Magic Is Learned For Nothing [EN]: Chapter 500

# 501

Standing in the Shade of Garosu Trees (2)

What stood against the Legion were the bishops, their minds controlled by the Black Dragon, moving like puppets.

The bishops’ stats remained the same. From a human perspective, they were essentially superhumans.

However, the bishops, unable to fight of their own volition, were no match for the Legion.

Overwhelmed by super magic, they were easily defeated without putting up a proper fight.

The Legion flicked auras from its fingers, severing their Achilles tendons.

They wouldn’t be able to fight anymore. Unable to move at will, they didn’t seem to be in pain. They all lay on their backs, gasping for breath.

Like….

Like fish in a fish market flopping around after being taken out of their tanks.

The Black Dragon’s main body also showed no intention of stopping the Legion.

In other words-

The Legion and the Arch Bishop had to settle things themselves.

The outcome was clear.

Weeeeee!

The Legion arrived at the place where the Black Dragon’s brain was located. The space was incredibly vast and unfamiliar. It wasn’t a mass of muscles with cells breathing.

It felt like there was no floor here.

Like….

Floating in outer space.

Do I even know what outer space looks like? I learned it all thanks to Mark. They say they’ll launch spaceships in the future? There are already colonies being built on Mars.

Mars is fighting for independence from Earth?

Earth revoked Mars’ rights to self-governance to stop it, and Mars destroyed Earth’s colony, causing 120 million deaths, or something like that.

No?

Okay, good ending. If this novel had been serialized over a thousand times, a crazy author would have dragged in Space Gundam V [a fictional mecha series, likely a parody of existing space opera franchises].

The Legion saw the Arch Bishop inside a strange glass tube in one part of outer space.

The Arch Bishop’s gaze towards the Legion was twisted beyond recognition.

-Incredible. Come to think of it, you’ve been hindering me from beginning to end.

“When you think about it, yeah. I didn’t expect the situation to turn out like this either.”

The Legion shrugged.

-I’ll end you here and proceed with the original plan.

“That’s not going to happen.”

The Legion summoned super magic.

The decisive difference between the Legion and the Arch Bishop.

It was power.

The Arch Bishop reached the Grand Master level based on the Black Dragon’s power.

But the Legion obtained super magic through training that pushed him to his absolute limits.

The difference was qualitative.

Thanks to that, the Legion doesn’t give up easily under any circumstances. He has endured until now with a desperate mindset of, ‘Let’s give it a try.’

Arch Bishop.

You must have lived being supported by all the believers, right? And you absorbed the believers who risked their lives and were loyal to you as a source of energy.

That’s your downfall.

If over 100,000 believers were still alive, I wouldn’t have been able to come to you this easily.

-Does a human feel sorry for an ant that they stepped on and killed?

What?

-It’s the same thing. It means that no matter how many believers die, it’s no different to me. Behold! My mighty power. Isn’t this the power of God? If it weren’t for your interference, a planet like this would have become my energy source long ago.

“Absorb the energy of all the stars in the world?”

-That’s right. I will tell all the living beings in the world about the pain I have experienced.

“You’re a completely crazy psycho god.”

-Then get out of my body!

“Nonsense. This is my body too.”

The Arch Bishop also knows how strong the Legion is. He also knew that the Legion was superior to him in a state where the body’s abilities were almost sealed.

But that didn’t mean there was no way.

A place where he couldn’t survive.

Right outside the atmosphere.

-Let’s see how long you can last.

The Black Dragon’s massive body began to move. The folded six pairs of wings spread out greatly. Six pairs of wings that were over 10 kilometers long.

Wings of a size that humans could not even imagine.

With one flap of the wings, dust storms like typhoons swept through an area of several tens of kilometers.

With that, the Black Dragon slowly flew into the sky.

The Legion said ‘Stop!’ several times, but the Black Dragon followed the Arch Bishop’s words.

-Hmph, this body has already been working with me. Although it will not attack you, it will not move according to your will either.

But time will solve that.

As time goes by, the Black Dragon’s main body becomes more familiar with the Legion.

In other words-

The main body will listen to both the Legion and the Arch Bishop. If the Legion orders ‘Commit suicide’ by any chance, the Black Dragon will end its life without hesitation.

In the current situation, there were only two ways to defeat the Black Dragon.

First, defeat the Arch Bishop.

Second, make the Black Dragon commit suicide.

Conversely, the Arch Bishop must protect the Black Dragon’s main body. If the main body dies, the Arch Bishop loses his power as a god. Originally, the main body is his body.

It was only divided into two thanks to the Legion.

Then what happens if the Legion dies?

Wouldn’t the Black Dragon’s power return completely?

It becomes complete.

It also meant that if the Legion died, the Black Dragon could become much stronger than it is now.

The power of the Black Dragon, stronger than it is now.

The Arch Bishop shuddered.

