Magic Is Learned For Nothing [EN]: Chapter 219

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Bacon watched the tree growing vigorously.

It was now a landmark of the village. A tree adorned with sparkling crystals. A fence had been erected around it, and no one dared approach.

In fact, he had set up a series of landmines and detection explosion magic as a deterrent to thieves, though they were never triggered.

The people of the territory revered this tree, calling it the Legion Tree.

“Aren’t you tempted by those crystals?”

Lotto approached Bacon.

Lotto had also reached a mature state. His eyes held a profound depth. Even his usually frivolous tone had softened.

The other exclusive servants were the same.

Their personalities seemed to undergo significant changes each time they broke through a cultivation wall.

“No.”

Bacon shook his head.

“Really? Haha, amazing. You know what kind of abilities it possesses, don’t you?”

“It’s not ours.”

“That’s right.”

“It belongs to the master.”

“That’s also right.”

“It’s unlikely, but even if I consumed all of that and became a 7-star, I wouldn’t do it. No, I don’t think anyone would even consider it. Everything is the master’s will, created under that influence.”

Lotto nodded.

No one coveted the crystals of that tree.

When the time was right, the great Legion would bestow them upon the person who was ready.

“What we need to do is maintain constant training, ensure the safety and peace of the territory, and protect that tree.”

“Your loyalty is unparalleled. I’m jealous.”

“You’re exaggerating. You should also think about the master and offer a prayer once a day. Strangely, it accelerates the body’s recovery.”

“Is that true?”

“It’s true. So, I can’t help but be loyal to the master.”

“Ho, I should try it too. You mean pray every day while thinking about the master?”

“That’s right.”

At that moment,

A bolt of lightning struck from the clear sky.

The lightning cleaved the crystal-studded tree in half. The split tree swayed precariously and fell, triggering the landmines and blast mines.

콰콰콰콰콰쾅! [Sound of explosions]

Hundreds of landmines and blast mines detonated simultaneously.

Surprised, Bacon and Lotto retreated, raising shields with both hands. Their faces paled.

“W, what on earth…….”

They felt an overwhelming sense of foreboding.

“N, no way…… Has something happened to the master?”

* * *

Flash!

Lucas opened his eyes.

“W, what happened?”

He patted his chest.

“A, am I still alive? Or am I dead?”

Lucas couldn’t believe it.

“Legion, was it? That man…….”

Lucas clasped his hands together and stood before Legion.

He couldn’t discern Legion’s age due to the armor, but assuming he was human, he must be younger than himself. But age was irrelevant.

It was a matter of character.

“I am grateful for the trust and this life you have protected.”

Legion flinched inwardly. He had hoped Lucas would have lost his memory, but he was more lucid than anticipated.

*Is this guy suddenly going to ask for jewels?*

Legion felt a surge of anxiety, but Lucas bowed his head deeply and said,

“It’s sudden, but… would you consider becoming sworn brothers with me?”

*Eh? What kind of nonsense is this?*

“I am Lucas, the third son of the Elsa Vampire Kingdom. My elder brothers are Hanks and Spielberg, and my elder sister is Carrie. My younger sister is Sharon. Have you heard of her? She is rumored to be the most beautiful woman in the kingdom.”

“The ugliest woman in the kingdom.”

“Pardon? What do you mean by that?”

“It’s nothing. So, you’re royalty.”

“I’ve been away from the kingdom for a long time… but I was born into it.”

*Oh ho!*

Legion’s eyes sparkled inside his helmet.

*If he’s a prince, he won’t be stingy about finding the jewels he dropped. Hmm, maybe he’ll give me more jewels as a reward for saving his life.*

*A jewel as great as Blood Orichalcum!* [A mythical metal]

With that thought, Legion’s mood brightened considerably.

*Anyway!*

*A face he’ll never see again. Sworn brotherhood, why not?*

“I owe you a great debt. Please allow me to serve you as my older brother.”

“Hahahahaha.”

19-year-old Legion erupted in an old man’s hearty laugh.

As his laughter, laced with murderous intent, echoed, the vampires and lycanthropes who were fiercely fighting trembled.

“I understand. Let’s do that. My name is Legion.”

“Thank you, Legion-hyung [older brother].”

A strange situation unfolded where Lucas, over 150 years old, served the 19-year-old Legion as his older brother.

Thanks to this, the family tree became irrevocably twisted.

Sharonz was now destined to serve Legion as her older brother for the rest of her life.

“Originally, the sworn brotherhood ceremony should be performed under a cherry tree while drinking alcohol… but given the circumstances, let’s replace it with a handshake.”

“Ah, it’s an honor, hyung.”

Legion arrogantly extended his hand. Lucas grasped both of his hands and bowed deeply.

Then, a phrase popped into Lucas’s head.

-Physical abilities return to normal. Mana increases by 2 percent. The broken penis is restored. The penis muscle is torn, so a 2-week recovery period is required.

But a great misfortune has befallen your life, and it can no longer be avoided.

*Oh my! What is this again?*

Come to think of it, his lower body was throbbing. He hadn’t noticed due to the pain of twisted blood vessels.

But mana increased by 2 percent?

Lucas’s mouth dropped open.

He was a master of red magic.

He was also a unique magician who studied mixed magic. But at some point, his mana had stagnated.

He needed to break through the 6th circle to increase it, but he had been stuck for decades.

The amount of mana remained constant; only his mastery of magic increased.

But now, 2 percent of mana had been added.

