Magic Is Learned For Nothing [EN]: Chapter 94

Magic is Learned for Nothing – 94

# 94

The Wind Blows (1)

“Huff, huff, huff, huff.”

Legion pressed himself against the wall and peeked outside. It was utter chaos.

Puh-puh-puh-POW!

Dozens of flares shot into the sky in rapid succession, turning the area around the Persimmon mansion brighter than daytime.

“It’s over there! All knights, assemble! It’s a monster attack!”

“Damn it, how did a Lich… Where did a Lich even come from?! What were the guards doing?”

“Is this the time to be asking that?! A Demon King-level monster has appeared! If we don’t catch it, the city will be devastated! It’s a Lich! Parts of the city might already be turning into zombies. We have to put all our strength into defeating the Lich to stop it!”

It was chaos beyond belief.

“Kuhahaha! Come on! The Lich who came last year! I’m back from the dead again! You insignificant humans!”

Lich Mamon was seeing red and randomly firing magic in all directions.

The stable exploded after being hit by his lightning magic. The tails of the horses inside caught fire.

The startled horses bolted in every direction.

Watching this, Legion gritted his teeth. He had really screwed things up!

“Mamon… you son of a bitch.”

If he messed up again, he wouldn’t let it slide!

Initially, Legion had successfully bypassed all the guards and arrived safely near Count Persimmon’s mansion. He had passed several sentries without being caught.

Even without using magic.

He congratulated himself on his perfect stealth.

However, he felt a bit uneasy thinking about the escape. It was times like these that he was grateful for having a summoned creature.

Moreover, that summoned creature was a 6-circle master-level Lich.

According to him, he would soon break through the 7-circle barrier. Amazing. His summoned creature was raising its own stats.

Anyway, a 6-circle master-level Lich.

This was a much greater force than he had anticipated. If things went wrong, he could have it lure the people over there while he slipped away in the opposite direction.

What did it matter?

It’s not like the Lich could die anyway.

That’s probably why he was singing that ridiculous song. What? The Lich who came last year? Damn it! I told him not to sing!

That guy seems to have put aside raising his magic circle level these days and is just composing songs.

Legion had summoned Mamon when he infiltrated the mansion.

The magicians belonging to the Count’s family had placed alarm magic and defensive magic in multiple layers throughout the mansion. With Legion’s current skills and understanding of magic, it was impossible to avoid all of them.

Mamon certainly dismantled the alarm magic and defensive magic without anyone knowing, thanks to his excellent magic manipulation skills and high mana.

Those magics couldn’t be dispelled by just anyone, even if they were high-level.

Alarm magic has unique properties.

Even a high-level magician would immediately alert the magician who cast the spell if they recklessly touched it. Dismantling the alarm while maintaining the flow of mana was only possible because Mamon was such an outstanding magician.

“Wow! You’re really amazing!”

Legion praised him with genuine admiration.

Then, that damn Mamon puffed out his chest and said, “I want to repay my master’s praise,” and proceeded to disable the alarm magic throughout the entire mansion.

Legion was shocked.

He had only told him to disable the entrance they were going to use, not the entire mansion!

The chances of getting caught had increased because of that guy.

If the knight on duty went on patrol, he would definitely notice something was amiss.

He had to get his hands on the ‘Thunder Zircon’ before that happened.

However, there was one thing Legion didn’t know about Lich Mamon.

Mamon is strong.

Legion had forgotten because he beat him up all the time, but he was an immortal Lich, a 6-circle master. Moreover, Mamon was a Lich aiming for the 7th circle. In other words, he was no longer the low-level Lich he had met in the beginning.

He might act like his hands and feet are rubbing together due to his loyalty to Legion, but in the eyes of others, he is a monster with overwhelming magic power.

Legion forgetting that fact was the biggest problem.

Well, he doesn’t die, his magic is strong, and he raises the undead when needed, so what’s there to be afraid of? The word ‘sneaky’ that Legion wanted didn’t exist in his head.

“Should I just destroy everything?”

“Shut up!”

“Yes…”

Legion and Lich Mamon stood in a hallway that felt ominous.

It was a hallway that obviously had some kind of trap. Mark confirmed with a scan that it didn’t have any magical properties. Then it must be a mechanical trap.

Legion couldn’t help but fall into 고민 [Korean: worry].

Even if it was difficult to confirm with a scan, prediction was possible.

Wasn’t Legion the most experienced person in the world when it came to traps?

A trap where the floor suddenly collapses, a trap where the ceiling collapses, a trap where arrows fly like rain from the walls, an attack of hundreds of needles, flying blades…

He could narrow it down to this much.

Then how should he overcome this trap?

Legion put his head together with Mark to figure out a solution. At that time, Lich Mamon easily solved his problem.

“Don’t worry, Master. I’ll sweep away such shoddy traps in one go. Dark Storm!”

A wide-area magic that exerted tremendous power in a wide space unfolded in a narrow hallway.

Kwa kwa kwa kwa kwang!

He knew why he had used such magic.

The traps were blown away all at once. The walls collapsed, the floor caved in, the arrows were all broken, and the needles all disappeared.

Thanks, you son of a bitch.

But then there would be no reason to sneak in, would there? You dimwitted Lich!

As expected-

The traps in front of Legion’s eyes had all disappeared.

