Magic Is Learned For Nothing [EN]: Chapter 389

Magic Learned in Vain – 390

# 390

Dawn Always Comes (1)

It was truly an ironic situation.

Humans, who had been fighting to the death due to differing ideologies, joined forces.

The reason for joining forces was simple.

There were no fancy words.

Survival!

Only for that reason, soldiers who had been pointing their blades at each other now stood back-to-back like longtime comrades, fighting against the Undead Legion.

When a Gong Kingdom soldier fell, a Royal Kingdom soldier nearby would smash the Undead’s head with a hammer.

“You son of a bitch! Don’t just lie there! You’ll become Undead fodder!”

A soldier from the northern region shouted at the fallen Gong Kingdom soldier.

“Who’s gonna be fodder? Anyway, thanks. My name is Tom. If I survive tonight, I’ll buy you a drink. I live in the Poman district of the capital, so come find me.”

“I don’t drink with words. You better keep that promise.”

“Don’t worry. I want to survive… I want to taste alcohol again too.”

Now, dividing into enemy and ally had become meaningless.

The same was true for military officers and commanders. They knew all too well that they could only survive in this hell by joining forces.

When the Royal Kingdom’s knights took the lead and clashed with the Undead Legion, the Gong Kingdom’s magic corps decimated the enemies with powerful magic.

Indeed, the magic corps that the Gong Kingdom boasted about was impressive.

Vase Rabab had estimated that there would be about 30-50 more mages than the Royal Kingdom, but he was wrong.

There were far more than expected.

If the battle had continued, the Royal Kingdom would have had to prepare for enormous losses.

Vase Rabab cast the ‘Burning Tonight’ buff on everyone, regardless of whether they were from the Gong Kingdom or the Royal Kingdom.

It was a magic spell accidentally discovered during research.

Originally created to cure diseases, it could be improved in strange ways.

It only lasted for a short time, but it made people very energetic. Their vitality surged, and their eyes sparkled. It was very effective when alone with a lover or wife.

Side effects?

None.

However, Vase Rabab had not yet officially announced the magic.

This was because there was a high possibility that this magic would be abused in strange ways if it was announced.

But now was not the time to worry about such things.

It was important to restore the soldiers’ vitality first.

As expected!

“Wow! My stamina is returning!”

“No way! Someone cast a buff on us!”

“But our little friend is moving too!”

“Ah, shit! It’s not just me. Why does it have to be standing up in this situation?”

It seemed the soldiers’ movements had slowed down, but let’s just chalk it up to their stamina returning.

“Good.”

Legion took a deep breath, his breathing rough.

The situation had become much more favorable.

Of course, it wasn’t time to relax. There were still hundreds of high-level Undead spewing out tremendous dark magic everywhere.

But…

We have what they don’t.

Against the Undead, Mamon’s Bone Dragon and the Steel Golem Daganda Z were proving to be more powerful than expected.

In many places, high-level Undead who had appeared like Demon Kings were being crushed to pieces by the Bone Dragon’s tail and Daganda Z.

-Krrr, Legion, boss.

Nubyeo Nubyeo landed, flapping his massive wings. His wing flaps sent dozens of Undead tumbling in all directions, unable to maintain their balance.

The Wyverns around him grabbed those Undead with their mouths and chewed them up. With a crunch, the Undead were finely divided into hundreds of pieces.

“Oh! Nubyeo Nubyeo!”

Legion greeted Nubyeo Nubyeo happily.

-I hope I’m not too late.

“You were right on time. Thanks to you, we’re alive.”

Legion was genuinely grateful to Nubyeo Nubyeo. The timing couldn’t have been better.

If the Wyvern Corps and Ogre Corps had arrived any sooner, they would have run right into the Undead Legion that had just begun to revive.

That would not have been advantageous at all.

It would have certainly turned into a battle of attrition.

If they had been any later than now, the humans would have suffered near-total annihilation.

In that case, even if the Wyvern Corps and Ogre Corps had arrived, it would have been too late. They might have even been surrounded by the Undead Legion and killed.

They arrived at a perfect moment, reversing the tide of the battle in one fell swoop.

-That’s a relief. Then, as promised…

“Wyverns, give everyone a 50 percent discount coupon for the department store.”

-What’s the limit?

“Would 500 gold per person be enough?”

-Deal. And…

“There’s more?”

-The large Wyverns want a raise.

“How much?”

-Just 10, about 10 percent…

The large Wyverns are much bigger than Nubyeo Nubyeo. Their length alone exceeds 30 meters.

At first glance, they can be mistaken for dragons.

The large Wyverns are expected to be used as aircraft to transport humans.

They can transport about 30 people at once.

To ensure the comfort of passengers, flight attendants were also hired. It was a new profession called stewardess. For some reason, it was very popular among women.

Especially women with good figures and pretty faces were flocking to it.

But the large Wyverns were having a hard time.

They had to transport a two-story building and thirty passengers at once.

Their salary was around 20 gold.

Their labor costs were much higher than regular soldiers, but even with that, the large Wyverns didn’t want to work. Consider their size. They eat 10 times more than humans.

Almost all the money they earned was spent on food.

The large Wyverns were too hungry to work, so they demanded a raise or a different job.

