Genius Warlock-Episode 648
648. story (2)
When Oliver answered, the surrounding sounds disappeared for a moment, and a deafening silence took their place..
That's how much everyone was surprised by Oliver's remarks..
Regardless of whether it is a paladin or a warlock..
Well, it was natural..
It was no different from saying that he would stop all the Holy Knights here by himself, no, he could stop them..
It was a remark that cannot be expressed even with the word arrogance..
The problem was that the statement did not sound pretentious at all..
As evidence, the paladins' bodies stiffened with emotions of shock, astonishment, and wariness, and the warlocks looked at Oliver in silence with even greater shock than when the Creature attacked them..
He believed what Oliver said even though he was not shown any specific evidence or evidence..
The words of the skinny warlock I saw for the first time today..
But if you think about it, it wasn't strange.
Contrary to existing perception, faith belongs to the realm of emotion, not the realm of reason..
No matter how hard a story is to believe, it can be believed in some cases..
Thanks to the strange situation, there was a short yet long silence, and after a while, someone broke the silence by bursting into laughter..
Roderick was a cardinal priest..
“······Fuhahahahahaha!!”
The paladins flinched at Roderick's laughter that broke the silence, but Roderick raised his hand and indicated that it was okay..
The Patherean religion that maintains order in the world. And even though the authority of the cardinal priests, the leading class of the Paterism, was directly challenged, he was not displeased at all..
Oliver, who had the eyes of a warlock who could see through emotions, could see..
Rather than being displeased, Roderick was rather satisfied..
Just as Oliver expected..
As time passed, Roderick's laughter that made the air grow quieter, and words came out of his mouth..
“Dave... I think that would scare me.?”
Oliver shook his head from side to side..
“I didn't say anything about being scared. I just don't think His Majesty Roderick would want it. Because the rule of Paterism is shaken..”
Roderick silently expressed his agreement with Oliver's correction..
It was against his philosophy to shake the ruling system of Paterism..
Oliver, who guessed Roderick's thoughts through a conversation with him, guessed it very accurately..
“It's so sudden and I don't know how to react. What's so uncomfortable??”
In response to Roderick's question, Oliver reflexively looked around..
Refugees could be seen between the numerous warlocks..
Those who were chased by paladins, stepped on by fleeing warlocks, had their foreheads bleeding, and were covered in dust..
“······Isn't it a waste? I tried my best to convince you, but it's so pointless to see blood like this..”
“like······. exactly?”
Roderick smiled, not believing it at all. Then he thought for a moment and opened his mouth..
“It's definitely not going to be good. What if the paladins here are blocked by a warlock? The power of the Holy Knights plays a central role in the rule of the Church of Pater. By the way······.”
Roderick blurted his words to communicate effectively..
“For that to be true, wouldn't it be better to first prove that you have that much power??”
As soon as he finished speaking, the twenty paladins standing in a row behind Roderick moved simultaneously..
They gathered the brilliant light emanating from their entire bodies into their long swords and swung them all at once towards Oliver..
Twenty sword lines that flash like a flash of light.
Kagagaga River!!!
Just as the sword line was flying from left and right, to the front, and overhead, and was about to reach Oliver, an ear-piercing metallic sound rang out and the blade stopped in the air..
The trembling blades.
The person who stopped the blade was a corpse doll wearing a mask and holding a French knife made of flesh in both hands, and it was none other than the Child Force (Fourth) inhabiting the corpse doll-human meat cook..
Step by step······!
The Force at the Gallos branch, the people chosen on behalf of Oliver, used two flesh French knives and dozens of blades from the French knives to protect Oliver by blocking attacks from various angles of the Paladins at once..
Perhaps due to the experience I gained while working alone in Gallos, my sword skills and skill in handling black magic items have become much more proficient than before..
It's probably because of the incentive (several tens of dollars) that Oliver gave me to cheer up..
The Paladins' eyes widened at the appearance of the corpse doll that blocked their attack..
The force that entered the corpse doll-human meat cook state swung its crossed arms and pushed away all the paladins with its physical strength..
Sighaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!
The paladins who were pushed out of power flew back, kicking up dust, while Child-Force used the momentum to burst out laughing and tried to rush forward..
“Stop. force.”
At the moment the force was moving, Oliver ordered it to stop, and at the same time, he came in front of the force and held out his quarter staff to block a huge ball of light that was flying fast like a flash of lightning..
━━━━!!
When the quarter staff collided with the ball of light, intense gold and black light intertwined and spread in all directions with a roar, paralyzing everyone's vision and hearing..
Except for one person, Oliver..
The moment the paladins flew away, Oliver looked straight at Cardinal Roderick, who had drawn holy power from his body, molded it into a warhammer, and swung it..
“Do you want to continue?”
Oliver asked, and Roderick grinned as he took away his warhammer..
“No, let's talk.”
***
In a strange scene where countless creatures were fighting against a paladin while suppressing a warlock, Oliver and Roderick entered a suitable house nearby and had a conversation alone..
“Do you want coffee?”
“It's good.”
Roderick answered as if nothing had happened, and Oliver also went to the small kitchen in the corner and made coffee as if nothing had happened..
I put some bills on the shelf to pay for the kettle, water, and coffee beans..
“Thank you for listening to my stubbornness..”
Oliver expressed his gratitude by placing a cup of coffee in front of Roderick..
It could be said to be an extremely humble attitude for a warlock who summoned numerous creatures through the shadows and carried out his will by taking out a corpse doll that overwhelmed more than twenty paladins. Or, you're crazy..
Roderick answered..
“There is nothing to be thankful for. You just had the power to enforce that force..”
“I didn't mean to do that..”
“I believe it. Because I know he’s not that sneaky..”
Oliver saw Roderick's feelings through the warlock's eyes..
He really believed what Oliver said..
“Even if it's a lie, it doesn't matter. I don't hate that kind of behavior, I don't necessarily think it's a bad thing to wield power, authority, or wealth. Even though I have little faith, I joined the Pater Church for power..”
Roderick did not hesitate to say something that could be criticized if someone saw it. However, Oliver had no intention of criticizing..
It was true that Roderick, as he said, coveted power and power, but the reality was that there were fewer people who did not pursue such things in the first place..
Whether it's magic, black magic, or general science. Although there was only a difference in degree, the fundamental desire to accumulate achievements was in line with what Roderick pursued..
Even Oliver saw such desire as a virtue..
It may be a bit excessive if the process is excessive, but.
“If so, I'm glad... Now, let's talk about what to do with the warlocks.-”
“-Ah, why are you like this? Anyone who already knows that I don't care what to do with the warlock here?.”
Roderick cut Oliver off..
Rather than an act of ignoring Oliver, it was an act that expressed a desire to move on to the main topic..
As proof, he apologized lightly and began to cry..
“I apologize. You pretend not to know too much.”
“Sorry, I'm not sure what you mean..”
“exactly? Well then, I'll tell you. To be honest, I don't care if all the warlocks here die or not. I mean it seriously. You'll see it when you see it.”
Roderick pointed alternately between Oliver's eyes and himself..
It was a gesture to read one's emotions..
“Why are you not interested? That's no big deal. Because this is no problem compared to the situation right in front of us..”
“······.”
Oliver is silent.
Roderick seemed to have interpreted even the silence as an answer and began to recite a phrase at will..
“Tick tock. The moment a huge hole opens at the end of the world, the clock starts moving..”
That phrase was none other than eschatology.
“The black sun rises from the land, an all-devouring monster is born in the western sea, the key is taken from the false gatekeeper, and the wandering child becomes a boy... Of course you know what this is?”
“······It's apocalypse.”
Roderick nodded..
The sly expression on his face suddenly disappeared, replaced by a serious look..
“That's right. Archive Just like a disciple... Each represents five stages approaching the end. Surprisingly, Paterism interprets that three of these steps have already taken place..”
“If it's an interpretation, it's not certain.?”
