Magic Is Learned For Nothing [EN]: Chapter 244

Magic is Learned for Nothing – Episode 245

# 245

Yield to the Skin 1

“Mom, what’s that?”

A child pointed at the Magic Tower.

The Magic Tower is the center of the village. It is divided into four major sections: east, west, south, and north, all radiating from the Magic Tower. The east is for merchants and the marketplace, the west for laborers and tenant farmers, the south for the wealthy, and the north for out-dwelling slaves.

The child pointing at the Magic Tower looked like the child of a tenant farmer but was actually the child of a lowly out-dwelling slave.

The kingdom fundamentally prohibits slavery.

However, in important positions within the kingdom, such as government offices and the Magic Tower, there existed unique serfs known as out-dwelling slaves.

In exchange for a *guaranteed* freedom, they were assigned much lower wages, much higher labor intensity, and far more tasks.

The irony couldn’t be thicker.

Many nobles and wizards knew it was an unreasonable system, but no one stepped forward to say, “Let’s change it!” Because without the out-dwelling slaves, their lives would be significantly inconvenienced.

The child’s parents shielded their eyes and looked at the Magic Tower.

Something was dangling from the very top of the Magic Tower.

The height of the Magic Tower above the 60th floor is hard to see unless it’s a clear day.

But today, it was clear without a single cloud.

So, they could immediately tell what was hanging from the Magic Tower.

Wizards.

Naked wizards at that.

They seemed to have lost consciousness, hanging limply and swaying in the wind.

Just looking at them from afar sent chills down their spines.

“Are those wizards? Why are they hanging in such a place?”

The child asked again.

The mother covered the child’s eyes.

It wasn’t a scene she could show her child. They weren’t dead, but it was close to being that terrible. Just imagining being hung there made her mind go blank.

*Why* on earth?

The child’s mother didn’t dwell on that thought.

“Let’s go inside. Quickly.”

The mother took the child home. Throughout the village, people were witnessing the hanging wizards.

This was a first.

Here, the influence of wizards was much stronger than that of nobles.

In such a place, wizards being hung like that had never happened before. No, *no one* had ever been hung like that before.

“What on earth is going on?”

The villagers felt an ominous premonition. But that ominous feeling wasn’t over yet.

Every day-

Every morning, two more naked wizards began to hang from the window frames of the high Magic Tower.

* * *

5th Circle Wizard Mibaek.

He was holed up in his personal laboratory, trembling. He was one of the twelve researchers.

In terms of ranking, he was about 10th among the twelve researchers. In fact, he was a wizard with little presence.

However, he was in a unique position when it came to beauty magic.

There were rumors that the daughters of royalty and nobles came to the Magic Tower to meet Mibaek.

In fact, he had amassed enormous wealth by developing beauty magic.

He was among the top ten richest people in the Magic Tower.

He was the brains behind “Estée Lauder,” a brand famous for making a woman’s skin white.

It came in three grades:

The white bottle that makes you look white. Incredibly expensive.

The green bottle that gradually makes your skin white. Jaw-droppingly expensive.

The brown bottle that makes your skin as white as snow as you want. Eye-poppingly expensive.

Mibaek was the wizard who developed this.

Not only that.

Recently, he developed a magic called Botox. It was gaining explosive popularity. It was harder to find nobles, including royalty, who *hadn’t* sought out Mibaek to get Botox.

At first, many wizards pointed fingers at Mibaek, who was researching beauty magic, calling him an idiot.

Saying that he was becoming a wizard and doing such *shabby* research.

But it’s different now.

Many wizards entered the Magic Tower wanting to become rich. Many of them research beauty magic like Mibaek.

Because of this, Mibaek’s combat magic was very weak.

He would lose even if he fought a 3rd Circle Warlock.

The fact that he couldn’t compete even with a two-circle difference meant that he could hardly use offensive magic.

After all, the magic he had been chanting for the past 10 years was-

To put the energy of Venus, the goddess of beauty, into Estée Lauder bottles.

“I, I’m sorry. I really didn’t want to be in that position. I didn’t do it on purpose.”

Mibaek knelt before the Lich Mamon, trembling.

It was full of things he couldn’t understand. Every day, his seniors were suffering terrible things.

After suffering that, everyone’s mind left their body.

They drooled from their mouths and only repeated, ‘I was wrong. I was wrong. I won’t do it again.’

No other wizard could even guess how terrible they had been.

And they couldn’t call for reinforcements.

The victims all unanimously did not want to file a complaint.

Some wizards, fearing their turn, called their best friends and confronted them…

The result was the same as you can see.

Everyone was horribly tortured and then bungee jumped naked from the top floor.

It would be stranger if their minds were still there.

Unfortunately, Mibaek didn’t make close friends because he was busy making money. Even if he had close friends, they wouldn’t have been able to help in a situation like this.

The rumor had already spread throughout the Magic Tower.

The twelve wizards of the Magic Tower are being punished for touching Legion, the Baron of National Salvation.

Hero of National Salvation?

What Hero of National Salvation?

When did that man save the country?

No, when was our kingdom in crisis?

There was no specific mention, just Hero of National Salvation. When I looked into it in a little more detail, these words came out.

“I heard he fought against the Queen of Hell, Monstera, and drove her out.”

“I heard he fought against beings from another world that we don’t know about.”

“With those we don’t know…”

“With beings we don’t know…”

There was no information.

Just vague words.

