Genius Warlock - Episode 30
30. customer (1)
Several weeks have passed since the materials were supplied..
As if to wash away the shock of that time, Oliver cut down on eating and sleeping to a minimum and read as many books as he could in the study..
Like a child ignoring a fact that is difficult to accept..
Everyone was worried about Oliver's behavior, but they didn't dare say anything..
First, Oliver's mood was different from usual.,
Second, despite this, all necessary schedules such as emotional synthesis and classes were met..
So Oliver did his duty and read the book like crazy..
And I was able to find out some interesting facts.
For example, something like the expendability of emotions..
Emotions, which are energy derived from the soul, have a sort of expiration date from the time they are extracted.,
It is said that although the shelf life can be dramatically extended through special storage methods or black magic, it is inevitable that it will eventually volatilize and disappear or deteriorate..
Oliver was shocked by this and looked to see if there was a way..
However, even though I read almost all the books in the library, I couldn't find a way to do it..
What was even more shocking was that even if stored in a person's body without being extracted, emotions are fluid and can change as much as time passes and depending on the surrounding environment..
Even though Oliver studied a lot about black magic, which he wanted to learn so much, he felt a sense of emptiness and loss rather than joy at the above facts..
How can I express this??
Isn't it similar to a man who has acquired everything, money and fame, but soon realizes that everything is futile before he dies??
If emotions are something that will change one day, doesn't that mean that the beautiful light we saw in the Lightning Wizard and Joseph will someday disappear??
Oliver felt an indescribable emotion as he silently looked at Joseph's feelings in his arms..
I can't keep this beautiful light that I barely got my hands on forever..
“······.”
Oliver suddenly thought.
Why do you want to have this feeling in the first place?.
If you think about it, it was quite strange. I've never really thought about what to do with this..
I think it might be similar to a child picking up a pretty rock when he finds it..
It's pretty so pick it up and own it..
Without even thinking about what to do next. It was literally instinct.
Oliver suddenly thought about what he should have done from the beginning..
What to do with this feeling.
If I keep it like this, it will disappear someday... How can I best use it??
As I continued to think like that, I heard a knock-knock sound from the door..
“·········. What is it?”
“That's me. master. number of animals. I have to make pilgarettes soon... Shall we make it ourselves? Or would you like to participate??”
“······.”
Oliver was silent without answering..
Something··. I felt like I was seeing a clue..
Oliver quickly searched the bookshelf. I'm sure it's here somewhere.
ah····. After a while, Oliver found the book he was looking for..
It was a handwritten note rather than an official book, and although it was yellowed due to age, it contained information about Pilgeret in an easy-to-understand manner..
The actual purpose of Pilgeret, which is currently used as a drug, is as a kind of sharing tool that allows one to indirectly feel the emotions of the ingredient.,
It was written in red letters that the storage period of emotions can be increased several times..
Oliver looked at the writing and again saw what little emotion he had extracted from Joseph..
As if I've finally found a use for these feelings.
After there was no answer for a while, Marie spoke again..
“·····. Hey, master? Is there anything going on??”
“·····. no. doesn't exist. I'm going too.”
***
Oliver visited the studio with Marie..
I was already ready to start work, but I noticed something strange..
I was so preoccupied with other things that I couldn't pay attention, but I guess I should say that I realized it too late.?
“number of animals?”
“yes? master.”
Marie put her hand on her heart and bowed, answering politely..
“Was our workload always this much??”
Oliver said, seeing more cigarettes, more water, and more emotions than he remembered..
“no. It's not like that. Originally there weren't this many..”
“however····?”
“Oliver's Pilgerette made with synthetic emotion was well-received, and the number of orders has increased over the past few weeks. To the extent that the pharmacist provides emotional support.···.”
Oliver scratched his head..
I entrusted the organizational work to Marie and Peter to read the book, but I never thought something like this would happen in that short period of time..
For some reason, I heard that the feelings I was combining with Anthony and the Dominican family were increasing... Well, it doesn't matter?
“····. Let's get it done as quickly as possible..”
With those words, the work began..
Since temporary disciples were also involved in the work, the lower level work was performed by temporary disciples, and other labor was performed by lower-level disciples..
Advanced and intermediate disciples put the secondary extracted distillate through chemical processing that completely mixed their emotions.,
Instead of directly participating in the work, Oliver observed others' work as in class and instructed them to make corrections on the fly..
“Adjust the fire temperature.”
“Transfer the distilled liquid you received immediately..”
“This way, rather than casting a spell, will help your emotions merge better..”
The subordinates in charge of each task responded loudly each time and carried out Oliver's orders..
Of course, it didn't completely get better once I pointed it out, but I still saw things getting better little by little..
Thanks to this, the work speed has also become much faster compared to Joseph’s time..
It was similar to a single machine in motion, and when the work stabilized to a certain extent, Oliver turned his head and looked at the completed pilgerette..
The main evaluation was that the quality was higher than that made by Joseph.,
It was probably true since not only he belonged here but he also admitted to being a pharmacist..
When you take your first sip, you feel an awakening effect due to anger, but soon you taste maternal love and feel as peaceful as the gap..
Oliver, the person involved, realized that he had never tasted this before..
Sure, I've wanted to smoke it before, but not now..
why? This is because I wanted to taste Pilgerette for the first time using Joseph’s emotions that are now in my arms..
Oliver was worried. How can I experience Joseph's emotions to the fullest?.
I saw him working, but then he shook his head..
