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Genius Warlock-Episode 119

Ten days have passed since my conversation with Edith Rock..

Oliver was in charge of Jane's security at the cultural complex for five days during that period..

Actually, it was just a security guard and I was just there to rest..

After the conversation with Edith, Jane locked herself in her room and did not come out even a single step, and Pinkman took over the actual security duties..

Meanwhile, Edith also disappeared without a word, and there was nothing Oliver could do..

So Oliver read books, newspapers, and practiced personal black magic..

While spending time like that, on the last day of guard duty, Edith, accompanied by a lawyer, came and presented Jane with documents formally transferring part of her property..

Oliver stayed by Jane's side only then..

She signed in a very cold manner and that was the end of the mission..

After almost dying twice in one day, I felt somewhat dissatisfied after finishing the high school, but that didn't mean I was dissatisfied..

On the contrary, I was extremely happy. I'm a bit bored, but isn't it better for things to end peacefully??

Thanks to this, Oliver returned home safely and was able to practice black magic..

Pajik——!!!

“—Pfft.”

Oliver waved his hand in pain..

A feeling of aching bones.

I was currently practicing mixing emotions, vitality, and magic, but I was having quite a bit of trouble..

Mixing emotions and vitality wasn't that difficult, just a little annoying, but adding magic to it was a whole different matter..

Not at all.

I thought the reason I failed in the fight with Duncan was because of the urgent situation during the battle, but now that I tried it again, I realized that wasn't the case at all..

Emotions, magic, vitality. It was very difficult to mix these three together..

The best way to do it right now was to mix it with at most the amount of millet and force it down..

Oliver felt both embarrassment and fresh joy at experiencing hardship for the first time..

It may sound strange, but I didn't just hate it when things didn't go as planned. On the contrary, it was even enjoyable.

The joy of encountering something unfamiliar and surprising.

I couldn't imagine what joy would come if I overcame this hardship..

Maybe you were so thrilled that you first met Joseph and learned how to deal with your emotions..

“..…Still, one thing is certain. It's not just that Puppet hid it so tightly and used so many tools... … . I suddenly feel sorry.”

Oliver said sincerely.

Even if it is an emergency situation where you could die, you would just break that artificial soul and use it..

For some reason I felt sorry for the puppet..

Creating an artificial soul of that size wouldn't have taken a lot of effort..

"Should I at least apologize later??”

After saying that, Oliver took out an empty notebook from the bookshelf and started drawing something..

None other than the instruments and devices for creating the artificial soul that I saw that day..

I don't remember it completely, but the rough structure and shape came to mind..

There were a few of them that Oliver knew..

Each item was not worth a penny or two, and if you put it all together, it would easily exceed billions of dollars..

Although it is equipment that we cannot dream of right now. Nevertheless, Oliver drew it as he remembered it..

Just in case you don't know it later..

"Wow!….."

When the painting was almost completed, an alien sound was heard from a corner of the laboratory..

It was a cry that was neither human nor animal, and its origin was a test tube on a table in a corner of the laboratory. To be exact, it was Child who was recuperating inside..

As soon as I heard the sound, I went towards it..

Then I checked Child's condition..

"Is there any problem?”

In response to Oliver's question, the children squeaked and made noises indicating that they were hungry..

Oliver immediately extracted the vitality and emotions from the test tube and then took out another tube..

The iron barrel was similar to a milk container. Inside it was transparent liquefied fuel instead of white milk..

The official name is ‘hearthstone liquefied fuel’, abbreviated as ‘HLF’ or ‘LF’..

It is the crystal of a new technology that improves convenience and versatility by liquefying rather than cutting through a newly developed magic stone processing method..

Oliver spread his hand over the liquid..

Then I focused my attention on my eyes..

Shuhahaaa——!

With the sound of being extracted, transparent magical power gathered in Oliver's hand..

The first time I fought Duncan, it was surprising and amazing, but now I'm pretty used to it..

As he did before, Oliver took the emotions, vitality, and magical power into pieces the size of millet and mixed them up..

Pajik—! Pajik—!

There was a rebound effect and it was painful, but I kept trying. Then the children squeaked! Squeak! I started to get excited..

