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Genius Warlock-Episode 596

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“My eyesight is better, yeah.”

Merlin, who had seen through the invisibility magic, sat in front of the table and admired it..

What's interesting is that they are looking in a completely different direction, not Oliver's direction..

However, Oliver did not say anything about this. Because Oliver didn't see Merlin either..

The two continued their conversation while looking in different directions..

“······Maybe it's because of the fight with the fan, but my eyesight seems to have gotten a little better..”

“The growth rate of young people is scary. At this rate, I will see right through my dark insides.?”

“Not there yet.”

“Well then, that's a relief. It's embarrassing to have my true feelings revealed.”

Merlin poured the coffee placed in front of the table and drank it with an old man's typical joke..

“Hmm, they used good coffee beans. Would you like a drink too??”

“yes······. Miss Jane, did you arrive safely in Landa??”

Oliver asked, taking the cup of coffee that Merlin had poured for him..

“Yes, it arrived safely... They took the kids too. children of fans.”

“I know because I heard it. Thank you for having them too..”

“What is gratitude? On the way, I took him with me as a convenience... I don't know what's on your mind, but that brave girl is going to be quite busy in the future..”

Oliver vaguely understood what Merlin was saying..

Fan's children. They were obviously children, but they were also subordinates to one of the fans..

Just taking those children to Landa took on quite a bit of risk..

To lessen the danger, Jane gives the children new identities, teaches them how to live in the city, etc. A lot of care would have to be taken. That alone will keep you pretty busy..

“That's what I said, but there's another reason too.”

“Another reason?”

“Oh, you might not know. A lot happened while you were away at Landa. One of them is a lawsuit between the Sisterhood..”

Merlin mentioned that soon after Jane was kidnapped and went missing, Mrs. Miranda attempted to take over Jane's business..

I wasn't particularly surprised. Edith already told me about it. By the same token, I wasn't surprised by what came next..

“Just as Miranda was about to take over Jane's business as per the contract, a woman named Elizabeth filed an objection..”

Elizabeth. He was the owner of the house of an angel called Mama, and he was also acquainted with Oliver..

Even in her old age, she had a dignified personality. She was a person who had the reputation of all the employees like a mother, the resourcefulness to run the store, the patience to endure Edith, and the courage to protect the employees from rude customers..

“To protect Jane's business by claiming to be her legal guardian. Thanks to this, Landa was quite noisy..”

Elizabeth protected Jane's business by claiming to be her legal guardian..

Oliver sensed that Edith was behind him..

“But is there any reason to make a fuss??”

“It overflows.”

Merlin answered firmly and held up his index finger..

“First, your friend Miss Jane is a fairly famous investor in Landa. No, he's a fairly famous investor. I participated in the early stages of the Gallos reconstruction project and achieved tremendous results. Just having a woman like that involved is enough to be of interest..”

“understand.”

Merlin held up his middle finger..

“Second, the fact that this is a lawsuit between the Sisterhood is also worth noting. Like any organization with a lot of secrets, the Sisterhood does not reveal its internal affairs to the outside world. But what about a lawsuit? That alone is enough to spread all kinds of rumors and get people talking..”

“What exactly do you mean by rumor??”

“There are so many that it's hard to explain them all. It's called Landa, right? ······Still, if I had to mention one thing, it would be that Miranda deliberately instigated the kidnapping to keep Jane in check as she grew rapidly..”

“That's a ridiculous rumor..”

Oliver, who knew the inside story of the incident, spoke without realizing it..

It was displeasing that Miranda tried to take Jane's business, but that didn't mean she instigated it..

“The important thing is that it's quite plausible. In that situation, Jane's guardian, Elizabeth, filed a lawsuit... You know why there's so much noise?”

“Yes, I understand.”

“Well, now that your friend has passed away, it's all a thing of the past... The young lady chose well. It's true that Elizabeth hired a good lawyer, but if she had been any longer, she would have lost..”

