Divergent Warlock[1]

Laura wouldnt have thought that Green would actually make such a proposal. She was surprised, her face becoming pure red. This condition was just too sudden and beyond her expectations.

Although the culture here on the Ark Continent wasnt like that of Ancient China where women paid attention to the three obediences and four virtues[2], they still had their own set of rules. There was some equality between men and women. For example, in a large clan, it wasnt only the men that could obtain the inheritance, but the women as well.

The context of marriage was also relatively free. Just take a look at Ryan[3] Purcell who didnt like Zhao Hai. He could propose an engagement, then she would let her clan find a way to break off the engagement. This kind of setting was normal[4].

However, the present situation, where someone is suddenly offering a condition of marriage to a girl such a Laura, could easily make the girl extremely shy. Others might have forgotten this.

Green watched Lauras reaction, smiled, and said, Miss Laura, please dont worry. The Young Master of our clan is less than 20 years old and is at a comparable age with Miss Laura. Furthermore, he is an aristocrat, so he is absolutely not unworthy of Miss Laura.

Zhao Hai forced a smile while saying, Grandpa Green, dont say such things. Miss Laura, please dont be offended, but my identity will bring you too much trouble. Even our alliance with the Purcell clan wouldnt be enough to save me. I will kindly ask Miss to not delve further.

Laura was actually shocked as she wouldnt have thought that Zhao Hai would say such things. His identity would bring her too much trouble? Suddenly, she thought of when Zhao Hai spoke Greens title.

In the previous visits Laura had, Zhao Hai had always called Green by the name of Ringer[5]. On the continent, Ringer was a common name, so it was nothing special. As such, Laura hasnt cared about it before.

Zhao Hai, however, had been anxious and had addressed him by the name of Green. Although it wasnt anything special, after thinking of Zhao Hais status and Greens strength, Laura suddenly thought of a clan.

Laura stared at Zhao Hai and said, Is it possible that Misters surname is Buda? And the Sir beside you is the Spiritwind Battle General Green? This isnt right, didnt Mister drink the Water of Nothingness? How can you use magic?

Zhao Hai and Green were both startled. They hadnt thought that Laura was so unexpectedly smart that she had guessed their identity with just a name as her clue.

The two looked at each other and smiled bitterly. Green removed his helmet that hid his face and tossed it aside. Looking at Laura, he smiled and said, Miss Laura really deserves to be called Heavens Lovely Daughter[6]. You are really smart. With just a word from the Young Master, you had actually correctly guessed our identity. Ah, this is great.

Zhao Hai had also removed the cap of his magic robe. With a forced smile, he said, I never would have thought that I would be the one revealing flaws. Miss Laura, Ill re-introduce myself. I am called Zhao Hai Buda, formerly Adam Buda. This is my Head Steward, Green Buda. My maidservant here, who is the granddaughter of Grandpa Green, is Meg Buda. And the person who had prepared food for you back when you visited several times is Megs grandmother, Meirin Buda.

Zhao Hai stood up while introducing everyone to Laura. Green also gave his greetings to Laura. Laura was shocked as she watched them.

She hadnt really thought that she had guessed it correctly. This place was actually of the Buda clan. Who would have thought that the Buda clan, exiled to the Black Waste, would suddenly re-appear here. Looking at them, they appeared to be so free.

Laura looked at Zhao Hai who still wore his magic robe. After removing his hat, Zhao Hai had lost his mysterious presence. Yet, Laura felt that Zhao Hai was more appealing this way.

Being mysterious could attract a woman, but being such an extremely mystical man wouldnt be to the liking of women because they wouldnt have a sense of security. While Laura was attracted to the mystery of Zhao Hai, she actually liked Zhao Hais disposition more than that mysteriousness.

Zhao Hais character. After their several meetings, Laura had some understanding of it. Zhao Hai was just too mysterious though, thus, Laura didnt want to delve deeper into a relationship.

Now she finally saw Zhao Hais appearance. Zhao Hai wasnt that tall. If he stood beside Laura, he would be seen as obviously smaller than her[7]. His face looked quiet, even somewhat weak and thin looking. Adding on his disposition as an otaku bookworm, and he had a refined and somewhat gentle appearance. However, Laura could also feel an optimistic perseverance from Zhao Hais presence. This was what Laura appreciated the most.

After Laura returned a greeting to Zhao Hai, they sat back down. Zhao Hai looked at Laura, smiled, and said, Now you know, Miss Laura, why I dont wish to meet with the Purcell clan, right? Moreover, if my identity were to be known by outsiders, then I wont only be able to defend myself. Even Miss Laura would be involved. Therefore, we can only hide here.

Laura sternly replied, Mister has thought all of this thoroughly. However, Mister saved my life, thus, I am not afraid of involvement. If there is no Mister, then there would be no Laura today. Im asking Mister to not say no to this.

Zhao Hai shook his head. Miss might be wondering how I can use black magic when it is a fact that I drank the Water of Nothingness. To tell you the truth, although I have drunk the Water of Nothingness, I had another ability. I am a Divergent Warlock.

Divergent Warlocks were a group of mysterious people who, on the continent, were known as the occupation with the least combatants. No one knows the origin of these Divergent Warlocks, nor how they cultivated. There was no way to learn Divergent techniques, and its qualifications werent affected by bloodline. Since there was no known cultivation method necessary for it, then along with an incomplete system, it made people fear that slaves might also become Divergent Warlocks.

