Drug-Eating Genius Mage – 301



Agent Headquarters (1)

“Gearside…”

Lennok has also heard that name.

At the time when the traces of the Guido Church were being traced at Labatenon University weren’t the students of the Department of Necromancy treated as members of the Machine Church?

I thought it was far from Guido’s fanaticism but it seems he was called Gearside.

“This is a group that has gained scale and capital starting from the machine city of Machina and has continuously shown interest in the civilizations and weapons of other cities.”

Jenny nodded and continued speaking.

“An elite research group pioneering a new era in magical engineering. There is a rumor that the leader recently started a trading network with Pandemonium. If that’s true it wouldn’t be surprising if a new member of Pandemonium was born soon.”

Jenny’s tone seemed to actually be making a conclusion. Lennok realizing the reason nodded.

“Did you discover anything from the National Guard members you captured?”

Although they say they have chosen three strong candidates their words and actions actually seem to have semi-confirmed Gearside as the mastermind behind this incident.

Considering that I haven’t had much time to think about this I can guess where that information came from.

Immediately after those words Dray opened his mouth.

“As a result of repeated investigations and interrogations by our agents along with Manson abnormal metabolic activity was discovered in the blood of the captured members. “By inserting microchips into the body physical and cognitive abilities are being artificially enhanced.”

What appeared on the screen were unknown mechanical devices flowing through the blood vessels.

The sight of it clinging to various blood vessels and writhing ceaselessly was extremely bizarre almost like a parasite.

Dray looked at it with a calm expression and said.

“Overwhelming output efficiency and even recovery compared to ordinary magic users. Physical ability that will almost certainly give him an edge over superhumans of the same level. In other words they are enlightened super soldiers as a result of magic engineering.”

“If it’s done this way there won’t be any side effects right?”

“Of course. “The National Guard Command already attempted to partner with Gearside once but the plan failed.”

Member of the National Guard. Perhaps because he was discharged from the Special Forces Dray was well aware of the various partnership plans attempted by the National Guard.

“At the cost of forcibly activating metabolism aging becomes abnormally faster and cell regenerative capacity continues to deteriorate. In exchange for increasing your combat abilities for a short period of time you must live the rest of your life in a much weaker body than others. “It is inevitable that we will suffer some losses in securing long-term military power.”

“….”

“I understand that this is a project due to the lack of technical skills required to achieve efficient results but the fact that this has been brought up is proof that we have joined hands with a partner with sufficient technical skills.”

“As long as the coup is successful that’s it… But there are so many strange things.”

Lennok said shaking his head.

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“If you have decided to antagonize the city government it wouldn’t be surprising if you advanced inside the megacity and bombed the outskirts right now. Instead why are they hiding the requirements and only repeating one-off raids?”

If the National Guard had invaded the outskirts of the city in a form close to an all-out war Lennok would have concentrated on wiping out the enemies without much thought.

However the biggest incident that occurred after the National Guard declared war with its demands was not the National Guard’s advance but the assassination plot by another congressman to kill Mayer.

“It is highly likely that the headquarters’ purpose lies elsewhere… We need to find out that before we can decide how to deal with this incident.”

For the sake of the business we are doing with Jenny right now we must prevent the National Guard from bombing the outlying areas.

However if you do not understand the exact purpose of the headquarters in the process you will end up wasting your strength in a useless place.

Currently Lennok does not have the leisure or time to do so.

“It’s hard to believe that Prince Hyeon was away at a time like this… If that woman had been there things wouldn’t have turned out this way.”

Jenny sighed softly but it could not be helped.

At least it seemed very likely that the National Guard had confirmed Evelyn Marcia’s absence and took action.

Bleak!!

Lennok who checked the alarm on his cell phone nodded and stood up.

“First you two should contact Dyke or Antares and continue to focus on gathering information.”

“What are you going to do?”

“I need to meet with the people who understand this matter the best.”

As Lennok said that he held up his cell phone screen.

“Even without Evelyn in the end there will be only one armed group directly under the city government that understands this area best.”

Colleagues who were moving in a different direction from what Mayer said. There was no need to ask who it was from the beginning.

An intelligence organization that has the privilege of managing the underbelly of a large city despite the restrictions of the Prohibition Law.

The name of Agent Hina O’Neill appeared on the pale screen.

* * *

[How far is data collection going?]

“56% of the target rate. “It’s much faster than expected.”

[That’s not enough.]

A harsh mechanical voice rang out calmly through the speakers.

[In order to build a combat algorithm and implement iterative learning much more data and learning time are needed than now.]

“I know. But I wish you would consider our position as well.”

A relatively elderly male voice answered.

“The situation is that the unit members here are being replaced to secure data and transmit the data through magnetic storms on the outskirts of the Balkans. In effect we are trading human lives for algorithms. “If you don’t give me more time…”

[It must have been the generals there who decided to agree with this plan.]

