Genius Warlock-Episode 509
509. excessive equipment (3)
‘Nonsense······.’
Hogg thought, his arm caught by the magic shield that had been crushed and put back together. Because it was absolutely ridiculous..
The spell collapsed due to the strong impact, and it was very difficult to unite the magical energy that had lost its bonding power as a result..
This is an impossible area unless you have the magical power to control each magical particle..
However, what was even more shocking was that beyond restoring the collapsed technique, it changed its properties from defensive to restraint..
Now, this magic shield was not just a magic shield, but also a restraining device that could restrain the target. In short, it is a form that is one step more advanced than the existing shield..
All I could say was that it was amazing..
It didn't look that flashy on the outside, but the ability to use this type of magic was a higher-level technique that went beyond simply being strong or weak..
Requires professional understanding and ability to use magic and magic.
Most masters couldn't even show a business card..
The story was only made up of comparisons with One Master, who was in charge of the school, or other people of that level of skill..
That fact shocked Hogg quite a bit. It's worse than the news that Sheamus, the living legend of Landa's world of resolution, has fallen, or the news that 82 druids were killed by one person..
Probably, it was because Hogg was from the Magic Tower..
“It's an amazing thing..”
While Hogg was distracted by the magic shield, Oliver briefly took Hogg's magic item and admired it..
It was a space magic item that looked like a pocket watch, and Oliver compared it to his video recording item..
“As expected, the design is similar. Is this something made in the Ilmarinen workshop??”
Hogg responded obediently..
“······okay. You can tell by looking at the pattern on the surface of the pocket watch..”
Oliver belatedly discovered the old-fashioned hammer-shaped logo engraved on the outside of the pocket watch. I was so distracted by the delicate magic inside the pocket watch that I neglected the outside..
“That's amazing. I heard it's hard to find things here..”
Oliver held up his video recording item. It was an item that had been barely obtained in the past under the condition of returning an auction item from a crime firm..
“of course. Because it is a product produced only for the upper class. You can't get those things just by having money. Money is basic.”
Sincerity. As expected, perhaps because he was from the Magic Tower, he seemed to know a lot about this area..
“Was this item also supported??”
“Before that, please answer my question first..”
Hogg did not answer Oliver's question, but brought up his own business first. A statement that a captured person cannot make. However, compared to before, the hostility and fighting spirit had subsided..
“Tell me.”
“The ability to control magic power and magic... How did you use it? It's not normal?”
Hogg asked honestly, despite his inferiority complex and jealousy. I want to hear an answer from an unreasonable being who uses this level of magic at his age..
“I learned.”
“I learned it?”
“yes.”
Oliver explained, recalling his sparring with Merlin..
He demonstrated amazing power simply by adding appropriate modifications to basic magic, and Oliver watched, learned, and imitated him..
The art of changing appropriate techniques according to the situation.
It was more difficult than I thought, but after checking the video recording items a few times and following along, I was soon able to establish the theory and use it..
“It was good to practice because Hog showed up just in time..”
“I, wearing bast armor, am your training partner... That really seems like shit..”
Hogg spoke sincerely, not with anger or sarcasm. I wasn't even angry because I felt such an overwhelming difference. It was just shit..
Oliver gave an unexpected answer..
“Congratulations. If you know the difference, can't you fill it now??”
“What do you mean? what?”
“Didn't I tell you earlier? If you want, I will teach you magic... It may sound like I'm bragging, but I have a bit of a knack for teaching. If you want, I can teach you magic, including the techniques I've just shown you. Of course, this will be after refining the basics. How are you??”
Oliver politely held out his hand. Hogg, who saw that, looked at the hand in silence instead of swinging the knife. I felt a feeling that couldn't be described in words..
Infinite freedom and wealth are guaranteed, but emotions that cannot be felt in the age of magic and industry that have become more intense..
There was a possibility that it was a lie, but I knew instinctively that it wasn't..
I don't know anything else, but I didn't think the guy in front of me would tell this kind of lie..
Even though we had just met for the first time, we developed such trust..
Then, Hogg could feel an overwhelming feeling that was different from fear..
