Genius Wizard Takes Medicine - Chapter 622



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Genius Wizard Who Eats Medicine Chapter 622

Ex Machina(9)

Despite the efforts of four enforcers, in the end they couldn’t even touch a single wheel on the scooter.

Even though it was right in front of my eyes, I missed it as if I was being fooled, but an unknown shadow.

What had just happened was so bizarre that even the faces of the enforcers who failed to pursue them looked more like bewilderment than anger.

“… … I’ve been doing this for over ten years, but this is my first time. I still don’t know if the opponent is the same superman.”

In the meantime, another executor who had been contacted reported to Pylo.

“It is said that the body of the assassin and a copy of his identity were safely retrieved from the scene.”

“I need to find out where Earth is on the other side of the Wall. This workshop area changes so often… … .”

The executive officers, including Filo, opened their own communication networks on the spot and quickly began to collect information.

Each bailiff has independent investigative authority, so even if they act as a team, the way they collect information and draw conclusions varies.

It wasn’t long before other enforcers quickly began to unravel what they had learned.

“It seems like a normal residential area. It is a space that accommodates young people attending educational institutions.”

“Then I guess I should contact the Metropolitan Police Department first.”

“Damn it, it will take a long time to cooperate with you… … .”

The other executor, who was grumbling, glanced at Pylo and asked.

“Isn’t it a coincidence that he chose this direction to escape?”

“… … okay. It must have been aimed at.”

Pylo responded as he planted the harpoon he was holding with a stiff look at his feet.

“Even though he had excellent combat power to deal with the side squad, he was completely focused on running away. It is proof that the route was set from the beginning and moved according to the plan.”

“I didn’t expect to meet such a talented person in such a low-level workshop area… … .”

Looking back, even though he had the ability to fight the Executioners, the opponent didn’t try to clash with them until the end.

It must have been because the opponent’s goal was to deal with the Side Squad’s assassin.

Ujat asked.

“Since the branch manager has personally dealt with it, I think it’s easy to guess. Which one?”

“Well, if you think about what immediately comes to mind… … .”

Pylo tilted his head.

“It’s just that he’s a resident who has lived on the outskirts of the Machine City for at least several decades.”

“Are you saying you’re not an outsider?”

“I was incredibly familiar with the traffic conditions and local trends in the slums outside this workshop district.”

“… … .”

“Not even 12 hours have passed since Narcissa Solmer decided to visit the lower workshop district. In the meantime, he thought of running away after learning all the systems and transportation throughout the workshop district and chasing down the side squad’s assassin?”

Pylo shook his head slowly as he watched the executor’s stunned expressions.

“It’s easier to think that it was Maiya Lenslet that we just faced.”

The other executors shook their heads at that ridiculous hypothesis, but Ujat nodded seriously.

“Well, if it were her, it wouldn’t be impossible to escape like this. Rumor has it that you can see all the streets and topography of the Machine City Makina as clearly as the palm of your hand.”

“And now she has been banished from Machina, and her biometric information has been cut off from all security systems in Machine City.”

The branch manager, who responded with an amused tone, drew a harpoon and slung it over his shoulder, then turned around with a yawn.

“You said something useless. I need to find a suitable excuse for the superiors.”

“Would you mind not tracking me? Reopening the barrier won’t be difficult in itself.”

Enforcement agencies have the right to move freely regardless of opening or closing the internal barriers of the Machine City.

If you put your mind to it, it won’t be a problem if you ask for the temporary opening of the closed barrier and open a space where people can come and go.

However, Pylo shook his head in a sullen tone at the other executor’s question.

“If there was a chance, I would have tried. Would you have seen it too?”

“hmm… … .”

“It’s not something you can catch by chasing after it. I’ll have to go back and gather some more information on an outlaw with similar abilities.”

It’s not that the other executioners didn’t understand the meaning of the words, but they let out a silence.

It’s the same earth, and it’s an opponent that I missed without even touching the collar properly even in front of my nose.

They knew that it was unlikely that they would be able to catch them by opening the closed barrier and chasing after them.

It’s not that Ujat didn’t understand the branch manager’s thoughts, but he quietly nodded.

“It’s not wrong, but I think it’s necessary to pretend. The pod might be caught in the Ex Machina.”

“I don’t know if there are any results, but I think it will be okay since I have the physical evidence.”

Saying so, Pylo immediately turned around.

“The culprit in the assassination of Narcissa Solmer and a replica of a strange deity appearing recently. Since I took care of both of them, I have the minimum justification.”

He pulled out a new cigarette, bit on it, and grinned at the bailiff.

“Let’s go back to headquarters and think about what’s left.”

“… … understand.”

