Magic Is Learned For Nothing [EN]: Chapter 200

Magic is Learned in Vain – Episode 201 (201/502)

# 201

Kingdom of the Night (1)

Vampire Kingdom.

Though unknown to the world, those in the know call it this.

Blood City.

A name given because of the scent of blood and the thick smell of death that permeates the frozen lands.

The progenitor who first settled here was named Elsa.

No one knows why he settled here, and no vampire knows where he disappeared to, despite his great power and the ability to live eternally.

Before Elsa disappeared, he left behind five bloodlines.

Hanks, the eldest son. Manly and handsome. Also smart, he was nominated as the next king.

Spielberg, the second son. Handsome, but he wanders, knowing he cannot be king. He is more interested in art than politics.

Carrie, the eldest daughter. A mutant vampire.

She uses powers other than dark magic. Originally, there is a rule that mutants are stoned to death in the square if they reveal their abilities.

But Carrie escaped death.

Thanks to being a princess and her beautiful appearance that no one could match. A pretty princess is forgiven everything.

Lucas, the fourth, the third son.

He had been on bad terms with Spielberg, the second son, since he was young. He is the most powerful dark magician in the Vampire Kingdom.

And Sharonz, the youngest.

Possesses a heavenly appearance.

Many males in the Vampire Kingdom admired her. She also thought she was pretty, but lately that thought has been shaken. So, she changed her purpose in life.

Plastic surgery magic.

She has already reached an agreement with Legion.

In exchange for handing over Blood Oriharukon [a rare and powerful metal] to Legion, she will receive full-body plastic surgery.

The kingdom has a secret.

That is, they are sealing the ‘Black Dragon’s Blood’.

The five divided pieces of the Black Dragon, if combined, will become a disaster beyond imagination in the middle world [the mortal realm].

Who will stop the Black Dragon?

Therefore, individuals or groups that seal the Black Dragon’s body have sworn an eternal oath to protect it at the risk of their lives.

But from some point on, a secret darkness began to swirl in the kingdom.

The ‘Black Dragon’s Blood’ is a top-secret even among the nobles of Blood City, and fewer than a hundred of the progenitors know its contents.

They are a determined organization that protects the ‘Black Dragon’s Blood’.

Each one was a great powerhouse capable of using 4th circle or higher dark magic [a measure of magical power].

However, they began to disappear one by one.

Now, only five members of the determined organization remain. Even Sharonz survived because she was held captive by Lilac for 50 years; otherwise, she might have already died.

It was fortunate that she met Croll among the remaining guys.

“Princess… to meet you here, Princess. You must deliver this to His Majesty the King.”

He died right there, and Sharonz barely escaped and met the two.

There was a reason why the determined organization had no choice but to entrust the ‘Black Dragon’s Blood’ to Sharonz.

Because no one except Sharonz could be trusted.

Above all, the head of the determined organization was King Ed.

“Who is acting as regent?”

Sharonz asked, surprised.

“Sir Hanks…”

“What about Father?”

“He suddenly collapsed.”

“Why?”

“The cause is unknown. All the healers, priests, and doctors in the palace have examined him, but they could not determine the cause.”

Beyond lowered his head as if he was sorry.

Originally, Beyond and the vampire trackers belonged to the ‘Execution Squad’, one of the royal government offices.

The Execution Squad is headed by her older brother, Hanks.

From Sharonz’s point of view, she couldn’t help but think that the person who was after her life was her older brother.

She was going to tell her father about it.

The reason why the determined organization had been helpless so far was that they didn’t know who the opponent was. But once they know who the enemy is, it’s not difficult to deal with them.

Because her father is the king.

Like the world of humans, the king of the vampire kingdom also has immense power.

But the father who was supposed to solve all this has collapsed?

Sharonz felt her whole body stiffen.

“Shall we go to the palace?”

“No.”

Sharonz shook her head.

“Then where shall we take you?”

“I will contact you once a day. Secretly.”

“Secretly… I understand.”

“So please investigate the organization that is after the ‘Black Dragon’s Blood’ in detail.”

“I understand. I will do my best.”

In fact, she didn’t trust Beyond.

But she trusts Legion and Drazzer, and the lich Mamon, who had driven her into terror.

They were crazy bastards, but their skills were real.

In particular, she felt awe for the lich Mamon, who was also a magician. The magic he unfolded while his long hair fluttered was something she could never catch up to.

That’s what he said with confidence.

“The brainwashing is perfect. They will feel like you are their mother.”

“Not a lover, but a mother?”

“Lovers change their minds, but mothers don’t.”

It was true, but she felt dirty. The executioner vampire trackers feel like she is their mother.

That’s why Sharonz can give orders to Beyond without hesitation.

Still, just in case, she didn’t reveal where she was going.

The place she was going to visit was the second head of the determined organization. Her second older brother, Spielberg.

* * *

Legion and Drazzer were assigned to different rooms.

Even if they were assigned to different buildings, it didn’t matter at all. If he could see Drazzer being captured and tortured by someone, or losing a fight, it would be an interesting sight.

The same was true for Drazzer.

Someone ambushes Legion? Without knowing it, that guy will regret the biggest thing in his life. Also, he can guarantee that Legion will never be deceived by anyone.