“Well, that could be it. There is a high possibility that this type of prophecy is wrong, but we believe it is certain. Because this is the conclusion reached by all the brains of Paterism..”
“Is that so?”
“How can I not look surprised, am I mistaken??”
“Because it doesn't really resonate with me. It's too big a story. Also, according to what you said, it could be wrong..”
“Oh, I really hope I'm wrong. But no matter how much I think about it, I don’t think it’s wrong.”
“Is there any reason you think so??”
“Of course there is. Because this world deserves to be destroyed.”
In response to Oliver's question, Roderick spoke assertively..
His words were sincere this time too..
“Why is it surprising??”
“To be honest, yes. It deserves to be destroyed.”
“I don't understand why it's surprising. This is something you can see just by looking around a little. Look at the people on the streets. Love, morality, conscience. The virtues that humans should have have long since disappeared, and instead we worship gold and pursue pleasure. Although they have established superior power and civilization, they are only using it to persecute others. We are using the arrogant name of a nation chosen for such a topic..”
“That's surprising. Isn’t the word ‘chosen nation’ a word coined by Paterism??”
“······Paterism is a very old, very large organization. Of course, not everyone agrees with the organization's intentions..”
“Well, I'll admit it..”
“So, since my time as a paladin, I have been quite interested in the apocalypse that has been passed down like a ghost story. When I looked at the way the world was going, it seemed like a crisis would come at some point. It may sound like an arrogant statement, but if I were God, I would have overturned it a long time ago..”
“······.”
“Of course, the end has not come. I built my career as a paladin, and eventually transitioned to a priest and rose to the rank of cardinal priest. I was very happy inside. I lived with a grateful heart every day. I know that even this sinful world is loved by God..”
Roderick's eyes changed..
“But one day, I heard a report. A strange energy was observed in the land of ice at the end of the world..”
land of ice at the end of the world.
Oliver's mind flashed back to the first time he sparred with Merlin..
“Naturally, the Church of Pater dispatched someone to understand the situation, and surprisingly, an apocalyptic-like energy was observed there. Like a hole connecting the human world and hell..”
“how did you do it?”
“Of course I blocked it. You have no idea how much we sacrificed to stop it..”
“······.”
“After that, the stopped clock started moving. This is because changes have begun to occur in the fingers that have maintained their position without change for hundreds of years. The first is a human meat chef. The monster, who was content with making a fortune in the back alleys of Gallos, suddenly went overboard and tried to summon a demon. All the citizens of Laville were sacrificed... Ah, you see. Because I was dispatched there..”
“I was dispatched to the Magic Tower..”
“Although he had great power, the human flesh cook who was greedy for material things did something uncharacteristic of him, and was eventually subjugated by the hands of the Archive. I don't know where the body went.”
Roderick indirectly mentioned the corpse doll made as a human meat cook..
Even though he put on a mask, it seemed like Roderick's eyes couldn't be avoided..
However, Oliver did not react at all. Since I mentioned it indirectly, I knew it wouldn't be an issue..
Even if they raised an issue, they could just defend it by saying it was a gift from Merlin..
“People are shocked by what the human meat cook did and are not interested in why he did it..”
“Do you think it has anything to do with the apocalypse??”
Roderick smiled instead of answering..
“After the work of the human meat cook quietened down, traces of the devil who had been quiet for the past years were even observed to descend directly on this land. In the New World. You were there then too.”
“I received a request from the New Continent..”
“The sea monster that was put to sleep by the past Archive reappeared, and eventually the current Archive defeated it along with its disciple. Strangely, you are here again this time.”
“I'm not sure what the point of the story is.”
“My point is that this world is a little crazy. The world is slowly approaching the end, but most people do not know anything and are piling up sins as usual. Even those who do know are either trying to figure out how to survive, or are too scared to do anything. Every time I think about this fact, I feel a shiver of fear running down my spine..”
Roderick, who spoke only from the heart, revealed the brightest sincerity he had ever said..
“But do you know what the most frightening and despairing truth is??”
“well?”
“Even our Father in heaven may desire this..”
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