Chapter 9
Translator: True Detective
Chapter 9: Please Take It Off
The Magic Tower. A giant structure that suddenly appeared in Seoul in a world where gates had opened.
A massive magic tower that crossed over from Orbis, a fantasy world where everything was achieved through magic. The greatest mages who once protected Orbis came and formed an agreement with the hunters of modern Earth.
A mutual defense treaty.
A treaty stating that in exchange for acknowledging the Orbis mages living here and their rights, they must unconditionally dispatch mages to monster invasions.
That was the first agreement modern Earthlings made with otherworldly people.
In a way, it was no different from the starting point of the peace that exists now.
Because the mages of Orbis were as outstanding as they were confident in.
Along with those words, they even revealed some of their magic research.
To show how high that technological prowess was, mages actively working at the time showed their combat power increasing by 1.5 times just by acquiring the theory.
Like that, the Magic Committee was founded centered around the Magic Tower and Orbis mages. An organization solely for mages.
The Magic Tower thus became the massive symbol of mages.
Various sects formed and split under Orbis magic, but no one could deny that the center of magic was Orbis.
Because the Corte Magic Tower, which created the click-laundry 'Wiz Clean', was also a sect formed under Orbis.
And the Guardian Stone Statue protecting that place, Pandora.
A golem that looks exactly like a human. But what was more famous than that was her appearance.
A flawless appearance, as if sculpted by carving the most beautiful woman in the world. Blue hair and blue pupils were the most representative colors of mana handled by mages.
Therefore, when talking about the Magic Tower, Pandora always came up.
"Isn't Pandora really pretty? Honestly, if she were human, she would have been a total massive hit." "She's already at celebrity level. The Magic Tower guys, they always stick Pandora's face on their products, you know?" "Rather than using a half-baked celebrity, it's better to stick Pandora's face on it. She's pretty, right?"
An appearance that makes even women fall for her. A peerless beauty.
Being pretty wasn't everything.
As much as she is the Magic Tower's Guardian Stone Statue, her magic was also strong at a high-class level.
From protection magic to physical world resistance magic, magic that can deflect all sorts of curses, to attack magic of numerous attributes.
She was a Guardian Stone Statue capable of using magic and possessing strong resistance to both physical/magic types.
It was famous that until now, she had never, absolutely never, left the Magic Tower.
Why would such a golem? In our laundry?
Asking if laundry is possible. For a golem?
"Mm, we do basic equipment cleaning as well, but..."
Our laundry does accept equipment mending and laundry, but.
"We have never done a golem before."
At my answer, Pandora tilted her head. A look of incomprehension.
What?
Having finished her words, Pandora reached out her hand to me.
In her hand was definitely a flyer that I seemed to have distributed.
The crumpled flyer was full of dust.
Watching that sight, Elena poked my side.
"Boss, it seems your promotion worked properly, doesn't it?"
The corners of her mouth were twitching. She seemed happy about the new customer.
"If she says she has no money, should we kick her out? Holy power doesn't seem like it'll work, though..."
I had personally distributed flyers at the Magic Tower a few times for promotion.
"Hunter-specialized laundry, newly opened. Please visit anytime!"
Even though they said the large corporation called 'Wiz Clean' was exclusively in charge of the Magic Tower's clothes, I thought they wouldn't wash the individual clothes of mages, so I promoted it actively.
Of course, I was completely rejected, though.
Turns out Wiz Clean even takes charge of all the personal clothes of mages themselves. Did they say mages know mages best?
Damn it. It was a total wild goose chase.
That flyer Pandora is holding right now is probably one of the ones thrown away back then.
Pandora pointed her finger at the phrases on the flyer.
"..."
I did say I could wash anything, but.
"I have never washed a golem before, you know?"
She has no intention of listening. I looked at Pandora.
She had a beautiful appearance, but just as she said, the outside was thickly stained with oil grime. Besides that, contaminants that looked like mana sediment and mana stone dust had permeated throughout her body.
"In TV media, this kind of appearance was never seen at all; since when has it been like this?"
Elena, who had been quietly listening to those words, whispered in my ear.
