Magic Is Learned For Nothing [EN]: Chapter 368

Magic is Learned for Nothing – Episode 369

# 369

The Grim Reaper of the Battlefield (1)

Duke Sijinpi, Baserabap, Dreize, and Lauzel gathered in one place.

Duke Sijinpi and Baserabap were wary of Lauzel because he looked exactly like the Crown Prince.

Even the mole on his face was the same. But he insisted he wasn’t, no matter what.

Because of that, it was ambiguous what title to use.

Lauzel was a military officer from the Count’s territory.

There was a huge difference in rank between him and Duke Sijinpi, as different as heaven and earth.

Of course, he *should* speak informally, but he felt a sense of resistance in his heart.

‘No. If you speak informally to that man, you won’t be able to handle the aftermath,’ a little winged imp appeared and whispered in his ear.

It was the same for Baserabap.

It was also awkward to use honorifics.

So, they had no choice but to cleverly mix words that were neither honorific nor condescending.

“So, you’re saying that the military officer thinks we should counterattack too?”

Duke Sijinpi said without making eye contact with Lauzel. He couldn’t help but choose this option because he kept having irreverent thoughts whenever he looked at him.

His gaze was directed at Lauzel, but his eyes didn’t meet. Or rather, he *couldn’t*.

Lauzel still had the unique atmosphere of royalty.

He looked down on others without realizing it. It was the kind of gaze that those who ruled over someone could show.

The reason why so many people liked Crown Prince Lauzel.

It wasn’t just because Lauzel was the Crown Prince. He was arrogant but warm.

He didn’t do it on purpose.

That warm personality was innate. It was a natural grace and warmth that flowed out.

So, anyone who exchanged even a word with Lauzel could never forget that feeling.

He had the power to naturally attract people.

So, the Royalist faction firmly believed that if Lauzel became the next king, the kingdom would surely succeed in making a comeback.

Then one day, Lauzel suddenly disappeared.

The Royalist faction suspected that the Archduke faction had attempted an assassination, but there was no evidence anywhere.

Lauzel, who had disappeared like that, suddenly appeared.

How could they express that surprise and emotion with just a few simple words?

But!

The Lauzel they had been waiting for so eagerly was the head of the academy in the Legion territory.

His former job was a herbalist?

It was absurd.

Something was strange.

Fortunately, Baserabap had performed a genetic test magic.

In just a day and a half, they would know whether that Lauzel was the Crown Prince or just someone who looked like him.

He hoped he was the Crown Prince.

Not because of the political situation, but because he truly wanted that Crown Prince who had captivated everyone.

He wanted to see Lauzel become king.

If it was that man…….

He felt like he could dedicate his entire remaining life to him with sincere loyalty.

Lauzel was uncomfortable with Duke Sijinpi’s gaze.

That look.

He had experienced it several times.

That lecherous old man.

He was clearly eyeing him because he was young and handsome.

Look at him. Look at him.

His eyes were even glistening with tears.

Ugh, it was creepy.

After this day, Lauzel avoided Duke Sijinpi.

“Ahem.”

Baserabap cleared his throat.

The expressions of Duke Sijinpi and Lauzel were strange.

It seemed like some kind of pink mood had formed between them. Something that couldn’t be expressed in words.

It was something that usually happened between young, fiery young men and women.

But Duke Sijinpi and Lauzel were not young men and women.

If you took Lauzel alone, he was a young man. Duke Sijinpi was like an old fox.

Baserabap couldn’t understand how those sparks were flying between them.

Could it be? Could it be?

No, it can’t be.

He was having too impudent thoughts.

Thinking about it any further would make him uncomfortable.

Baserabap’s clearing of his throat brought Duke Sijinpi and Lauzel back to their senses.

They were still lost in their respective fantasies, but that didn’t mean they didn’t know the seriousness of the current situation.

Marquis Gagel was defeated miserably and killed. His head was cut off by the enemy’s commanders and hung in the highest place on the battlefield.

In an instant, the Royalist faction’s momentum died down.

Numerous soldiers were watching and then retreated in a hurry. Thanks to this, the Archduke faction slaughtered the Royalist soldiers from behind without much difficulty.

This is why the battle of momentum is important.

Once they lost momentum, the 40,000-strong Royalist faction scattered in disarray.

Before the war even started, they lost many nobles and commanders due to the enemies’ attacks, and after the war started, they suffered a crushing defeat.

The morale was at its worst.

It would have been better to wage a siege battle, as the morale wouldn’t have dropped this much.

They were defeated in a frontal battle.

And that too, in the battle between the Royalist faction’s Central Five and the Archduke’s Five Great Warriors.

The aftermath was truly serious.

After that, who could step up in a battle against them?

At first, everyone was full of vigor.

But after the Marquis Gagel’s miserable death, no nobles volunteered to be at the forefront.

They were just watching each other.

At this rate, there was a possibility that they would collapse from within, regardless of the siege battle.

Frankly speaking, there would be nobles who would defect from the Royalist faction and surrender to them right away today.

There wouldn’t be such people because their loyalty to the king is great?

He guarantees that they will appear.

He is certain that such people will appear before tonight is over.

Once a rat hole is created, it doesn’t take long for it to turn into a size that humans can pass through.

In short, Marquis Gagel’s crushing defeat was having a serious impact on the entire Royalist faction.

It wasn’t the time to mourn Marquis Gagel’s death.

“So, what do you have to say? Duke Dreize.”

At Baserabap’s words, Dreize shrugged his shoulders and looked at Lauzel.

He passed the ball to him.

