Magic Is Learned For Nothing [EN]: Chapter 196

Magic is Learned in Vain – Episode 197

# 197

Vampire Kingdom 3

Legion spoke with a hint of arrogance.

“This is a matter of your life. Think carefully.”

“You like jewels, right?”

Sharron asked. She had clearly seen Legion eating jewels in the Cyclops Dungeon.

‘Who would have thought there would be a human who eats jewels?

If I ask him this, he’ll probably say, ‘Well, I’ve never seen a blood-sucking vampire before either.”

“Well, yeah.”

“Do you know about Blood Oriharukon?”

“Heok, Bl, Blood Oriharukon?”

Dreyzer, who had been listening quietly, was also surprised.

“Blood Oriharukon?”

The world’s three greatest divine metals are Oriharukon, Adamantium, and Lactolerium. However, that is just a simple division made by humans.

If you delve deeper, you would know that it is much more subdivided.

Blood Oriharukon—

The absolute divine metal.

It was a legendary metal that was said to be only 1 percent of all Oriharukon produced.

Nothing was known about its properties or abilities. The last time Blood Oriharukon appeared was during the war between vampires and humans 2,000 years ago.

At that time, the vampires, who ruled the undead, were overwhelmingly advantageous. The more allies died, the more the number of undead increased. The more humans fought, the more psychologically pressured they became.

The one who appeared then was the so-called Blood de Nike. [Likely a reference to Nike, the Greek goddess of victory, implying a figure of triumph through blood].

The legend is that he held the Blood Oriharukon. He single-handedly swept away the command of the vampire legion.

It was the decisive reason for winning the war.

Since then, the vampire legion was defeated and holed up somewhere in the north. But no one could cross to the north. There was a legend that there was a kingdom called Ireland, and that they served as a wall between the north and the south, but it has not been confirmed.

The north is above the Düsselph Mountains.

Legion had never been beyond the Düsselph Mountains either.

Since then, no one has seen Blood Oriharukon.

That’s how Blood Oriharukon disappeared from people’s minds.

But Legion knows about it. Of course. He’s a mineral otaku [a person with obsessive interests, in this case, minerals].

“You’re saying we should trade it?”

“No. You shouldn’t think of it that simply.”

Sharron wasn’t stupid either. Blood Oriharukon is the treasure of the vampire kingdom. She couldn’t just exchange it for plastic surgery magic. Unless she was crazy.

“Help me.”

“Help you?”

“Yeah.”

“Huh, which is more important, plastic surgery magic or Blood Oriharukon?”

‘Is she crazy?’

“Ask anyone passing by. Which is more important.”

“No. I didn’t ask based on people’s standards. I asked based on your standards. Plastic surgery magic. Don’t you want to receive it?”

‘I want to receive it. I want it so badly.’

Still, this isn’t right. Am I a traitor? Exchange a national treasure for plastic surgery magic?

“Forget it if you don’t want to help. That’s an incredibly important jewel. One of the three great jewels of God. And the highest grade.”

“Well, yeah.”

Legion scratched his helmet as a habit.

Unfortunately, there was no chin there, only a helmet covering his entire face.

The legendary Blood Oriharukon and the legendary plastic surgery magic.

Anyone can see that Blood Oriharukon is much more valuable.

‘Ah, I want it. So badly.’

The three great metals of God, Lactolerium, gave him the greatest magical power and a handsome face.

‘Once I take off this armor, I’m going to go out and have fun.

Armed with overwhelming strength and good looks, I’m going to seduce all the pretty girls in the world. Marriage around forty. Until then, I should only enjoy dating.

Then, what abilities will I have if I dismantle the second divine jewel?

I hope I have the ability to be invisible.

I haven’t told anyone, but I really wanted to sneak into a women’s bath at least once. Why? Just out of pure curiosity.

Or give me the ability to fly in the sky.

Or maybe I’ll get the ability to teleport to another dimension.

