Magic Is Learned For Nothing [EN]: Chapter 16

# 16

From Dusk Till Dawn 1

“Kneel that bastard and bring him here.”

Zenon glared at Legion with arrogant eyes.

Psycope stepped forward, tension evident on Legion’s face. He knew Psycope’s skills well.

‘Today, you’re finished! You dare hit me, you son of a bitch?’

Today, that bastard is done for.

I should at least cripple his legs. And that woman! There are some strange things about her, but she’s pretty, so who cares? I didn’t expect that guy to have such a beautiful woman. Today is going to be a good day in many ways.

Psycope smirked as he looked at Zenon.

Sometimes, just handling these orders from the master brings considerable rewards. After all, the reason he initially relied on Baron Julian was for money. If he gets paid enough, he’s ready to do anything.

Swish.

Psycope drew his sword.

He leisurely held the sword and looked at Legion and Jonas.

The young lord, Legion. He knows him well. In short, an incompetent lord who can’t do anything. A moron. If I were him, I would quickly hand over the lordship and get some wealth.

But that idiot can’t even do that.

Still, killing him would be a bit of a problem.

I should just cut off one of his legs.

On the other hand, that woman is, well, very unique. Her appearance is a bit unusual, and she’s quite pretty, but… she’s like a wild, untamed horse.

“Quite a rare woman. She’ll fetch a good price.”

Jonas frowned at Psycope’s words.

“Is that bastard… talking about me right now?”

Jonas asked Legion.

“Probably.”

“What a joke.”

“Are you going to be okay?”

“What do you mean?”

“That guy is a knight. He’s quite skilled.”

“Oh, really? He’s skilled?”

“Yeah, he’s a 2-star knight.”

“2-star or whatever, I don’t care. Things like that.”

“Haa. What to do. No matter how strong you are, it’ll be hard to beat that guy.”

“Who? Me?”

“Yeah.”

Jonas snorted. She didn’t answer anymore and walked towards Psycope. The distance between them became close enough to touch.

Psycope puckered his lips as if he was dumbfounded.

“Let’s make this easy. You just stay still. There’s no need to step up and get hit, right?”

“That’s exactly what I’m saying.”

Jonas instantly unleashed her aura.

Momentarily, the chairs and plates around her were caught in the aura and scattered in all directions.

At the same time, Jonas’s fist struck Psycope’s abdomen.

Crack!

Surprisingly, the luxurious armor that Psycope had spent a fortune on was shattered in a single blow.

* * *

“You fucking bitch!”

Orcs are definitely strong.

The warrior race. Compared to ordinary soldiers, their individual strength is quite superior. But Psycope is a knight, a 2-star knight, and skilled enough to use a blade.

He is one of the most skilled in the territory right now.

Jonas knocked him down with one punch.

‘Wow, amazing.’

-That’s right, yo. Really amazing, yo. That Psycope guy’s total combat power is 240, yo. Very outstanding, yo. You would be finished in one hit, yo. But Jonas is usually around 270, but just now it momentarily approached 500, yo. In human terms, she’s showing power beyond 2-star, yo.

‘Oh! Really amazing? Were Orcs that strong?’

-I don’t know about that, yo. But seeing this kind of thing, you’re really lucky, yo.

In the meantime, Psycope, who was hit several more times and dripping blood all over his body, rolled his eyes.

“You’re dead!”

Psycope gathered his mana.

-Ooh! Total combat power rising, yo. 300, 350… 400… 470… Amazing, yo. Surpassing Jonas, yo.

That crazy bastard is recklessly wielding a blade in the lord’s mansion.

The dining hall wall, already crumbling from parrying, was becoming even more tattered because of him.

The maids who were eating were startled by the sudden battle and ducked under the table.

And-

Bang!

With a sound, Jonas’s fist struck Psycope’s chin.

A powerful shockwave pierced through his chin. Psycope’s eyes rolled back.

Soon, Psycope’s entire body fell backward with a thud, like a rotten old tree.

That woman is damn strong.

-Scanning initiated.

Red light shot out from his retina and scanned Jonas’s entire body.

Hey! Hey! Don’t do that! Why are you shooting that out of my eyes?

-Now is the chance, yo.

What chance? You can just do it secretly from behind.

-Oops.

