Magic Is Learned For Nothing [EN]: Chapter 365

Magic Learned in Vain – 366

Pretty Grandma Buys Me Food 2

Legion’s mind raced.

How could he make more money?

Of course, he had money that criminals couldn’t even imagine. Las Vegas, which paid the most taxes in the kingdom, had been entirely in his hands for decades.

But that was that.

The small amount of money he lost with the ore stung his heart even more.

It was like.

A thorn stuck under his finger.

But!

The ore, which he thought he would never see again, was right in front of him.

Was it called Avatanium?

The market price varied, but even at the lowest, it was 100,000 gold.

100,000 gold.

Two came in at once, so 200,000 gold.

Hehehe.

And one more thing!

There was something rare inside the Avatanium. Wouldn’t this be even more valuable?

“Grandson, are you listening to me?”

“I’m listening. That’s incredibly expensive.”

Abraham sighed and shook his head. His grandson’s eyes were rolling.

She was a bystander in the world.

However, she didn’t completely take her eyes off her grandson.

Her grandson was stirring up the world with strange abilities.

Perhaps it was because he inherited everything from her daughter, who should have been a bystander in the world, and her son-in-law, who inherited the abilities of the Alexander family.

But he was too greedy for money.

He already had too much money. So much that he and his men couldn’t spend it all even if they gambled for the rest of their lives.

Yet, he was still greedy for money.

Why?

There must be a reason.

“This is no ordinary ore.”

“I know. It’s Avatanium, an ore whose price is whatever you call it.”

“It’s Avatanium, but it’s not an ore used for that purpose.”

“I know. It’s an ore with special abilities. It has tremendous rarity value.”

“Hey! You little punk! Don’t interrupt me and listen to the end!”

Abraham, enraged, unknowingly shouted.

The love chair, the golden owl, and the dazzling ceiling lights looked at Abraham in surprise.

They had never seen Abraham lose his temper like this before.

Oops!

Abraham took a moment to catch his breath.

He thought he had grasped Legion’s personality.

Coco and Wilde stayed in Legion’s territory for a considerable period, gathering information.

80% of it was about his grandson.

Coco and Wilde created hundreds of reports, but they could summarize it in one sentence.

-If you mess with him, you might die of frustration. It’s best not to associate with him at all.

Ah!

Now he understood the meaning.

This wasn’t his daughter’s personality.

It seemed to be the nasty bloodline of the Alexander family.

Suddenly, he thought of his son-in-law.

The shamelessness of coming to his house and drinking all the mandragora wine [wine made from mandrake root, known for its magical properties] that had been aged for hundreds of years by himself.

And to top it off, eating the giant beanstalk, of which only a few remained in the world, as a snack!

And instead of apologizing, saying that he was his son-in-law, so he should do that much, and that he hadn’t eaten a black chicken!

What was so good about that son!

Like father, like son.

He had to be patient.

He had endured it then, so why couldn’t he endure it now?

“This is a seal.”

“A seal?”

“Yes.”

“What kind of seal?”

“The Black Dragon’s body.”

“Eww.”

Legion frowned for a moment. He had almost forgotten about it, but the Black Dragon or whatever popped up again.

“Do you know that the Black Dragon is being resurrected?”

“Is it?”

“This can weaken the Black Dragon’s power.”

“How?”

“You’re best at something, aren’t you?”

Legion looked at Abraham with suspicious eyes. He meant, how did you know that?

“These guys have been watching you for quite some time.”

Abraham stroked Coco and Wilde’s heads. The dogs narrowed their eyes as if tickled and rubbed their cheeks against Abraham’s hand.

-We saw it.

Coco said.

Oh! Jeez.

“Wait, a dog is talking?”

“Don’t you communicate with ogres, goblins, and Bone Dragons in your territory?”

“Are they the same as dogs?”

“What’s so different?”

“Ugh, it’s weird for a dog to talk.”

Abraham was dumbfounded and stared at Legion for a while. Was he doing this on purpose?

Or was there really something wrong with his brain structure?

-Don’t ignore us just because we’re dogs. We saw everything.

“What?”

-Your decision…

When the word ‘decision’ came out, Legion shut his mouth. It was a secret that no one knew.

Absolutely no one should know.

The moment they knew, he would become a traitor. Now, no one would politely accept his decision.

-Butt…

“Don’t!”

-A decision that hasn’t been wiped, to people…

“I said don’t!”

-Forcing it into the mouths of people who don’t want it…

“I was wrong. What do you want?”

-If you’re a grandson, listen to your grandma. You couldn’t be filial to your parents, so you should be to your grandma.

“Okay. I’ll be filial. Fine. I’ll treat you like my grandma. What kind of filial piety do you want to receive?”

“Haa…”

Abraham sighed deeply.

The conversation, which seemed like it would proceed smoothly, made no progress at all.

Instead, frustration piled up.

“I have a headache, so I’m going to rest.”

“Suddenly?”

“It’s been too long since I’ve talked so much. Can you do me a favor instead?”

“Okay. I have to be filial.”

“Someone with business with me will be coming soon.”

“So?”

“Deal with him.”

“Without any information?”

“Yes. Just while I rest.”

“Okay. I’ll do it.”

Legion said confidently.

He was truly confident in his skills. Even if a super-powerful 9th circle mage appeared, he was confident that he wouldn’t lose at least.

Abraham sighed deeply and went into the room. Originally, he was going to end his business with her after his business with his grandson was over.

It was a part that had been stuck in his heart.

