Genius Warlock-Episode 126
Joe led Oliver into the basement below the gym..
There was no light, it was black everywhere, and the air was musty..
When I turned on the light with a click, the light on the ceiling came on..
"like……."
Oliver shouted as he looked at the scene unfolding before his eyes..
The basement was just as big as the ground level, but there was much less iron exercise equipment..
Instead, it was full of huge rings, ugly blood-stained punching bags, mitts, gloves, and even blunt weapons such as chains and blackjacks..
"What are you doing here??”
"This is the training ground for martial arts athletes belonging to this gym. I'm a former member here, but I can still use it..”
"I am a former member.?”
“..…Even before I joined the fighter crew, I was an illegal arena fighter. Everyone who works out here is similar. Most of them are gangsters, thieves, pimps, illegal fighters, etc. who make a living through violence..”
Oliver looked up at the stairs he came down. Maybe it's natural?
They said it's not easy to even find a decent job in District X..
Curiosity came to me again.
Although District J and District X are far apart, they are the same city. How can there be such a difference?.
"hey.”
“yes?”
Joe, lost in thought, called Oliver..
He thought for a moment, as if he was in trouble, and then cautiously opened his mouth..
"First of all, since you said something, I'll just say it as I normally would. It's really no problem?”
"Yes, of course. Rather, I wish it were so..”
I answered while thinking of Marie, Peter, and countless other people whom Oliver had taught in the past..
Each time I taught them, each time their skills improved, each time they developed a crush on Oliver, their original pretty glow faded..
that was very sad.
“....good. Well then, teach me here. As I said in advance, no one will be here for a while. What are you going to teach me first??”
In response to Joe's question, Oliver took out a test tube from his pocket. Of course, the test tube contained emotions..
"I'm not very good at teaching, so I'd like to test my skills first. If you don't mind, can you extract some of the emotion from here??"
At Oliver's words, Joe took out a test tube and extracted.
"huh?"
“why?”
"Why are you so slow??”
Oliver asked after seeing Joe's extraction process..
No joke, it was really slow..
This is the level of a low-level disciple when he was in the Joseph family..
I don't think it was like this when we fought..
".…Unless it's a processed emotion, this is the speed it's supposed to be..”
"Processed emotions.?”
Joe thought for a moment, then took out a test tube from his clothes and held it out..
Oliver checked the test tube..
What's inside is emotion. However, it was not a common feeling..
As Joe said, it was an emotion that was processed to be easy to use..
If I were to make an analogy, it could be said to be an item made by removing the blood, scales, and flesh of a fish..
Easy to use, but less powerful.
"Where did you get it??”
"You can get it by joining the Fighter Crew. I'm not giving it away blindly, but I can receive it without any shortage.."
"So, are you still using this??”
“okay… ..there is some problem?”
"Problem? Yes, there is. Don't use this anymore.”
"why?”
"Because your emotions have been processed, you cannot use their original power, and if you only use them, your skills will no longer improve. Then, you can't even use a black suit..”
"I don’t quite understand… .. why??”
Oliver was lost in thought. How should I explain it?.
"hmm..… . wait a minute.”
With those words, Oliver stretched out his hand in the air..
At the same time, the test tube that Joe had with him burst into laughter! Emotions burst out.
Emotions held in one hand.
"I said I wanted to learn the black suit..”
"Yes, disease-related black magic can be dangerous to your body if you use it too much..”
That was right. At first glance, disease-type black magic appears to be an intuitive and powerful technique that strengthens the body, but it involves forcibly gathering the power of the body and vitality..
It can be managed as long as it is not exceeded, but if the frequency of use is frequent and the intensity increases, it can be dangerous..
That's why Oliver also developed a black suit..
"Do you know how to make a black suit??”
“recipe? I don't know.”
“Recipe.?”
"That's what we call the use of black magic.”
Ah, now that I think about it, it occurred to me..
Black magic suddenly appeared in many places at the same time, and the methods and terms used were different..
Recipe, cook, processing, drinking method. called variously.
“….yes. Anyway, the recipe for making the black suit is as follows.."
Oliver showed slowly..
Pulling out the lumpy emotions into thin, thread-like pieces..
In fact, because Oliver was in full control, the thread did not become loose and gathered up into a ball of thread in the air..
Joe watched the scene in silence. His emotions were filled with admiration..
After making everything into yarn, Oliver said:.
"For now, this is the first step to making a black suit. No, exactly 0.5 steps..”
“0.5?"
"Yes, we need to do this with vitality as well..”
Oliver immediately took out a test tube containing life force, extracted it, and made it into thread just like the emotion..
Joe looked at it again in silence. Rather than diminishing, the glow of admiration became stronger..
"These two must be completed to be considered stage 1..”
“….After that?”