-Legion, I understand the meaning of the final work.

“What?”

-The world will despair as they watch my complete form.

“Crazy….”

The Legion glanced around. It was called a brain, but it didn’t feel like a brain. I couldn’t shake the feeling that it was like the command and control room of a warship.

Thanks to that, I could vividly feel how the situation outside was unfolding.

The Black Dragon was soaring rapidly into the sky, flapping its massive wings.

The territory of the Duke was getting further and further away.

The entire Baroque Kingdom was visible.

Oh. The collapsed Empire is also visible.

That hateful Neck House Kingdom is also visible. When I think of my parents, I have to completely destroy the Neck House Kingdom. Forget it. I have a big heart.

I’ll just have to step on the Neck House Kingdom every time it twitches.

The Legion didn’t know that was more cruel.

“Wow! Shit, that’s so cool.”

Finally, the continent is visible.

The Black Dragon leaves the stratosphere. Finally, the Black Dragon reached the place where the second moon he destroyed with his breath was.

For the first time in his life, the Legion saw the planet he was born on.

The blue sea was filling the surroundings of the continent.

It was so beautiful that I was overwhelmed with emotion.

Oh, I have to take a picture. Or take a video.

The Legion tried to open the subspace, but it wouldn’t open.

It seemed that some connection was severed as he moved away from the planet he lived on.

It was beautiful, but there were problems.

His breathing became rapid. The oxygen he could breathe was long gone. The cold temperature attacked his body.

It was not easy to block the harsh environment of outer space with magic defense.

It was too unfamiliar an environment from where he lived.

The Legion’s face quickly turned red.

-Hehehe, are you suffering? I’ll settle it here.

* * *

The people on the ground breathed a sigh of relief as they watched the Black Dragon disappear.

“What the hell happened?”

Dreyzaire returned the tattered Overlord Armor set to the subspace. More than 80% was destroyed. At this rate, it would take more than half a month to regenerate.

If the battle with the Black Dragon had lasted a little longer, even the Overlord’s set items, which had evolved into divine-grade weapons, would have been destroyed.

It was too precious to cancel the set. The Black Dragon attacked with overwhelming force that surpassed the super magic defense line.

It was the same for the other subordinates.

“It flew into space.”

Prettyia answered.

“Space?”

It was an unfamiliar word.

Space is the expansion of the worldview. But Dreyzaire and many others did not understand the concept.

“Outside this continent.”

“Are you talking about outside the dimension?”

“It’s a little different from that.”

“Then what happens?”

Mon Saeng-gyeo came up and asked.

Prettyia slightly bowed her head towards Mon Saeng-gyeo. Mon Saeng-gyeo also responded with courtesy.

The beauty of the two brightened the surroundings. It was no exaggeration to say that everyone’s eyes were on them.

Prettyia and Mon Saeng-gyeo could guess what kind of relationship they would develop into.

Given the atmosphere, Mon Saeng-gyeo might become her superior. I don’t like the formalities of the human world, but….

Prettyia glanced at Dreyzaire.

It wouldn’t be easy to find a better groom than him in the human world.

His mental world is similar to that of a 7-year-old, but I can live well by coaxing him.

The Legion, whom Dreyzaire follows with his life, has a similar mental world.

He has a natural talent for living off others. If I leave Dreyzaire with him, he will never starve to death.

So….

Mon Saeng-gyeo becomes the superior.

There was no need to be at odds with him on purpose.

As gently as possible.

“The Black Dragon can’t hurt the Legion. So the Arch Bishop, who was moving the Black Dragon, took the Legion into space. It will be an environment that the Legion has never experienced before. The Legion is overwhelmingly disadvantaged.”

“Even with that skill?”

“It seems to be a separate issue from skill. He openly set a trap. If you fall in, you die, and if you come out, you live. One of them must die.”

“I see.”

Mon Saeng-gyeo looked for the traces of the Legion that had disappeared into the sky with frustrated eyes.

Even the giant Black Dragon was not visible.

Nothing….

“Is there anything we can do to help?”

“Maybe….”

“Maybe? What?”

“Let’s try that method.”

“What?”

“It’s a similar principle to the Spirit Bomb [a reference to the Dragon Ball series, where characters gather energy from others]. We gather everyone’s strength and deliver it to the Legion.”

“Do we raise both hands to the sky?”

“No. Write bad comments.”

“Yes?”

“Author! You son of a bitch! Just try to kill the Legion! Other readers will go and write bad comments every time you write! Are you going to end it like this!”

Prettyia’s cry echoed loudly.

Only then did many people understand Prettyia’s intentions. They all started cursing at the author.

“Author! You bastard! We paid to subscribe, so I could have bought a Carbot [likely a reference to a toy or game] for my son, right? So don’t kill the Legion!”

“Just try to kill him! I’ll call the publisher and protest not to sign a contract with this kind of author!”

