Magic Is Learned For Nothing [EN]: Chapter 415

Magic is Learned in Vain – Episode 416

# 416

24 Hours

Legion arrived at the Babel Temple, following the Cobra Unit.

He pushed the thoughts about his parents to the back of his mind for now. Since he had become Janus, he intended to conceal his identity to the very end.

How would those guys’ faces change if they found out that Legion was not Janus?

Would they be surprised?

Appalled?

Or just indifferent?

He’d have to throw some hydrochloric acid magic at the faces of those who weren’t surprised.

“Are you alright?”

Shuttle cautiously approached and asked.

Legion smiled at him.

Such a thoughtful guy.

He used to be quite annoying, making Legion want to tease him, but those feelings had completely disappeared over the past few days.

I’ll promote you based on how you perform.

“If I weren’t alright.”

“You’re still the same President Re. But what are you planning to do now?”

“I need to look for an opportunity.”

“An opportunity to assist Duke Trebia?”

“That too, but also an opportunity for us to escape. It’s all useless if we die.”

“Please don’t use dialects. It doesn’t suit you at all.”

“You should watch some movies. There are so many fun ones. When it’s fun, I want to imitate it.”

“You’re always busy, when do you have time to watch movies?”

“You need to rest to work.”

“Ah, okay, okay.”

At least 10,000 troops were stationed near the Babel Temple.

Well, with the first in line to the throne being held hostage, the royal palace must be in an uproar.

“We’ll stay back there. There’s no point in stepping forward in front of so many people. If our identities are exposed, we’re done for.”

“Understood.”

However, Duke Trebia’s group would never leave Legion, one of the Omucheon members, alone.

Moreover, the super-special Janus was a famous negotiator, wasn’t he?

“Duke Trebia is looking for you.”

One of the adjutants hurriedly came to find Legion and forcibly dragged him away.

Legion cursed inwardly as he had no choice but to enter the tent marked as the situation room.

At the same time.

“That bastard, that bastard who insulted us for being ignorant. Where am I? Where am I?”

Bacon, who had confidently told Drayger and Mamma Yujiro to follow him, insulting them in his mind for being ignorant, was in a city that wasn’t the military city theme but a city he hadn’t even considered: THE MA.

Bacon felt like he was possessed as he was being beaten by Drayger.

* * *

“Wow.”

Legion looked at the Tower of Babel up close. His head naturally turned. It was the first time in his life he had seen such a tall structure. The tallest structure he knew was the Magic Tower.

That too was not considered a structure made by humans.

But this was even more so.

It was more magnificent and much taller than the Magic Tower.

The top floor of the Tower of Babel was completely obscured by the clouds.

He understood why millions of practitioners visited this place every year.

Even if you weren’t a practitioner, if you were a traveler, this would be a must-visit travel destination or structure before you die.

“But how many people have occupied this place?”

Legion asked Duke Trebia.

“We don’t know for sure. Some say there are over 1,000, others say over 2,000. But the kidnappers can’t outnumber the hostages. Including the Crown Prince, there are about 1,000 hostages being held. We estimate the number of kidnappers to be at least 100 and at most 500.”

“500 people…….”

There were so many firsts.

But could there really be 500 kidnappers?

Isn’t that a terrorist group?

Or maybe an opposing faction.

No matter how he thought about it, it didn’t make sense.

Of course.

The ones who committed the act were Don Quixote and the Red Dragon Preetia.

Who would have thought that they would dramatically meet here and hold the prince of the Neck House Kingdom hostage?

“So, what do we do now?”

“We need to end this without any sacrifices.”

“How?”

“How would I know?”

“Pardon?”

“Aren’t you a professional negotiator? You have to solve it.”

“Ah, right. I have to negotiate.”

His head started to ache.

He had never even heard of the job of a negotiator.

Shuttle, or the new principal, a profiler with almost zero presence, who didn’t know why he had to follow Legion and feel the fear of death, didn’t know about such a job either.

All they said was something everyone knew.

“Isn’t a negotiator a job that specializes in negotiations?”

I want to smash that mouth!

It wouldn’t have looked so hateful if he hadn’t opened his mouth.

Shuttle looked cute, but for some reason, the profiler was annoying.

But there was nothing he could do.

He couldn’t just leave him here because he was annoying. He was planning to run away after saying, ‘I’ll be back.’

Huh?

Why run away from his parents’ enemies?

He was in the middle of the Neck House army. The strong of Neck House were swarming around.

Was he supposed to take Duke Trebia’s head here and die a glorious death?

Ahhh~!

That didn’t make sense.

He was just taking one step back for two steps forward.

He was still constantly thinking about how to kill that bastard.

Mark said, ‘I have about 10,000 ways to tear that bastard apart.’

Should he believe it?

If there were 10,000 ways to kill him, he would believe it.

10,000 ways to tear him apart.

Tearing him left and right, horizontally and vertically…….

He could only think of four ways.

So he asked.

“Just teach me about 10.”

-I’ll teach you when we get there.

That’s a lie.

That’s a lie.

That damn liar Mark.

Is that what artificial intelligence is like? Lying every time it opens its mouth.

“Super-special Janus.”

Duke Trebia nudged Legion’s back.

Legion, surprised, looked at Duke Trebia.

“Yes?”

“I have already introduced you to the commander of this army.”

“So, so what?”

“Either way, we need to start negotiations, don’t we?”

“What information do I need to negotiate?”

“I know you as someone who can perfectly lead negotiations in any impossible situation.”

“That’s right. That’s right. But that’s only possible when minimal information is provided. I can’t just go to a kidnapper I don’t even know and ask, ‘Are you feeling unwell anywhere?'”

