Drug-Eating Genius Mage – 264



Five rings (2)

“….”

Lennok silently stretched his hand into the coat at the sudden momentum of the start.

The woman who was watching this scene attentively felt a strong force in her feet.

[Wait wait wait!! But I still need to make sure my head doesn’t get ruined…!]

Coo!

Changsha’s foot passed Manson’s head without hesitation and made great contact with the ground.

However Changsa realizing that there were no metal fragments left in between looked up in surprise.

“Thank goodness it’s not a living thing.”

“…!!”

Lennok said and lightly shook Manson’s head that he was holding in his hand.

“But it’s a bit… heavy.”

Wow!!

[Treat it gently….]

Changsha frowned faintly as he realized that Manson’s head which had been under his feet had passed through space and was in Lennok’s hand.

“Space movement… Is it teleportation?”

“You’re not wrong.”

Archangel’s Compassion a relic obtained during the battle with the Arashak Exploration Team.

With his teleportation ability which can only be used on inanimate objects at a limited distance he was able to remove Manson’s head.

This was possible because Manson’s head was completely made of metal.

“We didn’t come here to fight you. “If you were watching you would have noticed right?”

Lennok spoke to Changsha as he reattached Manson’s head to his body using magic.

“I have business to attend to the head of the Oryun family. Please guide me.”

When the head of the family was mentioned directly Changsha reacted.

She looked back at Lennok with slightly half-hearted eyes and silently shook her shoulders.

The tightly closed lips soften.

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“…There is a lot to say about the topic that came with the representative of the flesh.”

Slam!

She raised her scimitar and aimed it at Lennok then took her stance again.

“Even if there are two people there is no problem. “I’ll deal with you as much as I want.”

“…I don’t understand.”

Bringing Manson in is a problem but it’s also a problem that she recognizes him as an agent of the Six Spirits.

The moment Lennok shook his head and was about to take out the ticket from his pocket.

Changsa who misunderstood that he was taking out a weapon put one foot forward and sprinted like an arrow.

Wedge!!

Immediately after that Manson who had recovered his head quickly stood in front of Lennok.

[This woman doesn’t even recognize the real customer…!]

As soon as Manson pulled out the sword from his waist the two superhumans began to square off.

Immediately after Manson and Changsha twist their upper bodies in different directions sparks fly dozens of times in the air and the sound of clashes rings out in succession.

Ta-ta-ta-ta-tang!!

Each time the two blades were swung they rotated and curved in colorful trajectories.

As one trajectory splits into more than five times they are attacked from all directions but the goal is to occupy space first rather than directly targeting vital points.

A fighting style that takes control of the battle rather than aiming for a fatal kill in a short period of time.

It was Manson who moved first.

[Huh…!!]

With a heavy breathing sound Manson lowers his posture avoids the horizontal spear and readjusts his sword.

In a split second the blade that had been guided to his waist flowed out creating a blurry and smooth sword play like a wave.

As the spear blade flows through the firing trajectory the sword strike digs inward and quickly regains its momentum sharply cutting down the spear’s close range.

Accordingly the spearman also rotated the spear stick in his hand counterclockwise.

Weeeeeee…!!

The Sword God and Changgeuk clashed with blurry magic light mixing together.

Quaaaaaaa!!

With an impact like a bomb exploding the once chaotic yard turns into a wasteland.

It was a split-second moment when the two people stepped back for just a moment due to the recoil.

A huge ice mirror appeared out of thin air and crashed into them.

Wow!!

“…!!”

“Let’s stop there.”

The two warriors who suddenly saw their own images instead of each other were shocked and at the same time Lennok stepped forward.

“Once again I have no intention of fighting. “Rather there is something I want to do with you.”

“…I have said several times that I will not be selecting an agent.”

Changsha said something strange.

“How much longer are you going to control our family? Oryun’s intention should have already been fully revealed. “Stop talking nonsense and go back.”

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“…what?”

It seemed that the founder of Oryun was mistaken after experiencing something similar several times before.

The moment Lennok was about to reply someone came running out of the broken door.

“Sister!! “What is going on!”

The young man who rushed out and stood next to Changsa gaped when he saw Lennok’s face.

Likewise Lennok’s expression changed strangely when he recognized the young man’s face.

