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Genius Warlock-Episode 583

583. Wendy (2)

“I would have said I shouldn't have come here.?”

With that one word, Jane, who had been lost in emotion, hurriedly returned to reality as if she had been burned and turned her head..

There was a fan in the direction from which the sound was heard. A fan sitting leisurely on a tree branch.

There was a brief silence as Jane and Pan looked at each other..

Jane, who is older than the original Wendy, and a fan who combines the faces of a child and an adult.

There was an awkward silence between the two, and Jane broke it first..

“hello. Pan.”

Jane naturally greeted the fan as if they had just happened to meet him..

The fan must have liked that shameless attitude and smiled with a wrinkled face..

“Okay, hello... But why are you here? I told you on the first day that I shouldn't come here, and I'm still saying it now.?”

It was like that. Her fan kidnapped her, appointed her as the new Wendy, told her on her first day as Wendy, and personally instructed her not to come to the Forgotten Warehouse either..

‘Never come here. Don't worry about the things in that warehouse. Because it’s a place where I put useless things..’

‘What is useless??’

‘Miscellaneous or trash that has not been assigned a role. You will be given a role when a seat becomes vacant among the existing members, but until then, it's garbage..’

Excessively friendly and detailed explanations.

Jane felt strange..

If Jane really didn't want to have it, there would be no need to show her or explain it to her..

The fan's behavior was strangely incoherent..

So Jane came to a conclusion by combining the role of Wendy, the mother of Neverland, with the reason for the ban on the Forgotten Warehouse..

“A mother is someone who takes care of her child..”

“······.”

“Forgotten children are also children I have to take care of. I was just doing my job. Pan”

“······kick.”

The fan who had been silent for a long time smiled slightly..

I couldn't tell if it was a positive or negative reaction..

Fans laughed when they were happy, but sometimes they also laughed when they were unhappy..

‘Maybe it's unpleasant······.’

Jane took a guess..

Pan is a warlock who can see through people's emotions. One of the most popular fingers among them.

Of course he knew now that Jane was lying..

Because Jane didn't really think that a mother was the one taking care of her child..

‘If my mom really was like that, she wouldn't have sold me to the Sisterhood..’

My mother sold herself to Edith for debt and was treated as a prostitute, and then turned into a real prostitute..

To Jane's surprise, her healed wounds began to feel bitter again. Obviously, I accepted all of this and became calm, but.

Jane wondered if she had become weak, so she hurriedly gathered herself and looked at Fan..

It's not that she wasn't afraid of the little tyrant, but Jane didn't want to be more scared than necessary..

Even if it's a lie, I know he won't kill Jane right away..

Anyway, this was all just an act.

A performance for fans who want their own little world..

Above all, fans knew in advance that Jane continued to visit this place..

The point of raising an issue now was simply to see how well Jane imitated Wendy's role..

Fortunately, Jane's prediction was not wrong..

“That's correct! As you said, a mother is someone who takes care of children. So even if I tell you not to go, you have to take care of the kids here. There are too many fools in the world who don't know that obvious thing..”

Jane was internally relieved, but at the same time shocked..

How many of the dolls hanging in the Hanging Forest could not see through this trick and ended up hanging... It was just like a husband with doubts..

A pervert who sets a trap and forces his wife into it to see what choice she will make..

The little paranoid person pointed at Jane again and praised her..

“Wendy. Out of all the Wendys I've ever seen, you were just like Wendy. Because he truly cares for children and is good at cooking... Most Wendy's couldn't do that, their cooking skills were terrible and their patience was even worse..”

“Thank you for the compliment... I learned it when I was young.”

“okay?”

“yes.”

Jane nodded. Sisterhood taught the children many things..

Cooking and childcare are among them. In addition, a smile that attracts a man's favor, body movements, speaking skills, an eye for information, and a way to secretly take drugs, etc. taught me so much.

Young Jane did not waste any of them and made them all her own..

In case the situation arises, in order to survive with bare hands,.

And Jane was about to demonstrate that ability at this moment..

“More than anything, I wanted to be a good mother..”

Jane told a blatant lie to win the fans' hearts and get information..

I have never thought of wanting to become a mother, but I talked about it considering the nature of Neverland, which is obsessed with the existence of a mother (Wendy)..

There are times when a man deceives himself and accepts it as the truth even if he knows it is a lie, and Jane decided that now was the time..