But after meeting his grandson, his mind changed.

I need to live longer.

Do whatever you want, whether you fight each other or not.

* * *

The morning dawned.

Surprisingly, the Gongwang faction opened the castle gates and came out.

Capital Poman had built the most perfect walls in the kingdom. As the capital of a kingdom, it wasn’t a natural fortress, but instead, formations and traps were massively deployed.

The perfect walls of Capital Poman were difficult to repair properly unless you were a Gimun master [geomancy and military strategy expert] who had studied for more than 10 years.

That’s why no king of the kingdom had ever abandoned Capital Poman and fled.

Capital Poman was the last bastion.

Abandoning such perfect walls, the Gongwang faction launched a preemptive strike.

The Gukwang faction hurriedly set up their formation.

“Who is the opponent and how many enemies have come forward?”

The nobles gathered around Duke Sijinpi.

There were many words about Duke Sijinpi being a civil official, but he was still the commander-in-chief.

Duke Sijinpi was the only one who could unite them. The biggest challenge for the Gukwang faction was that there was no suitable talent to replace him if he fell.

“The left army appears to be Count Malaria, the right army Count SARS. The central army is Count Influenza.”

“Hmm.”

The nobles let out shallow groans.

Gongwang had a military group to be proud of.

They weren’t very welcome to the Gukwang faction, but from the kingdom’s point of view, they were very reliable warriors.

Gongwang’s Five Great Military Groups.

Marquis Ebola.

Marquis AIDS.

Count SARS.

Count Malaria.

Count Influenza.

Those with the ability of a corps commander were the Five Great Military Groups. Originally, their leader was Marquis Porse, but his whereabouts were now unknown.

Rumor had it that he was kicked out for displeasing Gongwang, but no one believed it.

No matter how displeased he was, he wouldn’t be foolish enough to dismiss Marquis Porse, who had the strongest military power and the strongest troops.

The Seven Great Warriors of the kingdom were those who had individually seen the ultimate in martial arts.

These five were not at the same level as the Seven Great Warriors of the kingdom.

In terms of skill, they were far behind.

But!

When comparing group battles, the evaluation was completely different.

They referred to the Seven Great Warriors of the kingdom like this.

“I can’t beat them in a duel. But if it’s a war, the story changes. They can never beat us.”

That’s how confident they were in being the strongest in group battles.

For Gongwang, they were hidden daggers.

Such daggers were openly setting up formations and tempting them.

Let’s fight! They said.

“What on earth is it? It’s not easy for us to get past the castle they’re guarding. But if they come out, the story changes. They’ve abandoned 70% of their power. I don’t know why.”

Marquis Knuckle shook his head.

Duke Sijinpi felt the same way.

So did Baserabap.

The nobles only racked their brains and couldn’t come up with a proper solution.

“Let’s strike first.”

Marquis Gaggle shouted confidently.

“Strike first? At such an obvious trap?”

“Their numbers are only 30,000. Give me the same number of troops. I’ll take the heads of SARS, Malaria, and Influenza within half a day.”

Duke Sijinpi pictured the formations of both armies in his head.

They came out of the castle.

It was a distance where they could escape if necessary. But there must be another reason why they came out.

To find out, engagement was inevitable.

Let’s think about compatibility.

None of the three were virtuous generals.

Nor were they beast-type generals like Marquis Ebola. If Marquis Ebola had led the army himself, he would have thought about it for at least half a day.

Once you get caught by the Ebola army, men, women, and children, even livestock, are killed.

Fortunately, the generals under him, SARS, Malaria, and Influenza, were closer to intelligent generals.

It seemed like it wouldn’t be too late to judge after seeing the opponent’s reaction.

“I’ll give you 40,000.”

Duke Sijinpi, having made up his mind, said.

Marquis Gaggle’s eyes twinkled at the word 40,000. He seemed to think he had a good chance of winning.

“If it seems dangerous, you must return.”

“Hahaha! Don’t worry. I’m a beast-type general like Marquis Ebola! Those guys who only use their heads can never be my match.”

Marquis Gaggle shouted bravely.

“I understand. Receive the cup of victory.”

Duke Sijinpi poured a cup and handed it to him.

Marquis Gaggle shook his head with a smile.

“I’ll replace the cup with their blood. Don’t worry, I’ll be back soon.”

“I wish you good luck.”

Marquis Gaggle led 40,000 troops to the battlefield.

And-

He never returned.

23,000 deaths.

Marquis Gaggle and 32 other nobles died.

Marquis Gaggle’s personal guard was annihilated.

Most of the nobles’ personal guards were annihilated.

The cavalry was annihilated.

Only the rear units with poor mobility barely survived and returned to the main army.

The worst massacre in history, though they were of the same race, unfolded before their eyes.

Even before the battle, the nobles had the mindset of, ‘Oh, surely it won’t be me.’

They thought that last night’s night raid was just bad luck.

But look!

The land stained with blood.

The countless corpses filled the land.

The defeated Gukwang army couldn’t even approach the place.

On the other hand, the Gongwang army laughed at the Gukwang army and stripped all the equipment from the corpses.

There were still those who didn’t die even with serious injuries, but the Gongwang army mercilessly stabbed their chests.

There were still 150,000 soldiers left.

There were enough nobles too.

But not a single person was smiling.

The sunset glowed.

Over the sunset, flocks of over thousands of crows came down and devoured the corpses.

The Gukwang army had to watch it.

And they felt it to the bone.

This is war.

The real war of killing and being killed had begun.