Magic Is Learned For Nothing [EN]: Chapter 99

Magic is Learned in Vain – 99

# 99

Need Rest 2

Now, I’m going home. It’s been three months.

The city was nice, with many people and things to see… but I definitely feel much better knowing I’m going home. I miss the peaceful nature and the territory residents living there.

However, the journey back wasn’t easy.

No less than seventy wagons were loaded with goods.

Thirty wagons were filled with items to be delivered to the territory residents, the Amazon orc female warriors, and the goblin village.

Since we received things from them, we must reciprocate.

Of course, we’ll receive even more in return.

In addition, there’s the Count and his entourage, their servants, maids, and forty wagons full of their food, clothing, and living supplies.

It’s truly an enormous amount.

Anyone seeing it would think we’re going to war.

“The road is really rough.”

Queens said, looking at the high mountains blocking their path.

“I see. No wonder no one knows about Alexander Territory. It was in a place like this. I really didn’t know there was a territory in such a place.”

Queens’ junior knights also clicked their tongues.

Queens was in charge as the leader of this journey.

In fact, it’s quite a stretch for someone of her rank to be in charge of the Count’s journey. Normally, the commander of the Knights should be by the lord’s side.

However, with the lord not in a normal state, the commander of the Knights couldn’t leave the territory. So, all the executives of the territory put their heads together and pondered for days….

“We can’t spare the elite to go that far.”

“But we can’t just send the Count alone.”

“What if they mistreat the Count in his condition?”

“We can’t allow someone like Baron Legion to treat the Count carelessly, can we? I’d chop off his head immediately if he did!”

“You’re saying that because you don’t know the commander. His patron is that infamous Crazy Dreyzer!”

“Huh! N-n-no way!”

Anyway, after such discussions….

Heinz came to a conclusion.

“Baron Legion has a terrible personality. Plus, his patron is that Crazy Dreyzer. So, shouldn’t we exclude knights who might clash with them if possible? No matter how badly they behave, they can’t treat the Count carelessly.”

So, all the knights who might clash with him were excluded.

That’s how Queens was chosen.

The problem was that once Queens was chosen as the leader, the knights to be placed under her became an issue. Putting a knight superior to her would obviously create problems in the chain of command.

So, they settled on young knights.

Thus, a 3-star knight order with no 4-star knights overall was born. The problem is that as the military strength weakened, it could become dangerous with just three or four 5-star knights….

“I’ll protect that part.”

Crazy Dreyzer stepped forward.

Everyone looked at him with eyes that said, ‘What’s gotten into him!’ Dreyzer made a circle with his thumb and index finger.

Give me money.

So, it was resolved by providing Dreyzer with 1,000 gold each month while the Count was away.

We only trust him.

“Still, it’s quite a sight.”

Queens whistled.

The mountain range is rough, but the scenery is so amazing that it leaves you speechless. The sight of eternal snow and spring flowers blooming together was mesmerizing.

However, it was impossible to cross those high mountains with wagons. They had no choice but to go around the mountains.

“How much further do we have to go?”

Queens asked Legion.

“It’ll probably take about a week more.”

“It’s much further than I thought.”

“That’s because we’re going around the mountains. If we went straight over the mountains, we would have arrived already.”

“I see. Is this the Dusselph mountain range?”

“No. Just a wasteland. A place where no one lives.”

“Really? What about your territory residents? Do you think they’ll accept outsiders like us?”

“Of course. Our territory residents aren’t closed off. They have open minds.”

Only Legion was mistaken.

Originally, they were very closed off.

However, living with ogres, liches, orcs, and magic warriors has naturally broadened their minds towards different races and others. Now, they would probably be unfazed even if a celestial being flew down from the sky and said, ‘Let’s be friends.’

“Really? That’s a relief.”

A tedious and repetitive journey. Queens was able to endure it by looking at Legion. The Count’s condition had improved from the beginning, but he was still just staring blankly at the sky.

The group was complacent, thinking that nothing much could happen with such a large number of people moving, but….

Unexpected variables can happen anywhere.

* * *

The leader of the Lycanthropes, Cheo Majo, came out of the Dusselph mountain range to expand their territory.

To be exact, it was because they were pushed back in the power struggle with the orcs.

The orcs are blessed by the Black Dragon. Therefore, they firmly held the entrance of the Dusselph mountain range.

The ogres couldn’t touch them either.

They had seen ogres being attacked by the Black Dragon after messing with them once. What’s more? They had also seen the Black Dragon smiling and cutting off a troll’s arm to eat. The troll was terrified and watched his arm being cut off.

It was the scariest scene Cheo Majo had ever seen in her life.

She couldn’t forget the trolls’ eyes.

Tears welling up.

Cheo Majo had dreams of the trolls’ eyes for days.

However, they couldn’t go inside the Dusselph either.

There are even scarier monsters inside.

Red Dragon Preitia.

If you get caught by that bitch, three generations will be wiped out. It’s better to come out of the Dusselph mountain range like this, even if it’s a bit dangerous.

After all, humans are still the easiest to deal with.

On the way out, they annihilated two bandit groups and took valuable items. All the bandits were taken as slaves.

They can work and also be used as emergency food. It was a win-win situation.

So, Cheo Majo, emboldened, went hunting with all the tribal warriors. Bandits are good, and human villages are good too.

They plan to turn everything into a wasteland and enslave all the humans.

However, they haven’t seen any human villages yet.

“Leader.”

The subordinates who had gone on reconnaissance approached Cheo Majo.

Their appearance is no different from humans. However, when they use magic power, they transform into Lycanthropes [werewolves]. Their combat power increases more than three times when they are in human mode.

