Genius Warlock-Episode 539
539. princess and prince (3)
The quiet sound of a flute.
Even for Oliver, who is not interested in music or anything like that, it was somehow special to hear..
It was sad, but cheerful.
Irregular, but harmonious.
More than anything, there was something that tugged at people's consciousness..
I wondered if there was black magic in the sound of the flute. or not-
-whistling!
Suddenly a gust of wind blew in the dark..
The shadow puppet show that had been unfolding just now disappeared like smoke and a new background appeared..
A small rural village with small houses gathered in random order..
A man visited there. A man holding a flute in one hand.
He played the flute as soon as he visited the village..
A sad yet cheerful melody echoing in the air again.
The children who were playing in the village to the sound of the flute began to follow the man as if they were possessed by something..
A long line of children stretched out before we knew it..
The man headed out of the village, and the children followed him. There was no one stopping them.
Sensing something strange, Oliver turned his gaze toward the village and was soon able to see it..
Mothers, fathers, grandfathers and grandmothers of children whose bodies were restrained by the sound of the flute..
They desperately tried to move, but their bodies were tied to the sound of the flute and they could not move, just shedding tears..
Until their children follow the piper and disappear.
Only after the man disappeared over the horizon with the children were they able to move, and only then did they begin to run in the direction the man had left, wailing and shouting for their lost children..
No one could get the children back.
-whistling!
The wind blew again and a new background appeared.
Countless people gathered to form a crowd, pouring out their sadness, despair, and anger over the lost children..
The hearts of parents whose children were taken away were strong, and the crowd that united as a result was enough to shake up numerous small kingdoms in the center of the continent..
A level that even those who wear the crown can never ignore.
In the end, those with crowns on their heads were almost pushed by the crowd to convene the meeting, and numerous people with crowns on their heads gathered together..
Among them, a man holding a book containing all the knowledge in the world was also invited. Although he did not wear a crown, he was respected by those who did..
The meeting has begun.
A kidnapper who travels the continent kidnapping children. What to do with the Pied Piper.
-whistling!
A gust of wind blew and the background changed..
On the newly changed background. Even though it was a shadow puppet show, there was a huge army that felt majestic..
An infinite army with no end in sight.
The one who leads the large army is the one who sits on the highest horse, and behind him are not only soldiers, but also a wizard who holds fire, ice, air, and earth, and a paladin who carries a cross. There was also a man holding a book containing all the knowledge in one hand..
A scale and composition unprecedented in history. Words such as defeat did not come to mind..
Many people took to the streets to see the victorious army and pray for victory, blessings, and wishes..
Receiving cheers from the people, the majestic army marched forward proudly, waving flags and sounding trumpets..
The gloomy sound of the flute overshadowed the sound of the trumpet..
-whistling!
When the flute sounded, the wind blew. In that wind, the endless army disappeared like dust..
Fewer than ten people survived, and they staggered back, seemingly lost, and reported what they had seen in an unknown language..
“Heeheeheehee! ······Monster, huh, monster? Are you a monster?! Hehehe······. Oh, just between us... huh? Did we kill ourselves? Uh, didn’t you see the face?? Will the forest eat us? Hehe! Hehehehehe!! Ooh, we're all going to die...! ······Everyone will die!!!”
Neither the people in the puppet show nor Oliver knew what had happened, but one thing was certain: the army of many nations had been defeated by the Pied Piper..
Even though the piper didn't appear..
That fact alone was enough to make the sadness, anger, and despair of losing a child become swallowed up by the fear of the unknown..
A continent was engulfed in fear..
Those with crowns on their heads gathered together to discuss what to do..
They saw a new man holding a book, but he looked embarrassed and left. Afterwards, the others wearing large crowns also left. Then those wearing small crowns scattered helplessly..
without solving anything.
-whistling!
the wind blew again.
Small rural villages, large villages, and eventually a huge city appeared. Without fail, a man with a flute visited there..
Neither the villagers nor the city guards could stop him, and he played the flute..
A sad yet cheerful melody ringing in the air. Children drawn to that melody.
In proportion to the size of the village, the children formed large and small processions, followed the man, and disappeared..
The difference from the first time is that this time the adults could move if they wanted to..
But they didn't move, as if they were cursed..
Since there was nothing I could say about moving, I pretended that I couldn't move..
It was less miserable not to be able to move than to be scared and not be able to do anything even though the children were kidnapped in front of my eyes..
As the sadness, humiliation, misery, and resentment of having nowhere to go piled up, the unresolved emotions transformed into anger and turned toward the kingdom..
Because that was the only place I could go now..
Numerous shadows came out and expressed their anger at the royal palace. Some of them came up with numerous conspiracy theories, and some even went so far as to claim that this whole situation was the king's fault and a divine punishment..
Like an overflowing pot, countless kingdoms fell into chaos..
It was no exception called the princess kingdom.
The people who had been praising the princess's foresight and whispering love for her until just now began to resent her..
“princess! please help!”
“princess! Please advise anything!”
“princess! What should we do? please tell me how!”
“princess! Please find my children! Please save me!!”
“princess! say anything······!”
Princess, princess, princess... Many people flocked to the palace and demanded answers from the princess..
Relying on her foresight, which helped us escape from numerous disasters and catastrophes in the past..
