Magic Is Learned For Nothing [EN]: Chapter 268

Sing of Heroes (1)

Raiden quickly embraced Sarah Connor, channeling all his magic into defense. He knew it wouldn’t stop the Bone Dragon’s tail completely, but he had to do everything he could.

He couldn’t just stand there and die. More than anything, Raiden desperately wanted to save Sarah Connor, at least.

He’d figure out what to do next later.

Raiden focused all his strength and stood in front of her.

“Mr. Raiden.”

Sarah Connor’s beautiful eyes met his. He found her so lovely. Even in this dire situation, she looked so pretty.

He was glad to have met such a woman before he died.

He kissed Sarah Connor. Sensing their impending doom, she hugged him tightly.

Raiden squeezed his eyes shut, bracing for the Bone Dragon’s massive tail.

콰콰콰콰콰쾅! (Sound of a massive impact)

A deafening shockwave echoed.

But Raiden felt no impact. He cautiously opened one eye.

Surprisingly, Drayzer was blocking the attack.

The Supreme Emperor’s Fang, his most powerful weapon, clashed against the Bone Dragon’s tail.

Sparks flew from the point of contact.

The Supreme Emperor’s Fang spun fiercely, grinding against the Bone Dragon’s tail.

“Tss, what the hell are you doing?” Drayzer asked, dumbfounded.

Kissing right before death?

If it were him, he would have run. If Legion had seen that, he would have stuck his fingers down his throat and gagged. He probably would have caught them and beaten them for four days straight.

“Drayzer?”

Raiden’s eyes widened.

He was surprised that Drayzer had saved him, and even more amazed that he had blocked the Bone Dragon’s tremendous attack so casually.

How much stronger had he become?

He knew Drayzer had grown stronger from the moment he saw him, but to block the dragon’s tail attack? He was amazed, but also felt a pang of self-disgust, wondering what he had been doing all this time.

If he had trained as hard as Drayzer, he could have at least evacuated Sarah Connor safely.

“But why did you save me?” Raiden asked.

“Like hell I’d save you guys out of the goodness of my heart. Our connection ended when I helped you out last time.”

“The Skin Powder.”

“Of course. It’s a matter of our master’s… no, that man’s life. Honestly, it would have been fine to get it back after you guys died, but let’s just consider this settling a debt from the past. So…”

Drayzer forcefully pushed the tail away.

“Let’s make a deal. Are you going to die here, or live?”

“Us living means… you can defeat that Bone Dragon? Is that even possible?”

“Well… I think I can.”

“If you really win…”

“If I win, what?”

“I’ll give you the Skin Powder.”

“No!” Sarah Connor quickly shook her head. If she handed over the Skin Powder, there wouldn’t be any money for the orphanage this month.

Children whom no one else helps.

If she didn’t make money right away, they might all starve.

“Ah, damn it! This thief has been impossible since a while ago,” Drayzer said, flapping his wings and flicking the tail upwards. “You stole it, and I came to find it. It originally belonged to our master… no, that man! What right do you have to say no? Should I just take it back by force right here and now?”

Sarah Connor didn’t answer.

“Yeah, that orphanage. I’ve heard about it. But? The owner is taking back what you stole, so what right do you have to decide whether it’s okay or not? Hey, Raiden. Do you think this woman is doing something wrong, or are we?”

“……”

“I think you know this much. I’ll deal with the dragon. You shut up and bring the Skin Powder.”

“We have something to protect,” Raiden said, biting his lip.

“Bullshit. You’re going to protect something with stolen goods? And if you protect those kids with stolen goods, and our master… ahem! Ahem! Dies because of that, those kids will be so happy. ‘Oh, my sister made money by killing someone else and fed us well, so the world is so happy.'”

Drayzer’s magic surged explosively.

“If they think like that, are they even worth helping?”

“But if we don’t have that money… the children this winter…”

“Oh, you’re so great. It’s just a matter of money. What do you think the Marquis [a nobleman of high rank] will use it for if you hand it over to him? He’ll use it to take the king’s soul and replace it with someone else. Then our kingdom will be plunged into a terrible war. Are you going to let tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of people die just to save a few hundred children?”

Sarah Connor hesitated, deep in thought.

But her hand was already reaching between her breasts… Drayzer glanced at it, then turned his gaze away after being glared at by Raiden.

While she was still 고민이 이어지는 사이 (pondering),

Drayzer and Raiden blocked over a hundred skeletons, twice as many zombies, and five tail attacks.

