Magic Is Learned For Nothing [EN]: Chapter 277

Magic is Learned for Nothing – 278

# 278

The Night When the Moon Rises (1)

Friza swallowed hard and asked,

“What do you mean by that?”

“What do I mean? I have a very good business plan.”

“A business plan?”

“Yeah. Not something to discuss here. Let’s finish the inauguration first and then sit down quietly to talk. I guarantee we’ll become incredibly rich.”

‘He uses the word ‘we’ again,’ Friza thought.

‘How much is he planning to squeeze out of me?’

He looked at Vegeta for help. Ah, damn it. Vegeta was cornered by Draisier and was as helpless as a mouse in front of a cat.

The 12 Warriors, supposedly the strongest warrior group, were nowhere to be seen.

It was obvious.

The Legion must have run off somewhere because they didn’t want to get involved with Draisier.

‘Bastards…’

‘They made such a fuss as if they would give up their lives, but when the situation actually happened, they openly ran away.’

‘Well… with the Legion and Draisier next to him, there wouldn’t be a situation for them to step in anyway. If an assassin is targeting him somewhere, he should just wish them good luck.’

‘Because just imagining what will happen if they are caught by the Legion and Draisier makes them pitiful.’

“They say you can come in.”

The maids, as beautiful as stage actors, spoke politely to the Legion and Friza.

The Legion sighed and stood up.

As he followed the women towards the Grand Hall where the king was waiting, the Legion whispered to Friza.

“Even the capital isn’t much, right? Just ugly women. Are there no pretty women in the world?”

Friza couldn’t believe his ears when he heard his words.

‘Ugly? Who? Which ugly woman? Surely he’s not talking about those beautiful women from before? They were artistically beautiful.’

“Ah, y-yes. The capital isn’t much. The women aren’t great either.”

“Right? It’s driving me crazy. The royal palace should hire some pretty women. I really haven’t seen a pretty woman since coming to the capital!”

Friza’s mouth dropped open.

‘He’s not an ordinary man after all. There are so many pretty women everywhere that it’s mind-boggling…’

‘To call those women ugly.’

‘Just how high are the standards of Baron Legion, no, Count Legion?’

Infinite respect wells up.

‘How pretty does a woman have to be to meet Count Legion’s standards?’

‘It seems like an ordinary pretty woman won’t do to attend to Count Legion’s drinks.’

‘Ah, right! Because of the Me Too movement, you can’t have a woman attend to drinks. Ah, this is giving me a headache.’

“Why the long face?”

“Huh? Oh, no. I’m fine.”

“Come on, cheer up. Today is a good day.”

“But… is it okay to go in wearing a helmet?”

“This?”

“Yes.”

“They said I can take it off in front of the king.”

“What about the clothes? Is it okay for you to be undressed like that?”

“Huh? I don’t think there’s a rule against taking off clothes in the royal palace?”

“B-but……. It feels a bit disrespectful…….”

“Ah, etiquette? I decided to put on a coat at the entrance. His Majesty has allowed it too.”

‘He’s truly a hero of the nation.’

‘To be able to have an audience with the king in this attire.’

They arrived at the entrance of the Grand Hall. Maids with even more overwhelming beauty than the maids from before were waiting.

‘They are so pretty that my eyes are about to fall out.’

‘If a woman like that were to seduce me, I might forget my wife and kids.’ Friza looked at the Legion with a look that said, ‘They’re pretty enough, right?’

‘Huh? Why does he look like that?’

The Legion had a face as if he had bitten into a bitter persimmon.

“They’re really ignoring me.”

“Yes?”

“Why is it getting worse?”

“Wh-what is?”

“It’s nothing. Hah-! Who would know my heart.”

‘Amazing.’

‘Even those women don’t meet Count Legion’s standards.’

‘Just how beautiful is the woman who will marry Count Legion?’

“Please wear this.”

The maids blushed as they put a thin silk robe on the Legion’s handsome body.

At the same time, the Legion took off his helmet.

‘Finally!’

The Legion’s face, with its near-perfect appearance, was revealed to everyone.

Perfection to the point where not a single pore could be seen.

The sharp and beautiful line of his jaw.

Red lips that seemed to suck in souls.

Eyes full of melancholy that craved souls.

Above all, his white, transparent, and radiant skin.

Friza and the maids froze like pillars of salt. The maids, who thought the Legion wore a helmet because of an unsightly scar, immediately realized how wrong they were.

‘To think there would be such a beautiful man in the world.’

A dreamy fantasy completely took away their minds.

‘He’s so handsome… even that strange bobbed hair looks incredibly beautiful. After all, the completion of fashion is the face [meaning that a good-looking face makes any fashion choice look good].’

Huh?

The maids were a little embarrassed.

‘Why is his face white when his body is black?’

But soon the maids erased the doubt from their minds. There was no more blackness left on him as he wore a thin silk robe.

That’s how intensely the Legion’s appearance was shining.

“Let’s go in.”

The Legion tucked his helmet under his arm and entered the Grand Hall.

* * *

The border area between the Neck House Kingdom and the Baroque Kingdom.

The 100,000 troops of the Neck House Kingdom were slowly marching south towards the border.

Although it was a large force of 100,000, the Baroque Kingdom had not yet noticed them.

Or rather, they couldn’t have.

The capital, Foman, was devastated by the Bone Dragon.

If they were lucky, the king might have died. If they were even luckier, the duke and nobles might have all died too. If that happened, the Baroque Kingdom would have fallen into a state of panic.

Once the border was breached, there would be no one to stop them.

