Genius Warlock - Episode 56
When Oliver returned, the Beggars' Union was in full swing..
Dozens of beggars fought over everything from clothes to items like watches and other valuables..
However, that was only for a moment. As soon as Oliver appeared, the commotion died down as if it were a lie, and everyone kept their mouths shut and their heads lowered..
“ah… . Warlock.”
Several beggars took off their hats to show respect and opened the way..
Oliver slightly bowed his head in greeting and walked forward..
When I reached the end of the passage, I could see the heads of the beggar gang, including Cant..
They must have found the mole's secret safe, and they shared a considerable amount of money..
"good. Everyone, this is no problem.?”
"uh."
"me too.”
"The mole was so excited about this taste.?”
"however..… . huh? Warlock!”
The rugged-looking beggar, the small and cunning-looking beggar, and the good-looking beggar all stood up and greeted Oliver..
They were in awe of Oliver.
Well, they were behind the mole team in terms of number of players and equipment, but the reason they were able to win so overwhelmingly was none other than the presence of Oliver..
If Oliver hadn't been there, he would have been attacked by beggars armed with guns and an old dog at the entrance of the passage, suffering great damage and running away..
Then, the next day, the mole gang counterattacked and everything would have ended..
Thanks to Oliver, they got through without any damage, so they were as good as dead once..
Cant stood up and said.
"Did you deal with the warlock who was looking after the mole??”
"yes."
Oliver nodded and held up the glutton bag he had captured from the warlock as evidence..
A black magic item made from human skin, teeth, and the emotion of greed..
Everyone nodded and felt relieved, as if it was enough evidence..
Then Cant looked behind Oliver and asked a question..
"Good job! But the people who followed behind.…?"
Oliver looked back..
"ah.… These are people who were captured by a warlock..”
“caught?”
"Yes, they said they were going to sell it somewhere..”
"Right. however-”
“-You are truly amazing. Warlock! You defeated the warlock who was looking after the mole... .. ah! get this here.”
Someone intervened. It was a bib on street number 2 in W area..
With a cheerful gesture, he pointed to a bundle of money piled on one side..
"It's up to the warlock..”
It's Oliver's job... .. For a moment, Oliver didn't understand what he meant..
Cant was the only reason I helped in the first place, so in a way it was natural..
But I didn't necessarily refuse to give it to him. Because I needed some money.
"thank you.”
"No, no. Thank you... . By the way, do you also do other things??”
Vip revealed his true feelings right away..
"There is a pimp who is fighting with us over daily wages. If you don't mind, could you please show your face? Just because the warlock appeared…."
Oliver, who was not interested, answered in silence. Then Vip, who was quick to notice, hurriedly shut him up..
Everyone was very nervous at Oliver's strangely changed attitude..
"excuse me… . If it's okay, can I have a conversation with Cant??”
"yes? ah… . yes! yes! Hey, hey. Let's all go away.”
All the nervous heads nodded and happily walked away..
Thanks to this, only Oliver, Cant, and the people they rescued from Glyph remain in the former mole's lair..
“Cant.”
"yes but why?”
"First of all, I have a question to ask, these people... . Could you please take it away??”
"huh?"
They were people who were captured by a warlock, and they said they had nowhere to go. Would you like to take charge of it??”
Cant's expression darkened slightly..
There were nearly 20 women and children in total, so it was worth it..
never, quite a few.
Even though I had the money I captured from defeating the mole, it was a burden..
“ha… .. May I ask why you brought me here??”
"I was locked in a cage because I thought we would all starve to death if I left them alone. I heard he was trying to hand it over to something called the Black Hand…. . The only person who seems to be able to help is Cant. Or will he just let it go?”
Cant closed his eyes in agony at Oliver's remarks..
“under… . Well, it will work out somehow. I'll take charge.”
When they heard the answer, the beggars who followed Oliver sighed in relief..
If I was rejected by Cant, I would be thrown out on the street and starve to death..
Oliver asked them to go out and wait for a while, then called Cant again..