Drayzer couldn’t help but say quietly, “Doesn’t that woman seem a little clueless?”

“……I didn’t think so, but she seems a bit like that.”

“And you’re still trying to take her with you?”

“She’s pretty, and she has a good heart.”

“헐! (Korean slang expressing disbelief) She’s not even prettier than Jonas.”

Drayzer laughed in disbelief and said to Sarah Connor, “It’s just a matter of money, right? Right? Can we just give you the money?”

Sarah Connor looked at Drayzer with tearful eyes.

Well, she is pretty.

“I’ll give you as much money as Marquis Forseti is giving you.”

“Do you have that kind of money?”

Well… if I sell this Supreme Emperor set, I’ll get much more than that, but I can’t do that.

“It’s not me.”

“Then?”

“That man will give it to you?”

“I can’t believe it.”

“Why would I lie about that? Shut up and hand it over. I’ll keep my promise. And that man has much more money than you think. He’s probably the richest man in the kingdom right now. His territory is also developing tremendously.”

“What are you talking about? Territory?”

“That man is a lord. He even has a title.”

A nobleman wearing full plate armor and fighting like a demon? Moreover, even attacking Marquis Forseti?

It was even harder to believe.

“Don’t you believe it?”

“Of course not.”

“Then let’s do this. We’ll give you the money first, and then you hand over the Skin Powder.”

“After receiving the money?”

“Yes.”

“I was originally going to receive 200,000 gold from the Marquis, but I’ll only receive 100,000 gold from you.”

“……”

Wow… this thief. How much money are you trying to make from us with our stuff?

Drayzer was silent for a moment.

He thought it would be around 30,000 gold, but it’s 100,000 gold.

That’s a huge amount of money. Even if he saved all his salary for his entire life, it wouldn’t be 1/10 of that. Of course, he skims more money than his salary.

I hope the owner doesn’t tell me to pay it back.

Drayzer was only worried about that. Drayzer didn’t know, but right now, Shuttle was the most furious he had ever been in his life.

He was listening to what Drayzer and Sarah Connor were saying.

Not a hundred gold, not a thousand gold, not ten thousand gold, but talking about 100,000 gold.

Was Baron Legion such a rich nobleman?

A mere baron [a nobleman of the lowest rank]?

The richest man in the kingdom? Ah, damn it! What kind of jerk is this? A guy with so much money only gives me, a 6-circle necromancer [a powerful magic user specializing in manipulating the dead], a salary of 3 gold?

And he’ll raise it by 5 gold when I become a permanent employee?

And he’ll gradually raise my salary as I gain seniority?

I’ve been deceived.

What a bastard!

Shuttle, enraged, took out the contract.

At the bottom, there was a warning that said, ‘Never tear this up,’ but he couldn’t read it. It would be more accurate to say that he didn’t care.

찢었- (ripped).

“크카카카카칵! (Sound of electricity)”

Shuttle, who was electrocuted by the ‘Electrocution’ spell, fainted.

Seeing Shuttle suddenly faint, Drayzer couldn’t even laugh.

This isn’t the time to be doing physical comedy in this situation…….

-크르르르르르 (Sound of a dragon growling).

The Bone Dragon curled its tail back.

It was about to strike down again. Much more powerful magic than before was swirling around the tail.

Even without using magic, it’s this strong.

It’s really terrifying. It’s not as difficult as when I fought the Red Dragon Preitia, but… there’s something strangely difficult about it.

“What are you going to do?” Drayzer asked, stepping forward.

“If you give me 100,000 gold, I’ll give you the ‘Skin Powder,'” Sarah Connor said, having made up her mind.

With 100,000 gold, she could run the orphanage for at least 10 years. She could gather more children who were dying here and there.

If she saved, she could maintain it for 20 years.

‘Even if I die, the orphanage will live.’

Sarah Connor felt that way.

“Deal,” Drayzer nodded without looking back. Dark magic rose explosively.

콰콰쾅! (Sound of an explosion)

“Come on!”

-쿠오오오오오! (Sound of a dragon roaring)

The body of the transcendent, who had surpassed human power, and the Bone Dragon, who had the strongest defense, collided head-on.

쿠쿠쿠쿠쿵! (Sound of a massive collision)

The shockwave was tremendous.

It spread in all directions, and the fainted Shuttle flew over 100 meters. Still, Shuttle didn’t wake up.

It was a hidden magic that Legion had deliberately placed on the contract. If he made it easy to wake up, it wouldn’t be a contract made by Legion.

