Drug-Eating Genius Mage – 291



City council member (1)

“It’s data collection…”

Lennok muttered as he lightly shook the tobacco in his hand.

A treason by the National Guard that guarded the outskirts of a large city. But it wasn’t that surprising.

Deviation of former soldiers. It wasn’t just a day or two that discharged people who couldn’t find their places were flowing into the shadows.

Ex-special forces soldiers who were stationed at the Scavenger’s branch office were flowing into the shadows and even traces of the front lines were slowly stopping and starting to rust.

One of the countless insecurities and cracks that have taken root in this city has just revealed itself.

The problem is that the evil beast at the end of the crack may now be openly targeting Lennok.

It was something that could not be overlooked.

“There is a high probability that we will be able to contact you. “It would most likely be someone from the city council.”

“A city council member?”

“Among the powerful in the shadows there are not many who are not tied to a specific organization or affiliation. Most of those few are mentally ill people with no connection to the concept of cooperation. “It’s natural that attention is drawn to someone who has proven both skill and trust through freelance work.”

“….”

“The city council also has to sacrifice a lot to give powerful people in Yangji the authority to act before the ban is lifted. “You would rather enlist the help of outlaws operating in the outskirts.”

The prohibition law which restricts the authority of powerful people in Yangji to act but instead gives them equivalent privileges is one of the biggest controversial issues in the city.

As Lady Yvonne mentioned there have been rumors recently that the ordinance may be lifted but nothing has been decided yet.

Considering that the law is not a simple system but a restriction mixed with geas they will try to find other methods instead of hastily taking action against the law.

“I roughly understood.”

Lennok who was listening to Nicole nodded slowly.

“But you didn’t hear the most important matter. “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 was not simply a one-time event but that there were huge interests surrounding the defense forces of the megacity intertwined?

It was a pretty good story but Lennok didn’t believe everything Nicole said anyway.

Afterwards all specific details will be resolved through cross-verification through the members he captured.

But what is Nicole’s intention in showing up and giving us this information first?

Her actions now are nothing less than confirmation of the suspicion that the Plato Mercenary Office is closely connected to the city government.

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If she came here despite accepting Lennok’s judgment Nicole must also have a purpose.

Before finding out all the facts with his own eyes and making a judgment Lennok wanted to hear Nicole’s answer first.

Nicole said with a bitter smile.

“Well… if I had to say it let’s just say it was a token of gratitude.”

“what?”

“I heard about the proxy war in the fortress. “He met Adam and saved his life.”

“….”

“I paid for my nephew’s life here… Is this enough of a reason?”

After saying that Nicole slowly turned her back and walked out through the alley.

A relaxed attitude as if he didn’t think Lennok would do anything.

Rather by responding in this way he was showing that he trusted Lennok that much.

Lennok watched her walking away silently lost in thought.

Capturing her alive and making her spit out all the information she knows as well as her relationship with Plato’s office measure the gains and losses of the friendly attitude she has consistently shown.

I don’t like the attitude of hiding and observing the situation but there is no need to immediately be hostile to her for giving me information as a thank you.

Nicole’s personal information is well known so if any problems arise it will be enough to take action at that time.

Lennok who eventually decided to let Nicole go turned around and took out his cell phone from his pocket.

“Should I contact Antares….”

Since Evelyn took a long vacation and lost contact after responding to the summons the only collaborator who could immediately discuss this issue was Antares.

In addition Dray is a former soldier and belongs to Lennok’s company.

First of all I have no choice but to contact people who have good information.

[Baan-!]

Lennok began to move his fingers grimacing as Manson shouted nearby.

* * *

“half!”

Lennok laughed as he saw the mask approaching from afar waving his hand.

Dylan naturally threw 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 my work at the fortress not only my skills in manipulating magicians but also my efficiency itself has greatly increased.

Simply speaking at a technical level it has the fastest growth among Lennok’s techniques.

This may be because the proficiency in other branches is sufficiently supported but even by Lennok’s standards it is not a bad thing to achieve quickly.

“Hey I just said I like cars. “Why are you buying something like this?”

Mila who was walking behind Dylan grumbled while shaking the mint-flavored soft drink in her hand.

Dylan responded grinning through his mask.

“I felt sorry for you who didn’t know the taste of mint so I took care of it myself so please be thankful.”

