Genius Warlock-Episode 87
Oliver Falling.
Before falling, Oliver looked around..
Joe, Arthur, and Sam come to help, but suddenly the basement wall breaks down and a horde of zombies comes out and grabs them by the ankles..
Thoroughly calculated movements.
Oliver stopped himself by targeting his hand and the wall..
He then stabbed and caught the puppet that was falling with the quarter staff..
Deeply one!
The puppet, whose body was blown off by the lath boom and whose body was pierced by the quarter staff, smiled and said.
"It's a bit embarrassing... . I had prepared ambitiously, but I had no idea they would respond like this... . It's even a little embarrassing.”
"Was it a lie??”
"huh? what?”
"Didn't you say you would let me go if I won??”
“iced coffee.… . It did. But, you didn’t win, right? Just because you beat this body doesn't mean you'll say you beat me?”
Puppet shook his head..
"Oh, please… . Please don't do that. It's been a while since I met an interesting friend, so please don't be like other idiots. With this, he knocked me out, so he hurt his finger, so he won..”
The puppet spoke sincerely.
He didn't care much about whether he won or lost the fight, but he also didn't think he lost..
It was a lighter mindset than that. As if this wasn't even a fight.
It wasn't bravado, it was sincerity, and it was quite a rare type. So much so that it arouses curiosity..
“….Why are you doing this??”
"Let's call it curiosity. The best way to learn about people is to put them in a bit of a crisis. At least in my experience... .. I’m embarrassed, but can I ask you a favor? Can't you just think you've been harmed and come down? I'd like to have a more serious conversation. please.”
Oliver looked up..
“..…What happened up there??”
"Doing what fixers do. Fighting like crazy. It resists well in its own way, but it will soon be overpowered..”
Indeed, it was so. Joe, Sam, and Arthur were resisting, but the number of zombies was endless..
Due to the narrow nature of the space, it seemed like it would soon be overpowered..
"Are you going to kill me??”
"hmm..… . Not right now. Why should I kill you??”
"No, I hope you don't kill me..”
The puppet looked overly surprised..
“Ho... . Was he that kind of personality??”
"I was taught to take care of my co-workers..”
"A co-worker? Click… .. You sound like a 10-year-old child. Who taught you this? Well, okay, what if it were like this? If possible, don't kill your companions up there. Instead, you just come down. Don't worry, there are no traps below. I just want to talk."
"I'm also glad to hear this suggestion, but what are you curious about??”
"Oh, well? I'll answer you when I come down.”
Oliver thought for a second and then nodded..
Then he released his targeting and fell straight down..
Even though it was a basement, it was quite high, but fortunately there was no impact when I landed..
There was also a black suit, but it was because it had a cushion underneath..
something squishy.
Although it was dark and difficult to see, Oliver lit up his surroundings with a small amount of emotion..
Severely decomposed flesh was visible beneath Oliver's feet..
"........"
"You seem to have a good stomach? Colin and David threw up as soon as they saw them. In particular, Colin threw up even though he was a member of the Mjolnir School. She looked scared and cried. Click, click, click.”
Oliver didn't shed any tears or vomit, but I could vaguely understand his feelings..
This lump of flesh was not just rotten, it was so horrible that it was indescribable..
How should I explain it? It looked like people were mixed together like dough..
The pain and despair were clearly revealed in the twisted and blended faces..
While Oliver was observing the rotting lump of flesh, he discovered something interesting on the wall..
It was a pattern, and I had seen a similar pattern in the past..
At Joseph's Secret Altar.
"circle. Two crescent moons, an X-shaped symbol, a candlestick and a cross... . Is this a place where the devil is worshiped??”
"Wrong. But half of it is correct.”
"This lump of flesh here… . Is this by any chance Puppet’s work??”
"hmm.… . No, I may be shameless as I get older, but as a scholar, I have no intention of stealing other people's credit. It's the work of the original owners.."
original owner?
"Are you talking about wizards??”
"That's correct. You're surprisingly quick-witted, aren't you? It's very frustrating to talk about.”
Oliver accepted the puppet's words without question..
It was partly because he was sincere, but it was also because he had good reasons..
“..…Do wizards make deals with the devil too??”
"Yes, I do research and sometimes trade. Demons are scary beings that seek to sicken and destroy the human world, but at the same time, they possess wisdom that humans cannot fathom. There's no denying that it's convenient and useful..”
Oliver wasn't particularly surprised..
It seemed a bit discriminatory to say that only warlocks could use demons..
A wizard could also use a demon if necessary..
‘I don't know how.’
Oliver nodded as if he understood, and the puppet laughed under the quarter staff when he saw Oliver like that..
"Clack. It’s fascinating… . If you say that a wizard is related to the devil, most people don't believe it, even warlocks..”
"is that so?”
"of course. That's why common sense is so scary. It blocks free thinking and reasonable speculation. Whether magic or black magic, the root is the same.."
Oliver again saw the lump of flesh and the numerous patterns drawn on the wall..
I had no idea what kind of experiment was done..
It seems like it has something to do with living things..
When asked about this, Puppet said:.
"Well, I can tell you, but here it is. Can you come as I ask? I want to talk face to face.”
Without even thinking, Oliver left the room as the puppet told him to do and started walking down the hallway..
Oliver focused his eyes and looked around, but saw nothing..
Just like when I first came down to the basement and met the puppet, I couldn't sense anything..
"I can't see anything?”
"I have a lot of love for the lab and care about security. Got some protection in place.”
"Is this a laboratory too??”
