Genius Warlock-Episode 590
590. A monster that swallows everything (5)
Perhaps by coincidence, Jane and Oliver's goals coincided..
Rescuing children trapped in Neverland.
Everyone's reasons were different, but it didn't really matter..
What was important was not the reason, but the act itself..
Oliver used [Ptah's Assistant] to provide first aid to the dagger stab wound..
“······.”
He created a [Mimic-Wolf] that imitated Red Hood's wolf creature, climbed on top of it, and moved around while escorted by the corpse doll-human meat cook, Bathory, and Durance..
The move itself wasn't difficult.
In a short period of less than a month, Jane indirectly understood the geography of the island and told him about her current location and the direction to her destination..
All Oliver had to do was follow the direction Jane indicated and give instructions to move..
It was a feat that Oliver could never have imagined..
But that wasn't Jane's only talent..
She knew not only the geography, but also the dangers and characteristics of each route..
“Ah, this is Red Man-Creature’s front yard. Red men appear periodically, and traps also appear.-”
-Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo!!!
Before Jane could finish speaking, the corpse doll-Durance fired a bullet at a suspicious location. Destroyed cover behind traps and creatures..
Slap! thud!
“Kyahahahahaha!!”
Kwii Iik······Tang!
“Wow wow wow wow-!!!”
The ships that were hit by the bullets operated into the air.,
When the cover was destroyed, various creatures hiding behind it came out and screamed..
there was no problem.
The force that entered the human flesh cook has already moved first..
Poss must have gotten used to the body of a human meat cook during battle, and with his smooth movements, he hit the ground at once.,
widely.
Enter the crowd of hidden creatures and explode with a large amount of emotions stored within your body. Dozens of gigantic slashes were spread in all directions, instantly dismembering the creatures..
It looks clunky at first glance, but it is so powerful..
The creature that was swept away in an instant told me this..
‘I understand how the human meat chef controlled the underworld of Gallos..’
Oliver thought once again, seeing the power of the human meat cook..
It was by no means that he was weak in person-to-person combat, but he had a style that showed even greater strength against those who were weaker than him..
I could tell by looking at the characteristics of disease-type black magic and the powerful slashes emitted from the body..
‘There······.’
The human flesh cook sucked up the remains of creatures that were cut into pieces by slashes and used them as food for himself..
Although the loss was great due to the heavy damage, the human meat cook was able to replenish more than the energy used earlier..
Maybe I was lucky to fight one-on-one in Gallos..
If it had a disease class that was more powerful against multiple enemies and a violent extraction ability, it would have shown greater power..
‘Even though it has those characteristics, it doesn't do that······.’
Oliver almost lost his mind for a moment, but immediately shook his head and focused on reality. I looked around.
Bone Doll-Durance changed the type of gun whenever necessary, sniping creatures from a distance while destroying traps and cover.,
The human flesh cook filled in the empty space of Durance and wiped out all nearby creatures..
In most cases, it lasts less than a breath..
Considering the level of the corpse doll, it wasn't strange. One was the Dean of the College of Law and the other was a finger..
‘Plus, First isn't even moving yet. means there is room.’
Oliver judged the situation objectively and turned his head towards Jane..
“Miss Jane.”
“ah······! yes!”
Jane, who was momentarily mesmerized by the power of the corpse doll, suddenly came to her senses and answered..
“Could you please finish what you were saying??”
Jane, who was moving quickly on top of the wolf-creature, nodded and spoke calmly again..
It wasn't urgent.
It was just something Jane learned while staying in Neverland..
The characteristics of Neverland, the role of Wendy, the children of fans, the forgotten children who fill in the empty seats when one of those children is absent, the forgotten warehouse that confines the forgotten children, and the diary found in the forgotten warehouse..
“······That diary belongs to a fan.?”
Oliver asked after roughly hearing the contents of the diary..
“I think so. Since the entire island, including the warehouse, belongs to Pan, it is not likely that the diary also belongs to Fan.?”
Oliver nodded at the simple but sharp guess. That's certainly what Oliver heard..
“hmm······.”
“I'm sorry if I said something unnecessary..”
“No, I was asking for it. And it helped, so you don't have to feel sorry. Thanks to you, I've made up my mind.”
I didn't know what they decided, but Jane didn't ask..
Just then, a huge tree-creature blocked the way..
Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk!!!!!
A tree with countless human-shaped sacks hanging from it..
