Magic Is Learned For Nothing [EN]: Chapter 322

The Man’s Diary 1

Gezineas was suffering from a headache due to the script revisions.

The Alexander Territory and the Dusselrup Mountains. It seemed like a perfect picture, but….

The battle between the evil dragon, Bone Dragon, living in the Dusselrup Mountains, and Legion, the Margrave of the Alexander Territory! What a fantastic story!

However, the longer he lived there, the more the story got twisted.

First of all, the monsters kept looking nicer.

Originally, monsters were called monsters because they harmed humans, right? Since coming here, he had never seen a monster harm a human even once.

It wasn’t that there were no fights.

He was horrified when he saw goblins shopping at the market.

“Yesterday, it was 30 silver! Are you ignoring me because I’m a goblin? Why is it 50 silver today?”

“What nonsense! The price went up!”

A goblin and a market vendor were arguing over the price.

“How can the price of goods go up almost double in a day? I’m going to file a complaint with the Fair Trade Commission.”

“Go ahead and do it! Seriously. It rained a lot yesterday. That’s why many vegetables got ruined, so the price went up. If it’s too expensive, don’t buy it. Why are you picking a fight?”

Did this make sense?

He also witnessed the rare sight of orcs and humans sitting together and drinking.

“My husband is very jealous. He hates it when I talk to other men.”

The human woman responded to the orc woman’s words.

“He still has a lot of affection for you. Sister, my husband and I are family.”

“Family? Of course, we’re family, aren’t we?”

“Yeah, we’re family. Family doesn’t kiss each other.”

“…….”

The orc woman asked, flustered.

“Then what about at night?”

“Family doesn’t do that. That’s a big problem.”

“Ohohoho, you’re still young. You should be useful.”

“That’s what I’m saying. I wonder if I should buy some hydra meat, even if it costs a bit. I’m worried because I still have a long life ahead of me, but I’m already like this.”

Who was the human and who was the orc?

When they put up a notice for recruiting extras, hundreds of people gathered, regardless of whether they were orcs, goblins, or humans. He almost fainted when he saw an ogre among them.

So Gezineas had many conversations with his colleagues.

“We’re not the weird ones, are we?”

“Yes, this is a weird place.”

“Right? I thought I was going crazy.”

“Me too. At first, it was really strange… but it’s good to live here.”

“That’s right. And the support is good too.”

“That’s right. So let’s make it here.”

Seo Seo-hae asked, her eyes sparkling.

“What?”

“Why, that movie mecca you talked about last time. Honestly, there’s no better place to film than here.”

“Hoo! That’s right, isn’t it?”

“Yes, should we suggest it to the Lord [ruler of the territory]?”

“Well, that’s true, but….”

Honestly, it’s too scary.

It’s already scary, but it’s even more scary because he’s wearing a helmet.

Moreover, the Lord is always surrounded by monsters.

Mamon, Dreiser, Sepia, Bacon, Bone Dragon.

And Shuttle, who is subdued and drooping, but is actually a great master.

It’s like he’s gathered all the bad guys in the world like a Demon King….

He keeps saying he’s a hero.

A few days ago, he suddenly asked to change the story.

“What story… are you talking about?”

“Let’s do Invincible Spirit Legion Chronicle – Expedition to Mibaek.”

“Who is Mibaek?”

“Someone you must meet.”

“What does that have to do with the movie?”

“It doesn’t really matter, but let’s include it.”

This is the tyranny of the producer. He had filmed the movie up to the middle, and suddenly what is this Expedition to Mibaek?

What about the Bone Dragon, who appeared like the final boss in the beginning?

He made a fuss as if he was going to have a final showdown with the Bone Dragon, but how can he change the story?

“You’re a capable director. Do a good job.”

I really want to swear.

So, due to the tyranny of the producer, Gezineas was covering his head and changing the story.

Thus, the filming team headed to Las Vegas, the city of pleasure.

Gezineas was still covering his head.

He had no idea how to set the relationship between the battle in nature and the city of pleasure, Las Vegas.

Legion threw out a word to Gezineas as if he was doing him a favor.

“After defeating the Bone Dragon, my heart becomes empty. But I had a romance about Las Vegas. A romance that I could go there, see the night view, and meet a pretty girlfriend. So, I have a lot of money, so I want to go.”

“Yes?”

