Genius Warlock-Episode 118
"Why do you do that?”
Edith, wearing only running shorts and panties, leaned back in her chair and asked.
"hmm… . I had no idea you could eat like this..”
Oliver answered as he entered the room and saw the staff laying out a white tablecloth and placing all kinds of food whose names he didn't know..
The table was full of food I had never seen before. It looked pretty expensive.
"I understand. When I was your age, I didn't know a world like this existed..”
Edith casually took out her wallet and took out a thick bundle of bills..
The employee took the bundle of money and quietly walked away..
Edith immediately picked up the bowl filled with cream and chocolate and started eating it with a spoon..
It was a truly bizarre sight..
At first glance, it was an action that was out of place, but for some reason it seemed perfectly fitting and natural..
Oliver also followed suit and ate..
Edith, who was scooping up cream, looked at Oliver and suddenly said:.
"That's fun.”
".…If I make any mistake?”
"mistake? no… .. Rather, there are no mistakes. knife and fork. Did you learn dining etiquette separately??”
"no. I'm just imitating the old master eating..”
"It's really fascinating. I paid a lot of money and even received tutoring to use these shitty utensils, but street fixers who make a living off of people's meat and blood just do it. I've felt this for a long time, but it seems like God is extremely unfair..”
It's unfair... It was a truly arbitrary thing to say from the rich man of this city..
A normal person would not be able to hide his discomfort no matter how patient he was, but Oliver just listened calmly..
Because he knows and admits that he is a troubleshooter who makes a living from the price of human meat and blood..
So I wasn't angry or agitated..
Rather, it was Edith who frowned..
Even though I provoked you like this, you didn’t even budge..
He led conversations and negotiations by provoking people and getting to the bottom of them..
Conversely, it also means that people who cannot see the bottom have no idea how to deal with them..
It feels like I'm talking to a doll rather than a person..
So Edith tried a different approach..
“….What question do you have? It seems like a pretty important question to ask after giving up 200 million randa..”
"Can I ask you first??”
"Of course, let’s talk comfortably. It's just like a game. truth game. In the past, I played a lot of games like this with women. I'm excited.”
"Well then, without being kind, I would like to ask you first. Could you tell us about Mr. Duncan??”
Oliver asked, recalling the beautiful light he had kept in his arms..
If there was any information that could be of any help, I had to gather it..
"Duncan?”
"yes.”
"her.… . Why am I curious about that??”
Oliver racked his brain to think of a plausible reason..
“….I don't really know, but it seems like Lady Jane trusts Mr. Duncan quite a bit. Mr. Duncan also seems to like Lady Jane.."
"Well, since I told you to take care of me, I guess we had time to get to know each other..”
"But a person like that is trying to kill the young lady... .. I wonder what the reason is. Sounds like something she wanted to do.”
I already knew that Duncan wanted to become a powerful person by establishing something like the Pinkman Office, but Oliver pretended not to know and asked if I could hear additional information..
Fortunately, this wasn't a bad idea..
"Probably because he wants revenge.”
“Revenge?”
"okay. To the wizards. I know Duncan comes from a family of wizards.?”
"no. I just know it's hypertrophy..”
"Hypertrophy of magical power. It's literally a type of constitution where you can't use magic because you have too much magic power. Because of that, he was kicked out not only from his magic tower department but also from his home..”
“Mr. Duncan?”
"okay. Competition is fierce there, so if a product is deemed defective, it is easily discarded. Most wizards are psychopaths obsessed with eugenics... . Oh, wait a minute..”
Edith tore off a large turkey leg, dipped it in cream, and ate it ravenously..
"Delicious… . Still, Duncan was a man of tenacity, so he did not despair and tried to take revenge in other ways by gaining power. He started off working as a troubleshooter, then joined Pinkman and eventually acquired the know-how and became independent..”
"Is there a reason you became independent??”
Oliver asked, genuinely curious. I think a Pinkman executive would be big enough..
However, Edith directly denied this..
"Of course there is. A problem solver, a pink man, or an employee of the month, in the end, he is essentially a servant who does other people's work for a small amount of money. It's not much different from the slaves of 3,000 years ago. If you want to be big enough to take revenge on the wizard, you should run your own business..”
"......."
Oliver was silent. It didn't sound like Edith was just saying she was offended..
There was clearly malice in his words, but at the same time there was also a clear conviction..
It was pretty interesting.
“….But why were you working under Edith??”
"Because I failed. I watched and picked it up... .. This is what's interesting. If you succeed in business, you can free yourself from slavery and become your own master, but if you fail, you become an untouchable, worse than a salaried slave. So most people choose to become slaves. Because I'm scared. Thanks to this, society runs efficiently. It's fun?”
"Yeah, that’s interesting… .. It’s also amazing..”
"what?”
“Mr. Duncan. He seemed quite capable..”
"Being good at killing people and management are completely different areas. Pinkman also interfered... .. of course. Are you going to leave alone someone who secretly steals their know-how and tries to become independent? Then you're an asshole.”
