Magic Is Learned For Nothing [EN]: Chapter 193

Magic is Learned for Nothing – Episode 194

# 194

“Can I go home?”

Marquis Porse clasped his hands together and pressed them against his forehead.

His face, always so composed, was filled with worry. Things had gone terribly wrong.

He never imagined things would get this twisted.

“Damn it, damn it. Son of a bitch.”

The curses came out involuntarily.

Frustration surged, and he jumped up and threw his wine glass against the wall. The silver glass shattered against the wall, scattering wine as it fell to the floor.

When he arrived in the royal capital, he thought it was all over.

Dondekman’s betrayal was unexpected, but the result was good. He reported to Duke Continent, who was very pleased.

“We need to set a date quickly. Make thorough preparations until then.”

He patted Marquis Porse on the shoulder and said,

“The title of Duke is a position only granted by heaven. That position. Don’t you covet it?”

Marquis Porse prostrated himself at the Duke’s feet and shouted,

“I will only follow in Your Grace’s footsteps.”

But then!

Everything was twisted.

That damn Vasarababa and the three Guardian Mages returned unscathed.

This was the royal capital.

A place where all the nobles had eyes and ears.

It wasn’t just the kingdom’s nobles. Foreign spies were everywhere. Some of them were assessing the situation to see which side to align with for profit.

It was difficult to cause trouble here.

Moreover, the opponent was the 8-circle Archmage Vasarababa. Assassinating him, already heavily prepared, was near impossible.

Duke Continent was furious.

“I will go and have an audience with the King. Your disposition will be postponed until later.”

He spoke in a low tone, a coolness quite different from his usual calm demeanor.

Depending on what Vasarababa said, his position would be in jeopardy.

If the evidence was clear, even the powerful Duke Continent would have difficulty protecting him.

“Hoo… Should I prepare a countermeasure?”

Even so, he was confident that he wouldn’t be abandoned.

One of the kingdom’s seven strongest, a 7-star swordsman.

In fact, Marquis Porse was confident that he wouldn’t lose to the Duke in swordsmanship. He was skilled enough to get himself out of any situation.

However, he was not happy with the sudden shift in the situation, from being in the position to become second-in-command.

“Damn it! The plan was perfect…”

Three days later, another tragic news arrived.

Count Audi was found dead. He was buried in the ground with only his head sticking out. At first, he was so badly damaged by wild animals that they didn’t recognize him. Only after digging him out of the ground and finding his ID card in his possession did they realize it was Count Audi.

It was a real mystery.

Why was he buried in the ground and dead?

Looking at the situation, it was somewhat understandable.

A citizen revolution had broken out in the port city of CM. This caused another uproar in the capital.

It was still unknown how things would be handled.

He could only speculate that it was also related to Vasarababa.

Suddenly, his wife’s words came to mind.

“There’s a very good fortune-telling priest nearby. They say he has very high divine power and gets everything right.”

Marquis Porse didn’t believe in fortune-telling.

But now he wanted to grasp at straws. He got up and went outside. His subordinate knights stood at attention.

“Shall we escort you?”

“No. I’ll go alone.”

Marquis Porse headed to the temple where the fortune-telling priest was.

The priest’s name was Ringpe.

Originally, he was a man with a past, but after suffering great pain, he devoted himself to the main god. Despite becoming a priest at a late age, he gained powerful divine power.

“Yes, can you tell me my future?”

Marquis Porse said.

Ringpe nodded.

He held something in his hand and shook it. Soon, his eyes rolled back.

“Goooo! It’s coming, it’s coming!”

Marquis Porse crossed his arms and looked at Ringpe. At first, he came to Ringpe thinking, ‘Hey, can you really know a person’s future?’

If he had divine power, he might know a little bit of the future, but if not, he was a fraud.

But the energy that settled on Ringpe’s body was very unique. It gave the illusion that a god was actually dwelling in his body.

Ringpe’s upper body shook violently.

“Your second son is not yours. Do some background checks on your wife.”

“What! You bastard, what did you just say!”

But the priest still had his eyes rolled back.

It was eerie. Was he not talking to me? Marquis Porse’s wife was known as the most virtuous among the nobles. All the nobles said to him, ‘You got a good wife.’

Even Duke Continent was jealous, saying he got a good wife.

There was no way she would have an affair.

“Huff, huff.”

Ringpe’s expression, which had only shown the whites of his eyes, returned to normal. He breathed very roughly.

“What? Did you see my future?”

“That, that is…”

“Why? Is it bad?”

“I don’t know. Whether this is a good sign or not.”

“What oracle did you receive that makes you say that?”

“A pig…”

“A pig?”

“Yes.”

“A giant black pig is covering the kingdom’s sky… I saw such a future.”

“A giant black pig is covering the kingdom’s sky? What does that mean? Not a dragon? A black pig?”

“Why would I lie? I’m just telling you what I saw in the future.”

“Can you understand the meaning?”

Ringpe shook his head.

“It’s too broad. This is the first time I’ve had such a divination. I’m sorry. Since Your Excellency didn’t get what you were looking for, I won’t take the fee.”

“No. I must pay since I received an oracle.”

Marquis Porse took out 5 gold from his pocket and placed it in front of Ringpe. Then he got up, opened the door, and went outside.

“Gasp.”

Ringpe trembled all over.

He clearly saw it. The shadow of a giant pig attached to his back…

* * *

“Aaaaaaah!”

Legion jumped up and down.

A spark had entered the back of his head, making it incredibly hot. But he couldn’t take off his helmet, so it was driving him crazy.

