Genius Wizard Takes Medicine [EN]: Chapter 138

“!!!!”The person inside, gripping the steering wheel, seemed flustered, but that was it.”Haa…”Renok, having stopped the car and stepped out of the driver’s seat, rummaged through his inner pocket.Davi, who had been sitting in the passenger seat, leaped and landed on Renok’s shoulder.As Renok turned his gaze, Davi, who had been in the form of a fox, transformed into an orb of electricity.Since Davi’s appearance had been revealed in front of Aris, it was necessary to disguise him appropriately when going around as ‘Ban’.Approaching the overturned car, Renok tapped on the flipped-over window.”Roll down the window.””……”There was no reply.He took out his revolver from his inner pocket and lightly fired a shot.Taang!!The resounding gunshot caused the citizens who had been watching to quickly scatter.The outskirts of a megacity. A lawless zone where such incidents occur almost daily.It would take a while for the police and other law enforcement to arrive. The citizens living here were already accustomed to such conflicts.The glass was cracked. It didn’t break in one shot, so it must be bulletproof.But it wouldn’t last long.If they didn’t want to come out, he would have to make them want to.Just as Renok thought this and was about to pull the trigger again, the window slowly rolled down, revealing the man hanging upside down inside.”S-save me… I lost.”The man’s face, horribly crumpled, was flushed red, probably due to the blood rushing to his head.Just by looking at him, it was clear that he was not someone related to magic.Instead of replying, Renok pulled out a nutritional supplement from his inner pocket and poured it into his mouth.It was supposed to contain ingredients that help eliminate fatigue by dilating blood vessels, but he didn’t really feel it.’Once I finish this, I should try a new product.’Among the products listed on the auction site, there were some imported from other cities, not made in Vulcan. He was thinking of trying those this time.The man looked up at Renok with a horrified expression, watching him take his nutritional supplement while leaving him hanging in front of him.”They say the magician from District 49 is terribly concerned about his health… The rumors were true.””Are such strange rumors spreading?”He had been taking various medications while carrying out his requests lately, and it seemed that strange eyewitness accounts were spreading.It wasn’t wrong, so there was nothing he could do about it.The man swallowed nervously, then slowly opened the car door and crawled out.”…I’ll hand over the item. If I was caught this quickly, there’s nothing I can do.””Quick judgment. Hand it over.”The man, with trembling hands, handed over a small item wrapped in paper.Renok held out the item towards Davi, who was floating above his shoulder, and asked.”How is it?”[Analysis complete in 2 seconds… Detected electromagnetic waves specialized in stimulating the user’s nerves. It is presumed to be a low-quality electronic drug.]”Confirmed.”The electronic drug, which should have been undergoing disposal, had gone missing along the way.Renok’s task in this designated request was to retrieve that drug.The client was anonymous, but it was probably one of the organizations that specialized in distributing such drugs to make a profit.It was clear that this was a request that didn’t particularly stimulate Renok’s morality, while also being well-paid, and perfect for testing how much respect Renok was currently receiving.At the time of the request, the client had said that it was okay to dispose of the drug, but considering the additional option of a reward for bringing it back, it seemed better to take it with him.”A-are you going to spare me?””Now that I’ve found what I needed, there’s no need to kill you…”Taang!!Before Renok could finish his sentence, a gunshot rang out, and the man collapsed, blood splattering from his temple.The speed of the abnormally fast bullet was such that Renok could only manage to raise a shield.”Alright, that’s enough.”A man with a long, horse-like face, wearing sunglasses, waved his hand while crouching on a streetlight.In his hand, he held a pistol with an unusually long barrel.”I thought you were going to escape well, but how could you mess things up at the end? Driver. You should have driven the taxi properly to your destination.”Chase (2)”……..””But since you failed, I’ll replace the fare with a bullet.”Renok ignored the man’s muttering and silently stretched his body.As he massaged his stiff shoulders, his dormant magic began to rise.This man was probably a member of the group that had stolen the electronic drug.And the reason he appeared in front of him at this moment didn’t need to be stated.The man, having pushed up his sunglasses, looked down at Renok with gleaming eyes.”Ban of District 49. They say you’re the rising star in this scene these days. Jenny, that woman, is rumored to have picked up something amazing.””So?””Rumor has it that you’re a level 5 magician or higher… Let’s see if my bullets can pierce that great magician.”His bizarre behavior was enough to make anyone lose their mind just by listening.The reason why Renok, despite being considered a high-level magician, could encounter a madman who would attack him rather than avoid him, was precisely because of this district.A lawless zone of the survival of the fittest.But without directly testing their strength, no one judges their own limits.They steal, kill, and plunder as much as they can.”Hoo…”Renok sighed and took out a cigarette from his inner pocket.He had been trying hard not to smoke since he started taking on designated requests again, but it wasn’t easy.There were too many people in this city who were crazy about money and pleasure, and they were all busy interfering with Renok’s work.Even after building up his reputation and showing off his power, it was still not enough.The magician Ban was already treated as a skilled person in this district, but that was why skilled individuals and organizations were starting to get involved.”Yeah, I didn’t think it would be easy.””That’s the spirit.”Fzzzzzt!!!As Renok walked forward, electricity crackled between his fingers and trailed on the ground.The man, slightly lifting his sunglasses, pulled back the slide.The overturned car burst apart from the pressure of magic, and at the same time, the two clashed.