Merlin praised Jane for returning to Landa in a hurry, and Oliver nodded as well..

I realized why I was rushing to leave even though I didn't want to go.

Probably because they expected something like this to happen..

It was respectable. It must have been hectic, like being kidnapped by a fan and taking care of the kids, but I can't believe I didn't miss anything like this..

There really seemed to be many different types of human strength..

“Speaking of which, I think I should probably head back now..”

While Oliver was gathering his thoughts, Merlin suddenly spoke..

“Due to my sudden absence, the work at the Magic Tower was quite delayed. If you mess around any longer, you'll get nagged. I'm too old to listen to nagging.”

Merlin joked and announced his intention to go back. At this, Oliver stood up and bowed her head towards Merlin..

My posture was a bit awkward due to my throbbing side, but I was still able to express my gratitude..

“······Thank you for listening to my one-sided argument. Elderly.”

Seeing that serious look, Merlin thought for a moment and then stood up..

“Even if he is a temporary teacher, he is still a teacher. Above all, you don't have to be too thankful because you will get it back several times later... How much longer will there be here??”

“I haven't thought about it specifically, but I think it might be a few more days. I made a promise, and it seems like the children want to stay a few more days..”

Oliver mentioned the glutton transport unit he had promised with Jack and Child enjoying the festival..

Besides that, I personally needed some time to organize my thoughts..

“Is there any problem??”

“No, as far as the problem... However, it will be a bit hectic when you come to Landa. This matter is beyond my means to completely cover. When the Sun of Oblivion disappears, your name will be mentioned in defeating Pan..”

“Yes, I understand.”

“her······. Aren't you surprised? I thought she was going to ask me to take it out somehow.?”

“I heard about it from Captain Hook. Can I hear more details after I return to Landa??”

“good. It's hard for me to say too quickly what will happen. Let's take a look at the situation and see what to do..”

“Thank you for always helping me.”

Oliver's calm demeanor. Merlin looked into Oliver's eyes. As if reading thoughts beyond her eyes.

After a while, Merlin asked a somewhat unexpected question..

“······Have you ever thought about what you will do when you return to Landa??”

“Nothing specific yet. I'll tell you when I think of it..”

The answer seemed to be hiding something, but Merlin didn't bother to ask..

Neverland turned into the maw of a sea monster and lamprey, Oliver's shadow eating Neverland, etc. It's short, but so much happened.

So Merlin tried to end the conversation with a simple greeting..

“I'm going to leave now, so you can take a rest. Thank you for your hard work.”

Merlin is about to leave like that. At that time, Oliver spoke up..

“I was lucky.”

“hmm?”

“I told you I was lucky.”

“······.”

“Luckily, I received help from Captain Hook, who knew the location of Neverland, and luckily, thanks to the help of an old man, I was able to entrust the sea monster to me... Although I did have some success in Neverland, that was because I was lucky enough to be gifted, a right arm imbued with the power of a demon, and a shadow imbued with the power of a human flesh cook... I'm just a lucky person, I am. Do you not agree?”

Oliver says he was just lucky.

Strangely enough, it seemed more like he was asking for consent rather than really asking..

This is unusual for Oliver, who is usually insensitive and just accepts any situation..

Merlin responded to that look..

“I agree.”

Oliver could see that it was a lie..

“······thank you.”

***

After Merlin left, Oliver was left alone..

Originally, he had planned to rest for a while and then go to bed, but perhaps due to his aching side or the conversation he had with Merlin, Oliver had a hard time falling asleep..

Should I say my head is a bit complicated??

So Oliver gave up sleeping. To cool his head, he got up and looked around the empty city for a moment..

At the same time, I was curious about how Childs and Big Mouth were spending their time..

Fortunately, that desire was soon satisfied..

“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Bread!!”

“Don't fucking scream 'get it' and get the money!”

