Episode 55
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Cuthbert’s eyes widened at Russell’s next words.
“What you mean by initial investment is… … .”
This means that there may be more investment in the future.
Cuthbert asked again with anticipation, and Russell moved his hand.
I picked up the pen I had left on the table and wrote down a number.
Square, square-.
“I will invest this amount every month for one year.”
It is still an overwhelming amount of capital.
But what if it is paid monthly for a year rather than in the short term?
“Hmm.”
Cuthbert quickly calculated.
In the meantime, Russell checked the numbers he had written down once again.
‘This should be enough.’
It was money that could be said to be 80% of the salary he received from the Flame Tower.
Excluding the 20% that was left out in case of an unexpected situation, it can be said to be almost everything.
It was a bold investment.
It was also an investment that I would never have made if I had not known that the Marchélin top was successful.
“then-.”
It was a few minutes later that Cuthbert spoke again.
Like a merchant, he quickly flicked the abacus in his head and, without spinning around, came up with the answer Russell wanted most.
“Will the stake be this much?”
I took the pen from Russell’s hand.
Likewise, I wrote down a number and presented it.
They have more than enough work to do (10.8%).
It was a figure that was not much different from what Russell had calculated before coming here.
No, strictly speaking, the figure proposed by Cuthbert was slightly higher.
‘It’s a number that needs to be rounded to the last digit.’
If the number was high, it was a benefit to him, not a loss.
“That’s enough.”
Russell smiled in satisfaction, and Cuthbert stood up.
“Then, if you just wait a moment, I will bring you the contract right now.”
After Cuthbert returned.
Russell, who was left alone in the living room, took out a book from his inventory to kill time.
[How to call lightning – Saint Elmo’s Fire]
Perhaps because I had already read it so many times, the pages of the book were all shiny and dirty from my hands.
‘This is the first time I’ve watched it over and over again.’
But I can’t help it.
Beyond simply knowing.
There was no other way than to read the same book over and over again to fully understand and master it.
Still, thanks to repeating it several times, the pages turn quickly.
As a result, I felt that my understanding of lightning attributes was gradually increasing.
[‘Intermediate Lightning (Brain) attribute understanding increases.]
After activating the status window for the first time in a while, I saw that my understanding of lightning properties had significantly improved.
‘Obviously, I was at beginner level at first and had the lowest score… … .’
Not only was it not enough to suddenly become intermediate, but it also rose to a level that surpasses the other three major attributes excluding the fire attribute.
‘Perhaps it’s the attribute that matches well with me next to fire.’
The evidence was that the growth was faster than reading magic books of other attributes.
Maybe it was because of the correlation between fire and lightning.
‘From the perspective of a spark born from an electric discharge, there is no connection at all.’
At this rate, it might be faster to achieve ‘Advanced Lightning Attribute Understanding’ than to rise to Circle 5.
Just as Russell was thinking that.
Wajangchang-!
‘Wajangchang?’
A completely unexpected sound rang out.
Afterwards, I felt some people moving around in confusion.
It was clear that something had happened, so Russell stood up.
I walked towards the first floor, below the reception room, where the commotion appeared to have occurred.
“No, I mean, how great it would be if you repay the money on time!”
It wasn’t that difficult to figure out why.
Even though I had only walked a few steps or down the stairs, I heard a fierce yelling sound.
When I went down, I saw a group of men acting out a commotion standing at the entrance of the upper building.
Each of them has a scary face, each holding a sharp weapon in their hand, and they have painted various pictures on their bodies as if they were canvases.
“What are you doing if you don’t bring the money?”
“Do we seem like such leisurely people?”
Around them, people who appeared to be from the top of Marcherin were lined up in a chaotic manner, and there was only one person.
Cuthbert was struggling and blocking their path.
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“If this month’s interest is definitely… … .”
“No, you have to pay back the principal, not the interest. “The principal!”
Of course, it wasn’t that there was no one at the top to use their power.
There were a few mercenaries who seemed to have been hired by the Marchelin top.
However, they did not seem to dare to intervene.
It’s not just that I lack skills -.
‘It’s probably because of the bonds that the leader of those lumps holds.’
Regardless, the bond document had legal effect.
I heard that the bonds from the top of Marcherin had gone into the back alley, so it seemed like it had something to do with it.
“This, one year. If you wait a year, the principal will definitely be repaid… … .”
Cuthbert was about to say something, but before he could, a man punched him in the chest.
He was the largest among those who flocked in and acted violently.
puck-.
“100 million!”
Unable to overcome the shock, Cuthbert stumbled and was pushed back a few steps, followed by a red-haired girl.
Anne ran out.
He helped his stumbling father.
“father!”
“Oh my!”
“miss!”
Some of the people at the top tried to shout out, but it was already too late.
“You’ve been saying that you’ll pay back the principal for two years now, but do you think we’ve been seen as such?”
Regardless, the man who punched Cuthbert in the chest approaches him one step at a time and puts pressure on the father and daughter.
