Genius Warlock-Episode 71
Oliver followed Murphy's guidance and entered a shabby warehouse..
The warehouse had grime on the outside and some of the finish had peeled off, and the inside was as dirty as it looked..
Old, dusty wooden boxes were piled up like walls here and there in the warehouse, and black tents were also hanging here and there..
Who knew what Oliver knew, it seemed like this warehouse hadn't been maintained for a while. Or maybe they made it like this on purpose.
Murphy said, perhaps reading his inner thoughts..
"It's very messy.?”
“...little bit?”
"That's good."
"yes?"
"The goal is to make you think that way. Messy warehouses like this are common and not very well regulated. Everyone hates getting dust on their clothes..”
"ah…..”
"Murphy. who is that person.”
A third voice intervened. It was a woman's voice, and when she turned her head, a middle-aged woman holding a folder in one hand was approaching her. By her side, she also had a teenage boy similar to Oliver..
"Aunt Maggie. This is the warlock I said I would bring here last time..”
"this person.… ? More than I thought... . You are young..”
An unpleasant emotion flashed across her face for a moment, but she soon regained her composure..
Oliver didn't even show it, but politely greeted her and observed her..
She looked somewhat strong, and could be said to be a bit similar to Marie in the past. A person who wants to fight against the waves of the world.
"You're so damn young? This person really brought in a fat associate professor.?”
widely-!
When the boy standing next to Maggie started talking randomly, Murphy immediately swung his arm and hit the boy in the back of the head..
The boy who was hit said, ‘Mr… He got irritated by saying '..', but couldn't resist any further, and Murphy apologized when he saw the boy like that..
"sorry. Warlock. Since he's the youngest, he's a bit rude..”
"Oh, it's okay. But he's my younger brother.?”
"Yes, my name is Milo, I'm the youngest..”
Unlike the warlock family, the Kimbell family really seemed to run the organization as a family..
This may also be important information, so I engraved it on one side of my head..
"I also apologize for my nephew’s rudeness. Warlock. Thanks to this, we were able to resume business sooner than expected. Thank you."
"no. It's okay because it's paid work.."
"If you don't mind, could I ask your name? Still, we'll have to stay together for a month. I think I need to know your name..”
"My name is Dave.”
"Dave?”
"yes."
"Thank you for speaking up. If you need anything during your stay here, please let me know. We will do our best to accommodate you... . I have some work to do. If you don't mind, can I just leave??”
Oliver nodded and Maggie went, pulling her nephew Milo's ear..
"ah! ah! Aunt, aunt! ear!”
Maggie leaves with Milo.
Oliver looked at her and said.
"You seem like a pretty strong person.."
"Yes, that's right. He is a strong person… . Can you please guide me again??”
Oliver nodded at Murphy's words..
"thank you Then, this way…..”
Murphy started walking around the warehouse again, taking Oliver with him..
There was a lot of luggage inside the warehouse, and it was piled up along the walls..
When I looked around, I saw that the walls and roads were made from luggage..
Meanwhile, Murphy went into a pile of boxes..
"This way.”
Oliver entered the box road that looked like it would collapse if he made a mistake..
It was deeper than I thought, but I soon realized that this was an artificially created path..
"here.”
Murphy said as he opened a secret door in a huge wooden box..
"Did you create a workshop in the center of the warehouse??”
"yes. I originally planned to make it in the basement, but I couldn't find the size of the workshop..”
Opening the door and going inside, Oliver saw a workshop similar to the one he saw in Area X..
It wasn't completed yet, but several workers had already gathered together to roughly complete it..
“Mr. Murphy?”
A worker with greasy hands took off his hat and greeted Murphy..
"Because I came here for something else. Don't worry about me. How about that? The task is?”
“I edited some parts of the drawing Mr. Murphy gave me. There is no particular problem with the production itself, but changing it is more efficient. Thanks to you, I had a hard time, but I think I will be able to complete it on time if I work hard.."
"I'm glad.”
Murphy was truly relieved..
"But that person?”
"ah.… He's the one who will protect the studio..”
At those words, everyone's eyes were focused on Oliver..
Each one is a ‘hump wizard…’ .', 'You're so young?', 'Are you okay?'.
The sound was annoying, and the foreman who was talking to Murphy shouted loudly..
"Stop chatting and get to work! I'm not paying you to make noise.!”
Then the workers went back to setting up the workplace. When things got quieter, the foreman whispered to Murphy and said,.
"That's the warlock you mentioned.?”
“...Aren't you a bit young?,
"My skills are certain. Because Mr. Forrest guaranteed it..”
"Well, even if it's a gang, if a real wizard appears,-”
“-don't worry. Because the probability of that happening is extremely low. Since I brought a warlock, it will be lower. Don't worry about that, just worry about your job. If this workshop is run properly, you will no longer have to pay wages to work at this factory. okay?”
“....Yes, I understand. Boss.”
