Overgeared

Valhalla’s invasion of the Ultina Kingdom was entering the final phase. Ultina’s outer fortresses had been destroyed, and the walls of the capital had been smashed through. After the fall of the fortified walls, Valhalla’s strong army one-sidedly killed Ultina’s weak soldiers who were obedient to the empire.

The reason why the Ultina Kingdom could hold on was thanks to the struggles of the Ultina Guardian Knights, who had completed their fourth class advancement. Pon had watched the news of Valhalla’s invasion war when he logged out, and now he raised this question, “Can we just stand by like this?”

Just like the other Overgeared members, Pon was very wary of Valhalla. Overgeared and Valhalla were currently allies due to having a common enemy, the empire. Yet what if Valhalla became an enemy? Fostering Strong Soldiers—Ares’ skill which allowed him to raise strong soldiers quickly—was placing enormous pressure on the Overgeared Kingdom.

However, Lauel was surprisingly calm. “You don’t have to worry. Just leave it alone.”

“What? Haven’t you heard from the ones who went to support the Valhalla war? Ares’ forces will soon become stronger than the Overgeared Kingdom’s soldiers. Their numbers are swelling and if they become stronger...”

Lauel interrupted Pon’s impassioned speech, “Valhalla can become even stronger. No, they must become stronger.”

“What?”

Did Lauel experience side effects from eating chuuni medicine? Lauel’s claim that Valhalla should become stronger puzzled Pon. What was the reason for it? Pon could only think of one thing. “If Valhalla is stronger, we can join forces to bring down the empire?”

“Sigh... Sadness burns in my heart which is deeper than the sea... Humans live in a three-dimensional world but why are their thoughts so one-dimensional...”

“...???”

“Pon, think about why you are wary about Valhalla. Do you think they might become an enemy one day?”

“That’s right...”

“Yes. You should know that there are no eternal allies. But think about it. Will you live for eternity?”

“Well...”

What nonsense was this? The confused Pon then suddenly thought of something, and his eyes widened. Lauel placed his hand on his forehead and let out a sinister laugh. Pon gulped and asked carefully, “Do you intend to hold hands with the empire?”

“Is there a law saying I can’t?” Grid had already suggested the possibility. The Saharan Empire was different from the great demons. Unless they were absolutely evil, there were no unconditional enemies. So, their relationship could change at any time. “Wait and see. The empire won’t stay still, and the goals of both nations will become bigger and bigger. Don’t forget that we have a friendly relationship with both nations and thus have the advantage, so stay calm.”

“Yes.”

Pon was reminded of something—the Overgeared Kingdom wouldn’t exist if it wasn’t for Lauel. If Grid hadn’t grasped Lauel’s heart and Lauel had become hostile to them, what would’ve happened to the Overgeared Guild now? Pon was horrified just imagining it. Only Lauel’s dismal laughter was heard.

Knock knock.

and opened the door with a bright smile. The person who visited his office was

Spicy Jokbal.

“Excuse me.”

made dungeons to protect something, trap enemies, or make people grow. His personal strength was estimated to be sun-grade, so Lauel, Pon, and the Overgeared Guild welcomed such a great ally.

you want?” On the other hand, Eat Spicy Jokbal seemed unhappy with the welcome. He was staying in the Overgeared Kingdom because his niece Elizabeth had joined the Overgeared Guild, but he wasn’t eager to join it as well. It was still hard to forgive Grid for causing the collapse of Blood

the guild, stop here. I don’t intend to join the Overgeared Guild. If you want to ask me to make a dungeon, stop. Do you think I would do anything good for you? Bah.” Eat Spicy Jokbal

acquired the cooking skill?” Lauel asked a completely

“Huh?”

“What...”

stunned. Lauel asked again, “Aren’t you a professional chef in reality? I think it is likely that you learned

right. Don’t you know that there

could be learned without being a chef. Of course, the skill couldn’t increase to a high level without being a chef. However, it was better for players to learn basic cooking for long adventures on the road. The same was true for Eat Spicy Jokbal. He was a true jokbal enthusiast who honed his cooking skill in order to be able to make jokbal on the road. For him, Lauel’s suggestion was unexpected. “There is a chef

What

Jokbal was speechless for many reasons before realizing something. “Are you trying to trick

you stay here, won’t you end up liking us? Then you might join the

I receive from learning to cook from

but his basic Cooking skill is very high. If you build up an affinity

raise my Cooking skill level? Don’t

Company’s main branch. Don’t you want to show off the taste of jokbal to the

“...”

you were raising money with

“...”

***

Elizabeth’s round eyes became slightly bigger. She was confused because there was no warning. Elizabeth had never met anyone who wanted to study her work. The delicate and static work was far from a spectacular sight. Other fields only

and sighed a bit. ‘This person is thinking too

delicate work would take at least four days. However, a legendary blacksmith was unlikely to know this fact. Why?

he demonstrated good skills in

the National Competition was worthy of praise. It was expected that he had put in a lot of effort to build his current skills. However,

was overwhelming. Since Grid was a legendary blacksmith, she couldn’t help thinking that he learned blacksmithing

a few hours of easy work.

free to visit although I don’t

wide range of cosmetic and jewelry stores. There was a colorful and luxurious small store. The sign on the store said ‘Elizabeth’s Workshop’. It was a new workshop the Overgeared Kingdom hat up to welcome Elizabeth, a craftsman

a delicate man, unlike his

This is how he was able to get powerhouses to join the Overgeared Guild and how he was had been able to