The trees were tangled together and blocked Oliver and his group like a huge castle wall..
For your reference, the expression "like a castle wall" is not a metaphor, but is as it is. The tree-creature was not only large in size but also very hideous in appearance..
It seems as if the grudges of the people hanging from the tree branches are reflected in them..
Ahhhhh!!
simplicity and honesty! simplicity and honesty! Ujijik!!
Kuoooooooo······!
Blah blah blah.... Damn it······.
Kick, kick, kick, kick, kick.!!
Dismissal... Grinding······!
Terrible cries escaped from dozens of faces sprouting from the trees..
A sight straight out of a nightmare.
Oliver sensed a change in the fan's mood..
“Force... I think we should hurry..”
As soon as Oliver spoke, the force that entered the human meat cook pulled back one leg and concentrated its strength..
The air was distorted and compressed around the leg where I concentrated my strength..
Kwaang!!
I just kicked the air..
A pure kick with no magic or black magic mixed in..
However, with just that kick, wind pressure was generated, shattering the huge tree-creature in front of him..
A sight I can't believe even when I see it with my own two eyes..
Oliver said.
“I think we just have to move again now.”
***
Perhaps due to seeing the overwhelming power of the human meat cook, the number of creatures appearing decreased drastically after defeating the tree-creature..
Oliver and Jane took advantage of the opportunity and arrived at Pan's hideout in the center of the Hanging Forest..
Jane said Pan might be there, but Oliver didn't care..
A place you definitely have to visit anyway.
Oliver just did his job, meeting fans when he met them and not meeting them when he didn't..
Fortunately or unfortunately, there were no fans in the fan hideout, which seemed to have been hollowed out of a huge tree. instead.
“It's the enemy! enemy!”
“Emergency! Emergency!”
“Pisang! Pisang!!”
There were hostile children armed with clubs, wooden guns, toy knives, blowguns and slingshots..
Kirby, Slightly, Nibbs, the Twins, and Tootles, all of whom were wearing the red man's battle makeup..
They were all Pan's children who were Pan's direct subordinates, and Oliver recognized the faces of Kirby, Slightly, and Tootles among them..
Although it was short, we saw each other once in Gallos and once in the New World..
However, it was my first time seeing Nips and the twins..
‘I killed one of the twins right when I got here and replaced him with a new one..’
Oliver recalled the story of one of the twins who had been trampled alive by the Creature's feet..
Maybe it had something to do with the fact that he started a fight as soon as he saw Oliver and heightened the hostility that was not there before..
The hostility shown by Pan's children toward Oliver was not out of genuine dislike, but hostility born of fear..
But whatever it is, hostility is hostility.
The children with battle makeup on their faces looked like toys, but they were aiming weapons imbued with powerful black magic at Oliver..
Kirby and Nibbs, armed with clubs and toy swords, rushed in from both sides.,
Armed with wooden guns, blowguns, and slingshots, Slightly, the Twins, and Tootles tried to shoot projectiles from the front..
A fairly good attack. When Oliver wonders what to do,
“stop!”
Jane shouted and blocked the children..
The children all stopped at that sight..
“Wow, Wendy?”
“what's the matter?!”
“that's right! Move! I'll scold you!”
“huh! huh!”
The children, who recognized Jane too late, shouted urgently due to fear and hostility caused by fear..
Worries and fears for Jane.
The children really liked Jane..
“Dave is a guest I invited. then no.”
The children looked confused at Jane's firm words..
“cow, customer?”
“okay. customer.”
“Ha, but! You're an adult?!!”
shouted Slightly, wearing a fox cloak..
“Adults shouldn't be in Neverland! Fans are angry!”
“Hey guys. I'm an adult too.”
The children were speechless..
Clearly, Jane was an adult. She is older than the average Wendy.
When Hook heard Jane's age, he said it was unusual..
Wendy said that girls are usually attracted to her rather than ladies..
“And every child grows up someday.”
Jane told a very obvious and shocking truth. The children's expressions hardened..
It wasn't just that I didn't like it, I was afraid of it..
In Neverland, this obvious fact was death..
Jane looked back and apologized to Oliver for the different time..
Oliver nodded..
This was something only Jane could do..
After hearing the answer, Jane turned her head towards the children again and knelt down to make eye contact..
“······Dave is not the enemy. You're my friend.”
“friend······?”
“okay. friend.”
“······Ha, but the captain said he was here to steal Jane! It's not?”
“No, that's right. You came to get me out of here..”