*Show me your abilities.*

“I will dare to say a word.”

Duke Sijinpi and Baserabap straightened their positions as if they were uncomfortable with Lauzel’s extreme honorifics.

Whether Lauzel was the Crown Prince or not, it was very uncomfortable to have someone in front of them who had the same face and atmosphere as the Crown Prince.

“Please do.”

Baserabap replied.

“If we go on like this, our Royalist faction will not be able to cross the castle walls. Furthermore, we will not be able to wage a long-term war. Winter is coming soon. It is clear that we are at a disadvantage whether it is a long-term or short-term war.”

Everyone knows that.

The problem is that there is no suitable way to solve the current situation.

The enemies could use the same method tomorrow, putting forward the Archduke’s Five Great Warriors.

If the Royalist faction shouts ‘All troops charge!’, it is certain that the numerically inferior enemies will flee to the castle.

The result of waging a siege battle can also be predicted.

There was no suitable way to cross those perfect castle walls. But that doesn’t mean there is no way at all.

They can pour in about 3-4 times more troops than the Archduke faction. But the difference in troops between them became equal due to Marquis Gagel’s defeat.

They were at an absolutely disadvantage in terms of having to attack the castle walls.

“So, we should use the same method.”

“The same method?”

“Yes, we should strike the Archduke faction’s nobles.”

“The Archduke faction’s nobles who are hiding beyond those solid castle walls?”

“In addition, it would be good if we could take the heads of the Archduke’s Five Great Warriors or the Archduke.”

“Who will?”

Duke Sijinpi burst out laughing.

What Lauzel was saying was no different from telling them to stick their faces into a tiger’s den.

Even if a 7-star knight went in, they wouldn’t be able to come back alive. The enemies were not fools.

There were plenty of stellar knights that the kingdom was said to have.

To crawl into such a place and cut off the heads of the Archduke or the Archduke’s Five Great Warriors?

If the operation succeeds, it will be a great achievement.

The soldiers’ morale will reach its peak in an instant.

Because it is no different from saying that we have a knight who is more powerful than the Archduke’s Five Great Warriors!

Soldiers are often swayed by powerful warriors.

The soldiers of strong warriors exert more combat power than expected.

It was all thanks to the belief that they could win no matter what if they were under the warrior they believed in and followed.

But…….

What Lauzel was saying was an operation with a success rate close to zero.

Who on earth would decide on a place to die and go there?

Perhaps believing in Dreize?

Duke Sijinpi and Baserabap focused their attention on Dreize.

He is strong.

It is tacit, but they think that Dreize is the strongest among the kingdom’s warriors.

They could see that Mamma Yujiro and James, who serve as Dreize’s adjutants, were also great commanders.

It is clear that they will exert tremendous destructive power if a frontal battle breaks out.

Perhaps they are the kingdom’s hidden card. The Archduke faction probably hasn’t figured out about them yet.

“They have also figured out about Dreize.”

Lauzel, who read Duke Sijinpi and Baserabap’s minds, said.

“What is the basis for saying that?”

“There must be many spies hidden in our side and in the Archduke faction, right?”

“Isn’t that the basis of war?”

“But it will be difficult to grasp the details about them. Only nobles will know the top secrets such as the important positions of the unit and the supply line.”

“I guess so…….”

“Think about it carefully. Before the war even started, they had our position in the palm of their hand, even though we had just set up camp.”

“Ah!”

Only then did Duke Sijinpi and Baserabap exclaim. What Lauzel said was simple.

There is an informant among the high-ranking nobles.

Otherwise, it would have been difficult for this to happen.

It was a thought that Duke Sijinpi and Baserabap were vaguely feeling.

But it was difficult to say it out loud.

The Royalist faction will break if they say, ‘There is an informant among us!’

They will not trust each other and only quarrel, and then they will scatter. And the few remaining loyalists will be torn to pieces by the Archduke faction’s power.

“So, now is the perfect time.”

“The perfect time?”

“Isn’t it the time when the enemies and the informant are relieved? No one will think that their base will be attacked.”

“Who on earth are the ones who can infiltrate their base and cut off the nobles’ heads? Are you talking about Duke Dreize? Duke Dreize is strong. Everyone admits it. But no matter how strong he is, he cannot guarantee his life the moment he crosses the castle walls. The same goes for Duke Dreize’s subordinates.”

“That is……. Duke Sijinpi and Great Sage Baserabap are underestimating Dreize too much.”

“What does that…….”

“Sir Dreize has already thrown away the title of the kingdom’s Seven Great Powerhouses.”

“I don’t understand.”

“Who do you think is the strongest in the kingdom?”

Duke Sijinpi and Baserabap immediately understood what Lauzel meant.

“Did you perhaps break the wall of the 7-star level [achieve 8-star status]?”

Baserabap asked cautiously.

“Well, it just happened somehow.”

Duke Sijinpi and Baserabap, who saw Dreize’s reaction, exclaimed without anyone saying anything.

“Oh! It’s a blessing! It’s the kingdom’s blessing! Has the Grand Master, whom we have been longing for so much and who was cut off after the Alexander family, finally been born in our kingdom?”

They were sincerely impressed.

The difference between 7-star and 8-star was needless to say.

Because the masters say that the difference is even greater than between 6-star and 7-star.

In other words…….

It meant that no warrior on the Archduke’s side could defeat Dreize in a one-on-one battle.

In terms of chess, it was like having a queen with complete abilities in hand.

“So, we will use Sir Dreize and his subordinates to blow away the enemy’s leadership.”

Lauzel smiled brightly as if he was confident.