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Chapter 22 : Grit Your Teeth
“Ha, look at this bastard.”
The man's thin eyebrows twitched.
What was in his wide-open eyes was a clear murderous intent.
‘He’s not just a nobody.’
Threatening people was also a skill.
Е̄ñ uṁ ā
Especially, the aura was a phenomenon that was manifested through the experience accumulated so far.
He was a guy who had killed a lot of people.
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Whether it was a massacre of innocent ordinary people or a bloody battle with a rival was a part to be observed.
“I don’t know where you rolled in from, but don’t act tough. I might just kill you.”
“P-please calm down. This person doesn’t know the situation yet…”
“Shut up!”
Е̊n̆ ûm̆ а̀
The man who had kicked the table and stood up soon said coldly.
“Kneel. If you apologize, I’ll forgive you with one eye.”
I crookedly raised the corner of my mouth.
“You have a long tongue. Are you trying to fight with your tongue?”
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“This bastard, until the very end!”
“Has that kind of crude threat worked so far? Well, if you talk with that crumpled face, the kids would have trembled.”
Ě nù m̌.а̌
“H-hey! You calm down too!”
The woman shouted, trembling.
But in a situation that had become so murderous, a mere verbal mediation would not work.
Her protruding action, which had no presence to begin with, was just another piece of firewood that fueled the anger.
“……”
In the meantime, the robed man was still silent.
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I decided not to pay any attention to that guy either.
“I’ll kill you! I’ll really kill you!”
“I told you not to just talk.”
“Die!!”
In the end, the man's patience ran out.
The table he had kicked fell towards me, and the glasses and dishes spilled.
Ẽn u m̊a .їd
“H-hey, I told you not to!”
But none of it touched my body.
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Although I had prepared the whip stem, I wasn't the one who had touched it.
I turned my head.
In the woman's hand, which was extended towards me, was a lightweight staff.
“...Magic?”
Ēn u m а. îd̊
A clear wave of mana was transmitted to my sensitive skin.
A transparent barrier blocked my front and blocked all physical shocks.
‘Not bad skills.’
A stable spell structure and fast construction speed.
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It was a skill that was faithful to the basics, as if she had studied somewhere, not self-taught.
‘A normal mage isn’t a cheap labor force that would get involved with the Brotherhood.’
Ė num̆ а .î d̃
Even more so if it was a talent with such a solid foundation.
“If you don’t want to die either, then release the magic!”
“Get rid of it.”
But listening to her circumstances was for later.
The man and I agreed.
The woman's expression became bewildered, as if she hadn't expected to be rejected by me as well.
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“B-but you’ll die! We have to get along!”
“Do you expect us to cooperate happily after gathering a bunch of strangers like this?”
Was she proud of her naivety?
Even when I recalled my mission with Hella, the atmosphere at the time of joining was not very good.
And that was even when she had approached me with good intentions.
A clash between people who were active in the underworld was like a scheduled event.
Е̊ńuma
“And it’s a necessary thing.”
“Huh?”
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“If we’ve gathered to work together, we have to sort things out. Don’t you know that an organization runs smoothly only when the leader is decided?”
Who would lead the work.
A fight was a rite of passage, even if it was just to divide the ranks.
“I-I don’t know.”
Е̂ñ ū mа
At my strong expression, she finally gave up.
She glanced at the robed man who had avoided it early on and then stealthily evacuated to a corner.
“Ha, what a confident bastard for a nobody. Sorting out the ranks?”
The calm narration of the facts that I had spat out at the woman seemed to have touched the man's nerves, as his eyes were bloodshot.
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“I’ll warn you one last time. Kneel, then I’ll just cut your throat without any torture.”
“Are you scared?”
W̄ е b̄ n̊ о̃_v̈ e l Ѐ n um̆ а
“...I’ll tear that insolent mouth of yours first!”
The sleeves of the man who had suddenly become enraged were torn.
A suspicious mechanical sound that stimulated the ears with a creak and a clang.
The forearm of the man who had bent back greatly emitted the cold luster of metal.
‘A chainsaw?’
What had popped out, tearing the skin, was a sharp saw blade.
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The vibrating and rotating blade tore through the air with a loud roar.
‘So that was what he was counting on.’
A human who had replaced his body with a machine.
In the worldview of this place, where magic engineering had developed, such modifications, beyond just artificial arms and legs, were not uncommon.
“It seems you still haven’t grasped the situation.”
While the woman who was watching let out a silent scream and covered her mouth, my heart was beating calmly.
Е̃ñ üm̈ ӑ
Vrooom─!
“Wh-what! Why is this…!”
