Magic Is Learned For Nothing [EN]: Chapter 279

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Don Quixote Carries Misfortune (1)

The barbecue party continued late into the night. Great Sage Baserabap also joined in later.

Great Sage Baserabap.

Oh, that noble and sublime name!

Freeza wanted to kneel to greet him, but the atmosphere prevented it.

To think that such a person was drinking with him!

It felt unreal.

The most unreal thing was-

-Great Sage Baserabap and Lich were exchanging opinions on magic while drinking.

Really-

It was quite a sight.

He couldn’t get used to it.

The hardest thing to get used to was-

-Burp, hey, this is a problem. My Engel’s coefficient [the proportion of income spent on food] is too high. My wife eats too much.

Nuber Nuber said while devouring a whole seasoned cow.

What’s an Engel’s coefficient?

-What? You’re the mayor of a port city, and you don’t even know that?

I don’t know. What is it?

-It’s the proportion of food expenses in consumption expenditure. As income increases, the Engel’s coefficient decreases. But my wife eats so much that it’s not the case for me.

“…….”

“…….”

Freeza and Vegeta were speechless.

-You need to study a bit. Usually, an Engel’s coefficient of 0.5 or higher means a poor household, 0.3 to 0.5 means a decent household, and below 0.3 means a well-off household. You really don’t know?

I really don’t know.

It was the first time I’d ever heard of such a thing. Freeza asked the skeleton who was clearing the plates in front of him. He wondered if it was okay to ask a skeleton about this.

“Do you know about the Engel’s coefficient?”

-Engel’s coefficient?

“Yes.”

-Of course. It’s common sense. Food expenses divided by consumption expenditure, multiplied by 100. Even though I’m a skeleton, do you think I wouldn’t know that?

The skeleton soldier said in an unpleasant tone and disappeared with the plates.

Freeza froze.

What is this?

He looked at Vegeta. Vegeta forcibly avoided Freeza’s eyes.

“Did you know too?”

“Huh? Ah, well. I’ve heard of it.”

“Really?”

“Y-yes, really.”

“Look me in the eyes and say that.”

Vegeta couldn’t bring himself to look Freeza in the eyes. Nuber Nuber asked, pouring alcohol from a barrel into his mouth.

-Burp, Legion told me to talk to you guys about business. What do you think about the Wyvern World business?

“Yes?”

-I’d like to hear your opinion on the outline of the business, the description of products, goods, and services, the market situation and prospects, the business plan, the facility investment plan, the organization and personnel plan, the raw material procurement plan, the production plan, the sales plan, the marketing strategy and method, the required funds and funding plan, the repayment plan for borrowings, the business promotion schedule, and the preparation of estimated financial statements.

“Yes?”

-When receiving a loan from a financial institution, it’s not like they lend money just because there’s collateral. They require a business plan to comprehensively assess whether the business can grow and repay the loan after lending the funds, and whether the business owner has the management ability, right? I think a well-prepared business plan can be a great help in obtaining the desired funds from investors or financial institutions. What’s your opinion?

“Yes?”

-What are you thinking so hard about?

“Yes?”

Freeza’s mind became muddled.

The strongest monster ever.

The symbol of fear on the continent.

What is this monster, who tears apart human bodies like toys, talking about?

Freeza, who had somewhat opened his eyes to city development, couldn’t understand a word Nuber Nuber was saying.

-It seems like you’re too drunk to understand. Let’s talk about business again tomorrow when you wake up.

“Yes?”

Words like alien language were exchanged. Would it change tomorrow?

I guess-

I should just run away.

Being with this knowledgeable Wyvern made him feel like he was becoming a more incompetent human than a monster, and he was falling into self-loathing.

“Thank you for waiting so long.”

Just then, the Necromancer Shuttle grabbed the microphone and went up on stage.

The microphone was a unique magical tool invented by Freke. There was no need to deliberately use magic to raise one’s voice. Just put your mouth to that device, and your voice would spread far and wide.

It was quite an interesting magical tool.

As Shuttle went on stage, people’s attention stopped.

“The highlight of tonight!”

As Shuttle stretched out his hand, skeleton soldiers shot fireworks into the sky.

Whoosh!

Bang, bang, bang!

Colorful fireworks exploded in rapid succession above Shuttle’s head. It was a very cool scene.

People applauded and cheered.

In particular, the maids who were attending to them forgot their duties and stared at Shuttle with sparkling eyes.

“As a token of your hard work, Legion, the president, will be distributing Decisions!”

Shuttle shouted loudly.

Then, those who knew about the ‘Decision’ went wild with joy.

Baserabap was the same.

The old man, over eighty years old, jumped up and down like a child, claiming that the yellow Decision was his.

“Please give a big round of applause to Legion, the president, for giving away these hard-to-find Decisions for free.”

Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap-

Even Dreize, the absolute powerhouse who had risen to 8 stars, shone his eyes at the word Decision.

Legion’s Decisions don’t just raise stats.

There are also Decisions that raise special abilities.

As everyone applauded, Legion got up from his seat and bowed, looking embarrassed.

He had suffered the pain of childbirth to produce the Decisions.

Nevertheless, he gritted his teeth and gave birth to the Decisions. He became a Count. It felt like he was monopolizing all the credit.

But weren’t the others just as miserable?

He thought about giving bonuses, raising salaries, or sending them on reward vacations, but he came up with the least expensive method.

Money is gone once it’s spent, but a sore butt will heal soon.

So, Legion decided to distribute Decisions to everyone.

-Woo-hoo-hoo! Chocolate milk! Legion! Chocolate milk! Legion!

