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Genius Warlock - Episode 33

33. spying (1)

“I feel like I'm safe since I've come this far..”

A senior disciple said.

He had been a senior disciple since the time of Joseph, so he showed himself to be more experienced than others during unexpected situations..

For example, in a situation like now.

“here····. It's a secret safe house.?”

“Yes, Jooyi····. It's a place Joseph made, and you'll be safe here..”

Oliver looked around..

This building, located in the middle of an ordinary home, seemed to be in decent condition as it had been regularly maintained..

“This is a place that the owner purchased in preparation for an unexpected attack or paladin. No one knows except us.”

Oliver nodded and answered that he understood, then asked Marie and Peter if everyone had followed along..

Marie answered.

“One, two, three····. yes! I followed it all here.”

“This one also came with everything..”

After hearing the reports from Marie and Peter, everyone was ordered to take their own rooms, unpack and rest..

To be honest, this was my first time in an emergency situation like this and I had no idea what to do..

At most, there was nothing I could do except pack my bags as quickly as possible as the pharmacist said and prepare according to the advice of my senior disciple..

What on earth is a firefly??

“I'm a paladin.”

“yes?”

“This is a paladin. It is a knight of God made by the Paterism..”

Oliver tilted his head..

Paterism, God... I've heard of it.

The supervisors used to say that every time they saw kids like Oliver, you would go to hell because you wouldn't be blessed by God..

He knew the situation was quite urgent, but Oliver was still curious..

“What is the Paterism, what is the Paladin, and what is the God? Specifically?”

Embarrassment bloomed on the senior disciple's face. It was like watching a child ask what the sun is and what water is..

“uh····. that is····. therefore····.”

He doesn't seem to know how to explain it properly either..

Oliver, who understood the situation, said it was okay and ordered him to rest..

“master?”

When the senior disciple finished and Oliver was about to take a break, Marie quietly approached him..

“yes? number of animals. what's going on?”

“Will it be okay like this??”

“What?”

“Well, that... As the pharmacist said, you didn't have much money or books because you were in a hurry to run away.?”

That was true. [The firefly has arrived. As soon as the note saying "Everyone, escape quickly" arrived, Oliver ordered them to pack as little as possible and run away..

I didn't know the details, but I relied on my judgment and intuition that the pharmacist wouldn't have just sent it to me..

The first thing I took care of was emotions. Thanks to that, of course, I have earned money recently. I couldn't even pack my books properly..

Well, I read most of the books, and I had enough money, but it didn't seem like it was Marie..

“If you leave it like this, your money and books will definitely be taken away, so why not go and get them now...? The manufacturing room was also destroyed, so it will be difficult for a while.····.”

Oliver shook his head at Marie's suggestion..

“hmm···. no. Money is important, but you only have one life.?”

“Yes, I will come back..”

Oliver tilted his head..

“Are you Marie? Why??”

“····. I want to help the owner.”

“yes?”

“To my master... I'd like to help. Obviously, if things continue like this, the damage will be severe. It costs quite a bit of money to set up a manufacturing facility. If things continue like this, the master's actions will be hindered.?”

“·····?”

Oliver stared at Marie, unable to understand what she meant..

Action? what?

Oliver thought about what he had done..

After killing Joseph, he came back and happened to take over as the owner for a while. He read books, made pilgarets, and taught him black magic..

Luckily, work is easy.

All Oliver did was do his job and read the book. There was no action or meaning here..

I don't know what Marie was thinking when she said this, but Oliver realized that there was quite a gap between her thoughts and his own..

Maybe it has something to do with the feelings of obsession and adoration she's giving off right now.?

“hmm·····. are you okay.”

“Ha, but.”

“It's really okay. It will work out somehow. Could you please go with someone else and check where the secret passage is? Just in case you don't know.”

Marie bowed her head and responded to Oliver's words..

“Oh, I see..”

“Yes, thank you.”

After Marie left, Oliver was alone with his thoughts. Honestly, what Marie said wasn't that wrong..

Got enough money, but that's according to Oliver.

Even Oliver knew that it was a small amount compared to the whole..

Losing the books was also painful. I said I had read almost all of it, but that didn't mean I didn't mind the book disappearing..

Aren’t books a knowledge that can be stored forever??

It was blasphemous..

But still, Oliver decided not to care..

Firefly (I don't know what kind of being the Paladin is, but from the words of the people around him, the medicine man's notes, and Joseph's records, it seems like a kind of natural enemy that is very opposite to the warlock..

Oliver's plan was to just wait for the predator to disappear..

·······. However, I was also curious. What kind of entity is it that makes a warlock their natural enemy?.

Don't you know? Will this be a clue to tell us about the beautiful light that Oliver saw?.

Then two conflicting things collided inside Oliver..