In a word, it doesn’t make sense. Nevertheless, the wizards didn’t want to get involved with Legion, the Hero of National Salvation.

Still, isn’t this too much?

It was impossible for a lich to be walking around inside the Magic Tower.

Lich…

Minion of the Demon King!

An immortal and undying monster!

A wicked creature that uses the dead!

He realized the moment he saw it that he couldn’t be a match for that monster. Like a herbivorous rabbit freezes when it sees a lion.

The Lich Mamon didn’t lay a hand on Mibaek.

He looked around the lab with an interesting expression. A number of before-and-after portraits of women were attached to the wall.

Clearly, the left and right faces are similar, the same person, but…

The before on the left and the after on the right are, how should I say, unimaginably different images. Really… unrecognizable.

He asked Mibaek.

“Is this possible?”

“W-what are you talking about?”

The Lich Mamon pointed to the portraits with his bony fingers.

“Are you talking about the Estée Lauder brown bottle with the power of Venus, the goddess of beauty?”

“Estée Lauder?”

“Yes, it’s a magical cosmetic that changes your skin tone.”

“Did such a thing exist?”

“Human magic is great.”

“It changes skin tone? Completely?”

“Yes. It’s possible if you use it consistently.”

“Consistently… Is it possible for a black person to become white?”

“Um, a black person becoming white? I’ve never done that before… but wouldn’t it be possible?”

“Hoo-! So that’s what you’re saying.”

The ghastly light in Lich Mamon’s skull flickered.

He got lucky.

He thought it might be better than saving his master’s life three times.

The master eats alone.

He hates showing his skin tone to anyone. It’s almost neurotic.

He is especially sensitive to the word ‘dark’.

“Oh, I’m tired. My husband was amazing last night. Look at these dark circles.”

What? Dark?

Legion blew that woman to the moon.

“Oh, I like dark chocolate.”

What? Dark?

That woman was blown away to a deserted island with an ugly man.

“Should I put kelp in this food?”

What? Dark?

She became kelp.

It’s a very serious level.

The Lich Mamon was careful not to say the word ‘dark’ in case he accidentally said it.

He didn’t know what would happen if he didn’t change his master’s skin tone soon.

But!

To have such luck.

Estée Lauder!

This is a very precious item that will save humanity. What else could this be but a miracle of God?

“Do I just apply it?”

“You should also get regular skin care massages.”

“How much?”

“First, I’ll give you a 10-session ticket. If you get 10 massages, you get 1 free.”

The Lich Mamon shook his head.

The master will never take off his helmet. No, he *can’t* take it off. The plastic surgery magic hasn’t finished yet. He has to solve it by applying the essence of Estée Lauder’s brown bottle to his face, whether he lives or dies.

“How much is one bottle of this?”

“It’s expensive.”

“So how much?”

“It’s about 2,000 gold.”

“How much?”

“2,000 gold.”

You thieving bastard!

The words came up to Lich Mamon’s throat. 2,000 gold. 2,000 gold for a cosmetic that disappears when you apply it, not even permanent.

“We can’t sell it because we don’t have it. If you don’t want to buy it, please leave it in its place. We already have a year’s worth of pre-orders.”

Mibaek said carefully.

“Can’t you give me a discount?”

“No.”

“How about I trade it for you not being hung on the Magic Tower?”

“But you won’t be able to meet Estée Lauder again.”

This bastard is so quick-witted.

The ghastly light of the Lich Mamon flickered.

“Give me one bottle.”

“I understand.”

Mibaek taught the Lich Mamon how to use Estée Lauder. The Lich Mamon listened carefully. There was nothing special. Wash your face to clean your pores and then dry it. When your skin is dry, apply the essence in Estée Lauder to every corner.

“It has a night repair function, so it’s more effective if you apply it at night.”

…

Mamon stared at him for a moment and said.

“If it doesn’t work, you’ll see me again. Then you’ll probably… think it would have been better to die.”

The Lich Mamon took out 2,000 gold and handed it to Mibaek.

It was a threat that he would come back and make you the same as the other wizards.

“That will never happen. Ah, we don’t have enough stock. If you don’t come by tomorrow, you’ll have to wait a year.”

Mibaek said confidently.

Mibaek was showing his talent as a merchant, not a wizard.

* * *

Legion looked at the 2,000 gold brown cosmetic bottle in front of him. You could tell at a glance that it was incredibly expensive.

The brown bottle containing the cosmetics was so beautiful that his jaw dropped.

Legion and the Lich Mamon had no way of knowing that he had an exclusive contract with nearby dwarf artisans to supply the glass bottles.

“This is a magical cosmetic that changes your skin tone?”

“That’s right.”

“Does that make sense?”

“I was surprised too. It seems there is no limit to human potential.”

“Have you seen anyone’s skin change?”

“I haven’t seen it, but I’ve confirmed the test results. The most expensive Estée Lauder brown bottle! It makes human skin white and radiant. It is said to be the ultimate product used only by royalty and ultra-high nobles.”

“Only royalty and ultra-high nobles?”

“That’s right.”

Legion grabbed the brown bottle and lifted it. Inside was a magical essence of iridescent color. It felt like spirits were playing inside.

Mysterious magic swirled inside the brown bottle.

It certainly wasn’t fake.

Now there’s only one thing left.

I need to know the effect.

Pop!

Legion opened the bottle cap. A fragrant smell filled the room.

It was enough to make him dizzy. The fragrance was also top-notch.

Legion put his finger in the bottle cap.

Thud, thud-