Magic Is Learned For Nothing [EN]: Chapter 311

Magic is Learned for Nothing – Episode 312

Golem War 3

A five-year-old child, Pirani.

Her father is the exclusive servant, Pirania. The child is ashamed of her father. She hates writing ‘exclusive servant’ in the occupation section when she goes to school.

Friends ask.

“Is being a servant a job? Well, I heard servants are being converted from contract to permanent positions. Our lord is a really good person. But what does a servant do? Clean toilets, haul poop, cut trees, stuff like that?”

Pirani was ashamed.

The child couldn’t answer, her head bowed. She doesn’t know what her father does. She’s just ashamed that her father’s job is ‘exclusive servant.’

Then one day-

Her birthday was coming up.

Mom said to Pirani.

“We’re having a birthday party, so bring your friends.”

“What birthday party? No way. Can’t I just not have one?”

“Why don’t you want a birthday party? All your friends have them.”

“I still don’t want to.”

Five years old.

A very sensitive age.

Children are influenced by everything their parents do and express their own opinions.

That’s why Pirani’s mom was cautious.

“It’s okay. Mom will prepare a lot of delicious food. So you don’t have to worry.”

“I don’t want to…”

The child drooped her head glumly. She went to school and told her friends.

“It’s my birthday… I’m having a birthday party at my house… Do you want to come?”

“Wow! It’s your birthday? Then we have to go. Hey, everyone. It’s Pirani’s birthday. Let’s go!”

“We have to go. Of course.”

The friends answered with bright smiles.

Some of those friends attended the birthday party to tease Pirani.

Their fathers are merchants.

They have so much money that their dads buy them delicious cakes twice a week.

Pirani’s dad is an exclusive servant.

How much money would an exclusive servant have? That smug feeling played a part.

Pirani and over ten children arrived at her house.

But Pirani’s house was quite large. Most exclusive servants live in dorms, but married ones are an exception.

The salary isn’t high, but there are no other expenses. Education expenses are also covered. Private education expenses are generous, and above all, the life allowance is amazing.

It’s about three times the average salary.

Plus overtime pay, weekend special duty pay, and special task pay.

In fact, the ‘salary’ is low, but the amount they receive is higher than that of a mid-level knight in an ordinary knight order.

Even if that weren’t the case….

Each individual is so skilled that they could lead an ordinary knight order.

Because they are so confident in their skills….

They have pride in the position of exclusive servant.

In Legion’s territory, the position of exclusive servant was synonymous with Legion’s personal guard.

Even Porse, who was promoted to the guardian deity of the Orc village, doesn’t know that such a terrifying group of monsters is lurking in the territory.

Who could imagine a military group that simultaneously uses aura and magic? And the weakest one is a 4-star, 4-circle master….

“The house is very nice for a servant.”

The children said, looking around Pirani’s house.

“Hey, hey. They even have a swimming pool. Wow!”

“Really? What servant has a swimming pool?”

“Hey, hey! They even have horses.”

“What? What servant has horses? Just a colt? Used for farming….”

“Wow! No way? This is an amazing warhorse! It’s incredibly expensive.”

“A warhorse?”

“Yeah.”

“Wow! There are even statues. What is this house?”

“Ah! I know. Pirani’s mom must have a lot of money. Her maternal family must have passed down their wealth. That’s why she can live in such a nice house.”

“Huh, is that so?”

“Yeah. How much would a servant’s salary be? They’re just servants.”

“Still….”

-Prepare for immediate deployment!

The children heard a strange noise. A tremendous energy was flowing from the back of the building. The children were drawn to the back of the mansion as if by a magnet.

The children were so surprised that they stopped in their tracks.

Five men were fully armed. The children had never seen such cool armor.

It shone brightly.

Regular soldiers also wore pretty cool armor, but this looked definitely cooler.

Even the children could tell the difference in grade.

Moreover, the energy those men were emitting was so intense that it was hard to open their eyes and look at them properly.

“Dad?”

Pirani called Pirania.

“Ah, I heard you were coming.”

“Where are you going?”

“It seems like something has happened. Just in case, you guys should take shelter in the basement.”

“What’s wrong?”

“Maybe. If the siren goes off, everyone has to go to the basement or shelter. Got it?”

“Okay.”

Pirani nodded. Her dad wasn’t his usual playful self. He was very serious and scary.

“Everyone, deploy!”

Dad and his friends passed by the children, their cool armor gleaming. Soon, they used footwork to disappear from the children’s sight at an unbelievable speed.

“Wow~ That’s so cool.”

“So, exclusive servants are this cool?”

“I, I want to be an exclusive servant too.”

The children were half-lost in chasing after the backs of Pirani’s dad, who had disappeared.

Pirani was proud of her dad for the first time.

* * *

Legion examined the ore that Neipam had given him.

