person.
A beach built in an environment that is not completely separated from the city, but on the other hand, is not close to its living area.
[After the civil war ended, there were rats who went into hiding to avoid interference from the city government. It was not an uncommon occurrence.]
“It sounds like there are more dungeons like this in the undeveloped area.”
[There will be a few places not only in the northern plateau, but also near lake deserts and swamps. I wasn’t interested in the specific location, so I didn’t look for it, but…]
There seemed to be a faint cynicism mixed in with her indifferent explanation.
[This city area is so vast that it’s frustrating. You probably know better than me.]
“….”
Oliveira responded and walked into the cave without hesitation.
Every time I entered the cave, the decorations on the walls increased and several forks appeared.
The shape of a dark hallway swaying with shadows as if to confuse intruders.
Lennok, who was looking around the dungeon behind Oliveira, said.
“I don’t think they welcome us. But on the other hand, I don’t see any traps or guardian spirits.”
[When you and I are together, what kind of dungeon master would dare to give up his soldiers in this position?]
At Lennok’s words, Oliveira snorted as if she was not satisfied.
[This cannot happen unless you are an idiot who knowingly claims the loss. It’s a question that doesn’t need to be asked.]
“Who was the one who was very condescending about the fact that he was losing money in this transaction?”
[….]
A rare sight that leaves Oliveira speechless.
But Lennok calmly changed the subject before her thoughts turned cold.
“I’d like to see what kind of protective measures are used in a dungeon like this. “If I destroy the dungeon, won’t it crawl out on its own?”
[…It was done. There would be no need to do that.]
Oliveira, who stopped speaking for a moment at Lennok’s calm answer, shook her head in bewilderment.
[The owner of this dungeon owes us something. If you press hard enough, he will not be able to overcome his temper and grant your request.]
“Us?”
Oliveira, even if that were the case, does the owner of this dungeon owe Lennok a debt?
While Lennok tilted his head at those incomprehensible words, Oliveira let out a cold laugh.
[The outcome was already decided from the moment he let us in here in the first place.]
Slurp…!!
Walk without worrying about the direction of the crossroads.
With that alone, the darkness and delusion were lifted, the surrounding scenery was revealed, the space in all directions became wide open, and a huge cradle was revealed.
A huge, brilliantly shining obsidian coffin.
Around the coffin, dried tree branches are tightly connected, steadily supplying something to the coffin like an IV.
A huge baby was sitting inside the vas deferens, glaring at me, as if he had used the coffin as his cradle.
“…ah. Right.”
Lennok, remembering the baby’s appearance, smiled bitterly and shook his head.
A magician in the shape of a giant baby and a superhuman presumed to be a level 8 warlock.
The warlock Tillian, whom I had previously encountered at the meeting, was the owner of this dungeon.
[It’s been a long time, Shan’dorei Tillion.]
Oliveira walked forward with a soft shout and slowly raised her head.
[I will read nox biblio. You have the key to the library, so open the door.]
“…What?”
[Is it possible that even with such a young body, I have become deaf?]
Oliveira’s best days turned cold.
[A witchcraft that is not of this world. An archive that collected all information about him. It meant obtaining access rights to that space.]
