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Genius Warlock-Episode 581

581. captain hook (5)

The Wendy Lake burns brightly while maintaining its original form..

Wendy's powerful heat was at a level that was difficult to realize with other magic and black magic..

The evidence is the seawater boiling like lava centered around Lake Wendy..

The powerful heat cooked the fish around it alive, and steam was generated so hot that even touching it would cause burns..

Oliver said in the midst of such a terrible fire.

“uh······. I'm embarrassed?”

It wasn't a joke, nor was it something that was considerate of Hook. I was truly embarrassed..

This firepower is at a level that even Oliver would be dangerous if hit with his bare body. But for some reason, Oliver only felt the sensation of a warm shower..

Honest feelings without the slightest pretense.

Since returning from the New World, there have been a few times when I felt like the fire was less hot when cooking, but I thought it was because I got used to the act of cooking itself..

But it didn't seem like that was the case..

That wasn't the only thing that was embarrassing.

‘I'm fine······.’

As soon as he was engulfed in huge flames, Oliver reflexively touched his face..

The vicious flames on the Wendy instantly reduced not only the clothes and shoes but also the glutton vest he was holding in his hands to ashes..

Of course, the ‘fake face’ written on your face won’t be safe either..

This was quite a big deal. While working as Dave, not showing his bare face is one of the taboos that Oliver still observes..

But for some reason, the fake face stuck on just fine. without any damage.

It's definitely an ordinary black magic item. At the moment when I wondered what kind of harmony this was, Oliver recognized that other than the fake face on his face, he was fine..

It was a quarter staff, which could now be considered part of Oliver's body, and a big mouse in a leather case..

Oliver was surprised to see the quarter staff in good shape, but at the same time thought that it was the same..

Of course, the quarter staff received as a gift from Cant was a strong item that withstood not only attacks from the Paladin, but also attacks from the Meat Chef's Cleaver, Merlin's Book, and the Burned One..

Then Oliver faced the obvious question that he should have already asked..

The question was how did an ordinary quarter staff have such high durability?.

Clearly, the quarter staff was a precious item to Oliver, but it could not be denied that it was an ordinary item..

Fake Face and Big Mouth were also black magic items, but they did not fall far into the relatively ordinary category..

However, it maintained its original shape despite the intense flames..

It was an understandable phenomenon..

Why are only these three items...? The three are just items that Oliver has used and maintained for a long time..

flinch.

At that moment, Oliver's body stiffened..

Bad memories, bad thoughts, etc. It's like accidentally encountering a fact that any human would instinctively want to avoid..

Oliver seemed to be facing something unpleasant, ominous, and unsettling, when Hook came to Oliver's aid..

“As I live, I see these ridiculous scenes again and again.······.”

Said Hook, who was in the middle of the burning Wendy with Oliver, kneeling down on one knee..

He was shocked by the sight before his eyes, but at the same time accepted it as it was..

“ah······.”

Oliver, who returned to reality thanks to Hook, paused and noticed the bandage on his right arm..

With the help of Merlin and the Spirit, the bandages did not burn along with the quarter staff, fake face, and Big Mouth..

Only then did Oliver come to his senses and regain his composure, gathering his slightly shaken mind..

“that is······.”

Oliver looks at Hook waiting for an answer and opens his mouth. For some reason, there was a slight look of relief on Oliver's face..

“······I think it was a gift from someone I met in the New World..”

Oliver offered a reasonable inference..

Powers that are difficult to understand from a human perspective, a burned right arm, a time when the fire felt less hot, etc..

Rationally, it seemed like Oliver's resistance to fire was due to the influence of the Burned One..

Now that Oliver is in the fire unharmed, the fake face is not burning, and the quarter staff is also······.

‘······It's probably thanks to the Burned One. Okay, let's put it that way..’

There is something that doesn't fit though. Oliver concluded that we should leave such trivial matters aside..

Hook asked back..

“her······. What does that mean? Cough.”

Hook, who was calmly asking, coughed as if he was having trouble breathing. When I looked closely, I saw that not only was he coughing, but he was also sweating quite a bit..

It seems that Fireship is not immune to magicians either..

The red powder sprinkled before the fairy ignited only gave him strong resistance, but it seemed to have some limitations..

Well, whether it was magic or black magic, the magician also controlled it with delicate techniques to prevent damage to himself, but he was not immune to his own magic. Moreover, for a flame of this high power, it was rather natural..

