Elliot stood beside Faux as he caress his furs for warmth. This day, he was at least calm more than yesterday. He admits he went too sicko mode. He guessed that it was because of the interesting happenings. As much as he hates to admit it, training is indeed boring despite the fact that he's obsessed with it.
Hence, when the fight happened and his plans coming altogether he felt his adrenaline rush, and he shivered just by the thoughts of it again.
He gets up carrying Faux to his broad shoulder. It was time now, he went to the shelves searching for the label he's finding.
Brushing his delicate yet strong fingers in the several potions that stands there, he stopped as he sees the word. Polyjuice Potion.
A robe covering his body and face won't do it, even though he's taller than an average 10 year old, he's built is still like a teenager so that's still suspicious. So transforming into another will do. This time, of course it wasn't Claude's body he's going to be. It doesn't really matter what body nor face. Just a tall guy will do, as he will still be wearing the robe with the hood.
So he just picked a random guy from this area.
The clock ticks as 1 pm comes, though he stated yesterday to be earlier before afternoon. They ain't have control anyway. He's the boss alright.
Going outside the Leaky Cauldron, leaving Faux again, he walks through the peaceful road going to the same directions he walked by yesterday.
Arriving near, he saw the alleyway, near the broken down building and parking lot, where several shadows stood out. He smiled satisfied as some of it are clearly tall and bulk. This will be enough.
He drinks his Polyjuice Potion discreetly away from the crowd, and few seconds later, he goes transforming into a black tall man with average body.
Closing the hood off onto his face, he walks straightly to the alley where the small commotion between the guys are suddenly interrupted as his presence is noticed.
The guy, Raizel, nervously laugh as he approaches the transformed Elliot.
".... Are you perhaps, the man the boy said?" He asked getting rid of his nervousness.
Elliot knows his voice is still the same despite the transformation, so going to a husky and pretty deep voice, he answered back.
"Indeed.."
By that answer, Raizel properly stood getting rid of his nervous face. Replacing it with an obedient-like one. The other guys silenced their selves. Now the 'guy' is here.
Elliot noticed this, continuing.
"Now then, who's the boss here?"
Elliot directly asked, where Raizel tumbles back mentioning Elliot's order with his sweating face to the others.
A bulky man, about the height of Elliot's transformed body's, raised his hand daringly as he walks in front.
"That's me your talking about," With no shame nor nervousness, he stares directly at Elliot, facing him while smiling brimming with blinding confidence.
Elliot's hood fell off revealing his face, and some of them hides their laugh. Instead of a guy who they expect to have full of battle scars or some remembrance of fighting, it's just a soft face staring lowly at the bulky man. Overall, a perfect partner for the lousy thin body the 'boss' they thought had.
'Wrong body I guess...' Elliot thought as they saw their facial expression.
"Someone tell me when did I ordered this man to come in front?" Elliot sarcastically said, despite his weak like appearance, taking the bulky man off, the man snorting loudly to assert his dominance.
"Pft, Raizel, is this the guy you're talking about? He's nowhere even the boss I'm expecting," The bulky man egotistically exclaims, giving an annoyed face to Raizel who helplessly sweat dropped.
'You just dig your own grave asshole!' He thought, not able to help his bulky friend anymore.
Raizel is a pretty known guy in the underworld, and also has some pretty good reliable allies, rather than friends. In terms of strength, the bulky man indeed stands out, while Raizel only wins over him because of his wizard profile.
The bulky man, after receiving Raizel's call, thought it's something big, a boss he can serve then soon betray, and earn good money. But from the looks of it, it's just a tall black guy with a soft face and cranky body. Contradiction to what they all expected. Actually, even Raizel didn't expect that. But with the boy's strength he fought before, assuming this guy is his master, he just obediently will follow his order, even if he's really weak or not.
If only they knew it was just the wrong body the host picked.....
"tsk..."
Elliot, after havingg enough of their acts, voice out, his precious time is getting wasted.
The bulky man pissed, heard this making him mad.
He thought to give this man what he deserved.
With his flexibility, he was about to punch Elliot's face out of the alleyway, except a hidden force took over his body.
Elliot energy was let out, his aura surrounding his 'thin and cranky' body, letting out the bloodlust.
The bulky man stops his fist almost reaching Elliot's face, midway. After Elliot stopping him in mere milliseconds, a small kick into his lower abdomen enhanced with his mana send the bulky man flying all the way to the wall of the alleyway.
