Genius Warlock-Episode 556
556. tongue (2)
“Are you afraid of Lady Jane??”
The man unconsciously frowned at Oliver's unexpected remark..
How can you ask such an insulting question to yourself, a proud nobleman of Gallos?······.
However, if you get angry, it's like admitting the truth. The man was conscious of the gaze of those around him and forced his expression to calm down. As proof that I don't care what lowly warlocks say..
“······Suddenly I don't know what you're talking about. Why am I afraid of ladies? I just want to know how you guys met-”
“-I tend to have a lot of fear..”
Oliver said something unintelligible..
“······fear?”
“Yes, fear. Aggressive or cruel people... It may sound contradictory, but such people are actually more fearful than anyone else. Aggression and cruelty are a kind of defense mechanism to hide that fear..”
Oliver spoke from past experience.
There were many different types of people, including disciples of the Joseph family, back street gangs, and wizards, but they were all fundamentally the same..
He tried to hide his fear and weakness through cruelty. Like an animal inflating its body.
While speaking, Oliver looked directly at the man, and the man also looked into Oliver's eyes. Eyes whose depth is unknown.
At this time, the man felt a foreign and unpleasant sensation as if his insides were being penetrated by Oliver..
Was it because of that? The face and voice of the man who had been trained in the Gallos social world shook slightly..
“······I really don't know what you're talking about. Why should I be afraid of you lady??”
“well? I'm curious too. Why are you afraid??”
Oliver asked backwards. I felt uncomfortable because it felt like I was telling the truth..
“······Haha, I'm amazed that she's so talented even though she's just a woman.-”
“-Oh, that's it..”
Oliver tilted his head to one side as if he noticed something..
“You are jealous and afraid of Lady Jane's abilities..”
“······.”
The man's poker face wavered. Oliver had guessed correctly..
“But it's strange. I understand why you're jealous of Lady Jane's abilities, but I don't know why you're afraid..”
Oliver stroked his cheek and chin with his left hand..
“Usually, fear is an emotion that arises due to physical or mental danger or threat..”
Oliver's hand, which was stroking his chin, shook the air..
“I wonder how Lady Jane's abilities became such a threat to the teacher..”
Oliver finished speaking and approached the man..
The man felt a moment of rejection and tried to step back, but when he met Oliver's piercing eyes, he could not move like a rat in front of a snake..
Oliver stared at the man in that state, and the man felt as if his depthless eyes were examining his insides as if they were being dismantled..
Infinitely helpless, fearful, and shameful..
Oliver, who was looking at the man, opened his mouth..
“······You seem very proud of yourself as a noble, but you also seem anxious. I see it.”
truth.
“Well, in Gallos there is a lot of conflict between the nobility and the people... But that's not the only reason.”
the truth again.
“The real reason you are insecure is yourself. Internal factors, not external factors. It's me.”
It was the truth again.
To his amazement and horror, Oliver was able to see everything deep inside the man just by looking at him..
The reason why this was possible was because my eyesight was much better than before, but the shadow puppet show shown by Sleeping Beauty also played a role..
Through the shadow puppet show, Oliver looked into many people's emotions and memories, and his understanding of emotions increased..
But the biggest reason was Oliver's will. The will to go beyond simply reading people's emotions and deconstruct the other side. The will to ignore the will and dignity of the other person..
Oliver continued:.
“It's fun. He feels proud as a nobleman, but at the same time he doesn't trust himself. Do you consider yourself incompetent??”
“······.”
“Then you will understand.”
“······stop.”
“He feels threatened and afraid of Lady Jane. It's a huge pain to see someone who has talents and abilities that you don't have. I know too.”
Oliver recalled Duncan's memories and emotions that he felt indirectly through Pilgeret..
“······shut up.”
“You may be fine physically, but not mentally. In severe cases, it can make you question the value of your own existence... That's why you feel afraid of Lady Jane. However, I don't understand. It's not like she hasn't seen someone like that before, so why only Miss Jane?-”
“-I told you to shut up!!”
As his most private parts were torn apart by Oliver's tongue, the man finally couldn't hold back and screamed in a fit of rage..
I'm running out of patience.
The shout was so loud that the people in the room looked at the man, and they could see.
A face flushed as if naked, eyes moistened with shame, a man's expression revealing his emotions without hesitation. He couldn't even breathe properly..
Proof that Oliver was only telling the truth.
However, the man was no longer in a position to care about that, so he forced himself to catch his breath, waved his hands as if to strike, and shouted at Oliver..
“How dare a lowly warlock talk like that to someone?!! ····What do you know about me?!!”
The man screamed from deep in his stomach and cried out loud. It could be said to be the reaction of a person who has been invaded by an area deep inside his heart that should not be touched by others..
But Oliver remained calm..
“I'm sorry if you were offended. However, a warlock can see through emotions and know. that is······. Especially if you are like a teacher..”
Jane, who was watching the situation from the side, was momentarily startled..
Due to his personality, Oliver sometimes said insensitive things, but he never had any malicious intent..
Maliciousness that belittles and tramples on others.
But, not now. Even Jane, who tried to think of Oliver in the best possible light, could sense his malice now..
Willingness to hurt others.