The walls disappeared and the ceiling disappeared. He could see outside. The stars sparkled as if they would pour down from the sky. Soldiers on patrol were staring at this place with surprised eyes.

Son of a…

He was screwed.

“It’s because of you that I got caught! You buy time! Keep all the attention on you until I get out!”

“Kuhahaha! As expected, Master. You’re finally recognizing my abilities. Don’t worry. I’ll grab the enemies’ ankles and not let go.”

Lich Mamon was very happy and ran outside.

It wasn’t that he was recognizing Mamon’s abilities, nor was he worried about him. He had simply thrown him out as bait.

Kwa kwa kwa kwa kwang! Kwang kwang! Thud thud thud!

-Kuhahaha! Die, you miserable human bastards!

-Wuahaha! Arise, you creatures of darkness! Your world has come!

He was really making a racket.

Come to think of it, he seemed to have been doing that much when they first met. This should be enough to focus attention for a while.

Legion took a breath and re-entered the mansion.

-Ahahaha! Come on! Humans! If you don’t catch me right now, I’ll be back again next year.

Lich Mamon’s insane shouts could be heard all the way here.

Whatever.

Legion steadily attacked the mansion.

Heinz the Baron had told him, ‘There are three places where treasures are likely to be hidden.’

The first was Count Persimmon’s bedroom.

The probability wasn’t high. Because he had a wife, there was a risk that if a jewel was found, it would be made into a necklace or ring.

But there was definitely a chance that the ‘Thunder Zircon’ would be there.

Fortunately, thanks to Lich Mamon, Count Persimmon had grabbed his sword and ran out.

His wife had also fled somewhere with the maids.

Thanks to that, Legion was able to rummage through Count Persimmon’s large room without much difficulty.

“Ugh, what is all this?”

Legion frowned.

All sorts of adult products poured out of the closet in piles.

A magic book with erotic pictures that came to life. It felt like the act was actually happening in front of his eyes.

He didn’t even know such a book existed.

A magical d*ck that was very similar to a man’s. It moved on its own. How hideous.

There was also a video replay device that Legion had inadvertently purchased at a department store.

Count Persimmon… He pretended to be so noble… He had a new perspective on him.

-I don’t feel any strong magic here.

Mark, who had been scanning for a while, said.

The second was the rooftop, which no one was allowed to approach.

The probability was a bit higher this time. He must have hidden something precious.

There was no particular difficulty in getting to the rooftop. It seemed like everyone was gathered around Mamon.

The rooftop was locked with a padlock.

In front of the iron gate, there was a terrifying sign that read, ‘No one except the Lord is allowed to approach. Death if caught.’

What kind of treasure was hidden there?

Legion smiled faintly and swung down the Bidet Staff.

Kwajik!

Although it was a thick padlock, it couldn’t withstand the Bidet Staff, which had tremendous striking power.

It fell off in one blow.

Legion opened the door to the rooftop with a happy heart. His joy soon plummeted.

“Damn it, this place is full of adult products too. Count Persimmon is a pervert.”

-That’s right. Pervert. He pretended to be righteous in front of people, but his heart was twisted.

Piles of adult products were stacked in front of Legion’s eyes.

The majority of the items were of unknown use. Honestly, he wanted to sneak one, but he stopped because of Mark. If he went out with adult products, Mark would nag and make fun of him for the next 10 years.

And what was left was the last place.

The basement.

Heinz the Baron said, ‘It’s the best place to hide treasures. It’s a place that no one can access. It’s one of the only places the Count goes to himself.’

Okay. Let’s go.

If there are adult products this time, Count Persimmon! I acknowledge you.

You’re the best.

* * *

They say that pleasure comes after hardship.

It’s true.

“Oooooh! Look at this radiance!”

Finally, the Thunder Zircon was in his hands.

Legion carefully grabbed the Thunder Zircon and lifted it up. He felt like he knew why it was named Thunder Zircon.

It was the first time he had seen such a mysterious jewel.

It was as if the creation of the world was taking place inside the transparent jewel. The sight of lightning striking incessantly. It was as if the world had been compressed and created inside the jewel.

In a word, it was amazing.

Even Legion, who had unintentionally acquired considerable skills as a gem appraiser, was speechless.

Legion carefully put the Thunder Zircon in his arms.

He didn’t want to open a subspace and carelessly shove this precious treasure in. If it got tangled up and scratched, it would be a very annoying thing.

“Ehehe, it’s worth at least 500,000 gold.”

With that money, he could live like a king for the rest of his life. It was enough money to leave the territory to his little uncle and travel the world.

No.

Legion shook his head.

Anyway, if the ‘Exploding with Coolness’ passive skill disappeared, he would return to being a fat and short version of himself. Exchanging the Thunder Zircon for Lactorerium [a fictional magical substance] wouldn’t be a bad idea.

Legion looked at the empty treasure chest.

He somehow felt very sorry.

How happy would Count Persimmon have been when he obtained the ‘Thunder Zircon’? He felt like he had ruthlessly trampled on his dream.

So, he took out the best ‘steel’ he had and put it in the treasure chest.

Then, he cast illusion magic to make the SSS-grade steel look like the Thunder Zircon.

Now it was perfect.

“Okay, shall we go back now?”

Legion was about to leave the basement with an excited and happy heart.