“Do you want to keep talking nonsense?”

“Then should I exchange it for this? “It’s a barley-flavored soda and it’s worth drinking.”

“Is this really how you want to die?”

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Even though the two were arguing they naturally took a seat across from the bench where Lennok was sitting.

“Why did you choose this place as the meeting place?”

Abandoned park. On the stairs of a commercial building overlooking a dusty playground.

Not even sunlight comes through the cloudy sky and the only light coming from the old commercial signboard illuminates the place.

The weather was humid as if it might rain at any moment.

But Lennok didn’t care and sat down on the bench between the stairs and opened a can of coffee.

“By the way I heard you came from playing with the pseudo-bastards at Palgoong Fortress?”

He said as if he remembered Mila who was sitting across from us sipping a mint-flavored soft drink.

“Because of that there is talk that the city government is going to conduct a thorough investigation into the fortress. Do you know what’s going on? “I think work will just become a hassle without a bow bow.”

“….”

Dylan’s shoulders who had been quietly listening to those words twitched.

Lennok did not miss the gesture and looked away.

Now that I think about it if it’s news related to the church there’s no way Dylan with his eyes lit up wouldn’t know about this incident.

Considering that Plato’s Nico also knew information about the fortress the mercenaries on the Antares side were probably also hearing roughly what Lennok had done.

There is no reason to bring up the story now that we can’t guess whether Mila knows about Dylan’s situation or not.

“A lot of things happened with that missionary… I’ll tell you about them later.”

Lennok naturally shifted his tone.

“This matter takes priority over that. “If you’ve read the message you probably know what’s going on.”

I contacted Antares first but there was no sign that he had even read the message.

No I couldn’t even guess if he existed in this city right now.

So Lennok called mercenaries he knew and tried to hear Antares’ intentions and words.

That man is undoubtedly one of the superhumans closest to the truth of this world.

Which direction Antares chose to answer and whether he was aware of the current situation were more important issues than expected.

“Hmm the National Guard headquarters.”

Dylan muttered while shaking the mint chocolate flavored beer in his hand.

“To be honest our leader is so busy that it’s been a while since we’ve had a proper conversation.”

“….”

“I guess I’m probably doing this or that somewhere else not in a big city. “Won’t we have to go through some trouble to find it?”

Mila received the words with a sour expression.

“If the purpose of those military friends is really to overthrow this city they wouldn’t care about the people who left the city in the first place.”

“You’re not wrong. “Then how about this?”

Lennok briefly told the two about Nicole’s existence and what she said.

As the names of Plato’s mercenary office and the city government were mentioned their attitudes also changed to become more serious.

“It’s Plato…”

“Now that I think about it it’s been a while since I’ve seen that guy’s face. “Why didn’t you know?”

“….”

Lennok sighed as he heard Dylan scratching his mask.

This cannot be the case unless you don’t care at all rather than just not paying attention.

Rather Mila who was listening to the story next to her snapped her fingers as if she knew something.

“Now that I think about it there were a lot of strange rumors about Nicole.”

“what?”

“I happened to hear that you were working with a mercenary from Plato’s side but I heard you weren’t from the underworld to begin with?”

“….”

“They say he used to be a civil servant in an unknown department.”

“Because he’s a civil servant.”

“Some say he wasn’t born in this city at all. “I heard that he has a good reputation within the office but he keeps his private life completely hidden.”

“Well that’s quite similar to a wizard I know.”

“You look exactly like brother and sister even if you don’t know their true feelings.”

Lennok was lost in thought ignoring the nonsense that 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.

In that case it would not be unlikely that one of the city council members that Nicole mentioned would call Lennok directly.

‘What should I do….’

If the Outer Defense Forces had truly cut off the line with the metropolis and acted independently it would be impossible for Lennok to ignore it.

It should be obvious that the first direction the National Guard with its countless firepower weapons and human resources will head is the outskirts of large cities.

It is natural that the material distribution network that Jenny built collapses and business is disrupted.

Lennok had no interest in the safety of the Balkans or order in the shadows but he did not want the project he had worked so hard to build to be ruined in this way.

However as I take a step back and observe the situation I feel anxious about the Blue House’s order to summon eyes in the near future.

