Genius Warlock-Episode 451
451. new continent (1)
Forest wants to talk.
After hearing that, Oliver said he understood and started walking down the road with Forrest..
Joe stood motionless and watched the scene in silence, and was only able to breathe after Oliver and Forrest disappeared..
“Phew······.”
“Are you okay??”
As Joe relaxed, he heard a woman's voice next to him..
Marie was the representative of those who choose..
She appeared without a trace like a ghost.
“it's okay.”
“If so, I'm glad. Has the little girl named Nora gotten any better??”
“······Why are you curious??”
Joe said defensively without realizing it. It was a somewhat inappropriate attitude towards a co-worker, but it could not be helped..
She was once the leader of a cult that worshiped Dave as a god... No, maybe it's still the same now..
Although he gave up his activities as a religious leader, he still maintained his faith in Dave..
When we worked together, we could know even if we didn't want to know, but Joe wasn't very good at that..
That was because I often saw such pseudo-sects in Area X..
‘The business started and suddenly disappeared... I feel uncomfortable.’
Anyway, Joe has dealt with them and his personal opinion is that they are more disgusting than gangs..
Beyond murder and torture, human sacrifice, cannibalism, etc. They were insidious squires who smiled and did things that even drug-added gangsters wouldn't do..
I didn't even dare to imagine how Nora would be perceived by those people..
However, contrary to Joe's worries, Marie spoke in a calm voice..
“well? I'm not worried... but I'm curious. What is the condition?.”
I'm curious about your condition... Joe turned his body and looked directly at Marie..
A woman with sickly pale skin and strange purple hair..
Surprisingly, the two elements, which are far from attractive when viewed separately, create a strange mystery and beauty when combined..
Usually, the leader of a cult is an old woman or a fat old man, but this was truly unique..
Joe answered.
“It has improved a lot. I'm eating properly now..”
“is it so?”
“yes······. Dave asked me to do it..”
Joe asked himself why he said this. Did he warn me in advance not to think nonsense since Dave was watching? Or did he just want to talk to someone? He was confused himself too.
“That's a good thing.”
Joe winced..
Although I couldn't completely see through Marie's emotions due to the level of black magic, I could tell that she wasn't just saying empty words..
She was truly satisfied with the improvement in Nora's condition..
“······So what does the child plan to do next??”
“Nora? What are you saying? What are you doing??”
“Literally. If you start eating after not eating anything, it means you want to live, and if you want to live, it means there is something you want to do.?”
“well······. Probably, I'll wait for Mr. Dave..”
“It's good. But if you just wait, you will soon become helpless again... If you want, send it to me. I'll teach you black magic..”
“What do you mean?”
“Don't be on guard. Because he asked me separately..”
Marie called him that. There was only one person like that. dave.
“He said Nora felt so helpless. He separately told me that if I wanted, he could teach me black magic. The only way to get rid of helplessness is to become stronger..”
Marie said with deep sincerity. That was true. Nevertheless, Joe confirmed.
“Are you Dave??”
“Yes, you can teach, but I'm better at it... I'm telling you this in advance, in case you make a mistake, but I don't joke or lie about him..”
“I know······. But why did Dave say that??”
“The way the lower class gains power is usually through black magic. He made that decision after seeing many people, including me, seeking strength through black magic.-”
“-no. He asks why he is teaching Nora black magic. That child······.”
Joe frowned. Despite Oliver's forgiveness, Nora's sins did not go away..
Joe's question was why he was teaching black magic to the kid who tried to kill him..
I didn't think Nora could harm Dave by learning dark magic, but even so, it was hard to understand..
Marie answered firmly:.
“Because that’s the kind of person he is..”
“yes?”
“That's the kind of person he used to be. No matter what you've been through, if the other person shows willingness, forgive them and give them a chance. you know?”
Joe couldn't deny it. Because he's been through it too.
Joe felt tired from the continuous conversation, so he asked out loud:.
“Do you have no personal feelings for Nora? Tried to poison Mr. Dave..”
“Don't misunderstand. Nora, she doesn't like him. I still feel very offended that I gave him poison. Displeasure is a purified expression..”
Sincerity.
“But apart from that, I have no intention of causing harm. Because He told me not to do it..”
“····You're serious..”
“Sure.”
“To be honest, I'm surprised. I thought he was going to bite me like a mad dog without any hesitation because he was the leader of a cult..”
Joe provoked. In order to properly see Marie's feelings.
But she just laughed. Like someone who realized something.
“If it were me in the past, I might have done that. But not now.”
“why is that so?”
“I realized it. It was not the sun to worship, but the sun to worship..”
“?? what is that······?”
“I realized that worshiping, getting angry, and praising Him arbitrarily was an insult in itself. experiencing a miracle.”
Marie put her hand on her stomach..
“Because the sun exists, people will worship it..”
Joe said. She didn't fit in with this girl either.
“I'm sorry, but I think you're mistaken. To me, Dave is a hero, but he's not a god..”
“You are the one who is mistaken... God, hero, things like that are just words. What is important is not the words, but the meaning inside them. Don't you know what the god I'm talking about and the hero you're talking about really have in common??”
A question that would normally be dismissed as bullshit. But strangely enough, Joe became curious..
