Magic Is Learned For Nothing [EN]: Chapter 137

Magic is a Waste to Learn – Episode 138

# 138

Three-Headed Medusa (1)

Drayger thought these guys were crazy.

Were they driven mad by excessive training? Or by learning black magic?

He had never met a good person who practiced black magic.

The biggest example was Lich Mamon. He delved too deeply into black magic and lost his mind. A lich with long, flowing hair. Every time Drayger saw him, he felt a surge of murderous intent.

Perhaps these guys were the same.

He was startled when they attacked him without warning. He hadn’t expected to encounter such skilled individuals in a place like this. So, he faced them with all his might.

Then, they suddenly asked a strange question.

Black Dragon? What about the Black Dragon?

He had no idea what they were talking about.

So, he replied,

“I came here to find the Red Dragon.”

“……??”

Fry couldn’t understand what Drayger was saying.

It was clear that this guy was after the Black Dragon’s heart. Yet, he kept denying it.

“Nonsense! You’re after the Black Dragon’s heart!”

“Yes! I will take the Red Dragon’s heart and become a great Dragon Slayer!”

“……What are you talking about! Dragon Slayer! Stop talking nonsense and speak clearly!”

“Black Dragon or Red Dragon, aren’t they both hearts anyway? Don’t discriminate against hearts.”

“What gibberish! Which sect do you belong to! Why are you after the Black Dragon’s heart!”

Drayger tilted his head.

They kept asking about sects. Well, the people in his territory believed in Legion more than the main god. Haimo and Heiler were particularly zealous followers of their master. But that wasn’t an official religion.

*Oh well, whatever.*

“We believe in the Legion Church.”

“Legion Church?”

This time, Fry tilted his head.

It seemed a new religion had emerged while the Stone Head Church was lying low. He had never heard of it.

*But if they possessed such powerful warriors, it was a new religion that should not be underestimated.*

It must be crushed.

“Is Legion the main god?”

“That’s right.”

“Legion…… Legion, you say. Then what is your name?”

“Just a nameless nobody who absolutely believes in Legion.”

“A man like you, a nameless nobody? The Legion Church must have immense power. We made a mistake. We admit it. But…… don’t think this is the end.”

Fry shattered the portal stone.

A tremendous amount of energy was released, creating a portal.

“We will come again. On the day we return! We will completely erase you and the Legion Church from history.”

Fry took the remaining black knights and entered the portal. Before Drayger could react, the portal entrance quickly closed.

“Attacking out of nowhere. I’ve seen all kinds of crazy bastards.”

Drayger took out his canteen, drank some water, and set off again to find the Red Dragon Prettia.

Until then, Drayger had no idea of the seriousness of the situation.

That the scattered followers of the Stone Head Church across the continent were now targeting only Legion.

* * *

Legion scanned his surroundings.

Then he noticed something strange.

Numerous stone statues. At least hundreds of them were scattered everywhere.

The statues were of various forms.

Humans, Valkyries, Hobbits, Elves, Dwarves, and so on.

Hmm? Dwarves?

Legion examined the dwarf who had turned into a statue.

The hammer he was holding somehow resembled Bidet’s staff. The shape was different, but it gave off a similar vibe. *Surely this dwarf statue wasn’t Bidet, was it?* His heart sank.

“Hey, Natalie.”

Legion called Natalie.

When she approached, he pointed to the dwarf and said,

“Is this dwarf Bidet?”

Natalie carefully examined the stone dwarf.

“I don’t think so.”

“You don’t? You said you saw him 30 years ago. Are you sure?”

“Yes, this dwarf has a beard.”

“Bidet doesn’t have one?”

“No, I remember him being smooth-faced.”

“Then who is this guy?”

“I have no idea.”

Legion stood in front of the dwarf. Because he was short, he was slightly taller than the dwarf statue. Their eye levels were similar.

Legion was interested in the staff he was holding.

If it had similar options to Bidet’s staff, he wouldn’t need to find Bidet…….

Then he could just find the Soul Lactinium here and leave.

“Then I’m sorry. Since you’ve turned to stone, I guess I can use this, right?”

Legion grabbed the hammer the dwarf was holding.

Instantly-

-Let go, you bastard.

Legion was startled.

He was so surprised that he let go. Then he looked around.

“Who just cursed at me?”

Natalie and the temple members looked at Legion with puzzled expressions.

“Um, no one? I thought so.”

Legion grabbed the hammer again.

-Let go. You son of a bitch. Just try stealing this.

“Eek!”

Legion dropped the hammer. He had definitely heard it. A raspy voice, like someone who chain-smoked. He looked at the dwarf in front of him.

“Was that you?”

The statue couldn’t answer.

“Are you the dwarf who cursed at me?”

Legion tapped the statue’s cheek. It still didn’t move.

*Well, it would be stranger if a statue moved. It’s not a gargoyle.*

-Faint life signs detected from the statue. Life signs are detected from about half of the statues.

What does that mean?

-It means they are living statues.

Legion felt a chill down his spine.

Living statues?

-I need to confirm, but there’s a high probability that various races are trapped inside the statues.

What should I do?

-Ignore it and just find Bidet and the Soul Lactinium.

Right? I don’t need to care, do I?

-That’s right.

Okay. Good. Then let’s just take that staff. It looks pretty good.

Legion reached for the hammer.

-Just go. Don’t piss me off.

Don’t curse. Have you ever seen me before?

-I haven’t seen you, but I can tell you’re a thief.

You can’t use this anyway.

-Whether I use it or not is none of your business. Just go your way. You’ll end up like me anyway.