Child enjoyed anything, including emotions, vitality, and magic, but he liked the artificial soul that was a mixture of the three the most..

Because of all the hard work and hard work you've done so far, Oliver took the hassle and mixed it all up for you..

It took more time and effort than expected to feed him because he was good at eating, but he recovered and grew so quickly that I didn't feel like it was a loss..

Just think of it as practicing at the same time..

‘Even so, my skills are not improving at all..’

Oliver thought, recalling the mixture of magic, vitality, and emotion that was still at a standstill..

Even though I practiced dozens of times, my skills were no different from when I first started..

It was very slow compared to getting a feel for most things after just doing it once or twice, and becoming proficient after doing it five times..

What's more frustrating than that is that I don't know the cause..

But Oliver wasn't disappointed..

There's still too much to do to be disappointed by this..

Child was somehow well fed and almost recovered, but the corpse doll was not. Most of them were severely damaged..

In particular, the prosecutor who had been placed at the forefront was so broken that it was better to discard him..

‘Honestly it's not a big deal.’

Oliver thought.

Because there were better ingredients. That's right, Duncan..

It is currently being kept in the glutton's pocket, so it could probably become a better corpse doll in place of the prosecutor..

The problem is that Oliver has never made a corpse doll from scratch..

I was a little nervous, but that wasn't a big problem. I knew the basic method through Glip's diary and Puppet's book..

There was an issue that the materials needed to make the invoice doll were a bit expensive, but that was not a big problem as it would be resolved as soon as the repairs came in..

Rather, the real problem is manpower.

It may be contradictory, but Oliver wanted to research on his own and at the same time wanted to get help..

A being who will clean up after the little things and play an auxiliary role during the manufacturing of the corpse doll..

In fact, Glip's Journal and Puppet's Book say that manufacturing corpse dolls causes considerable physical fatigue, so it is best to have at most two or three assistants..

Naturally, it took a lot of effort to work with one person lying down..

Oliver had no intention of taking on students, so he had to solve this problem with a corpse doll..

A toy doll that takes on the role of assistant.

Fortunately, there was no way..

The corpse doll can basically use the specifications of the body it is made of.,

If you had a manipulation-type warlock or a corpse with knowledge of medicine, you could immediately obtain high-performance assistance..

They also said that such bodies can be obtained through the black market..

"They say there is nothing… .. Then should I make another child??”

At that time, Child-First, who had finished eating, hit the test tube and caught Oliver's attention..

Then he cried and said something.

It was as if he was saying he wanted to help Oliver..

Well, that might not be so bad.

Child's eating habits were so good that maintenance costs were considerable..

Mindlessly increasing it was not a good thing from an economic perspective..

"Let me think about it..”

Oliver said while lightly rubbing the test tube, and First trembled while rubbing his body in the same way..

With a glow of joy.

Squeak- Squeak- Squeak - The other children, Second, Third, and Falls, cried in dissatisfaction..

Oliver put his finger to his mouth at the sudden noise and told everyone to calm down..

Then I made up my mind.

'What else should I do? I got to meet Joanna and ask her some questions, and since I finished reading the Code A book I bought from her bookstore, she went to buy the next one… . ah! And I also need to ask if Marie and the others are well..’

To be honest, it was funny that he left on his own and asked about it now, but Oliver still wanted to know..

How is everyone doing? When I looked at the situation, it seemed like everyone had come to their senses and returned to normal..

this was a joy.

If I had time, I would like to go down and see how things are going..

I wonder if I can feel the fun I had when I met Cant again..

Besides that, I had to read the book about the devil when I got it from Edith..

When I thought about it, there really was a lot to do..

The problem was that most of these jobs could only be done if you were paid..

Just when I thought it was time for the payoff, I heard a beep..

Beep—beep—beep—

A communication device given by Forest. Oliver got it right away..

"hello. Yes, Forrest… . Yes, then, I will go there..”

With those words, Oliver turned off the communication device and wiped his body with a towel..

Then I changed into a suit and went straight to Forest Restaurant where Forest is located..

"Thank you for visiting. Mr. Dave.”

Dangling. rattle. A restaurant that opens with sound. As always, Al welcomed me..

