Magic Is Learned For Nothing [EN]: Chapter 202

# 203

Survival in the City of Vampires (1)

“Aha!”

Legion nodded as if he finally understood. This was more difficult than dealing with Vasarabab. *Since* he skimmed 500,000 gold from the Vasarabab case, he should get a little more than that for this.

“Hey, Second Young Master.”

“Call me Spielberg.”

“Alright, Spielberg. So, you’re saying we should attack your king?”

Spielberg frowned.

“King, my foot! He’s just a regent! Besides, it’s all his fault my father collapsed! King, indeed! How could someone like *him* become king!”

“I don’t know about that. Let’s think logically. So, you’re saying the two of us humans should attack the crown prince who’s acting as king? And he’s not just some noble?”

“……”

Spielberg didn’t answer.

“Why aren’t you talking? So, Spielberg, if we kill your brother, you’ll get rid of us to keep our mouths shut, right? You’re basically telling us to die. Isn’t that right?”

“I will ensure you come to no harm.”

Legion laughed like a madman.

“Hey, we move, we attack, we kill your king, and then you won’t harm us? Is that even logical?”

“I will create a way for you to escape. You just need to leave this place. We’ll take care of the rest.”

“Haa…….”

Legion sighed.

“Do you think I’m an idiot?”

“…….”

“Seriously, unbelievable. These undead bastards really think I’m a fool.”

Legion looked back at Sharonz.

“What’s going on?”

“I, I was supposed to get help…….”

“It’s a deal, not help. There was no mention of killing your king. I thought it was just about protecting you.”

“But…… I didn’t know my father would end up like this.”

“If your father hadn’t ended up like this, would I have been able to get what I was supposed to get?”

“What *thing*?”

At Spielberg’s words, Sharonz quickly covered her lips with her finger.

Let’s talk about that later.

“Hmm.”

Legion crossed his arms.

He came to get Blood Oriharukon…….

It seems like this woman didn’t say anything. This is starting to annoy me. So, this woman has no intention of giving me the Blood Oriharukon even if everything is taken care of?

Ah, wait!

“Do you even have it?”

Sharonz flinched. She looked at Spielberg as if to ask who Legion was.

“I came because I was told I’d get Blood Oriharukon?”

Spielberg’s face turned pale.

* * *

A notice was posted in Legion’s territory.

Special Recruitment.

Chief of the Public Blacksmith, Bide.

Deputy Chief of the Public Blacksmith, Lulu.

There was a private blacksmith operating in the territory. It was Simpson, who made Sepia’s weapons. He was friendly with the territory residents and had a good personality. However, it was hard to say that his skills were outstanding.

He could make farming tools for the territory residents, but…….

The problem was the exclusive servants and the newly hired soldiers. To make weapons for them, a blacksmith one level above him was needed.

Bide and Lulu, who came with Legion’s special recommendation letter, gave Silcut, who managed the territory, and Simpson a breather.

The recommendation letter read:

-The best blacksmith.

Exploit them unconditionally.

They get paid a lot.

No need to feel guilty.

Silcut wanted to shout for joy after reading the letter.

Unaware of the future events that would unfold, Bide and Lulu toured the territory with innocent faces.

Saying it seemed like a good place to live.

And asking if they saw goblins and orcs playing foot volleyball with human children earlier.

To them, this place was a paradise.

They had traveled the world for quite some time, and the sights they had seen were quite horrific.

Humans already dominated most of the continent’s civilization.

It wasn’t hard to understand that other races were made uncomfortable for the convenience of humans, but the human supremacy and exploitation of other races that permeated the continent were truly unbearable.

Of course, some kingdoms had good relations with other races.

In fact, orcs and goblins, although slightly less intelligent, were often classified as other races. But now, they were treated as monsters because they were considered repulsive by human aesthetic standards.

In many kingdoms, they were caught and killed on sight.

Orcs, in particular, had superior combat power compared to individual humans, but in the end, they couldn’t withstand the sheer numbers.

Orcs had to gradually move away from the center of the continent and hide in the mountains. Thus, they were classified as monsters instead of other races.