However, contrary to people's wishes, the palace and the princess remained silent..
The crowd's expectations of not getting what they wanted turned into anger, resentment, and suspicion, and then 13 witches appeared..
they whispered.
“The piper! He is something that humans can never stop.!”
“And the reason he goes on a rampage is because of the princess..”
“The princess used her foresight to disturb the order of heaven..”
“But don't worry. There is a way everywhere.”
“There is a way to escape the Pied Piper's clutches..”
These women, with their malice, ulterior motives, tricks, lies, etc., claimed that they could solve this problem..
If you can't do it with human power, you can borrow the power of a non-human being..
A truly award-winning story. Naturally, people had doubts, but as time passed, doubts turned into expectations, and expectations turned into confidence..
An unresolved disaster disrupted their judgment..
Soon, everyone started insisting that they should perform the ritual as the witches said..
Even if it means sacrificing the princess they once loved..
Strange totems were erected throughout the small but beautiful kingdom, and the totems were connected to each other with thorn vines to form a huge camp that encompassed the kingdom..
The people, trembling with fear after losing their children, surrounded the kingdom with hoes, sickles, and torches in their anger at having nowhere to go, shouting for the princess to be released.,
Even the subjects who had once assisted the king and queen in leading the kingdom put pressure on the king to give up the princess..
“It's for the Kingdom! majesty!”
“If you don't give up the princess, the people don't know what to do.······.”
“Even the army can no longer protect you..”
“It's the princess's fault too. Why aren't you saying anything??!”
Requests, begging, threats, self-justification.
Many emotions were stirred, and the king scolded his subjects for their disloyalty and foolishness..
Why would you believe the words of a witch who suddenly appeared and dare to sacrifice the princess to a cult? Isn't she the princess you all loved?.
Even in a confusing situation where people criticize and criticize each other. The princess behind the king and queen remained silent. He gave up everything.
The subjects who watched this became even more excited, and eventually they called the soldiers who had sworn allegiance to the king and dragged the princess away..
All the subjects were angry and sad, and the king and queen screamed and desperately tried to stop it..
But they were helpless, and in the meantime, the princess remained silent and was dragged away obediently..
Without crying, getting angry, or being afraid. gave up everything.
The memories and emotions that make up the shadow puppet show entered Oliver's head, so he was able to know them as if he were experiencing them firsthand..
A ceremony was soon held as the princess was brought out before the fearful, sad and angry public..
A princess on a huge foundation and 13 witches surrounding her. The crowd surrounded the witch in layers..
As the puppet show progressed, Oliver noticed that he felt a similar energy from before..
The human meat chef who tried to open the gates of hell.
A fan who tried to summon the devil.
The totems embedded throughout the kingdom began to move as if they were alive, and the thorn vines wriggled like blood vessels and assimilated into the land..
The earth wriggles like muscles. Fog formed in the air, cracks appeared in the sky, and an indescribable ominous energy flowed through the cracks..
A very subtle spirit of hell.
Along with that, vast, precise, and difficult magic techniques emerged visibly throughout the kingdom, and the magic techniques converged around the princess like a spider's web..
The entire kingdom turns into one magic and gathers at one point..
It was an impossible act according to common sense, but the existence of a princess who was once loved by the entire kingdom made it possible..
The space itself was shaking and merging, and the crowd, who sensed an unusual atmosphere, realized something was wrong, but it was already too late..
As if time stood still, everyone had no choice but to watch the scene before their eyes, deprived of their freedom and right to move..
The only ones who could move were the 13 witches who performed the ritual and the princess, who was the key to the ritual..
She had royal blood, special talent, and a career that earned her the love of the kingdom..
She was silent like a corpse, but when she reached the peak of consciousness, she suddenly bit her hand, drew blood, and started adding magic to the floor..
witches are confused.
However, the princess moved in an orderly fashion as if she knew it, took control of her consciousness in an instant, stopped the witch's body, and surrendered herself to the huge flow..
After a while, the sky and the earth became blurry like paint dissolved in water, and then contracted around the princess. The shadow puppet show ended with the concept of the kingdom converging into one dot..
[How was the play? You who bear an unreasonable fate,.]
As soon as the play ended, the voice of the girl I heard earlier rang out in the darkness surrounding everything..
As soon as he heard that voice, Oliver swung his left hand and broke the darkness surrounding him, then stretched out his hand towards the girl who appeared through the fragments..
[Targeting)]
As the old winged woman had done, her neck came into Oliver's grasp, and Oliver looked into the girl's face with his own eyes..
A girl in her mid to late teens with pale skin and honey-colored hair..
A princess who was loved by the kingdom.
As soon as he saw her face, without any hesitation, Oliver used his hand to break the girl's neck..
Tduduk.
A fractured sound that sounds so easily that it feels empty. Oliver threw the girl on the floor like taking out her trash and turned her around..
“You must have been very displeased..”
The voice I heard as soon as I turned around. Oliver turned his head back..
There, the princess who had just broken her neck was getting back up, fixing her hair..
She smiled and greeted me..
“Formal greetings. It is called Sleeping Beauty. The one who carries an unreasonable fate... Or another name. Wow-”
As the princess opened her mouth, Oliver swung the quarter staff he was holding at her head. The princess was still smiling.
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