Overgeared

Chapter 403

[It’s possible for a great demon.]

“What?”

Pagma was a great demon? It was ridiculous.

‘Wait.’

Grid attempted to deny it when he suddenly stopped. He didn’t know enough about Pagma to judge, and Braham’s nature was also odd.

‘In fact, isn’t Braham a vampire, rather than a human?’

A legendary great magician was a demonkin, so it wouldn’t be strange if a legendary blacksmith was also one. But why?

‘Why isn’t it mentioned in the legends?’

Braham sensed Grid’s confusion and laughed.

[Aren’t you an idiot, to take my words at face value?]

Grid frowned.

“I have taken the intelligence elixirs, so why are you still seeing me as an idiot? No, what does that mean?”

[To put it more accurately, Pagma is a human who accepted the power of a great demon.]

“He accepted the power of a great demon?”

[Baal.]

“…!”

Grid was startled. Did he know the weight of the name Baal? No. It was because Grid felt Braham’s anger. The anger was deeply imprinted in Braham’s soul like an abyss and it slowly boiled up. Grid held Braham’s soul, so he was also angry.

[Pagma was Baal’s contractor.]

“…!”

Grid was once again surprised. Questions filled his eyes.

“What is Baal’s contractor?”

[…Hah.]

It was the first time Grid discovered that souls could also sigh.

***

The 1st great demon, Baal. As the peak of the 33 demons, he reigned as the master of hell. It was easy to call him the demon king. He was an absolute existence that even the dragons guarded against.

[He is more faithful to his instincts as a demon than anyone else. He is proud, destructive, and does anything for pleasure. Plantings seeds of chaos through contracts with humans is very entertaining for him.]

“Why did Pagma sign with such a bad demon?”

[Ironically, he had to borrow Baal’s strength to protect the Behen Archipelago.]

“Eh?”

Archipelago from the great demons, so he borrowed the power of

you said. Baal likes taunting and

“So?”

is irrelevant to Baal whether the target being deceived is

“…”

been frustrated without understanding to the end. But now it was different. He properly interpreted Braham’s remark using his

of protecting the invasion of great demons with the power of a

[That’s right.]

Baal screwed over his own people. Grid couldn’t understand Baal. Braham

Don’t humans also betray and hurt their own

great demons? A king sacrificing his servants just for entertainment… I guess there

were many crazy people in the world. Grid was convinced and defined Baal

Yes, this is why the Behen Archipelago changed in

contract with a great demon, and then the Behen Archipelago eventually deteriorated and the original function was lost. If Pagma truly wanted to protect the Behen Archipelago, he would’ve

But he didn’t…

the

Pagma had

Grid asked a question.

demon to protect the Behen Archipelago? Did he die? Or is he

think

with a great demon, so wouldn’t

notion. The reason why demons contract with humans is to

for a long time, right? Didn’t you say that he lived for hundreds of years? Wasn’t it because of his

with Baal 100 years ago, not

“…Ah!”

the Behen Archipelago being fine 200 years ago. Then a new

live for hundreds of years,

What was Pagma’s identity?

can a human live that

[…]

again. Grid’s spine became soaked with cold sweat before Braham finally broke

Pagma could live for hundreds of years, despite

“What?”

be a way to transfer his lifespan to someone. It wasn’t strange for a non-human and legendary great magician to do something that was

Braham said that his lifespan

mean you didn’t give it willingly? Weren’t you and Pagma

if I was

“…”

to hear more of the story. Grid was curious, but Braham

more about Pagma, reach the last island. Move to the 61st island. Then after experiencing the difference between your skills and Pagma’s, see if you can challenge it

was on the islands in the 60s that Braham was so sure

through this place, so don’t think

even if you hadn’t said this. I’m just a

fear with an immortal body? As I

there was a high possibility that a quest related to Pagma’s Descendant was hidden here. Grid felt a

“Okay.”

towards the gate of the 61st island with determination. Then Sticks, who had

is a demonkin. You must not be misled by

head? Aren’t you the one who is the most desperate for the Behen Archipelago to be purified? I can also get rewards, so I have to

“…”

someone who would be dazzled by

enlightened Sticks followed behind

***

entered the

Kuooooh!

was burning and the river