“Hmm, that’s true. Alright. What do you want to know?”

“I want to meet the negotiators who went ahead. At least they would have had several negotiations with the kidnappers.”

“Unfortunately…….”

“Unfortunately?”

“They’re all dead.”

“Why, why?”

“Why else? Those brutal things caught and killed every negotiator they saw.”

Hic.

He was going crazy.

Was he supposed to go into that terrifying kidnapper’s den and die?

-Why die?

What’s that supposed to mean?

-Are they warriors above 7 stars?

(Author’s note: That’s right, they are.)

-Or are they wizards above 8 circles?

(Author’s note: That’s right, they are.)

No way. What kind of hostage-taker is that strong? If they were that strong, they would have received a noble title from the kingdom long ago.

(Author’s note: Who made them like that?)

-That’s what I’m saying. No one among them will harm you.

Oh.

-Do you understand what I mean now?

He understood at once.

Legion smiled.

A plan was forming in his head.

He would approach them pretending to negotiate. Even if they got angry and used magic, their mediocre attacks wouldn’t be able to hurt him.

He would run to them and grab the leader.

Subdue them.

He would become a hero.

He would have a private meeting with Duke Trebia.

He would take his head and disappear.

Then the one who killed Duke Trebia would be the super-special Janus.

Super-special Janus.

Super-special Janus.

Ya, ya, ya, ya, Janus.

Ah, damn it.

He didn’t like the name from the start.

See?

The song sung by the bards was lingering in his ears, and he was singing along without realizing it.

According to the plan, he was going to disappear anyway.

He wouldn’t have to sing songs that called his name anymore.

His head cleared.

Legion smiled brightly as he looked at Duke Trebia.

“Leave it to me.”

“As expected of the super-special Janus. But are you sure you’ll be alright alone?”

“I have them too, you know.”

Legion pointed to Shuttle and the profiler. They were overwhelmed by the surrounding energy and had lost their spirit. Their eyes were shouting, ‘We’re in the middle of enemy territory right now.’

Especially that bastard…… the profiler. Don’t look around so obviously with eyes that say, ‘Please save me.’

“What power would servants have? I’ll lend you some decent escort knights.”

“No. Too many troops will only increase their anger. The Crown Prince could be in danger. Even if no one else does, they won’t touch the Crown Prince. But I can’t guarantee what will happen if they’re cornered at the end.”

“Then?”

“We shouldn’t provoke them as much as possible.”

“How?”

“Release the siege first.”

At the words to release the siege, Duke Trebia frowned slightly.

“Ah, I misspoke. I don’t mean release the siege, but move back a little. Look at this state. Doesn’t it exude an aura that says, ‘If you don’t release the Crown Prince right now, we’ll go in and annihilate you’ [a threatening and aggressive posture]?”

“Ah, I see what you mean. Then what’s the next issue?”

“That’s it. Just stay away. So that they can feel relieved. Ah, so that they can think, ‘They’re willing to negotiate with us.’ They’re surrounding the Tower of Babel like this and killing every negotiator they send.”

“As expected of a great negotiator. I’ll implement it immediately.”

Duke Trebia conveyed Legion’s words to the adjutants.

The order was carried out.

The 10,000 troops surrounding the Tower of Babel slowly retreated.

About 100 meters?

Are you kidding me?

“Move back about 1,000 meters.”

“Isn’t that too far?”

“They can’t escape the siege anyway. So it doesn’t matter if it’s a bit far. I’ll take care of the rest.”

“Hmph, I understand. You are the kingdom’s treasure. If anything happens, be sure to send a signal. I, the Duke, will come running.”

“Understood. My heart is so warmed. Then I will try to deliver good news.”

“I wish you good luck.”

“To Duke Trebia as well.”

Duke Trebia withdrew the troops.

They were quite far away.

Only now did Legion breathe a sigh of relief.

“What are you going to do?”

Shuttle quickly approached and looked at Legion with anxious eyes.

“Attack the hostage-takers. And save the Crown Prince.”

“…….”

Shuttle and the profiler had a look that said, ‘Did we hear wrong?’ They also seemed to think, ‘Has President Re finally gone crazy?’

“Why? Don’t you believe me?”

“Would you believe me if I said that?”

“I don’t believe what you say. But it’s me. It’s me. Legion.”

“Who said anything? The damn strong and arrogant President Re.”

“This bastard is trying to match me [compete with me in arrogance].”

“I was just telling the truth.”

“Anyway, it’s something I can do because it’s me. It’s only 500 people.”

“How can you deal with 500 people?”

“You can’t, but I can.”

“Hmm.”

“What’s with that disbelieving look?”

“No. I’ll believe you. Are you going to transform into a super grandmaster or something?”

“Super grandmaster?”

Not even grandmaster, but super grandmaster. He had never heard of such a thing.

“I saw it in a video. It’s like, ‘Burning up! Burning up! I’m burning up with anger. Super grandmaster! Super grandmaster!'”

“Really?”

“Yes.”

“I should watch it sometime.”

In fact, he had felt slightly stagnant at the 8-star level.

He had no idea how to reach the 9-star level.

But if he burned up with anger and transformed into a super grandmaster.

Maybe that was the way to 9 stars.

He began to think.

He got a hint.

Legion patted Shuttle on the shoulder. You’re getting a promotion.

“Anyway, I’m going to catch their leader. You stay back and protect the profiler.”

“Is that possible with 500 people?”

“It’s possible because it’s me.”

Shuttle looked at Legion with a dumbfounded expression. That amazing confidence. What is he going to do to handle the aftermath if he fails?

“Well, shall we go?”

Legion walked ahead with confident steps.