I couldn't agree, but I nodded..
Anyway, it was pretty interesting..
Although it's not as good as Beautiful Light, Demons, and Black Magic, the story of this world was also fun..
What should I say? Would it be said that the interaction of many people causes various phenomena??
"Now it's my turn. Why are you looking for books about the devil? I think that's why I took on this job in the first place. I'm curious as to why..”
"Can I ask why you’re curious too??”
"That's a stupid question. Alone, dozens of regular Pinkman members and two talented solvers. Of course I'm curious because the warlock who even killed Duncan covets books about demons... ..for what purpose? Are you a pervert who wants to destroy the world??”
It's the purpose..….
"Because I just want to meet you once..”
“..…You want to meet the devil? just?”
"Yes, is it strange??”
"hmm..… . They are trying to destroy the human world, and every time they appear, they are small villages as well as huge cities. Is it strange that we just want to meet a devil who, in extreme cases, can even ruin the world? Of course it's not strange.”
“……Sorry, are you being sarcastic??”
"Shit, of course! What did you check that made you fall asleep??”
"Oh, thank you. I'm confused. But I'm serious.”
"Why do you want to meet the devil? What wish will you make??”
"Wish? Should there be such a thing??”
"That's usually the case. Please make me rich. Let her love me. Please help her get better. Please make me younger. Longer… No, please let me live forever. Same thing. Otherwise, why would you meet such a dangerous devil??”
surely.… For that purpose, Joseph sacrificed his best disciple, Andrew, to the devil and eventually tried to kill Oliver as well..
Then suddenly a curiosity arose..
"Edith, have you ever been like that??”
“what?”
"You have the devil's book... What do you wish for??”
".…doesn't exist. I just happened to have it for business purposes..”
Edith lied. The necklace worn around his neck radiated some kind of magical power..
It seemed to have a blocking effect that prevented him from seeing his emotions, but it didn't do much for Oliver..
I was going to ask about this, but I quickly gave up. Because this state was fun enough.
So we continued the conversation..
".… Business?”
"There are some weirdos out there like me who collect these things simply out of a desire to show off or collect. I just got it because I like to approach it as a hobby in order to have natural contact with them..”
That statement itself was true. and it was interesting.
I collect books about the devil not just for knowledge, but for the desire to collect. It was amazing.
"Of course, there may be some people who are really into that, but I have no way of knowing that… .. then you really want to meet the devil for no purpose?”
"..…It's not that there aren't any.”
"under! also. what?”
"I'll look into it first, but if I can't figure it out, there's something I'd like to ask later..”
"Do you want to ask me something? What?”
"It's about beautiful light.”
Edith frowned..
"something beautiful?”
"It's a beautiful light. Sometimes, there are people who emit that kind of light. It's also one of the reasons I came out into the world.."
Oliver said quite honestly..
“It's going to turn... .. They say there are a lot of crazy black magicians. I didn't know there were crazy people like this..”
"Is it strange??”
"Fuck..… . Okay, let's hear it first. What exactly is that beautiful light??”
In response to Edith's question, Oliver took out a test tube from his pocket..
Duncan's test tube with beautiful light.
Although it didn't look much different from an ordinary object on the outside, Oliver could feel its subtle beauty..
But unfortunately Edith didn't seem to feel it..
He examined the contents of the test tube, then lost interest and handed it back to Oliver..
"I don't know what's beautiful. Please stop talking nonsense and ask more realistic questions. What is your name? Real name.”
“..…This is Oliver. How did you know??”
"How many of the people working on this floor use their real names? Still, you answer more obediently than I expected..”
"Because I promised?”
"Oh, is it important to keep your promises??”
Edith sarcastically moved her shoulders. Oliver calmly answered.
"Well, it's not that big of a deal. I kept it because it was worth keeping..”
"her-! That's honest. Then another question. Have you really been living in the basement??”
"About half. Until a year ago, I lived in a mine. Later, he learned black magic from his master..”
“……I didn't hear anything wrong, right? It's only been a year since you learned black magic? No. Excluding the period of time I worked as a troubleshooter, is it about half a year??”
Oliver confirmed silently. It was actually shorter than that, but I didn't feel the need to explain it..
Edith also lied once. I thought this would be okay.
"Where did you learn it?.”
"This is Wineham. Do you know?”
"At least it's one of the unremarkable small towns that are being eaten by Landa. I heard that one of the local government officials is making a large investment in the city recently... .. It’s called Weinham.?”
"yes."
"Well, another question. why did you come here?”
"The reason I came to Landa was to say hello to Master..”
"Something doesn't seem right? The teacher is here?”
"A corpse, to be exact. You are in area.”
".....That's sad. who killed it?”
"Me. You tried to kill me..”
Edith looked surprised and was silent for a moment..
“….…Right. I killed you because my teacher tried to kill you. I'm sorry. I must have felt a lot of betrayal..”
"Not really. He must have circumstances too. I understand. Of course, he will understand me too..”
