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Genius Warlock-Episode 298

smart.

Oliver knocked on the door..

The door was silent, and Oliver waited a moment before knocking on the door again..

smart.

The door is silent again. Oliver waited the same way and knocked on the door again..

That happened several times.

In the end, Derek, who was weighed down by helplessness, frustration, unhappiness, and self-pity, got up in anger and opened the door..

“Ah, that's enough……!”

Unlike his usual clean-cut appearance, Derek showed his face with disheveled hair and a short beard..

He looked slightly surprised when he saw Oliver..

As if it was a completely unexpected face... … . I wondered if there was someone I was planning to meet..

Well, either way, Oliver said hello..

“hello? Mr. Derek.”

Derek was silent for a moment, as if he didn't understand the situation, then rubbed his eyes and opened his mouth..

“……Why on earth did you come here??”

Derek asked a question, barely able to roll his stiff head..

It wasn't that strange. Because it was almost impossible for Oliver and Derek to meet..

"I came to tell you something, Professor..”

“……Professor Kevin?”

“Yes, I miss too many classes. As usual, I would have failed, but he said he would take it into consideration if I take the final exam from now on.."

Kevin thought for a moment with dark circles in his eyes, then shook his head..

Negative emotions were also affecting my head..

“……Do not lie.”

“yes?”

“I told you not to lie.”

“It's not a lie.”

What Oliver said was true.

When Oliver met Derek and said he would arrange for him to be able to attend class again, Kevin gave him the benefit..

If you want to persuade others, you must have at least some bargaining chips..

“Why do you think it's a lie??”

“Because the professor hates us. But, is it not enough to send his own employees to receive such benefits? It doesn't make sense.?”

“He may be strict, but he doesn't hate you... … . I kinda hate it, but I won't lie.”

Oliver remembered Kevin's usual feelings and changed his words..

It was true, but I didn't think it helped..

As evidence, Derek showed off his absurd emotions, and along with that, he also flashed the emotions of possibility and fear at the same time..

The fear of failure.

When that emotion showed its head slightly, Derek cringed like a burned person and his will was broken..

“……Anyway, I'm not interested. Bye bye.”

Derek helplessly tries to close the door..

Oliver unconsciously asked a question to Derek. I'm so curious.

"What are you so afraid of??”

The words Oliver blurted out flew sharply and stabbed Derek in a painful spot..

Derek seemed to be in quite a bit of pain, but instead of closing the door in anger, he opened it and put his face close to Oliver's..

It was quite intimidating given his height and build, but it didn't really have an effect on Oliver..

“What did you say just now??”

“I asked what were you so afraid of?.”

Despite Derek's anger, Oliver calmly asked a question..

“I'm sorry if I made you uncomfortable. However, I really don't understand..”

“……what?”

“As far as I know, Derek's skills improved a lot while taking your class, but I don't understand why he suddenly became so passive... … . I thought it was awesome..”

"What are you talking about that you know??”

“I sometimes see Derek in his classes and see Professor Kevin's student evaluations, so I think I know a little bit... … . It was written that Derek's skills were steadily improving..”

This was also true.

Just as Derek didn't like Kevin, Kevin also didn't have a crush on Derek, but he highly valued Kevin's ability, talent, and will..

“I think it's great too.”

Oliver said, remembering his sparring with Derek..

People who watched the fight only remembered the overwhelming difference in skill, but Oliver remembered Derek's improvement in skill and his will to fight until the end..

Because it is truly amazing.

However, perhaps because of the negative emotions he still harbored, Derek refused to accept Oliver's words at face value and tried to understand them crookedly..

I wondered why I was doing something painful to myself..

“Do you think you are worthy of judging me?……?!”

"......."

"Are you saying that you fought me as an equal and resolved the Mountain Face issue? huh?”

“……No, I don't think I'm qualified to judge anyone. Seriously. Anyway, I'm sorry if it sounded that way.."

“From the rumors going around these days, I don't think that's the case.?”

“Rumors?”

“Yeah, there's a rumor going around that you're no ordinary guy. That's because Professor Kevin brought him here..”