There were all sorts of strange and unusual abilities that Divergent Warlocks were said to possess. Some cannot be used in battle, while some enhanced their battle capabilities. If black magicians were known as people the continent didnt want to provoke, then Divergent Warlocks were people that even black magicians didnt want to provoke.

At the beginning, Zhao Hai didnt know about the existence of Divergent Warlocks. It was only after some time that he finally found out about those Divergent Warlocks. To put it bluntly, they were like the mutants in the X-Men movie hed watched back on Earth. Some people had different abilities and were called mutants.

On Earth, mutants and abilities existed only in legends. These legends, however, were real here on the Ark Continent. They really existed and were considered occupations that had its own identity and status.

Divergent Warlocks were different from black magicians because while the common aristocrats didnt like to invite black magicians, Divergent Warlocks were actually people the aristocrats liked to invite.

Strictly speaking, the Space capability of Zhao Hai was a Divergent technique, but this Divergent technique was really a bit too strange. Zhao Hai didnt know where the Space came from, except that he knew that the Space was related to the farm games of his past. His understanding of the Space made it different than that of other Divergent techniques of the Divergent Warlocks.

Laura felt relieved after hearing Zhao Hais explanation. The occupation known as Divergent Warlock wasnt subject to any medicinal restrictions. Thus, the Water of Nothingness wouldnt have any effect on Divergent techniques.

Laura hadnt seen a Divergent Warlock before since they were few in number. Therefore, she looked at Zhao Hai curiously. Does Misters Divergent technique work the same as black magic?

Zhao Hai smiled and said, My Divergent technique is somewhat strange, therefore, explaining it in such a short time wouldnt be enough. I wont be able to elaborate it to you. Also, Miss Laura doesnt need to call me Mister. Instead, call me Zhao Hai from now on.

Laura smile and replied, I will call you Mister since I have been accustomed to do so anyway. Oh, right. Mister, if you had an ancient magic tool, then why didnt you use it when your clan was being exterminated? The last time Sir Green went to the Purcell clan, hadnt you used one? Do you still have that ancient magic tool?

Zhao Hai smiled and said, I didnt have any ancient magic tool. If I did have such a thing, then I wouldnt be in this situation. What youre talking about is just part of my Divergent technique.

Laura held her breath. Although she hadnt seen a Divergent Warlock before, she knew that there were many different types. Some of them had a very high potential, even reaching a Rank Nine experts strength. Some of these Divergent Warlocks, however, didnt have much use, such as the ability to study skin or the ability to read when their eyes closed. Those things were absolutely useless and didnt have any battle efficiency[8].

Zhao Hai wouldnt speak of how many abilities his divergent technique had since even having just this ability was already sufficient to cause envy. It was equal to owning an ancient magic tool.

But Laura still wanted to confirm things. Therefore, she continued to question Zhao Hai. Mister, do you mean to say that your ability is like an ancient magic tool that can transfer a human. Such as, you can transfer them here to Stony Mountain?

Zhao Hai smiled again and replied, The ability isnt as easy as you say and, in fact, has a great limitation. First, the person to be transferred should be trusted by me. Second, he needs a medium so that I can transfer him[9]. If it were really easy, then I wouldnt need to be here?

Laura smiled while nodding, then blushed. After she listened to Zhao Hai tell her that the person must be someone he trusted, she thought that the person couldnt be anyone but people close to him. She couldnt help but think about Greens words.

Green, who cut a wise and fine figure[10], looked at Lauras reaction and knew what she was thinking. He couldnt help but smile as he told Laura, Miss Laura, our identity is extremely sensitive. I do hope that Miss can give the Young Master some assurance that youll keep it a secret.

Laura smiled after hearing what Green said. She looked at Greens expression and couldnt help but blush. Laura soon calmed down. She was different from common girls and said, Sir Green, rest assured, I know what I should do.

Miss Laura is too polite. Please dont call me Sir Green, but just call me Green. Or maybe, it would be even better if you call me Grandpa Green as that is what the Young Master calls me, Green replied with a smile.

Lauras face became even more red. Quietly, she replied, This Laura is impolite. From now on, Ill call you Grandpa Green. Though she said this, her voice was very low.

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Footnotes:

[1] Y shsh. Different/Distinct/dissimilar/alien/foreign. Warlock. Yea, Divergent was a nice one. Diverges from the common way.

[2] No explanation from me, just https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Obediences_and_Four_Virtues

[3] Ru n. Ryan. More gender neutral names.

[4] And yet, Lauras fear of being married off is completely inconsistent with thisAuthor should have added Unless the family is the vampire Markey Dell clan who are annoying kids that would spend everything to get that one collectors trading card they want.

[5] Ln g. Basically the backward version of Green (), except this doesnt work well in English. No, I have no idea if this name was ever actually used maybe we missed it?

[6] Tin zh jio n. I did my best.

[7] Not something bad considering shes a warrior time to photoshop Taylor Swifts face to a female bodybuilder

[8] Useless? I would love to read with my eyes closed. Lessens the strain and makes it possible to read in the dark (probably). And studying skin is a good excuse to be pervy

[9] Basically, the first part is kinda BS because he can transfer animals and such in anyways. I doubt he requires permission if the person is weak enough. The permission is probably for strong people though. The second part is not even a limitation. I swear he can just wave a hand and transfer people in an area. He is probably talking about the Ghost Cane and Transfer Points though

[10] Dont ask. Second time this phrase has happened. Third time will get an explanation if I can get one.