Before the civil war broke out, they even threatened to strike.

They were quiet only because the civil war had broken out. Once the civil war ended, the large Wyverns would certainly hold pickets and gather in front of Legion’s house.

“Increase it by 20 percent.”

-T, twenty percent? Really?

“Yes, and I’ll also pay a 100 percent bonus once a year.”

-R, really?

“I swear on my name.”

Nubyeo Nubyeo grabbed and shook Legion’s hand with his front paw (hand). His eyes changed to an affectionate look, as if nothing had happened.

-We’ll always be together, Legion, boss.

“I hope you keep those words.”

-I’ll work day and night to suit Legion’s tastes.

In fact, the Wyvern village that had a contract with Legion was developing and developing day by day.

The aerial island where they live has already completed about 60 percent of its development.

Hundreds of workers come and go from the aerial island every day.

The Wyverns also study hard to keep up.

Some Wyverns have even obtained barista licenses.

They say they’re going to open a cafe when ‘Wyvern World’ opens.

“Good. Let’s talk about business later. This isn’t the time to leisurely talk about business.”

-Okay! Where shall I take you?

Legion looked towards the spire. He had already sensed the powerful and evil magic emanating from there.

But he couldn’t just ignore the Undead Legion and attack them first.

Fortunately, Mamon had gone there.

He was confident that there were only five people in the kingdom who could defeat Mamon.

He couldn’t imagine Mamon losing, no matter who was inside the spire.

Then what’s left?

The one who caused the civil war and created so many casualties.

He had to catch the Gong King.

In a moment of carelessness, he might slip away.

If the Gong King remained intact, the civil war would not end even if the battle was over.

If he missed him, another storm of blood would blow.

To put it bluntly, catching him alone was much more beneficial than the entire Gong King army.

And Legion finally discovered the Gong King, who had been hiding like a rat.

“That bastard.”

Legion pointed at the Gong King. Looking closely, it seemed that someone had already discovered the Gong King.

Skeleton soldiers were engaged in a fierce battle with the Gong King’s royal knights.

Skeleton soldiers?

Only one person came to mind.

Shuttle.

And Shuttle was Laugel’s escort.

Which means?

“Damn it, why is the strategist there?”

It was hard to believe, but…

Laugel was likely the crown prince.

He didn’t know why Laugel was the crown prince. Everyone said so, so he assumed it was true.

Thinking about it now, he was a very suspicious friend.

For the son of a herbalist, his face was too fair, as if he had never been exposed to sunlight.

His palms were also soft.

He knew too much.

Nevertheless, Legion firmly believed he was a herbalist (thanks to this, the entire territory thought Laugel was the son of a herbalist, even though they found it strange).

Perhaps due to brainwashing, Laugel himself thought he was the son of a herbalist.

No one suspected him.

Anyway, he had to treat Laugel well from now on. If something happened to Laugel, he was at risk of taking all the blame.

So, Legion would open his mouth and say, ‘Our Laugel, our Laugel.’

He would never make him do hard work.

He would even say such absurd things to his subordinates.

“What is a strategist?”

Bacon and his subordinates stared blankly at Legion. What nonsense was that crazy master going to say again?

“A strategist is the teacher of the monarch.”

“…”

The subordinates were speechless.

It was, as expected, absurd.

“That is! The strategist is higher than the monarch. He is the teacher of the monarch, so he is also the teacher of all things. Everyone must serve him with all due respect.”

From Legion’s point of view, he was laying the groundwork, but those who were listening were so dumbfounded that they just listened with one ear and let it out the other.

Legion smiled.

Even if Laugel was revealed to be the real crown prince, he felt like he could rest assured.

Because he could make this excuse.

“The crown prince has lost his memory, but I recognized his special abilities from the beginning and have been serving him as a teacher!”

Laugel would be dumbfounded if he heard that.

The reason he couldn’t gain weight was because of the high-intensity labor of 16 hours a day.

Labor isn’t just about working with your body.

The number of classes he taught in a day averaged over 8. He had to tend to the schoolyard in his remaining time.

He had pleaded so earnestly for just one more worker to be assigned, but Legion patted him on the shoulder and said.

“Think of it as training.”

But to serve as a teacher?

He might collapse, clutching the back of his neck.

That didn’t mean he could leave Laugel like that. If he died, the entire kingdom would be shaken.

“We have to save Laugel no matter what!”

Legion shouted.

-Leave it to me!

Nubyeo Nubyeo soared powerfully into the sky and flew quickly towards the castle walls.

Beneath Nubyeo Nubyeo’s belly, a huge number of humans and Undead Legion were wielding their swords without rest. Passing them and reaching the castle walls, Legion shouted loudly and jumped down.

He hoped many people would hear his cry.

“Laugel! I have come to help my teacher!”

But-

Was it because he over-dramatized the scene?

Legion’s foot got caught in the saddle as he jumped off Nubyeo Nubyeo’s back.

“Huh?”

Legion’s body lost its balance.

He failed to land on the castle walls. He fell headfirst and smashed his head into the castle walls.

In that instant!

His Iron Head, which had reached max level and become harder than diamond, activated.

Kukukukukukung!

Legion’s powerful blow (?) cracked the castle walls. Cracks spread from side to side, and soon it began to collapse.