A feeling of overwhelm that cannot be felt simply from someone who has a lot of money or power. I felt an indescribable overwhelming feeling, like encountering another living thing, something that can be felt in the human temperament itself..
“······request-”
-puck!
After thinking about it, Hog opened his mouth, and a light flashed in the air, and a bullet made of ice flew out and pierced Hog's back..
Ice magic in space shooting.
The ice bullet that penetrated Hog's back exploded a large amount of cold air inside, rapidly freezing Hog's body..
Blood, muscle, and flesh that instantly froze and turned into stone..
Before Hog could even do anything, he was reduced to a single block of ice and shattered..
“······.”
Oliver looked at that figure in silence. It was really strange.
The number of gang members losing their lives in the underworld is likely to be at least dozens every day, and although Oliver naturally accepted that fact, he felt a little sad..
I wondered if it was because I didn't get any information, but it seemed like my personal feelings were bigger than that..
That's the feeling you get when you smoke Duncan's Pilgerette..
“Hmm······.”
But it already happened. Oliver put his personal regrets aside and looked at the green space shooting magic circle that appeared in the air, aimed at Hogg's back..
Still there, Oliver had two questions..
The first was how a magic circle could be formed here..
The space magic circle is literally a magic circle that allows you to transcend space. It could only be used if the magician was nearby or had visibility to this area secured through an item..
However, there were no magicians using space magic nearby, nor were there any magic items monitoring the place..
All that is there is a dense forest and Derek, Yareli, and their sister in the distance..
And the second question was why he didn't shoot Hog even though he killed him in one go..
The green magic circle floating in the air remained silent and did not attack Oliver in any way..
Oliver looked at the magic circle in silence..
When I looked at it for a while, I heard a voice from far away..
“Are you finished??”
The owner of the voice is none other than my older sister. She flew quickly with wings made of blood.
As she reached Oliver, she released the bloody wings on her back and landed..
“hmm······. First of all, it's over. Looks like your sister is finished too..”
“Yes, but I have something to report to you..”
“Did ice bullets suddenly fly out and kill the captured gangsters??”
My sister paused for a moment at the correct guess..
“By any chance, Zenon too??”
“Yes, please leave out the word ‘nim’ and just call me Zenon..”
“All right······. Anyway, as you said, all of the captured gangsters were killed. One person at a time. Considering his shooting skills, deployment of space magic, and level of ice magic, he is predicted to be quite capable. The risk is more than that.. ”
Oliver agreed. As the saying goes, you can tell ten things by looking at one thing, and the same was true of magic. With that attack just now, it was easy to guess how great a magician this mysterious opponent was..
As my sister said, the risk was greater than that. If an opponent who didn't know where they were could use space magic to fire a fatal bullet, it was bound to be a threat regardless of skill level..
To put it in the extreme, it was questionable whether the operation could be carried out like this. I could have been hit by a space sniper on the way..
“However, there will be no problem right now..”
“······? Is there a reason you think so??”
Oliver looked into space where the magic circle was. It's gone now, but the traces of magical power remain..
“That's how it feels.”
Words that have no beginning or end. However, my sister did not dare to argue with that statement. He has already entrusted himself. It was the duty of this society to believe and follow whatever he said..
While his sister was trying to convince herself, Oliver looked around again and looked at the frozen, crumbled Hog..
Broken by excessive freezing, he changed from a human figure to a pile of rubble. The only thing intact was the bast armor he was wearing..
When Oliver took the bast armor, his sister pretended to know..
“It's bast armor. It's also a fairly high quality product..”
“Do you know?”
“yes. It's not something to brag about, but my family also had considerable influence in the black magic market..”
Oliver was immediately convinced. The Bathory family has a long history, is strong, and has even produced an incredible product called the Blood Elixir. It was rather natural to know the market well..
“People were processed into cloth and made into armor. As a black magic item, its performance is determined by its ingredients. It is a considerable item, like the Head Wand obtained from the warehouse..”
“What is a Head Wand??”
“This item is made by attaching the head of a wizard or warlock to a staff. You can use magic or black magic through items..”
“ah······.”
I felt like I knew roughly what it was. It was an item held by one of the gangs that Derek swept up earlier. Wizard (Female) Headed Staff.
