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Genius Warlock-Episode 248

The first thing Kevin asked for was fiction..

Because it was important to report to the Magic Tower immediately..

Oliver followed Kevin's suggestion and talked about what he had put together with Willis..

Everything from how he met 'Fixer Will' before going to his destination, Mountain Face, how he climbed up to Mountain Face, what he investigated along the way, and most importantly, the work of the Chimera Research Institute..

Since it was mostly based on facts, it was natural without any awkward parts, and Kevin also listened calmly, nodding his head as if there was no problem..

"It's Bathory?”

Instead of listening to the explanation, Kevin asked.

"yes, do you know?”

"I've never met him, but I've heard his name. During the time of war wizard.”

"Is that so?”

Oliver asked back as if he was surprised..

As the name suggests, a military wizard is a wizard who belongs to the military. I thought the related field was war and combat..

Kevin added as if to explain whether he had read that thought..

"War wizards are sometimes used to catch criminals that regular police forces cannot handle. For example, high-risk criminals.”

High-risk criminal. It meant the worst criminals defined as evil around the world..

The puppet of eternal life. Representative examples include the human meat cook, the eternal child fan, and the Pied Piper..

When he thought of them, Oliver was immediately convinced. Since they were difficult to catch with regular police forces alone, it made sense for war wizards to be mobilized..

"So, Bathory, are you also a high-risk criminal??”

"By my standards, he was a low-level dangerous criminal..”

"Risk level... … . Can I ask what the standards are??”

“Well, I don't know because it's not my job to share things like that. Above all, Bathory and her family are active in the center of the continent, so I didn't pay much attention to them, and now that I'm talking about them, it's strange. Why did a warlock active on the continent suddenly come across the sea to the Mountain Face??”

Kevin looked at Oliver as if demanding an answer..

"Would you like me to tell you that as fiction? Or, would you like it to be non-fiction??”

Kevin, reading the unusual atmosphere, opened his mouth..

"Please make it non-fiction.”

At Kevin's request, Oliver told the same story he heard at the Chimera Institute..

The collusion between the School of Life and the Bathory family, and the reason for the attack..

After hearing the explanation, Kevin was surprised but also convinced..

"I understand why there was such an uproar in the School of Life. It's more than just hurting my pride when my research lab was robbed by a warlock..”

As soon as Oliver arrived at the Magic Tower, he thought of the Life School wizard who came looking for him and the students who were screaming at him..

“professor. I also want to ask a question, what happened while I was away at work? There seems to be some kind of commotion among the Life School wizards and students..”

When Kevin heard Oliver's question, he seemed a bit surprised..

"well… … . While you were returning from work, each research institute reported what had happened to their respective schools. I heard that too."

"okay. By the way?”

“..…Since it was sent verbally, the story was slightly different. The main stem was the same. A warlock attacked the Institute of Life Research Institute, hid and disguised himself for nearly a month, and you and the fixer you hired solved it alone..”

"Yes, that's true... .. So.?”

"So, what is that? That alone is great enough."

Kevin said with a straight face..

"No matter how infamous they are, magic towers have a tendency to look down on warlocks. However, it wasn't enough that such a warlock attacked and took over a research institute affiliated with the School of Life, and stayed in disguise for nearly a month. Even the School of Life and the Magic Tower didn't know about it for almost a month..”

“I think it would be possible to create a fingerprint by covering it with rawhide and read the memory with blood..”

"So you're saying that's not great??”

"No, that's not it. Bathory is great enough..”

"Yeah, it was great. And you solved that great warlock problem only with the solver without the help of the magic tower. This is a big ball. If it had been different, greater damage could have occurred. Perhaps the reputation of the Magic Tower has been tarnished..”

“Ah yes. okay… … . Thank you for the compliment.”

Kevin observed, looking at the expressionless Oliver..

He was truly a strange guy..

What can I say? Although he was very interested in others and generous in his evaluation, he was strangely indifferent to himself..

An example of this was insensitivity to one's own talents and achievements..

I've seen people try to build an image like this to stand out from the magic tower, but Oliver was the real deal. Really, without any pretense or intention.

