Genius Warlock-Episode 189
"It's nice to meet you like this..”
"Nice to meet you too! ..… They say Landa is wide but narrow, and now I think I know what they mean.!”
Oliver and the chubby warlock went to a less crowded corner and exchanged greetings..
He had lost a bit of weight while I wasn't looking, and judging by his somewhat weakened vitality, it seemed like he had lost it through hard work rather than exercise..
But other than that, I was truly happy to see Oliver..
"I can't tell you how happy I am to see a familiar face here..”
Sincerity. Oliver also answered.
"Yes, nice to meet you too. Recently, Gray Market opened and I went to visit again, but it was a pity that I couldn't see it..”
Hearing those words, the chubby man looked surprised as if he remembered something..
At the same time, various emotions such as slight anger, doubt, curiosity, and curiosity were shown toward Oliver..
"ah! right… .. you..… No. I wasn't swearing, no. for a moment… .. Big, big.!”
The chubby man experienced a more complex vortex of emotions than when he first met Oliver..
At that time, I had a clear sense of purpose to do well in business, but now I am more confused than I was then..
I have something I want to say, but I can't because I'm scared. Oliver told him.
"I don't know what's going on, but I would appreciate it if you could tell me..”
After hearing the answer, the chubby man took a look at Oliver's complexion and said, 'Huh...' .' I sighed..
Work to strengthen your mind. Eventually, he gathered courage and strengthened his voice..
".....Is your name Dave? A rising and powerful problem solver in Area T.”
"Hmm... I don't know if he's a strong solver, but it's true that he's Dave, a solver active in Area T..”
"ha… … . I made a deal with the big guy.”
The chubby man muttered helplessly as if he was dumbfounded..
When Oliver asked him about this, he quickly told him why..
After completing the transaction with Oliver, he spent time like any other day, but suddenly the number of customers increased one by one..
"Is it because of me??”
“You said you came here after seeing the huge glutton bag used by the T-area solver, so isn't that correct? .… I have a point.?”
"uh..… . I've used it a few times on the black market, but is that because of it??”
Oliver asked, slightly surprised. Because I didn’t know that others would look at me so closely.
There were some people who found it interesting when Big Mouth swallowed things... .. It seemed that Forrest’s warning was not a lie. A large bag of gluttons reveals Oliver's identity.….
Dinklage, who had been listening quietly to the side, intervened and asked:.
"It's common to imitate the equipment of popular solvers. But, I don’t understand? .… No, I'm not arguing, right? Wouldn’t it be great if customers flocked to us thanks to this??”
Dinklage asked the plump man harshly. The way he asked questions was somewhat aggressive, as befits a man who runs a gym in the rough District X..
The chubby man, perhaps feeling burdened by such an attitude, mustered up courage and answered calmly even though he was scared..
Although he was very scared, he was like a person who knew how to be courageous..
"greatness.… I'm not arguing. Rumors spread strangely, right? They say I'm the kind of person who can make a fortune out of the pockets of obedient gluttons..”
"ah..… . Can't you just warn me like you did to me??”
"We did more than that! … .The glutton bag is not something that is easy to carry like a magic bag. It is an artificial life form with an ego. It is small and listens well, but you don't know what will happen when it grows bigger. There are quite a few glutton bags that kill and eat their owners..... . But no one listened! I said it was okay because I saw you using it well..”
"So, it's this guy's fault.!”
Dinklage shouted. He was short, but his voice was louder than anyone else's..
If the surroundings weren't noisy due to a martial arts match, everyone would be staring..
I wondered why this was happening, but Dinklage soon gave me the reason..
"This guy is a fanatic, no, he’s a member of my gym, paying several times the membership fee! How dare you start a fight? Oh, don't interrupt. Believe me. It seems like they're trying to make money by finding fault with me, but this is my specialty. cancer!! cancer!!!”
"No, that's not true, I paid multiple times the membership fee.?”
“..…That's not important now!”
A messy conversation. Chubby man waved both his hands in denial.
"No, no… . It's not like that. I am not a businessman without conscience to the extent of mistreating customers. I just want to ask you something.”
Sincerity. Oliver asked.
"What are you curious about??”
"I'm using the glutton's bag without any trouble.?”
Oliver thought and nodded..
"Yes, sometimes he said he didn't want to work, but when I coaxed him a little, he worked hard..”
In fact, Big Mouth was a huge help to Oliver's work by eating anything for a single bill..
It swallows a huge amount of corpses and objects and stores them easily..
"By any chance, was there a problem??”
"I made and sold the product to several customers, but half of them couldn't handle it, and the other half were attacked by gluttons and were injured or killed..”
"ah..… . Really?”
When he saw the chubby man's emotions, he knew it was true, but Oliver still couldn't believe it and asked again..
At least in Oliver's experience, the gluttonous pouch created by this chubby man was superior in both performance and convenience..
"Really. Otherwise I wouldn't be here.”