What good is an army? All the commanders who would lead them have gone to the afterlife.

“It’s time, Your Excellency.”

Marquis Nicol, who was commanding the 100,000-strong special forces, came to Duke Trebia and bowed his head.

With the success of this operation, Duke Trebia would become the most influential nobleman in the kingdom.

Even the kingdom’s only Grand Master wouldn’t be able to treat him casually.

The Grand Master was old.

You could see that his life force was draining away. No matter how great the Grand Master was, he couldn’t reverse time.

When he died, Duke Trebia would surely seize all power and shake the kingdom. That’s why Marquis Nicol decided to get on his bandwagon [support him]. There were some great nobles, but they couldn’t surpass Duke Trebia’s abilities.

That was Marquis Nicol’s judgment.

“Is that so.”

Duke Trebia got out of the carriage and looked at the border. A huge wall stretching for dozens of kilometers could be seen. That was the wall of the Baroque Kingdom, called the Wailing Wall. The Neck House Kingdom had experienced several failures because of that.

Duke Trebia thought that once they crossed that, the war would end easily.

“When night falls… let’s begin the attack.”

“Understood.”

Marquis Nicol bowed deeply at Duke Trebia’s words.

It was then.

“Wait a minute! Your Excellency! Your Excellency!”

7th Circle Archmage Conery rushed to Duke Trebia.

“T-there’s a bit of… a problem.”

Conery had a serious personality. That’s why he could be entrusted with the reckless Verimor.

He was also the only person among the party members, besides himself, who could control Verimor.

He had hardly ever seen Conery running around in such a fluster.

“What’s wrong?”

Duke Trebia, feeling uneasy, asked Conery.

“The Bone Dragon’s life force has disappeared.”

“The Bone Dragon’s life force has disappeared?”

“Yes, suddenly the life force was cut off from the crystal connected to the Bone Dragon.”

“What does that mean?”

“It seems… it was annihilated…….”

“How can that be!”

Duke Trebia shouted without realizing it.

* * *

Hot heat blazed in Duke Trebia’s eyes as he heard the news of the Bone Dragon’s annihilation.

In terms of timing, the Bone Dragon shouldn’t be falling now.

It should be busy smashing the capital, Foman. That fact should be urgently reported to all the troops, and support troops should be pulled out. Or at least the commander should leave the unit to confirm the facts.

But-

The Bone Dragon has already fallen?

It shouldn’t be happening. How much effort and money was put into this… is it going to stop here?

It took nearly a year to fully arm the 100,000-strong special forces and march them to this place without a sound.

To maintain them as a strong army, all the troops were well-dressed and well-fed.

Meat was distributed twice a week without fail.

All of that precious Dragon Bone had to be used, and above all, enormous magicians and tremendous magic power were consumed to raise the dragon.

Is all of this going to be in vain?

Duke Trebia suddenly felt a headache and staggered into his seat.

“Y-Your Excellency!”

Marquis Nicol and Conery, surprised, called out to Duke Trebia at the same time.

“I’m fine. I’m fine.”

Duke Trebia shook his head. He regained his composure, opened his eyes again, and looked at Conery.

“Are you sure?”

“I’m sure.”

“What’s the evidence?”

“Here.”

Conery first took out the blacked-out magic crystal and showed it.

And after a while, he took out the CCTV magic stone connected to the spire and showed it to Duke Trebia. Since it was a video taken from the top of the spire, the detailed screen didn’t come out…….

But it was possible to confirm that a man riding a wyvern and a man taking off his clothes had defeated the Bone Dragon.

In particular, the man who fought naked was so strong that even Duke Trebia clicked his tongue.

“Who… are these guys?”

“It’s not confirmed information yet, but according to the informants planted there…….”

Conery also swallowed hard several times as if he couldn’t believe the current situation.

“They are Don Deckman and Jack Nicher, one of the kingdom’s Seven Great Powerhouses.”

“Don Deckman and Jack Nicher?”

“Yes.”

“Indeed…….”

‘His reputation precedes him.’

He had no intention of disparaging the kingdom’s Seven Great Powerhouses.

Duke Trebia set their level at 7-star, 7th Circle [a high level of magical power].

Similar to his level before swallowing the Dragon Heart. It was by no means a low level.

Those who broke through the limits of humans.

They were the ones called transcendents or masters.

‘But they are much stronger than I thought. Especially the skill of the famous Don Deckman is beyond imagination.’

“What should we do?”

Marquis Nicol asked cautiously. The fact that the Bone Dragon had fallen meant that the Baroque Kingdom had already returned to normal.

This side is not in a favorable situation.

“Withdraw.”

Marquis Nicol and Conery swallowed their groans at Duke Trebia’s words.

It was obvious that Duke Trebia’s position would be reduced by this incident. However, if they recklessly advanced the 100,000-strong army and suffered a defeat, even Duke Trebia could not avoid being held accountable.

It would be better to finish by taking the blame and reducing his position slightly.

Still-

He couldn’t bear the fact that a plan that had taken over a year was collapsing so futilely. The anger towards those who had ruined this plan in one fell swoop surged fiercely.

“Don Deckman and Jack Nicher. We can’t leave them alone.”

“Of course. We will repay them ten or a thousand times as much as the damage they have caused us.”

Marquis Nicol’s eyes turned cold.

“No.”

“Then?”

“Repay them ten thousand times. Eradicate everything related to them from the continent.”

“I will follow your orders.”

Thus, Don Deckman and Jack Nicher were placed on the kill list without even knowing it.