Probably, if he hadn't brought up the story about his achievements, he wouldn't have been aware of them until the end..

Kevin wondered if this could be explained by simply having a strange personality..

“....Could this be a problem??”

"what?"

“I don't think it would be a good idea for me to stand out in the Magic Tower. Especially me.”

"That's right.”

"Will it become quieter if I stay quiet or go on vacation for a while??”

"Honestly, I don't know about that either..”

"yes?”

“If what you say is true, the School of Life will continue to look at you. Because they are people who do not even know their own shame. Actually you know now.”

"So, what should I do??”

"I need to think about that carefully from now on. They'll probably write a letter of cooperation and take you away to interrogate you for various reasons. You should prepare well based on the report you will write. Get ready with me.”

"Oh, thank you. You are kind..”

“Because it’s my job anyway… … . But what happened to Bathory??”

Kevin asked a question after not hearing the last part..

"In the report, I plan to report that he escaped after being injured by the problem solver. Through a puddle of blood.”

"......What happened to non-fiction??”

"I killed it.”

“……I killed it?”

“yes.”

“A dangerous criminal who is hostile to the human meat cook.?”

"yes… … . It's now in a magic bag with its severed limbs and head. Shall I show you??”

Oliver said out of consideration, wondering if he might not believe it. Kevin raised his hand in refusal..

"No, it's okay... … . But how did you catch it? They say it has incredible regenerative capacity..”

"By making a knife out of emotions? I cut him and he died.?”

Kevin's frown narrowed even further at Oliver's brief answer..

The more I listened to the explanation, the more it became more and more disconnected from reality and difficult to understand..

Kevin asked to cool his head..

"Don't ask any more questions. This may not be a big deal, but it's pretty important: exactly who is the fixer you hired? The life school is very concerned and can argue about this. Because he can know about their own secrets..”

“He is said to be a troubleshooter active in the Kell community. My name is Will.”

"Right… … . Then, the real identity is?”

“This is Mr. Willes, leader of the Kell Free Independence Army..”

“……what?”

“He said he was Mr. Willes, the leader of the Kell Freedom and Independence Army. Didn't I tell you? … … Oh, I didn't mention it..”

***

Staff room across from Kevin's professor's lab..

There Oliver was writing a report..

Normally, he would have rested for a day and then written a report the next day, but due to the issues of the case and the fact that there was still a lot for Kevin to hear, Oliver did not come home from work and wrote a report on the Mountain Face disappearance..

Kevin kindly taught me the report format and areas to pay attention to before starting class, so writing the report wasn't that difficult..

It took some time because there were a lot of characters to write, but the rest was easy..

All I had to do was transcribe the story written by Willis according to the format..

“……This is the end.”

Oliver finished writing the report in a neat and elegant handwriting and said:.

There are two reports in total.

It was divided into a summary report that briefly summarized only the main points and a detailed report that recorded detailed information..

The biggest difference between the two reports is the Chimera Research Institute under the School of Life. In other words, the difference in the content of encounters with the Bathory family was the biggest factor in dividing the thickness of the report..

The detailed report contains the presumed reason why the Bathory family attacked the School of Life and how they deceived the school and the Magic Tower. And the conversations and battles with them were recorded in detail..

Oliver looked at the report again to make sure there were no problems before handing it over to Kevin..

After having Kevin, who would soon return to class, check the report, I just had to continue the rest of the story and the urgent work was over..

How did we end up teaming up with Willes, one of the leaders of the Kel Free Independence Army, and how can we trust him?.

‘Well, if Mr. Willes spreads word about this incident, the reputation of the Magic Tower will be tarnished, and not only I but Professor Kevin, who sent me on his behalf, will be in an awkward position.…….'

It would definitely be a big deal if something like that actually happened, but for some reason, Oliver wasn't that worried..

Because Willes had promised to keep the matter secret until the end..

Of course, the human mind is fluid, so it was impossible to know what would happen over time, but for some reason, it didn't seem like Willes would easily break his promise..

"Well, I guess it would be fun to break it..”

