How to Live as a Knight After the Ending - Chapter 22
Only Noblemtl
Episode 22. Blossom Tier (2)
“The job is done.”
“The job is done. There are still things that haven’t been calculated yet. For example, someone suddenly sounded the alarm and made Carl Jackson run away.”
The team leader’s face hardened at those words.
Ossian was saying that things were getting worse now because of the Blossom Tier people.
Actually, that wasn’t wrong.
Because the one who messed with the rat that was being used for necromancy was a team member sent from Blossom Tier.
Because of that, Carl Jackson realized that he was being followed and chose to run away.
However, the team leader could not accept it as it was, so he pretended not to know.
“We don’t know. If you got caught, it would be you.”
The team leader said that and glared at Ossian.
It was a threatening look that said, “What can a mere problem solver do?”
Ossian did not avoid eye contact even when meeting the team leader’s gaze.
At that sight, a faint tendon appeared on the team leader’s forehead.
‘Subcontractor.’
How can you be so arrogant just because you succeeded in one request?
Hostility emanated from the Blossom Tier guards.
Ossian pointed to one side of the alley without changing his expression even in the face of such hostility.
“What really matters is over there.”
In the direction that Ossian pointed, there was a dark magic girl.
His half-open eyes, as if he had just come to his senses, looked quite dazed.
“I heard they came from the Warlock Guild, and they wanted to take Carl Jackson, whom I captured, away without permission.”
“what……?”
“Isn’t this something that wasn’t in the request? Another warlock suddenly intervened and tried to steal the target. I heard that all I had to do was capture Carl Jackson.”
“… … .”
As the team leader’s face crumpled, Lorraine stepped forward.
“The omission of information in the request is clearly your fault. I think it would be best not to even think about holding onto that.”
“… … Lorraine Fonk.”
The team leader recognized Lorraine and called her name.
There was a hint of trepidation and a faint respect in his voice, rather than a look of contempt for the troubleshooter.
Ossian looked back at Lorraine with a look of surprise at her appearance.
I thought he was someone who just wanted to be treated as a senior, but it seems he had a better name than I thought.
Lorraine also felt the gaze and shrugged her shoulders slightly with pride.
You see? That’s just the way I am.
She said it with her actions. Of course, she didn’t stop supporting Ossian at the same time.
“Or are we going to argue about who did well and who did badly here? Then we’ll have no choice but to rely on the power of the union.”
“that…….”
It was only natural that they would be in trouble if the story got into the realm of brokerage associations.
But that doesn’t mean you can just sit back and do nothing.
As the team leader was pondering what to do, one of the team members waiting behind him shouted.
“How can a mere troubleshooter like Naburang be so arrogant!”
“What? You damn troubleshooter?”
Lorraine’s expression hardened coldly.
Her sharp gaze glared at the company security guard who had just spoken.
The guard was not that old. Rather, he was young and energetic.
He was a man who was proud of his entry into the company, and so he looked down on the problem solver.
Lorraine laughed at such expenses.
“Yeah. Of course there are. Those idiots who don’t even know the difference in skill and just go at it. Do you know what usually happens to those guys?”
Lorraine raised her finger into the shape of a gun and aimed it at the other man’s forehead.
“It’s like having a hole in your head. Then the air will be better and you’ll have less to think about, so it’ll be better, right?”
The expressions of the Blossom Tier guards turned fierce at that blatant provocation.
In that tense situation, the team leader suppressed his anger and asked.
“So what do you want?”
“I think we need to re-evaluate the salary.”
“The request has already been completed. Do you think it would be appropriate to change the conditions now?”
“That was true when you guys gave me the proper request. Things are different now. If you don’t accept the conditions, then there’s nothing we can do.”
“What are you talking about?”
“Do you see that girl over there? I told you earlier. She’s from the Black Magician’s Union.”
The team leader’s face was distorted with a sinister look.
“no way…….”
“If you don’t accept the conditions, I’ll hand over Carl Jackson to that girl over there.”
“You’re canceling the order now? Do you know how much the cancellation fee is if you cancel in the middle?”
“They seem to want Carl Jackson too, but won’t they pay him better? Even including the penalty we have to pay.”
“… … .”
The team leader glared at Lorraine with an even more fearful expression.
His hand was moving slightly towards her waist.
It looked like he wanted to pull out a gun and shoot at any moment.
“stop.”
At that moment, Ossian naturally stood between Lorraine and the team leader.
He said this while staring at the team leader with a blank face, as if nothing had happened in this serious atmosphere.
“If you pull it out there, they won’t give you any mercy.”
The team leader was dumbfounded by Ossian’s words.
As a formal employee of a company, I felt annoyed by the fact that a day-to-day problem solver was trying to compete with me.
I felt like pulling out my gun and swearing at any moment.
But the team leader couldn’t draw his gun.
Because it was as if his hands were frozen and he didn’t move.
‘What is it? Why is it like this?’
He found it odd that his instincts were so alarming.
At that moment, one of his subordinates who was observing the situation approached him and whispered something in his ear.
“Excuse me, Team Leader. That black magician lady over there. That’s her.”