“Is it so great that Professor Kevin brought us here??”

“You don't know anything? Or are you just pretending not to know? Do you know how Kevin was recognized as the official wizard of the Magic Tower? He doesn't even know who his teacher is? … ...How did you get hired as an employee without even knowing that??”

Derek suddenly asked a question, prodding Oliver's sensitive area..

Currently, these were difficult questions for Oliver to answer..

I made up a story in my own way, but since lying is something you have to repeat once you start it, it's best not to tell it..

Just as Oliver was about to avoid answering by making up Kevin's excuse, Derek cut him off like a hunter stalking his prey..

“Because I know you don’t want to answer. You don’t have to. Instead, answer this question. I heard you improved Felix's skills, does that have something to do with it??”

oh… … . It was a pretty sharp question..

It's not directly related, but Oliver only picked questions that were difficult to answer..

I can't believe my head was spinning this much just because I got a little angry... … . she was admirable.

“This is a problem I don't know much about..”

“I heard you helped Felix a lot..”

“I just did what the professor told me to do. I'm a professor's personal employee. This is a similar context to what I came to see Mr. Derek now..”

“It might help if you were honest.?”

Derek, who was just trying to avoid the situation, was the first to suggest. In fact, his emotions burned with energy and motivation..

A small but clearly burning ember.

Oliver thought it would be best not to put out this spark..

"hmm… … .Then, how about doing it like this??”

“what?”

“Derek has a question for me, and I want to do my job. How about sparring and giving in to what the winner wants? If Derek wins, I will answer anything, and if I win, Derek will come back to class..”

Derek's expression became angry at the reasonable suggestion, and the fire burning in his chest gradually grew. it was a good thing.

“Now you're saying that you can easily beat someone like me.?”

“No, I never thought that someone would always win. It's just that Derek has a chance of beating me, and I have a chance of beating Derek... … What should I do?? ”

“……Wait, I'll get the knife..”

***

A loud sound rang out from the elemental school tower magic combat training room..

Oliver narrowed the distance and kicked Derek's leg..

Derek stumbled in pain with a light sound..

"Pfft......!"

Embarrassment, shock, anger.

Many emotions passed through Derek's face. Fortunately, there was fighting spirit among them. The fighting spirit of not wanting to lose.

It was a fighting spirit based on negative emotions rather than positive emotions, but whatever it was, Derek, who had spent time helpless, was gradually gaining vitality..

“Damn it one!!”

Derek overcame the pain in his leg and swung his long sword at Oliver..

Normally, such a large sword would draw a parabolic curve and instinctively step back, but instead, Oliver filled his tonfa with magic power and blocked it like a shield, then thrust out his opposite fist..

Kang 1!

Derek quickly retrieved the long sword blocked by the tonfa and blocked Oliver's attack..

amazing reflexes.

However, Oliver did not lose either, and remembering the fight between Sheamus and Duncan, he twirled the tonfa in one hand, grabbed it, hooked it to Derek's long sword like a hook, and yanked it away..

The intention is to steal the knife. However, this seemed to be a mistake.

There is no resistance, and the blade comes with it as is.?

Oliver urgently blocked the long sword that came with the opposite tonfa..

Kang 1!

The sound of metal clashing rang out again. In that moment, Derek's emotions shined brightly..

Seizing an opportunity while exercising extreme concentration.

He saw through Oliver's unstable balance of power, tightened his forearm, pulled the long sword with all his might, snatched one of Oliver's tonfa and threw it back..

Tonpa flew into the air and fell to the floor..

Derek, who had been dragged around without even being able to use magic because he had lost the initiative, had finally taken the initiative..

It's short but feels like an eternity.

Oliver watched what Derek would do..

Instead of diving right in, Derek took a few steps back and tried to light his longsword..

Trying to use fire magic, which is his specialty..

“I don't think it's a good choice.”

Oliver said that and connected the magic thread to the tonfa that flew behind Derek and pulled it straight..

