Overgeared

“Kid.”

The girl on the stairs was really small and didn’t even reach Grid’s waist. Grid couldn’t accept the name that floated above the girl’s head. Goldhit? It was ridiculous that this girl could be the magician king.

“What is your name? Why are you in a place like this? Where did your parents go?”

The girl made a guileless expression. Simultaneously, laughter emerged from her that was far from innocent. It was reminiscent of an old lady’s laugh. “Yohoho... I am Goldhit. Some people call me the magician king.”

“...Is this real?” Grid could no longer deny reality and his mouth dropped open. Where was the appearance of the old woman who was over 120 years old? Even the elves, famous for their longevity, wouldn’t look like this. Grid regained his spirit and asked, “Is this due to magic?”

Goldhit nodded with her plaited red hair moving cutely. “Correct. Magic is an area that creates miracles. I have been constantly trying to obtain the ultimate miracle, and as a result, I look like this now. Yohohoho.”

He should’ve noticed from the name ‘Tower of Eternity.’ Grid immediately realized what was the ‘ultimate miracle’ that Goldhit wanted.

‘Eternal life...’

However, it went against providence. Grid bet that Goldhit had been pointed at and reprimanded by countless people for all sorts of reasons. Yet Grid didn’t reproach her. After all, didn’t Grid want Khan to have eternal life, and wasn’t he afraid of Irene’s death? Grid understood Goldhit’s wish.

“Amazing. Using magic to regain youth...”

Goldhit was indeed worthy of being called the magician king. While Grid was admiring her, Goldhit made a subtle expression. “Your Majesty, did you interpret it as regaining youth? Yohoho... You are really pure, unlike what I expected.”

“...?”

They were meaningful words. If Goldhit hadn’t regained her youth, then how did she look like she did now? Anxiety settled in his heart as Grid felt a strange incongruity. He felt a sense of rejection toward Goldhit. However, Goldhit didn’t give him a chance to think too deeply. “I want to thank you for answering my invitation. It is an honor to be able to host the best hero of our time.”

Her tone didn’t match her appearance. She was even standing with her hands behind her back. It seemed that she couldn’t abandon the habits of the old.

“Why did you invite me?” Grid asked bluntly. In fact, Grid didn’t like Goldhit’s emergence as the hidden quest had ended with it.

‘If I had continued with the quest, my intelligence could’ve reached 2,000 points.’

It was possible based on the progress of the quest and the increase in intelligence given. So, it was disappointing for Grid since he could obtain Fireball (Enhanced) the moment his intelligence exceeded 2,500. Then Goldhit made a shocking suggestion, “Can you take me as your disciple?”

“...??”

The magician king wanted to be his disciple? Grid doubted his ears. “The best magician on the continent wants to learn blacksmithing?”

“No, that is impossible.”

Indeed, he wasn’t mistaken.

‘I heard wrong.’

death, so he was weary. Should he start taking energy

distorted. “Did you invite me here to joke

to teach her magic? It was

clicked his tongue, not hiding his displeasure. He was the Overgeared King and

“Don’t be offended. I’m serious. I want to receive Braham’s enhanced magic from Your

startled. The name ‘Braham’ had unexpectedly emerged from

‘How?’

how did she know that he had

I

time.’ She wasn’t a legend but she could someday become one. If she was

simply asking. If Your Majesty teaches me magic, you will get something in return.” A cheerful smile appeared on Goldhit’s face. With ruddy skin, freckles, red hair, and round eyes, she was a really lovely girl... At least, when

get? What will you

am an important person in the empire. I have accumulated enormous wealth and power thanks to my abilities and the

“...”

you want anything, just tell me. I will listen to any request

what he wanted. “The stone that is on the roof of your tower. Give

to ask.” Goldhit frowned for the first time. “You truly are a

for me to

The value of the thunder stone is incomparable to anything in

closely related to a great demon and yet you left it like that without disposing of it? Don’t you know what a great demon

stone is the symbol of Astaroth, one of the great demons who lost his flesh due to Muller and is disqualified from being a great demon. How

“...”

and weapons. How

had been playing in the empire for the past decade? One thing was clear. Goldhit’s reputation would nosedive, and her presence in the

convinced of this. The magician Raji hurriedly ran over. “Master! Something

to the players’ inventory was created, and a white robe

Grid was convinced that the disturbance in the imperial palace was linked

of traps and five lightning gods were protecting the thunder stone. It was a thorough defense that not even

for her

It was a huge and complicated maze, and he couldn’t see a way out. A magician came up to him and

go up?” Grid

isn’t a place

see anything with my eyes. Are you a

“...”

or cattle? There was no reason for Grid to endure his anger. He eagerly pulled out the Enlightenment Sword, consuming the fighting energy that

“100,000 Army.”

“...?”

“Massacre Sword.”