Oliver explained while looking at Hook, whose stamina was rapidly dropping..

“I can't explain in detail because it's work-related, but I think I've developed some resistance to fire..”

“I didn't know. How does resistance to fire come about? By any chance, are you a descendant of a dragon??”

Hook guesses in bewilderment at Oliver's answer..

Oliver looked at Hook and said sternly:.

“No, absolutely not. I just... I'm just a lucky person who was born with some talent..”

“······.”

A very unconvincing statement for a man standing naked in flames..

However, Hook read some will in those remarks. Strangely enough, it contrasted with the fans..

A fan who claimed to be special by demonstrating special powers.

Dave shows off his special powers but claims he's a lucky guy.

It was clearly different, but at the same time there were similarities. The two ends of a horseshoe have different directions, but as they continue to lengthen, they seem to touch each other..

I thought it was some sort of revelation, but perhaps because of that, there was a small change in Hook's feelings..

Possible expectations, doubts that I couldn't let go of.

Oliver, who read those emotions, looked at Hook and asked.

“The test is... Let's continue?”

Oliver stands on a fire ship and asks polite questions. After gathering his thoughts while looking at Oliver like that, Hook smiled belligerently..

Even though his fighting spirit was burning, his eyes looked like he was expecting something..

“of course······. It was unexpected that he remained intact even in the flames, but even so, he was bare with only a quarter staff. I have the advantage.”

That was true. When the ship caught fire, the clothes, the test tubes inside the clothes, the emotions, magic power, forces of nature, and even the minions inside the test tubes were carbonized at once by the intense firepower..

It was safe to say that Oliver was bare now..

Of course, even if it were bare, the bare body itself was no different from a weapon, thanks to eating the flesh of the human meat cook's palm, but Oliver didn't want it to end just like that..

The current match is not just about winning or losing, but about getting Hook's help..

So it was right to show a suitable appearance..

After thinking, Oliver nodded..

“All right. Well, let's continue..”

“It's nice because it's cool... huh?”

Hook, who drew his rapier and was about to attack the burning Wendy by manipulating its ropes, hooks, and cannons, stopped.

‘'I'll continue.' The sentence was in the present continuous tense. It was difficult to understand what was being said, but fortunately the question didn't last too long..

Hook was also a high-level warlock, so he immediately noticed the strange feeling he felt in the sky..

When Hook looked up, he could see.

A large amount of water vapor was created when the sea water boiled due to the fireship's intense heat, and the water vapor gathered at one point to form a rock-sized chunk of ice..

“oh······. this.”

It was a complex technique that mixed the emotions of magic, obsession, and patience, and Hook was amazed by the lump of ice that suddenly appeared in the air..

But strictly speaking, the ice chunk did not appear suddenly..

When Oliver's clothes and the contents of the test tube burned in the fireship activated by Hook, Oliver reflexively sent his burning emotions and magical energy flying into the sky like steam, creating it step by step over time..

Well, that's not what I was aiming for from the beginning..

Rather than something I was aiming for, it was closer to a response I naturally learned through countless battles. Ability to respond to even adverse situations.

Still, the effect was not much different from that of thorough planning..

As if to prove this, the chunk of ice that was floating in the air using magical power and absorbing the evaporated sea water fell from the sky. Fell on the burning Wendy.

“To this extent!”

Hook is not intimidated by the huge chunk of ice and takes control of the burning Wendy..

The deck split in two, and a burning gun protruded from between them..

With the first big gun he fired at Oliver, Hook was planning to hit the falling ice block with its overwhelming firepower and shatter it..

At that time, Oliver chanted.

[Icefall stone)]

A huge block of ice the size of a rock exploded in the air just before firing a bullet from the burning gun, spreading white smoke that sent chills down the spine just by looking at it, engulfing the burning Wendy..

As soon as the white smoke touched the water vapor cooled and disappeared, and the sea water that had been boiling just now not only cooled down but also froze..

“thank god. I was embarrassed to see her naked..”

Oliver, who had difficulty using the spell due to the flames burning his magic and emotions, spoke from the top of the Wendy, which was covered in white frost when the fire went out..

Oliver manipulated some of the frost scattered around with magic, processed it into clothes, and wrapped them around his body..