In other words, Legion’s territory was very unique compared to other kingdoms.

Silcut guided Bide and Lulu, who were smiling brightly and expressing satisfaction with their new home.

The accommodation was also top-notch.

It was the same level as Draizer’s accommodation.

Legion told them to exploit them like dogs. But he also told them to treat them with the best 待遇 [daiyu – treatment].

Silcut followed the lord’s words exactly.

The blacksmith was also built in the latest style.

Bide and Lulu expressed satisfaction after checking the accommodation and workplace. They had received the best treatment compared to all the places they had worked so far. They patted their chests and said to Silcut.

“Trust me. I’ll make you twice as strong with equipment. Of course, I’ll create a survival rate like cockroaches.”

They gathered a considerable amount of materials from the underground store. They were told to ask for any materials they needed.

They only had to focus on creating works.

Bide and Lulu’s dream had always been to focus solely on their work without being disturbed by others.

They were very grateful to Legion.

They didn’t expect him to treat them so well.

“Master, Baron Legion is truly a man among men. We were very lucky to meet him.”

Lulu said, deeply moved, to Bide.

“I knew from the beginning that he was a respectable person. You can’t judge a book by its cover.”

“That’s right. When I first saw him, I thought he was just…… a pig. Fat, short, and his hair was greasy.”

“Right. I thought so too. I’ve wasted my years. I should never judge a human by their appearance again. He’s not just a pig, but a pig with a warm heart.”

“I think so too.”

On the first day of arriving in Legion’s territory-

They drank wine elegantly while looking at the moon in the sky.

They had no idea that they would be suffering from unimaginable hard labor from the next day.

The deadline was the day Legion took off his armor.

About 5 months and 10 days left.

The amount they had to make was a whopping 700 magical weapons.

Not just weapons, but magical weapons?

Bide and Lulu protested to Silcut, saying it was impossible.

Silcut shrugged and said.

“Didn’t you read the contract? The first batch is magical weapons, the second batch is magical armor, the third is magical helmets, the fourth is magical gauntlets, the fifth is magical necklaces, the sixth is magical rings, the seventh is…….”

There were as many as 13 batches.

Bide and Lulu’s mouths dropped open the moment they saw the contract.

It was very different from what Legion had said. They thought it would only take about 3 years…….

They wouldn’t be able to complete it even after 10 years.

“I can’t do it! No, I won’t do it!”

Lulu jumped up.

Then, suddenly, the teacup he was drinking from cracked in half.

Kuururung! Kwang! Kwang!

A thunderbolt struck from the clear sky and flashed beside them.

Lulu and Bide were terrified. They were half-doubtful that a curse spirit was attached to their contract. They didn’t think he would go that far, and they hadn’t even read the contract clauses carefully.

But now they knew for sure.

It was real.

The crazy bastard had attached a curse spirit to them to make them work. The moment they signed the contract, the curse spirit clung to their bodies.

“It is also possible to terminate the contract. According to this, you are required to pay 200 times the contract fee you received. Ah, I’m not sure, but even if the contract is terminated, the curse spirit may not fall off. This contract is a matter of trust between us, but what do spirits call it? An oath? It seems like it doesn’t fall off easily because of that.”

“D, doesn’t fall off? Are you saying we have to live with these things for the rest of our lives?”

“I’m sorry, but that’s not my responsibility.”

“…….”

You old dog! Then what is your responsibility?

This old man speaks so casually about catching dwarves.

“Feel free to decide. What are you going to do? According to the contract, you received 70,000 gold as a contract fee. 200 times that is 14 million gold, and you can be free.”

The two dwarves stared blankly at Silcut. 14 million gold. Even the emperor of the empire wouldn’t have that much money.

“T, that’s……. Support money for creative activities…….”

“Ah, it’s clearly written here in the contract. Con. Tract. Fee.”

“…….”

He told us to buy materials as much as we wanted, and that was the contract fee? It’s not ours anyway, and we bought things to use in this territory?

“Think about it comfortably.”

Silcut refreshed the atmosphere with a smile.