"Boss, doesn't this seem like a jackpot opportunity? If you show that you can do the laundry that mages can't do, couldn't you show that Sanctuary Laundry is better than 'Wiz Clean'?"
That's a correct statement. Furthermore, if that target is the face of the Magic Tower and Pandora, who has recognition slapping the cheek of a celebrity.
We will probably be able to enjoy a massive advertising effect.
Pandora, who belongs to the Magic Tower and is its face, chose us, not Wiz Clean!
Where would there be a surer advertisement than this.
Of course, that's if I can do it.
"Then may I excuse myself for a moment?"
I've touched equipment a few times, but this is my first time with a human-shaped golem, you see. I need to check what kind of contaminants are stained on it.
No sooner had my words ended.
"Pervert."
Elena narrowed her eyes and looked at me.
"A pervert boss who goes crazy if it's a woman's body." "...If someone hears you, they'd think I grope people's bodies every time." "You do grope them. You just strip their clothes right off too... Sister Pandora, be careful. If the pervert boss touches a weird place, please tell me. Because I'll punish him immediately."
These humans(?)? Who do they think is the real pervert right now.
"It's not like that, so be quiet."
I touched her skin. A touch not vastly different from human skin. However, unlike a human's, a cool feeling was felt. It felt like touching an exquisitely made mannequin.
As I touched her body.
"Pervert. Lecher. Mr. Police Officer, there's a pervert here."
I heard Elena muttering from behind. Let's ignore it.
It's work. This is work.
Slippery oil rubbed off onto my hand.
"Mm."
It was indeed the residue that comes out when mana is used. The unique residue of an aged mana stone that comes out from a mana stone used for a long time had seeped out taking the form of oil.
"It seems removal is impossible with the magic of mages."
Because mana residue basically has immense resistance to magic, you see. No, accurately speaking, it's a substance that magic doesn't work on. It got to the point where knights tried to use this residue to make magic nullification armor, didn't they?
Of course, they all failed, though.
So right now, it was an item practically treated as trash. Magical trash that is impossible to recycle.
Right now, that was smeared all over Pandora's entire body. Not only that, the contaminants like iron powder smeared among the oil were also all non-recyclable magical trash. To make it all clean, it really needs to be cleaned properly...
I looked at her body.
It was a body no different from a human's. Going in where it should go in, and coming out where it should come out. It was basically a slender-type body shape, but her breasts, pelvis, and buttocks protruded voluptuously.
An exterior as if sculpted with the most beautiful figure.
To clean this, it means I have to wipe and rub all of it...
'Even if she is a golem, her exterior is...'
Smack!
"Keugh!"
Elena strongly smacked my back. My back stung.
As I looked at her.
"It is divine punishment delivered to a pervert. Please repent. Boss." "Hey, it's not that..."
It's just.
"To clean the guest, I have to strip your clothes and wipe your entire body..." "As expected..."
Having calmed down the two people(?), I sighed and said.
"As Ms. Pandora knows as well, the oil and magical power dust, which are currently magical trash, have spread throughout your entire body. Because it's old oil and contaminants that have sat for longer than expected, in order to wash all of this, I must accurately grasp where these contaminants are. I have to grasp whether they exist only on the outside, or if the endoskeleton and internal devices are contaminated as well. If so..."
Only then did she nod her head.
However, Elena pouted her lips as if dissatisfied.
"What are you so dissatisfied about?" "Even if she's a golem, there is shame..." "It's work. I'm telling you it can't be helped because of work." "..." "And there's work for you to help with."
At those words, Elena looked at me for a moment and then opened her mouth.
"Is there something I can help with?" "You look." "Me?" "I can't look, can I. No matter if she's a golem... Anyway, if it's a structure you can't understand by looking, I'll look, but for now, I want you to look at Ms. Pandora's bare body and explain her state." "Understood."
Only then did a smile form on Elena's lips.
"It's a relief that you aren't just a pervert, Boss."
I said to the relieved Pandora.
"Then please take it off."
No sooner had the words ended than Pandora took off the clothes covering her body.