He then looked down at Anne, who was supporting her father, and laughed.
“So, if you are not confident in repaying the principal, at least sell your daughter. Then I will be able to repay about half.”
I can’t believe you proudly talk about human trafficking in front of so many people.
‘My liver is swollen.’
Moreover, it may have been said without knowing, but in the presence of the War Mage of Flame Tower.
Even if it is a threatening comment, it is enough to serve as justification.
Looking at their appearance, Russell recalled a few more stories he had heard about Cuthbert’s Merchant Marine.
‘I came here to solve this problem from the beginning.’
As the cause and opportunity arose, there was no reason not to step forward.
Russell, who had made his decision, spoke.
“Would you like me to see the bond records for principal and interest?”
A voice imbued with magical power flows through people.
It’s as clear as if it were being muttered in your ear.
The man who had been threatening the father and daughter raised his head.
I looked around with my eyes and head.
I found the owner of the voice.
“who is this. Some kid is talking to adults… … .”
It seemed like he couldn’t recognize the strangeness and magic in the voice at all.
Well, that’s what people from the back alleys do.
“it’s me.”
Anne and Cuthbert raised their eyes at the sight of Russell making his way through the crowd.
War Mage of Flame Tower.
I felt like I somehow felt hope because of its presence.
However, it was the beginning of misfortune for the man who did not know Russell’s identity.
“Is this guy really crazy?”
He snorted at the appearance of Russell, who looked much younger than him.
“Aren’t they properly managing the water quality in alleys these days?”
Just as he was about to shout something at his subordinates standing behind him…
chuck-.
Russell’s hand rested on his shoulder.
“How did this little bastard eat me? Elado’s black cow, I don’t recognize Vater… … “Kwaaaaaak!”
Chiiik!
Even before I finished speaking, the heat took over.
Smoke rose from the shoulder where my palm touched.
“Keueeee!”
I used the 1st Circle Magic Burning Hands weakly and burned the guy’s shoulder.
His body fell apart due to the shock of his skin being cooked in an instant.
“Oh my, it’s Elado’s black conch. Now it has become a well-cooked black beef.”
Russell clicked his tongue as he pushed away the body covered in tears and snot.
Ignite.
Ignition, five fireballs appear along the wide spread fingers.
Grumbling-.
“Hey, wizard!”
“Why is the wizard here-?”
Shadows of fire flickered over the pale faces of the lumps.
“Tell me exactly again.”
In front of them, Russell scolded them coldly.
“I am requesting this as an investor of Marcheline. “Records of bonds as to principal and interest.”
He confidently demanded his rights.
“Bring it in front of me.”
* * *
It was the law of the world that if there was light, there would be a shadow, and if there was sunny, there would also be shade.
Even though it was a place where people lived, it didn’t make much of a difference.
No matter how prosperous a city is, there are back alleys and shadows.
The city of Elado was no exception.
And one of them,
A man hurriedly walked into an alley known to the locals as the Rat’s Gutter.
I went through several twists and turns through the alleys that lead back and forth like a maze.
Finally, he found the entrance to a small bar, knocked as if giving a signal, and went inside.
Waiting for the man inside the door he entered like that was another man.
He is two heads taller than ordinary men.
His face was flushed, perhaps because he was a little drunk.
The man’s identity was Dagir, the king of the dark back alleys called the Rat’s Gutter, and at the same time the leader of a gang that divided Elado.
“This is urgent. boss.”
The man who came through the wooden door towards him quickly opened his mouth.
“Urgent? What’s happening again? “Have the iron axes of the dwarves next door attacked you?”
“That’s not it… … .”
In response to the leader’s question, the subordinate man explained the whole story step by step.
Starting with the story of the subordinates sent to the Marcheline Merchant Marine to receive money, they encountered a wizard.
The wizard even requested verification of bond documents as an investor at the top of Marcherin.
“under. Shit. “Suddenly a wizard gets involved and it’s crazy.”
Dagir scratched his head as he felt the alcohol fading away.
Even though he reigned like a king in the shadows, the existence of a wizard was not something he could just ignore.
He’s a magician from that circle who doesn’t belong to the tower. I’ve tried digging into a few of them, but you never know.
The opponent might be quite a high-circle mage.
“What is the level? “How much skill did you have?”
“I do not know. “They say he created fire from his fingers and roasted Ba Terre’s shoulder with the palm of his hand.”
“Grunt.”
Is there any way to guess based on that alone?
Dagir grumbled briefly.
Next, he moved the liquor bottles piled up on the desk to one side to secure space.
“Bring it to me first.”
We’ll see, but if a mid-level wizard is posing as an investor with a few pennies -.
It would be better to bury it like before, to let people know about the fear of the shadows.
Thinking so, Dagir added.
“Oh, and Garlic, please bring the Galik brothers too.”
Gallik, Brother Gelic.
They are swordsmen whom Dagir pays a lot of money to hire, and at the same time, they are Auror trainees who once wanted to become knights.
For some reason, I didn’t think I could just ignore the smell of blood.
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