Magic Is Learned For Nothing [EN]: Chapter 5

# 5

Let’s Gather Data 2

In truth, despite his outward expression, Legion was flinching inwardly.

Pairing’s gaze was fierce, like he could devour someone with just a look. *Ugh, this guy is intense.* Legion thought, *Hey, Mark, is this really okay?*

-It’s unavoidable since you chose a magician. Do you have any knowledge about magic?

No.

-Then how are you going to learn magic?

……

Legion was silent for a moment. *My descendant seemed to have programmed Mark with the ability to be incredibly frustrating. He makes my stomach churn every time he speaks.*

-I’m saying this for your own good.

*Then he flips it back and forth like grilling fish with those words. He’s so annoying.*

-Look, we need to learn magic. You and I have no data on magic. But there’s a magician right in front of us. Naturally, we need to extract as much data about magic from that man as possible.

What’s my combat power?

-Overall combat power is 21. It’s really terrible. Fortunately, the first gem you ate was really good.

*Did he have to add ‘really terrible’ at the end?*

-I keep reminding you to instill a sense of challenge in you.

Ah, okay. I see. Here’s a question.

-Ask anything.

Is it possible to accumulate data just by watching Pairing use magic?

-Possible. Trust me, I surpass supercomputers.

What’s a supercomputer?

-In simple terms, it’s better than combining the brains of a thousand of you.

I see. *Thanks to you, I’m breaking new ground in the limits of my patience.*

-It’s still a long way to go. Anyway, I’m saying my brain is good. I remember everything I see once. My analysis is also excellent. Even ten geniuses can’t keep up with my memorization.

Really?

-Believe it. Believe it. Believe it. Okay?

Alright. Mark, you’re responsible for what happens next.

-Why am I responsible? You’re the one responsible.

*If only he couldn’t talk.*

Legion looked at Pairing, who was glaring at him, his arrogant posture unwavering. *Don’t be scared. Don’t be.*

“What is that behavior now? Young Lord.”

Pairing finally spoke.

*He is a very scary person. Honestly, I was more worried about him than my uncle. A snake-like bastard! His eyes are also slit like a snake, sharp. If he flicked his tongue, he would look like a snake.*

Moreover, a magician.

*Even if I am a lord, he is someone I can’t treat carelessly… but whatever, whether I die this way or that way, let’s go as far as we can.*

“Young Lord? You should call me Lord.”

“That middle finger. May I believe that you directed that at me? Young Lord?”

“You bastard, still calling me Young Lord until the end. Call me Lord, before I summarily execute you for insulting nobility.”

“Insult? Execution? Heh.”

Pairing twisted his lips. A considerable amount of magic began to emanate from his entire body.

“Hmm.”

Legion watched Pairing with an indifferent expression. Before meeting Mark, he wouldn’t have realized what was happening now.

He would have just thought Pairing was very angry and been scared.

But now that he has a dantian [an energy center in the body, according to traditional Chinese medicine], he can gather mana. He can also convert it into magic power. Naturally, he was feeling the power flowing from Pairing’s entire body.

More terrifying than mana is that murderous intent.

*That bastard really wants to kill me.*

*I’m really nervous. What if I disappear without a trace from a single spell shot by that bastard? Hey, surely that won’t happen, right Mark?*

-I don’t know.

*You bad bastard!*

“Don’t you know that I’m not someone who cares about such things? Young Lord, who has suddenly gone mad.”

Pairing slowly rose from his seat.

When he spread one palm, flames blazed up as if pouring oil.

Even though there was some distance from Pairing, Legion’s face felt burning hot due to the heat.

The maids in the dining hall couldn’t move because of the terrifying atmosphere. They just put their hands together and prayed that this storm-like atmosphere would subside.

It would be even better if they could save the poor lord.

They know.

That the lord’s seat will soon be changed.

That their master will be changed from a sickly and pitiful young lord to the powerful Julian Baron. They looked at Legion with pitiful eyes.

On the other hand, Legion was still maintaining a fairly calm expression.

*Hey, Mark! Mark! Are you collecting data?*

-Yes, sir, I scanned it now. Starting to analyze the operating principle of magic. Stall for a little more time.

*Stall for time?*

-The more you stall, the better. Have him use another spell.

*What if I die?*

-You’re so scared. A man only dies once, not twice. If the analysis is successful, you can use magic. So, instead of arguing with me, extract information from that magician.

*Ah, geez. This is like head-butting the ground [attempting something impossible or futile].*

Legion twisted his lips. It was a clear sneer.

Pairing’s expression changed strangely when he saw his smile. Doubt arose before anger.

*Is that really the lord I know?*

The young lord he knew was just a guy who crawled around in fear. An incompetent and nasty young lord who only screamed.

But the current lord is… what should I say?

There’s a strange sense of incongruity. Some sticky unpleasantness? But it’s not enough to be scared.

But what is this feeling?

The story that he killed the assassin a while ago is likely a lie.