“Cant.”
"Also, is there anything else to say??”
"Yes, a little. I have something to ask… ..Can you give me a moment??”
"of course.… . Tell me.”
"thank you.”
Oliver greeted, taking off his hood..
Cant asked nervously, as if he knew it was something unusual..
"Yeah, I have something to say.?”
"if… . Can you tell me what you know about the organization called Black Hand??”
"black hand?"
"Yes, I suddenly became interested. I'd like to know a little more details.”
“….As I said before, it is an organization in the back world mainly comprised of warlocks. forming one axis of power.”
"Yes, I remember. I heard that it deals with a lot of forbidden knowledge and that it is a place that every warlock dreams of... . Is there any more detailed story??”
Oliver's question whose meaning is unknown. However, unlike usual, there was pressure..
“….I don't know the details. I only have stories that I have picked up. Is it still okay??”
"yes of course.”
".…As far as I know, it is an organization created by powerful warlocks. On this floor, I'm half a legend.”
“is that so?”
"uh. They are active in a wide range of areas, including pilgerets, elixir of life, mercenaries, illegal procedures, sponsoring criminal organizations, and even devil worship, but their true identity has never been revealed. Still everyone is afraid.”
"Why??”
"Although it's just a rumor, there are many high-risk criminals who are members of the Black Hand..”
"high-risk criminal?”
"The worst criminals defined as evil all over the world. The reason I call them criminals is because there is no other word for it. You can kill without trial and receive a huge bounty. You can think of it as the enemy of the world..”
“oh… ..there is so-and-so?”
"Eternal puppet, kidnapper Pied Piper, eternal child fan, human meat chef... . For your information, these people are also half-legendary in the underworld. Like Grandpa Mangtaegi or Grandma Demon.”
"hmm.… . okay.”
"Sorry, but may I ask why you are interested in such things? I'm a little scared.”
"Oh, sorry… . It was none other than the warlock who was looking after the mole and suggested it to me..”
"what suggestions?”
"Let’s join hands with him and join the Black Hand. He said if I did that, he would give me what I wanted.."
Cant's expression was calm, but his insides were not. He was confused and scared at the same time.
“….The answer is?”
"I refused.”
"ha… . I'm sorry for asking a rude question..”
"no. it's okay. Actually, I was thinking about accepting it..”
"......."
"I have a lot of questions, and I thought I could learn them easily if I joined there. They have a lot of knowledge and can even use the black market.."
".…But why did you refuse??”
"hmm… .. So much? I don't even feel like belonging to an organization... . Can you tell me about the black market??”
Cant answered obediently this time too..
"Black market… .. It’s a semi-legendary place like the Black Hand..”
"is that so?”
"At least for me... .. It's a place where you can get everything except the things you can't get, such as books, medicine, animals, plants, magic stones, information, people, manpower, etc.."
"How can I use it??”
"Sorry, but it is not available to the general public. If you try to find it clumsily, you won't be able to see the shadow, and in the worst case scenario, you might die..”
“ah… .. really? That shouldn't happen. Do you know how to use it??”
".…I'm not sure, but I know one thing.”
"Oh, can you please let me know?”
"Before that, please answer why you are trying to use the black market..”
"hmm… . There's something I want to know?”
"What do you want to know?”
"About black magic and the devil. About beautiful feelings too.”
"beautiful feelings?”
It shook again with a tinge of cant confusion..
Fear crept up on him along with him, but he tried hard to stay calm. To look at Oliver as objectively as possible.
"ha… … . Even though I am a warlock and am interested in black magic, why the devil? Do you know what the devil is??”
"well? A being who deals with a warlock?”
"that's right… . But they ask for more in return. In order to threaten the human world, they demand sacrifices, encourage crimes, and even worse, order them to be summoned..”
"Oh, I see. But why does the devil threaten the human world??”
"...? Because that's the devil. A being who falls in love with God and is jealous and hates humans..”
“……Is that the end? Because it's the devil?”
"Is there more to it than that??”