After one conversation, the foreman returned to work and Murphy approached Oliver..
"This is where the warlock must protect. In order to set up a workroom in the center of the warehouse, we bought this warehouse and gathered cargo from around it to camouflage it.."
Oliver looked around the sizable studio. It was several times larger than the one seen in Area X, and there was even a ventilation system installed on top..
It seemed like it wasn't a lie to say it was a factory..
"Where is the entrance to come in??”
"There are two entrances to unload your luggage, including the way you came. The former is where people are moved, and the latter is where luggage is moved..”
"okay.”
"And I have a favor to ask.”
"Please?”
"yes. Normally, it would be right to deal with small gangs on my own, but I hope that the warlock will take action while you are here..”
"......."
"I'm not trying to trick you, Warlock. just.….”
"It's to spread the word.?”
"....yes. I hired a warlock to increase defense. As word spreads, there will be fewer people making clumsy stabs and things will become much easier. Would you mind??”
"hmm… . Are you a colleague??”
"yes?”
"The person I was talking to earlier..”
Oliver pointed to the foreman..
"Ah, yes. Comrade in arms. He was a mechanic... .. We are working together because there is no suitable work after being discharged from the military..”
"Oh, I see.… . All right. As you said, I will continue to take charge of the intruder..”
Murphy expressed delight at Oliver's cool attitude..
"Oh, thank you. Even if it's not all, I would appreciate it if you could shine my face often and use black magic a few times.."
"Yes, but won't the wizard come if this happens??”
When the word wizard came out, Murphy's expression darkened..
It wasn't just that he was scared of the value of being called a wizard. There was something more specific than that..
“….Even if there is a skilled warlock, they probably won't come quickly. They wouldn't want it to escalate and cause a fuss for no reason..”
well… ..Oliver was honestly doubtful. He had only seen lightning wizards who were proper wizards, but he doubted they would care much about that..
And that wasn't all that bothered me. There was one more thing that bothered me.
This guy named Murphy. Even though he called Oliver with great care, he didn't seem to expect that he would win in a fight with the wizard..
Well, I vaguely knew that warlocks were fake wizards and looked down on them compared to wizards, but even so, it was a bit surprising to see such a reaction..
"Have you ever seen a wizard in person??”
"yes?”
"I think you know something about wizards..”
"....I saw it a few times when I was in the military..”
"So can you explain? About the wizards I saw when I was a soldier. I think it will be a great help at work.."
"what.… That's enough..”
***
war wizard.
Murphy called the wizard who participated in the battlefield as a soldier..
They said that there are people who are real soldiers, but there are also people who enlisted like themselves, but for convenience, they all call them war wizards..
Each war wizard is a single wizard who does his or her job, and the scope of activity varies depending on each individual's capabilities.,
Since all magical firepower is at a minimum level, it is said that it exerts the firepower of dozens to hundreds of people..
It is even said that if several wizards work together and prepare properly, they can use absurd magic that can evaporate thousands of people..
It was a story of quite surprising scale, even for Oliver, who struggles with limited emotions..
I wondered if he was bluffing, but seeing Murphy's emotions gave me that thought..
He was just sincere. Maybe that's why, even though he seemed calm on the outside, he had quite a bit of anxiety about the current situation where he might run into a wizard..
Afterwards, Murphy continued:.
Wizards who bring hope to their allies and fear to their enemies are also active in resource exploration and various academic fields, and perhaps because of this, anyone who has been in the military has probably seen a wizard at least once..
As soon as Oliver heard that, he asked to call all the veterans who had seen the wizard..
Although Murphy was puzzled, he obediently followed suit, and thanks to this, while Oliver was on guard duty, he became a former war veteran, a warehouse worker, and a magic spell worker.,
I heard details about the wizard from many people, including the guards and even Murphy's brothers Martin and Meyer..
I didn't get bored just hearing about the people who work here, all of whom are veterans..
According to them, the main role of a wizard is to inflict great damage on the enemy with powerful firepower and break their will to fight..
In particular, it is said that its activity is prominent in the New World and unknown lands to the east where there are no wizards..
According to a legendary anecdote, it is said that there was a time when just three wizards inflicted a heavy blow on an army of 5,000 men and defeated them.,
I felt it once when I was a lightning wizard, but it seemed like wizards were very difficult opponents..
Honestly, I was scared. But I didn't stay still.
Once you've accepted the job, shouldn't you do your best??
While on guard, Oliver wandered around the warehouse, familiarizing himself with the terrain in his head and thinking about possible intrusion routes..
If I had to guess, it was at the level of thinking about how I would break in..
After much thought, Oliver selected the seven best intrusion routes and planted emotions purchased from the gray market accordingly..
The range varied from near the warehouse to the top of a building far away.,
I didn't forget to engrave a black magic circle on the test tube containing the emotions..
For reference, the black magic circle is an auxiliary device that can be used to activate black magic even from a distance, as seen in Anthony Family's book..
