Magic Is Learned For Nothing [EN]: Chapter 414

24 Hours

Legion was having a meal with executives such as Duke Trebia, Count Anaconda, Smith, and Reeves.

When Duke Trebia suggested they eat together, Legion politely declined.

“No. I have company, so we’ll stick together.”

“Then let’s have your companions join us. Aren’t we all called Omucheon [a group of elite warriors]? I’m meeting Janus for the first time among those called Omucheon. I can’t tell you how glad I am.”

“Is that so.”

“Of course. Everyone is bringing honor to the kingdom’s name. It’s truly amazing. You’re all worthy of being called legends. I know Janus’s legend well.”

*What legend?*

Legion urgently asked Mark for help, but he didn’t know either. It was information about Omucheon’s super-elite Janus. It seemed there were limits to Mark’s knowledge, or perhaps his information hadn’t been updated.

“Ah, well.”

“You’re being modest, hero.”

*I have no idea what you’re talking about.*

“What was the name? Was it Schubertein?”

Instantly, Legion’s heart sank. That’s his father’s name. *Why is his father’s name coming up here?*

Legion shook his head.

*It must be someone with the same name.*

“Is that right? Schubertein?”

Count Anaconda looked at the executives and asked, “Has age caught up with me? My memory isn’t what it used to be.”

“That’s correct. Alexander de Schubertein.”

Legion wanted to scream.

*That’s right.*

*Father’s name.*

He had thought his father disappeared due to his uncle’s scheme, but his uncle had nothing to do with it.

He suspected that bastard Paring, who had stirred up trouble in the territory, but it was just a hunch.

He disappeared one day…….

He couldn’t find any more clues about his parents’ disappearance.

Legion always had a heavy stone on his heart. It was natural; as a son, he felt guilty about his missing parents.

He had commissioned Gibbs, the head of the information guild, but he still hadn’t found any leads.

Gibbs apologized and returned the commission fee. Legion said it was okay and told him to keep the fee.

He said he had worked hard.

He searched his parents’ room, hoping to find some clue. Nothing came up.

He really couldn’t tell if they had soared into the sky or sunk into the ground.

*I’m sorry, but…….*

*I’m so sorry, but…….*

Gradually, his guilt about his parents faded.

Occasionally, when he drank alone and looked at the countless stars, he missed his parents terribly.

But…….

His father’s name came out of these bastards’ mouths.

He wanted to grab them by the collar and torture them to ask about his father’s whereabouts.

*Where did my father go?*

*Where did my mother go?*

But Legion endured with superhuman patience.

Shuttle glanced at President Re [Legion’s alias].

He was different than usual. *What should he say? He was too calm.*

Shuttle noticed the subtle change at once, a feeling that others could never detect.

He had lived his whole life watching others, so he could recognize even the slightest change.

*Why?*

Shuttle had a very ominous feeling.

“It was truly a heroic act. That’s when you were promoted to Omucheon, right?”

Duke Trebia praised Legion with a smile.

*What heroic act?*

*What are you talking about?*

“I was just lucky,” Legion said calmly.

Shuttle watched Legion and Duke Trebia. He was also curious. Looking at Legion, he didn’t seem to know about the heroic act Duke Trebia was talking about.

So he stepped in.

“I’m sorry to ask, but may I ask what happened?”

“You don’t know?”

Duke Trebia looked at Shuttle with a suspicious gaze.

“I haven’t been Lord Janus’s subordinate for very long. As you can see, he’s such a taciturn person that he doesn’t talk about himself at all. I’m just too curious after hearing about it.”

“Hmm, I suppose that could be the case. You explain it,” Duke Trebia nodded and looked at Smith.

“There’s a man named Alexander de Schubertein. A rural nobleman from the Baroque Kingdom.”

“Are you perhaps talking about the baron located in the Dusselruf Mountains?”

“Oh, you know him?”

“I don’t know anyone named Schubertein. I just know the Alexander family. They’re quite famous for producing several Sword Masters and Grand Masters [high-ranking martial artists].”

“Is that so?”

“Yes.”

“I don’t know that much about it.”

Shuttle nodded. Only then did he realize why Legion’s mood had turned somber.

*It’s about his family.*

*It might be about President Re’s father.*

Shuttle’s heart also started pounding heavily. *Perhaps he would witness a brutal bloodbath here today.*

“So?” Shuttle took a deep breath and asked Smith again. He couldn’t let the conversation stop here.

No matter what, he had to find out about it.

“Schubertein learned incredible technology from the Empire, which can be said to be the origin of mechanical magic, and was on his way back.”

“When you say incredible technology?”

“Nuclear.”

“Nuclear?”

It was the first time he had heard of that technology.

But the moment he heard it, an enormous sense of unease enveloped Shuttle’s entire body.

*What is it? That technology.*

“Do you know about the Dragon’s Breath technique?”

“Of course.”

*Who doesn’t know that?*

“Its destructive power is estimated to be at the 9th circle, right?”

“That’s right.”

One breath can destroy an entire city.

