Genius Warlock-Episode 314
At 4 p.m. sharp, one hour from now.
After talking with Kevin, Oliver left work early and had a light meal at a restaurant near Map Tower..
As a steak restaurant, the taste was good despite the high price..
After eating, Oliver arrives at Kevin's mansion on the outside of District I, an upper-class residence..
We immediately conducted a light test in the training room set up in the basement..
To find out if Kevin has any talent for dark magic or not..
Surprisingly and naturally, Kevin had no talent for black magic..
It wasn't anything particularly strange. In the past, Merlin said that magic and black magic are completely different..
'Magic is math. Demonstrate the desired power by granting magic according to established rules. Of course, a skilled magician may change the form to suit his or her convenience, but the basic rules are the same. It doesn't break the law. That's the same for me... … . Black magic is closer to drawing than math. It may be because its history is shorter than that of magic and systematic research has not been done, but skilled black magicians will soon create their own unique black magic. There are many things that break the rules.’
Two similar yet different disciplines.
Of course, the required talents were different, and Kevin, who was talented in magic, had no choice but to have a talent for black magic..
Therefore, no matter how much he concentrated on his eyes, he could not read his emotions..
‘This is kind of weird, the last time you helped me I could definitely see the emotion.?’
‘Emotions cannot be seen until they are extracted. You can only see it after extraction. Like magic power.’
‘The emotions you are holding in your hands right now are extracted emotions.?’
‘The emotions were manipulated and extracted so that they could only be seen through the warlock's vision. It appears the moment it is processed and is not very useful in battle, but it is okay for testing purposes like this..’
Oliver answered, recalling the past when he first met Joseph. He took out a square piece of chocolate and tested it in front of everyone..
Oliver repeatedly manipulated Kevin's emotions by turning them on and off in front of him, proving once again that he had no talent for dark magic in Kevin's eyes..
Kevin’s not-so-good expression. Still, I found out one interesting thing..
Regardless of what you can't see, you can handle your emotions lightly if you hold them in your hands..
Thanks to what Oliver had taught him in the past when he explained how to indirectly sense them, Kevin was able to control his emotions even though he couldn't see them. In other words, 'opening eyes', which is the basis of black magic, was skipped and the 'handle' was used first..
It could be said that it was a truly absurd order..
But thanks to that, Oliver was able to figure out what to do now..
That's why I held the small amount of emotion I had just extracted in my hand and forced it into Kevin's eyes..
To open the eyes of a warlock..
“Biguuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck......!”
This method was first used on James, a pharmacist's subordinate, and was later used a few times on some of the fighter crew..
James and the other members of the fighter crew were all struggling and swearing in excruciating pain, but Kevin, perhaps because he was a military wizard not long ago, gritted his teeth and held on despite the extreme pain that assaulted his eyeballs..
Proof that the desire for power is so great.
For Kevin, Oliver concentrated extremely hard on his eyes and quickly but carefully poured emotions into Kevin's eyes with the vision of a complete warlock..
“Thank you for your hard work. professor.”
Oliver said, taking his hands away from Kevin's eyes..
As soon as Oliver finished speaking, Kevin covered his eyes and took a deep breath..
“ha… … . It really hurts.”
“Yes, I think so.”
Oliver answered. I just tried it, I didn't experience it so I didn't know how much it hurt..
“Do your eyes still hurt??”
In response to Oliver's question, Kevin shook his head and slowly, very slowly opened his eyes..
“do you know what this is?”
Oliver raised his index finger in front of Kevin and asked a question..
Kevin answered, his eyes slowly coming into focus..
“……circle?”
“yes, that's right.”
Oliver was satisfied with the fact that he had succeeded and put the emotions in his hand back into the test tube..
Kevin, who saw emotions for the first time, looked into space for a moment as if savoring an unfamiliar sight, then opened his mouth..
“……It's fascinating.”
I meant it. Kevin was unusually surprised and impressed..
“What do you mean??”
"what you did I've read black magic books, journals, and diaries captured during my time as a military wizard, but I've never seen anything like this... … . What's the name of this? Forcing emotions into your eyes.”
“hmm… … . doesn't exist.”
“There is no?”
“yes. I didn't give it a specific name because I did it temporarily to teach someone black magic a long time ago..”
“……If it's temporary, you made it.?”
“yes… … . It's closer to something I did randomly rather than something grandiose..”
it was true.
Even for people with no talent for dark magic, this method of opening the eyes could be considered revolutionary, but for Oliver, it was just a method he tried once in a while..
“hmm… … . I'll think about the name later. How about ‘putting emotions in your eyes’??”
Amazing naming sense. I didn't feel the slightest worry..
But apart from that, Kevin was surprised by something else..
“……Just out of curiosity, how many times have you done this?.”
“About ten times? Including the professor..”
“They used a procedure on me without proper research.?”
“Yeah, I didn't have to use it often..”
Oliver answered honestly out of respect for Kevin, but Kevin glared at Oliver with wide eyes..
Of course, the eyes are the most important part of the human senses. It was not strange to be angry because an unproven and dangerous procedure was performed on such an area..
Seriously, what would have happened if Kevin's eyes were wrong? But Kevin didn't argue..
I had a rough idea of what the warlock in front of me would say..
If I really heard those words, I might have thrown out my fist..
I couldn't waste my precious training time like that. It was I who wanted this power more than anything else..
“Are you okay? professor. Do you have any problem?”
"under… … . I'm okay. So let's try again.”
Oliver immediately extracted the emotions from the test tube and created them on the spot..
Kevin opened the eyes of a warlock he was not yet familiar with. He was blurry, as if he were wearing ill-fitting glasses, but he could still see something..
“……circle.”
“You got it right. Let's change it.”