“Is that a human? It’s a demon in disguise.”

Drazzer thought so.

Left alone, Legion pushed a wet handkerchief into his helmet and barely wiped his face. Other than that, he couldn’t reach, so he wiped by hanging it on the end of a stick.

“Ah!”

An exclamation burst from Legion’s mouth. The towel fell off the stick. The towel went into his body.

Legion turned his heavy body over.

The towel doesn’t come out. He turned sideways, turned upside down, and even stood on his head, but… no matter what he did, the towel didn’t come out of his body.

Rather, the towel slowly goes down.

Oh, it’s so annoying.

He couldn’t take it out because he couldn’t reach it.

“God! Are there more trials I have to endure? Why are you doing this to me?”

God did not answer.

Legion was annoyed-

The towel popped out in the direction of the butt exit. It looked like a long tail. Legion didn’t notice at all that he had a towel attached to his butt.

Sitting on the bed and sighing for a long time, Legion opened the subspace [an extra-dimensional storage space].

And he took out the mithril he borrowed (?) from the Dragon Lair. The sparkling mithril sparkled in Legion’s palm.

-Not ordinary mithril.

Legion nodded.

From the moment he saw it, he knew it was not an ordinary mithril. If it were ordinary mithril, the dragon would not have put it in a glass case and kept it.

It is definitely a mithril with a special function.

-If you dismantle this, your intelligence will increase by 100.

Wow! Intelligence 100?

-I somehow feel that way.

If your intelligence increases by 100, you become a genius.

Then all the vague ancient magic might come to mind up to the 8th circle. The ancient magic he has used so far is 3rd circle when he used the ‘Cool Explosion’, and now it is only 2nd circle.

These days, his intelligence has increased, so he can use the 3rd circle again, but if he uses it with insufficient magic power, it becomes a bit difficult.

The 5th circle ancient magic exerts the power of the 7th circle level.

But he has to remember it…

But-

What if his intelligence is over 200?

He will be able to use ancient magic.

Imagine unfolding ancient magic with the strongest staff ever.

Ahhh~ So cool.

Maybe he can pick and choose a girlfriend.

“Should I try to challenge intelligence 200 or higher?”

-Challenge!

Mark blew air into him.

Legion grabbed the special mithril and prayed to God.

“God! If you are in the heavenly realm, please take my side this time. I really rolled around like a dog. I can’t even wash because of this ridiculous armor. The smell of squid is rising from under the armor. So please, just grant my wish this one time. Intelligence 200. Deal?”

Legion swallowed only one special mithril.

Just in case. He plans to consume more one by one later if a good skill appears.

His heart started beating fast after a long time.

Please! Please! Intelligence 200.

Please let me use ancient magic.

-Starting to dismantle the special mithril. Weeeeeee!

The sound of the special mithril being dismantled was heard in Legion’s ears.

The quieter the sound became, the more violently his heart beat.

If his intelligence is 200, he will have nothing to fear.

Frankly speaking, if his intelligence is 200, he is confident that he will not be pushed back at all even if he fights Drazzer.

No, even his body is at this level, so now he has to see that he is at an advantage.

-The special mithril has been dismantled.

It’s here! It’s here!

* * *

“Umm.”

Legion swallowed a groan.

It’s really ambiguous. A red light keeps turning on in his retina, urging Legion.

Okay, okay. Just wait a minute.

One-time special step up? The nuance is good, but is it because it’s special? This seems to be ambiguous…

It was written on Legion’s retina like this.

-Intelligence increases by 10. Your intelligence is now 132.

“This is useful…”

-It’s not just useful. It’s totally awesome.

“Really? Seeing that the 5th circle of ancient magic suddenly comes to mind, I guess my head has gotten better.”

There-

-There is one option.

“The option is good too.”

-Your face will be more handsome than it is now. A sparkling halo shines.

“I should have taken off my helmet to see what I look like now.”

Anyway, it’s good. Up to here.

Anyway, when he takes off his armor, the ‘Cool Explosion’ passive skill is activated due to plastic surgery magic. Then he will be a great handsome man anyway, but it would be nice if he was handsome even now, even in the helmet.

He hasn’t even held a woman’s hand properly until now.

He even had surgery and became a seedless watermelon [slang for vasectomy]. Let’s hold hands this time.

He can have a vasectomy somehow later.

Isn’t he at an age where he should have children now?

But then an uneasy phrase appeared.

-Because it is a special mithril, you will not gain weight.

“I don’t gain weight either?”

-Wow! This is really the best! There are so many things you can do if you don’t have to gain weight anymore.

So he’s more anxious.

What kind of penalty are you trying to give…

-The purity of the decision increases by 10 percent.

Okay, okay. So? What’s next?

-But…

The phrase right below this made Legion feel uneasy. Until now, it felt like he was taking a big dump…

-Every time you give birth to a decision, you will feel the pain of childbirth and the joy of childbirth. Please keep in mind that the pain increases depending on the grade of the decision.

I knew it would be like this.

I knew it all when you laid out all the good things in front of me. Damn it!

If he has to feel the pain of childbirth several times a day?

Is that something a person should do?