Magic Is Learned For Nothing [EN]: Chapter 319

Magic is Learned in Vain – 320

# 320

You Guys Are the Only Ones at Peace Today 2

‘My money, my money.’

Legion groaned.

He was barely holding on with the minerals produced in large quantities from the mine, but the money going out was too much.

It was easily 10,000 gold at every turn.

When the territory was truly poor, a few thousand gold was enough for a month’s operating expenses, but that was impossible now.

At least 10,000 gold, and sometimes hundreds of thousands of gold, were needed.

Taxes were also low, almost ridiculously so compared to other territories.

Honestly, he regretted it a little. It was a foolish act of bravado to declare, ‘The territory residents need to make a living too. Just spend freely! 10 percent tax. I will never raise taxes until the day I die.’

When the lord’s declaration was announced, the territory residents enthusiastically chanted Legion’s name.

Thanks to that, his luck stat increased quite a bit, but on the other hand, the money he earned plummeted.

If it weren’t for the mine, he might have had to turn to the financial sector.

So, he hated unnecessary expenses.

In fact, if it weren’t for Lilac, hundreds of thousands of gold wouldn’t have been wasted.

What did I even do?

She set a trap for me, then she made a fuss, and then she died of her own accord. I still don’t know why she harbored such resentment.

The discarded jewelry was also a waste.

He lost at least 200,000 gold.

After that, he searched the territory thoroughly, but no one came forward saying they had seen the jewelry. Well, if I were them, I wouldn’t give it up even if I died if I had that jewelry in my hands.

At least 100,000 gold.

With that alone, three generations could spend lavishly without it ever decreasing. There was no reason to give it up.

Oh, my money. Where can I get that much money ‘for free’?

Then Bacon brought some people he had never seen before and made a tempting offer.

“Make an investment.”

“Investment?”

“Yes, they might multiply your money tenfold.”

Bacon introduced the film crew to Legion.

Geusiness and the staff knelt down on both knees and bowed their heads to the ground.

They were the first outsiders to witness what was happening in the territory. In their eyes, this place was no different from the Demon Realm.

It wasn’t the human world.

Overflowing monsters and demi-humans.

The ‘ogre’ who yawned widely and asked for a drink would never be forgotten.

The sight of the Bone Dragon, which they thought was a stone statue, spreading its wings wide and soaring into the sky… was truly shocking.

And that’s not all.

How could there be so many wyverns like dragonflies?

They were so scared that they tried to run away, but they couldn’t because of the bluff they had made in front of Bacon.

“I will elevate the lord’s status to the highest in the kingdom!”

Bacon was very pleased.

He was a man with much greater loyalty than he appeared.

In fact, they wanted to get out of this territory by any means possible. If it became known that they had lied, they felt like they would never leave this place alive.

They instinctively realized that.

Patoona, who had been arrogant, was also frightened.

He thought that’s how all rural lords were, but that completely changed when he came here.

The rural lord was as scary as the Demon King.

“Are all local nobles this scary? They’re much scarier than the nobles in the capital, Poman. Director.”

“I don’t know either. Please, don’t lose your temper here. We’ll all lose our heads.”

“I have that much sense.”

They knelt down and waited for Legion to speak first.

Bacon and Legion were whispering something. They were a little far away, so they couldn’t hear well… Could they be telling him how to cook us?

“Get up.”

Legion said with a bright expression.

At his words, everyone stood up politely. They slightly raised their heads and looked at Legion.

They were startled.

He was indeed an extraordinary figure.

A lord wearing a helmet even in his office. Why is he taking off his clothes? Why is his skin color like that? Is he a lord who enjoys sadistic things?

Could it be that he’s asking for our lead actor, Patoona?

“So, you’re saying you’re going to make a movie about me?”

“Y, yes.”

“What’s good about doing that?”

“It can refresh your image, Your Excellency.”

“My image is fine as it is.”

In fact, Legion’s image is very good.

In particular, he had overwhelming support from the territory residents. Outsiders who said bad things about Legion while drinking were often beaten up.

“It can improve your image nationwide. I heard that you are a little short on funds as the territory is developing rapidly.”

“Well, it’s not that I’m impoverished.”

“Ah, I see. But if you think about the future……”

“Really? Should I listen to it first?”

Geusiness sighed with his head bowed. Fortunately, he seems to be interested in the movie. Then, isn’t there a slightly higher chance of survival?

“How about this movie title? ‘Invincible Fighting Spirit Legion Chronicles’.”

Invincible Fighting Spirit Legion Chronicles?

Isn’t that plagiarism?

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Goo-goo-goo-goo-goo-

Krrr-rrr-rrr-

Cluck-cluck-cluck-cluck-cluck-

Lilac was walking in the dark mountains.

An ominous black fog was spreading widely in her vision. She was definitely walking on a path. She followed the path naturally as if she had known it for a long time, without knowing anything or anyone.

“Where the hell is this?”

Lilac rubbed her shoulders with both palms.

It’s cold.

Her breath turned white. The temperature was low, but she wasn’t weak to the cold. Normally, it would be cool, but now it was too cold.

Step by step.

She continued to walk along the mountain path.

In such a remote place, there would definitely be monster attacks. At the very least, there was a high probability that a wild boar would suddenly pop out.

