Genius Warlock-Episode 124
As soon as he answered, Oliver's shadow suddenly stretched forward and leaped forward..
A shadowy stake passed over the right side of Joe's face..
Red blood and sticky sweat splattering on the floor..
Joe's eyes got very big..
“this..…!”
He focused his dark magic energy on his legs and quickly took a step back..
Oliver's shadow followed him and moved faster than before..
The shadow stakes rising like a mole hunting, drove Joe..
Joe, who was so focused on dodging, failed to notice the shadow tentacle targeting his ankle and ended up getting caught..
Shut up-!
"this..…!”
At that moment, Oliver cast two dark spells simultaneously with one hand..
Creepy scream that causes psychological damage to the opponent by screaming horribly..
Thrust that turns negative emotions such as hatred and anger into shock waves..
Oliver combined these two dark spells into one and shot Joe, who was held by his ankles..
[Outcry)]
A wave of black emotions tangled together in front of Joe and turned into numerous faces..
It was similar to Creepy Scream, but unlike Creepy Scream, which had a crying face, it had an angry face..
A very angry face.
"Kaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa————!!!!”
The shout of anger scratched people's ears and minds just as much as creepy screams, and not only that, it had a physical impact and directly hit Joe..
Joe, whose feet were tied, was unable to use his unique evasion technique and was hit straight away..
“Ugh……!"
Joe is blown away by the shock wave..
The surrounding glass windows were shattered and the walls were cracked, giving an indirect indication of its power..
It was a pretty good combination. I might use it a few more times later.
"hmm..… . Are you okay?”
Oliver asked, looking at Joe who was waking up unsteadily..
His condition was not very good..
I instinctively covered my ears to reduce hearing damage, but blood leaked slightly from my eyes and mouth, as if I had not completely blocked the shock..
Normally by this point most would have fully stretched out or given up on fighting, but Joe still managed to get up and fight..
With a persistent fighting spirit,.
That light... . It was pretty.
"Oh, not yet…..”
Crash-
Oliver ran. I remember Joe's words to attack me properly..
Imitating Joe, I increased the power output on my legs, greatly increasing the speed at a moment, then jumped and put my knees forward..
Joe, who was staggering, tried to defend himself by raising his arms even though his eyes were out of focus..
Wow——!
A loud sound echoing through the ruins.
It was similar to the sound of metal clashing that had been making before..
The difference is that one side now makes a breaking sound..
“Gagging…. ! Ughhhhh..…."
In the end, Joe's defenses were exhausted and he collapsed, but Oliver turned around and hit the quarter staff..
Bang 1!
Right next to Joe's fallen face. The quarter staff was stuck in the ground..
Joe gasped as he saw the quarter staff go through the ground right next to him..
After shock and fear, the emotion of recognition shone through..
“….Do you want to continue??”
"ha..… . No, it's okay. I lost."
Joe closes his eyes and answers.
It was a bit strange, but instead of asking questions, Oliver supported Joe first..
"hmm… .. thank god. There are no serious injuries. Your vitality and body are very strong..”
Joe looked at Oliver, who was comforting him, not only strangely, but very strangely..
Just like seeing other creatures other than just weirdos..
Maybe it's natural.
Even though I asked for it first, they attacked me as if I was going to kill them just a moment ago, and then they helped me again. It was behavior that was very out of the ordinary..
The bigger problem is that this is becoming natural..
"Phew... grunt......"
Joe forced his throbbing body to move and leaned back against the wall..
His stylish suit was torn and dusty from the battle, but he didn't care..
On the contrary, it even seemed relieved. Like a person who has solved his curiosity.
“….I said I was curious as to why you asked me to fight.?”
"yes.”
"I wanted to check... .. What a difference in skill you and I have. It may sound strange, but do you remember when I first met you??”
I remembered.
The first time I met Joe was when I was retrieving former Magic Tower associate professor Herberton, who had broken his contract with Murphy..
3It was 1 vs. 1, but even with that aside, Joe's close combat method was quite difficult..
Unlike other disease-type warlocks that Oliver had seen, he did not strengthen his body excessively and moved more nimbly.,
He fought very efficiently by concentrating his black magic moment by moment when necessary..
By incorporating martial arts into it, it was more difficult to deal with than a typical disease-type warlock..