“Most of the basements in Area F are laboratories. Mostly illegal experiments. I always feel like the land under Landa is useful for both the poor and the wealthy. The difference is that the former is used as a refuge, and the latter is used as a place to hide one's secrets..”
Oliver listened quietly..
The way he was talking seemed like he knew a lot..
Well, it is said to be a very long-lived being, so it may be natural..
“..…May I ask what you are doing here??”
Oliver asked as he passed a laboratory..
Numerous corpses were seen in the laboratory.
There were traces of surgery, not just corpses. Some of them were cadavers with human bodies cleverly woven together and mixed together like dough..
Just like where I first fell..
The only difference was that it looked much more like a human..
"Of course I was experimenting..”
“Experiment?”
"Yes, otherwise why would I, a scholar, be here, wasting my precious time??”
A scholar… . It didn't seem like it was wrong..
A scholar is a person who is skilled in academics. Or because he is a person who studies academics..
In a broad sense, wizards and warlocks were scholars..
"Of course, people in the world call me a high-risk criminal, an underworld tycoon, or a great warlock, but this is a huge misunderstanding. I just want to do research. In the process, we just caused a little commotion as needed. It's a bit unfair.”
I meant it..
Puppet didn't really care about his reputation..
That's why I didn't risk my life that much in the fight..
But at the same time, he showed great obsession with the research..
Oliver was naturally curious about what kind of research it was about..
“..…what is the study?”
"Cluck… .. Well, it wouldn't be fun if I answered right away. Ask the opposite. Why are you working as a troubleshooter? From what I can see, I don't think he's someone who wants to make money easily with his crude black magic skills.?”
Oliver suddenly thought. Why is he acting like a problem solver?.
When I thought about it, it was quite complicated..
He started by going out into the world following the advice of Paladin Joanna, and later met Cant and decided to become a problem solver..
To use the black market without belonging to any organization.
When we briefly talked about this, the puppet asked as if he didn't understand..
"Why don't you want to belong to an organization? If you want to use the black market, it would be better to belong to an organization..”
"well? When you belong to an organization, there are times when you have to force yourself to do things you don't want to do.?”
Oliver said, recalling Glyph, the puppeteer who tried to hand over beggar children and women to the Black Hand..
Even now that I think about it, it was a bit like that..
"Or, another way would be to attack a decent family and eat them. After that, I have my subordinates just drink the sweet water..”
"well? That's kind of true too.”
“…What does that mean??”
"I've been in a similar situation in the past. My co-workers were working hard, but as time went by, they started to put their work on the back burner and only do what I wanted to do..”
"It's a good thing, isn't it??”
"It's comfortable, but what can I say? Still, it's a bit like that. Everyone had a pretty light in their own way, but it disappeared before we knew it..”
“light.…?"
"Yes, light. Don’t you know that Puppet is also a warlock? A pretty and beautiful light that some people have... . To explore that, I am leaving my organization and working as a problem solver. Well, leaving seemed like a good choice now..”
Oliver said with sincerity..
Even though I didn't really find out anything about the beautiful light after leaving the organization, it was still quite fun..
I met Cant, and I met many other people..
In the process, I was able to learn some, but not all, about the world..
For example, a broker, a fixer, an underworld person, a retired soldier, etc..
Even more so, I found out that even the boy working at the inn had the courage to learn to read..
It was such a fun thing..
I asked if Puppet was also interested..
"I don't really feel it. What is that beautiful light??"
Question I've never heard before.
Oliver didn't know how to respond..
How can I explain the beautiful light??
"The beautiful light... It's a beautiful light.”
It was hard to understand even when I said it myself, but this was it..
I had a chance to hear an answer from Joanna about this in the past, but unfortunately I didn't get an answer..
Halfway through the story, I fell into Samcheonpo..
What did she say? ah! She said Oliver was broken.
Suddenly Oliver wondered what she was doing..
I heard that they safely returned to the Selland branch of the Church of Pater through negotiation with the pharmacist..
Then Chappet said.
"you are just like a moth.”
"yes?”
"If there is light, a moth flies towards it. The funny thing is that he doesn't even know why he does that. It's just like instinct... .. But I don’t hate that attitude. This is a necessary temperament for a scholar..”
"thank god. So, Mr. Puppet, can you speak now? What are you studying here??"
Actually, it wasn't what I expected, but surprisingly, the puppet answered more obediently than I expected..
“……Researching how to create humans.”
“Human?”
"okay..… . To be precise, it is resurrecting, but after researching it, I found that there is no difference between resurrecting and making something. Both are not in the realm of humans.”
Oliver asked with interest..
"It's not human territory.?”
"okay. Ah, turn left here... .. According to my personal research, that's true. I'll imitate the shell, but the inside is... . The priests' nonsense about the soul being God's domain was somewhat correct..”
Oliver turned to the left as the puppet told him to do..
There was a door at the end, and it felt similar to when I went to the secret altar in Area X with Joseph in the past..
"Thank you for your kind explanation. By the way, it's strange to ask this question after asking, but can I ask why you're answering so kindly??”
"Is this polite in its own way? Living for hundreds of years is very boring. So I want to be nice to the young people who give me even a little joy..”
The puppet rested for a beat..
“..…But at the same time, I want to check.”
"Yes, what?”
The puppet did not respond, but suddenly went limp, like a marionette whose strings had been cut..
Oliver opened the door, not particularly surprised, and there was a man there..
I was sitting in a chair, slumped, when he lifted his head slightly and said:.
"Should I hand you over or should I use you?.”
With that, a black light illuminated the room..
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