Magic Is Learned For Nothing [EN]: Chapter 37

Magic Learned in Vain – 37 (37/502)

# 37

Unintentional Training 2

The saying ‘after hardship comes ease’ was indeed true.

“Is this really a Hidden Dungeon?”

Legion muttered, looking at the half-collapsed entrance of a small cave. The entrance was only about 1 meter 80 centimeters tall [approximately 5 feet 11 inches]. It was a size that would be difficult for the men of the Alexander family to enter.

Whether it was fortunate or not, it was just the right size for Legion, who was short, to enter.

Legion brushed the dirt from his body.

He had been playing hide-and-seek with that bastard Paring for days.

Because that guy’s eyes turned bloodshot, and he kept shouting, ‘Lord, give me back my map!’ wherever he went, Legion woke up with a start several times even in his sleep.

But where was this?

The Dusseldorf Mountains, a paradise for monsters.

It seemed the monsters were annoyed by that stupid guy shouting ‘Lord, give me back my map!’ so much. Hundreds of Kobolds attacked Paring.

Thanks to that, those guys had to run away from here.

Only then could Legion breathe a sigh of relief. Since they were terrified and chased away, they wouldn’t be able to chase after him for a while.

-Hidden Dungeon confirmed. An abnormal amount of energy is being detected inside.

“Abnormal?”

Hearing the word ‘abnormal,’ Legion shuddered without realizing it. Had he ever encountered anything normal since meeting Mark?

And now there’s something abnormal in front of him again?

-Very abnormal energy.

“What is it?”

-Didn’t you hear? Very abnormal energy. It can’t be expressed in words. It shouldn’t exist here, or it shouldn’t be here, something I’ve never seen before, etc., etc.

“Damn it, so you don’t know either.”

Legion was dumbfounded. He could have just said he didn’t know. Why did he have to pretend to be knowledgeable?

-Not knowing and being abnormal are different.

“Okay, so should I go in or not?”

-I don’t know either. Your choice.

“Damn it. I’ve suffered so much to get here, I can’t just not go in. Of course, I have to go. Sepia.”

-Grrr (Yes, Brother).

“The entrance here is too narrow for you to enter. Hmm, what should I do? Ah, do you know where the Amazon Orc tribe is?”

-Grrr (I know. Those delicious-looking guys).

“No. No. They may look as delicious as hot dogs, but you can’t eat them. Something terrible will happen if you eat them.”

If Sepia ate the Amazon Orc tribe, the Mithril mine would be destroyed. It was something that should never happen.

-Grrr (Hungry).

“Ask them for food.”

-Grrr, Grrr, Grrr (Is that okay)?

“It’s okay. But you can’t eat them. Don’t hit them either. Don’t step on them. Just glare at them once and say, ‘Bring me food,’ and they’ll know what to do.”

-Grrr, Grrr (Okay. I’ll do as you say, Brother. Then when will you come back after going into this narrow hole? I’ll be bored without you, Brother).

“Wait for me. I’ll be back in a few days.”

-Grrr, Grrr (Okay. I’ll be waiting for you in the Orc village, Brother).

Nodding, Legion took a deep breath and headed towards the Hidden Dungeon.

* * *

“Oh, shit, scary.”

-Oh, the outside is blocked off. No Wi-Fi.

As soon as Legion entered the Hidden Dungeon, the entrance closed.

“What do you mean? Why is it blocked?”

Legion quickly touched the spot with his hand, but he couldn’t feel anything. It seemed like only a large empty space occupied the area.

It was difficult to go inside rashly.

It was too dark. Anyway, he couldn’t go back, so he had to go forward eventually…….

“But what is Wi-Fi?”

-Seriously? You don’t even know that?

“I don’t know.”

-What do you need to summon the Lich Mamon, your summon?

“Mental resonance?”

-Correct. That’s Wi-Fi. But Wi-Fi doesn’t work here. So, you can’t summon Lich Mamon, one of your powerful allies.

