Magic Is Learned For Nothing [EN]: Chapter 364

Magic is Learned for Nothing – Episode 365

Grandma Buys Me Food 1

Inside Duke Sijinpi’s strategy meeting barrack.

The Central Five, along with Earl Persimmon, Dreiser, Lauzel, and key nobles from each army, were all gathered.

What was usually about thirty people was now packed full. Nobles who couldn’t fit inside the barrack were waiting outside with their subordinates.

This was because the missing Crown Prince had suddenly reappeared.

Not a single person firmly believed that the Crown Prince was alive.

Even his father, the King, had given up on his son’s survival.

Vassrava-baba hadn’t let go of the faint hope, but he didn’t necessarily think he would return.

In fact, everyone thought the Crown Prince was dead.

But suddenly, he appeared right before their eyes.

Very naturally.

As if nothing was wrong.

With a face that asked what had happened.

Who wouldn’t be surprised?

“Your Highness, where have you been all this time?”

Duke Sijinpi asked cautiously.

“Oh, why are you doing this? It’s embarrassing. I am not the Crown Prince.”

Lauzel waved his hands, looking troubled.

“You’re not the Crown Prince?”

“No.”

“What is your name?”

“Speak respectfully. It’s unpleasant to hear.”

“We are uncomfortable hearing honorifics from Your Highness. Please, Your Highness, speak respectfully to us.”

“This is driving me crazy.”

Lauzel looked at Dreiser for help. *I’m being mistaken for the Crown Prince. Help me.*

Dreiser didn’t catch Lauzel’s gaze. He was deep in thought.

Dreiser regarded Lauzel as a noblewoman’s lover. *Thank heaven I never said that out loud.*

The problem was the master.

The master knew him as a former herbalist or teacher.

Whatever the reason, he had been picking up the Crown Prince and working him to the bone.

Thanks to that, the kingdom was spiraling towards ruin and had reached this situation.

If the Crown Prince had been alive, the Gong King might have given up.

Because with a powerful and capable Crown Prince, even the ambitious Gong King wouldn’t have been able to do anything.

In conclusion, all of this situation-

Whether intentional or not, was caused by the master.

But the master still hasn’t come and is off doing who knows what.

With this kind of chaos.

No.

Maybe it’s better if he doesn’t come.

He might be branded a traitor.

“Could you tell us your name?”

Duke Sijinpi asked again.

“Haa, my name is Lauzel.”

Murmur, murmur!

“Lauzel! That’s His Highness’s name!”

“What? The Crown Prince was really alive. It’s not just the appearance!”

“Is that name true?”

“It is true.”

Duke Sijinpi looked at Vassrava-baba.

Vassrava-baba nodded and cast a lie detection spell.

-Truth!

If he lied, he would be electrocuted. Fortunately, Lauzel passed the lie detection spell without any trouble.

“All circumstances indicate that you are His Highness. But why do you say you are not?”

If Lauzel was the Crown Prince, a true center of power would emerge.

I guarantee that public sentiment would immediately turn to this side. The country would return to the people.

No dynasty can last long if the people turn their backs.

But Crown Prince Lauzel was quite popular among many nobles and commoners.

That’s why the Gong King’s group tried to eliminate the Crown Prince first.

“I am the son of an herbalist.”

“The son of an herbalist?”

“That’s right.”

“Where is your hometown?”

“…….”

“What is your father’s name?”

“…….”

“What was your former occupation?”

“Herbalist.”

“Who told Your Highness to be an herbalist?”

“That was the great Legion…”

Dreiser quickly covered Lauzel’s mouth. It seemed like a big problem was about to happen. It seemed he needed to meet the master directly to discuss this.

“It seems our soldier is sick.”

“Sick?”

“He’s often sick.”

“He looks fine?”

“He has lived like a flower in a greenhouse. Our lord took care of him like a precious jewel. He wouldn’t even let him go outside when it rained for fear of catching a cold.”