The people exclaimed quietly in their place, gulping nervously as they keep their body straight with the unknown heavy pressure the gravity is suddenly giving.
"Fuck it, anyone owns a loan shark or just any business?"
Elliot was tired of small talks, he gets on to the point.
Several men, about four people, raised their hands immediately. And Elliot nodded, calling them into his place.
"Give me all your money," Elliot spoke clearly dominance in his voice.
The four men gulped sweat dropping,
"Ah.. sire, i-"
One man tried to reason out, only to be interrupted by Elliot.
"Don't worry, all of you will be working for me now. You get paid still, so just shut your mouth off, and by this day, I get the money"
All of them, though hesitating, after all, they all worked so hard just to be bossed around, agreed still in fear. The pressure wasn't going anywhere, and the four guys completely helplessly nodded, going back to their place.
"Raizel, come here"
Elliot signals the tall white man, where immediately followed going to his so called 'boss' now.
"Yes sir.."
Responding, he didn't have the urge to stare at him directly at his eyes.
Elliot, goes up to the broken bench in the side, where Raizel follows.
As he said, he has a plan for those money. And also he won't be too ruthless to work them like a slave without payments.
The other guys obediently kneeled in their place, though the ground is obviously dirty.
Elliot explained his plan to Raizel. Elliot's knew this guy capabilites, he won't rose to his position now without any knowledge about things.
Carefully explaining about his plan, he, Elliot, states about making a business. Though Raizel in disbelief, obvious form his face, Elliot continued.
Using the money of the men kneeling in the front, they will use that as the starting money for building the 'business' . Elliot asked about the estimation value of those guys in front of him, Raizel states that they atleast more than hundred thousands of dollar, which Elliot was happy about. It's indeed enough.
It will be a product selling small company he guessed.
Elliot is up to the products, where using his abilities of potion making and other stuff, he's able to make a perfumes. Of course, the Ministry will soon know that some wizard is using magic to create a business outside the Wizarding World illegally. So Elliot manage to create a potion effect that will cover the product evidence if they're made with magic or not. And this was the things on Arch diary. Only some few improvements. Arch may be angry with him soon, as this may be the products he will also sell in the future.
But he will definitely exchange something for that. Definitely.
It will be indeed a hustle, but Elliot already planned this out long ago. He already had some several stocks.
Basically, Raizel will handle the business stuff, management, statistics, strategy, etc. While Elliot handles the production. Other guys being the workers.
Elliot hasn't any expectancies yet. If it shows some bad results, he might have some other plans.
Questioning Raizel of any doubts or problems, Raizel seems to understand everything, not what Elliot expected but then again, Raizel seems to live up to his name.
Discussing the business stuff, it did took a while. Such as management of the money, the base of the business, and also some products handling.
Elliot will get some money this day, buying more ingredients, making more products by himself. Though will be pretty slow, by one use of his cauldron, he can probably make a batch of the perfume already.
Now, apart from his martial arts, swordmanship, potion making, charms, and core enhancing training, jams production. He thought that it will be also his potion training anyway, so it was not a waste. Dang, what a tiring life.
Well, Raizel understood everything clearly, with Elliot's careful explanation, having a businessman master can be pretty good after all. Training with Arch, he learned some business knowledge.
Before Elliot goes back to the inn, he gave the men, total of 12 people, a more low quality poison that will last them off for a weak. Raizel will be attending to Elliot once a week for the recent statistics and news about the business. And Elliot will be giving the antidote to them by then to Raizel, and the cycle just continues, potion, antidote, potion, antidote. Raizel is still included.
Despite how complicated making a business suddenly, with these guys capabilities, already owning their own businesses and stuff, it can be more easy than usual.
Raizel with his crew, parts off as they had a full day ahead of them.
While Elliot arrives in the inn, completely incredulous of what's he's gonna be doing from now on.
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Arriving from the alleyway, the potion wearing off, he arrived at his bed exhausted. It was only 4 pm, the explaining was rather fast even with the description. Raizel seems to know business too. He may be short tempered but he's still a knowledgeable man inside.
He lied on the bed, staring at the box full of vials. It's the perfumes. A vial amount of effect alone is overwhelming so it needs to be mixed with right amount of water, even with its small amount.
Though perfume is just a small product to be sold, he has the future money to experiment more with other products, maybe soaps or beauty products. Which he has to make the recipe from his own knowledge. Because there isn't anything about it in the diary.
Blinking, he realized what things can happen from now on.
He sighs. This is the path he chose to take.
Whether what happens now, he will go along with it in his own way.