Magic Is Learned For Nothing [EN]: Chapter 469

# 470

The Devil King Lives in the Kingdom 1

Saint Poman.

King Lauzel and numerous nobles had gathered outside the castle. The tremendous cheers of the kingdom’s people echoed, seemingly making the massive castle hum with the sound.

The cheers were so loud that the dogs inside the castle were startled and wet themselves.

-Legion!

Everyone was shouting Duke Legion’s name.

And for good reason…

Unbelievable things had happened.

Things that no one had ever imagined.

The people of the kingdom harbored deep-seated anger towards the Empire. The Empire was stronger, an inevitable gap due to their vast territory and large population.

Some would say this about the Empire:

“Those beast-like bastards. Do they just make babies every night? They pop out a dozen or so kids!”

They used their national power to oppress the surrounding kingdoms, treating them like feudal states. It was infuriating and frustrating for the kingdoms.

Even this arranged marriage with King Lauzel was like that – a mere notification with no consideration for the kingdom.

It meant, ‘If you don’t marry, you’re dead.’

A heinous threat to destroy their kingdom if they didn’t accept.

They had been subjected to numerous threats and invasions. One of the former kings was forced to kneel and apologize to the supreme commander of the Imperial Army.

It was a national disgrace.

The king’s daughter, along with 200,000 other women, was taken to the Empire as the supreme commander’s sixteenth wife.

The people of the kingdom wept.

They grieved for being citizens of a weak nation.

They were enraged by the atrocities of those who violated their homeland.

Hundreds of thousands of daughters were dragged away by the Imperial Army and became sex slaves.

Hundreds of thousands of young men were dragged away by the Imperial Army and became slaves.

To the mines, as bullet shields…

They were thrown into all sorts of harsh labor.

Only a very few returned alive to their homeland.

Very rarely, daughters of the homeland survived and returned.

But people threw stones at them.

Calling them whores who sold their bodies to the Imperials.

Asking why they came back instead of dying.

Even their parents wouldn’t accept them.

Even after surviving and returning, there was no place for them to rest.

Those who were taken.

And the families who sent them away.

Held resentment in their hearts.

They felt bitter when they thought of the Empire.

But they had no power. The power to punish them never arose, even after a long time.

But!

Look at that!

The Great Villain had accomplished what no one had ever done before.

No, what did it matter if he was a Great Villain or a Great Sinner!

He is our hero.

Duke Legion!

We will praise you!

Glory, glory, glory, glory! Legion of Victory!

Over twenty battleships covered the sky above Saint Poman, the highlight being the aircraft carrier.

On the lower part of the aircraft carrier, it was written in large letters: ‘Duke Legion captured! Do not attack!’

King Lauzel laughed for a long time when he saw it.

“As expected of my brother! No one but you could do such a thing! Those Imperial bastards, serves them right.”

“Your Majesty, please elevate the dignity of your words,” one of King Lauzel’s retainers said, startled.

But Lauzel waved his hand. He still had the refinement he had learned in the royal family as a child.

And the ‘survival instinct’ he learned in the Legion territory – how to survive when he lost his memory – was also with him.

The survival instinct in the Legion territory was ‘strength.’ He raised his children to be strong, using the knowledge he learned in the royal family.

Swearing was commonplace.

His speech [manner of speaking] was rough, learned from the people of the territory.

The two lives were mixed together, so King Lauzel used such speech.

So the retainers, who had only dealt with royalty, were perplexed.

“Enough. Is this the time to worry about speech? Did you see it? Did you see? There are a whole ten battleships. Do you see that?”

King Lauzel pointed to the aircraft carrier and ten ships flying in formation over Saint Poman.

“Yes? Ah, yes, I see them.”

“They are the Empire’s state-of-the-art weapons that we could never operate, even if we died and came back to life.”

“Don’t we have the technology [gisulnyeok]?”

“We do. The technology to build about one of the smallest warships [hamseon]. But we can’t even build a base to dock the warship [hamseon]. We don’t have a system to guide them.”

“Then isn’t it a big deal even if you capture ten warships [hamseon]?”

“Are you even looking? Do you see that?”

King Lauzel pointed to the wyverns flying over the aircraft carrier.

The size of the wyverns was also enormous. They were much larger than the wyverns in other regions.

It was because the wyvern mothers had become more enthusiastic about education and fed them foods that were good for growth.

Of course, climatic characteristics cannot be ignored.

In particular, Nuvye Nuvye, the leader of the Wyvern tribe, easily exceeded 30 meters when he spread his wings. People sometimes mistook Nuvye Nuvye for a dragon.

That’s how huge he was.

Nevertheless, it was a drop in the bucket compared to the aircraft carrier. It felt like a cicada attached to an old tree.

“Woah, it’s the wyverns.”

Thanks to Duke Legion’s alliance with the wyverns, orcs, ogres, and goblins, many people’s fear of them had diminished. They no longer persecuted them as monsters unconditionally as they used to.

In fact, orcs and goblins freely traveled even in areas outside the territory.

Before the war broke out, working holidays that combined work and travel were popular in other regions.

At first, farm owners were reluctant to use demihumans for part-time jobs, but later they welcomed them. The farm owners were worried about the part-timers who quit the next day after receiving their money. Since the demihumans never did that, they spread the good points of the working holiday to other farm owners.

“Right? Duke Legion created the kingdom’s first wyvern squadron. Or maybe it’s the first in the continent. They are also an air force in their own way. Right?”

“That’s right.”

“Then will there be a base? Or not?”

“There will be.”

“Then can those warships [hamseon] dock there? Or not?”

“Isn’t the base small?”

“Just expand it. Where is Duke Legion’s territory?”

“Near the Dusselrup Mountains.”

