Magic Is Learned For Nothing [EN]: Chapter 191

Magic is Learned for Nothing – Episode 192

# 192

“Hyung, when are we going home?” (2)

Clunk, clunk.

The building collapsed, blocking the entrance to the underground.

No matter how much Freeza knocked on the door, it wouldn’t open. The situation was the same with the other doors.

Legion looked around.

About 10,000 citizens had taken refuge here.

Although hundreds were missing, it was a near-miraculous survival rate considering the immense disaster.

If it hadn’t been for the second basement level of the dungeon, how many of the 10,000 would have survived?

At least half would have died.

Fortunately, there was plenty of food and water. The lowest class of people had already established themselves here. Although most of it was dirty and filthy, it didn’t significantly hinder their ability to survive.

Some hot-tempered individuals and tough gangsters tried to take control, showing off their strength, but they deeply regretted it after facing Legion’s iron sword.

As a reward for their repentance, they became paramedics.

They became Legion’s hands and feet, running around busily.

That’s how three days passed.

As Mark had predicted, the fire diminished after two days, and by the third day, the flames had disappeared.

Judging by the remaining amount of food, they could last for up to ten days if they ate only one meal a day.

Now it was time to check.

“Step aside.”

Legion said to Freeza.

“Yes, I understand.”

As Freeza stepped back, the citizens followed suit.

In the meantime, Freeza, as Legion’s loyal subordinate, had taken control of the citizens. Since the citizens were afraid of Legion and didn’t even come close, Freeza pretended to have saved them.

As a result, the citizens began to follow him as their leader.

Surprisingly, Freeza began to show leadership qualities unlike before. It seems that position makes the man… Even a thief might run the country well if made king.

Legion used gravity magic to open the blocked door.

The debris of the buildings that had fallen on the door was thrown outwards.

Clang, clang.

Legion and Drezzer took the lead and left the second floor of the dungeon. The smell of burning was intense. There was still heat remaining.

The citizens also rushed out. They sat down, looking at their destroyed workplaces. It was impossible to tell where the shopping district had been.

They had nothing left.

All that remained was bitter anger and despair!

“Who on earth did this!”

The citizens cried out.

Since they were curious, Legion kindly answered.

“Do you know Marquis Porse?”

“Marquis Porse!”

Many of the citizens here are merchants.

Although there are many fishermen in the city, there are even more merchants. As a result, many people knew about the kingdom’s affairs. Those who specialize in trade are very interested in the royal family and nobles. The price of goods fluctuates depending on what laws they enact.

Naturally, they were always paying attention to the movements of the nobles who issued the laws.

There was no way they wouldn’t know Marquis Porse.

Compared to Legion, who only knew his name, the merchants here even knew what kind of food Marquis Porse liked.

“Did Marquis Porse do this?”

One of the angry citizens asked.

“That’s what I heard.”

“Why on earth!”

As the people got angry, Legion answered.

“I don’t know. Didn’t you guys do something wrong?”

Legion unnecessarily poked at the people’s consciences. They flinched for a moment and then glanced at Legion with suspicious eyes. It seems Marquis Porse is more popular than he thought.

But it doesn’t matter.

There are already several witnesses…

“Do you see that gentleman over there? You don’t know who he is, do you? That’s the famous Archmage Vaserbavap of the Magic Tower.”

“Gasp, Archmage Vaserbavap of the Magic Tower?”

“That’s right. Greet him quickly.”

A huge crowd knelt down and greeted Vaserbavap all at once. They looked as if they had met a god. The children made wishes to Vaserbavap.

“Please prevent my mom from remarrying.”

“Please make my dad break up with my stepmom.”

Vaserbavap was flustered.

He was forced by Legion to give blessings to all 10,000 people.

10,000 people.

Even for an 8th circle archmage, it was not an easy task. Vaserbavap, who had exhausted his magic power, collapsed.

Legion thought it was because Vaserbavap was old. And he told the blessed citizens.

“Marquis Porse did this to assassinate Vaserbavap. Vaserbavap is trying to protect His Majesty the King.”

The citizens became angry again.

“That bastard! What does he think human lives are!”

“Let’s kill him. Let’s kill all the nobles!”

They grabbed anything that could be used as a weapon and left the burnt underground market. The soldiers who were cleaning up the ground were very surprised when nearly 10,000 angry citizens went above ground.

They were beaten to death by the angry citizens.

A citizen revolution broke out.

Drezzer looked at Legion with a surprised face.

Scary. The master is a devil! He provoked the citizens and turned the whole city upside down!

Legion shook his head, watching the citizens’ backs as they shouted, “Kill them all!”

“Don’t they get tired of it? More fighting again.”

He seemed to have no idea why.

“You… your name is Legion, isn’t it?”

Vaserbavap asked with a gentle look.

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Your title is Baron?”

“Yes.”

“You have done a truly great thing. For me personally, and for our entire kingdom. Is there anything you want?”

“What I want? There’s nothing like that. I’m already living a life that I’m grateful for. This time, too, I intervened only for the sake of the kingdom’s safety, to repay that grateful life even a little bit.”

“Ah, ah, a patriot. It touches my heart even when I hear it again.”

“A patriot? That’s too much to say. I’m just an ordinary and ‘lowly titled’ nobleman.”

Legion emphasized the words ‘lowly titled’.

“Haha! That’s right. For such a great person like you to be just a baron… I! I will definitely raise your title. At least a viscount!”

