The Blockhead Became an Overpowered Magician - Chapter 44



44 – Intelligence, Intelligence (2)

The intelligence department of the Kingdom of Elundis.

There was no separate name given to this institution, which was organized directly under the King.

The Ministry of Information was just the Ministry of Intelligence.

And it was the same for the affiliated agents.

Yesterday a person called himself Thomas, but today he came up to me introducing himself as Smith.

In the original work, intelligence agents had something in common with Rogera. The point was that if something was forgettable, it would pop out.

The Intelligence Department had the role of occasionally appearing and distributing useful information.

Even during war, he did not go directly to the battlefield, but only quietly played an active role in the enemy’s lines or behind the scenes.

It was truly an example of working in the dark.

“Did someone from the intelligence department come?”

“Yes. I’m curious? Should I tell you?”

When Rosera spoke with a playful expression, Ern responded.

“…Tap owner, are you still drinking-“

“…I’m just kidding. Let me tell you, I’m not the kind of agent you usually think of.”

The Intelligence Department was divided into two branches.

An agent who hides his/her identity and operates both domestically and internationally, and a person who reveals his/her identity and moves relatively freely.

“He was a person who knew people in the magic world from the beginning.”

It was the latter who visited the Magic Tower.

“What did you do when you arrived? Oh, that’s right, I came here and played at the casino for a while…”

“…Casino?”

Ern had forgotten for a moment.

There was a casino room inside the Sensia Magic Tower.

“Yes. They played some games there and checked.”

“Tap owner, I’m sorry, but why on earth is that there…?”

Sensia Magic Tower and gambling hall.

It was a combination of words that would never be seen in one sentence.

“Once upon a time, the Ministry of Intelligence gave me a request to enchant furniture and devices that could be used in casinos.”

Rosera shrugged her shoulders and continued.

“It was a bit strange, but they said that our school is a small group, so there is no chance of information leaking out.”

It was a Sensia Magic Tower hidden in a veil.

If the Ministry of Information wanted to request outsourcing or seek cooperation, this was the perfect place.

“…I see. Did you give it any magic?”

Ern asked out of pure curiosity.

This was because it was the first time that the Ministry of Intelligence had carried out operations related to casinos.

“Lily did most of the work, but she designed the magic to manipulate probability.”

“….”

As soon as Ern heard ‘probability manipulation’, he felt like his teeth were shaking. It was a bad memory.

Rogera interpreted Ern’s stiff expression differently.

“Oh, don’t worry. He assured me that it won’t be used in our kingdom.”

In that case, it means distributing the manipulated machines to foreign countries.

‘Why are there all these operations…? .’

A probability manipulation gamble designed by the Kingdom’s Intelligence Department… ?

It was an operation that even Ern, a prominent player in the game, had never heard of.

‘It was either discarded or hidden well until the end.’

“…I see.”

“And then we had a chat.”

“Was it about black magic?”

Rogera nodded in the affirmative.

‘Well, it wouldn’t be strange if the scope of activities gradually expands.’

By now, agents would be working hard to gather information about black magic.

However, there would be difficulties in carrying out this mission properly. Especially if the intelligence department acts alone.

It was not a question of competency. Because it was unprecedented in the first place.

It was an incident where the existence of black magic, which had only been spread as a ghost story, came to the surface.

Naturally, there was no choice but to receive cooperation from the magic world.

“First of all, it looks like he only quietly asked for help from top lords who participated in the palace meeting.”

Rogera took out a thick stack of documents from a drawer and handed them to Ern.

『Situation Report』

It was a simple and clear title.

‘It’s like an intelligence agency.’

“It was created based on the attack that Princess Eisenbern received.”

The Eve attack proceeded in four stages.

First, subdue one knight with explosive words.

Second, send out the chimera and engage in a full-scale battle.

Third, devil worshipers assist the battlefield through black magic.

Fourth, targeting Eve with ‘Devil Worm’.

Based on this, the intelligence agency collected all the cases suspected of being related.

As Ern turned the pages, all the events that occurred throughout the kingdom were organized by field.

『Person missing/death』

『Livestock disappearance/death』

『Monster Unusual Phenomenon』

『Other Phenomenon』

When the battle was over, the devil worshipers and chimeras turned to dust and disappeared, so this was for the best.

