Genius Warlock-Episode 619
619. Druid's Request (3)
[The city of Landa announced that it had held productive talks with members of the central council who were part of the royal entourage.······.]
Oliver's home. The sound of the radio came out..
It means that the story related to the prince or the story with the entourage went well, and the content was similar to the news that came out during the past few days of the prince's visit, with only a different repertoire..
The obvious story is that the prince and the royal family intend to maintain a better relationship with Landa, and through this, the United Kingdom and Landa will share the benefits..
However, teachers, economic commentators, and political figures did not think so, and whenever the obvious story came up, they talked about their opinions, guesses, and prospects..
Well, maybe Oliver didn't know. Because I wasn't bright in that area..
Royal greetings. It was also unusual for a prince to visit..
In any case, after the prince's visit, Landa's newspapers, radios, and other media outlets seemed to have received a lot of attention, pumping out numerous articles every day..
And Oliver listened to the article and prepared to go out..
I changed my appearance using a 'fake face' bought at the black market, and instead of stopping there, I tried to create a completely different impression using the makeup techniques I learned at Angel's House..
At least don't look like Dave the problem solver or Zenon, the magic tower employee..
“hmm······.”
Oliver groaned and looked at himself in the mirror..
It's been a long time since I've been in disguise. Still, as if it wasn't so bad, she looked unfamiliar to herself in the mirror..
Oliver changed his clothes, interpreting it to mean that his camouflage was good..
Wear rough clothes that match the place you are going. Brown pants and a brown outerwear that were shiny and dirty from the hands. And I wore a grimy flat cap deep on my head..
Then, the noticeable quarter staff was shrunk with miniaturization magic and placed in the arms, and black magic was used on the corpse doll left to one side..
For reference, the corpse doll looks similar to Dave the problem solver. Because that's how it was made.
[Memory Of Blood)]
Creative black magic using blood and data accumulated in blood.
When the magic was activated, the blood in the artificial blood vessels of the corpse doll moved inside like a living thing, controlling the corpse doll..
Originally, it was controlled by blood protruding from the outside, but through improvements, it can now be controlled from the inside. Because that episode was good to see in many ways..
As if Oliver was not mistaken, the corpse doll looked like an ordinary person on the outside..
Oliver held out the stick he had found and asked the blood doll-creature inside the corpse doll..
“I have to go out for a while to run some errands. Could you please stay here for me? Don't let the outside world notice that I'm away..”
Oliver said, looking at the druid in the distance with the eyes of a warlock..
After entrusting the request, Oliver was watched by as few as one or as many as two or three people..
That's why Oliver created a corpse doll with a similar appearance and vitality to Dave the Fixer..
The P-Doll, who understood the spell, nodded, and after hearing the answer, Oliver expressed his gratitude and went down to the basement of his home..
There was a secret laboratory in the basement..
Of course, like a secret laboratory, security magic and black magic were installed all over the walls..
At a level that is difficult for even a decent magician to see through..
Oliver threw a piece of paper there and used space magic to create a purple portal and went inside..
The scenery changed with the sound of insect wings..
In one of Forest's safe houses, Oliver closed the portal, gathered his clothes, and walked out of the safe house, adjusting his steps and breathing..
Even if people who know Oliver see him, they won't recognize him as Oliver..
Trudging. Trudging. plod.
Oliver walked to a tavern, pretending not to be Oliver, Dave, or Zenon..
Even though it was daytime, there were quite a few people inside the bar..
Soldiers and superhumans pretending to be workers.
When the stranger visited, they all glared at Oliver, but Oliver didn't care and went to the owner who was cleaning cups in front of the bar..
A middle-aged man with a bald head, a red nose, and a protruding belly asked Oliver without even looking at him..
“What would you like to eat?.”
Instead of answering, Oliver pulled out the dagger from his waist and held it out..
It was a dagger with a blood-red blade. If you looked closely, you could see that the blade had a unique checkered pattern..
A kind of business card, letter of introduction.
The owner's eyes, which had not been paying attention to Oliver, wavered and he looked at the knife in disbelief..
“Be careful not to get cut.”
Oliver gave advice as he feared that the owner might get cut by a blade that contained tens of thousands of diseases..
The owner asked with a hint of suspicion..
