Genius Warlock

Yareli Issai.

She was the one who showed Oliver the way when he first arrived at the Magic Tower. She later inquired about Kevin's class schedule.

Oliver initially suspected that Yareli was no ordinary individual, given the exceptional mana she possessed, but after hearing Kevin's explanation, he realized it was more than just that.

Not only was she highly skilled, but she also had a strong background.

‘She is a direct descendant of the prestigious Issai family, a prestigious wizard family, and the granddaughter of the current Skadi Tower's One Master. Moreover, her magical abilities are equivalent to those of a professor.’

If she was at a professor's level, she would be competent enough to serve in the military as a War Wizard. It was quite impressive for someone of her young age.

According to Kevin, Yareli had exceptional skills, and if she wanted to, she could graduate early, transcending her grade level.

However, due to her principled character, she chose not to do so.

While she was not content with merely being a student, she diligently pursued self-development by accumulating knowledge beyond that of a student by assisting other professors with their research using her family connections.

In any case, the point was that she had applied for Kevin's class.

Naturally, rumors had spread, and as a result, other students had signed up for Kevin's class, causing him to become much busier.

What was interesting was Kevin's reaction.

Despite seeming genuinely displeased with the situation, he did not consider running away or avoiding his responsibility.

Instead, he suppressed his complaints with a sense of duty and ambition that surpassed his personal emotions, determined to fulfill his role.

It wasn't bad at all.

Oliver couldn't read Kevin's thoughts due to the complexity of the situation, but he appreciated Kevin's attitude of doing his best even when things didn't go as planned.

Taking a cue from Kevin, Oliver quickly organized the documents according to the conditions Kevin had specified.

The information was sorted by grade, affiliated sub-school, and academic performance, making it easy to understand.

Among them were students from schools other than the Elemental School.

Following his notes, Oliver marked the documents of these students separately to avoid any confusion.

Schools such as the Spatial School, Moirai School, Life School, and Pure Magic School were included.

By the time Oliver finished this series of tasks, it was around 12:30.

Oliver quickly had a light lunch with the bread, jam, apples, and milk he had brought and, as soon as the lunch break was over, he handed the organized documents to Kevin.

Despite seeming busy due to the sudden schedule, Kevin carefully examined the documents Oliver had organized and raised one eyebrow.

His emotions showed surprise, amazement, and satisfaction.

It seemed that the document organization skills Oliver had learned from Forrest had not been in vain.

"Not bad."

"Thank you for your kind words. Is there anything else you need me to do?"

"…I need materials to prepare for class. Can you borrow the books listed here from the library?"

After seeing Oliver's skills, Kevin hesitated for a moment before asking him to do some additional work, which Oliver happily accepted.

Although getting a job at the magic tower and receiving various benefits such as free vacations didn't put him entirely at ease, he was relieved that he could at least be helpful in this way.

More importantly, helping with the work itself was rewarding enough for Oliver.

Although it was difficult to explain, he could somehow feel the structure and flow of the magic tower by helping Kevin with his work.

Originally, he had taken the job at the magic tower to use the library and attend classes, but this didn't seem too bad either.

He could learn something beyond the limited field of magic.

In any case, he was having fun.

That's why Oliver was eager to get to the library without delay, feeling grateful for the work he was doing.

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"Oh…."

The door opens naturally when you present your employee ID.

Oliver looked at the door with admiration.

He was so amazed that, instead of going straight through the open door, he stood there and unknowingly observed and understood the principle behind the automatic door.

The library's automatic door appeared to be operated by the World Tree, which was connected to the tower.

Although Oliver couldn't fully understand the exact principle, it seemed that magic had been applied to the World Tree to create such a system.

The door would only open when a specific magic pattern was inputted, which was fundamentally similar to the principle of receiving an item in a store after paying for it.

To confirm his understanding, Oliver once again held up his employee ID card to the World Tree trunk in front of the door.

The magic flowing through the ID card and the World Tree interlocked like a puzzle, causing the door to open once more.

"Hmm, hmm…!"

As Oliver continued to fiddle with the automatic door, a woman who appeared to be the librarian glared at him with a furrowed brow.

Various negative emotions, such as annoyance, discomfort, displeasure, contempt, indifference, and condescension were directed toward him.

It was only then that Oliver realized his mistake. Kevin had warned him not to do anything suspicious in the magic tower, but he had forgotten it for a moment…

Oliver passed through the automatic door and entered the library, bowing his head slightly to apologize to the librarian.

However, she did not acknowledge his greeting and simply returned to her seat.

Seeing this, some students sitting nearby giggled, which Oliver could understand. The automatic doors were probably a common thing for them.

However, to Oliver, who had never seen something like this before, it was fascinating.

The principle itself was interesting, but the idea of using the World Tree in such a way was truly amazing.

The difference between a door opening and closing automatically was, to be honest, trivial in terms of effort, but the technology itself represented an enormous difference.

In terms of time, perhaps a hundred to two hundred years?

Oliver thought he could see why the city restrained the magic tower and the wizards associated with it.

The city might be ahead in scale, but the technological prowess of the magic tower was enough to be perceived as a threat, at least as far as Oliver could tell.

"Fascinating…"

Oliver muttered softly as he looked around the library.

The library, similar in size to the one in Merlin's mansion, maintained a comfortable temperature through magic and had soundproofing magic in each section, ensuring the convenience of the users.

It was quite luxurious.

‘Ah, there it is.'

Oliver went to a large machine on one side.

The machine was called ‘WAD-3', a product jointly created by the Moirai School and the Magic Engineering School.

It was an auxiliary device that allowed the use of the World Tree without risk, as long as mana was paid as a usage fee.

