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?”

confusing. Pagma wanted to protect the Behen Archipelago from the great demons, so

said. Baal likes taunting

“So?”

Baal whether the target being deceived is a human or

“…”

understanding to the end. But now it was different. He properly interpreted Braham’s remark using his developed thinking

to enjoy the entertainment of protecting the invasion of great demons with the power of a great demon, so he

[That’s right.]

over his own people. Grid couldn’t

demons with the prejudice. Don’t humans also betray and hurt their

Baal the master of hell? Isn’t he the king of the great demons? A king sacrificing his servants just for entertainment… I guess

many crazy people in the world. Grid was convinced and defined Baal as a psychopath

why the

Archipelago with a 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 returned it to

But he didn’t…

there a chance that the great demons would

had no

Grid asked a question.

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

do you think

with a great demon, so wouldn’t his

notion. The reason why demons contract with humans is to basically take their life force and

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

are mistaken. Pagma made the contract with Baal 100 years ago, not 300

“…Ah!”

belatedly recalled that Sticks mentioned the Behen Archipelago being fine 200 years

that mean that Pagma can live for hundreds of years, regardless of the contract with a

What was Pagma’s identity?

can a human

[…]

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

years, despite

“What?”

a vampire. Unlike humans, they had a life expectancy close to infinity so there might be a way to transfer his lifespan to someone. It wasn’t strange for a non-human and legendary great magician to

that his

you didn’t give it willingly? Weren’t

if I was deceived

“…”

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

reach the last island. Move to the 61st island. Then after

on earth was on the islands in the 60s that Braham was so sure he couldn’t overcome?

this

up, even if you hadn’t said this. I’m just a little worried about how dangerous it can

with an immortal body?

said. The Behen Archipelago was deeply related to Pagma, and there was a high possibility that a quest related to Pagma’s Descendant was hidden here. Grid felt a need to investigate the

“Okay.”

61st island with determination. Then Sticks, who had been watching silently, urgently

must not

a bad relationship. But shouldn’t you cool your head? Aren’t you the one who is the

“…”

someone who would

Sticks followed behind

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have entered the 61st

Kuooooh!

The lush forest was burning and the river running through it was