Magic Is Learned For Nothing [EN]: Chapter 51

Magic is Learned in Vain – Episode 51 (51/502)

# 51

The Man of Rumor 2

The new year dawned.

The village had been celebrating since yesterday. It was an annual event, but for the past few years, due to the territory’s financial difficulties, it had been scaled down to a simple meal.

But this year was different.

The territory suddenly had a lot of money.

To be precise, the lord had a lot of money. Thanks to that, the territory was full of life. They carried out road construction that had been postponed and bought daily necessities, manufactured goods, and farming tools in large quantities from nearby territories.

Honestly, that alone was more than enough to be grateful for.

Moreover, with tax cuts, waterway maintenance, farmland improvement, and preparations for monster attacks, the territory was becoming perfect. The territory residents began to respect the pig lord more and more.

Luck +5

Spring was coming.

Legion’s height was 155 centimeters. The grass was growing, but my height wasn’t growing at all. Intelligence was 103. Still, I finally surpassed 100. Seeing how my body was aching as if it was breaking, Mark must have been working his butt off.

Overall combat power…….

It was a whopping 850.

It felt like a lie. After learning the ‘Dieting is bad for your health’ passive skill, my overall combat power increased rapidly, but I couldn’t lose weight no matter how hard I tried.

My weight was a damn 125 kilograms.

Even though I trained so hard that I was shitting blood, I only lost 40 kilograms. Still, it’s an interesting phenomenon that the overall combat power, once raised, doesn’t drop.

-If you gain weight, your defense increases, and if you lose weight, your attack power also increases. This is a great skill. However, you have to be prepared to shit blood every day. Are you preparing mithril [a rare and strong metal] again?

Damn it! Let’s live below 100 kilograms for at least a few days.

Instead, my strength has increased considerably overall.

Someday, when my overall combat power exceeds 900, I’m going to arm wrestle with Sepia.

“Ughhh. Headache.”

Legion got out of bed. It was hard to sit up straight because his belly fat was folded. He moved his butt little by little and leaned his back against the wall.

It became a little more comfortable.

-You pushed yourself too hard.

I did, I pushed myself too hard.

Legion rubbed his temples with his thumb.

The festival lasted from last night to this morning. All the residents gathered in the village square and drank and danced all night.

Young and old alike. It is also the day when single men and women find their partners the most.

Yesterday, I saw all the exclusive servants and maids dressed up nicely and attending the festival without exception.

It was the first time I saw the maids in their private clothes.

But something was a little strange.

I used to think that the maids working in the mansion were quite good-looking. Why do they look so ugly today? Shouldn’t they at least put on makeup?

Oh! Hazler! I used to think you were pretty, but now you look really ugly. The trolls I met yesterday seem prettier.

But-

Why are so many men hovering around? They were trying all sorts of tricks to seduce Hazler.

Hey, you crazy bastards. No matter how much you want to find a partner, that’s not it.

Legion was only going to show his face for a while. He had the dignity of a lord. He thought that if he was there, the villagers wouldn’t be able to have fun.

But what.

People welcomed him quite a bit.

From the village chief Consommé to Hita, they took turns coming up and pouring him a drink. From today on, he’s an adult, so he can drink, or something like that.

Thanks to that, I drank a lot.

It was the first time I had ever drunk so much in my life.

“Oh my, look at our lord. He drinks very well. Here, have more, more, more.”

The villagers took turns filling his glass.

Legion drank as he was given.

Then his memory was cut off.

When he woke up, he was at home.

“How did I get home?”

-Bacon brought you.

“I see. Nothing happened, right?”

-…….

Mark, why are you making me worry by not saying anything?

“Why? What happened?”

-It’s nothing… but you, you caused some trouble.

Legion, surprised, asked back.

-Don’t you remember?

“I don’t.”

-Um… You’ll know right away if you go out… do you want to know?

“Yeah, what is it? Tell me. You said it’s nothing.”

-Well, it’s not a big deal if you say it’s not a big deal. But then again, if you say it’s a big deal, it’s a big deal.

This guy is only getting better at making people anxious.

“Okay, tell me.”

-Um. In short… you have become the public enemy of the women in the territory since yesterday.

“Huh? Me? Why?”

-As I said, it’s not a big deal if you say it’s not a big deal… but you said a little too much yesterday.

“Wh, what are you talking about?”

-You said this to Hazler.

“What did I say?”

Legion’s heart was beating faster and faster. He had a feeling that he had said something very bad.

-You asked if she was eating with that face.

“…….”

-You also told her not to recognize you if you meet her on the street or anywhere else.

“No way…….”

Legion was shocked.

-It’s true. Don’t you know that Hazler threw her resignation at your face?

“I, I don’t know.”

-That’s not all.

“What else is there?”

-You also stabbed Rose in the heart. You took her hand and said this: Wait, Rose, I will definitely learn magic hard and fix your face.

“Re, really?”

-Really. Don’t you remember Rose trying to kill you with a knife?

“I don’t.”

Legion despaired. He grabbed his hair with his fingers and tore it out. What on earth have I done?

-Stop drinking. According to the data, once the film is cut off [experiencing a blackout], it will be cut off habitually. If you don’t want to turn all the women in humanity into enemies, it’s better to stop.

“Okay, let’s stop. I should.”

There was one thing Mark didn’t say.

A few days ago, he carefully prepared the Hydra’s meat and put it in the kitchen. He was going to eat it later…….

That ‘Hydra meat’, which is good for stamina, was distributed to the territory residents in large quantities.

Chef Decarson asked Legion, ‘You brought this precious meat, are you really going to share it all?’

Legion replied.