"Yes, nice to meet you. Mr. Al. I received a call from Forest..”

"Yes, I know. I was waiting for that too. Miss Coco is with you right now and I will guide you right away..”

"That's a good thing.”

Oliver said.

Usually, there were times when I had to wait for a few minutes, but in this situation where I wanted to get paid as quickly as possible, it was a very happy thing to say..

While passing through the restaurant to enter the office, Oliver caught several looks and a feeling of interest..

As I reflexively turned my gaze, I saw muscular men sitting here and there, strong-looking women, a middle-aged gentleman in a suit, and a student wearing glasses, all lowering their heads and looking away..

As Oliver went back on his way, he heard a small conversation behind his head..

"Is that your friend? Contaminated area?”

"Uh, they said he survived a fight with a puppet..”

"I don’t think so? It's not a fake puppet?”

"Probably not. One of the survivors there is my brother-in-law, and he said he was swept away by a zombie army. Not in a stampede, but in an organized manner.."

“I heard you killed the Northland raider Hero and the Hoffman family's Hilton? And that too with a corpse doll..”

"Burial doll?! Then there is no way there is a rumor-”

“-iced coffee. Watch your mouth. The corpse doll doesn't necessarily have to be related to that area to be used. You don't do that in someone else's business..”

Oliver was itching. It was my first time feeling it..

Honestly, it didn't feel very good..

"Why are you doing this? Mr. Dave.”

Oliver said, stopping in his tracks..

"Ah, it seems like everyone is looking at me and saying something..”

"This may be presumptuous, but it is true that they are not the same thing..”

"That's right? Why all of a sudden?”

"The news about what happened in the contaminated area is spreading..”

ah..… . Come to think of it. I've heard that even if the city keeps it secret, it will eventually spread..

I thought so at the time, but I never thought it would really spread. Is that why I felt someone watching me when I came out into the street??

"But it's a bit strange. The contaminated area hasn't been there for a long time, but hasn't it been a while?.”

"Recently, the story that Mr. Dave killed Duncan spread and it seems to have come into the spotlight again..”

“Is it great that you killed Mr. Duncan??”

Oliver asked.

It was true that Duncan was strong, but it was questionable whether anyone working under Edith was that famous..

Al also answered this skillfully..

"He retired from the problem solving profession more than 20 years ago, so although young people may not know him, those who have a long history in this world still remember him. He also did notable work as Pinkman… . Everyone seems surprised that such a person lost to a troubleshooter who debuted less than a year ago. As a result, the issue of contaminated areas is being reexamined..”

“ah… .. okay.”

Oliver, who had nothing else to say, answered like this..

Then, I touched the pilgarette that was in my arms..

With Pilgerette made from Duncan's emotions. I started this work as soon as work was over..

The quantity was quite large so I managed to make it into 2 cigarettes..

Considering this, it wasn't that strange..

It is surprising that he, who radiated a light as beautiful as Joseph, had built up such a reputation in the past..

However, he doubted whether the fame would be good for him..

Of course, it was necessary to increase the ransom as a problem solver, but people's interest was another matter..

Meanwhile, Al handed Oliver a notebook..

"what is this?”

"This is a notebook in which I write about my work as an employee, my daily life here, funny anecdotes, store slang, and jokes. Long ago, you asked me to teach you about employee work, right??”

"ah…."

Oliver remembered something from his past that he had forgotten..

He lied to the old man in the bookstore and said he was a restaurant employee, and to make up for the lie, he asked Al to teach him about restaurant employees..

The problem is that I just asked and didn't come to learn..

Oliver apologized.

"this… .. sorry.”

"no. Rather, I am just grateful to Dave for his hard work as a problem solver. Thanks to you, the boss is regaining his former reputation..”

"The reputation of the past?”

"ah… ..forget about that. It's not my area to talk about. Anyway, thanks to Dave's hard work, we are also benefiting greatly, so I just gave it to you. No need to be thankful or sorry.”

Al said that, but Oliver still felt sorry and thankful..

You ask me to teach you, but you don't learn properly and you put me through so much trouble..

“…..thank you.”

"It was nothing. Well then, I'll guide you back..”