He needed to emphasize that the master had taken good care of Lauzel.

“When did I ever do that? The great master told me to eat only two meals a day and work for 16 hours…”

Dreiser covered Lauzel’s mouth again. This soldier has no sense.

Can’t he see what’s going on?

“This is the soldier’s first strenuous march. Look at this soft hand.”

Dreiser spread Lauzel’s palm. Damn it, it’s full of calluses. What on earth did the master make this guy do so much?

“Where do you see softness? It’s rougher than a tenant farmer’s hand.”

“No. In our territory, this is considered a very soft hand. Anyway, our lord cherished Lauzel so much that he couldn’t build up his stamina. He couldn’t keep up with this rapid march. So… I’ll take a rest.”

Dreiser winked at Lauzel. Get up quickly!

Lauzel, who caught on to that, bowed his head and stood up.

“Wait!”

Just as they were about to leave the barrack, Vassrava-baba called out to them.

“What is it, Great Sage?”

“Your Highness, or rather, could the soldier give me just one strand of hair?”

“What do you mean by asking for a strand of hair?”

“I have a use for it.”

Lauzel looks at Dreiser’s expression.

Dreiser couldn’t stop that.

“Give it to him.”

Lauzel plucked a strand of hair and handed it to Vassrava-baba.

As Dreiser and Lauzel left, everyone’s gaze turned to Vassrava-baba.

“Is he really not His Highness?”

“He looks exactly the same.”

“Could it be that?”

“What?”

“A doppelganger!”

“A doppelganger? Are you saying that a doppelganger is impersonating the Crown Prince?”

“That’s a possibility.”

“But why did the Great Sage ask for his hair?”

A noble asked.

Vassrava-baba carefully wrapped Lauzel’s hair in a luxurious cloth and said.

“I have a genetic identification magic.”

“Ge, ge, what?”

“There is such a thing. Anyway, if I confirm that, I can match whether he is the King’s biological son with a 99.9 percent probability.”

“Oh! As expected of the Great Sage. To know such amazing magic. Then cast it right away.”

“Unfortunately, it’s not a magic that can be cast immediately. It requires at least 48 hours.”

“48 hours… 4 days?”

“It’s two days.”

“Ah, I’m sorry. I’m tired these days.”

“No, it can happen. Anyway, in two days, we can confirm whether that person is His Highness or not.”

“The fate of the nation will be decided in two days.”

Duke Sijinpi said.

“Perhaps…”

Duke Sijinpi leaned back deeply in his chair.

*What if that person is really the Crown Prince?*

A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity would come to us.

The Gong King will no longer have a chance.

Because all the justification is here.

Duke Sijinpi felt his stuffy chest suddenly open up.

* * *

Legion and Mibeak arrived at Abraham’s mansion.

It wasn’t a grand mansion or castle where nobles lived. It was just a mansion with a strange atmosphere.

To be exact, it was a house perched on a huge tree.

Legion stopped and looked at the huge tree. It was a tree that stretched to the end of the sky. It was the first time he had seen such a tree.

*Could this be the World Tree I’ve only heard about?*

“You don’t think this is the World Tree, do you?”

The grandmother, who was walking, said.

Legion was taken aback.

“I’ve never seen a tree like this before.”

“This is a tree with a slightly different nature from the World Tree.”

“What is it?”

“It’s called a beanstalk.”

“A beanstalk?”

“Yes, do you know the folktale of Jack and the Beanstalk?”

“Ah! The story where Jack climbed the beanstalk and stole the giant’s things?”

“That’s right. Do you know who that Jack is?”

“No.”

“He is the founder of your Alexander family.”

Wow! Seriously!

I really wasn’t curious, but Grandma just tells me everything.

“The reason why the men of your family are abnormally strong is because of that. They absorbed all the giant’s things: the goose that lays golden eggs, the steak that improves stamina when eaten, the vegetables that increase magic power, and so on.”