“That’s right! Don’t kill the Legion!”

Dreyzaire and everyone else cursed the author with one heart and one mind.

It was then.

Kukukukukung!

Something happened that broke their earnest wishes like twigs.

A huge explosion occurred where the Black Dragon and the Legion had flown.

The explosion was so big and huge that they couldn’t even keep their eyes open to watch.

The explosion created a tsunami and mountains collapsed. Millions of buildings exposed to the explosion collapsed all at once.

“No, no way….”

“Author…. That son of a bitch finally….”

* * *

Deng-deng-deng-deng-

The sound of bells spreads softly.

It was a sunny day with flowers blooming.

Many people from the Legion territory gathered in front of the temple. It was the day of the wedding.

Hope blooms even in the ruins.

Before we knew it-

Half a year had passed since the end of the Armageddon caused by the Black Dragon.

The short war left a great scar on the continent that could not be erased.

The great empire collapsed and the five-nation alliance was destroyed.

Surprisingly, the only country that won against the Black Dragon’s undead army, fanatics, and dragon army was the Baroque Kingdom.

It was no exaggeration to say that the entire continent was holding its breath.

The kingdoms of other continents were also foreseeing what kind of disaster would befall them soon.

Apocalyptic theories appeared everywhere, and people committed mass suicide with their followers.

When everyone was in despair-

A ray of hope was heard from the Legion territory.

-Dragon Army defeated.

-Undead Army defeated.

-Stone Head Church fanatics defeated.

And

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.

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-Black Dragon annihilated.

Cheers erupted all over the world at the same time.

An unbelievable miracle had happened.

Who the hell?

What kind of person created this miracle?

What?

The Great Schemer sacrificed himself and self-destructed with the Black Dragon?

The Great Schemer finally had a conscience at the end.

The Great Schemer Legion!

Forever!

* * *

“A spring wedding…. It’s nice…, but are you okay?”

Dreyzaire, dressed in a suit, asked Bacon.

“I’m cool.”

“You’re really cool. I can’t believe this happened. Geez.”

“I left her alone for too long under the pretext of being busy.”

“Hmm, you gained super magic…, but he gained a wife. I don’t know which is better.”

“I know, right.”

Bacon smiled bitterly and looked at Hazelre, who was wearing a gorgeous dress and taking pictures with her friends.

The head maid of the Legion mansion.

She’s a maid, but she’s young and beautiful.

She used to be dating Bacon, but….

Now she has become another man’s wife.

Hazelre’s husband was Raiden, who was called the God of Fighting, but didn’t have much of a chance to play an active role in the last war.

He used to film a bad meeting with Dreyzaire’s girlfriend, but this time Bacon’s ex-girlfriend became his wife.

Still, Dreyzaire’s wounds healed after a long time.

But Bacon’s wounds are just beginning. How much his heart will ache every time he sees Hazelre and Raiden.

Moreover, they all work at the same workplace.

The only way to avoid seeing their lovey-dovey behavior was to quit his job.

But….

Where can I go after leaving the Legion territory?

Through this war, the kingdom was promoted to an empire.

Baroque Empire.

The moment when the belief that had lasted for a thousand years finally shone.

And the Legion received the title of ‘Black Dragon King’.

Unprecedented.

He was in a position to wield absolute power in place of Emperor Lauzel.

Dreyzaire was promoted to Duke, and Bacon was also promoted straight to the title of Count.

Marquis Persimmon, who barely managed to stop the undead army, was also promoted to Duke.

Through this war, Duke Sijinpi declared his retirement. Then, like a man of letters, he built an academy in his territory and focused on teaching students.

Baserabap was similar. He rebuilt the Magic Tower and accepted a large number of new apprentice wizards again. He publicly proclaimed that he would raise wizards with an open mind, not a closed one.

And….

Dreyzaire raised his voice as he looked at the Legion lagging behind.

“Hurry up. How long are you going to make these many people wait?”

The Legion waved his hand. His complexion was not good. Shit, don’t talk to me. I need to poop.

Mon Saeng-gyeo chuckled and answered instead.

“He has enteritis [inflammation of the small intestine].”

“Enteritis? Sister-in-law?”

“Yes, he took out a 2-year-old food from the refrigerator yesterday and ate it. I told him not to eat it because it was spoiled. He said it was a waste and ate it anyway, and that’s what happened to him.”

“What is he going to do with all that money? He’s always so stingy like that.”

“Tell me about it.”

“Let’s go quickly. We’ll be late for the wedding.”

The Legion trudged along. He gave strength to his butt and barely took a step.

It seems that even becoming a Super Grand Master can’t help with enteritis.

The more he uses super magic, the more his anus flutters.

Fluttering.

Fluttering reminds me of that time.

That time….

The day he fought the Arch Bishop for the last time in outer space….