Well, thanks to that, I was able to improve the black suit as well..
"I remember.”
"I think it was definitely worth a try with you back then, but how did the skill gap become so wide??”
Oliver was silent for a moment before answering..
“..…Joe has become quite strong too..”
"Compared to you, I'm at a standstill. Even when we met in the contaminated area, you became incomparably stronger than before, but now even if you fight with your hands, you won't be able to hurt even a single hair... ..fuck.”
There really was a lot of emotion in those last words..
Jealousy, anger, irrationality, admiration, admiration.
But Oliver wasn't happy at all. His struggle to fight somehow was much prettier than these feelings..
What should I say..... . She was rapidly losing interest..
“..…Is that all?”
"under..… . No, I offer a deal..”
"It's a deal?"
"okay. Teach me that black magic. That black suit.”
"......."
Oliver raised his eyebrows slightly. Teach me black magic…..
This was the first time something like this had happened since I left the Joseph family..
Moreover, I didn't just ask you to teach me..
Despite the fear of being rejected, the humiliation of asking, and negative emotions such as shame, jealousy, and anger, he overcame them and asked..
With the desire to get better, the will to do it no matter what, and the courage to face rejection and ridicule..
It was interesting. Very.
However, Joe cautiously opened his mouth, perhaps interpreting Oliver's silence in a different way..
"Of course, I'm not just asking you to teach me. I am-”
-Growling.
Incongruously with the situation, a belly clock rang in the middle of the ruins..
It was from Joe, but he closed his eyes tightly as if he was embarrassed..
"Ah, damn it… . They say it's normal after a fight.”
Oliver looked at his watch. Before I knew it, it was evening time as I was busy buying things at the black market and fighting..
"hmm..… . Would you like to eat with me??"
“what?”
"A meal. Be careful to eat as much as possible. I will buy it, would you like to join me??”
Joe looked at Oliver like he was looking at something really strange..
“...It's good.”
***
After leaving the ruins, there is a nearby bar and restaurant..
Oliver visited with Joe..
The overall store was rustic, and the customers seemed to be noisy and active..
As proof of this, even though they were fighting with each other by swinging bottles at each other instead of playing card games, the other guests, instead of being surprised, just did their own thing or just watched with a smile..
I didn't really like the overflow of emotions..
Meanwhile, a skinny guy was caught in the fight and flew towards Oliver..
Just before he hit, Joe stopped him..
"who is this? Who gives a shit... Mr. Cho?”
article. Those who were fighting and those watching stopped at that word and looked at Joe..
Their emotions simultaneously showed tension and fear..
"I didn't come here for work. therefore. Do what you were doing. But, don't make a fuss near me..”
Joe said there were bruises here and there..
It looked out of place and even awkward, but no one thought it was funny..
People who had been fighting each other to death just now stopped what they were doing one by one and began to quietly clean up the messy store..
Oliver asked as we sat down at the corner table..
"Do you know anyone??”
"Well, relatively recently... We were having drinks here after work and she was so loud that I broke her arm..”
"ah..…."
"I even helped him once when he was in trouble later. That's why you do that to me. Like most people here."
I didn't understand what this human meant specifically, but Oliver nodded..
"Hey, it's been a while..”
A woman approached. She was a store employee and wore a shirt with rolled up sleeves and jeans, and her hair was short and black..
"How come today is so bad? No way, who hit me??”
"Don't talk nonsense, just give me some food..”
"and..… . Calling a woman bullshit. I like it because it’s manly. What food would you like??”
In response to the sly woman's question, Joe looked at Oliver for a moment and then answered..
"Steak and the biggest beer. you are..…?”
“uh… .. Could you please give me the same one??”
Oliver, who had never ordered any food in particular, said that..
The woman nodded and headed to the kitchen..
"Are you okay? The taste of the steak here is ok, but the size is huge..”
"Oh, I've never been good at ordering food..”
it was true.
When he stayed at the inn, he just ate whatever was given to him, and right after moving to the warehouse, he just ate bread, apples, and milk from the market for all his meals, so Oliver never ordered food in particular..
Joe looked at Oliver with a strange expression again after hearing those words. As if I want to get used to it but I can't..
Meanwhile, surprisingly, the steak came out..
A half-cooked piece of meat as big as a human head was served on a large plate, and it was so crude that it was even ignorant..