Instead of answering, Oliver manipulated the emotions and life force that turned into a ball of thread..
The threads, divided into dozens, began to tangle with each other, moving brilliantly like threads in a loom..
I made it slowly so that Joe could see, but even so, Joe's eyes were so busy moving around that he couldn't seem to make sense of it..
Meanwhile, a huge fabric tightly intertwined with emotions and vitality was completed..
"This is how to make a black suit. Making emotions and vitality as thin as thread, weaving them into cloth, and then wrapping them around the body. You will need slightly higher coordination to do these 3 steps..”
It's a slightly higher control ability... .. It was a story that most warlocks would not even agree with..
Emotions are powerful energy like magic, but they are very resistant to magicians and are not easy to handle..
Black magic is easier to get into than magic, but there are only a few people who have great skills..
Joe, who knew this, said:.
"It's impossible.”
"What?”
"Making and weaving emotions and vitality into thread like that. Each step is difficult and takes a lot of time. How many days will it take just to make it? Speed is important in fighting, but this is not a method that can be used in real combat..”
"You just need to practice that..”
"It's not an area you can do with practice..”
“hmm......"
Oliver was troubled..
It was a strange sight, but the sight made Joe nervous without realizing it..
Like a student being scolded by a teacher.
The only time I felt this feeling was when I met the chef, the head of the fighter crew..
The feeling of being overwhelmed by an unstoppable force in front of you..
Now Joe was feeling that feeling again from Oliver..
Oliver suddenly opened his mouth..
"Have you tried it??”
“what?”
"Practice. Have you tried it??”
"......"
"As I said before, I have no talent for teaching. It just helps you get the hang of it a few times if you keep trying to learn. However, I have achieved some pretty good results using this method. I once helped someone who couldn't handle his emotions properly become a decent warlock..”
"......."
"If you really think it’s too much, don’t do it… .. But I can't help you any further than this. You won't come here anymore. but.….."
Oliver raised his eyebrows. Looking at Joe.
".…If you want to do something even if it means risking the impossible, we will come regularly to help you. What do you want to do??”
***
Fortunately, Joe was a great guy..
Instead of giving up, he said he would give it a try..
It was great. It was great..
But it is true that there is a long way to go. So Oliver calculated Joe's abilities and gave him homework by dividing it into small steps..
The first homework is to practice extracting unprocessed emotions..
The extraction was done perfectly from start to finish..
Shortening the extraction time and keeping the emotions in your hands are the next stories..
Even that seemed difficult for the group, but as we practiced together and indirectly got a feel for it, they seemed to have gotten the hang of it..
Perhaps, if I didn't neglect practice, I might be able to extract it properly the next time we meet..
"like..… . It's amazing. I never thought I would learn the basic grammar and interpretation of code words..”
Traditional market road leading to Gray Market.
Oliver was sitting and talking with an old man between the store and the sidewalk. An old man who runs a bookstore..
The old man looked curious, drank the bottle of alcohol Oliver had bought, and wrote a new code word on a piece of paper..
A very difficult language that lies somewhere between letters and pictures..
"Can you read this too? young friend?”
Oliver looked at the sentence written on the paper..
1Half a line. It was long for a basic code word..
“..…Old men like better drinks. I think it says?”
"Exactly. Next time, bring more expensive alcohol..”
"Ah, yes.”
Oliver nodded. But he was also embarrassed.
I bought some expensive alcohol at Forest Restaurant because I was being careful..
"What did they say... . Magicians are very popular these days..”
"magic key?”
"exactly. Magic spell... It's illegal, but I heard that popular restaurants have several cases of it in stock. By any chance, you can't buy one.?”
"ah..…."
"I heard you get a lot of tips at restaurants, so I thought I could survive. I can't live?”
"I think I can probably get it.”
"That's nice, young friend. For your information, the snacks taste good..”
The old man in the bookstore said while eating the packaged grilled meat with his fingers..
That snack was also bought at Forest Restaurant..
"thank god. So, did I understand the code word correctly??”
The old man in the bookstore nodded, licking the sauce off his fingertips..
"That's right, young friend. That's amazing. Usually, in this first stage, many challengers collapse on their own. Even though there are good teachers and classes as well as books. But how can you get this far by self-studying with just one book? . Just to make you question if you're really a restaurant worker..”
Meaningful words. Oliver focused his attention on his eyes..
'huh.…?'
Oliver answered, rubbing his eyes..
"Why is that so??”
“no… .. suddenly my eyes became blurry.”
"I usually do that when I'm tired. Speaking of which, how much sleep have you had recently? You look a little tired..”
What the old man said wasn't really nonsense..
After Jane's security was over, Oliver slept extremely poorly..
Especially recently, I've been having trouble sleeping..
There was no special reason.
It was just that I had too much to do and was trying to do it all at once..