It was only then that the executive officers who accepted the branch manager’s opinion began to follow him one by one.

The appearance of the bailiffs casually chatting and disappearing across the street.

In front of the mechanical barrier where the cold wind blows, only peddlers doing business or those who have not yet crossed the barrier are anxiously waiting for their time.

The outermost of the lower workshop districts. A quiet street with few people coming and going.

Among them, a young man sitting with his chin resting on a stall selling dried meat skewers muttered quietly.

“I wish I could have tracked you to the end of the barrier… … .”

The figure of Lennok, who threw off his iron mask and shadow, and calmly munched a skewer with his bare face.

It wasn’t that he had fled over the Wall to avoid being pursued by the enforcers.

Using the moment the barrier opened, he deceived the pursuers and naturally remained in the lower workshop area.

‘If you move to the residential area across the street, it will be difficult to return for half a day. Thinking of the assassination case, I have to pay attention to my alibi.’

As much as Narcissa came to the workshop to meet Lennok, being away for a long time is not good for Lennok either.

In the worst case, Lennok could be framed for killing the criminal who tried to assassinate Narcissa.

Lennok was well aware of that fact, so when he decided to run away, he intended to finish the job without leaving the workshop area.

Despite the strange texture, like chewing scales and chicken skin at the same time. Lennok patiently sat down and devoured the skewers he ordered.

While chewing and swallowing skewers, they casually chat with the stall owner.

“This is quite a unique taste.”

“Is it delicious? Iron powder was sprinkled into the broth made from the skin of a lizard. I’ll supplement you with iron and nutrients.”

“… … Coke.”

“These days, young people say they hate it because they are grotesque, but you still know a little bit about taste!!”

“… … .”

Even after learning the truth he didn’t want to know, Lennok managed to calmly manage his expression.

You’ll have to go back immediately to sort out Narcissa Solmer’s assassination and discuss what to do next with Mouser.

Lennok was in no hurry, knowing that if he stayed away too long, his alibi might be questioned.

It was because he knew that the eyes of the enforcers, who seemed to have just left, were still clearly watching the area around the street.

The bailiffs seemed to have just made up their own minds and left, but that didn’t mean they had completely forgotten what to do.

They, too, are returning by looking for clues or traces that they may not know, and investigating the path they have been tracking in reverse.

Lennok knew this early on and was in no hurry to get out of the vicinity of the barrier.

The more hastily you try to move in any way, the more likely you are to be caught by the senses of those superior enforcers.

The sharp gaze that had been hovering over his head for a long time gradually faded, and only after confirming that it had completely disappeared, Lennok slowly stood up from his seat.

“Hey, I have some left over, can I not eat more? Shall I sprinkle some more iron powder?”

“… … .”

After politely refusing the stall owner’s non-consideration, Lennok immediately started walking toward Mouser’s studio.

Lennok, who took out the pendant of the Hwadeok Jingun in his hand and stared at it, quietly put it into his bosom.

“It’s not that I don’t have any income… … As a result, things got boring.”

While this work was in progress, he obtained the Hwadeok Jingun’s automatic production tool, the casting method of the Arma Delta alloy, and confirmed the traces of Pandaemonium.

The situation in which the doctor clearly obtained circumstantial evidence that he was clearly intertwined with the upper echelons of the Ex Machina.

However, even Lennok was unable to predict how things would go at this point when Narcissa, who had decided to relocate to the upper workshop district, had collapsed.

After returning to the workshop where the incident occurred and checking Narcissa’s condition, I can do anything.

After that, Lennok thought about what he had to do next, and got on a small streetcar that was running nearby.

* * *

“The bullet penetrated the lungs accurately, making it impossible to breathe on your own.”

Beep, beep, beep.

A beep that sounds regularly.

A private hospital room where cold sunlight permeates.

Lennok looked down at Narcissa’s face as she lay with her eyes closed, wearing a respirator.

Next to Lennok, the doctor wearing a white coat and holding a medical examination slip spoke quietly.

“It is difficult to maintain life without the help of a respiratory system, and a caregiver will be present 24 hours a day to check on the condition.”

“… … .”

Mouser asked instead of the thoughtful Lennok.

“Is there no harm in life?”

“I avoided instant death by sharing bullets with the bodyguard standing next to me… … .”

The doctor explained in a cautious tone.

“The bullet used in the assassination attempt seems to be something unusual, so I think it will be difficult for him to regain consciousness for the time being.”

“… … .”

“Still, first aid was quick and we got over the hurdle relatively easily. If the impact of the bullet had reached the spinal cord, it would have already… … .”

According to rumors, the bullet itself is possessed with a spell that is close to a curse, and it is said that it contains the power of reciprocity, which causes injury and death.