Oops, my ass. Is this bastard deliberately trying to make things difficult for me?

-I only work for you, yo. So rest assured, yo.

I’m not reassured!

-Anyway, scan complete, yo. Wow! Jonas’s total combat power is usually around 375, yo. But when she uses aura, it soars up to about 1,200, yo. But considering she didn’t do her best just now, it’s possible it could rise another 30%, yo. In other words, she’s far ahead of trash like you, yo. The difference between heaven and earth, yo. You can’t win even if you’re reborn, yo. Don’t even dream of it, yo.

Hey, hey. I know, yo. Don’t emphasize it so many times, yo. But what’s my combat power?

I think it’s about 80.

-34, yo.

What?

-Total combat power is 34, yo.

No, I remember it being 37 last time, why did it drop?

-You gained weight, yo. Agility decreased, yo.

…….

Hey, yo.

-Yes, yo.

I thought you said it looks good for me to gain weight because I’m too skinny.

-Looking good and combat power decreasing are different, yo.

Then what should I do now?

-Do physical training, yo.

I’m a mage now, not a warrior. Why do I have to do physical training?

-Do you have to distinguish between mages and warriors in this day and age, yo? The all-around multi-era has arrived, yo. So mages shouldn’t just sit in their seats and research magic, but also build up their physical training, yo. Trust me, yo. In the coming era, you can’t make a living by being good at only one thing, yo. You have to be good in all aspects, yo.

Legion blinked his eyes.

It sounds right, but… something is strange. Why does a mage have to do physical training like a martial artist? I still don’t understand.

Jonas, who easily defeated Psycope, approached.

She asked Legion.

“What was that just now?”

“What?”

Legion asked back.

Jonas pointed to his eyes with her finger.

“Just now, red light flowed out of your eyes. It was very ominous. It was like… seeing the eyes of a demon king.”

“Demon king, huh.”

Well, from Jonas’s point of view, it might seem that way. Mark, you bastard, don’t use the scan anywhere from now on. At least use it where people can’t recognize it. That’s an order.

-Okay, yo.

“It happens sometimes.”

“Sometimes? What does that mean?”

“I’m the lord of this land, you know.”

“So?”

“When you become a lord, you gain special abilities.”

“What is it?”

“Sometimes, red light comes out of my eyes like now.”

-Wow, a scammer, yo.

Be quiet.

“Is it a light that only lords can have?”

“Yeah.”

Jonas’s eyes wavered. For some reason, she looked like she was thinking that a man with light coming out of his eyes wouldn’t be bad either, even though that ‘seed’ of a man was okay.

Legion, reading her expression, quickly said.

“It’s just light coming out. It doesn’t have any ability.”

“Really?”

“Really. We’re on the same boat now, aren’t we? Trust me.”

“Hmm.”

Jonas made a dubious expression.

And Legion was surprised that the words ‘trust me’ came out of his mouth. Wasn’t that what Mark always said?

Trust me, yo.

If that bastard said those words with the same heart as his?

For some reason, Legion became more distrustful of Mark.

Is this bastard hiding something?

“Anyway… we need to finish this matter first.”

Legion turned his gaze to Zenon, who was making an unbelievable expression.

“Hey, Zenon.”

He calls Zenon a little friendly.

Zenon looked at Legion with a startled expression. He looked a little scared. If Legion wanted to, his neck could be cut off in an instant by that woman. Of course, his father is backing him up, so that won’t happen.

“Even if you hate me, you just ordered the lord to be killed. There are many witnesses. You won’t have anything to say even if your head is cut off right now.”

“I, I didn’t say that!”

“That or that.”

Zenon looked a little flustered.

Certainly, when I think about it, it is true that I brought a knight to attack the lord. Legally speaking, it is treason. It is not impossible that it will be like that unlucky bastard said.

“Don’t say ridiculous things!”

“What’s ridiculous? You know it too. How many witnesses are here? Why? Shall we try it? There’s also that guy over there who was wielding a sword and fell over.”

“Grrr!”

“So, what I’m saying is….”

Legion lowered his voice.

“Still, since we’re cousins, let’s go like nobles.”

“Like nobles?”

Zenon’s eyes twitched. He didn’t seem to know what Legion meant by those words.

Is that bastard less intelligent than me? Do I have to explain everything one by one? Ah, annoying.

