Episode 2 of the Overly Competent Villain

West(2)

Except for a few cities near the coast, most of the west was a wasteland, and it was also a place where the power of the central government did not work well.

The eastern part connected to the southern part or the eastern part represented by the peninsula under the Sigar or snowy mountains. The vast territory, which is incomparable to the northern part, called the land of extremes, inevitably brought to the fore the issue of security.

To put it simply, it is difficult to distinguish between criminals and civilians here. This guy and that guy each have a gun in their hand, but in the vast wasteland, no matter who they kill, they just bury it in an empty field.

Those who have settled down are residents of the Pioneer Village.

If you rob people who come and go in your place, you are a thief.

A militia that stands guard to protect its own village.

If you shoot and kill passing criminals and take them away, you are a bounty hunter.

The crazy thing is that one person can do all of this in turn.

In other words, if they are wrong, they turn into a group of thieves, attack a colleague who robbed a bank together, and act as a bounty hunter, or transform into a wealthy businessman and become the boss of a gang who supplies goods to stores.

Truly the land of outlaws. It was only natural that the imperial bureaucrats and officers from the National Security Agency, who were new to this place, were trembling.

The president of Herpeson Transportation, which serves as a logistics hub in the middle of the wasteland, was also a resident who had the other side of such a lawless zone.

Ronin Herpeson.

With a prosperous transportation business in Danian City, he is a wealthy businessman who travels the trade routes of the wasteland with hundreds of trucks to move goods, but behind the scenes, he is also a gang boss who transports bootleggers and illegal immigrants.

As the boss of the fledgling Herpeson family, the reason why he is thriving in a prosperous business is Ronin’s outstanding skills, but there is another secret to growing this fast in a short time.

“Really? That Jacques Pietro is behind Herpesson?”

“That’s right. I’ve seen that Ronin drink with Jacques Pietro. Why the bar with Lena?”

West.

This place is often referred to as the lawless zone.

But that is half right and half wrong.

Even in this lawless zone, the law exists and rules and regulations are established. The law’s name is Jacques Pietro.

It occupied the fertile ports of the west, unified the transportation routes in the wasteland, made each city organically connected, and protected cities and towns from the notorious wasteland bandits.

Reaching Jacques Pietro’s breath in the West meant being protected by this vast network, and the Herpesson family was also reaping the benefits.

“Boss, I’ve moved them to the safe house as you ordered.”

“hehehe, good, good. Hide it well out of sight. Is there anything else they want?”

“He wants a little kid. Perverts, what are you going to do with it?”

“Nothing. As long as you give me money.”

Ronin Herpesson smiled as she imagined the money she would make from a small side job in addition to her main job. At that time, one of the subordinates following him asked cautiously.

“I… will it be okay?”

“What do you mean, Danny?”

“If Pietro-san finds out about this—”

Ronin’s expression immediately distorted at the subordinate’s point. He glared at the subordinate who mentioned Pietro without notice, and he couldn’t hide his anxiety even though he shrank.

The Herpesons are an important gang in the city, but the reason they are not checked and attacked by their rivals is purely thanks to Jacques Pietro’s halo.

The code of Jacques Pietro, which reigns as the only law in this lawless land, clearly distinguishes what to do and what not to do.

“Shut up, Danny, don’t sprinkle vinegar on finished rice.”

The ronin’s ferocious gaze forced Danny to back down. A subordinate in the seat next to him tried to evoke the threatening atmosphere.

“Come on, the boss is shooting today, so let’s drink until our noses are crooked!”

“Okay then!”

Compassionate executives. They started to grease the unsettling boss to float it.

In the end, the atmosphere that seemed to be tough was ventilated, and the executives, including Ronin, stopped by the office.

“With the money I received from them, I’ll do it properly today–“

As soon as Ronin entered the organization’s offices, he felt uncomfortable. It doesn’t look like my usual office… An incomprehensible sense of incongruity—-

“It’s late. Were you thinking of going out for a drink late at night?

“Mr. Pietro?”

Jacques Pietro. He was sitting at his desk in my office, going through a stack of papers.

Next to him, the Heine Squad was waiting, and even seeing them armed, Ronin pretended to be as calm as possible.

“Oh, long time no see. What are you visiting for?”

“Isn’t it my life that wanders around anytime and anywhere? I came here because I remembered it.”

Ronin was stopped by the approaching Hyni Squad. When I was alone with him, it was always natural to be checked, so I couldn’t refuse.

“I see. Oh, are you done now?”

“I’ll keep the weapon for a while.”

“of course.”

Ronin pretended to be unconcerned with Zach’s sudden visit and approached the table where he was drinking beer. So did the subordinates.