Although the range of use was extremely limited, it was an incredible device that allowed even those who were not Net Navigators to access the World Tree.

This was the first time Oliver had seen and used the device.

However, he skillfully operated the machine and found the book that Kevin had ordered.

He used the mana stored in his body as the energy source, and as he had already learned the usage method from the ‘Facility Usage Rules and Methods' provided by Kevin, it was not difficult, except for the initial awkwardness of using it for the first time.

‘But it's strange. Although it's convenient, is it necessary to design it to use the user's mana? There must be other ways, like using magic stones or liquefied magic stone fuel… Is it part of some training?'

Oliver speculated on the inconvenience of WAD 3 while noting the location of the necessary books and immediately started moving.

He had to borrow a total of 60 books, with 20 books per subject.

Fortunately, all were available for borrowing.

Oliver grabbed a cart to hold the books and started collecting them from the nearest location.

"H-b012."

"H-d020."

"H-f121."

"J-a001."

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Oliver took the written books one by one and placed the books in the cart.

One book, two books, three books – the pile of books slowly grew.

In the meantime, Oliver occasionally skimmed other books to see if there was anything else interesting.

Unfortunately, nothing caught his eye, but then he noticed a particular book.

It was a book called [The Fusion of Druids' Natural Empathy Abilities and Magic].

‘Druids, huh.'

Curiosity was piqued, and Oliver reached out for the book.

Thud! Thud!

As soon as Oliver touched the book, someone else's hand reached for it a beat late.

It was a tall boy with distinctive red hair and white skin – a typical United Kingdom noble feel, as seen in s.

He smiled at Oliver.

"Could you let me have this book? I just happen to need it."

He spoke with a friendly smile, but his emotions were the opposite.

He didn't really need the book. Rather, there was a hint of malice, as if he wanted to confirm something from Oliver.

‘Hmm…'

Oliver hesitated for a moment, then nodded and took his hand off the book.

It piqued his personal interest, but it wasn't immediately necessary. Besides, he was working right now.

Seeing Oliver give in so easily, the red-haired boy smiled and thanked him with a nod.

It wasn't sincere, but that didn't matter.

What mattered now was to finish the task at hand.

However, it seemed that Oliver was mistaken.

After collecting 59 of the 60 books, he encountered the red-haired boy again as he was about to pick up the last book.

This book, too, had only one copy left.

As if he had been waiting, the boy reached out a beat late for the book Oliver was about to borrow.

"What a coincidence. We meet again. Can you let me have this one? I need it now."

Another lie.

Oliver replied, "I'm afraid I can't."

"Thank… what?"

The red-haired boy's face showed surprise and displeasure at Oliver's changed response.

But there was nothing he could do.

The book Oliver had conceded earlier had nothing to do with his work, while the book in question was on the list given by Kevin.

In other words, it was work-related.

Oliver politely explained this and asked for understanding, but the red-haired boy seemed unwilling to accept it.

For some unknown reason, he disliked Oliver and looked down on him, but a slight hostility arose in his recent response.

He paused for a moment and then gave his arm a quick and forceful tug, trying to take the book away by force.

The problem was that the book didn't budge.

After leaving Kent’s beggar den, Oliver had been steadily exercising as instructed by Dean, and thanks to recent muscle training, he had gained some strength.

He even thought that giving too much force might result in him taking the book away from the boy.

‘But is it okay?’ Oliver wondered.

At the Magic Tower, Oliver was just an employee, whereas the other person was a student.

Moreover, judging by his appearance and overflowing confidence, it could be assumed that he had a background.

In other words, friction should be avoided.

As he pondered how to complete the task and avoid friction, the confronting boy gathered mana from his body.

Not too much, just a little.

He raised his mana in that state to use magic.

"What are you doing noisily in the library?" said a girl with bright curly hair and thick glasses, holding a book in her large bosom.

It was Yareli Issai.

Surprisingly, the confronting boy immediately apologized and stepped back at Yareli's appearance.

His actions were complicated with emotions of liking, difficulty, and a desire not to be disliked.

It was quite impressive to see how easily the confident boy retreated.

Thanks to this, Oliver was able to pick up the final book without any difficulty, and he thanked Yareli for her help.

Although she had no intention of helping him, it was a fact that he had received help.

However, she refused Oliver's gratitude. It was not modesty but rather a dislike for Oliver.

"Just came because it was noisy. You don't have to thank me."

Her words were polite, but her tone was cold.

She then tried to leave, and Oliver asked her, "Did I do anything wrong?"

The girl hesitated, sensing something.

"What do you mean?"

"Just… I felt like you didn't seem comfortable."

"No, not at all."

Yareli didn't reveal her true feelings and just brushed them off. She didn't seem to want to deal with him.

Oliver couldn't figure out what he did wrong, but since he had no way of asking further, he just nodded his head.

Things seemed to have gotten complicated while he was on vacation.

"Um…"

"Shall I say something?"

Yareli hesitated before speaking. Her emotion said she had something to say.

"Yes, please."

"Magic Tower is the most important facility that decorates this land."

"Yes, I understand."

"As it is such an important place, there are many people who dream of stepping on Magic Tower grounds. It is a huge privilege for you to use the library here."

"I understand. Like using an automatic door."

Oliver said sincerely, but the girl's eyebrows furrowed. It seemed like she had heard a joke that wasn't funny.

Without saying anything, she gave a short comment. She didn't seem to like wasting her time with Oliver.

"I don't know who you are, but while enjoying privileges, do your job properly. Don't be lazy. If you don't do your job properly when you're young, you won't even have a place to live when you're old."

"……?"

"Well then."

Yareli left the library with those words.

Oliver, who had been watching her, tried to think about what she said, but it was still not easy to understand.

(To be Continued on May 01(MON))

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