Drug-Eating Genius Mage – 6



From the moment he escaped the factory, Lennok had been thinking about the money he had.

Luckily I was able to get out by stealing money from the supervisors but it is impossible to continue to survive on this alone.

In the end you have to find a corner somewhere to make money but for Lennok who has no knowledge of this world and is naturally weak there is no other way.

There is no choice but to use the magical talent he possesses.

It is impossible for Lennok who has no special status to find a decent job in a sunny area.

In the end Lennok’s only choice was to head back to Area 49 where the gloomy magic was flowing.

‘I had spoken to the man in preparation for something like this.’

Recalling the path I heard from the man who saved me from the gangsters I wander around the alley and head to the basement of a shabby gambling house.

There was a small bar there with soft lights flashing even at dawn.

As Lennok entered the bar his face had suddenly changed into that of a young man with a languid expression.

Perhaps because it was the end of the night and dawn there were less than three customers left in the bar.

In the middle of the bar an older man was slowly mixing drinks with his glass.

Lennok sat slightly away from the old man and ordered a cocktail. The old man didn’t listen any more and just mixed it up and put it out.

Only after he had put down his glass did Lennok speak to the old man.

“I want to find something a wizard can do.”

Basement human resources office. This was the place where I could find work that the man had told me about.

It is said that they will arrange suitable work for the old man who was beaten by a gangster without being able to use his hands so it will not be too dangerous for Lennok.

After hearing Lennok’s words the old man paused for a moment and tapped his glass four times without saying a word.

There was silence and someone yawned and walked out of the back area of ​​the bar.

“Ha… Hey. Business hours are over. “I’m just about to fall asleep. What are you doing?”

A woman with a sharp face brushing her hair as if it was wet with water said while glaring at Lennok.

Wearing a loose-fitting shirt and black leather pants she exuded a languid yet fierce spirit.

To be honest he wasn’t really suited to be a bar employee.

The old man standing next to him spoke for the first time.

“He’s a wizard.”

“…You’re a wizard?”

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In Lennok’s experience the treatment that wizards receive in this world is not that bad.

Perhaps her thoughts were similar but her expression of annoyance began to be replaced by doubt.

“Hmm it looks more like a patient than a wizard… Isn’t this a test subject that escaped from some lab?”

Even under this dark lighting Lennok’s complexion didn’t seem to look very good.

When he didn’t respond she convinced herself and sat down across the bar.

“Well okay. That’s not important. No matter how many skilled wizards there are there are not enough. I’m Jenny. “What about that one?”

I can’t give my real name.

Lennoc planned to use this magically created face to create a new identity for his work here.

After much thought what he said was the name of the man who spoke to him for the first time at the factory.

“……half.”

“Okay class. I don’t know who you heard it from but it’s not a big secret that our bar arranges various things so let’s move on. “Are you looking for something a wizard would do?”

“okay.”

Lennok deliberately kept his answers short.

This is because it was judged that there was a risk of handing over information first before finding out what kind of person Jenny was.

She sharpened her eyes after hearing Lennok’s answer.

“Then I need to know what level of wizard he is. “Then wouldn’t we be able to find work that matches that level?”

“You mean the level?”

“Well there is no need to reveal what unique magic system you have learned… but you do need to know what type it is.”

“……..”

Jenny’s expression suddenly turned violent as if she had accepted the silence in a different way.

“That’s unlikely but… it wouldn’t be fun if you learned common magic and then claimed to be a wizard.”

Lennok silently let go of his hand holding the glass and spread both fingers.

It raises magical power by strongly reminiscent of an image.

At the same time as the bright magic light illuminated the faces of the three people Lennok’s magic was realized.

It’s so scary!!

“…He was a lightning type wizard. “This was rude.”

Jenny said sheepishly as she saw the bright blue electricity rising between Lennok’s palms.

Attribute-type magic is powerful and intuitive but it takes a lot of time to learn and is difficult to apply so it is famous for having a high level of difficulty compared to symbolism.

Just now Lennok used magic without any chanting or seals and only an orthodox magician who has been in the related field for more than a dozen years could do this without chanting.