“W-what? Then I have to break through this place alone?”

-Unfortunately, that’s how it is. Therefore, you are in a very dangerous situation.

“I’m screwed.”

Legion grabbed and tore at his slightly longer hair.

The reason he sent Sepia back to the Orc village and entered the Hidden Dungeon was because he had something to rely on. He could summon Lich Mamon, a monster as powerful as Sepia, at any time.

If he couldn’t summon Lich Mamon…….

Legion was penniless.

All he could trust was his hard head. And 1st circle attack magic.

-Oh.

“What? Again.”

-Scanning is not working.

“Huh, then what do I do?”

-…….

Does this bastard even think?

-It’s time for you to grow up alone.

“Hey, you bastard! Why does that time have to be now!”

-Think of it as fate and stay focused from now on. All the special abilities of the AI are not working.

“Then all that’s left is your blabbering mouth?”

-At least you have that. You should be grateful that an AI with a better brain than you is next to you. Should I just stay still no matter what you do? Is that what you want?

Damn it. I can’t win with words.

Reluctantly, Legion had no choice but to walk alone through the dark cave. It was so dark that he couldn’t see an inch ahead. He summoned a fireball in his palm.

He could secure some visibility…… but his palm was a little hot.

He walked like that for a while-

And reached the end of the cave. Moonlight was visible. The cold air rushed in, expanding Legion’s stuffy lungs.

A closed space makes even the most daring person’s nerve cells sharp.

Legion took a long sigh and went out of the cave.

At that moment-

Not only Legion but also Mark didn’t notice. Something huge fell on his hard head-

And Legion was split in half.

* * *

“Aaaaaaah!”

Legion jumped up.

His face was pale. His spine was chilling. He raised his hand and touched his head.

It was fine.

His head was clearly split in half…….

The feeling of his skull being split in half was also vivid. It was the first pain he had ever experienced. A very short but unimaginable pain swept through his entire body.

Legion wiped the sweat from his forehead with the back of his hand and looked around.

It was very dark.

Where was he?

He wasn’t clear-headed because of the shock. Legion was still not accurately grasping the situation.

-This is the entrance where you entered the Hidden Dungeon.

Ah, you were still alive.

-If you die, I’m done too. I lived because you lived. I thought I was really going to die.

Right? I thought I was going to die too. What the hell happened?

-Unable to confirm.

What does that mean?

-The video that was automatically recorded right before you were attacked has been deleted. Unanalyzable.

What’s a video?

-Think of it as a replay, repeat magic.

Ah, I see. But it doesn’t work?

-That’s right. As if it never happened.

Does that make sense? The memory is vivid.

-I found data on similar cases. There are approximately 21,000 possible scenarios.

That’s enough. 21,000…… Just tell me what’s certain. But why am I at the entrance of the Hidden Dungeon?

-The number of cases where you are here is 108,000.

Hey.

-Yes.

Shut up. Those scenarios. It’s distracting.

-Yes, sir.

Legion walked back into the cave.

Since he had been here once, he could move forward much more easily. He summoned a fireball in his palm and walked quickly.

The walking time was much shorter than the first time.

The end of the cave was visible. Faint moonlight flowed in as if singing. Legion quickened his pace. And when he went out of the cave-

The same thing happened.

Something fell on Legion’s head. Legion momentarily raised his head and looked at that something.

It was a huge axe.

With a size that was unimaginable. The size of the axe was as big as an ogre.

There was no way to avoid such a big axe in the first place.

Bang!

Legion’s entire body was crushed.

* * *

“Aaaaaaah!”

Legion woke up screaming.

He was sweating much more than when he first woke up. His entire body was limp like a well-boiled chicken. He didn’t have the strength to move a single finger. The feeling of his entire body being torn apart was too vivid.

What the hell is this?

Legion couldn’t understand the current situation.

-You’re in big trouble.

What?