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The saw blade couldn't even close half the distance to me and idled in the air.
The man's expression, as he looked back at his unmoving arm, was filled with astonishment.
“Didn’t you know it was already over?”
The World Tree's stem, which had grown from the gap in his ankle's clothes, had already been draped over his vicinity.
Е́ǹ_u m̊а̀
It was a fight that would have been decided quickly even if the woman hadn't protected me with magic.
The fact that he had rushed in without even knowing the sign of it was the limit of the man's ability.
“Th-this!”
The man, whose face had turned red, struggled, letting out a cry.
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But the World Tree's stem was not something that would budge with just that.
The increased Nature Affinity had given the World Tree's stem a tough elasticity and strength.
Ѐn̄ ùm̄ а̃
The man, who seemed to have realized it was a futile effort and had become quiet, shouted.
“C-cowardly!”
“...Cowardly?”
“Yes, you bastard! Don’t use this unknown ability and fight fair and square!”
I held back the laughter that was about to burst out.
‘Is he crazy?’
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Was it fair for him to pull out a saw blade from his body, but cowardly for me to use the World Tree's stem?
There was no shame at all on his face as he spouted nonsense as if it were a matter of course.
“Alright, let’s do as you say.”
“A man of your word. Excellent.”
Joy was mixed in the man's voice.
Was he laughing at me inwardly, calling me a stupid fool?
Ѐn um̌ a
Even in this situation, the guy was still deluded.
As I approached him, his complexion changed as if he had soon realized something was wrong, as the restraint was not released.
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“Wh-what are you doing? Hurry up and release me!”
“Why should I?”
I asked back with pure curiosity.
Was there any reason for me to do that for a guy who had said he would kill me?
Ẽ n̊ u m̂a
“They say a beating is the best medicine for a madman.”
The guy's words that he would kill me were not an empty threat to scare me.
He was a bastard who would hold a grudge even if I had ended it moderately.
If we were to work together, I had to train him first.
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I was going to thoroughly instill the hierarchical relationship.
“Grit your teeth.”
W̌е̄b̌n о vе̂l Ẽ n̆ u_m̃ а̀
“W-wait…!”
A clean fist was planted on the man's pale face.
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After that, it was a scene of a one-sided beating.
I stopped punching only when the woman, who couldn't bear to watch anymore, told me that was enough.
“Kngggk.”
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When I released the strength from the stem that had been holding him, the man collapsed on the floor.
Although he was a mess, his panting breath told me he hadn't fainted.
I hadn't held back at all, but he had considerable stamina.
“...?”
I was about to retrieve the stem.
But before that, the stem moved on its own and swayed in front of my forearm.
Е̄ nu ma ._і̄d
To be precise, it was in front of the World Tree.
“What’s wrong?”
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[The World Tree looks sad.]
Now that I looked at it, its leaves were drooping sadly.
I wondered what was wrong and observed the unretrieved stem.
‘Was the stem ground by the saw blade?’
Ѐ ń ü mа̊
When I observed it closely, there was a fine groove.
The rough cross-section was a trace of the rusty saw blade that had gotten stuck in the middle.
‘He wasn’t just bluffing.’
A wound on the World Tree's stem.
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Although it wasn't threatening, it was a skill that I was glad I had suppressed early on.
‘Is it because it’s still a seedling? Even though its Nature Affinity has increased, it’s not completely hard.’
W еb n̂.о.vе̃_l̃ Е̊.ń ũ m̆.а̂.
The leaves were tender and the stem was thin.
If it became a sapling, it would have the form of a tree, but in fact, now, its ability was just that, and its main body was hard to distinguish from a flower or a plant.
‘It needs to grow.’
Not just for the World Tree's growth, but for my own sake as well.
‘In the end, if I had faced a better machine, the World Tree's branch would have been cut off.’
The power of capitalism that surpassed ability.
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It was the so-called ‘item power’.
Would there not be a single guy like that in the underworld of a city where a huge amount of capital of unknown origin flowed?
It was something to be careful of.
“Kngggk…”
Suddenly, the man twitched.
His eyes, as he looked up at me, were filled with fear.
Еn ū m̀ а.і̂ d̃
But in them, I found a fighting spirit that had not yet disappeared.
‘Even in this state?’
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He was a born rebel.
“Keok!”
I kicked the man, containing the World Tree's resentment.
[The World Tree punishes him, saying it’s not enough.]
Ėn u ṁа̃
It must have hurt a lot.
The World Tree whipped the back of the fallen guy.
That was the decisive blow.
The guy who had been barely holding onto his consciousness rolled his eyes back.
