Magic Council
It was rare for this organization, which could decide the fate of the entire Magic World, and even the fate of the entire Fiore Kingdom, to be as noisy as a market at this moment.
The reason for this was naturally because of the 500 million J that President Go had demanded. In fact, even President Go himself knew that the council would not give him 500 million J. After all, the council's annual income was only 400 million J. If they gave him 500 million, not to mention the operation of the entire huge organization, they would not even be able to pay the salaries of the staff.
However, that was how business was. He had to raise the price and pay back the money on the spot. Moreover, he could use this matter to let Urrutia make another great contribution.
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"Urrutia! Don't play during the meeting." An old man who looked like a tanuki roared at Urutia, who was playing with a crystal ball. His name was Michelo.
As for Urrutia, it was as if he did not hear him. He continued to control the crystal ball and fly around, looking very happy.
"Damn it!" The tanuki old man, who had been completely ignored, flew into a rage. However, he could do nothing about Urrutia and could only say hatefully,""Why is there such a brat in the council?”
"Because her magic power is high and her contribution is great, old man.”A blue-haired youth said.
"Show some respect! Zekrein!" A man wearing sunglasses glared at the young man.
"Stop arguing!" Chief Councilman Ao Gu, who had been resting with his eyes closed, angrily knocked the floor with his scepter to stop the quarreling crowd. In the current council, since the president was seriously ill and recuperating at home, Augustin, the chief councilman, had become the actual leader of the organization.
"The most important thing now is to chase away the dragon and solve the crisis in the capital, not to talk nonsense here.”
"But, Mr. Ao Gu, even if we are willing to fork out 500 million J, can Okita Sogo deal with that dragon? That was the monster that killed Sir Strangle.”A woman asked.
"Yes, he should be able to. He is a Dragon Destroyer High Mage. Moreover, if he didn't have the ability, he wouldn't have offered such a price.”Ao Gu was someone who knew a little about Guru's background, but he did not want to spread the news that Guru had already reached the abyssal level because the abyssal level was too powerful. Under the circumstances where the Four Heavenly Kings of Ishkal did not want to take action at all, the council simply did not have the ability to deal with a monster like Guru.
Once the news of General Guru becoming an abyssal level was leaked, the royal family or some Dark Guilds would inevitably try to win General Guru over. This might affect the Council's secret rule over this country.
"I also believe that Okita-san has the ability to do so. Makarov will not joke about such a major issue.”The person who spoke was Yajima, Makarov's best friend when he was young.
"Even if Okita-san can solve this problem, we still can't afford 500 million J, right?”Another councilman said worriedly.
"Hmph, this brat only cares about his own interests in the face of a national crisis. He even took the opportunity to threaten the council. This kind of behavior is no different from the Dark Guild.”The old man who looked like a tanuki said with a righteous expression.
"That's true. Okita Sogo is truly lawless. I heard that two archdukes were mysteriously killed after offending him.”The sunglasses man, Lei Zhi, said. He seemed to want to turn this place into a meeting to criticize General Wu.
"You can't say that, old man. When you ask others to do something for the country, have you ever thought about what this corrupt country has done for us? Other than collecting taxes, there's nothing else.”
"Zekrein, how can you, as a councilor, say such things!!!”Michelo pointed at Zekrein, his body trembling with anger.
"Hmph, I'm just telling the truth. Also, I seem to remember that the Magic Council is an organization that serves all Magic Shooters, not the lackeys of the royal family and nobles.”
Urutia, who had been ignoring everyone and playing with the crystal ball by himself, looked at Sequrein in amusement and thought disdainfully,""What a sad man. He always thought that he was scheming against others, but he didn't know that he was just an abandoned pawn. Now, he's actually speaking up for a man who wrote a kill order on him. What an idiot."
"Enough!" Ao Gu spoke again, interrupting the quarreling crowd.
"Don't mention Okita-san again. What he needed to do now was to solve the 500 million J problem.”Ao Gu stole a glance at Urrutia and heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that her expression was normal.
Ao Gu knew that General Enlightenment and Urudia were inextricably linked, but he did not know what their relationship was.
In the evaluation report that the council had secretly made on Sogo, it was written that Okita Sogo was a cold and heartless person. He did not show any mercy when killing women during missions and did not show any mercy to women. However, he seemed to have a hobby of collecting top-notch women. He spent a huge sum of money to build the legendary building "House of All Things" to hide his mistress. Currently, he was living with two top-notch women…
And Urrutia was a woman who had beauty, wisdom, magic, and status. If Sogo wanted to pursue her, then everything made sense.
Ao Gu adjusted his tone and said to Urrutia,"" Urrutia, you're one of the heads of our finance department. You should know that it's impossible for us to fork out 500 million J in our current situation. I know that you have some friendship with Okita, so can you go and mediate with him immediately? After all, time waits for no man. That dragon has already destroyed two towns.”
Upon hearing Ao Gu's words, Urrutia finally put down the crystal ball in his hand and said seriously,""I do have some friendship with Okita-san, but other things are fine, but when it comes to money…that guy doesn't recognize anyone.”After saying that, Urrutia put on a troubled expression.
"Please, you have to convince him. The lives of one million people in the capital and the authority of our council all depend on you.”As he spoke, Ao Gu walked up to Urrutia and bowed deeply.
The other councilmen didn't care whether they were willing or not. Since their boss had done this, they had to put on an act. This was the so-called politics.
Just like that, the eight most powerful figures in the Magic World bowed deeply in front of Urrutia.
" What are you doing? As a member of the council, even if you don't say anything, I will try my best to convince him, no matter how great the sacrifice is.”Urrutia pretended to be resolute.
"Thank you." Ao Gu was moved.
"I will." As soon as he finished speaking, Urrutia disappeared from the Council's grand hall.
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