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Genius Warlock - Episode 3

3. chosen child (3)

a few hours ago.

Oliver and Joseph looked into each other's eyes across the plentiful table..

“Do you think it would be good to eat this food??”

Oliver thought for a moment and shook his head..

“no.”

“why?”

“that is····. It's a little hard to explain..”

“Then explain it the hard way..”

“Uh... um... the light was strange..”

“light?”

“Yes, I mean. Emotions. When I'm angry, it flashes and shakes, and when I'm sad, it fades and becomes turbulent. When I'm scared, I shake my head.”

“however?”

“That guy-”

“-innkeeper?””

“Yes, the innkeeper's light. It was slightly twisted..”

“What is stumbling??”

“I don't know either. I've only seen it a few times. The supervisor showed that kind of attitude before he took me to the mine and when he put me in dangerous work..”

“That's what it looks like when you lie.?”

“uh···. Yes, I think so..”

Joseph nodded, seemingly satisfied with Oliver's answer..

“Why did the friendly innkeeper lie to us??”

“I'm not sure.”

“The reason is obvious. That's because there is an ulterior motive. For example, there are sleeping pills mixed into this delicious food. Then, they kill us while we sleep after eating and extort our belongings..”

It was by no means a pleasant story, but Joseph seemed a little amused. Just like recalling childhood memories..

“Now, what should we do??”

“uh····. Don't you eat food??”

“That's not true. Well, the innkeeper will notice that we noticed. Rather, you should pretend to have been fooled and let down your guard. Remember. For a warlock, cunning is also important..”

Oliver nodded with his eyes wide as usual. I was doubtful whether I understood it correctly, but Joseph didn't bother to ask. Instead, he took out a test tube from his pocket..

Oliver's eyes lit up slightly when he saw the test tube..

The test tube sealed with a black stopper contained black liquid. It was black and thick like tar, and I could see it wriggling like a living creature..

“that···. Black light... It's a feeling, right??”

Oliver asked.

“·····. okay. right. It's a condensation of extracted emotions..”

“how did you do it?”

Oliver asked, his eyes tinged with greed. Joseph looked at Oliver like that and spoke as if warning him..

“····. Don't be too hasty. It's not something you can learn yet. Instead, I'll show you something more interesting. Consider yourself lucky..”

With those words, Joseph pulled the stopper off the test tube. When the stopper was opened, the liquid stirred even more, and Joseph placed his hand on it..

As the hand was raised, the liquid calmed down and eventually a single thread was pulled out. The sight was reminiscent of a spinning machine, and the spun threads swirled around Joseph's hands and soon began to turn into light again..

Thread from liquid and light again.

Oliver watched the amazing and amazing scene in silence. No, it was more than just watching..

From the moment Joseph opened the cap, everything seemed to slow down, like a slow video, and I could instinctively understand it all. The principles, mechanisms, and even tips are all there..

It was the moment when the theory I had built up in my imagination all the way here was proven..

Black light and emotions could be changed to suit their purpose and processed into something new..

“Come out. Eater.”

Joseph whispered into the black light.

At the same time, the black light fluctuated and coiled, coalesced into one, and eventually began to expand..

“This·····?”

Oliver said, looking at the sphere floating in the air. It was the size of a human head, but Oliver's curiosity got the best of him and he unconsciously stretched out his hand toward the sphere. Is it similar to a child who sees fire for the first time and puts his hand to it??

Just before Oliver's hand touched the sphere, one side of the sphere opened wide. And through the gap, a huge, red tongue and pure white teeth appeared..

A huge mouth appeared in the air like that..

“Eater. A cleaning site I created. It wasn't originally intended for this purpose, but I ended up using it like this... eat all the food.”

With Joseph's words, Eater began to ravenously eat the food on the table. She licked the bottom with her tongue and ate it clean, which left Oliver amazed..

Black magic... It was really fun.

“Is it interesting??”