As if to prove this, the fan countered Jane's words instead of getting angry and telling her not to lie..

“Oh really?”

“yes.”

The paper hidden throughout the forgotten warehouse probably belonged to a fan..

Jane decided to stimulate that weak spot..

If you're lucky, the fan might be able to tell you something, and if you're not, you might be able to provide information..

It wasn't easy to kill her until a new Wendy was brought in, so it was worth a try..

‘If you give that information to Dave when he comes.-’

“-Do you believe it??”

As Jane was thinking in her head, a fan intervened..

Jane was startled by the strange sensation of having her thoughts read, and her expectations were not wrong..

“If you do what you are told like a good child and endure, I think your prince will come and save you.?”

Jane was unable to respond to the words that hit her right in the heart..

The only reason Jane was able to hold on to her senses on this island called Neverland, where she had no idea where it was and was far from common sense, was because of Dave..

Believing that Dave will save him... under! If you think about it, it was funny.

How can you believe this? I didn't understand it myself.

I've already learned how vain a man's promises are. But Jane had no doubt that Dave would save her. He never even promised that Dave would save him..

Because we're friends? No matter how close a friend was, no one was looking for a friend who had been kidnapped and had no idea where he was kidnapped..

Children who disappear from slums every year and parents who live their own lives despite the disappearance of their children have told us this..

Nevertheless, even at this moment, Jane believed that Dave would save her. Because he was that kind of person.

A person who is not human, a person like a prince from a fairy tale or a hero from a myth, a being so far away..

Was that why? Jane acted according to the existing strategy and spoke honestly about her feelings instead of trying to please the fans..

I didn't want to lie about Dave, even through acting..

“Yes, I believe it. He said he would save me... But I don't think of him as my prince.”

“like······. I'm serious?”

The fan smiled his signature smug smile. It seems surprising.

“I also know my subject well. My conscience hurts too much to claim that Dave is my prince..”

This time, Jane spoke her truth without lies..

There was a time when he looked like a prince.

Even when I was betrayed by Duncan, I protected him until the end.,

Even the swearing is affirmed.,

He took care of everything on his own so as not to be in debt to the Sisterhood. He once thought of himself as his prince..

“······.”

However, such foolish delusions were soon shattered..

When I was ignored by Dave at the hotel.

Then Jane realized that Dave was looking too far and running too fast to think that he was her own prince..

“so······. So I wanted to succeed. To have the right to meet him face to face..”

Zayn spoke honestly to fans about how he felt about Dave.

“I'm jealous of that... When you have a friend with a great talent, people usually just think of ways to take advantage of it. Why was there no one like you for me??”

Jane did not have special eyes like a warlock, but instead saw numerous groups of humans and could tell that Pan was speaking from experience..

Pan shrugged his shoulders. It seems like it's okay now.

“Well, what do you think? It doesn't matter anymore.”

“······yes?”

“If I kill that bastard with my own hands and become a true prince, you will become a real Wendy and follow me... Then everyone will be happy?”

A fan suddenly says something unintelligible. Jane tilted her head..

I understood the part about killing Dave, but I didn't understand what it meant to be a true prince..

‘wait for a sec······.’

Jane recalled a word that occasionally came up during meals with her children..

A fan is a prince. At the time, I thought he was just calling himself a prince since Pan would rule Neverland, but that doesn't seem to be the case..

If that's true, then killing Dave to become a true prince couldn't be true..

‘What does being a true prince have to do with Dave??’

When it came to Dave, Jane took an interest in it, and Fan didn't miss it..

“ah! I wonder what a prince is?”

Jane thought about it and nodded..

“······what is that?”

“A prince... It is the most precious being born in the highest place in the world, and it is the only one who has been chosen. There is no similar entity or replacement. A prince is born with the noblest blood, and all things in the world bow in fear..”

At the same time as he said that, the trees of the Hanged Forest bowed their branches towards the fan. As if the fans were telling me that's what it is..

However, rather than being amazed at the amazing sight of the entire forest bowing its head, Jane only thought of other people..

I knew only one person whose dogs, cats, and parrots looked at him with fear even when he was still..

“A prince is a blessing and an achievement just by being born, and he is a noble being who deserves to enjoy all the joys and beauties of the world. And then you judge. Is this world truly beautiful? Who deserves salvation? Who is worthy? Of course, everyone kneels and bows to the prince in order to be saved. Please show him mercy. That's the prince. A true prince of hell.”