Even Nuber Nuber flapped his wings and went wild.

“What the heck is that that’s causing such a fuss?”

Freeza asked.

-You don’t know?

I don’t know. Isn’t that why I’m asking?

-That is the Decision of God. It can cover painful areas and increase abilities. Once you’re addicted to it, you can’t escape.

“Do you eat it?”

-Eat it. The word ‘disassemble’ is more accurate.

“Disassemble?”

-That’s right. Disassemble.

Freeza didn’t understand what Nuber Nuber meant.

But Freeza, who received the Decision last-

-Santorium ore has been disassembled. Your brain capacity increases. When you think of a search term, related memories come to mind.

W-what is this?

With a hopeful heart, Freeza recalled the address of his first love who had moved away when he was young.

No way!

Completely forgotten memories came to mind. He wanted to meet her at least once.

He looked at Vegeta with surprised eyes and cheered.

“Oh God! I pledge allegiance to Legion!”

Today, the fanatical followers of the Legion religion are only increasing.

* * *

Jack Nicer looked at Don Quixote.

A giant of 2 meters was sitting in front of him. The weight of the ironclad armor was 250 kilograms [550 pounds]. Even the strong Don Quixote seemed to be struggling to move in this armor.

Don Quixote tried desperately to take off the armor… but he couldn’t take it off no matter what he tried.

Failed even when entrusted to a magician.

Failed even when entrusted to a blacksmith.

Failed even when mobilizing all his magic power.

It was unbelievable considering he was a 7-star warrior.

“I told you not to wear it.”

“I’m sorry. I didn’t know it would turn out like this.”

Don Quixote hung his head. Suddenly, tears welled up in his eyes. He shed tears like chicken droppings.

“Sob, what did I do so wrong to deserve this? It feels like the world hates me.”

“Hmm.”

I feel sorry for Don Quixote, but you are a bad guy. Fortunately, Jack Nicer didn’t say those words out loud.

But thinking about what’s been happening lately, it seems like this is divine punishment. Punishment for the bad things he’s done…

Should I leave soon?

Jack Nicer was worried that he might get hit by a stray spark if he stayed next to him.

“Can you move?”

“Barely.”

“What’s uncomfortable?”

“I need to poop.”

Jack Nicer frowned. You need to poop now, what do you want me to do?

“Hold it in. We need to get out of the city first.”

“I need to get out.”

Don Quixote nodded.

He also has ears. Rumors were spreading that he had defeated the Bone Dragon. He wasn’t even embarrassed by such absurd nonsense. It’s not the first or second time…

There were too many false rumors about him.

The problem was that those rumors had settled in people’s minds as if they were true.

There was no need to stay here any longer.

What a disgrace it would be if he pretended to have defeated the Bone Dragon when he hadn’t.

“I need to meet Marco Polo too.”

“What are you going to say when you meet him now? You’ve become a hero who defeated the Bone Dragon. He’ll definitely grab you and ask you to sign a lifetime contract. It’s best to just pretend you don’t know and live like a wild man. No matter how great a tracker he is, it will be difficult to find us if we decide to hide.”

“Yes, that’s right. Okay. Let’s go.”

Don Quixote slowly raised his whole body.

Just straightening his back felt like his back would break. He squeezed out the strength he used to suckle on. He stood up straight.

Just standing up straight soaked his whole body with sweat.

What kind of person was that guy who wore this?

“Can you move?”

“I can if I use magic power. It consumes a lot of magic power, though.”

No one uses magic power to wear armor.

Wouldn’t it be a big deal if you met a strong enemy while using magic power for useless things? The same goes for meeting similar skilled people.

The opponent is full of magic power, and this side has consumed magic power to wear armor and move around.

Anyone could see that the opponent had the advantage.

Nevertheless, Don Quixote had no choice but to use magic power to leave the castle.

“Use it as little as possible. You never know what might happen.”

“I know.”

Clang, clang.

Don Quixote barely moved one leg.

His thighs felt like they were tearing apart. Just moving 10 meters soaked his whole body with sweat as if he had run a half marathon.

An ant passing by his side said.

-This bastard, he’s not improving. He’s getting slower and slower.

Thank goodness.

Don Quixote doesn’t understand the ant’s words.

“Shall we get a carriage?”

“I think we should. It’s too heavy. I don’t care how much it costs, I need to find an alchemist who can take this off. It’s impossible to walk around wearing this.”

“Haa, I understand. I’ll look into it. But first, we need to get out of the capital.”

“Okay.”

Clang, clang.

Don Quixote continued to move.

And when he went outside – he bumped into a man who knew him, but he didn’t know.

Marquis Porse.

He saw Don Quixote and exploded with a ferocious light.

“Don Quixote?”

Marquis Porse was already very twisted because things hadn’t been going well lately.

Furthermore, he was attacked while he was away from his mansion to negotiate with the royalists.

His beautiful mansion was devastated.

He wouldn’t have been so angry if he had been attacked by the Bone Dragon.

He also failed to obtain the ‘Skin Powder’ that he had purchased for over 100,000 gold.

Sarah Connor, who should be held accountable, also disappeared.

Ryden, who was in charge of her escort, also disappeared somewhere and did not appear.

And Don Quixote, who caused such an incident…

He finally met him.

Don Quixote pointed to himself with his index finger.

“You know me?”

“Of course I know you. You bastard I wouldn’t even feel bad chewing up and spitting out.”

Marquis Porse got off his horse and grabbed his sword. An enormous power began to gather from his sword. That was definitely Aura [a manifestation of inner energy].

Don Quixote was embarrassed.

What?

Why is he doing that again!

What did I do!