Magic Is Learned For Nothing [EN]: Chapter 75

Magic is Learned for Nothing – Episode 75 (75/502)

# 75

History is Made at Night (2)

Legion (Mark) watched from atop the high mansion as the knights approached, intent on assassinating him.

They were quite skilled.

Indeed, their murderous intent was well-honed, and their mana refined.

Once they began to exert their power, they would display considerable overall combat prowess.

Their current average combat power was 860. Once the battle began in earnest, their combat power was expected to rise to at least 1,200 to 1,800. Some of them even seemed to exceed 2,500.

‘Not bad,’ he thought.

If his exclusive servants were here, it would have been a good match. It was a shame.

“Came as expected. Ah, I’m tired. You must be sleeping soundly right now,” Legion (Mark) said, yawning deeply.

He was also infuriated that Dreizler, who should be protecting him, was asleep. Legion was starting to realize it, but Dreizler was truly the strongest being Mark knew.

If his power wasn’t restricted, he could have annihilated Alexander Territory in half a day.

Perhaps he could have even devastated half of Persimmon County if he put his mind to it.

Yet, Dreizler, with such terrifying power…

Since becoming a servant, he seemed to have lost his edge. His sense of urgency had disappeared. He just seemed to live as he pleased.

‘After all, I’m just a servant now,’ Legion thought, considering Dreizler’s perspective.

Getting hit by an ogre, getting hit by Mammon, getting hit by Legion.

‘Is there no human who can overcome violence after all?’ He felt a little sorry for him.

Anyway, it was amazing that he could snore while knights of this caliber were gathering. Of course, the situation would change if murderous intent was directed at him.

“Haa… the master fights, the servant sleeps, what a great situation.”

‘Ah, I’m not the master,’ he mentally corrected himself.

‘I was just thinking on your behalf.’

Legion (Mark) turned his head towards the lich, Mammon, who was fluttering her bobbed hair.

‘Ugh, can’t something be done about that bob?’

It really kills the tension in this atmosphere.

“There are nineteen knights with combat power in the 200s, and one knight with combat power of 510,” Mammon stated.

“I am aware.”

‘Ah, that tone I can’t get used to,’ Legion thought.

“How long will it take to deal with them?”

The 3-star knights weren’t much to worry about, but that 4-star knight was a bit concerning. He seemed to have an overall combat power of about 3,000… If he ran away, it would be a hassle…

Even so, Mammon didn’t think it would be too difficult.

“I believe it will take about 15 minutes.”

“15 minutes, huh.”

Comparing their overall power, it was a perfectly reasonable number. Mammon’s current overall combat power was 3,700. But once she started casting magic, it would jump to 12,000 in an instant. And if she used summons, Mammon’s overall combat power could reach up to 20,000.

But that wasn’t what Legion (Mark) wanted.

He couldn’t kill them here. That could give the Count an excuse to make trouble.

In other words, chasing them away was the best option…

“Don’t kill them, 15 minutes.”

“Don’t kill them, 15 minutes?” Lich Mammon repeated Legion (Mark)’s words. She didn’t understand the master’s exact meaning.

“If possible, don’t even injure them, 15 minutes.”

‘Why don’t you try it yourself!’

Lich Mammon barely swallowed those words.

‘I am a vassal, a loyal vassal of my master,’ she repeated those words in her heart. There were times when she wanted to smack the master’s face for making unreasonable demands. But she couldn’t do that.

“I’ll time it. Start preparing.”

“Ah, no, I haven’t even prepared myself mentally.”

“That’s your problem. If you don’t do it in time, you’re getting a buzz cut.”

“H-Hik.”

That was something she could never allow. How much effort did she put into maintaining this bobbed hairstyle? She washed her hair with green grape juice every day to maintain its silky texture.

She never skipped scalp massages.

She even ground expensive tomatoes to nourish her hair.

When she saw her hair sparkling in the sunlight, when she saw her fragrant hair fluttering in the wind, she felt all her worries disappear.

Even the grudges from her past life vanished.

And he was going to cut off all that precious hair? That was something she could never tolerate.

Lich Mammon’s figure disappeared from the mansion’s rooftop.

* * *

“Master, Master. Wake up.”

A maid who looked about 15 years old woke Legion up. She looked very young.

In principle, maids were forbidden from touching nobles… so she was restless, unable to wake Legion, who was in a deep sleep.

If this were Alexander Territory, she would have woken him up already.

Especially Hazel, who would grab Legion by the scruff of his neck and forcibly pull him up. She would quickly wipe his face with a handkerchief, forcibly dress him, and drag Legion out before he was even fully awake.

He didn’t remember well…

He thought he had a dream where Hazel grabbed his hair and forcibly woke him up. It was the day after she said she would fix his face with plastic surgery magic.