The children's eyes widened as if they were shocked by those words..
“nah! nah! Wedy! don't go!!”
Tootles, the youngest, jumped into Jane's arms and shouted..
Other children had similar reactions..
It was like children being abandoned by their parents, but when I thought about it, it wasn't the same thing..
Fan's children were truly orphans..
There were some who were not orphans like Hook, but according to Hook, they were very few. Most of them said they were orphans..
In addition to Pan's children, the Forgotten Children and the children who became Neverland's material were all orphans..
There were that many orphans in the world..
The children persuaded Jane.
They cried and tried to stop him, saying that if he went, Fan would not stay still, that he would be angry, and that they would be very sad if Jane left alone..
Jane shook her head firmly..
“I don't plan on leaving you guys behind..”
“what······?”
“You will come with me too..”
“Eek-!!”
The children screamed loudly, not knowing whether they were yelling or screaming..
That's why I couldn't imagine leaving Neverland..
‘It's not strange.’
Oliver monologued, remembering Hook's explanation..
Neverland, at least on the surface, was an island for children..
An island of dreams and adventure with all kinds of snacks, strange animals, and moderately strong villains..
It was such a sweet place for orphans to leave..
Like a sweet-smelling carnivorous plant.
‘Also, it's a scary place like a carnivorous plant..’
The children shook their heads as if to express Oliver's thoughts..
“Oh, that's ridiculous! Ooh, why do we!!”
“that's right!”
“Neverland is an island for children! We'll live here forever.”
Slightly, wearing a fox cape, shouted and denied it, while Kirby, wearing a bear cape, stuck out his chest and praised Neverland..
In an exaggerated tone, as if acting.
Jane asked.
“Do you really think so??”
“of course! It's an island that a fan made for us! island for kids!!”
“This is a place where you have to act every day because you might die if you don't like the fans.?”
Jane, who had been observing the children, asked again..
There was no answer this time.
Jane asked again.
“Even if you please your fans well, this place where you die when you get old really seems like an island for children.?!”
Jane revealed the terrible truth she had discovered based on her conversations with her children and the diary she found in a forgotten warehouse..
FYI, Oliver knew too..
Because Hook told me.
Neverland is an island for children. Naturally, adults could not survive, and naturally adult children could not survive either..
The standards were variable as the fans decided, but the minimum was 12 years old and the maximum was 16 years old..
Based on this, Kirby and Slightly looked close..
Well, the other kids were only a few years apart at most..
The problem was that Kirby and Slightly knew this too..
Even though I knew I would be dead in just one or two more years, I had no intention of leaving this place..
“Still we won't go!!”
Kirby screamed..
Not a somewhat funny voice mixed with a snort, but a very serious voice..
Slightly also cried and joined in..
“That's right, we're going to live in Neverland! We will become one with Neverland!!”
“I'm not interested in the outside world, and I don't want to be a useless adult.!!”
The reason why the child wants to stay in Neverland... No, this was the reason I couldn't leave Neverland..
More than Neverland was dangerous, the outside world was also dangerous, and also because one's own value was tied to this place..
“Anyway, when I go outside, there’s nothing.!”
“That's right, Mom abandoned us too! I don't even have a home! I hate orphanages too! I don’t want to become a useless adult! So I like Neverland!!”
The children let out the fear they had stored inside..
Other children also silently agreed to this..
The real reason why the children couldn't leave Neverland was because they were afraid of the outside world, rather than because they liked Neverland. Various threats and lack of value.
“Same as me.”
“······what?”
“It's just like me. My mom abandoned me too..”
“······.”
“To be exact, I sold it. Get the money... Actually, I pretended I was okay, but I wasn't. I hated that my home to return to was gone, and I hated the place I was staying. I have to endure classes I don't want to take every day... To become something I don't want to be.”
The children and Oliver saw Jane..
Since they were all warlocks, I could tell Jane was telling the truth..
It was true that I was sold by my mother, it was true that I was in a place I didn't want to be, and it was true that I learned things I didn't want to learn..
Still, the reason I learned it is.
“If I don't do that, I will become truly useless. So I studied hard. I'm scared of being abandoned again. Still, I was scared of becoming an adult... I'm afraid I'll end up like my mom. I hated it so much. Sometimes I wanted to run away to a place like Neverland... But, are you here? It seems like the timing is off.”
“······.”
“It was a really difficult time and I became an adult. I don't know what's fun?”