“Does the beautiful woman next to you… seem like someone you haven’t seen before?”

Ronin honestly admired the platinum blonde beauty standing by Zach’s side.

Even though she is covering her body with a coat, she is a beautiful woman with striking features and sleek curves that can be seen at a glance.

What stands out most of all is the sword at the waist. In this world, kicking a sword meant being either a jerk or a true master, but Jacques Pietro wouldn’t bring a swordsman around just because he was a beauty.

In other words, that woman is quite talented.

Now, the question is, why did Jacques Pietro come here?

‘No, I couldn’t have been caught. Everything was done in secret.’

Ronin, who was nervous for nothing because of the sins he had committed, tried to calm himself down.

“Lately bought a brand new sports car? The guy with the newest engine. What a beast.”

“Oh, did you know?”

“Of course. The Mayer Group’s S-segment is something I coveted. The money seems to be good these days.”

“Ha ha ha… thanks.”

Zach was still sitting in Ronin’s seat, and Ronin and the officers naturally sat on the sofa where the subordinates sat.

“You know Kapoor?”

“Are you Kapoor?”

“It refers to those who are full of romance who dedicate their lives to tea to the point of earning too much money. Some would mock them as ‘poor’.”

“There was a saying like that. It was the first time I knew it.”

“Yeah, objectively you’re kind of a ‘poor’. You look like you’re overspending for what you’re earning. It’s a strange thing.”

Gulp, Ronin swallowed. And suddenly I remembered.

‘Well, come to think of it, how do you know I recently bought a sports car?’

Perhaps the subordinates had similar thoughts, their downy hair was standing upright.

“If you were simply one of Kapoor’s kind, I would have been paying attention and alerting you to your finances. Men in poor finances tend to look away. But if not? That’s a bigger problem.”

It’s because I’m secretly wearing another pocket.

“Oh, you misunderstand! Although I make less money than Mr. Pietro, I do manage to drive ‘one’ sports car!”

“One? At least five, Ronin. You wouldn’t say you’re going to roll only one after you’ve expanded the parking lot at your house, right?”

“Uh, how?”

“All logistics movement in this west goes through my network. Especially luxury goods. That’s money compared to goods.”

Zach threw an envelope. It is the consignment route of the latest sports car ordered by Ronin. It is also a summary of the logistics network operated by the organization.

“Logistics is honest. Profits are always proportional to the number of trucks coming and going. You run the same number of trucks as other city’s transport organizations. All the money you make is there. So what are your other pockets full? ?”

A pistol came out of Zach’s arms. Everyone seemed extremely nervous at the appearance of the pistol.

“Ronin, you’re an ambitious friend. You’re resourceful. That’s why you provided shelter for the warlocks?”

“”······!!””

The eyelids of the ronin and officers quickly flickered. Stiffened as they sat, their hearts seemed to freeze for a moment, then began to beat rapidly.

Know. Go Jacques Pietro.

“Pietro. For me, that’s…”

Ronin tried to explain something with a pale face, but Zach covered his mouth with a finger and ordered him to be quiet. In the silence he enforced, no one dared to speak.

“The same protocols always exist in my network. I will have a safe house in case of emergency. I will always keep it secret. What were you thinking of hiding the warlocks there?”

“······!!”

Ronin swallows his saliva. He didn’t know what to say. It was natural.

Warlocks were also among the criminals who came to this lawless land. How can I tell that I have a secret deal with them.

“It’s not just about providing shelter. It’s probably providing them with the supplies they need. Magic reagents, tools, and of course, that disgusting living sacrifice.”

“Heo-eok…”

One of the executives couldn’t control his rapid breathing. Despite their pitiful faces, Zach’s voice was cold.

Can not be done. I intuitively realized that this couldn’t be the case. He made his excuses in a voice as loud as the fear he felt.

“All, the others too!”

A cold gaze shuts up at him who raises his voice. Ronin tried to speak in a quieter voice than before.

“Isn’t this something other people do too…. Yes, they’re paying a lot of money as well——”

“Ronin. I’m not asking for the rice cake dumplings to get on the hands that touched the rice cakes.”

Zach’s gaze was facing Ronin from beginning to end. However, Ronin did not dare to meet his eyes.

“I think I’m a relatively tolerant person. There’s just an unacceptable line.”

Ronin was struggling to breathe. But a conclusion soon came.

“Do you know when I judge myself unacceptable? When I feel unspeakably unpleasant.”

That means one thing.

“Pi, Mr. Pietro. Boss, boss… Wait a minute.”

“And I’m offended now. Very much.”