“that's right! They don't give you a cut for yelling, they already gave you a cut.?!”

“So stop yelling! It's scary.!”

The first place Oliver visited was the Giant's Head Port, the loudest of the sporadic festivals in Vienna City..

At that moment, the Second, who had entered the corpse doll-Durance, was engaged in a trivial bargain with the pirates..

The bargain involved pointing guns at each other and yelling at each other..

“Bread!!! Give it to me! kill!! Bread!!”

“With that appearance, the streets are so fucking scary..”

“Bring on Captain Hook! Bbangya street bitch is trying to kill us. It's even scary.”

While the Second and the pirates were arguing over a modern gun that appeared to be captured and a gun that appeared to be an antique, Oliver approached..

“excuse me······.”

“What are you busy? turn off-”

As Oliver spoke carefully, one of the rugged pirates who was confronting the Second stopped yelling..

No, not only the pirates who were trying to scream, but also the Second, the pirates around him, and the bystanders who were enjoying the negotiations all stopped..

Everyone's pupils got bigger, they stopped talking, their actions stopped, etc. It seemed as if time had stopped..

This was one of the reasons Oliver didn't come out to the mansion..

The specific reason was unknown, but after returning from rescuing Jane and the children, everyone who saw Oliver reacted this way..

Even though I was quiet, I felt a strange sense of pressure from the moment I recognized Oliver and stopped..

Of course, as time passed, he treated him normally again, but this short reaction itself was not satisfactory, so Oliver refrained from going out..

‘But I think it came out well now..’

Despite the unwelcome reactions from those around me. Oliver thought as he watched the Second and the pirates confront each other..

“hello?”

“ah······. hello?”

When Oliver greeted him, a bald man who looked like the leader of the pirates greeted him..

“Could you please ask what's going on??”

“that is······. This person? This invoice doll?”

“It's second. bald head.”

“Grump... There was quite a bit of argument as this second kept trying to take our loot for exorbitant amounts of money. This is difficult.”

The bald man pointed to a piece of banknotes on the table..

There were several bills piled up on the table and right next to them, the money that was already lacking seemed even more scarce..

Oliver said second..

“second······. You can't force it. You're in trouble..”

“The problem is my salary. Although I work sixteen to eighteen hours a day. I can't buy a gun. This is wrong and absolutely wrong.”

Second calmly expressed his dissatisfaction, and Oliver tilted his head..

What is the problem? Obviously, the legal working hours and minimum wage were set, but.

“Wait eighteen hours?”

“Could you please tell me in more detail??”

“oh my god.”

The pirates, who sensed something unusual, asked Oliver about Childs' working environment, and Oliver proudly explained the working environment in compliance with Landa's labor laws. The pirates who heard the explanation-

“just take the gun······.”

“I'll call it my reward for saving this city from a sea monster, damn it.”

“take this too.”

-Surprisingly, he showed compassion and began giving guns to Second for free..

Pure favor without coercion. I didn't know why it was like this, but Oliver congratulated me on the unexpected windfall..

“Good for you. second.”

“fuck.”

Child Second cursed with a mixture of self-destruction and grabbed the latest military firearms and guns with higher value as antiques..

Surprisingly, similar reactions were found elsewhere..

Third, who was fighting over seeds and plants from remote areas on the Street of Credit, a smuggler's district, did not receive them for free, but was able to obtain the items he wanted by receiving a discount and even an advance payment from Oliver..

The case of the First and Fourth, who interacted with the warlocks of the black workshop while wearing masks. I was able to receive the tools needed to make a corpse doll, several corpses, and work tools as gifts..

Some warlocks even wiped away tears, the reason is unknown, but it was a truly friendly city..

Although the reactions of the children who received the kindness were not very good,.

“I don't know why I'm doing this.”

Underground in an empty city, a randomly installed fighting arena called Solitude (蠱毒)).

Oliver spoke to Mayor Jack, who was hosting a match between Big Mouth and Gluttons there..