But no monsters or nocturnal wild animals were to be seen.

“Magic……”

She wanted to use light magic to secure her vision.

She couldn’t. She checked the mana in her dantian [energy center], but it was completely empty. All living things have a fundamental magical power. If they don’t have it, they die. The saying ‘getting old’ is synonymous with saying that mana is gradually disappearing.

Therefore, if the dantian is completely empty, you are no longer a person of this world.

That was the case with her now.

Unbelievably, there was no mana left in her dantian. She couldn’t even feel the innate energy she was born with, the pre-heavenly essence, that is, the power of life.

Something was wrong.

“What am I doing?”

It’s strange.

It felt like her thoughts were cut off. She couldn’t remember at all where she was or what she was doing. It was as if white steam had formed in her head.

What was my job?

What kind of person was I?

Until a little while ago, it seemed like something would come to mind, but now even that had disappeared.

It was as if her existence was gradually being erased with an eraser.

However, it wasn’t an unpleasant or disgusting feeling. It felt natural to feel that way.

Step by step.

She keeps walking.

A suspension bridge appeared at the end of the fog.

It was a very long suspension bridge with no end in sight. The chilling sound of the wind was ‘whirring’ in the deep valley.

A man was standing next to the suspension bridge.

He had a gentle smile, but he was a man with a very ominous aura. The man’s face was very pale and his lips were black. He was wearing a strange hat and strange clothes.

The color is black.

It was a style of clothing she had never seen before. He neatly gathered his hands in front of him and greeted Lilac.

“Welcome. Nice to meet you. I am a 9th-grade officer of the Underworld. My job is to take lost souls to the Underworld.”

“……”

Lilac hesitated.

Her throat was suddenly blocked. She wasn’t a fool. She knew what the words Underworld and soul meant. His words were the same as saying that she was dead and wandering in the afterlife.

Am I dead?

“There are various ways to express it… You can think of Lilac as being in the process of preparing to be born into a new life. Of course, you have to be judged by the seven kings and Emperor Yama [the judge of the dead in East Asian mythology] who rule the Underworld.”

“I see. So, I’m dead. If I cross this bridge, is the Underworld there?”

“That’s right. As you cross this suspension bridge, you will lose all memories of your past life. The same goes even if you go to hell. Your current consciousness will disappear.”

“Why does my consciousness disappear even if I go to hell?”

“Your consciousness becomes the victim. You become the victim’s consciousness and suffer the same pain for a long time. The same goes even if you go to paradise. Your soul will be purified.”

“I see.”

Lilac nodded. She knew what the man in front of her was saying.

But there was something she was curious about.

How she died. She wanted to confirm that one thing. It felt like she had pooped but didn’t wipe.

“How did I die?”

“Hmm. Why are you curious about that?”

The man asked back.

“It feels strange.”

“I advise you not to know. Originally, all living things remember their past lives while coming to this place. While doing so, they reflect on how they should live their next life. But you intentionally erased the memories of your past life. Do you know what that means?”

“How would I know.”

“It means you don’t want to remember that time. It means it’s very painful. So… it would be better to just cross this bridge.”

“No. If I died unfairly, I will engrave that pain in my bones. Please. Tell me how I died.”

“Are you really confident that you won’t regret it?”

“Yes, I will never regret it.”

“Sigh, I can’t help it.”

The man chanted a spell different from magic. But something different from a scroll flew and burned in front of Lilac’s nose.

In an instant, all the forgotten memories come to mind.

Her chest was filled with hatred and her mind was boiling with anger.

One word!

“Legion!”

She had lost in the battle with that bastard. No, she didn’t even know if she had lost.

She just died being stepped on by something.

She couldn’t even inflict any damage on him.

She felt wronged. If her soul was purified like this, she would just be a woman who was stepped on and died.

“Are you okay? You don’t look good.”

“Of course I’m not okay. Damn it, I died like shit.”

“That’s why I warned you. There’s nothing good about knowing your past life.”

“Is it possible to take revenge?”

“Oh, you have to be reborn as a new soul, how can you talk about revenge.”

“I’m just so upset.”

“Hmm.”

“Please. Just tell me if it’s possible or not.”

“There are often cases where you are born as the enemy’s child or wife. There’s a saying, right? Originally, couples were enemies in their past lives. It’s definitely not an empty word. But that can’t be revenge. It means that since you fought so much in your past life, now you should reconcile and live your whole life patting each other’s backs.”

“What if you are born with the memories of your past life?”

“That can never happen.”

“Even if it’s just one in a million?”

“Even if it’s one in a million.”

Lilac saw the man’s eyes shaking. It definitely exists.

A way to be born with the memories of your past life.

Even after coming all the way here, she didn’t let go of the string of revenge.

The saying that I will curse you even in death was definitely not nonsense.

I will definitely make you suffer.

It will never end like this.

Lilac walked across the suspension bridge with eyes shining with hatred. Her memories are slowly disappearing. In order not to lose those memories, Lilac struggled with all her might.

She endures.

She endures and goes to you.

Legion!

I will be reincarnated and go to you.

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She was reincarnated as a turd.

As she wished, she made a big wound on Legion’s butt.