He was too drowsy to ask for sure.

“Did you pull my hair out?”

He couldn’t ask that as the lord of the territory, could he?

“Master, Master, please wake up.”

The maid said again. Her voice was very anxious.

Legion forced his eyes open. ‘Ah, headache. It’s good to drink, but the next day is the problem.’ It felt like a small bell was inside his brain.

Ding ding ding, it kept ringing.

“Whaaat?”

“The knights are here.”

“Why are the knights here?”

Legion asked, tilting his head.

“They said they’re looking for a suspect in a murder case.”

“Who died?”

“I don’t know. I just came to work this morning, and suddenly the knights showed up. They told me to bring Master no matter what.”

‘What was this all about? A variety of incidents kept happening as soon as he opened his eyes.’

‘What happened while I was sleeping yesterday?’ Legion asked Mark mentally.

-I took care of it neatly. Nothing to worry about. I’ll download it to your head.

Mark summarized the events of yesterday into a 1-minute video and downloaded it.

The first scene that came to mind was twenty knights.

They were fearlessly walking towards the mansion. Judging by the murderous intent they were exuding, they didn’t seem to be hiding.

A rat in a trap?

-Similar.

The scene changed.

The ten knights who had invaded the mansion were running out in a panic. Dozens of zombies were chasing after them.

‘Damn, the zombies are running. Impressive,’ Legion thought.

He could see why the knights were so shocked. Zombies were resilient but very slow.

At the knight level, they would still be afraid of the undead zombie, but not too worried. But if those zombies were fast, that was a different story.

The epidemic carried by zombies was the worst.

Once infected with corpse poison, knights below 4-star level couldn’t withstand it. Self-healing or potions were impossible. To detoxify, they needed holy water received from the temple.

But they didn’t bring holy water today.

It was just a matter of hunting down a baron and a servant, and some didn’t even bring recovery potions.

But the knights who came outside couldn’t run away.

The branches that sprang up from the ground began to grab their ankles. The ground was dug up in places, making it difficult for the knights to move properly. They fell and stumbled. It was chaos.

The scene changed again.

‘This is quite something. It’s like watching a play,’ Legion mused.

The starlight that had adorned the sky disappeared. The moonlight also disappeared. Only darkness enveloped the air.

‘Wow! The direction is amazing!’

His heart was pounding just watching it.

-To dare enter my territory! You must not want to live!

Legion frowned.

Lich Mammon was floating in the air. Fluttering her bobbed hair.

‘Ugh, annoying.’

Was she trying to be funny?

But surprisingly, the knights seemed scared.

“Aaaah! A l-lich!”

“A lich has appeared! Retreat! Retreat at all costs!”

The knights ran without looking back – but they were soon trapped by the roots and vines that stretched out from all directions.

They screamed, and Lich Mammon took their souls.

This was a summary of what happened yesterday.

‘Well, as expected. The claim that they came to find a murder suspect wasn’t entirely wrong when viewed this way,’ Legion thought.

Legion got up from his seat. The maid put his clothes on him.

“So, where is the knight order?” Legion asked.

“They are on the first floor,” the young maid answered carefully.

* * *

Legion saw a knight who resembled a bear.

He immediately recognized who he was. Thanks to the knight Quince, he knew the approximate operating system of the Persimmon County Knight Order.

It was a secret belonging to the 2nd level of confidentiality, but it was a publicly known secret that most people living here knew. But even so, it was definitely information that was difficult for outsiders to know.

To know that level of secret, you had to spend time and effort to request it from the information guild.

‘Saved money.’

‘Thanks, Quince.’

The bear in front of him seemed to be Gair, the 2nd commander of the Red Lion Knight Order. He was also the chief of the public security guard. Quince called him a son of a bitch who eats too well.

“What brings you here?” Legion asked politely.

“We received a report that a murder occurred here.”

‘Re-ceived a re-port?’

It was neither honorific nor informal. It was a little grating on the ears. He thought he would at least use the semi-polite form… ‘Did he mean that he didn’t need to be polite because he was about to be arrested soon?’

Still, it made him feel a little bad.

“A murder here? I don’t know what you mean.”

“We received a report. So, we will conduct a house search.”

This time it was a unilateral notice…

He didn’t ask for Legion’s opinion and ordered his subordinates.

“Search every nook and cranny!”

“Yes, sir!”

Dozens of soldiers scattered in all directions and began searching the inside of the mansion.

Crash! Crack! Crack!

‘Those bastards are breaking everything. No, why are they breaking things when they’re looking for people?’

‘It’s not my building, so it doesn’t matter.’

But where are the knights who tried to assassinate me yesterday? Legion asked.

-Would we be able to live with the injustice if only we suffered?

Then?

-I sent them off well-done. About now…

About now what?

-Something fun will be happening.