“What is it?”
“It gives value and meaning to life. To us.”
Joe tried to snort at that, but when he got to it, he couldn't say anything. As if he couldn't deny those words deep in his heart..
Marie smiled at that sight. A strange yet charming smile that looks like a different person.
“Of course, it's not the time yet..”
***
Munch. Munch. Munching.
Passenger ship traveling from Landa to the New World.
Oliver lives in first class, with his own desk and bedroom, and eats calorie bars, cookies, sandwiches, cheese, beef jerky, etc. While eating snacks that we brought in advance or bought on the ferry, we looked at the administrative map of the New World city of First Step..
I think you won't have any trouble if you know at least the city's geography..
The moment Oliver looked at the map, he realized that his thoughts were correct..
As its name suggests, First Step had a relatively long history as the first city built in the New World, and had a fairly complex structure befitting its history..
If you think about it, it wasn't strange.
It started as an exploration base, went on to become a slave supplier, and now serves as a military base and magic stone supplier for the New World..
The role changed three or four times. It had to be complicated..
‘And the influence of Prometheus seems to be very strong..’
Oliver thought as he looked at the headquarters building of Prometheus Corporation, the mine owned by Prometheus Corporation, and the magic stone processing factory all located neatly on the administrative map..
It was located in the core of the city, reminiscent of a human organ, so I could sense that it was an important place without any explanation..
That wasn't all.
The presence of Prometheus could be seen even through the New World newspapers lying on the bed..
This is because all of the newspapers in question were covering the general shareholders' meeting that Prometheus would soon host..
Well, it's a gold mine, a new business. The New World was marketed as a land of opportunity, but the supply of magic stones was still responsible for most of the New World's economy, and magic stones were also the most important resource in the current era of industry and magic..
‘Is that so? It's not as peaceful here as it is in Landa..’
thought Oliver, looking back at the newspaper..
In the past, Carver said that black magicians made up of red people were running rampant in the New World, and as if to prove his words, the newspaper published an article saying that the black magicians had been carrying out continuous terror against Prometheus for several months. there was.
Regardless of workplaces, including mines, employees, executives, and shareholders..
[-This can be said to be a representative example of how violent and barbaric people of color with blood-red skin are. Our chosen nation brought education and civilization to these people, but all they accepted was black magic, which they used for cruel and barbaric acts of terror. According to what I heard, they also use their own people as ingredients for black magic, and taking this as a reference, they implemented a tougher policy against red people.-]
“······hmm.”
Oliver sighed as he read the editorial in the newspaper..
The content was similar to the racial studies and eugenics classes he took while working at the Magic Tower, and it was a subject that Oliver gave up because he felt it was not for him personally..
Of course, I didn't judge this to be wrong..
He had no research or study on this, so he was not qualified to make a judgment. However, it was difficult for him to personally agree.
Because there were many red people that Oliver knew, including Kevin, Al, and the employees of Forest Restaurant. No matter how you think about it, they weren't barbaric or stupid..
Although some people may be upset due to personal tendencies, other than that, it was the same. No, it was actually great..
Kevin, Al, et al. They all have high abilities in their respective fields..
Kevin has magic, knowledge, teaching skills, and document handling, and Al has serving, service, and driving skills..
I felt a sense of respect..
However, this did not mean ignoring the contents of the newspaper..
Because the newspaper contained traces of terrorism, which are rare even in Landa. Also, they were caught using their own people as materials... Isn't it a bit like that??
The idea was that Marie would use the people she chose, and Joe would use the fighter crew members as material..
‘No, rather, this is what a warlock is like.?’
Oliver pondered for a moment and then shook his head. This was because he heard the sound of a boat horn indicating that he had reached his destination..
Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu━!
They had arrived at the New World city of First Step..
***
Buzz, buzz, buzz.
Oliver slowly packed up his luggage and left first class, so he could first take the stairs and look at the people getting off at the port..
Going down the narrow stairs, they looked like ants exiting a narrow burrow. The difference was that, unlike ants, they were not uniform and had their own individuality..
Like poor and rich, workers and businessmen. Because the poor and the rich, the workers and the businessmen were really mixed together..
There were also people who appeared to be warlocks, wizards, magic users, and druids..
It was as advertised in the newspaper. The New World was a land of opportunity, so all kinds of people visited it every day. No matter what danger lurks.
Regardless of the purpose of his visit, Oliver was intrigued by this land of opportunity and mingled with the crowd of people like a swarm of ants..
In the process, Oliver continued to look around, clutching his bag tightly to avoid losing it..
Watching it again, it was interesting to see so many different people. Some were even people.
For example, a corpse doll approaching passengers from afar..
His gait was unsteady and clumsy, as if it wasn't a very good product, but one thing stood out even more..
It was none other than the fact that the body was equipped with a black magic bomb made from the heart and emotions..
“revenge.”
A corpse doll approached the disembarking passengers, spread its arms and shouted..
At the same time, the bomb installed inside the corpse doll was activated, and black energy erupted from the corpse doll's mouth and eyes..
What happened in just a few seconds. The exhausted passengers were so shocked that they could do nothing, and only Oliver reacted calmly as if nothing had happened..
[Black Cube)]
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