“This is not a pawn shop... However, I know someone who would buy a knife like this. Can I take it for a moment??”
When Oliver nodded, the owner left the place for a moment, and some of the customers in the bar pretended to drink or fell asleep, holding guns and daggers in their arms..
Behavior that is understandable considering their position.
After a while, the tavern owner reappeared..
“He says he wants to buy a knife. Please follow me.”
The tension in the bar eased as he heard a much calmer voice..
Oliver got up and followed the owner as requested, and there he was able to meet Willes, one of the commanders of the Kell Free Independence Army..
He was examining the dagger that Oliver had given to the owner earlier, holding it in one hand..
“What did you do to the knife I gave you??”
As soon as the conversation started, the bar owner went out..
Oliver answered when they were alone..
“It happened to be like that... It's dangerous so be careful.”
Willes, who was a fairly high level wizard, immediately understood what was being said..
“Yes, you should be careful. Even if I get cut just a little bit, it will go to the goal..”
Wallace placed the dagger he had once given him on the desk and held it out towards Oliver. What I returned. Oliver took the dagger from the desk..
“How did you know I was here??”
“I heard it from Mr. Gail..”
Warlock Guile. He was the leader of a gang called the Sewer Snakes, and was in the business of harboring fugitives who were hiding in Landa in the past..
For your information, the reason it was called the past was because it is not currently being done, but I guess the know-how hasn't disappeared, so I figured out where Willes might be hiding..
“It is said that the place where the Kel tribe hides is obvious, and the person looking for a boat is easily visible..”
“Oh, I see... But how did you know I was here??”
Willes asked the same question again. He wasn't asking how he was hiding here in the tavern, he was asking how he knew he was in Randa..
Oliver, who understood what I meant, answered honestly..
“The druids who followed Prince Albert told us this. To be exact, I requested it..”
“Let me guess. They claimed we kidnapped them and asked us to help them find the druid.?”
Willes guessed it right away, as if he already had an idea..
The story progressed quickly and wasn't bad..
“yes.”
“Did you accept it??”
“yes.”
“Surprising group.”
“I made you an offer that was hard to refuse..”
“What did you suggest??”
“He said he would not protest even if I used the Druid's powers, including the forces of nature and magic..”
“Just something like that? Considering Landa's characteristics, it could have been ignored.?”
“If possible, I wanted to proceed without friction. I need it for what I'm trying to do.”
“I wonder what's going on.”
“It is necessary to clean contaminated areas, and it is also necessary to run a business. Also, I would like to teach it to other people as well..”
“······Druid's power?”
“To be exact, it is a force of nature. I will teach it to anyone who can learn it. Because good things have to be shared..”
It was like that. Oliver's reason for accepting the druid's offer was not simply a desire to avoid friction..
As soon as the Druid gave permission, he planned to share and teach the Druid's training methods, magic, and botany acquired through Child-Third to those around him..
There was no particular reason. It's just that the druids claim the power of nature as their own, so I wanted to show that anyone can learn it..
The word use could be interpreted in many ways, so there probably wasn't a problem..
Even if there is a problem, it will be okay if you show Oliver's position at the time and say you didn't know..
As mentioned earlier, the word use could be interpreted in many different ways..
After hearing the answer, Willes burst out laughing..
“It seems like things have changed a bit. It's been a long time, so it's hard to remember, but I don't think he had this type of personality. No. Was this your personality? Anyway, it seems like things have changed a bit..”
“······.”
Oliver had nothing to say in response to Willes' comment. Will he really change himself??
While Oliver was pondering, Willes, who was laughing, stopped laughing as if he had never done that before and asked seriously..
A long sword was strapped to his belt..
“So did you come to get me??”
Oliver looked at Willes' hand on the long sword and his emotional state..
He was planning on fighting Oliver if he had to. However, that didn't mean I looked down on Oliver..
Rather, he perceived Oliver as a threat. A powerful enemy stronger than yourself.
Well, Willis must have also heard of Oliver's recent fame. Nevertheless, the reason he showed this attitude was because of responsibility..
Your responsibility to fight regardless of whether you win or lose..
Some might have called it foolish, but Oliver didn't think so at all..
If I had been the one to decide whether or not to fight based on the size of my strength in the first place, I would not have served in the Kel Free and Independent Army against the United Kingdom..