It stood out clearly as it was mixed in among magic engineering weapons..
“Big Wheel's warehouse is similar. There are many magical engineering weapons, black magic items, and even illegal weapons in Area Y. There is a mixture of rare weapons and items without unity. So I have no idea who gave it to me. however······.”
I saw my sister blurting her words and saying she was a hog..
Originally, they tried to find out who provided the support with Hog's help, but this made it impossible to find out..
Moreover, if there was blood, it would be possible to find out by reading the Bathory family's blood, but it was impossible with that frozen corpse..
At that moment of regret, Oliver took out a syringe filled with blood from his arms and handed it to his sister..
It was the syringe that I had stabbed in Hog's neck earlier when I was close to him..
“Would this be okay? Just in case, I don't know, this is blood drawn in advance..”
My sister answered after checking the amount of blood in the syringe..
“oh······. It's not all, but I think I can figure out some of it..”
***
The older sister who drank blood. Oliver went with his sister to Big Wheel's hideout warehouse where Derek and Yarely were..
The warehouse close to the parking lot had charred ground and ice covering it, as if showing how intense the battle had been, and Derek and Yareli were on alert, relying on their cover and magical power detection abilities..
Be prepared for a bullet to suddenly fly out of thin air. It was a very wise attitude..
“Are you all okay??”
Oliver, who appeared with his sister, asked. Derek was the first to answer..
“Of course it's okay. against gangs.”
Derek only called them a gang, but you could tell how rough the fight was by looking at the broken trees, turned over ground, and broken iceberg fragments around them..
Even if they were a gang, they were armed with the latest military weapons, magic engineering weapons..
However, apart from that, Derek showed no signs of being particularly tired or injured. This could be said to be proof that he responded skillfully and well..
“Mr. Yareli, are you okay??”
Oliver asked Yareli separately. After receiving the question, Yareli was slightly surprised as if it was unexpected, but soon regained her composure and answered..
“I'm fine.”
“thank god. Well then, can I take a look at the equipment you secured??”
Oliver gets straight to the point. Derek and Yarely guided us..
As my sister explained in advance, inside the warehouse, broken by battle and covered with ice, there were military weapons, exoskeleton armor, high-tech magic weapons such as magic engineering weapons and small golems, and illegal weapons in Area Y, such as spear guns, wastewater launchers, There were toxic gas bombs and even black magic items I had never seen before..
When you put it all together, the amount was significant. Oliver looked through the weapons and picked up the Head Wand..
It's a black magic item that combines a human head and a staff..
Even Oliver didn't know why. Maybe it's because it's the most unique and eye-catching item..
“this······. Not only the head but also the staff was made using the human body. The vertebrae, the flesh, the veins..”
Oliver said, examining his wand. Her exterior was neatly finished, so it was hard to notice at first glance, but upon closer inspection, you could tell..
The blood and magic contained in the staff supplied nutrients to the head, and thanks to this, the head on the staff was able to stay alive like a clam..
It was really interesting. Should I call this alive or dead?.
However, one thing was certain: despite its simple appearance, it was an item of considerable manufacturing difficulty..
“Probably something from Bean City..”
“What is Bean City??”
“It is a small city located on the coast. It's a city of pirates, smugglers, and warlocks..”
Oliver tilted his head when he heard it for the first time..
Although warlocks live in cities due to the nature of their studies, I never thought there would be a place called the city of warlocks.······.
“Even if it is your first time hearing it, it is not unreasonable. It's a city very far away from Selland..”
“What you're saying is that this much stuff from that far away city is here now..”
“yes. I don't know who she is, but she seems to have very wide feet..”
“What do you mean, woman??”
Derek, who had been listening quietly, asked a question. My sister answered.
“I consumed Hog's blood and read his memories. I didn't see all of them due to the lack of blood in her, but I did see these weapons brought to her by a woman who frivolously dyed her hair in many colors..”
Oliver looked at his sister. Oliver has bleached white and black hair mixed together..
“······Is it frivolous??”
“Black and white have a chess-like elegance and are not frivolous..”
My sister quickly corrected her speech mistake using the tongue she brought with Bathory..