“····. yes.”

“Well then, stay awake tonight. Maybe you'll see something more interesting.”

And it was true.

***

“one.”

Joseph said as he went out the door. The frightened inn worker got up from his seat and started to run away, screaming in a daze..

“Hey hey profit!”

“two.”

Joseph didn't care and extracted the thread from the test tube again. The thread turned into light again, and the light instantly condensed into a bullet-like form.

It all happened in just one or two seconds. Joseph said, aiming at the fleeing employee..

“three. Hate Bullet.”

As he chanted, a ball of light flew out and pierced the employee's back. The force was so great that a hole the size of a marble was created, but the employee died without even being able to scream..

Joseph looked at the scene indifferently, then shook his shoulders and walked down as if he were taking a walk. Oliver followed Joseph down together..

For my safety, I should have stayed in the room as if I were dead, but I couldn't do that due to my curiosity and desire to explore..

I had to watch it until the end. It felt like a mission..

“Oh my, it's not beyond my imagination..”

Joseph looking at something and muttering.

Oliver looked over Joseph's shoulder toward the first floor of the inn. What caught his eye was a naked customer... No, it was a corpse that was a customer and a middle-aged woman carrying the corpse..

The fat innkeeper looked at Joseph and Oliver and made a dumbfounded look..

“uh? uh? definitely eat·····?”

“I'm a bit cautious and don't eat just anything..”

Joseph answered the woman's question like a gentleman and extended his hand..

“Hate Bullet.”

The bullet of hatred that flew along with the chant instantly pierced the middle-aged woman's head and chest..

“Hehehe-!”

An employee who was mopping to remove the blood stains next to him got scared and ran into the kitchen. Joseph walked leisurely and followed behind him, and Oliver also followed him, keeping an appropriate distance..

It was so much fun. You can shoot your emotions like a bullet with black magic... It felt like my dream had become a reality. It was really interesting..

As Joseph was walking towards the kitchen, the employee who had run away came out. He came out with the shotgun commonly used at the inn and pointed it at Joseph..

Oliver thought at that moment. You have to spread your emotions wide and block them like a shield. An image was formed in my mind as if I had known it from the beginning, but to my surprise, Joseph used the black light on his hand to spread a tent larger than a person..

“Argh! Search!”

“black shielder.”

bang--! A loud gunshot rang out. However, everything was helplessly blocked by the wide black curtain..

The employee looked as if he were possessed by a ghost, seeing that a bullet fired from close range was blocked so vainly. But this was a fatal mistake.

“Hate Bullet.”

Joseph fired a bullet of hatred without any mercy. Burbubbuk-! The employee fell down with a sound and a hole in his chest and stomach..

It was beautiful! From strange creatures to bullets and shields... Everything Oliver thought, everything he never thought of, came true..

How can I express this...? Yes, it was a creative wonder of a clay doll made for fun coming to life..

“Tsk tsk tsk. When running this business, the first virtue is knowing how to look after your customers properly... This is also foolish.”

Joseph muttered as he approached the fallen body. Then, suddenly, he muttered as if he remembered it too late..

“But didn't you say there were five in total?·····?”

With those words, Oliver unconsciously turned his head toward the basement. At that moment our eyes met. The last employee who just came up from the basement.

He was drenched in sweat as if he had been carrying a heavy load, and upon discovering the dead body of his mistress, he made a dumb expression and then rushed in with bloodshot eyes..

“This seed tooth bastard!”

He was scarier than a coal mine supervisor. Additionally, the butcher knife in his hand was sharp enough to cut down anyone, and above all, the light emanating from his body was pulsing with more passion than anyone Oliver had ever seen. I was sure I would die if I got caught..

So you were afraid of Oliver? No, that wasn't it. In fact, it was the opposite..

Oliver stretched out his hand. He stretched out his hand instinctively, even though no one had taught him to do so. He then extracted the angry employee's emotions and brought them to him..

