Overgeared

Chapter 31

“Khan, I heard the rumour. But…you aren’t drinking?”

Kaaang! Kaaang!

It happened when I was working hard raising my blacksmith skills in the smithy. Khan’s friend arrived and started talking.

“Not drinking? What are you saying?”

“No, if you’re sober, then why are you hanging out with this unimpressive newbie every day? Tsk tsk. At first glance, he looks like someone who is ignorant of the world.”

I was referred to as an ‘unimpressive newbie’ by this damn bastard. This damn bastard had been talking ever since he entered the smithy.

“Old Man, if you stopped drinking because of this person…”

I placed strength in the hand holding my hammer. A rapidly rising killing instinct! Khan noticed that the hammer in my hand was shaking and hurriedly told his friend.

“Hey, shut up. You’re mistaken.”

“Mistaken?”

“Yes, mistaken. That young man might have a garbage-like appearance, but you shouldn’t judge a person from their outer appearance. That young man is actually a big person.”

Garbage-like appearance? Did Khan always think like that about me? I felt betrayed.

Kwang! Kwang!

I seethed with anger and hammered the steel with more strength. Then I suddenly looked at myself. I had levelled up from the gangsters, but I was still only level 21. Since both my armor and weapon were left in the warehouse, I was just wearing beginner clothes.

The criteria that an NPC used to judge users was their level, equipment and reputation. I didn’t have any equipment, my level was low and my reputation was low, so I naturally looked like crap to the NPCs.

‘What about the reputation I gained when I killed the gangsters?’

As I had some doubts, I listened to Khan and his friend’s conversation.

“You don’t believe it? Don’t be deceived by his appearance and watch his techniques closely. That isn’t the normal skill for a blacksmith. Isn’t it? And this is a secret, but this young man took care of Veil’s gang alone.”

“Uhuh! What nonsense are you talking? Yes, I admit that his blacksmithing technique is great now that I’ve seen it with my own eyes. That young man seems moderately good, unlike his appearance. But taking care of Veil’s gang alone? Aren’t they the fiercest outlaws in Winston? It’s impossible! How could a blacksmith take them out alone?”

gang on the street today? Aren’t they

really drink less. If this is

tongue. “Think about it. If rumors spread that this young man defeated Veil, the Mero Company wouldn’t leave him alone. So why bother spreading it? There are no rumors because I was the only witness. Therefore, his reputation is

were the one who witnessed it. Is that young man so great? Huhut,

I defeated Veil’s group, so the effect

“Khan! Are you here?”

that moment, a group of people entered the smithy. They were holding flyers in their hands. A middle aged person showed Khan the flyer and asked, “Is this

of the flyer and nodded.

agitated. What was this about? I was intrigued, so I moved closer and examined

‘Ohu.’

help Khan keep his smithy by paying off

that the people were carrying. I

slightest bit nervous. No matter how skilled the blacksmith hired by the Mero Company

Mero Company hired a blacksmith, it was highly probably that I would produce a higher

blacksmith was likely to just be at the advanced level. The opponent I would face was likely to be an advanced level blacksmith. As Pagma’s Descendant, I could easily

The people were agitated.

is easy for the Mero Company to take Khan’s smithy. But they didn’t just forcibly take the smithy, and instead asked for a fair game. They are giving Khan a job. According to their claim, they genuinely respect

the game, they will allow Khan to operate the smithy? Then is the rumor that the Mero

isn’t as bad

plausible when listening to the

hired gangsters to threaten Khan, so I thought they were bad guys. But they are actually decent.

towards the

Company gave me a quest that will allow me to receive 600 gold. There

a slight

Company asked for the game! That Rabbit, he isn’t

flyer. Chwaak! He ripped it. Then he

forgot about all your humiliation and suffering just from seeing this piece of paper! The Mero Company is a villain who knew about Winston’s development beforehand and

people sympathized with

is the enemy! Are we going to commit another mistake by being deceived by their tricks? Don’t be nice to them! We will

the Mero Company was bad. Their grudge against the

me.” In the midst of the rage, someone held up his hand. Everyone’s eyes concentrated on the

‘A user.’

was white. It meant he was a normal user who hadn’t done

him. “Young man, you aren’t

Huroi. I am an ordinary visitor who came to Winston for the

see. Huroi, what question do

uncomfortable

“Speak.”