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.

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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?”

wanted to protect the Behen Archipelago from the great

said. Baal

“So?”

irrelevant to Baal whether the target being deceived is

“…”

without understanding to the end. But now it was different.

invasion of great demons with the power of a great demon, so he signed a contract

[That’s right.]

Baal screwed over his own people. Grid

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

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

about it, there were many crazy people in the world. Grid was convinced and defined

Yes, this is why the Behen Archipelago changed in this

Pagma leave the Behen Archipelago in this state? He protected the Behen 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 its original state after the great demons

But he didn’t…

the great demons would

had no

Grid asked a question.

to protect the Behen Archipelago? Did he

you think he

contracted with a great demon, so wouldn’t his

ridiculous notion. The reason why demons contract with humans is to basically take

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

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

“…Ah!”

belatedly recalled that Sticks mentioned the Behen Archipelago being fine 200 years ago. Then a new question

that Pagma can live for hundreds of years,

What was Pagma’s identity?

a human live

[…]

didn’t answer, anger filling him again. Grid’s spine

live for hundreds of years, despite being a

“What?”

there might be a way to

that his

give it willingly? Weren’t

I was deceived

“…”

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

about Pagma, reach the last island. Move to the 61st island. Then after experiencing the difference

that Braham was so sure he couldn’t overcome?

duty to break through this place, so don’t think about

hadn’t said this. I’m

you have to fear with an immortal body? As I said repeatedly,

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

“Okay.”

with determination. Then Sticks, who

demonkin. You must not be misled by

and demonkin have a bad relationship. But shouldn’t you cool your head? Aren’t you the one who is the most desperate for the Behen Archipelago to be purified? I can

“…”

right. He wasn’t someone who would be

enlightened Sticks followed behind

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have entered the

Kuooooh!

forest was burning and the river running