Genius Warlock - Episode 41
41. organize (3)
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knocking on the door.
Oliver, who was reading a book in the study, answered without turning his head..
“Come on in. number of animals.”
As soon as permission was given, Marie opened the door and came in..
In one of her hands was a tray with sandwiches..
“hello? master.”
“yes···. What happened?”
“I brought it because I thought you weren't eating..”
Oliver turned his head slightly to look at Marie..
“······Thank you.”
Marie smiled once as if it was nothing and put down the tray..
I looked at the books Oliver was reading with him..
There were various other books piled up in addition to the Anthony family books..
“······Why are you doing that??”
“Oh, sorry I was wondering what book you were reading..”
“no···. I'm reading Anthony Family's black magic book. It was well written about manipulation-type black magic. Things like animal manipulation, human manipulation, corpse manipulation, etc..”
“Don’t you know that the master will already do it??”
“no···. I'm just imitating, I don't really know how to do it. For example, I first learned from a book that it is harder to control a living thing than a dead thing, and that it is harder to control a person than an animal..”
Oliver continued, placing his hand on Dominic's book with him..
“I learned that disease-related black magic has various applications depending on interpretation and application..”
“You're amazing too.”
“Not really. Looking at the master's book, it seems like there is more knowledge, but unfortunately, the book here only has traces and nothing is properly written..”
Oliver said while looking at the books filled with bookshelf around him..
“Well, I see... Are you almost done reading the book??”
“Not all, but almost all? I'll read it all in a little while.”
“ah···. Aren’t you overdoing it??”
“yes? What?”
“Lately, you've been overexerting yourself by not eating or sleeping properly, and I'm worried..”
“···? By any chance, did I not do my job properly??”
“No, absolutely not! Quite the contrary! Everyone has sincere respect for the master.···!”
Marie spoke passionately..
“Although they are all having a hard time, they truly respect their master. Why not? The owner gave us everything we dreamed of, including proper education, money, and meals. You can tell just by going to a restaurant now. The owner is really... amazing.”
“······I'm glad that's the case.”
Oliver answered calmly and started reading again..
Well, it was a natural reaction. By Oliver's standards, it's not about getting respect and love..
I just felt obligated to do my job..
Now that you have been freed from annoying chores and have become a master who can give necessary orders, this is the minimum duty you must do..
Therefore, Oliver was not very pleased with the respect and loyalty he gained through this..
I just did what I had to do······.
Marie felt frustrated by Oliver's sour reaction..
There was some frustration with Oliver not understanding how great he had done.,
There was also the frustration of not being recognized as being of that much value to Oliver..
That frustration grew more and more severe, and soon it began to fluctuate in a negative way..
Anxiety, obsession, longing, self-loathing and...―!
“number of animals.”
Oliver suddenly closed the book.
Marie responded in surprise..
“yes? master···.”
“Now that I think about it, I think I made a promise..”
promise? Marie thought in her head. and she remembered.
“ah···. Yes, he said let's talk to each other..”
Marie's pale face turned bright red..
At that time, I unconsciously grumbled at Oliver, who was showing interest in the Holy Knight. What on earth were you thinking?···.
Nevertheless, Marie had some expectations..
I thought I might be able to share something special with Oliver.···.
“You have to keep your promise... But before I start talking, can I ask you a question??”
“yes···. master.”
“Why does Marie want to know about me??”
Pure curiosity. However, it was a difficult question to answer..
Marie was silent for a long time..
I can't figure out how to answer that innocent question..
As the silence grew longer, Oliver opened his mouth, perhaps interpreting it differently..
“Well, if you don't want to talk-”
“-no!”
Marie said out loud without realizing it..
“no···. It's not that I don't want to say it, but could you wait for an answer for a moment??”
“······Yeah, whatever. Whatever is convenient for you.”
Oliver waited as promised. After a long time, Marie barely opened her mouth..
“I want to become one of the master's close associates..”
“A close associate?
“Yes, I want to bring you close to me, master..
“······Are you like a master disciple??
It was right, but at the same time it was wrong..
Marie clearly wanted that position, but she wanted to be more than that. She just can't say it out loud.
“You may not know this, but no one has helped me this much..”
“It's me?”
“yes···. You are the only person who taught me black magic and trained me like this..”
“···? Isn’t that what I taught you as a condition of learning to read??”
“······But the two really can't be compared..”
“Isn’t value relative??”
“Still, it was a very helpful help for me. Actually, I almost gave up. Warlock. However, thanks to the master, it became a clear hope rather than a vague one. thank you so much.”
“······Well, thanks to Mari, I too survived once. You don’t have to be that grateful. More than anything, Marie's first steps toward becoming a warlock were thanks to her master.?”
“master···? By any chance, are you talking about Joseph??”
“Yes, Master Joseph..”
When Joseph's story came out, Marie's emotions took on a confused tone, and then anger emerged..
“Of course, he helped me and took care of me... I can't compare you to my master..”
“Me?”
“Yes, because they said I wasn’t talented enough and kept me as a temporary student! Probably, if you hadn't come, I would have been in the kitchen preparing meals for the rest of my life.!”