Rather, he would have used his high level of magic to defeat the Kell Free Independence Army and strive for his own prosperity..
It is safer, has a greater chance of success, and has greater rewards..
Nevertheless, Willes committed himself to the dangerous, unlikely, and unstable Kell Free Independence Army and has been fighting ever since..
Oliver answered honestly, his respect for him shining..
“No, I'm here to talk now..”
“what conversation?”
“I really wonder if Mr. Willes kidnapped the druid..”
“no, no.”
A third voice intervened and answered Oliver's question..
Sudden intrusion. But Oliver didn't panic.
It seemed like he was using his own magic to hide on the other side, but Oliver, who had improved eyesight, had already guessed who was there..
The only thing Oliver pretended not to know was his own courtesy..
When Oliver turned his head towards the direction of the sound, he saw a woman with messy hair coming through a secret door..
Judging by her distorted vitality and closed eyes, the woman was presumed to be blind..
Oliver looked at the woman in silence, and the woman also looked at Oliver in silence through her closed eyes..
“······You are the druid Mr. Pierce is looking for..”
Oliver broke the silence. A female druid greeted this..
“hello? It's called pedelm..”
“hello. My name is Dave, the troubleshooter from 30th Street, Area T, Landa..”
“I know. I heard it through the World Tree..”
“world demand?”
“Yes, it's my specialty. Using and utilizing the world tree.”
“Hmm... By any chance, does that have anything to do with running away??”
“Hey, how did you know??”
“Didn't you say earlier that you weren't kidnapped? But if you're still here, there's only one reason. He ran away on his own. is not it?”
It was a fact that only a little thought could tell, but Willes frowned as if it felt awkward for Oliver to do it..
“Don't correct me. It's true that you have changed. surely.”
“Is that so?”
“Yeah, it got me thinking quite a bit..”
“I may be stupid, but I spent several years at Landa.-”
“-I misunderstood. I didn't say you were stupid.”
Willes corrected. It wasn't just a lip service, it was sincere..
“I don't think you're stupid. Rather, it's closer to having good brains but not using them. Because I’m not interested in small gains and losses..”
Those words hit the nail on the head. The reason Oliver wasn't good at bargaining, calculating profits and losses, or finding out what was going on was not because he was incompetent, but because he wasn't interested..
In the past, Oliver used beautiful light, black magic, etc. As long as it wasn't in my field of interest, it didn't really matter..
But, Oliver is starting to care about that now. In other words, rather than saying that his brain got better, it was closer to a change in his personality..
As evidence, he reacted in a way that Oliver would not have reacted in the past..
“The reason Fedelm ran away with us is because he discovered a secret related to the royal family. You'll probably guess what it is... Are you interested??”
“hmm······. no.”
A word of denial came out of Oliver's mouth. Even though we know that the secrets related to the royal family are related to the devil..
After seeing that reaction, Willes finally became convinced. He realized that there was a big difference between the Oliver he saw in the past and the Oliver he sees now..
“Let me correct it again. you've changed quite a lot.”
“Don’t all people change??”
“Until I become shameless.”
The silence that came after a short question and answer. A female druid named Fedelm spoke to Oliver..
“Dear Dave.”
“Just call me Dave. I'm not a great person enough to hear the word 'nim'.”
“Mr. Dave. Can I give you some advice??”
“Advice?”
“Actually, it's closer to persuasion. Dave, the problem solver I know through World Tree, is likely to catch us eventually, even if not right away. So far, I have never failed a request or betrayed trust..”
“Mr. Fedelm is not a druid who simply uses the World Tree to gather information. You can calculate the information and predict the future..”
Predicting future operations using the world tree. I saw it in a book.
Rather than a prophecy, it was about predicting a more likely future by combining vast amounts of information..
Naturally, there were very few people who could use it. There were very few people who could manipulate the World Tree, and even very few people could use the World Tree to predict the future..
In other words, it had a fairly rare ability even among druids..
“What kind of persuasion are you trying to convince me of??”
“It would be better for you not to capture us. It's Landa.”
“Why do you say that??”
“'Cause soon the royal family will do something crazy.”
Willes interjected. It wasn't a bluff to persuade Oliver, it was sincere..
“Do you have any basis??”
