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?”

protect the Behen Archipelago from the great demons, so

said. Baal likes

“So?”

target being deceived is a human or a great demon like

“…”

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

to enjoy the entertainment of protecting the invasion of great demons with the

[That’s right.]

his own people.

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

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

people in the world. Grid was

Yes, this is why the Behen Archipelago changed in this

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

But he didn’t…

a chance that the great demons would

maybe Pagma had

Grid asked a question.

Pagma contracted with a great demon to protect the Behen Archipelago? Did

you think he is

contracted with a great demon, so wouldn’t his

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

lived for a long time, right? Didn’t you say that he lived for

with

“…Ah!”

being

that mean that Pagma can live for hundreds of years,

What was Pagma’s identity?

a human live that

[…]

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

live for hundreds of years, despite being

“What?”

Unlike humans, they had a life expectancy close to infinity so there might be a way to

Braham said that his lifespan was

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

I was

“…”

of the story. Grid was curious, but

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

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

through this place, so don’t think

said this. I’m just a little worried about

an immortal body? As I said

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

“Okay.”

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

a demonkin. You must not be misled by

know that elves 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

“…”

someone who

enlightened Sticks

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have entered

Kuooooh!

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