“….”

[If the promised data on military-level superhumans is not secured the deal is over.]

“…Really. “We’ve been preparing for this long just to end it here aren’t we?”

The hesitating man continued.

“It would clearly be a mistake on our part if it was easy to secure data simply by carrying out battles. However there are cases where no data is collected even after the battle has already been completed.”

[What does it mean?]

“Area 49’s fast… In just one battle he killed six of our members captured four and disappeared. However the magic deflection analysis system they sent me did not work even once during the battle with that guy.”

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[….]

“Among our crews who checked the progress there were many who were dissatisfied. “They promised equivalent compensation but there is still no sign of things going well.”

The man spoke strongly against the silent voice.

“This must clearly be a problem with their data analysis system. “I think we need to follow up.”

[I understand.]

A voice that had been silent for a long time answered.

[Of the samples that attempted battle only the wizard’s data was processed in error. This is our mistake.]

A blush appeared on the man’s face.

“then?”

[We will handle the matter of fastness directly.]

“….”

Isn’t this the introduction of a new technology that will revolutionize the defense force’s capabilities?

The man who quickly got over his disappointment cleared his throat and said.

“good. Then instead of messing with the lightning anymore we will work on securing other sample data.”

[Don’t forget to proceed with the raid on the city center. If you waste your time and your eyes are drawn to this direction for no reason then…]

“We were already thinking of moving. “Don’t worry.”

After that the man continued to calm down and calm down the conversation for a while before cutting off communication and hitting the chair violently.

Kwazijic!!

A hard wooden chair is shattered like a toy by a gloved punch.

The man is also one of the generals who served at the front for a long time and rose to a high position.

Although he is rusty due to not having experienced combat for a long time his magical power is at a level that is comparable to that of any other warrior.

The murder that the man was spilling everywhere became an intangible blade and began to indiscriminately claw and smash everywhere.

“Damn it!! Those who are said to be at the forefront of magic engineering are no better than children when it comes to negotiations…!”

“Now general. Please calm down.”

A young soldier who was fidgeting next to him calmed him down by carefully organizing the remains of the chair.

The man couldn’t hold back his anger for a while and grunted then slowly sat down on the chair.

“…okay.”

The man caught his breath quickly and looked out the window without saying a word.

“You can’t come this far and collapse. “The odds of victory have already been decided.”

The man muttered as if he were possessed stroking his graying beard.

“How did we get all the way here? It can’t be abandoned like this. “Haven’t you always dreamed of the day you would enter there?”

“…”

“If necessary use the blood of Balkan citizens as a carpet…!”

The man turned his gaze towards the attendant and growled.

“Contact other generals. From now on we will have to move in earnest.”

“All right!”

The man looked at the attendant quickly leaving the room with a confused look.

The scenery outside the window behind the man was moving very slowly.

* * *

The day after I received Hina’s call.

After briefly organizing his affairs Lennok headed straight to the meeting place she had mentioned.

Because considerable progress has been made in research with Aris additional results regarding elemental magic must be reported and a rescheduled schedule must be made.

In addition even ten bodies are not enough to repair firearms that were damaged during the successive battles in the fortress and to carry out personal training in space-based techniques.

But that doesn’t mean I can ignore her call right away.

[Information Bureau directly under the city government. Welcome to agent headquarters.]

This is because the place where Hina summoned Lennok was right in the middle of the agent headquarters.

Whiiing!

A wide field covered with green grass. In the center is a undulating streamlined building entirely made of glass.

Although the building appeared to be infinitely transparent Lennok noticed that the inside of the building was not visible at all.

It is the headquarters of an intelligence agency directly under the city government that directly manages the secret security of the megacity.

Although it has a very sophisticated atmosphere contrary to the image I expected its security is probably better than Lennok expected.

A pitch-black sedan parked nearby also has dark tint so the interior is not easily visible.

In addition there is a strong security barrier erected around the outskirts of the headquarters.

Considering that Evelyn is an organization that has been involved for a long time this level of meticulousness should be natural.

Tiring!

While I press the pager and wait for the door to open I feel keen gazes from all directions.

“….”

The blatant gaze you feel even when you pretend to be on the phone nearby or don’t show up at all.

This is my first time receiving such attention in a central city area.

Reactions that cannot be made without recognizing Lennok. This is proof that a lot of effort is being put into controlling shadowy forces within the agent as well.

As I was waiting inside my coat fiddling with the tobacco the door opened and someone jumped out.

She greeted Lennok in a neat suit raised her glasses and smiled.

“It’s been a while.”

“I see.”

“Actually it hasn’t been that long.”

When Hina spoke as if teasing Lennok Lenok responded with a grin.

“Are you talking about the time of the executive meeting?”

