Magic Is Learned For Nothing [EN]: Chapter 93

The Day Arrives (2)

Heinz searched for Legion, his expression thunderous.

He plopped down heavily and glared at Legion, who returned the look with a questioning tilt of his head.

Legion was currently working out diligently with his newly acquired Bidet Staff. He was using it instead of a dumbbell, making his biceps bulge.

He admired his physique in the mirror, a satisfied grin on his face.

Just then, Heinz burst through the door without knocking.

Luckily, Legion was putting on his shirt; a moment later, and he might have been mistaken for some kind of exhibitionist.

“What’s the matter?”

“What’s the matter? Do you really not know why I’m asking?”

Heinz scoffed. *Why is he suddenly acting like this?*

“I’m asking because I don’t know.”

“Take a look at this!”

Heinz thrust a book in front of Legion: *’If Anyone Could Become a 6th Circle Mage, I Would Never Have Challenged the 6th Circle.’*

“Isn’t that the book I gave you?”

“That’s right! It’s the book you gave me. I was so grateful and was going to risk my life to make an effort for you.”

“And?”

“You were playing games with me!”

Legion was completely bewildered. He’d given Heinz the book he’d been yearning for, the one that promised a breakthrough past the 5th Circle wall.

So why the hostility?

“What insult did I commit?”

“Look closely at the book.”

“*’If Anyone Could Become a 6th Circle Mage, I Would Never Have Challenged the 6th Circle,’ by Mamon.* What’s wrong with that?”

“The small print next to it, too.”

“*’Mamon’s Complete Works, Volume 1. Complete 30 Volumes.’* What is this?”

“Are you pretending not to know even after seeing that? Are you mocking me right in front of my eyes!”

Heinz jumped up, his glare intense.

*I’ve been working so hard to win him over, and suddenly he’s acting like this.*

“Good grief.”

Legion leaned back on the sofa.

He was so dumbfounded he didn’t want to say anything more.

“So, you’re angry because I didn’t give you all the volumes on how to break through the 5th Circle wall?”

“Is that even something you need to say!”

“You’re so greedy… Last time, you were like a puppy wagging its tail and acting cute just to get a taste.”

“What did you say?”

“Heinz, can I give you a piece of advice?”

“What? Advice? Your arrogance is reaching the sky. Do you think we’re equal just because we’re face to face and exchanging opinions?”

Mana began to surge from Heinz’s body.

The formidable mana of a 5th Circle master! The room instantly filled with its oppressive presence.

“You should withdraw that mana quickly before you regret it.”

Legion replied calmly, still lounging on the sofa. His nonchalance only fueled Heinz’s anger.

“Baron Legion! Are you still mocking me!”

“Hoo…”

Legion scratched his head and said.

“I’m telling you now that Heinz is responsible for everything that happens from now on. I have no responsibility.”

“Y-you… you still don’t understand the situation!”

Heinz raised his staff, gathering mana.

At that moment!

콰콰콰쾅! [Sound of an explosion]

The walls of the office exploded and completely collapsed.

Surprised, Heinz quickly deployed a defensive spell: *5th Circle Iron Shield*. It was excellent at blocking physical attacks, but it shattered in a single blow.

By a bare fist, not even a weapon.

And-

Dreyzer’s thick arm was wrapped around Heinz’s neck.

“C-Crazy Dreyzer.”

Heinz’s voice trembled, utterly dumbfounded.

He had heard rumors about Dreyzer until his ears were sore, but this was the first time he had met him in person. Count Persimmon avoided him so much that Heinz had no chance to meet him.

He had met him fleetingly a few times, but this was the first time since he learned Dreyzer’s identity.

Indeed, his power was beyond common sense.

“Who the hell is this bastard exuding killing intent towards?”

Dreyzer’s voice was a low growl.

The killing intent in that voice alone was enough to terrify Heinz. Rumors about Crazy Dreyzer flashed through his mind.

*Wasn’t there a marquis who acted up and got beaten up in front of people? Didn’t a duke’s son from the west act up and get his butt kicked, and his father, the duke, got headbutted?*

*Then someone like me…*

*He’s definitely a madman who would break my neck without batting an eye.*

Dreyzer tightened his arm.

“Kuh-heuk.”

Heinz’s face turned white. He tried to summon his mana, but it faltered and collapsed. His breath grew shallow, his consciousness fading.

“Let him go.”

Legion said.

Dreyzer released his arm without a word, fixing Heinz with a cold stare.

“I showed you kindness, and you’re trying to pluck my beard [an idiom meaning to betray someone who has helped you].”

“Stop it. Get out.”

“Are you okay?”

“If I’m not okay…”

“Call me if anything happens.”

“Okay. Oh, and fix the collapsed wall with your own money.”

“…”

Dreyzer closed his eyes for a second.

*It is said that you can avoid murder if you endure three times. To serve a master for 39 years, wouldn’t you have to endure about 300 million times?*

*Who caused the wall to collapse!*

*If you give me a lot of salary, I’ll fix it with my own money. No, let’s be patient.*

“Let’s be clear, this guy caused it.”

Dreyzer went outside without answering. He felt like he would get angry if he exchanged three more words with his master.

“That rude bastard.”

“Cough, cough, cough.”

Heinz knelt down, coughing violently. He looked at Legion with an expression closer to shock than anger.

