Overgeared

“What did you want to talk to me about?”

After the closing ceremony.

The Overgeared members gathered at a restaurant near the Eiffel Tower. As a multinational guild, everyone’s skin and eye colors were different, but there was no sense of incongruity when they were together. They looked at each other with trust and affection, seeming like a family.

"Baldy.”

"Shut up! I’m not bald, I shaved!”

Of course, there were exceptions such as Pon and Vantner.

"I have brought Kraugel into Overgeared.”

Lauel spoke amazed words in the midst of the turmoil. Some of the members were agitated.

"The sky above the sky will join Overgeared?”

“How?”

Pon and Regas asked. Unlike the other Overgeared members, they didn’t know about the plan to recruit Kraugel. Of course, Grid was the same. Lauel started to explain the story to those who don’t know.

“...That is what happened. Thus, we have the right to recruit Kraugel.”

"...”

Lauel told the whole story without any exaggeration. His expression was dignified. Lauel believed that Grid and the Overgeared members would be delighted by the Kraugel recruitment project. However, Grid’s expression wasn’t good. Grid thought for a moment as he emptied his glass of beer before giving a shocking reaction.

“Don’t recruit Kraugel.”

“...Huh?”

It was unexpected. Why not recruit the best power? Lauel and most of the Overgeared members were puzzled.

"We must recruit Kraugel! Kraugel’s blood will flow through the arteries of Overgeared! The Overgeared Guild will be stronger than ever...!”

Lauel started to talk about Kraugel’s value, but Grid interrupted.

"Can you force someone to become our colleague?”

Pon added.

“Kraugel is the type of person who has always played the game by himself. Doesn’t everyone know that he hates belonging to a group? Can we obtain his true heart if we recruit him like this? There might be a crack in the relationship, which could be dangerous one day.”

Lauel countered.

"People change. Look at us now. The reason we became colleagues wasn’t pure. We joined because there was something we wanted. In the course of fulfilling it, our hearts opened and we became true co-workers. The same is true for Kraugel. He might rebel right now, but someday...”

"No, it’s okay.” Grid was adamant. “Not only is he an existence that shouldn’t be caged, we aren’t weak enough that we should be obsessed with him.”

Since he started Satisfy, Kraugel had been a solo player and this allowed him to reach the peak. His way of playing was appropriate for him. If he was locked into the framework of a group and changed the way he played, he would no longer be Kraugel. Weren’t there many cases of that in CD games? The enemy would become weak after joining their party!

“Those are just assumptions!”

It was Lauel who reacted to the end. Most of the members of Overgeared understood his feelings. This was the opportunity to recruit the strongest power, but it might be missed due to internal opposition. How annoyed would Lauel be? Grid saw Lauel’s heart and spoke openly without hiding anything.

“Lauel, I lost to Kraugel.”

Kraugel was Grid’s goal. He was the sky that Grid wanted to reach. In the end, he failed to reach it.

think of myself as Kraugel’s rival. I want to continue competing

“...Ah.”

Lauel realized.

never fathom

pride to have someone he couldn’t defeat under

won’t make

asked like

"Why not?”

not

smiled wickedly

recruiting him doesn’t mean we can’t make a

***

interest in the National Competition started to disperse as other topics became popular in the various media. Kraugel’s name disappearing

said he would contact me in

Satisfy for a while. Kraugel connected to Satisfy using the capsule installed in the plane. Then he

Name: Kraugel

Level: 1

Class: Sword Saint

weapons can

functions

techniques. The number of times it can be created will increase every time the level of ‘Complete Sword Mastery’

who Became

Title: East Continent’s Pioneer

Title: Troll King’s...

Title: ...

...

...

Health: 1,485/1,485

Mana: 100/100

50 (+120) Stamina:15

(+60) Intelligence:

Composure: 10 Indomitable: 10

Insight: 10

Regeneration: 30

Super Sensitivity: 0.1

‘It’s beyond imagination...’

of the Sword Saint were amazing. Russia received a 30% experience buff thanks to being 1st in the overall rankings, so it wouldn’t be difficult to recover his level. In particular, Kraugel’s passive skill Keen

‘The Super Sensitivity passive...’

stat properly, Kraugel would become an absolute person who was always in the Super Sensitivity state. Of course, it was likely that the performance would fall compared

come out

voice came from outside the capsule when Kraugel was connected to the game. Alexander. The skinhead Alexander. As an extreme nationalist, he originally disregarded Kraugel and showed resentment. Now he was acting as Kraugel’s loyal dog. It was because

-What?

Alexander explained to Kraugel.

person said he

-Who?

you in PvP? What should I do? Should I send him

-No, wait.

He knew why

him the

receive the vow of allegiance. Originally, a group always had a hierarchy. Kraugel smiled bitterly

"Ugh...!"

“Hnng~~”

The reason wasn’t clear. He didn’t know why, but this phenomenon

“H-Huaaat~~!”