Magic Is Learned For Nothing [EN]: Chapter 21

Ogre and Dance 2

The Ogre was having the hardest time of his life.

He didn’t know how many days he had been running like this. As far as he could remember, night and day had changed three times.

It was amazing that he could run like this.

His stomach was shrunken from not eating for so long. In fact, he didn’t even know if he was walking or running anymore.

So, he thought about slowing down and giving up.

‘I won’t chase you anymore, so go your way.’

Every time, that human goaded him back.

-Kekekeke, kekekeke, kekekeke (Ogre! Are you so easily discouraged? You said you would kill me. Are you already giving up? You are a disgrace to your race. Commit suicide!).

He got angry and chased the human again.

He had done that dozens of times already.

Whenever the Ogre was tired and wanted to collapse, the human gave him the motivation and murderous intent to keep going.

‘I can’t collapse like this.’

Even if I collapse, I have to kill that human first.

It’s embarrassing, but he had collapsed once. He was so exhausted that he lost consciousness. Then the human came to him, put water in his mouth, and said.

-Keureuk keureuk keureureuk (You noob).

Wow~ Human, you’re the best.

You won’t even let me die.

The Ogre got up again and chased the human. He ran while looking at the moon. And he thought.

Who am I? Where am I?

Finally, he reached the Orc territory. He didn’t even notice the Orcs. In the past, he would have thought, ‘Oh, there’s a lot of dessert gathered here.’

But not now. Just get out of the way. I have to catch that human.

The Orcs threw spears.

The Ogre didn’t even have the strength to scoff. He didn’t have the strength to wave his hand. He just got hit by the spears. Most of them bounced off, and only a few spears with strong fighting spirit pierced the Ogre’s thick skin.

He didn’t even have the strength to pull them out.

The human entered the Orcs’ stockade [a fortified enclosure or pen for livestock].

The Ogre followed him to the stockade. And he was so tired that his legs twisted. The Ogre’s huge body smashed the stockade as he collapsed.

Kukukung!

A huge cloud of dust rose.

The Ogre didn’t move as he lay there.

Kill me or let me live, do whatever you want. The Ogre didn’t want to move even one step.

* * *

The Amazon Orc tribe was in chaos.

Fortunately, the battle ended quickly. It was thanks to the Ogre collapsing on his own and not getting up. Still, the Orcs didn’t let their guard down, holding their spears and axes upright, not knowing when the Ogre would suddenly get up and start a massacre.

“Legion! Legion!”

Legion opened his eyes slightly.

“Are you okay?”

Jonas asked.

“Yeah, I’m fine. Nothing happened, right?”

“Yeah, except for the Ogre coming a while ago.”

“I see. I’ll take care of that, don’t worry about it. More than that, how were my gifts?”

“They’re great! The villagers are all excited.”

“Really? Then, let’s finish up!”

“Are you sure? That’s an Ogre.”

“It’s okay, it’s okay.”

Legion approached the Ogre calmly.

The Orcs watched Legion with anxious hearts. If that Ogre got up right now, that human and our tribe would be finished.

-Oh, you’re pretty cool. The Orcs seem to respect you. After all, women like strong men.

Shut up. Are you sure the Ogre’s stamina is completely exhausted?

-Yep, already scanned. The Ogre thinks it’s better to die.

I see. My combat power is…….

-You’re also exhausted. Nevertheless, your overall combat power remains at 42. If your stamina returns.

If it returns?

-It seems like your overall combat power will be 50.

Amazing. My overall combat power has increased quite a bit in just a few days. If my overall combat power is 50, that means it’s much higher than the assassins who tried to kill me at first. Now, I wouldn’t be afraid even if I met them again.

Good. Let’s finish this.

Legion jumped onto the Ogre’s stomach.

“Th-that’s dangerous!”

“Human, get down from there right now. Ogres are really dangerous monsters.”

The Orcs surrounding the Ogre shouted in horror.

The commotion reached the Ogre’s ears. He was just trying to die, but when he felt the presence of the human, the Ogre’s eyes flashed open.

-Kekagagak (I’ll drag you to hell with me). Keuheok!

The Ogre couldn’t utter his fierce roar to the end.

Legion’s headbutt exploded on his philtrum [the vertical groove between the base of the nose and the upper lip].

Kwajik!

There are weaknesses in all two-legged male beasts on the continent.

The eyes, Adam’s apple, philtrum, solar plexus, and genitals. If you strike those places hard, even a child can inflict fatal damage on the opponent.

Legion’s head, harder than iron, struck that spot.

A place that Legion’s head could never reach under normal circumstances.

The impact was so great that the Ogre, who was trying to raise his upper body, slammed the back of his head on the ground. Two sharp triangular upper teeth were broken.

Legion continuously headbutted the Ogre’s philtrum.

Ppak! Ppak! Ppak!

The Ogre, unable to withstand the powerful impact, finally lost consciousness. The Ogre’s face was covered in blood. The Ogre’s blood was splattered all over Legion’s face.

He looked like a warrior who had won a great battle after a fierce struggle.

Legion raised one hand high.

With that, the Orcs burst into cheers.

“Human! You are a true warrior!”

“I can’t believe it. A human caught an Ogre with his bare hands!”

“That’s Legion! The hero who saved our Orcs!”

Jonas and Amadeus looked at each other.

“Wow! He’s a really cool human!”

* * *

The Ogre opened his eyes.

He didn’t know how long he had slept. When he woke up, he was seriously hungry. When he thought about it, he hadn’t eaten for three sunrises and sunsets. It was the first time he had starved for so long in his life.

It’s all because of that damn human.

The Ogre’s nerves became very sharp. Because he was hungry, because he was annoyed with the human.