“Drayzer!”

Legion asked Drayzer for help.

Drayzer jumped up and grabbed Legion’s helmet with his thick hands. Incredible strength! Legion’s movements stopped instantly.

Legion and Drayzer’s eyes met.

Suddenly, Mark started singing.

-Sharri, Sharri, baby.

Ah, this bastard really… I almost fell for the atmosphere.

“A spark flew into my head. Blow it out.”

Legion said urgently.

“Just hold on a moment.”

Drayzer filled his lungs with air and blew hard.

Legion held his breath. The spark that had briefly stayed on his head-

“Aaaaaaah!”

-rolled down his back.

Legion screamed and rolled around on the floor in horror. It was a tiny spark, but it wouldn’t go out. He rolled on the floor for a long time.

After a while, the flame died down…

Legion’s mind snapped back.

He had been dozing off, but now he was wide awake.

Legion slowly got up. His already bloodshot eyes burned like flames.

“Who was the bastard who kicked the bonfire just now?”

Drayzer shook his head.

“Didn’t you see?”

“I didn’t see.”

“You’re a 7-star warrior, right?”

“What does being a 7-star warrior have to do with it? I was sleeping too. I didn’t feel any killing intent, and I didn’t expect anything to suddenly appear.”

What about you?

He asked Mark.

-I was looking for other data.

This bastard always looks for some data only at times like this. There’s no one I can trust. It would be better to summon Lich Mamon to stand guard.

Then Legion shook his head.

Lich Mamon is a 7-circle mage. In other words, a tremendous being. Summoning such a Lich Mamon to stand guard? He would have his pride.

He couldn’t bring himself to order such a thing.

In fact, Legion didn’t know, but Mamon thought it didn’t matter. He hadn’t been training lately and was only focused on managing his hair.

Flapping his long hair.

The ultimate goal was silky hair.

If Legion had known his mind, he would have summoned him without hesitation and made him work.

“Find that bastard’s tracks.”

Legion ordered.

Drayzer grumbled and flew off. Leaving only afterimages, he disappeared.

* * *

The one running through the dark forest was the vampire Sharonz.

She was running like crazy, holding a red bottle in her arms. Her face was very pale. She couldn’t stop panting, probably because she was running too fast.

“Haa, haa.”

Even as she ran, she kept looking back.

The guys were relentlessly following her. Thinking of them, Sharonz felt the hairs on her body stand on end.

Sharonz.

Full name: Blood de Sharonz.

One of the descendants of the Progenitor [original ancestor of vampires].

There are two types of vampires in the world.

The descendants of true vampires. These are called Progenitors. The nobles of nobles. In royal terms, they are purebloods. They don’t burn in sunlight, they chew garlic, and they wash their faces with holy water. Some Progenitors even date holy knights with divine power. In short, Progenitors are vampires who are no different from humans.

Everyone else is an Apostle [vampires created from humans].

The vampires that people refer to are the Apostles.

Progenitors are very precious beings, and Apostles instinctively try to protect them.

Progenitors naturally rule over the Apostles.

But 50 years ago, Sharonz’s fate changed.

She was deceived by a woman named NPC Lilac [Non-Player Character, a video game character controlled by the game itself].

“If you help me, I’ll let you taste the most beautiful blood in the world. Pure and noble. Have you ever tasted such blood? If a vampire drinks such blood, they can become human, right?”

Vampires are immortal beings. They don’t die unless a stake is driven into their heart.

They despise humans. Some nobles even raise humans. They set the days of the week and drink human blood on each day.

Monday is sweet blood, Tuesday is spicy blood, Wednesday is fresh blood, Thursday is MSG-infused blood, Friday is charcoal-flavored blood, and so on.

But ironically, many Progenitors often said that they wanted to live and die like humans.

In comparison, Apostles are completely different.

Apostles are humans who become vampires, but Progenitors are beings born with the blessing of the eldest son of the Dark God.

That’s why Sharonz fell for Lilac’s trick.

That’s how she became the guardian of the second floor of the dungeon created by the Cyclops.

Lilac always said.

Just work for 10 more years, and I’ll give it to you.

Just 10 more years.

That’s how she had been trapped by Lilac for 50 years.

If it hadn’t been for Legion, she would still be playing the role of a guardian in the dungeon.

The reason she was running through the forest was because of the object in her arms.

‘Black Dragon’s Blood.’

The blood of the Black Dragon, the worst demon or the real God of Darkness, was in her hands.

Sasa sasa sak-

Before she knew it, she felt the presence of pursuers right behind her.

They were incredibly fast. As a Progenitor with some skill, Sharonz couldn’t shake them off.

“Damn it. Should I… break it?”

She thought about breaking the Black Dragon’s blood in the glass tube. But there was no guarantee that the blood would disappear if she broke it. Perhaps the Black Dragon’s blood would infect this place and turn it into hell.

But she couldn’t be caught and hand over the Black Dragon’s blood.

“I can’t believe the rumors were true.”

There had been rumors for some time that someone was trying to revive the Black Dragon. Sharonz thought it was nonsense.

If the Black Dragon was revived, the human realm would be over.

Who would do such a thing unless they were crazy?

But seeing how she had been chased these past few days, it didn’t seem that way.

Someone wants the destruction of the human realm.

What should I do? What should I do?

As she ran while worrying-

Swaeeeeek!

Something flew and struck the back of Sharonz’s head. She let out a short scream and fell forward.

Drayzer gently landed behind her fallen body.