Magic Is Learned For Nothing [EN]: Chapter 13

Magic is Learned in Vain – Episode 13 (13/502)

# 13

Night After Night 2

Legion groaned.

He woke up but didn’t open his eyes. He had a strange dream last night. It was a very ominous dream. He dreamt he was undressing and entering a cauldron that orcs were using to boil something.

The thought alone was horrifying.

Was that why?

Even though he slept, he didn’t feel rested. His whole body ached. His lips were chapped, and he even had a canker sore from fatigue. He couldn’t understand it. It felt like he had returned home after intense military training.

He definitely slept, so why was his body in this condition?

He still had to get up.

He had to get up, eat, and train. He had made a mess of Zenon, so his uncle wouldn’t just let it go. He would probably come looking for him today.

“Ughhhhh.”

Legion stretched, extending his arms and legs, and then opened his eyes.

When he opened his eyes…

Strangely 생긴 것들이 잔뜩 모여서 자신을 쳐다보고 있었다. [Strangely 생긴 것들이 잔뜩 모여서 자신을 쳐다보고 있었다 is Korean for ‘A lot of strange-looking things gathered and were looking at him.’].

What is this…….

A giant orc, almost 2 meters tall, approached Legion.

Judging by the chest covering, it was a woman. Legion wasn’t fully awake enough to determine if it was a woman or a man.

“W-What are you people? Why are you in our house…….”

“Our house?”

The giant orc frowned. She then continued,

“Why is this your house?”

The giant orc pointed around.

All sorts of bones were hanging on the walls. The bones of orcs of the same race were also completely dismantled and scattered. In addition, there were crude imitations of human furniture.

To be clear, this was not his house.

“Why am I here?”

“Are you pretending not to remember?”

The giant orc snorted.

“Yesterday, you tried to steal our precious ore.”

“I did?”

“Yes, you did.”

He didn’t know what was going on. Why would he crawl into an orc village and try to steal ore?

-Master, it’s me.

Yeah, what the heck is going on?

-Good things and bad things happened at the same time. Which one do you want to hear first?

The good thing, if possible.

-It’s a really good thing.

What is it?

-I acquired a skill that raises intelligence. You can raise intelligence by disassembling mithril [a fictional metal often depicted as strong and magical].

Oh! Really? Good job, Mark! I thought my head suddenly felt clearer.

-Yes, intelligence increased by 1. So it’s 81 now.

…….

After a moment of silence, Legion asked,

Why is my intelligence 81? Wasn’t it 97?

-Oops.

Um, there was a little story.

W-Wait a minute. What happened while I was sleeping? Did you move my body as you pleased?

-It’s all for your sake. I’ve been running around day and night to increase your intelligence. Are you cursing me now? I’m so upset. Thanks to whom did you get the skill to raise intelligence?

Ah, is that so? Sorry, sorry. You’ve been through a lot. Thank you.

-You’re welcome. So don’t get mad at me. Even supercomputers have feelings of resentment.

R-Really? Okay. I’m sorry. Then what’s the bad news?

-Mithril was absolutely necessary to acquire the new skill. In the meantime…….

Mark gave a brief explanation.

Leaving out all the bad stuff, and presenting it in a way that was advantageous to himself. He claimed he had done everything for Legion.

Legion had no choice but to believe Mark. Honestly, he didn’t believe him, but there was no way to confirm it.

So what should I do now?

-Just watch for now. You need to know what they want to be able to respond.

You’re a supercomputer, so you must be prepared for this kind of situation, right?

-Trust me. I know 12,000 ways to behave correctly when kidnapped.

I’ve thought about it since the first time we met… Mark seems to be a huge liar.

Legion looked up at the giant orc.

Judging by the lack of murderous intent, she didn’t seem like she was going to eat him.

“Since we’ll be getting to know each other for a long time, let me introduce myself first. I am Amadeus, the chief of the Amazon Orc tribe.”