Beer was served in a correspondingly large glass..
Joe must have been hungry, so he cut the meat into large pieces, took a bite, and swallowed it with beer..
First of all, Oliver followed suit and ate..
Rattling. Rattling…. . Joe suddenly opened his mouth..
"By any chance, do you know about the fighter crew??”
Oliver, who was cutting up meat and putting it into his mouth, nodded..
It's been a while, but I heard it from Forrest..
A new, relatively recent warlock organization..
Unlike the existing warlock organization Family, it was horizontal rather than vertical, and was said to have rapidly increased in power in this world by focusing on mercenary work..
For reference, most of the members are combat enthusiasts..
When I told him this, Joe laughed. As if it's not the same.
"I don't know why there are such rumors about us. Well, people like to adapt things however they want..”
"Isn't it??”
"of course. We're not battle fanatics. However, I just stick to this job to make a living..”
Joe's grave voice. he was sincere.
"And we're not just horizontal. No, it's mostly horizontal, but not the boss. at least he isn't.”
"Captain? who is that?”
"I don't know exactly either. He's just a guy who showed up one day and created a fighter crew..”
He is the person who created the fighter crew. I got interested.
"what's your name?”
"No one knows the name. At least among the people I know... . We call him boss, outsiders call him chef.”
"Chef? Do you cook??”
"Uh, I run a restaurant in District Y..”
“In area Y.?”
Oliver asked back..
I heard here and there that Area.
A hideout for dangerous criminals that cannot be controlled even by the powers of the sun and the shadows..
Running a restaurant in a place like that... .. He seemed to be a person with quite unique tastes..
"One day, he showed up and went around areas X, Y, and Z, teaching black magic to the gangsters..”
"Why?.”
"I don't know. Now everyone thinks it's just the groundwork to create a fighter crew, but the captain has never said anything directly.."
Joe took another big bite of the steak and passed it along with his beer..
"I don't know why, but anyway, thanks to that, many people gathered to his side. Among those people, I am included. Since he can learn black magic, there is no reason not to come together. If you want to live in a place like that, you have to learn something..”
Joe continued his explanation..
It is said that the residents of the existing districts.
Thanks to this, more people gathered and the foundation of a fighter crew was laid..
"Things have changed since then. I started teaching stronger dark magic only to those who contributed to the fighter crew. Anything is fine. Either donate money or promote your reputation. Thanks to this, our gang members are running wild like crazy people. This is probably why they are called battle fanatics..”
“ah… .. So you were trying to find a book in the contaminated area..”
"okay. As a result, it failed. Still, I gained a little bit of fame and won some awards..”
Contrary to what he said, he didn't seem very satisfied. On the contrary, I even felt anxious..
"Is it difficult for you to be there??”
"We're not there yet. However, there are limits to my growth with the current system. It's too slow. Slow growth on this floor means that your life is in danger..”
Oliver nodded. If he loses even once, this is where he dies..
"So you want to learn black magic from me??”
"okay. It would be too much for us to rely solely on our organization… .. That black suit doesn't seem to put any strain on the body, unlike common diseases. Could you please teach me??”
like..… . Oliver was silent in admiration..
I never thought I would meet someone who asked me to teach them again..
However, Joe must have interpreted Oliver's silence differently and spoke urgently..
"Of course, I'm asking you to teach me for free.-”
"-I'll teach you.”
“....what?”
"I'll teach you.”
Oliver answered, taking a bite of steak and putting it on..
For some reason, Joe looked at Oliver in silence, as if he was surprised..
His emotions glowed with confusion..
It's like you don't understand the situation..
“….really?”
"Yes, of course I can't stay by your side and teach you, but I can teach you regularly, two or three times a week.."
Oliver said it as if it was no big deal..
However, this was a huge deal. This is especially true when you consider how many people spend money and bow their heads to learn even the slightest black magic trick..
“..…It's not my question to ask, but why are you accepting??”
After finishing his meal, Oliver took out a handkerchief, wiped his mouth, and answered. The large steak was completely gone before we knew it..
Oliver pointed at Joe..
"I want to learn.”
Oliver pointed to himself..
"I can teach you... . Do you need any more reasons than this??”
"........."
Joe was silent and looked at Oliver..
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