“You can do your creative activities as you wish. We will get all the materials for you. The salary is the best in the industry. It will be much better than other places.”

Lulu glanced at Bide and said quietly.

“Let’s just do it, Master. We can’t afford the termination fee anyway, and we can’t live with the curse spirit attached. A younger sibling I know also had a curse spirit attached. My sibling didn’t even bat an eye at the curse spirit. Do you know what happened to my sibling?”

“What happened?”

“They were struck by 7 lightning bolts and died.”

“……Is that even possible?”

“It’s not possible. But my sibling died like that. Curse spirits are that scary.”

“Ugh.”

Bide groaned.

He knew he had no choice. He briefly thought of Legion. When he was an ally, there was no man as trustworthy, but when he was an enemy? There would be no human as ruthless.

The thought of him retaliating against them made the future bleak.

“I have no choice but to do it.”

Bide lowered his head.

“You’ve made a good decision. Then shall we start working now?”

He hated the old Silcut’s voice so much.

Thus, Bide and Lulu began to spend all their time except for sleeping making the first batch of weapons.

The first weapon to be created was the sword of Bacon, the leader of the exclusive servants.

It was a unique type of sword.

It was definitely a sword, but a magic stone was attached to the end of the handle. He had never seen this type of sword before.

Bacon admired it but was curious and asked Bide.

“Why is there a magic stone attached to the sword?”

“Didn’t you say you were a fairly high-level magic warrior?”

Bide asked back.

“Well, I’m grateful if you see me that way.”

“The reason why the magic stone is attached is to amplify the magic power.”

“Is that possible?”

“It’s possible. For me.”

“Oooooh!”

Bacon was sincerely impressed. A magic warrior is a combination of two classes, magic and warrior. But they couldn’t choose two weapons.

They either held a staff or a sword. They couldn’t take out a staff while fighting with a sword. One had to be given up. Therefore, most magic warriors mainly used swordsmanship and used magic as a support.

But now they could use a sword like a staff.

This was a huge revolution in the magic warrior world.

Perhaps it could be an opportunity for the almost extinct magic warriors to revive.

“There’s an instruction manual in there.”

At Bide’s words, Bacon grabbed the manual with trembling hands and read it.

-Bacon’s Sword.

Magic power increased by 30 percent.

Blade regeneration possible.

Arm strength increased by 20 percent.

Simultaneous use of magic and mana blade possible.

Self-option ‘Reduces the 40 percent increase in mana consumption when using magic and blade simultaneously to 20 percent.’

Bacon’s face was filled with joy.

He unknowingly repeated ‘This is amazing. This is amazing.’ Lotto, unable to contain his curiosity, snatched the explanation from his hand. Lotto also couldn’t close his mouth after seeing the explanation.

“Bacon, you’re so lucky. What is this? How did you get such a treasure? Seriously, you’re going to get much stronger than you are now.”

Lotto looked at Bacon with envious eyes.

Bacon smiled and swung his sword. His signature fire blade quickly flew and hit a distant rock. The rock exploded and melted with a sizzle.

“Amazing!”

“Wow! The blade…… didn’t cut the rock, but melted it.”

“Wow! This is what equipment is all about!”

The exclusive servants couldn’t close their mouths and said one word each.

“Are you going to make something like that for us too?”

Lotto asked Bide.

“Okay. I’ll make different weapons for each of you. Bacon is very good at balancing magic and swordsmanship, so I made him that kind of weapon. I’ll make weapons that suit the personalities of the other guys. Everyone, line up. To make weapons that suit each of you, I need to know everything from your personality to your swordsmanship style.”

At Bide’s words, the exclusive servants lined up in a hurry. But at some point, the line disappeared completely.

He looked strangely and saw one person standing at the front of the line.

No, one beast.

Sepia held out her hand to Bide. It was a huge hand.

-Krrrrrr (Make that for me too. Magic weapon. If it’s not the best weapon, you won’t leave the blacksmith alive).

Bide’s face turned pale.

W, what! Why is the ogre here?

No one could answer his question.

The exclusive servants had all run away as soon as Sepia appeared.