Genius Warlock-Episode 169
"please..… . I'll definitely see you again. I will come to you without shame..”
Merlin's Mansion Basement.
Rosburn shouted at Oliver and entered the portal activated by the assist device..
"Thank you for doing my favor..”
Next to the portal, Merlin talked to a wizard..
It seemed like he was an official of the elemental school branch where the children would stay..
He was quite old and had considerable magical power, so it could be expected that he would be of somewhat high status, but he just nodded, listening to Merlin's words with his head slightly lowered the whole time..
His emotions were a complex mixture of many emotions, including respect, fear, difficulty, and longing..
“..…no. It's an honor just to have you call me here. I will gladly accept the work you have entrusted to me..”
Oliver watched the conversation between Merlin and the wizard while sending the children off..
It was pretty fresh.
The wizards Oliver had met were all confident and had strong pride, so they always maintained an overbearing attitude, but seeing them bow down like that was strange..
Is the hierarchy among wizards strict??
I thought there was nothing similar to a warlock, but that doesn't seem to be the case..
“By the way, Gran-”
“-He's just a retired old man now. Just call me Merlin.”
"yes? ..… How dare I.”
"Um, you call me that old man. I like hearing that word too.”
"Elderly. I heard there has been some kind of problem with the School of Life recently.-”
“-Could you briefly explain the main points? Portal maintenance costs are no joke. I'm a poor old man.”
"Oh, sorry. So, when will you come back?..…."
"I'll talk about that later..”
"Ah, yes. sorry. then….”
After finishing the unknown conversation, the wizard bowed his head politely, glanced at Oliver, and entered the portal..
The emotions I felt when I saw Oliver were a mixture of wonder, suspicion, jealousy, and displeasure, so it wasn't a very good feeling..
I wondered if this would harm the kids, but I soon decided not to care..
There was nothing Oliver could do anyway, so the kids had to do it themselves from then on. Like it or not.
As the wizard entered the buzzing purple portal, the entrance to the portal gradually became smaller and smaller, turning into a small lump of magical energy that eventually disappeared in thin air..
It was like a light bulb that went off with a bang..
"Are you worried about the kids??”
Merlin asked Oliver, who was staring at the spot where the portal disappeared..
"no.”
"okay?”
"Yes, anyway, worrying about me doesn’t help. Since the opportunity has been given, it's up to them from here on out.."
"That's cool.”
"is that so?”
"But it's a good attitude. Because the only person who can save you is yourself... .. By the way, what are you looking at??”
"ah.… I was looking at a portal assist device. It looks convenient too.”
"It's not convenient. There is no reason why the spatial school is currently the most promising school, even though it is smaller in size and history than other schools..”
"is that so?”
Oliver asked in surprise..
Even though I worked as a troubleshooter for a long time, I still didn't know anything about wizards..
Since wizards are still a valuable human resource in this area, they are not classified in detail and are treated as a group..
"of course. Both then and now, humanity is fighting against time, space, and distance. However, Space School is a magic that can put an end to that fight. Of course, there are many improvements, but.”
"When it comes to improvements, what specifically are you talking about??”
Merlin said, raising both hands..
"The procedure is too complicated and difficult. True magic is something that must be activated with the magician's own magic and ability without any auxiliary tools, but in reality, that's not the case..”
Merlin said, pointing to the portal aid in the basement of the mansion..
Come to think of it, there was a space school wizard when guarding Murphy's magic spell factory. He probably remembers that he used an auxiliary tool such as an arrow..
"There are not many wizards within the Space School who can use portals without assistive tools. About 3 out of 10? If you consider the distance and the amount that can be moved, it decreases further..”
Even though it is a space school, there are only so many people who can use it properly. It was pretty shocking.
"That's why it's so difficult. It requires not only the ability to control magic power, but also a huge amount of magic power. Opposite of delicate image.”
"What is the amount of horsepower??”
"You can't just move around because the portal is open. As the weight, mass, energy, etc. passing between portals increases, an enormous amount of horsepower is required to maintain the portal. In that industry, they call it ‘usage fee’..”
It’s a usage fee… I didn't know the details, but I understood what he was trying to say..
Portals were not an all-purpose technology that could easily move anything by simply increasing its size..
Aside from increasing the size of the passage, there were many factors to consider, such as movement amount and distance, and there were also many requirements such as control ability and horsepower amount..
"I didn't even know that. It's more complex and amazing than I thought.."
"You talk like someone who has used it..”
"......."
“……Have you tried it??”
"uh.… . Yes, didn't I tell you??”
***
Oliver took out the extra paper he had made..
He held one in his right hand and the other in his left hand and activated it as is..
Wow... … Chop!… .hum hum.
Two portals formed on paper.
Merlin observed the portal in silence..
Merlin's emotions couldn't be read because they were blocked by a wall of magic, but when you look at his expression, he seemed quite serious..
"......hmm."
While observing for a while, Merlin gathered magical energy into his fingertips like a bead and threw it away..
It was just a bead full of magical power, not dangerous..
The magical orb that flew slowly entered Oliver's portal and came out on the other side..
Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck.
The portal's magic power ran out, it shrank a little, and then disappeared..
"How did you make it??”
Oliver folded the used paper, put it in his pocket, and spoke again..
After seeing the usefulness of space magic, he thought it would be a good idea to use it himself, so after trying it a few times, he created this..