“I don’t want to be a brother fighting with his younger brother… Fireball.”

A large fireball formed in Legion’s palm.

I’m really touched. After learning magic, I unleashed a proper attack magic for the second time.

Zenon’s eyes changed when he saw the fireball.

“Are you really going to try it?”

“Y, you can’t do anything to me with that.”

He had a calm expression, but his voice was slightly trembling.

“Okay. Let’s do this.”

Legion closed his palm, and the fireball disappeared in an instant.

“You like women, right?”

“What?”

“That bastard Psycope attacked suddenly and ended up like that, but you’re my cousin, and I don’t want to make a problem out of this.”

Legion looked around and shouted.

“I have something to talk about with my cousin, so can everyone please leave?”

The maids and servants hurried out.

“I’ll give you this woman as a sign of my apology.”

Legion gently pushed Jonas’s back. She didn’t budge, and Legion stepped back instead.

Damn it! Embarrassing.

-You’re an idiot, yo? Didn’t I tell you earlier, yo? I said the difference between heaven and earth, yo.

I know, just shut up.

Jonas turned her head sharply and glared at Legion. Legion winked his left eye.

What does that mean? Are you selling me out now?

Aura suddenly rose from her body.

-You’re screwed now, yo. Didn’t I tell you not to mess around, yo?

“That’s not it!”

Legion desperately waved his hand.

“How is it? Isn’t this woman enough as an apology?”

Zenon blinked his eyes and quickly nodded. Such a beautiful woman is also strong. This is not just a two-for-one deal, but a ten-for-one deal. There’s no reason to refuse.

“Then the deal is done!”

“N, now?”

Zenon was also reading Jonas’s aura and murderous intent. So he was a little scared, but Legion continued to speak more urgently.

“No, there are too many eyes here. Trading people is illegal. So let’s meet at the entrance of the Dusselph Mountains. The time is midnight tomorrow. Come alone.”

Only then did Jonas’s aura disappear.

“Entrance to the Dusselph Mountains?”

“You don’t have to come if you’re scared. I don’t care anyway.”

“Hmph! Scared? Midnight tomorrow… Entrance to the Dusselph Mountains. I got it.”

“Yeah, entrance to the Dusselph Mountains.”

* * *

Legion brought a lot of high-grade steel and mithril into the room.

He emptied his slush fund and bought all the high-grade steel in the territory. Thanks to that, the territory would be short of steel and in chaos. Because there is no steel to make weapons.

Well, I guess it will work out somehow.

Now he is about to fight a battle.

This was the only way to increase his intelligence.

Is it because my intelligence has dropped? I keep forgetting. There were times when I forgot what I did 3 minutes ago. I also forget the names of the servants and maids.

Mark, that son of a bitch, is joking that it could be a sign of dementia.

How old am I to have dementia…….

Still, Legion was thinking, what if I keep forgetting?

So he gathered a lot of steel by emptying all the money he had. Now he is penniless.

-It is not recommended to raise the level a lot at once, yo. It can put a strain on your body, yo.

Mark warned.

Legion thought he should try to level up even more when he warned him.

“Okay, let’s go.”

First of all, from steel.

-Mid-grade steel has been disassembled. Experience increased by 11. Leveled up. Intelligence decreased by -1.

This time mithril [a rare and valuable metal].

Legion swallowed the mithril.

I get used to eating metal all the time. Somehow, I don’t think I need to eat rice and live. I keep eating it, so I can taste it. Steel tastes a little sour and mithril tastes savory.

-Mithril has been disassembled. The ‘Let’s Diet’ passive skill levels up. Intelligence increased by +1. 5 kilograms of fat-containing flesh increases.

Legion, who was about to put steel in his mouth, stopped.

Wait a minute, wait a minute, what? 5 kilograms of fat-containing flesh increases? Hey! Mark, what the hell is going on?

-Ah, didn’t I tell you, yo? I thought I told you, yo.

Legion was really dumbfounded.

What kind of bastard is this?

At that moment, a message about skill up appeared on Legion’s retina.

-Iron Head skill is promoted. Now your head is as hard as a diamond. You have the strongest head on the continent. Congratulations.

Is this something to be congratulated on?

-Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations on your hard head.

You shut up!