It was originally intended only for manipulation classes, but Oliver tried to make it more versatile by measuring it arbitrarily..
Black magic may be inferior to magic in terms of firepower, but this unexpected feature makes up for the difference..
At least when looking at past combat experience..
He spent several days fighting off small gangs and fully prepared to deal with the wizard, but even so, the people he worked with still seemed to not trust Oliver..
To be precise, he was afraid of an unexpected attack by a wizard..
"That warlock is bigger than you think? You kicked out gangsters three times by yourself.?”
"I was worried because he was so young, but it was surprising.."
"His personality isn't that weird either. The warlocks I saw on the battlefield were all more dangerous than their enemies..”
"Hey, is that okay? It's a gang, we can stop it, but the problem is that it's a wizard.?”
"Hey, it's already been a few days, and the studio is almost complete. It won't show up.”
"Well, that's good, but what if a wizard appears? They say you must be out of your mind if they come this far, and that you are confident in your abilities..”
"Wouldn't it be okay since there's a warlock??”
"Hey, black magic and wizards have different basic firepower. Why would you call a warlock a fake wizard??”
"I didn’t come because I was confident.?”
"No, I just called it as a threat. I've prepared this much, so don't come. Above all, there aren't many warlocks who can get along well with wizards. If you have that level of skill, you should be doing something more lucrative than being a troubleshooter..”
"Oh, is that so? If you do well, you'll be screwed..”
Oliver sat in the space provided on one side of the warehouse and overheard their conversation..
It wasn't the intention from the beginning.
As a security measure, eavesdropping ears were planted throughout the warehouse, but I ended up overhearing people chatting..
Well, it was fun so I kept it..
Everyone seemed to have increased trust in Oliver compared to when they first met, but they were still anxious about the possible appearance of a wizard..
"Are you okay??”
Murphy, who had not been seen for a while, appeared and spoke to me..
"Oh, Mr. Murphy. hello. long time no see.”
"Yes, for a moment, I was visiting a business partner. Everyone was wondering when the business would start… . Has anything happened so far??”
"Yeah, there wasn't anything in particular.”
"Well, that's a relief..”
Murphy said, relieved by Oliver's attitude..
It was a bit surprising. I saw him fight once when a gang broke in, but he was no ordinary man either..
With the strength, agility, and reflexes that could only be achieved through black magic, he butchered gangsters who attacked at night with a single knife, so it was a bit surprising that he appeared in such a low manner to Oliver..
Well, that's probably why the magic spell workshop is so important..
Then I suddenly became curious..
“Mr. Murphy.”
"Yes, warlock.”
"Is there a special reason for creating a magic spell workshop??”
Murphy frowned at the unexpected question, but couldn't ignore it..
Over the past two weeks, Oliver has exceeded Murphy's expectations..
"Sorry, but may I ask what the purpose of your question is??”
"I'm curious.”
“yes?”
"I'm curious. From what people say, it seems like a lot of money was spent to create this magic workshop. Wouldn't it be dangerous if it gets destroyed? I'm curious as to why they took such risks to build this place. Got 5 streets so don't you have enough money?”
"......."
Murphy didn't answer right away but took a cigarette. He was contemplating whether to speak or not, but then he opened his mouth, exhaling cigarette smoke..
".…Warlock, do you know why I joined the military??”
"well. Because I’m a patriot.?”
"no. Because there was no exemption fee.”
"Exemption fee?”
"Yes, you are exempt as long as you pay 300 million Rand. He said he did economic military service. But there are not many people in this country who can pay 300 million randah..”
“is that so?”
"Yes, for the crime of not having 300 million Randa, we were forcibly taken to the military and had to run around a battlefield raining bullets and shells and rolling in the mud. Then, the country gives you the title of patriot. And then you know what happens??”
"well?"
"Unlucky people return home without limbs or with gray hair. He said he was a bomb... . Even if I come back fine, I'm not that happy. While serving in the military, the family becomes poorer, and there are cases where the wife ends up living with someone else. No matter how I try to get my mind together, places like factories try to cut my wages, saying I can survive just by eating potatoes. If you protest for a raise, they send gangsters like me to beat you up... .. In this country, if you don't have money, you're not a person.”
Sincerity. There was more sincerity and anger than any words Oliver had ever seen..
"That's why I want to start this business. To become rich. greater wealth. Then, I don't have to send my children to the military, and I can provide decent jobs to my comrades who don't have money. Above all, you don't have to work for people who haven't even served in the military. So, when I pushed myself too hard, I built this place..”
Oliver nodded as if he understood. He thought money was the reason, but there was a more fundamental problem than he thought..
It was quite interesting. I thought the gang's only interest was money... . At that time, I received a response from the minions placed nearby..
"huh?"
"why are you like that?"
Oliver closed one eye and concentrated on his eyes..
"someone is coming.”
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