Thanks to this, the scriptures were completely read, and the first processing of Duncan's body, including Pinkman's body, had been completed..
Even though it was only the first chapter, I finally started reading the book Edith gave me..
I was a little tired, but it was okay. But the old man seemed to think differently..
"You need to sleep well. I'm an old man, so listen carefully..”
"is that so?”
"It's not yet clear why we need to sleep, but we don't know what happens if we don't sleep properly..”
"What happens??”
"It is said that his cognitive ability declined, he developed hallucinations, schizophrenia, short-term memory loss, motor ability loss, language ability loss, and eventually his body became thin and he died..... . Who experimented in the past?.”
Ho... . Oliver looked interested..
That's what happens if you don't sleep.
"This is an interesting experiment result... . Who did that experiment??”
"Well, I don't remember that. Because it's been so long.”
The old man smiled slightly and answered.
Despite his smiling appearance, a faint hint of guilt shone through. Just like before, she couldn't get a glimpse of her emotions as her eyes soon became blurry..
“….Rather, I've finished reading this book, so I'm here to buy a new one.?”
"yes? Ah, yes. Is there a next book??”
The old man in the bookstore took a swig of alcohol and entered the narrow bookstore. And he immediately brought the book. Not one volume, but five volumes..
bang! With a sound, a small book tower appeared on the table..
“This….?”
"Code word basic learning step 1 (bottom), code word basic learning step 2 (top) (bottom), and code word advanced learning (top) (bottom). There are five volumes in total... . I taught myself with just one book, so if you take the time, you will be able to read this as well..”
All five books were thick. Oliver got greedy.
"How much is it all together??”
"Let's see. The first level of basic learning costs 300,000, the second level of code word basic learning costs 600,000 each, and the advanced learning requires 120 each because it is a rare book, but since it is a used book, there are graffiti here and there... .. Please give me 4 million Randa in total..”
“..…The price went up? Isn’t it 3.9 million in total??”
"Since it is a used book and a rare book, it should fetch 5 million rand in its original form. Are you really planning to starve a helpless old man to death? Then there is nothing we can do. I will only accept 3.9 million Randa. I can't give in any more than this..”
Something felt very wrong, but Oliver's negotiation skills were so good that he could only nod..
“..…Oh, I'm sorry, but I don't think I can buy it..”
"Don't play tricks. young friend. There is no such thing as pardon..”
"no. I don't have any money right now, so paying 3.9 million at once seems a bit unreasonable..”
In fact, it is not that there is no 3.9 million Randa, but it is true that cash has decreased significantly and needs to be saved for a while..
The old man in the bookstore glared at Oliver..
“..…Don't play tricks.”
"It's real.”
"Sigh… . I guess it's true. This wasn't planned, so I'll give it to you on credit..”
"Trauma?”
"exactly. I'm giving this out of a special feeling because you seem to like books. It's not because I don't have anywhere to put the books.."
Although the last words bothered Oliver, he did not refuse the kindness..
First of all, it was good for Oliver to have it..
"Well then, thank you for your kindness-”
"Uh-huh, where is it happening??!”
The old man got angry.
"You got off your ass as soon as you finished your business. All young people these days are like that.?”
"Yes, then?”
"You have to put your butt on the chair and accept my drunkenness. Do you think I gave it to you on credit for no reason? All young people are the same.”
Oliver said, “Ah…. “I sat back down in my seat making a noise..
Nevertheless, the old man's anger did not seem to go away..
“Ehh… … . I'm upset. Come on and make me happy.”
"Have fun... ? Three men were playing poker in a bar. One is a Norse, one is a Kingdom, and the last one is a Landain. These three people-"
"-No, don't be angry, just have fun..”
".…So, let's make a restaurant joke..”
"under..… . Oh God. If you don't mind, can I ask how old you are??”
"Why are you doing that??”
"I'm just asking because it's so boring. Is this a restaurant joke?.”
"Is it strange??”
"Of course it's strange. Isn't it polite to talk a lot about women at your age? I'm talking about making an appointment with a girl and having fun with her.."
"ah..… . I also made an appointment with a woman..”
The old man in the bookstore opened his eyes wide and was surprised. He looks like he can't believe it.
"Really?”
"yes.”
Oliver nodded. As a result of his regular visits to the cathedral, he managed to make an appointment with Joanna..
The old man in the bookstore suddenly got excited..
"Oh, shit! ..… It suddenly becomes fun. She said she was definitely a woman.?!”
"yes."
"Damn it! The meeting place is?”
"It's a cathedral-”
“-What kind of idiots are there?! You set up a meeting with a woman at a cathedral. Get the pen now! Write down what I call you and prepare accordingly! Right Now!”
Oliver was embarrassed and did as he was told and grabbed the pen..
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