Magic Is Learned For Nothing [EN]: Chapter 111

The Swamp You’ve Fallen Into (1)

Dreyzaire looked up at the high ceiling, searching for a god he didn’t even believe existed.

A curse!

I’m under a curse.

Why else would he be forced to become a ‘Dark Warrior’?

-You have become a Black Magician as a sub-job, but you cannot inherit the job due to strong resistance to magic. You have become a Dark Warlord.

What? Dark Warlord? Are you kidding me?

Why me? Why do I have to have such a ridiculous job? I just want to be a warrior.

Send me back to the way I was!

But there was no response, as if it had completed its task. All presence vanished from his mind.

Dreyzaire’s power surged back.

Conversely, Cyclops’s power dwindled to almost nothing.

He knelt heavily on one knee. The blood pond had completely dried up. The blood pond… all of it had been absorbed by Dreyzaire.

-Kuh-heuk, what… what is…

“I don’t know either.”

Dreyzaire grabbed Cyclops’s neck and twisted. Cyclops, attempting to resurrect, died instantly, all his power drained away.

It happened so suddenly.

Who could possibly understand this situation?

NPC Lilac looked back and forth between Legion and Dreyzaire, her cute eyes filled with confusion. Cyclops, the eternal master she had trusted implicitly, had been completely robbed of his soul.

Resurrection was now impossible.

Only she remained. How wonderful would it be if there were a system where she could die alongside her master?

Unfortunately, Lilac survived.

She approached Dreyzaire.

Dreyzaire glared at Lilac with fierce eyes. He had almost died here. He couldn’t even imagine how many people she had lured and killed with that innocent face.

Lilac bowed deeply.

“Thank you for saving me from High Priest Cyclops.”

“What?”

Dreyzaire looked dumbfounded. What nonsense was this now?

“I was originally a princess of a ruined kingdom, but Cyclops kidnapped me and made me his maid. He cursed me so that I could never escape for the rest of my life.”

Lilac replied with a coy smile.

It was a pure smile, as if that backstory were completely true.

“A princess… was it?”

“Yes, it is.”

“Is this some kind of brainwashing you’ve been under until now?”

“That’s right. Doesn’t it seem like a princess who has been freed from brainwashing?”

“……”

“Now that I’m free from the curse, I’m going back to my hometown. I will live my life with gratitude for you in my heart forever.”

Lilac curtsied slightly and turned to leave.

Let’s get out of the dungeon and go to the Stone Head Church. Let’s go and bring the devout believers who will destroy that damn Legion.

“You’re going to live your life with gratitude in your heart forever?”

Legion, wearing a smile more wicked than the devil’s, blocked her path.

Lilac stepped back, startled.

“Why don’t you answer?”

Legion asked.

“Yes? Ah, yes. I will sincerely live my life with gratitude in my heart forever. I guess I left out the word ‘sincerely’.”

“No, no, no, that’s not the right answer. First of all, I don’t like the phrase ‘in my heart’. And not the word ‘sincerely’ either.”

“Yes? What do you mean by that?”

“It sounds like you’re planning to wipe the slate clean.”

“……”

Damn it. This guy is too sharp.

“I, I don’t really know what you mean…”

Lilac avoided eye contact with Legion, gazing at the distant mountains, her eyes unfocused.

“Hey, why are you acting like this?”

“What, what are you talking about?”

“You said it yourself. There are tons of amazing treasures piled up here.”

“Did I?”

“Yes, you did.”

“When?”

“I knew you’d play dumb.”

Legion pulled out a video replay magic tool he’d bought at a department store. How many sleepless nights had he spent watching countless videos? But the magic tool didn’t just replay recorded scenes.

It could also film secretly and edit footage.

In other words!

He could make videos to his heart’s content.

And Legion had filmed the conversation with Lilac just in case. When he played the video-

“So what’s in this place?”

“There’s something amazing.”

“Amazing?”

“Amazing!”

The scene played out.

Lilac’s beautiful expression was completely distorted.

“Princess.”

Legion said with a grin.

“Are you going to hand it over nicely, or… you know what kind of person I am, right? You’re going to have a ‘fun’ experience until you cough up about three times that ‘amazing’ feeling. The world isn’t easy, you ignorant princess.”

Lilac clenched her teeth.

“What if I’d rather die?”

“Do you think you can die?”

Legion kept grinning.

“Promise me you won’t kill me.”

“I’ll check the treasure you hand over first.”

“It sounds like you might kill me if you don’t like it.”

“You said it yourself. There are amazing treasures sleeping here. I’m just telling you to keep your word.”

Lilac admitted that Legion held her life in his hands.

“Hoo.”

She took a short breath and said, “Follow me.”

Legion felt like dancing.

His overall combat power had increased tremendously.

He possessed mana at the 5th Circle level. His physical abilities as a warrior were also at the 5-star master level. His attack power and defense had also increased dramatically.

Ehehehe!

Even compared with simple numbers, he was more than five times stronger than before. He couldn’t help but hum.

Furthermore, he was about to get his hands on an ‘amazing’ treasure.

No matter how he looked at it, this year was a year of great fortune.

Dreyzaire’s shoulders drooped as he followed his master.

Powerful dark magic swirled around his whole body. It was only natural, since he had absorbed all of Cyclops’s dark magic.

He was originally a 7-star warrior.

But not all masters are created equal.

There were clearly stages: lower, middle, upper, and top.

