Genius Warlock-Episode 199
After finishing eating, Oliver got up with Joe..
Al, who sensed something was unusual, approached him and asked him to wait, saying that Forrest would be coming soon, but Oliver politely declined, saying he would hurry up and take care of his promise to Joe..
"I'll finish my business and come back as soon as possible..”
Al tried to offer again, but when he made eye contact with Oliver, he quickly nodded..
He had a gut feeling that it wasn't for him to step forward..
Oliver bowed politely once again to Al, who obediently let him go, and then turned to Joe. He was looking in the other direction as if he was turning away..
He was a person who thought he was good at everything, but he didn't seem to have the knack of hiding his guilt..
"Shall we go now??”
***
Oliver walked after Joe..
Joe walked faster than usual, perhaps because of his nervous state..
Thanks to this, Oliver was only able to read Joe's back and emotional state..
With each step, Joe's emotions fluctuated silently..
Feeling guilty wondering if it’s okay to be like this,
Self-rationalization that there is nothing we can do.,
Still, I hesitate to stop,
Nervousness and fear with no place to retreat, etc..
Joe's emotions fluctuated like a storm, biting and hurting each other..
The turmoil is so great that the emotions overflow out of the body..
Oliver could indirectly see how distressed Joe was..
What is bothering him so much??
Oliver wanted to ask, but he decided it was too early, so he followed in silence without saying a word..
We walked in silence like that for a while.
Oliver soon entered the outermost corner of Area T..
Like other worker residential areas, the outskirts of Zone T were sparsely populated..
At least on the outside.
Oliver asked, looking at the emotions of dozens of people hiding in the alleys and streets around him..
"Are you here??”
“..…uh.”
Joe stopped and answered..
As soon as he answered, Sam appeared behind Oliver with a gun pointed at him..
Surprisingly, he too had a similar emotional state as Joe..
Guilt about Oliver, hesitation, regret, self-justification, fear, nervousness, panic, feeling at a loss, etc.... . It was amazing. I thought he didn't like me that much.
Afterwards, other people showed up one by one..
They were all warlocks, and they all had different emotional states..
Perplexity, bewilderment, fear, nervousness, confusion..….
However, even among them, there was someone with great motivation. For example, a person with an X-shaped scar on his face.
“under.… . Did you manage to bring it here? Contrary to rumors, don't you think it's at the level of being able to see through emotions in detail? Seeing how you followed me so obediently.”
A man with facial scars is so handsome. Cholarang. Appeared sharpening a cleaver with a polishing rod..
There were a number of people armed with kitchen knives lined up behind him..
Everyone has black magic on their blades..
Oliver seemed to instinctively know who these people were..
“..…You are fighter crew members..”
Oliver asked, manipulating the magical energy stored in his body without anyone noticing..
The magical energy followed Oliver's fingertips down to the ground and slowly spread out in all directions..
No one noticed.
"oh..… . Are you quick-witted? No, should I say I have no sense? Word spread, they followed Joe.”
"Rumors?”
When Oliver asked, laughter could be heard here and there..
Confidence that victory has been achieved and the leisure that comes from superiority.
Even though I didn't ask a question at the right time, Joe spoke first..
“….You really don't know?”
"yes, can you please let me know?”
Joe said, taking out a test tube filled with emotions..
"You're in charge of recovering stolen Crime Firm auction items.?”
"Yes, how did you know??”
"Because rumors tend to spread easily... .. Do you know who joined hands with the District Y gang to steal the auction items??"
"I understand that they belong to the Black Hand Human Meat Chef faction..”
"That's our boss. Fighter Crew Boss.”
Joe spoke calmly on the outside, but seemed shocked on the inside..
It's like I can't handle the current situation..
"ah..… . okay. Since when did you know?”
"Lately.”
“okay. however-”
“-Can't you understand the situation now??”
A man with a facial scar suddenly joined the conversation..
I didn't know why, but I felt extremely uncomfortable with Oliver..
"I am sorry if I have offended you in any way. But I can't understand the situation.?”
"He's going to die by our hands soon, but he's too relaxed. These days, if you make your name known to problem solvers, do you lose sight of them? Or they look down on us as ghetto trash?”
ah..… . Only then did Oliver understand what he meant..
"sorry..… . Your name is?”
"why is my name?”
"I need to know your name to have a conversation..”
“……Victor.”
"Yes, Mr. Victor. First of all, let me say I'm sorry again. I have no intention of ignoring you. In the first place, I don't ignore the people of District X. I’m also from Goa..”
"under… .. Do you think you can survive if you flatter yourself??”
"No, it's not flattery, it's sincere. There are many great people in Area X. There are people who teach me how to exercise diligently, there are people who fight for their younger siblings even when they are scared, and there are also people who take care of their dead friend's younger siblings..”
Oliver glanced at Joe. Joe winced..
“..…I will never ignore you. I just don't understand.”
"what?”
"Everyone, I understand that your boss is a meat chef... .. But why are you trying to kill me??"
A very absurd question. But Oliver was sincere. He didn't know why he was trying to kill himself.
More than fifty warlocks roared, and Victor shouted to calm them down and then shouted at Oliver..
“Because you are the boss's enemy! In other words, they are our enemies... .. By any chance, are you crazy??”
"It's different from what I know.."
“what?”
Oliver continued speaking again, scanning the people around him..
"As far as I know, the reason you are in the fighter crew is to learn black magic and, moreover, to make a living. I'm not a battle fanatic who likes fighting, and it's not about being loyal to someone.…...."
Oliver said, recalling a conversation he had with Joe in the past. That's when he asked me to teach him the black suit..
“..…So why do you want to get involved in something dangerous now? Is there any reason to go to that extent??”
