Magic Is Learned For Nothing [EN]: Chapter 456

Magic is Learned in Vain – Episode 457 (457/502)

# 457

The Inaugural! Territory’s Strongest Tournament 1

Fort Poman.

A horse galloped through the castle gates at high speed. Soldiers rushed to stop the horse, but when the soldier riding it showed a sign that read ‘Urgent!’, they immediately stepped aside.

The soldier’s complexion was terrible.

The warhorse he was riding looked like it would collapse at any moment, having run without rest for so long.

Indeed, upon reaching the royal palace, the warhorse stuck out its tongue and collapsed.

“You’ve really done well, Tongki. Don’t die. Hey! You there, get some water for this horse! Even better if you can bring some beer with ice!”

The soldier asked the other guards on duty and entered the royal palace.

The royal palace was in an uproar.

King Lauzel and all his ministers rushed out in their underwear.

That’s how great the shock they received was.

“What did you say?”

King Lauzel’s voice trembled faintly. He wished what he had heard was a dream.

He wished it was someone’s nonsense.

He desperately wanted someone to shout that it was a lie.

“The western walls have fallen.”

“The western walls? Isn’t that the city guarded by Count Dorothy, the kingdom’s strongest defensive general?”

“That is correct.”

“What happened to it?”

“It was completely destroyed by the Imperial Army.”

“How on earth? I didn’t receive any contact.”

“There was no time for that. The walls fell in less than half a day after encountering the Imperial Army.”

“Ugh.”

King Lauzel swallowed a shallow groan. His mind was in turmoil.

He expected the Empire to offer some kind of compensation for the death of Princess Rosemary.

But he never imagined they would start an invasion so suddenly.

The Empire—

Without a declaration of war.

Even though the international community favors the strong, this is without rules.

International law is made by the International Federation, mostly by scholars from the Empire or the Free Union.

According to international law, war is illegal.

However, it was clearly stated that if war is chosen as a last resort due to extreme conflict between two countries, a declaration of war must be made. This is to minimize civilian casualties.

But the Empire completely ignored such international customs.

The Empire, of all countries.

Indeed, the strong are always right.

The saying that you should work hard to get ahead is correct.

It’s disgustingly unfair, and anger boils inside him.

Bastards.

“Count Dorothy is the best at siege warfare. He has never been defeated in any invasion so far. That Count Dorothy was defeated by the Empire in less than half a day? What on earth happened there?”

Duke Sizinpi’s face turned red as he barked at the soldier.

The soldier shrank back. Everyone around him was a high-ranking official.

There was even the king.

A crowd of nobles, whom he might never see once in his life, were glaring at the soldier.

He was so nervous that he forgot a significant portion of what he had to report.

“It’s alright. Take your time and tell us.”

Vaserabap, in the position of chancellor, relaxed the soldier’s muscles with magic.

The soldier, who had been gasping for breath, finally took a deep breath.

“The Empire deployed battleships.”

“Hmm, battleships. Scary weapons. But Count Dorothy should have been able to handle them.”

“That’s…”

“Speak comfortably.”

“They weren’t the battleships we were thinking of. They were unimaginably huge. When they appeared, it felt like they completely covered the sky.”

“What does that mean…”

“Dozens of other battleships escorted the giant battleship.

Other battleships flew from the giant battleship and bombarded the walls.

I can’t even guess how many shells fell. Shells fell like rain.

Count Dorothy shouted for a desperate fight. The magic corps and the Querrele unit responded madly, but… the enemies had 10 times, no, 100 times more firepower than us.

The magic corps and the Querrele unit were the first to be annihilated.

The walls were devastated, and the Imperial cavalry began an unopposed entry.

Following them, hundreds of thousands of infantry entered the castle. A tragedy unfolded that I couldn’t bear to watch. They… didn’t seem to have any intention of taking us as prisoners.

They just killed and killed. They kept killing.

In a short time, corpses piled up like mountains.

The soldiers resisted to the end, but it was impossible to overcome. The Imperial Army had an immeasurable number of soldiers.”

“New weapons…”

A groan flowed from the mouths of the ministers almost simultaneously.

Everyone closed their mouths as if they had made a promise.

According to the soldier, there were at least 30 battleships.

Among them, there were battleships over 100 meters in size.

They start shelling from the sky.

The walls are useless.

Moreover, the ground forces are at least 500,000.

It is impossible to stop them even if all the kingdom’s forces are gathered.

“Why didn’t you request reinforcements? And why didn’t you report to us here?”

“They used strange weapons.”

“Strange weapons?”

“When they shot something… the use of all communication magic inside the city became impossible. In short, it became completely blocked. Even the cell phone magic devices used by the officers were unusable. We were able to hold out a little because we could still use signal flares for emergencies. Inland cities that have not experienced combat will be completely exposed without defense.”

“Hmm.”

No one could speak about a solution.

If the Imperial Army approached in a similar way, the kingdom might not even be able to locate them.

If we were very unlucky, the Imperial Army could push right up to our doorstep without us even knowing.

It was not a normal serious problem.

“We don’t have weapons to stop their battleships… what should we do about this.”

King Lauzel felt his vision darkening and leaned back in his chair.

It was not the posture a king should take.

The king should always show a strong appearance in front of his ministers.

Even if a knife is at his throat.

But King Lauzel unknowingly took such a posture.

The kingdom’s situation was that bad.

It was like a lamp before the wind [a fragile situation].

“Yes, if it’s Duke Legion… Duke Legion would have a way. Contact him immediately.”

