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?”

Have you seen any of Veil’s gang on the street today? Aren’t they missing? It was all done

drink less. If this

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.

that young man so great? Huhut, now that

defeated Veil’s group, so the effect of my reputation hadn’t spread

“Khan! Are you here?”

smithy. They were holding flyers in their hands. A middle aged person showed Khan

verified the contents of the

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

‘Ohu.’

will help Khan keep his smithy by paying off his

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

I’m not even the slightest bit nervous. No matter how skilled the blacksmith hired

had the ‘Legendary Blacksmith’s Craftsmanship Skill.’ Even if the Mero Company hired a blacksmith, it was highly probably that I would produce

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

The people were agitated.

and instead asked for a fair game. They are giving

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

seems to be the case. Maybe the Mero Company isn’t as bad as

plausible when listening

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

hostility towards the

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

the people present, as well as myself, developed a

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

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

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

The 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 the

the Mero Company was bad. Their grudge against the company was quite

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

‘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 a resident

I am an ordinary visitor who came to Winston

see. Huroi, what question

uncomfortable but…can you let

“Speak.”