Magic Is Learned For Nothing [EN]: Chapter 356

Magic is Learned for Nothing – 357

# 357

Witch in the Woods (1)

Legion was walking through the forest with Miback.

The reason he was with Miback was because of his skin… and Miback’s unique skills.

Miback is a master of plastic surgery magic.

Not everyone in the Holy City of Poman is rich.

It’s no exaggeration to say that the city’s districts are sharply divided by wealth and status.

Noryangjin, a district where those who failed the Magic Academy and the Knight Academy gather to retake the entrance exam, is filled with repeat students drinking away their small savings. Then there’s the Noryangjin Fish Market, a bustling hub of commerce.

Magok District is a place where many citizens have made a fortune through redevelopment.

The club scene that started in Legion’s territory has expanded nationwide and has also sprung up in the Holy City of Poman. Perhaps because there are so many wealthy people, clubs sprang up all at once.

In particular, Hongdae, near one of the prestigious academies, has many famous clubs.

There were an enormous number of young people who were sent to the academy to study but spent their days in clubs instead.

There are many regional characteristics, but the most famous club scene is in Gangnam.

The rumor that 60 percent of the kingdom’s funds flow through Gangnam has become an accepted fact.

It’s not even 1/100th of the entire kingdom.

It is only 1/30th of the Holy City of Poman.

But the people who live there are undoubtedly the richest in the kingdom.

Miback was the one who received all the love (and money) from those rich people, especially the rich middle-aged women.

Unique plastic surgery magic!

Make small eyes big!

Protruding cheekbones also disappear.

A low nose is changed to be as sharp as a kitchen knife.

Truly a revolution of magic!

Even now, many Gangnam middle-aged women miss the skilled Miback.

But Miback cannot return.

He is in a position where he must work to the death until he fulfills his contract with Legion, at the very least.

Occasionally, he thinks that the contract doesn’t seem right.

Whenever that happens, he is strangely unlucky.

The moment he looked up at the sky and said, “The weather is gloomy today,” a flowerpot falling from the second floor exploded on his face.

No one threw it.

It fell on its own.

“Ah, Legion is making me angry. Should I just break the contract and go back to the Magic Tower?”

A bolt of lightning fell from the sky.

Right in front of his nose!

His spine tingled.

He thought he was really going to die then.

Miback felt it.

There is a curse in this territory.

Do not let anyone who curses Legion leave alive.

Of course, Miback had no way of knowing that the curse spirits were working hard, fully operational 24 hours a day.

After that, Miback pulled himself together.

Yeah, just a few years. It will pass quickly.

That’s what he thought, but Legion threw a subtle bait.

“Shall we do a franchise business?”

“Franchise?”

“Yeah.”

“I don’t quite understand what you mean.”

“We’re opening magic academies all over the country under your name. Plastic Surgery Magic Academy Miback. Miback, the master of plastic surgery magic. And so on. I’ll definitely push the advertising. Your skills are real. I guarantee that you’ll cause a plastic surgery craze nationwide within two years.”

“Really?”

“Of course. It’s not just the Gangnam middle-aged women who are going crazy. What about the test takers who have finished the academy exams?”

“Yes.”

“I’ll make them go crazy to get double eyelid surgery too. Not only that. I’ll open the way for plastic surgery tourism from the Empire and surrounding kingdoms.”

“Oh, oh, oh!”

The title of director with hundreds of plastic surgery magic academies. He reigns above them.

Just thinking about it makes him tingle.

That’s how Miback signed a contract with Legion once again. Miback did not know that a lot of top-level curse spirits were attached to his body.

Just…….

He just gets a strange feeling when he goes to bed.

“That’s strange. It feels like someone is watching me.”

That’s right.

They watch.

The curse spirit watches until he falls asleep. If Miback kicks the blanket, they cover him again.

Since then, Miback has not been able to escape from Legion’s clutches no matter what he does.

They moved separately from the main force and focused on skin treatment.