“Wait a minute are you…”

“half?”

“…was it Chen?”

A freelancer who was commissioned by an agent to deal with warlocks and terrorist organizations.

He had a quick mind and was helpful in the last operation in the factory area so even Lennok remembered his face and name.

I even remember complaining about being asked to make money for a start-up but I never thought I’d see it again in a place like this.

“….”

When the two people gave a knowing look Changsa who was holding a scimitar with a sad look also quietly lowered his spear.

Realizing that there had been a misunderstanding she cleared her throat and muttered in an embarrassed manner.

“Hmm hmm… Well… If you are my brother’s acquaintances… I made a mistake…”

As Lennok stared at her Changsha bowed his head meekly.

“…sorry.”

* * *

“I was really surprised. “I never thought he would visit the fortress.”

Chen who served coffee to Manson and Lennok who were sitting on the smooth wooden floor smiled awkwardly.

Lennok also saw that face and laughed.

If you think about it Chen knew that Lennok was a very excellent wizard but he did not look in awe or fear him.

However he just did his best in the operation with a completely competent attitude toward his colleagues.

A person who did not put himself out there in particular but was sure to accomplish more than just one person in his duties.

There was no doubt that he was a capable person by any measure.

“It’s something that can’t be helped since we both must have lived busy lives.”

He casually put down the coffee in front of the two people and took a seat next to Changsha.

“It’s been so long since I’ve seen your face. “But I think we kept in touch after work was over.”

“Is that so?”

Chen laughed without heeding anything.

“Time really is fleeting. “I was a freelancer until about two years ago but now I have become an untouchable nobleman.”

“well. “Didn’t the flattery get worse while we didn’t see each other?”

“What are you talking about? “A wizard who went head-to-head with the Triumvirate and won would need a much more worthy title than this.”

“….”

The woman who had been quietly listening to the conversation next to Chen up to that point shook her shoulders and looked at Lennok with a slightly surprised look.

“I see… That person was the new member of District 49 who was recently incorporated into the cartel’s leadership.”

“Uhm….”

“It certainly seems to be called fastness in the world….”

Lennok calmed his gaze slightly as he looked at the woman.

I thought the people inside the fortress were indifferent to news from outside but this woman knows more about outside rumors than I thought.

That’s probably because she’s high-ranking enough to be interested in outside news or because she’s from an outsider.

And looking at Chen’s reaction to her the correct answer is probably the former.

“How did you start your business?”

Chen averted his gaze at Lennok’s sudden question.

Lennok continued without being surprised.

“Oryun was your biological family. “Did you come back after doing something outside because there was a problem in your family?”

“It’s my fault.”

The woman who was listening to the story with a gloomy expression said.

“I was pushed into such a corner that I couldn’t maintain my family without the help of my younger brother who became a monk… It’s truly pathetic.”

“It’s not your fault.”

Chen countered calmly.

“It’s my father’s karma for wasting so much time satisfying his own greed until the creditor changed.”

There was even a faint contempt in his voice.

Changsa who was called sister shook her head softly.

“…don’t say that. Even so I had to personally take care of those who depended on this family to survive. “I couldn’t even accomplish such a simple task.”

[This atmosphere is more serious than I thought.]

Manson tilted his head slightly towards Lennok and whispered.

Anyway it was a machine voice so the two people sitting across from me could hear it.

Chen tried to say more about what he said but soon gave up and smiled bitterly.

He got up and gestured outside.

“Shall we go outside for a moment and talk?”

The three of them went up to the rooftop of the mansion leaving Changsha with his head down while clutching his coffee cup.

Although the mansion is damaged and dirty in many places it is an old-fashioned mansion that you can still feel a hint of atmosphere.

Even compared to other houses and buildings inside the fortress its appearance is clearly beautiful.

The night view of the castle’s interior seen through the balcony between the tiles was quite beautiful in Lennok’s opinion.

Instead of street lights and fluorescent lights soft lanterns light up the streets and fireflies fly in the sky.

The faint sound of string instruments coming from the street and the thick smell of wood that cannot be hidden.

It was clear that it was a scenery not easily seen in the Balkans.

Chen leaned on one of the railings looked down at the night view blankly and laughed.