“Can you explain——!?”

No more ronin voice leaked out.

A cold muzzle pointed at him from behind spewed fire. It was Louisa.

“”·······!?””

The executives, who witnessed the boss being killed in an instant, before they can do anything, are also pointed at the back of their heads.

-bang!

-bang!

Two executives leaning forward. Danny, who watched the scene, was frozen and unable to move.

He was dumbfounded at the corpses of Ronin and his fellow executives, whom he had served as his boss a little while ago.

‘Sah, lived?’

survived? No, haven’t you shot yet? Danny meets Zach’s unconcerned gaze, and Zach opens his mouth to Danny, who trembles.

“This place. Isn’t it like our life?”

“yes?”

Zach removes the ring from Ronin’s corpse. A skull gold ring that at some point symbolized the boss of the Herpeson family. Looking at the bloody ring, he grinned.

“It’s gorgeous to look at. It’s bright and gorgeous even on a dark night. It’s full of pleasure with expensive alcohol and beautiful women.”

“But you realize it when you’re binge drinking and getting drunk in an alley.”

“That the disgusting me in the dark and gloomy back alley is always by your side.”

A place where you can’t get out of the mud at any time. That it can always hold on to itself and drag it along.

Ronin’s cold corpse proved that. Today, a little while ago, he was showing off his new car and making a lot of noise.

Indeed, who would have predicted that he would stomp his nose into the sofa and die?

Zach handed over the bloody ring from Ronin’s corpse. Dumbfounded, it took him a long time to realize the meaning.

“From now on, the Danian City branch will have to pay 10% more. Cheer up.”

“Yes? Oh, no! Oh, I see! I won’t let you down!”

“So, where are those warlocks now?”

* * * *

black magic. In other words, when it comes to dark magic, it can be said to be a sample of the evil magic we imagine as much as its hideous name.

[Bugs are trash. It is the ‘Axis of Evil’ itself, which gains power easily and uses magic for evil purposes.]

Well, from the orthodox wizard’s point of view, it’s like that.

Warlocks were so insidious that Osman openly despised them.

Apart from talent, they can use magic relatively easily.

Unlike orthodox wizards who prioritize meticulous calculations and innate talent for mana, black magicians obtain powerful power by sacrificing hideous things such as living sacrifices and souls.

Just looking at the fact that the representative classification of black magic is corpse magic that causes corpses or blood magic that uses blood, it is inevitable that they will become a social feat.

[Come to think of it, why didn’t you think of learning black magic? It’s not like there weren’t any black magicians around.]

‘It’s not dignified.’

[elegance?]

Not all bad guys are the same bad guys. I mean, I’m a qualitatively different class from the warlocks.

[Puck.]

Even if he said that, Osman added in a subtle voice, as if he was acknowledging it in his heart.

[Well, it’s true that the level of those evil guys is low. I made such a crappy corpse golem and fell for it.]

Not going blazing. The smell of rotting corpses vibrated on the battlefield that had become honeycombed with lead bullets.

Most of the warlocks that the Heini Squad subdued, including Elysia, are either dead or burned. The problem is that the sacrificial products that Ronin saved were also found.

The sacrificial products that Ronin had saved were children who were beasts.

Children who are not even old enough to bloom in the world are skinny and wrinkled like the elderly. They don’t feel the unique liveliness of a child.

‘Osman.’

[It’s already too late. Since all vitality has been exhausted, it is no different from being dead.]

Even if I leave it like this, it won’t be long before I die. This is why black magic has no dignity.

‘Being a prisoner…’

[why?]

The experimental materials needed for black magic are usually innocent children. A child’s pure soul and clear blood and flesh are said to be compatible with black magic.

The problem is that there is a drastic limit to life force as long as it is a child, and that is why warlocks prefer ‘beast children’ to ordinary children.

Beasts, who are born with strong bones and overflowing vitality, have had a different energy since they were children.

‘I guessed, but Ronin and his gang were making deals with him.’

[If he is…]

‘He’s the only person in the west who can make deals without being restricted by me.’

“Pietro.”

It was then. Elysia had brought a man wearing a robe.

“Are you a captured warlock?”

“Yes, I’m going to hand it over to the nearest Bureau of Investigation branch.”

“What bothers you, though.”

“Pietro? Wait…!”

-bang! Tattang!

Soon, he shrugged his shoulders behind the limp corpse of the warlock.

“The black magician only needs to send a picture and a black magic detection kit. Deputy Director Rickert will be delighted.”

“·······.”

Warlocks were heinous criminals who were subject to the death penalty everywhere, so their performance would be sufficient. You don’t even have to take me alive.