Dreyzaire had been a master somewhere between the lower and middle levels. However, by absorbing dark magic, he had been transformed into an upper-level master in an instant.

Furthermore… he could use the power of 8 stars for a short period of time using Dark Aura. It was truly amazing.

To be able to wield the power of a Grand Master!

The problem was the job. Did the job choose you, or did you choose the job? How could they force that job on him even though he had refused?

Dark Warlord.

Damn it!

Where the hell did that kind of job even come from…

Dreyzaire shook his head.

No. Let’s think positively.

Dark Warlord. At least he wasn’t a Dark Lord. He was his master’s servant.

That meant…

Legion was likely to become the Dark Lord.

At least someone would catch more flak than him. Even if stones were thrown, Legion would get hit by more.

Dreyzaire felt a little relieved, thinking that his master would be the bigger target.

* * *

“Ehehehe!”

Baron Parasol and his escort knight simultaneously drew their blades, but their attacks were deflected effortlessly.

“Wh, what is that? A blade with fire on it? Is it magic? No, it’s definitely a blade… What the hell is it?”

Baron Parasol was bewildered.

Already half of the cavalry had been wiped out.

The cavalry gained strength when charging. If they stood still, they were likely to become fodder for spearmen.

But they had been hit by a barrage of fire while standing still. No matter how powerful the cavalry, they could not withstand the barrage of hundreds of fireballs. Dozens of cavalrymen had been burned to death in an instant.

The surprised horses abandoned their riders and scattered.

Then a barrage of electricity poured down.

Hundreds of lightning bolts struck the ground from above.

Electric magic with the power of the 3rd Circle.

If the cavalrymen had even one piece of armor with runes inscribed on it, they would have easily overcome the crisis.

Unfortunately, they had rushed into battle too quickly.

No, they couldn’t be blamed.

No one could have expected that more than twenty magicians would be building walls in this small village.

Half of the cavalrymen had lost their lives with just two magical attacks. Considering their power, they fell so easily that it was absurd.

That was the power of magic.

“Get off your horses! You’ll become targets for the magicians. Run to the walls with all your might. They are magicians. If we just engage in close combat, we have a good chance of winning!”

Baron Parasol encouraged the knights and cavalrymen.

And so, close combat broke out-

The situation unfolded in a completely different way from what Baron Parasol had expected.

The magicians initiated close combat.

He was speechless.

Peo-peo-peo-peong!

Bacon easily deflected the attacks of Parasol and his escort knight. Judging from the power of their blades, Baron Parasol was a 4-star knight, and the escort knight was a 3-star knight.

In the past, they were beings he wouldn’t even dare to look at.

But now, he had plenty of余裕 [leeway] even while dealing with both of them.

There was no need to use his ultimate move, Fire Blade. He could just put up three layers of defense, fire off attack magic in rapid succession, and then use footwork to take the rear of the enemies.

Then the game was over.

Nevertheless, the only reason he unfolded the Fire Blade was to reduce the damage to the territory even a little bit.

There was also an uneasiness that did not go away.

A sense of unease that this might not be the end. He had to finish it quickly and prepare for the next attack that might come.

“Bring Sepia!”

Bacon shouted loudly. One of the workers at the very back started running after Sepia, who had gone to eat lunch.

“You bastard! Do you know who I am!”

Baron Parasol shouted.

“Who are you?”

Bacon asked.

“I am Baron Parasol of the Beech family. Who are you! Reveal your identity!”

Baron Parasol thought that the opponent was a considerable being.

“You were a baron? Damn it! But why did you attack us!”

He didn’t know why they attacked him out of the blue, but he felt really bad when he heard the words baron and aristocrat. He thought he should catch him and send him to get married.

“My name is Bacon!”

“What is your surname!”

“I don’t have a surname.”

“What?”

“I said I don’t have a surname.”

Parasol frowned. There is no aristocrat without a surname. That bastard was hiding his name.

“I clearly revealed my name. Considering the minimum courtesy, shouldn’t you also reveal your surname and name?”

“What nonsense are you talking about? I am not a knight, but a proud exclusive servant of the Alexander baronial family!”

“D, don’t say such ridiculous things!”

“You guys are the ones saying ridiculous things! So, Beech or whatever attacked our territory? Then I’ll have to meet that bastard and talk to him. I don’t need you.”

“Y, you… vile… bastard.”

“Yeah, I’m sorry for being vile, you aristocratic bastard!”

Bacon swung his sword at Baron Parasol.

Chaechaechaechang!

“Keuheuk.”

Baron Parasol groaned.

An enormous heat was emitted from Bacon’s blade.

He should have blocked it at an angle. His sword could not withstand Bacon’s Fire Blade and broke in half. It was the same for the escort knight. Having lost all their weapons, they had no choice but to retreat-

Bacon was not so unskilled as to miss that.

The escort knight, retreating from the Fire Blade, fell flat on the floor. No, he fell over and couldn’t get up again.

Baron Parasol, surprised, screamed and shouted.

“I, I surrender!”

But Bacon raised his blade and swung it across Parasol’s cheek.

“Keok!”

Parasol screamed briefly and fainted.

“Yeah, let’s hear what you have to say in a little while.”

And he shouted to the back.

“Tie this guy up!”

Bacon turned his head and looked at the battlefield. The battle was still in full swing.

He walked towards the battlefield with a cold gaze.