“Eh? how….”

Lennok passed by Hina who looked surprised and immediately accepted the pass from the desk on the first floor.

Lennok answered waving a temporary nameplate in the form of a necklace given to those who came as guests.

“I was a little nervous at the time… so I was checking the reactions of all the vitals passing by around the stadium.”

I went to this place with the intention of negotiating with the cartel chairman.

Because he was prepared to fight for his life on the spot he was keenly watching for signs around him.

It was not difficult to figure out the existence of not only Evelyn who had appeared to help Lennok at that time but also the agents who had been observing the situation.

“That’s a very…unlikely answer from a fellow human being.”

Hina shook her head with a strange look on her face and naturally stood in front of Lennok and began to guide him.

“Anyway welcome back. In fact Mr. Ban should have been in this position a long time ago as he was officially delegated the position of external advisor to the agent but somehow things went wrong and it ended up like this.”

“If Evelyn hadn’t left this wouldn’t have happened.”

In the first place didn’t Lennok exchange business and transaction details through Evelyn from the time he first contacted the agent?

Although it was not his intention it is true that even within the agency he treated her who was by far the absolute ace as if he were Lennok’s dedicated liaison.

However contrary to expectations Hina’s expression after hearing Lennok’s words looked quite shaken.

“It’s not our doctor it’s the team leader…”

“Team leader?”

“…It’s not something to talk about when the team leader isn’t around. “We’ll talk later.”

Hina naturally turned her back and continued speaking.

“Anyway the reason I called Ban today wasn’t just to show you around the agent’s headquarters. Assassination attempt on Representative Mayer. “Now that the possibility that the culprit is the same city council member has increased our agent will take over the work to some extent and resolve the current situation.”

“I guess so.”

Lennok responded fiddling with the tobacco in his arms.

The assassination attempt by the Bardiche Brotherhood on Representative Mayer that occurred just a few days ago.

Although on the outside it may seem like a terrorist attack caused by a shadowy organization dissatisfied with a city council member the inside story is completely different.

A coup d’état by the National Guard headquarters. The city council member’s journey through that series of events.

The suppression and takeover of security personnel is absolutely impossible unless you are specifically aware of the relevant schedule.

This is because it was impossible to explain the entire process unless it was committed by the same lawmaker.

Therefore according to the city council’s recommendation Mayer stopped all outside activities and was under strict security at home.

Although he is still in charge of this operation he is in a position where it is difficult for him to act on his own.

“The assassination failed but as a result Mayer’s radius of action was greatly reduced. “I was prepared to entangle him somehow from the beginning.”

Of course just because Mayer was placed under semi-house arrest does not mean that contact was completely cut off.

However the real feeling of communicating with the outside world using video calls or holograms and meeting people by running around in person is bound to be very great.

Even though the congressman who stabbed Mayer in the back from the inside could not kill Mayer he succeeded in making it difficult for him to solve this problem.

As a result the agent who had been moving unnoticed in contrast to Mayer came to the forefront and took over the work interchangeably with Mayer.

In fact the agent’s call to Lennoc was essentially a continuation of what Mayer had been trying to do.

“Why are other city council members interfering with work so much?”

Ugh!

Lennok asked as he and Hina took the elevator up the building.

The scenery outside the window is rapidly rising and the scenery on the ground is receding.

“If the National Guard’s mobile fort really starts bombing the 30th district the city council won’t be able to avoid responsibility either.”

“The secretary’s office believes it is unlikely that it is a personal grudge against Representative Meyer.”

Top floor of the building. Hina answered as she walked down the vast hallway where no one came and went.

The only sound was the sound of two people’s shoes in the hallway.

“then?”

“It’s because of the prohibition law.”

Hina muttered.

“Ban you have been working in the shadows of the Balkans for a long time so you don’t seem to have much of a sense of it but the prohibition that binds the power of the sun has been a topic of intense debate for a long time.”

“….”

“Isn’t the ban that was created for the order of the city and the safety of citizens now becoming a shackle? As the influence of the shadowy side has increased rapidly over the past 20 years such voices are growing even among city government officials.”

Hina continued speaking after knocking on the wooden door with the sophisticated agent’s emblem embossed on it.

“Isn’t the agent’s power alone insufficient to entrust him with the task of managing outlying areas? “There are quite a few opinions like that.”

“It means that there are many people in this city who are looking forward to the lifting of prohibition.”

Jump up!!

At that moment the wooden door opened wide on both sides and a clear voice rang out from inside.

“I am anxious to release the power that has been condensed in this city for decades.”

What appeared from inside the door was an elderly man with a relaxed look.

The man in the shabby shirt looked Lennok up and down grinned and held out his hand.

“And I think you could be the solution to this problem.”

The Genius Wizard Who Takes Medicine Episode 305