They have to stand up and apply Estée Lauder every hour. When they stand, the movement of the entire main force stops.

So, Legion ordered Dreiser to ‘take the kids with you’.

Dreiser answered as if he was annoyed, “Okay.”

Woo Dreiser, Jwa Lauzel [Left Lauzel, Right Dreiser – a saying implying that these two are the best at what they do].

Ah!

The angle is perfect.

Legion was slowly moving with Miback with a proud heart.

At best, it’s only a difference of three or four days.

As long as Dreiser and the main force are there, he didn’t think that the Gongwang faction would be fatally injured by the Gukwang faction in three or four days.

But…….

“Where is this?”

Not them, but our work went wrong.

“I, I don’t know.”

Two great archmages, not even low-level wizards, got lost. Who would believe this?

At first, he thought he had just gone the wrong way. So he went back.

He went back, but the same road came out.

He thought it was strange and started scanning.

It’s not working.

He made Miback scan too.

“I, I’m specialized in plastic surgery magic,” he said, rubbing salt in the wound.

Scan magic is essential for wizards.

They start learning from the 2nd Circle and gradually expand the range. There was nothing as good as scan magic for obtaining information.

They could observe a much higher and wider range than the rangers within hundreds of meters.

But Miback, that bastard, says that 50 meters is the limit.

The reason is that there is nothing to use it for.

Oh!

Is this also a wizard!

Miback has three abilities.

First, he can perform advanced plastic surgery magic.

Second, he doesn’t know how to do anything else.

Third, he passes his work on to others. With the words, “I don’t know how to do it.”

Thanks to this, Legion does everything instead of Miback. There was no other way.

That bastard really didn’t know how to do anything other than eat and shit.

Even a shuttle [someone who is used and abused] wasn’t this bad.

Legion sincerely regretted it. He should have brought a shuttle with him.

What kind of hardship is this?

Anger rose to his throat.

Legion’s face turns red.

Then Miback takes out Estée Lauder and says.

“By the end of this journey, the president will have skin as fair and clear as a baby’s.”

Everything collapsed with that one word.

The black skin is over now.

The skin on his face and body becomes the same.

He will also get rid of blemishes. He will also get rid of freckles. Everything is good.

The helmet is also goodbye.

All that’s left is to make a girlfriend.

The only thing Legion is most anxious about is this.

Not having a girlfriend until the end of this novel. Or giving all the subordinates girlfriends and making only me scratch the wall alone and grow old.

I will not forgive the writer then.

The readers should also say a word to the writer.

Make a proper girlfriend for the main character!

Maybe! The main character isn’t me, is it Dreiser?

Ah~, my thoughts went off on a tangent.

Anyway, Miback and I were lost in a strange forest.

It was clearly a forest that was not on the map.

It appeared like a mirage. But it is an actual forest.

He checked if there was a magic circle.

It’s faint, but it’s there.

But he’s not sure.

If he, an 8th Circle mage, can’t be sure, Miback goes without saying.

Huh?

That bastard is looking at me resentfully.

“You’re bad at directions.”

So, you’re saying that I got lost because of me? Huh? You bastard who didn’t even learn navigation magic!

“It looks like we’re trapped in a magic circle.”

“Magic circle?”

“Yeah.”

“You’re an 8th Circle mage, right?”

“So.”

“Can’t you break through the magic circle with 8th Circle magic?”

“How many occupations do you think we wizards have?”

“Um, I’m sorry.”

“Right? We wizards have at least 10,000 occupations. Even if the skill tree is slightly different, it is recognized as a new occupation. And usually, they are not well-versed in magic circles.”

In general, those who use magic circles are rare. Most of them were map makers.

Or wizards who build defensive bases.

They are also well-versed in fortification.

In the magic academic world, such people are collectively called shapeshifters.

They are wizards who have chosen a shunned job, but they do not receive high salaries.

It is not easy to take a path unless you have pride in what you do.

