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Genius Warlock-Episode 707

707. question (2)

Inside a building that lost its original appearance and name due to a catastrophe.

A lonely silence settled there and filled the space..

This was a phenomenon created by Oliver's question, and it was not limited to the building. It was the same with people.

That was the case with Marie, who sat across from Oliver wearing a bandage..

She looked shocked or stabbed, with her eyes wide open and unable to say anything..

Oliver looked at Marie in silence..

“······.”

“······.”

As if it was interest in silence, the silence became even heavier, and eventually Marie, who could not bear the weight, opened her mouth..

“Me, I-”

“-Come to think of it, Marie is the first..”

“yes?”

“Someone who helped me with pure intentions. I think Marie is the first.”

“······.”

“Joseph was the one who got me out of the mine, but he had a reason..”

The reason Joseph, who became a warlock in order to live a wealthy and dignified life, took Oliver out of the mine was to sacrifice him to the devil..

He lacked talent as a warlock, so he sacrificed his talented disciples to the devil to improve his skills and enjoy the prosperous life he wanted..

Ironically, he suffered fatal injuries at the hands of one of his disciples, Oliver, and passed away while being ignored by the devil he had served his entire life. slowly and painfully.

“It wasn't Marie. She helped me without any calculation or ulterior motive..”

Marie was silent with her eyes downcast..

“Don't you remember? When I was being scolded by Director Tom..”

“······.”

“Marie helped me while I was getting beaten up. With pure intentions. She thought Cant was the first, but then she thought about it and realized she was the first..”

“······I remember.”

“I don't think I was able to say thank you at that time. I asked what a formal disciple was. It's a lot late, but I'd like to say thank you even now..”

“no.”

I shook my silent head. she looked in pain.

“I am······. Dave, no, I've never done anything for Oliver to thank me for. I didn't help you with pure intentions..”

“is that so?”

“I only helped Oliver because it was my way of survival. To increase my side... The only way for me to maintain my position due to my lack of black magic skills was to increase my allies and prove my abilities as an overseer..”

When I thought about it, it seemed like there were quite a few girls of the same age around Marie back then. It means there was a reputation. Marie was largely responsible for the well-being of the family after Joseph's death..

“So you don't have to thank me. It was just for me..”

Marie frowned like someone confessing a sin. However, Oliver’s evaluation did not change..

“Still, Marie is a good person. Even if there was a reason for that, helping me was based on compassion. She must be thanks to Marie's past. When she lived near the dye factory.”

When the word dye factory came out, Marie stiffened for a moment..

Because it was the darkest time of Marie's life..

At that time, Marie's hair turned purple due to the dye factory's wastewater, she lost her mother and father, and almost suffered a setback. Fortunately, she was taken in by Joseph and survived..

Anyway, considering that, Marie's reaction could be said to be completely normal..

Rather, it was abnormal for Oliver to casually bring up such memories. There was a bit of insensitivity from the beginning, but this time it was a bit too much..

Actually, the person concerned didn't care at all..

“That's probably why the people outside are trying to protect Marie while getting hurt. To protect Mari, who truly understands and cares for them. Well, if it weren't for that, you wouldn't have done anything to worship me as a god..”

“It is not my power, but the believers who received the teachings themselves-”

“-It is not because of Marie that the ability to treat someone you have never met as a god happened naturally.?”

Marie kept her mouth shut in response to Oliver's question. Just as silence was about to fall again, Oliver continued the conversation..

“I know that Marie doesn't mean anything bad. In fact, it's the opposite. Admiration, respect, admiration, gratitude and······.”

Oliver stopped speaking and looked at Marie. She looked at her feelings exactly. She had strong feelings for herself.

“······You have many other positive feelings. I'm passionate about helping other people feel the same way about me..”

Oliver pointed to the people beyond the building wall..

Although they were momentarily stiffened by Oliver's unique atmosphere, they still believed in him. I will solve all your problems now.

Perhaps, if the Second had not been blocking the entrance, he might have entered the building, knelt down, and prayed. Please save them.

Without considering Oliver's wishes.

Mari felt guilty about that selfishness..

“sorry.”

“I kind of understand it now. Why Marie called me God and got down on her knees. Since the world is difficult and full of hardships, you probably needed something you can believe in. I understand. Everyone says that. Even the greatest wizard in the world said that in the end..”

A wizard who once committed a terrible sin, but sincerely atoned for it..

“He prayed before me. Please don't abandon me, I kneel down and hold on to the hem of my pants. The greatest wizard in the world prayed to me.”

“what······. did you answer?”

“I answered that I couldn’t do it. I tried to do it, but I just couldn't do it. I see his sin so clearly in these two eyes.”

Oliver pointed to his eyes with two fingers..

“To satisfy his own vanity, he cut open people's stomachs, injected them with germs, and recorded the reactions of their families in pain. It seemed like it was happening right before my eyes..”

Marie listened quietly..

“Of course I know. At least he is truly reflecting. Also, His atonement is not just a superficial attempt to get rid of sin. But I still couldn't do it... number of animals?”

