Magic Is Learned For Nothing [EN]: Chapter 43

Magic is Learned in Vain – Episode 43

# 43

We Are Also Wizards

“M-Master.”

Bacon called Legion very cautiously.

“Huh? What is it?”

Legion looked at Bacon with a very innocent expression.

“John, Payne, Lucky, Racon, are we never going to see Michael again?”

“We just saw them.”

“Yes, but…”

Legion disliked coercion and wanted to respect the opinions of the newly incorporated exclusive servants as much as possible.

He asked for their opinions precisely.

“Who wants to date a woman! Who wants to get married! Who wants to settle down!”

All ten raised their hands. These guys’ eyes sparkled at the mention of women. Well, they probably haven’t considered that the partner would be an Orc yet, so they must want to escape somehow rather than stay with Sephiah?

Legion said with a look of regret.

“I’m sorry, but it’s five people. Decide among yourselves.”

The ten people argued over who would go, and eventually decided with rock-paper-scissors. Looking at Bacon’s expression in the middle, it seems like that guy knows something. He stood Sephiah next to him.

If you breathe a word, you’re dead.

Yes, of course. As long as it’s not me.

The smiling face is quite cute.

So the five winners cheered, and we left those five behind. In fact, isn’t happiness all about how you feel?

I hope the remaining five become happy.

* * *

The family in the mansion has grown.

Now that the number of people has increased, I definitely feel more energetic. No, it’s not just a feeling, these guys are quite smart and do their jobs well.

I should have increased my luck stat sooner.

The servants were living busily day by day.

As soon as they arrived, they quickly built their lodgings next to the mansion, and then finished repairing the bridge next to it. They repaired the road and perfectly finished removing the surrounding weeds.

-Wow! Their overall combat power is weak, but their overall cleaning power seems to be over 500.

Of course, one of the reasons they work so hard is Sephiah.

If they try to slack off even a little, Sephiah approaches and sucks them from head to mouth, and no servant can withstand that.

So they were exhausted again today, but they can’t rest tonight. There was a summons. As soon as they finished dinner, the servants gathered in the indoor training hall.

“What’s going on?”

Buck-toothed Sean asked Bacon.

Bacon shook his head.

“The master said there’s something important and told everyone to gather.”

“Ah, I’m tired.”

“Shh, don’t say that. The master hears daytime words and the master hears nighttime words. If you don’t want to be caught by Sephiah and see hell, always watch your mouth.”

At Bacon’s words, Sean looked around with a fearful face. Fortunately, Sephiah did not appear.

The exclusive servants’ fear of Legion was intensifying day by day.

Then the cloth door opened and Legion entered.

Bacon jumped up.

“Attention!”

The exclusive servants straightened their backs from a seated position. They raised their chins and widened their eyes.

“At ease.”

“At ease!”

Only when Bacon turned around and said ‘at ease’ did the servants relax their bodies. They looked like new recruits who had just joined the army.

Legion looked at the exclusive servants with a satisfied smile.

They are quite sturdy talents.

To think they are all so good at physical labor.

It will take at least another year to pave the roads throughout the territory, but the construction of the dormitory is already finished, and the road connecting the mansion and the village seems to be showing some progress before spring.

I heard that the Orcs are also steadily paving the road to the entrance of the Dusselph Mountains.

Perhaps because I only hear good news, the hell diet training has also made considerable progress. It didn’t feel as painful as it used to.

Legion’s current state.

Intelligence 75, Weight 98 kilograms, Overall combat power 94.

Increasing intelligence by 2 also increased weight by 10 kilograms. But I lost a lot of weight by wearing military gear and doing 20 kilometers of mountain running every day with a bleeding heart.

The amount of training was enough to make the territory residents stick out their tongues.

Everyone thought that if he had done that from the beginning, he would have become a Sword Master.

-But why does our lord keep gaining weight?

It was a mystery that everyone couldn’t understand.

-Are you really going to do it?

Mark asked.

Yeah, I’m going to do it.

-Think about it again. I don’t think it’s a good idea. Now is not the time to think about others, you should focus only on yourself. How long are you going to just diet?

Hey! It’s all because of you. Why did you learn that kind of magic and make me lose weight every day? Do you know my suffering?

-It will all become flesh and blood.

Hulk! This bastard is trying to divert the issue again.

-Anyway, I don’t recommend it.

No, I have to do it. If I don’t build up strength before the coming-of-age ceremony, everything I’ve done so far will be for nothing.

-Actually, you’re right about that.

On the day of the coming-of-age ceremony, the small father’s [Legion’s uncle] authority to act as lord can be revoked. Legion will be able to rule the territory directly.

The problem is before that, and on that day, the small father will surely try to eliminate Legion based on his powerful strength.

Whether he can withstand that, that is the crux of the matter.

You also cooperate as much as possible.

-Okay.

Legion said to the exclusive servants who were looking at him with anxious eyes.

“Gentlemen.”

“Yes! Master.”

It’s really loud. Their voices echoed throughout the training hall.

“From now on, you will learn magic.”

In the eyes of the exclusive servants, absurdity arose.

What crazy things are we hearing?

Magic? Who? Us?

* * *

Bacon looked at Lotto.

