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?”

on the street today? Aren’t they missing? It was all done

friend should really drink less. If this is true, shouldn’t his reputation have already

man defeated Veil, the Mero Company wouldn’t leave him

witnessed it. Is that young man so great? Huhut, now that I’m looking closely, doesn’t he

that I defeated Veil’s group, so the effect of my reputation

“Khan! Are you here?”

flyers in their

the contents of the flyer and

was this about? I was intrigued, so I moved closer and examined the details of the

‘Ohu.’

an item production game. The reason that we chose to do this is because we respect Khan as a human and admire his blacksmith skills. If the Mero Company loses to Khan in this game, our company will help Khan keep his smithy by paying off his debt. On the other

flyers that the people were carrying. I

nervous. No matter how skilled the blacksmith hired by the Mero Company is, I am

Pagma’s Descendant, I had the ‘Legendary Blacksmith’s Craftsmanship Skill.’ Even if the Mero Company

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

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

if they win the game, they will allow Khan to operate the smithy? Then is the rumor that the Mero Company plans to create jobs for

Maybe the Mero Company isn’t as

really plausible when listening to

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

towards

will allow me to receive 600 gold.

developed a slight liking towards the

asked for the

Khan grabbed the flyer. Chwaak! He ripped it. Then he reproached

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 used the information to monopolize

sympathized with

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

Winston residents and the Mero Company was bad. Their

rage, someone held up his hand.

‘A user.’

their heads. But the name of this man was white. It meant he

him. “Young man, you aren’t a resident of this

an ordinary visitor who came to Winston for the first

what question do you

uncomfortable but…can

“Speak.”