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“I-isn’t he dead?”
“He’s just faking it.”
Е́ n̆ǔm а̂ .і d́
The woman asked reluctantly, but I dismissed it and sat down on an intact chair.
I had avoided the vital points, so it was just a faint due to the accumulation of shock.
“Is there anyone else who feels the need for a traffic arrangement besides that guy?”
The woman avoided my eyes, and it was a waste of time to even care about the robed man.
After clearing the room, I finally proceeded with the meeting.
“Let’s start with introductions. We can’t work without even knowing each other’s names, can we? I’m Allen. A contract killer.”
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“I-I’m Laila. A mage.”
“Right, a mage.”
When I looked at her directly, Laila flinched and shrank her shoulders.
“Are you from the Magic Tower?”
“No.”
“No?”
Е̃n̄.ū ḿ а_..і d̊
“Well, I’m self-taught? Something like that.”
If you’re self-taught, you’re self-taught. What’s with the ‘something like that’?
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When I gestured with my chin for her to say more, Laila added.
“At first, I studied by reading books at home. Then I happened to meet a mage and received teachings.”
“Did you develop your skills until now with what you learned as a child?”
“No, he would visit once a month.”
W̃е b̃n̄о̌v́e_l̆ Еṅum̃ а
“Hmm, then what about your school of thought?”
“I don’t know. He would just teach me magic every time and then leave…”
Laila glanced at me.
Her personality was not cunning enough to hide anything.
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‘Peculiar.’
A mage teaching someone else, spending his own time, without taking them in as a disciple.
Ẃ е b n̈_ŏ v е̃ ľ Ë ñ uṁӓ
It was a rare type among the rational and calculating mages.
“What kind of magic can you use?”
“Well, Barrier, Pressure, Grasping Hand…”
“That’s enough.”
I raised my hand and cut her off.
‘Is it the Juggernaut school?’
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The Juggernaut school, which pursued substance rather than flashiness, could be said to be the home of common magic.
Their achievements in magic engineering were particularly prominent, and their practical application was also decent.
If it was a person from the Juggernaut school, then the strange behavior she had described was also understandable.
That school, due to the characteristics of its school of thought, had many connections with companies, so its atmosphere was free.
It wouldn't be strange for any eccentric person to pop out.
“The person who fainted over there, he said his name was Kollad. He’s a former gang member, but he’s washed his hands of it now…”
Е̇nŭm̌ å . i d̀
Laila explained about the fainted man instead.
Although she stuttered and had a small voice, she was a good talker for a timid person.
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I then looked at the robed man.
“And you?”
He wouldn't be silent even about his name, would he?
After a not-so-short wait, a voice came out from within the robe.
Ên̈um̊ а . i d̃
“...RW-21E0.”
“What?”
“Call me Number 21.”
It was a voice that seemed to have used a cheap voice modulation system.
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His name was as peculiar as his voice.
It felt more like a product's serial number than a name.
Е_n̊ u̇m̆ а́. і̇d
The fact that he told me to call him Number 21 was also suspicious.
“What can you do?”
“My combat ability is designed to be at the lowest level. I’m a type specialized in information gathering.”
“Alright.”
I organized the information I had learned.
When I looked at it this way, it was a surprisingly balanced combination.
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If they were just a bunch of nobodies, I was really thinking of carrying out the request on my own, but it was worth moving together.
‘I don’t have to ask why they’re doing this.’
I was curious, but it was a digression.
Even I would have a hard time explaining if asked.
‘In the first place, we’re not that close.’
It was different from Hella.
Ѐn ůṁа . і̂ d̈
They were people who would part ways after the mission was completed cleanly.
“As you know, our goal is to catch the branch manager of the 85th branch of the Brotherhood. I heard there’s a plan already in place.”
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They were people who had been hired before me.
Seeing that the execution time was set, there was no way it was a blind shot.
If the plan was valid, I would adopt it, and if not, I would reconsider it.
Laila tilted her head.
Eṅ umä .і́ d̀
“Was there something like that…?”
“Then were you just going to rush into the branch?”
“……”
The way she stealthily turned her eyes away was as if she had thought so.
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She was a typical desk-bound mage who only knew how to use magic and was ignorant of the ways of the world.
‘Kollad won’t be able to explain it properly either.’
Е̃ n u m а
Then the one who had made the plan was the remaining one.
Number 21, who was said to be specialized in information gathering.
A red glint flashed from within the dark robe.
“There is information.”
“Information?”
“The main business of the 85th branch is drug trafficking. A deal in which the branch manager will personally participate is planned for next week.”
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At those words, a picture was quickly drawn in my head.
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