Magic Is Learned For Nothing [EN]: Chapter 251

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# 252

Hero Raiden 2

“Ho-ho! These fellows do their job well.”

Dreyza patted the guards on their shoulders and went inside.

Some merchants who had been watching approached the guards to protest.

“Isn’t this an abuse of power? Everyone else has to wait out here in the cold dew all night. Why are they the only ones allowed inside the castle? Isn’t it the law that even nobles can’t enter after 10 PM?”

“Then why don’t you stop them?”

“Huh?”

“I have a wife and kids. Five of them. If I die now, who will feed my five children?”

“Ah, no, that’s not what I meant.”

The guard watched Dreyza’s retreating figure.

Dreyza paused and glanced back at the guards. Startled, the guards flinched and bowed deeply.

“Goodbye!”

The guards turned to the merchants who had been protesting, with a look that said, ‘Do you understand why I’m doing this?’

“You’re alive right now thanks to us.”

The merchants nodded.

They returned to their places in silence. After seeing Dreyza, they understood everything.

He was definitely a serial killer.

As the merchants went back, the smaller guard said to the larger one,

“I think I know who they are.”

“Really?”

“Aren’t their appearances too distinctive? Think about it. These days, who is that famous… criminal roaming the kingdom in full armor?”

“N-no way.”

“That ‘no way’ is probably right. The one in the carriage is…”

“Don Quixote…”

“And that menacing-looking guy is…”

“Jack Nitzer.”

“That’s right. I’m sure of it.”

“Then who are the hunchbacked coachman and the incredibly beautiful woman?”

“Originally, there wasn’t a clear number one among the Seven Greats of the kingdom, right? Everyone is so strong that who could rank them? But recently, the atmosphere is solidifying around who the strongest is.”

“Well, if it’s Don Quixote, no one can really argue.”

“That’s right. Don Quixote. He’s truly the strongest among the Seven Greats of the kingdom. Of course, there must be a lot of people who want to follow them. Look closely. Even though he’s a hunchbacked coachman, he’s definitely skilled. The same goes for that dark elf woman.”

“Ah, I see. Your excellent insight is amazing. You saved my life.”

“I have to report this to the chief. That Don Quixote has entered the capital.”

“You should.”

“He’s an ultra-dangerous individual. It’s out of our hands. So don’t be too scared. The central organizations of the kingdom will move.”

The guards looked at each other and nodded.

The shorter guard disappeared inside the castle walls to report this fact.

* * *

At the same time.

The real Don Quixote and Jack Nitzer were camping near the castle gate.

They had asked to be let in, but were only met with a barrage of insults.

In another territory, they would have massacred everyone according to their personalities. But this was the capital where the king resided.

If they acted according to their personalities, they would be surrounded by the military, not just the guards, in less than an hour.

They couldn’t dig their own graves.

Don Quixote and Jack Nitzer, catching a cold, huddled together under a single blanket, seeking warmth.

* * *

It wasn’t difficult for the Legion party to find Baserababab. Great Sage Baserababab was one of the most famous people in the kingdom.

It would be hard to find someone here who didn’t know him.

They arrived at an incredibly large mansion.

The land in the capital, Poman, was limited. Naturally, the land prices were high. It was difficult to own a decent house here with just mediocre money.

There was a reason why people said, “Go to the capital, Poman, to make money, gain fame, and achieve success.”

“It’s so huge.”

Natalie, who had never seen such a large mansion before, couldn’t close her gaping mouth.

The largest structure she had seen was the Three-Headed Medusa’s underground palace. But this place felt several times larger.

“I heard it’s Duke Sijinpi’s mansion. Baserababab is here,” Dreyza said.

“Duke Sijinpi?” Legion asked in a dying voice.

Just lying still, his back hurt so much every time the luggage cart shook that he felt like he was dying.

Honestly, he was a little scared.

He was worried that he might never be able to use his back again. If he had known this would happen, he would have gotten a health checkup magic spell sooner. Ah, maybe back pain and health checkup magic aren’t related.

Clang-

The iron gate, which must have been 5 meters high, opened, and Gun Frake, one of the three Guardian Mages, appeared. He shook Dreyza’s hand and smiled very happily.

“You’ve worked hard to come all this way. But where is Legion-nim?”

“Over there.”

Dreyza pointed to his master lying in the carriage with his thumb.

“No, why is he like that?”

“He hurt his back. Please fix him. Master.”

“Why?”

“I’m going out for a bit.”

“Where are you going, abandoning me?”

“Abandoning you? What are you talking about? I met someone I know. Anyway, there’s nothing I can do even if I’m by your side. The master of healing magic, Gun Frake-nim, will fix your back, right? Just rest.”

“Someone you know? Who do you know?” Legion grabbed Dreyza and clung to him.

“I know people too! Anyway, just rest. I’ll be back. Gun Frake-nim, please take good care of our master. He’s so immature.”

Gun Frake looked at the armored warrior Legion lying down. Even lying down, an immense sense of incongruity emanated from him.

He was an amazing person every time he saw him.

To be clear, he was much stronger now than he was in the port city of Siem. He couldn’t imagine how much further he would grow. He could understand why Baserababab-nim favored Legion Baron so much, and why he was confident that he would reach his level even if he didn’t become his disciple.

