Drug-Eating Genius Mage – 68



[Our employees are very grateful.]

The tone was as flat as ever.

However the voice is heard through a large speaker located beyond the hologram.

Jenny’s bar. The office located upstairs.

Lennok and Jenny were sitting in that formal space which was used only for public purposes facing Evelyn’s hologram.

[Thanks to the class the work we have to do has increased significantly. He asked me to say thank you.]

“……..”

Because the facial expression is so hard to read it’s hard to tell to what extent that statement is a joke.

Jenny who had been quietly listening to Evelyn’s words frowned as if Lennok was not the only one who thought that way.

She said as she slammed the candle she was holding on the desk.

“Agent can you get to the point quickly?”

In response to Jenny’s irritated response Evelyn nodded with a blank expression.

operational preparation

[Don’t misunderstand.]

Evelyn answered while crunching something in her hand.

It was celery. It seems like they have recently started growing new vegetables.

[I am very impressed by the fact that you are contributing so actively to this work.]

“what?”

[Anyway if it weren’t for this incident it would have taken some time for us to realize the existence of the pillar and it would have come back as a loss to this city in some way. In that sense I will pay the same compensation for this operation as was allocated for the operation.]

“……”

The amount of money equivalent to Lennok’s ransom alone is over tens of millions of cells.

From the agent’s point of view his willingness to pay for the information even though he obtained it by chance was not a bad thing.

[I’ll put that story aside for now and share some information I found out about this.]

Evelyn continued speaking fluttering a report over the hologram.

[The magic given to the pillar obtained in Area 55 is black magic. To be precise it is a method of extracting energy from the land in large quantities by inserting flowers into the ley lines or water veins that exist in the area.]

[Surprisingly even if it is not black magic it is also a method used in various types of magic. You can easily gather the energy needed to prepare a large-scale spell and there is no major penalty other than the cost of time. Of course it could be a problem in farming land.]

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“Are you saying it’s not a problem to worry about?”

[That’s not true. In any case we can’t allow warlocks to use this pillar to steal Vulcan’s ley energy. After receiving your report our outsourced freelancers were searching the outskirts of the city and found three more similar pillars.]

“Three… It’s practically like having no income.”

Although Jenny’s words may have sounded like she was pouring cold water on what was going on they were not wrong.

It is unknown how many pillars the warlocks have installed on the outskirts of this vast metropolis but due to the nature of the magic that absorbs power from the ley line the number of pillars is at least five.

Although work has just begun the results are quite sluggish.

[I can’t help it. According to what they say most mercenaries or freelancers will be cursed just by touching them. Do you think they can use such high-level personnel to find the pillar? All we have to do is look around suspicious areas and report any abnormalities.]

In the end there was little that could be done realistically but Lennok was convinced.

The size of the 40th and 50th zones is several times larger than all the zones in the Balkans combined.

The manpower time and cost required to go around that vast area one by one and find pillars would be something that even the agent could not easily understand.

[It is right to take the minimum possible measures and focus all of our efforts on the mastermind who planned all of this.]

“Is this a realistic choice?”

[I’ll say it’s a difference in priorities.]

Of course if the pillar had spread all the way inside the 30th division Evelyn would not have come out like this.

Nevertheless it would be correct to interpret her somewhat careless attitude as indicating that the security and defenses within the 30th division were thorough.

In particular the core forces of the megacity living inside the city.

Even though your hips are heavy it will be difficult to maneuver inside the city while avoiding the eyes of the bigwigs who see further than anyone else.

“good. “Then let’s move on to the next story.”

Judging from Evelyn’s response it seemed like nothing would come out even if she pressed further.

Anyway I confirmed that the curse on Dray was lifted by removing all the spells on the pillar so I don’t have any regrets about it.

There was still a lot left to hear from her.

[You mean Mad Manson? You guessed right. We confirmed the circumstances under which Reisen hired him.]

“If I had to choose that crazy bastard….”

Jenny held her head as if she was in trouble.

As she has wide feet is she also acquainted with Manson?

I understood Jenny’s feelings but it was surprising that even Evelyn was slightly frowning as if she was embarrassed.

“I don’t think he was that difficult of an opponent.”

Although his swordsmanship skills were excellent he was limited to the category of superhumans who could only manipulate magic power.

It is not enough to match the power of monsters that are truly beyond humans.

Isn’t Evelyn who is shaking beyond the hologram the owner of a tremendous flash of light that vibrates the city’s night sky?

“It must have been that way with that body.”

“A body?”

“That crazy bastard is a polyphysicist who can use more than eight bodies with one mind. “The one I met with you this time was probably a body used for searching.”

“…Is it possible to do something like that without being a robot?”

Jenny responded while tapping her temple.

“Did you see the head replaced with a tin can? In order to prevent excessive consumption of mental power the thinking process is partially dependent on AI. Moreover the tasks and combat power of each body are very different… It is not for nothing that he is not the best among active freelancers.”

“……”

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Is that really what he meant when he said he would come dressed up next time?

I never imagined that there would be a person who does not have multiple personalities and uses multiple bodies with one mind.

There must have been a reason why he was able to sound so relaxed even though his whole body was aching.

While Lennok is lost in thought the conversation continues quickly.

Evelyn finished the explanation appropriately and explained how the future operation was structured.

[Location tracking using dummy data hidden in the encryption key has been completed. The location is an off-grid area far outside the undeveloped area. In terms of distance alone it is actually outside of a large city.]

“Is the headquarters of the warlocks there?”

[I confirmed that a large amount of supplies were piled up. It was probably a temporary base set up to attack the city. If we can find out the inside story through this operation there will be plenty.]

Evelyn spreads three fingers and continues her explanation. Surprisingly the hands themselves are quite small.

[The operation will be divided into three teams. While team 1 rushes in and attracts attention Vanne takes charge of team 2 and collects information. Once the information is secured Team 3 will close the door and come out to save time.]

“That’s tricky.”

This is an operation that is carried out with freelancers hired by an agent unless a talented person like Evelyn moves together.

Unlike teams 1 and 3 which only have to worry about entry and retreat the core of the operation is actually entrusted to team 2 which includes Lennok.

When Lennok noticed this like a ghost Evelyn looked away and muttered.

[This is a summary of the chain of command based on the capabilities you showed in the last operation. Teams 1 and 3 will also make a statement so that they can basically respect your judgment on site.]

“…I don’t think it will be of any use at all but I’ll just remember it for now.”

Didn’t the big man and the expressionless woman I met during the last operation also initially criticize Lennok’s skills and qualifications?

If you don’t have a name suspicion will never disappear as your reputation increases.

Even if he continues to succeed in requests and grow there will be no end to those who look down on Lennok.

That may be the gaze Lennoc will have to endure as long as he remains a stranger in this city.

Although he was very tired Lennok was already getting used to this series of processes of proving himself.

[Anyway I had a hard time with this job. Additional schedule and operational details will be shared through the lady there.]