Even the old man standing next to him was nodding his head softly but Lennok had no intention of stopping there.

Although he had to be careful about showing all of his abilities it was necessary to prove that he was special among the countless workers who would frequent this bar.

Concentrate your mind and gently move the magic flowing through your hands.

The moment Lennoc twitched his finger the expressions on the old man’s and Jenny’s faces changed significantly.

“……!!!”

The electric current flowing through my finger split into five branches and began to move gracefully drawing a small pentagram.

An art that is impossible to even attempt without the ability to control fine magical power at the centimeter level.

The two people seemed to know this well and their gazes on Lennok quickly changed.

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Only then did Lennok turn off his magic and pick up his drink again.

“As you can see I am somewhat confident in my skills so I would like you to introduce me to a good job.”

“…For someone who came in the wee hours of the morning he’s a pretty nice guest. “I like it.”

Jenny responded with a grin.

“But it’s impossible for us to entrust you with important work right now. After working together a few times and building trust we can connect you with good clients. In that sense what you can do will be limited for the time being. “Are you okay?”

“I understand.”

“good. “Then let’s write a contract first.”

After the two people reached an agreement the work proceeded smoothly.

After signing a fake employment contract that stipulated that we would not be bound by each other’s freedom and responsibilities Jenny brought a whole thick file from behind the bar.

“Then shall we begin? “Since you crawled all the way here I believe there won’t be anything to hide.”

“As long as you don’t touch civilians.”

I want to avoid harming innocent people and being chased by the police or military.

Jenny also shook her head as if she had no idea.

“It’s probably not going to happen so you can rest assured. Look at this first.”

I open the file and push the documents inside to Lennok.

All kinds of papers that were profiled and recorded. There are photos of dozens of people regardless of age or gender on each piece of paper and an unknown number is engraved in large letters among them.

It was only after Lennok looked down at it for a while that he realized what the numbers meant.

“….prize?”

“It has the advantage of being easily accessible easy to determine performance and receiving compensation right away. “Bounty hunters don’t exist for nothing.”

As Jenny said that she pulled out a piece of paper and handed it to Lennok.

“This is a very suitable gateway to sort out the idiots. Do you want to do it?”

“It’s been a while since I came to the city… so I’m in no position to hide it.”

As Lennok said this he looked closely at the face of the person in the photo.

A young man with rough skin and a nervous look. He has faded brown hair slicked back asymmetrically and is smoking a cigarette.

“The name is Taylor Evans. He is a former Scavenger and is suspected of attempting to steal Achilles’ security equipment that was transported from the Port of Area 31 three days ago.”

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“Does this mean it ended in an attempt?”

“There is no way the trash wandering the gutter could have breached Achilles’ security. It is said that all the other scavengers who had planned the crime together were killed and this one was the only one left who succeeded in escaping. “Achilles has taken his hands off me after this and left the garbage disposal to us.”

Just listening to her words it seemed like the power gap that existed between a company called Achilles and an organization called Scavengers was enormous.

“The Scavenger branch this guy was a member of has long ago withdrawn so even if his hands are a little rough there won’t be any problems.”

“hmm….”

“The bounty is 3 million cells. It’s not a huge amount but it’s not that bad for catching a rat. how is it?”

3 million.

Although it is an absurdly large amount for Lennok who had been struggling with a shortage of tens of thousands of cells until a week ago he hesitates to readily accept it.

‘It’s too vague.’

Lennok who had spent a week in this city had a rough idea of ​​how vast it was and how all kinds of people mixed together.

Even District 49 where the entertainment district is located is a completely different world from the downtown area where the library was located.

It seemed like it would take too much effort to find people in a place like this with just one photo. While looking through the files in search of useful information Lennok found something and pointed it out.

“If you look here it says a blood sample was taken.”

“uh? Well… we do have it.”

“Can I get it?”

“I could give it to you but… it wouldn’t be of much use.”

With a shocked expression Jenny ordered the old man to take out samples from behind the bar.

Torn clothes stained with blood stains.

She said as Lennok put it in his arms and stood up.

“What are you going to do?”

“It will help.”