“Why do children fall into a sense of self-destruction? Of course, I also received a gift..”

Jack spoke honestly about his feelings..

“I honestly don't think you know, it's really scary..”

“Do you know why??”

“well? This is such a Landyne-like way of thinking that I wonder if it would be meaningful for me to tell you this. Hey, don't you know what's wrong??”

“yes.”

Oliver, who knows how to comply with legal working hours, confidently answered..

Just as Jack was about to say something about Oliver's attitude, which seemed like a total mess, a shout suddenly rang out..

“Wow!!”

“Hey... I can't guarantee this!”

“This time, I'm betting on that side.!!”

Onlookers gathered at Solitude, an underground fighting arena, cheered as they saw Big Mouth's new opponent..

That's because the opponent had a bizarre shape that looked like several gluttonous bags put together..

It was reminiscent of a corpse golem made up of several corpses joined together..

Oliver asked.

“The reason Big Mouth fights is to create a transport unit for the empty city. Can he use a glutton like that??”

“Well, if it's inactive, you can collapse it. Above all, if you make them fight against the same type of glutton, it won't be a success..”

As if to prove Jack's words, the gambling scene, which had cooled down due to Big Mouth's winning streak, became warm again with the appearance of a new opponent..

The stakes are piling up.

What was surprising was that Big Mouth, who plays as a player, also bet money on the excitement..

“Big Mouth. All in.”

With a very clear pronunciation, Big Mouth bet on himself. Afterwards, the children also bet their life savings on Big Mouth..

For reference, Third, who even advanced the money, borrowed money from a private moneylender in the gambling hall to bet..

“Believe.”

“Beat me.”

“please.”

“request.”

“slurp!!”

A conversation that seemed determined.

Then the game started, and Big Mouth clashed with the golem-glutton bag that looked like five glutton bags put together..

“Kurururururuk!!!”

[Hate Bullet)]

The giant golem-Gorgor's fist and Big Mouth's hateful bullets intersect. There was dust in the stadium..

The citizens of Vienna City cheered at the sight, and the gluttons who had been defeated by Big Mouth and pledged their loyalty raised their fists in the sky and cheered for Oliver Big Mouth..

“Kuruk (Big Ma))!”

“Kuruk (Big Ma))!”

“Kuruk (Big Ma))!”

“Kuruk (Big Ma))!”

Overflowing vitality and greed. At a time when even Oliver's complicated head seemed to be getting lighter, a civil servant working at Vienna City Hall approached Jack and whispered..

Jack's unusual emotions shine through.

Oliver asked, making eye contact..

“What's going on??”

“uh······. A prince candidate from the Swan Church wants to defect to our city.?”

***

Trudging. Trudging. plod.

A rural farmhouse appears to have completely burned down, with black smoke emanating from all directions..

A puppet was walking on it..

In the puppet's hand was a red-colored dagger, and the puppet seemed quite satisfied with obtaining the dagger..

The knee that wouldn't bend asked in sign language, as if to let me know that it wasn't just an illusion..

[What's wrong?]

The sight of an unbending knee with an awl-shaped knife made of flesh in front of it gave off quite an intimidating feeling, but the puppet only responded normally..

“Acquiring something valuable unintentionally.”

It is something that a puppet that has lived for hundreds of years and has encountered all kinds of things would say is precious... I was curious, but the knee that wouldn't bend asked more questions than that..

[Why did you tell me to let go??]

Against the background of the burned-out farmhouse, my unbending knees asked..

[If I want to become a prince, don't I need all six prince candidates??]

It was like that. This farmhouse was originally where a candidate for prince was located, and like the other five princes, they attacked it to take away the title..

However, the unbending knee deliberately let go of the last prince..

At the puppet's request.

“I need to cast a spell before I can finish this..”

[Magic?]

“Yes, before we get started, we need to cast a spell on the biggest obstacle..”