Overgeared

“Hahahahat! The Japanese surprisingly know the taste of food! Ah~ they have great taste!”

The second day of events for the National Competition finished. Peak Sword was satisfied after dinner at a famous restaurant. He embraced people passing by and even danced. Why was he feeling so good?

"Heh, I guess he’s happy that I won a gold medal.”

Eat Spicy Jokbal thought this way but reality was different.

"The restaurant has kimchi as a side dish! It’s really wonderful that the Japanese know the taste of kimchi! Nice! Puhahahat!”

“...”

The president of the Korean Patriotic Society, Peak Sword! He was very happy that most of the restaurants he visited during his stay in Japan sold kimchi. He felt great pride that the great food culture of Korea had completely captivated the hearts of the Japanese people.

“I especially like the fact that kimchi is being sold! Right! It’s right! Good food like kimchi should receive money to eat it! Don’t just give it for free! In Korean restaurants, the kimchi side dishes should be paid for separately! Right! That’s right!”

"...No, most side dishes in Japan you need to pay for...”

"Kuhahahaha! Hooray kimchi!”

“...Crazy guys.”

They were tired of dealing with the extreme Peak Sword, who fell into a world of his own without listening to others. Eat Spicy Jokbal and the other representatives left Peak Sword alone. Thanks to that, Grid frowned as he was left alone with Peak Sword.

"No, this country doesn’t have jjampong?”

That’s right. Grid was also in a world of his own.

***

『 It’s finally the day. 』

『 Yes, it’s the last day of the 3rd National Competition. Most people are looking forward to this day because it’s a big day of popular events. 』

『 There are more people who feel regret. There are claims that it’s necessary to increase the duration of the National Competition to two weeks like the Olympics. 』

Before the start of the third day of the National Competition, the commentators of various broadcasting companies spoke freely. The commentators were as excited as the audience and the viewers. They were all filled with expectations.

They didn’t know which country would make it to the top 10 of the overall rankings and receive the country buff. They didn’t know who would win the target processing event. They didn’t know if Grid could do well in the blacksmithing, if Kraugel could prove himself to be the strongest, etc.

All nine events held today were enough to stir up a hot topic. The result was that the expectations of billions of people around the world were boosted. What would unfold? In the midst of this...

『 The first event of the third day of the 3rd National Competition will now begin! It’s starting! 』

"Waaahhhhhhhh!"

The first event on the third day started. The first event was the blacksmithing game! It was an event that Grid, who played a leading role every year of the National Competition, was participating in.

"I will cheer you from afar!”

surely win! Prove that there is

“Fighting Grid!”

didn’t hesitate to cheer for Grid. Grid felt strange as he saw them looking at

dream

was the target of envy for someone. It was like a dream for Grid. It felt like he was

Duguen! Duguen!

didn’t want this reality to shatter like a dream overnight. He desired to prove himself further. Interestingly, the form of his aspirations was somewhat different from before.

"Believe in me.”

a trustworthy line and smiled at the young players. The smile of an idol was

***

remember what

somewhat younger than reality. It was

miss out on the gold medal

this year’s blacksmithing event was purely the ‘item rating.’ The item performance didn’t apply to the evaluations, making Grid a clear victim since he could produce better items than other people. Panmir sympathized with Grid. He saw Grid as a lamb sacrificed to the tyranny of

will accept

mentality that can be so calm in

several years, knew

is the

the other participants, Grid didn’t have a way to ensure a unique or higher rated item. Those who were less skilled than Grid became equal to

moment when all the items you have made become

the time and moved to

The host confirmed that all players were in front of the furnace they were assigned

you see? This year’s blacksmith event has 50 people! All 50 nations participating in the National

vary. But the rating wasn’t affected by the creator. It was determined by probability. In the end, there was no winning candidate for the championship. The luckiest person would win. There were many people

night for the sake of

offering to

totem. Please give me a unique

of the blast furnace and dreamt of winning. They brought out their best blueprint to prepare for this

definitely beat

production method and started making items. Dozens of blacksmiths lined up in five rows and wielded their hammers. It

Many people will remember that last year, Player Grid made a growth item and won. At the time, the judging team appreciated the

Grid’s item, which was just a normal rating at

public opinion. The criteria for this year’s blacksmithing event is just the item rating. The people who created the highest rated item will win

blacksmith rankers have achieved the minimum qualifications to make

proceed

supposedly owned

time he produced a myth rated item. Grid wasn’t able to produce myth rated items originally,

blacksmith made a legendary

production item. It was Design: Failure. It was a production method that Grid originally created and the minimum rating was guaranteed as

rules this

The S.A. Group was conscious of public opinion but didn’t infringe on the rights of individuals like

“Then I’m going.”

of blue orichalcum that he prepared for

“Let’s start the production.

production hammer he had been using for several years. His goal was naturally to make a legendary rated Failure. It was because there was a higher possibility

one out of the 50 people will