“It’s better to stop thinking about going to the blood mage. They are money demons who take more than 5 million cells per case so you won’t even get your money’s worth. But otherwise the sample would only be useful for background checks.”

Achilles didn’t hand it over for nothing. As he said that he ignored Jenny who shrugged his shoulders and walked out of the bar.

Although she mentioned blood mages Lennok had no intention of going to them and asking for help.

Lennok also knows a certain amount about the unique blood magic. Although the process of preparing magic is simple and powerful they always have to live with the risk of their lifespan being shortened due to the strong recoil of magic.

It wasn’t a problem in the game but in reality it would be a completely different story.

Since it is a magic that costs life it is understandable that blood mages are expensive.

However there was no reason to lend a hand to these people just to catch one thief.

Lenok who was located in a quiet place to avoid people’s eyes squatted down and laid down the torn hem of his clothes on the ground.

“…..[Bloody Chase].”

As I poured out my magical power with my will a magic circle about 1 meter in diameter began to be engraved on the floor centered around the hem of my clothes.

Woooo!!

The magic circle that glowed with a bright red light and sucked up the blood stains on the hem of the clothes vibrated subtly then turned into a single red thread and began to crawl across the floor like a snake.

Lennok looking at that figure got up and walked along the thread.

This common magic is mainly used by hunter-type professions that use magic and is mainly used to locate or track missed prey.

It doesn’t last long and proper tracking is impossible if blood traces are mixed in. Since it only tells the direction rather than the distance it can be nullified with a simple obstruction spell but the opponent doesn’t seem to have such a means.

After walking in the direction pointed by the thread for a while people move away and the air becomes lighter. A closed railway area next to an unknown construction site with a faint human scent caught my eye.

On top of the heavily rusted rails there were people wearing shabby rags instead of railroad tracks.

No one has a normal complexion and they seem to be urinating and defecating around without a care in the world causing a strange smell to penetrate their masks.

The sunny and shaded areas of the city. It appeared to be a place for stragglers who were not welcome anywhere to sleep.

Among them Lennok who had confirmed that the thread was fixed towards the man leaning against the wall in a corner of the railway walked slowly and stood in front of him.

“Taylor Evans?”

“……”

Lennok sighed as he looked down at the man who was motionless as if he were dead.

While maintaining a strict safe distance I took out the cutter that the gangster had taken from my arms.

Did you say you modified Dyke’s product? When I pressed the two buttons on the front and back of the handle at the same time a bluish light source came out of the cutter.

“Oh this…..”

It looks like a small lightsaber.

The moment Lennok gave a small exclamation and positioned himself to direct the beam of light into the man’s thigh.

The man who had not moved until now turned his body sideways and started running away like crazy.

“……..”

Lennok shook his head as he watched Taylor turn away without even looking back.

I was fully prepared to attack in case it attacked but I never thought that it would run away without even resisting.

Although it looked skinny it was running quite fast so it seemed like it would soon be out of sight.

For a short period of time Lennok’s head rotated rapidly.

Lennok was completely in control of the situation and there were many options available.

You can chase them directly or you can cast silence magic and shoot them like you did before.

However I need help from the beginning of the year to be able to jump with this body and I am not confident that I will be able to hit the target properly even if I shoot a gun at such a great distance.

Therefore what Lennoch chose was the third method.

It draws up its magical power and flutters loudly before striking into the air. Clear thoughts and strong intentions spread out from the left hand creating a hazy wave.

[Sound Wave]

Wow!!

As Lennok chanted an intangible shock wave spread forward like a wave through the medium of air.

The speed at which a medium moves forward is the speed of sound.

The intangible shock wave spread out with terrifying force and caught up with the fugitive in an instant.

Teuong!

It took less than three seconds for Taylor who was running like crazy to lose his balance and fall down.

Lennok walked slowly towards where he fell.

After leaving Jenny’s bar and walking for quite a while my stamina begins to fail. If you do not control your breathing properly you will have to resort to the beginning of the year again.

While researching magic I inhaled smoke after smoke and now there were only five smoke left.

After work was over I felt like I should ask Jenny about how to get these items.

Taylor Evans was twitching covering both ears with both hands.

Red blood flowed from between my fingers.