Jane was surprised by a story that could have come from a delusion, but at the same time calmly accepted it. Somehow I felt like he could do that..

“······That prince is Dave.?”

“No, it's me! Absolutely me! Even if it's not, it's me!!.

Pan shouted, his eyes full of venom. There was an obsession bordering on madness in his eyes..

Just as I was obsessed with the fact that my mother, as seen in my diary, was a royal. The son was also obsessed with the word prince..

It was truly questionable.

“······How can you be so sure??”

“Because everything is going the way I want. Dave, he came out to sea..”

“ah······.”

“So let's move on to the next plan..”

Before Jane could even realize that Dave had come to save her, Pan told her what his next plan was..

Just as I was about to ask what that was, I felt a presence behind Jane..

When I turned my head, a black figure was standing there. A burned shadow the size of a fan.

As soon as the shadow made eye contact with Jane, it tilted its head like a playful child, then stepped on Jane's shadow, and Jane's shadow rose from the floor and swallowed Jane..

Jane could not scream and was swallowed up by the shadows..

***

Shoot aaaaa-!

A sailboat was running on the western sea where cool waves and the sound of the wind harmonize together..

“There is Neverland in this year of oblivion.”

On the deck of the Wendy, everything was booming, and Hook opened his mouth..

His entire body was in tatters due to Oliver's beating, but he recovered completely within a short period of time with the help of potions and Oliver..

“You can speak comfortably. And please sit down. If you keep standing, your legs will hurt..”

Oliver, who was sitting across the table from Hook, said. Hook's attitude of treating him like a superior is quite burdensome..

Hook shook his head..

“No, I like to stand and I feel comfortable speaking politely..”

“ah······.”

Oliver exclaimed. So firm and sincere.

In the end, Oliver decided not to discuss the matter any further and returned to the main topic..

“Well, it's the Year of Forgetting around here.?”

“yes.”

Hook pointed with his clawed hand to a spot on the chart on the table..

A point in the middle of the New World and the Old World.

There were numerous islands gathered here, and there were warning signs on the map indicating dangerous waters..

“Why is it called Forgetting Fire and why is it called Dangerous Sea??”

Oliver, being Oliver, asked basic questions that others would not ask, and Hook answered them faithfully..

“There are two main theories. Firstly, because all the ships that entered it disappeared as if they had fallen into oblivion, and secondly, when you enter the year of oblivion, your compass becomes inoperable and you lose your sense of direction..”

Hook explained the origin of the name and why the Sea of ​​Oblivion is a dangerous sea..

With just that explanation, I could tell that not only general trade ships but even military ships were avoiding this place..

“It's not unreasonable. The inside of the Sea of ​​Forgetting is a complex maze of large and small islands, so if you lose your sense of direction, you're done. In addition, there are various monsters inside, so it is already a magical place for most sailors..”

It's like a magic world.······.

“Is that monster like a fish-man or a monster bird with a woman's face??”

“Mermaids and man-eaters who eat people should not be left out. Mermaids attract sailors with their beauty and singing voice and eat them, while man-eaters attack and eat them. Of course, they are all fan creatures.”

If you pretend, you're good. Hook informed us that all the monsters that appear in the Year of Oblivion are Pan's creatures..

Oliver, who had already expected it to some extent, was neither surprised nor particularly worried..

It's not because I let my guard down, but because I came prepared in my own way. Even so, I was a bit worried about not knowing the terrain..

Once you get to Neverland, you'll have to do whatever you want, whether it's talking to Pan or rescuing Jane..

When I mentioned this concern, Hook took out an old sea chart on the table..

“Don't worry too much about that..”

“yes?”

Instead of answering Oliver's question, Hook opened a new sea chart..

Surprisingly, the interior of the Sea of ​​Forgetting was recorded in detail on the sea chart..

Where and what kind of island is there, what the name of the island is, and what drinking water and fruits are available. In addition, the ink, which appeared to be relatively recent, recorded where and what creatures appeared..

“Did Captain Hook write it down??”

“Creature locations are like that. But other than that, it was there from the beginning. It's a sea chart created about 30 or 40 years ago. I bought it on the black market..”

“3, 40Years ago? But the Year of Forgetting is definitely dangerous······.”

Oliver paused. I thought I knew roughly what they were talking about..

“It's just as you thought. It was about 30 years ago that the Year of Forgetting was called the Year of Forgetting. And that's when Neverland was created..”