It was a small ripple in the calm lake. Perhaps this would allow him to ascend to the 6th circle, or even higher.

In fact, he could already feel the quality of his mana subtly changing.

*Was it because he was so happy?*

He briefly dismissed the phrase ‘great misfortune.’ He had no idea what disaster awaited him….

“Hahaha. Brother, let’s get along well.”

A great disaster patted Lucas on the back.

* * *

The two moved through the battlefield.

They walked so calmly that neither the lycanthropes nor the vampires dared to attack.

In this bizarre situation, Lucas spoke first.

“But what’s going on right now? I just arrived and I’m completely confused. As soon as I got here, someone cast electric magic on me. A vicious guy. He was definitely trying to kill me. Trying to kill me, the third prince of the kingdom.”

Legion flinched.

He flinched, but didn’t dwell on it. *It’s okay if he didn’t die. What.*

He briefly explained the situation.

“A war broke out.”

“A war?”

“That’s right. All the vampires are being deceived. Your sister is risking her life to stop your brother.”

“N, no way…….”

Lucas seemed shocked.

Fratricide and war! Moreover, his little brother was leading the vampire race to extinction!

The True Ancestors had been trapped here for too long.

He understood their anger. But still, this wasn’t right, was it? Above all, there was almost no chance of invading and winning against the human world now.

Lucas, who had traveled the continent extensively, knew the human world well.

That enormous civilization.

This was truly like throwing eggs at a rock.

“Then what should we do now? I, in my ignorance, ask my brother for advice.”

Lucas judged that Legion, wearing iron armor, must be at least forty years old. If he found out he was 19, he might bite his tongue and bang his head.

“We have to go to Spielberg.”

“Go and?”

“Catch him first and then think. We have to catch him and stop this madness.”

“I see. That would be the easiest way.”

Lucas nodded and shouted into the air.

“Come out! Cat Girl!”

In an instant, a cat girl materialized from thin air. She appeared to be about ten years old, wearing black, stained, tight-fitting clothes. The lithe Cat Girl moved fluidly and wrapped herself around Lucas’s arm.

“What’s that?”

Legion asked in surprise.

“It’s my staff.”

“……What?”

It defied common sense.

Legion, rarely surprised, looked back and forth between Cat Girl and Lucas in astonishment.

“It’s my human-type staff. A transforming staff made by combining lactoterium [a fictional substance] and a cat spirit.”

“The staff becomes like that?”

“Yes. It’s a bit unique, right?”

“It’s not a bit.”

At that moment-

Legion remembered the abilities of the staff that Bidet had created. It also possessed transformation abilities.

Legion had considered making a large golem, but seeing Cat Girl, his thoughts shifted.

*Spirit!*

*He had to get a spirit.*

*A transforming staff!*

*Moreover, a staff with a soul in it!*

Legion clenched his fists. He had to visit the dark elf village as soon as this was over. The dark elves were closely connected to spirits.

*If he squeezed them, something would come out.*

*Wahaha!*

*The day he takes off his armor!*

*He will be able to give the staff transformation abilities. Not that ugly Cat Girl!*

*He had to transform a much more beautiful staff like Amadeus.*

An Mark was horrified by Legion’s thoughts.

*No, he got the greatest staff ever, what’s wrong with him? He’s going to make a staff with the same appearance as Amadeus? No? Why!*

*This is a disaster.*

*He had to get Legion’s eye for women back to normal as soon as possible, or something was going to happen.*

“Cat Girl’s abilities don’t just help with magic.”

“Then?”

“Direct judgment and attack are also possible.”

“Hoo! Direct judgment?”

“Yes, each! It’s a 1+1 ability.”

*Oh oh oh! It’s so good.*

Lucas stepped forward. Cat Girl clung to his arm and stared straight ahead.

“Cry! Cat Girl!”

In an instant, Cat Girl’s small mouth opened. From her mouth-

콰콰콰콰콰콰콰쾅! [Sound of explosions]

The 5th circle attack magic ‘Fire Doom!’ erupted.

It was a joint attack by Cat Girl and Lucas. Casting magic was Cat Girl’s unique ability! In addition, the unique power of the spirit amplified the destructive power more than twofold.

A section of the front was hollowed out as if sliced with a razor blade. Simultaneously, the area evaporated with tremendous heat.

In an instant, dozens of lycanthropes vanished without a trace.

W, what?

Legion was startled.

*Wow! The power is amazing!*

*I want it. I want a transforming staff like that too.*

-Mahabanyabarabilda nerve officer bodhisattva. [Buddhist chant]

What are you doing?

-I’m hoping that your eyes will return to normal.

What’s wrong with my eyes?

-There’s something.

“Legion-hyung.”

“Yes, my brother.”

“Did you feel it too, hyung?”

“Feel what?”

Lucas pointed to the beautiful palace, the symbol of the Vampire Kingdom.

“Under the palace…….”

“Under?”

“A very evil power is wriggling.”

Legion looked at the vampire’s castle. Perhaps because it was in the middle of the battlefield, he had been swept away by the murderous intent and hadn’t sensed the power of darkness.

But now he could definitely feel it.

The power of darkness was gradually increasing, and now it was growing so rapidly that it was becoming difficult to ignore.

*Eh? What is that?*

“Cat Girl! Bombardment!”

Blue light flickered around Cat Girl. Dozens of blue lights, not just one.

The blue lights flashed.

Dozens of blue lights poured into the castle.