Overgeared

Piaro was sitting in the moonlight while moving the hand plow. The result of his experiments in the vampire city... No, the full moon tonight was enough to plant a ‘bloody tomato’ he had developed with the help of a colleague.

“Field work is fun.”

Piaro felt this every time, but farming wasn’t a joke. He had to dig at the hard ground, plant seeds in it, and cover them with soil again. The more he repeated this series of exercises, the more efficiently his muscles were trained and the more strength he gained.

“It is thanks to the health and clean outdoor air.”

He sucked the clean air deep into his lungs. It might be exaggerating but he felt that his life was extended by one day every time he took in a breath. It was a sensation he couldn’t feel in the vampire cities. The vampire cities were underground, and the flow of air wasn’t smooth. He also never got sunburnt because it wasn’t sunny. However...

“I’ll have to go back soon...”

He couldn’t avoid it just because he didn’t like it.

Noll’s blood was an enormous help for farming because it contained a large number of nutrients. Thanks to Noll’s help, Piaro could improve the new variety of potatoes that he was planting. Ultimately, he might be able to get a hint on how to grow the golden walnuts.

‘I have to say goodbye to His Majesty tomorrow.’

The reason why Piaro had briefly returned to Reinhardt was due to Grid’s safety. He had waited in Reinhardt so he could receive Grid’s call at any time when Grid was in the empire. Grid had returned unharmed today, meaning Piaro no longer had a reason to stay in Reinhardt.

‘I want to go and see him.’

However, the time was too late. It would be rude to find Grid now. Recently, Piaro had been planting potatoes in the middle of the night, causing him to wake up late.

“Hmm?” Piaro was wishing that morning would come soon when he suddenly stopped moving his hand. He felt turbulence in the atmosphere a few hundred meters away.

“...”

Yet the silence of the night continued. The only sound in the serene farmland was the cries of the night owls. However, Piaro felt certain that… something was approaching. Was he mistaken? No. Piaro farmed using the power of the sun, the earth, the water, and the wind. His keen senses precisely captured the changes in the atmosphere.

“Over there!”

He knew it. Piaro could hear the cry of a woman coming from far away. Her silent footsteps seemed like she was secretly approaching, but her shout showed that wasn’t the case.

‘It was a subconscious hiding of her presence...’

It was at a considerably good level. The moment Piaro felt admiration...

A cry came from the

speed was fast enough to exceed his awareness.

an unexpected guest.” A smile appeared on Piaro’s face as he confirmed the

as she grasped the identity of the person digging the tunnel. What method had she used to

didn’t ask trivial questions about why Mercedes was now here. Piaro only swung his hand plow with the dream of dueling with

had reunited with an old hero in a totally unexpected manner. Rather than feeling joyous, he attacked her randomly? Moreover, it was

defended herself with her

experienced Piaro’s power. His attack power with a sickle and a hand plow, instead of a sword, had been surprising. However, Mercedes had been promoted and was now a legend.

this was farmland, and farmlands were Piaro’s field. The aura of nature made Piaro even stronger, like how Demon Slayer Yura who became more powerful in hell. This was something Grid had overlooked because he didn’t become stronger when fighting in

to attack. His attack power was even more threatening compared to one month ago. The fast and powerful Mercedes hurried to defend herself. “As expected from Piaro...! You have become stronger in such

legend

the strong. Pulling out one more sword, she cried out as she defended

was

“I’ll help you!”

would duel wholeheartedly so that the old hero could reach a higher level. A silver sword energy sprung up behind Mercedes. It was in the shape of beautiful wings, reminiscent of an angel. The silver wings—Mercedes’ wings—spread out. She had some

a storm rose and ruined the farmland, swirling the grains in the

stubborn. Instead of a sword, he drew a sickle. Now, he struck

stiffened. “...You will regret

young girl. She didn’t just want to be acknowledged. It was necessary to validate her skills with

“Sword of Honor.”

hit only one point. Her swift assault with her flapping wings rushed toward Piaro, forcing him to

defended against a stab that couldn’t be followed with an ordinary person’s eyes. The hand plow and sickle had been made personally by Grid, yet cracks started to appear

just the limits of farming equipment. Farming equipment used a much smaller amount of metal

this strategy.’ Piaro admired the fact that Mercedes truly had an amazing

Then...

Kakakang!

the side. Piaro expected Mercedes’ stride to become twisted

transcendental movements to keep her balance. She swung her other sword

your sword

plow and sickle are my best weapons. Why

“Stubborn to the end...!”

12 years, had Piaro become like this to cope with the terrible suffering? Mercedes was convinced of this. ‘It is clear

afforded to train his mind and body when it was hard just surviving? Mercedes

and her mind and body became stronger. Mercedes felt a sense of obligation. She felt obligated to defeat Piaro to remind him of the painful reality and give

must become a