Still, I was embarrassed, but then Yareli intervened with good timing..
“Any other clues? It would be unusual for someone to bring this many weapons and items at the same time..”
It was a reasonable question like Yarely’s. Magic weapons and Vin City's black magic items are separate objects with no connection point..
Anyone who could supply such items at the same time was not an ordinary person..
You mean that you have a transaction route that is usually difficult to secure at the same time?.
The problem was that I couldn't even guess who that person was. Not only Oliver, who is not interested in such things, but even Derek, Yarely, and their older sisters who should be interested..
Because such a person did not exist. Once he had one route, he spent most of his time managing and protecting it..
But you have two such routes? It was most likely an organization, not an individual..
There was a high possibility that the woman was a subordinate of that organization..
Yareli asked if she knew what the woman's facial expressions were like, and she said she couldn't see her face due to a lack of blood..
While they were talking and exchanging opinions. Oliver took out a folded Big Mouse from the leather case on his waist..
“Kururururuk?”
Big Mouth, swollen like bread dough, cried out in an unfamiliar environment. Derek flinched at the appearance of a big mouse whose size was beyond imagination..
Yareli and her sister, who had seen Big Mouth in the past, were not embarrassed..
Big Mouth seemed to recognize Yareli and waved hello to her..
“Grumbling. Sigh.”
“What are you saying??”
Yareli asked, reflexively accepting Big Mouth's greeting..
“They say you look prettier when you take off your glasses..”
Oliver, who was examining a magic engineering weapon, answered. It was a hammer-shaped mechanical weapon that Hogg had used earlier, and Oliver operated the weapon and engraved its composition, operating principle, flow of magic inside, and magic techniques one by one..
“really?”
Derek asked back in disbelief. It didn't make sense for a black magic item that looked like a huge bag to say something like that to a person..
“It's real. People I depend on taught me..”
Oliver thought of the Angel's House employees who taught Big Mouth manners and conversation skills during child education..
It may sound crazy, but when Oliver was teaching Child, he also had Big Mouth learn from him, and although the employees at Angel's House were embarrassed, they showed their professionalism and taught Big Mouth some manners as well. Whether Big Mouth wants it or not..
“Plus, Big Mouth seems to have gotten smarter after eating another glutton..”
“······Why did my fellow countrymen eat it??”
“Because I ordered it?”
Everyone looked at Oliver, who had forced fratricide in silence. Their gazes were filled with shock and contempt..
Oliver said apologetically..
“we mutually agreed.”
“slurp.”
Big Mouth shook his head and cried, 'No, fuck.'.
Oliver, whose situation became unfavorable, returned the story that had gone astray to its original track..
“Big Mouth. First of all, would you please swallow all the items here? Don't leave anything behind.”
Big Mouse, who was glaring at Oliver with the multiple eyes on his body, began to swallow the items in the warehouse as Oliver had asked, despite his grumbling..
Not only things that can be swallowed in one bite like a head wand, but even non-standard items like exoskeleton gloves..
Originally, it would have been impossible to swallow anything larger than the mouth, but perhaps thanks to eating many of its own kind, its mouth has expanded like a snake, so it can now swallow anything as large as it wants..
It was originally intended to increase capacity, but an unintended function was created..
Oliver felt proud of his pioneering work of fighting against his own people and causing them to eat each other, and asked Derek, Yareli, and their older sister..
“Let us decide what to do..”
“What should I do??”
“Are you going to continue this mission or not?.”
It was an obvious suggestion. Although they moved cautiously, the other party knew where they were coming from and even bribed the gangs accordingly. This plan went awry from the beginning..
Additionally, the cost of hiring the gangsters and the skill shown in silencing them indicated that the other party was unusual in many ways..
So it wasn't strange at all to ask this question. What Oliver said was strange, but.
Derek beamed with suspicion..
“are you thinking of quitting?”
“No, I plan to continue..”
“But, we should leave.?”
This time it was Yareli. She expressed her disappointment and displeasure at being ignored..
“I'm sorry if you were offended. However, I made a slightly unreasonable plan..”
“······What is that far-fetched plan??”
“If done well, this plan will allow you to contact your target as soon as you get to the city. Would you like to hear it??”
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