Genius Warlock-Episode 91
The appearance of the Holy Knights Elton and Joanna caused outright irritation in the emotions of city officials..
I don't know the reason, but he didn't seem to like the existence of a paladin very much, but he stood up in a formal manner..
“..…Nice to meet you. This is Paul Carver from Landa's Department of Home Affairs. It is a great pleasure to meet the Holy Knights, the guardians of humanity..”
City officials. No, Paul Carver naturally lied. As if to reciprocate, a paladin named Elton also answered falsely..
"Nice to meet you too.”
"I'm just curious. There must be city guards outside. How did you get in??”
Upon hearing the question, Elton reached under his iron coat and pulled out a piece of paper..
The paper was whiter than the clouds, and it seemed as if it was emitting light..
"It was brought in legally according to the provisions of the city agreement. Thank you for your hard work so far. From now on, we will be interrogating this warlock. You can leave now..”
The man named Elton spoke in a hard and forceful tone that matched his solemn appearance..
But Paul didn't lose either..
"I think you misunderstood something, but we are not interrogating you. I was just investigating. this..… You are not a criminal, but a city worker belonging to the Fixers' Guild..”
Oliver looked at Paul at the unexpected words..
I didn't really have any feelings for Oliver, but rather, it was mainly a feeling of repulsion towards the Holy Knight..
Paladin Elton answered..
"I know. However, that is only unofficial. A puppet has appeared, and if the target is a warlock, we decide whether to investigate or interrogate. I'm sorry, but please leave now..”
"It is true that we are required to cooperate according to the city agreement, but we are investigating first, so please wait a moment..”
"I'm sorry, I can't do that..”
"This is not a request. There is no clause in the city agreement that requires us to bring in the subject we are investigating. Sorry, sir. This is Landa.”
"You're interfering with the paladin's work now.?”
"I'm just doing my job. Like a driver.”
The air became tense..
I don't know why, but the city officials and the Holy Knights hated each other, which created an unending tension..
Oliver watched with interest. Why is it like that??
As the tension slowly rose and reached its limit, a woman opened the door and came in..
He was dressed in a suit and his hair was cut like a knife, and Oliver instinctively realized that he was a city official like Paul..
The atmosphere was very similar..
She walked up to Paul and whispered.
I couldn't quite hear what was being said, but Paul's feelings made me irritated for a moment, but then I relaxed my expression as if I had accepted it..
“……I guess I made a mistake. I think I was very emotional because something unpleasant happened in the contaminated area. sorry. Knights."
"..…no. It's good to be passionate about your work. I think it is a virtue that the Father gave to humans..”
"yes..… . Well then, I'll make room for you, driver... . Mr. Dave?”
“yes?”
"Please faithfully participate in the investigation conducted by the drivers..”
"Ah, yes. Nice to meet you. Paul civil servant.”
Oliver answered calmly..
***
City official Paul leaves, and the two paladins remain in the room..
With that, the tension quickly disappeared, replaced by hostility and a sense of fear towards the warlock..
It was clearly visible even if I didn't pay special attention to it..
"name.”
A paladin named Elton sat down and asked:.
He appeared to be middle-aged, had voluminous hair and a beard, and his angles were as sharp as a piece of marble..
Emotions also seemed to follow suit, becoming hard and rigid..
Oliver answered, observing him calmly..
"My name is Dave. I am a problem solver in Area T..”
fluttering.
Elton said, looking through the folder..
"The broker in charge is?”
“27This is Forrest from Burn Street..”
Files fluttering around again.
"How did you come to sign a contract with him??”
"......."
Oliver didn't answer but looked at Elton..
He looked like a lion due to his abundant hair and beard, and glared at Oliver as if he were hunting for prey. It only shows weakness and looks like it's going to bite you.
Ah, maybe it's obvious? Paladins were the ones who caught warlocks..
‘No, was it the devil??’
Anyway, it was just a shame..
Because he is a paladin, he is unconditionally hostile to warlocks. Something felt absurd..
Even if we don't become friends, it would be nice if we could talk without hostility..
Then, you will be able to talk about various things with Joanna, who is sitting next to Elton..
Oliver unconsciously looked at Joanna, who was sitting next to Elton..
"Hey, you're not answering?”
Oliver carefully questioned Elton's angry words..
"Sorry, but do I really have to answer? I'm telling you this because it's a bit personal.."
Elton said, putting his hands together and leaning his upper body forward slightly..
