Magic Is Learned For Nothing [EN]: Chapter 49

Magic is Learned in Vain – 49 (49/502)

# 49

Destruction Guidance 2

Height 155cm.

Weight 155kg.

‘This isn’t bad, is it?’ Legion thought, looking in the mirror.

Mark nags every day, but honestly, I don’t really get it. Lately, he just sighs like he’s given up. But who cares? I’m satisfied with this.

“And don’t you think this skill is pretty good?”

-Deemed a very good skill.

“Right? I think the scale at home is broken. It says 155 kilograms, but there’s no way my body is this light.”

-True. Seems like your head got lighter too.

Mark probably sighed again.

Anyway, am I really a mage? Is it okay not to use magic like this? I’m a little worried.

-A little? I’m very worried. But seeing you today, I think there’s still some hope.

Right? I think so too!

-Not that! What you’re thinking!

Then what?

-The mage’s weakness. Does this skill compensate for that?

Huh? Mage’s weakness? Am I really a mage? Wasn’t I a warrior?

-…….

Are you sulking? Okay, okay. I won’t joke, so tell me.

-Sigh… I feel like my fate has taken another wrong turn. You’re the best, man. Anyway, what do you think is the biggest weakness of a mage?

Casting time? Weak body?

-Bingo! The reason why mages have the strongest attack power but can’t exert great power alone is because of that. Casting takes time, and they can’t withstand it. Usually, when mages reach the 6th Circle, they research dual casting like crazy, right? That’s all because of that. But you can just endure it with your body. How great is this skill? If you develop this skill well, you can become the king of solo play.

What’s solo play?

-Solo play. Simply put, it means you can wander around alone without anyone’s help.

Is that good?

-Of course, it’s good. Now, think about it. Before you learned this skill, do you think you could have faced those guys alone?

It would have been a little dangerous.

-A little? It would have been impossible. You seem to be getting used to lying these days.

Okay, okay.

-Your total combat power is 480. Almost all of your combat power is focused on defense. But you can use the Iron Eyes passive skill and dual magic. When using attack magic, your attack power increases to a whopping 2,700.

Legion clenched his fists.

“Wow! 2,700!”

Until recently, I was stuck in an endless loop around a total combat power of 50.

Then can I spar with Mammon to some extent?

-No way.

Why?

-Do you think Mammon is just playing around? He’s constantly striving to serve you well.

Oh, really? How much is his total combat power?

-He’s easily over 3,200, and I think it’ll exceed 8,000 when he starts using magic with summoning.

Wow! That’s amazing. What about Sepia?

-Sepia is the same. It’s certain that she’ll break through 4,000 soon. Seeing how smart she’s getting these days, I wouldn’t be surprised if she starts using magic soon. Then Sepia can aim for over 8,000 too.

Sigh~! Why are my summons stronger than me?

-After watching you for a while, I’ve realized something accurately. You’re not just dumb, you’re also lazy.

Legion scratched his chin. I feel like I’ve heard that somewhere before… Ah! I remember.

That’s what my mother used to say.

-Legion, it’s not that you’re dumb. You just don’t like studying.

I guess that’s the feeling.

-Are you going to work hard?

I can do that much.

-Promise me. Promise me you’ll work twice as hard as you do now.

Hey, honestly, how can I work twice as hard as I do now? I’m already working like crazy day and night.

-There’s a way.

What?

-Something you hate.

Holy moly, auto mode?

-That’s right. How easy would it be if I trained while you’re sleeping?

Easy my foot. I wake up more tired. I wake up with aches all over. Is that easy?

-Then keep being a master weaker than your summons. Ugh, how embarrassing.

Legion frowned.

That Mark knows me too well. Well, it’s weirder if he doesn’t know since we’re in the same body.

Okay, I’ll do it.

-Okay-dokey. You promised.

Legion shook his head. Training during the day, training at night. But I still don’t lose weight.

I’m so tired, I can’t live like this.

Still…

I have to finish this.

Legion looked at Paring, who was barely getting up.

* * *

It was almost dawn when Bacon and Lotto arrived at Paring’s mansion, tracking Legion’s trail.

I knew the master was impatient, but to actually barge in here!

“Isn’t this… already a big problem?”

“Yeah, it’s too quiet.”

Lotto, leaning against the mansion wall, said quietly.

“Has something already happened?”

“Don’t say unlucky things.”

“But…”

The master’s abilities are excellent, but… it’s still difficult to face Paring of the 3rd Circle…

“If something happens to the master… I’ll never forgive them, noble or not.”

Lotto’s eyes gleamed fiercely.

“Me too. But the top priority is the master’s safety. Don’t forget that.”

“Okay. I’ll keep that in mind. Captain.”

“Okay, let’s go at once. One… two… three!”

Bacon kicked the mansion door open with a bang! The door immediately broke open, and Lotto cast a fireball in his hand in the gap.

It was that moment!