“Why? Did you find something?”

The subordinates grinned.

“Yes, you found something.”

“Don’t be surprised.”

“Tell me quickly.”

“Heehee, we’ve become rich. There are as many as seventy wagons.”

“Se-seventy?”

“Yes. It’s the largest caravan I’ve ever seen. If we rob that properly, we won’t have to do this for three years.”

“Hehehe, seventy wagons.”

Cheo Majo’s lips stretched to both sides.

Lately, the caravans they’ve encountered have only had one or two wagons at most. Moreover, they can never touch those with the Alexander family flag.

The Lycanthropes know.

That the Black Dragon is polymorphed as a human lord. They weren’t brave enough to touch a caravan run by a dragon.

“I’m asking just in case. There’s no Alexander family flag, right?”

“I’ve checked several times. There isn’t. It was a flag I’ve never seen before.”

“What about the bodyguards?”

“Seventy coachmen, fifty workers, and about twenty warriors.”

“That’s quite a few.”

“But it’s nothing. Only about twenty of them are worth fighting. The rest are just guys we can catch and use as slaves.”

“I see. Hehehe. Good. Everyone, hurry up and prepare for battle. Seventy wagons! It’s all ours.”

The Lycanthrope Cheo Majo stretched her lips long on both sides, as if she was happy just thinking about it.

* * *

It happened.

“S-save me!”

“Monsters! Monsters have appeared!”

“Aaaaargh! Lycanthropes! Damn it, I knew this would happen. Run away!”

“Run away if you want to live. Damn it, just grab the valuables.”

The caravan instantly turned into a scene of chaos. Lycanthropes rushing in from all directions! At a glance, there were easily over a hundred of them. The attack of over a hundred medium-sized monsters was threatening enough even before the attack began.

The coachmen and servants screamed and scattered in all directions.

It would have been better if they had just run away, but some of them untied the horses tied to the wagons and ran away with the horses. The horses also felt extreme fear and ran without looking back.

“Hey! Get back here right now! Protect the wagons!”

Queens shouted at the back of their heads, but not a single coachman or worker returned.

Queens and the young knights were flustered.

They are strong. But they had never experienced a situation like this before.

But what have they been training for until now?

Queens drew her sword.

“Everyone, prepare for battle!”

A blue haze rose from her sword. A powerful blade shines. She always stood at the forefront of the attack because she didn’t want to hear the words, ‘Because she’s a woman.’

Faster than male knights, and wielding more powerful swordsmanship than male knights.

Her eyes turned cold.

“We came here to improve our lord’s health. We will never kneel before such monsters.”

“Ooh-rah!”

“Everyone, risk your lives to protect His Excellency.”

“Ooh-rah!”

The colorful blades emitted by the knights were intimidating even to the Lycanthropes.

Legion came out of the wagon.

“Legion, stay inside. It’s dangerous.”

Queens said in a stern tone.

Legion shook his hand.

“It’s okay.”

“Please, protect our lord. Dreyzer is with you. He can definitely stop the Lycanthrope attack. We’ll take care of the outside.”

“Yeah, I think I can. But I don’t think we need to.”

“Huh? What do you mean?”

“Ah, it’s nothing. Do you see that big Lycanthrope in the middle?”

“Yeah.”

“I know him well.”

“You know him well?”

“Yeah, we’re close.”

“R-really? You’re friends with a monster?”

“That’s right.”

Legion smiled brightly and waved his hand at the Lycanthropes rushing in fiercely.

Their eyes met.

“Hey, how have you been?”

One of the Lycanthropes, who was rushing in fiercely, screamed strangely and rolled on the floor.

* * *

The leader of the Lycanthropes, Cheo Majo, tilted her head.

A tall, very handsome man appeared and waved at her as if he was very happy to see her.

It was a face she had seen somewhere.

A very familiar face. She had a very ominous feeling. That person immediately came to her mind. She immediately shook her head.

No. His appearance is completely different. There’s no way. That person is fat and short. That human is tall and annoyingly handsome.

“Why is that human waving at us? Is he out of his mind with fear?”

A subordinate asked, puzzled.

“I don’t know. You haven’t seen that human before either, have you?”

“Um, no. I haven’t… Strangely, it seems like I’ve seen him somewhere.”

“Right? Me too. It’s strange.”

“I have a bad feeling.”

“You should cut something with your sword. The coachmen and workers have all run away. There are only a few left. It’s a piece of cake.”

“Hehehe, seventy wagons. It’s fun just looking at it.”

The subordinate smiled brightly.

“Good. Let’s speed up a bit.”

The Lycanthropes rushed towards the caravan, emitting fierce fear.

But they suddenly had to stop running.

They stopped so suddenly that more than a dozen Lycanthropes lost their balance and fell over.

The man who was smiling happily at them frowned and took out a staff.

The Lycanthrope’s face turned white when he saw the staff.

“Th-th-th-th-that’s….”

There was no need to say anything.

It was the Black Dragon’s exclusive weapon. How long had he been lying in bed after being hit by that?

It’s something you can never forget, that’s it!

“You guys have gotten a little bolder. Well, that’s good. I wanted to try this out once anyway, come on! Come and be the prey of ‘daguri’ [a nonsense word used for emphasis]!”

Crazy!

There were two exclusive weapons for beating.

Cheo Majo let out a ‘Kuwawaang!’ of fear and flew towards Legion at an incredible speed-

Headbutted him.

He naturally put his hands behind his back.

Cheo Majo didn’t want to experience being beaten by Legion again, no matter what.