“But…… I used to go this way often. I’ve never seen a magic circle before.”

“Really?”

“Yes.”

Legion tilted his head.

In fact, he was feeling strange too. This place is a high-traffic area.

It was not easy to get lost and wander around in such a place.

Legion said that he went into the mountains to get beauty treatments from Miback, but he was not that far from the road.

The probability of the two getting lost at the same time was very low.

Then?

It was the same as saying that someone had dragged them here.

It’s very bold in broad daylight.

Even with Legion, who has reached the 8th Circle and 8-star level, in front of them.

Is the opponent a dragon or something?

“The fact that they forcibly dragged us here…… doesn’t that mean they are confident?”

“I don’t know.”

“Somehow…… I don’t have a very good feeling.”

“How is it not good?”

“Something will pop out to catch us.”

“What’s popping out? Make a prediction.”

“Usually, the hostile demihumans living in the forest are dark elves and witches. If it’s a monster, the hydra is the most dangerous.”

“The hydra is the most dangerous?”

“Yes. The hydra is the most dangerous of all monsters. It can grow up to 9 heads. It doesn’t die until all the heads are cut off. It is strong and spews breath that matches its characteristics from its mouth. You must run away if you meet it.”

“Hmm.”

“Why do you have that expression?”

“Eat this.”

Legion opened his subspace and took out a jerky.

“What is that?”

“Can’t you see? It’s jerky.”

Miback, who received the jerky from Legion, had a bewildered expression.

Why suddenly this?

“It’s good for your body. Especially for middle-aged people with drooping heads.”

“I’m not middle-aged.”

“I’m just saying because you look like you’re lacking energy. It’s also good for people with weak energy.”

“What kind of jerky is it?”

“The hydra you mentioned. It’s hydra jerky.”

…….

A moment of silence.

“Yes?”

He must have misheard.

He’s never heard of hydra jerky in his life.

“We succeeded in farming hydras for the first time in the territory. Orc female warriors manage it. You haven’t been to the back of the Dusselph Mountains. We farm there. There are quite a few types now. Fire Hydra. If you boil it thoroughly and eat it, it’s so good for neuralgia. Rock Hydra. It’s good for bones. The jerky you’re holding now is Poison Hydra. It’s the best for restoring energy. In the long run, it’s more effective than stamina potions and mana potions.”

“…….”

He’s crazy.

The lord is crazy and this territory is crazy too.

Really!

Is he really farming hydras as food?

Those fearsome monsters that only appear in legends?

He thought he had grasped Legion to some extent.

No.

He was wrong.

Please forgive my ignorance.

Understanding Legion may have been impossible from the beginning.

“So, excluding the hydra. Is there anything else dangerous?”

“Spirits.”

“Spirits? Aren’t they nice?”

“No way. They look cute on the outside, but they are by no means cute beings.”

“Hmm.”

Legion nodded.

That seems right.

They look cute on the outside, but what they do is no different from naughty children.

Look at that.

The curse spirits hanging from Miback’s shoulders and head are angry after hearing what he said.

-Look at this bastard. We raised him, and he calls us naughty children.

-I’m going to hit him!

-Hey, hey, don’t curse the spirits. The spirits who hear it feel bad.

The spirits grabbed Miback’s cheeks and pulled them.

They also slapped him.

Miback frowned without realizing it.

“So, there’s a possibility that the spirits led us here?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Whoever the opponent is, they don’t seem to have much goodwill.”

“Yes?”

Legion pointed to the back of Miback with his chin.

Miback, who noticed something strange, quickly looked back.

“Oh, already…….”

“What do you mean already? I knew this would happen.”

Legion smiled.

He doesn’t know why they move without an inch of error from what he thought.

Earth golems are created from the ground.

It is a golem made of tangled tree roots and soil.

It is different from the humanoid golem and Daganda Z that attacked the territory.

They were typical fantasy-style golems.

They approached Legion and Miback with a feeling of wanting to fight.