Legion came to King Lauzel’s mind. To him, Legion was an invincible superhuman.

It was as if he would appear like lightning and sweep away the Imperial Army with a broom.

Of course, he knows that even Legion would not find it easy in the current situation.

But if it’s him….

Lauzel had watched Legion grow from before he lost his memory.

A man who turns the impossible into a miracle.

That was the Legion that Lauzel remembered.

The only flaw, if it could be called that, was that he probably didn’t know due to the aftereffects of several head injuries.

“To Duke Legion?”

Duke Sizinpi asked back with a sullen expression.

“Yes! Immediately!”

“I will do it.”

John Wick stepped forward and called Legion. He is also a passionate fan of Legion. He was close to being a blindly devoted fan. He might trust Legion more than his wife.

He had never forgotten the image of Legion defeating the Demon King.

Beep beep beep… Currently out of service area….

John Wick called again.

-Currently out of service area….

“That’s strange. It only says out of service area.”

John Wick tilted his head.

“Really?”

Vaserabap also shook his head slightly as if it was strange. After cell phone magic was invented, communication stones were installed all over the country. Thanks to installing communication stones even on the islands, it was possible to make calls from anywhere.

The only places where cell phone magic didn’t work were deep underground.

“He keeps not answering. Why is this happening?”

The other ministers are also curious.

Vaserabap called those who were friendly with Dreizer or Duke Legion.

They all don’t answer the phone.

It was impossible for everyone to be hiding deep underground.

“Oh, I see.”

Vaserabap clapped his knee.

The Magic Tower also cannot make calls. Instead, no waves can escape from the Magic Tower. It also has excellent effects against the enemy’s EMP [electromagnetic pulse] magic attacks.

But there are also inconveniences.

When something happens, you have to fly a messenger pigeon.

It’s similar when defending. But with CCTV [closed-circuit television] magic, you can install video magic tools over a radius of several kilometers to grasp the enemy’s movements in detail.

Alexander Territory was similar to this.

It is highly likely that they have implemented jamming magic.

The Magic Tower and Alexander Territory are completely different in scale.

Alexander Territory is dozens of times larger when taken broadly.

That means….

“Even though there are many magicians in the territory… to cover the entire territory with jamming magic. I don’t know if it’s wasting money or being bold.”

“What do you mean?”

John Wick asked.

Vaserabap shook his head and looked at King Lauzel.

“Your Majesty.”

“What is it? Can’t you reach Duke Legion?”

“It seems we will have to send an urgent messenger.”

“What does that mean?”

“Duke Legion’s territory seems to have jamming magic on it.”

“What nonsense is that? Do you know how wide Duke Legion’s territory is? It’s incredibly wide. Including the Dusselrup Mountains, it’s half the kingdom. What jamming magic are you talking about in such a wide area? Even if there are so many magicians that they’re rotting away, they wouldn’t do that.”

A noble from Duke Sizinpi’s faction clicked his tongue and retorted.

“Duke Legion is the one who can do such a thing.”

“What?”

“Your guts wouldn’t allow you to do such a thing, right? But Duke Legion does. He is a person who transcends common sense.”

Vaserabap turned his head back to King Lauzel.

“Time is of the essence. We must send a messenger quickly. We can only overcome this crisis if Duke Legion participates in the war.”

“The opponent is the Imperial Army with new weapons. Is it possible?”

“I can’t guarantee it. But in the current state, the kingdom’s land will be trampled by the Imperial Army. The probability of defeating them is less than 1 percent. But! If Duke Legion goes to war, we can raise it to 10 percent.”

“10 percent.”

John Wick and Vaserabap witnessed an unbelievable sight.

If it’s Legion….

He will surely present a way out of this situation.

* * *

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Amoro Party!

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Amoro Party!

The Legion Cup 1st Territory’s Strongest Tournament was held.

The weather is very nice. The autumn sky was high and clear. Not a single cloud was visible.

A kite soared magnificently.

Tens of thousands of people were seen.

In the greatly expanded Alexander Territory, the central square is a special place.

The people of that village had gone through thick and thin with Legion, so they were much more closely connected to the lord than the people of other villages.

To put it mildly, they could even match the number of forks the villagers had [implying a deep, personal connection].

Naturally, the central square is used when there is the biggest event in the territory.

In the past, the village square was too big for the villagers to use.

But now it seems rather small. At least tens of thousands of people flocked here.

The whole village was bustling with people.

“Wow! It’s so thrilling! The Territory’s Strongest Tournament! I knew this day would come someday.”

“Did you see the bracket? It’s amazing. I’m betting 10 gold on Dreizer.”

“I’m for Lich Mamon. After all, no one can withstand Daganda Z and Bone Dragon attacking together.”

“I somehow feel like Porse will win. He was also one of the kingdom’s Seven Great Warriors.”

“I’m for the most popular Dark Sword King Bacon these days. Haven’t you seen Bacon’s ultimate technique, Fire Fox? You’ll pee your pants when you see it. But the lord is also participating?”

“Huh? Really? Why is the lord participating? I know he learned magic, but it’s not something to brag about.”

“Hey, he must have something up his sleeve. He’s a duke! A duke! The kingdom’s second-highest power! He must have some great skill. I’m sure the lord will advance to the round of 16.”

“Round of 16?”

“Yeah, round of 16.”

“Bet money.”

“Huh?”

“Bet money, all your assets.”

“Why?”

“If you’re so sure?”

“It’s just my feeling….”

“So bet money.”

“…Sorry. I’ll bet on him being eliminated in the first round.”

Legion still hasn’t given the territory residents faith.