-I understand. This is a time loop, understand? You are now trapped in a time loop.

What’s a time loop?

-It means endlessly repeating the same space and time.

Re-repeating the same space and time endlessly?

-Yes.

You son of a bitch. Is this the time to answer cutely with ‘Yes!’?

-Then what should I do? Sniff, sniff, you’re screwed. What should we do? It’s over now. You have to stay here forever. Damn it, me too. Waaah, it’s all your fault. What did I do wrong to deserve this?

There was nothing to say. What the hell is this bastard? Anyway, it’s absurd…… what should I do?

Hey!

-Yes, sir.

You said the Hidden Dungeon wasn’t dangerous. You said it wasn’t dangerous, but it was full of rare items.

-…….

Hey, say something. What are you going to do about this situation?

-…… Snore……. Zzz…….

Are you kidding me?

* * *

Legion opened his eyes.

He was in front of the Hidden Dungeon again. He yawned and got up from his seat. His back hurt as if he had been lying down for quite a while. He patted his back with the back of his hand.

What a waste.

-Too bad.

It was really a waste.

This time, he seduced the Queen of the Goddess race and dragged her to bed. Damn it, the Queen of the Goddess race’s husband burst into the room, somehow knowing.

Hera of the Goddess race.

She said she loved me, crying…….

“You’ve come just in time. Something terrible almost happened. That guy forcibly dragged me here. Sniff. I couldn’t possibly resist with my strength.”

That’s why you shouldn’t trust a woman’s tears.

-Are you stupid? This woman’s total combat power is 18,800. There are other women to seduce.

‘Wait a minute. You’re attacking my wife before I even slept with her,’ he shouted before her husband rushed at him from the outside.

“You bastard! How dare you covet my wife!”

Thanks to that, he was killed for the 2,899th time.

I should try again this time.

Because there hasn’t been a woman I haven’t defeated by challenging her so far. Actually, this is a secret…… I think I’ve planted seeds here about a thousand times.

Unfortunately, I couldn’t see my children because they were all reset.

When I lived the longest…….

How many years was it?

I lived for about a thousand years. I went back and forth doing this and that, and at that time, a few lucks overlapped, so I seemed to have gone pretty much to the very end. Anyway, from what I’ve experienced, that level can be said to be almost the final moment, and I fought a black lizard.

He kept saying he was a dragon…….

At first, I thought it was just a big lizard, but it seemed like he was really a dragon. I fought that guy about 200 times. After fighting about 200 times, I was able to fight him on par, and after about 300 times, I was able to kill him.

Thanks to that, I took out his dragon heart and ate it, but I didn’t live as long as I thought.

Still, I lived for 1,000 years, so that’s something.

To be honest, I thought I would return to the world I lived in if I lived to the end of my lifespan.

But no.

I came back here again.

Haa, what can I do to go back there?

Now, the world I lived in is fading.

Well, anyway, I’ve done this about 3,000 times already, so Legion knows exactly what to do again. The most annoying thing is that I have to grow again.

Ah, annoying. Aren’t you annoyed?

-Well, I don’t think there’s much difference. But you seem to be an old man.

Ah, it’s easy to shoot fireballs here…….

Even that was annoying, so Legion just slowed down a bit and eventually stopped. A moment later, a huge axe fell in front of him with a thud.

Legion brushed off the dust flying around with his hand and went outside.

“Hey! How can you just go out like that!”

A huge giant holding an axe looked at Legion with an absurd expression.

Let me introduce you. He’s a giant. What was his name again?

-Tarantas.

Ah, that’s right. It’s a name I haven’t heard in a long time. It’s Tarantas. He has three children, and he ran away after being caught cheating on his wife, so he volunteered to participate in this war. I became friends with him a long time ago and asked him once.

And-

Legion looked straight ahead.

Outside the cave, an unimaginable war was unfolding.

Ragnarok [the end of the world in Norse mythology] is in full swing now.