Chapter 43

“it’s okay.”

Putting down the smartphone she was holding in her hand, Panoa said with an open face.

Mana answered as if she had been waiting.

“Has the council finally given permission?”

“They said it wouldn’t matter as long as it could be cleaned before the inspection. That much time is enough.”

“It wasn’t worth hitting the lobby for an entire month to roast the old men of Congress.”

As Mana said, rubbing her eyes tiredly, most of the work of the project team led by Panoa has been focused on lobbying the city council.

Even if everything goes perfectly well, it cannot be finalized without permission from the city government.

In other words, it was tantamount to saying that if the city council could turn a blind eye to it, Panoa would be able to pour all its energy into Cigar Bang without filtering.

“If it wasn’t for the agreement with the Dominion, this result would not have been possible. City government can’t afford to look elsewhere right now. We need to get things done quickly before the old people wipe their mouths.”

“I’ll have to tell the half-mage-nim about this.”

“okay. Before using our hands on the other side, we should attack first—”

Quaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!

Before Panoa could speak, the building shook faintly with the sound of an explosion coming from outside the window.

The wide-eyed Panoa and the hard-mouthed Mana gazed out the window at the same time as they gripped the armrests of the chairs.

The revolving door in front of Dyke’s headquarters was completely broken, and a body was strewn about in a large pit dug between them.

Seeing the bomb vest wrapped around her body and her exposed back, Mana sighed.

“Looks like you know you don’t have much time over there either.”

“......Is it a gang?”

“yes.”

Maya answered.

“It looks like the invitation was sent directly from the boss.”

Large letters written in blood on the fleshy back.

There was a message from Cigar Bang’s boss, Eden.

[Look at his face.]

Lennok

walked slowly into the bar, feeling the sharp stare sting his face.

Recently, I feel that the number of people recognizing him has increased considerably.

In the meantime, I have completed quite a few requests, but it was after the railway station operation that I felt that my gaze had changed decisively.

To be precise, it was after rumors began to spread that he killed Beck Clinton himself.

Since the magician faced and killed a spearman from the front, is it unavoidable that speculation about his ability is rampant?

A strange vigilance where goodwill and hostility coexist.

A strange feeling of uneasiness that they might meet somewhere in the future is conveyed through the drowsy air of the bar.

“.........”

Although it was a little intrusive, Lennok wasn’t necessarily burdened by this kind of gaze.

I didn’t decide to team up with Dyke just to quickly build a reputation like this.

Although the process of bearing fruit did not go according to Lennok’s intention, he gained a lot from dealing with a gang that was holding onto an area like Ciger Bang.

To the point where I could feel it just by Jenny’s reaction.

“My profile views on the deep web exceeded four figures.”

“what?”

“It’s proof that your prospective customers have started to increase significantly. If Beck Clinton’s name is added to the career accumulated so far, it will gradually become a task to choose a commission.”

That is correct. It was just nonsensical to encounter such a strong person in the first request.

After working on this floor a few times, Lennok didn’t attach much importance to it anymore.

“Anyway, have I ever worked with the Thorburn School mages?”

“Okay, let’s talk about it sometime.”

Hearing Jenny’s reply as if he was fed up with it, Dylan excitedly began to unravel the story.

I came across them by chance at a request to transport supplies to an unknown front line, and all of them had extremely high noses and strong pride, and others said they didn’t treat them as human beings.

In the meantime, Lennok, who had been listening in one ear to the long speech mixed with obvious self-confidence, said that it was Dylan himself who contributed the most to the execution of the commission.

“So what do you want to say?”

Lennok has only worked with Dylan once, but not insignificant times he has chatted with him while sitting in a bar.

I can’t claim to know all that much about the man Dylan O’Casey, but at least Lennok knew a little bit about what a seasoned warrior he was.

He wasn’t careless enough to interrupt a conversation simply out of boredom, talking about a request he had experienced.

I can’t help but think that there is something else.

It was only then that Dylan shoved the rest of the sandwich into his mouth and cleared his throat.

“Big, these days, the cost of living is a lot... not enough.”

“I’m going crazy.”

Jenny muttered with an expressionless face.

“Even if Antares doesn’t have to work, he’ll take care of the basic salary, but he’s running around doing nonsense so he doesn’t have enough money for living, you stupid bastard.”

“I went to the casino these days... No, what am I talking about. Anyway, I need a client who can hire me behind the scenes.”

Dylan looked at Lennok as he said that.

“........”

“This madman has even dabbled in gambling. Can I contact Antares?”

“Ah, I’ll just collect the principal and leave!”

Lennok let out a small sigh as he looked at Dylan, who behaved like a child.

It’s a person who can’t tell if he’s pleasant or innocent.

However, it was clear that he was at least a reliable colleague in the work area.

“Two thousand.”

Their eyes widened as if they didn’t know that Lennok would offer the ransom first, but Dylan came to his senses first.

“Four thousand. Instead, I will cooperate until the gang boss is decapitated.”

“Have you been listening all along?”

“There are rumors on this floor, but how can you not know?”

Lennok laughed as he watched Dylan bicker with Jenny.

“You’re repeating the sound of asking for 3,000 at a long time.”

“call.”

If you can hire one reliable potential for 30 million cells, that’s great.

Anyway, if you put the cost in front of Dyke, Panoa will take care of it. Originally, it was not even necessary to negotiate.

Looking at the two men shaking hands as if they had promised, Jenny shook her head.

“I think you and Van get along with Dylan and become similar.”

“Be careful what you say.”

She stuck her tongue out with an absurd face and suddenly put her head on the laptop under the bar.

“......I got a call from Panoa. He wants to talk about the last request.”

Lennox smiled faintly when he heard that.

Finally, this long collaboration with Dyke was coming to an end.