Genius Warlock-Episode 352
paladin.
The moment he heard those words, Yareli was surprised..
It was a completely natural reaction..
Wizards and warlocks were also opposites of each other, but warlocks and paladins were more than opposites..
But Oliver said that he knew the paladin and that he would visit the orphanage where the paladin grew up... … . It was strange not to be surprised..
"Please do not misunderstand. I don't mean to visit with any bad intentions..”
“ah… … . sorry.”
Yareli, whose emotions were pierced, answered with a flash of embarrassment. For a moment she suspected that Oliver had evil intentions..
Instead of being offended, Oliver actually apologized..
“I'm sorry for seeing through your emotions. I try to restrain myself, but it's been a habit since I was at the orphanage, so I see it even if I'm not conscious of it.……."
That was true. At the time, Oliver was weak and less sociable than he is now, so the only way to survive was to frequently see through other people's emotions and avoid or ask for forgiveness before a truly dangerous situation occurred..
“……Anyway, the reason I visit Arc Orphanage is because it is where the Holy Knight grew up. He wants to see with his own eyes the place where he grew up..”
“Oh, I see… … . If you don't mind, may I ask how you became acquainted with the paladin??”
Joanna asked cautiously, with a hint of doubt as if she was really curious..
It makes no sense for a warlock and a paladin to become friends..
Oliver opened his mouth as he drove gently..
"It's a bit long to explain, but the first time I met the Holy Knight was when he came to subdue the family I belonged to..”
“You mean before I met the archive??”
“yes."
Oliver answered, recalling the script he and Merlin had prepared in advance..
“Anyway, that paladin and the organization I belonged to fought, and one way or another, we defeated them..”
“Incredible… … . It must not have been easy due to the compatibility between the Paladin and the Warlock..”
That was correct.
The compatibility between the Paladin and the Warlock was so extreme that they could not be overturned by a skill difference of one or two levels..
I knew because Oliver experienced it..
The reason Oliver was able to win was because he was lucky enough to have a Pilgerette made of beautiful light at the time..
“I was lucky. Really... … . After subduing the Paladin and his companions, we followed the advice of our business partner and took them prisoner rather than killing them and negotiated with the Seland branch of the Church of Pater..”
"Negotiations were successful..”
“yes. Because my business partner is good. And while the negotiations were going on, I was able to talk to the paladin for a moment..”
Yareli glanced at Oliver. A warlock who talked to a paladin. It was strange and amazing.
"......What did we talk about??”
“I asked him why he hated warlocks and why he became a paladin..”
“I was personally curious. Why do paladins hate warlocks, why did paladins become paladins?.”
Oliver spoke like an innocent child. Like a child asking why the sky is the sky and why the sea is the sea.
A question that is so pure and stupid yet difficult to answer.
Yareli asked a question, experiencing a strange feeling..
“What answer did you get??”
“I have never heard such an impressive answer. However, apart from that, I was able to hear an interesting story.."
"What is it?”
“He said I was broken..”
“manga… … I lose?”
“yes. The paladin immediately asked me if I had ever felt sad or angry... … . That was quite an interesting question. I've never really thought about it seriously. I'm sad or angry.”
“……Have you ever felt sad or angry??”
“There is nothing in particular. The orphanage, the mine, and the family were all pretty good. Because I only knew that kind of world to begin with... … . Of course, I remembered the sad thing later and said it, but upon hearing it, the paladin said that I was broken. And he told me to stop what I was doing, ask for forgiveness, pay for my sins, and come out into the world and learn how to live as a human being. Then I will help you..”
“How are you going to help??”
“I'm not sure about that. I refused. It was certainly an attractive offer, but I had something to promise first. Isn’t it right to keep the promise you made first??”
Oliver spoke so plainly and politely. That's why Yareli felt even more inexplicably strange..
A bizarre thing that deviates from the norm. But strangely, it wasn't just bizarre, it also felt sad..
It was truly contradictory. It's so bizarre and creepy that I want to stay away, but at the same time I feel sad and want to approach it..
“The conversation ended there. After that, the negotiations went well and we parted ways. After more time passed, I met the old man..”
Oliver told the truth with some facts omitted..
“So, you haven’t met the paladin since then??”
“no. I was taken away by the elder, and I met him again while I was working as Landa's troubleshooter for training purposes..”
Oliver lied skillfully, not forgetting that he had kissed Merlin beforehand. She's so good at it that she's proud of herself.
“Why did we meet??”
“We met while cleaning up a contaminated area. There was a bit of a commotion... … . He recognized me..”
“You must be surprised.”
“Yes, I was surprised. But at the same time, I was glad to see it. He is the person who gave me good advice. Go out into the world and meet people..”
“……How have you been since??”
"Sometimes we met and talked at a church in a corner. We asked each other how we were doing, talked about various things... … . Oh, I also received a scripture as a gift..”
“scriptures?”
“yes. He told me to read it. There was some intention, but I'm not sure what it was..”
“Have you read the scriptures??”
“Yes, I read it because I was curious about what the intention was. I wonder if I can find out if I read it..”
“How was it? Because I read the scriptures?”
Yareli asked with renewed curiosity..