One was the survival need to remain dead in order to survive.,

The other was curiosity to satisfy the desire for knowledge..

Both things greatly influence Oliver..

As the two impulses clashed, a quiet war broke out inside Oliver, and then someone approached him..

“master···?”

“·······. What is it?”

Oliver, who had a small war going on in his head, answered later than usual..

Perhaps he misunderstood that I was in a bad mood, but the student who spoke became even more frightened and spoke..

“Oh, sorry, sorry. However, I really feel like I need to tell you.”

“no. Please speak comfortably. What is it?”

“···. Dominic, the owner of the Dominic Family, has arrived..”

***

I thought it was a random thing to say, but it was true..

Surprisingly, Dominic, the owner of the Dominic Family, which is part of Weinham along with Joseph and Anthony, was in the basement of the safe house that Joseph had prepared..

He was confronting Marie and the other disciples in the basement, accompanied only by four disciples..

Judging by his mood and emotional state, it didn't seem like he was going to fight..

In fact, Oliver greeted me warmly when he came down..

“Hey, he's alive and not dead. okay.”

“yes, hello?”

Oliver spoke as if he had met a neighbor..

Marie and the others, who were nervous, quickly calmed down when Oliver appeared, and Oliver gestured to them and ordered them to let down their guard..

“I think you came here because you have something to say... Is that correct?”

“Oh, I figured it out..”

“Before that, can I ask you a question??”

“huh?”

“May I ask how you found this place??”

Dominic looked dumbfounded at Oliver's question..

“I wonder about that in this situation?”

“hmm····. yes.”

“····. Haha, whatever. It's not that big of a deal. Originally, safe houses had a basement or a tunnel. So that you can run away if you have to. As a result, there are many cases where they are connected to each other. So we just followed the sewers and tunnels in reverse..”

“Oh, I see. Did you use black magic??”

“····. okay. ‘Sensitive North’. Our specialty is disease-related black magic. It dramatically increases your sense of smell. So that you can chase away human odor even in a smelly sewer..”

Oliver put that information into his head..

Although I have neglected my research on black magic due to relative lack of interest recently, I cannot deny that black magic is also fun..

“You're amazing..”

Dominic frowned, as if he didn't like Oliver's pure admiration..

His grim expression became even scarier, but he didn't lose his temper like before..

Instead, his emotions stirred more cunningly and secretly than before..

“Can I tell you my business now??”

“ah! of course. Please speak comfortably..”

Dominic looked at Oliver for a moment and then opened his mouth..

“I don't know if you know this, but Anthony got hit..”

“If you're Anthony, you're in the Anthony family.?”

“Okay, is there more to this situation than just Anthony? Some kind of paladin or something was heading straight for me, so I got hit before I could avoid it. I'm sure because I heard it from the disciples who ran away..”

“hmm·····. okay.”

Oliver, who was not particularly impressed, reacted like this..

As if he didn't like it, Dominic's emotions flashed with anger..

“You're reacting like it's someone else's business! After Anthony, it's us..”

“Isn't it okay if you hide it well??”

“no. Most paladins are persistent. Well, God is a nobleman’s hound, so what can I say??”

“Oh, I see····. Do you know anything about Paladins??”

“what?”

“Can you tell me something you know? Because I know almost nothing.”

bang―――!

Dominic glared so hard that his veins started popping and he punched the wall..

The force was so strong that small cracks appeared in the walls, and the building slightly shook, causing dust accumulated on the ceiling to fall..

“Are you kidding me??”

“ah····. sorry. I'm really curious.”

Dominic frowned even more and glared at Oliver's answer..

“·····.”

“·····.”

After a moment of silence, Dominic spoke again..

“Anyway, all the paladins are so vicious that they won't leave easily. We even caught Anthony. So I don't know when this shit will end.”

“then?”

“Let's hit first.”

“But the pharmacist told me to hide because he would take care of it.-”

“-Are we the old man's minions?! In the first place, we are humans who cannot even be called pharmacists..”

It was half right and half wrong..

It was true that the pharmacist made a lot of profit thanks to the warlock, but at the same time, the warlock was also able to supply ingredients without much difficulty and easily cash out the products..

In addition, I also took care of other minor cleaning..

However, since it was not a question that needed to be discussed, Oliver asked without knowing..

“then···. Are you planning on fighting??”

“okay! Why should we be afraid of such a bastard in the first place??!”

“But the compatibility with the warlock is the worst.···.”

“Still, if we join forces, we can win. Since all of Anthony's disciples have come to my side, the strength is actually the same. If you and the Oliver family join in... what?”

Dominic asked, looking at Oliver quietly raising his hand..

Oliver answered calmly..

“Oh, I have a few things to tell you. First of all, our organization is the Joseph Family, not the Oliver Family..”

“····. what?”