In particular, the Red Dragon’s Breath was known to be terrifying. The Red Dragon’s Breath completely evaporates a city with ultra-high heat exceeding tens of thousands of degrees. No living creature there could survive.

A city hit by the Red Dragon’s Breath turns into a desert.

That’s how scary the Dragon’s Breath is.

“But the destructive power of Nuclear is said to surpass the Dragon’s Breath.”

“Is that possible?”

“We haven’t been able to confirm it either. But I heard that the Empire has a Nuclear test site. I heard they blew up an entire island.”

“That’s scary.”

“It is.”

“Then isn’t Nuclear technology an SS-class secret even from the Empire’s perspective?”

“Probably.”

“How could a mere frontier baron obtain that?”

“That’s his ability.”

“Ah.”

“We were stunned when we found out about that fact. Imagine if the Baroque Kingdom armed itself with that weapon. We would never be able to cross the border of the Baroque Kingdom.”

“That’s right.”

“So, the King dispatched your lord in a hurry.”

“To eliminate Schubertein?”

“That’s right.”

“Two knight orders and two magic corps were mobilized. A total of 1,300 people.”

“To catch two people?”

“That’s right.”

“Did they catch them?”

“They did catch them. The woman, said to be Schubertein’s wife. According to the survivors, she was a witch. It is said that she displayed magic beyond imagination. Two magic corps were annihilated by her. But they weren’t ordinary soldiers. They were elite knights raised with great care by the kingdom. In the end, they also knelt down.”

“Did they kill her?”

“A tremendous light exploded. The technology for Nuclear was also lost due to the explosion. Your lord, Janus, was in that light. He personally beheaded Schubertein and his wife, Gisola. Is that right?”

Smith smiled at Legion.

Legion barely suppressed the twisting in his gut. His hands trembled.

His mind went blank, and his vision spun. He didn’t know how time was passing. He repeatedly heard a ticking sound in his ears.

*Who beheaded whom?*

“Lord Janus?”

“…….”

“Lord Janus?”

Smith called Legion several times when he noticed his strange reaction.

Shuttle was also feeling the rapid change in President Re’s atmosphere.

There was no focus in his eyes.

*He couldn’t lose his mind here.*

*No matter how great President Re is, if he explodes here…….*

*He won’t survive.*

*He had to calm him down first.*

Shuttle took Legion’s hand and gently infused it with mana.

Legion regained some of his senses as foreign mana entered his body.

He looked at Shuttle with cold eyes.

“Now is not the time.”

“…….”

“If we wait, the time will come. You will be able to do everything as you wish, my lord.”

“Thank you.”

Legion sincerely thought so. If it hadn’t been for Shuttle, he would have lost his mind.

He might have blown away the other guys, but he couldn’t guess what would have happened with Duke Trebia.

He is a super strongman comparable to himself.

Even with a surprise attack, he couldn’t easily cut off his head.

Even catching ten talented subordinates is useless. Other talented subordinates will fill that position.

He had to catch Duke Trebia no matter what.

That’s how this damn game will end.

*God…….*

*Is cruel.*

*To make us face them like this.*

*You must be enjoying watching us after creating this situation.*

*Then I’ll show you as you wish.*

*I’ll play with all my might…….*

*Don’t stop me.*

“I took their heads,” Legion said, twisting his lips. It was a really difficult thing to say, but…… once he made up his mind, he went without hesitation.

“Oh, I knew it. I heard they were much bigger monsters than I thought. Was it true?”

“They were huge. Huge…….”

His eyes turn red.

It’s been quite a while since he forgot the words Dad and Mom. He barely remembers what his parents looked like.

He remembers going camping in the Dusselruf Mountains.

They told him it was dangerous and absolutely not allowed.

Dad and Mom smiled and said it was okay. Dad and Mom taught him how to hunt.

They also taught him survival skills to survive when stranded without any equipment.

At the time, it felt like a game.

When he got older, he realized it was a survival method.

The reason why he, as a child, was able to survive when he was chased by the assassins sent by Paring was also thanks to that survival method.

Ah…….

*I want to see you.*

*Mom…….*

*Dad…….*

“Why? Your eyes have turned red. Are you not feeling well?”

Smith tilted his head and asked, adding that he should call a priest.

“No. I just remembered something for a moment.”

“I guess you remembered the touching scene of taking their heads.”

“Ah, well. That’s right.”

Legion looked around and smiled brightly.

He engraves the faces of each and every one of them, including Duke Trebia, into his mind.

He will never forget them now.

He will go to the ends of hell to blow off these bastards’ heads.

Duke Trebia and his party laughed with Legion. They shouted, ‘You are a great hero,’ while laughing.

Nevertheless, they felt an unknown discomfort.

There was no reason to…….

Their spines tingled.

The hairs on the back of their necks stood on end.

It felt like someone was standing behind them, holding a knife to their throats.

Someone with weak mana rubbed their eyes. It seemed like such a phenomenon was actually visible.

A faint form was standing behind his comrades, holding a knife to their throats.

It felt like they would cut their throats right away if someone gave the order. He peed a little without realizing it.

It felt like he was possessed by a ghost.