“······.”
“At first, I became an adult that I hated, but as time went by, I became a better adult! Surprisingly, I was able to change even after becoming an adult.!”
“······The captain said. Most adults don't do that. It just takes effort... no?”
The child asked, and Jane told the truth..
“that's right. Most adults are like that. It only leads to suffering and more disappointment. Becoming the adult you want to be is really hard and the odds are low..”
“······.”
“but······. If you give up on becoming an adult, even that low possibility disappears completely. Do you really want to do that? I really want to remain a child?”
Jane said, recalling her experiences and conversations with her children..
Fan's children. On the surface, it seemed like all he wanted to do was spend each day happily in Neverland, but he had a dream of his own..
A dream that any child should have.
I had a ridiculous dream of wanting to become a dinosaur, but the important thing was that I had a dream..
In fact, in Neverland for these children, it ended up being just a dream and fantasy..
It really seemed like a double word. The words dream and fantasy are.
Even if the intonation is slightly different, the meaning changes completely..
But one thing was certain: if the children remained on this island, they would surely die..
The children who knew that fact spoke with sad voices..
“Still outside-”
“-I will help you.”
Jane promised..
“I may not be a real mother, but I will take care of you and find you a new home. I will help you become an adult. I'm a greedy adult, so I have a lot of money... Dying as a child... It's so boring?”
The children had no answer to Jane's words..
It's not because I don't like it, it's because I don't believe it..
Because no one has ever said that before..
That's why everyone followed the fan..
The eyes of the children, filled with fear, fear, and abandonment, gradually became more mysterious..
But the children's fears did not completely disappear..
“······But the fans will be angry?”
This was the biggest reason why I couldn't leave Neverland..
It is estimated that Neverland was created approximately 30 years ago..
Hook was the only one who succeeded in escaping during that period. Even that was released on purpose to ensure the survival of Neverland..
In other words, it meant that everyone else failed to escape..
I guess it's not just children who don't run away when they get older and face death..
I thought that perhaps all the butt sack dolls in the Hanged Forest were children who tried to run away but failed..
Children who have served their purpose.
Jane looked at Oliver..
This was something I couldn't promise..
Oliver, who read Jane's meaning through her eyes, looked at the children and thought about what to say..
Should I just say I try my best as usual??
hmm······. No, I didn't think that was it..
It was so irresponsible. Especially in the current situation.
There was a short but long silence, and Oliver opened his mouth..
“Fan is... I'll take charge of it..”
The kids are a little better than usual, but they still don't trust them. However, Jane smiled. Like I'm really happy.
“That person is the person I trust the most in the world. So, will you believe with me??”
The children nodded slowly at Jane's request..
***
After Jane persuaded the children, they went straight out and headed to the forgotten warehouse at the end of the Hanging Forest..
Toward the place at the very tip of the spade-shaped Neverland.
When we arrived, there was a warehouse that seemed abandoned, and Jane familiarly knocked on the warehouse door..
Squeak······.
Jane knocked on the door and the forgotten children inside opened it..
As the name suggests, the children looked like they had been forgotten and neglected, and as soon as Jane saw them, she told them to leave Neverland, just like she did with Pan's children..
The forgotten children tilted their heads as if they did not understand the words themselves..
It's as if the words neverland and leaving couldn't be combined..
“Well, it's okay though······?”
one of the kids said in disbelief.
Like a cow that has never been out of the cage.
Jane smiled and reassured the children..
“of course-”
“-It's not okay.”
Just when Jane was almost trying to persuade the children, a child's characteristically nervous and violent voice rang out..
When I looked in the direction from which the sound came, I could see a fan perched on a tree branch. There were many creatures after that..
Toy Soldiers, Jolly Chimp, Grandfather Clan, Nutcracker, Boogeyman, Giant Bear, Clown, Chick Soldier, Chicken General, Wendigo, Crawling Mermaid, Fish Man and more. There were many different types.
It reminded me of when I met him in the New World, but the difference is that while the fan's creature reminded me of childhood at the time, now it reminds me of a nightmare..
The shape of the creature was greatly distorted as if something had changed in the fan's mind..
The children were all startled by the sudden appearance of such a fan, the forgotten children went back into the warehouse, and the fan's children froze..
At a time when everyone was chatting their teeth, Oliver took out a pilgerette, put it in his mouth, and walked forward with the corpse dolls..
“hello? Mr. Fan. Can we talk for a moment??”
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