Clang, clang.

But the Ogre couldn’t move at all.

His arms and legs were tightly bound with chains. No matter how strong the Ogre was, he couldn’t break such thick chains.

He got even more annoyed.

So, he burst into tears. The Ogre’s fear would sweep around him.

-Keureureuk, eup, eup.

The Ogre couldn’t even utter his fear. Someone had put a muzzle on his mouth. He was completely caught. He was very embarrassed. He had never thought about being caught by someone before.

The Ogre fell into a panic.

“Wow, I didn’t know when I was out of my mind, but it’s really big when I see it up close.”

Legion approached the Ogre.

When the Ogre saw Legion, he went crazy and twisted his body from side to side. He was thrashing so much that the ground was dug up even though he was bound by chains.

“Oh my, be surprised. You seem quite angry.”

-Of course, I’m angry. Wouldn’t you be angry if you were me?

“Well, there’s nothing I can do about it. I’ve suffered so much because of this damn Ogre. But will this really work?”

Legion was holding a large, round ring in his hand.

According to Mark, this ring is called ‘Geumgoa’ [a magical headband]. It is said to be useful for taming monsters that don’t listen.

The method of making it was simple. Make a ring to fit the head size and put cells called ‘nanomachines’ in the body there. Then, ‘poof’ and ‘Geumgoa’ is made.

-Of course, it works. Even more poisonous things are finished once they get caught in this. Even the old Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong…….

“Okay, okay. Don’t say weird things again. But is it really necessary to tame this ferocious Ogre?”

-Hmm…… Actually, I couldn’t think of any other way. Above all, don’t you have any romance?

“What romance?”

-The romance of taking an Ogre around as a bodyguard. According to past data, there has never been a monarch who took an Ogre around as a bodyguard.

“Of course not. How can you take the most ferocious predator monster on the continent as a bodyguard? Are you crazy?”

-There is a way. Don’t underestimate the science of the future.

“With this Geumgoa or whatever?”

-That’s right. Hurry up and put it on.

Legion looked at the Ogre, who was staring at him fiercely in front of him. His mouth, hands, and feet were all tied up. No matter how much he struggled, he couldn’t do anything to him.

Even so, the Ogre was not intimidated.

He’s not an ordinary monster after all. If he’s released from here, he’ll be the first to aim for my life.

Well, that won’t happen.

Legion approached the Ogre with a large ring. The Ogre twisted his body as if to say he would kill him if he came closer.

“Hey, stay still. How much have I suffered because of you?”

-Keureureureuk, keureureureuk (Stop talking nonsense. You’re the one who appeared in my habitat! You started it first).

“What is this bastard saying?”

-He’s begging for his life.

“Really? I guess even Ogres know that their lives are precious.”

Legion put the ‘Geumgoa’ on the head of the Ogre, who was twisting his body. After putting it on, it seemed to have some style.

“What was the order again?”

-Tighten it. Geumgoa.

“Ah, right. Tighten it. Geumgoa.”

At the same time, the Ogre’s body twisted.

The Ogre was startled. The moment that damn human said something, tremendous pressure tightened his head.

Pain beyond imagination!

It was so painful that he thought his skull would be torn off. He was in so much pain that he couldn’t even scream, and only drool dripped from his mouth.

-Kakakakak!

The Ogre writhed in pain.

“Release it. Geumgoa.”

Legion said.

The pain disappeared like a lie. The Ogre collapsed on the floor, panting. He muttered that he would definitely kill the human.

Mark didn’t translate the Ogre’s words.

There was no point in knowing. After all, the Ogre’s mind would soon change.

-You have to repeat it every 5 minutes.

“Every 5 minutes?”

-That’s right. Originally, when training a beast, you have to imprint on its mind how scary the trainer is.

“So, I still don’t understand. Why do I have to train this scary Ogre?”

-You’re definitely stupid. Do you have any other allies? Or do you have any helpers? Isn’t your grandfather all you have? What are you going to do when you go back like this? Do you want to be stabbed to death by your uncle? Or do you want to be burned to death by Paring’s electric magic?

“Ah, right. Sorry. I’ll do as you say.”

Legion, recalling his situation, tamed the Ogre as Mark said.

But the captured Ogre was quite stubborn.

He never backed down. Usually, he would be exhausted and listen in a couple of hours, but this guy didn’t let go of his murderous intent for five hours.

-He’s really stubborn. If we do more here, he might just die.

“Then what should I do?”

-Touch me.

“Why? Is there a way?”

-There is one…… you have to do it yourself.

“Haa, okay. I’ll do as you say.”

-Switch to auto mode.

Mark controls Legion’s body. He jumped onto the exhausted Ogre’s stomach. The Ogre looked at Mark with a terrible murderous intent.

Mark smiled bitterly and took something out of his pocket.

“You’re really making me work hard. Making me use even this method.”

-Keureureureu (I’ll kill you).

“I know. Well, let’s look at this first.”

Mark shook the string with the round ring on it from side to side. Shaking and shaking while doing pendulum motion. And he bit his finger slightly and dripped blood into the Ogre’s mouth.

The Ogre’s eyes gradually shook. The murderous intent disappears like melting.

“Your name is Sepia.”

-Keureureureuk (My name is Sepia).

“Your master is Alexander de Legion.”

-Keureureureureuk (My master is Alexander de Legion).

“From today on, you will risk your life to protect Legion.”

-Keureureureuk (From today on, I will risk my life to protect Legion).

“This oath will last forever until your life is cut off.”

-Keureureureuk (This oath will last forever until my life is cut off).

Is it done?

I got a very big ally.

It’s thanks to this guy being so exhausted, but with this, Legion will be able to get out of danger to some extent.