Whatever it is, it’s certain that I’ll have an extraordinary ability.’

“What do I need to help with?”

Sharron smiled at Legion’s words.

‘Yes! I’ve drawn these crazy monsters in. Of course, it won’t be easy to catch them infiltrating the kingdom with just these two. But I thought I could turn their eyes enough.

If it’s them…….

They will be my shield.

The ones who caught the Archbishop. They had that much ability.’

“So, what do you want us to help with?”

Dreyzer frowned at Legion’s words. ‘Us? I don’t want that damn jewel.’ I wanted to say, ‘If you want to go, go alone, master.’

“I want you to listen carefully to what I’m about to say.”

Sharron began to talk, summarizing only the points of what she had experienced and what they had to do.

* * *

Legion pondered seriously.

In Sharron’s words—

500 years ago, the strongest dark wizard, Specs, was born in the vampire royal family. He broke the unwritten rule and went out into the world. No one knows where he was or what he did.

But a month before he returned—

The world was all dyed in darkness once. Thunder and lightning struck all day long.

The continent trembled with fear.

The same was true for the vampires, the race of darkness. The vampire priests knelt down and prayed.

Like a lie, the sky cleared up the next day.

And soon after, he returned.

He was covered in blood and his left arm was cut off. It was such a big wound that it couldn’t be regenerated.

What he brought was ‘Black Dragon’s Blood.’

The vampires were shocked. Only then did they realize why the world had turned dark.

The strongest of the race had united to defeat the Black Dragon. But it seems they couldn’t completely cut off the Black Dragon’s breath.

Specs sealed the ‘Black Dragon’s Blood’ and asked his relatives.

“I will pass on my power. I will also inherit my title. But he will be born with the destiny to protect the ‘Black Dragon’s Blood.’ His purpose is not to protect the royal family. Protecting the ‘Black Dragon’s Blood’ is the purpose of his birth.”

He said that and died.

The absolute power of the strongest dark wizard, Specs, is blood.

As long as there is blood, he never dies. He can be resurrected endlessly and unleash infinite magic power.

Such Specs exceeded his limits and died. That means the power of the Black Dragon is that strong.

“So, you have the Black Dragon’s Blood?”

“Yeah.”

“Let me see.”

“No.”

“Just once. It’s not like it’ll wear out.”

“No. It’s because it’s a really dangerous thing.”

“You’re so stingy.”

“It’s a different matter from being stingy. Well.”

“So, you want us to find out who’s after that ‘Black Dragon’s Blood’?”

“Yeah. And protect me until then.”

“We’re human. Is it okay for us to enter your royal family freely?”

“You guys…….”

“We what?”

“Do you think you look like humans?”

“…….”

‘What the hell is this?’

“You look like humans at first glance.”

“Look in the mirror.”

Legion and Dreyzer looked at each other. They smiled. They were clearly thinking that they were quite unique.

Sharron barely resisted the urge to slap the back of their heads.

“Hmm.”

Legion fell into deep thought for a moment.

‘I have to keep my promise with Baserabap.

There are still about ten days left, but if I go to the north and come back, it’ll all be over.

Legion heard what Baserabap and the three guardians said. They said they would pass on the ‘Grimoire’ [a textbook of magic, typically including instructions for making magical objects, performing magical rituals, casting spells, and divination] that they had researched for a lifetime. That’s a great thing. It would be worth more than money could buy.

The dream of all wizards.

A fortune just by selling it!’

But…….

To Legion, Blood Oriharukon was more attractive than the Grimoire. It was certain that skills beyond imagination were sleeping there.

However, there are the poor subordinates who are frozen.

‘Shouldn’t I save them?

Screw that!

I should live my own life now.

Let’s go!

Let’s go get the Blood Oriharukon!

Well, what are they going to say about not keeping a promise once? They’re not petty.

The same goes for the subordinates. They’re frozen, so they don’t age, which is good.