“There is no evidence, but I am confident. Because the royal family has always done things this way. Smiling on the outside and making tricks behind the scenes.”
Oliver said nothing. It wasn't that he didn't believe Willes, but that he agreed to some extent..
The sudden visit of Prince Albert and the relationship between Landa and the royal family become cordial thanks to concessions from the prince's entourage. The story was unraveling so suddenly..
So much so that even Oliver felt something was strange..
Above all, the most difficult thing to understand was that if such a friendly gesture was being made, then why did Albert, the second prince, come?.
The improvement in the relationship between the royal family and Landa was largely credited. Even Oliver, who had not studied politics, found it more reasonable for his first prince, Edward X, to come rather than his second..
Either nationally or individually. However, it was Albert who actually came. It was reasonable to assume that he had a good reason..
For example, if an accident occurs.
“If the royal family were to resort to trickery, what kind of trick would they use??”
Oliver asked Fedelm, who uses the World Tree to predict the future..
“Sorry, but I don't know that. However, it is better to think of the worst case scenario..”
“If it's the worst?”
“It's the worst form..”
It's the worst form... Oliver thought about Prince Albert, whom he had met a few days ago, and the royal attendants whom he had read about in the newspaper..
This is the worst possible form of this combination. Then I suddenly remembered what Joe had said..
At the request of the royal entourage, the New Gentlemen, a new class association, decided to attend the party to become friends..
Royal attendants and superhumans. This awkward combination naturally took its worst form..
The positive relationship between the royal family and Landa is suddenly overturned. It was somewhat unbelievable nonsense, but it was the worst thing Oliver could think of..
Since ancient times, the worst thing was that it deviated from common sense..
“Mr. Willes. I had originally planned to leave Landa.?”
Although he wasn't sure, Oliver had a rough estimate and asked Willis.
Willes did not deny it..
“Yes, that's why I looked into shipping. If you're in Celand, it's only a matter of time before you get caught. First of all, I plan to go abroad..”
“But you can't do that because of surveillance.?”
Willes nodded..
Currently, it is difficult to use Landa's shadow and sunny ships as they are all monitored by Pinkman and Druid..
There was a high possibility of being caught the moment you caught the boat..
Oliver took out a paper boat from his pocket..
“what is that?”
“It's some kind of ship. I wondered if there was a time to write it, but I did..”
Through his magic sensing ability, Willes sensed that the paper boat was a magic item and immediately understood Oliver's words..
“What are the conditions??”
“Could you run away on the day I told you about? So that everyone knows?”
“chased by druids?”
“yes.”
“I'm sane?”
Willes asked back. Of course, there were more than 20 druids who followed Albert as part of his entourage, and if they chased after him, it was almost impossible to escape..
Instead of persuading Oliver, he released his magical energy and spread it on the floor, causing ripples and a spirit to rise up..
A spirit with a green glowing head, a gray glowing body, and brown limbs..
“This spirit will help you.”
Willes did not understand what the spirit was saying due to the sudden appearance of the spirit..
Fedelm was also surprised and asked as if he didn't understand..
“How did you make a contract with a spirit??”
“There was no contract. I just promised to help you once and receive help once..”
It was like that. The spirit was absorbed by a former Gaia school wizard and was in a near-dead state, with its life in critical condition. However, Oliver used magic to help him once..
First aid was given to the injured area using magic power and vitality..
Actually, at that time, Oliver wanted to make a contract with the spirit, but the spirit's emotional state was such that he couldn't ask for that, so he made a promise as the next best option..
Lend me your strength just once, when Oliver asks. In return for saving my life once..
Fortunately, the spirit accepted this after a long period of consideration..
“Wouldn't the chance of escape increase if you have spirit power??”
Oliver said, and Willes couldn't deny it..
Even if you run away in this state, there is a possibility that you will come into contact with the druids, so it made more sense to reinforce your strength in that case..
“This is enough-”
“-Oh, there's still more left..”
Oliver stood up, interrupting Willes..
Then he rolled up his sleeves and took out a piece of paper imbued with space magic..
“Mr. Willes, may I help you with your magic training for a moment??”
***
“Nonsense?! I hid this power?”
“I feel intense anger!”
The day Willes decided to escape. The druid who was engaged in a close fight with Willeth shouted in astonishment at the intensity of the flames, which were incomparable to before..
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