I’m dizzy.

Secrets that shouldn’t be heard are pouring out.

“Do you have any more questions?”

“No.”

Legion shook his head.

I was too dizzy to want to hear more. I just wanted to rest.

“You look tired.”

“A little.”

“Have you eaten?”

“I ate a little while ago…”

Strangely, my stomach felt empty. I was hungry.

“I’m hungry.”

“People living in the human realm often feel that way when they come here. Come in. I’ll treat you to a meal.”

The grandmother went into the beanstalk. Surprisingly, the closed door opened by itself to the sides.

“Ah, geez, you scared me.”

A huge eye was attached to the opened door. There was also a mouth. The door stared at Legion.

“You are Abraham’s bloodline.”

“So?”

“The way you look… is not.”

“The way I look is what?”

“Like you have no manners.”

To say such hurtful things at our first meeting. Ah, there are too many things around me that cause stress.

“He is my grandson. Please be careful with your words.”

“Hehehe, yes!”

The door pouted its lips. Then, it pushed Legion’s back with its lips, telling him to go in quickly.

Legion seriously considers it.

Should I hit this door and cut ties with Grandma?

She’s a stranger anyway, and she’s my grandma, so what does it matter if I don’t see her again?

“Don’t think strange things and come in.”

“Ah, yes.”

Legion scratched the back of his head, feeling like his thoughts had been read, and entered the wooden mansion made of beanstalk.

Mibeak followed Legion in. The door stopped him.

“Who are you?”

“Me?”

“Yes. Why are you going inside the beanstalk?”

“I’m the boss’s subordinate.”

“The subordinate’s place is over there.”

The door pointed to a corner near the beanstalk with its mouth. It was an old table that I didn’t even know when it was made.

However, a sign that said ‘For Subordinates’ was clearly written on it.

I was speechless.

I’m being discriminated against even when I come to a place like this.

“The owner should talk to the owner. Don’t join in without being aware of the situation.”

“Okay. I’ll stay out of the way over there.”

Mibeak didn’t want to talk to this door anymore either. It’s a door that gives you unpleasantness for no reason.

I don’t know why that kind and gentle grandmother made such a door.

* * *

Legion sat in the wooden seat.

Ah! I’m going crazy.

I’m really surprised.

Even the chair is alive. The chair wiggles and says, ‘I’ll make the most comfortable position for you.’

Abraham, watching her grandson constantly being surprised, had an amused expression on her face.

“I’ve been alone for a long time, so I get lonely. I end up making all sorts of friends.”

“Are there any others besides these?”

“These things! They have names!”

The chair shouted as if it was angry.

“What are their names?”

It’s a bit awkward to talk towards the butt.

“Love Chair!”

“…….”

Let’s not talk. Let’s not talk.

I’m worried that I’ll go crazy too because there are so many crazy things around me.

“Haven’t you seen these guys before?”

The grandmother placed a teacup in front of Legion.

Legion carefully examined the teacup. He was worried that the teacup would come alive and move. If it suddenly started talking to me while I was drinking tea or grabbed my cheeks and shook them, I thought I would faint.

Fortunately, the teacup didn’t seem to have any life.

“Who?”

“These guys.”

-Woof woof woof woof.

Two dogs appeared and roamed around Abraham’s feet. They were dogs that seemed familiar for some reason. But I can’t remember.

“Originally… I’m not supposed to interfere in human affairs, but since it’s my bloodline, I’m worried, so I broke the unspoken rule.”

“Hmm.”

I don’t know what you’re talking about.

“Let me introduce you. The one with the spots on the left eye is Coco, and the one with the spots on the right eye is Wild.”

“No matter how much I think about it, I’ve never seen them before.”

“They were definitely in front of your eyes, but you just didn’t see them. You must have seen this, right?”

The grandmother held up two stones in front of Legion’s eyes. Stones with something inside.