‘What is that crazy master babbling about now?’

Lotto doesn’t seem to be thinking.

He is Sephiah’s exclusive snack. Whenever she has a chance, Sephiah grabs Lotto and sucks his head. And puts him down with regret. Every time that happens, Lotto’s spirit goes out somewhere and then comes back.

So these days, he is often spaced out.

‘Hey, get a grip!’

‘Huh? Ah, sorry. I had a dream for a moment. It was a fantasy of being skewered and eaten by an ogre. I wonder if I’ll really be eaten by Sephiah someday?’

‘Get a grip. You’re really going to be in trouble.’

‘I want to live in a world without ogres.’

‘Anyway, that’s impossible now. Give up.’

‘I guess so?’

Bacon felt like he was getting sadder looking at Lotto’s face. Lotto asked sadly.

‘Yeah, what did you ask me?’

‘That crazy master is trying to do something again! Didn’t you hear?’

‘I heard. He said he’s going to teach us magic.’

‘Do you think he’s sane? We’re commoners.’

‘So?’

‘Magic is the exclusive property of nobles.’

‘So?’

‘Don’t you understand what I mean?’

‘Yeah. What’s so strange about that? The master is going to teach us magic. Isn’t it a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?’

‘Opportunity?’

‘It’s an opportunity. Is there any way for guys like us to learn magic? But the master is going to teach us. So it’s an opportunity. You know how great a wizard is.’

‘I know.’

A mid-level wizard sometimes surpasses a sailing ship. Ten thousand ground troops are often annihilated because of one wizard.

Sometimes, wizards above the 5th circle are greeted by the commanders of a battlefield running out barefoot just by appearing, aren’t they?

‘That’s right. I can’t be that good, but if I can learn it, I don’t think it’s a really great opportunity? Usually, nobles don’t even think about this.’

‘I, I guess so.’

‘Yeah, there’s no law that says commoners like us can’t learn magic.’

‘That’s true.’

‘In that respect, we’re lucky. It’s really annoying to be with Sephiah, but he took us in when we were about to become bandits, gave us immunity, gave us a job, and even teaches us magic! I will really follow the master for the rest of my life.’

Legion didn’t have such a heart, but it’s definitely wishful thinking. And as he listened, Bacon was gradually being persuaded.

‘That’s right. Come to think of it, the other noble bastards only pushed us into a dead end. They didn’t try to teach us anything. This is a great favor.’

‘That’s right. Even if you have children, you have to teach them to repay the master with their lives. The same goes for all the friends here.’

‘That’s right. We have to repay the master.’

Bacon nodded.

Legion’s reason for teaching them magic was also simple.

First, to quickly stabilize the village. Second, to build up strength to counter the small father’s power. Third, to use them better in the future.

Whatever it is, it is natural for the person being raised to feel grateful when a person raises another person, but they didn’t know one thing.

The opponent is Legion.

Legion scanned the exclusive servants.

They’re whispering among themselves… After a while, they looked at him with excited faces. Ah, I get it roughly. Their eyes were shining brightly.

Ho~ They must have been thirsty for learning.

-Well, this world is full of illiteracy. There are so many people who want to learn but can’t. In that context, you are giving them a great opportunity.

Then I should tell Lauzel to teach them how to read.

-That’s also a good idea. There is a big difference between having a teacher in the territory or not.

Legion nodded.

Certainly, these days, Lauzel teaches the children, and the dignity of the territory feels higher. He not only teaches them how to read, but also teaches them morality, etiquette, and dignity as human beings.

Lauzel was a really great teacher.

Thanks to that, there are times when adults are pushed back by children these days. The adults were proud of such children, and the children will grow and develop the territory.

Legion looked around at the servants and asked.

“Anyone here who doesn’t know how to read?”

Everyone except Bacon and Lotto raised their hands. Not knowing how to read is not a shameful thing.

It’s just a little inconvenient.

“In order to learn magic, you must learn to read. From tomorrow, you will learn to read from the territory’s exclusive teacher. Understood!”

“Yes! I understand. Master!”

The voice is still loud.

“Good. Then from now on, I will introduce you to the teacher who will teach you magic. Before that, there is one thing you need to know.”

Legion looked around and said quietly.

“There is nothing to be too surprised about what you see from now on.”

Legion activated summoning magic.

Then, an interdimensional space opened in the middle of the training hall, and evil energy poured out. The exclusive servants couldn’t stand how strong the magic was and trembled all over.

“W-What the heck?”

Lotto vowed not to be surprised no matter what came out. What could be worse than the inside of an ogre’s mouth? But the moment a skeleton wearing a deep robe came out of the interdimensional space, he thought that the inside of an ogre’s mouth might be better.

“Lich! [A powerful undead sorcerer]”

“S-Surely.”

“It’s an undead lich. It’s undead!”

“Aaaagh! We’re all going to be zombies. We have to run away!”

With the appearance of Lich Mamon, the inside of the training hall turned into chaos.

Legion didn’t have time to stop them.

It was instinct. They ran to live. Even if they didn’t know, it would have been the fastest movement in their lives. He said he would teach us magic, but was his purpose to make us undead?

That crazy master.