“Yeah, share it! When else would we eat meat if not on a day like this! Share it all. Take out everything you have! It’s the new year, so I’m going to treat you!”

That year. 12 newly married couples were born-

67 newborns were born.

It was the highest birth rate since the territory was created.

The oldest woman to give birth in the territory was Consommé’s wife, Package. She had triplets. She was 48 years old when she gave birth to triplets.

* * *

Parring was kneeling on the marble floor, trembling.

He had been waiting in this state for 3 days. His fingers were frozen and he had already lost sensation. His lips were chapped and blue. If he stayed like this for another half a day, his frostbitten hands and feet might necrose [die] and have to be cut off.

No one cared about Parring.

Shuddering-

It felt like his spine was frozen. His pupils were losing focus. Parring thought, so this is how I die. Without landing a proper blow on that bastard’s face.

-Creak.

The front gate of the Persimmon Count’s mansion opened.

A man with a very cold expression came out from inside. Judging by the clothes he was wearing, he seemed to be a butler.

He said.

“His Excellency says to come in.”

Thank goodness. Heaven hasn’t abandoned me yet.

Parring staggered to his feet. His whole body was stiff and his bones wouldn’t move properly. He fell to the ground twice. Nevertheless, the man did not help Parring at all.

Parring, filled with stubbornness, bit his tongue and endured the pain.

“I hope you have brought a story that His Excellency will be satisfied with.”

The man said with a cold smile.

* * *

Legion was heading to the Düsseldorf Mountains, pulling five wagons. The wagons were piled high with liquor, clothes, crafts, and daily necessities that the Orcs would like.

Thanks to the Orcs building the road, the road was much easier than before.

The five wagons were driven by Bacon, Lotto, Jonnaen, Poop, and Piranha.

Sepia was excluded from this journey.

There was no need to bring Sepia along since there was a road that wagons could travel on. Legion judged that it would be more efficient to harass the remaining exclusive servants and make them work during that time.

“You seem to be in a good mood.”

Bacon asked, looking at his master whistling. He felt good because his master was in a good mood.

“Yeah, well, so-so.”

“Did something happen in the territory?”

“It did.”

Legion smiled.

The good thing was none other than reconciliation with his uncle. A few days ago, his uncle visited Legion’s mansion. He had been quiet for a while since Parring disappeared, but he came to say that he had something to say.

“Yes, what do you have to say to me?”

Julian Jun Baron asked.

Somehow, his voice lacked strength. He felt dejected. He looked like he had lost his will.

“I have something I’m curious about.”

“What is it?”

“The disappearance of my parents and the relationship with my uncle.”

“My relationship with my brother. You think my brother’s disappearance is intertwined with me?”

“My uncle has benefited the most since the carriage my parents were in exploded.”

Until recently, Legion knew that his uncle was his enemy. But as time went by, he thought that might not be the case.

Just looking at the taxes his uncle collected. The taxes were used thoroughly for public works projects. There was no sign of his uncle living in luxury with the taxes.

Also, despite receiving such high taxes, the territory residents recognized his uncle as a fairly capable manager.

So Legion dug a little deeper.

His uncle had not lived for his own benefit. It was because of Parring that he looked so vicious. Parring created his uncle’s image that way.

Now that Parring was gone, his uncle was being projected in his original form.

In particular, his performance in the two battles was enough to gain the support of many territory residents.

After listening to his uncle’s long story, Legion had to choose one of two options.

One is to ignore his uncle’s words.

It’s almost the coming-of-age ceremony. After the coming-of-age ceremony, he will officially take office as the lord of the territory. He will be able to recover all the power his uncle has.

If he recovers his power, it will not be difficult to kick him out. He can be falsely accused. What can he do to stop the lord from kicking him out on purpose?

He will be kicked out of the territory as a pauper.

That’s why Parring tried to kill him, betting everything.

The second is to turn a blind eye to everything.

His uncle said he knew nothing about his father’s disappearance. In fact, there were some suspicious aspects. He would bury all of that as well. And reuse his uncle’s abilities.

So far, his uncle has led the territory well in difficult circumstances. It was too wasteful to throw away his abilities.

To be honest, there is no one around Legion who can manage the territory. No, in fact, there was no one to work with.

So Legion decided to choose the second option.

“Uncle, please help me. If you have any complaints about me so far, let’s get rid of them.”

His uncle’s words seemed unexpected.

He was thinking of doing just that if Legion told him to hand over all his power and get lost.

“I have no grudges against you. I have regrets, though.”

“Really?”

“I’m serious. I’ve never hated you, who is my brother’s bloodline.”

“You sent assassins.”

“I’m truly sorry. It was Parring’s overzealousness. I really didn’t know.”

“If I had died then, the lordship would have been my uncle’s.”

“I would have been very sad if you had died. No matter who became the lord.”

“Okay. I’ll believe that. Let me be blunt. Please help me. Uncle.”

Legion also spoke cynically. It is really difficult to resolve each other’s grudges in this situation.

In today’s world, a small misunderstanding leads to a knife fight.

They had been in a hostile relationship for quite a long time, hadn’t they? Nevertheless, they shook off each other’s old dirt on the spot.

“What can I do to help? Lord.”

His uncle smiled at Legion.

Now he didn’t have to worry even if he wasn’t in the territory. The matter with his uncle made Legion feel good.

Whenever he left the territory, he had a lingering feeling of shitting and not wiping, but that disappeared.

Legion felt refreshed.

It was then.

About thirty men, armed, blocked their way. It was not the armament of ordinary bandits. They were equipped with armaments at the level of regular troops.

“Huh?”

They were faces he had seen a lot.

His uncle’s private soldiers.

Why are they blocking my way?