Negative assertion that it would be difficult for Narcissa, as well as the soldiers Lenok had personally repaired, to get out of bed for the time being.

If it’s fortunate, both of them have passed the biggest hurdle, and as long as a caregiver is attached, the possibility of sudden death is low.

Anyway, since Lennok and Mouser were not the guardians of Narcissa and the soldier, the two simply left the hospital room after hearing a brief explanation of the current situation.

As if to understand the confusion of the patient’s caregivers, there was a smoking area on the roof.

Following Mouser, Lennok casually took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth, leaning against the roof railing and tilting his head back.

“Are you okay?”

“hmm?”

“Aren’t you an alumnus of Mauser? It didn’t look very good.”

Of course, Lenok and Narcissa have no feelings or ties, so I don’t have any special feelings, but Mouser is different.

After all, it was while learning artisan work under the same teacher, Jingun Hwadeok.

Looking at the conversation between the two, it didn’t seem like they liked each other very much, nor did they seem to hate each other that much.

However, Mouser widened his eyes and looked this way as if he was rather amazed at Lennok’s words.

“I didn’t know you were a person who could worry like that. the city… … Wasn’t Esau famous as a crazy wizard?”

“… … .”

It seems that Mouser has also been told by ear what kind of treatment the sorcerer called Solid is being treated in the megalopolis.

Lennok stirred the smoke with a cigarette in his hand, looking dumbfounded.

“I don’t think it’s to the point of being called crazy yet.”

“Hehehe, yes. In the first place, rumors are not very believable.”

Mouser smiled like that and asked for the beginning of the year.

“That’s why I didn’t care too much when I was kicked out of Master’s workshop. I thought that the alumni who shared the joys and sorrows would respect my decision.”

“… … .”

“But it wasn’t. To Narcissa, I was nothing more than a master craftsman who neglected his responsibilities and behaved carelessly. so I… … ”

“Are you still talking about decades ago?”

A clear voice echoed from behind the two of them.

A man wearing thick glasses. The young man, who looked to be in his thirties, looked at the two and put his glasses on.

“I didn’t see him in the hospital room, so I looked for him for a while. Fortunately, you are still in the hospital.”

“Ebert.”

Mouser called the man’s name with a slightly stiff face.

“It’s been a while.”

“The last time I saw you was at the Supreme Council ten years ago, brother. How have you been?”

Ebert held out his hand with a smile.

“I heard that you were chosen by the delegation to be in charge of touring the Mage Tower, but it seems that you are all right.”

“… … I made a deal with the commissioners.”

Mouser replied with a wry smile.

“It’s not that he was unscathed, but he’s still alive and well. What are you doing here?”

“As you may know, I am working at Sister Narcissa’s workshop.”

Ebert said calmly.

“While Narcissa was away, I was in charge of the workshop, acting as the manager of the upper workshop district.”

“Right. you… … .”

Mouser looked slightly surprised, but unexpectedly seemed to agree with the fact.

Perhaps the man named Ebert in front of him was also an outstanding craftsman who could be compared to them, or a person with a strong position.

Ebert pulled out a small notepad from within his arms and lifted up his glasses.

“Your sister belonged to the Warhammer faction, and the fact that the Side Squad was involved in this incident has been revealed, so the aftermath will be formidable.”

Side Squad is an armed force created for the powers of Machine City, including Ex Machina.

The fact that they tried to assassinate Narcissa Solmer, a member of the Ex Machina committee, is enough to cause a stir inside the council.

“As much as that, I think I will have to appear at Ex Machina for a while, so I’m going to take care of what I have to do in advance.”

“What I have to do, Narcissa lost consciousness, and in fact this… … .”

“My sister has already made the decision to relocate Craftsman Lyman’s workshop to a higher-level workshop district, and in the meantime has notified the superiors.”

“… … .”

Did he finish all the work and finish the notification in the short time he left the studio?

She was so quick and knife-like that even Lennok, who saw her for the first time today, admired her in terms of her job handling skills.

But Ebert’s words did not end there.

“However, the Hwadeok Jingun’s pendant, which should have been used as circumstantial evidence of this incident, was lost during the incident, and the basis for the previous decision that sister notified has disappeared.”

“… … so?”

“Before visiting the ward, we contacted the Ex Machina leadership and coordinated the agenda.”

said Ebert.

“The transfer itself as a high-level workshop area proceeds according to the procedure. However, he said that he had to respond to the summons of the Ex Machina for that verification. but-”

Ebert looked around and quietly whispered so that only the two of them could hear.

“Maybe, that muster position… … There is a story that it might become the Simseonggwan under the sea barrier.”