‘But it’s really amazing.’

Ern was impressed as she measured the thickness of the report with her hands.

The court meeting was held before the semester began. And now, only the first week of the semester is over.

It meant that this much information was collected and organized in such a short period of time.

It seemed clear that the agent had been replaced.

‘Somehow I knew it well.’

As players grew up inside the academy and played outside, the intelligence agents always took on the attitude that they knew something.

-Thank you for your hard work. We will take care of everything after this.

Typically, once the battle with the devil was over, the agents skillfully cleaned up the scene.

After reading this report, there seemed to be sufficient grounds for such confidence.

‘If only we had already collected this much information… There’s quite a lot to look forward to in the future, right?’

When I played the game, I skipped it thinking, ‘I’m an intelligence agency, so I guess I know something vaguely.’

But now I know for sure. That knowledge was built up through blood, sweat, and tears.

‘… If you work like this all the time, it’s no wonder your personality changes so much.’

Some of the agents we met in the original work… It was really desolate.

Ern expressed regret in his heart.

“Can I take a closer look at this?”

“Okay then. Don’t worry about it and read it slowly. I just need to study magic.”

Rosera took out the magic book, opened it, and then tried to get up to get her drink.

But she gave up her thoughts when the image of Ern reading her report with concentration caught her eye.

‘… ‘I’ll have to pass on today.’

It seemed obvious that he was drinking again after committing an incident a little while ago.

‘I can’t believe I’m in a dream…. It’s not a child….’

Rosera still felt her face getting hot.

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Meanwhile, Ern was skimming through her report.

‘The direction is right, but….’

First of all, the chimera did not appear out of thin air.

Whether it was an animal or a monster, materials needed to be created were necessary.

The warlock was the same.

Devil worshipers were created when ordinary humans entered into a contract.

‘The problem is that there are too many cases investigated.’

If all the cases listed in the report were related to black magic, this country would have been ruined long ago.

‘It’s not the time yet.’

Now was the time when demons were gradually expanding their influence in this world.

Unfortunately, there was nothing Ern could do about the devil.

It was already decided that demons would cross the ‘line’ and reach out to humans. It was like a kind of law.

The report included cases where animals were simply stolen, cases where livestock were taken by monsters, cases where people were lost and lost in the forest, etc.

“Did the intelligence officer say anything else?”

“I asked you to take a look at this and let me know if you have any guesses.”

“Umm…”

It was all well and good to be possessed and to have knowledge of the future, but there were clear limitations.

All episodes were conducted from the perspective of academy students.

I would have gladly played the game as a different character, but the player character was fixed.

Ern was keenly aware of the current situation inside the academy and news from Kagon.

However, information beyond that scope was bound to be poor.

Even Ern did not know whether the ‘Rover Pale Ranch cattle killing incident’ mentioned in the report was the work of devil worshipers or monsters.

‘Galen and other big names won’t even be mentioned here.’

The devil worshipers who attacked Eve were the type of people who had lost their minds.

In other words, minnows who leave traces because they do not do their work neatly.

I think what they did was probably somewhere in this report.

But in the case of named villains, it was different.

They were meticulous.

Right now, Galen also maintains a good reputation at the academy.

“Isn’t it easy?”

“Yes. It’s hard to make a judgment since I haven’t been to the site in person.”

“That’s right. In fact, I think the Ministry of Information may have given it to them just out of curiosity.”

“Are there any incidents that happened around here?”

“Oh, I think there were a few.”

Rogera stretched out his arms and began to turn the pages.

“This one… And there was something here too…”

She quickly handed over her papers to Ern one by one.

‘I remembered all this… ?’

As expected, it seemed like not everyone could become an archmage.

Ern carefully read the cases selected by Rogera.

‘Oh, wait a minute, this incident….’

Ern knew quite a bit about Kagon.

Geography, NPC quests, adventurer requests, etc.

And Ern also knew who was infiltrating this city.

‘It’s an event that will happen a little later.’

Not only was the other person meticulous, but they had not even started their activities properly yet.

In other words, there was no justification for killing them.

‘If we put this together well, something might work out… ?’

Ern felt like the pieces of the puzzle were coming together one by one in her head.