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

awareness. Her presence had been dozens of meters away, and now it was right in

on Piaro’s face as he

as she grasped the identity of the person digging the tunnel. What method had she used to train? Piaro burned with an

here. Piaro only swung his hand

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

she defended herself with her sword. ‘He seems different from

sword, had been surprising. However, Mercedes had been promoted and was now a

like how Demon Slayer Yura who

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...!

a legend with

Pulling out one more sword, she cried out as she defended against Piaro’s hand plow, “Are you finally reaching the level of a Sword

it was like

“I’ll help you!”

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

great power collided with Piaro. Strong winds like that of a storm rose and ruined the farmland, swirling

longer the young girl from your memories. Draw your sword,” Mercedes suggested. However, Piaro was stubborn.

stiffened. “...You

convince Piaro that she was no longer a young girl. She didn’t just want to be acknowledged. It

“Sword of Honor.”

Her swift assault with her flapping wings rushed toward Piaro, forcing him

cracks started to appear on the farming equipment made of materials from Great

amount of metal than weapons, making them less durable. This was a flaw Mercedes had

fact that Mercedes truly

Then...

Kakakang!

pushed to the side. Piaro expected Mercedes’ stride to become twisted and

balance. She swung her other sword and grazed

your sword now,

are my best

“Stubborn to the end...!”

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

and body when it was hard just

on her chest, 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 him a

must become a