“How big is the land there? In fact, it was left untouched for thousands of years because it was said to be the kingdom’s three most dangerous areas. What happened to that land now?”

“It’s being developed.”

“That’s right. All Duke Legion has left is land. Ah, I’m so jealous of Duke Legion. I heard the land price in the Dusselrup Mountains has gone up a lot.”

“R, really?”

“Yes. It seems to have risen more than 20 times than before. He’s scraping together all the cash in the entire kingdom.”

Duke Legion’s land accounts for 1/5 of the entire kingdom. It was not a scale that a single aristocrat could have. If it hadn’t been for the Dusselrup Mountains, which had a strong perception of being abandoned land, he would not have been able to rule such a large area.

But Duke Legion began developing the land.

What was it called?

Designating a national park, creating a natural recreation forest, and linking it to Wyvern World.

Whenever the nobles opened their mouths, they discussed whether or not they could buy the land there.

Unfortunately, Duke Legion seemed to have no intention of selling even a small piece of land.

“He is the only person in the kingdom who can maintain those ten warships [hamseon]. Duke Legion.”

“Ah, I’m worried. A single aristocrat should not have such great power. If something goes wrong, the power of the central government will weaken.”

“Really? Then let it be.”

“Yes?”

“Are you worried about Duke Legion’s rebellion?”

“Those with power become consumed by desire [yokmang]. You can see from the case of the Gong King [Gong Wang, likely referring to a historical figure or event].”

“Just give it to him. Wouldn’t Duke Legion be able to grow the kingdom much bigger and stronger?”

“Wh, what are you saying.”

“Hmph, I’m just saying.”

King Lauzel smiled brightly. He knows Legion well. Frankly, what expression would he make if he said to him, ‘I don’t like being king. Please be king instead of the Duke. Just let me eat and live.’

I bet 1 billion gold that he would throw away everything, including being a Duke, and run away.

He hates politics.

He was inevitably involved, but he was basically a free spirit. Asking him, who is like that, to take on the position of king, which is the most restrictive in the kingdom?

Even if he likes money so much, he wouldn’t want it to the point of being restricted.

It was a matter of disposition [seonghyang].

Even if he died in an accident, it would be the same. Baserabap would unconditionally recommend Duke Legion as king.

But Duke Legion would strongly refuse. He knows that well. That’s why he can say such things without any hesitation.

Dozens of wyverns landed from the aircraft carrier towards the royal family.

Legion, Dreiser, and the dragon knights got off the wyverns in turn.

Except for King Lauzel, they were the ministers who were seeing the wyverns up close for the first time.

It was on a different level when viewed from afar and when viewed up close. The intimidation was no joke.

Minister Sijinpi, a civil official [mun’gwan], had not mastered martial arts [mu], but he was second to none when it came to boldness [gangdan].

Minister Sijinpi was a person who would not even blink an eye even if aura [ore] touched his neck.

Even he was horrified by the wyvern’s wild killing intent [salgi] and took several steps back.

-Krrr, au, these bastards, the perfume [hyangsu] smell is so strong. Ah, my head hurts.

Nuvye Nuvye shook his head and grumbled.

“Hey, hey, don’t swear. There’s a king here.”

-Krrr, I understand. We can’t stay here because of the nobles’ perfume [hyangsu] smell. I’ll be on the aircraft carrier, so contact me by phone.

“Okay.”

Dozens of wyverns flapped their huge wings and flew into the sky all at once.

The ministers, who had personally experienced the wyverns’ intimidation, unknowingly let out a big sigh.

Legion, Dreiser, and the dragon knights approached the king.

“We greet Your Majesty.”

They knelt on one knee.

The king smiled brightly and said.

“I heard the Empire is finished? Brother. Shall we conquer the continent this time?”

Legion raised his head and looked at King Lauzel. He thought it was a joke.

Of course. No king could say such a thing without being crazy.

But King Lauzel’s eyes are serious.

Hey, no way.

“Are you kidding me?”

“No, I’m not.”

“Conquer the continent?”

“Yes.”

Is he the Devil King? Even the Empire wouldn’t think that. I shouldn’t mix words with that guy anymore. Looking at that guy’s expression, it seems like he’s really going to make me do such a thing.

-He’s gone crazy. He’s gone a little crazy since he became king.

Yeah, you’re right.

Let’s just…

Run away.

* * *

The Archbishop was drinking tea with the Dragon Lord.

The Dragon Lord was defeated by the Archbishop. He is an existence who has lived for 12,000 years.

It was no exaggeration to say that he had been with the history of mankind.

Some say.

Wasn’t the Dragon Lord the one who created mankind?

But he answered about some like this.

“Am I crazy? To create such a trashy race. Always fighting. Annihilating other races. Polluting the water. Shaving off mountains in the name of development. Creating strange religions and brainwashing people.

Have you been to the Antarctic Sea?

Damn it, the ozone layer was destroyed because humans created machine magic, and the Antarctic Sea melted.

Do you know how many races that lived there were annihilated? Do you know them? Seirin. They live in cold places. Humans destroyed the ozone layer, so the sea became warm.

Thanks to that, the Seirins have no place to live. There are less than a thousand left now.

Those rare races. It’s all because of humans. If it weren’t for God, I would have wiped out humans.”

He is the Archbishop with the power of the Black Dragon.

But he has not completely absorbed the power of the Black Dragon (Legion unintentionally took half of the power of the Black Dragon).

He also absorbed the power of the Dragon Heart and the demons to fill the lacking [bujokan] power.

Even if he was the Archbishop who had regained almost all of his power, it was difficult to guarantee victory against the Dragon Lord several times.

Perhaps the Dragon Lord is hoping that humans will be wiped out this time.

The Archbishop asked.

“How is it going?”

The Dragon Lord replied.

“It’s going really shitty.”