“What?”

A large, black object rushed towards them.

“Lotto!”

Bacon dodged slightly to the side, and Lotto threw the fireball he had cast. The fireball accurately struck the black object.

“Kkuek!”

Kkuek?

The black object, burning in flames, was thrown into a corner.

“Wow, you guys were really cruel.”

A familiar and nonchalant voice was heard. The two looked up in the direction of the voice.

“Huh? Master?”

The situation inside the mansion was very different from what they had expected.

“What are you guys doing here? And why are you hitting Paring as soon as you come in?”

Only then did the two see the black object thrown into the corner. It was still twitching, so it must be alive.

‘Is that Paring?’

Can a fireball do that to him? No, his face… is as big as Sepia’s?

“We, we just…”

“Do you have business with these guys?”

Legion looked at Paring and the five mercenaries hanging upside down.

“What, what is going on here?”

Bacon asked in a trembling voice.

“Can’t you see? I just taught these rude guys a lesson.”

Ah, the master taught them a lesson… No, Paring and the five mercenaries. They are quite skilled. We were beaten badly by them, but that was not because of their skills, but because of their numbers.

He defeated those five mercenaries and Paring alone?

Is this real?

“What are you just looking at?”

Legion said, looking at Bacon and Lotto.

“Yes?”

They tilted their heads, not knowing what Legion was talking about.

“Take all the stuff here and go home.”

“Yes?”

It was an even more incomprehensible statement.

What is the lord saying now? He’s talking like a robber.

“Didn’t you hear me? Paring is a mage.”

“Yes, but?”

“And this guy has a collecting habit. There were a lot of rare things when I came last time.”

“When, when did you come last time?”

It was a conversation that was falling into a deeper mystery.

Bacon and Lotto had no idea what the master was talking about.

“You guys really have no sense. It’s frustrating.”

Yes, that’s right. We are frustrated. Please explain it so we can understand.

“I’ve been to this house before.”

“Why?”

“Why else? I came to rob it.”

Bacon and Lotto blinked their eyes. Lotto scratched his ear. Did we hear wrong? Why would the lord rob someone else’s house?

“I was in a hurry back then, so I only took a few jewels and a dungeon map.”
Holy moly~

What should we say to this?

“I only took those things because I was in a hurry back then. But there are quite a few other valuable things here. Take them out.”

“W, wait a minute.”

“Why?”

“Master, isn’t that stealing?”

“So?”

Legion asked back with an incomprehensible expression.

“It’s a bad thing.”

“A bad thing?”

“Yes.”

“That’s right. But look at these guys.”

“Yes.”

“These guys are mercenaries, and Paring called them to kill me.”

“Ah…”

“So, I could arrest them, cut off their heads, confiscate their property, and kill their families for insulting a noble… but that’s too cruel. I’m just going to take their property. Got it?”

“Ah! I see. You are really generous.”

“Yeah, that’s right. So, take all the valuable things out of here.”

“Yes? Ah, yes.”

Bacon and Lotto felt like they were being persuaded.

They decided not to think. If they talked a few more words, they felt like they would feel a confusion of the values they had lived by.

They swept away all the things that could be money from Paring’s mansion as Legion ordered.

* * *

The sun set and the moon rose.

The air was clear, and the stars were spread out in the sky as if they would fall at any moment.

Legion came down the central stairs of the mansion wearing thick clothes. Even though he had been training hard for a few days, he had only lost 3 kilograms.

Fortunately, he raised his intelligence.

He finally reached 99.

It was the intelligence Legion originally had. Instead of raising his intelligence, his weight increased to 170 kilograms. Ironically, as his weight increased, his total combat power soared to 760.

Now I know for sure.

If my weight reaches 500 kilograms, I think I can block the dragon’s breath. What’s the point of becoming the best in the world like that?

The winter clothes I wore last year didn’t even fit my thighs.

So, the maids stayed up all night for a few days to make new winter clothes.

I look even fatter when I wear it. I’m really tearing up. It’s a diet without a promise. Nevertheless, I couldn’t give up dieting to live.

-The warmth is also great. Your body temperature will never drop. Very suitable for training.

Really? That’s a relief. Damn it, do I really have to go out like this? I heard it’s a huge cold wave today.

-The colder the weather, the more the effect of training increases.

It’s too cold.

Today was a record cold wave. It seemed to be the coldest in years. I think it must have been well below -50 degrees Celsius.

I have to go out and train in this weather.

Legion opened the front door of the mansion.

Whooooooooosh~

A cold wave beyond imagination hit his face. It felt like his protruding face was tearing apart. The smile disappeared from his languid expression. I wake up.

Wow! S***.

Go out in this weather? Why me? Why do I have to buy this suffering?

Legion sincerely thought. I don’t want to train. I’m just going to go in. I’ll rest for just one day.

-I knew it. Auto mode.

Mark turned off Legion’s consciousness.