Common magic [Sound Wave]. It is a magic used to explore surrounding objects like a bat through sonic vibrations but this kind of power can be created by increasing the output.

When he was a demon musketeer he couldn’t even attempt anything other than the prescribed method but with Lennok’s talent it was enough to just materialize an image when using magic.

Probably not only the eardrum but also the cochlea was completely shattered.

You probably won’t be able to walk properly let alone hear anything.

“hmm.”

I was lost in thought as I looked down at Taylor who was completely subdued and shaking.

After completely completing his research on public magic the first thing Lennok thought of was protecting his body.

This is because he was well aware of how important it was to protect his body not only from physical approaches but also from various attempts to endanger his safety in various ways.

If he doesn’t protect his senses properly Lennok could end up doing the same thing as Taylor.

His weak body would not be able to withstand even one attack like this.

With that thought in mind the moment I grabbed Taylor’s fallen ankle and turned around.

Taang!!

A gunshot was heard and the magic force field flashed and shattered around Lennok.

The barrier magic that Lenno had prepared in advance responded to the gunfire that came from somewhere.

As it was a type of barrier that could be implemented once and applied all the time it was so fragile that it could be shattered with a single bullet.

But it was more than enough to give Lennok a moment to react to the attack.

This is because the moment the barrier burst Lennok’s thoughts and magic moved simultaneously creating a new force field.

The time it took to complete a barrier that was dozens of times stronger than before was only a moment.

At this level even if hit by an anti-tank rocket it can survive for a while.

The moment he was sure of safety Lennok bit down on a piece of tobacco and quickly spread his magical power in all directions to search for a human presence.

Slowly you forget about the fatigue that has built up in your body and feel lighter.

Even though he was shot in the blink of an eye Lennok’s mind was extremely calm.

The mind that was complicated by worries about the future and life calms down in the face of a life-threatening situation.

Emotions and fears are set aside and the reason and strong mental power of a magician rise to the surface and fill Lennok.

‘doesn’t exist.’

Even though I used all of my increased magical energy to scan a 1km radius I couldn’t feel anything other than the tramps.

Either they snipe from a greater distance or they hide their presence using a means that is so good that it cannot be detected by simple magic detection.

Either way is difficult.

But for this man who is shaking and covering his ears right now… is it worth it?

Lennok’s eyes which had been circling the fallen Taylor suddenly focused precisely on his head.

‘Now that I think about it the part where the gun was fired was the bottom of the barrier. At first I thought it was just to subdue me but…’

In fact what if it was aimed precisely at the head of someone who had fallen?

The moment a reasonable assumption is made inference follows immediately.

The conclusion was reached in an instant.

‘You used your hand to silence Taylor Evans.’

It’s probably from an organization called Scavengers. Is there a story somewhere in Achilles’ head that should not be heard?

In that case it is understandable that the sniping occurred after Lennok found Taylor.

If the target is eliminated while the bounty hunter is following it is clear that most hunters will take it and brag about it as their own achievement.

Even the fact that the scavenger tried to silence will be buried and disappeared.

But Lennok had no intention of leaving the sniper who openly attempted to shoot right in front of him alone.

From the moment you start work you must be firm in handling your work and keep your hands ruthless.

At least Lennok had intended to make the human called ‘Van’ that way. The more he is known as a cruel and cold-hearted person the fewer people will interfere with his ability to make money.

As soon as he made up his mind Lennoch pulled out a pistol from his pocket and shot Taylor in the head.

Taang!!

Taylor who was squirming with a harsh gunshot sound died instantly.

Jenny said she would prefer to be captured alive if possible but in other words it would mean that there was no need to keep her alive.

Of course if this were to happen the ‘afterlife’ in Taylor’s head would be buried forever… but Lennok was not interested in such secrets.

The only thing that matters to him now is to find and punish the sniper who pointed the gun at him.

All of this is just a process for him.

‘I found it.’

A faint commotion occurred the moment Lennok killed Taylor.

Lennok did not miss the waves of magical power that trembled accordingly.

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The distance is approximately 600 meters. Rather than increasing the distance to more than 1km Lennok’s guess that they were avoiding the search in some special way was correct.

