Magic Is Learned For Nothing [EN]: Chapter 257

Magic is Learned in Vain – Episode 258

# 258

Danger! Sarah Connor 1

Legion examined his palm.

The gauntlet, damaged by the aura, began to repair itself. The briefly visible dark patch on his palm disappeared.

He opened and closed his hand a few times, reconsidering what had just happened. His quadruple defense barrier hadn’t been destroyed by a powerful magic spell.

He knew magic wasn’t that weak.

A quadruple defense barrier was usually enough to absorb or deflect most magical attacks.

But this barrier had instantly frozen and shattered into pieces by the sharp aura that followed.

And that sharp aura had directly struck Legion.

Concentrating his magic, Legion blocked the attack with his palm. He immediately sensed something was wrong.

His palm was freezing.

Though he couldn’t see it, his skin must have turned black and begun to die. His bones and muscles were freezing, starting to necrotize [tissue death].

Truly unique-

It was an amazing ability.

An ice ability? Even in the extreme seas, he hadn’t encountered a vampire who wielded such perfect absolute zero.

He looked again.

Legion clenched his fist tightly-

The cold that had penetrated to the bone shattered like glass and vanished.

Legion raised his head, looking for the silver-haired man. He had already disappeared with Sarah Connor in his arms.

He had lost them.

Damn it…….

But there was no need to worry too much. Natalie had taught him a technique to track Sarah Connor. As long as the ‘skin powder’ didn’t decompose, he wouldn’t lose her trail.

He glanced at the Shuttle.

The skeletons were in a brawl with the guards.

A brawl between skeleton soldiers and guards. It was a rare sight. A crowd had gathered, completely absorbed in the fight.

Whether the inn was burning or auras were flying around, they didn’t seem to care.

From the citizens’ perspective, the brawl between the skeleton soldiers and the guards, a refreshing exchange of blows right before their eyes, was much more entertaining than the fight between high-level experts they didn’t even know.

The Shuttle clenched his fist and shouted.

“Don’t lose to those humans! You bastards! Just try losing. You won’t get a single drop!”

He was cheering them on.

Legion had clearly said to catch the guys who ran outside. It seemed the Shuttle had completely forgotten Legion’s orders.

He could see why that guy had been a loner his whole life.

Who wouldn’t get angry with someone who rubbed salt in their wounds like that?

“Hey.”

Legion called out to the Shuttle.

The Shuttle was too engrossed to answer. Good grief, that guy was even betting on who would win between the skeleton soldiers and the guards.

He was hopeless.

Somehow, even 3 gold coins a month felt like a waste.

He was glad he hadn’t hired him as a regular employee and had started him as a trainee.

“Hey! Shuttle!”

Legion called again.

“Just a moment. Just let me finish this.”

The Shuttle raised his hand to stop Legion.

-That guy’s crazy too.

I agree.

He’s not in his right mind. What’s the cure for someone who’s not in their right mind?

-A beating.

We’re on the same page this time.

Legion tapped the Shuttle on the shoulder. When he turned around, Legion met his eyes and grinned.

Then, without warning, he started hitting him with his iron sword.

“Aaaagh! Aaaagh! Boss, why are you doing this?”

The Shuttle was beaten to the point of passing out. Even after he woke up, he didn’t know why he had been beaten. His anger towards Legion only grew stronger. Someday, he would definitely take that guy’s head with his own hands.

The citizens were terrified and scattered.

“They say Donte Kkerman beat his subordinate to death on the street.”

“They say Donte Kkerman killed his subordinate on the street while giggling.”

“They say Donte Kkerman chopped off his subordinate’s limbs while giggling, killed him, and then threw him into the river in front of everyone.”

Ominous rumors about Donte Kkerman began to spread throughout Poman, the capital city.

* * *

“Huff, huff.”

“Hooo.”

Raiden and Sarah Connor caught their breath.

They leaned against the wall and looked around. Fortunately, the terrifying armored warrior hadn’t followed them.

Raiden clenched his teeth. His heart was still pounding.

He was a 7-star master.

But that was in the past.

He used to be a 7-star master, but in reality, he couldn’t reach his former skill level.

Since being abandoned by her, he had lived on alcohol and drugs, and even his steel-like body had gradually deteriorated. Once his body had a crack, it was in a state of complete disrepair.

He could use aura.

He could use levitation and mana defense.

But the duration was less than 1/10th of what it used to be.

To fight Dreiser in this state? He would lose with a 98 percent probability. Dreiser, whom he had seen in years, had become incomparably stronger than before.

What had I been doing all this time?

He had been abandoned just like me.

Dreiser had become stronger-

And I had become weaker.

Especially the brief skirmish a moment ago clearly reminded him of that fact.

Raiden’s aura was the absolute zero ‘Freezing,’ which could even freeze the sun. Until now, no one had been able to block Freezing.

Even the great Dreiser hadn’t been able to withstand his aura and had knelt down.

That pride was shattered today.

That Freezing was completely shattered by the armored warrior’s hand. It didn’t even freeze his left arm; it just shattered.

He felt an indescribable sense of devastation.

If-

If this matter ends safely… I will return to the mountains and dedicate myself to training again.

Raiden resolved.

“Are you alright?”

Raiden asked Sarah Connor.

“Well, for now.”

“If you can move, let’s go.”

“Where to?”

“We should go to Marquis Porse.”

“Hmm.”

“It’s best to go to the client first. That monstrous creature won’t be able to find its way to Marquis Porse’s mansion.”