“Go and meet a beautiful woman. But the woman falls into a trap and gets into debt. A huge sum of money. To save her, I join the biggest game. I sweep away all the money, and I leave the city with the woman.”

What kind of nonsense is this?

He clearly said that the movie was a fantasy action.

Why do I have to gamble and leave the city with a woman? How is that a fantasy action?

Gezineas is still young, but he is stressed out by Legion and his hair is turning white quickly.

* * *

I am Mibaek.

No one will believe it, but….

This is my 30-day record of surviving the line between death and terror.

“Huff, huff.”

Mibaek slowly opened his eyes.

He opened his eyes, but he still lacked awareness of reality.

A musty, moldy smell vibrated. It seemed like a faint smell of blood was mixed in. He felt like a needle was poking his intestines from under his side.

His stomach was turned upside down, and he retched.

However, he couldn’t spit it out because he had a gag in his mouth.

Damn it-

Curses came out involuntarily.

Mibaek knew that he had been properly caught. He had dug his own grave by hoping for a fortune.

Ssssk, ssssk-

A man in front of him was sharpening a meat-cutting knife covered in blood. The blade of the knife was black because of how much blood it had eaten. The man turned his head and looked at Mibaek.

Mibaek, surprised, tightly closed his eyes.

The man chuckled. He slammed a leg on the table. The leg was cut off and fell to the floor. He didn’t know if it was a pig’s leg or a human’s leg.

He wanted to call out the names of the new colleagues he had made in the world.

-Dokbak!

-Pibak!

-Eogulhae.

-Taltal.

They were different species from me, a magician.

They were quite famous in the Thieves’ Guild. Although they came from different backgrounds, they got along well because their personalities matched.

They didn’t want his money.

If he bought something once, they would buy it once too. He really felt like they were soulmates.

Then one day.

Eogulhae brought very special information. It was information about slush funds that no one could touch.

Do you know how much it is?

A sum beyond imagination.

Mibaek also doubted his ears after hearing it.

The King’s slush fund.

A huge fund hidden deep underground in Las Vegas, the city of pleasure.

The minimum estimated amount is 10 million gold.

The maximum estimated amount is a whopping 100 million gold.

Even if it was the minimum, the family couldn’t spend it all even if they went crazy for three generations. The interest that grows would be more than the speed at which they spend it.

Mibaek’s ears perked up.

He had been spending money like water, and the money he had earned from beauty magic had run out.

He was too lazy to make Estee Lauder, which could be said to be the best product, after Legion swept it all away.

He thought he could spend the rest of his life with just the money he had.

He thought it was a lot of money, but it ran out in less than a year.

He needed more money.

That’s why he was focused on the information that Eogulhae had brought.

“Can we rob that?”

Dokbak said.

“Wouldn’t it be possible with a perfect plan?”

“I heard that even if a dragon invades, that vault is safe?”

“That means it’s that difficult. Isn’t it obvious? It’s at least 10 million gold. How strict would the security be? I would believe it even if an army-level force was guarding the slush fund.”

“So, are you saying we can rob it? Or not?”

“I’m saying we can do it if we work together.”

“10 million gold?”

“Yes, at least 10 million gold.”

That was the plan that started, but….

Everything was in vain.

He couldn’t see where his colleagues had gone. He could only hope that they hadn’t died.

In fact, he hadn’t even started.

He had just thrown a few words while drinking with his colleagues.

“Wow! This is Las Vegas, the city of pleasure. It’s really amazing. Look at the buildings! There are tens of thousands of those expensive lighting stones.”

“Wait for me, Las Vegas! I’ll buy you all with the King’s slush fund!”

He might have said those words because he was in the mood.

However, he didn’t know that he would be attacked that day after hearing those passing words.

Mibaek is a 5th circle magician [a measure of magical power].

He’s not just a common magician.

Although the magic he has learned is mostly about plastic surgery, beauty, and beauty….

How can I perfectly get rid of blemishes?

How can I make a low nose taller?

What can I do to make small breasts more voluminous?

Still, the 5th circle is not going anywhere.

Nevertheless, he couldn’t properly resist the attackers who suddenly attacked.

After being hit a few times, he passed out and is now here-

A damp and bloody basement.

“Hey, wake up and open your eyes. You’ll be upset if you just die like that, right?”

The man smiled, revealing his black rotten teeth.

He only had a few front teeth left. His eyes were also going bad. His focus was not right, and he kept laughing. He was like a butcher who didn’t care about killing people.