The moment the location was specified Lennok immediately raised his magic power and rotated it around his right hand.

Woooo!!

With a strange feeling as if the magic power was being overturned it flew beyond space and into the sky.

I know it but this is my first time using it.

Among common magics it is an applied magic that is like the symbol of the lightning series boasting power that can be held in one hand.

[Thunder Calling]

The moment I felt a bright blue magical light flashing in the air a ray of lightning descended through the dry sky and hit me on the head.

Lightning.

Kwaaaa!!

A vibration that shakes the earth. A blue light flashes along with a belated sound of thunder.

Lennok gazed at the scene with interest.

I didn’t feel anything when I saw other wizards using it in the game but seeing lightning realized in reality like this gave me a strange feeling.

It’s beyond expectations. There seemed to be too much room to say that he was using lightning magic anywhere.

Did he die?

If you don’t run away the moment you notice you can never avoid it.

Lennok immediately headed to the place where the lightning struck but could find no trace of the body other than a hole about 2 meters in diameter.

Did he just leave the moment he raised his magic power?

Lennok considered continuing to pursue the sniper but then decided against it.

This would have been enough of a warning to others who might be secretly watching this place right now.

It won’t be enough to make the name of the lightning-type wizard ‘Ban’ known.

I don’t ask for much. It was enough as long as there were no unnecessary checks or interference in his work.

Of course if he acts like this the number of people who will follow him will increase… Isn’t he putting on a new face to avoid that?

Lennok believed in his magical talent. It is an extraordinary talent created in exchange for lifespan.

No matter how excellent the wizards in this world are there will never be a shortage of Lennok’s talent.

There was nothing I could do without believing that.

Suppressing his faint anxiety with firm reason Lennok collected Taylor’s body placed it in a sack he had prepared in advance and carried it away.

Perhaps because I smoked cigarettes in preparation for an unexpected hand-to-hand combat I didn’t lack much strength.

Of course you may have to suffer from muscle pain once the effectiveness of the smoke wears off but you do not strengthen your muscles with magical power.

For him magical power is the most powerful weapon and the last resort. It was necessary to use it sparingly and sparingly as much as possible except when confronting an enemy.

Turn back the way you came and head to Area 49.

Blood was dripping from the inside of the sack but no pedestrian around here was sensitive enough to care about that.

I arrived at Jenny’s bar located inside the area but the shutters were closed.

Lennok thought for a moment and then banged on the closed shutter.

Not long after an old voice came from inside.

“Business hours are from 8 p.m.”

“We got Taylor Evans.”

There was a moment of silence. The old man who understood what he meant a little late sighed and said.

“….There is a back door at the back of the building so come in through that.”

Indeed as the old man said there was a small side door at the back of the building.

As I opened the door and went inside a scene similar to but different from the bar before unfolded.

An old man was looking at him blankly from behind the counter which was divided by a glass wall.

The old man said as he watched Lennoc come in carrying a sack.

“From now on please use this side when talking about work. “I should have told you when you first arrived but Jenny and I accidentally forgot.”

“All right. “Let’s check this first.”

Lennok responded as he placed the sack he was carrying on the table.

thud!

“This is Taylor Evans herself.”

“Wait a moment.”

The old man sighed put on his gloves under the counter and began to look inside the bag.

He was no ordinary person as his expression did not waver even as he took the corpse out in front of his eyes.

“The cause of death was a gunshot wound. He’s been dead for less than an hour. There were signs of ear damage before the head was damaged and the nutritional condition was poor so it seemed like he hadn’t eaten anything for a few days. “There was no significant manipulation of magical power and all of the organs were intact so I guess it was you.”

Lennoch stuck out his tongue at the sight of the old man guessing everything just by looking at his crumpled figure in the sack.

“Are you even a coroner?”

“I used to do something similar. Would you like to receive the reward now?”

When Lennok nodded the old man immediately took out cash and placed it on the counter.

“It’s 2.7 million cells excluding the 10% commission. “If you want to receive it in a way other than cash there will be an additional fee.”

“What if it were another way?”