He wasn’t at all curious about what the Amazon Orc tribe was or what the giant orc’s name was. But the phrase ‘since we’ll be getting to know each other for a long time’ was very grating on his ears.

“What’s your name?”

-Tell the truth. It’s important to gain their trust right now.

“My name is Legion.”

“How old are you?”

“I’m eighteen years old.”

“Eighteen years old?”

Amadeus frowned slightly. The orcs behind her buzzed.

-I thought he was a child, but he was an adult.

-Really? Is this a good thing?

-It’s a good thing. Our tribe would have been in big trouble if we had continued like this.

-Are humans originally that small?

-Maybe only that human is small.

Amadeus came right up to Legion. She was even bigger up close. She was so muscular that she didn’t look like a woman at all without the chest covering. She seemed to be covered in more muscles than his uncle.

“Take it off. Let me check.”

“T-Take what off?”

“What else? Your clothes.”

“Why should I take off my clothes?”

Legion was horrified. He wasn’t going to take off his clothes in a place full of orcs, not even for his lover. It was something he couldn’t do even if he died.

“I need to check if you’re useful.”

“So what are you checking?”

“I’m sure I said it. We are the Amazon Orc tribe.”

“So?”

“You don’t understand.”

“Just send me home. I’ll definitely compensate you for the mithril I stole yesterday.”

“No.”

Amadeus knelt down on one knee and lifted Legion’s chin with her large finger. Their eyes met. An unknown heat was rising in Amadeus’s eyes.

“You are ours.”

From Legion’s point of view, it was a very ominous heat.

Honestly, if he had the ability, he would have run away right now. He even had the Iron Head skill, should he just slam that orc woman’s face and run away?

No.

If he did that, he would probably be caught and killed without even running far. This was an orc village. Moreover, he didn’t know the geography. Even if he ran away from here, it wouldn’t be easy to get out of the mountains.

-Just take off your clothes. You have to endure the humiliation for now. Give the orcs trust.

Legion’s stomach was churning.

You shut up!

Wasn’t this all caused by Mark? Why do I have to take off my clothes? Mark, you come out and take them off!

-If I had a body, I would have taken them off right away for you. But I don’t have a body. Unfortunately, you have to take them off. Even if you roll in a pile of dog poop, it’s better to be alive than dead. Can’t you even do that much?

If only you couldn’t talk.

Damn it, I can’t take them off even if I die.

“Undress him.”

Amadeus said to the orcs lined up behind her.

The orcs rushed at Legion with strange heat in their eyes.

* * *

“Sniff, sniff. Damn it, I’m so embarrassed.”

He didn’t even want to think about it. The orcs rushed at him and took off his clothes.

Squeeze, squeeze.

-Oh my, he’s quite useful.

Damn it, what were they going to use him for so much?

-Are you okay?

Does this look okay? I lost my virginity.

-You haven’t lost it yet. But you will soon.

What? What are you talking about?

-It seems like…….

It seems like?

-The future has changed.

What does that mean?

-Originally, you should have been found by a country girl by now and been treated until you fell in love. That’s how you should have had a good time, and had twins.

And?

-You survived unharmed. Since you didn’t meet that girl, I assume you met another girl. There is a high possibility of giving birth to a large number of twins.

…….

Should I laugh at this? Should I cry? You’re saying I’m going to have a lot of twins? So, because I didn’t meet the country girl, I met an orc girl?

-Maybe.

Hey! Does that make sense?

-That’s what fate is like. Believe it even if it doesn’t make sense.

Legion was dumbfounded.

He was told to believe it without any rhyme or reason. There was no objectivity or relevance. There was no plausibility at all. He didn’t know how to explain this.

Is there a way to get out of this situation? No, more than anything, can humans and orcs even have children? I’ve heard of half-elves, but I’m hearing about half-orcs for the first time?