Some people who were skeptical of Oliver's words were shaken. Victor sensed the agitation and urged Joe..
"Hey, Joe. what are you doing? I'll let you keep talking?!”
Just as Joe was about to say something, Oliver asked:.
"You can attack me if you want. This is something you have to be prepared for once you enter this world. So there is no need to feel guilty. However, please answer my question. This is the second condition I followed without saying anything after changing my schedule at the restaurant..”
Joe's eyes fluttered..
“……keep talking.”
"hey!”
Oliver ignored Victor's words and asked Joe and the others..
"The Fighter Crew is where you come to live, so why are you willing to take the risk of getting involved in something the boss has done on his own? If you're not careful, you could end up fighting a crime firm..”
Victor shouted..
"We already have no choice but to fight the Crime Firm. They've always been targeting us, so they think this is their chance..”
"I think I can help you with that part. I know one or two people at the crime firm, but I will tell you that this is due to a misunderstanding. That the boss did what he wanted and you don't care..”
Some people murmured. It seemed like not everyone wanted to fight the Crime Firm..
Victor shouted..
"You crazy bastards, why are you so agitated? It's obvious that it's an outright lie!”
"I am sincere. It doesn't guarantee that you will succeed, but you can try.”
Once again, the fighter crew members were loud..
"You bastards! Wake! The boss said he would accept us as members of the Black Hand. What does that mean? It’s saying goodbye to your trashy life up until now!! Finally got my chance, damn it?!”
"By any chance, Mr. Victor, do you know anything about human meat chefs??”
"what?!”
"I did some research on human meat chefs. Through crime firms, through brokers, through Pinkman..”
Oliver recited the information he got from Murphy, Forrest, and Jonathan..
"Human meat chef. He is a high-risk criminal active mainly in Gallos. He is one of the Black Hand Fingers on par with the Puppet of Eternal Life, the Eternal Child Fan, and the Pied Piper, a kidnapper, and is said to be particularly dangerous due to his interest in worldly things. It is presumed to have the second largest organization after Puppet, and it has the highest organizational power, making it a force that even the government has difficulty controlling..”
"Yes, ghetto trash life is finally changing..”
"And eat people.”
pop.
There was no sound, but everyone paused as if cutting something with scissors..
"Although this is speculative and not certain, the human meat chef faction is known to eat human flesh. They say they gain great power by eating people.."
"......."
"Personally I think that's true. Well, that explains the incredible regenerative abilities and abnormally high vitality, magic, and emotions... ..I'm just curious, can you eat people??”
“..…Is this guy who makes dolls out of human corpses preaching? Rumors have already spread that we deal with corpse dolls..”
"No, no. Not at all. I apologize if I misunderstood. I do not condemn human meat chefs or the act of eating people. To begin with, I don’t think I’m qualified to judge anyone. I can be a bit presumptuous at times, but I try to control myself..”
Oliver said, thinking of Marie. I still didn't like what Marie was doing, but I couldn't deny its value..
"I'm just wondering if you can eat people. I was taught that no matter how difficult life is, everyone has some level of goodness. For example, you don't fight someone you don't want to fight with..”
Oliver looked at Joe again..
"article. I'm really curious, but even if things go well, I'll have to go with the chef. So, do you plan on taking Nico and Bigchin's family, who are taking care of you, along with you??”
Joe responded with silence. He was visibly agitated, as if he hadn't thought it through..
"Hey Joe! Wake! It's late anyway. I think your little ones will be safe if I do something different! There is no time to hesitate! A powerless bastard has no choice but to listen to the powerful. You know?!”
"They say you have no choice but to listen to powerful people.?”
"okay! Because that's the rule on this floor!”
"ah..… . is it so?”
As soon as Oliver answered, he activated and concentrated the magical power he had secretly spread..
According to Oliver's will, the magical chain divided into dozens of branches glowed and instantly trapped the surrounding warlocks..
Similar to a snake made of iron.
It was so fleeting that no one but Joe could react..
"What is this??!!”
"It's a magic chain. It is a basic magic of the pure magic school, has excellent versatility, and its power varies greatly depending on the amount of magic power..”
As if to prove his words, Victor resisted to escape, but the magic chain did not budge..
I never thought that taking Kevin's advice and carrying around magical energy in my body would be so helpful. I was lucky that it didn't dissipate like my emotions did..
"I'm sorry for catching you suddenly. It seemed like they were preparing something earlier, but I was scared so I made the first move..”
As Oliver said, a magic scroll and a test tube containing black magic fell from the arms of Victor's men. A means to check and attack Oliver.
But they were caught before they could use it. By just one basic magic..
Now the only one left who can deal with Oliver is Joe..
Such a ridiculous situation. It was a point where you could see the gap between the opponent and Oliver..
"article! Attack now! With this many people in place, there will be restrictions on their actions. It's already late!!"
Victor shouted, and Oliver silently grabbed the quarter staff with one arm..
Joe asked a question, extracting emotions and placing black magic on his body..
"What will you do if I attack you??”
"We have to fight.”
"Are you going to kill me??”
"I don't intend to kill you, but I wonder if I could.?”
After hearing the answer, Joe laughed softly and asked the question again..
“……If you ask for help?”
"Let us help you.”
After hearing the answer, Joe seemed to have made up his mind and asked Victor..
"Hey, I'm going to get help from that guy. I don't want to risk my life on other people's business. you?”
"What bullshit! I hope to be safe like this!! That dog right now”
-puck!!
Before Victor could finish answering, Joe rushed in and punched Victor's head..
Red debris was scattered here and there as if it had hit a piece of metal, and Victor's men were frightened..
Joe asked again.
"you guys?”
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