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Genius Warlock - Episode 213

Fortunately, Forrest nodded to Oliver's sudden request..

He was a quick-witted person, so even though he thought there was something, he didn't bother to ask..

He was a really kind person.

Although he was disappointed, he said he would talk later and went ahead in the car, and Oliver left after seeing Forrest off..

Tock-tap-tap-tap-

Every time Oliver walked, the quarter staff he held in his hand hit the floor and made a regular sound..

After passing the palace-like buildings and magnificent clock towers that I had only seen in advertisements, I entered a luxurious park prepared for politicians and city officials working in Area A..

"hello?”

Oliver sat on a bench not far from the park entrance and said hello to a man feeding pigeons..

Although it was my first time seeing my face, it was not the first time I had seen him. It's not that we're friendly though.

Oh, by the way, the pigeon started a fight and flew away as soon as Oliver appeared..

Nevertheless, the man continued to sprinkle pigeon feed around him. It seems that the act of feeding itself is more important than the pigeons..

"I was waiting just in case, but you came as expected..”

"were you waiting for me?”

"Didn’t you know this??”

"No, that's not it. I just happened to see you here and came to say thank you..”

"Thank you? what?”

“I was able to control the corpse doll using the book and remains of the corpse that Puppet left behind. . It helped me, thank you.

thank you."

Man, no. Puppet stopped feeding the pigeons and turned her head to look at Oliver..

"As expected, it’s fun. It's not a waste of time to come see you.”

"What kind of business were you waiting for??”

"Okay, I have a story to tell you... ..I think it will take a while, but do I have time??”

Puppet was kind enough to check Oliver's time..

"yes. About an hour… . Are you going to talk here??”

"I don't mind, but why don't I like it??”

"No, that's fine. But before that, can I ask you a favor??”

“what?”

Oliver pointed to the ice cream booth at the end of the street..

The signboard for the ice cream booth had the words “luxurious vanilla and rich chocolate flavors” engraved on it..

"Can I buy some ice cream? I want to eat it."

"hmm..… . If you buy me one too.”

***

It could be said to be such a bizarre sight that anyone who knew the details would be dumbfounded..

Puppet, the great master of the warlock world who has lived for hundreds of years, whose true face no one has ever seen, and who has raised countless organizations and disciples no matter how hard he tries, sits on a park bench and eats vanilla ice cream..

And that too with a kid of about twenty years old..….

But ironically, it seemed quite natural if you didn't know the inside story..

Like friends with different ages..

"What a surprise. I didn't know he liked ice cream.”

"Basically, there is nothing I dislike. I also like sweets… ..Puppet, can you taste??”

It was a natural question. The body that the puppet is currently using was also a corpse doll..

But the puppet frowned slightly..

"a little..… . That seems like a discriminatory statement. It's laceist.”

"Oh, sorry..”

As soon as he heard the apology, the puppet started laughing..

"However, it is also a natural question. Even though it's a corpse doll, I can taste it. You can feel the touch of the wind and hear the birds chirping… Even though I had to invest a lot of time, I want to enjoy this blessing..”

It was a very shameless thing to say from someone who lived for hundreds of years and performed countless human experiments, but at the same time, I could feel his sincerity and even piety in his appearance..

Munch. Munch. Munching.

They both ate all the ice cream and even chewed the cone below..

It was very savory.

"So, if you don't mind, may I ask why you came to see me? Honestly, I was surprised to see you here..”

"There are many reasons, including my personal curiosity, the situation, and also because you have been involved in something interesting recently..”

Puppet said, twirling his finger. She seemed sincere.

"Thank you for being curious about me. However, I don't understand what you mean by saying that the situation is a situation and that it is involved in something interesting.."

"human meat chef.”

The puppet said the word quietly.

"Recently, I heard you took down the disciples of the human meat chef..”

"Chef, Manipulation Warlock, Pig Face, Benium. There are four people like this..”

"Even if I tell you, I don’t know, so don’t tell me. Not only are you not my student, but I've met so many people over hundreds of years that I don't think you'll remember them all.?”

Puppet spoke in his usual cold tone. Well, he also forgot his disciple Glyph..

A warlock who tried to hand over beggars alive to the Black Hand..

Well, it wasn't that I didn't understand. If you live for hundreds of years, your way of thinking may be very different from that of an ordinary person..

Still, it was a pity..

"Answer me. Did you really take them down??”

"yes."

Oliver answered and explained in detail how he took it down..

The manipulative warlock he first met was destroyed in an instant with a corpse doll-corpse cannon, the chef and the pig face were defeated in a head-to-head fight, and Benium joined forces with Pinkman to capture him..

After speaking, I wondered if I had mentioned the Venium Gun for no reason, but fortunately, Puppet didn't seem to care. Because it's so insignificant.

Rather, he turned his attention elsewhere..

"It's amazing that you treat the corpse doll like that..”

"The book was helpful. Thank you again.”

Oliver was sincere. There was Glyph's journal, but it was Puppet's book that led him to take his first steps..

"It's so absurd that something like this could happen because of a book I forgot to pack..”

"Isn’t that the joy of the world??”

The puppet laughed at Oliver's words..

"It's not wrong. Speaking of which, do you have any intention of joining the black hands??”

Oliver was unable to respond to the completely unexpected suggestion that came out of nowhere and looked at the puppet in silence..

Judging by his vague emotional state, he seemed sincere..

“….Black hands?”

"Yes, if you want, you can become my disciple, but if you don't want to, you can just stay in my shadow. Otherwise, you can create an organization and become a finger. We provide manpower and financial support..”

He was sincere. Truly unprecedented conditions. I was curious about the reason. Well, the answer is already fixed.

“I am truly grateful, but I am sorry..”