“jeon… .. I don’t understand? Because he is a devil, he threatens the human world. How can that be the reason?"
"It's like rain falling from the sky and fire burning everything. What other reason do you need??”
"I want to know that, so I want to use the black market..”
“…why do you want to know that?”
"Because I’m curious? So I'd like to know.”
Cant looked at Oliver with a blank expression..
It had a similar expression to other people..
They don't understand Oliver and look at him as something foreign..
However, curiosity was greater than disgust or fear..
"......Can I ask one more question??”
"yes of course."
"Although I've recently retired, I haven't seen many warlocks as good as you..”
"is that so?”
"Yes, I'm not just saying this, I'm serious... . But why did you follow me? No, why did you leave the guys who were arguing with you alone alone? If it were your strength, you could have finished it in an instant.…."
".....I don't particularly like killing people.."
"....."
"I'll do it if I need to. Just killing them isn't a good idea…..”
".…Then why did you follow me??”
"I'm curious. For helping me for no reason... . I followed because I wanted to know why. It's not perfect, but it's resolved to some extent.."
“……You are so strange.”
"is that so? Well, he also said I was broken..”
"Him?”
"Joanna is someone I met a long time ago. He said he would help me, but it turned out to be out of sync, so I refused. But he said I was broken. They told me to meet people and hang out, so I came here..”
Then, surprisingly, a sense of guilt emerged from Cant's emotions. Oliver didn't know why.
".…I apologize. I got help. I made a mistake.”
"yes? what….?”
"You are not strange. It's also broken... . It's just different.”
“….I don't really care.”
"I care… .. I'm sorry, I spoke carelessly..”
“..…it's okay.”
"Hmm… . Let me answer your question earlier. Becoming a problem solver.”
"yes?"
"How to use the black market. Become a problem solver. A great solver.”
"If you are a great solver?”
"Not just a back alley gang, but the kind of solver sought by capitalists, factory owners, politicians, and heads of crime firms. The more people like that, the more they look for excellent problem solvers. Then, you can use your connections and reputation to use the black market. But it's not a sure thing. I never got to that level..”
“hmm… .. That's enough. But what can a problem solver do??”
"Let me introduce you to a broker. It's a place I've worked at before, so it wouldn't be a bad place to start. He's a good person.”
"Oh, thank you.”
"However, there is a condition..”
"Conditions?”
"Okay, get some training from me for a few weeks..”
"Education??”
"If you're going to go to that world, you need to know at least some common sense and attitude. If you don't, it's easy for you to be taken advantage of or betrayed to death. I know your skills, but... It's also a floor where you can't feel at ease with just your skills alone. I will teach you everything I can... Quarter staff too. The more talents you have, the better. How is it??”
Oliver thought for a moment. It didn't seem like a bad story. Considering that he had a hard time with Glip's corpse dolls for a while, he figured it wouldn't be a bad idea to learn the quarter staff..
"..…Yes, that's good. thank you.”
"No, I should be the one thanking you. I took care of the mole and the warlock..”
"Well, that’s not really… 、Then, can you teach me right away??”
"Can you wait a moment? I'd like to help you right away, but I have a lot of work to do. You should also think about how the people you bring in are treated..”
"Oh right. Cant.”
Oliver said cant and handed me a glutton bag..
"huh? This is something?”
"This is the money in the warlock's safe.."
"money?”
"yes. It's quite good, but cant, take it..”
Cant said with a surprised expression..
"uh, what is that….?”
"Because I have money. I don't think I need this money.”
Oliver pointed to the bundle of money he received from the beggar gang..
An amount that can last for several months. However, it was a pittance compared to the money taken from the puppeteer..
"What is this suddenly…."
"Don't you need it??”
"No, this is your money, right? money earned by oneself.”
"I don't need it right now... . Cant writes.”
Cant looked at Oliver like he couldn't understand..
"Why are you doing this? I knew you weren’t interested in money, but… . Still, this is your money..”
"I miss you.”
“what?”
“I want to see what Cant will do with that money. So just accept it.”
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