Even though it was cold because it was ice, I could block the cold with my magic, so it was okay for a while..

“Well, from the beginning... No, was that what you were aiming for??”

Hook, whose entire body was covered in frost from the icefall, shivered from the cold and asked..

As the environment changed from an ugly sea of ​​fire to a field of ice in an instant, Hook's skin seemed to be unable to withstand the temperature difference, and his vitality was greatly reduced..

It's like a win-lose situation..

Oliver answered.

“Rather than aiming for it... It just so happened that I thought I could do it this way. I was lucky.”

“······Hahahahaha!!”

Hook laughed at that absurd answer..

To subdue Wendy, whom he had painstakingly raised for decades after running away from Neverland and becoming a pirate, in a way that seemed like, "This is the way to go.".

The difference in skill is so overwhelming.

Hook was dismayed by the huge difference in skill, but at the same time accepted it and was happy..

This level of skill gap has already been experienced many times in the past. Rather, the goal that had been blurred and faded by time has become clearer..

Hook was amazed as he felt that strange yet sad yet happy feeling..

“you. It's really amazing.”

“Captain Hook is also great. Thanks to watching Wendy Ho, I was able to see creative black magic from a new perspective..”

Oliver was sincere. He uses precious objects as a medium to reprocess them using creative black magic..

Rather than simply creating monsters (creatures), this is a method that better fits the name of creation. It felt like true essence..

It's not that I haven't seen cases like Sleeping Forest, but I felt this one touched my skin a little more..

“But you neutralized it with just an arbitrary response. The creatures I have raised throughout my life.”

“hmm······. What if we give in and do something great for each other? and-”

“-Maybe he's more special than that fan..”

Hook muttered, interrupting Oliver who was about to ask if he passed the test..

I don't know if he lost control due to the sudden drop in body temperature or if something was wrong with his head, but he spoke one-sidedly..

“A special being different from ordinary humans... Fans always said they were special. He was some kind of prince or a troublemaker. But why? In my eyes, you seem to be the more troublesome guy.?”

Hook, who was dazed, remembered Oliver standing bare-chested in the middle of the fireship..

That figure that overwhelmed people just by standing there really didn't look like a person. It seems like it's so natural.

However, Oliver, who had already come to his own conclusion about this, was not particularly impressed and approached Hook, scratching his cheek..

Jeez. Jeez. Jeopuk.

Hook continued to talk about his honest feelings..

“However, I am worried... With his soft personality that stops at this level, will he be able to deal with that poisonous guy? If I did something wrong-”

-Thump.

While Hook was speaking, Oliver grabbed him by the collar..

“······?”

Hook stopped talking at the sudden outburst, and Oliver selflessly tried to ease Hook's worries..

“That worry. I will relieve you.”

After speaking, Oliver lifted the frozen hook without the slightest self-interest and slapped it on the sharp, frost-covered deck..

Kwaang━!!

A shaking deck. But that wasn't the end. Oliver continued to beat Hook up..

Even though Hook's back is bleeding, his arms and legs are broken, and his clothes are torn and there is no place to hold on to, Oliver holds on to his ankles, arms, head, and back skin with an unwavering mind, and is able to hit the deck, mast, railing, stairs, and door panel. I hit the hook regardless..

To reassure Hook purely without any selflessness..

“oh······. That's not that bad?”

“Stop, stop... he's already dead.”

“Oh my! Wow······!”

A hook that bounced off the floor. The citizens of Vienna City and the pirates at Colossus' Skull Rock, who watched from afar as Oliver grabbed Hook's ankle and beat him up again, covered their mouths in astonishment..

Watching Hook and Oliver fight, I even forgot about betting and drinking for a moment..

After beating Hook for nearly 30 minutes, Oliver looked at Hook covered in blood and asked..

“Are you any more worried now??”

······nod.

Hook, covered in blood, nodded..

Oliver looked at Hook like that and wondered if he was showing just the slightest selfishness, but then Hook bit out with his mouth blown open..

“however······. Do you believe it??”

“yes? What?”

“Your friend... You're going to be safe? It's Wendy... Not everything is safe. It could be more dangerous.”

A voice that seems to come from experience. Oliver answered without the slightest hesitation..

“Yes, Miss Jane, you will be safe. Because he is stronger than me... So please give me directions..”

Hook raised his shaky arm and placed it on his forehead and said:.

“Old story.”