#Kooong!!Renok put down the large sack he had been carrying on his back.The sound was heavy. The sack was opaque, so the contents were not visible, but no one was unaware of the smell of blood emanating from it.A low silence descended upon the bar, which was full of customers.Jenny, who had been making cocktails, frowned.”Ban. I told you to come in through the back door when you bring something like that.””I thought I should hand it over right away.”He took out the electronic drug kit from his inner pocket and placed it on the bar. There was a bit of blood on the kit’s case.Watching Jenny carefully pick it up and throw it into a bag behind her, Renok said.”A sharpshooter wearing sunglasses. He used a unique pistol. Find out how much he’s related to this request.””Is he alive?””Hmm, I don’t know…”Renok muttered as he pulled out a chair and sat at the end of the bar.He was not an easy opponent.He showed bizarre movements, more so than superhumans who manipulated magic through body modifications, but he wasn’t completely unable to use magic.The man’s fighting style, which involved traversing the streets with various mechanical devices and firing bullets imbued with magic, was more dirty than dangerous.It was to the point that Renok had to put in effort to leave the corpse intact.He was that kind of enemy.”I’m not sure.””Haa…”Jenny sighed and picked up the phone to call someone.Soon, a small shadow appeared from behind the bar.A boy with a stubborn expression. A face familiar to Renok.The blood mage, Ryan Eiter.Renok smiled faintly and waved his hand.”Long time no see, kid.””…Who are you calling a kid?”The boy grumbled, but still struggled to lift the sack Renok had put down.It was a sack containing an adult man, but the boy somehow managed to lift it with his small frame and disappeared behind the bar.It had been almost a month since the city government’s inspection ended, but the boy was still working as a freelancer at Jenny’s bar.He felt that using blood magic through Jenny’s mediation was much more efficient than running a business alone in District 44.As a result, Jenny’s connections and skills stood out, but it wasn’t a bad thing for Renok either.Ryan’s blood magic sometimes allowed him to extract specific information through blood to a surprising degree, which was an unexpected help in solving requests.In addition, Ryan’s personality, which didn’t want to be a burden, was quite well-suited to this district, and he seemed to be adapting to his life as a freelancer at a young age.Only after the ominous object disappeared did the other customers in the bar turn their attention back and start chatting again.Despite the grim scene, no one in this place was surprised or made a fuss.In the first place, most of the customers who visited her bar were either used to such scenes or had no interest in them.#”…The test results are out. What do you want to hear first?”Ryan quickly came out with the results.Even though he was skilled in blood magic, his work was quite fast.There was a reason why Jenny kept using the boy, even while grumbling about his grumpy attitude.”Just list them all.””Male, 38 years old. Right-handed. Special note: one eye has very poor vision, and the other is a prosthetic. Jorden’s diagnosis shows 78% of his body is modified. Magic power is about the same level as a level 1 magician.””That’s not what I asked.”Jenny frowned.”That kind of cheap personal information is something you can find all over the deep web. Tell me about genetic diseases or origins that can be confirmed through blood.””…There are impurities mixed in the blood, so there isn’t much information I can be sure of. He’s of mixed South Continent descent and enjoyed drinking unrefined alcohol. There are no particular genetic diseases, but his body is quite receptive to magic.””Mixed South Continent descent, and a guy who enjoys cheap alcohol…””They were quite famous for their strong bonds and living in groups, right? It’s highly likely to be an underground organization that flowed in from the outside.”Jenny and Renok quickly exchanged opinions.”Cartel or Mafia. If not, the Righteous Harmony Society (正華會).””Either way, we’ll find the answer quickly if we focus on organizations that have recently received external power.””I’ll contact the client. With this much information, it’s enough to negotiate for an additional incentive.””There’s a little bit of my share in there too, right…?”Jenny, completely ignoring Ryan’s words as he asked with an uneasy expression, bent down under the bar.Renok, having confirmed Jenny’s figure diligently typing on the keyboard after immediately accessing the deep web, stubbed out the cigarette he had been holding in his mouth in the ashtray.Her attitude of not just handing over the drug kit but actively negotiating the reward for the request was not bad.From the client’s perspective, they would hardly be stingy about paying incentives based on the results of the work.In short, the job of a broker is how well they can package the work done by freelancers and enter negotiations.And Jenny had never brought results below expectations in any work related to Renok.”It’s done. I think we can get about 100 million cells more. It seems they are considering not only tracking down the organization but also retaking their base, but we decided to stop that for now.””Okay.”If an organization that included a gunman like the sunglasses man Renok killed was involved, there was no telling how far they would have to dig to completely finish the job.In the previous cases, he had deliberately participated in long-term projects to rapidly increase his reputation,