"like..…."

A hint of emotion was revealed on the puppet's face. It seemed like she wasn't expecting this answer..

"Can you ask why? There are many warlocks who want to join the Black Hand..”

"I'm just reluctant to belong to an organization. I feel like if I belong to an organization, I have to work, which takes up time, and I also feel like I have to do things I don't want to do..”

Oliver gave the same answer as usual. He simultaneously anticipated the next line and prepared an answer accordingly..

Perhaps, they will convince you of what a great organization the Black Hand is and what a great privilege it is to receive such an offer..

However, the words that came out of the puppet's mouth were completely unexpected..

"If that's the case, there's no problem. If you're skilled enough, you'll be free from most obligations as long as you don't cause direct friction with other fingers. It's freedom.”

This was the first time something like this had happened. There were people who wanted to add Oliver to the organization, and they said they would give him benefits, but that was only because they wanted something from Oliver..

But there was nothing like that with Puppet. There are only benefits. It wasn't even quite a lie..

"That's a generous offer..”

"Because it piqued my interest... . It won't be a losing proposition for you either..”

"Yes, of course you gave me those benefits.-”

“-No, I don't mean that..”

"yes?”

"It may sound like a threat, but if you don't fall into the black hands, your life might get a little harder..”

"Can you ask what the reason is??”

"The number of people targeting you will increase one by one. You have defeated the disciples of the flesh cook..”

“..…Is it like revenge??”

"at all. It's just greed for yourself..”

"....?"

"A warlock who suddenly appeared and killed the human meat chef's disciple. That alone has a lot of value. Just by killing you, anyone can increase their reputation or get some great experimental data. A warlock or a wizard.”

I roughly understood what you meant..

"I just did it because I was hired by Pinkman.?”

"But he was the most active. He's also a warlock.”

"ah..…."

"And to me and the human meat chef, you yourself are an attractive object. Because human meat cooks accumulate power by eating people. You know that too?”

"yes."

"I am no different. The stronger the corpse doll, the stronger my power will be..”

“But, you don't plan on killing me..”

"Not yet. I'm more curious about the living than the dead..”

"Why??”

“..…It's no fun if you answer right away.”

Puppet said with a chuckle. It seemed like there was a real reason and not just a bluff..

But that's that and this is this.

Oliver politely declined again..

"sorry. I know you're worried, but I think I'll have to refuse anyway..”

"It's not that I'm worried... . But, can we find out why? You should know that my words and suggestions are not lies. Why do you leave the easy path and take the difficult path?.”

Oliver thought about the question seriously..

It's their first meeting. Anyway, Puppet is the person who taught Oliver how to use the corpse doll and artificial soul..

Moreover, he was the one who appeared here and spoke politely and even gave Oliver a kind suggestion and warning..

In that case, it would be polite for Oliver to think about it and answer accordingly..

Oliver gathered his thoughts. Several scenes passed through my mind..

Glyph's underground warehouse where women and children were imprisoned, Puppet's human experiment site, Mattel's secret underground laboratory where he met Rossburn, etc..

I dare say Oliver can't blame them, but then again.……

“....It's a bit like that..”

Oliver answered.

Although it was short, it had a lot of meaning. Instead of being offended, the puppet just laughed..

"Just be like that... . Well, that reason is enough.”

Puppet stood up without any hesitation. There was no sign of displeasure or anger..

"Are you going??”

"My business is done, there's no reason to stay here any longer..”

"ah..… . Sorry for not giving you a good answer.”

"You are polite. I enjoyed the ice cream. In return, I'll tell you something fun.."

"What do you mean??”

"Tick. Tick. Tick. The clock started ticking.”

***

fluttering. fluttering. fluttering.

Oliver was reading the book Kevin gave him in the magic tower staff room..

It was a kind of preparation for Kevin's class, not simply reading, but summarizing important key contents and writing them down in notes..

Originally, it was Kevin's job to do, but as secondary tasks such as assigning classrooms, securing additional budget for classes, and coordinating schedules for using educational facilities piled up, Oliver was left in charge of organizing books that were relatively less important..

Even so, work is work.

Normally he should be happy and do his best, but Oliver couldn't concentrate as fully as usual..

The reason was none other than the words left by the puppet..

‘Tick. Tick. Tick. The clock started ticking.’

The clock is moving, something completely unintelligible..

I tried to ask in detail, but the puppet left without answering, and Oliver couldn't follow and ask..

It was just a feeling, but it didn't seem like he said it simply because he was bored..

What on earth does it mean? The clock is moving.

Suddenly, it occurred to me that it might have something to do with the attack on the auction house by the human meat cook..

Knock-! Knock-!

While I was thinking about something else and summarizing the contents of the book, I heard a knock on the door..

The sound was somewhat rough, and the emotions visible beyond the door were actually quite irritated..

I looked familiar.

When Oliver got up and opened the door, there was a familiar face..

He was a librarian at the library in the Elemental Tower..

This is the person who looked at Oliver with disapproval when he was amazed by the automatic door..

"hello?”

Oliver politely greeted the unexpected guest..

The librarian still had a disapproving expression, but.

"why are you here?"

"yes?”

"I called the professor's personal staff to clean up the library, but Zenon was the only one who didn't come. What are we going to do??”

Oliver was taken aback by the sharp question..

"Call me?”

"Yeah, there was no pager signal.?”

"I didn't get the pager at all.."

It was true. Oliver had never heard of the existence of a pager, neither from the book nor from Kevin..

“..…It was introduced this year, but it seems there was some kind of mistake. Please contact the supply management office..”

"Thanks for the advice.”

"Basically, you have to know how to do it yourself... .. Instead, come to the library. Because you're not here, other people are working harder.."