A genius among geniuses.

A talent among talents.

A hero among heroes.

A man among men was Legion.

Thanks to Baserababab-nim, Gun Frake’s thoughts about Legion had improved a lot.

To call such a man immature.

That was something you could only say if you were very close.

This was true male friendship.

Appearance-wise…….

Since neither of them had girlfriends, they had to build friendship.

“Go ahead. My colleagues and I will take good care of Legion-nim.”

“Then I’ll leave it to you.”

Dreyza waved his hand and left.

Legion reached out his hand and said, “Don’t go!” but he just ignored him.

* * *

The reason Dreyza left.

He found that man on the night streets.

Raiden, the Hero of Ice.

The person who had given Dreyza the greatest sense of defeat since he was born.

In fact, when they first met, they weren’t on bad terms.

What should he say? They were like friends who understood each other.

Whether he was naive or not, Dreyza trusted Raiden.

And he trusted her too.

He introduced her to Raiden without any hesitation, and after that meeting, they often met together, spending enjoyable time and hanging out together.

He didn’t know where those meetings went wrong…….

Dreyza was gradually falling into an unknown premonition.

She showed more interest in her friend Raiden than in Dreyza, and gradually distanced herself from him.

It was after that day when Dreyza and she had a severe argument.

She and her friend Raiden had no contact and seemed to avoid him.

Only then did Dreyza realize.

That everything was wrong.

She and Raiden had become affectionate lovers before he knew it.

Dreyza cried, saying it couldn’t be true.

Because he had to abandon both his love and his friendship.

Another friend of Dreyza’s bought him drinks, telling him to forget everything. But he couldn’t forget.

In fact, he had said he would forget everything at first.

Absolute swagger!

Yeah, you guys live well together.

It seemed like it would be cool to break up coolly.

It wasn’t. He was incredibly jealous. He was furious that only he was suffering like this.

If there was a god and he could go back to that time, he would never do that again.

He would smear shit on their faces so they could never live in that village again.

But time was the cure.

The elders were right about everything. Time gradually took away his painful memories.

And the memories of that time remained with him like faint memories. What was important now was his master, not the girlfriend who cheated on him with his friend.

Even so…….

Seeing that man again suddenly made him feel resentful. He thought he would forget… but he hadn’t.

Raiden, the Hero of Ice.

The one who inflicted the first defeat on the arrogant Dreyza. But the current him was not the old Dreyza.

Now that he had met that man-

He should catch up for old time’s sake.

Contrary to his thoughts, a sinister dark magic began to generate from Dreyza’s entire body. The power of the Dark General was being unleashed without him realizing it.

-Heeheeheeheeheeing!

The horses in the stable around Dreyza were terrified and rampaged. Some horses kicked and ran out into the street at breakneck speed.

They looked severely frightened.

“What, what is it? Why is it suddenly like this?” The surprised coachmen grabbed the reins, but it was no use. The horses were rampaging as if they were violent.

-Coughcoughcoughcough! Coughcoughcoughcough!

The dogs barked too.

The dogs, unable to overcome their fear, went into the houses where their leashes were tied, covered their ears, and just barked.

“Ugh, shut up. Happy! What’s wrong?” The owner woke up from sleep and soothed the dogs, but they showed no signs of calming down.

Dreyza couldn’t hear anything.

His gaze was fixed on the front of the pub where he had seen Raiden, the Hero of Ice.

* * *

Raiden, the Hero of Ice.

The reason he stopped by the pub was nothing special.

He hoped to drink a lot of alcohol after suffering for several days.

The mission he was assigned was to escort ‘Sarah Connor’.

To be exact, his mission was to escort her while she brought a certain item she had to this place.

And that mission was about to end in four days.

But after entering the capital, five escort warriors were assigned to her, and his mission was terminated.

There was still time left, but he didn’t feel the need to stay because the escort warriors treated him like an uninvited guest.

Raiden was an unknown figure to the world.

He reached the 7-star master level before he was even forty years old.

From the kingdom’s point of view, he was a person they should recruit by any means.

It was okay to give him a title above a count.

If they left him alone and he was taken by another country, it would directly lead to a loss of national power.

But if no one knew he was a 7-star master, the story would be different.

For some reason, he never revealed his skills to the world.

His skills registered with the mercenary guild were 5-star.

He was skilled, but not an absolute powerhouse.

He was satisfied with that.

He earned just that much and squandered it all on alcohol.

Raiden downed a beer as an appetizer in one gulp.

He felt the sweat cool down all at once. As the heat that had been so terribly hot cooled down, he ordered whiskey.

“The strongest liquor.”

The waiter took out the liquor from the corner.

He drank three glasses in a row, and his drunkenness quickly rose, and his eyes became bloodshot.

“I didn’t know you liked alcohol this much.”

Dreyza sat next to Raiden.

Raiden, who was holding a glass of whiskey, raised his head and looked at Dreyza. His eyes widened larger than coins.

“Dreyza?”

“Yes, it’s me. Long time no see, Raiden, Hero of Ice.”

Dreyza twisted one end of his lips as he looked at Raiden.

It was a contemptuous smile enough for the other person to see.