Why?

-Why what? You came here to find treasure, right?

Sort of.

-You won’t find any treasure.

Why not?

-You don’t know what’s here, do you?

Of course, I don’t.

-You’re so stupid. If you had done your research, you wouldn’t have come here.

So, what’s here?

-There’s a Three-Headed Medusa here.

Not a three-headed dragon, but a three-headed Medusa. A Medusa, that grotesque snake?

-……You’re the first one to call a Three-Headed Medusa a snake.

The voice sounded dumbfounded.

Do you know a dwarf named Bidet?

-How do you know Bidet-nim [term of respect]!

The voice trembled slightly.

I came to meet that dwarf. Is he still alive?

-He should be alive. Probably.

Probably?

-I haven’t seen him since 30 years ago.

Who are you?

-I am Lulu, Bidet-nim’s disciple.

Lulu? That’s a unique name. Anyway, there’s a high chance he’s here, right?

-He might be deep inside the dungeon. Even the Three-Headed Medusa wouldn’t easily kill Bidet-nim if it knew his abilities.

What abilities?

-Are you asking the obvious? The greatest toilet craftsmanship ability ever.

Many people praise Bidet’s abilities.

I wish I could see him. If I had known, I would have checked out the toilets in the Dark Elf village.

I regret it a little.

Anyway, lend me this. I’ll save Bidet-nim for you.

-Impossible. The opponent is a Three-Headed Medusa.

That’s not Lulu’s concern. What are you going to do? Will you give it to me? Or not?

-F, for free?

If I catch the Three-Headed Medusa or whatever, won’t you be freed from the curse?

-That’s right.

Then it’s not free. It’s give and take. Giving and receiving.

-…….

Lulu didn’t answer for a moment.

The hammer he was holding was a unique item. It’s not something you can easily get. It’s not just limited to making things.

It also has considerable destructive power in combat.

From Lulu’s perspective, it was the most important thing he couldn’t do without.

But he couldn’t just live as a statue forever because he was afraid to lose it.

His life force was gradually draining away.

There were already quite a few people who had completely merged with the statues. He would become a statue in a few more months.

Lulu suppressed his painful heart and said,

-Use it carefully.

Okay.

Legion smiled brightly and snatched the hammer from Lulu.

Oooooh!

Legion was quite impressed.

-Lulu’s Hammer.

Attack power increased by 20 percent.

When a blacksmith uses the hammer, their dexterity doubles.

The blacksmith’s unique skill ‘Concentration’ can be used. If you have children who are bad at studying, make them hold the hammer. Their grades will improve.

When a warrior uses the hammer, they can use the ‘Swiftness’ skill. You can beat your opponent 1.5 times faster than usual.

Strangely, I like weapons that hit things.

Staff, hammer.

Sword types and striking types weren’t my thing.

I just liked staffs that felt good in my hand the most. Of course, I like this hammer quite a bit too.

It feels a bit perverted, but…….

It’s better than liking to be hit.

“Boss, what’s that?”

Mizsett approached and asked.

“Can’t you tell? It’s a hammer.”

“Are you going to fight with that?”

“What about it? Even though it looks like this, it’s a unique item.”

“Really?”

“Yeah, it increases attack power by 20 percent. And you can use the Swiftness skill.”

“Oh, that’s better than the Heavy Steel Staff. That’s only used for mindlessly hitting things.”

“It doesn’t have options, but it’s been a friend for quite a long time. I’d appreciate it if you didn’t look down on it so much.”

“Ah, yes. I will. But what’s with this energy? It’s getting stronger and stronger, but I don’t know what’s here.”

“There’s a snake.”

“A snake?”

“Yeah, a Three-Headed Medusa or something.”

“M, Medusa!! A Three-Headed Medusa?”

Mizsett and the temple members froze in place.

Medusa isn’t actually a very strong monster. Its health, defense, and combat power are known to be weaker than an ogre.

But dealing with it is incomparable to dealing with an ogre.

Medusa has a fraudulent skill. It turns every living thing that makes eye contact with it into stone.

‘Every living thing.’

It doesn’t matter if the opponent is a 7-star knight or an 8-circle mage [powerful magic user].

If you make eye contact, anything will turn to stone.

The fact that it was ‘every living thing’ was known thanks to a knight who sacrificed himself 100 years ago.

His name was Meonjeo Gane, a 7-star knight.

He boasted to his colleagues, ‘I will show you that Medusa’s skill does not work on those with magic power above 7 stars.’

Meonjeo Gane faced Medusa head-on and-

Instantly turned to stone.

Since then, no strong person in the world has ever made eye contact with Medusa.

But this time, the opponent is not an ordinary Medusa, but a Three-Headed Medusa.

Medusa’s biggest weakness is its rear. If you occupy the blind spot, you can easily eliminate the Medusa, which has weak defense.

But what if the Medusa has three heads?

There is no blind spot.

It truly becomes an S-class raid [extremely difficult and dangerous mission].

“Why? Are you scared?”

Legion smiled as he looked at Natalie and the temple members.

“This isn’t a matter of being scared or not! You said it’s a Three-Headed Medusa!”

“It’s just a snake. A snake with three heads.”

“Wow, I’m going crazy. It’s not something to think about so easily.”

Haimo shook her short hair wildly.

“That’s not just a simple snake! If it suddenly appears and you make eye contact like this! Huh?”

No one knew.

That a giant Three-Headed Medusa had silently appeared in front of Haimo.

Haimo turned to stone.

“Damn it! Everyone scatter!”

Heiler shouted in horror to everyone.