Jane wondered what kind of situation this was, but in fact, even Oliver, the person involved, didn't know the detailed reason..
Maybe it was because I was tired. Too much has happened in the process of finding the legacy of the human meat chef, and I haven't been able to properly resolve my travels yet..
In the meantime, when a man approached me with malicious intent and tried to touch Jane, I felt like this for some reason..
I wanted to mercilessly reveal and humiliate the sensitive part deep in my heart that even the polite puppet hates, and that Oliver himself hates as well..
I know it's not a good thing to do, but what can I say... It became increasingly difficult to control.
The man who received Oliver's malice spoke through clenched teeth. He seemed very hurt..
“A person like me······?”
“yes.”
The man's patience collapsed at the answer without hesitation..
“Such a lowly black magician...!! Lord, I don’t even know the topic!! At best, I'm a noble just because I mentioned a brothel girl.-”
“-When you mention those girls, your hatred grows stronger..”
To the angry man's cries, Oliver did not show any sympathy and only responded with the calmness he had shown for the first time..
As if observing a laboratory animal, we thoroughly delve into its inner self and stab at its weakest part..
This time, as if he had stabbed him properly, the man flinched and expressed his fear. As if facts I didn't want to be discovered were discovered..
Oliver opened his mouth..
“By any chance, teacher?-”
-tup
Just as Oliver was about to flick his tongue again, someone gently covered his mouth..
It was Jane.
***
Oliver suddenly turned his head to follow the hand covering his mouth..
When he turned his head, there was Jane at the end, and Oliver made eye contact with Jane..
“······.”
Seeing her unexpected behavior, Oliver looked at Jane in silence, and Jane also looked at Oliver in silence..
“······.”
Even though she didn't say anything, she told Oliver what to do with her eyes and emotions, then gently shook her head and urged him to stop..
With concern for Oliver.
Oliver looked at Jane in silence, and soon Oliver was able to see the countless people around him looking at him..
Just a few minutes ago, it seemed like everyone had blended in well here, but everyone suddenly became wary and fearful. He was looking at Oliver with negative emotions shining through..
It wasn't that there wasn't a corner to point out..
It must be because of the conversation with the man earlier. A conversation that loses control due to fatigue and slight irritation.
So Oliver belatedly realized that he had made a mistake..
I didn't come here alone, but I came with Millieu, but I made this mistake. She even said that she was friends with Jane too..
Just when I thought I had made a really big mistake, the voice of an employee working at the villa rang out..
“His Highness Armand, Chancellor of Gallos and Cardinal Priest, has arrived.!!”
A louder voice than when Oliver and Millieu arrived..
It wasn't just the employees' voices that changed. The reactions of the haughty nobles who were chatting comfortably at the party were also different..
Even when Oliver and Millieux arrived, there was curiosity, calculation, prejudice, wariness, arrogance, etc. The people who had been looking at each other one-sidedly looked at each other and turned towards the front door..
The proof is that you straighten your clothes and correct your posture..
It wasn't strange. Archbishop Armand, who is known to have been a Holy Knight, is said to be the second-in-command of this country, who practically runs the Gallos state affairs on behalf of the royal family, and is also a major player within the Church of Pater..
This reaction would have been rather natural..
Of course, Oliver wasn't that impressed..
“sorry.”
Rather, Oliver was more interested in Jane, who apologized as if she was sorry even though she had prevented his mistake..
However, there is an order to things.
Instead of apologizing to Jane, Oliver adjusted to the mood and prepared to welcome Armand, who was about to enter..
Looking around, I saw that not only were the nobles invited to the party, but also the paladins stationed here and there were politely preparing to welcome Cardinal Priest Armand..
The difference with nobles is that they show respect not only on the outside but also on the inside..
‘But I can't see the armored paladin.?’
Oliver thought as he looked inside the building through the eyes of a warlock..
Oliver was able to remember unique emotions that were different for each person like a fingerprint, but currently, there were no paladins he met in the dense forest inside this villa..
‘I think the Ironclad Paladin definitely said he would attend.?’
Meeeee profit.
While Oliver was distracted, the huge door of the villa opened and a middle-aged man in his 40s came in..
The middle-aged man was a gentle-looking man with a wide forehead, wide eyes, and a handsome mustache. He had broad shoulders and a tall stature, as if claiming to be a Holy Knight, and possessed strong vitality and sexual power..
A level that surpasses the paladins guarding by your side..
Several people were impressed by its majestic appearance, including Millieu's bosses..
Even if you were a big name in the world behind Gallos, you would never have seen a big person like the Prime Minister of a country and the Cardinal Priest in person..
Oliver was equally surprised. Although the reasons were somewhat different.
The reason Oliver was surprised was because he read the emotions and vitality of an armored paladin in none other than Cardinal Priest Armand..
It was like that. The armored paladin was Armand..
“Mr. Dave.”
While the nobles approached the Cardinal Priest and greeted him by kissing the back of his hand, one of the Holy Knights who had been guarding the area like a shadow quietly came up behind Oliver and whispered..
Oliver, who read his feelings, responded with silence..
the paladin said.
“Please follow me for a moment. There is someone who wants to meet you..”
Oliver nodded silently. I thought I knew who it was.
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