“There are many things. There are cases where money laundering is requested for more complicated matters such as wanting to deposit money into a borrowed-name account and there are many cases where it is exchanged in the form of bonds or stocks.”

Does the financial sector in the Balkans work in a similar way as on Earth?

While I was storing the various information the old man had said in my head someone walked out through the blackout curtain behind the old man.

“uh? “Are you here already?”

Jenny with a tired face yawned while stroking her matted hair.

“Whoaam… I was wondering what kind of customer you were at this time. Are you so desperate for money?”

Lennok nodded obediently at Jenny’s crooked smile.

“I just did it because I could.”

“Well as expected from a wizard you are very talented.”

Jenny dragged a chair next to the old man sat down rested her chin and asked.

“Usually bounty hunting like this takes much longer to find than to kill but what talent does Mr. Ban have to catch a rat so quickly?”

“I was lucky.”

Jenny chuckled at Lennok’s obvious words.

She didn’t seem to think she would get a proper answer either so she immediately changed her stance.

“If you can get results in half a day it means you can take care of yourself. “I can continue to work with you in the future.”

“I don’t mind if you arrange something else right now.”

Anyway in order to receive work here I have to stop by Area 49.

I wanted to avoid having to take two steps for no reason but Jenny immediately shook her head.

“There is no way around it so just go back. “First of all I will hand over the results of this matter to the person in charge at Achilles and finish it after checking the Scavenger’s movements.”

“Once is not enough?”

“We communicate well. We’ll have to wait and see how well Mr. Ban does his job. “Then wouldn’t we be able to always arrange appropriate deals to match that level?”

“hmm…..”

‘I don’t think that’s necessarily the reason.’

Jenny’s words flowed smoothly as if she had greased her tongue but Lennok did not take her words for granted.

The reasons she gave sounded reasonable but more often than not the reasons that seemed so appropriate were actually meaningless.

However rather than bothering to hold on to her tail Lennog obediently took the cash the old man offered him.

“Then we’ll see you next time.”

“…There’s something I’d like to ask you for a moment.”

“what?”

I was worried because I didn’t know where to find similar items but she might be able to give me a good answer.

Lennok turned around took out a cigarette from his arms and placed it in front of her.

“I’m looking for a place that sells items similar to this. “It doesn’t have to be in the form of cigarettes so I’d like to see as many different products as possible.”

“…….”

She didn’t say anything but Lennok didn’t miss the quick exchange of glances between Jenny and the old man.

Jenny slowly raised her hand grabbed the tobacco and began to observe it carefully.

It looked as if Lennok had handed him a bomb.

Take a leisurely look at its appearance then slowly bring it to your nose and smell it.

Her head twitched for a moment but her complexion quickly returned to a relaxed state.

Only then did Jenny put down the tobacco with a relieved expression and sighed.

“Ha… I thought it was a newly developed electronic drug.”

“Do you know what this is?”

Jenny shook her head in response to Sunjin’s question.

“It’s just a common luxury item. I don’t know the name of the product but I know roughly the ingredients. “I mixed the crushed Melodys and Alpinya leaves and poured in vegetable oil.”

Jenny said as she returned the tobacco to him.

“But for a wizard don’t you like cheap products too much? “If you keep smoking this for a long time what will happen to your hair?”

“You mean the head?”

“okay. The combination method is so simple and the details are so sloppy that it looks like trash. “Well I understand that the wizard Nauri likes these things but if you want to smoke something you have to buy an expensive one because it doesn’t have many side effects.”

“…….”

Well what he is holding now is something that came out of the factory supervisor’s pocket.

It would not be surprising if it was a product that was effective and had severe side effects even though the price was not that expensive.

“Anyway if you like this kind of thing go to Plumber’s Orchard. This is a place that specializes in business setting up a large table for smokers like Mr. Ban. “There might be something you like there.”

As she said that she told me the approximate location of the ‘orchard’.

Lennok nodded after hearing a general explanation of what area he was in.

“Thanks for letting me know. “Then let’s come back next time.”

“okay. “See you again.”

Lennok who was walking away with his back to Jenny who was waving suddenly stopped.

“I’d like to ask you one more question.”

“what?”

“Could we get a similar explanation on the topic of health food?”