“Okay. Let’s go.”

Sarah Connor nodded.

Raiden stared silently at Sarah Connor. The dream he had at the pub wouldn’t leave his mind.

Giant demonic beasts destroy humanity.

The only person who could stop the destruction of humanity was Sarah Connor’s son, John Connor.

In fact, he didn’t know how John Connor would fight and defeat those demonic beasts.

He didn’t appear in the prophetic dream.

He was just watching the fact from an omniscient point of view. But he knew this one thing for sure.

I have to protect that woman.

That must be why I had the prophetic dream.

Raiden and Sarah Connor carefully moved towards Marquis Porse’s mansion, watching their surroundings.

* * *

Legion returned to Duke Sijinpi’s mansion.

He didn’t run into Duke Sijinpi, nor did he see anyone else of importance. Duke Sijinpi treated the Great Sage Baserabap with respect, providing him with a completely detached residence.

It was a large mansion with as many as 27 rooms.

It was also quite far from Duke Sijinpi’s own residence, a consideration to ensure Baserabap’s comfort without feeling watched.

Thanks to this, Legion and Dreiser, who were conspicuous to anyone, could come and go from Duke Sijinpi’s mansion without any problems.

Unfortunately, he still couldn’t meet Baserabap.

The three guardians said that he was having relay discussions with Duke Sijinpi, which had been ongoing for several days.

They also said that the fate of the nation would be decided when Baserabap returned.

Politics is hard after all.

I shouldn’t do politics, Legion thought. And because of that, his promotion seemed to be delayed a bit. In fact, there was nothing bad about the promotion being delayed.

He would take off his armor, and the ‘Explosion of Coolness’ passive skill would be activated. His perfect body, perfect appearance, and perfect intelligence would captivate all the young ladies in Poman, the capital city.

-You’re full of crap.

Mark scoffed, but he ignored it.

And he would marry the king’s daughter. Isn’t that a wonderful finale?

Again, the king has no daughter. His son is working as a teacher in Legion’s territory.

Thinking so, Legion decided not to rush.

For now, Sarah Connor was still moving. Fortunately, she didn’t seem to be going far. He was thinking of kidnapping (?) or attacking (?) her when she stopped somewhere.

No matter what he did, he felt like he was becoming a bad guy, so Legion felt uncomfortable.

So he decided to go shopping at the department store tomorrow.

After a good night’s sleep.

* * *

Legion and Shuttle were speechless as they gazed at the huge department store.

Was it called a complex facility? It was a whopping 500 meters long.

What are the limits of human ability?

This place wasn’t just selling things.

It also had spaces where magicians and knights could train separately.

Magician, knight, warrior, monthly membership 100 gold.

Magician, knight, warrior, annual membership, 1,000 gold.

VIP annual members receive free tickets to use 12 facilities for free, the pamphlet said.

“It’s just as I heard.”

Shuttle said.

“Just as you heard?”

“Yes.”

“What did you hear?”

“That the magicians and knights in the capital city improve their skills much faster than the magicians or knights in the provinces. There was a reason for it.”

Legion agreed.

If you have money, they give you this kind of special customized training, so it would be strange if your skills didn’t improve.

“Where are you going?”

“I was thinking of buying a sword. Or a dao [a single-edged Chinese blade, primarily used for slashing and chopping].”

“A sword or dao store?”

“Yeah.”

The day is coming soon when I will use the strongest staff in history. Not many days left.

He had never used such a precious item because of the gauntlet. When he occasionally took it out of the subspace and looked at it, it shone brightly and looked very handsome.

It was also fun to think about what name to give the strongest staff in history.

Lucas has a transforming staff called Cat Girl.

The strongest staff in history was also a transforming staff. He made up his mind.

Amadeus.

Transforming into a beautiful appearance and fighting with me. Many people will send envious glances.

-Many people will curse you.

Shut up.

People will respect my wishes.

-People will think you’re crazy.

Shut up!

Legion moved towards the sword and dao store, bickering with Mark. Shuttle, who was following him closely, tilted his head.

For the past few days, President Le has been talking to himself.

It’s strange. It’s also scary to be with him. Could he be a little crazy? That won’t do. Then I won’t be able to achieve my revenge.

Shuttle decided to send Legion to heaven before he went completely crazy.

Legion entered the sword store.

As expected of a clerk in a famous department store, she was professional. She flinched for a moment when she saw Legion. He could see her body stiffen.

Nevertheless, she immediately smiled.

Even though her body was trembling, her smile was natural and full of laughter.

“What kind of sword are you looking for?”

Legion pointed to the thick, blunt iron sword he was carrying. He still had to carry this iron sword. But once he took off his armor, the iron sword would be useless.

They say the armor and the iron sword are a set… I don’t know the connection between the two.

Since the surgeon Sanka says so, I understand it that way.

But once he returns the iron sword to Sanka, he will have no weapon. His hands will be empty, so he is trying to buy a weapon before that happens.

“That’s a unique shape. There are hardly any swordsmen who carry such a heavy sword.”

“There aren’t?”

“No. There’s only one left.”

The clerk pointed to a huge sword hanging on the wall like a decoration.

It was a sword that was 2 meters long. Just by looking at it, it looked as heavy as the iron sword.

The dark blade was much sharper than the iron sword.

You could tell at a glance that it was very expensive. For now, I like it.

Legion reached out towards the huge sword.

“Sister, how much is this?”