Oh! Viscount! Not bad.

“I’ll even suggest making you an earl.”

Ugh! An earl?

Then can I talk informally to Earl Persimmon? Hoo-! This is a bit tempting? Plus, I’ll be ruling Earl Legion’s territory now? Oh, how wonderful. I feel like my luck is suddenly turning around.

“Ah, perhaps…”

“Perhaps what? Tell me anything you want.”

“Could I get some mandrake?”

“Mandrake?”

“Yes, I really need it. I just need a little bit.”

The three guardian mages were startled. Mandrake is a herb that is almost non-existent even in the Magic Tower. It is treated extremely preciously, so it is expected that there will be a very small amount if you search.

He asks to take just a little bit of that mandrake, like radishes or ferns sold in the market.

“Of course, I’ll give it to you. That mere mandrake. I’ll give you the whole thing.”

The three guardian mages were surprised again.

Vaserbavap’s eyes were completely blinded. He might really hand over the magic book he has researched all his life to Baron Legion. The disciples’ backlash will be considerable. This is a big problem.

“Come to the Magic Tower. Or will you go with me?”

“To the Magic Tower?”

“Yes, first of all, I have to go to the capital. Shouldn’t I report the current situation to His Majesty? Perhaps this incident will further strengthen the solidarity of our royalist faction.”

“I have some things to do, so it’s a bit difficult for me to go to the capital. Then when will you be coming to the Magic Tower?”

“I’m thinking of going straight to the Magic Tower after reporting. Fifteen days? Yes, fifteen days should be enough. See you at the Magic Tower in fifteen days.”

Fifteen days.

Finally, this long journey is coming to an end.

In fifteen days, I’ll get the mandrake and return to my territory. Then I can detoxify the frozen tuna, no, my subordinates.

And during the remaining time, I shouldn’t build muscle, I should just lie down and pretend to be dead.

“Alright. Let’s do that.”

Legion answered with a bright smile.

* * *

“You should be our leader!”

The citizens put Freeza forward. He was pushed and shouted, holding a weapon.

“I will follow you with all my life!”

Freeza was flustered.

He didn’t understand why he was leading the charge to Count Audi’s castle.

But nevertheless, he sympathized with the atmosphere and led the citizens, and an enormous number of people followed him.

The surprised soldiers all ran away.

The knights were the same.

Currently, the city is ruled by Count Audi.

Marquis Porse had already returned to the capital. He just needs to stabilize this place and report. It was like receiving the port city of Siem as a gift for defeating Vaserbavap.

But Count Audi’s military power is weak.

So are the knights, and so are the knights belonging to the family.

That’s because his family has been a family of civil officials for generations. Moreover, his retainers have almost no experience in direct combat.

So, as a last resort, he brought in the knights who had been with Count Office [the previous ruling family].

Most of the knights went under Count Audi.

They had no other choice. In the land where they had lived their entire lives, the knights who had lost their master, who had not even properly avenged their lord, had nowhere to go.

But Count Audi, who had avenged their enemies, reached out to them. There was no reason not to take it.

The knights blocked the citizens-

And learned the truth.

“Do you know where we were, knights!”

“That’s right. Where did you guys come from?”

“We were in that place!”

Freeza pointed to the underground market where black smoke was still rising.

The knights’ faces turned pale.

“Did you survive that hell…?”

“We survived. But that’s not what’s important. Do you know who set fire to that place?”

“Who is it?”

“It’s Marquis Porse.”

At the mention of Marquis Porse, the knights’ faces turned black.

He was a person who should never be mentioned. You’ll lose your head if you’re not careful. Moreover, the new lord of this city is Marquis Porse’s closest aide.

“Watch your mouth!”

The knight shouted.

“Do you think we’re joking? Hundreds of people were burned to death in there. More than 10,000 of us were almost burned to death. Do you think we’re fools? We saw it. We saw it! They set fire to the underground market. They looted and stabbed people to death with knives. We heard exactly what they were saying.”

“What did they say?”

“Marquis Porse gave the order, but Count Audi suggested such a terrible thing…”

“Don’t talk nonsense! Put down your weapons right now. I will investigate the truth.”

The knight shouted again.

Clang, clang.

Legion passed by them. The work here is done. The next thing to do is to go to the Magic Tower and receive the mandrake.

He muttered to himself as he passed by.

“Tsk, tsk, tsk, the citizens are pitiful after all. If they put down their weapons here, the leaders will be beheaded for the crime of rioting. Well, what do they know how to do? They’ll just have to go back to their old lives. I don’t think they’ll get any compensation. Everyone who lost their homes will starve to death.”

It was a small voice, but-

The voice of Sergeant Kim, who returned from hell.

Mysteriously, almost everyone heard Legion’s voice clearly. The people who were quietly putting down their weapons got excited again.

“I’m going to kill them! We must execute the nobles!”

“No! Let’s overthrow Count Audi. Let’s appease the souls of the dead!”

The citizens advanced again.

The knights who were trying to stop them realized that they couldn’t stop them.

The knights slipped into the crowd of citizens and sang.

“Love! Honor! Name! Without leaving anything behind!”

Even the newly hired knights sided with the citizens, so there was no longer any force that could stop them. At most, there were only a few dozen knights.

The citizen revolutionaries marched vigorously towards Count Office’s, no, Count Audi’s castle.

Drezzer looked at Legion’s back.

He was seriously wondering if his master was a devil.