Gulp.

Mibaek opened his eyes.

He mustered up some courage and looked around. When he turned his head, a disgusting stench of blood vibrated. It seemed that his colleagues had died here.

“Who the hell are you?”

Mibaek asked politely and kindly in order to avoid provoking the man as much as possible.

“Me?”

“Yes.”

“What are you going to do knowing me? You’re going to die anyway.”

“Why do I have to die? If I have to die, please tell me the reason.”

“You’re kidding me, you bastard.”

The man, whose flesh protruded from his dirty overalls, reached out and grabbed Mibaek’s chin.

A foul smell that he had never smelled before penetrated Mibaek’s nose and into his lungs from the man’s hand.

“Since you’re going to die anyway, I’ll tell you where this is. This is the Samcheong Education Corps [a brutal re-education facility].”

“Keuheuk… Wh, what is that?”

“Do you know how Las Vegas, the city of pleasure, is run? As splendid as it is, the darkness is also deep. Those who control that darkness are our Samcheong Education Corps. We distinguish and educate those who cause trouble to His Highness the King and the leeches who stick to the nobles and suck their blood. Sadly, there are no trainees who have completed their education and left this place.”

“Wh, where are my colleagues?”

“Don’t worry. You’ll meet them soon without having to look for them.”

The man smiled brightly. Then he brings a large tongs.

“First, we need to check if there are any other colleagues besides you… Let’s start by pulling out your teeth.”

“Wa, wait a minute. What are you talking about? Why are you pulling out my teeth?”

“Pulling out live teeth… hurts a lot.”

“…….”

“No, I mean, why are you pulling them out?”

The butcher was momentarily embarrassed. Is this bastard clueless? Does he not know what situation he is in now? I need to give him more fear.

“When it hurts a lot, hehehe-! You’ll even sell your children and parents. Of course! There are some who overcome this torture. But I’m an expert in this field. I also have secondary torture techniques for those people. I guarantee that I have the ability to keep you alive for more than half a month even after peeling your skin off. So, it would be better to blow it up quickly if you don’t want to be in pain.”

“No, I mean, what are you blowing up? Aaaagh! Don’t do it. Don’t do it! Don’t do it, you bastard!”

“Hehehe, the fun of torture is resistance.”

The man forcibly pulled out one of Mibaek’s teeth.

Mibaek felt like he was losing his mind for a moment.

He realized for the first time that having a tooth pulled out was so painful. Yes, even a cavity hurts that much, so it would hurt more if a live tooth was pulled out.

“Uaaaaaaagh!”

Mibaek screamed like crazy.

His voice echoed inside the basement. The man did not take any action as if the screams would never escape outside.

Seeing Mibaek terrified, the butcher laughed as if it was fun.

“Okay, shall we pull out one more? Who is it? Tell me the names of your colleagues!”

“I don’t know! There’s no one! There’s no one! There are no other colleagues anymore!”

“Think carefully. If you call out ten people, I’ll let you live. If you call out nine people, I’ll only cut off your fingers. If you call out eight people, I’ll also cut off your toes. If you call out seven people, I’ll cut off your left arm. I’m going to cut off your limbs like that. Call out ten people. Then I’ll finish it off by just deporting you from Las Vegas.”

I’m going crazy.

How can I say something about a colleague who doesn’t exist? He cried out while wailing.

“It’s true. There’s no one. I’m the only one left.”

“Ool~! You’re very persistent. Let’s do it. We have plenty of time.”

The man laughed as if he was having a lot of fun.

The man put the tongs in Mibaek’s mouth again and pulled out his teeth.

“Keueuk.”

Blood gushed out in his mouth. He couldn’t feel the pain because his face was numb. Only blood and tears were mixed and flowing down.

“Please…….”

“It’s not over yet.”

The man laughed as if he was going to die of fun.

Mibaek’s consciousness gradually fades.

“Are you really going to faint? Go ahead and do it. I’ll wake you up about 10 times today.”

A vicious bastard.

What did I do so wrong?

Kukung!

Did I see it wrong?

In Mibaek’s fading consciousness, he saw the basement door breaking. A more perverted man than the man in front of him jumped in.

It was a black-skinned man wearing a helmet.

“Hey, Mibaek! Long time no see.”

The man wearing the helmet waved his hand at Mibaek.

Who are you? Who are you?