“Yes, Oliver.”

“I'm grateful that Marie looks at me kindly, but the truth is, I'm not that great of a person. In the days of orphanages and mines, survival was the only goal. To the point where I eat potato soup without caring if someone next to me is starving to death..”

“I was saved by Oliver. Everyone here..”

“I risked my life a few times..”

Oliver readily admitted.

“However, that was only when I faced a situation I hated more than dying. Basically, I'm a coward. The proof is that I am scared and afraid of my fate..”

It was like that. Oliver was a coward. He was so afraid of his own fate that he immediately turned away without even saving the orphanage director who was suffering from being trapped in a tree..

Marie tried to retort, but couldn't. Oliver's slightly distorted expression clearly showed the pain and burden he was feeling..

“Originally I had no intention of coming here. I was planning on just sitting still. Whether the world comes to an end or not.”

“Then why did you come??”

“I wonder if anything will change if I meet people I know. Either will or heart. But I don't know.”

Marie wanted to ask what she didn't know, but didn't have the courage to ask..

“It's not that I hate you or anything. You guys are still amazing. Even though the end is coming, he is trying to do his job and become better..”

Marie could not dare to lose Oliver's feelings through her eyes, but Marie could still tell that Oliver was speaking from the truth..

“But I don't have the courage to listen to the old man's request. Because I can clearly see your sins. I don't know what to do. I just don't want to do anything. Whether the end of the world comes or not.”

Oliver, who had collapsed, barely stood up and came to Landa, but the situation did not change much..

Coming to Landa itself was a big change, but there was nothing more than that..

“Can I ask you a question??”

Marie felt suffocated by Oliver's question, but could not refuse. She had done worse to Oliver..

“Marie doesn't have to answer, but I'd still like to hear your opinion. What should I do next??”

“······.”

“It's true that I am the Prince of Hell, but that's just a coincidence. Like my talent. Thanks to that talent, I have been able to enjoy the blessings of life, but isn't this too much? I wasn't born a prince because I wanted to..”

“······.”

“So if you know, please let me know. What should I do??”

“I am······.”

“That's not wrong! I wasn't born that way because I liked it.!!”

Just as Marie was struggling to answer, an unusually lively third voice intervened..

It wasn't a voice I heard often, but I knew clearly who it was..

“Lee Wan?”

Oliver went out of the building. As expected, there was relaxation there..

A warlock craftsman with a dirty beard, dark circles, and very expensive clothes under his cloak. Oliver looked at him silently. Surprisingly, there was no sign of any sin on him..

“Yes it's me! A genius negotiator who traded beans for cows, a great debt collector, and a great wanderer who has been to desert lands across the sea, the East where dragons fly, a crazy world where rats shoot guns, and the sky where giants live. Don't forget it, it's my achievement. In that sense, please save me.”

Iwan, who was subdued by the second and fell to the ground with a gun pointed at his head, proudly begged for his life..

This happened when they tried to force their way in. A member of the anti-development committee with bandages all over his body tried to save Lee Wan, but Second stopped him by pointing his arm into dozens of pieces and pointing it at the gun..

“shoot.”

As soon as permission is given, he is ready to put a bullet in his head. But Oliver didn't do that. Because it was Lee Wan who evacuated Mari all the way here..

“······sorry.”

Oliver took Second back and apologized to Ewan. Iwan stood up as if he didn't care..

“don't mind. I am weak and have to endure it. There is a more important story... You're right. There aren't many people who want to be born like you. Unless you're a bit of a pervert.”

Ewan's tone was as light as usual, but Oliver could sense some sympathy. It was then.

“By the same token, those friends probably didn't want to be born like that either..”

“Who are you talking about??”

“Who is it? A gangster, a delusional bastard, a guy with really long rear ends, a sleepy lady..”

Nicknames that are beyond degrading. However, it was easy to know who was talking about it. In the past, Lee Wan himself explained it to us..

The gangster is the human flesh cook, the delusional brat is the eternal child fan, and the guy with the really long rear end is the piper. And the old lady in Sleeping Beauty probably meant the princess in Sleeping Beauty..

“what does that mean?”

“Literally. They must have wanted to be born as a foundation for someone else.?”

Oliver understood what that meant. In fact, he already knew right away..

The point is that they were born and lived to become the foundation for Oliver..

That's right, because Oliver gained superpowers by eating the flesh of a human meat cook, gained shadow creatures by absorbing Neverland, the kingdom of Pan's dreams, and broke the shell by extracting the Pied Piper's anger..

Sleeping Beauty was no exception. She had to wait for Oliver for hundreds of years before he was born. Alone and lonely.

If you skip the process and just look at the result, it was exactly as Lee Wan said. It was safe to say that they were made for Oliver. Even their painful lives.

“What's the point of the story??”

“Destiny is like an army. If you can take it out, take it out as much as possible..”

“······What do you mean by that??”

“It means that I, a good person, can teach you how to escape. Free from all the restraints and bonds of fate. Just like me.”