It was an ore that felt very ominous. He felt like he had seen it somewhere, but he couldn’t remember.

“Shine a light on it.”

Neipam said.

Legion held the ore and approached the window.

The autumn sky is high and clear. It’s a bit chilly, but the sunlight is brilliantly warm.

The sunlight shines on the ore.

Legion’s eyes widened as he watched the ore.

A small arm was inside. Only then did he remember what ore it resembled.

It was very similar to the ore that Bidet had shown him.

At that time, there was something similar to a torso inside, but this was an arm. It looked like a reptile’s arm or a human’s arm, but he couldn’t say for sure.

-Huh? That’s the mineral.

That’s right. That’s it.

-It looks like a mineral that’s been sealed.

It looks like something’s inside.

-It’s ominous, so don’t dismantle it.

For now.

-For now?

It’s the second one. I’m suddenly curious.

-No way…….

Could it be that if I dismantle this ore, I’ll be able to transform?

-No, no, no, not transform, but your appearance will change completely. You might end up never taking off your helmet again.

Legion realized his mistake.

What if he dismantled the ore and became a monster, as Mark said? Somehow, it didn’t seem like plastic surgery magic would work.

I should seal this ominous ore forever.

It’s useless, what’s the point of having it?

Legion threw the ore he was holding far away. Unlike his slender figure, he had tremendous strength. When it comes to strength alone, he is by no means inferior to Sepia.

The ore he threw flew very far.

A stray dog passing by picked up the ore that had fallen on the floor and ran away.

“Ah, no. That precious thing…….”

Neipam and the treasure hunters were speechless. How many times had they crossed the line of death to protect it?

President Re thought they would get a bonus.

He thought he would say they had worked really hard.

But he never imagined that he would throw away such a precious ore so carelessly.

“Is it strange that I threw away the ore?”

“Yes? It seems so.”

“You guys said you had a hard time because of that gem, right?”

“Yes. The Stone Head Church followers were relentlessly chasing us.”

“It’s an ore that we don’t need. It’s very important to them. Right?”

“Yes.”

“Then imagine having that ore. Wouldn’t you be anxious all day long? You never know when those guys will attack 24 hours a day. Wouldn’t it be better not to have it? If you just throw it away like that, no one will know where that ore went. Those guys won’t target us anymore.”

“Y-you’re right, but.”

“Now you and we can stretch our legs and sleep. Just forget about such ominous ore.”

“B-but.”

“But what? Am I wrong?”

“You’re not wrong, but…….”

“Then why do you have that expression?”

“That’s…….”

“Tell me. I’m a person with an open mind. I don’t talk much. I usually just listen. Come on, tell me.”

“So…….”

“What are you thinking so hard about? Tell me quickly. My nickname is Stone Buddha. Everyone comes to me to talk about their problems. It will never leak out.”

You talk a lot.

Let’s talk. Let’s talk!

“That ore…… is very expensive.”

“Huh?”

“The ore itself is very expensive.”

“What is that?”

“It’s called Avatanium.”

Avatanium? I’ve never heard of it. Do you know what it is?

-Hmm, I’ve never heard of it. It hasn’t been updated. I think it’s an extremely rare mineral.

Legion nodded and asked Neipam.

“What function does it have? What’s the market price?”

“It has a preservation function.”

“Preservation function?”

“Yes, if you seal an object with magic, it can be preserved in that state for 10 years or 100 years. It plays the same role as time stop magic, which is the most difficult magic.”

“Really?”

“Yes.”

Time stop magic is a 9-circle magic [the highest level of magic].

You could stop the flow of time for any object or living thing. It is generally known, but no one knows the details.

Because it is magic that no one knows except for an actual 9-circle magician.

“The market price will start at least from 100,000 gold.”

“O-one hundred thousand gold.”

Legion immediately jumped out of the office window.

And he did his best to find the ore he had thrown. Thorns were tangled on the back of his hand, and blood was flowing. It stings. This is not the time to worry about that.

“It’s not here! It’s not here!”

Legion tore at his hair.

He didn’t know that the ore would disappear in the meantime. He deliberately threw it away because he didn’t want to think about it at all. He wondered if it had fallen on this side.

What is certain is that he lost 100,000 gold due to his mistake.

Suddenly, his chest felt heavy and he felt like he was going to cry.

He had lived doing a lot of bad things.

But he had never done anything as crazy as this.

With 100,000 gold, he could feed the entire territory for several months with free meals.

He could pay the salaries of the soldiers and servants belonging to the territory for more than a year.

He threw away such a huge amount of money just because he didn’t want to be tied up in troublesome work.

I’m crazy. I’m crazy.

-Bidet still has the ore.

Ah! That’s right.

That’s a relief.

I have to hurry and recover it before Bidet knows the value of the ore.