"It doesn't matter if you don't say anything. But if you do that, they can arrest you and take you away according to the city compact.."
“….Can you do that??”
"Of course, you are a warlock. They are trash that eats away at society. A potential danger threatening the human world... . Even if there was no agreement, you guys-”
Elton stopped what he was saying and muttered lowly as if he was aggrieved..
In any case, he meant what he said, so Oliver explained as he was told. I was really scared of getting caught..
“okay… .. Well then, I will answer. I received an introduction.”
"introduction? who?”
"From a troubleshooter who worked with Forest in the past. He introduced me, and thanks to that, I was able to easily sign a contract with Forest..”
"Who is the solver? how did you meet?”
Oliver wondered whether he should answer or not..
I don't want to embarrass Cant... .. However, she felt like she had to answer separately..
Elton was asking for confirmation rather than being genuinely curious. I don't know how, but he already knew, and if Oliver lied, he was going to catch it..
"I don't answer?”
“This is Cant..”
"cant?”
"Yes, he was the first person I met when I came to earth..”
Oliver lied..
It was not a hasty question, but a lie tailored to Cant's words, and Oliver was set up as a warlock who was sold by his teacher and taken to the basement, where he trained without seeing sunlight for his entire life..
Cant suggested that would be appropriate, and Oliver had the same idea, so he accepted it..
Fortunately, it worked, the paladin didn't have any doubts..
‘Are there a lot of kids like that??’
"Where was it before it was sold??”
"was in the mine.”
"mine? where?”
"I do not know. It was just a mine.”
“The characteristic is?”
Because it’s a feature…..
"It was dark, deep, and full of kids. The supervisor hit me well. Can I ask why you are asking that??”
"I ask the questions. Warlock... . In the end, you met the puppet by yourself??”
"yes.”
"What were you thinking? If you're a warlock, you probably don't know much about Puppet's reputation.?”
Elton's emotions glowed strongly with suspicion..
Oliver answered as he had with Paul earlier..
"I did it because it was the only way to survive..”
"So he went to deal with the infamous puppet alone.?”
"I didn't go alone. I went with other colleagues.”
"Yeah, I know. One troubleshooter who was a retired soldier and two warlocks hired by the Goodman mercenary unit. I've already researched everything. Thanks to that, I know that you are the only one who actually met the puppet... .. What did you do when you met the puppet??”
"We talked, we fought, we lost, but we let them go..”
"They said they released me?”
"Yes, I already have enough. You also said I was fun..”
"Sounds fun? what?”
"well? We exchanged a few words during the conversation, and I think I must have liked something at that time.?”
“.…What did we talk about??”
"This and that. talked about his research.”
"What kind of research did you say you were doing??”
"Making people... .. To be precise, you said you were conducting research on resurrection..”
"They say they resurrect people.?”
"Yes, at least that's what he said himself..”
Although Elton was skeptical, he took out a notebook from his pocket and started writing down..
The sound of writing letters rang out quietly, and then Elton asked a question..
"But, I have a question. Why did Puppet say that??”
"well? When I asked, you answered.?”
"He said he did it because I asked.?”
"Yes, you were kind..”
kindness. Elton's expression became stern at those words..
He showed disgust as if he were dealing with a servant he didn't want to deal with..
"what mistake did i make?”
"well..… . If learning black magic itself was a mistake, it would be a mistake. Do you know about the puppet’s notoriety??”
"To some extent… .. I heard that they live for hundreds of years, are rumored to never die, and are active in many fields, including drugs, mercenaries, illegal medicine, and devil worship..”
"that's right. In addition, numerous human experiments were conducted around the world. I saw those horrible experiments and the victims. One time, they took over a small rural village and brutally turned dozens of families living there into mortarboarders. like some kind of animal.”
"okay.”
Elton's expression became more grim at Oliver's calm answer..
I didn't understand. What are you dissatisfied with??
It is openly said that numerous human experiments are carried out secretly in the laboratory in Area F..
Don't the paladins know this? Or is it okay if it's a human experiment conducted by a wizard??
I still don't understand people's feelings.
Even in the same situation, sometimes I was sensitive and sometimes I was insensitive..
What should I say? It was too erratic, inconsistent and jagged..
Well, that was fun, though..
"That's why we Paladins chase after Puppet. Just because he exists, good people are in danger. I actually defeated him a few times, but each time he reappeared as if laughing at me... .. One of my goals is to get rid of him and make the world safe..”