He couldn’t understand the situation a moment ago.

Dreyzer is Legion’s guardian.

He definitely heard that from Count Persimmon. That is a normal relationship.

But how can I explain the current situation?

It was Baron Legion who was treating the great Dreyzer so casually.

Heinz stroked his neck and asked.

“What… what are you hiding from me?”

“Huh? What are you talking about?”

“What the hell are you people? Is Dreyzer really your guardian?”

Only then did Legion realize it. Dreyzer, who heard Heinz’s shouts from outside, also realized it.

He was acting as usual, so he had completely forgotten that Dreyzer was *supposed* to be Legion’s guardian.

“You noticed. I can’t help it.”

Legion took out his newly acquired Bidet Staff from his chest.

The heavy feeling is really good. It feels like no one will be able to withstand it once it goes in properly. A strange power flowed through his palms.

The Bidet Staff’s special skill, ‘Gang Up,’ was activated.

*I heard it hurts twice as much when you hit with this.*

*Okay, let’s start.*

“B-Baron, surely… I still have two children… I haven’t even paid off half of my loan yet…!”

*Oh, this guy is making me feel weak.*

* * *

“Do you understand now?”

Legion explained everything to Heinz, one by one, in a manner that didn’t suit his personality.

*Why I could only give you one volume.*

Simply put, it’s like this.

*I gave you a course meal. I told you to eat one by one so you wouldn’t get indigestion. That’s my heart. If you eat too quickly and suffer from Mana Reversal, it’s my loss and your loss. Why can’t a 5th Circle master understand my little kindness?*

*Isn’t it all for me to live well on my own?*

*All of us!*

*All together!*

*All for one!*

*Let’s hold hands and move forward into the future!*

*It’s not too late for us yet.*

*And Dreyzer and I are… relatives. I’m a closer relative, but people don’t believe it, so I disguised it that way.*

He mumbled something like that.

Heinz had a pretty touched expression. Along with the emotion, he seems to believe in the relationship between Dreyzer and me.

Looking at this guy’s expression… I was glad I didn’t use the Bidet Staff I got. I should delay the start of the Bidet Staff a little. It’s a little disappointing.

The feeling of the ‘Gang Up’ skill was pretty good.

*When will I be able to feel the touch?*

“I’m really sorry. I made things difficult for you by getting excited for no reason.”

“No. It’s understandable enough. Depending on how you think about it, you might think that I could trick you 30 times.”

“That’s right. That’s what I thought. I thought the baron would shake me with the book of the ‘Great Mage Mamon’.”

Hull~ The Great Mage Mamon. I’ll bet all my fortune if you can say the same thing after seeing the bob-haired Mamon.

“That can’t be. We’re on the same boat. But I can’t give you the book all at once. Heinz might really be in danger. Especially if you experience mana distortion while you’re alone, no one can help you. You’ll die as a grilled squid.”

“I understand the baron’s intentions. I will be careful and break through the 5th Circle wall.”

“You have to do that.”

“But… can I ask you one thing?”

“Yes, please speak.”

“Did the baron also break through the 5th Circle wall with this book?”

“No.”

Legion shook his head.

Heinz is the only person in the earldom who knows that he has reached the 6th Circle.

Should I tell you the truth?

*Thanks to the ‘Awesome Explosion’ skill, but also as a result of training for a long time after falling into a time loop.*

Baron Heinz’s eyes sparkled. He was looking for a shortcut to the 6th Circle. He must be overwhelmed by the thought of reading 30 books.

“It just happened.”

“What?”

“Just naturally. Like water flowing. Three hundred push-ups in the morning, six hundred sit-ups at noon, and jogging with dumbbells in the evening, and when I woke up, I was in the 6th Circle. Well, like that. Heinz, who is blocked by the 5th Circle wall, probably doesn’t know the feeling. So this feeling is… Most magicians will not know and retire. Only those who have worked tirelessly like me can realize this level.”

Baron Heinz clenched his teeth.

*I had a moment of respect for Legion.*

*You son of a bitch.*

*You’re showing off so well.*

* * *

Legion checked that Dreyzer was asleep and secretly left the mansion.

Finally, the preparation is over.

He changed into the black martial uniform hidden near the mansion.

His face was painted black with camouflage cream. It was bought from the ranger corner of the department store. The clerk told me that it eliminates the light reflected from the ranger’s face and makes it easier to blend into the darkness.

After applying the camouflage cream, only his eyes and white teeth were visible.

Perfect.

He recalled the design of Count Persimmon’s mansion that Emon had brought in his head. The structure of the ninety-nine rooms was so complex that they could all be connected as one.

If an enemy invades, iron bars could come down from the ceiling to trap the enemy. It is also possible to change the structure of the room in an instant to make the intruder lose his sense of direction.

Of course, in the worst case, you could break through the wall.

That is the worst case.

Legion never wants that to happen.

The most stable direction he wants is to sneak in and out alone without anyone knowing.

Without anyone noticing.

“Okay. Shall we start?”

Legion, carrying a bag full of items he bought at the department store, began walking to Count Persimmon’s mansion.

He cross-references the structure of the Count’s mansion that Emon brought and the extremely suspicious places that Heinz told him about in his head.

He can roughly predict where the ‘Thunder Zircon’ is.

Hehehehe.

Wait.

Thunder Zircon.