Since Evelyn Marcia left after receiving the call first it won’t take long for the lighthouse keeper Lapis to contact Lennok.

If it’s just a simple friendship it can be ignored but if it’s a call from Lapis who recently left the Dominion and is rapidly expanding its territory it’s hard to ignore Lennok.

Since we have church work to do it would be advisable to use this opportunity to show our faces and collect related information.

It would be best to resolve the National Guard’s problem and respond to the call-up as quickly as possible…

“half?”

While Lennok was lost in thought Mila asked with a slight frown.

“What are you doing now?”

“hmm?”

After hearing those words Lennok looked down at his hands and smiled awkwardly.

Before I knew it strands of magic thread flowing from both fingers were holding onto an empty coffee can and spinning in the air.

I didn’t know that the habit of occasionally practicing in the castle to improve my magician’s manipulation skills would still remain.

The two mercenaries stared with strange expressions at Lennok who slowly withdrew his hand.

“Truly wizards are friends who are difficult to understand.”

“To be able to do something like that without even being conscious of it… I don’t think I’ll ever be able to enter the world of magic.”

“Anyway I roughly understood what you said.”

Lennok quickly gathered his thoughts and stood up.

“The situation is that Evelyn and Antares are away at the same time… If the National Guard has thought about this and decided on a time then this is not something to be treated rashly as Nicole said.”

“Shall we help you?”

“Even if we don’t have to there will be a chance to meet again soon. If any of the city council members really contact you naturally-”

Beep!!

Before Lennok finished speaking the cell phone started ringing loudly.

The three people looked at each other with shocked expressions and took out their cell phones.

Three cell phone screens were displaying the name of the caller as if they had made an appointment.

Lennok who was quietly looking down at his phone screen continued speaking.

“-I will try to hire people with a good reputation.”

But even so I never thought I would hear from this person again.

Lennok never even thought that a relationship that started with one job would end up twisting and reaching this point.

[Phone: District Councilman John Mayer]

What does it mean that I have now been contacted by a district council member whom I learned was behind the scenes while working at a pharmaceutical company?

The greedy old man who even Lennok who had just started working as a freelancer coveted took off his business card as a district councilor and took a higher position.

* * *

“Senator. Are you really planning to ask this man to cooperate?”

“why. “Are my eyesight untrustworthy?”

“That’s not it.”

A woman with a clear voice answered.

“But ‘fast’’s recent actions seem quite dangerous. Even by somewhat old-fashioned standards it is clear that it is very heterogeneous.”

“….”

“Although they act as if they have no interest in the power struggle going on behind the scenes in this city the resulting benefits are steadily being reaped. This is especially evident when looking at his recent actions against the cartels and Palgungseongchae which he has been involved in.”

In the fight for interests with the cartel he took a strong stance but rather mixed in with the proxy war in the Palgongseongseong Fortress returning both forces to a friendly stance at the same time.

It is impossible for even her to guess how far her resourcefulness will reach in the long run as she anticipated the conflict between organizations.

“You will know this when you look at the analysis report extracted from the Ministry of Security’s database.”

As she said that she casually took out thick papers and placed them in front of the old man.

Wow!!

A thick analysis report that appears to be dozens of pages long.

It is a collection of data created solely to find out the background abilities activities and trends of just one person.

At the top of the paper was a blurry photo of a young man with an unusually sharp expression.

What does it mean that the quality of the photos used in the analysis report prepared under the approval of a high-ranking official directly under the city government is so poor?

Proof that this was the only way to capture the wizard named Ban in the data of a photo.

“Even though we have done and accomplished something that needs to be recorded we cannot find any information about the past. This is a level that goes far beyond the level of caution. “He hides and changes his personal information so perfectly that it’s almost compulsive.”

said the woman.

“Isn’t this an action that cannot be shown without such circumstances and secrets?”

“….”

“Unusually fast growth rate. Proportional connections and delays. A neat and tidy journey without any unnecessary details. “There must be powerful motivations that we haven’t figured out.”

The woman concluded her sentence by looking down at the old man who was smiling leisurely.

“And no one can guess whether the purpose of fasting is to help you.”

As if answering his words the black nameplate in front of the old man shone neatly.

[City Government Central Council Member of the House of Representatives]

[John Mayer]

The Genius Wizard Who Takes Medicine Episode 297