It wasn't that way..
It was a delicate task to prevent the loss of emotions as much as possible, but in any case, it was a task to increase the amount by mixing the emotions with water..
Oliver wanted to fully experience this feeling, even if it was not enough..
It was a kind of insult to Joseph's feelings to manufacture it in that way..
So how should I make it??
Should we directly impose appraisals on cigarettes? no, it was a little difficult.
There had to be a medium to prevent the volatility of emotions and bind them together..
While thinking about what to do, a memory popped into Oliver's mind..
The time when I had a meeting with Anthony and the Dominican family..
At that time, a big guy drank drugs to make Oliver feel better..
A drug that imposes a muscle-up spell on water that liquefies life force.
That was it..
After a while, as time passed, the work was completed..
Everyone seemed to be exhausted, but Oliver gave them formal words of thanks for their hard work and ordered them to clean up and rest..
Everyone was happy and cleaning up after themselves, when Oliver approached Marie and spoke to her..
“number of animals.”
“yes? master?”
“Could you please give me some of the vitality you have stored? Fresh if possible.”
“Ah, yes. I'll bring it to you.”
For some reason, Marie went with joy and eventually brought a test tube filled with vibrant vitality..
“Here it is.”
“thank you.”
“····. If you don't mind, can you tell me where to use it??”
“No, Marie doesn't know anything..”
cold···. No, it wasn't objectively cold. Just the usual formal tone..
A tone of appropriate distance and politeness mixed together.
However, for some reason, Marie felt great disappointment and sadness at the answer..
It is revealed not only in emotions but also in facial expressions..
Oliver couldn't understand why she was doing this, but then Peter cautiously intervened..
“master···. I've finished cleaning up everything..”
“You did it quickly.?”
“Ah, yes. We finished it quickly because we all worked together. Is there anything more you can tell me??”
Oliver looked around and answered..
“doesn't exist. Come on in and have some personal time..”
“Yes, I understand.”
Peter bowed his head and told the other disciples to take a break and sent them out of the manufacturing room..
As if Oliver knew he had work to do here..
On the other hand, Marie stood like a stone..
“number of animals····.”
“Yes, master. Even if you want me to do something else?”
“No, there isn't. You can just leave now..”
Marie once again let out a look of disappointment. She showed extreme loneliness and quite serious obsession with him..
“Is there anything I can help you with?····.”
“no. at all. go out.”
Oliver's words repeated. Finally, she bowed her head and stepped away..
What should I say? I've been seeing signs of this since I personally taught black magic a long time ago, but somehow it felt like it was getting worse..
But soon, my thoughts about Marie disappeared into the background, as I was out of the spotlight..
Oliver's greatest interest now is to make Joseph's feelings Pilgeret without any loss..
Oliver took out a pack of cigarettes that he had prepared in advance, the vitality that Marie had brought him, and Joseph's emotions..
“hmm····. No. No.”
An excited Oliver muttered as if he suddenly realized something..
I was so excited that I tried to make pilgarettes without any practice.····.
The method that Oliver is trying to create is actually a method that has never been seen before..
I didn't know what problems would arise when I actually tried it..
However, Joseph's little emotions are immediately used in this dangerous way.?
It was a stupid idea.
Oliver took a random emotion from his studio locker..
Then, I opened a test tube containing the corresponding emotions and vitality and practiced on the spot..
Just do what your senses tell you to do, without any specific theory..
The first thing extracted was vitality.
Beautiful life force gathered in Oliver's hand, and as Oliver clenched his fist, the life force condensed and gradually turned into a liquid..
Oliver then began to extract emotions and mix them with life force..
Surprisingly, the life force mixed with emotion much better than the processed distillate, as if it had been one in the first place..
No. Both are energy derived from the soul..
Rather, it made more sense to blend them into one..
Oliver stored this information in his head, further condensing the emotions and vitality that had become one..
As if it had been boiled, it boiled and turned into a thick liquid, and Oliver put the liquid into one of the cigarettes..
“After - after―”
I blew on a hot cigarette and examined it..
The emotions were stored in the cigarette with almost no wastage, but it felt even stronger thanks to the combination with vitality..
Just like the emotions in the human body.
As soon as Oliver confirmed that this method worked, he practiced it again..
Once, twice, three times, four times... So greedy.
As a result of practicing like that, there was not much vitality and cigarettes left, but Oliver decided to go into practice now..
All the last remaining vitality was extracted, energized, and Joseph's emotions were invested..
Surprisingly, when Joseph's emotions mixed with his life force, the beautiful light he had first seen came back to him.,
Oliver condensed those emotions as if he were possessed..
As if I couldn't lose anything.
Under Oliver's fingertips, the life force absorbed all of Joseph's emotions and condensed them as before..
When it boiled in the air, it became a thick liquid.
Oliver just put the juice into the last cigarette..
“ha····. ha····.”
Pilgerette prepared warmly.
Oliver watched in silence as if fascinated..
Exciting... Exciting... My heart moved slowly, and my hands trembled slightly as I lifted the pilgarette..
Oliver put Pilgerette in his mouth. And he found a lighter.
“ah····.”
Too late, Oliver realized that he didn't have a lighter..
Then Peter knocked on the door and came in..
“master.”
“What is it?”
Oliver, who was very emotional, asked louder than usual..
Peter said, surprised but calm..
“that····. A guest has arrived.”
“····. Customer?”
“Yes, James, the pharmacist, is here..”
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