“Again, circle, cylinder, square, spider web, and droplet shape..”
Kevin guessed all the vaguely visible emotional models. Oliver praised him, saying he was amazing, and Kevin massaged the area between his eyes..
Perhaps because he forced his eyes open, the warlock's vision was more tiring than expected..
I was amazed at Oliver opening and closing the warlock's vision as naturally as breathing..
However, whether or not he knew what Kevin was up to, Oliver went straight to the next step..
“Can you see it over there??”
Kevin pointed beyond the basement hallway door..
"no… … . what did you do?”
“It's nothing special, but I tried to float my emotions beyond the door using shadows. do you see?”
As if to prove his words, Oliver pointed to his stretched out shadow..
The shadow that drew a long line along the floor extended all the way down the crack in the door..
“I can't see anything.”
As soon as he heard Kevin's answer, Oliver's shadow snake-like shrunk and then returned to its original state..
And Oliver went behind Kevin's back and created an emotional model..
“Can you see your emotions without looking back??”
“no. My eyes are only focused on the front... … . Can you see even if you're behind me??”
“If you focus your eyes, not only behind, but also above and below. can see everywhere.”
Oliver answered, remembering the feeling of seeing the world deeply through the eyes of a warlock..
Normal vision is gradually consumed by darkness, and what remains is emotions, magic power, vitality, etc. It was just invisible energy, but when it got deeper, I could see and feel everything, front and back, left and right, up and down..
“It'll be more useful than you think.”
“I think so too. My master's notes also said that the true beauty of black magic is not powerful firepower, but the eye that penetrates emotions and the precise technique of using that eye to outwit the enemy..”
"If you are the master, then your teacher?”
"yes."
"If I were to teach you, you probably wouldn't have average skills... … . Where are you doing??”
"passed away.”
"somehow.”
"Because I killed it.”
"......."
“Master, you tried to kill me too, so I'm sure you'll understand..”
It was a mind-boggling story, but Kevin understood..
When I was a military wizard, I saw a warlock several times. They believed that power and knowledge were the greatest values, and for this, there were many cases in which students killed their teachers, and teachers also killed their students..
Wizards were also beings who valued power and knowledge as the highest values, but since they operated in the sun, they maintained a certain level of common sense and at least pretended to do so, whereas warlocks did not have such a thing as they operated in the shadows..
Kevin gathered his thoughts and focused again on class..
“It may not be normal to have such a broad perspective, but it can be achieved with some training.?”
“Sorry, but I don't know about that either. I just kept using it and this is what happened... … . The book says that it's best to use it frequently like a muscle, but first, professor, would you please try using it for 15 days and then tell me??”
“Okay, sure..”
Kevin answered without hesitation. Regardless of his personal feelings, he believed in Oliver's skills..
After hearing Kevin's answer, Oliver immediately took out a notebook and pen from his bag and systematically recorded the training content and achievements..
Kevin watched in silence..
I've felt this before, but even though Oliver looks very disorganized and stuffy, he adapts and adapts surprisingly quickly in certain areas..
To the point where it's a bit scary..
“? ……Oh, don't worry, I won't write down the professor's name. Or is there a problem with the record itself??”
“no it's okay. I have no intention of getting involved in such things while learning... … . It seems like I've only vaguely opened my eyes, but the next step is the handle.?”
handle. It refers to the stage of handling emotions manually. Extracting and controlling the extracted emotions with your hands.
“I'm glad. Because I already learned that.”
That was correct. Oliver once taught me.
Nevertheless, Oliver took out the test tube containing the emotion and handed it to Kevin to check..
“First of all, would you please extract your emotions??”
Kevin moved right away. The emotions were extracted by opening the lid of the test tube..
Although its momentum was weak, like a barely flowing stream..
Kevin was taken aback by the extraction, which was not as refreshing as expected, but he calmly collected his emotions in his hands without rushing, and Oliver also waited for him..
There was nothing urgent.
“it's over… … .Extraction is a bit slow..”
“it's okay. So, could you please put the emotions in the form of a circle??”
At Oliver's request, Kevin made a circle..
Perhaps because it was something Oliver had taught him in the past, he was more skilled than eye opening and extraction..
Oliver talked about different shapes in turn, such as squares and triangles, and Kevin skillfully manipulated his emotions and created the corresponding shapes..
After checking, Oliver took the emotion Kevin was holding and asked him to extract it again by putting it in a test tube..
Kevin slowly extracted his emotions as before, and Oliver put a finger on his hand to help him get a feel for it..
Shuhuahahahaha
Faster and more extensive extraction than before. Oliver let go at just the point where it was disappointing..
“Do you have a rough idea of how to do it??”
“……uh.”
Kevin answered, looking at his hands. Because he really seemed to know the trick, not just give an answer. He needed just a little more practice to master it..
“thank god. Then, please practice this part on your own consistently. Until you get used to it. hmm… … . Now that you have learned some test tube extraction techniques, you need to practice extracting emotions directly from people... … , I'm a bit embarrassed..”
“Why am I embarrassed??”
“Because I don't have anyone to practice with..”
Oliver pointed to himself and Kevin, the only two people on the training ground..
"……Can't I extract your emotions??”
“Ugh, that's going to be hard. Maybe it's because I have few emotions, but I usually can't extract them..”
It was somewhat understandable. Maybe it was because Kevin's eyes were still weak, but even with the warlock's vision he couldn't see through Oliver's emotions..
But it's usual?
“You can extract your own emotions, but you need to practice extracting other people's emotions as well, but... … . If you don't mind, could you go somewhere with me? I think I need some help..”
“It doesn't matter because I'm learning now, but to whom can I help??”
“There are some people I can help with a bit, so I'll ask them to help me get some emotions out..”
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