As Merlin said, it was difficult to create a portal over a long distance without an assistive device, so they decided to use paper as a medium..
"You imitated me?”
"Yes, I was very impressed with the way you used paper. Are you displeased by any chance??”
Merlin thought for a moment and shook his head..
".…No, it's not unpleasant. I'm just curious. Trying to imitate and actually imitating are completely different things.?”
Oliver tilted his head at the unknown words..
Merlin continued the conversation, waving his hands left and right as if to say not to worry..
“..…You said you've used it before..”
"Yes, Kel Free Independence Army. At the time of suppression, one corpse doll was moved, and later, two people, three zombies, and me. I used this 4 times. Luckily, there was no shortage of the usage fee you mentioned earlier..”
"Well, that's right... . I'm lucky.”
"I think so too. What happens if the usage fee is insufficient??”
"The portal may explode or disappear into unknown space..”
"It's an unknown space.?”
"Yes, as I said before, spatial magic has a short history. There is a wide scope for research."
“ah… .. okay.”
"It would be best to refrain from using it in the future..”
"yes? Why??”
"Why, is it a pity??”
"Yes, it's very comfortable."
Those words were sincere. During the plan, running away or moving was much more advantageous..
Not only that, he showed considerable unexpectedness in battle..
By summoning Duncan, he was able to subdue an enemy who was not good at close combat, and in the case of a war wizard, he was held back by zombies..
"It must be a shame. Still, I recommend refraining from doing so. Mattel… No, we somehow ended things quietly with the Life School, but the old man there is a bit obsessed. If they knew that you were so talented, they would bother you. I'm not giving you an order, but please refrain from using it for now..”
“ah… .. All right. But some people see or know that I use it. Is that okay??”
"who saw it?”
Oliver talked about Arthur and the war wizard. He didn't talk about the mission..
"war wizard?”
"yes. He has black hair and red skin. You say it's the elemental school. Do you know anything? His name is Kevin Dunbar..”
"Did that friend tell you his name??”
"Do you know each other??”
"Yes, this is a guy who is exceptionally talented and joined the Elemental School even though he is a red person... .. I don't usually have a strong sense of pride, so I don't usually reveal my name first, but I guess I quite liked you..”
"I don't think so, but I'm glad if so..”
“Why did we fight??”
"Well, I'm sorry, but I can't tell you that due to the nature of the mission..”
"Then I shouldn't have said this in the first place..”
"I don't want to lie to my elders. Anyway, you're my temporary teacher, aren't you??”
"Temporary teacher is a very touching word..”
"thank god. In that sense, I hope you will not delve too much into this part..”
"I wasn't complimenting you... ...I'll do you a favor if you tell me how the fight went..”
said Merlin, writing something down in his notebook..
Looking quite serious, Oliver did as he was told and described his battle with war wizard Kevin..
It was a fight that was impressive in its own way for Oliver, so he described it properly, and Merlin wrote it down with a serious expression the whole time..
"He absorbed Kevin's magic power.?”
“yes… ... To be precise, I was only going to extract it, but Mr. Kevin forced it into my body. It's overloading me.”
"It's a standard method. But, it was fine.?”
"yes….."
"Heart beating fast, neck pulling, dizziness, body temperature rise, nothing.?"
"I didn't check them all, but there was nothing like that..”
Merlin was silent, then spoke again..
"Take off your jacket, turn around and sit down for a moment. I have something to check.”
Oliver did as he was told, took off his jacket and hung it next to him, then turned around and sat down..
Merlin gathered magic power into his fingertips and placed it on Oliver's body..
Magical power entered Oliver's body. And it didn't just come in.
It spread magical energy like a thread and entered Oliver's body with a special spell, as if examining the surroundings. But soon it slowly disappeared.
"........"
"......."
“..…Elderly?”
"this.”
"why are you like that?”
"I guess I'm very tired. I'll find out later."
"yes?"
"Why is there a law that says I shouldn’t fail? You are merciless towards the old man.."
"No, that's what I meant.-”
“-When an adult speaks, don't talk back. Because there is no manners.”
"......."
"Uh huh, that's not how you look at adults... .. Anyway, I'm very tired today. That's all for today.”
Merlin suddenly ends the story. But even though Oliver was puzzled, he couldn't read Merlin's emotions, so he just nodded at her..
Aside from saying he was tired, he created a portal in an instant. Without the power of any auxiliary tools, purely with your own magic..
It's not easy even within the space school, but I suddenly had a question..
Merlin's magic was large in scale, but above all, it had no boundaries between schools..
I freely used magic from all schools of ice, lightning, and space as if it were my own magic..
"why but?”
"If you don't mind, may I ask you a question??”
"Yeah, that's rude. Don't give the old man a hard time, just go, that's why young people these days... … . Don't look at me like that.”
Like chasing a bird out of the yard, Merlin pushed Oliver's back into the portal..
Oliver had no choice but to comply..
When the portal disappeared after Oliver left, Merlin, despite saying he was tired, relaxed and finished writing down the notes he had written while talking to Oliver..
After finishing writing, Merlin looked at the note with a subtle expression, put it on the desk, took a bottle of alcohol from the tea cabinet, and poured it..
Two phrases were prominently written on the note:.
[Use of magic outside the law]
[A magic tank with no end in sight.]
after-
Merlin muttered after taking a sip of his drink..
“That's scary….."
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