The chubby man later told the story of how he ended up here..
Due to complaints from customers and reports from competing warlocks, the store was removed, and the person in charge of the gray market claimed a large amount of damages..
"Damage costs?”
"exactly. They say the reputation of the business has fallen because of me. Also, they said they used their own money to clean up after angry customers. It's ridiculous, but I couldn't argue with it..”
"Why??”
"Got a gun and I don't know how to fight.”
"ah..…."
Afterwards, the chubby man said he got a job at a black magic workshop managed by Crime Firm..
Since I had no money, I had to make do with my body..
Even though the rumor spread, they believed that a chubby man could make a glutton bag and forced him to make it, and when he did not achieve the results they expected, they made him work at the level of labor exploitation..
"There were many warlocks out there who were as pitiful and good as me..”
"iced coffee..… . How did you escape??”
“They stole items from the workshop and set off firecrackers filled with black magic energy in broad daylight. The paladins came, and while the attack and defense were in chaos, I was the only one who escaped..”
I somehow felt like I heard a similar story from Murphy..
“.……What can I say? That's good.”
"What a relief. If Crime Firm found out about this, they would kill you alive. Considering its size, it will take all day..”
"That's why I'm here.”
"Are you receiving help from gangs that help fugitives??”
Oliver asked based on the knowledge he had learned in the past..
"exactly..…."
The chubby man nodded and answered. His voice and emotions were shaking as if he was worried..
Dinklage also seemed to have noticed and approached the chubby man to talk to him..
"I think I'm worried about something. Can we talk about it together? I think I could be of great help.?”
An arm that gently grabs you. The chubby man was embarrassed and tried to back away, but Dinklage didn't let go. It was like a predator catching its prey..
Dinklage spoke to Oliver..
"If it's okay, could you wait here? The game is about to start, but I need to talk business..”
"Business?”
"yes, business.”
The chubby man shook his head, very embarrassed by what was said against his will, but Dinklage did not let go and dragged him somewhere..
The chubby man showed his emotions to Oliver, asking him to help, but Dinklage's emotions only showed greed and a flash of opportunity, and there was no murderous intent or malice, so Oliver pretended not to see him..
"Come on, let's go. go.”
“No, wait… Why is it so strong....."
Dinklage and the plump man disappear into the dark hallway..
Oliver turned his head and looked at the stadium..
As Dinklage said, the fight was already over in the stadium and preparations were being made for the next game..
A large figure with one side of its face was crushed and the losers threw their tickets into the air..
A huge wave of emotions such as happiness, anger, joy, and sadness arose, and before the excitement had even subsided, the next player entered..
Joe is wearing only pants and completely takes off his top..
His sturdy muscles and quite a few scars on his body were noticeable..
Audience. In particular, women welcomed Jo with cheers. There was talk before that he was a player, and it seemed like he was quite popular..
‘That being said, Joe doesn't seem to be in a very good mood..’
Oliver thought as he saw his emotional state lower than usual..
After a while, the next player came out..
Contrary to the expectation that a tough man would appear, the opponent was a skinny man who did not look suitable for a match like this..
Rather, he needed to be put to bed right away..
Nevertheless, the numerous spectators gathered at the stadium did not look puzzled or laugh. On the contrary, there were some who expected.
Now that I think about it, that player's body wasn't just weakened..
The faint but remaining remnants of black magic told me this..
Saggy muscles, unfocused eyes, hair falling out, tattered teeth and fingernails..
All side effects that occur in people who abuse black magic to the limit..
"Put in medicine!”
Men who appeared to be the player's colleagues forcibly fed him and injected him with medicine that had the power of black magic..
Then a change occurred.
The player looked like he was going to collapse at any moment, his entire body turned dark red, and his height and muscles grew beyond recognition..
Similar to the level where something came from nothing..
The body shook as if burning the last of its life, and the spectators watching the transformation took a step back in fear..
The only calm person there was Joe on the other side..
Joe must have seen this happen many times, and with a bored expression on his face, he took out a test tube from his waist and extracted the emotions..
Unprocessed emotions.
At the same time, he strengthened his entire body using Burning Life without too much pressure, and then wrapped a small amount of black suit and black armor around attack areas such as arms and legs..
"like… … . You're amazing..”
Oliver muttered in admiration..
While his physical abilities and close combat abilities far exceeded Oliver's, his mastery of black magic was not that great. He did not give up, continued practicing and researching, and seemed to have found the optimal method of use that suited him..
Looks pretty threatening.
Perhaps sensing a sign of victory, the frightened audience chanted Joe's name and waved their tickets in the air..
“Knuckle Joe!”
“Knuckle Joe!”
“Knuckle Joe!”
Amid the shouts, the group and the opposing player face each other..
The bell rang signaling the match, and the two players clashed..
***
"What's going on here?.”
15Joe, who came down after finishing the game in a matter of seconds, stumbled upon Oliver and asked:.
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