Yeah, let’s go! Let’s go get the Blood Oriharukon!’

“Let’s go! Dreyzer!”

“I don’t want to.”

“Huh?”

“I said let’s go!”

“I don’t want to!”

“Why?”

“I hate the cold.”

“Our territory is cold too.”

“It’s further north, right? Really cold? Hey, Sharron. How low does it get there?”

“It’s -20 degrees Celsius when it’s warm.”

“헐~ -20 degrees Celsius when it’s warm?” [헐 (Heol) is a Korean expression of disbelief or shock, similar to “Wow” or “Unbelievable”].

“Then when it’s cold?”

“-50 degrees.”

“……Can humans even live there?”

“You can live there if you adapt.”

“Look, it’s -50 degrees Celsius. Do you want to go?”

“I want to go. Okay. If we go and come back together…… I’ll give you 10 cores.”

“10 cores?”

“Yeah, you know it’s very hard to get, right?”

‘It’s so easy to get.

I just have to put strength in my lower abdomen every day and it pops out!

The reason why Legion doesn’t make cores often is because he doesn’t want to wash. When I wash the poop and lumps on the outside with water, I often feel a serious sense of self-disgust, wondering why I have to do this.

It’s not like I’m going to eat it.’

“Really 10?”

“Yeah, 10 of the highest quality.”

“Write a contract.”

“Okay. I’ll write it. 10 cores, deal?”

“10 cores, deal.”

That’s how Dreyzer joined this journey.

Sharron looked at them with a satisfied expression. But what is a core? It seemed like a very rare thing. I don’t know what it is, but I had a desire to have one.

-A murderous aura is approaching.

Mark said.

A murderous aura? Wild animals or monsters?

-No. An enemy. Combat power over 5,000. They are quite skilled.

In the past, the moment I heard the combat power of 5,000, I would have thought about running away.

But not anymore.

Combat power of 5,000 is not even worth my attention now.

“How many?”

-Ten. Approaching quickly.

Clang.

Legion drew his iron sword.

Dreyzer was already slowly raising his magic power.

Only Sharron did not understand why they were doing that.

-5 seconds left.

Legion got up from his seat.

-4 seconds left.

Legion took his position.

-3 seconds left.

Legion grabbed the iron sword with both hands.

-2 seconds left.

Legion took a deep breath.

-1 second left.

Legion swung the iron sword as it was.

-Arrival!

Pooh-ah-ah-ah!

Ppa-ga-ga-gak!

The very handsome vampire received a tremendous impact as soon as he jumped out of the forest and disappeared beyond that forest.

Buh-uh-uh-uh!

The next vampire to arrive was also hit by Dreyzer’s fist and disappeared into the forest.

“Huh?”

“What, what is it?”

The vampires who had just arrived were dumbfounded. Their purpose was to recover the ‘Black Dragon’s Blood’ held by Sharron, the fifth princess of the royal palace.

Unfortunately, Sharron must not step into the royal family alive.

Sharron’s appearance was overwhelming. There were many vampire warriors who had their first love with her.

The leader in charge of this mission also secretly liked Sharron.

‘I have to kill her.

I couldn’t bear to kill her cruelly. So they decided to kill Sharron as quickly as possible. That way, their hearts would hurt less.’

But—

The leader and deputy leader suddenly got hit and disappeared as soon as they arrived there.

The remaining subordinates couldn’t understand what was going on at all. They looked at Legion and Dreyzer with bewildered expressions.

“Ah, a demon lord?”

“I’m not!”

Legion jumped into the vampire warriors and swung his iron sword mercilessly.

“Kuaaaaak!”

“S, save me!”

The vampire warriors mobilized their magic power to the fullest to block Legion’s iron sword, but they couldn’t withstand it. Their bodies bounced up into the air like toys.

Legion swung his iron sword at the falling vampire warriors.

Buh-uh-uh-uh!

The vampires hit by the side of the iron sword flew away with tremendous distance.