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?”

saw it directly. Have you seen any of Veil’s gang on the street today? Aren’t they missing?

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

leave him alone. So why bother spreading it?

Is that young man so great? Huhut, now that I’m looking

Veil’s group, so the effect of

“Khan! Are you here?”

the smithy. They were holding flyers in their hands. A middle

the contents of the flyer

people were agitated. What was this about? I was intrigued, so I moved closer

‘Ohu.’

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 hand, the smithy will get transferred to us if we win, but we will leave the operating rights to Khan. A coexistence with the residents of Winston is our ultimate goal. The date of the game will be

the people were carrying. I could feel that the day of the competition was

how skilled the blacksmith hired by the Mero Company is, I

if the Mero Company hired a blacksmith, it was highly probably

the blacksmith skill so common? Even the most renowned NPC blacksmith was likely to just be at the advanced level. The opponent I would face was likely to be an advanced level blacksmith. As

The people were agitated.

easy for the Mero Company to take Khan’s smithy. But they didn’t just forcibly take the smithy, and instead asked

smithy? Then is

the Mero Company isn’t as bad as we thought. They really

when listening to the

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

hostility towards the Mero Company

will allow me to receive 600 gold. There is no

people present, as well as myself, developed a slight liking towards the

asked for

indignant Khan grabbed the flyer. Chwaak! He

of paper! The Mero Company is a villain who knew about Winston’s development beforehand

people sympathized with

by their tricks? Don’t be nice to them! We will be stabbed in the back then fall

and the Mero Company was bad. Their

rage, someone held up his

‘A user.’

had a green name above their heads. But the name of this man was white. It meant he was a

you

ordinary visitor who came to

Huroi, what question do you

might feel uncomfortable but…can you let me

“Speak.”