“It was a street I hated seeing so much when I was young… I never thought I would come back at this age.”

“….”

“Well as you can see I can’t help you in this situation. “I don’t know why you came into the fortress but if you need the power of the 8 families it would be better to look elsewhere.”

“I guess there was something going on at home.”

The Chen that Lennok remembered was a person who was quite neat in making and breaking relationships.

Even after dealing with terrorist organizations including black magicians he really neatly disappeared to pursue his own business.

It was natural that if a man with such a disposition was going to return to a ruined family and clean it up there must be a good reason.

“You and I have different mothers.”

“….”

“As the child of a concubine I was sick of this family so I ran away… but until then my sister cared about me a lot.”

After speaking up to that point Chen sighed and shook his head.

“…I said something pointless. “What would be the point of saying something like this?”

[….]

With that soft sigh Manson glanced back at Lennok.

Lennok sensed Manson’s thoughts from the gesture but neatly ignored them and asked Chen.

“What do you want to do?”

“what?”

Chen didn’t say much but Lennok could easily guess what had happened in the Five Rings.

After Chaeju’s sudden death the Oryun family unable to keep up with the power struggle between the eight families fell out and the head of the family died.

The reason is probably some kind of mistake due to the greedy nature of the matriarch.

The only successor to him is in a situation where he has lost power and is having difficulty using his power.

Chen who heard about the situation visited the castle to help his half-sister a little but he was not able to be of much help.

The scenery of this mansion which could not even hide the damage from political strife clearly proved this.

“You said you were preparing a business by gathering people. “If it were your personality you would have created the result in some way.”

“…”

“Have you ever thought of giving up everything you’ve built up and helping your family?”

“You’re right.”

Chen answered.

“I don’t have much time. The number of employees who believe in me and follow me is quite large. Actually originally I was going to help my sister with my friends who help me with my business.”

“however?”

“Right after entering the fortress everyone except me was forcibly expelled.”

“….”

“The intention is to prevent a family whose defeat is confirmed from engaging in useless resistance.”

He clenched his fists and muttered.

“I don’t know if there was even a right to designate someone as an agent but…”

You can guess why Chen gave up on bringing his friends.

It is realistically difficult to engage in an all-out war with the five families of the fortress on the spot.

Not only is it impossible to guarantee victory but you will suffer enormous damage regardless of whether you win or lose.

He probably did not want to cause any harm to the safety of his friends who helped him with his business due to his own circumstances.

“So are you planning to let everything go like this?”

Lennok asked.

“Watching your flesh and blood slowly wither and die?”

It was a provocative provocation.

There was no need to tell her how much Chen cherished her as he put aside his own business and came to visit his blood relatives.

Isn’t it because he valued her life more than the survival of the family he abandoned that he remained in the collapsed Oryun Mansion?

The corner of Chen’s mouth slightly twitched as if even Lennok could not bear those words.

“Then are you planning on helping me?”

“….”

“No right? “Then I’m sorry but I’d like you to keep your mouth shut.”

Chen said smiling with a pained expression.

“I haven’t worked with you for long but I know what kind of person you are. Check judge and determine the answer based on your own standards. “If you don’t make a clear decision you won’t move.”

“hmm.”

“Once I make a decision I don’t hesitate but the judgment itself is very cautious and heavy. “I don’t hate you that much but I don’t think someone like that can help us.”

A person who can be trusted as a colleague but who is not easy to become a colleague with.

That probably sums up Chen’s overall impression as he watched Lennok next to him while they were working together.

Although he thought it was a judgment based on somewhat extreme and conclusive grounds Lennok also thought that the statement was not wrong.

This may be because as a person who goes out of his way to meet people and do business he has his own unique insight.

Chen who spoke quickly mocked himself.

“…I don’t know what the fuck you’re talking about. sorry.”

“No I saw it correctly.”

As Lennok said that he closed the distance towards Chen.

Lennok who saw Chen’s flinching face wordlessly took out the ticket from his pocket.

“Like you said I like to see things with my own eyes and judge them. So I was able to make a decision.”

“Wait a minute this thing….”

Lennok chuckled as he saw Chen’s eyes widen when he saw the sentence drawn on the ticket.

“From today onwards ‘that kind of person’ you mentioned will be helping you.”

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