Hey! Mark! Think of a way quickly. You know 12,000 ways to act when kidnapped, right?

-Sorry, there is no situation like this right now.

…….

You want to die.

-Unfortunately, if you die, I die too. If you don’t want to see me, there is a way to commit suicide.

Legion almost strangled himself again without realizing it.

-It’s not that there is no way.

What is it?

-What they want is ‘seed’ to continue the generations.”

So.

-Think about it. What if you don’t have ‘seed’?

Why wouldn’t I have seed? I’m healthy.

-There is a way to get rid of the seed.

What is it?

-Vasectomy.

Vasectomy?

-That’s right. It’s a highly advanced surgical method to eliminate the seed. I happen to know about that method. The serum also has nano machines, so surgery is possible in a short time.

No. I won’t do it!

-You have to. Then you can be released from them. If they know you don’t have seed, you’re useless.

Okay. Then can I go back to normal?

-…….

Why aren’t you answering?

-Do you want an honest answer?

Of course.

-There is no way to undo it in the data.

Just do it the other way around.

-It’s dangerous. There must be reliable data.

Damn it! I won’t do it!

-You have to do it to live. I will implement a forced mode for you.

Suddenly, Legion’s body stopped.

His eyes were wide open as if he had been given general anesthesia. His tongue was stiff and words didn’t come out.

You, you son of a bitch! Don’t do it! Just try it!

-I will now begin the vasectomy. Starting countdown. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3…….

The numbers quickly decreased on Legion’s retina.

He twisted his body. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t even move a finger. How nice would it be if an unknown force arose from within his body at times like this and released the paralyzed power? All the heroes that famous bards talk about have that kind of power.

The number pointed to 0.

Legion’s heart raced.

Hey! Hey! Don’t do it! Don’t really do it. Just try it. You die and I die. Do you think I’ll put up with it?

-It’s already out of my hands. Starting surgery. It’s all for you. Maybe the surgery can be restored to its original state when data is collected in the future.

That’s not certain.

-Think about it. I’ll be in trouble if it can’t be restored. I came to prevent the lineage from being cut off. If the lineage is cut off because of me…….

That’s true. But…… I’m uneasy.

-Everyone is like that at first. Hold on tight.

Ughhhhh!

Legion screamed, twisting his lower body.

Something came in under his crotch. It tingled and felt very strange. Oh! Damn it! I haven’t even kissed a girl yet.

-Put your hands together and find God. This surgery will save your life.

That’s how time passed.

Legion lay on the floor, shedding tears. Somehow, he felt like he had lost something important.

He glanced at his crotch.

Now this has become an unnecessary item except when peeing.

That’s how the decisive time came.

Flap-

The tent was lifted. There, numerous orc female warriors were standing. Amadeus entered the tent as the representative of the orc female warriors.

Amadeus placed a considerable amount of mithril next to Legion, who was lying quietly.

“Legion, you want mithril.”

“Yes.”

“As you know, we want the prosperity of our offspring. So if you work hard for a few days, I will give you all this mithril. But if you refuse, I will kill you. I will kill you and give your corpse to the crocodiles as food.”

“What power do I have?”

“If you’re a man, I hope you’ll endure it to the death.”

Endure? Endure what?

Amadeus opened the door of the tent wide. There, orc female warriors were lined up in a long line.

Legion opened his mouth so wide that his jaw dropped.

“No! How can I endure that!”

He 벌떡 일어났다 to escape. [벌떡 일어났다 is Korean for ‘He jumped up’].

But Amadeus pressed him down with her powerful strength. He thought his strength had become quite strong in the meantime, but he couldn’t move at all when he was caught by this female orc.

Legion’s eyes gradually turned to fear.

Outside the tent, more than 50 orc female warriors were waiting.

They licked their lips while looking at Legion.

-Oppa, you’re cute. [Oppa is a Korean term used by females to refer to older brothers or close male friends/figures].

I’m doomed!