He must have escaped by luck. Maybe the assassins are wandering in the mountains to find the lord, because they know what will happen if they fail to complete the mission.

*You morons.*

The lord’s current actions were self-abandonment.

It’s the last struggle of a lord driven to the edge of a cliff. Due to the servants working at the mansion, the situation here has spread quite a bit to the territory. The fact that the lord will soon be replaced by Julian Baron is an open secret.

In fact, killing him in this place won’t change anything.

There will be some troublesome things, though.

Pairing looked at the ball of fire spinning on his palm. It is an attack magic called Fireball, which can be learned most basically when you become a magician. It is used to shatter the enemy’s body or burn it with fire by flying a fist-sized ball of flame.

If he throws this fireball at the short boy in front of him, he will become ashes in less than a minute.

“Look at those eyes. Shit. Why? Are you going to throw it at me?”

Legion sneered.

Pairing’s eyes twitched. The desire to really throw it surged.

Why did he become so arrogant?

Is he crazy to die?

“Go ahead and do it. There are many people who want me to die. You’re one of them too. Am I an eyesore? Do you want me to disappear from your sight? Then throw that magic at me. Like this.”

Legion pretended to be a burning person.

“Aaaah! It’s so hot. Pairing, the only magician in the territory, is burning me, the lord. Aaaah! That bastard is a murderer! He’s burning a nobleman to death!”

Legion, who gave a creepy performance as if he were really a burning person, sat down.

He shrugged his shoulders and continued.

“I’ll die like this.”

Not only Pairing but also Julian Baron and his vassals were dumbfounded at Legion’s words.

No matter how you look at it, it’s Legion….

But yesterday and today are completely different lords. In a word, he was like a crazy bastard who was going wild. A crazy bastard who was playing with his own life.

“Hurry up and throw it!”

Legion provokes without rest.

Pairing’s eyes trembled. The muscles on his face were collapsing miserably. He was on the verge of exploding. The knights shook their heads as they watched Pairing.

*No, you can’t kill the lord here. You absolutely can’t. If the central government finds out, we will all be severely punished.*

“Throw it!”

“…….”

“I said throw it!”

“…….”

“You’re a moron. Can’t even do that.”

Pairing finally exploded at the last words.

“I’ll do as you say.”

Pairing stretched out his palm. The fireball spinning there flew towards Legion.

*Shit, he really threw it.*

Legion couldn’t move. A considerable amount of heat rushed towards his face.

-Don’t move. He didn’t throw it at you.

*I know.*

Legion opened his eyes wide. The fireball passed by the side of Legion’s face.

Zzzt-

His cheeks were burning, and he smelled burning hair.

Soon, the fireball flew and hit the wall of the restaurant behind Legion.

Kukukung!

It was a 1st circle attack magic [a basic level of magic], but the impact was considerable.

One side of the wall completely collapsed. The wooden decorations were engulfed in flames. The maids who saw the attack magic for the first time were frightened and sat down on the floor.

“What are you doing? Put out the fire quickly.”

The chef shouted. Only then did some of the servants who had come to their senses quickly bring buckets of water and pour them on the burning decorations.

Legion alternately looked at the collapsed wall of the restaurant and Pairing.

Rather than being surprised, he felt a sense of sadness first. *How pathetic must I, the lord, have looked for him to fly attack magic right in front of me?*

“I’ll spare your life.”

Pairing said in a voice that was so eerie it gave goosebumps.

“What?”

“Take good care of that short life…….”

“Heh heh. This is funny. I don’t know who’s saying that to whom.”

Legion scratched the back of his head. He asked Mark.

*Is it still far?*

-Acquired 1st circle Fireball operation method. Overall combat power increases to 120 when using magic power.

*Can I use it?*

-Possible.

*Good. Let’s blow that bastard away.*

-There is a possibility of retaliation.

*Isn’t there a way to blow him away in one shot?*

-Yes. A way to temporarily increase magic power.

*What is it?*

-Gold, silver, and copper increase magic power. The trays, forks, etc. on the table are all made of silver. Disassemble them. Then you can temporarily increase your magic power and use it.

*Ah, shit, you want me to eat this in front of people?*

-Then be satisfied with learning magic. Just bow your head quietly.

*I can’t do that.*

Legion gathered the silver products on the table with his hands and lowered them to the floor. And he carefully stuffed them into his mouth and swallowed them. *Chewing on a tray in front of those guys… it’s so embarrassing.*

But-

Surprisingly, as his dantian was activated, his mana increased rapidly. The amount of mana became much larger than the size of the dantian.

At the same time, mana is converted into magic power.

-I will concentrate magic power on the palm of my hand. Fireball.

“Fireball.”

Legion also repeated Mark’s words.

When he spread his palm, surprisingly, a fireball identical to Pairing’s was created. The heat of the fireball was clearly felt by everyone.

“T, this can’t be!”

“I, it can’t be?”

“T, the lord is using magic?”