Oliver muttered that and carefully put the completed report to one side of the desk and took out his notebook..

The notebook was something I had kept since I worked at Magic Tower, and it contained things to be done by the professor's personal staff, Kevin's schedule, etc..

Sometimes, Oliver's personal schedule was written on the back. Just like now.

“hmm… … . There's a lot of work to do.”

Oliver muttered as he scribbled down the things he had to do in his notebook..

[Find out the identity of the notebook captured from Bathory.]

[Learn about the Life School’s research on improved humans]

[A meat hammer that absorbed a large amount of Bathory's blood. Show it to original creator Ewan Bremner]

[Bathory and female warlocks make corpse dolls], etc..

"And I need to learn about the ticking apocalypse........"

Oliver wrote [Tick Tick Apocalypse] at the bottom of his notebook..

The old apocalypse theory I heard from Iwan Bremner.

Originally, I had returned to the Magic Tower after my vacation to ask about this. When I think about it, I feel like I've come a long way from my original goal. Well, it's not that I didn't like it, but.

“Thanks to you, I learned a lot of interesting things... … . After I finish work with Professor Kevin, I'll ask if there's a way to contact him..”

Oliver said to himself and then folded his notebook..

Now that I have written down all the things I have to do in the future, there really is nothing to do..

Normally, I would have helped Kevin or gone to audit other classes, but since Kevin told me to limit contact with other people as much as possible, I couldn't even do that at the moment..

So Oliver rationally decided to clean the staff room..

Since I was away for a few days, dust piled up here and there..

Oliver took out a corpse cleaning tool from the black market from his magic bag. At that time, I heard a well-timed knock on the door..

smart-

Oliver looked beyond the door with the eyes of a warlock. He was a familiar person.

“Mr. Yareli?”

Oliver opened the door and greeted the woman standing in front of him..

Yareli, with curly silver hair and thick glasses, stood looking slightly uncomfortable..

“……hello. Mr. Zenon.”

"yes, hello.”

"......."

"......."

Oliver and Jarelli were silent, with Oliver speaking first..

“……By any chance, the professor is not here right now. If you have any business, could you please leave a message? Well, I'll pass it on to you..”

Oliver took out a notebook and pen from his arms. Yarelli hesitated and shook her head..

"No, I'm here to see you, not the professor..”

“Me?”

“Yeah, I just want to apologize..”

"An apple??”

"I think I spoke too rudely last time without even knowing much..”

Oliver tilted his head..

“uh… … . I'm sorry, but what did you say??”

“…I was told to do my job properly at the library. He told me that if I don't do my job properly when I'm young, I won't even have a place to rest when I'm old.."

ah… … . I remembered.

"No, you're right. Gotta do the job right.”

"no. sorry. I think I misunderstood Zenon. I heard that Mountain Face's disappearance was quite serious, and he solved it all by himself.?”

“To be exact, the fixer I hired did it all by himself..”

“And the train gun too..”

"Train?”

"Yes, I heard that you helped the people by overpowering the highwaymen who were attacking the train. is not it?”

Oliver thought for a moment..

“hmm… .. Ah, yes. It just so happened that I did that..”

"You are amazing. Thanks to this, the honor of the Magic Tower has increased. As a student belonging to Magic Tower, I would like to thank you..”

Yarely apologized and thanked her, and that was all. I really came to apologize and say thank you..

It was unexpected, so Oliver didn't know how to respond..

"uh.… . You don't have to be grateful. I just happened to do it... … . Is that the end of your story?.”

"yes. This is the end.”

“Yes, I see… … . Actually, I don't deserve an apology, but I'm grateful that you apologized. I don't really care, so you don't have to worry about it..”

That was the end of the story.

Oliver said goodbye and quietly closed the door, and Yareli nodded awkwardly as well..

"It was the most awkward conversation between a man and a woman I've ever seen..”

As soon as the door closed, a voice was heard from inside the staff room, where no one should be except Oliver. That's a familiar voice too.

When Oliver turned his head, he saw Merlin sitting at his desk, reading a report..