“I didn't change my name. First of all, it was an organization established by the owner, and I was only in charge of it for a short time..”

“What kind of dog···.”

“And secondly, I have no intention of fighting..”

“What else is that···!”

“It's a dangerous enemy. Is there any need to fight it??”

“Are your ear holes clogged?! You said you'd chase us till the end?!”

“Well then, can’t I just run away again? Dare to take the risk-”

“-coward!”

Dominic said and spat in Oliver's face..

Even though Oliver was hit in the face, he didn't show any signs of movement..

At most, I just wipe my spit.?

“what····. If this is a coward, then I guess I am a coward. Anyway, I don't see any reason to put myself in danger..”

Dominic adjusted his posture. He was ready to pounce at any moment..

“Then what? You guys are going to watch rituals and eat rice cakes while we beat up the blood and defeat the paladin.?”

“No, I don't plan on doing that, but I'm grateful... If so, I will repay you in some other way.-”

“-Kill this son of a bitch now···!”

Dominic, who couldn't control his anger and was approaching, stopped. A shadow tentacle had grabbed his ankle..

“ah···. I'm saying that because I don't know, but are you planning to fight me now??”

Oliver said politely, showing both palms as if to calm the other person down..

Although his demeanor was extremely polite, the shadow tentacles wrapped around Dominique's ankles were as strong as a thousand-year-old tree..

Before we knew it, each disciple was ready to fight each other according to the attitude of their masters, and the tension was gradually increasing..

Oliver asked again..

“Could you please understand??”

“······. It all goes back.”

“yes?”

“It all comes back! I have to fight a paladin soon, I don't have time to play with these cowards..”

At those words, the Dominic family members reluctantly relaxed their guard, and the Joseph family members also relaxed their posture..

Oliver released the shadow tentacles that were holding Dominique's ankles..

“·····. Once the Paladin side is resolved, it's your turn. look forward to it.”

“Thank you for your understanding. I will definitely greet you in a different way..”

Dominic looked at Oliver, who greeted him with a disgusted expression, and then returned through the secret passage he came from..

The untimely visit ended like that, and the disciples in the basement were all out of breath..

“Everything, I'm glad. I thought something was happening again”

“I know····.”

“I'm glad there was no problem.”

“Get ready to move again.”

A voice interrupted quietly. It was Oliver's voice..

“yes?”

“I feel bad. It's going to be dangerous to stay here, so pack your bags and get ready to run away..”

“·····.”

No one could say anything. I just look at Oliver with a blank expression. Then Marie came to her senses first and opened her mouth..

“What are you all doing?! The master tells me to move! Everybody don't get their butts off?!”

Only then did everyone move..

Peter came up and asked.

“Then, where to···?”

“well? Are there any other safe houses??”

The senior disciple nodded to Oliver's question..

“Yes, there are two or three more. It's less managed than here, but it's farther away..”

“It's good. Please take some people there.”

“yes?”

“Oh, I have somewhere else to go..”

“Where are you going??”

Marie interjected with surprised eyes and asked.

“I'm going to follow the Dominic family..”

“yes?”

“They say they're going to fight with the dicks, but I want to see what kind of people they are..”

Marie made a dumbfounded expression. However, for Oliver this was a revolutionary idea..

Secretly observe the paladin fighting the Dominic family..

It was the best compromise to minimize potential risks and satisfy curiosity..

But for some reason, Marie didn't seem to think so..

“Ha, but it's too dangerous..”

“are you okay. Because I’m confident I can hide well. Everyone, please evacuate to a safe place..”

Marie's emotions fluctuated rapidly. Negative emotions such as confusion, fear, worry, etc..

It was on the same level as a person fighting a battle or a person about to die. why?

“I'll only take a few test tubes, so you can carry the rest. where is the test tube···.”

-Shut up.

Something grabbed the hem of Oliver's clothes. It was Marie.

“mind····. lee?”

“Then, we will follow along. At least for me. It's too dangerous to be alone.”

Oliver looked at the hem of Marie's clothes..

Surprisingly, her emotions shined brighter than ever, to the point where they were transmitted through her fingertips to Oliver's body..

interesting reaction.

I don't know why, but I wanted to find out if I had time..

But now there were more important matters..

“are you okay. number of animals.”

“Yes, but···.”

“It's because I'm more comfortable alone. We need to move quickly, but we also need to be secretive..”

At those words, Marie let go of her hand..

“····. So, are you saying that we're in the way?.”

Marie's emotions fluctuated as turbidly as mud. Even more negative emotions shined than before..

Astonishment, disappointment, despair, fear, self-loathing.

A soggy feeling with unknown roots arose..

Oliver looked into Marie's eyes and said.

“what·····. You can also see that... Everyone, please evacuate carefully..”

And so Oliver left..