Marie takes a deep breath. Just like her excited exterior, her emotions fluctuated with betrayal and anger..
However, that was only for a moment. I immediately calmed down when I saw Oliver..
“So it was Oliver who really helped me..”
A line that is even earnest. But Oliver's reaction was still sour..
I can't understand or sympathize.
“Hmm... But wasn't it Master Joseph who took it from me??”
“You said what Oliver said? They wanted to offer us up as a sacrifice to the devil! They were just trying to take advantage of us.!”
“is that so? Well, it is true that I received help... Oh, Master Joseph helped Marie when she was almost raped by her goons.?”
Marie was shocked. Her eyes widened and her emotions also fluctuated..
“······.”
“ah···. Did I make a mistake??”
“······How did you know that??”
“The day I met Master Joseph at Landa, he told me this in passing..”
Marie moaned softly. It was as if she had discovered something she had never wanted to be exposed to..
Her emotions were a mixture of complex emotions such as discomfort, shame, anger, and resentment, and Oliver observed her emotions in silence..
I felt like I made a mistake, but I didn't know what I did wrong..
“If I'm wrong, I apologize again..”
“······no. You don't need to apologize. Because you are the master, and it is true... I've told you about this in the past.?”
“yes···. You said you wanted to become a warlock to become stronger..”
“yes···. that's right. Me and my parents are both weak..”
Marie began to tell her story with him..
He tells his story of living in an illegal shantytown beneath a dyeing factory..
Even if you dump dirty sewage right next to your house, you can’t say anything.,
Even if my mother collapses from illegal labor, I can’t say anything.,
The story of the time when my father was beaten to death by neighborhood gangsters and couldn't say anything..
In the end, he said that he went to get revenge on the gangsters and almost ended up doing something bad..
She was calm at first, but as the story progressed, Marie's emotions heightened, and soon tears formed in her eyes..
“······So I was taken away by Joseph and I am here now..”
“······okay.”
“Yes, so there was a time when I thought Joseph was my savior, but after time and listening to you, I realized I was mistaken..”
“······That's sad?”
“No, you don't have to. Thanks to you, I met the owner..”
“······.”
“In the end, what I want to say is that my master has given me a chance at a new life, so I want to serve him by becoming someone close to him. just···. That's all.”
“···okay.”
“···Well, can you tell me now, master??”
“yes?”
“Because I also told you my story. I want to hear the owner's story... it can not?”
Oliver was silent for a moment..
“······no. I don't really have anything to say, but I'll do it if you want..”
“Well then, please tell me. I want to listen.”
“Well, then···.”
And so Oliver began to tell his story..
The story first started when I was at an orphanage..
I described without emotion how many children there were and how strict the director was..
The mechanical explanation was closer to reciting the rules of life than to a person's life.,
Nevertheless, Marie listened with all her attention, and when Oliver was bullied or unfairly punished, she felt sadder and angrier than anyone else..
Although the person involved did not feel any emotions,.
Although there was no substance to it, Oliver talked about his life in detail, just as Marie wanted..
However, it was not enough to tell everything in one day, so Marie stopped by the study every day and listened to Oliver's story as if she had made a promise..
Like a moth chasing the light.
Meanwhile, time passed and Oliver's Joseph family gradually became more stable..
Before we knew it, Peter and some other advanced disciples had reached a point where they could naturally synthesize emotions and produce Pilgerettes without Oliver..
“Oh, so you were able to see the emotions from the beginning??”
“Yes, I thought everyone else saw it too, but no. So I was happy when I saw the owner..”
“ah···.”
Some advanced disciples, including Marie, have come together to a level where they can deal with Oliver to some extent..
As proof, even without Oliver anymore, he was able to suppress most gangs and small to medium-sized warlocks..
“ah···. The pilgeret he smoked at that time was Joseph's feeling.?”
“Yes, it was a very beautiful and bright feeling..”
“Are you still interested in that light?.”
“Yes, I haven't completely figured out what it is yet... I want to see you again.”
“······Order it if you want. We will risk our lives to find it and offer it to you, Oliver... is it so. You can order us. This is Oliver's family..”
“Well, not really···.”
“no. We are Oliver's disciples. You can order anything you want. I will sacrifice my life to carry it out.”
“······.”
Time passed and it became fall..
Loyalty to Oliver strengthens the solidarity of the organization.,
The small and medium-sized warlock organization, unable to hold out any longer, gave up all pride and bowed to Oliver through the pharmacist..
In name and reality, the Joseph family became Weinham's only warlock family..
Marie got out of bed feeling supremely happy about this fact..
After washing and grooming herself, Marie went to wake Oliver up as usual..
A privilege that only you can do.
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“master. It's time to wake up.”
No answer came back. Normally, I would say, ‘Okay. The answer should have been 'Marie.'······.
Marie felt something was strange, so she opened the door and looked inside..
Marie saw an empty bed and a note on it..
[I don't need you anymore, so I'm leaving..]
[PS, everyone do what they want to do]
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