I’m already so annoyed.
The team leader growled, his face distorted.
“Hey you punk. If you say that, how would I know? Who is that person?”
“You know, that genius who’s been gaining fame in the Black Magician’s Union recently.”
“Could it be Elise Denarova?”
“Yes. I think that Elise is right.”
The team leader’s gaze turned back to the warlock standing in the alley.
A doll-like, expressionless face that shows no emotions and cold-looking silver hair.
It was clearly the same as the personal information of Elise Denarova in his memory.
‘What the hell. Why is that woman here?’
A genius who became a 4-star warlock at a young age came all the way to a place like this to catch a guy like Carl Jackson?
That wasn’t the point.
If Elise herself had come forward, it meant that the Warlocks’ Union was serious about capturing Carl Jackson.
If things continue like this, Carl Jackson will be taken away by the warlocks.
The moment she saw the anxious expression on the team leader’s face, Lorraine thought that things were going well.
“I already told you the conditions. The choice is yours.”
“that…….”
“Are you going to accept it? Or are you going to reject it? If you reject it, I’ll talk to the other person.”
The team leader realized that further discussion was pointless and closed his mouth midway.
What if the runaway Carl Jackson falls into the hands of the Warlocks’ Union?
‘I wonder if it would be better to scare them a little and use that as a threat.’
Judging from the reaction, it was clear that Ossian had engaged and won against Elise Denarova.
That meant he was a strong man who could do nothing.
The team leader bowed his head after much thought.
“Okay, I understand. However, I cannot make a decision on my own, so I will contact the headquarters.”
“I can wait as long as you want. I would like you to make a decision as quickly as possible.”
“… … It won’t take long.”
The team leader said so and told his subordinates to contact the company immediately.
Lorraine sighed in relief at the sight.
“Is this all done?”
“Oh? You have to wait a bit. They have to give you a definite answer. Of course, if you look at the way things are going, they’ll probably accept our terms.”
“That’s unexpected. I thought you knew how to fight.”
“If possible, it’s better not to fight. Of course, if the other side is being unreasonable, I have no intention of avoiding it either.”
Lorraine advised that troubleshooters need to be strong because they cannot afford to be looked down on wherever they go.
While he was feeling a strange admiration for it, someone approached Ossian.
It was Elise Denarova.
“What? You haven’t gone yet?”
Ossian spoke in a cold voice as he watched Elise staring at him silently.
If Lorraine hadn’t stopped him right away, Ossian would have just cut off her head.
Even the person who faced it directly would not know that he almost died.
Nevertheless, Elise approached Ossian.
It was because his curiosity was greater than his fear of Ossian, who might kill him.
“You. What’s your name?”
“what?”
“name.”
Ossian frowned sharply as he watched Elise speak briefly.
Why are you suddenly asking my name?
But Lorraine, who was watching from the side, opened her eyes wide in disbelief.
That Elise Denarova talking to you and asking for your name?
Lorraine didn’t know Elise all that well, but she had heard rumors about her.
A genius warlock who lacks emotions. A wax doll who doesn’t even talk to anyone.
It was Elise who asked Ossian his name first.
What was more surprising was Ossian’s reaction.
“Albert.”
“… … ?”
“My name is Albert.”
“Albert… … .”
Elise muttered the name, turned around, and left.
As he went, he didn’t forget to pick up the bone mask that Ossian had torn apart.
Lorraine watched the scene in bewilderment, and when Elise disappeared completely from sight, she asked Ossian.
“Why didn’t you tell me your real name?”
“Rather, I would like to ask this. Why should I tell you?”
“What? Why? Of course, if you make friends with a warlock like that, it will be helpful for a long time!”
Ossian frowned at Lorraine’s words.
“No need. Why should a knight hang out with a dirty warlock?”
“no…….”
I knew he was crazy to begin with, but he turned out to be even crazier!
‘No, but rather, was the knight concept that thoroughly maintained?’
Lorraine took a deep breath and asked.
“But you could have at least told me your name.”
“There is only one reason why that warlock is interested in me. He must be after my body.”
“… … I don’t understand even more. Why are you targeting my body?”
“He’s going to kill me and make me his servant. Isn’t that obvious?”
Isn’t that a complete delusion?
Lorraine shook her head.
*
“It failed.”
Elise contacted the union through her portable communicator.
[… … That’s unexpected. I thought you would succeed since you are such a talented person.]
“There was a capable problem solver.”
[I see. I guess I’m a step late. Can’t help it.]
Elise was actually not late, but rather lost the fight with the troubleshooter.
The person on the other end of the line didn’t ask why and just guessed as he pleased.
This was possible because I trusted Elise’s skills to that extent.
[Come back now.]
“yes.”
Elise cut off the communication.
“… …Albert.”
She walked with unsteady steps and unconsciously muttered the name.
She recalled the movements Ossian had shown her just now.
Even the shape of his sharp muscles protruding above his coat as he swung his sword.
She could tell when she touched the body.
That it was a body more exquisite than any body I had ever seen.
A faint blush appeared on Elise’s cheeks.
‘Then I’m sure he’ll make a great skeleton.’