You must check for Made in Legion.

* * *

푸드득, 푸드득 (Sound of wings flapping).

The Ghost Mare stood next to Legion.

“What is it? You?” Legion asked, looking at the Ghost Mare with a dumbfounded expression.

He blew away hundreds of zombies in front of him, swinging his sword like splitting wood. The muscles in his arms swelled as if they would burst.

Only after knocking down all the hundreds of zombies did Legion regret it.

Damn it, I should have used magic.

He keeps forgetting that he’s a wizard.

It’s all because of the full plate armor. Since he started wearing full plate armor, using a sword has become too much of a habit. As a result, when he encounters an enemy, his sword goes out before he can cast a spell.

It was the same this time.

After defeating all the enemies, he quenched his thirst with the falling rain. That’s when he suddenly had an idea.

-Ah, I was a wizard.

If Mark hadn’t kept saying things like, ‘Try a little harder! Enemies are coming from the left! Do three upper cuts!’, he would have realized it sooner.

No, if that guy had just said, ‘Fireball!’, he could have blown them away much easier and faster with ancient magic.

What a waste.

I’m dying of breathlessness.

After it was all over, the Ghost Mare came to his side and fluttered its wings as if it was sorry.

“What is it? You?”

푸드드득, 푸드득 (I’m sorry. Please understand my position).

Oh, my mind is getting weirder and weirder.

Now I can even understand the language of horses. I’m afraid that I’ll be able to understand dog barks in the future.

There are many dogs raised in the village.

컹컹컹컹 (Madam, the boss went out to drink without you knowing while you were sleeping).

으르르릉, 으르러렁 (Hey, owner, your daughter is smoking. Didn’t you know?).

커컹커커컹커컹 (Arise! Dogs! Let’s start a revolution too. Let’s conquer humans and build a kingdom of dogs!)

If I lived listening to such dog barks, wouldn’t I go crazy?

I think I’m already getting gray hair. My head is itchy. This is all because my brain is suffering.

So I hope I don’t have to listen to dog barks.

“Get lost! Do you know how much trouble I went through because of you?”

-푸르륵, 푸르륵 (Don’t like it? I’ll just go).

으윽.

Legion clenched his teeth.

He was the one who was in need. More zombies were coming again. At this rate, he wouldn’t even reach the Bone Dragon by catching them one by one. At this rate, he would never get the Skin Powder.

To be pushed back in negotiations by a Ghost Mare.

“Okay. I’ll rely on you just once.”

-푸드덕, 푸드덕 (Ride, I’ll endure until we get to where the Bone Dragon is).

The Ghost Mare said as if it was using its heart.

Inside the helmet, Legion made all sorts of faces and got on the Ghost Mare. As expected, the Ghost Mare couldn’t bear Legion’s weight and staggered.

Still, it endured as if it had pride.

푸드드득, 푸드드득 (I’ll go)!

“Let’s go!”

Unfortunately, the Ghost Mare’s speed wasn’t that fast either. Only a little faster than Legion.

Well, it’s definitely faster than an ant.

What is this I’m doing? Legion was speechless.

“Hey, hey. Are we even going?”

푸드덕, 푸드덕 (It’s faster than you walking).

The Ghost Mare’s legs were shaking even more than a hundred-year-old grandpa.

It was barely moving forward…….

I’m worried that the Ghost Mare might die.

“What should I do…….”

Even more zombie hordes than before were coming in front of Legion’s eyes.

It seemed impossible to handle them while riding the Ghost Mare.

That’s when it happened.

쐐애애애애애액- (Sound of space tearing).

A sound of space rupturing was heard.

The sky tore open, and two giant Wyverns [a mythical winged creature] appeared. Flames erupted from the mouths of the two giant Wyverns.

콰콰콰콰콰쾅! (Sound of a massive explosion)

Dozens of zombies running from the front were hit by the flames and melted away at once.

The remaining skeletons were torn apart by the giant claws.

With one flap of their wings, dozens of zombies that were running at them rolled away and crashed into the wall.

Just two Wyverns had dealt with hundreds of zombies in an instant. It was surprisingly powerful.

펄럭펄럭- (Sound of wings flapping)

The Wyverns landed in front of Legion.

-후후후! You’ve been waiting, right? I came as fast as I could, Nubyeonubyeo said, showing off even though he was a whopping five days late from the promise. Legion thought about hitting him with his iron sword, but he held back.

It was a relief that he came…….