"okay.”
"In that sense, it’s really strange… .. A guy like Puppet shows mercy..”
"That was earlier-”
“-I'm saying I don't believe that. He even told me what his goals were. very suspicious.”
Elton said with a twinkle in his eye..
If he could, he would have hit Oliver right away..
"Can you prove you have nothing to do with puppets??”
"Proof?”
"Yeah, proof you're not related to him.”
Oliver tried to think logically..
“..…Can you prove they are not related??”
"If I can't, I'll have to investigate in more detail..”
It was a bluff. His heart was sincere, but at the moment he couldn't torture Oliver..
So, I was hoping that by putting pressure on Oliver like this, he would do something unexpected..
"All I can say is that I had nothing to do with it..”
"is it? Then answer me. Aren’t warlocks a group of people who will do anything if they can become strong? What did the puppet suggest??”
"No, there wasn't. However, I once received such a suggestion from another warlock..”
"Ho... . What is your suggestion??”
"He said he should hand over the children and women who were beggars with him to join the Black Hand. He said that then, I would be able to improve my skills right away..”
"What did you answer??”
"Unfortunately, I said no. It seems like it would be easy to learn black magic if you join the Black Hand, but it's a little different..”
“..…what?”
"You have to sacrifice your children and women..”
“.…The warlock refused the opportunity to join the Black Hand because he didn't want to sacrifice beggars.?”
"Yes, even beggars are like that... . Is there any difference for the driver? A beggar or a non-beggar?”
bang———!
Elton hit the table with his fist..
Even though it wasn't strengthened by the Holy Law, the table broke in two, and as Oliver, who doesn't have any emotions, was in danger of being pinned to death if this man attacked him..
I don't like being sick.
But fortunately no such tragedy occurred..
Joanna whispered something to calm Elton down, and he quickly regained his composure..
What did they talk about??
It was truly disappointing. Because of my status now, I couldn't hastily talk to him or ask questions..
It was so disappointing.
'I'd like to say thank you, but thanks to the advice you gave me, I'm having such a great time out in the world... .. Really, it’s a shame..’
Elton sat down and asked again..
"In short, you have nothing to do with Puppet.?”
"yes. That's right.”
Elton glared at Oliver for a moment, then got up and left..
He also looked very regretful..
***
Afterwards, Oliver stayed in the room for a few hours before being able to come out..
The attitude of the city officials and Holy Knights was quite serious, so I thought something was going to happen, but I felt very fortunate..
I wanted to have a more diverse experience, but I didn't want to get caught up in this kind of fuss just yet..
There is a way to abandon your identity if the situation arises, but since I have accumulated so far, I did not want to use that method if possible..
For example, I met Joanna today, but I couldn't even say hello to her.?
It was really disappointing.
"This is what I have left here..”
A woman handed a pile of luggage over a counter covered in tempered glass..
There was nothing particularly significant about Oliver's baggage..
All that was left was an empty, used test tube, a wallet-sized glutton bag, and a glutton bag in a leather case..
the woman said.
"Carry illegal items such as glutton bags without being detected. This time, we'll just skip it because it's just a case, but if we get caught at another time, we'll have to pay for our work, so it could be annoying to both of us..”
"Ah, yes. I'll keep that in mind. Thank you for your kind explanation.”
The woman looked at Oliver with slightly surprised eyes..
Oliver asked.
"But can I ask you a question??”
"What is it?”
"By any chance, where is the quarter staff??”
"quarter staff?"
"Yes, a wooden staff. There is a bandage wrapped around the middle..”
"Is it important??”
sound heard from behind.
Oliver answered.
"Yes, it's important. I got it as a gift... .. Joanna Knight?”
Oliver answered while looking at Joanna holding Cant's quarter staff..
"You know my name.?”
“……Didn't you see it before? in the room.”
"I didn't say my name.”
“ah… .. Didn’t you reveal it??”
"no. I didn't reveal it.”
Joanna answered firmly:.
ah..… . It was quite embarrassing. I was so embarrassed that I said my name..
I wanted to say that she looked like Joanna, but I thought it would make her look more suspicious, so I decided against it..
In the end, Oliver decided to turn the horse in a different direction..
"By the way, that's my stuff. Sir.”
"i know. So I borrowed it for a while. I'm trying to find out if there's some kind of evil spell on me..”
"okay… . Did you find it?”
"No, it was clean… ...Can we talk for a moment? oliver.”
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