The black light that moved with Oliver's touch was amazing, but it was difficult for me to explain how he did it..

Yes, if I had to put it that way, it was similar to walking. You can do it at some point. This was the realm of talent that Joseph spoke of..

Exciting... Exciting... Exciting···.

My cold heart moved quietly, and I focused all my attention on my hands. Immediately, an employee was running a few steps away, but I wasn't nervous or afraid..

Oliver's only interest is the feelings in his hands. Oliver pictured the image in his mind..

Like Joseph, he condensed his fluctuating emotions. Faster, more precise.

As time passed slowly, I could see the emotional changes in Oliver's eyes..

The emotions that were passionate like fire found stability in Oliver's hands and changed their form as imagined..

Oliver made his hand into the shape of a gun. Bullets of hatred gathered at the tips of his fingers. After that he left everything to his instincts..

preparation. aiming. percussion.

“Hate Bullet.”

As he chanted, the bullet of hatred that had formed at his fingertips flew out and pierced the employee's chest. With a loud bang, a hole the size of a fist was created, and the employee died with his eyes wide open. Only lead-like silence filled the inn..

“·····.”

Oliver stared at his hands. He remembers the feeling of using black magic for the first time and feels the afterglow.·····.

Someone quietly placed a hand on Oliver's head. It was Joseph. He quietly stroked Oliver's head with an expression of great admiration..

“That's it.”

***

Oliver followed Joseph down to the basement. In the basement, stolen goods stolen from customers were piled up..

Expensive coats, pants and shoes. In addition, the box was full of various watches, wallets, belts, and wedding rings..

“haha····. You worked really hard to collect it..”

Joseph took out a bag from inside his arms. The pocket was made of yellowish leather and had a tooth-like zipper, and it looked a bit eerie because it looked like a small creature..

“Take care of everything.”

As soon as Joseph finished speaking, clumsy hands and feet sprouted from his pockets and began to greedily swallow the stolen goods..

After confirming that the bag had been filled with stolen goods, Joseph approached Oliver and spoke to him..

“what do you see?”

“Ah, just... Why do I want to collect this?.”

Oliver said, looking at the pile of wrapped corpses and blood packs. There was only pure curiosity rather than fear..

“This is to sell it on the black market. There is nothing that is not bought there and there is nothing that is not sold. You might be able to use it in the future too.”

“It's me?”

“Yes, warlocks inevitably use the black market. Don't you want to become a warlock??”

Oliver shook his head. He would rather be. Isn’t it fun and amazing??

Joseph placed his hand on Oliver's head once again. It was a very friendly gesture..

“Why do you think I bought you?”

Oliver couldn't answer. I heard a lot of interesting stories about how to use emotions and what black magic was, but I didn't know why Joseph bought me. Well, it was natural since I wasn't interested..

“My goal is to raise an outstanding warlock. So we're recruiting talented kids.”

“yes?”

“It's just as you heard. Then, do you know why the goal is to raise an outstanding warlock??”

Oliver shook his head..

“To survive. If you live as a warlock, you will naturally face persecution and threats from the world. The only way to survive is to become stronger. And I'm nurturing talent to become stronger..”

Oliver didn't really understand, but he just nodded..

“However, it is not easy to develop talent. Not only is it difficult to find talented children, but there is no education system for priests, paladins, or wizards. You must bear all the effort and costs required for education... Do you know how difficult this is??”

Oliver nodded mechanically..

“Needless to say, I was extremely lucky to have caught my eye like that. However, I absolutely do not train talent for free. There needs to be a reward for that luck..”

“····. I don't have any money?”

“no need for money Something higher than that is needed. That is, to treat me as your teacher and master, and to be obedient and loyal..”

Oliver saw the light. The light and desire that fluctuated in Joseph’s body. Oliver, understanding the light, immediately bowed his head.

“I will obey... master.”