Until now, I had asked questions with some intention, but now I only had pure curiosity and doubt..
It was a mission that became a personal curiosity..
Either way, Oliver just answered sincerely..
“At first, I had the impression that it was a bizarre book. I interpreted the story of the character and presented some guidelines. The problem is that it felt a little unnatural..”
“What point are you talking about??”
“Everyone interprets the story differently, so I found it strange that they were defining this as the correct answer and telling me that I had to do it this way..”
“Is that strange??”
“Personally. Books are meant to gain knowledge and expand the scope of thinking, but the scriptures do not fulfill the function of books in that regard. Above all, I wrote the book in the form of a story, but when I come to the conclusion, doesn't it seem incoherent? You tell me to think, and then you give me an answer... … . Still, I read all the scriptures..”
“Is there a reason? I think you found it difficult to read.?”
“There is time and there is a difficult but interesting story. More than anything, I thought I should read it so I could continue talking to the Holy Knight..”
“It looks like the paladin really liked it.?”
“yes. As I said before, he gave me good advice, and I also wanted to talk to a paladin. You were also pretty.”
I thought of the beautiful light she gave off when Oliver first fought the paladin. Obviously, that's pretty.
“……Is that paladin a woman??”
Oliver thought hard..
“hmm… … . Ah, yes. That's right, it's a woman. Why are you doing that??”
“Oh no… … . it's nothing.”
Yareli answered, his confused emotions shining..
I don't know why, but it seemed quite shocking that Joanna was a woman..
‘Are female paladins rare??’
Fortunately, Yarely soon regained his composure and resumed the conversation..
She asked how the paladin was doing..
“We shared stories while eating ice cream in the park. How do we get along with each other and about the scriptures? At that time, during the conversation, I found out that the driver was an orphan. It was quite interesting. Orphan is a paladin.”
“……It seems like that paladin liked Zenon..”
“is that so?”
"Yes, because he revealed his own shame… … . If you don't like it, you can never do that..”
“ah… … . Maybe so.?”
Yareli tilted her head at the suddenly dry response..
“Do we still meet each other now??”
“no. I can't meet you now. You were assigned to a different place..”
“Appointment?”
“Yes, to First Step in the New World..”
“It's quite interesting. As far as I know, it's not that common for a paladin to be assigned to a different place..”
“maybe… … . I think it's because of me.”
“Because of Zenon? … … By any chance, did the church catch you meeting a paladin??”
Yareli asked curiously..
If a personal meeting with a warlock had been discovered by the church, even a paladin would not have ended up being assigned to another region... … . Of course, it will be difficult for Oliver to be safe too..
Oliver shook his head..
“no. It's a bit long to explain, but he suggested something to the higher-ups because of me, and he was kicked out because of that..”
At that moment, Yareli felt something..
“By any chance, does that have anything to do with the conversation you had with Carl? With Martell and a boy named Colin.?”
“yes.”
As Oliver answered, he told the story of Martel and Rosburn's kidnapping, his request for help from Joanna, and his refusal..
***
Oliver said.
How Rosburn was taken away. Afterwards, he talked about how he asked people around him for advice and asked Joanna for help..
“……Even though I was rejected.”
Oliver told the story of how he tried to sleep after being rejected and failed, infiltrated Mattel alone, saved Rossburn, and happened to confess to a boy named Colin, and ended up telling a story that was either long or short..
Yareli was silent after hearing the explanation..
Her emotions include shock and doubt, admiration and sadness, sympathy and regret. Numerous emotions were intertwined and shined complexly..
I had a vague feeling about it last time, but Yareli didn't seem to know much about this business..
I thought all wizards were involved in human experimentation... … . Maybe this too is a prejudice.
she opened her mouth.
"……I'm not sure what to say.”
Yareli's guilt shines through even though he was not involved..
It seemed like it was tied to a fence called the Magic Tower..
“No, you don't have to be that uncomfortable. In particular, I didn't mean to blame Mr. Yareli or make him feel uncomfortable. Thanks to the elder's intervention in the middle, things worked out somewhat well..”
"......."
“Anyway, after that incident, I stopped meeting the paladin. What can I say… … . I lost interest.”
“……But why am I interested again now??”
“After my job at Mattel, I came into contact with the Pater Church again, and the person who was the Holy Knight's partner told me something about the Holy Knight... He told the higher-ups about the human experiments. He said he was assigned to the New World after suggesting the need for an investigation, and that he thought it was because of me..”
I thought back to when Oliver met Elton Paladin and heard his story..
At that time, I had a feeling that is hard to describe..
After hearing the story of Joanna, who tried something even if it was belated..
It was hard to explain, but all I could think of was that I wanted to eat ice cream..
“That's why I visit the orphanage. When you visit… … . I'm not sure what will happen, but I want to go first..”
Oliver spoke gibberish, and Yarely nodded silently. He hesitated because he wanted to say something.
Oliver asked, seeing through her emotions..
“Is there anything you want to say??”
“……Can I?”
“Yes, you can say that..”
“……Why did you confess to a boy named Colin??”
Yareli asked cautiously. Shining with pure curiosity without malice or purpose.
Oliver thought about it carefully and then answered..
“……I just think it should be done that way..”
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