The thread made of magical power did not just fly, but returned along the route desired by the magician, and thanks to this, the magic power was condensed and hit the blade of Derek's long sword, which was trying to create fire..

Gang——!!

Oliver's tonfa and Derek's long sword collided once again, and the magic that was being cast misfired due to the impact..

Flames and magic scattering into the air.

Derek was taken aback, and Oliver used that gap to close the distance again..

Holding a tonfa in both hands like a shield.

Jjajjajaja with charcoal—!!

Even in the midst of his panic, Derek swung his long sword as soon as Oliver closed the distance, and Oliver formed a shield with the tonfas in both hands and gently waved them away, further narrowing the distance..

Then, while holding the tonfa handle around Derek's neck, he kicked one leg and knocked Derek out..

Derek falls when he loses his balance..

He immediately threw away the useless long sword, took out a dagger from behind his waist, and stabbed it at Oliver, but this too was useless because Oliver had just seen his emotions and prepared for it..

Kak!!

When Oliver swung the tonfa upside down like an axe, the dagger broke helplessly and escaped Derek's hand, and another tonfa was placed on Derek's unarmed neck..

It's a settled situation no matter who sees it.

Aside from the bet, Derek should have been hurt and angry, but instead, he seemed refreshed..

“……Looks like the rumors are true.”

“What's the point??”

“you… … There are rumors that the professor is a mercenary or an experiment that he picked up while he was a military wizard..”

Oliver tilted his head at the sudden remark..

‘huh? No... … . Isn't that wrong? The first time I met you was when I was a military wizard, and I was working as a problem solver..’

It's not perfect, but it's a subtly consistent story..

Derek continued..

“Otherwise it wouldn't make sense to be this strong, right? It makes no sense to be a master from a wealthy family..”

“What do you mean by a rich man's house??”

“As professors and employees, the only ones who use their vacation time like that are those who paid to come in..”

“ah……."

"What are you??”

Derek asked, but Oliver just shook his head..

“Sorry, but I think I won the bet.?”

Derek shook his head..

“Hey, I know how wizard matches end when there's no referee.?”

“no?”

“Either one side surrenders, or everyone becomes incapacitated.!”

Derek shouted and exploded the magic inherent in his body, spewing flames all over his body and quickly standing up..

With powerful firepower, get Oliver far away and then take the opportunity.—

—Sigh!!

Oliver answered by swinging his tonfa at Derek's side, who managed to get up from his position. This was possible because Derek's firepower was halved by emitting magical energy into his body..

"Ah, thank you for teaching me..”

Derek's body shrinks from the pain like a grilled squid..

He once again burned his fighting spirit and tried to use magic again, but Oliver struck the source of the magical power with the tonfa, destroying the magic in advance, and hit Derek's leg with the tonfa..

puck!!

A dull sound was heard. Luckily she didn't break. It just hurts like it's broken.

It was not an easy skill, but I acquired the know-how while training the Joseph family and the fighter crew..

How to hit painfully while avoiding serious injury..

Oliver hit Derek's back, which had suppressed his mobility, hit his shoulder as he flinched and tried to fight back, and hit him again on his side as he recovered..

Derek's body shrunk like a squid again from the pain..

Oliver looked down at Derek and was embarrassed. He wasn't the type to surrender, so he had to be knocked out, and he didn't know how to do it..

If you hit your head, you could die... … . In the end, after much deliberation, Oliver decided to beat Derek until he surrendered..

Sigh! puck!! Bye! bang! flutter-!!

When I was about to run out of energy after hitting for so long, Derek asked a question..

“you… … . If you have this level of skill, why are you hiding it??”

“First, knock him out, and then say… … ah……."

Oliver stopped his attack when he saw Derek's emotional state. I no longer had the will to fight..

Rather than having my will broken by fear or pain, it was closer to a form of understanding..

“hmm… … . It's not really hidden. I just acted in accordance with my position and role..”

"……This kind of training looks familiar. Have you done it a lot??”

“hmm… … . little bit?”

Oliver answered after much thought. In fact, we were scheduled to do it this evening as well. With the fighter crew of Area X..