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?”

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

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

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

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

defeated Veil’s group, so the effect

“Khan! Are you here?”

smithy. They were holding flyers in their

of the flyer and nodded.

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

‘Ohu.’

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

flyers that the people were carrying. I could

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

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

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 an advanced level

The people were agitated.

and instead asked for a fair game. They are giving Khan a job. According

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

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

really plausible when listening to the

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

hostility towards the Mero Company

that will allow me to receive 600 gold. There is no

a slight liking towards the Mero Company. However, Khan was

is why the Mero Company asked for the game! That Rabbit, he isn’t an ordinary

grabbed the flyer. Chwaak! He ripped

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 our land. You were deprived of everything, becoming

people sympathized with

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

residents and the Mero Company was

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

‘A user.’

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

him. “Young man, you aren’t

am an ordinary visitor who came to Winston for

what

uncomfortable

“Speak.”