"Does that happen? ..… Then, who recommended you to become a troubleshooter? I'm fucking curious..”
"I started working as a troubleshooter because the person who helped me recommended it. I actually tried it and it seems to be okay..”
"okay?”
"Yes, I think it's a job I can do with a good income, and the black market seems like a good place to find it..”
"Black market? iced coffee.… . If you want to find that information, it's better to go through the black market..”
"yes..… ah!”
Olivo made a small noise as if he suddenly realized his mistake..
"It's a surprise.… . what?”
"I made a mistake.”
"What a mistake.”
"I had something to ask Nina. I forgot.”
"Nina?”
"I'm Nina from Magic Gun, and I'm a former Pinkman fixer who was hired to protect the young lady.."
"I know who it is. That bitch that hung out with that guy Duncan..”
"oh.… . Did you know? I thought you weren't interested..”
Edith was speechless for a moment. It was like a reaction to an unintentional hit..
“….You're talking strange bullshit. Of course I know because I saw Duncan behind the scenes..”
“ah… .. is that so?"
"okay.”
Edith lied again, but this time she got away with it. It was more fun to just leave it like this..
".…Anyway, what do you ask??”
"It's no different. I was going to ask where he bought his old Phil Gurret. But somehow he missed the right time to ask and ended up killing him.."
At first glance, it sounds very creepy, but Edith actually smiled and asked,.
"Why Pilgaret? I don't look like a drug addict.?”
"There's something I'd like to find out..”
"I want to find out. I'm curious about what it is, but for now, I'll leave it for later... ... It may be out of the blue, but I have a suggestion..”
"Are you suggesting?”
"okay. How about coming under me??”
"Because you killed Duncan, there's a spot for me. how is it? I think it's right for the person who killed it to take over. I'll treat you as you ask..”
Oliver was slightly surprised by the unexpected suggestion. But that was it..
"hmm… . Thank you for your words, but I have no intention of getting a job or being employed by anyone..”
"Oh, I don't get angry, right??”
"no. I don't mean that, I just really have no intention of belonging anywhere..”
Edith focused her eyes and glared sharply at Oliver..
Although it had no special power, its eyes still had the power to see through others..
“....Why? Even if income is second to none, if you come under me, you will be able to easily use the black market you are looking for so much.?”
It was definitely true. The reason I became a troubleshooter in the first place was to build connections with bigwigs and use the black market..
However, it was not in the form of employment..
“....That's true, but I still hate it. I feel like if I belong somewhere, I have to spend a lot of time there and also have to do things I don't want to do. I don't like that.”
"Ho... … . Interesting. more master than slave?”
"yes? no. It's not something grand like that.-”
“-Ah, that's it. Don't be shy. I don't like that. Deception sucks.”
Edith said clearly. His voice and his emotions were so serious that there was no time to think about it any further..
Tension tightened. said Edith, sagging again..
".…anyway. If that's what you mean, I don't recommend it anymore. I don't like clinging to anyone.”
"Thank you for your understanding.”
"However, you'll have to be careful..”
"yes?"
"This city is as dangerous as it is rich. From what I heard, it seems like you are a rare case that can even extract magical power. Be careful. People who are crazy about research like people like you..”
"If you like research, who are you talking about specifically??”
"well? Think about it yourself. Those who have no imagination will die first. Especially, you'll need it more. Lone wolves that do not belong to a group are likely to become targets regardless of their strength..”
Edith's words were sincere. He was giving sincere advice.
"Thanks for the advice. You are kind..”
"under. under. under. .… Are you kind? I?”
"Yes, you respected my opinion and gave me advice, right? … .They also served us food. Are you kind?.”
“……I'm trying to confuse you whether you're a moron or a crazy person..”
"Is that so? ..… By the way, can I ask you a question this time???”
"Oh, right. try. what? What are you curious about??”
"What do you think of Miss Jane??"
Oliver asked abruptly..
A question that is completely different from the flow of conversation so far..
Edith didn't like that..
"Of course my fucking illegitimate son-”
Edith. You can't lie about this. You promised to answer honestly.?”
Oliver cut Edith off for the first time..
Edith flinched as if she had been stabbed by a knife, and her expression quickly hardened..
“..…Why are you asking that question??”
"hmm..… . I'm just curious.”
"Shit. I'm curious about everything.”
"Oh, you don't have to answer if you don't want to..”
"haha… Are you kidding me now??"
"sorry. Please don't misunderstand. This means that if you don't want to answer right away, you don't have to. It's better to give these types of answers spontaneously..”
Edith was displeased, but welcomed at the same time..
He reacted sensitively when it came to Jane..
“..…Shit. I feel like I owe this somehow. I feel like I lost.”
"It's not like that so it's okay.”
"I'm not okay. It’s been a while since I’ve done something like this, so it feels like shit… .. Okay, I'll compensate you with something else..”
"Something else?”
"Yeah, I know a few black markets too. Including places that handle medicine. I'll tell you where. Guarantee your identity. So let's stop playing this damn game.”
"ah… .. thank you.”
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